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Man who’s never flown before builds plane from scratch… But will it fly?

The first stage of his labor of love lasted 10 years. Aviation manuals and YouTube tutorials were his guiding stars; every aspect of aircraft manufacture gradually imbibed in painstaking detail. When the time came, Zeferu opted to model his plane … Continue reading

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KC car fanatic re-creates ‘Back to the Future’ time machine and other blasts …

Like a lot of kids in the ’80s, Matt Kline loved the movie “Back to the Future.” “I was enthralled by it,” says Kline, now a 33-year-old Sugar Creek police captain. “The thought of being able to time travel … … Continue reading

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Federal regulators to require registration of recreational drones

[FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones] Under FAA guidelines, drone owners are not supposed fly their aircraft above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport without permission. But the rules are widely flouted, … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Airlines plans further growth in Asia and US, starting with Chengdu … – CAPA

Outline Ethiopian has doubled long-haul fleet and network in just four years Ethiopian plans more widebody orders Ethiopian to operate A350s in high density configuration Ethiopian to launch New York, followed potentially by Chicago and Houston Ethiopian could expand Dublin … Continue reading

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KC car fanatic re-creates ‘Back to Future’ time machine and other blasts from …

Like a lot of kids in the ’80s, Matt Kline loved the movie “Back to the Future.” “I was enthralled by it,” says Kline, now a 33-year-old Sugar Creek police captain. “The thought of being able to time travel … … Continue reading

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8 Questions Raised by the FAA’s Decision to Register Every Drone in the US

The Department of Transportation announced today it will require all model aircraft and drone pilots to register their drones with the federal government. It hopes to implement this system by as early as Christmas, and says that those who do … Continue reading

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Can Female Mice Improve Autism Research?

In a lab in Sacramento, California, a wall of plastic boxes lined with corncob bedding holds around 800 mice. Even in this clean and bright room, the smell of so many mice concentrated in one place is overpowering — pungent, … Continue reading

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