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UA Team Excels in Model Aviation Contest Despite Tight Budget, Untried Plane

A team of UA aerospace engineering seniors with no model building experience, a miniscule budget, and an untried airplane showed up for the international Design/Build/Fly (DBF) contest and placed 13th out of 44 entries. The UA plane flew for the … Continue reading

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Local aircraft restoration shop preserves ‘Golden age’ of flight

Tom Westfall says he could have set up his vintage aircraft restoration shop in several places nationwide. Van Buren County, he decided, was the best one. Westfall owns TNW Aviation, LLC. He restores vintage aircraft in his hangar at Holly … Continue reading

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Greenwich preschoolers get to fly model planes courtesy of a pilot veteran

Article source: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-preschoolers-get-to-fly-model-planes-6625826.php

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A DMV for Drones? Inside the FAA’s Clumsy Push to Regulate Flying Computers

Richard Unten/FlickrAt long last, commercial drone technology has developed to the point where businesses and consumers alike can take them to the skies for fun and profit. The benefits of mass drone flight are projected to be enormous, with applications … Continue reading

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From the archives: Model airplanes take to sky in 1961 – Tri

Contestants prepare their model airplanes for takeoff during a 1961 contest which took place at the old bombing range north of Pasco. The event was sponsored by the Tri-City Radio Control Modelers. Article source: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article44302047.html

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3-D printing: Industrial’s newest fad

Contributed by Elise Couston, Senior Managing Director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Is there a new industrial revolution on the way?  3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a relatively new production technology that is predicted to have far-reaching … Continue reading

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For $19000, Would You Own This 2011 Saab 9-4x That You Never Even Knew Existed?

Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Saab is a car I’ll bet you didn’t even know you could buy. We’ll just have to see if this extremely rare and low mileage beast is priced so that you should also consider … Continue reading

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