Monthly Archives: March 2014

Air Guard prepares with future uncertain

1st Lt. Alex Sutherland, a C-130 navigator, participates in preflight checks in New Castle.(Photo: KYLE GRANTHAM/THE NEWS JOURNAL) Story Highlights C-130H2 used by Air Guard will be obsolete by 2020 Upgrading Guard’s eight planes would be $150 million Nine airmen … Continue reading

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Macha, 96, was award-winning mechanic

SAN ANTONIO — Aircraft mechanic Charles A. Macha’s skills mainly were with his hands, his family said. “He was a very talented person. There was not a craft he couldn’t handle,” son-in-law Phil Abell said. Macha died on Tuesday. He … Continue reading

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NASA looks into reducing the noise of a Sonic Boom for Supersonic Passenger …

March 24, 2014 | Written by Frank Jennings, Jr. NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH – 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 … Continue reading

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Iran building giant model of aircraft carrier

(CNN) – Amid ongoing high-level diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, it’s a symbol of underlying mistrust. Commercial satellite images obtained by CNN reveal that Iran is constructing a large-scale replica of a U.S. military aircraft carrier, complete … Continue reading

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Malaysian Pilot’s Setup Shows Passion for Home Simulators

So far this month, California Air has run 690 flights across its network spanning from San Francisco to Melbourne — all without leaving the ground. Its 147 pilots fly the latest Boeing Co. and Airbus Group NV virtual models. They … Continue reading

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Iran building giant model of aircraft carrier

(CNN) – Amid ongoing high-level diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, it’s a symbol of underlying mistrust. Commercial satellite images obtained by CNN reveal that Iran is constructing a large-scale replica of a U.S. military aircraft carrier, complete … Continue reading

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Rose, Frederick Damon Pierce “Fred”

MADISON – Frederick Damon Pierce “Fred” Rose died on March 11, 2014, at the Madison Veterans Hospital Hospice Unit, after a battle with lung cancer. Fred was born in 1929, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Lydia Rose. He attended Concordia … Continue reading

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