FORT WORTH, Texas, November 1st, 2010 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor performed its precision aerobatics at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 30-31, marking the first time the aircraft has demonstrated its aerial capabilities in the skies over the Dallas-Fort Worth area. F-22 pilot Maj. David ‘Zeke’ Skalicky of the U.S. [...] Photo from ACC - F-22 Demonstration Team
Strapped in and ready to face fears in flying fiesta - Weekend Post
I was fortunate enough to be offered the opportunity to be a passenger flying with some of the best aerobatic pilots in the world, who were preparing to ...
Wings of Freedom Tour coming to area this week - Montgomery Advertiser
The planes that will fly in to Montgomery include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the North American P-51 Mustang. ...
Former wartime RAF airfield in Cumbria hosts charity airshow - News & Star
The air show was organised by Andrew Lysser a gyroplane instructor from Keswick. He said: “I thought it would be a good idea to organise something to ...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to operate on special schedule on Veterans Day from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be open special hours on Thursday, Nov. 11, due to a Veterans Day Tribute featuring former President George W. Bush as the keynote speaker. Tickets for the event, which coincides with the release of his memoir, Decision Points, are no longer available. ...
Aviation Film Fest This Weekend from AVwebFlash Current Issue
This year's Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation launches this weekend at the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. Each of the five films screened on Friday and Saturday will be introduced by an actor, producer, or other key contributor to the production, and each film will be followed by a question and answer session. Friday's opening night reception is hosted by Cliff Robertson, followed by the film "Flyabout," introduced by director Monika Petrillo. The film chronicles the adventures of a young pilot who aims to complete a circumnavigation of Australia by air. Saturday's schedule features four films as well as a reception and a silent auction fundraiser to help support the Hall of Fame Learning Center.
Blue Angels in Action - James Brandon
I haven’t been to an air show since I was probably about 6 or 7 years old. I spent the last two days at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show and let’s just say I made up for lost times! I was crazy blessed to get into the Bell Helicopter VIP tent which was only about 30 yards from the runway. Then I was able to get a spot at the front of the fence line, so I was basically as close as possible to the action as I could be! I got SO many images that I can’t wait to process, as well as quite a few amazing video clips with my 5D Mark II. ...
Image of the Week: Apache display in Ede, Netherlands from Flight Image of the Day
This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user EnoAeroPics (Ed Nolte). Ed's photo depicts an Apache of the Royal Netherlands Air Force "Apache Solo Display". He took the photo (or "made the photo" as Ed says the Dutch term is) during the air show over Ede heath near Arnhem in the Netherlands on September 18, which took place to commemorate the Battle of Arnhem during operation Market Garden in 1944 and the first flight of a Dutchman in the Netherlands, Jan Hilgers on July 29, 1910. Ed says at that time there was an airfield on Ede heath, but it was soon closed. ...
Candidates Graduate for US Army Parachute Team Golden Knights 2010 Assesment and Selection Program at Raeford Drop Zone from US Army Golden Knights
The U.S. Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights’2010 Assessment and Selection program will be conducting the annual Graduation program on Tuesday, November 2 at Raeford drop zone. The program began with 16 and ended with 9 Soldiers who endured the 8 weeks of intense training vying for a position on the elite team. They have [...]
Flight of the Phoenix museum raffles Cherokee 140 from General Aviation News
The Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum in Gilmer, Texas, is conducting a raffle to fund the museum’s annaul budget, as well as acquire a USAF T-37 “Tweet” aircraft for static display. Only 1,100 tickets will be sold for the grand prize, a a Cherokee 140. Tickets are $50 each ...
Fournier Promoted to Deputy Director At Wildwood NASW Aviation Museum - Cape May County Herald
... while also holding his former responsibilities for educational programming, the annual Historic Lecture Series, AirFest and the museum newsletter. ...
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
When the Canada Aviation and Space Museum first opened at Uplands Airport in Ottawa in 1960, it presented one of three major collections owned by the Canadian government. At that time, the National Aviation Museum’s focus was on bush flying and early aircraft manufacturers in Canada. A second collection, held by the Canadian War Museum, concentrated on military aircraft from the First World War to the 1950’s, while the third collection held by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) emphasized military aircraft related to RCAF history. ...
