The Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House hosted by the 139th AW, City of St. Joseph, Buchanan County and St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce was held May 1 – 2, 2010 in conjunction with the Apple Blossom Festival. ...
No airshow in 2011 for Robins - Macon Telegraph
“Robins normally tries to schedule an airshow every other year, but our history has been to have one about every three years,” Birdsong told The Telegraph. ...
Air Racers by Motart
The first ever air race was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1908. The participants piloted the only 4 airships in the U.S. around a course located at Forrest Park. 2 of the pilots went off-course due to strong winds, and the other 2 ...
Centennial of Naval Aviation - Heritage Paint Schemes from FenceCheck Forums
Kermit Weeks Honored As a Gymnast - The Ledger
Among his many accomplishments, Weeks went on to win 20 medals in six World Aerobatic Championships, flying two airplanes he designed and built. ...
Reno man has rare footage of 1933 film that may show Amelia Earhart - Reno Gazette Journal
Holabird isn't sure what to do with the 1933 National Air Race film, but he is looking for a place where he can donate it. Reno Air Racing Association ...
All about Amelia - Pioneer Press
Amelia Earhart was one of America's highest-profile celebrities in 1937, when the pioneering aviator's plane vanished over the South Pacific during an ...
Event raises money to help heal vets' scars - The Desert Sun
Joey English emceed and welcomed everyone to the Palm Springs Air Museum, “the patriotic center of the Coachella Valley.” Nine restaurants donated food: ...
Helo crews slammed for Tahoe dip - NavyTimes.com
The aircrews in the incident were returning home after participating at an air show near Sacramento, Calif. But Myers stopped short of ordering punitive ...
The Adventures of Bestmann and Robin from Nordo News
It’s a rarity for Ginger and me to get away from the airport. It’s even rarer when we have time to visit friends at their events. Therefore, if enough time comes free, we always try to sneak in a trip to a event hosted by someone else. This November, it was the Veteran’s Day Fly-In at Ron Alexander’s place, Candler Field.
There's always something really special about other people’s fly-ins. To us that something is the fact that wherever it is it’s being put on by someone else; a real guilty pleasure of ours. Despite this though, our need to do something always kicks in and before long we find ...
Santa ditches sleigh for 1941 airplane at Vancouver's Pearson Air Museum - OregonLive.com
Santa visited the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver this month to chat with kids during "Christmas at Fort Vancouver." At 19 months of age, Wesley Thomas is ...
'Eternal' Solar Plane Stays Two Weeks Aloft from Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC has a story on the confirmation of the record breaking flight of Qinetiq's Zephyr UAV: 'The UK-built solar-powered Zephyr aeroplane has been confirmed as a record-breaker following its non-stop two-week flight earlier this year. The world governing body for air sports records, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), gave Zephyr three records including longest time ...
Mitsuo Fuchida, Pearl Harbor, & The Real Meaning Of Christmas by AirPigz
One of the most amazing stories to come out of World War II is likely one you've never even heard
about. It's not only a fascinating story, but it's the perfect one to acknowledge on this, Christmas day.Mitsuo Fuchida (1902 - 1976) was the Imperial Navy Airman who lead the air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fuchida had a passion for the Japanese Empire, and for flying. But events that took ...
Official Ice Pilots NWT Season Two Trailer from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
Ice Pilots NWT is back. The hit docu-series (premiering Jan. 12 on History Television at 8pm ET/PT) following the adventures of renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways set ratings records in its debut last year. Now it’s back for a second season of nail-biting challenges and intimate personal stories featuring the ...
A Proud Name: The Ark Royal Carriers - Part 2 from AirSpace
This is the second installment of my look back at the four British aircraft carriers which have carried the name Ark Royal. The second carrier had by far the shortest lifespan of the Ark Royals but had a hugely extensive wartime career operating taking her from South Africa to Norway to Egypt and everywhere in between. Consider this something of a primer only - I couldn’t possibly touch on all of this ship’s adventures and accomplishments during her short career. ....
Photo of the Day / Desert Air DC-3C from Aero Pacific Flightlines
Lockheed M-21 Blackbird from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
The M-21 is a special version for the transport and launch of the unmanned drone. From the M-21 only two were built, and it is actually a converted, two-seat A-12. The program was discontinued after a fatal crash july30, 1966
December 25 from Cut and Paste Aviation
December 26 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Today In Aviation History – December 26 - Calgary Recreational and ...
Today In Aviation History – December 26. 26 12 2010. In 1948… I. V. Fedorov becomes the first Soviet pilot to break the sound barrier. He achieves the necessary speed by diving his Lavochkin La-176 jet, powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene ...
China's new stealth fighter - the Chengdu J-20 or a fabulous fake? from Black Horizon
A photo of China's new stealth fighter - the Chengdu J-20 (NATO Firefang) started popping up on internet aviation forums today. The source is unknown. ...
New Romanian supersonic project from Military Photos
After 2 decades since IAR 95/ IAR 101/IAR S supersonic fighter project was cancelled, a private company (ARCA) who compete for Google Lunar X-Prize come with a new project, which have some very interesting features (strikingly close to YF-23, one of my favourite aircrafts).
The plane, powered by a rocket engine will supposedly lift a rocket up to higher atmosphere from where will ...
GSLV F-06 Explodes After Lift-off in India from Spaceports
ISRO's space program suffered a major setback today as the launch of advanced communication satellite GSAT-5P failed due to major technical fault in the first phase. The rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) exploded mid-air moments after take-off from the Sriharikota rocket launch center. This is ...
Rocket Failure May Delay Moon Mission from Spaceports
With the destruction of the GSLV rocket sixty-three seconds after launch today, India's space mission planners see a major set-back for the nation's space program which may result in a delay of the planned ...
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