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Blue Angels scope out skies to plan out August air show - Monterey County Herald
Lt. Ben Walborn and Lt. Amy Tomlinson surveyed the air field from above in their two-seat, blue and gold F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet, making mental notes about their performance space prior to landing and meeting with air show officials.

2009 Riverside Airshow from Airplanes.com
Airplane lovers will be happy to know that the next air show is on its way. The Riverside Airshow is set to take the residents of Riverside by storm on March 28, 2009. This fantastic event in Riverside, California, will be enjoying its seventeenth year and it is already well-known for being on of the area’s largest family entertainment events.

"MAX" SALUTED BY AVIATION LIVING LEGENDS - AirShowBuzz.com
The sixth annual Living Legends of Aviation, recognized as the "Academy Awards of Aviation" features some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the world of flight. The USAF first Raptor demo pilot, Major Paul "Max" Moga will join the star studded evening. What Award Is Max Receiving?

Jaw-dropping routines to be part of air show – GulfNews
An Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) spokesperson said world class teams from 15 countries will be taking part in this year's air show to perform awe-inspiring routines. The British Swift Glider Display Team will also make its regional debut and ...

SR-71 secrets revealed By Janice Wood
For decades, they couldn’t talk about the super-secret SR-71 Blackbird. That all changes Feb. 21 and 22 at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, where visitors will have a rare opportunity to participate in an SR-71 Symposium. At the symposium, more than 20 former SR-71 crew members, maintenance and Lockheed personnel who were involved with the top-secret SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft will share their experiences. Read More→

Aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton dies - ABC Online, Australia
Born in the New South Wales north coast town of Kew in 1915, Bird Walton became the first female pilot to get her commercial pilot's licence at the age of ...

Aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton dies - Sydney Morning Herald
She was the first pupil of aviation great Charles Kingsford Smith when he founded a flying school in 1933. But she was so short she needed two cushions to see out of the cockpit and reach the foot pedals.

Australian aviation pioneer dies at age 93 - The Associated Press
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, the first man to fly across the mid-Pacific, taught Watson how to fly in 1933, when she was just 17 years old. ...

Tributes fly in for Nancy Bird Walton - The Age, Australia
"I flew with her in the 1974 air race from Perth to Sydney and she was an incredible flyer," Mr Smith said. "During that air race she taught us, ...

Search team closes in on Mawson's plane - ABC Online, Australia
A team of Antarctic expedtitioners hopes to uncover the remains of Sir Douglas Mawson's aeroplane this week. The wingless plane is believed to be buried ...

Progress on WWI fighter plane at Yankee Air Museum stalled - MLive.com
by Khalil E. Hachem The Ann Arbor News Alan Warren The Ann Arbor NewsJoe Kosek of Westland works on a replica of a Spad XIII World War I fighter plane at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport. Work on it will be delayed after the museum moves ...

New display honors airmen's role in dangerous missions - Dayton Daily News
Survivors of the battle recall the experience, in recorded statements that museum visitors can hear. The display includes technology never previously used in a display at the Air Force museum, staff specialists said. The exhibit honors Air Force ...

Berlin Airlift exhibit opens By Janice Wood
“The Berlin Airlift-A Legacy of Friendship,” an exhibit honoring the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, opened Jan. 10 at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The exhibit is presented in part by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following a month-long showing at SeaTac International Airport, the Museum of Flight will be its final Northwest destination during a year-long tour of the United States. The exhibit features more than 60 photo panels, and is on view at the museum until Feb. 8. Read More→

Videos: Year Review 2008 from AviationReviews.com
Flight Global has combined a listing of their Top 10 videos for 2008. Sponsor: eFAD: Airport Guide - Electronic airport database with weather and more!

Pilot fakes distress, jumps, runs - Pensacola News Journal, FL
But he said Schrenker has access to parachutes because he also keeps an Extra 300, which is an aerobatic plane, at the airport. A video on YouTube.com under ...

Bizarre saga of missing Hoosier pilot draws national attention - Muncie Star Press, IN
The turboprop was previously based at Indy Aero airport at Mount Comfort, near Indianapolis, in 2007 and 2008. David Smith, a retired Delta Airlines pilot ...

XCOR Lynx engine tests from RLV and Space Transport News
XCOR began tests last month of the 5K18 engine intended for the Lynx (see announcement). Tests are continuing and here are a couple of photos taken by Mike Massee

Rolls-Royce Has Successful Test of New Engine - Rolls-Royce's Indianapolis facility is home to a successful initial test of its advanced, high-specific thrust YJ102R engine. The project is part of the Rolls-Royce research unit's High Speed Turbine Engine Demonstration contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to design, fabricate and ground test a high Mach expendable turbine engine. The engine is also expected to power Lockheed Martin's Revolutionary Approach to Time-critical Long Range Strike (RATTLRS) vehicle. Read More

Fighting Bengals Deploy from MCAS Beaufort published - Jonathan Derden reports from MCAS Beaufort where the Fighting Bengals deployed to Japan

F-22 Raptor from Fence Check

United States - California - Cable Air Show 2009 from Fence Check - Random images from the weekend

Re: United States - California - Cable Air Show 2009 from Fence Check - Here's a few from my son Jeff

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