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Canada's top guns return in Ice Pilots NWT - The Province | Buffalo Joe, Mikey, Blue and others from the show took a DC-3 into Oshkosh in Wisconsin for its renowned air show. They spent hours talking to fans. ...

Blue Angels returning to Tuscaloosa in 2012 - Tuscaloosa News | Two of four AH-1 Cobra Helicopters, flown by members of the Sky Soldiers Demonstration Teams, fly over the Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet jets at the Tuscaloosa ...

Sertoma Air Fest roars back - The Daily Advertiser | The Sertoma Club of Lafayette has announced plans for 2011 Sertoma Cajun Air Festival, to be held Oct. 29-30 at Lafayette Regional Airport. ...

Fort Worth event celebrates century of aviation heritage - Fort Worth Star Telegram | Every other pilot at the Great Aviation Meet, a traveling troupe brought to Fort Worth by several of its leading businessmen, refused to fly. ...

Navy To Mark 100 Years Of Aviation With Flyover - KGTV San Diego | McGrath is helping coordinate a flyover of more than 150 different aircraft to honor naval aviation, which began at Naval Air Station North Island in ...

Aviation museum looks to Fort Worth Council for boost – WFAA | Zimmerman believes the museum will take wing once sponsors realize the 100 years of history the aviation industry has in North Texas. ...

They Call Me Mr. Airshow: The Legend of Bill Sweet - Lynchburg ... by Designer | I was at the crossroads of the town with my dad getting a haircut in a little barber shop and noticed taped to the window a small poster about the upcoming Bill Sweet's National Air Show—billed as the #1 Air Show in America featuring ...

In Honor of Amelia Earhart from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | Yesterday commemorates the 76th year anniversary of AMELIA EARHART, the legendary American aviation pioneer (portrayed by Hollywood actress Hilary Swank in the 2009 movie 'Amelia') becoming the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. Earhart flew 2,408 miles between Honolulu and Oakland, California, in a journey that also marked the first time an aircraft had carried a two-way radio…

After six decades, medals for heroism - Meriden Record-Journal | Barrett received the medal for actions during a mission where he flew a damaged B-17 bomber through an entire mission in January 1945. ...

Pioneering aviator spreads her wings in Roanoke - Fort Worth Star Telegram | Funk's also the first female Federal Aviation Administration inspector and first female investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. ...

Kathleen Students Cherish Conversation With Astronauts - The Ledger | At the podium at the FAA Production Studio at the Sun 'n Fun complex are academy science teacher Lori Bradner, left, and student Connor Oslie. ...

Why We Fly! from Aviation News by Andrew_Walter | Many people wonder why I spend most of my time looking up into the sky. I don't really look for anything particular; I just like to look up into the vibrant blue sky and its liquid mountains that make such a beautiful scene. I always dream and think about flying above the clouds, for far above in the sky, it's not the same world as it is on the surface of Earth. To be honest, the beauty of flying cannot be fully put into words…

Air show holds reading contest - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- The Florida International Air Show is holding its 10th annual reading contest for children ages 12 and under. Held in conjunction with ...

F2Y Sea Dart — Part 1 from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | The period after the end of WW II saw the beginning of turbojet powered aircraft coming into prominence and the culmination of seaplane evolution. And on only a few occasions these two areas of aeronautical design merged. One of these creations was the Convair F2Y Sea Dart — a prototype of a waterborne fighter that flew at high speeds, capable of supersonic velocities if in a dive — that was truly a marvel…

Today in Aviation History – January 12 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Black Silk – Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Takes Off from ASB.tv by bwallace | After weeks of intriguing debates whether China's J-20 stealth fighter is real or virtual, the mystery was solved today at Chengdu, as the new J-20 took off on its first 18 minute test flight. The J-20, now being called 'Black Silk', was followed by two J-10 escort planes on its flight. As more time goes on, more photos and video should be available to the public…

Chengdu J-20 Chinese Stealth fighter maiden flight [Video and Pictures] from Defence Aviation by Cavin Dsouza | China's first stealth fighter J-20, has reportedly made its first test flight, according to Chinese Reports. It was reported that China's Stealth Fighter, J-20 made a 15-minute flight from 12:50 to 13:05 hrs in southwest China's Chengdu city…