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Youths’ dreams take wing at event Malissa Shessler takes younger children for an airplane-themed ride during this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association’s Plane Fun Festival on Sunday at Toledo Executive Airport in Lake Township.THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Enlarge | Buy This Photo … Continue reading →

WEST BRANCH — Perfect weather Saturday morning drew hundreds of locals and those from across Michigan to the West Branch Community Airport for the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1253’s annual fly-in. Those in attendance had the chance to view around … Continue reading →

Everyone has made a paper airplane at some point in their life, be it in school or just for fun with your friends. Most of us probably only know one or maybe two ways to turn a flat piece of … Continue reading →

Facebook and Google are building enormous neural networks—artificial brains—that can instantly recognize faces, cars, buildings, and other objects in digital photos. But that’s not all these brains can do. They can recognize the spoken word, translate from one language to … Continue reading →

Barrett Stinson Grand Island Modelers Stan Thomas of Grand Island flies his Thunder Tiger Raptor 50-size helicopter Friday during the first day of the G. I. Modelers RC Airplane Exhibition and FunFly west of Grand Island. The event featuring a … Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Rockwell Collins Model Aviators club was flying remote controlled airplanes today atop the former landfill, Mount Trashmore. The event continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and is free and open to all Academy of … Continue reading →

One of the planes that Fischer flies is a Cessna 310 with an 81-inch wingspan. He customized the plane by adding such things as retractable landing gear, flaps, brakes, and lights. The plane can get up to a top speed … Continue reading →