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Author Archives: Writer
A Father’s Gift: Patience
I learned a life lesson putting together a scale model of a U.S. M3 Lee tank. I didn’t know it at the time. All I knew was that my dad had decided we would jointly work on the model on … Continue reading
$40 billion missile defense system proves unreliable
With a convulsive rumble, followed by billowing flames and exhaust, a sleek 60-foot rocket emerged from its silo at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. It was a test of the backbone of the nation’s missile defense system. If North Korea … Continue reading
Models under the hammer
Organisers of the Tauranga Model Aircraft Club’s annual Model Aircraft Auction are ending the day on a high after auctioning off about 600 model aircraft, parts and engines. About 600 items were up for auction at Tauranga Model Aircraft Club’s … Continue reading
Model airplane club wraps up Spring Fly-In
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – There were several colorful planes performing stunts while flying over a small part of Harrison County Saturday. The pilots for these planes weren’t in the air; they were on the ground moving the controls. This … Continue reading
Dozens Killed as Ukrainian Transport Plane Is Shot Down by Rebels in Luhansk
A pro-Russian fighter carries parts of weapons from the site of a downed Ukrainian army aircraft Il-76 at the airport near Luhansk, Ukraine, Saturday. Pro-Russian separatists shot down the military transport plane Saturday in the country?s restive east, killing all … Continue reading
Boeing Ropes in Japanese Partners for 777X – Analyst Blog
Commercial aerospace giant The Boeing Company ( BA ) extended its five-decade long Japanese relationship by roping in five partners from the country to help build its iconic 777X aircraft. The most advanced fuel efficient airplane of its class, the … Continue reading
Rockefeller great-grandson dies in NY plane crash
NEW YORK (AP) — A small plane crashed outside New York City on Friday, killing a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller, a family spokesman said. The single-engine plane took off from Westchester County Airport just after 8 … Continue reading