Author Archives: Writer

Apple’s polished visitor center has a strange detachment

That is, if faithful Catholics were allowed to glimpse Pope Francis’ dominion only from the rooftop of a refined gift shop across the street. 1 Exclusive: Kate Steinle’s family talks about the anguish and… 2 Kate Steinle trial: Garcia Zarate … Continue reading

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Proposed Rules Clip Wings of Model Airplanes, Club Them With Drones

Mumbai:  Aero-modeling, which has flourished in India for more than 50 years, may soon have to stop if there is no rethink on the new laws on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Flying remote-controlled airplane models is a past-time for many in … Continue reading

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Jetliner chief McAllister pushes for ‘faster, nimbler Boeing …

By Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times Kevin McAllister was plucked from the executive ranks at GE a year ago to become the first outsider to lead Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He has in his hands the industrial future of the … Continue reading

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Volunteers re-create plane that made historic 1912 flight | HeraldNet …

By Tom Vogt / The Columbian A legacy of America’s first licensed airplane pilot is slowly taking shape inside a Vancouver warehouse. The project is a full-sized replica of a 1912 Curtiss Pusher biplane — an aircraft that made Northwest … Continue reading

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This Wichita company is all about the windows – and fuselages

Jim Lee still enjoys a challenge, even after 28 years in business and having his company named Kansas’ exporter of the year. Next year, for instance, Lee Aerospace will start producing heated forward windows for airplanes, to go with the … Continue reading

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Finding Thomas his Forever Home

ALTO, Mich. — On the sunny Wingeier field Wednesday, Thomas stood beside members of the Grand Rapids Kent Radio Aeromodelers Club learning how to operate their radio controls. An eighth grader living in foster care, Thomas is 14 and says … Continue reading

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North Dakota residents rebuild and model biplane for museum

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Larry Linrud has spent many hours rebuilding an Arrow Sport biplane and Ted Stockert building a model of an Arrow Sport. Linrud, of Velva, rebuilt the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s Arrow Sport. Stockert, of Bismarck, built … Continue reading

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