Last Vulcan flies into the unknown: Iconic Cold War plane will be grounded ... - Daily Mail
The former RAF bomber, the last airworthy plane of its type, is shown at an airshow at Coventry Airport in aid of the Help for Heroes military charity at ...
Vulcan seeks further £400k refuel - Register
The V-bomber lifted off from Coventry Airport as part of an airshow in support of Help for Heroes, but unless the Vulcan To The Sky Trust raises £400k by ...
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Great Georgia Air Show arrives Oct. 9 and 10 - The Citizen.com
The countdown has begun, and the 13th Annual Great Georgia Air Show (GGAS) is ready for take-off. And with a line-up of events featuring gravity-defying ...
Planes, pilots showcased at air show - The Orion
When Pemberton's bright blue Edge 540 aerobatic plane flew past the rocket car, its back end exploded, belching flames and propelling it forward with 6000 ...
Air show could lose Snowbirds - Brant News
Canada's Snowbirds say they won't return to the Brantford Municipal Airport until the city makes fixes to the tarmac. The precision aerobatic flying team ...
Osan to hold air show Oct. 9-10 - Stars and Stripes
SEOUL — Osan Air Base will host its annual Air Power Day event Oct. 9-10 with both US and South Korean aircraft on display, according to a release. ...
Wings Of Freedom Tour - JustLuxe.com
Ever imagined what it must have been like to fly on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" during World War II? Well, now is your chance to find out. ...
Dayton's aviation heritage focus of event - Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton
... at Southminster Presbyterian Church will present guest speaker Walter Hoy, a community volunteer and an advocate of Dayton's aviation heritage. ...
Enterprise Expo Thrills Aviators of All Ages Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
ENTERPRISE AL- True to their purpose, the second annual Enterprise Aviation Expo was all about honoring veterans and celebrating Alabama's Centennial of Flight. A larger Saturday crowd than last year topped 6,000 attendance with a full day of entertainment and activity choices. Four helicopters were available for rides, even famous performer "Otto" joined in the fun. Over 75 youth became new Young Eagles taking their first flight with EAA Chapter 351 members. At the same time, 60 transient aircraft flew in for the event. Red Star pilots flew tight formations overhead in Nanchang warbirds with "smoke on". ...
from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve
I received an email late Monday night from a pilot that's a fellow member of EAA Chapter 284 and owns a Luscombe 8A that he hangars at Stewart. He was looking for another pilot to fly with him to Lee Bottom Flying Field's annual "Wood, Fabric, and Tailwheels" Fly-In this morning. Gina has cross-country meets on Saturday mornings and I've always wanted to fly to Lee Bottom so it was an easy yes! ...
Idaho wing readies for Hawgsmoke 2010 from National Guard - Top News
After almost two years of preparation, the final details are being worked out as the Idaho Air National Guard prepares to host the pilots and maintainers of A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" units from around the world for Hawgsmoke 2010 here from Oct. 13-16...
Video: AC-130 Live Fire Exercise from Theo Spark
Gold Team Swoops Into Duke Football Game from US Army Golden Knights
SSG Ryan Ray sets up to land on the 50 yard line. Photo by SSG Aaron Figel On Saturday, Gold Team jumped into the Duke football stadium prior to the Duke vs Army football game. Since the game was being televised on ESPN, there was only a small window of time to get the jumpers [...]
Naval Base Coronado Hosts Speed Festival During San Diego Fleet Week - Navy Compass
In addition to the races, a landing craft air cushion display, Navy Leap Frogs parachute team performances, and flyovers took place during the weekend ...
Peru pays homage to aviation hero Jorge Chavez - Living in PeruIn response to the offer of a prize of $20.000 offered by the aero club of Italy for the first aviator to make the trip alive, he decided to undertake the ...
Father and son first in air race - Guernsey Press and Star
Neil Cooper, right, soared to victory at this year's Alderney Air Races. He is pictured with his father and co-pilot Ian Cooper. ...
WAVY Oceana Air Show Slideshow - WAVY.com Blogs
WAVY Oceana Air Show Slideshow. September 27th, 2010 at 12:54 pm by Tim Moreau under Chopper 10, Personalities. Check out the photos from the this year's Oceana Air Show. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer ...
More Shots From the 2010 Reno Air Races by Randy Rothhaar
Grumman F8F Bearcat “Rare Bear”(photo by Rob Miller) from x planes
Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase from AVwebFlash Current Issue
MAAG's Blog: Vintage / Classic Sailplanes from Antique Airfield News
The 5th annual Great Plains Vintage / Classic Sailplane Regatta is happening this weekend on the northeast side of Wichita at the Wichita Glider Port. I stopped by this afternoon to see what it is all about. There were lots of sailplanes on hand, many traveling from as far away as Illinois and Wisconsin. ...
MAAG's Blog: Sailplanes In Flight
Missing WWII Naval Aviators Identified from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced Sept. 27 that the remains of two service men, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
Rose Bay Flying Boats in WW2 from PPRuNe Forums
These photos have come to light - my mother worked there during WW2. I hope they may be of interest to someone.
Unmanned jet becomes first aircraft in the world to fly without 'flaps'Daily Mail
A British unmanned plane that uses jets of air to fly instead of conventional 'flaps' has made aviation history. ...
September 27 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Luscious 360-Degree Cockpit Views, Courtesy of Scotland by Telstar Logistics
What Happens When Lightning Strikes An Airplane? from Aviation Blogs
Edward J. Rupke, senior engineer at Lightning Technologies, Inc., (LTI) in Pittsfield, Mass., provides the following explanation:
It is estimated that on average, each airplane in the U.S. commercial fleet is struck lightly by lightning more than once each year. In fact, aircraft often trigger lightning when flying through a heavily charged region of a cloud. In these instances, the lightning flash originates ...
Another helicopter with wings and propellers from Sky Talk
Eurcopter X3 9-27-10 Not to be outdone by the USA's Sikorsky Aircraft Co. and its X2 high speed hybrid helicopter, Eurocopter has unveiled its X3 concept demonstrator for a fast flying helicopter. Flight trials of the aircraft, which aim to ultimately top the 22 knot forward air speed target, are underway.
Hoosier astronaut David Wolf - Indianapolis Star (blog)
On this date in 1997, Indianapolis native and 1974 North Central grad David Wolf was in space, on his way to the Russian Mir space station where he would ...
SpaceShipTwo To Resume Captive Carry Flights - from AviationWeek.com Space Channel | The unconventional four-engine mothership resumed flight tests at Mojave, Calif., on Sept. 13 following repairs.
Caption Contest #36 - Ends Wednesday 9.29.10 At 9PM EDT from blog by Martt
Here’s another chance for you to mix humor and avgeekery in the AirPigz Caption Contest. ...
Zero to Hero Part 2 - Accelerated Ratings from Airspeed by Stephen Force
When I completed my multi-engine rating in 2008 in an accelerated two-day Part 61 program, Rod Rakic gave me a reality check and asked me whether I’d put my wife and kids in the plane and take them somewhere. I think the answer was essentially yes. But I don’t know that I would have done it 60 days later.
That got me thinking about the benefits and drawbacks of accelerated training. I did my multi-engine rating, my DC-3 SIC type rating, and my seaplane rating all in accelerated programs. I also went ...
"Amy's Ditching" UCAP Hangar Classics # 001 | Amy Laboda tells us about the time, in 2001, when she had to ditch her Cessna 210, with herself, two adults, and two children on board, into the Gulf of Mexico.
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