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Red Checkers return to skies - Hawke's Bay Today | But Air Force senior communications adviser Anna Sussmilch said yesterday the strong link with Hawke's Bay's Art Deco Weekend would see the aerobatic ...

Mayors to leap for the troops with Golden Knights - Sun-Sentinel | Later this month, 13 mayors from four South Florida counties will make 12000-foot jumps from a plane with the Golden Knights, the US Army Parachute Team. ...

UTV News - Portrush air show cancelled over funds - This year's International Airshow in Portrush has been cancelled, victim of the economic downturn.

Rocket Racing League Announces "Inaugural Show" from AVwebFlash Current Issue | As of Tuesday, the Tulsa Air and Rocket Racing Show is scheduled for April 24 at the Tulsa International Airport. Rocket racing came out most publicly, loud fiery and fast, at AirVenture Oshkosh, back in 2008 (see our July 29, 2008 introductory video, here) where early demonstration aircraft flew solo for the crowd. Tuesday, Tulsa's NewsOn6 reported that it had "learned Tulsa will be the first location for a race" but also wrote that the Tulsa Air and Space Museum "would not confirm the report." What the museum did confirm is that the April 24 event will "unveil a lot of new technology" and "some capability that the Rocket racing league will show publicly for the first time." As for the Rocket Racing League, its latest press release states that the city will host an "inaugural QuickTrip Air & Rocket Racing show."
 
Mark Your Calendars: Riverside Municipal Air Show 3.27.10 from 9 - 4 by riversideliving | The 18th Annual Riverside Air Show is coming up next month at the Riverside Airport.  Admission is free, parking is $10 and as always, there is fun for the entire family. 

Fighter Combat International: Dogfighting Lessons - Air Combat Lessons: Experience the first-hand thrill and excitement of flying the world's most capable and high-performing aircraft in a real-life air-to-air combat mission. Based in Mesa, Arizona, Fighter Combat International offers flights year-round, without requiring any previous certification or a pilot's license.   Fighter Combat International has a team of experienced pilots and instructors, who are dedicated to providing the most authentic, extreme, aerial adventure possible. The facility features a $3 million adventure squadron, and provides Top Gun training aboard a German-built Extra 300L aircraft. Known for its superior handling and maneuvering, the Extra 300L is capable of reaching speeds up to 250 MPR.

French Corsair Restoration from Another Time by Dan Linn | Posted on the PlaneTalk forum this week are the pictures of the restoration progress of a F4U-5N Corsair.  The workmanship appears to be very high quality.  Take a look here.

AirPigz -  Low Level Aerobatics - 1986 Video Of The Late Great Bob Herendeen from airpigz.com | I'm finally getting around to converting several old VHS tapes into digital video so I can share some cool things from back in the day.  This video of Bob Herendeen is the first one that I've run thru a new method of conversion (my Concorde ride at Oshkosh 88 was the first I converted, but I did it a totally different way).  Bob Herendeen (1926-1994) was one of the nicest people I ever knew.  He was kind and considerate… a true gentleman.  But put him in a Pitts Special and he could really tear up the sky!  In fact, Bob had been one of the people that really made the Pitts Special so popular.  He had the first one used in aerobatic competition to have 4 ailerons back in the early 60's, and went on to be the U.S. National Aerobatic Champion in 1966 and 1969.  That's a pretty big deal…

When history comes to life - Savannah Morning News | The Flying Tigers P40 model airplane was particularly popular with the builders. "These planes had tiger teeth painted on the front," Thies said. ...

Air Day fans urged to back Vulcan Survival Appeal - CROWDS at last year's Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton were left hugely disappointed when technical issues meant that the booming Vulcan could not take to the skies – but aviation fans are being urged to help ensure that the aircraft can continue to wow the crowds in the future…

Air museum getting a restaurant - Arizona Daily Star | A former USAF Thunderbirds F-4E Phantom II. • An A-10 Warthog cockpit section recently used in the movie "Terminator Salvation." • A Canadair Mark V Sabre ...

Newest exhibit at La Quinta Museum 'Women in Flight' - The Desert Sun | Aviatrix's such as, Jacqueline Cochran and Amelia Earhart, as well as astronaut Sally Ride will be featured. The exhibit will run from Feb. ...

Congress to honor female WWII pilot - News 8 Austin | "I flew B-24, B-17, B-45, BT-13, AT-6, UC-78," Dalrymple said. Dalrymple was a Women Air Force Service Pilot, or WASP, during World War II. ...

She Has a Dream-But Where Are the Scholarships? Help Me Help Her Find Them! Let's List Every Pilot Training and Aviation Scholarship Resource We Can Find For This Future Student Pilot and Those Behind Her Waiting for Take Off! from Ask My Sky Mom by myskymom - Hi! My name is Jasmina. I'm 16 years old, in 11th grade, and I've always liked airplanes and flying. My dream is to become a pilot one day and own my own plane. I have so many questions for you! But first, I just wanted to know if they give scholarships to young women going to college to learn how to become a pilot. Hope to hear from you soon, and thank you! Looking for My Road to the Runway…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | With the Martin M-130 flying boat operating on Pan American's prestigious trans-Pacific route between San Francisco and Hong Kong, the airline in 1937 sought out newer and larger equipment to expand the Pacific network. Martin was the incumbent, having built three M-130s for Pan American that were christened "China Clipper", "Philippine Clipper", and "Hawaii Clipper." The M-130 served as the basis for enlarged derivative designated the M-156 which had essentially an M-130 fuselage mated to an enlarged wing with four more powerful radial engines and a twin-fin tailplane mounted on a pylon on the aft fuselage…

On This Day in Aviation History: February 18th by Phil Derner Jr. - Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies in 1981, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight aboard the SCA in 1977, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707 in 1969, The DC-1 is flown by a TWA crew in 1934, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes in 1969, the first airmail in 1911 and more!

Swimsuit models and Warbirds… from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor | Damaris Lewis shooting some pictures for the 2010 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue at the Palm Springs Air Museum. http://tinyurl.com/ycnnxtd