Air show takes flight with clear skies, cool breeze - Shreveport Times | Greg Poe escorted the flag to the ground, creating a tunnel of white smoke in his ethanol-powered Fagan MX2 aircraft. Baril landed at the end of the national anthem to a rousing applause. "It's very patriotic here, especially with so much going on," he ...
Central Texas Airshow offers fun for young, old - Killeen Daily Herald | The Caley family, which also includes Chris' wife, Mindy, spent the afternoon at the Central Texas Airshow, which is in its 25th year. The event has been in Temple for the last eight years, said Beth Ann Jenkins, air show coordinator. ...
Thousands flock to Barksdale AFB annual air show - KSLA-TV | Tens of thousands of visitors flooded Barksdale Air Force base to see the first day of the air show. "The boys just love airplanes and we like to see them, every time they go by," says Natalie Pope, who brought her sons to the show. ...
The Snowbirds Dazzle - Discover Moose Jaw | A young boy propped up on some shoulders to take in the Snowbirds' 2011 Acceptance Show on Saturday afternoon. The oohs and ahhs, the smell of jet fuel and the sun shining down, the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds took to the sky and wowed the small crowd ...
Show tricolor St. Nicholas waiting for the rite of manna - The Republic | The breathtaking show of tricolor arrows keeps thousands of people looking upwards. The city is tightening around his Ghost. Tomorrow for the 'festival of Bari' civil and religious celebrations continue The whole town gathers around ...
Light plane crashes in air show, leaving no injuries - Korea Times | By Park Si-soo A light aircraft crashed Saturday while performing a stunt during an air show. No injuries were reported thanks to the astute control of the plane by the pilot to avoid colliding into the watching crowd. The pilot, Park Moon-joo, ...
Horseman named! from Classic Aviation Worldwide | The Horseman P-51 Display team are returning to Flying Legends for 2011's spectacular show; as an added bonus for enthusiasts they will be bringing two of their own aircraft from the USA to participate. It has been announced that these aircraft are both P-51D's and go by the names of "February" (top) and "Fragile But Agile". Pictures courtesy of www.mustangsmustangs.com
Red Arrows threatened by axe after royal wedding no-show - Telegraph.co.uk | The future of the Red Arrows has been thrown into doubt after the aerobatic display team failed to take part in the royal wedding celebrations. By Patrick Hennessy, and Sean Rayment 2:22PM BST 07 May 2011 Defence chiefs decided that it would be "too ...
Biblio File: True tales of flight from a Chico pilot - Enterprise-Record | "Dave has competed in more races (216) than anyone in the history Reno Air Racing." One of the Sky Kitchen denizens was a pilot named Herb. The conversation around the counter would frequently move to flying mistakes, and Herb would say that "there are ...
WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation joins forces with Stallion 51 from General Aviation News | The “Horse and the Hun” will be hangared together at Stallion 51’s facilities located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation and the rare FW190 Weisse Eins restoration project is moving its restoration center and museum to Stallion 51 Corporation’s Hangar 2, sharing space with…
Dirty, oily hands preserve aviation history - Bakersfield Californian | Classic Warbirds, antiques, experimental and homebuilt airplanes, sports planes, ultra-lites and helicopters will be among the aircraft that will touch down and be on display Saturday during the Minter Field-Shafter Airport Fly-In. More than 100 pilots ...
Cold War: Harrier Introduced from About.com Military History | A groundbreaking aircraft, the development of the Harrier began in the mid-1950s as engineers started to discuss the possibility of creating an engine with vectored thrust. While previous attempts at a vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) aircraft had focused on rotors and direct jet thrust, the Harrier's Pegasus engine utilized four movable nozzles which could rotate. These would swing down to ...
From Pacific Wings Magazine
Avalon 2011
April 2011
An Amazing Video – if You Can Stay Awake To See the Whole Thing from Flight Monkeys | It’s hard to believe that an activity as exciting and fulfilling as flying, could be rendered dull enough to lull an entire audience to sleep. Sadly, this video just might prove that to be true. Which is a shame, because it’s packed with some fantastic aviation video clips that are well worth seeing, and interviews with many of the true pioneers of aviation. ...
Today in Aviation History – May 8 - from CRUFC
Massachusetts Young Eagles Flight Rally Scheduled May 15th - Aero-News Network | Thu, 05 May '11 | EAA Chapter 106 Hosting Event At George Harlow/Marshfield Municipal Airport | Young people ages 8-17 in east-central Massachusetts will have a chance to experience flight Sunday, May 15th, as EAA Chapter 106 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at George Harlow/Marshfield Municipal Airport (KGHG). The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, which since its launch in ...
ACONE to honor first female shuttle pilot, commander from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | AOPA Online: ACONE to honor first female shuttle pilot, commander | Flying a 360-degree pitch maneuver in a space shuttle is just one of the firsts credited to 54-year-old retired Air Force Col. Eileen Collins. She’ll be honored June 22 with the Aero Club of New England’s Godfrey L. Cabot Award for her efforts in the space program. ...
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