Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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SJ prepares for Thunderbirds from Seymour Johnson AFB Photos
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Capt. Kristin Hubbard answers question from local reporters here about her experiences as the third female pilot for the Thunderbirds, Feb. 10, 2011. Captain Hubbard will return with the entire Thunderbirds team to perform during Wings Over Wayne, April 16-17, 2011. Captain Kristin Hubbard, Thunderbird pilot #8, hails Renton, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert) (RELEASED)

Thunderbirds are go - BBC News | "It's a combination of four aircraft in very close formation and then two singletons doing their bit in very similar fashion to the Red Arrows, who of course have nine aircraft. With the American Air Force Thunderbirds team it's a complete event in ...

Memphis Airshow 2011 from Airplanes Channel: | Visitors will find something exciting for everyone at Memphis Airshow 2011, presented by FedEx Express at Millington Regional Jetport. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the show, which will celebrate the Centennial of Naval Aviation. There will also be a prestigious group of civilian aerobatic performers,  ...

Bensen Days 2011 from Airplanes Channel: | The 38th Annual Bensen Days is a celebration of rotorcraft hosted by Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club. Gyroplanes are a fascinating combination of helicopter and airplanes, with some major advantages. These aircraft cannot spin or stall like airplanes. They are constantly in autorotation, making them 100% ...

Amid Complaints Over Thunder Seating, Derby Festival Director To Speak With ... - WFPL
His appearance coincides with rising complaints about a change to Thunder Over Louisville seating arrangements. Pegasus Pins—which cost $4—will be required to enter a portion of the Great Lawn at Waterfront Park. Community groups and at least one ...

Red Arrows to perform at Falmouth Week 2011 - Falmouth People | Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 11:49 The Red Arrows will return for this years Falmouth Week the Falmouth BID have announced. Last year the Royal Air Force's acrobatics team put an a display for thousands of visitors. ...
   
Welshpool air show could be grounded by military cuts - BBC News | More than 3000 people attended last year's air show at Welshpool airport. RAF community relations officer Squadron Leader Albie Fox said that he would do his best to ensure the air show would take place this year. "We hold a free annual air show in Mid ...

Rare vintage planes fly in for Mandeville event - Southland Times | A German-made wartime training plane, owned by a Swedish aviation enthusiast, will be among the attractions at this weekend's Mandeville fly-in.  Croydon Aviation Company director and fly-in co-ordinator Maeva Smith said the Klemm 35D aircraft would be among vintage aircraft touching down  ...

More images from Aero India - Grippen, Sarang, Sitara, Super Hornet, Rafale, from Bangalore Aviation | Still have about 6,000 photos to sort through. In the mean time, some more opening day photos from Vedant, a Bangalore Aviation photographer. See more of his pictures here. Click on the images for a larger view.

Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders take to the skies above Homestead. from US Army Golden Knights | The Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders stay very busy during the NFL off season.  Recently they participated in USO visits to Japan and Guantanamo Bay.  Some of the Cheerleaders just returned from the Bahamas and Mexico.  While not traveling around the world they stay busy around the Miami area. Last week the Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders visited Homestead Air [...]

Museum celebrates Women’s History Month from General Aviation News | On Saturday, March 12, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum will celebrate the achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license, at the museum’s sixth annual free family day. ...

When Norway’s air force owned the heavens #military from ELP Defens(c)e Blog | What is interesting about the F-104 is that this technology existed over half a century ago. It was best when flying fast and high. It demanded a really good pilot. The ones that were not, it killed.  Norway and others wanted to see how high they could go when the pilot wore a pressure suit. And, have a ...

Spinning in the Air - Surprise & Impress | Just imagine. You’re sitting in an open cockpit. Yelling “A.a.a.nd…contact!” The propeller spins once and dies. The crewman winds it again. “S.e.e.e.e.t…contact” you call again. The propeller jumps to life. The plane begins to shudder, straining at the wheel-blocks. You’re trying to shout over the noise of ...

VIDEO: Operations embarked on aircraft carriers with a C-130 Hercules from CavokBlog | I do not know why, but every time I see the video above operations with transport aircraft C-130 Hercules flight deck at 132 feet in length of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) I am impressed. Tests for the takeoff and landing transport aircraft from ...

This day in 1998 from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | On 16 February 1998 Auckland Airport was host to an Air France Concorde around the world charter flight making a techstop on its supersonic journey from Sydney to Papeete.  F-BVFB spent just over an hour on the ground at Auckland operating as AFR4565.   ...

February 15 from Cut and Paste Aviation| ... 1926 -- The Ford Motor Co. becomes the first U.S. private air carrier to operate a contract airmail (CAM) route. ...

Spin Down - Air & Space Magazine | Thousands of Air Force pilots trained on the Holloman centrifuge. Now a better ride is coming.

Keep the Fire Burning from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper | The Let’s Go Flying website is, among other things, designed to appeal to those thinking about flying but who need that last bit of information or inspiration to get them down to the local airport and behind the controls of an aircraft.  But it probably comes as no surprise that many of the visitors ...

SCRUB: Ariane 5 ECA mission to launch ATV-2 delayed by 24 hours from NASASpaceFlight.com | Arianespace’s launch of the European Space Agency ATV-2 (Automated Transfer Vehicle 2) spacecraft on a multi-month mission to deliver thousands of pounds of supplies to the leading orbital outpost has been delayed by 24 hours due to a scrub late in the countdown. The mission is set to hold the distinction of being flown to orbit on the 200th Ariane rocket launch, the 56th launch for the workhorse Ariane 5 variant. ...


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