Lindbergh Foundation to Honor Solar Impulse Pilots

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation will present the Lindbergh Spirit medal to the pilots and co-founders of the Solar Impulse project in a special ceremony at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, where Solar Impulse is currently staying on Friday, the 21st of June at 2PM.

The Solar Impulse prototype HB-SIA, fuelled by solely by solar energy, has flown across the U.S. starting from San Francisco and stopping in Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati and now Washington, D.C. before reaching its final destination, New York City. Pilots and co-founders Dr. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg plan to fly the follow-on version of the aircraft, HB-SIB around the world in stages for the first time in 2015.

The Lindbergh Spirit medal, which depicts Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s pioneering flight in 1931 from New York to Tokyo as well as Charles Lindbergh’s epic trans-Atlantic flight, is given by the Lindbergh Foundation for pioneering achievements in aviation.. “In the same way that Charles and Anne played a seminal role in the development of the airline industry, Bertrand and André will be remembered for being the first to demonstrate that it is possible to fly day and night on solar energy only,” said Lindbergh Foundation Chairman John L. Petersen. “This project is important not only for raising awareness of the significance of using solar power for a broad spectrum of applications, but also to encourage companies and individuals to pursue the advancement of clean technologies,” he said. The Spirit medal, designed by sculptor Don Wiegand, is not available commercially and is only presented for extraordinary individual accomplishments.

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation encourages advancements in the aviation industry which perpetuates Anne and Charles Lindbergh’s interest in achieving a balance between technology and the environment. It is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Air Race Classic stalled - KEPR 19 | PASCO -- The departure of the Air Race Classic was delayed a bit because of the bad weather. The race features only female pilots. They were worried the small aircraft would be at risk over the mountains in these conditions. "If you get 40 planes...

Russian Jets Shine at Paris Air Show - Flying Magazine | There are plenty of storylines worth following as the Paris Air Show opened yesterday at the famed Le Bourget Airport. The Russians are filling the void left by the absence of U.S. military aircraft and the heated rivalry between Boeing and Airbus is ...

28th Fly-In this week at Piper Airport - Lock Haven Express | LOCK HAVEN - Living in this area, it is a difficult task to avert your eyes when spotting the infamous bright yellow aircraft in the sky. You ogle at the plane suspended in air and trace its path with your fingers, in awe of its bird-like freedom and ...

Open Hangar Day, fly-in set in Frederick - The Lawton Constitution | The Open Hangar Day and Fly-In, which concludes the team's school, will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be free and open to the public. The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team extends a special invitation to all veterans of World War II to ... 

 ''International Air Show "in Vasto keenly awaiting the tricolor arrows“ - Translated | '' International Air Show "in Vasto keenly awaiting the tricolor arrows „  Growing waiting in Vasto for the performance of aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori, scheduled for Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June. ''The first International Air Show on Vastese "also includes an exhibition of airplanes, June 18 to 20 at the Palazzo D'Avalos in Vasto and at the cultural center'''' Aldo Moro in San Salvo...

Royal Air Tattoo's flying high launch - Swindon Advertiser | FORMULA One presenter Suzi Perry got to try out some seriously hi-tech gear at the launch of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. The Gadget Show star made quite an entrance at RAF Fairford on board a Typhoon jet to mark the countdown to the ...

Pilot association raffling ride on B-17 Yankee Lady - Manisteenews | LUDINGTON — The Mason County Pilots' Association is selling raffle tickets for a ride on the B-17 Yankee Lady Flying Fortress that will be at the Mason County Airport on July 3 and 4. Tickets can be purchased at the Ludington American Legion Post 76, ...

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) And EAA Announce ‘Heavy Bombers Weekend’  - Aero News Network | Event In Madison, Wisconsin July 26-28 Features The B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress And B-24 Liberator In an unprecedented and rare gathering of World War II era aircraft the CAF and EAA are joining forces for a ‘Heavy Bombers Weekend’ in Madison, Wisconsin the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The event starts Friday, July 26, 2013 and will feature the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress FIFI; the B-17 Aluminum Overcast; and the B-24 Diamond Lil. Other attending aircraft include a P-51 Mustang, C-45 Expeditor, SNJ-5, PT-26, PT-17 Stearman and T-6 Texan.

Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013 - Warbird News | As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin will feature a very special presentation for Friday August 2nd’s afternoon session. The Naval Aviation Museum of Pensacola, Florida will display the World War II-era FM-2 Wildcat fighter that was recovered from Lake Michigan last December by A&T Recovery of Chicago. The General Motors-built FM-2, BuNo 57039, suffered engine failure while taking off from the carrier training ship, USS Sable on December 28, 1944. While the plane sat sinking in the frigid water it was run over by the Sable, severing the tail. The pilot, Ensign William Forbes, fortunately managed to escape...

Video: Music of the Merlins  - AVweb | An extraordinary assembly of Merlin-powered warbirds took to the skies over Hamilton, Ontario on Father's Day weekend, providing sights and sounds not experienced in decades. The star of the show was Jerry Yagen's recently rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito (the only one of its type flying), and it flew in formation with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster, alongside two Spitfires and two Hurricanes. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Mosquito pilot Mike Spalding of the Military Aviation Museum.

For 60 years ex-Navy Cmdr. Bob Thomas has served his country and his God  - War Tales, Don Moore  | After graduating from Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1951, Ensign Bob Thomas served as a navigator aboard a Navy P-2V, twin-engine “Neptune” bomber. He flew intelligence missions with the “Blue Goose Squadron,” VP-22, part of the “Formosa Straits Patrol Force” that surveilled the China coast. It was during one of Thomas’ 47 missions aboard a […]

The League of WWI Aviation Historian’s – Over The Front Radio – Episode 2 | WARBIRD RADIO – The League of WWI Aviation Historian’s is back with Episode 2 of Over The Front Radio. Tune in each month as host Stephen Skinner welcomes authors and historians from around the world. To find out more about the League of WWI Aviation Historians click on the Quick Link posted below. Enjoy! QUICK [...]

Build a Plane builds two planes, Day 2: The engine has landed  - AOPA, Jill Tallman | On Day 2 of the Build a Plane/GAMA project, the builders from Saline, Mich., and Canby, Minn., kept up the same teen-fueled pace that they had set on day one. But it wasn’t all work and no play. All eight of the students got to take breaks in the form of airplane rides today, and the weather cooperated beautifully. (I’m told that “when it’s nice here, it’s really nice.” With scattered to broken clouds at 10,000 feet, nearly unlimited visibility, and temps in the 70s, “really nice” seems about right.)...

Flying Bicycle, Version Two  - AVweb | Last week, a group of Czech engineers flew a hybrid bicycle/multi-copter by remote control, but this week, another take on the flying-bicycle concept -- one that's already flown with live human pilots -- turned up in the news. This one is basically a lightweight powered-parachute with a bicycle attached as a means of traveling from your garage to your launch site. For a powered parachute, the launch site doesn't have to be much more than an open field. The folding bicycle tows a two-wheeled trailer that holds the fan. An optional tent creates an all-in-one door-to-campsite recreational vehicle. Its British creators have spent two years developing and test-flying a prototype, and now have launched a Kickstarter campaign with the hope of developing a production line.

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First Flight For Jetman No. 2  - AVweb | Until this week, Yves Rossy was the only human to have flown the jet-pack that he designed, but now there's a second flyer, after two years of training. Vince Reffet on Monday became the second person to fly the Jetman wing, and Rossy's Facebook page promised that soon there will be news of a Jetman Team....

Heart of Texas Airshow to make its debut in September - General Aviation News Staff | In a year when so many airshows have been cancelled due to sequestration, D&D Marketing Concepts Inc. will debut The Heart Of Texas Airshow Sept. 28 at Texas State Technical College Airport (CNW) in Waco, Texas. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises to provide something for everyone in an action-packed day of fun for the entire family, organizers promise. Before and after the airshow crowds will be entertained with helicopters, airplanes, warbirds, powered parachutes, skydivers, radio control aircraft and more, in static displays and demonstrations. Flights will be available throughout the day to the public in helicopters, airplanes, historic warbirds and biplanes...

