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Category Archives: Model Airpanes
Taking flight
In contrast to other aviation schools in Nigeria that cost as much as $41,000 annually, the International College of Aeronautics charges a $413 fee, currently subsidized to $235. Joshua Ajibode, one of the commercially licensed pilots who leads the flight … Continue reading
Cold weather testing: Airplanes endure punishing extremes
With extremely cold temperatures gripping much the United States, travelers may be wondering how their planes are made safe for flying. The short answer: Along with regular deicing of planes before take-off, airlines put their aircraft through rigorous testing in … Continue reading
Electric airplanes developed by a Colorado startup take aim at global pilot shortage
A pivotal moment in George Bye’s entrepreneurial life came in 2006. As the creator of a hot new aircraft called the Javelin, Bye was getting wined and dined by Silicon Valley’s elite, who wanted one of the planes Popular Science … Continue reading
African American Military Museum celebrates Black History Month
– Wednesday, February 20 at 11:30 a.m., Lunch and Learn – Military Transportation at Sea: U.S. Navy Ships Named for Africans Americans Edmond Hughes, Vice President, Human Resources Administration (HRA) for Ingalls Shipbuilding, will discuss how Ingalls builds warships that … Continue reading
Carrier Lincoln Preparing for Deployment After Several High-End Training Opportunities
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) (left), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transit ahead of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting composite … Continue reading
Making Astronauts in Mojave
“How do you keep a spaceship simple?” Dan Kreigh rhetorically asks several dozen attendees of “Plane Crazy Saturday,” a monthly event for aviation fans held at the Mojave Air Space Port (MASP). The group had convened on a sweltering August afternoon in the … Continue reading
‘Project Runway All Stars’ recap: The designers went ‘On the Prowl’ with their zoological looks [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]
The “Project Runway All Stars” contestants this season designed looks inspired by national heritage, corsets and even airplane parts, but in episode five the show went to the dogs — or maybe the zebras, the elephants, or the gorillas. In … Continue reading