Teacher of the Year gets ride with famed Thunderbirds crew - Goldsboro News Argus | Scott Hardy, left, Wayne County Teacher of the Year, gets last-minute instructions from his Thunderbird pilot, Lt. Col. Jason Koltes, before the Hometown Hero flight Thursday afternoon. Scott Hardy has had quite a year. ...
LIVE WITH GEORGE: Coastal Carolina Air Show - WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Find out all about this weekend's Coastal Carolina Air Show at ILM on today's LIVE WITH GEORGE on WWAY NewsChannel 3 at 5 & 6. Disclaimer: Comments posted on this, or any story are opinions of those people ...
Air show preparations in high gear for weekend event - StarNewsOnline.com | Airshow ground crew hold a barrier around a US Air Force C-17 bomber that flew into Wilmington International Airport on Friday afternoon for this weekend's air show. By Amy Hotz The periodic sound of jet engines over Wilmington, circular vapor trails ...
SLIDESHOW: Thunder Aircraft Spotter's Guide - WDRB | It contains images of some of the planes you may see at Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday. (You know how embarrassing it can be to point out a C-17 Globemaster, only to find out later that it was really an AH-1 Super Cobra.) All of these images came ...
Local officials plan for Influx of Lynchburg Regional Airshow spectators - Smith Mountain Eagle | The Lynchburg Regional Airshow, featuring the US Navy's Blue Angels and other attractions, will be held from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Lynchburg Regional Airport. All aerial demonstrations are scheduled to ...
"Come for the Airplanes, Stay for the Alligators" UCAP #233 | Dave's back in Wichita, Jack's still in Fla. Listeners used to complain about all the weather talk. Now we babble on about Jeb's animal friends.
Vintage Wings Of Canada Announces 2011 Air Show - Vintage Wings of ... by VWoC Public Affairs | The air show will coincide with the Second Annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in and convention from 16 to 18 September. The EAA are well known for North America's largest fly-in and air show event, Air Venture Oshkosh. ...
The Patrouille de France trains at Lacanau - BFMTV | Every year, the Patrouille de France trains for meetings that will during the season. Usually these exercises are held at a military but not this year. In Lacanau, the audience is won over by their demonstrations. ...
Aircraft technology demonstrator for Airbus at Aero-Expo, Germany from CavokBlog | On the way to develop alternative energy sources for a greener aviation, Airbus is also supporting basic research activities for electric aircraft concept. The technology demonstrator "eGenius," a two-seat aircraft powered by an electric motor, designed by the Institute of Aeronautical Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany, this is the first time at the International Aero-Expo in Friedrichshafen, Germany. ...
Rides in WWII aircraft to be offered at Hillsboro Airport - OregonLive.com | The public will be able to book rides in either of two planes, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress or the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. The P-40 was the aircraft used in 1941-42 by the 1st American Volunteer Air Group of the Chinese Air Force, known as the "Flying ...
World War II planes fly into Marana - KOLD-TV | It's your chance to step aboard several historic aircraft from World War II, including the B-17 flying fortress and the B-24 Liberator. The Collings Foundation is bringing the WWII to Marana April 15th-18th. The Non-profit group travels around the ...
Airport Dayz sponsors open facilities to neighbors - Arizona Republic | But the featured attractions will be a pair of World War II bombers courtesy of the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum. The B-17 Flying Fortress, "Sentimental Journey", and the B-25 bomber, "Made in the Shade," will be on ...
Robert Nelson: Doolittle's Raiders - Omaha World-Herald | As people of all ages waited to meet Doolittle's Raiders, large groups of children roamed the museum's massive hangars, gawking at the flying machines towering above them. The B-52. The B-1A. The swept-wing F-111. And the B-25 — the type of bomber, ...
They call him 'Mr. Snowbird' from www.canada.com | They call him Mr. Snowbird. Gordon MacDonald, 37, has been commentating the early morning Snowbirds show for the last seven years. He isn't officially with the aerobatic team. He doesn't have announcing equipment or a radio connection with the pilots. He simply turns up every morning before 9:30 a.m. and yells out the movements of the Snowbirds for local crowds. MacDonald also brings souvenir cutout planes for young children. It's a labour of love for the Comox man, who dreams of officially commentating for the demonstration team. ...
Working warbirds - Marlborough Express | He tries out a place in the cockpit while the plane is prepared for the 2011 Classic Fighters Airshow at Blenheim during Easter. A Spitfire, two P40Cs and a Pitts Model 12 aeronautics plane are among the top attractions of the 2011 Classic Fighters ...
Australians hail Kiwi aviation pioneer - TVNZ | A New Zealander at the centre of an Australian aviation milestone has been commemorated with a plaque at Sydney Airport. This coming Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the first-ever flight to take off from what's now Australia's busiest airport, ...
The High War - Vintage Wings of Canada | For weeks on end every spring, air forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization send fighter elements to train in the unlimited, unregulated and unsullied skies of Northern Alberta as part of a multi-national fighter training exercise known as Maple Flag. Over a period of many weeks, pilots from Canada, the United States, Great Britain and others train under hyper-realistic conditions to carry out their myriad of operational tasks. Maple Flag is one of only a few large scale annual fighter exercises in the world, and to find myself strapped to a CF-18 just minutes from launching into those skies was a dream come true. ...
Filton's historic airfield set to close for good in just over 18 months - Bristol Evening Post | He said: "I live within sight of the runway, and the closure effectively means the end to over 100 years of Filton's use as an aerodrome, a huge part of our aviation history. "We must of course respect and honour the past but always keep looking to the ...
Castle Air Museum plans aviation lecture - Merced Sun-Star | Castle Air Museum will hold a lecture Sunday focusing on a World War II plane known as the "flying pancake." The lecture, titled "Naval Aviation's Greatest Mistake," will be presented by Great Britain's David Styles at 2 pm Saturday in the museum's ...
John Glenn Honors St. Mary's Science Fair Winners at Air Museum - Bay Net | It was a day for honoring young scientists Wednesday, April 13, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, featuring Former Astronaut and US Senator John Glenn. Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth and one of the original Mercury ...
Daniel Sallee from Flight To Success | Friday Fabulous Flyer: Good things happen in threes, and this time it's the third generation of flyers. Daniel Sallee was born with the lineage of aviation in his blood. His grandfather, Jack Sallee, would be very proud of the man he's become. I know that his father, Andy Sallee, is too. ...
Aircraft Boneyard - Image gossips | Aircraft Boneyard: The Mojave airport, located in the desert region of the South-western United States is known for its air racing, flight testing and cutting edge space flight development. However it is perhaps most famous as an aircraft heavy maintenance and storage area. Airlines rent land there by the acre. The dry air reduces corrosion and the space is relatively cheap. Some aircraft will be brought back into active service one day, whereas others are scrapped and used for spare parts. Ransom Riggs at Mental Floss gained access to this area known as the aircraft graveyard or boneyard. ...
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