Blue Angels, Thunderbirds Commanders to Address NBAA Leadership Conference - AMTOnline.com
Answering that question will be the focus of a presentation by former Navy Blue Angels commander George "Elwood" Dom, and former Air Force Thunderbirds ...
A morning salute - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron will zoom overhead in a Fly-By shortly after 9 am Milwaukee is a finalist to host the Blue Angels squadron for ...
JASDF Blue Impulse - Warbirds Online [video]
Blue Impulse or 11 Squadron, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Originally formed in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres, the team switched to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995. They are based at Matsushima Air Base.
2010 Update - RAF Waddington Air Show's Blog
We are now well into the planning for the 2010 show. The main themes for next years show will be the commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the first RAF Air Pageant held on 3 July 1920 at RAF Henden. The 70th Annivesary of the Battle of Britain and the 20th Anniversay of the arrival of the E-3D Sentry AWACS aircraft at RAF Waddington. For the 90th we are hoping to attract representative types through the decades and an exciting static display of very early types. For the 70th BoB display we are hoping to simulate an airfield aerial attack by vintage German aircraft, followed by a dogfight including Spitfires and Hurricanes ...
Aerobatic Display Teams Blog
One of the most famous aerial precision flying teams is in Eau Claire, and could possibly return for a show this summer. Monday a member of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flew into the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport to do a site survey ...
Warbirds to commemorate bombing - Times Online - Auckland
"A feature will be a significant Royal NZ Air Force presence with the popular and skilled Red Checkers aerobatic team and helicopters," says Mr Trethewey. ...
Thomas Farrell
I was involved in some highly classified operations in my career. For example, the A-12 aircraft pictured here was, Top Secret Code Word, in the 1960s. Less than one percent of the individuals in the Intelligence Community were cleared for this project.
In May 1967, I shared a personal connection to the very plane pictured here, ...
Chambliss, Goulian Blame Low Power Engines For Poor Season - Air Race News Watch
From www.redbullairrace.com:
SALZBURG, Austria – The two American pilots in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship will be happy to draw a line under the 2009 season but neither former world champion Kirby Chambliss nor super focused Michael Goulian will be wasting a moment in the off season as they prepare to stake a claim on next year's title. Chambliss finished 4th overall in the championship, making up for a slow start in the second half of the year, while Goulian had to settle for a 10th place result despite a career-first win in Budapest. ...
TEAM 99 EDGE 540 IN WINTER TESTING via Air Race News Watch
From mikegoulian.com:
The winter testing and modification program is already well underway. We are focused on getting the weight of the plane down to the minimum allowed by Red Bull Air Race regulations. Even after a lot of work to reduce the weight of the plane last year, we were well above the minimum, which gave us a pretty big disadvantage on the track. ...
Mike Goulian's year in photos - General Aviation News
Red Bull Air Race - BudapestAir show performer and Red Bull Air Racer Mike Goulian has posted his "Best Photos of 2009″ at his website, a very cool compilation of photos from the races, as well as his performances, including a fiery Ford Mustang Challenge at this year's AirVenture in Oshkosh.
SEATTLE READERS: Aviation Geekfest This Sunday Dec 6th 3-6pm - Airline Reporter
... For those of you lucky readers who live in the Seattle area, you are invited to an aviation geek's dream evening. This Sunday (December 6th), the Future of Flight, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Airlines, and Custom Models are hosting an Aviation Geekfest. The event will occur at the Future of Flight (directions) from 3pm to 6pm. The fest includes: ...
A Niagara Falls pilot returns - CKTB
A Niagara region man who was up for an Aviator Of The Year award, has returned from Dubai. While Ruedi Hafen didn't win the award, he says he's glad to have ...
Fantasy of Flight - WFtv.com
"The Fearless Men of the Flying Fortress," B-17 pilots and its fighter escort pilots relive their daring daylight raids and share the secrets of formation ...
World's largest helicopter lands at Helicopter Museum - Diamond Pilots
Giant components from the largest helicopter ever built have gone on permanent display at Weston Super Mare Helicopter Museum.
Building of the Boeing Heavy Lift Helicopter was scrapped in the 1980s. The only finished model was broken up in Alabama in 2005.
Now an imposing section of its wheels and undercarriage have joined the world's largest collection of helicopters in Somerset. ...
NC vet's ashes plummet from sky in plastic box - State
World War II veteran Robert Comito's ashes were supposed to be spread across the North Carolina sky.
Instead, WXII-TV reports the plastic box with the ashes ended up in a 5-inch crater in a Davie County yard.
Sheriff's Capt. J.D. Hartman saysif the box had hit anyone on the way down, it likely would have killed them.
Comito's son says he is angry at the Collings Foundation, which was supposed to spread the ashes as part of a local airplane exhibition. He thinks what happened was disrespectful to his father's memory.
The foundation says ashes are supposed to be given to them in a cardboard box so they will disperse easily, and they would not have accepted the remains if they knew they were in a plastic box. ...
Max Trescott Aviation Trends Aloft: Twelve Days of Christmas – FlyAbout DVD movie for Aviation Lovers - www.maxtrescott.com
Every family is different, but ultimately most children achieve some degree of separation from their parents as they find their own way in the world. Filmmaker Monika Petrillo gives us a stunningly personal view of her own emergence into adulthood. After 11 years of editing, this real life Hollywood script supervisor has turned her own story into a masterpiece that rivals the best aviation movies. And aviation is richer for her accomplishment.
A True American Hero via www.airforce-magazine.com
A True American Hero: Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesday honored retired Maj. Gen. Johnny Alison, World War II fighter ace, Air Force special operations pioneer, and longtime airpower advocate, who turned 97 on Nov. 21. Alison, said Skelton during a House floor speech, is "a distinguished American, a dedicated public servant, and a true American hero" who "has spent his life fighting for our country." Skelton continued: "Never wavering in his commitment to freedom and the ideals of our country, he sets a high standard for all Americans. I am proud to call him my friend, and I trust that my fellow members of the House will join me in recognizing this courageous and talented American." (For more on Alison, one-time Air Force Association Chairman of the Board, read The All-American Airman from the archives of Air Force Magazine.)
Veteran saw Germany from a Flying Fortress - The Desert Sun
Korman served as a radio-operator/gunner on a B-17 bomber crew that almost didn't make it back after one of its bombing runs over Germany. ...
East Hartford Man To Speak Of Father's Pearl Harbor Role - Hartford Courant
He knew little about his duties and even less about radar and assumed that the Opana Station operator had picked up a flight of US B-17 bombers headed to ...
Kitty Hawk comics - You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Well, if that don't beat all.
A couple of days ago I announced a new feature that would make its debut in January... it's a web comicstrip that I hoped would break ground and take the world by storm...
Turns out someone already beat me to it... only they are doing a webcomic rather than a comic strip...
And the name is so clever... Kitty Hawk! A name that never would have occurred to me! Dang! I had struggled and struggled to find a name for my female character that would evoke adventure and aviation... Kitty Hawk is perfect and it never occurred to me. OF course I wouldn't have been able to use the name but I just wish I had thought of it!
Anyway, here's the URL:
http://kittyhawkcomic.com/storyline/
Addition to Fly Girl Library: The Book of Air Shows - You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Just picked up The Book of Air Shows, by Philip Handleman. Schiffer Aviation History 1993.
I got it through Amazon, and didn't know what I was getting. I wanted a book that told the history of airshows, instead I just got a book full of photos of planes taken at airshows.
Good photos, I'm not saying otherwise, but not what I wanted....
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo getting ready for test flights ahead of space ... - Tehran Times
Scaled Components, the company which built both ships, won the $10 million (£6 million) X Prize for being the first nongovernmental organization to reach ...
Covington International Travel Adds 'Accredited Space Agent' To Its SpecialtiesPR Newswire (press release)
My 2009 retrospective - Northwest Flying Photography Blog
I took more shots in past years, but I think I took some of my best shots this year. Not only did I get 3 (count'em…3) air to air shoots in, I also got to go flying in a Swift, something I've always wanted to do. My goal for next year is to do an Air to Air for a Swift. Anyone need some shots taken?
Without further ado, here are some of my best shots for 2009. ...
Food Bank receives grant - The Salinas Californian
The food bank also has received a $750 gift from California International Airshow Salinas upon recommendation by First National Bank of Central California ...
Wichita Aero Club to offer "on-air summit" of top management panel ... - Kansas.com
WICHITA–The next Wichita Aero Club meeting features a panel that brings the top executives of Wichita's aircraft companies together. Organizers expect a record turnout for the event. They're also planning an "on-air-summit" streamed ...
Wings of their own
We have also worked with the Air Race Classic, Women in Aviation International, and Women Military Aviators. These are women of distinction with fascinating stories to tell. Some are actual pioneers, who pursued aviation firsts, ...
'Miracle on the Hudson' DVD released - General Aviation News by Janice Wood on 12/2/09
Gaiam Inc. recently released on DVD the Discovery Channel's "Miracle on the Hudson and Other Extraordinary Air Crash Events," about the successful landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. The compilation includes the Discovery Channel originals "Hudson Plane Crash: What Really Happened," as well as "Crashes that Changed Flying." ...
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