Model Airplanes

We live in a beautiful, well developed, constitutional democracy that has been the envy of many across the world. We have been the most powerful nation, and a lot of other countries have looked toward us as a model.

Certainly, many nations have depended on us for their own development, and we have been willing to help. Many foreigners have made a point of immigrating to our country for their own well-being; and we have needed them for their labor and often for technical skills. Our high-tech companies have employed many of them.

Today, as our work force grows older, and there have been too many cuts in educational budgets to adequately educate our young people. We have leaders who are attempting to keep immigrants out of the U.S. We are also attempting to return the “dreamers” (children of immigrants brought here as minors) to their “homelands” which are actually foreign to these young people. Many of these young people have technical educations critical to our high-tech economy. We need them.

We have a politically deadlocked government, which currently is understaffed in many departments. The State Department is a glaring example of this. The argument is that we must “get government out of business” if it is to prosper. Ideologists have gained much political power, and when they gain power they do not act on a practical basis, but push an over-simplified ideology as if it were a religion. Generally, these ideologies do not work. Thus, our two political parties find themselves deadlocked

Article source: http://www.stwnewspress.com/opinion/harold-sare-critical-issues-vs-the-trivial/article_c5b8f00e-b05c-11e7-80e3-1b45c55cdca3.html

YERUSHALAYIM –

The Israeli Air Force is planning to introduce the 3-D printing of airplane parts, in order to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and enable the military to repair and replace parts on its own, especially during wartime, according to a report in Defense News on Sunday.

“In wartime, we can be here around the clock working to return aircraft to their home squadrons,” said Lt. Col. Maxim Orgad, commander of Depot 22’s Engineering Division. “The more we master this technology, the more we’ll be able to use it to save precious time and bridge critical gaps.”

Over the past three years, the IAF has honed the new technology, and production of spare parts that used to take weeks or months can now be accomplished in a matter of hours or a few days, Orgad said.

“Before, we had to make a mold of the part, but now we’re using a 3-D scanner, which we can take anywhere and use to scan different parts of the aircraft. The scanner makes the 3-D model, which we then take to our manufacturing center where we manufacturer through traditional methods,” he said.

“Granted, this is only the beginning. But eventually we’ll be able to reap even bigger benefits by actually printing our own parts.”

The first to benefit from 3-D printing will be Israel’s fleet of UAVs, but eventually all types of aircraft will be able to use the new technology for a quick, homemade supply of replacement parts.

“Our engineers are working in this new field.

Article source: http://hamodia.com/2017/10/15/iaf-envisions-3-d-print-plane/