Airport at 80 - Colleton Today | Saturday the Lowcountry Regional Airport celebrated its birthday. Exactly 80 years ago C.C. Anderson Landing Field was dedicated. Nine years later the United States Army Air Forces moved in, turning the airport into a training center as America went to war...

WWII Airborne Demonstration Team Open Hangar Day/Fly In date set - Altus Times | The WWII Airborne Demonstration Team's Summer 2013 Open Hangar Day and Fly-In is set for Saturday, July 27. The Open Hangar Day and Fly-In concludes the teams Summer Jump school, which will be held at the at the historic Frederick Army Airfield ...

Sauk Prairie Fly-In - Baraboo News Republic | Please login or register at this time to enjoy articles and other website features as a registered user -- or to enable your subscription. No Thanks. Thanks for visiting. You're entitled to view free articles every 30 days, and you currently have free...

Cruise-in/Fly-in Nights in Stow - The Beacon-Villager | In cooperation with EAA #196, Friends of Minute Man Air Field, and Nancy's Air Field Café, the Rotary Clubs of Nashoba Valley, Acton-Boxborough, and Maynard are holding the first annual Wings & Wheels program, a summer-long cruise-in/fly-in event at...

Another Event Lost To Sequester  - AVweb | While EAA and Sun 'n Fun weren't happy about paying for their own controller staff for their air show events, at least they had the resources to do it, which isn't true for many smaller events around the country. At Columbia Airport in Tuolumne County, Calif., the 47th annual Father's Day Fly-in never happened last weekend, due to the cost for the FAA to staff a temporary tower...

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Photos: On this day – June 18, 1928 – Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Across Atlantic  - York Daily Record | On this day – June 18, 1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record. She set many other record...

Sherman Mills Fairchild: Aviation Inventor and Entrepreneur | Born in Oneonta, New York, on April 7, 1896, Sherman Mills Fairchild made a major contribution to the development of the aviation industry with his many inventions. An astute businessman, Fairchild founded more than seventy companies, including the Fairchild Aviation Corporation, the parent company for many of his aviation-related firms. In addition to designing and building aircraft, Fairchild developed aerial photography for commercial and military use, with his inventions for aerial photography being used on NASA Apollo missions 15, 16 and 17...

Boeing Chief Test Pilot Dave Desmond Retires  | The Aero Experience salutes Boeing Chief Test Pilot Dave Desmond on his retirement!

The Soplata Airplane Sanctuary - Air & Space | Of the 20 stray aircraft his father rescued, the author remembers that first bomber best.

Fighter squadron inactivation signals end of A-10s in Europe - af.mil | 6/18/2013 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- The Air Force inactivated the 81st Fighter Squadron June 18, here, in support of force-shaping procedures across the service.  The squadron employed the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the closure signals the end of A-10 operations in Europe....

B-1B Lancer: More than meets the eye - af.mil | SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force, and is flown here by the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron....

Historic Landing of MV-22 “Osprey” on Foreign Ship - Photorecon | For most of the month of June, Operation Dawn Blitz 2013 will be happening off of the San Diego County coastline from Coronado to Camp Pendleton and will include exercises at San Clemente Island. Three Japanese ships are currently using Naval Base San Diego this month for this historic exercise aimed at demonstrating confidence in the Marine Corps’ Osprey, the hybrid helicopter-airplane...

Being Electric Doesn't Keep This Plane From Serious Aerobatics  - Wired | The E-Fan is the brainchild of Didier Esteyne, an engineer and pilot with a knack for electric aircraft. Two years ago he unveiled an electric version of the diminutive Cri-Cri, which made its debut here last year. Esteyne worked with EADS — corporate...

Kids learn about aviation from model flyers - Journal Courier | Many of the children were wide-eyed as they learned how airplanes fly. They hung on Chris Scheldt’s every word as he described how air moves over planes’ wings and rudders, ailerons and elevators control movements...

Young Eagles Flight Rally to allow children, teens chance to take free airplane rides - The News-Herald | Area young people ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter No. 5 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the annual Wheels and Wings Event...

