Author Archives: Writer

China will launch a reusable spaceplane in 2020

China plans to launch its reusable spaceplane in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Interview: Boeing committed to forging closer partnership with China for common development

The C919 aircraft coded 102 is seen at the assembly line of Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 18, 2017. Staff workers completed paint spraying for the jet … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Hank and Jim: Scott Eyman on His New Book About Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart

Favorites for Stewart: The Shop Around the Corner, Call  Northside 777, It’s a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, Man from Laramie, Anatomy of a Murder, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Flight of the Phoenix. Article source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hank-and-jim-scott-eyman-on-his-new-book-about-henry_us_59ff4d8fe4b05e3e1f0a0218

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Stuart Allison: Remembering stories of honor, tragedy – Galesburg Register

Next Saturday is Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Soon the Register-Mail will be publishing its annual supplement honoring local veterans. I contributed photos and the names of the some of the veterans in my family so they will be recognized in … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Trevor’s Travels: Mark your calendars for the next Big Bear Air Fair

Bi-annual events are tough to cover. Happening only every two years, it means do you write about it, or do you wait until the date is near and then produce a piece which by then is already completely out of … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Model plane flying club needs a new home – The San Diego Union

For two decades, they have gathered in a big, mostly vacant field in Fallbrook, drawn together by their love for — some would say obsession with — radio-controlled airplanes and helicopters. In blissful isolation from the residential neighborhoods and retail … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged , | Leave a comment

WWII bomber flies into Tyler

Time has reduced the thousands of B-17 bombers that flew over enemy strongholds in World War II  to just a few. But one is on display this weekend at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport for people to view. “From World War … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged , | Leave a comment