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Why Do Aeroplanes Retire, And What Happens To Them After They Stop Flying?
After aircraft are retired, they are sent to a storage facility, called 'boneyards' for inspection.
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Are You A Nervous Flyer? Turbulence In Planes Set To Worsen, Study Warns
Planes are more likely to encounter severe turbulence when they fly through the jet stream, the study warned.
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Nigerian Man Builds Remote-Controlled Aircraft From Trash
Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over the sprawl and chaos of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.
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5G Interference Issues Could Linger for Years, US Airline Group Warns
It will likely take "years" to permanently address airplane interference issues caused by the deployment of 5G wireless in the C-band, a group representing major US passenger and cargo carriers will tell US lawmakers.
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Caught In A Lie: Insta Model Pretends To Fly Business Class, Called Out By Fans
Oceane El Himer -- a French influencer who boasts of 8 lakh followers and an Instagram full of glamorous vacation pictures -- recently posted a photo from the business class section of an airplane, before returning to her seat in the economy class.
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Farmer Builds Life-Size Airplane Replica To Fulfil Childhood Dream
To fulfil his childhood dream of owning an airplane, a garlic farmer in China decided to build a life-size model of a passenger jet.
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Proposed Rules Clip Wings of Model Airplanes, Club Them With Drones
Aero-modeling, which has flourished in India for more than 50 years, may soon have to stop if there is no rethink on the new laws on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
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Flying In A 77 Year Old Douglas DC-3 Aircraft!!
The DC-3 is near folklore for aviation geeks and enthusiasts and seeing one in mint condition today is the stuff of museums and airshows. But, seeing an early model in mint condition with the capacity of trying to circumnavigate the globe is an even rarer occurrence! And that is exactly what a certain original 1940 DC-3 is attempting in collaborati...
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Donald Trump Waits In His Tower - Accessible Yet Isolated
Exactly one week after becoming president-elect, Donald Trump stepped outside his namesake fortress here for the first time. He ventured just five blocks, to dinner at the 21 Club - a dark-mahogany-and-red-leather-banquette throwback, where model airplanes and sports memorabilia hang from the ceiling, and jackets are de rigueur for men.
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Drone Comes Within 200 Feet of Airliner Near LA Airport
Regulations generally bar drone aircraft and model airplanes from flying higher than 400 feet or within 5 miles of an airport without first contacting air traffic control and airport authorities.
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Malaysia Says Airplane Debris Found on Reunion Island Part of Boeing 777
Malaysia said today that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which vanished early last year.
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Boeing starts to build longer 787 Dreamliner model
Boeing has announced that it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its 787 Dreamliner, looking to leave the jet's problems behind.
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US man pleads guilty in plot to attack Pentagon, Capitol
A Massachusetts man charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with large model airplanes packed with explosives has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon?
Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons. A 26-year-old man from a Boston suburb was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives.
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Why Do Aeroplanes Retire, And What Happens To Them After They Stop Flying?
After aircraft are retired, they are sent to a storage facility, called 'boneyards' for inspection.
-
Are You A Nervous Flyer? Turbulence In Planes Set To Worsen, Study Warns
Planes are more likely to encounter severe turbulence when they fly through the jet stream, the study warned.
-
Nigerian Man Builds Remote-Controlled Aircraft From Trash
Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over the sprawl and chaos of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.
-
5G Interference Issues Could Linger for Years, US Airline Group Warns
It will likely take "years" to permanently address airplane interference issues caused by the deployment of 5G wireless in the C-band, a group representing major US passenger and cargo carriers will tell US lawmakers.
-
Caught In A Lie: Insta Model Pretends To Fly Business Class, Called Out By Fans
Oceane El Himer -- a French influencer who boasts of 8 lakh followers and an Instagram full of glamorous vacation pictures -- recently posted a photo from the business class section of an airplane, before returning to her seat in the economy class.
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Farmer Builds Life-Size Airplane Replica To Fulfil Childhood Dream
To fulfil his childhood dream of owning an airplane, a garlic farmer in China decided to build a life-size model of a passenger jet.
-
Proposed Rules Clip Wings of Model Airplanes, Club Them With Drones
Aero-modeling, which has flourished in India for more than 50 years, may soon have to stop if there is no rethink on the new laws on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
-
Flying In A 77 Year Old Douglas DC-3 Aircraft!!
The DC-3 is near folklore for aviation geeks and enthusiasts and seeing one in mint condition today is the stuff of museums and airshows. But, seeing an early model in mint condition with the capacity of trying to circumnavigate the globe is an even rarer occurrence! And that is exactly what a certain original 1940 DC-3 is attempting in collaborati...
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Donald Trump Waits In His Tower - Accessible Yet Isolated
Exactly one week after becoming president-elect, Donald Trump stepped outside his namesake fortress here for the first time. He ventured just five blocks, to dinner at the 21 Club - a dark-mahogany-and-red-leather-banquette throwback, where model airplanes and sports memorabilia hang from the ceiling, and jackets are de rigueur for men.
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Drone Comes Within 200 Feet of Airliner Near LA Airport
Regulations generally bar drone aircraft and model airplanes from flying higher than 400 feet or within 5 miles of an airport without first contacting air traffic control and airport authorities.
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Malaysia Says Airplane Debris Found on Reunion Island Part of Boeing 777
Malaysia said today that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which vanished early last year.
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Boeing starts to build longer 787 Dreamliner model
Boeing has announced that it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its 787 Dreamliner, looking to leave the jet's problems behind.
-
US man pleads guilty in plot to attack Pentagon, Capitol
A Massachusetts man charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with large model airplanes packed with explosives has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Tuesday.
-
Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon?
Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons. A 26-year-old man from a Boston suburb was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives.