Today in 1983: Sally Ride became the first American woman in space - National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Today, June 18th 12:35pm | Today in 1983: Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Ride traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.

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Navy-bound Winlock native participating in 2128-mile air race - Longview Daily News | The 22-year-old U.S. Naval officer-in-training will compete in the 2013 Air Race Classic — a three-day, 2,128-mile race that starts Tuesday in Pasco, Wash., and ends Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. The race is an annual all-female-pilot event in which ...

Robert A. “Bob” Hoover at Gathering of Eagles Video  - Alabama Aviator | MAXWELL AFB Alabama- Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you Bob Hoover, the greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived." That airshow introduction from General "Jimmy" Doolittle only scratches the surface of the military and civilian career of someone whom Brigadier General "Chuck" Yeager called the "greatest pilot I ever saw." Hoover learned to fly at Berry Field, just minutes from his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. At the age of 15, he paid for his own flying lessons by sacking groceries while dreaming of his heroes Charles Lindbergh and Eddie Rickenbacker....

Dusty, star of Disney’s Planes to appear in Dayton | Dayton, Ohio – The summer release of Disney’s Planes, the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the popular 2006 film Cars, has the entire aviation community buzzing. Disney’s Planes captures all of the thrill and excitement that flying has to offer—plus a lot of heart and humor....

Sukhoi SU-35 fighter has all the right moves at Paris Air Show  - James Holloway, gizmag.com | The Paris Air Show this week hosted the first foreign demonstration of the Russian supermaneuverable multirole fighter the Sukhoi Su-35.

Nine nifty images from Day 1 of the Paris Air Show and more (photos) - The Birmingham News - al.com | The Associated Press Scale models of Airbus planes are displayed at the firm's booth during the first day of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Monday June 17, 2013...

VIDEO: Display highlights from the Paris air show #PAS13 - Flightglobal By Stuart Clarke | View the visual delights from the flying display at the Paris air show. Footage is courtesy of FLIR Systems.

INDIANAPOLIS AERO CLUB 80TH BIRTHDAY BASH  | Please join us in celebrating the 80th
of the Indianapolis Aero Club. The Aero Club was formed in 1933 and holds monthly dinner meetings featuring some of the most widely known names in the aviation and space community. It is one of the oldest and finest Aviation oriented clubs in America. We will be celebrating this occasion with cake, balloons, streamers, proclamations, letters of congratulations and special guests. Our speaker for the evening will be retired Col. Don James, USAF, who will tell of his experiences flying the U-2 and the SR-71 spy plane....

Solar-Powered Plane Faces the Human Factor - New York Times (blog) | A Solar Impulse plane, an eye-catching proof-of-concept vehicle, arrived at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's branch at Dulles Airport over the weekend from St. Louis, part of a photovoltaic barnstorming tour. The plane's designers say the successor ...

B-29 Superfortress touchdown in Akron stirs memories for 92-year-old WWII pilot - Akron Beacon Journal | Kyle and other spectators were there to see a number of aircraft in the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) arrive for a three-day visit as part of an AirPower History Tour. “Oh yeah,” said Kyle, as his mind raced back in time to the Philippines in 1944 and ...

Fly-In takes off, lands in Keosauqua - KTVO | KEOSAUQUA, IOWA -- The Pilot Fly-In is your one stop shop for toy planes and real planes and an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast. “We have the Ottumwa Radio control flyers here do an amazing job entertaining people with their aerobatic...

Red Bull Racing Pilots Train In Slovenia  - Aero News Network | Practice In Anticipation Of A 2014 Racing Season Pilots hoping to fly in anticipated Red Bull Air Race events spent a week in Slovenia at a small airport called Rakican training to qualify for licences to participate in the events.

Ninety Nines Hosted by Alabama State Trooper Aviation Division - Alabama Aviator | Cullman Alabama- Converging on Folsom Field for their June meeting, members of Alabama International Organization of Women Pilots discovered there is a lot to know about the diverse activities of the State Trooper Aviation Division. It's not just about law enforcement anymore....

