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The Boeing Store finds new life for surplus airplane parts
EVERETT — Call it a window of opportunity. Three years ago, the Boeing Store obtained 16 airplane windows from a decommissioned Boeing 747. Employees decided to polish the pieces and sell them as home decor. “We thought we had enough … Continue reading
Figures and Speech: Building Bandai’s STAR WARS Rogue One X-Wing Fighter Kit
Welcome to Figures Speech, Nerdist’s regular column by, for, and about grown-ups who still play with their toys but might want to know more before they buy. From product reviews to informed editorials, these are most definitely the articles that’ll make you … Continue reading
The Boeing Store finds new life for surplus airplane parts …
EVERETT — Call it a window of opportunity. Three years ago, the Boeing Store obtained 16 airplane windows from a decommissioned Boeing 747. Employees decided to polish the pieces and sell them as home decor. “We thought we had enough … Continue reading
NASA wind tunnel tests Lockheed Martin X-Plane concept
Supersonic passenger airplanes are another step closer to reality as NASA and Lockheed Martin begin the first high-speed wind tunnel tests for the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane preliminary design at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The agency is … Continue reading
Lookback: Feb. 27 to March 6
25 YEARS AGO — 1992 • North Country Community College’s 12 IBM-compatible PCs were recently infected with the annoying “Music Bug” virus, and programmers had to erase the melodious intruder with computer anti-viral software. Problems were first noticed about two … Continue reading
Boeing Store finds new life for old parts
EVERETT — Call it a window of opportunity. Three years ago, the Boeing Store obtained 16 airplane windows from a decommissioned Boeing 747. Employees decided to polish the pieces and sell them as home decor. “We thought we had enough … Continue reading
Boeing, Airbus are strained by huge delivery backlogs
By Robert Wall and Doug Cameron The Wall Street Journal The aviation industry is bulging with orders for new planes. If only it can get them made. There were so many almost-finished jetliners, missing their engines, piled up at … Continue reading