Model Airplanes

The University of Nottingham (UK) and Air Race E last week announced a partnership to develop the first electric race airplane.

A new integrated plug-and-play electric motor, battery and power electronics system will be designed and retrofitted into an existing gasoline-powered Air Race 1 plane in workshops at the University. The prototype race airplane will help shape the model and rules for Air Race E, which is set to launch its inaugural race in 2020.

The University is investing £13 million (US$17 million) in the Beacons of Excellence program which is aimed at championing field-leading responses to global challenges, including sustainable travel.

With transport on the vanguard of a green revolution the two parties will drive the discovery and translation of new materials, components and technologies in order to change the game within electrified propulsion.

Air Race E will see electric airplanes racing directly against each other on a very tight circuit just above the ground and at speeds faster than any land-based motorsport. Formula Air Race planes, classified as “experimental”, are the only airplanes in the world designed specifically for racing and built to a specific race formula.

The demand for speed, performance and power management under the rigors of a competitive race environment provide suitable conditions for the development and promotion of cleaner, faster and more technologically advanced electric motors. Electric aviation is one of the fastest developing technological areas and is seen as the third generation of aviation.

Air Race E will be a similar format to the sport known as

Article source: https://www.greencarcongress.com/2018/11/20181105-nottingham.html

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Latrobe citizens and industries stepped up in support of troops during World War II, a unifying chapter from the town’s past that will be revisited in a Latrobe Area Historical Society program.

The slide show “Homefront: Latrobe in WWII” will be screened at 10:30 a.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the historical society headquarters, 416 Weldon St., Latrobe. Admission is free.

Like shows the society has presented on other topics, the “Homefront” program combines period images from the society’s archives with information its members have collected and researched.

Society President Mary Lou Townsend worked on the program when it originally was presented about a decade ago. “People have asked for a repeat,” she said, noting Veterans Day weekend is an appropriate time to revisit it.

Compared to many other towns’ homefront contributions, “Latrobe ended up being even more involved, because of the industrial side of it — what the companies in Latrobe were doing and producing for the war effort,” Townsend said.

“Kennametal had just started in 1938, and World War II gave them a jump start on expansion,” she said. “They had huge contracts during the war.

“Acme Die made explosives that went into anti-aircraft guns. Stupakoff Ceramics developed a proximity fuse that was useful in arming against the kamikaze planes.”

Local citizens also kept their eyes turned to the skies, watching for any enemy craft

Article source: https://triblive.com/aande/museums/14252091-74/latrobe-historical-display-ww-ii-homefront-program-slated-for-veterans-day-weekend

MINNESOTA – Aviation is fascinating. I’ve always been in awe of this mode of transportation since I was a little girl. I can thank my father for this interest because he’s always been an aviation fanatic as well. When I was growing up I’d stop by his office and look at the model airplanes he had on his desk.

No, my father wasn’t a pilot. In fact, he didn’t work in aviation at all. He worked at a bank. But still, when he and I would fly somewhere on vacation, he’d open the placard in our seat and tell me all about the Airbus or Boeing jet we were on. I was captivated.

Article source: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/thats-so-minnesota-watching-airplanes-at-msp-airport/89-611290687