Canadian Snowbirds 2011 Schedule
US Navy Battle Cats Land at American Heroes Air Show - Helicopter Association International | Buckle up for high-flying excitement when the US Navy HSL-43 Battle Cats arrive from their base in San Diego to team up with the American Heroes Air Show – just one part of the admission-free American Heroes Weekend at the Texas Military Forces' ...
Valiant Air Command Airshow 2011 - Classic Warbirds | The Valiant Air Command hosts an annual airshow in Titusville Florida each spring. In the past (20 years ago) it was one of the 3 or 4 top airshows in the country. It’s still a great show and has a long standing name “TICO” and is a contraction of the name Titusville Cocca Airport Authority. ...
Cosford Air Show to get sneak preview of aerobatic display team routine by Flightline UK | Visitors to this year’s Cosford Air Show will be treated to a first look at the new moves of aerobatic flying team The Blades. Comprising four Extra 300 stunt planes flown in an array of intricate manoeuvres, The Blades – now in their sixth consecutive display season – take aerobatic flying to the next level. ...
New SUN 'n FUN sign has 'em soaring - Lake Wales News | It used to be when a person drove into the SUN 'n FUN facility at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, he or she would be greeted by a standard outdoor sign — the type seen adorning highways. Not anymore. Now an actual 1950s-era jet, ...
Thunder Over Michigan - A Formula for Success from Vintage Wings of Canada | Now class, I want to bring your attention to tonight's homework... calculating the formula for Fun! TOM 2010 = 8 B-17/11 X 1 B-24/2 +7 P-51 + 1 F-100 = FUNN Perhaps this may seem like an advanced calculus formula, but it’s not scientific at all. Just ask people who are regulars at air shows across North America - they are already familiar with the theoretical formula: The Sum of FUN So what was so much fun exponent to the power of "n"? Answer: the Thunder Over Michigan (TOM) air show last August 7-8 at the historic Willow Run ...
Rare chance to step inside historic aircraft - shropshirelive.com | During 'Open Cockpits Evening' members of the public will have the chance to see inside a number of cockpits including the Hunter F4, Buccaneer, Phantom and a Gnat T1 as previously used by the world famous Red Arrows team and get a feeling of what it ...
Point Cook's wonderful warbirds - Leader News | RAAF reserve officer Peter Clements checks a P-51 Mustang that, with the adjoining Spitfire, was among veteran aeroplanes visiting the RAAF Williams Point Cook Base last Thursday. The occasion was the RAAF's 90th birthday celebrations. ...
Fighting the Flying Circus from Planenews Aviation News | This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. ...
Debbie's Deals: Visit The Wings Over The Rockies Museum Free - KMGH Denver | The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is in the Lowry neighborhood at 7711 East Academy Boulevard in Denver. The air & space museum features a B-52 Stratofortress, Star Wars X-Wing fighter, B-1A Lancer and a RF-84K Thunderflash Parasite. ...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force may close due to government shutdown from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | With the possibility of a federal government shutdown, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, as a government facility, may temporarily close beginning April 9, 2011. All museum events and activities would be suspended until further notice. ...
Sun n Fun n Fun n More Fun from Life on the Road as a Pilot | Well, I'm back in town, if only for a little while. I drove back from Florida on Sunday and Monday - did you know that Lakeland, FL, to Lakewood, OH, is over 1000 miles and more than 18 hours of driving time? Yikes. I was so ready to get out of that car! I was returning from the Sun n Fun Fly-in, also known as "Spring Break for Pilots." I first went to this airshow (founded in 1974) two years ago which I ...
Task Force Odin pilot recalls being among first female Army combat aviators - Clarksville Online | It was then that she realized she wanted to be an aviator. It was around this time that the Army was beginning to open opportunities for women to become pilots. Jarrell, currently a C-12 pilot with Task Force Condor, Task Force Observe, Detect, ...
Cold War: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy from About.com Military History | Designed to replace the C-133 Cargomaster and complement the new C-141 Starlifter, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (right) began development in 1961. Moving through nearly a decade of design, the new type first took to the air on June 30, 1968. Entering service late the following year, the C-5 became a key airlift asset for the US Air Force. The largest plane ever flown by the USAF, the Galaxy ...
Looking Back: Hitting Libya in 1986 from About.com Military History | ... Departing on April 14, American F-111Fs (right) flew from Britain against targets in western Libya while US Navy aircraft suppressed the Libyan air defenses and moved against targets in the east. Striking around 2:00 AM on April 15, they hit their target and withdrew losing one aircraft. The attacks were successful in damaging their targets, but did little long-term to discourage Gaddafi from continuing his support of international terrorism. This support later aided in the bombing of Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. ...
Ciara Thompson, Why I Want to Fly from Flight To Success | When I was young, my dream was to be an engineer. With my mother’s help I was introduced to WAASPS, an aircraft building and flight training centre in Kpong, Ghana. That was the beginning of flying for me. My name is Ciara Thompson and I want to fly. My first flight experience was in an X-air Falcon with the registration number 9GZAA. That day was just another day for me. I did not expect anything. It was just going ...
April 6 – This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth | April 6, 1890 – The Dutch aircraft manufacturer and designer Anthony Herman Gerald Fokker was born in Kediri, Java. He designed and built several notable aircraft including the Fokker D-VIII which was one of the greatest aircraft of WWI. He later became a citizen of the United States and he designed the Fokker T-2. This [...]
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