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Historic airplane Gee Bee Z, ‘The City of Springfield,’ proposed for new LEGO set
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Comeau was watching the 1991 Disney film “The Rocketeer” when he noticed an unusual airplane. The engine was enormous compared to the airframe; it was compact, sleek and complex. The Tucson, Ariz., man told MassLive.com that he … Continue reading
Drones help farmers keep eye on crops, livestock
INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Love has had an affinity for aircraft since he was a boy. Growing up on the farm, he and his father flew model airplanes. Now Love, a farm business adviser at Beck’s Hybrids, is learning how UAVs, … Continue reading
The Red Baron takes to the skies once again: Valley City brothers restore a …
The plane started as a U.S. Army Air Corps trainer in World War II, then got a second life as a crop-duster. In its third life, the biplane twisted, turned and pleased fans of flight as it hawked Red Baron … Continue reading
Remote control enthusiasts take to the air
Ellen Sussman / Green Valley News Up and away! Curt Summers’s Gyro 30 lifts off. Up and away! Mike Allen shows off the tiny Nano-Quad, which comes with four motors. If you go Come watch the Quail Creek Remote Control … Continue reading
AirAsia jet lost in stormy weather over Indonesia with 162 aboard; 3rd …
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia has turned worse, with an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappearing today over stormy Indonesian waters. There’s been no word on AirAsia Flight 8501’s fate despite … Continue reading
Parts from mystery plane go on display
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s military history pops up in unexpected places. Sometimes it’s right underfoot. Or under dive fin. The latter was the case in 1977, when three friends who were spearfishing in Kailua Bay found the wreck of a … Continue reading
Your car’s hidden ‘black box’ and how to keep it private
Like airplanes, some cars have black boxes that record information.(Photo: Thinkstock) Most commercial airplanes have an indestructible flight recorder, also called a “black box” — even though the casing is actually bright orange. Actually, there are two of them: One … Continue reading