Teens who'd enjoy hands-on exploration of aviation and aerospace
topics may want to sign up for the Summer Academy operated by
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at its Daytona Beach, FL
campus.
The Czechoslovakian L-39 was built as the successor to their
earlier trainer, the L-29 Delfin. Design work began in 1966, and
the first prototype made its initial flight on 4 November 1968.
A radio antenna capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio
signals from all directions of the sky which are visible from its
location, simultaneously.
"Boeing seems to have been hit harder than any of the
other major contractors."
Source: Lexington Institute defense analyst
Loren Thompson. If it's bad news for Boeing, it's bad news for
Seattle... and the Seattle Times has broken down the potential
impact on the region of the defense realignment announced Monday by
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.