Canadian aviation history up for bids from Aviation.ca News | For over 40 years the world famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team have entertained millions of air show spectators as international ambassadors for Canada. Their aircraft of choice has been the venerable CT-114 Tutor Jet built in the mid-sixties by...
Precision with USAF Thunderbrids, NASCAR and NHRA - Bleacher Report | The US Air Force Thunderbirds take highly trained combat pilots and crews to higher levels of precision for top show speed. NASCAR stock cars and NHRA hot rods take top speed to the track, but the last thing they desire is going airborne. ...
VRT “Visit the Vulcan” Day – 17th April 2011 from Flightline UK | The Trust are planning to hold a number of events and open days – titled ‘Visit the Vulcan Days’ – during 2011, at Southend Airport, Eastwoodbury Crescent, Southend-on-sea, Essex, SS2 6YF. The first ‘Visit the Vulcan Day’ of 2011 will be held on: 17 April 2011…Luke Air Force Base Open House and Air Show - Spring Break - Well, don't stay in your dorms, because Luke Air Force Base is having their biannual open house and airshow this March 19 to 20. On Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can drop by and watch an awe-inspiring air show. ...
Airmen preserve heritage, restore aircraft from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones) Sparks were flying inside one airplane hangar near the flightline here March 4, as active-duty and Reserve maintenance technicians worked to restore an air mobility artifact. For decades, a C-118 Liftmaster stood on display near the passenger terminal here, but in October 2009, it was towed to a maintenance hangar in order to restore the deteriorating aircraft to its former glory. Since the restoration project began, Airmen and volunteers have contributed more than 3,000 hours of work time, including nearly 750 hours of off-duty personal time, to get the Liftmaster back to its position as the sentry of the passenger terminal. more...Selfridge Museum Opens in April - Patch.com | See nearly $5-million worth of displays when the Selfridge Military Air Museum and Air Park officially opens early next month. Hours of operation were announced this week for the volunteer-operated ...
Kan. Aviation Museum opens new exhibit detailing history, restoration of ... - The Republic | The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is opening a new exhibit featuring the iconic Stearman Model 4D airplane. The museum plans a free open house from 4 to 7 pm Thursday to celebrate the opening of the exhibit. The museum says visitors can learn the ...
Kan. Aviation Museum opens new exhibit detailing history, restoration of ... - The Republic | The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is opening a new exhibit featuring the iconic Stearman Model 4D airplane. The museum plans a free open house from 4 to 7 pm Thursday to celebrate the opening of the exhibit. The museum says visitors can learn the ...
Rare Warplane To Be Recovered from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A TBD Devastator war plane that was lost at sea in 1941 has been located off the coast of San Diego, and a Florida museum plans to raise it from the bottom. Capt. Ed Ellis (USN, retd.), head of aircraft restorations for the National Museum of Naval Aviation, in Pensacola, told EAA the Devastator is "the 'holy grail' in terms of naval aviation, and something we'd like to have in this museum." Many of the Devastator bombers were lost in World War II, and today there are none on display. About $300,000 must be raised to move ahead with the recovery…
EAA, HAI to Establish Heli Center at AirVenture 2011 from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Helicopter Association International (HAI) announced this week it will partner with EAA to establish a new, dedicated "Heli Center" for the international helicopter community at AirVenture Oshkosh 2011. The announcement came at the recently concluded HELI-EXPO in Orlando, Florida…
Getting Support from Aviation Blogs by flyer98 | In last week’s Flying newsletter, our editor-in-chief Robert Goyer wrote about a study that AOPA conducted to find out why a staggering number of student pilots drop out prior to completing their license. It found that, in making the decision to continue flight training, the quality of instruction and sense of community were more important than the lack of the necessary funding. The second reason struck home with me since I had just returned from theWomen in Aviation, International (WAI) annual conference in Reno, Nevada…
High flying pilot keeps her feet on the ground - El Dorado Hills Telegraph | However, information about me has been published in a number of books such as “Hovering” by Henry M. Holden, “Ladybirds II: The Continuing Story of American Women in Aviation” and “Women and Flight” by Carolyn Russo. The latter is a Smithsonian ...
Garvey Spacecraft/Cal State Long Beach launch & return Prospector 18A rocket from RLV and Space Transport News | John Garvey of Garvey Spacecraft Corp. has sent me news of the most recent test carried out with the Cal State University, Long Beach rocket program. He noted the plans by Armadillo Aerospace to use parachute recovery of their Tube Rocket and informs me that…
Ninth Jet World Masters championship competition to be held at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories by nationalmuseum.usaf@wpafb.af.mil (Rob Bardua) The Jet World Masters championship competition will take place in the United States for the first time July 24-Aug. 6 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Up to 100 pilots from over 50 different countries could compete during this two week event, which is free and open to the public. The event features scale models with real turbine powered jets, detailed to exactly replicate full-size aircraft. Each pilot will perform 10 maneuvers typical of a full-scale plane in three or four sessions. The planes will be judged on their accuracy by a team of six international judges with a flying speed up to 200 mph. more...Space Shuttle Discovery's Next Destination: A Noble Retirement in a Museum - Space.com | They include the visitor center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; the visitor center at KSC; the National Museum of the US Air Force in Ohio; the Museum of Flight in Seattle; and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. ...
March 9 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Another fantastic image of the RAF Red Arrows. I feel like I... from You like airplanes, too? | Another fantastic image of the RAF Red Arrows. I feel like I feature them a lot on this site, but I suppose I’ll stop featuring them when people stop taking pictures like these! Photo by Evan Wilson. Full version here.
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