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  • Joseph Thomas Jr. Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:15AMJoseph Eugene Thomas, Jr., age 86, of Lady Lake, FL, joined the angels' choir praising God on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, while under the care of Corners ...
  • Giant-Scale RC Model Aircraft Take to the Skies for Inaugural 'Big Birds Over EAA' on Sept. 11 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:19AMEAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (August 24, 2010) - Giant-scale radio controlled model aircraft will take to the skies normally occupied by their much-larger brethren during the inaugural "Big Birds Over EAA" on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
  • Love Field Gets $19.5 Million For New Checked Baggage Screening System Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:15AMTSA Awards Cash For In-Line Security Screening Equipment The TSA said Tuesday it has awarded some $19.5 million to Dallas Love Field Airport for construction related to the installation of a new in-line baggage handling system.
  • Randy Brown Tapped As VP, GM For Gulfstream Mexicali Site Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:15AMFormer Senior Production Manager At Savannah Headquarters Gulfstream has promoted Randy Brown to vice president and general manager of its Mexicali site. Mexicali, with more than 1,000 employees, makes wiring harnesses, sheet metal components, sub-assemblies and machined parts that are used in the manufacturing process.
  • Lakota Helicopter Becoming A Common Sight In The National Capitol Region Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:15AMU.S. Army Says The Light Utility Helo Is Important To Homeland Security The Army extended the presence of the UH-72A Lakota Helicopter into the Military District of Washington, August 11, as it replaced the UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter, or Huey, at Fort Belvoir's Davison Army Airfield.
  • National Aircraft Resale Association Moves Headquarters Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:15AMNARA Out Of Washington DC For Dallas, Texas National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) Chairman, Steve Gade, announced Monday that the organization is moving its headquarters from Washington DC to Dallas, Texas, effective September 1, 2010.
  • American Boosts The Price Of Sitting Up Front In Coach Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:14AM"Express Seating" Tacks On An Additional Charge For The First Few Rows Of Economy Class If you're hoping to sit in the first few rows of coach on American Airlines, be prepared to pony up an additional $19 to $39 bucks. The legacy carrier says it is charging a premium seat fee to passengers who select seats in the front section of the economy cabin.
  • Aero-TV: Avidyne's Synthetic Vision -- Taking R9 To The Next Level Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:14AMGA's Most Revolutionary Glass Cockpit Is About To Go 'Synthetic' After taking the GA world by storm, the highly capable and oh-so-usable Avidyne Release 9 glass panel system is poised to take its next big leap... not as fast as some others have done, but still built upon a system lauded worldwide for its ease of use and single-pilot friendliness.
  • AD: Rotax Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:14AMAD NUMBER: 2010-17-08 MANUFACTURER: Various Aircraft Equipped With Rotax Aircraft Engines 912 A Series Engines
  • Orbit International’s Power Group Receives New Order Valued in Excess of $530,000 Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:40AMHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. | Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), a defense and industrial electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that its Power Group...
  • Orbit International’s Power Group Receives New Order Valued in Excess of $530,000 Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:53AMHAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), a defense and industrial electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that its Power Group, Behlman Electronics, Inc. (“Behlman”), has received an order valued in excess of $530,000 for its COTS Division. This new award is for a power supply to be used on the RC-135, a U.S ...
  • Orbit International's Power Group Receives New Order Valued in Excess of $530,000 Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:45AMHAUPPAUGE, N.Y.----Orbit International Corp. , a defense and industrial electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that its Power Group, Behlman Electronics, Inc. , has received an order valued in excess of $530,000 for its COTS Division.
  • Aerospace & Defense Industry Needs to Adapt to a 'New Normal' of Slow Post-Recession Economic Growth, Reduced Defense ... Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 9:32AMNEW YORK----Confronting a post-recession “new normal” environment likely to be characterized by prolonged anemic demand, shrinking defense budgets and resulting brutal competition for market shares, companies in the aerospace and defense industry need to move quicker and more decisively to master disciplined program management, supply-chain optimization, “lean engineering” and overhead cost ...
  • RC group plans to fly high Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 3:33PMThe DeKalb Radio Control Flyers will hold its 19th North Alabama Big Bird Fly-in on Saturday at Jacoway RC Field. The DRCF started nearly 20 years ago in Fort Payne.
  • RC group plans to fly high Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 3:18PMThe DeKalb Radio Control Flyers will hold its 19th North Alabama Big Bird Fly-in on Saturday at Jacoway RC Field. The DRCF started nearly 20 years ago in Fort Payne.
  • RC group plans to fly high Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 3:03PMThe DeKalb Radio Control Flyers will hold its 19th North Alabama Big Bird Fly-in on Saturday at Jacoway RC Field. The DRCF started nearly 20 years ago in Fort Payne.
  • RC group plans to fly high Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 2:48PMThe DeKalb Radio Control Flyers will hold its 19th North Alabama Big Bird Fly-in on Saturday at Jacoway RC Field. The DRCF started nearly 20 years ago in Fort Payne.
  • RC group plans to fly high Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 2:33PMThe DeKalb Radio Control Flyers will hold its 19th North Alabama Big Bird Fly-in on Saturday at Jacoway RC Field. The DRCF started nearly 20 years ago in Fort Payne.
