Monthly Archives: June 2014

University of Iowa professor Don Gurnett reflects on N.A.S.A.’s Voyager 1 space mission during the UI’s Hawkeye Lunch and Learn series at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, June 16, 2014. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen(Photo: David Scrivner / … Continue reading →

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (June 16, 2014) — The Utility Helicopters Project Office handed over the logbook and keys for three UH-60A Black Hawk aircraft to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation during an aircraft exchange/sale, Wedneday. The aircraft exchange/sale, also known as the … Continue reading →

June 14–Flying a remote-controlled chopper in the airspace above your neighbor’s house is technically legal. But flying the same GoPro-equipped craft around a home to create a real estate listing invites a big fine from the Federal Aviation Administration. Welcome … Continue reading →

I learned a life lesson putting together a scale model of a U.S. M3 Lee tank. I didn’t know it at the time. All I knew was that my dad had decided we would jointly work on the model on … Continue reading →

With a convulsive rumble, followed by billowing flames and exhaust, a sleek 60-foot rocket emerged from its silo at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. It was a test of the backbone of the nation’s missile defense system. If North Korea … Continue reading →

Organisers of the Tauranga Model Aircraft Club’s annual Model Aircraft Auction are ending the day on a high after auctioning off about 600 model aircraft, parts and engines. About 600 items were up for auction at Tauranga Model Aircraft Club’s … Continue reading →