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Raptor, Patriots Jet Team awe 350000 at air show by 452AMW.PA@march.af.mil (Megan Just) With three state of the art military fighters, a civilian jet team and 90 other aircraft performances and demonstrations on the program, March Field AirFest '10 kept the Inland Empire thundering for five hours on May 1 and 2…

Aerobatic pilots competed in Sebring - Tampa Tribune | Will Tryon is taking off in his Extra 200 plane, in preparation for his routine in the 61st Sebring Aerobatic Contest, in the Sportsman Category, ...

Pilot's Reactions of Rio de Janeiro Race Results from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 …When asked whether winning in this way felt like a hollow victory, Arch was adamant the win was legitimate. "It feels like a victory and we can always have bad weather situations," he said. "It was fair for everybody so why shouldn't I deserve the points? It was a legal race. I had prepared myself mentally to race today with full motivation, hoping that the weather wouldn't be bad. I was keeping it open for both options. It's not easy mentally to just wait here, being in the lead and seeing what is happening. Then it gets delayed and delayed but that's racing." Arch now moves to within a single championship point of Lamb and there are only 4 points separating him and defending champion Bonhomme…

Kansas Aviation Museum tower for rent during McConnell air show - The Wichita Eagle | The Kansas Aviation Museum is offering what it's calling "the best seat in Wichita" for the air show and open house at McConnell Air Force Base in September ...

Seventh Annual Heroes Take Flight- Fly In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | AUBURN AL- The 7th Annual Heroes Take Flight Fly-In will be hosted by the Auburn University Regional Airport on May 15, 2010, Armed Forces Day. One of the featured aircraft will be the same Lockheed Electra that starred in the movie "Amelia". The plane is sporting an autograph by Hollywood star Hilary Swank, according to Lee County Red Cross Development Officer, Beth Witten. Owner, Joe Shepherd will be piloting the aircraft to AUO from Georgia…

Perth to witness spectacular wingwalking display - stv.tv | Chief Pilot Martyn Carrington said that with their strong aviation heritage supplying instruments for professionals, the wingwalking team is honoured to ...

Community Appreciation Day Airshow Nov. 13 at Moody - Valdosta Daily Times | MOODY AIR FORCE BASE — Moody is scheduled to host the Moody Community Appreciation Day Airshow Nov. 13. The event is free and open to the public. ...

Two Winners at Tuscaloosa Airshow from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSCALOOSA AL- An idea that almost came too late proved to be "the deed that thrilled" two spectators who won an exciting airplane ride with Joey "Gordo" Sanders in his T-6 Big Red on Sunday. Sanders wanted to give back to the aviation community. His plan was to donate two rides as an opportunity to support the Southern Museum of Flight-SMF and the Birmingham Aero Club -BAC at the Second Annual Tuscaloosa Airshow. Accomplishing this mission required expediting an approval process for the ride by the FAA- Birmingham Flight District Office. Thanks to their cooperation and the Tuscaloosa Airshow organizers, the benefit raised desperately needed funding for the Museum and Aero Club aviation scholarships…

27th Annual Sunrise Community Hot Air Balloon Race and Pigs in Flight BBQ Festival from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSCALOOSA  AL  -  Sunrise Community, Inc. will host its 27th Annual Sunrise Community Hot Air Balloon Race in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This one-of-kind sporting event is nothing less than spectacular. Thousands of spectators will be on hand to witness the ascension of 30+ majestic hot air balloons rise into the majestic Tuscaloosa sky.  Featuring early morning and early evening balloon launches, enjoy a full Saturday schedule of food and entertainment including children's activities…

Atlantic City optimistic tourism will rebound this summer - Press of Atlantic City | Popular attractions this summer, such as the Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" and headline acts, including Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed ...

Rare Bear Creator, World Record Holder and Motor Sports Hall of Famer - Lyle Shelton has Gone West - The Reno Air Races community is mourning the loss of yet another legend. Lyle Shelton died last month after a long illness. You could say that Lyle Shelton became an air-racing champion because of a missed flight. Shelton was a Naval Aviator in 1964 when he took a month's leave intending to travel around the world via space available military transportation. But, while in California after missing his flight to Hawaii, he came across an article in a magazine saying there was going to be an Inaugural Air Race in Reno. The idea of air racing intrigued him enough to abandon his journey and hop a ride to Nevada. He must have liked what he saw, because less than a year later he flew in his first air race…

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Vintage planes take to the sky at Paine Field – HeraldNet ... new Historic Flight Foundation, located at 10719 Bernie Webber Drive on the west side of Paine Field, and by the Heritage Flight Museum of Bellingham. ...

RAF Nimrod MR2 joins Coventry museum fleet - BBC News | The aviation museum at Coventry Airport has added a RAF Nimrod MR2 to its fleet of classic planes. The reconnaissance aircraft saw service during the ...

Air & Space Museum Goes Digital, Publishes Archives to Flickr - SDNN ... you consider the fact that the San Diego Air & Space Museum counts over two million images in its library collection," said BPOC Director Rich Cherry. ...

Udvar-Hazy Gathering Investors from AVweb Top News | While a lot of people are having trouble getting financing for their businesses these days, Steven Udvar-Hazy probably isn't one of them and he's looking for up to $2 billion to start his next venture. As AVweb told you in January, Udvar-Hazy left the chairmanship of International Lease Finance Corp., the company he founded in 1973, after its parent company, AIG, lost the stellar credit rating needed to obtain the low-cost financing needed to keep that kind of business profitable. ILFC owned more than 1,000 aircraft and leased them to airlines but when AIG ran into trouble, the razor-thin margins evaporated. Udvar-Hazy wanted to buy his old company back, but AIG decided to hang on…

Two Women Among New Chinese Astronauts from AviationWeek.com Space Channel | The women, both military transport pilots selected from 15 female candidates, will join five male pilots for training…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - During the Second World War one of the most powerful inline piston engines was the British Napier Sabre, 24-cylinder piston engine in an H-block layout (imagine 2 flat 12-cylinder engines on top of each other) that in its first versions developed 2,200 horsepower and its late-war versions developed as much as 5,000 horsepower. The Sabre powered the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest fighter bombers but the first aircraft to use Napier's innovative engine flew for only a short time before the start of the Second World War. During the interwar period there was considerable national rivalry in setting aviation world records, one of which was unlimited speed record.