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F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'
Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...Tags: Government, Military Equipment, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Prince George's County
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In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues
CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...
Tags: Small Businesses, Mark Sanford, Tim Scott, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Comedy Central (tv network)
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Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, New York City, Science and Technology
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Change in tack for battling JWA noise
A mechanical shriek followed a low rumble as the Boeing 737 came closer, a looming albatross partially obscured by a thin, misty cloud. Within moments, it had passed and was soaring over the gunmetal waters of the Upper Newport Bay and toward the ocean....
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Federal Aviation Administration, Disneyland Park, Air Transportation Industry
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Solar airplane begins first leg of trip across America
With a wingspan the size of a Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jet, a spindly solar-powered aircraft took to the skies from Moffett Federal Airfield, near San Francisco, on a pioneering flight across the country. The goal is not speed, because it’s...
Tags: Kennedy Airport, Virgin Group, Ltd., Trips and Vacations, Swiss Confederation, Travel
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U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW -- A U.S. fueling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan on Friday, a local official said. The Boeing 707 took off from the U.S. air base at Manas International Airport near Bishkek, officials said. The base is a key installation for...
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military
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Five of seven dead in Afghan plane crash from Michigan
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Five of seven people killed in the crash of a civilian plane at an airfield in Afghanistan were from Michigan, an official of a Florida-based air cargo company said Monday night. The plane crashed just after taking...
Tags: Afghanistan, Freedom of the Press, National Transportation Safety Board, Politics, Transportation Industry
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Plane crash victims' families spend time together
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — The brother of an airline mechanic killed in a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan this week says he and other victims' family members have found comfort in each other during meetings at a Detroit-area hotel. Glenn...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death
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RAW VIDEO: Dash-cam sheds light on plane crash that killed 5 from Michigan
New video seems to confirm that a civilian cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Air Field Monday, killing all seven people aboard, was NOT taken down by enemy action. Five of seven people killed in the crash are from Michigan. The Taliban quickly...
Tags: Orlando, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamid Karzai, National Transportation Safety Board, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Boeing CEO says 787 grounding didn't have big financial impact
Tribune reporterJust days after Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was officially cleared to fly by U.S. regulators, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney said the plane's 100-day grounding did not and will not have a significant financial impact on the Chicago-based aircraft maker. McNerney,...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Field Museum of Natural History, Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Air Transportation Industry
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N.Y. police remove airplane part found near 9/11 terrorism site
New York police on Wednesday removed what is believed to be a part from one of the airplanes that struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Officials said no potential human remains have been found at the site where the piece of the plane was...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, United Air Lines
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Investigators sent to Afghan air base where cargo plane crashed [Video]
A team of federal investigators and representatives from Boeing Co. are headed for Afghanistan to examine a cargo plane crash that took place Monday at U.S.-operated Bagram Air Base. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the plane’s operator,...
Tags: Afghanistan, Federal Aviation Administration, Virgin Group, Ltd., National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents
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