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We Have Liftoff: The First Clean-Sheet Turboprop Engine Design In 50 Years Completes First Flight In Berlin

Tomas Kellner
September 30, 2021

It may feel like the end of an era in Berlin these days, with Angela Merkel stepping down as Germany’s leader after 16 years. But if you are an aviation fan, the German capital may have just witnessed the beginning of a new one.

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Aerospace

The Woodstock For Pilots: 700,000 People Flock To Oshkosh As The World’s Largest Airshow Turns 50 This Year

Tomas Kellner
July 22, 2019

Looking back at his illustrious career in aviation, Paul Poberezny said that he “didn’t think there has been a single day since I was five years old when I didn’t say the word ‘airplane.’”

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Oshkosh Airshow

The Change Maker: 3D-Printed Turboprop Engine With Jetlike Controls Turns Heads At Oshkosh

Tomas Kellner
August 01, 2018
One of the biggest hits at this year’s Oshkosh airshow wasn’t even there. It’s been busy proving its mettle in a test chamber half a world away, on the outskirts of Prague.
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Oshkosh Airshow

Ladies And Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Greatest Airshow On Earth Takes Place This Week In Oshkosh

Tomas Kellner
July 25, 2018
There’s a brass plaque hanging on a redbrick wall in downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin, dedicated to the woodworkers who once animated this quiet midwestern town and turned it into the “sawdust capital of the world.” The sign is a nice touch, but there’s no need for Oshkosh to live in the past. The lumber mills and sawdust are mostly gone, but there’s still plenty of wood — as well as steel, aluminum, carbon fiber and other materials used for building planes — buzzing through the air, especially in summer.
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