Open House Draws Thousands of Aviation Enthusiasts to NAS North Island - Navy Compass | SAN DIEGO – Thousands of aviation enthusiasts joined active, reserve and retired military personnel and their families at Naval Air Station North Island ...
Descendants of First Navy Pilot Grace Navy Centennial Celebration - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information | Centennial Parade of Flight Air Boss Lt. Cmdr Ed Chandler said: “I'm aviator number something too big for me even to remember, and he was Naval Aviator ...
Air Wing Flyover - momentscapture.com | One of the few shots I was able to get of the entire carrier air wing of the John C. Stennis as they flew over during the finale of the Centennial Naval Celebration airshow in San Diego yesterday!
8th Annual Bethpage Federal Credit Union 2011 Air Show At Jones Beach - PRLog.Org | “Each year, hundreds of thousands of spectators convene on Long Island to view the annual Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show at Jones Beach headlined by ...
Aero India 2011: Asia's largest airshow show comes to an end - MyBangalore | By Staff Reporter Published: February 14 2011 The Aero India show that began here Wednesday came to a close on Sunday. The five-day exposition that had some ...
Surya Kiran signs off - Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News | BANGALORE (BNS): The Surya Kiran aerobatic team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has shown their last performance from HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk.2 aircraft at ...
Miss Demeanour brighter than ever! from Classic Aviation Worldwide | Hawker Hunter G-PSST "Miss Demeanour" has come out of the paint shop brighter than ever! Below is a picture of her during 2010 display season.
WASP HOMECOMING 2011 from WASP Museum | Annual WASP Homecoming Event | National WASP WWII Museum | Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas | Memorial Day Week End, 2011 | It is a grand day here at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas when those precious WWII women pilots come to visit. This past May we were honored to have 17 of the 270 still living, here to reunite and help the museum raise funds for operations and improvements. ...
Part 2: The Start – Reno Air Racing 101 With Kevin Eldredge ... - YouTube (Lightspeed Aviation) | Kevin Eldredge, who races Relentless in the Super Sport Class, describes what it's like to dive down “the chute” and fight for position on a Reno Air Race. Kevin wears a Zulu headset made by Lightspeed Aviation. ...
February calls to mind African-American military contributions from Air Force Link Top Stories | February is Black History Month and is a good time to recall the vast contributions African-Americans have made throughout the nation's military history. Most are aware of the Tuskegee Airmen and their heroic contributions during World War II. Some may be familiar with the Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry Regiments (later consolidated and renamed 24th and 25th Infantry) that fought during the Indian Wars and performed a primary role in America's western expansion following the Civil War. ...
Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. from AF.mil Photos | Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., as commander of the 332nd Fighter Group in Italy, with his P-47. (U.S. Air Force photo)
WW II Then and Now: 30 missions over Germany - Canton Repository | Donald Polen was a waist gunner on a B-17 bomber during World War II, serving from 1943 until 1945. By Anonymous Donald Polen, of Canton, thought he was ...
Celebrating the first commercial aviation 'experiment' - ABC Online | ... the feeling from his research that these young men who started this first commercial aviation business in Australia, really knew where they were going. ...
Operation MARHUK: The Combat Debut of the Marine's AH-1J SeaCobra from Aviation Trivia of the Day | The first US Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra gunships in action were actually AH-1Gs which were ordered by the Marines in 1967- having closely watched the Army development of the Cobra gunship, 72 helicopters were requested for one helicopter attack ...
Hot Air Balloons: An exhilarating way to fly - Manila Bulletin | Hot air balloons don't fly in the rain because balloon heat can cause water to boil atop the balloon, and boiling water destroys the fabric. 6. ...
Balloonists Fight Olive Farm Suits from AVwebFlash Current Issue
There's an undeniably California flair to a strange dispute that has pitted (sorry) an olive farmer against hot air balloonists in the state's Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs. And now the local polo club is involved. The Eldorado Polo Club is hosting a fundraiser on Feb. 27 to help pay the incidental expenses of 15 balloonists and one pest control applicator facing lawsuits from JCM Farming. A local law firm has already volunteered to represent the pilots, so the proceeds from the brunch, raffles, barbecue and, of course, tethered balloon rides will go to cover other unspecified expenses related to the litigation, according to The Desert Sun.
Valentine ’s Day trip to Kernville, CA. from VAF Forums | Not that I need an excuse to fly but I wanted to take my wife on a lunch date for Valentine’s Day (actually Feb 13th). So I posted on the SoCal RV group to see if anyone else would like to go. We had a good show (about 8 planes). The majority came as a couple. On the way back we took some air to air pictures. I think this one ...
The F-104 Patent from The Unwanted Blog | As with the Bell X-1, the configuration of the Lockheed F-104 was also granted a design patent by the US Patent Office. Note that this shows the early, pre-spike inlet configuration. Design Patent 179,348 was applied for on April 22, 1954 and granted on December 4, 1956. The first F-104 prototype flew in March of 1954, so the patent application process was well after the plane was known. ...
February 14 from Cut and Paste Aviation
More formation flights
Openings Remain for EAA Air Academy Young Eagles, Basic Sessions in Summer 2011 - AMTOnline.com | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (Feb. 14, 2011) — Unforgettable aviation memories and new friends await students ages 12-15 this summer at the EAA ...
Tri-State takes to the skies at fly-in - Daily Independent | “Our flights usually consist of flying two Young Eagles at a time. We fly to Ashland, land and allow the Young Eagles to change seats so that they both have a chance to become acquainted with the controls in flight. ...
10,000 flock to 747-8 Intercontinental debut from USATODAY.com - Today In the Sky
EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing estimates that "approximately 10,000 guests" showed up to witness its public debut of its new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental ...
PHOTOS : Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental from Airline Industry Review
Supersonic car draws on Hampson aerospace nous from Flight Image of the Day | The Bloodhound supersonic car moved a step closer to reality today as its designers handed over the first set of drawings to aerospace component manufacturer Hampson Industries, which will produce the rear of the car.
How many roses will Lufthansa transport for Valentine's Day? from Flight International | Did you give or receive a rose today for Valentine's Day? If so, you may have Lufthansa Cargo and its MD-11 freighters to thank. The carrier says it will have transported 34 million roses for Valentine's Day. That equates to 1,200 tonnes, enough to fill 14 fully-loaded MD-11 freighters. ...
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