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Alpha Jet down in France - key.aero
... The incident occurred near the civilian airport of Plan-de-Dieu, in the Vaucluse region in the south-east of France. Initial reports indicate a technical problem, says the report.
The team is based at Salon-de-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, but uses the airspace at Plan-de-Dieu for rehearsals occasionally. ...

In France, the plane crashed aerobatic team - via Google Translator
In the south of France crashed plane aerobatic team Patrouille de France, tells 20 Minutes. The pilot, which was in a training flight, managed to eject, he received minor injuries.
The incident occurred in the department of Vaucluse, where usually train pilots Patrouille de France, at 10:15 local time (12:15 Moscow time). His life was not in danger. ,,,

Jet Arrows of the French flag falls. Pilot jumps out just before ... - Master Travel
A jet of the Patrouille de France, the French tricolor arrows, and it 'crashed during a training exercise at around 10:15 near civilian airfield ...

Blue Angels Show: Gem of Navy Week Charleston by USNavySeals
We have been sharing the various activities that the Navy has lined up for Navy Week 2010 in Charleston, but the center of attention among all these activities will be when the aerial precision team, the Blue Angels, takes to the skies. ...

Charleston Navy Week celebrates 'a global force for good' - Charleston Post Courier
Built around performances by the Navy's precision flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, Charleston Navy Week is designed to show Americans the ...

Lineup set for 18th annual Thunder on the Lakeshore - Sheboygan Press
The F/A 18 Super Hornet, the current workhorse of American air power, will be back for demonstration flights, according to Curt Drumm, air show chairman and ...

 BFCU 2010 Air Show at Jones Beach to Star U.S. Navy Blue Angels - Long Island Press Releases & News
For 7th Consecutive Year, Long Islanders Kick Off the Summer Season with a Spectacular Air Show Featuring Modern Jets and Vintage Planes
(Bethpage, N.Y.) - Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Long Island's leading community financial institution, is pleased to announce the United States Navy Blue Angels, the renowned Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, as headliners for the Bethpage Federal Credit Union 2010 Air Show at Jones Beach, now in its 7th year.
The Air Show will be held Memorial Day weekend 2010 at Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, on Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM and Sunday, May 30, 2010 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.  The Air Show is free to the public, but the standard $10.00 vehicle use fee will be collected each day upon entry to the State Park.
During the Air Show, the United States Navy Blue Angels will perform a Precision Demonstration over the Atlantic Ocean in front of the shores of Jones Beach State Park.  In addition to the hundreds of thousands of spectators ...

Red Arrow Kirsty will light up our skies - Herald.ie
A WOMAN fighter pilot will make her Irish debut with the top Red Arrows display team. Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore (31) is the first ...

B-17 airborne again at Chino Airport - San Bernardino Sun
The museum is trying to raise enough money and manpower to finish restoring the plane, said Richardson, who volunteers at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. ...

Pilots go down under for safety training From www.redbullairrace.com
PERTH – Red Bull Air Race pilots got the opportunity to train for emergency underwater escape scenarios ahead of the second race of the 2010 season in
Australia that were run by the Emergency Response and Safety Training in Perth. The training, for an emergency that has never before happened in a Red Bull Air Race, included underwater escape exercises to prepare pilots for a worst-case scenario – being trapped inside an aircraft following a water ditching. "We really need training like this," said Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic ...

Getting Ready for Perth from Mike Goulian Airshows
The Team is on location in Perth, Australia, and ready to go. We arrived to beautiful warm and sunny weather, perfect for assembling the race plane. Unfortunately the weather has taken a bit of a turn and it is currently pouring out. Nonetheless we were able to sneak in two test flights this morning and everyone seems very happy with the performance of the Team #99 "Green Machine." While the traditional fly-in to the Race Airport will not be ...

Hall ready to bounce back in Perth in front of big Aussie crowd From www.redbullairrace.com
PERTH – Australia's Matt Hall has been itching to fly in a Red Bull Air Race in front of enthusiastic fans in his home country for years and the former RAAF fighter pilot can hardly wait for the world championship race in Perth, Western Australia on April 17/18. Hall's team has worked hard to correct an electrical failure in the season opener last month in Abu Dhabi that left him in a disappointing eighth place. "I lived in Perth for 2-1/2 years when doing my training in the military ...

From Powder Puff Derby to Air Race Classic – Women Pilots in the Air
Within months after the Wright brothers broke the boundaries of flight, more and more men around the world were inventing their own planes and heading up into the wild blue yonder. They sat on top of one of the plane's wings, and the controls consisted of two levers, and they didn't wear seatbelts, if you can believe that!
Lots of women wanted to fly too, of course, but they typically were turned down when they requested flying lessons. Many men legitimately felt that women didn't have the temperament to fly, but many more simply wanted to keep the blue yonder to themselves. Pilots had quite a cachet, and if a woman could do it, then obviously it couldn't be that hard! ...

Frederick, Md., is finish line for female air race - MiamiHerald.com
McClement said Tuesday that the Ninety-Nines, a club formed in 1929 by a group of women including Amelia Earhardt, will finish their Air Race Classic at ...

