Flying Wing could rise again in modern aviation era
A volunteer crew at Planes of Fame Museum in Chino is restoring a surviving N9M Flying Wing center section with hopes of flight within a year or two, while NASA studies span loaded all wing cargo designs as potential future transports. The project honors Jack Northrop's radical concept, once scrapped after World War II, and follows broader NASA and industry interest in large cargo aircraft using wing design principles.
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Phone-In Drive-Thru Market aims to speed California shopping
In West Los Angeles a 37,000 square foot warehouse hosts the Phone-In Drive-Thru Market where customers order from a 4,000-item catalog by phone or home computer and pick up three hours later by entering a number at a terminal outside. Founder Ron Cameron envisions 6,000 customers weekly and $150,000 to $300,000 in weekly sales, with expansion plans for 16 more stores in three years.
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Montgomery County moves to test bullet bill in courts
Montgomery County Executive Charles W. Gilchrist allows the council’s bullet bill to become law without his signature, claiming it will be tested quickly in the courts. The measure passed 5-2 to override a potential veto, restricting ammunition sales to buyers with proof of home state residency amid legal questions about state preemption.
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Fetal clock in rats hints humans sense time too
Boston researchers report a fetal biological clock in unborn rats linked to the brain's hypothalamus. The cells in the suprachiasmatic nucleus stay active yet synchronized with the mother, challenging how time signals reach the fetus and suggesting humans may share this mechanism.
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Rhodes grave draws few visitors in Zimbabwe’s Matopos
AP report notes Cecil Rhodes buried on a hill in Matopos National Park where lizards roam the grave site. caretaker Sidakwa Ncube feeds the creatures at set times daily as visitors remain scarce three years after Zimbabwe’s white rule era.
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