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Report: Business jet deliveries see 6.5 percent gain in 2014

The general aviation industry, including Wichita’s Bombardier Learjet and Textron Aviation, delivered more business jets in 2014, according to a General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s report released Wednesday.

GAMA’s General Aviation Shipment Report said worldwide business jet deliveries increased 6.5 percent. For Wichita’s business jet makers, year-over-year deliveries rose by double-digit percentages.

Learjet delivered 34 jets in 2014, a 17 percent increase from 29 deliveries in 2013, the report said.

In the same period, Textron Aviation’s Cessna Aircraft Co. delivered 159 business jets, compared with 139 the year before, a 14 percent increase.

The gain in business jets largely comes from the light and midsize parts of the market, which is finally showing signs of recovery, GAMA president Pete Bunce said in an interview with The Eagle.

“That is a good bellwether for growth in that segment,” he said.

Piston-engine aircraft deliveries also were higher in 2014, increasing 9.6 percent worldwide.

Cessna delivered 155 piston aircraft last year, compared with 122 in 2013.

Textron Aviation’s other subsidiary, Beechcraft, delivered 72 piston airplanes, compared with 70 a year earlier.

The only category of fixed-wing aircraft deliveries that fell year-over-year was turboprops, which the GAMA report said was down 6.5 percent to 603 deliveries.

Cessna delivered 94 turboprops in 2014, compared with 105 in 2013. Beechcraft delivered 127 turboprops in 2014, compared with 135 the year before.

Bunce said the decline in turboprop deliveries was due in part to “some cooling off in the ag business” and an overseas turboprop airplane manufacturer that moved its operations last year, which temporarily affected its production.

Two major

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Weather is cooperating for the parades

WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1935. ABOUT 20 RESIDENTS WILL BE ON THE FLOAT. KREWE OF CENTURIONS WILL PARADE DOWN METIAIRIE THIS FRIDAY AT 7:00. MARGARET IS HERE. WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TONIGHT. FABULOUS WEATHER. THE SUN HAS SET. LET ME TELL YOU, THE WEATHER IS GREAT TONIGHT. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE. LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDINESS MOVING IN. WE HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT ARE GORGEOUS. THIS IS FROM HOUMA. THAT IS EXHAUST FROM AIRPLANES. THIS IS FROM THE, THEY ARE SO HAPPY IT IS NOT RAINING ON THEM. AND THIS ONE, A RED SKY. GLORIOUS. THE HIGH TODAY WAS AT 66, THE AVERAGE 65. ACROSS THE AREA, WE ARE IN THE 60’S. WE ALSO HAD SOME LOW 70’S. A VERY COMFORTABLE DAY. RIGHT NOW, 61. THE HUMIDITY IS LOW. THE WIND IS A NOT VERY STRONG. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. TEMPERATURES NOW IN THE UPPER 50’S. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT ? IT WILL BE IN THE 50’S. YOU MAY WANT TO GRAB A JACKET. IT WILL NOT BE A COLD NIGHT. IT IS A NICE NIGHT. LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING GOING INTO SATURDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT, IT WILL BE CHILLY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. THAT MEANS TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER, THE WIND WILL BLOW. IT COULD GET UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. TEMPERATURES WILL GO DOWN. THEN, AS A GO INTO FRIDAY, COLDER WEATHER. WE WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE UPPER 40’S. I DEFTLY RECOMMEND A COAT — DEFINITELY RECOMMEND A COAT. I

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Marilyn Monroe’s Face Makes History Again With Her First Modeling Shot

The very first professional modeling shot taken of Marilyn Monroe (Still known only as Norma Jean Baker, at the time the picture was taken) has resurfaced. The photograph, originally taken as a test shot, is currently being offered for sale by a private owner, through Henry Aldridge Son Auction House in Wiltshire, England, reports Western Daily Press.

Before Ms. Baker was launched into superstardom as Marilyn Monroe, she was just another young girl pursuing a modeling career and, as such, she needed a portfolio and, for that, she needed a photographer. Along came Joseph Jasgur, also young and fresh on the scene, but with a photographic talent that would launch Marilyn Monroe’s career as well, as his own. Jasgur would photograph Ms. Monroe on the beach for that shoot, a set that was also sold by Henry Aldridge Son Auction House, last year.

Before the shoot could be arranged, Jasgur needed a test shot of Marilyn. The aspiring model was sent to Jasgur’s studio by Hollywood’s Blue Book Model Agency, but, when Ms. Monroe arrived, Jasgur was short on time and in a hurry for other engagements. The young photographer rushed Ms. Monroe into a nearby alley and took that first shot.

“It’s a unique negative and print of Norma Jean, part of some informal test shots that preceded the formal shoot,” said Andrew Aldridge, owner of the auction house. “This photo offers a unique glimpse of the young girl who was to become the global phenomenon

Article source: http://www.inquisitr.com/1834152/marilyn-monroes-face-makes-history-again-with-her-first-modeling-shot/

Elon Musk’s SpaceX scratches rocket landing due to weather conditions

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a research satellite into space Wednesday but called off a dramatic attempt to land the first stage of an unmanned rocket on a platform floating in the Atlantic Ocean because of extreme weather that caused massive waves.

