Model Airplanes

Feb. 09–It’s not an exaggeration to say Boeing’s future was on the line that Sunday morning at Everett’s Paine Field, exactly 50 years ago.

Feb. 9, 1969, was the first flight for model No. 1 of the 747, the largest commercial airplane in the world, capable of carrying more than 400 passengers.

Boeing had gone into deep debt, using a workforce of 50,000 that called itself “the Incredibles” because of the arduous task, to build the aircraft in less than 16 months. The banks that Boeing borrowed from for the project were worried.

On that winter day there was cheering from the several hundred people at Paine Field — most of them Boeing staff and management — when the 747 landed after an hour and 15 minute test flight over the Olympic Peninsula.

It was on the front page the next day in The Seattle Times, with a story headline that quoted test pilot Jack Waddell, “It’s ‘beautiful.’ “

The legend of the “Queen of the Sky” had begun.

Since then, Boeing has delivered 1,548 747s. The planes have transported an astounding 5.9 billion people, nearly 80 percent of the world’s population, Boeing says.

Pan Am was the first airline to fly the jet, and it ran big print ads showing the gigantic plane’s nose

Article source: https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/news/21068026/50-years-ago-today-the-first-747-took-off-and-changed-aviation

If you’re near Meiringen in Switzerland over the next few days, look up and you might be treated to an incredible spectacle, as almost 100 highly skilled aeromodellers take to the skies above the scenic Haslital region for the 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft.

The competition, which is held every two years and attracts the best pilots and builders of scale aircraft from around the world, started this weekend and runs until July 14.

According to the registration statistics, this year’s 10-day event involves some 69 adult Scale Model Aircraft pilots, plus three junior competitors and 25 Scale Model Helicopter pilots.

Between them, the participants represent a total of 16 different countries, making this a truly international competition.

Also in attendance at today’s Opening Ceremony were FAI President Frits Brink, FAI Secretary General Susanne Schödel, and FAI Sports and Events Director Markus Haggeney.

Scale Model Aircraft

Scale Model Aircraft are radio-controlled airplanes or helicopters that are based on manned aircraft and are built to exact scale, down to every rivet and screw.

A huge amount of work goes in to building and painting them to ensure they are identical to the full-size originals in everything but size.

And the aim of pilots participating in competitions in this F4 category is to represent the full-scale prototypes as closely as possible in the air as well.

So the type of flying done differs significantly from that seen at most other aeromodelling events!

The 2018 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft

Held against a stunning Alpine backdrop, this

Article source: https://www.fai.org/news/world%E2%80%99s-best-scale-aeromodellers-2018-fai-f4-world-championship

The cockpit voice recorder of the Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing 189 people, has been found, an Indonesian official has said.

Navy divers used specialised equipment to find the device under eight metres of seabed mud. The Lion Air jet, crashed into waters 30 metres deep.

Ridwan Djamaluddin, a deputy maritime minister, told reporters on Monday the National Transportation Safety Committee had informed the ministry about the discovery.

He said human remains were also discovered at the seabed location in the waters of Tanjung Karawang on Monday morning.

The two-month-old Boeing 737 Max 8 jet operated by the Indonesian budget airline plunged into the sea just minutes after taking off from Jakarta on 29 October, killing all on board.

The CVR, which records conversations between the pilots, co-pilots and air traffic control, is believed to hold vital clues into the fatal crash. Indonesian aviation analyst Gerry Soejatman said the finding was “crucial” because it would allow investigators to understand “what was going on in the heads of the pilots during the flight”.

The pilots of the downed plane had requested to turn back two minutes after taking off for Pangkal Pinang, before losing contact with air traffic control.

It is unclear in what condition the black box was found but analyst Soejatman said there were various methods to recover the CVR data.

Luhut Pandjaitan, the maritime and fisheries minister, told the Jakarta Post he hoped the discovery would bring more clarity to the investigation. “It’s

Article source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/lion-air-jet-crash-cockpit-voice-recorder-found-says-indonesian-official

While the Academy of the Hebrew Language fruitlessly tries to eliminate foreign words from the Hebrew language, protest movements and advertising campaigns continue to use foreign words to emphasize their messages, simply because a foreign word sometimes has far greater impact than its Hebrew equivalent.

Case in point is a new campaign to prevent violence against women. The word “STOP” imprinted in large letters, and for some reason frequently upside down on Golf tee shirts, is definitely something that catches the eye. “Stop,” which has become part of the international lexicon, is a much stronger word than the Hebrew “tafsik.” This latest effort to combat violence against women is a joint initiative of actress, producer and model Yael Abecassis and writer Anat Lev-Adler. They launched their new movement-cum-campaign at the home of chef Shimrit Hillel in Tel Aviv’s Tzahala neighborhood, and invited a bunch of influential women, mainly from the entertainment and fashion industries, some of whom brought along their mothers and/or siblings. Whoever is interested in identifying with the campaign can purchase STOP tee shirts in any Golf fashion store, with proceeds going to Liheyot Betnua. The launch was held on the eve of Family Day, symbolically so, because women are so frequently the victims of domestic violence.
  Among those who accepted the invitation to attend were Sara Netanyahu’s stylist and fashion adviser Sandra Ringler, who came with her mother, Linda; actress and singer Liraz Charhi, who came with her mother, Diana; Ofira Asayag; sisters Meshi and

Article source: https://augustareview.com/grapevine-in-a-word-stop/