Fundraisers to help SIUC's Air Race Classic teams - SIUC
The 34th annual Air Race Classic covers 2157 nautical miles in four days, June 22-25. The event begins in Fort Myers, Fla., and will end in Frederick, Md. Southern Illinois Airport is one of the competition's eight legs and check-in ...

NAHI opens Large Aircraft Category - Indy Transponder

Due to the ever increasing interest of aircraft owners and restorers and the popularity of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, 2010 will mark the first year for the Large Aircraft Category – Open to both civil and military aircraft 45 years old or older with wing spans of 45 feet or more, these aircraft can be single or multi-engine aircraft and must be restored to airworthy condition.
The new category, sponsored by Air Transport World would apply to aircraft such as the ...

Half Moon Bay's World-Class Celebration of Magnificent Machines ... by Bert Maxwell
... military aviation wonders like "Heavenly Body" -- a historic B-25 Bomber from World War II, a highly modified P-51 Mustang "Strega" -- 8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races and an impressive array of military fighters and ...

The Flight of Louis Blaireau - Up, Up and Away - PRLog.Org (press release)
Shortly after man took to the air in mechanical machines, a Frenchman named Louis Bleriot was the first aviator to ...

Biplane flies to new home at Hood River museum - TheNewsTribune.com
The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum is housed in two buildings totaling 95000 square feet. In addition to the airplanes, it has about 100 ...

Cobra helicopter raised to roof of Goldstar Military Museum - Radio Iowa
The exhibits at the expanded Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge continue to grow, including one that will permanently fly above the others.
Workers pulled on chains that slowly hoisted a Cobra helicopter off the floor to the roof of the new museum building, where  it was attached in a tilted position as though it is flying.
Iowa guard member John Wynn has flown six types of helicopters, including the Cobra. He's glad to see the helicopter on display — but didn't agree with the idea to phase it out of use.
Wynn is a Chief Warrant Officer, and flew the Cobra in Desert Storm. He says the new helicopters have twin engines, and that gives them more versatility and that is why they phased out the Cobra.
Wynn said watching the copter being raised in the museum was a "totally awesome thing." "It kind of brings a tear to my eye, I love the Cobra," Wynn says.

A 1917 Flying Boat Goes on the Auction Block
Updated, 1:43 p.m. | The Curtiss MF Flying Boat sold for $506,000 on Tuesday afternoon, a Bonhams spokesman said. The buyer bid by telephone, competing against two other phone bidders and one in the auction room.

Stopping by for Fuel by Tracy
... The Cessna O-1 Bird Dog started out as the Cessna 305A, a derivative of the venerable Cessna model 170. The model was submitted to the Army by Cessna in 1950 in response to a request for a new liaison aircraft made of metal rather than the tube and fabric models that had been used in WW II. ...

A little known history: Russiaville man's mother flew for military during WWII - Trading Markets (press release)
Lillian Yonally said she flew cross-country in the B-25. To complete the long trek, she took turns piloting with another female pilot. ...

April 13 from Cut and Paste Aviation
...1971 -- The L-1011 Tri Star  set several records: take off with its heaviest load of 404,000 pounds; climb to 30,000 feet; and cruising speed to date of 569 mph for 6 hours, 41 minutes.
1962 -- U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Del W. Nordberg set a new rate-of-climb record when his F4H-1 Phantom II ascended from a standing start at Point Mugu to 98,425 feet in 371.43 seconds.
1962 -- U.S. Army Capt. Boyce B. Buckner set a world time-to-climb record by flying a YHU-ID Iroquois helicopter to 19,686 feet in 5 minutes, and 51 seconds. ...

Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame seeking youth award nominations - Sussex Countian
By Anonymous The annual Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame's Youth Achievement Award will be made to a young man or woman who has distinguished himself or ...

Young Eagles  take to skies Saturday - kdh news
Area young people from 8 to 17 years old will have a chance to take to the skies Saturday as the Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 542, hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Lampasas Airport.

Young Eagles: Children get free plane rides - Reader forum
The last time a Young Eagles event was held in Halifax County 168 children got free 20-minute plane rides. On April 24, Ralph Johnson, manager of the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport wants to see that number shattered. ...

Video: Cockpit View - Sweet St Barts Twin Otter Approach & Landing by Martt
It's true, I didn't even know where St. Barts is, but know I do and I wouldn't mind going there... soon!  Too bad that WON'T be happening.  Anyway, if it was gonna happen, I'd love to be riding with the guy flying this Winair Twin Otter, and you can see why in this under-a-minute video.  What a great approach and landing at an airport known for having a difficult approach.  This is definitely how you do it : )

Enterprise's First Captive Flight Video - Air & Space Magazine
F5 Tiger Takeoff from Meiringen from TAKEOFF TUBE
Air Show From the Air - Tailspin
Hoogeveen Airport today from FenceCheck Forums
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Southernmost Air Spectacular 2010 - NAS Key West from FenceCheck Forums
Wings of Russia Naval Aviation Part 1 of 5  - TAKEOFF TUBE

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