Monthly Archives: May 2019

Memories aside, Midvalley community eager for new school

By Julie Slama | [email protected] “This is where we would fly our model airplanes very early in the mornings,” Canyons Board of Education member Mont Millerberg told a crowd of hundreds of neighbors. He pointed beyond the yellow caution tape … Continue reading

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Lazy Eight model airplane club to host open house

JOHNSTOWN — The Lazy Eight Radio Control model airplane Club will host a Community Open House on Sunday, June 9 at the club’s flying site, 144 Knoblauch Road in the Town of Johnstown (Behind Roger’s Family Orchard) from 8 a.m. … Continue reading

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Concorde 2.0: Can An American Start-Up Bring Back Supersonic Passenger Flight?

Blake Scholl was at Seattle Airport waiting for his girlfriend to arrive when he found himself wondering whatever happened to supersonic flight. Her plane in was epically late and Scholl had time on his hands. Surely someone somewhere was working … Continue reading

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Boeing says decision on new airplane will come this year

EVERETT — The Boeing Co. will decide by the end of the year whether to offer an all-new airplane, the aerospace giant told The Daily Herald. It was the first definitive statement on the timing of a decision since the … Continue reading

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Local dad, pilot teaches kids to fly … model airplanes that is.

This article appears in the June issue of  400 Life. By Jennifer Colosimo Before Tim Thompson could walk, he loved aviation. He spent his toddler years tagging along with his dad to the airport. By 7, he got his first … Continue reading

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‘Major step forward’: NAU engineer developing a more accurate failure prediction model for ductile metals

May 28, 2019 Every day, Americans rely on engineered systems such as bridges, buildings and offshore structures that are subject to extreme weather, earthquakes and a range of other conditions. Knowing how materials used in these systems respond to stressors … Continue reading

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Stratolaunch Systems

Stratolaunch Systems is a private spaceflight company that aims to create an airborne launch system for spacecraft. It is the brainchild of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who steered the company until his death from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood … Continue reading

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