Thunderbirds set to arrive 3 days before Air Expo - Live 5 News | The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to arrive at Joint Base Charleston on Wednesday afternoon. The Thunderbirds are here to perform at the Air Expo, “Joint Forces in the Air” at Joint Base Charleston on Saturday, April 9. ...
USAF Thunderbirds Schedule 2011
Air Expo thunders back into town - Charleston Post Courier | ... with Japanese-style aircraft and a fire show; a Battle of Midway re-enactment; the US Army Special Ops Black Daggers Jump Team; GEICO's Skytypers; B-25 Bomber "Panchito"; A-10 Warthog demonstration; and an F-15 demonstration, among other displays. ...
Sun 'n Fun Made Use of Social Media This Year - The Ledger | LAKELAND | For some 36 years, the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In has run on aviation fuel, enthusiasm and wings — but another mode of operation played a stronger role than ever this year: Social media. The Sun 'n Fly-In used social media like ...
Air show organisers seek old programme - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | ORGANISERS of the Clacton Air Show are looking for a programme from the first event. As part of the preparations for the 20th air show they would like to find a copy of the 1991 programme. Sarah Daniells, Tendring Council's tourism and marketing ...
Gold Team performs at Puerto Rico Air Extravaganza from US Army Golden Knights | Sunny weather, an energetic crowd, and incredible show performances sums up in a few words the excitement of the Puerto Rico Air Extravaganza. Gold Team finishes up another great weekend in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The Team arrived on Friday to setup and prepare for four shows over this gorgeous weekend. This year’s Puerto Rico [...]
The Last Flying Vulcan Touches Down at Her New Home: The Doncaster Airfield Where She Was Based in the 1960s from AMTOnline.com | The agreement to base XH558 at Doncaster for the summer could be the first stage in the development of a visitor centre that will eventually be linked to a facility to inspire the next generation of engineers and technicians.
Russian aerobatic pilots discuss their superstitions - RIA Novosti | The Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic team was formed April 5, 1991 and is based at the 237th Guards Proskurov Air Force Regiment, comprising the best pilots from the Kubinka Air Base near Moscow. The team includes Vladimir Basov, ...
Super Puma Air Display Team from Fanclub Patrouille Suisse
"Turbulate the Air" UCAP #231 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Recorded on location from the 2011 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in. Guests: John Burton, Patty Wagstaff, Peggy Chabrian, Dan Johnson
Air Force jets perform first flyover using alternative fuel from Milcom Monitoring Post | WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft performed the Air Force's first flyover using "green" biofuel over Citizen's Bank Park for the Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day activities April 1. The jets, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., flew using a 50 percent blend of traditional jet fuel and synthetic biofuel derived from plant oils grown in the northwestern U.S. ...
A WWII memory touches down - Arizona Daily Sun | The airplane is housed at the EAA's Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wis. But the EAA wants more people to experience the plane, and the organization has launched a year-long "Salute to Veterans" tour around the country. The "Flying Fortress" bomber was ...
WASP SURVIVE A FLORIDA TORNADO at "SUN AND FUN!" from WINGS AND WASP | Susan King and Bob Oehl of Wings of Dreams have been hosting WASP at Sun N Fun for a few years. We are always given the best VIP treatment. Susan and Bob were exceptionally gracious hosts and, this year, made it possible for the following WASP to attend the annual Sun N Fun Air Show in Lakeland, Florida: ...
VIDEO: Flight Douglas DC-4 & Curtiss-Wright C-46 Buffalo Airways from CavokBlog | An interesting video of staff JustPlanes.com , World Air Routes series, which shows details of the operations of Buffalo Airways , an airline canandense, based in Yellowknife, and is famous for operating aircraft during the Second World War to transport cargo and passengers today for northwestern Canada. Who did not know, it's worth knowing more about this company that has international recognition. ...
Aerospace Museum receives Atlas Impala that was a Brazilian Air Force from CavokBlog | The Aerospace Museum of Afonsos Field in Rio de Janeiro received more than a relic of the aviation world, the AT-26A aircraft Atlas MB-326KC Impala Mk.II (FAB 4634). To see more pictures, click here. The aircraft was acquired by the FAB in excellent condition. Initially FAB prentedia use them as a source of parts for their AT-26 Xavante, however, after careful analysis came to the conclusion that they were in perfect condition, even better than the ...
"Archangel" - YouTube | A historical video detailing the development and deployment of the A-12 photo reconnaissance aircraft -- the world's highest and fastest flying manned aircraft -- in the 1960s.
Edmond J. 'Ed' Gauthier - Escanaba Daily Press | He was a navigator on a B-17 while in Northern Appennines, PO Valley, Rhineland and Central Europe earning his AIE Medal, EAME Theater Medal with four Bronze Stars, American Theater Medal and Victory Medal. Ed was honorably discharged on Aug. 31, 1946. ...
Spirit soars in airshow volunteer - Bundaberg NewsMail | WITH a pilot for a mother, it was inevitable that Matthew Griffith would have a love for flying – something that has drawn him to volunteer at the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow. “The old days of airshows were a lot different – there weren't ...
Sharp chasing lifetime dreams - Shelby County Reporter | As his “hero dad” talked of Pearl Harbor, joining the Navy at 17 and described the seven major and 11 minor battles he fought in the Pacific, it whetted Sharp’s adventurous appetite. “I always dreamed of being a fighter pilot in the Air Force,” Sharp said. “So I headed for Lackland Air Force Base two days after graduating from Woodlawn High School in 1965.” Sharp was ready for adventure, but the Air Force was uneventful until the winter of ’68. Sharp was sent to Seoul, Korea, following an incident with the Pueblo, an American spy ship.
STOVL F-35 Makes Headway Towards Sea Trials from Ares | In numbers terms, the F-35B STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter has made rapid flight-test progress since the beginning of the year, racking up 61 vertical landings compared with just 10 in 2010. Improving mechanical reliability and adding aircraft to STOVL-mode flight testing appears to be paying off. ...
Children soar in university's aviation club – Daytona Beach News | Children soar in university's aviation club. Daytona Beach News-Journal (NJ | David Massey) The flight simulator center is where aspiring pilots and students learn to fly at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. ...
April 5, 2011 Young Eagles Day at Pearland from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely
Mike: As we approach the downwind leg of the traffic pattern at Pearland Regional Airport, the two boys in the airplane with me harmoniously burst into singing “Eye of the Tiger” (Survivor, 1982). In the co-pilot seat was eleven-year-old Owen Merrell of Kenefick following me through on the controls, totally enthralled with his very first foray aloft. His friend, twelve-year-old Logan Stinnett of Hardin sat in the back seat, having experienced ...
Unbridled Student Excitement for Flying from J Clark | Nothing is better than sitting in the office and having a student drop by to talk about flying their first aerobatic flight. When they become so excited they have a hard time containing their enthusiasm, it truly is an amazing event to witness. ...
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