Category Archives: Model Airpanes

O-Level Reform: Lemoore Strike Fighter Squadrons Returning More Jets to Flight Line – Seapower

F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 “Knighthawks” fly in formation during a photo exercise over the California coast. The Knighthawks are an operational U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, and are attached … Continue reading

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This Is the First Plane in History to Fly Without Wing Flaps

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Hit the Town

Nothing rousts locals like talk of a new spot to eat, hang out, watch the game, and grab a drink. Town Bar Grill, located where the old Grill on Main used to be, landed in Edgartown over the winter, and … Continue reading

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History Matters: Claude Shannon Tinkered His Way to Greatness – Petoskey News

Editor’s note: This month’s History Matters article was written by Brian Pearson and Phil Alexander. Both serve on the organization’s steering committee. History Matters is a collaborative effort of the Otsego County Historical Society, Gaylord Community Schools, Otsego County Library, … Continue reading

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The many human errors that brought down the Boeing 737 Max

The first sign of trouble appeared just after takeoff. Inside the cockpit of PK-LQP, a brand-new Boeing 737 Max belonging to Lion Air, the stick shaker on the captain’s side began to vibrate. Stick shakers are designed to warn pilots … Continue reading

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Pentagon watchdog: US no longer tracking Taliban gains in Afghanistan

HEIGHTENED INSECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN: The latest quarterly report to Congress by the Pentagon’s special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction is rife with bad news about how the war against the Taliban is going. But the most telling metric is no … Continue reading

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An Air New Zealand Dreamliner, in miniature

Five months of work went into creating this incredible scale model of an Air New Zealand Dreamliner. Ramy RC, from Frankfurt, Germany, created the remote-controlled miniature Boeing 787-9 – “and it turned out the most beautiful airplane I’ve ever built,” … Continue reading

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