Friday, January 8, 2010

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Blue Angels plane to be displayed at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi Caller Times
The plane came from the Blue Angels practice grounds in Pensacola, Fla. Chief of Naval Air Training recently acquired a F-18 fighter jet for display on ...

Blue Angels to take flight in New Hampshire after 20-year hiatus - NewHampshire.com
It's been two decades since the United States Navy Blue Angels soared into the Granite State, but New England Air Show officials say the high-flying air ...

Thunderbird fly-by on Cocoa Beach delayed to Friday - Florida Today
... in the Midwest grounded an F-16 Thunderbird that was scheduled to do a fly-by on Cocoa Beach today in preparation for next fall's Cocoa Beach Air Show. ...

Singapore Airshow 2010 by Rocky
If you want to visit airshow on trade days (2-5 Feb), you can purchase a one day pass ($50) or 4 day pass ($180). Otherwise, you can visit Singapore Airshow 2010 on weekends. Tickets can be purchased at SISTIC website: ...

Future pilots inspired by Lamb's tales - Air Race News Watch
As part of a national competition, devised in conjunction with the UK's Air Cadet Organisation, young future flying hopefuls were tasked with designing a good luck emblem for the British pilot to use in his 2010 Red Bull Air Race ...

Wings of Blue to jump into college football championship game from Air Force Link Top Stories
The U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute demonstration team is scheduled to jump into the Rose Bowl as part of pregame activities during the Citi Bowl Championship Series National Championship football game Jan. 7, in Pasadena, Calif.
Wings of Blue members will drop into the stadium with the American flag and game ball, as well as team flags for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns, the two teams competing for the championship trophy.
The game will be televised on ABC affiliates at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
more...

This "Once in a Lifetime" Will OnlyCome Along...Once in a Lifetime from Av8rdan's World of Flying
At the annual summer spectacle of airplanes, brats and friendly aviators we know as EAA Airventure, aka "Oshkosh", you see things that can only be described as magical. You see the absolute best of the best of any airframe ever made, you see airshow acts that redefine what "bringing your A game" can mean. You see four gigantic halls crammed with the hottest in aviator gear. And you see beautiful flying examples of ...

Area residents observe milestones, face challenging events in 2009 - SW Iowa News
A month after performing at the Clarinda Rotary Club Flight Breakfast and Air Show, aerobatic pilot Chandy Clanton died in a plane crash as she rehearsed ...

Tuskegee Airmen Return to Rockford! - Veterans Memorial Hall
Their first visit was in 2008 and were enthusiastically recieved by many in the community. This is a rare opportunity to hear their personal stories and get information on their legacy, the Young Eagles program. ...

Reaching Outside the Airport Fence from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper
This is to tell the man in the red plane that he has a fan. I've been watching you from the ground. Well, from my farm pastures and yard actually. More often than you know. I am in awe of your skill and the performance you give is wonderful and joyous. Who are you? Are you a man or a woman? A professional stunt pilot or a pleasure flyer of that pretty red plane? Do you perform for others besides me, or is what I'm seeing just an expression of your own preferences?
So went the letter to the editor of the Fauquier Times-Democrat on May 26, 2009 by a woman in Virginia named Star Milihram. Not the all-too-common complaint about noise or some ...

Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane recognises achievements of Sir Sydney Camm - Culture24
By Culture24 Staff | 07 January 2010 Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane fighter plane (above) will be transported to Windsor this summer in support of ...

AMA this weekend! from Wasabi Air Racing
Some of team Wasabi will taking a break from the hangar to attend the AMA expo this weekend in ontario, hope to see you there!

A Parachute Jump of a Lifetime Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
BIRMINGHAM- Air Force Academy Cadet Spencer Walker of Birmingham, will be parachuting in for Alabama's national football championship bid in Pasadena -- from 4,500 feet in the air. He is a member of a four-man team from the academy's Wings of Blue jump team parachuting into the Rose Bowl stadium just before the national anthem. Though jumping into a stadium can be a little tricky, Walker has done it before as part of the 509 jumps he has made. His team will bring the flags to the Rose Bowl the night of the game jumping from high overhead. Spencer will be the one carrying the University of Alabama flag. He lobbied for the honor.
Click to View: NBC 13 Mike Royer Video Report - Spirit of Alabama
Spencer will graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in May. He wants to go ...

'Breathe the Sky' brings aviatrix legend to life - Danbury News Times
Prasad explores the enigmas surrounding the legend: "When the 39-year-old aviatrix decided to fly around the world and set one final record, ...

Family movie night at Aviation Center to feature 'Island in the Sky' - Sheboygan Press
The Aviation Heritage Center of Sheboygan County will show the movie, "Island in the Sky" (1953, unrated) at 7 pm, Friday, Jan. 8. ...

Pilots Assemble Planes for Aviation Meet - Los Angeles Times (blog)
7, 1910: Airplanes are being assembled at Dominguez Station for the Aviation Meet and a tent has been erected to serve as a hangar. ...

MaxAir2Air
Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you an essay on the lovely Pasped Skylark,owned by Buzz Penny. The Skylark is the last of its kind,
a true unicorn of aviation. http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy! Max

Patrol Reconnaissance Airplane, Single Float from The Unwanted Blog
The archives of the San Diego Aerospace Museum has a number of "brochures" of Consolidated Vultee/Convair aircraft projects from well before WWII to just after. Here, for example, is a design for a patrol seaplane/bomber dated 12-2-1944. Note the two jet engines in the ...

Brace for Impact The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story - TLC
Capt. Chesley Sullenberger reunites with the actual plane from that fateful day in January, re-traces his flight, and gives his chilling account during a trip back to the Hudson River, where 155 people exited a sinking plane and entered history.
Anniversary ...... Airbus on the Hudson .... http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/brace-for-impact/brace-for-impact.html

Chapter closes as Boeing finally delivers last of original 747s from Flight Image of the Day
Boeing has finally - and quietly - delivered the last of the original 747 family off the line, a -400ER Freighter (MSN 37304). Read more...

Award-Winning NASA TV Show to Air on WHRO Public Television from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
"NASA 360," a half-hour TV program that focuses on how NASA technologies are being used in people's lives and space exploration, is joining the line up on Hampton Roads public television station, WHRO.

Oak Park Elementary School Visit from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut
Today I visited Oak Park Elementary in Titusville, FL. I gave the pre-K class a presentation about the space shuttle and launch preparation processing. They enjoyed the presentation very much and got to handle some blankets and tiles. There favorite part of the presentation was watching a video from the solid rocket booster from launch to splashdown. At the end of my visit they were officially shuttle experts as I stuck a NASA sticker on them. We had a great morning!

2009 Reno Pictures from www.aafo.com
Japan -Tsuiki October 2009 from FenceCheck Forums
Holloman AFB, NM from FenceCheck Forums
National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
More old pictures from/for the Archives from www.aafo.com

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