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Iran building giant model of aircraft carrier
(CNN) – Amid ongoing high-level diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, it’s a symbol of underlying mistrust. Commercial satellite images obtained by CNN reveal that Iran is constructing a large-scale replica of a U.S. military aircraft carrier, complete … Continue reading
Malaysia jet traced with physics in pizza-fueled Inmarsat huddle (VIDEO)
LONDON, March 25 — Hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished on March 8, Inmarsat Plc pulled together team of engineers thousands of miles away at its London headquarters for a marathon data-crunching session to help find the missing jet. … Continue reading
Here’s Jon Stewart’s Brutal Takedown Of CNN’s Missing Plane Coverage
Comedy Central Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show” Monday after a week-long hiatus, picking back up by tearing into CNN for its breathless coverage of the missing Malaysian jetliner. Stewart opened the segment by pointing to what he surmised … Continue reading
Change Agents: Chris Anderson’s drone dream takes flight
Chris Anderson, 3D Robotics CEO, with an Iris Multicopter — one the company’s UAV products that retails for $750.(Photo: Martin E. Klimek, USA TODAY) BERKELEY, Calif. — The flight plan of Chris Anderson’s life is filled with funky layovers. Punk … Continue reading
Camp Evans: A secret history comes alive in state’s least-known museum
Army scooters that dropped out of airplanes, the Battle of the Bulge in miniature, cages in the attic where scientists conducted top-secret work, black boxes that played a key role in jamming German radar — even a ’60s-vintage Hasbro Think-A-Tron … Continue reading
Air Guard prepares with future uncertain
1st Lt. Alex Sutherland, a C-130 navigator, participates in preflight checks in New Castle.(Photo: KYLE GRANTHAM/THE NEWS JOURNAL) Story Highlights C-130H2 used by Air Guard will be obsolete by 2020 Upgrading Guard’s eight planes would be $150 million Nine airmen … Continue reading
Macha, 96, was award-winning mechanic
SAN ANTONIO — Aircraft mechanic Charles A. Macha’s skills mainly were with his hands, his family said. “He was a very talented person. There was not a craft he couldn’t handle,” son-in-law Phil Abell said. Macha died on Tuesday. He … Continue reading