Bonhomme prevails in Abu Dhabi heat to win Red Bull Air Race season opener From www.redbullairrace.com:
Defending champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the first Red Bull Air Race of the 2010 season in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with a hard-fought victory in scorching heat, finishing just ahead of compatriot Nigel Lamb (2nd) and Hungary's Peter Besenyei (3rd) in an eventful battle on the Arabian Gulf. Austria's
Hannes Arch finished a disappointing 11th after posting the fastest Qualifying time on Friday. ...Bonhomme takes victory at Red Bull Air Race - National
Paul Bonhomme kept his cool in hot and windy conditions today to start his title defence as Red Bull Air Race champion with a series-opening victory over ...
Scorching day for Red Bull Air Race - Red Bull (International)
The first race of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season will take to the air this afternoon in Abu Dhabi, where scorching temperatures and ...
A POSITIVE START IN A CRAZY RACE from Mike Goulian Airshows
As usual in a RBAR, you must expect the unexpected. Today we woke up to a wind shift of 180 degrees which pushed the mercury up over 100 outside and much hotter in the cockpit. The wind was also much different than what we had in training sno we had a feeling that it would be a wild day.
From the very first flight in the wild card, the pylons came crashing down as all of the competitors struggled with the wind. For the top 12, I just wanted to fly with confidence and not make any mistakes. Well, I did that, sort of. It was not my best flight all week but I managed to get through without hitting any gates. However, I had two ...
MAXWELL AIRSHOW - al.com
The Air Force Thunderbirds performed along with the Golden Knights parachute team and 70-year old aircraft to modern-day aircraft flying. ...
Winds don't blow away air show by PE News
Despite high winds in Southern California, the Riverside Air Show is still ready for takeoff, organizers said. "The air show is going on," Tom Miller said Saturday morning. All of the planes scheduled to take to air will do so, ...
Yuma Airshow - Travelers07
Yuma Airshow. The jets move so fast that it was hard to find them and focus before they were gone. We only went for a couple hours and we parked along the road, rather than go into the base. Posted by PJN at 5:00 PM ...
Air-worthy WWII planes in town today - The Herald-Zeitung
S.D. David did not think he would again be so close to an aircraft he flew 21 separate missions in during World War II.
But on Thursday afternoon, the former Army Air Corps second lieutenant and B-17 copilot got the chance when the "Wings of Freedom Tour" landed at the New Braunfels Municipal Airport.
The Collings Foundation, a nonprofit, educational foundation that promotes "living history" events with flew three World War II era planes into New Braunfels as part of the 10-month tour. This is the 21st year of the tour.
A P-51C Mustang, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy Bomber and a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, dubbed "Betty Jane," "Nine O Nine" and "Witchcraft" respectively, are kept in immaculate condition, complete with updated paint jobs listing past crew on the sides and .50-caliber machine guns still mounted. The B-17 is one of only nine in flying condition in the United States, and the B-24J and Dual Control P-51C Mustang are the only ones of their kind still kept in flying condition in the world. ...
SLAF to participate in UK air show - Sunday Observer
Sri Lanka will become the 52nd nation to take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. An Antonov An-32B military transport aircraft from ...
Gettysburg airman among 20 WWII pilots, killed in 1943, to be honored in Holland - Gettysburg Times
16, 1943, when his B-17 was hit by fire while returning from a mission in Bremen, Germany. Guise was a part of the 96th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in the ...
Remains found of missing World War II flier from Carver - Enterprise News
Loring, who was born in Brockton and raised in Carver, was a member of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group when the B-25 type aircraft he was in ...
The United States Air Force Museum Air Force Museum Is A Must See ... - News and Society Line
From every era in aviation history, starting with the first bi-planes, there are all classifications of airplanes displayed. To tell its stimulating story, the museum uses chronological and subjective layouts to depict years of aviation ...
First Young Eagles Rally any advice? by C5Engineer
My EAA chapter is having their first Young Eagles Rally this weekend. Now that I'm finally flying and out of Phase I, I have volunteered to fly. I'm familiar with the program but I've never been an active pilot before. ...
A Digital Photo Shooting Session of Airplanes in An Air Show - Digital SLR Cameras
A few weeks ago I went with my friends to see an air show. The schedule was packed with acrobatics and many types of planes. The highlight of the show was the blue angles with their jets doing dangerous routines. I took my camera hoping to capture some good digital memories of that show. ...
Neat history here - TwitpicAvro Tutor , by Jenny Coffey from Planeshots
Flagler Warbird Airshow 2010 from Airline Pilot Central Forums
A couple of Blackjacks flying over Scotland intercepted.. from FlightAware
USAF F-15E Strike Eagle Maximum Afterburners Low Pass from Keith Breazeal Video Productions
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