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Model airplane club’s crashes pose safety threat, Pa. court agrees

Citing the danger of little crashing planes, a state appeals court panel has refused to overturn a ruling in a zoning dispute that grounded a model airplane club. For one thing, Judge Julia K. Hearthway noted in the recent Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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Iran seals deal with Boeing to buy 80 planes worth $16.6B

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s flag carrier finalized a major deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. to buy $16.6 billion worth of passenger planes Sunday in one of the most tangible benefits yet for the Islamic Republic from last … Continue reading →

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‘Like every true Briton I wanted to fly a Spitfire’: How one man built …

Like many other small boys, Alan James’s childhood passion was to build aircraft models, inspired in his case by the ones he watched take off at the RAF base near his home in Reading. As a grown up, he’s gone … Continue reading →

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My favorite laptops of 2016

Our favorite laptops of 2016 Dan Ackerman picks his favorite laptops for 2016, from slim hybrids to gaming systems. by Dan Ackerman While 2016 may not have had a lot of highlights for many people, it was at least a … Continue reading →

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‘Like every true Briton I wanted to fly a Spitfire’: How one man built his own plane with a little help from BC

Like many other small boys, Alan James’s childhood passion was to build aircraft models, inspired in his case by the ones he watched take off at the RAF base near his home in Reading. As a grown up, he’s gone … Continue reading →

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Aviation book returned to artist Knox MartinAviation book returned to artist Knox Martin

The old book in the AOPA aviation library hadn’t been opened in decades and was about to be discarded when a sharp-eyed staffer noticed something unusual about it. Several sketches were inscribed in pencil on the inside covers of Monoplanes … Continue reading →

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Why Canceling the New Air Force One Is an Awful Idea

Tuesday morning, President-Elect Donald Trump sent out a tweet expressing dismay at the cost of the ongoing process to build a new pair of planes to serve as Air Force One. (Perhaps not coincidentally, this was shortly after Boeing’s CEO … Continue reading →

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