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A fascination with flight
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Michael Ciminera holds a model of the F-14 Tomcat, an aircraft he helped design. Photos courtesy of Michael Ciminera
Mike Ciminera dreamed of designing airplanes as a teen, started doing it in his twenties, and celebrates their history in his 80s
Michael Ciminera holds a model of the F-14 Tomcat, an aircraft he helped design. Photos courtesy of Michael Ciminera
Lots of children are interested in aircraft, though most dream of flying them rather than designing them. A boy in Long Island named Michael Ciminera was one of the few who was obsessed with the engineering details, even as a teenager, and he still sounds surprised that two major aircraft companies took him seriously. ....

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