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UPDATE: Price Co. plane wreckage heading to Minneapolis

PRICE COUNTY (WAOW) – The final pieces of a Cessna 421 aircraft are heading to Minneapolis where a full investigation will be conducted by federal authorities, according to the Price Co. Sheriff’s Office.  The majority of the twin engine aircraft … Continue reading →

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Dover C-5s Still Grounded Amid Search for Replacement Parts

C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft remain on stand-down at Dover Air Force Base as maintenance crews and engineers scramble to replace parts, some of which are no longer manufactured, the head of Air Mobility Command recently told Military.com. “The mechanism is … Continue reading →

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Dreamliner Performance Satisfies

An article that I write every quarter is one about Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) ability to increase profitability on the Boeing 787 program. Over time, this article has become more forward-looking, making it harder for people who are new to the subject … Continue reading →

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The Clay Models Used to Analyze Entrails in the Ancient World

The Liver of Piacenza. DEA/ M. CARRIERI/De Agostini/Getty Images The ancient world offered up tons of unusual ways of telling the future and divining the will of the gods. These methods ranged from cleromancy (interpreting lots that were cast) to … Continue reading →

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World War II brings changes to NASA Langley

“Even if you had the best-designed airplane in the world, those small details could cause big losses.” Flight testing followed the FST exam, with Langley’s pilots taking prototypes into the air after they had been rigged with instruments to record … Continue reading →

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It’s a car! It’s a plane! Actually it’s both at the EAA AirVenture

Sam Bousfield talks about his flying car during a news conference at EAA AirVenture. He said Samson Motors’ Switchblade should be in production sometime in the fall of 2018 and will have a 400 mile range and cruising speed of … Continue reading →

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A Bike Ride Through Wright Brothers Territory

They came up with some of their best ideas while cycling along Dayton’s back roads, Orville on his new Columbia “safety” bicycle (with two small wheels of equal size) and Wilbur on a more modest used model. Wilbur took leisurely … Continue reading →

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