Next year, the National Air and Space Museum will begin restoring and preserving aircraft in the brand-new Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hanger, part of the Phase Two complex now under construction at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. To treat the aircraft, the Museum applies a philosophy and range of techniques that have steadily evolved through the years. A project may start with an incomplete grouping of components or a complete aircraft in pieces, but most aircraft that pass through the Engen Restoration Hanger will be largely intact with worn exteriors that often hide extensive corrosion beneath fabric, wood, or metal skin. The ...
Sky Ranch, Original Site location? from www.aafo.com
A great thread on some Reno Air Race history. Before Stead airport, there was Sky Ranch - which is now a sub-division. But historic photos and Google Earth, along with memories from those contributing to the thread, provide a very interesting thread for your reading.
Vulcan Bomber Saved By Donations from Aviation Earth
November 01, 2011 - Last minute donations have saved the world’s last flying Vulcan Bomber from being grounded indefinitely. £400,000 is what was needed to be raised by The Vulcan to The Sky Trust in order to keep the aircraft in flight. Almost 2 million people have seen the magnificant cold war aircraft fly demonstrations [...]
Soar, Elinor: The story of Elinor Smith, who did something no other aviator ever has! from You Fly, Girl
Just wrote a book review for Soar, Elinor, the new children's book by Tami Lewis Brown that tells the story of Elinor Smith. She set quite a few aviation records in her day, but did one feat in 1928 that no one, male or female, has ever matched. She flew under all four bridges that span New York's East River. ...
November 1 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1954 -- The U.S. Air Forces retired the B-29 Superfortress from service. The aircraft had less than 12 years in the active inventory. ...
MIT Unveils Plans for Revolutionary New Green AirplaneFournier Promoted to Deputy Director At Wildwood NASW Aviation Museum
Cape May County Herald
... while also holding his former responsibilities for educational programming, the annual Historic Lecture Series, AirFest and the museum newsletter. ... from ASB.tv
Thanks to a $2.1 million research contract from NASA, MIT has developed a green airplane that they’re calling the “double-bubble.” The name is derived from the position of the engines, which meet on the fuselage and form a bubble-like shape. ...
AV8RDAN’S AIRPLANISTA MAGAZINE November 2010 Issue Is Out! from Aviation Blogs
The November 2010 issue of AV8RDAN’s AIRPLANISTA MAGAZINE is now available, check it out.
‘Top Gun’ sequel in the works from General Aviation News
Maverick, the lead character in the iconic aviator film “Top Gun,” has been cleared for another flyby at a theater near you, according to a report at EAA.org, which notes that Tony Scott, who directed the original film, ...
Joining a Flying Club from Let's Go Flying
When you want to learn to fly, one of the options that you can look at is to join a flying club. Most aviators get a good headstart when they decide to join a flying club.
Now, what is a flying club? It is an organization that is dedicated to bringing aviation home to those that would might want to learn to fly or rent an aircraft but the cost of doing such are a bit out of reach. Specifically, it provides a source of aircraft ownership. It helps ease your concerns by simply providing a pool of aircraft ...
R&D Magazine names recipients of Scientist, Innovator, Young Innovator awards - R & D Magazine
Burt Rutan. Anthony Fauci. Werner von Braun. The names of past scientists and inventors who have been awarded these top individual honors read like a Who's ...
Farewell, Richard Speck from The Launch Pad
We have some sad news to pass along. Two weeks ago, Richard Speck, the founder of Micro-Space--a competitor in every space related X PRIZE competition to date--passed away in his sleep.
Although I'd read about him during the Ansari X PRIZE days, I first came to know Richard personally through the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X CHALLENGE. In all of my dealings with him through that prize and ...
Astronaut alumnus addresses academics of all ages - The Exponent
Astronaut David Wolf spoke to the University on Friday and elementary age students on Saturday as the guest of honor at Purdue's Space Day. ...
Shuttle launch pushed back a second time from Flightglobal Events
Last-minute repairs have again pushed back space shuttle Discovery's launch. NASA now plans for the shuttle to take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at...
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