DoD Helps Hollywood on 'Transformers' - Government Video, VA
American Forces Press Services reported that DoD support included script and uniform notes to C-17 aerial maneuvers, as well as jumps by the Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration team. The first "Transformers" film, released in July 2007, ...
Air show at Fort Drum this weekend - News 10 Now, NY
FORT DRUM, NY -- Fort Drum is getting set for a massive air show this weekend. Tens of thousands of people attended the event last year. Dozens of different planes, including fighter jets and others, will be in the sky performing various tricks and ...
Airshow promises thrills - Wisconsin Dells Events, WI
Spectators at the 4th annual airshow at the Baraboo-Dells Airport can watch performers who fly upside down, sidewise, low and high. By Anna Krejci, Dells Events Pilots and parachutists from across the country will convene in the airspace above the ...
The Buzz: June 23 - Turn to 10.com, RI
The US Navy's Blue Angels acrobatics team is always thrilling to watch. But video shot inside the cockpit of Blue Angel No. 7 gives you a whole new perspective on the team's amazing aerial feats. You can get an inside look at a recent performance for ...
Snowbirds save the day with air show appearance - St. Thomas Times-Journal, Canada
When it looked like the stars of the show wouldn't be able to come on Saturday, out of the sky appeared the Snowbirds. That development Saturday evening, in the mind of organizer Peter Garland, saved the Wings and Wheels airshow. ...
Guelph native leads Snowbirds in area flyover - Guelph Mercury, Canada
BRESLAU - Willie Spencer looked up this morning and waved to her son - Guelph native Major Chris Bard - leading the famed Canadian Forces Snowbirds precision flying team leaving smoke trails over Guelph. "I was near Church of Our Lady and was telling ...
Vulcan to fly at Shoreham - UK Airshow News by Flightline UK
The organisers of this year's 20th Anniversary RAFA Shoreham Airshow are delighted to announce that the Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 will be displaying at this years airshow on both days.
Don Bean MBE Airshow Organiser said, "Thanks to some very generous support, sponsorship has been provided that will enable us to have the wonderful aircraft gracing the skies above Shoreham both days over the display weekend."
With eight weeks to go prior to the airshow the aircraft display mine up is looking stunning and full of every type of aircraft to cater for all tastes from modern day fast jets through to some of the top civilian aerobatic teams. ...
RAF base celebrated by parade - TeleText, UK
The RAF Kinloss Pipes and Drums will lead the parade on Wednesday and a Nimrod will fly through the town at 6.15pm on the parade salute. The RAF Red Arrows Aerobatic team will display over the town's Grant Park.
Red Arrows help celebrate Downley Day - This is Local London, UK
"Having the Red Arrows on the programme helped draw in the crowds. They were spectacular, arriving spot on time at 2.32pm." The afternoon included two orchestras performing in a large marquee alongside craft and refreshment stalls. In the show arena, ...
211th Sqn CZAF 2009 calendar from David Cenciotti's weblog
Last year I praised Delta Airlines for its enjoyable in-flight safety video that showedcased the beautiful Katherine Lee. The video not only was eye-cathing (some passengers do not pay enough attention to the safety videos broadcasted before departure) but had become famous and thus effective under a marketing and branding point of view (to read the article click here). Another interesting example for increasing the popularity of a brand (in this case, a military flying unit), comes from the 211th Sqn of the Czech Air Force. ...
We updated our post - Hitler's Stealth Fighter.
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Turbofan Pioneer Dr. Sam Williams Dies from www.ainonline.com
Dr. Sam Williams, founder and chairman of Williams International, died yesterday at the age of 88, according to a statement issued by his company. Williams patented the small turbofan engine and built on his company's successful development of tiny cruise missile engines to break into the rarefied world of civil turbine engine manufacturers with introduction of the FJ44 line of turbofans. Winner of the Collier Trophy, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy and the National Medal of Technology, Williams strived mightily to build a new category of aircraft–lightweight small personal jets...
Harrison Ford to star at Wings Over Rockies gala - Bizjournals.com, NC
Past Spreading Wings Award recipients include Wings Over the Rockies founding board member Carl Williams as well as aerospace engineer Burt Rutan; supersonic flight pioneer Chuck Yeager; the late Steve Fossett; astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman ...
We Represented All Women - Air & Space Magazine
During World War II, WASPs proved that an airplane couldn't tell the difference between a male and female pilot.
Liftoff to Fun at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! from National Museum of the USAF
Countdown to hands-on fun and learning at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's July Family Day! Join us as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of one of mankind's greatest technological achievements -- the Apollo 11 moon landing! We will be celebrating with a day of fascinating activities and exhibits that will highlight rocketry, space flight and space history. All activities are free and will take place on July 18 between 10 a.m and 3 p.m.
Visitors will have the opportunity to build and launch their own air-powered paper rocket, and members of a local rocketry club will be on hand to answer visitor questions and to show a wide range of model and high power rockets.
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Los Gatos glider pilot, 14, sets his sights high - San Jose Mercury News, USA
He can rattle off model numbers and descriptions like a seasoned pro and eagerly anticipates the annual Red Bull Air Race in San Diego, where his favorites are on display. Surprisingly, should a military career ever be in Andy's future, the Air Force ...
