Blue Angels Preparations Underway for Idaho Falls Show - LocalNews8.com | IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Preparations are underway for the Idaho Falls air show featuring the US Navy's precision flying team the Blue angles. ...
Snowbirds confirm return here - Canada.com | The Snowbirds will also have a year-end gala in Moose Jaw to celebrate their own 40th anniversary. "It's something that we're very proud of, that we've gone ...
Air show brings Thunderbirds' photographer back to Prattville - Montgomery Advertiser | The Prattville native has been in the Air Force for eight years, and now he's back in town with the Thunderbirds, ...
Style and Accuracy and German Army Parachute Team training continues / Para-Ski Photos! from armygoldenknights's | Today at Laurinburg, NC, the Style and Accuracy Team was able to train for half the day until it was called due to weather. Before the weather call, jumpers were training in 4-Way, Style and Classic Accuracy. A celebratory barbecue was held for the member of the German Army Parachute Team. Incoming Golden Knight's SGM Young presented the German Team with a personalized lithograph in honor of the international jump exchange, which is in its third week. Each member of the German Team was then presented the Golden Knight's 50th Anniversary coin. This concluded the day at Laurinburg and enabled the Germans to get a jump start on the weekend. With this as their last weekend, everyone wanted to visit different parts of the the US's eastern half before heading back to Germany. A few are even headed to the Washington D.C. for the weekend…
Up, up and away - InMaricopa.com | It's maneuvers like the one described above that have made Stephens, 35, one of the top aerobatic sailplane pilots in the United States and attract hundreds ...
Nimrod to fly into air museum - The Press, York | THE Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington, will be the only museum in the world to display a "live" example of the Nimrod military reconnaissance aircraft. ...
Wellington Aero Club Open Day 2010 #1: Preview from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | The Wellington Aero Club's annual Open Day for 2010 has come and gone, and as expected it, was an absolutely stunning day, and complete with a couple of surprises. We had a wide variety of aircraft, from our basic trainers through to gyrocopters, helicopters and some pretty flash warbirds! Last, but certainly not least, the Club annouced the winners of the Flying Scholarship [including an award of $5000 worth of flight training!]. My intention is to put together a series of posts, mostly concentrating on one or two aircraft types at a time…
Wellington Aero Club Open Day 2010 #2: Helipro from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | For the second post from the Open Day, here are three shots of two Helipro helicopters which were conducting scenic rides for the punters. The first two are of a Robinson R44, ZK-IBJ. The last picture is of a Eurocopter EC120B, ZK-IJK.
Wellington Aero Club Open Day 2010 #3: Westpac Rescue Helicopter from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | The next pictures are of the Westpac Rescue Air Ambulance. The helicopter is a Kawasaki BK117-B2, ZK-HLF. Unfortunately the chopper was called away on a mission during the day, but it was certainly good to have it there while it was available! I've also included a picture of the Lifeflight Air Ambulance Fairchild SA227-AC Metroliner, ZK-LFT starting up. The Metro was not part of today's event, but it does share a hanger complex with the helicopter... so close enough…
Wellington Aero Club Open Day 2010 #4: North American T28C Trojan from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | OK, I was only going to put up a couple of posts this evening, followed by some more tommorrow... I obviously have little self-control :-) In this post is a North American T28C Trojan...! The aircraft uses callsign "Trojan 63" and is registered ZK-JGS. This is an impressive aircraft! While only a 2-seater it is a large aircraft with a big engine and an impressive sound. The pilot [sorry - didn't get his name] was showing people in and around gthe aircraft. The pictures include a cockpit shot I toook while sitting in it, followed by one where I was standing along the wing [yay!]…
Episode 28: Save the Liberator from Plane Crazy Down Under by Grant (Falcon124) The B24 Liberator was the most produced heavy bomber of World War 2 and saw service in all theaters of the war. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flew B24s along side those of the USAAF, based in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. These aircraft flew long range missions of many hours duration, typically without fighter escort. Providing bombing, maritime patrol and transport services, the advanced & complicated B24 was, perhaps, the unsung hero of heavy bomber operations…
Clue emerges in WWII plane wreckage mystery from http://www.katu.com/ | A date stamped on the wreckage of a World War II-era plane that was found deep in the woods near Wheeler, Ore. last week could help investigators determine when it crashed and who may have been on board. According to Tillamook County Sheriff Todd Anderson, investigators are looking at three different crash reports - two that happened in 1945 - to see if they match the pieces of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver that was found March 18 by loggers scattered over 200 yards of forest…
Photos of Helldiver plane crash in Pennsylvania - From Tom Z. of Greensburg, PA from Diamond Pilots by Kathryn - Thank you, Tom for sharing with us. "The pictures were taken back in December of 1980. I was deer hunting with two of my friends and and came upon this memorial on a side of a mountain in southwestern Pennsylvania. It was the same type Helldiver thay you reported about. Last year through the internet I was able to contact George Cohlmia's relatives and they never knew that there was a memorial for their relative. George still has a sister who is in her 90's and she was happy to see these pictures" Helldiver Crash Memorial, click here for photos
