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May 23, 2008

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Inside the Marines' High-Meets-Low-Tech Kearsage Assault Ship: Live From Fleet Week 2008
For the Navy Assault Ship Kearsarge, delivering air power, cargo and ground forces to where they’re needed is an art form. Here’s a walkthrough, from bridge to bilge....
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February 20, 2008
Zipfy's Lightweight, Aerodynamic Mini Luge Is Snow-Day Throwback
It may be little more than a piece of molded plastic, but, boy, does the Zipfy Mini Luge roll down those hills. On a recent test of the sled on some pretty hardcore powder, this $40 toy brought hints of amateur Olympic prowess....
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January 29, 2008
Still Waiting for the Ultimate Hybrid Plane-Boat: Time Machine (July 1989)
The Airfish II was supposed to debut in 1990, with a 20-ft. wingspan and 65-hp engine, and cruising speed of 72 mph. We're still waiting, and Fischer is still working—his current prototype is called Airfish VIII....
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January 7, 2008
8 Questions for College Football Rankings Geek Richard Billingsley
Even as the BCS title game winds up the season, Richard Billingsley is still doing what he has since he was 16: analyze patterns and crunch data. Today he's the man behind the Billingsley Report, one of six computer polls used to put LSU in the big game....
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July 12, 2007
Homeward Bound: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 9
Our DIY flier takes one last moment to savor the serenity of British Columbia, then heads back to the Glasair build center to see what has become of another builder's plane-in-progress....
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July 6, 2007
Touch-and-No-Go: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 8
Landing on an isolated sandbar turns into a sticky situation when a buried wheel threatens to leave our DIY flier and his crew stranded 50 miles from civilization....
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July 3, 2007
Chased by the Storm: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 7
After taking in the culture of Dawson City, our DIY flier heads south with a thunderstorm nipping at his heels, the "world's smallest desert" below and clouds everywhere throughout the Yukon skies....
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July 2, 2007
How to Throw a Boomerang
Throwing a boomerang takes practice, like any other sport—and a number of variables ensure that a little magic is involved, too. Here, expert Eric Darnell outlines the top eight ’rang rules that separate a successful throw from one that eats dirt....
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Only a Cadaver in Sight: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 6
For much of this leg of his trip toward the Arctic Circle, our DIY flier had 10,000 sq. mi. of visibility and zero sign of civilization—until his run-in with a burlesque show and a severed toe bathing in Jack Daniels, that is....
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June 29, 2007
Rockies Refuel: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 5
Pilots have mapped visual flight rules for our DIY flyer's second day in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, but “the tube” is a double-edged sword: jaw-dropping scenery on one hand, dropping cloud ceilings on the other....
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