Monday, February 1, 2010

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Fire in the sky: Heavy metal display at Singapore Airshow 2010 - CNNGo.com
If what they say about boys and their toys rings true, the Singapore Airshow 2010 basically boils down to a chest-thumping, spear-waving testosterone fest. ...

Singapore Airshow 2010: Press Conference from The Kathryn Report
The pre-show press conference was held early Sunday morning (31 Jan 2010) to update media about the event which officially begins, for the trade at least, on Monday. The public display days take place on Saturday and Sunday (6 - 7 February 2010).There are three parts of video.
More from the Kathryn Report with video:
Death Defying Air Show - CNN
The Al Ain Aerobatic Show in the United Arab Emirates combines military and civilian aerobatic displays.

Live web broadcasting from Airshows: Views from Al Ain by Flightline UK
Here in the UK, we still have February, March and April to get through until our airshow season gets underway. However, in other parts of the world, the 2010 season is already getting going. One of the first big shows of the year is the Al Ain Aerobatics Show in the United Arab Emirates. ...

Boat slips to be auctioned for Thunder Over Louisville - Louisville Courier-Journal
The Waterfront Development Corp. is again auctioning off individual boat permits at the Waterfront Park harbor for use during Thunder Over Louisville April ...

DVD Review: Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2009 by Flightline UK

Late aerobatics champ honoured - Daily Advertiser
THE late aerobatics champion Tom Moon was honoured with a fitting tribute on Saturday almost a year after he died in a tragic aeroplane ...

Aviation enthusiast take a ride on the Liberty Belle - WTOC
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Aviation enthusiast took a ride on the Liberty Belle, one of only eight flying B-14 bombers in the world. Passengers had the chance to ...
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Dick Curtis to speak at Indianapolis Aero Club Feb 9 by Indianapolis Aero Club
The Indianapolis Aero Club will host Dick Curtis on Feb 9, 2010 at their monthly meeting. Mr. Curtis will be talking to the club about his experiences during World War II. Here is an excerpt from one write up on his book: ...

Howard Zinn - Telegraph.co.uk
During the Second World War, Zinn joined the US Army Air Corps and from 1943 flew missions throughout Europe on a B-17 bomber named "Belle of the Brawl". ...

Six miles up: Pioneering pilots risked life and limb to reach new heights from General Aviation News
Suppose you are cruising along in an airliner at 34,000 feet, nestled comfortably in your seat in a heated, pressurized environment. Now image turning to look out of your window and, to your amazement, you catch a glimpse of a cloth-covered triplane with the pilot sitting in the open, wearing heavy coveralls, goggles, a leather helmet, and sucking on an oxygen tube. Such was the case in 1919 when Roland Rohlfs reached six miles high in a Curtiss Triplane. ...

The Big Race of 1910 - Air & Space Magazine
When Glenn Curtiss edged Frenchman Louis Blériot at the world's first air race, in Reims, France, in August 1909, few Americans had seen an...

Can-do farmers save Canso plane - Edmonton Journal
... For this project, his prize was an abandoned Canso -- an amphibious plane built during the Second World War to hunt submarines and protect convoys crossing the Atlantic. Just a handful of the aircraft remain in the skies today, which is why Wieben, a farmer from Fairview, Alta., decided to recruit a group of relatives, friends and neighbours for an elaborate rescue mission.
"The idea was to salvage a significant part of Canadian history," Wieben says. "The Canso served a pretty important role during the war, rescuing sailors and airmen, patrolling for submarines. The Spitfire and the bombers got all the glory, but the Canso quietly went about its job."
Wieben's immersion in aviation started in childhood while he was growing up in Northern Ontario. His father worked as an instructor for the...

Historic hangar at P08 to be rescued from General Aviation News
The Coolidge City Council has unanimously agreed to save a historic World War II-era hangar that has fallen into disrepair at Coolidge Municipal Airport (P08) in Arizona, according to a story in The Arizona Republic.
The story, which notes the council agreed to award a contract for the hangar's overhaul, ...

Free showing of feature film 'Amelia' from General Aviation News
HilaryEarhartLRThe Museum of Flight in Seattle will offer a free presentation of the 2009 feature film about Amelia Earhart, "Amelia," Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. as part of the museum's Wells Fargo First Free Thursday.
The museum was chosen by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment as ...

Big Band Sweetheart Dance at Air Museum - BlueRidgeNow.com
The 17-piece Hendersonville Swing Band, directed by Flat Rock's Jerry Zink, will keep dancers moving in the Air Museum's one-of-a-kind vintage atmosphere, ...

New Britain Writer Adds To List Of Books About German Pilots In World War I - Hartford Courant
The two met in 1967 at a New England Air Museum forum on World War I. Knauer invited Kilduff to another event where he met Alfred Keller, a retired general ...

Jackson aviator honored for flawless flying - Jackson County Floridan
William Hattaway of the Federal Aviation Administration presents Jim Hart with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. By DEBORAH BUCKHALTER Local aviation ...

Paradise Coast 99s fly high at sunshine derby - news-press.com
She may have died more than 70 years ago, but Amelia Earhart would have felt right at home on a recent morning among a group of Southwest Florida women at the LaBelle airport.
Some clutching clipboards, some folding maps, some checking watches - and all of them looking to the sky - the women were readying themselves and their planes for the second annual Sunshine Derby.
The air race was sponsored by the Paradise Coast Chapter of the 99s, a ...

A request for historical assistance from Mike Feeney. from AeroHub
Greetings jolly readers. Wondering if you may be able to give me a hand with this one?
One of my "Wings of Time" series is about New Zealand Miles Magisters and Whitney Straights. The information I am seeking is which Aero Clubs and private owners operated these types within NZ. Anything you might know about their registrations, years, owners etc would be of great assistance. Perhaps some of you actually flew or worked on these aircraft?

Aspiring aviator spends week in informational, hands-on camp - Lincoln County Journal
Cody's interest only grew upon attending Young Eagles events, where Chapter 1387 pilots and aviation enthusiasts provide airplane rides at no cost to ...

Let dreams soar at this flying club near Gurgaon - Times of India
Captain Satish Sharma, chairman of the Aero Club of India, stood side by side with the CM as the aero centre was declared open. The centre, named after late ...

Formation flight Sunday. Sidestrands IIIs from Planeshots
Top of 24 Hours for February 1, 2010 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day

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