Warbird Fighters Coming to EAA airventure 2009 - AMTOnline.com, MD
Some of the world's top aviation museums and collections, such as the Commemorative Air Force, Lone Star Flight Museum, and Cavanaugh Flight Museum will participate. Several vintage warbirds from Canada are expected to help celebrate that country's ...
Bomber run - SuburbanJournals
By Jim Merkel Born well over a half-century after the end of World War II, Spencer Harmann had no memory of the role the B-17 Flying Fortress had in ending that conflict. But Spencer, 8, loves flying and he did see the 1990 movie "The Memphis Belle," ...
Wings of Freedom Tours at Tri-Cities Airport - KNDO/KNDU, WA
A B-17 Bomber, B-24 Bomber, and a P-51 Mustang fighter plane flew into the Tri-Cities Airport at Bergstrom Aircraft. All the planes have been restored and fly all over the country. Very few of these aircrafts from World War II are in such good ...
World War II B-17 Bomber Salutes Veterans - Northland's NewsCenter, MN
A World War Two II B-17 Bomber is on tour in a salute to Veterans. At 88-years-old, World War II veteran Ray Frones tends to keep stories about war time to himself. He flew in 32 missions over Europe as a B24 Bombardier. "I flew my first mission June ...
B-17 Bomber - Superior Telegram, MN
The crowd at the Bong Airport in Superior takes a closer look at a B-17 Bomber between flights on Tuesday morning. The "Aluminum Overcast" is an example of the heavy bombers that helped turn the tide during World War II. The bomber is scheduled to be ...
B-17 arrives in Missoula; Veteran shares WWII stories - Montana's News Station, MT
We went to the Missoula International Airport as it came in and talked with a veteran with a special connection to the B-17. Former US Army Lieutenant Vincent Werner rattled off his serial number just as clear as he did on July 9, 1944, the day of his ...
WWII aircraft to be on display at Heber, Provo airports - Examiner.com
The P-51 Mustang, B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress are part of the Wings of Freedom tour presented by the Collings Foundation. The aircraft will be on display at Heber City Municipal Airport from 2 pm to 5 pm, June 26; 10 am to 5 pm, June 27; ...
WWII-era aircraft soar into Tri-Cities - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA
Three World War II aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, a B-24 Liberator bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter, will be on hand. "Visitors will be able to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare ...
B-17 bomber returns to Blaine July 4th weekend - Coon Rapids Herald, MN
Because of their long-range capability, B-17 formations often flew into battle with no fighter escort, relying on their own defensive capabilities to ensure a successful mission. The national B-17 tours have taken place each spring and fall since 1994. ...
Popularity Contest - History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine from www.airspacemag.com
Which one of six past champions would have gotten your vote?
[Update: The tallies are in. Chuck Greenhill's 1939 Grumman Duck was voted " Best of the Best" by visitors to the EAA AirVenture in July. The celebrated P-38 "Glacier Girl" (which was displayed at a different location on the grounds at Oshkosh) took first in our online poll, followed by the 1939 Spartan Executive and the Duck. See below for details on all the worthy contenders.]
Any visitor to an aviation museum has probably had the same experience. Mine took place many years ago at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, when I stood in front of a Douglas C-47, the military version of the DC-3. A curator told me its story: It had dropped paratroopers into France on the first night of the 1944 Normandy invasion and resupplied them in the days following. It was one of the first airplanes enlisted to deliver food to Berliners when the Soviets blockaded their city in 1949. It flew for a few years Stateside doing this and that. In its last job, it suffered the abuse of student pilots in CH-54 helicopters: More than a few dropped it trying to learn to lift it. Though it had survived D-Day and the Berlin Airlift, it was in a sorry state, the museum curator told me, ...
Aviation High grads taken for a ride - Highline Times, WA
Alaska Airlines hosted the Aviation High School senior class and members of the school's Airline Career Experience (ACE) Club on a delivery flight of the airline's newest Boeing 737-800 on June 15. The flight took students from Boeing Field north to ...
International Young Eagles Day Inspires Thousands to Take Flight from www.airventure.org
With more than 2,000 registrations received at the EAA Young Eagles office - and plenty of others on the way - EAA experienced another successful International Young Eagles Day (IYED) on June 13, according to Steve Buss, Young Eagles director. "There were 125 special events scheduled throughout the country and we've been pleased with the reports that have been coming in," he said.
This was the 16th annual IYED, which typically provides 8,000-10,000 flight experiences to young people ages 8-17 and represents the largest single day of participation for the year-round program. Since its inception in 1994, the EAA Young Eagles program has given flight experiences to more than 1.4 million youths.
Young Eagles taught about flying - Fremont News Messenger, OH
About 20 people are in the club and they offer the "Young Eagles" educational experience for children ages 8-17 years old. The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give children interested in aviation the chance to learn more. ...
Air & Space Museum Celebrates Apollo 11 Anniversary in July - DCist.com
The National Air and Space Museum is celebrating Apollo 11's historic journey throughout July, with book signings, presentations by experts on the Saturn V rocket, the Lunar Module, and even one on the "so-called Moon-landing hoax.
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