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  Robb Report

  This Beautiful Coffee-Table Book Shows Why CEOs Love Flying Their Own Jets

  "Jet Dreams" is a tribute to a group of plucky chief executives who first dreamt of flying jets as kids, and kept that passion alive for years.

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• U.S.

  Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.

  The sky's the limit: Students explore aviation career fields

  Oct. 20—The AeroSTEM Academy of Yuba City hosted a group field trip to the Sutter County Airport on Wednesday to offer students an exclusive tour of the facility and the opportunity to learn more about local aviation programs throughout the community. This academy is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 5-12 who reside in Sutter, Butte, Yuba, Colusa, Placer, Yolo, or ...

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  Associated Press

  Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel

  On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In 1933, Nazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations.

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• U.S.

  Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio

  Timeline: Dayton's history with the Air Force and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

  Sep. 16—The Dayton area has a deep history in connection to flight and the Air Force, including the development of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here's a look at some key dates: — Early 1900s: Orville and Wilbur Wright make Huffman Prairie the world's first flying field. The brothers set up the Wright School of Aviation on Huffman Prairie to train America's earliest military pilots. — 1909: ...

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• U.S.

  Times West Virginian, Fairmont

  Fairmont native son General Frank K. Everest inducted into the WV Aviation Hall of Fame

  Aug. 27—FAIRMONT — West Virginia aviation is usually defined by the name Chuck Yeager, but a Fairmont pilot was even faster. Frank K. Everest Jr. has been in the National Aviation Hall of Fame since 1989, but he was never inducted into West Virginia's aviation hall of fame, curated by the WV Airport Managers Association. At the local level, Everest Drive in downtown Fairmont and its bridge is ...

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  U.S.

  LA Times

  Hershel 'Woody' Williams, last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, dies at 98

  Medal of Honor recipient 'Woody' Williams fought at Iwo Jima

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  U.S.

  The Hollywood Reporter

  California Science Center Breaks Ground on Future Home of Space Shuttle Endeavour

  The California Science Center in Los Angeles celebrated a milestone Wednesday morning with the groundbreaking for its future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which when completed will be a 200,000-square-foot addition to the Science Center that will house space shuttle Endeavour, one of only three remaining space shuttle orbiters that were flown. When the […]

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  Business

  Reuters

  Airbus defeats appeal by 'Right Stuff' pilot Chuck Yeager's estate

  Airbus on Wednesday defeated an appeal by the estate of Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier, accusing the aerospace company of using his name and likeness without permission to promote its A380 plane and high-speed Racer helicopter. Yeager had sued Airbus SE in 2019 for trademark infringement and violating his right of publicity. The famous combat and test pilot objected to an A380 sales video shown to employees that contained footage from his 2008 visit to Airbu

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  Science

  SYFY

  There are two different speeds of sound on Mars

  In 1947, Chuck Yeager flew the X-1, an experimental rocket plane, over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California and broke the sound barrier for the first time. To pull it off, he had to fly his plane at speeds exceeding 662 miles per hour, which is the speed of sound at an altitude of 25,000 feet. On the ground, where the atmosphere is denser, sound moves more quickly, at roughly 340 meters per second or roughly 760 miles per hour. That relationship between atmospheric composition and traveling so

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• U.S.

  Dayton Daily News, Ohio

  A look back at 2021 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

  Jan. 7—Throughout 2021, there were many significant milestones, events, awards and other actions that contributed to overall mission success as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leaders, Airmen and civilian personnel continued rising above challenges from ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Here is a look at some of the key events: JANUARY COVID-19 vaccine arrives WPAFB started out the New Year with ...

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