FlightTime Radio Show 282 - "Live" from America's Hangar... The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, D. C...

Pearson Field Education Center Rises from Pearson Air Museum Ashes  - Warbird News | We’ve been reporting on the ongoing saga of the breakup of the Pearson Aviation Museum at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington. In a dispute between the US National Parks Service and the local non-profit, Fort Vancouver Trust, which until recently operated the Pearson Air Museum, the Park Service objected to the Pearson Air Museum making its historic hangar facility, collection and grounds available for dances, marriage ceremonies, church picnics and other fundraisers that the museum...

Donated Fedex Express Boeing 727 Finds Home at St. Louis Downtown Airport  - The Aero Experience Exclusive! | The latest resident at St. Louis Downtown Airport, a Boeing 727 donated by FedEx Express this spring, has been placed on concrete pads across Vector Road from the Parks College ramp and hangar. There was no ceremony to mark the end of the eight-week journey from landing to final tie-down, but a collective sigh of relief could be heard after another day of carefully coaxing the former cargo jet across a bean field to the prepared site...

Tail Guns - Planeshots | Today's theme is Tail guns

Late aviator's 'brilliant' career recalled - Truro Daily News | His name was Neville 'Ned' Henderson and once upon a time he was that close to becoming Canada's first astronaut. Not bad for a kid from Brookfield, one of Don and Marge's seven children. But Henderson's career could hardly be defined by a 'what if.

Build a Plane builds two planes, Day 1 - Jill Tallman, AOPA | Can they build an entire airplane in two weeks? Build a Plane is betting they can. If you’re in aviation, you’ve probably heard that phrase before—particularly if you did an accelerated rating or a type rating. Today I heard that phrase applied to the process of building an airplane...

Video: NASA Names Eight New Astronaut Candidates - Spaceports | NASA has eight new astronauts -- its first new batch in four years. Monday's announcement came on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the launch of the first American woman in space, Sally Ride and the day following the 50th anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. There is no glass ceiling in space - just planets, moons and asteroids to explore....

Dayton Air Show: Local Dayton Surgeon to Fly with Sean D. Tucker & Team Oracle

DAYTON, OH (June 17, 2013) – National Aviation Hall of Fame legend Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle will take local Dayton surgeon, Dr. Jonathan M. Saxe, on Tucker’s 2013 “Legends” flight Thursday, June 20 at 9:00 a.m. at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, OH. The “Legends” flight opportunity exists to recognize a local “legend” at certain air shows where Tucker performs.

Tucker is internationally-known as the world’s premier civilian aviator and has received the highest awards in the industry including induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the International Council of Air Shows Hall of Fame, the Living Legend Aviation Award, and many other awards and recognitions. Tucker has flown more than 1,100 performances at more than 450 air shows, in front of more than 100 million fans. Not only is Sean D. Tucker the leading aerobatic pilot in the world, he is also a larger than life character who touches the hearts of his fans and inspires millions of Americans. Sean is extremely passionate about sharing his love of aviation with air show fans. 

Dr. Jonathan M. Saxe is a local surgeon certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care primarily through the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. Dr. Saxe is a member of numerous prestigious medical associations including the American College of Surgeons, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and many more. He is currently on active status at the Miami Valley Hospital but is also on courtesy status at Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center and the Kettering Medical Center where he performs surgery on a variety of patients from all ethnic, social and financial backgrounds.

Dr. Saxe spends a great deal of time training medical residents. Besides the necessary skills and practices he teaches residents compassion and good faith in taking care of patients as well.  He also does medical missionary work in underprivileged countries around the world such as South Africa, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea, Swaziland, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Ecuador.  Dr. Saxe set up a hospital in Togo and helped Sierra Leone establish medical standards for their country.  Dr. Saxe’s faith has a huge influence on his life.

Dr. Saxe has always had an outstanding love for aviation and Sean D. Tucker has been a long-time favorite of his.  "Flying has always been special to my family and an important part of our lives.  The opportunity to participate in an aerobatic flight is VERY special to me," said Dr. Saxe. 

