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O’Hare engine explosion on Boeing 767 poses puzzle for investigators

The nearly catastrophic explosion of an engine that caused a fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767 just short of takeoff in Chicago on Oct. 28 occurred when a specific part that had never before failed broke into pieces. The … Continue reading

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This Project Manager’s Workflow Hack Transformed How GE Builds …

On any given day at GE Aviation, there are thousands of engine parts in circulation. Finding used parts has often meant calling up facility managers and asking them to physically search for material, sometimes to the point of walking to … Continue reading

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NASA’s New, Super-Efficient Airplane Wing Comes With a Twist

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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: In the age of Lindbergh, every boy had an aviator’s cap

Richard Curland For The Bulletin Some boy would bring his “leather” aviator cap to school to be used as a football by wrapping it up and snapping it when there were no footballs.  Many of today’s senior citizen men once … Continue reading

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EDGE, the region’s economic engine, operates on many levels

It has a hand in just about every major economic development project the area has seen in the last two decades, yet few outside of the world of government and business know much about Mohawk Valley EDGE. Philip A. Vanno … Continue reading

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Oscar August Meyer Jr.

By Terry Ruscin, columnist One could say Hendersonville’s first airstrip spanned a stretch of First Avenue West. That’s where teenaged Oscar August Meyer Jr. (1913–1998) would find a willing driver to tow him or a buddy, on roller-skates and gripping … Continue reading

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The radical idea behind Canton’s Radial Engine – The Repository

C. Mitchell Boulton hopes to bring jobs to the area by building redesigned radial engines that will be used in a variety of equipment. By Edd Pritchard 
Repository staff writer CANTON  Over the past 15 years C. Mitchell Boulton has … Continue reading

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