Friday, February 19, 2010

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Bonhomme Plays It Safe As Red Bull Air Race Heats Up - AvStop Aviation News | He may have a Red Bull Air Race World Championship win under his belt but British pilot Paul Bonhomme isn't taking anything for granted as he prepares to ...

Aero-TV: ICAS Perspectives – What Makes a Perfect Loop? from Aero-News Network | Leading Air Show Performers Give Their Perspective and Advice On December 6th through December 9th, the Paris Las Vegas Hotel hosted over 1,500 air show professionals and enthusiasts to the 2009 International Council of Air Shows Convention. Started in 1967, the annual ICAS Convention provides professionals a community forum in which to network with industry leaders, plan upcoming air shows, and offer continued support to fellow performers and representatives.

Red Checkers won't fly in Napier - The Dominion Post | But today the New Zealand Defence Force said four Airtrainer aircraft would do a flypast. The Air Force cancelled Red Checker displays after Squadron Leader ...

SC air base hosts air show Thunderbird F-16 visit - The State | AP SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC -- A South Carolina Air Force base is hosting a Thunderbird F-16 jet and pilot in advance of the installation's annual community ...

Vulcan under threat - Shoreham Today | AN historic aircraft which wowed crowds at the Shoreham Airshow last year could be grounded if £300000 is not raised by the end of the month. ...

Red Tail Remembered: Historic WWII Plane at Cavanaugh Flight Museum with ... - PRLog.Org | An extensive restoration of the plane was completed in 2001 by members of the Commemorative Air Force's "Red Tail Project Team." It was flown at various air ...

Palm Springs Air Museum's aviation center named - The Desert Sun | Kenneth P. Miles, an Air Force pilot and tactical fighter squadron commander who was honored at the Palm Springs Air Museum's 2010 Gala, ...

Air museum plans program with Tuskegee Airmen, Buffalo Soldier on Saturday - The Desert Sun | Three former Tuskegee Airmen and a retired Buffalo Soldiers officer will participate Saturday in the Palm Springs Air Museum's African American Heroes of ...

Aircraft, veterans of WWII tell their stories in Keystone Heights - Florida Times-Union | Ditchett will ride the last operational Liberator into Keystone Heights Friday, kicking off the Wings of Dreams Air Show at the airport. ...

It all took off one hundred years ago – and still the pioneering spirit rules ... - Times Online | By 1913, it had 400 staff, operated flight schools and had trained half of the country's aviators. Its certified aviator's course cost £75. ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Captain Murray F. Sueter, Director of the Air Department of the Admiralty of the Royal Navy, was one of the most enthusiastic proponents of British naval aviation during the First World War. One of his most passionate causes was championing naval torpedo bombers, though in those days a "proper" torpedo bomber was felt to be a seaplane. Working with the Short Brothers, a large two-seat biplane called the Short Type 184 was produced in significant numbers (650 in all) during the First World War. With a pilot and observer and floats, the 225-horsepower Short 184 was the first reliable torpedo bomber to not only go into production, but to prove itself in combat…

On This Day in Aviation History: February 19th by Phil Derner Jr. | China Airlines Flight 006 survives a roll and a 30,000ft dive in 1985, though Iberia airlines Flight 610 suffers an all-fatal crash the same day. The Boeing 757 makes its maiden flight in 1982, Lufthansa lines up to be the first customer for the 737 in 1965, a TWA MArtin 404 crashes into the Sandia Mountains and more.

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