Search on for missing F-22 pilot from Black Horizon
Dozens of Army and Air Force personnel and vehicles are heading into the Alaska wilderness 100 miles north of Anchorage to search for the missing pilot of an F-22 Raptor that crashed Tuesday night.
The stealth fighter jet vanished from radar and lost contact with its wingman at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. After spotting wreckage Wednesday morning, pararescuemen with the Alaska Air National Guard landed at the crash site. ...
Continuous Updates on the F-22 Down story here
Maj. Rick Goodman, lead solo with the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, releases smoke and as he prepares to exit his F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 2010 air show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 14, 2010. The open house is the final air show of the year for the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
Class of 2010 – Ted Gildred, Senior
from San Diego Air & Space Museum
The Gildred’s certainly could be considered a “First Family of Flight,” who have sought to better international relations while doing what they love, flying. Starting with Theodore Gildred Sr. Flight to South America in 1931, the legacy of groundbreaking flights coupled with goodwill has been passed on through the generations.
Theodore Gildred Sr. was born in May of 1900 in Rochester, NY. He grew up and was educated in Argentina and Ecuador before attending New York University, where he graduated in 1918 as a civil engineer. He ...
Get into position from AF.mil Photos
Your weekend: China Clipper commemorated - Island of Alameda By Heather Lyn Wood | This month, the Alameda Naval Air Museum will commemorate the inaugural flight of Pan American Airways' China Clipper, the world's first ...
World's largest military aviation museum launches interactive virtual tour from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Imagine sitting in your living room when suddenly you find yourself in the Presidential Gallery of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, standing on the steps of the Sacred Cow, the aircraft on which President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 creating the U.S. Air Force. Glancing around you also see John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, the same aircraft used to bring his body back to Washington D.C. in 1963! Sound impossible? Now that the museum has launched its interactive 360-degree virtual tour, users can explore the museum at their leisure, help plan future visits and share their experiences with friends and family. ...
Navy helicopter finds new home in museum - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Visitors to the museum can see the aircraft on the Aviator's Tour. Cmdr. Brian Gebo gathered with for a photo with his wife, Heather, and sons, Aidan, left, ...
Historic Plane Tested Parchute System In 1967 from Aero-News Network
Piece of Aviation History Finds New Home in Turner, Maine Durham-resident and family physician Dr. Louis Hanson and his historic 1946 Stinson Voyager will be featured in an upcoming documentary film about Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a Long Island-based company founded by Dario Manfredi, the son of the Stinson's original owner.
George White Ornithopter, 1928 - x planes
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Iconic Harrier jets' final farewell at Dunsfold from The Kathryn Report
By Beatrice Phillpotts THERE were cheers but also tears during an historic event at Dunsfold Park on Thursday. Not one but two Harrier GR9 jump jets paid a final visit to the airfield near Cranleigh, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pioneering aircraft’s first vertical take-off there. The landmark event had added significance because it was also the last operational visit by the jump ...
I have some photos from my late father's albums which may interest some.
My father was Flight Lieutenant Harry Bullen and in 1956 he was serving as a navigator with XV Squadron at ...
XB-43 artwork from The Unwanted Blog
From the SDAM via Mark Nankivil, a Douiglas Aircraft painting of the XB-43 jet-powered medium bomber flying low and fast.
The XB-43 was a jet-powered derivative of the piston-engined XB-42. Sadly, while an impressive design it came too late for WWII, and was overshadowed by advances in aerodynamics including the swept wing. I fully expect that Douglas designed a swept wing faster version, but if so, I’ve never seen it.
The Cadillac of the Constellation Line from Aviation Trivia of the Day
Through the 1950s Douglas and Lockheed engaged in a rivalry to create the ultimate propliner as each company successively improved its product line to appeal to the rapidly expanding passenger market. Douglas' DC-6 led to the more powerful DC-7 and even with this aircraft, the design was pushed even further with the DC-7C. In addition to more power and fuselage ...
Belgian Nieuports from Let Let Let - Warplanes
In 1917, Belgium received a little number of Nieuports 23 (some source says 12 aircrafts). Those aircrafts were coming from surplus of the French aviation. There were delivered in silver dope but upper surfaces were repainted with the Belgian khaki (in fact a mix of some available colors…). They equipped the 1st and 5th Escadrilles (that became the 9th and 10th in 1918) and were used until the twenties. ...
A New History of the Museum by The National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography
Before the recent appearance of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography (National Geographic, 2010) the Museum had two big, coffee-table books about itself. In 1979 Abrams published C.D.B. Bryan’s The National Air and Space Museum, a gorgeous and very expensive book for the time ($75.00—you’d have to triple that to get to current dollars). It was organized by exhibit galleries, a very logical way to present the Museum, but one that quickly became dated. It got a second life with a new edition in ...
November 18 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Today In Aviation History – November 18
In 1923… Alan Shepard (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) , American astronaut, was born (d. 1998). Shepard was the first American in space. He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, ...
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Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase from AVwebFlash Current Issue
With the craziness of back-to-back shows in Atlanta (NBAA) and Long Beach (the AOPA Summit) behind us, it's time to delve into our bag of user submissions and play catch-up. We've got lots of great photos to share with you over the next couple of weeks, so buckle up as we plow full steam ahead into cache of reader-submitted pictures. And to kick things off, Zane Jacobson of Portland, Oregon has a simple yet evocative image that immediately caught our eye and landed this week's top honor.
Happy Guinness World Records Day! by Mish Whalen
Thomas Lackey, the oldest wingwalker in the world, at 90 years old. In this photo he is seen on a Boeing Stearman biplane at Rendcomb Aerodrome in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK.
PICTURES: Airbus catalogues A380 damage from Flightglobal Events
Airbus engineers on site in Singapore have provided to investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau a description of the main damage to the Qantas A380 stricken by the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine failure earlier this month.
Documentary set for national release from General Aviation News
Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions will release its new DVD, “Alaska’s Bush Pilots…The Real Deal, Commercial Operations” Dec. 15.
IWM Duxford’s 2011 Air Show season on sale by Flightline UK
Imperial War Museum Duxford is pleased to announce that tickets for the 2011 IWM Duxford air shows are now on sale. Following exceptionally successful air shows in 2010, which created some truly unforgettable aerial spectacles, the museum now prepares for the 2011 season, presenting a range of inspiring themes that will whet the appetite of aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
Spring Air Show – Celebrating Women in Aviation - Sunday 22 May
The Duxford Air Show – 75th anniversary of the Spitfire - Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September
Autumn Air Show – Remembering the Korean War - Sunday 16 October ... more
CAP National Commander Elected To IACEA Board Of Directors from Aero-News Network
Role Will Be To Identify And Implement Short And Long-Range Goals For The Air Cadet Exchange Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, Civil Air Patrol's national commander, was unanimously elected vice president of the International Air Cadet Exchange Association Board of Directors during the organization's planning conference held recently in Seattle. She is the first female to hold the position in IACEA's 60-year history.
Young Eagles take flight in NASCAR race from General Aviation News
The EAA Young Eagles program will reach a whole new audience this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. ...
Scaled Composites carried out a third glide test flight of SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on Wednesday. According to the company’s WK2/SS2 flight test logs, SS2 flew free for 11 minutes and 39 seconds after its release from WhiteKnightTwo. There were no major milestones reported for the test, and all test objectives were achieved, according to the log. Those objectives included flying to “a more aggressive stall indication” and a slightly higher airspeed and g-forces.
Astronaut Tweets Stunning Space Snaps - Sky News
An American astronaut on the International Space Station has tweeted stunning pictures of the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights snake across the ...
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