Sun 'n Fun Recognizes 20th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm from InFlight USA
The 20th anniversary of “Operation Desert Storm” will be recognized during the 37th annual Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo. This year’s Fly-In will take place March 29 to April 3 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla. ...
US Navy “Blue Angels” to Perform at Sun ‘n Fun
from InFlight USA | ...“Sun ‘n Fun is honored and excited to host one of the world’s most recognized military jet teams – the Blue Angels – and to recognize the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation during our 2011 event,” said Sun ’n Fun President John Burton. “Their participation will add to the exciting array of aircraft and activities already planned for Sun ’n Fun’s 37th annual celebration. We’re excited about having the Blue Angels take to the skies over Lakeland, especially as they perform their aerial magic for our attendees and area guests.” ...
F-22 Raptor Returns to Perform at Sun 'n Fun from InFlight USA | The world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft – the F-22 “Raptor” – will return to the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will be held March 29 to April 3 on its campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida. Considered the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor utilizes
Bigger crowds expected for expanded Tico Warbird Airshow - Florida Today | Tom Reilly of Douglas, Ga., tows his World War II-era B-25 Mitchell bomber out of the hangar on Tuesday in preparation for this weekend's Tico Warbird 2011 Air Show at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Space Coast Regional Airport. ...
Hawaii Airshow Interview - Lava105 | The 1st Annual Hawaii Airshow is coming to the Kona International Airport Memorial Day weekend May 28th and 29th. Ann Martin of the Big Island News Center interviews Terri Thomas, President of the Hawaii Airshow.
Luke Days Air Show Returns for 2011 - North Phoenix Blog | Luke Days 2011 FlyerLadies and gentlemen: mark your calendars! That's right, Luke Days Air Show and Open House will be returning to Luke Air Force Base for 2011! This bi-annual event features a whole weekend of fun and events for residents of the greater Phoenix area. ...
Soaring spectacle - Wyndham Weekly | Caleb, 7, was one of more than 180000 aviation enthusiasts who flocked to Avalon International Air Show at the weekend to celebrate the RAAF's 90th anniversary. Already the largest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the show was expanded to ...
100 Years of Naval Aviation by Michael Scott | In 2011, the United States celebrates a proud history with the celebration of an important anniversary: the centennial of Naval Aviation. It was early in 1911 that the first Naval Officers began reporting for flight training, and ...
Residents can fly in B-17 bomber Saturday in Huntsville - News Courier | When I took the opportunity Monday to ride on a B-17 bomber named “Liberty Belle,” I couldn't help wondering what my mother — Lola Diment Hindman — would think. In 1944, she was just beginning nurse's ...
Flying Fortress bomber sparks memories on visit to Shelby County Airport - al.com (blog) | Enlarge Linda Stelter -- The Birmingham News The Liberty Belle, a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber stops at Shelby County Airport March 7, 2011, as part of the The Liberty Foundations 2011 Salute to ...
BREAKING NEWS: World’s Only Surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 Finds New Home! from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO - The world’s only surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 has safely arrived to it’s new home. The National Air & Space Museum moved the historic Pearl Harbor veteran to the newly constructed Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar located behind the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The new hangar will soon become the museum’s premier restoration facility. Museum staff members are quick to point [...]
Women, girls get up-close look at aviation - Billings Gazette | "There are a lot of opportunities for women in aviation," Andrea Lake said. "She's never gotten to see something like this so close, but for women, it's just so wide open with aviation." While a career in aviation may come later for Ella, ...
Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening by Molly McMillin | Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening. The Kansas Aviation Museum will hold an open house Thursday to mark the opening of its Stearman Model 4 exhibit. The Stearman Model 4 was developed from an earlier model, the C3, ...
Lockheed/Boeing A/FX VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" from Uploads from The Chicken Works | *Back in the 1980s the Navy was looking for a replacement for the F-14 Tomcat and that was the NATF- Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter, which was basically a YF-22 with swing wings. When the A-12 Avenger got cancelled in 1991, the Navy decided that the NATF made a better basis for stealthy strike aircraft and reshifted the program into the A-X program. About the same time the USAF was looking at an F-111 replacement and the two programs were merged into the A/FX which would have been for a multi-role two seat strike aircraft based on the older NATF/A-X design. ...
Profile 46 - "Satan's Chillen" from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | I couldn't bear the previous paltry sketch, so I fleshed out the study a bit tonight. These little pencil sketches are important to me because they help train my mind for the airplane's proportions. Bombers have never been my 'thing.' Temperament-wise, I can't imagine the idea of riding along in what is essentially a military bus, stuck to my office. Sitting or standing for a 3, 4, 5, 6 hour mission is hard to fathom, don't you think? ...
Gone West: Jack Cox from Aero-News Network
Well Known Authority On Homebuilt Aircraft And Sport Aviation Justin B. "Jack" Cox, EAA Lifetime 14286, who influenced generations of aviators as the long-time editor-in-chief of EAA Sport Aviation magazine, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, North Carolina.
A century later, history repeats itself from Bayou Renaissance Man | ... This is supremely ironic, from an historical point of view: because it was in Libya, a century ago this year, in 1911, that the first air raids in the world took place! ...
Navy’s first stealth breaks sound barrier for the first time from AVIATION-NEWS | The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 integrated test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 4. During a test flight to expand the flutter envelope, CF-1 reached Mach 1.02 at 30,000 feet [...]
Radial (Retro) Rocket With Hot Paint Now Flying - Oh Yeah! from AirPigz
First flight: February 19, 2011. If you've been paying any attention at all to AirPigz lately you should know I'm a pretty huge fan of the Radial Rocket. This homebuilt kit airplane is an excellent blending ...
Yuri's Night Events Set at Pima Air & Space Museum April 9 - Tucson Citizen | 08, 2011, under Events-calendar Tucson, AZ (March 3, 2011)—A day-long celebration of 50 years of space exploration, named Yuri's Night in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, will be held Saturday, April 9, at the Pima Air & Space ...
Nice Discovery slide show from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Museum of Flight goes long on space shuttle bid (NYT) from Aerospace News | Seattle's Museum of Flight "has perhaps gone the furthest" in the competition to land a retired space shuttle orbiter, The New York Times said Tuesday.
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