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Al Ain Aerobatic Show: Day 2 - GulfNews

Royal Saudi Hawks performs on Day 2 of the Al Ain International Aerobatic Show. A large number of aircraft from different countries have been participating ...

Daredevil pilots thrill thousands at air show - GulfNews
Al Ain: Daredevil pilots on Thursday continued to display their mastery over flying machines with extreme manoeuvres in solo and team formations to entertain thousands of spectators at the Al Ain Aerobatics Show.
Partly cloudy and windy conditions, however, created some problems but the show continued without any major change in the schedule. Some 23 teams ...
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Dream comes true for ill children at Al Ain air show - National
For six children with life-threatening illnesses, a visit to the Al Ain air show yesterday was a dream ...
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First Bahrain International Airshow a "resounding success" from key.Aero
Organisers of the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow, have claimed the first event to be a "resounding success". ...

2010 Update - RAF Waddington Air Show's Blog
There are a miriad of rumours flying round the various Air Show blogs about what is and is not coming to Waddington or anywhere else. Many are figments of over active imaginations. Watch our website and I can assure you we only put on ...

Royal Air Maroc Promises Strong African Presence - Liberian Daily Observer
Najjari spoke to the Daily Observer's business correspondent Saturday, January 23 ahead of a three-day International Colloquium and Air Show scheduled to ...

Over 40000 visitors to attend int'l air show in Morocco - African Press Agency (
Large firms from the United States and other world aircraft manufacturers are present at this four-day air show. Morocco considers aeronautics as one of the ...

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Fort Drum cuts released - News 10 Now
A couple of weeks ago we first told you Fort Drum was planning on canceling its air show this year as part of a cost savings measure. ...

Red Bull's return from www.windsorstar.com
Picture it. As many as 200 corporate and private planes lined up at Windsor Airport. Luxury hotel rooms and local restaurants filled to capacity. Jet-setters from around the world descending on Windsor.
It's no pipe dream, thanks to a two-year commitment from Red Bull to return to the city this year and next. The decision was facilitated in large part by Ontario's pledge of $10 million toward the event, and that's because MPPs Dwight Duncan and Sandra Pupatello clearly understand the race's importance to Windsor and the province.
There's the enormous economic impact, to be sure. But there's also the "wow" factor; the glitz and glamour that come from having more than one billion viewers around the world tune in to see our fair city. ...

Prestigious award for World Champ Bonhomme from www.redbullairrace.com
Current Red Bull Air Race world champion Paul Bonhomme has been awarded the top UK prize for outstanding achievement in aviation. The Royal Aero Club's Britannia trophy for 2009 will be presented to the race pilot at a ceremony in April. With a growing haul of silverware from his impressive flying achievements, the trophy cabinet at the Bonhomme residence must be getting full. ...
Another key role model for the young Bonhomme was an aerobatic pilot called Richard Goode – a man well known in UK aerobatic circles and who later became an important mentor for Bonhomme. "Certainly without Richard's influence I would not have progressed in the aerobatic world nearly as quickly," admitted Bonhomme, who often says being in the right place at the right time has been a major factor in his success. "Richard asked me to display his Pitts at the World Aerobatic Championship in 1986 when the wind was too ...

Four Red Bull Air Race pilots attend LA awards ceremony from www.redbullairrace.com:
Red Bull Air Race pilots Paul Bonhomme, Kirby Chambliss, Michael Goulian and Pete McLeod rubbed their tuxedo-clad elbows with the crème de la crème of aviation and some of Beverly hills's brightest stars at the "Living Legends of Aviation" gala recently, an event known as the "Academy Awards of aviation." ...

Two chances to revisit history - Press-Enterprise
The Palm Springs Air Museum is hosting a special two-day event based around the P-38 fighter Friday and Saturday. First up is a special reception with Bob ...

Download story podcast - Press-Enterprise
Glacier Girl presentation will be held at 6 pm Friday at the Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail,. Following the presentation will be hors ...

B-17 'Flying Fortress' 75th Anniversary Part of Big Celebration at EAA AirVenture 2010 from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress," perhaps the most readily recognized bomber of the World War II era, will be center stage for its 75th anniversary during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," on July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

Profile 39 - B25 H S/N 43-4267 from WWII Fighter Plane Profiles
It's done - the airplane with a Sherman tank cannon in the nose. The Beast. At least that's what I call it. And it looks beastly too, with that gritty, oil-stained paint job and utilitarian markings.
The accuracy of those markings is still somewhat in question, specifically if the serial number appeared on the tail or not. I have a fair number of 22nd BS photographs and the only shown marks were the squadron logo (a diving eagle clutching a bomb in its talons) and the regular American insignia. However, I am awaiting another source and I may have to add mission tallies and ...

Top authors featured at WAI Conference from General Aviation News
Attendees at the Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Conference will have the chance to meet aviation authors in person to purchase their books and have them autographed. Each author will have a specific time period to be showcased. ...

Vulcan Interactive [DVD] [PRE-ORDER] from PlanesTV (BETA) - Aviation Action
Our Vulcan Interactive DVD delivers a whole new entertainment dimension.
3 Hi-definition on-board cameras recorded an entire sortie from start-up to shut-down.
There's a full air show display and an air-to-air photography appointment on the way back.
Swap between the ground view and on-board view at will ...

Video: Finding Flight Trailer from Diamond Pilots by Kathryn
... "During the Great Depression, Bernard H. Pietenpol, with no more than an eighth-grade education, designed a "common-man's airplane" built with scavenged and hardware-store parts. Today his son and grandson carry on his legacy, and his airplane's simple design enjoys a popular following among people of all ages who share his dream of flight . ...

U-2 Dragon Lady to provide humanitarian support in Haiti from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories
A U-2 Dragon Lady launched from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 27 to provide critical imagery support in the ongoing humanitarian relief mission in Haiti.
The aircraft, which will be temporarily flown out of Robins Air Force Base, Ga., for the Haiti relief mission, will be used to gather high-quality imagery, broad area shots, which will eliminate the need to 'patch together' smaller images gathered by other intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets currently operating in the Haitian area of operation.
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19th Annual Rib Cook-off - KXO Radio
Judges again this year will be members of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Proceeds benefit youth organizations and athletic groups ...

NASA Glenn Visitor Center Moves to Great Lakes Science Center from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
NASA's Glenn Research Center and Great Lakes Science Center have signed an agreement that names the Science Center as the official Visitor Center site for Glenn.  ...

The plan for NASA from RLV and Space Transport News
This article - President Obama to Propose Abandoning NASA's Moon Plan (SPACE.com) - jives with yesterday's Orlando Sentinel report on the administration's new master plan for NASA.  ...

Cessna Citation Mustang - Video Episode from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)

the Bristol 72 Racer, circa 1922 from x planes
Holloman AFB, NM from FenceCheck Forums
US Air Force & US Navy Drones from FenceCheck Forums
Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase
We love aircraft noise from Diamond Pilots


Purdue University acquires Cirrus SR20 fleet from General Aviation News
Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology recently purchased 16 SR20s from Cirrus Aircraft. The 600 students currently enrolled in the Purdue program will use the new Cirrus fleet daily to obtain hands-on flying experience, earn a private pilot certificate, instrument rating and ultimately a commercial type rating. ...


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