Model Airplanes

We feature a ton of race cars here on Speedhunters, but we don’t spend much time at all talking about how they actually get to the track. And why should we? Most are transported via basic truck/trailer setups that exist for the simple purpose of getting to and from an event or race.

But occasionally you’ll find folks that take their hauling setups to the next level. That’s the case here.

The rig was built by Rich Roberts, the same guy who built the altered wheelbase Plymouth from my last story. This is how he hauls his race cars around. Based on a 1941 GMC COE, the truck and trailer combination is a work of automotive art.

Digging a little deeper reveals a creation that is equal parts modern and vintage. The powerplant is a late model Vortec V8 from a GM Commercial truck, ensuring the COE gets down the highway with the reliability of a contemporary hauler.

But the styling is all streamliner/art deco, with swooping lines, fender skirts and other cool details like these semaphore turn signals mounted on the cab.

The rig is mated to a triple-axle trailer that shares the same streamliner styling along with chrome trim porthole windows. It looks as much like a vintage train car or airplane as it does a race car trailer.

Further building on the aerodynamic looks are a set of Moon Disc covers for each of the

Article source: http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/05/race-car-hauling-streamliner-style/

ENLARGE

“LOOK AT ALL that stuff those parents have to carry,” I used to say to my wife at the airport. “Can you imagine checking all of that?”

Checking bags, to me, meant giving up—the airport equivalent of moving from the city to the suburbs. Once I became a parent myself, that was still something I was unwilling to do.

But then our child got bigger (she’s almost 4 now), we had another (she’s about to turn 6 months) and things changed. I don’t make fun of the ’burbs anymore. I no longer gawk at the amount of luggage families have. And I understand that traveling with kids necessarily means lugging a lot of gear that I didn’t have to before, and abandoning my dogmatically minimalist approach to travel.

Most of my go-to kid travel gear helps with transporting children, getting them to eat and providing a comfortable, familiar place for them to sleep. The latter two duties make up 75% of parenting when your kids are a certain age; if you can nail those tasks, your time away might actually resemble a vacation.

Because I still prefer to avoid checked baggage, I choose light, compact items. On a recent trip to Turks and Caicos I somehow managed to pack almost all

Article source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-parents-guide-to-packing-light-1464027800

By: Chris Sloan / Published: May 24, 2016

As Emirates Vice President Sales for the USA, Matthias oversees the commercial activities of Emirates in the USA, one of Emirates strategic growth markets.

Before moving into this role in September 2012, Matthias was Vice President Network Passenger Sales Development based in Emirates Head Quarter in Dubai, where he was responsible for Global Commercial Strategies and Commercial Systems.

Matthias Schmid‎, Vice President Sales USA, Emirates. (Credits: Emirates)

Matthias airline career spans over more than 20 years as he has held numerous managerial and executive positions for different airlines such as Swissair, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Emirates Airline.

A Swiss National, born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, Mr. Schmid holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. He has worked and lived in 6 different counties on 3 continents and currently resides with his wife in New York.

AW: Why there was a delay in initiating service to what was billed the world’s longest route – Panama City, Panama?

MS: One of the reasons was the delay related to the code-share agreement with Copa.

AW: When we look at Emirates route map, it appears that the gateway to Latin America is being focused on Panama City rather than Miami. What is the possibility of Miami or even Ft. Lauderdale where your code sharing partner JetBlue is the top carrier to be added

Article source: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/05/24/interview-matthias-schmid%E2%80%8E-emirates/