Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Atlantic City Air Show to be Held August 25th - TheAlternativePress.com
He has been doing stunt flying for 18 years and has been on the air show circuit for eight years. The Atlantic City Air Show will be held on Wednesday, ...

BRAZILIAN SMOKE SQUADRON TEAM FLIES IN FOR AC AIR SHOW - WMGM
Spectators of this year's air show will be given a rare treat in seeing an internationally acclaimed team with boasting rights to a Guinness Book record. ...
   
TAKING TO THE AIR TO PREPARE FOR AC AIR SHOW - WMGM
Its pretty exciting to go diving into the aerobatic box, you look over the beach and there's just thousands and thousands of people out there," said ...

Air show pilot Greg Poe to fly at Idaho wind farm opening from General Aviation News 
Greg Poe, an Idaho native and a world renowned airshow pilot, will fly Tuesday, Aug. 24, at a ceremony to formally welcome Idaho’s largest wind farm. Exergy Development group and its partners, which include GE Energy Financial Services, are breaking ground on the largest wind energy production facility in the state. ...

2010 Cleveland National Air Show Coming Soon by Hank Plumley
Photos of past Cleveland air shows as well as a preview to the 2010 Cleveland National Air Show.

Amigo Airsho by Amigo Airsho
Amigo Airsho Inc. is committed to providing the Paso del Norte region, a unique bi-cultural area, with innovative, safe and exciting aerial performances, as well as other fun family activities. Our organization is dedicated to raising ...

Enter Now For Chance To Land At Edwards AFB from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in California has seen lots of aviation history in the making, and on October 1 another first will take place there -- a fly-in for general aviation aircraft. Just 100 pilots will be drawn by lottery to land on the 21-square-mile Rosamond Dry Lake, which has been the site of aviation research and ...

Sky's the limit for fans of flight at Cut Bank's Montana Fun Weekend - Great Falls Tribune
Two Cut Bank boys' dreams of futures in aviation were made brighter by getting to fly in the backseat of a World War II training plane and even briefly handling the controls.
Smokey weather over southern Alberta didn't prevent a Calgary couple from using instruments to fly in for Montana Fun Weekend at Cut Bank International Airport. ...

Sywell Airshow 2010. by Gary Watson
Did the airshow at Sywell yesterday (22-8-2010) and had a good day, although could not 'snap' P-51D or The Grace Spitfire, due to their positioning on the line. However, for £15 on the day and all 'proceeds' going to the Northamptionshire Air Ambulance Fund, it was a good day out, ...

L39 Drunk Pilot Video from Aviation Blogs 
Hungary International Air Show & Military Display 2010 - Kecskemét - FenceCheck Forums
Oregon International Air Show 2010 - Hillsboro (Portland) - 08/20/10 - FenceCheck Forums
Wings Over Wine Country Air Show 2010 - Santa Rosa - 08/20/10 - FenceCheck Forums

Crew of B-17 flying fortress offers rides this weekend in Springfield MO - KY3
The B-17 was dubbed a flying fortress for its defensive firepower in every theater of World War 2. Most of the B-17 fleet was sold for scrap after World War ...

World War II Warbirds: History on Display at Westchester County Airport - Patch
The classic B-17, B-24 and P-51 Mustang are on display at Westchester County Airport.
The U.S. Army Air Force is alive and well again at the Westchester County Airport in the form of three classic warbirds that are on display.
Brought to the area by the Collings Foundation, a B-17 Flying Fortress named "Nine 'o Nine," a B-24 Liberator named "Witchcraft" and a P-51 Mustang that goes by "Betty Jane" are parked on the tarmac by the Million Air hanger and in town until Wednesday. ...

Head south for the history of the skies - Ventura County Star
The March Field Air Museum is a remarkably detailed look at the history of aviation and, in particular, the use of aviation in modern warfare. ...

Flying Tigers Pilot Dies in Beijing - Flying Tigers News
Peng Jiaheng, a 90-year-old former pilot who flew with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the Flying Tigers, died from acute myelogenous leukemia Sunday afternoon in Beijing, family members said Monday.
Peng is the only pilot from the Chinese mainland who was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" by the U.S. government in 1945.
The Distinguished Flying Cross, authorized by an Act of Congress in 1926, is a medal awarded to officers or enlisted members of the U.S. armed forces who distinguish themselves in operations through their heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial combat.  ...

From Aeroplane Monthly News
 CoolPix - Modern Military: Barksdale B-52 Via Grissom KC-135 from Airpigz
 My incredible ride with the 74th Air Refueling Squadron in a KC-135 based out of Grissom Air Reserve Base (Indiana) on July 21st gave me the opportunity to capture this ultra-cool image of the Barksdale Air Force Base (Louisiana) B-52 that we had just finished refueling. This view was beyond stunning to see in person, and I hope ...
Is this the most covered KC-135 ride?
Aug. 23, 1977: Pedal-Powered Gossamer Condor Flies Into Record Books - Wired News
Because one of the requirements to win the Kremer Prize was to fly in a figure-eight, the biggest challenge proved to be figuring out how to turn the ...

On This Day in Aviation History: August 23rd from NYCAviation.com
Happy birthday to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules which made her maiden flight on this day in 1954. Other milestones include the first nonstop flight between Paris and Berlin, Britain's first military balloon and more...

August 23 from Cut and Paste Aviation

Son takes over the stick - Posted By Jeff Tribe Tillsonburg News
More than sixty years later, Neil Boddington took over the stick from his dad.
Charles Wesley Boddington was a graduate of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan who fudged his eye exam to earn his wings on Harvards, including RWN 3830 at Trenton, Ontario during the Second World War. ...

Playing Jeopardy with Aviation’s Future from Jetwhine 
That Future of Flight Training session at AirVenture a few weeks ago left me feeling pretty cranky … whiny even.  Not because of the session itself. All the folks on the panel, including moderator Greg Laslo, couldn’t have been nicer.
But we all walked away from the discussion with the same thought … now what? Considering the lousy turnout, as Scott Spangler mentioned last week, I left wondering how anything we spoke about could in any way affect how the management types view flight training or its foundational position within the industry? 
So here’s an idea, let’s not make the argument for flight training any longer. ...
   
Aviation scholarship takes off for area students - Dayton Daily News
The scholarship fund was recently created to administer the assets of the Middletown Aviation Club upon that nonprofit organization's disbanding. ...

Youngster receives in-flight astronaut training from RLV and Space Transport News
A message from Americans in Orbit – 50 Years and Aurora Aerospace:
Six-Year-Old Soaring into Record Books as Youngest to Receive In-Flight Astronaut Training
AIO-50 and Aurora Aerospace: Co-Sponsors

Madison, Ala., August 23, 2010 – Many young people dream about becoming an astronaut, but now one local boy has taken his dream one high flying, record breaking step further! Six-year-old Michael Ballance, from Huntsville Ala., has been captivated by space ever since he was two years old. “When Michael grows up, he wants to build a rocket and go to the moon,” says Michael’s stepfather James Hopkins. Americans in Orbit-50 Years (AIO-50) and Aurora Aerospace are helping to make sure Michael will one day achieve his dreams of space exploration. ...


Skunk Works unveils medium-altitude surprise from The DEW Line 
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a concept for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that appears aimed at the emerging market for a medium-altitude surveillance aircraft with several days of endurance.  ...

Video: STS-131 Shuttle Workflow 'Time-Lapse' + Launch - Maxawesity! by Martt



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