In a statement, the company said that the “drone ship,” as it calls the floating platform, “was designed to operate in all but the most extreme weather.” But with waves “three stories high crashing over the decks,” the attempt was not possible.

Typically, rocket boosters are used once, burning up or crashing into the ocean after liftoff. But Musk, the billionaire founder of PayPal and Tesla, has been working on creating reusable rockets that act like airplanes — fly, land, then fly again. If SpaceX, his California-based company, can repeatedly land rockets and reuse them, it would mark a significant step toward making spaceflight much more affordable.

Last month, on the first attempt to land on the drone ship, essentially a modified barge that is 300 feet long by 170 feet wide, the rocket crashed and exploded into a spectacular fireball. But even hitting the barge from such a distance and at such a great speed was viewed as a tremendous success.

While much of the attention was focused on SpaceX’s daring attempt, its cancellation Wednesday did not affect the Falcon 9 rocket’s launch three hours later, the third try in four days. The primary mission was to send a NOAA satellite to deep space, about 1 million miles from Earth.

The

Article source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2015/02/11/d3defeca-b231-11e4-854b-a38d13486ba1_story.html

Boeing opens 737 MAX engine parts plant in North Charleston

Boeing’s new Propulsion South Carolina design and production site in North Charleston represents the company’s re-entry into an engine parts business that it had once given up to suppliers.

“For a long time now, a lot of this had been out into the supply chain,” Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said Wednesday during an opening ceremony. “That’s not to say they weren’t doing a good job. It’s just the fact that we wanted to be more involved in this so we could do a better job for our customers and maintain our competitive edge.”

Propulsion South Carolina brings much of that work in-house for the first time in more than a decade.

The Palmetto Commerce Park plant is Boeing’s only facility to design and make engine inlet components for the single-aisle 737 MAX, the aerospace giant’s next generation of the popular 737 model. The factory also will design fan cowls for the 737 MAX and will engineer and design engine nacelles for the wide-body 777X, which begins production later this year.

The work for the 777X was announced Wednesday and was only recently added to the plant’s portfolio. Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita, Kan., will use Boeing’s engineering and design to build the nacelles.

The 225,000-square-foot plant — which is nearly empty now while it awaits equipment — employs about 150

Article source: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150211/PC05/150219893

Frank Monsoor

ONALASKA — Frank Monsoor, 82, of Onalaska passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse.

He was born May 31, 1932, in La Crosse, to John and Nellie (Huzzar) Monsoor, the youngest of six children.

Frank had a happy and fulfilling childhood, growing up with a close-knit, loving family and sharing activity in the neighborhood grocery store where he developed a good work ethic that he used throughout his life. Frank was a graduate of La Crosse Logan High School, class of 1950.

He was at his best being self employed, owning and operating several small businesses until his retirement. He loved woodworking, model airplanes, cooking, spending time on the computer and playing cards.

Frank accepted the Lord as his Savior in the latter part of his life and began to trust Him in every aspect. His greatest treasure, aside from his wife and children, were his church families from Bethany and First Free Evangelical. They played an important part in his life, through which many of the Lord’s blessings flowed.

He is survived by “the love of his life,” his wife, Marcene (Versteeg) Monsoor; two daughters, Laura, Anne Sanders (Terry); one son, Nick (Marilyn) Monsoor; four grandsons, Isaiah, Abram, Michael and Matthew; one sister, Elaine; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother; father; and four brothers, Sam, George, Tom, Michael; and a grandson, Isaac.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at First

Article source: http://lacrossetribune.com/couleenews/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/frank-monsoor/article_01793818-e6c5-5fb6-89eb-fb5d4b4a86a7.html

We Talked to Bremont Watches Founder Nick English About Aviation and Luxury …

Nick English is a true English gentleman. Hes adventurous, debonair, and charming in a way that makes it feel like he just sprang fully formed from an adventure novel. He comes from an aviation family, and his luxury watch company Bremont just premiered their Wright Flyer model with each watch containing a small swath of the original material used in the Wright brothers original flyer. Bremont also recently launched a special collection in conjunction with the upcoming film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which comes out this Friday, February 13. Esquire caught up with Nick in Dayton, Ohio, last month to talk watches, flight, fatherhood, and much more.

Rose gold BWC/01 Wright Flyer watch (price on request) by Bremont, bremont.com; Stainless steel BWC/01 Wright Flyer watch (price on request) by Bremont, bremont.com.

On What Makes Automatic Watches So Remarkable:

Watches are just another object, a desirable object, true. You can have £100 decent quartz watch, which will tell the time better than a $3,000,000 one-of-a-kind Patek. Ones quartz, ones mechanical. But its not about that. Theres something about the mechanical watch. 86,400 seconds in a day… and what youre trying to do is produce something which is accurate to 2 or 3 seconds plus or minus a day. Look at the most accurate mechanical devices on the planet, and what youre doing is youre going biking with it, youre going swimming with it, youre going rock climbing with it. All these different

Article source: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/nick-english-bremont-020915

On What Makes Automatic Watches So Remarkable:

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