Monday, June 8, 2009

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Thunderbirds dazzle crowd at HAFB show - Deseret News, UT
And then there were the US Air Force Thunderbirds, the climax of the day. Their 30-minute performance easily stole the show as the six planes commanded everyone's attention and got most people on their feet. With whistles, claps and roars from perhaps ...

South Plains residents can see the pilots of these replica Japanese planes and more in action today at the 2009 South Plains Air Show at the Caprock Chapter of the Texas Air Museum in Slaton. The gates open at 9 am and the air show grounds fill up fast ...

Wings of Mercy event draws huge crowd - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com, MI
by Brian McVicar | The Muskegon Chronicle Courtesy photoA B-25 bomber helped attract more than 2500 visitors to a Wings of Mercy fundraiser last month. MUSKEGON COUNTY -- The dollar figures aren't in yet, but if attendance is any indication, ...

Blown away by Costa spectacular - Mirror.co.uk, UK
Low cloud and high winds had earlier caused the cancellation of a parachute drop onto the Luminosa, although the Frecce Triccolori - Italy's equivalent of the Red Arrows - did manage to put on a spectacular salute (above). ...

The Patrouille de France spotlight - Sud Ouest, France
They are nice and it is always a pleasure, "says the first woman soberly of the Patrouille de France, signing many autographs. "I just did the right thing, I have no more merit than the men," adding that ...

Fly-In/Drive-In 'visitors' have crowd soaring
- Meadville Tribune, PA
It wasn'ta full-sized helicopter, but a radio-controlled one from Oil Creek Flyers, a regional radio-controlled flying club, that had demonstrations at the airport Sunday as part of the 12th annual Fly-In and Drive-In Breakfast and Lunch. ...

Fly-In Pancake breakfast - NewsoftheNorth.Net, Wisconsin
This is a family event. FREE Young Eagle plane rides for kids ages 8-17. We are encourgaing kids to bring a non perishable food item for a donation to the food pantry, this is suggested not required for the free flight. A pancake breakfast will be ...

Grantham fly-in helps keep pilots in touch, in air - Goldsboro News Argus, NC
By Nick Hiltunen An ultralight pilot prepares his aircraft at Saturday's fly-in at the airstrip in Grantham, where pilots and enthusiasts gathered to celebrate their hobby. GRANTHAM -- True to eastern North Carolina character, half of the attraction to ...

Day Trip: O.C. Air Show - Baltimore Sun, United States
Where: Ocean City, 16th Street and the Boardwalk
When: Saturday and June 14, noon to 4 p.m.
What: The US Air Force Thunderbirds headline the show, which includes military aircraft demonstrations, low-altitude flyovers, parachute-team jumps, aerobatic performances over the beach and more. How much: Free for spectators, but seating is available ...

New runway completed at Dover Air Force Base - Annapolis Capital, MD
(AP) — A new $54.8 million runway at Dover Air Force Base has been completed in time for an air show and open house in two weeks. Organizers of the air show were worried about the possibility of staging the event on just one of the base's two runways. ...

Pilot home recovering
- News 10NBC, NY
The 40-year-old from East Aurora was in town for the Rochester Wings Airshow. Investigators say the single seat vampire's engine failed just minutes after take-off. This is the first plane crash at the Rochester Airport in 35 years.

Red Bull Air Race 2009 - Metromix Detroit, MI
By Andrea King Red Bull – the energy drink known for giving you wings -- is soaring back over the Detroit River Saturday and Sunday for the 2009 Red Bull Air Race. The Windsor/Motor City games will feature the world's best pilots in a motor sport ...

Preparations for the start of competitions - World Air Sports Federation, Switzerland
An international aerobatic competition open to solo pilots, formation teams, piston-engine, turbo-jet and jet aircraft flying to music. [ more ] FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions ...

From Silver Dart to Flying Fortress
- Niagara Falls Review, Canada
“It's ironic you've got this and over there a Boeing B-17,” said Nick Fox, an aviation history enthusiast at the Friendly Foes Above the Falls airshow Saturday. He was standing beside a replica of the Silver Dart, the first motorized plane successfully ...

A pilot's service
- Juneau Empire, AK
Her favorite was the B-25 bomber. "It was big," Campbell said of the plane. "It had a lot of horsepower, and when you put down the flaps, even moved the flaps, it was heavy. It was just a big cut above." In all, Campbell describes her experience with ...

PALM SPRINGS - The Palm Springs Air Museum was busy on Saturday. Dozens spent D-Day there, getting an up close look at the historical event. June 6th, 1944 is a day that will always be remembered. "I was 12 years old, sitting on the couch," says Bob ...

D-Day air show doesn't take off as planned - FayObserver.com, NC
“I'm just sick about it,” said David Westfall, a member of the Carolinas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and organizer of a D-Day dance set for Saturday night at the airport. Westfall said the Carolinas Wing's signature plane, the Stinson AT-19 ...

But he didn't mind talking about the 13 at the World War II Weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum on Saturday, the 65th anniversary of D-Day. "Every time a man came in they couldn't handle, they would give him to me," McNiece said. ...

RAF donates one-off Lancaster flight to Bomber Command Memorial Appeal
- Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter One member of the public will be given a once in a lifetime opportunity to fly in the legendary flagship of Britain's wartime bomber force, seen by millions of people every year at air displays up and down the country. ...

Fly in to a hotel; visit a museum - The Wichita Eagle, KS
The second Saturday of each month is usually when pilots fly in for breakfast. Count on seeing anywhere from four to 50 planes taxi up the grass airstrip and park in front of the hotel's door. The next fly-in breakfast is Saturday. ...

1940s WWII Era Ball - Westword, CO
Have you ever gotten up-close and personal with a World War II-era B-25 bomber? “It's an amazing piece of American history,” says bomber pilot Jim Terry. “The airplane is a time capsule; it's exactly the way it was in 1942.” Terry's airplane will be a ...

EAA's Annual International Young Eagles Day, June 13 from Aero-News Network
Mark Your Calendar! EAA volunteers and chapters around the world will continue an aviation tradition a week from Saturday (June 13), as they give flights to young aviation enthusiasts on the 16th annual International Young Eagles Day (IYED). The annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, which with nearly 1.5 million kids flown since 1992, is the largest youth aviation education program ever created.

Plight of two flight schools shows students must beware - Salt Lake Tribune, United States
Davis is a flight Instructor at Western Wings Aviation Inc., the new flight school started by former National Pilot Academy employees. Nathan Noble and dozens of other young men who moved to Cedar City to attend National Pilot Academy hoped to make a ...

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NASA XB-70A Valkyrie Test Aircraft from Military Pictures by Scott

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