Saturday, April 3, 2010

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Vance Air Force Base pilot ejects on runway, Air Force T-6A Texan II - VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- A pilot in an Air Force T-6A Texan II assigned to Vance AFB ejected from the aircraft just before 1 p.m. Friday at the south end of the base. The pilot was taken by ambulance to the Integris Bass Baptist Hospital in Enid and was treated and released. The aircraft is intact, sitting off of the end of the base's runway 17L, with gear extended in the mud. At the time of the ejection, the pilot was performing a solo training mission, meaning that the one pilot was the only person on board at the time of ejection, officials said.

Charlotte air show April 10-11 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | "We're very proud of this 30th anniversary show," said air boss Bob Hall. The Harrier AV-8B, a vertical take-off jet, will be at the show for the first time ...

Warbirds thrill crowd at Wanaka - 3News | The skies above Wanaka came alive today, as hundreds of aircraft swooped, soared and at times startled the crowd at the Warbirds Over ...

Heart starter - The Age | Yak 52 aerobatic flights, RAAF Williams Point Cook Airfield. Wild ride of aerobatic manoeuvres including high-speed loops and rolls, 35 minutes, $440. ...

Pilots flew fast and furious at Davis-Monthan air show - Arizona Daily Star | While at the base, I saw stunt pilots Greg Poe and Tim Weber land and park their planes. Greg Poe flies a plane unlike the others. ...

Twins flew Mustangs together in combat from http://www.airventure.org/ | Buck and Bill Pattillo served together throughout World War II, thanks to the alphabet. The twin brothers took the flying cadet entrance examination on the same date. They were called up together. Before joining the Army Air Forces, the civilian Pattillo twins occasionally played identity tricks on people. "When we were growing up we used to switch girlfriends," Buck says. Or is it Bill… Their inseparability in the military "just sort of happened, being together on the alphabetical list,"

Pilot Dies During Air Show Exhibit from I Love Planes by Rafael | A star Brazilian stunt pilot and member of the "Esquadrilha da Fumaça" which is the Brazilian AIr Force equivalent of the Thunderbirds died after crashing his plane during an exhibit on April 2, 2010. The team was performing in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brasil, and the N°7 plane is the plane that crashed. The pilot, named Anderson Amaro, was a very decorated member of the Brazilian Air Force…

No Planes Collide at Air Show « The Peoples' Free Democratic ... by Minister of Information | Bengovia, Oprosk Province, 12:34 p.m. — Those in attendance at today's Koskovian Peoples' Liberation Air Force Air Show in the small city of Bengovia, Oprosk Province, did not see any air collisions due to pilot drunkenness. ...

Rhyl Air Show set to return - Welsh Icons News - Alongside the flying programme, there will be plenty of activity on the ground including an air show village, fun fair and entertainment. The main air show will take place on Sunday (8 August), but on Saturday (7 August) there will be ...

Training Continues for Golden Knights 8 Way Team from armygoldenknights's | The fourth day of training brought some great weather, and great jumps for the 8 Way Team. Since day one of the camp the team has completed a comprehensive total of 369 jumps and has shown nothing but promise towards the next week of training. The weather looks great for the rest of the camp, and each team member is looking forward to making Army 8-Way a top competitor at the World Parachuting Championships in Menzelinsk, Russia…

Four women in orbit will set a new record from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space is about to have a female population explosion. One woman already is circling Earth in a Russian capsule, bound for the International Space Station. Early Monday morning, NASA will attempt to launch three more women to the orbiting outpost — along with four men — aboard shuttle Discovery…

B-58 Proves Supersonic Ejection To Be Bear-able In 1962 by Martt | The Convair B-58 originally went into service in 1960 with standard ejection seats, but the possibility of ejecting at supersonic speeds and at extreme high altitude meant the crewman stood little chance of surviving these extreme conditions.  To deal with this situation, Convair worked with the Stanley Aircraft Corporation to develop an escape capsule.  The capsule is shown in the pic above, and it was an extremely interesting piece of equipment that actually closed clamshell doors over the crewman and then pressurized the capsule before ejecting out of the aircraft…

The Plane With No Name | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine from http://www.airspacemag.com/ The F-111: In Australia, an airplane for all seasons.

Fighter Friday: Harrier Jump Jet
from I Love Planes by Rafael | The Harrier Jump Jet is this week's fighter Friday plane. The Marines have nicknamed this plane the "widow maker" but not because of all the other people that it kills, but because the plane has a reputation of killing the pilot. Apparently, this plane is on the chopping block pending the JSF fiasco, did I say fiasco? I mean boondoggle, no wait, I mean debacle. Anyway, enjoy the pictures…

USAF Museum Series: Part 6 from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Hhere are some of the more modern specimens as we conclude the tour of the Cold War Gallery, which I began in the last post of this series. This really might be my favorite hangar at the museum - the lighting is wonderful and the way everything is arranged sets the mood perfectly…

World War II planes coming to Arlington - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The nonprofit Collings Foundation is flying in the three World War II warbirds Monday for a two-day stop at Arlington Municipal Airport. ...

B17 "Sentimental Journey" at Prescott May 7-9th from Arizona Aerospan by Aviation News - Fly-in and join us at Prescott Regional Airport, Saturday, May 8th for the EAA Fly In pancake breakfast AND take rides on the B17, "Sentimental Jouney". More info to come shortly!!!!

Exciting book recalls Berlin Airlift - Lahontan Valley News | One of the greatest accomplishments in aviation history, a feat that paved the way for the mass transport by air of freight, troops and large weapons, ...

Military Artwork, Drawings, and Designs from Military Photos by Holmes85 | I have quite the collection of military artwork, drawings, and designs and couldn't find any thread appropriate to post the material. So, I figured creating one would be the best option. Feel free to contribute. Most if not all the artwork that I've posted so far comes from: http://www.history.army.mil/artphoto.html Not in any particular order…

April 3 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | It was tough going if you were assigned to one of the USAF Tactical Air Command's Troop Carrier Squadrons (TCS) in the 1950s. In the hierarchy of the day, the pilots and crews of the airlift squadrons picked up the still-used sobriquet of "trash-haulers" and while the airmen in the bomber and fighter squadrons flew advanced aircraft that were often the cutting edge of technology and performance. The bomber crews of the Strategic Air Command won the lion's share of the USAF budget in the name of nuclear deterrence and the fighters of the Tactical Air Command were setting world records for speed and altitude and carrying the latest in missile and radar equipment…

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