Monthly Archives: March 2014

NASA Teams Up To Better Understand Supersonic Flight

Since the Concorde’s final landing at London’s Heathrow Airport nearly a decade ago, commercial supersonic air travel has been as elusive as a piece of lost luggage. However, this hasn’t stopped NASA from continuing the quest to develop solutions that … Continue reading

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Experts Suggest Flight MH370 Could Have Fallen Victim To Hackers

A former scientific adviser to the government has suggested that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could have been hijacked by hackers on the plane breaking into the plane’s in-flight entertainment system. Dr Sally Leivesley told the Daily Express that … Continue reading

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Passengers, Crew on Board Missing Malaysia Plane

There were 12 crew and 227 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared about 40 minutes into a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8. They were from far-flung parts of the world: 14 nationalities that included … Continue reading

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Interview With Paul Clawson Aircraft Developer

Interview With Paul Clawson FSX Aircraft Developer Development When did you start developing for flight simulators and what got you interested in it? I have been an aviation enthusiast all my life. I learned how to fly when I was … Continue reading

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Fly with the big boys in Kingsport March 22

KINGSPORT — Doug Lindauer of Roan Mountain, Tenn. crashed his F-18 jet airplane at the airport in Kingsport on blustery Thursday afternoon. Sheered off pieces of the plane, including the nose, littered the nearby grass. Lindauer smiled a sheepish smile. “I … Continue reading

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US Won’t Let Commercial Drones Fly

Email Print Washington — A small, four-rotor drone hovered over Washington Nationals players for a few days during spring training in Florida last month, taking publicity photos impossible for a human photographer to capture. But no one got the Federal … Continue reading

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Love of flying still endures for Dixon Veteran of the Year

All Bob Ikelman ever wanted to do was fly. Small planes, big planes, it didn’t matter — as long as it was skybound he’d be happy. Recently, nearly 52 years after he earned his wings, the retired Air Force pilot … Continue reading

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