Monday, February 7, 2011

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India air show practice - Toronto Star | Indian Air Force aircrafts perform aerobatic flight during rehearsals ahead of the Aero India in Yelahanka, India, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. ...

India to flaunt indigenous fighter at aero show - Sify | But come Wednesday and India's first indigenously developed combat jet will for the first time flex its wings at the AeroIndia international air show on the ...
   
Russian aircraft at Aero India show - The Voice of Russia | Russia is to showcase more than 80 air force weaponry makes at the international Aero India 2011 air show, which goes ahead in Bangalore on Wednesday. ...

Acrobatics in the air - Deccan Herald | Fearless and full of energy to do just about anything and everything in the sky, the Flying Bulls aerobatic team is in India for the first time to perform ...

Boeing to showcase its advanced Super Hornet fighter - The Hindu | “We are going to display a mock up of the Super Hornet international roadmap aircraft at the air show,” Boeing Defence, Space and Security India head Vivek ...

Wings & Wheels Propels Towards 2011 Show by Flightline UK | Firmly established as one of the UK’s most popular family days out , ‘Wings & Wheels’ will be returning to Dunsfold Park (home to BBC’s Top Gear) on Sunday 28th & Monday 29th August 2011 for its seventh successive year. Wowing crowds of over 32,000 with an outstanding variety of dynamic air and motoring displays, static vehicle exhibitions, shopping and arena attractions, the airshow has raised some £250,000 for charity to date. ...

Sponsors Needed for Gulf Coast Salute Air Show - WMBB-TV | The Gulf Coast Salute will be held this year on March 26th and 27th at Tyndall Airforce Base. This year's event will be highlighted by the US Air Force ...

Image of the Week: 'Love is in the air' heart contrail by Swedish Air Force from Flight Image of the Day  | This week's Valentine's Day-themed Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user lammet67. His photo depicts a heart contrail formed by four aircraft from Team 60, the Swedish Air Force's acrobatic team. Team 60 made the heart in 2006 during the 80th anniversary celebrations for the Swedish Air Force.

Eurocopter EC120B at the Singapore airshow from Flight Image of the Day  

Air Race organiser’s Royal Aero Club accolade - This Is Guernsey |ISLANDER Ralph Burridge has been honoured for his services to air racing. Former Aurigny pilot Ralph has organised the Alderney Air Races for the past 14 years and his support of the event has been recognised by the Royal Aero Club. Ralph and wife Maggie, head teacher at Ormer House School, were recently invited to the club’s Annual Symposium and Award Presentation in Hinckley, Leicestershire. ...

Cactus Fly-In 2011 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | The Cactus Fly-In, hosted by the Arizona Antique Aircraft Association, Inc. (AAAA) with the cooperation of the City of Casa Grande, is the season’s premier aviation event. It is considered a “not to be missed” opener to the years’ up-coming fly-in events. With emphasis placed on the aircraft of yesteryear, the Cactus Fly-In is certainly in a class of its own. ...

How to Restore a Harrier Jump Jet - Popular Mechanics | Art Nalls, a former Marine test pilot, enlisted a gang of volunteer wrenchers to breath new life into a 31-year-old decommissioned Sea Harrier jump jet—and it gladly returned the favor.

8 Way Takes Gold at 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships from US Army Golden Knights | The US Army Golden Knights Competition Team made a strong showing this weekend at the 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships hosted by the Paraclete XP wind tunnel in Raeford, NC.  The Knights competed in the 4way and 8way Formation Skydiving categories.  Saturday consisted of 8 rounds of 4way followed by 8 rounds of 8way.  16 rounds [...]

Golden Knights Medal but not for Skydiving from US Army Golden Knights by Dave Herwig | Golden Knights are Soldiers first, continuesly training,  not only do they excell in the air but also on the ground. Team members strive for excellence in all aspects of being a good Soldier. Team members not only compete and train in skydiving, but many have interest in other sports. Four members from the Golden Knights SGT [...]

Nominees Announced For Collier Trophy from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The National Aeronautic Association has announced its 2010 nominees for the Robert J. Collier Trophy, which will be awarded for the 100th time at a luncheon in Arlington, Va., next month.The award aims to honor "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America" during the year. This year's nominees are: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the X2 Technology Demonstrator team, the Boeing Company C-17A Globemaster III team, the X-51A WaveRider team, the automatic ground collision avoidance systemfighter risk reduction program team, MC-12W Project Liberty team, the Orion launch-abort system development team, and a nominee listed as "General Aviation: Saving Thousands of Lives in Haiti."

Tuskegee Airmen featured at Fantasy of Flight from General Aviation News | Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla., will celebrate Black History Month in February with the Tuskegee Airmen, who will share their personal stories with the public during a three-day limited engagement event called “They Dared to Fly.”  The Tuskegee Airmen tribute is part of Fantasy of Flight’s Third Annual Legends & Legacies Symposium Series. ...

Documenting history in Denver: Aviator educates new generation - Marines.mil | “I had two options,” the 89-year-old pilot states. “I could ditch my plane or bail out of the cockpit into the dark waters below.” As the man speaks, ...

For Valentine's Day Weekend - Love in the Forces from RAF Museum London News | To celebrate Valentine's Day the Museum will be exhibiting a small display of trinkets and love tokens given by RAF Personnel during the last century to their loved ones, together with correspondence written by RAF service men and women describing their hopes for the future, in our Aeronauts Interactive Gallery. On Saturday and Sunday we will be enabling children to make their own sweetheart token to take home and give to either mother or grandmother free of charge.

Gap in aviation history: Site of 1st RP-powered flight lost - Manila Bulletin | ... Philippines – Today, no one knows the exact spot where the first airplane flew in the country a century ago, a great loss to national aviation history. ...

5th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium Launches New Age of Flight from CAFE Foundation Blog | SANTA ROSA, CA.—On April 29-30, 2011, an outstanding faculty from NASA, industry and academia will present the technologies necessary to inaugurate the Age of Electric Flight.  The 5th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS V) will reveal how safe, emission-free, 2-4 seat electric aircraft could soon make a ...

I Learned About Flying From That: A Freight Dog's Christmas - Flying Magazine | ... With blinding flashes of lightning so close that at one point I thought I had been struck, the rain became so intense that I saw the tips of my propeller turn green with the static electricity of Saint Elmo's fire. ...

81-year-old woman fulfills life-long dream with first flight from USATODAY.com - Today In the Sky | With scores of road warriors and elite-level frequent-fliers among our daily readers, it's probably safe to assume that many Today in the Sky ...

Vandenberg officials launch Minotaur I from Air Force Link Top Stories | A Minotaur I rocket was launched from here Feb. 6.  The rocket carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Press Release: Astronauts4Hire Joins the Commercial Spaceflight Federation as Research & Education Affiliate from Astronauts for Hire  | Astronauts4Hire is pleased to announce that it has officially become a Research and Education Affiliate of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Astronauts4Hire joins research and education affiliates such as Purdue University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, George Mason University, and the University of Central Florida that are interested in flying scientists and payload specialists onboard the new generation of commercial suborbital spacecraft. ...

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