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Solar Impulse 2: Will Sky-Sailing Ever Go Commercial? PDF Print E-mail


The experimental aircraft recently completed of round-the-world flight. It was propelled strictly by the sun’s power, with no need for fossil or other types of today's expensive and volatile fuel.

While solar-powered commercial aircraft are still decades into the future, consider the advantages when it happens. With no dependence on the price-manipulated oil industry, passenger fees should be considerably lower.

Aboard the quiet aircraft, the experience will feel like a sailing schooner in the sky, with the design of a luxury cruise ship. The interior will be roomy for strolling passengers and gatherings, rather than today’s required stuffing everyone into a tight seat during flight. 

On its around-the-world journey, Solar Impulse 2 flew at a speed of 35 mph, about 10 mph faster than the average cruise ship. As with ocean-going vessels, the aircraft will also be be affected by winds and weather. www.bbc.com/news/science-environment

 
San Diego CA: Fern Street Circus Brightens Airport PDF Print E-mail


The unfunny political circuses are over in Cleveland and Philadelphia. So, if your travels take you to San Diego International during the next three months, you can enjoy some real circus fun.

While you’re stalled in a long security line before your flight, or waiting for your luggage after landing, relax and watch the show. Enjoy clowns, jugglers, acrobats and other performers as they make your anxious airport experience more pleasant.

 
Hugo CO: Water System Tests Positive To Pot PDF Print E-mail


It has been three years since the Centennial State legalized marijuana. Along with younger advocates, ex-hippies now in their sunset years are flocking to Colorado. They want to enjoy the smoking and aromas of the formerly forbidden evil weed.

Recent news reports reveal that at Hugo, the small Rocky Mountain town’s water supply now contains THC, a natural substance found in marijuana. Some commentators have jokingly suggested that Hugo start up a new bottled water enterprise. Also, will you relive your own 1950s days and travel to Hugo for it’s tempting, tasty tetrahydrocannabinol treat?

 
Caugt In Heavy Highway Traffic? Take To The Air! PDF Print E-mail


Is the Jetson family vehicle about to become a reality? According to a recent CNN Money article, AeroMobil, a Slovakian company, plans to start selling its creation, the AeroMobil 3.0, as early as 2017. The company claims that the vehicle "transforms in seconds from an automobile to an airplane."

The AeroMobil 3.0 is gas-powered and has wings that fold, which allows it to be parked like a car. Of course, the 20 feet long, the air/ground vehicle would need lots of special parking lot space, as well as an entire new set of regulations and safety rules for taking to the road and air.

 
Williamstown KY: Landlocked Noah’s Ark Opens PDF Print E-mail


Remember? Fifty years ago John Huston portrayed Noah in his epic film, The Bible ... In The Beginning. Also starring as Old Testament figures in other sequences were Ava Gardner, Peter O’Toole and George C. Scott. Russell Crowe portrayed Noah in a 2014 movie about the story.

Artists have depicted imaginative pictures of the Ark for centuries. A 500-foot (cubits?), copy-cat model of Noah’s original boat is now a sort-of amusement park for inquisitive visitors. It’s in the small Kentucky town, 40 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio.

The $100 million replica boasts authentic on-board structures, including living quarters for the two-by-two animals and Noah’s family. They’re occupied by realistic-looking plastic figures, standing patiently as visitors snuggle up for family photos and selfies. Adult tickets are $40, seniors $31, kids $28 and under age 5 are admitted free. For more info, go to arkencounter.com

 
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