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ICAS Convention - Day 2 - Part 2 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
Day 2 of ICAS successfully completed!
This is the first day upon which the exhibit hall was open and I spent most of the day making my way around the hall with Rico Sharqawi of Wilco Films. It can get to the point where it takes an hour to go 50 feet. In a good way. It's running into people you know and people you're meeting for the first time. And really connecting about their particular take on aviation and how to convey the excitement to audiences. ...

ICAS Convention - Day 3 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
... These are the show notes to an audio episode. If you want to listen online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedICAS03.mp3.
Another installment from Firebase Airspeed – ICAS 2009 style. Rico and I talk about yesterday's events before backing up and heading out.

Aero-TV: The Heart of Team MS760 – Lt. Colonel Jerry 'Jive' Kerby from Aero-News Network
Meet Lt. Colonel Jerry 'Jive' Kerby, One of the Two Team MS760 Pilots Beginning today, nearly 1,600 air show professionals will gather at the International Council of Air Shows Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. To celebrate the 2009 ICAS Convention, Aero-TV is profiling some of the most extraordinary air show performers we've had the honor to meet over the last year.

ICAS Convention 2009/Jet Team Schedules Announced

Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule - F-16.net
The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2010 air show schedule. ...

Blue Angels announce 2010, 2011 schedule - Imperial Valley Press
The Blue Angels will take to the sky again in March after the group announced its show schedules for 2010 and 2011. ...

Event not on Blue Angels, Thunderbirds' radar next year - Orlando Sentinel
Planning for the 2010 Air Lauderdale Beach Fest has hit some turbulence: the US Navy's Blue Angels and the US Air Force's Thunderbirds ...


Special Olympians to benefit from Lakefront Show - Scoop.co.nz
Rotorua's Special Olympics Association is set to benefit from Saturday's Lets Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show and carnival having been ...

Sopwith Camel is saved – and it could be coming to Huddersfield - Huddersfield Examiner
Northern Aeroplane Workshops is being evicted from its base at Alexandra Mills in Batley. With nowhere to go, the group faced the prospect of putting the ...

Vintage bomber museum opens in oc - OCRegister
Of five aircraft on display, the crown jewel might be a B-17 "Flying Fortress" that carried future president and then-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. ...

The Pacific revisited - McCook Daily Gazette
B-24's and B-17's traveled at about one third that pace. Catalinas, our premier reconnaissance aircraft at that time, was slower and traveled in four hours ...

Lucky and Good: Mulberry Vet Survived Close Calls - The Ledger
EDWARD BAUMGARTNER holds a photo, recently at his home in Mulberry, of the B-17 crew with whom he served in the Army Air Force during World War II. ...

Heart of Louisiana: Aviation Museum - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Butch Felterman's father was part of aviation history, in the unlikely place of Patterson, Louisiana. "My dad would come from the airport and talk about ...

Last show for aviation, maritime gallery - Fresno Bee
I have met Joe Foss, Rex Barber, Jim Goodson and many of the Doolittle Raiders, among so many others, and with each man comes an unforgettable story. ...

Preview days for auction of rare Hamilton MetalPlane slated for this weekend from General Aviation News
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will host a preview of the rare 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 (serial No. 65) scheduled to sell at No Reserve during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale Jan. 18-24, 2010. The preview is free to the ...

Historic biplane star of celebrations - Otago Daily Times
Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust members Colin and Maeva Smith show off the interior of the country's first licensed ...

Video: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch demo 1938 by Diamond Pilots
The Fi 156 were the C-3/Trop, which was a tropicalised version of the Fi 156C-5, and the Fi 156D which was an air ambulance version. The first two Fi 156D models were the D-0 pre-production aircraft, and the D-1 production aircraft, powered by a an Argus As 10P engine. Ten Fi 156E pre-production aircraft were fitted with tracked landing gear. The Fi 256 was a five-seat civil version, only two were built at the Morane-Saulnier factory at Puteaux in France.

Aero Club floats plan for air and transport museum - Mudgeee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser
Discussions at a recent meeting began with a proposal for an air museum but the idea of combining motor transport was also raised considering the large ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 8th from NYCAviation.com

The Rag Wing Derby vs the Powder Puff Derby from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Was doing some research on the pilots of the first all-women's air race, the Powder Puff Derby, and came across the website of Archtypal Images, who intend to make a documentary of it.
They're going to call the documentary, The Ragwing Derby ...

Twas the Night Before Christmas - Aviation Style from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

Women Aviators in Documentaries: Sourcebook from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Finding the website for the documentary on the Powder Puff Derby inspired me to set up a sourcebook for documentaries on women in aviation. ...

Barksdale officials host Charter Chief golden anniversary from Air Force Link Top Stories
Officials from the 2nd Bomb Wing here hosted a golden anniversary celebration to honor Air Force pioneers Dec. 1.
Exactly 50 years ago on Dec. 1, 1959, 625 Airmen were promoted and pinned as the first-ever chief master sergeants.
Called the Charter Chiefs, these Airmen secured their place in history as the first to wear the rank of chief master sergeant. Of the original promotees, less than 100 are still alive today. Eighteen of them and one honorary Charter Chief attended anniversary events in their honor on and off base here. The event was spearheaded by retired Chief Master Sgt. James Flaschenriem, a local resident and Charter Chief.
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Michael Bay-Style "War Birds" Test Footage - WorstPreviews.com
Production will use all real airplanes, including authentic P-51 Mustangs, P-38 Lightnings, F4U Corsairs and a B-17 Flying Fortress as well as modern ...

Scholarships offered for aviation career seekers by Diamond Pilots
The San Diego Regional Aviation Association is offering two scholarships to local students who are pursuing careers in aviation.
Applications will be accepted through Jan. 22, and scholarship winners will be notified shortly after.
Scholarship recipients also will be recognized at the association's fourth annual golf tournament and benefit in April.

Mechanic takes plane passion to new heights (with video) - Livingston Daily
He learned how to use tools, and he became active in the Young Eagles, which provides free rides to children, and in a now-defunct Aviation Explorers post, ...

83-year-old student pilot solos from AOPA News
Anne Osmer finds that sometimes life in a retirement community can be boring. That may be why she took up flying. The 83-year-old soloed on Dec. 1.

Virgin Unveils First Commercial Spacecraft, VSS Enterprise - AHN
According to Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn, "Enterprise" too was chosen for its long tradition in maritime and aviation history. ...

NORAD officials ready to track Santa's flight from Air Force Link Top Stories
It's that time of the year again and North American Aerospace Defense Command officials are getting ready to track Santa Claus.
The NORAD Tracks Santa Web site, www.noradsanta.org, is now live and features fun holiday games and activities that change daily.
The Web site is available in seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. On Dec. 24, the Web site will stream videos, captured by NORAD "Santa Cams," from numerous cities along Santa's journey.
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Curtiss P40 (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk) from Planeshots
Abandoned Betty, Clark Field, PI from Warbirds Online
World War II Vets Remember from Warbirds Online
Avro Lincoln flying test bed from Planeshots
NASA U-2 with assorted scientific payloads, circa 1979. from x planes
Zero , by Eric Van Gilder (Mitsubishi A6M Zero) from Planeshots

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