Category Archives: Model Airpanes

Netflix series features Minnesota veteran

World War II and Korea war veteran Lyle Conaway relaxes in his woodworking shop in Virginia, Minn. Conaway will be featured in an upcoming Netflix series, “Medal of Honor,” telling the story of the battle on Hill 749 in Korea. … Continue reading →

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Army’s helicopters ‘much larger, purchase included pilot training and spare parts’

Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution, earlier filed a petition with the Office of the Auditor-General asking for an investigation into the Army’s procurement of the Italian-made helicopters at prices he alleged to … Continue reading →

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Tulsa retiree’s work used to help put ships in space. Now his full-time hobby is model ships from seafaring history.

John Klein News Columnist John has been with the Tulsa World for parts of five different decades. He started in 1978 as a sports writer and held a variety of jobs including sports editor, senior sports columnist, state writer and … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Winter Bees,’ by Jill Kalz

Mankato’s Minneopa Valley Press intends to publish books that capture the “complications and complexities” of rural life. The press can be proud of its first endeavor, Jill Kalz’s debut short-story collection “The Winter Bees.” Although I have reservations about the … Continue reading →

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An Airplane on sell for BNB: Will the Binance token become a mainstream crypto way of payment?

TL;DR Aeron is offering to sell an aircraft in exchange for crypto. The plane is for sell for 268,000 Euros, or 31,603 BNB or 446,666 ARN coins. This is a significant new development for BNB, as well as crypto in … Continue reading →

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Haunted Stairwells, Gyms, Paper Airplane Launching Pads: Inside Google’s New Playa Vista Offices

Elected officials including L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti were on hand for the official opening of the search giant’s new 450-thousand square foot office that was built in the famed Spruce Goose Hangar in Playa Vista. Some challenges require more than … Continue reading →

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Forget ‘Flying Cars’: Aerial vehicles get a new lift

Ever since the Wright brothers developed their airplane that flew (on my birthday 22 years before I was born) and Henry Ford set up production lines for his Model T flivvers, people have been dreaming of flying automobiles. So far … Continue reading →

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