Media are invited to cover the “Legends” flight on Thursday, June 20 at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, OH when Team Oracle will dedicate a flight to honor Dr. Saxe and his extraordinary work helping patients throughout the world. Media should report to the media check-in

Sean D. Tucker pushes his Oracle Challenger III
bi-plane to the limits

located on McCauley Drive across from the Airport Expo Building not later than 8:30 a.m. on the 20th.  Media will have the opportunity to interview Sean D. Tucker and Dr. Saxe. Media opportunities can be set up by contacting Shiela Wallace at the Dayton Airshow at 937.416.6773 or shiela@daytonairshow.com. The Dayton Air Show takes to the skies June 22 and 23 at the Dayton International Airport.  For show information, go to www.daytonairshow.com .

Learn more about Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle at www.teamoracle.com.


Founded in 1975, the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is one of America’s premier air shows.  The Air Show showcases world-class aerobatic champions, military jet demonstrations and entertainment for the whole family celebrating Dayton’s aviation heritage as home of the Wright Brothers, National Museum of the US Air Force and Wright-Patterson AFB.  For more information, visit www.daytonairshow.com.

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Solar Impulse Gets Place In Aviation History  - Aviation International News | A decisive milestone was reached yesterday as the solar-charged, electric-powered Solar Impulse successfully completed the second-to-last leg of its Across America mission by landing at Washington Dulles International Airport–locally it was Sunday, June 16 at 12:15 a.m.–stimulating renewed enthusiasm for discovery and innovation...

Solar Impulse - Official Site | Bertrand gracefully touched down on runway 19L at Dulles International Airport at 00:15 AM EDT (UTC-4), Sunday June 16^th. Bertrand had a chance to get some incredible shots above the Appalachians and the solar airplane was in great shape despite the quasi-shower it experienced this morning before take-off....

10 unforgettable moments from the Paris Airshow By Tara Kelly & Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN | To celebrate the exhibition's 50th airshow, CNN takes a look back at some of the most iconic moments and achievements over the course of Le Bourget's 104 year history....

2013 Reno Air Races - PRS Wrap up - LiveAirShowTV  | An overview of the 2013 Pylon Racing Seminar. Hear from Tiger Desefani, Will Whiteside, John Bagley with Bob Hoover's Ole Yeller, and Reno Air Racing CEO Mike Houghton. Everybody is getting ready for September and the 50th National Championship Air Races.

PRS Complete!  - Wasabi Air Racing Elliot Seguin's Formula One class air race team based out of Mojave, California. Pylon racing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno Nevada...

LiveAirShowTV Will Bring The 50TH Anniversary Reno Air Races To YOU! - AirPigz | The 50th anniversary Reno Air Races are now just under three months away (September 11-15) and there's a wild mix of news emerging concerning the world's fastest motorsport. First I want you to know that even if you can't get on-site at Reno Stead Airport September you'll still be able to experience the races as they happen via the internet with the help of LiveAirShowTV! A free and live web broadcast will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with some limited coverage taking place on Thursday. This is an amazing opportunity to be connected to the historic 50th anniversary of Reno!...

Fayetteville hosts final leg of 2013 Air Race Classic - Fayetteville Flyer | At least 47 teams of female aviators are set to touch down this week at the Fayetteville Executive Airport as part of the 2013 Air Race Classic. The annual four-day, transcontinental event features all women pilots who fly several legs of the race making stops at different airports each year...

All-Female Transcontinental Air Race Will Make Mountain Home Landing Tuesday  - Boise Weekly | A unique 2,100-mile air race will make a brief stopover in Mountain Home this Tuesday, June 18. Mountain Home will be the first of nine stops during the 37th annual Air Race Classic—the longest-running transcontinental air race featuring female pilots...

UND aviation student, instructor first from ND in all-women air race - Grand Forks Herald | UND pilot Amy Warbalow waves goodbye to her sister, Michellle Warbalow, as she and UND flight instructor Katrina Kugler get ready to taxi their Cessna 172 for takeoff at UND Tuesday morning. Warbalow and Kugler will represent UND at the 2013 Air Race Classic starting June 18...

