Thomas Wilson

1 month ago | money.usnews.com | Thomas Wilson

By Tom Wilson and Elizabeth HowcroftLONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture will launch a dollar-pegged stablecoin called USD1, backed by U.S. Treasuries, dollars and other cash equivalents, it said in a statement on Tuesday. USD1 will be launched on the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain blockchains, the statement said, with plans to launch to other protocols in the future.

1 month ago | kitplanes.com | Paul Dye |Faa Dar |Thomas Wilson

I tend to be a bit of a loner in the shop, kicking around on projects while mumbling to myself—making it a bit hard for a helper to follow what I’m going to do next. But every once in a while, it’s fun to pull someone else into a process and enjoy some quality time with a friend and a motor!Such was the case last week when KITPLANES Senior Editor Tom Wilson stopped by for a few days to help change all the soft seals on the IO-540 we are prepping for the F1 Rocket project.

1 month ago | kitplanes.com | Thomas Wilson |Pumping avgas

In a strategic move sure to rattle air racing’s pylons, Sport Class Air Racing has adopted a new set of wide ranging technical specifications. For over 25 years the Sport class mandated propellers and no more than 1,000 cubic inches displacement from as many piston engines as you’d like. Power adders such as supercharging, water injection and nitrous were unrestricted.

1 month ago | afr.com | Thomas Wilson

Feb 25, 2025 – 5.38pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? London | BP will abandon its pledge to reduce oil and gas output and announce at least one major divestment at its investor day on Wednesday, said people familiar with the plan, as chief executive Murray Auchincloss battles to convince activist Elliott Management that he can turn around the energy major.

2 months ago | kitplanes.com | Thomas Wilson |Pumping avgas

It takes many things to build an airplane to completion. Time for sure; money, of course. Some skills, many of which you learn along the way. But among the greatest of a successful builder’s attributes is an unshakable belief in tomorrow. Indeed, faith in the future must be the strongest motive, the greatest inoculation against the torrent of life’s impediments, the very reason to “take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them,” to borrow from the bard.