Category Archives: Model Airpanes

Vintage aircraft visits Elmira area this week – Elmira Star

This 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane will be on display this week in the Elmira area.(Photo: EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION PHOTO) Henry Ford was known for making cars, but he also experimented with manufacturing aircraft, and one of his early models will … Continue reading →

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Mitsubishi MRJ Number 2 Takes Flight

The second Mitsubishi MRJ90 (FTA-2) took to the air for its first flight Tuesday from Nagoya Airport in Japan, launching the latest phase in a flight-test program expected to cover 2,500 hours of flying by five prototypes. In a statement … Continue reading →

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Airlines Expect Low Oil Prices Will End in About Three Years

Airlines expect the low oil prices that have been propping up the industry will end in about three years, just in time for new fuel-efficient planes to enter service, according to the top executives of jetmaker Airbus Group SE and … Continue reading →

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‘On-the-Fly’ 3D Print System Prints What You Design, as You Design It – Product Design and Development

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RC planes to descend on Grand Ledge

GRAND LEDGE, Mich (WLNS) – The air over parts of Grand Ledge will be filled with classic airplanes beginning Thursday. The local Capital Area Radio Drone Squadron is hosting a three-day flying event featuring scale-model warbirds and classic planes. These … Continue reading →

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Pilot Report: Flying The HondaJet HA-420

Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. (HACI) is understandably proud of the new HondaJet. He has personally guided its progress from initial conception to a fully developed model and certified aircraft, fighting through at least … Continue reading →

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Airbus Ponders How to Blunt Boeing Range Advantage

HAMBURG, Germany—Airbus is studying whether to upgrade its new A330neo jetliner to blunt the range advantage of a rival plane built by Boeing Co. The step is the latest in the move, countermove chess match between the two biggest plane … Continue reading →

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