Frecce Tricolori display in Vasto - Translated | All ready for the event of the year in Vasto: The International Air Show . The event will conclude with a performance of the Frecce Tricolori in Vasto on 22 and 23 June. The City of Vasto, in collaboration with the organization of the International Air Show on Vastese states that the performance of aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori will take place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23....

Aviation Days draws 10000 to York Airport - York Dispatch | There was a lot of buzz at the York Airport this weekend, figuratively and literally.  Planes and helicopters whirred as more than 10,000 people came through the fifth annual Aviation Days on Saturday and Sunday. The free event, presented by York Flight Training, featured authentic World War II-era airplanes...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Vulcan signs up for ​Clacton Airshow on A​ugust 23​ - Flightline UK | The Avro Vulcan, the most recognisable of the V-bombers, made its debut at the air show last year and proved a smash hit with people travelling from far and wide to get a glimpse. The aircraft appearing at Clacton is the world’s last flying Avro Vulcan.  There had been fears that it would have to stop flying at the end of the year but earlier this month it was announced its future is secure through to the end of 2015 at least....

Lots of interest in Norfolk Airshow pleasure flights as countdown to show begins - Norwich Evening News | There will be the choice of an aerobatic ride in an Extra 300, with British Aerobatic Academy pilot Adrian Willis, or a trip in a 1941 world war two vintage Boeing Stearman, which is flown by Gerry Honey, chief flying instructor with Old Buckenham Aero ...

General Aviation to have a presence at Farnborough International Airshow - Flightline UK | Farnborough International Limited (FIL), has confirmed that it will introduce a dedicated General Aviation (GA) Park as part of the new look Farnborough Airshow. The GA Park will showcase the latest in private and recreational flying and hopes to attract all the leading aircraft and helicopter manufacturers and distributors in the category...

Pilots test their skills at Ohio Aerobatic Open - ThisWeekNews | Brett Hunter, of Waynesville, closes the canopy on his experimental Pitts biplane before heading out for a practice run at the Ohio Aerobatic Open June 14 at the Union County Airport in Marysville. Hunter, a professional pilot for 25 years, has...

Thousands visit Weston Park model air show  - Shropshire Stare | The Wrekin Model Flying Club staged the event from Friday until yesterday. Model helicopter flyers gave displays of heli acrobatics and the flying school gave novices the chance to get their hands on the controls....

Cole volunteered for Doolittle Raid, makes history - Maxwell AFB | 6/17/2013 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - -- Lieutenant Richard Cole and the 17th Bombardment Group had never seen combat, but that changed once Japanese bombs surprised Pearl Harbor, flinging America into World War II. Cole found himself volunteering for a near impossible, top-secret mission known as the Doolittle Raid.  "We felt we were part of a big team to help the war effort," said Cole. "We were just happy we were able to do that."...

Avemco donates to museum - General Aviation News Staff  | Avemco Insurance Co. recently donated $2,000 to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum to support its acquisition of a classic 1956 Fairchild C-123K aircraft. According to a report in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail, the donation is part of the Avemco General Aviation Community Support Initiative...

Palm Springs Air Museum on mission to save fighter-bomber - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era Republic F-105 Thunderchief supersonic fighter-bomber like this one from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Through Airmen's Eyes: Student pilot survives lymphoma, continues dream  - af.mil | Capt. Dakota Olsen, a 310th Fighter Squadron student here, envisioned becoming a pilot starting at age 5. As Olsen looked into careers in high school, one of his mentors, a retired F-111 pilot, spoke with him about his experiences. The conversation led Olsen to apply for the Air Force Academy where he studied mechanical engineering. After graduation, he received a pilot slot for the initial pilot training course, or IPT, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss....

Students begin building planes  - General Aviation News Staff  | The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) aviation design challenge competition began today to assemble two Glasair Sportsman aircraft at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington...

NASA selects Airman for 2013 astronaut candidate class | NASA officials selected an Airman as one of the eight military and civilian candidates to become an astronaut trainee. After a 1 ½ year search, officials chose Lt. Col. Tyler N. Hague, the Department of Defense deputy chief of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, out of more than 6,100 applicants. Hague is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif....