HAPPY NEW YEAR!
B-17 Added to Local Air Show - EAA240
The New Garden Festival of Flight line-up will include the B-17G "Memphis Belle" in the 2010 air show. This wonderful aircraft will be the star performer from a very impressive list of confirmed performers for this years two-day show, ...
Bhopal hosts spectacular hot air balloon race - newkerala.com Online News
A spectacular hot air balloon race was organized by Indian Army here on Wednesday.
"The history of aeroplaning in this country will date from 31st December 1909" - GlobalPost
... the centenary of "the first powered flight of an Irish aircraft" - the National Aero Club are to take to the skies at Weston Airport, Dublin. ...
The acquisition of US Signal Air Corps Airplane No. 1 - StandardNet
... 1906, the brothers joined the Aero Club of America and in May were granted a patent for their flying machine. In 1907, they traveled to England hoping to ...
McKinney-based Cutter Aviation to draw winning ticket - Mckinney Courier-gazette
Over 450 tickets were sold at $50 per ticket, totaling $22,500, beginning in January 2009 to help raise money for the Challenge Air program, a non-profit founded by Rick Amber with the belief that, "every disabled person should see the world from a different view…out of their wheelchairs and crutches and from the sky."
Part of the criteria in selecting a charity for Cutter Afromtion to partner with was for the organization to be afromtion related and to serve children. ...
"With a seven-year history hosting the McKinney Challenge Air 'Fly Day,' Challenge Air was the perfect fit," said Mike Livezey, General Manager for Cutter in McKinney, Texas. "The Challenge Air 'Fly Day' is truly a hands-on event that all of our employees can get behind and experience first-hand. From helping on the pre-planning committee to volunteering the day of the event; the program truly makes an impact on all of us here at Cutter as well as the entire community."
In 2008, Cutter Afromtion celebrated 80 years ...
Sunday Gold race video from www.aafo.com
Here's the Sunday Gold race for your viewing pleasure.
The year 2009 in pictures by David Cenciotti
Last year, I introduced my 2008 debrief with the following words: "It's only when you get to the end of the year that you get the full picture of what has happened in the previous 12 months. Images collected during worlwide travels, flights and base visits, used to illustrate the most different stories dealing with the World of Aviation, provide a means to get a snapshop on the most important topics discussed on this site [...]". I couldn't find better words for this "New Year's Eve" post dealing with the year 2009. Pictures taken by me and Giovanni Maduli during the last year will guide us along some of the most important things happened in the world of Aviation.
January and February 2009 were mostly dedicated to the analysis of some aviation accidents: the US Air 1549 successful ditching into the Hudson River, the Cessna 650 misteriously exploded after departure from Rome Fiumicino, the C-17 gear-up landing in Bagram and few minor emergencies. The US Air 1549 ditching in the NYC's Hudson River provided the input to talk about the airmanship of Capt. Sullenberger, the lessons learned and the differences between the NYC ditching and the Tuninter 1153 a topic that was discussed also in a subsequent analysis of other ditching stories. On Jan. 14 the new Alitalia was born and we were able to publish the first pictures of the dawn of the new company with the list of flights departing from ...
New Classified Bomber Under Consideration by DoD from Milcom Monitoring Post
The $2-billion question in development of a new bomber is whether a major black-world demonstration program is already underway, with Northrop Grumman as the contractor.
This hypothesis makes sense of a series of clues that have appeared since 2005. In that year, Scott Winship, program manager for Northrop Grumman's X-47 unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS), mentioned that ...
How To Choose Aviation Art - ATS Blogging Network
It is important to know how to start an art collection. If you are beginning from new then at first you should choose a certain era or style. There is still a large demand for Second World War aviation art. It was during this period that the world's aviation industry changed from a few small operators to a powerful force creating machines to battle in our skies. ...
The AMC Cyclogyro from The Unwanted Blog
One of the seemingly odder propulsion systems is the cyclogyro (see Wikipedia article). While an interesting concept, it's mechanically complex, fragile and a power-hog. Still, people continue to design aircraft around the concept to this day. The general features of a cyclogyro vehicle are the ability to fly forwards, backwards or straight up with equal ease, and to do so fairly slowly.
One concept that differed from that was produced at the Air Material Command at Wright Field in Dayton Ohio, and reported on in May of 1946. This was for a high speed VTOL fighter using the same engine and armament as the XP-77. Performance was calculated ...
January Fire 'n' Smoke from The Original Rocket Dungeon
In their January update, blogging buddies Verna and Randy pay homage to Eric Gates, who passed away before his time on the 21st. I'll refer you to their Fire and Smoke and Photo of the Day features for the details of this tragedy, but will point out that Eric was one of the big dawgs in the hobby. He, with his brother Dirk, built and flew some of the biggest, coolest birds. He was also a TRA BOD member and an honorary MythBuster. I didn't know Eric in any other way, but will miss viewing his rocketry exploits from afar. Peace.
NASA's Next Mission May Visit Venus, Asteroid or the Moon from SPACE.com
NASA has narrowed the choices for its next unmanned space mission down to three candidates: including Venus, an asteroid and the moon.
Video: AirVenture 2009: T-28 Trojan 60th Anniversary from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "In this video you see footage of the T-28 Trojan 60th Anniversary performances as well as various formations from the duration of the week. Out of all the aircraft anniversaries I have seen since I've been attending Oshkosh, this was one of the best. It was a very entertaining way of commemorating such a fine aircraft, with lots of performances, large formations, and good airshow narration. Instead of just a party on the ground to commemorate the T-28 (much like a lot of the aircraft anniversaries at Oshkosh), they dedicated about 45 minutes worth of the airshow to bring the party to the crowd, and into the air. It was great!"
Video: Slo-Mo Airsho 3 from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "The third installment of "Slo-Mo Airsho" featuring more footage from both EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the Fort Worth Alliance International AIrshow. I hope you enjoy it"
Video: Aviation Warrior Song from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "I found "The Warrior Song" back in October when it first showed up on youtube and had to buy it! The excellent lyrics, message, and video; as well as the great cause derived from the purchase of the song are more than enough to make me spend $1.00. Therefore, I decided to help spread the word even more by making none other than an aviation video as a tribute to all the men and women fighting in the armed forces both past and present...as well as spread the message of this song. "The Warrior Song" is currently for sale in iTunes or the warrior song website: http://thewarriorsong.com/
From the website:
"All profits derived from its sale will be donated to the Armed Forces Relief Trust, to be dispersed by, and at the discretion of, the respective charities operated by the Navy/Marines, Army, Coast Guard, Air Force, and National Guard."
For more information please visit "The Warrior Song" website and check out the original video. Believe me, IT'S AWESOME!
Also, the original song and video can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0...
Video: The Pitts Story from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "This is a short video showing the entire Pitts project from start to first flight. The project took almost two years to complete. The first flight was Friday June 13, 2008...Friday the 13th. I hope you enjoy this quick video of the Pitts project. As time goes on and hours build up on the Pitts, there will be more videos to come...along with excellent and exciting aerobatic flying"
Photos of Historic Flight Foundation's B-25D Mitchell bomber - Seattle Post Intelligencer
The twin-engine North American B-25 Mitchell "was perhaps the most versatile aircraft of the war," according to a Boeing write-up. ...
Franklin's Flying Circus from AviationBull
Picture of the Week - AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase
The New Garden Festival of Flight line-up will include the B-17G "Memphis Belle" in the 2010 air show. This wonderful aircraft will be the star performer from a very impressive list of confirmed performers for this years two-day show, ...
Bhopal hosts spectacular hot air balloon race - newkerala.com Online News
A spectacular hot air balloon race was organized by Indian Army here on Wednesday.
"The history of aeroplaning in this country will date from 31st December 1909" - GlobalPost
... the centenary of "the first powered flight of an Irish aircraft" - the National Aero Club are to take to the skies at Weston Airport, Dublin. ...
The acquisition of US Signal Air Corps Airplane No. 1 - StandardNet
... 1906, the brothers joined the Aero Club of America and in May were granted a patent for their flying machine. In 1907, they traveled to England hoping to ...
McKinney-based Cutter Aviation to draw winning ticket - Mckinney Courier-gazette
Over 450 tickets were sold at $50 per ticket, totaling $22,500, beginning in January 2009 to help raise money for the Challenge Air program, a non-profit founded by Rick Amber with the belief that, "every disabled person should see the world from a different view…out of their wheelchairs and crutches and from the sky."
Part of the criteria in selecting a charity for Cutter Afromtion to partner with was for the organization to be afromtion related and to serve children. ...
"With a seven-year history hosting the McKinney Challenge Air 'Fly Day,' Challenge Air was the perfect fit," said Mike Livezey, General Manager for Cutter in McKinney, Texas. "The Challenge Air 'Fly Day' is truly a hands-on event that all of our employees can get behind and experience first-hand. From helping on the pre-planning committee to volunteering the day of the event; the program truly makes an impact on all of us here at Cutter as well as the entire community."
In 2008, Cutter Afromtion celebrated 80 years ...
Sunday Gold race video from www.aafo.com
Here's the Sunday Gold race for your viewing pleasure.
Reno '09 NCAR- Sunday UNLTD Gold Race Results from www.aafo.com
To complement Jason Schilleref's 'always-excellent' video coverage documenting this year's exciting 8-lap Sunday Unlimited Class Gold Championship Race, -here again are the Gold final results as they stacked-up, along w/some Gold race portraits of each racer...
To complement Jason Schilleref's 'always-excellent' video coverage documenting this year's exciting 8-lap Sunday Unlimited Class Gold Championship Race, -here again are the Gold final results as they stacked-up, along w/some Gold race portraits of each racer...
The year 2009 in pictures by David Cenciotti
Last year, I introduced my 2008 debrief with the following words: "It's only when you get to the end of the year that you get the full picture of what has happened in the previous 12 months. Images collected during worlwide travels, flights and base visits, used to illustrate the most different stories dealing with the World of Aviation, provide a means to get a snapshop on the most important topics discussed on this site [...]". I couldn't find better words for this "New Year's Eve" post dealing with the year 2009. Pictures taken by me and Giovanni Maduli during the last year will guide us along some of the most important things happened in the world of Aviation.
January and February 2009 were mostly dedicated to the analysis of some aviation accidents: the US Air 1549 successful ditching into the Hudson River, the Cessna 650 misteriously exploded after departure from Rome Fiumicino, the C-17 gear-up landing in Bagram and few minor emergencies. The US Air 1549 ditching in the NYC's Hudson River provided the input to talk about the airmanship of Capt. Sullenberger, the lessons learned and the differences between the NYC ditching and the Tuninter 1153 a topic that was discussed also in a subsequent analysis of other ditching stories. On Jan. 14 the new Alitalia was born and we were able to publish the first pictures of the dawn of the new company with the list of flights departing from ...
New Classified Bomber Under Consideration by DoD from Milcom Monitoring Post
The $2-billion question in development of a new bomber is whether a major black-world demonstration program is already underway, with Northrop Grumman as the contractor.
This hypothesis makes sense of a series of clues that have appeared since 2005. In that year, Scott Winship, program manager for Northrop Grumman's X-47 unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS), mentioned that ...
How To Choose Aviation Art - ATS Blogging Network
It is important to know how to start an art collection. If you are beginning from new then at first you should choose a certain era or style. There is still a large demand for Second World War aviation art. It was during this period that the world's aviation industry changed from a few small operators to a powerful force creating machines to battle in our skies. ...
The AMC Cyclogyro from The Unwanted Blog
One of the seemingly odder propulsion systems is the cyclogyro (see Wikipedia article). While an interesting concept, it's mechanically complex, fragile and a power-hog. Still, people continue to design aircraft around the concept to this day. The general features of a cyclogyro vehicle are the ability to fly forwards, backwards or straight up with equal ease, and to do so fairly slowly.
One concept that differed from that was produced at the Air Material Command at Wright Field in Dayton Ohio, and reported on in May of 1946. This was for a high speed VTOL fighter using the same engine and armament as the XP-77. Performance was calculated ...
January Fire 'n' Smoke from The Original Rocket Dungeon
In their January update, blogging buddies Verna and Randy pay homage to Eric Gates, who passed away before his time on the 21st. I'll refer you to their Fire and Smoke and Photo of the Day features for the details of this tragedy, but will point out that Eric was one of the big dawgs in the hobby. He, with his brother Dirk, built and flew some of the biggest, coolest birds. He was also a TRA BOD member and an honorary MythBuster. I didn't know Eric in any other way, but will miss viewing his rocketry exploits from afar. Peace.
NASA's Next Mission May Visit Venus, Asteroid or the Moon from SPACE.com
NASA has narrowed the choices for its next unmanned space mission down to three candidates: including Venus, an asteroid and the moon.
Video: AirVenture 2009: T-28 Trojan 60th Anniversary from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "In this video you see footage of the T-28 Trojan 60th Anniversary performances as well as various formations from the duration of the week. Out of all the aircraft anniversaries I have seen since I've been attending Oshkosh, this was one of the best. It was a very entertaining way of commemorating such a fine aircraft, with lots of performances, large formations, and good airshow narration. Instead of just a party on the ground to commemorate the T-28 (much like a lot of the aircraft anniversaries at Oshkosh), they dedicated about 45 minutes worth of the airshow to bring the party to the crowd, and into the air. It was great!"
Video: Slo-Mo Airsho 3 from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "The third installment of "Slo-Mo Airsho" featuring more footage from both EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the Fort Worth Alliance International AIrshow. I hope you enjoy it"
Video: Aviation Warrior Song from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "I found "The Warrior Song" back in October when it first showed up on youtube and had to buy it! The excellent lyrics, message, and video; as well as the great cause derived from the purchase of the song are more than enough to make me spend $1.00. Therefore, I decided to help spread the word even more by making none other than an aviation video as a tribute to all the men and women fighting in the armed forces both past and present...as well as spread the message of this song. "The Warrior Song" is currently for sale in iTunes or the warrior song website: http://thewarriorsong.com/
From the website:
"All profits derived from its sale will be donated to the Armed Forces Relief Trust, to be dispersed by, and at the discretion of, the respective charities operated by the Navy/Marines, Army, Coast Guard, Air Force, and National Guard."
For more information please visit "The Warrior Song" website and check out the original video. Believe me, IT'S AWESOME!
Also, the original song and video can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0...
Video: The Pitts Story from The Kathryn Report
By slickhutto - "This is a short video showing the entire Pitts project from start to first flight. The project took almost two years to complete. The first flight was Friday June 13, 2008...Friday the 13th. I hope you enjoy this quick video of the Pitts project. As time goes on and hours build up on the Pitts, there will be more videos to come...along with excellent and exciting aerobatic flying"
Photos of Historic Flight Foundation's B-25D Mitchell bomber - Seattle Post Intelligencer
The twin-engine North American B-25 Mitchell "was perhaps the most versatile aircraft of the war," according to a Boeing write-up. ...
Franklin's Flying Circus from AviationBull
Picture of the Week - AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase
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It will be great to watch Race, i have bought tickets from TicketFront.com looking forward to it.
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