  • Bubbles, slime and airplanes at school Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 10:17AMMYSTIC - "Whoa, it's jiggly, like Jello!" said one kindergartner.
  • iPad clone features Android OS 2.1, 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 7:47AMSome say impersonation is simply another form of flattery. Not sure if Apple would feel the same way about an iPad clone being reported by the blog Cloned In China. What makes this clone stand out is that it is powered by the Android 2.1 OS and features a 1GHZ ARM Cortex-A8 processor. Other specs include [...]
  • The Starship Enterprise takes flight as an RC Aircraft Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 12:02PMWhen Gene Roddenberry coined the famous Star Trek phrase, “To boldly go where no man has gone before,” I don’t think he had in mind that it meant to “go” into the back yard or even the local park. But in this example, I certainly don’t think the famous science fiction writer would care. In fact, I’m sure [...]
  • Model planes take flight at annual air show on Maui Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 7:11AM"Maui's Only Air Show" takes off Saturday morning at the old Pu'unēnē Airport, with model airplane flight demonstrations, pylon racing and World War I and II dogfights, the Maui News reported.
  • Puunene air show this Saturday on Maui Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 10:04AM"Maui's Only Air Show" takes off Saturday morning at the old Puunene Airport, with model airplane flight demonstrations, pylon racing and World War I and II dogfights.
  • Fancy fliers Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 8:39PMOn any given day, as long as the weather is clear and the winds are calm, the airspace over Chatfield Reservoir is home to an airshow where one might see WWI biplanes flying next to modern jet fighters.
  • 'Cheaper models do not conform to rules' Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:56PMKUALA LUMPUR: Negligence, indiscipline, not conforming to rules and using improper and inferior quality radio-controlled model aircraft are some of the reasons that lead to accidents.
  • Model plane enthusiasts fly high Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:34AMA nice, sunny day set the stage for the Aeromodelers' Fun Fly Saturday, where model airplane club members entertained more than 100 spectators and participants.
  • Park National Corporation Welcomes Kambeitz, McLain to Board of Directors Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 1:01PMNEWARK, Ohio -- Park National Corporation announced today the addition of Stephen Kambeitz and Timothy McLain to its board of directors and the board's audit committee, effective January 01, 2010.
  • Blether with Brian Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 8:30AM'Easing' public anger over MP expenses
  • Enduring the sands of time Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 3:25AMSOUTHWEST ASIA – If seven is considered a lucky number, 7,000 must be very lucky.
  • Enduring the sands of time Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 4:02AMSOUTHWEST ASIA – If seven is considered a lucky number, 7,000 must be very lucky.
  • Obituary: Donald Sweatt worked decades at McClellan Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 2:03AMDonald Sweatt, a retired aircraft maintenance supervisor at McClellan Air Force Base, has died at age 95.
  • Grass Roots Research and Distribution, Inc. (grassrootsrd.com) Issues a "BUY" Rating With a $0.68 Target Price for ... Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 4:08PMMundus Group, Inc. - Is pleased to announce a new research report has been issued on Mundus Group, Inc. by Grass Roots Research and Distribution, Inc., Wall Street's leading independent research firm, with a "BUY" recommendation and a $0.68 long term price target.
  • ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.30.09) Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 4:10AMAero-Linx: runryder A massive online message board devoted to all aspects of the Radio-Controlled Model Rotorcraft community. The volume of info on this site is staggering and if you are into RC Helis, this is a major site to access.
  • Netviewer aims to outshine WebEx in Europe Tuesday, June 16, 2009 @ 9:09AMOne of Europe's largest indigenous SaaS players is NetViewer, a web meetings rival to US players WebEx and Citrix Online. NetViewer is pursuing partnerships and a freemium strategy to win market share, but is its hybrid SaaS/on-premise strategy a winner?
  • Liberty County hobbyists wonder about origin of mystery object near plane Tuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 10:06PMThe search for the origin and identity an object seen by a commercial airline pilot over Liberty County continued Tuesday when officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Liberty County Sheriff's Department met.
  • Rockwell Collins Achieves Earnings Per Share of $1.03 for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Tuesday, April 28, 2009 @ 6:30AMCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa----Rockwell Collins, Inc. today reported earnings per share of $1.03 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, level with the same period last year. Earnings per share remained level despite a second quarter fiscal year 2009 sales decline of $48 million, or 4%, to $1.138 billion compared to sales of $1.186 billion a year ago.
  • Radio Control Club to show aircraft in mall Friday, April 24, 2009 @ 3:07AMTEXAS CITY The Texas City Radio Control Club will have an aircraft exhibit 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Mall of the Mainland.
  • EP-X Program Starts To Take Shape Sunday, April 12, 2009 @ 9:10PMThe U.S. Navy will add EP-X to form an airborne intel triad with P-8A and UAVs
  • Different shade of Red Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 5:22AMNELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Taxiing toward the Nellis Air Force Base runway on a morning in early March was one of the most impressive gatherings of combat aircraft in the world. In numbers and sophistication, the procession taking off that day was more than a match for the most potent enemy threat.