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Spanish software optimizes functioning of industrial warehouses

IMAGE: These are stocks in industrial warehouses. view more  Credit: UC3M The software, which can be used in all types of industries, carries out advanced processing of data thanks to which future needs of the stock of parts and tools can … Continue reading

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From sea to sky: McPherson resident capitalizing on UAV technology

“I want to see this community do well.” Teri L. Hansen, Managing Editor From coffee to subsea technology, John Ferguson continues to bring assets to McPherson. For the past few years, he has been looking to the sky for inspiration … Continue reading

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A Cut Above: Chicagoland Circle Cutters Hone Model Airplane Skills At Busse Woods

Tom Wessell Nice Level Participant in Saturday’s “Windy City Classic” control line model airplane competition keeps his craft nice and level as it twirls around the flying grounds at Ned Brown Meadow. Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 11:30 am A … Continue reading

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Launching an aerospace startup at Mach 2 with your hair on fire

There are few industries whose evolution includes dramatic steps backwards, but that’s exactly what happened in commercial aviation and its experiments in supersonic flight. For 27 years, supersonic travel was a reality, creating a bridge between Europe and the U.S. … Continue reading

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Julia Mattocks presented with Congressional Record Statement – Galesburg Register

Talbot Fisher The Register-Mail TalbotFisher16 GALESBURG — On May 21, lifelong Galesburg resident Julia Mattocks was honored at the Galesburg VFW for her 99th birthday. Mattocks worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II. She riveted airplanes in … Continue reading

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Miniature warbirds

Chuck Johnson, 88, stands beside wooden airplane models he built as a kid during World War II, now on display as part of Battle of Midway exhibit at the Klamath County Museum almost 75 years after their original construction. Johnson … Continue reading

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John Taylor fought the FAA over registering drones. And won. But …

John Taylor didn’t like the idea of being forced by the Federal Aviation Administration to register his drones. The requirement was “authoritarian,” the Maryland attorney said, and wouldn’t deter reckless fliers. So the aviation law novice — he works in … Continue reading

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