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Schlock & Awe: THE NEPTUNE FACTOR

I love any movie with miniature models used to represent massive ships or locations. If skilled craftspeople make a whole cityscape to be destroyed by Godzilla or a runway for a model airplane to land, I’m filled with childlike glee. … Continue reading

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FAA Orders Boeing 747 AD For Inspection Of Cracking

Effective Mar. 14, U.S. operators of Boeing 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D and 747-400F aircraft will be required to inspect and take required action for the aluminum strut side skin and corrosion-resistant steel (CRES) outer spring beam support fitting every 500 … Continue reading

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Marine Aviation Going After Small Maintenance Issues that Create …

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Boele (left), a MV-22 flight line mechanic chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Lance Cpl. David Bath (right), a MV-22 flight line mechanic with VMM-163, 11th MEU, adjust cables … Continue reading

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Ohio Moves Toward Changing Old Regulations That Keep Most Drones Out of Parks

Regulations that predates drone technology have kept the technology mostly out of most parks, until now. But there’s a move to change that.   The big public parks are all but drone-free. Years ago, due mostly to the model airplanes … Continue reading

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Marlin Everett Seaholm

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Spreading their wings – News – Santa Rosas Press Gazette – Milton, FL

By Aaron Little Santa Rosa Press Gazette Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on Santa Rosa County nonprofit organizations that improve residents’ quality of life. MILTON — Northwest Florida Modelers Inc. seeks to expand the practice of radio-controlled … Continue reading

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Made-in-China large passenger plane targets 2017 debut

BEIJING (AFP) – China’s first homegrown big passenger plane will make its maiden voyage in the first half of this year, state media said on Monday (Feb 6), as the country seeks to challenge foreign giants Airbus and Boeing. The … Continue reading

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