Posted in Northwest, ByTim-w-glass Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:00 am A whisper-quiet jet soared past the crowd at speeds up to 100 mph, one of three ducted-fan jets flown during a demonstration Sunday at the second annual Buy, Build and Fly event hosted by the Sonoran Desert Flyers. Read more: […]
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Enthusiasts try to keep model planes aloft
By Terry Evan Posted Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 Star-Telegram Bob Wilder can’t remember a time when he wasn’t flying model airplanes.”I’m building a radio-controlled World War I biplane now for indoor flight,” said the 74-year-old Colleyville man.Many of Wilder’s models are small enough to be powered by electric motors, or […]
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NASA Partnering with Chartered Club #1737 Muroc Model Masters
Come and see and learn how NASA Dryden Flight Research Center uses the DRIOD or Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone for flight research, pilot training and the INSPIRE student internship program. The DROID is one of four aircraft used for INSPIRE or Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education […]
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