Model Airplanes

The United States will follow much of the rest of the world in grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets after the models were involved in two deadly plane crashes in five months. President Donald Trump and the FAA, which had initially resisted the move, issued the order on Wednesday.

Trump told reporters that “until further notice” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ground the planes in question in the US as part of an emergency order. “The safety of the American people, of all people, is our paramount concern,” he said.

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, which fly Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, will be affected, as well United, which has Boeing 737 Max 9s.

The US is the last country with a significant number of Boeing 737 Max 8s to ground the planes. Canada, which also initially held out, decided to ground the planes earlier in the day on Wednesday.

The safety of the planes has come under heavy scrutiny in recent days after a pair of plane crashes just months apart put travelers on edge. On Sunday, March 10, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, faltered and crashed soon after taking off, killing all 157 people on board. Just five months before, in October, a Lion Air flight taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, crashed, killing all 189 passengers. The flights were the same model of planes, the Boeing 737 Max 8.

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Article source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/13/18264348/trump-boeing-737-max-faa-emergency-order

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Article source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/18/world/boeing-737-crashes-similarities/index.html

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PLAISTOW — Don Jalbert wears many hats, but his most recent one demonstrates his love for history.

The award-winning painter, former high school art teacher, football and field hockey coach, reader and bird watcher is also an avid model plane builder. His affinity for World War II aircraft is now on display in cases at the Plaistow Public Library through the end of March. 

Although Jalbert humbly admits he isn’t great at building these models, one look at any of the cases will offer evidence to the contrary — as will the awards he’s won in model competitions entered at local stores. 

“I love history and I love airplanes,” the 61-year-old said. “I think they’re beautiful.”

Alongside the airplanes, Jalbert’s model armored vehicles and miniature dioramas are also on display. 

Jalbert began building model World War II planes as a child, starting with a gift he received from his father. He hopes he can share his interests someday with his grandchildren.

Jalbert’s replicas come in different scales, depending on the model. The display cases feature models with scales ranging from 1-inch-to-6-feet, 1-inch-to-4-feet and 1-inch-to-3-feet. 

Some models come with hundreds of parts, according to Jalbert, and each one must be fully constructed before painting. There is also a specific sequence to building a model, Jalbert said. 

“You’ve got to be organized and follow directions,” he added, 

Jalbert can spend as little as two or as many as 10 hours on a model. 

“These things keep me detailed,” he said of the planes.

Jalbert said he learned a lot about airplanes as he built them. So can visitors to the library. Accompanying each plane is a short

Article source: https://www.eagletribune.com/news/world-war-ii-model-airplanes-vehicles-and-dioramas-on-display/article_69e49c4b-2647-5a8d-857b-62b7abc2c141.html