Historical Aviation Film Unit – Updates from AeroHub by Graeme | We've had a full on time over the last couple of months preparing to release our new book 'On The Wings Of History' — those of you familiar with the two Classic Fighters airshow books (2005 & 2007) that we previously produced will be glad to hear that this latest one is a new book in the same format, of the same high quality, but covering just the World War One aircraft of The Vintage Aviator Collection over the past ten years. Over 90% of the more than 260 full colour photos in this new book have never been published before. Release date is the 24th April 2010, but if you pre-order now you'll receive a FREE copy of the Classic Fighters 2007 book as well! To read the full story please go to the Historical Aviation Film Unit Page
Around the Hangar from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog by Commemorative Air Force, MN Wing | Always the best place to see what is going on at the Minnesota Wing, this Around the Hangar post will be rather large indeed. I have a month an a half of photos to catch up on, and not nearly enough space to put them all! These are some highlights of the hard work going on at the Wing lately…
Silent Wings from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog by Commemorative Air Force, MN Wing | Some of our members have been visiting a group who has been undertaking a terrific restoration, with the goal of rebuilding a CG-4A Glider. These gliders were built in massive numbers by the Northwest Aeronautical Corporation out of the Twin Cities. One of the subcontractors during the War, Villaume Industries, has allowed volunteers to use some of the space in their building to manufacturer parts and assemble the glider. For more info, check out this article written by our new PIO (Public Information Officer) Joe Palmersheim: http://mnsun.com/articles/2010/01/30/headlines/705fw04gliders.txt
Winter Staff/Fifi from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog by Commemorative Air Force, MN Wing | This time of year brings the annual Winter Staff Conference at CAF Headquarters in Midland, TX. The MN Wing Staff visited, sharing ideas and stories with other Wing leaders, and learning as much as we could about the CAF as a whole, where we are going, and what we as a Wing can do to help make it all happen! We also were able to get an update on Fifi's progress. For those of you who don't know, Fifi is the CAF's B-29. It had engine issues, and has to be refitted with a new style of engine. It will be the only flying example of a B-29 when the…
Blog Update - 12February To 25March from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog by Commemorative Air Force, MN Wing | Good Afternoon Everyone! I hope I remember how to do this whole Blog Update thing! It's been a really busy month, especially around the CAF, but that's no excuse for not updating, and I hope you didn't get too exasperated waiting! I'm having trouble remembering what has happened over the last month and a half, so bear with me as I struggle through!...
ItAF 87th Anniversary – Pratica di Mare – 26.03.10 from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti | "This is not the time to stand still. This is the time to build, with flexible far-sightedness, the new Air Force's architecture so that it is integrated and not absorbed in the new joint context that has a strong European and International connotation": these were some of the words that Gen. Giuseppe Bernardis, Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) addressed to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano in his speech during the ceremony for the 87th Anniversary of the ItAF, held on Mar. 26, 2010, at Pratica di Mare airbase. Bernardis explained that over the past ten years the size of the Air Force has been cut in half in terms of personnel and material but it has not lost its capabilities or efficiency, as the ItAF has invested and continue to invest in both the quality of the equipment and, above all, in the training of the personnel…Montgomery to celebrate rich history of flight - Montgomery Advertiser | The two-day event to celebrate the aviation history involving the city of Montgomery and the Wright Brothers kicks off today. ...
Tornado Totals Defenseless Citation X by PilotBug | A tornado in the Midwest struck just one hangar at the airfield where the Citation X was parked, along with an unauthorized camper. The camper found itself being used as a plus-sized baseball bat and doing its best to beat the heck out of the hapless Cessna. For some reason, the insurance company decided that the $20M jet was worth more in parts than to rebuild it…
Rebuilding an artifact, 'airplane will fly again' from Diamond Pilots by Kathryn By Steven Pope | REXBURG - Rexburg's Legacy Flight Museum lost one of its prized airplanes last summer when the rare plane took off across the runway by itself and crashed into a fence. But museum volunteers didn't want to lose the plane forever. That's why they're in the process of rebuilding it, to get it back up into the air…
Tripoli Rocketry Association unveils their new website from Rocketry Planet | WORLD WIDE WEB — The Tripoli Rocketry Association IT Committee is pleased to announce the release of Tripoli's new website…
Aviation scholarships available - Wicked Local Mattapoisett | By Anonymous The Plymouth Aero Club is now accepting applications for the 2010 Aviation Scholarships. The scholarships are to be used towards post secondary ...
Pasadena: Scouts take flight with Young Eagles program - Maryland Gazette | Young Eagles was founded in 1992 by the EAA to get young people more involved in aviation. The association's Maryland Chapter is based out of Tipton ...
March 27 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - The need to fit aboard the smaller elevators on the Essex-class fleet carriers and the lack of a folding nose or tail meant that the Grumman S2F (later redesignated S-2) Tracker had a stubby fuselage and a short moment arm which required a relatively large vertical fin to maintain control and directional stability. However, the Tracker was so short-coupled that in a single engine situation, the fin and rudder despite their size were still insufficient and an adverse yaw into a spin would result. At lower airspeeds even with both engines operating the Tracker was a handful during takeoff and approach…
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