Miami air show's takeoff needs clearance from grant funds traffic controllers - Miami Today
The hope is to put together the North American equivalent of the Paris air show, Le Bourget, or the Farnborough Air Show. Planned as a five-day event, ...
Another Hot Bird Coming Through - MIG 21 from Windsor International Air Show 2011 
William Ward is a 14,000 hour ATP and currently the Captain of an Airbus A-320. Will also flew an MD-80 for the same commercial airline company. Will has been flying for 24 years and graduated from the University of North Dakota aviation program. While at UND Will lead the UND Flying Team to a first place finish in Regional and National Competition. He also received the Jeppson Outstanding Team Member Award.
Will is extremely knowledgeable on a wide variety of Soviet aircraft capabilities and considers the MiG-17 ...
Pioneering air show statue is flight where it belongs - Glasgow Evening Times
A century may have passed since Lanark Airshow was staged … but the innovative event is today marked by a statue which is soaring in popularity. ...
Airspeed LPA Part One - The Tradition of Military Challenge Coins from Airspeed
As I’ve produced this show over the past five years, I’ve found that, although many in the audience love military aviation, most don’t have a deeper knowledge or appreciation of the customs, traditions, and insider information that go along with it. So I’ve come up with an occasional series that’ll help to fill in those gaps. ...
Your Best Airshow Crossing Shots from FenceCheck Forums
Images From the 2010 Nellis AFB Aviation Nation Airshow by Randy Rothhaar
Making my way through editing the last 2010 airshow images before the 2011 season begins. Here are some from the 2010 Nellis AFB Aviation Nation Airshow. ...
Five to be inducted into women’s hall of fame from General Aviation News
Women in Aviation, International has unveiled the new members of its Pioneer Hall of Fame, who be will inducted into the hall during the association’s annual conference in Reno Feb. 24-26. ...
Museum to celebrate Bessie Coleman from General Aviation News
On Saturday, March 12, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, will celebrate the achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license at the museum’s sixth annual family day. The event is free and open to the public. ...
'Hero Miles' program supports families of fallen, wounded from Air Force Link Top Stories
A popular program that turns donated frequent-flier miles into free airline tickets for wounded warriors receiving medical care as well as their families will expand this year so families of the fallen and combat wounded can participate in two upcoming events. ...
Historic Flight Foundation Provides a Unique Glimpse Into Aviation's Golden Age - NYCAviation
HFF's B-25 Grumpy and two friends, including the museum's P-51 Impatient Virgin, fly in tight formation over Western Washington. ...
War Time London (1944 – 1945) from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
Some scenes around London during the war taken from archival film about a B-17 Bomber called Bit O’ Lace and it’s crew. ...
Bit O’ Lace (1944 – 1945) from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
This series consists of moving images shot by pilot John H. Bauman in flight on the B-17G “A Bit O’ Lace,” K identifier, bomber of the 709th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, late in World War II. Included are bombing missions flown over Germany, American pilots in flight training at Lodwick Aeronautical School in Lakeland, Florida, and views of the B-17G and other aircraft at the base in Rattlesden, England. ...
A New Year And New Displays from RAF Museum London News
As in previous years we will closing our London site from Monday 10th January until Friday 14th for our annual Spring Clean. This will entail the movement of some of our aircraft in various halls and the refurbishment of various areas within the Museum. The Museum will open again on Saturday January 15th at 10am sharp with the 1st of our Spring shows, RAF Photographer of the Year, which will be situated in the RAF Today Area of our Milestones of Flight Gallery. Other displays that will open during Spring 2011 include ...
Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk from You Fly, Girl
January 5 on my Golden Age of Flight desktop calendar is the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk.
"The unusual Curtis P-40 landing gear retracted to the rear, with the wheel revolving to lay flat in the wing. Six .50-caliber machine guns provided the firepower. Curiously enough, the "fiddy-cal" is still the preferred weapon today in Iraq." ...
Shopping on the highway in a Iliushin 18D - Passionate about aviation
You've probably already bought an airplane in flight perfume, a watch or a carton of cigarettes "Duty Free", but have you ever stopped at a highway rest area to board a plane old four-to buy a road map, a can of ice cream or candy dish? That is what you can do if you take the E65 motorway leading from Prague to the north-eastern Czech ...
Mountain Home natives travel on flying adventure - Baxter Bulletin
At 23, he was the youngest flight instructor to earn the designation of Master Aerobatic Flight Instructor with the International Aerobatic Club, ...
Navy launches first aircraft using EMALS - McGuire Air Force Base
"It was very exciting to knowingly be a part of naval aviation history. Petty Officers 1st Class Hunsaker and Robinson, Petty Officers 2nd Class Williams, ...
Today in Aviation History – January 3 - Calgary Recreational and ...
In 1496… Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. In 1905… In efforts to interest the U.S. government in the use of airplanes for the military, Wilbur Wright speaks to ...
Expanding the Envelope: What GA Pilots Can Learn from USAF Proficiency Flying
from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper
I know what it takes to stay current and proficient in the aircraft that I fly. And I work hard at it. I fly two similar kinds of aircraft for the Civil Air Patrol. I fly them frequently, both looking out the window and with a view-limiting device to hone and maintain my instrument skills. And I fly tail-dragging aerobatic aircraft upside down. It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it. But I wondered what it was like maintaining currency when your flying has a little bit more riding on it than mine usually does. ...
U.S. downplays Chinese stealth fighter status - Vancouver Sun
Armed soldiers gaurd this US F117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter at the Abbotsford International Airshow in ...
The Mystery Behind the Chinese Stealth Plane J-20 from ASB.tv
Photos of China’s new J-20 fighter jet, also known as the Black Eagle, have recently emerged onto the web. Although the Chinese government has kept their lips sealed, the plane was noted going through a variety of ...
VIDEO: Watch China's J-20 stealth fighter in high-speed taxi from The DEW Line
Is the Chengdu J-20 an F-22/YF-23/Mig-31 hybrid? by David Cenciotti
When I first saw the leaked images of the Chinese Chengdu J-20 a fifth generation stealth aircraft prototype developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) I could not notice a resemblance to at least three other type of aircraft: the F-22 Raptor, currently operating with the ...
Heartland Warrior - Grissom Air Reserve Base
The new year is here and with that brings the January edition of the Heartland Warrior, which is now available online. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes seven pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force.
Top stories include:
--Home for the holidays: Grissom firefighters return from deployment
--Grissom's economic impact
--Force Support Squadron stands up
--Winter safety tips
The 434th Air Refueling Wing is equipped with KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft is a key unit in the Air Force Reserve Command and plays a vital role in the Air Force's aerial refueling mission.
To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here.
All-in-One: Solar Eclipse, ISS, Sunspots! - How I Am Becoming An Astronaut
Belgian astrophotographer Thierry Legault's picture of Tuesday's partial solar eclipse also shows the International Space Station passing over the sun's disk.
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