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'My Final Landing:' Suicide by Airplane by NewsBOT
The U.S. government estimates that about 31,000 Americans die each year as a result of suicide. Methods of suicide vary widely. But in the February issue of Flying mgazine, contributing editor Peter Garrison writes about the relatively rare phenomenon of suicide by airplane, based on incident...
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PROBERS PLANE STUMPED by NewsBOT
The pilot of the corporate jet that plowed across a highway into a warehouse in Teterboro, N.J., told a lawyer he believes "something malfunctioned on the plane." Hostess Angelica Calad walked away from the crash at Teterboro Airport with just scratches.... Read more...
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The Wonders Of Airplane Camping by NewsBOT
Lousy weather in your part of the country? That's no reason to wait until summer to do some camping. This Des Moines Register article describes "airplane camping," which means getting your lightweight camping gear together, getting a cheap airline ticket to the town closest to your...
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The Ascent of the Robotic Attack Jet by NewsBOT
Compared to many aeronautical curiosities that have taken wing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at California’s Edwards Air Force Base over the years, the latest military test stunts did not appear very remarkable. Last April, a low-slung aircraft, about the size of a sport utility vehicle...
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A dream of flight swells city's pride by NewsBOT
Some college students worship million-dollar athletes. Others idolize rap singers. For aspiring flight instructor Seth Short, the stars get no bigger than a 60-year-old Chicago investment banker whose latest around-the-world adventure will soon thrust this central Kansas city of 48,000 into the...
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Adventure Is in the Air for National Guard Pilot by NewsBOT
Big boys might like big toys, but they have nothing on Carla Riner. A pilot with the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard, Riner, 36, is helping the unit switch from C-130 transports to a C-5As. ... Read more...
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Cabin aide recalls airplane crash horror by NewsBOT
As she had done nearly 50 times, Angelica Calad-Gomez took her seat behind the pilot and copilot as they prepared for takeoff from a New Jersey airport last week. ''All I remember is going straight through the fence and knowing we were going to crash into that building,'' the Coconut Creek...
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Mini Helicopter Thinks for Itself by NewsBOT
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are one step closer to someday matching — and possibly surpassing — their human-piloted counterparts, thanks to the completion of a project successfully tested by Georgia Tech and sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air...
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FlightGear to Demo Linux Based 747 Cockpit Simulator at SCA by NewsBOT
FlightGear has announced plans to demonstrate their free and open source flight simulator project at the Southern California Linux Expo. The FlightGear team will use their open-source flight simulator to drive a full scale 747-400 simulator cockpit. The FlightGear demonstration will take place...
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India to host biggest air show by NewsBOT
More than 220 global aviation firms from 31countries are set to showcase their products in India’s hi-tech capital at Aero India, billed as the largest air show in South Asia, an official said on Tuesday. ... Read more...
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GE to close aircraft unit at Love Field by NewsBOT
General Electric Co.'s aircraft engine overhaul unit at Dallas Love Field is slated to close at the end of the year, eliminating 170 jobs, because carriers need less repair work.... Read more...
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Russia and US to sign deal on anti-aircraft missiles by NewsBOT
Russia and the United States are set to sign an agreement to tighten control over portable anti-aircraft missiles at a summit in Slovakia later this month, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Russian Airlines Prefer Used Boeings to New Russian Aircraf by NewsBOT
In 2004 Russian airlines have purchased 15 used foreign-made aircraft, namely Boeing, and only 4 new Russian-made ones. These figures were disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 10, by the representative of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency and reported by RIA Novosti.... Read more...
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Rolls-Royce powers ahead of GE Aircraft by NewsBOT
Rolls-Royce knocked its arch-rival, GE Aircraft Engines of the US, off top spot in the large civil aero-engine market for the first time last year. In terms of value, the UK engineer secured 40 per cent of the $13bn (£6.99bn) market last year for commercial engines powering aircraft bigger than...
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Restored Second World War Aircraft Unveiled by NewsBOT
Aircraft engineering experts today unveiled a restored Second World War combat plane 60 years after it rolled off the production line. ... Read more...
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Superjumbo unlikely to fly to a city near you by NewsBOT
It's one thing to build a really, really big airplane. It's quite another to find a place for it to land. U.S. airports from Seattle to Atlanta say accommodating Airbus SAS's new superjumbo A380 in anything other than an emergency would require major construction. Runways would need widening, and...
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Greece Receives Bids for Olympic Airlines by NewsBOT
Greece has received several nonbinding bids for national air carrier Olympic Airlines, the government has announced. "Several airlines and other investors from both Greece and abroad have expressed an interest," Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said late Friday. ... Read more...
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Searching For The Right Airplane by NewsBOT
There are pilots, even student pilots, so enamored with their new hobby or budding career that they rush out to buy a plane and get on the fast upgrade track. Easy to make a mistake that way.... Read more...
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U.S. Drones Checking on Iran by NewsBOT
The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Iran since last year to look for evidence of nuclear weapons programs and probe air defenses, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Citing three U.S. officials with knowledge of the effort, the Post said the small, pilotless planes use...
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Boeing to unveil new 777 aircraft by NewsBOT
The 777-200LR will be capable of flying almost 11,000 miles non-stop, linking cities such as London and Sydney. Boeing, in contrast to European rival Airbus, hopes airlines will want to fly smaller aircraft over longer distances. * ... Read more...
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