Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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Air Force Thunderbirds to demonstrate flights with biomass fuels - WJLA | The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team has been testing the use of "green" biomass fuels. The public is invited to watch flights burning the alternative fuel for the first time at the Joint Services Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, on Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22...

Warbirds over the beach - Suffolk News-Herald | If you didn’t get your fill of up-close planes during the Virginia Regional Festival of Flight two weeks ago, you can visit the annual Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show May 21-22 at the Virginia Beach Airport...

Take a Trip in Time with WWII War Planes (With Video) - Fox4KC | KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Two World War II era airplanes will be available for public flights this weekend. A B-17 and a P-40 Warhawk took off from the Downtown airport on Monday. It's part of a living museum tour to educate younger people about life during WW II...

WWII-era aircraft dreams take flight - Examiner.net | Kansas City, MO -- Oh, just look at her. Just really look at her. The stately wings, the proud nose. The aquiline body full of curves. Jim Jarvis of North Kansas City saw her sitting on the tarmac at Charles B. Wheeler Airport in Kansas City on Monday afternoon. She was so unexpected to his eyes that he just had to stop and look at her through the chain-link fence...

VIDEO: WATER SKIM - Short Final | Today's clip is a quick 15 second low pass flyby over water where the pilot, Cesar Falistocco, skims his wing on the water in a display. (He must have gotten the idea from Scully Levin and team when they flew their Harvards over water.) This took place at a Lake just outside the town of Cinco Saltos, Argentina. Enjoy!

Warbirds, airshows and autogas - GA News | Few aspects of an aviation event attract greater crowds than an airshow. Growling radial engines, the smooth whine of Merlins and Allisons, screaming unlimited aerobatic planes, and jet-powered trucks/school buses/outhouses are what many people have come to expect in exchange for admission. Imagine though what would happen if leaded avgas suddenly became unavailable, either through environmental, technical or economic reasons...

EAA Hotline - EAA | At EAA headquarters this week, a flying copy of the a 1911 Wright Flyer Model B arrived, donated by EAA Chapter 610, New Carlisle, Ohio, which built the aircraft over a four-year span, beginning in 2001. The aircraft stays true to the original save for some safety improvements in the flight controls, an engine from a Model A Ford, and a larger radiator, which only added 80 pounds to the original design...

Jetman sought for AirVenture - AOPA Blog | Schedules seem in conflict at the moment, but EAA is negotiating with the staff and sponsors of Yves Rossy, the former airline pilot who straps a wing with four model-airplane jet engines to his back, to make an appearance at EAA AirVenture...

When Opportunity Knocks… - Flight Monkeys | This past weekend was interesting for me. I had the pleasure and the honor of moderating a symposium on D-Day at Fantasy of Flight. Located in Auburndale, Florida – right alongside Interstate 4, Fantasy of Flight is a monument to antique and classic aircraft, as well as the potential of the human spirit...

Stealth Black Hawk updated rendering: 1978 document suggests a different shape for the modified UH-60 - Cencio4 | This is how the Stealth Black Hawk (dubbed also “Silent Hawk”) could look like based on the analysis of all the information available to date. It is sensibly different from the previous sketch; if you read below you’ll understand why...

Royal newlyweds may visit Calgary site where Kate's grandfather trained during war - Calgary Herald | The former Kate Middleton — now half of the newlywed pairing known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — will get the chance to explore her late grandfather's Alberta connections during the royal couple's upcoming visit to Canada, a British newspaper has reported...

Early Photo Reconnaissance P-51 Mustang (1943) - Retro Mechanix | In the early stages of WW II, the need for a fast, maneuverable low level photographic airplane had been stressed by Army Air Force Ground-Air Support Command, resulting in the study of the feasibility of a photographic installation in the P-51. This study was conducted at the North American Aviation Corporation, Inglewood, California, and a representative of the Photographic Laboratory, Materiel Center, Wright Field, was present during the study, design and fabrication of the installation...

Victor Archer Heart Attack - AAFO | Hello Everyone, This is Jill, Victor's wife. I wanted you to know that Victor had a heart attack last night. He had 100% blockage in one artery and 70% blockage in another. They placed a stent in the 100% blocked artery and will do the other one at a later date. He is in the hospital now and the Doctor says he will have a speedy recovery...

How lightning safely struck that Emirates A380 - Flight Blog | The above screenshot of an Emirates A380 being struck by lightning while on approach to London Heathrow (full video below) may look scary, but our operations and safety editor David Learmount reminds us aircraft are designed to withstand such events...

Eastern Airlines DC-7B restored to promote awareness of aviation history - MSNBC | A restored former Eastern Airlines DC-7B airplane taxies on the runway after arriving from Miami, Fl. in San Juan Puerto Rico Monday, May 16, 2011.Eastern Air Lines existed from 1926 to 1991 and the plane is part of an initiative of the Historical Flight Foundation to promote the aviation industry, educate and train youth in the aircraft maintenance and create awareness on the fundamental role of aviation in history.

General Aviation Day is This Saturday at Paine Field - Airline Reporter | General Aviation Day at Paine Field is back! What an amazing and great event celebrating aviation. People from all over will fly and drive in to share their love of flight...

More smiles as Arlington, WA, celebrates its awards - Women of Aviation | As I drove to Arlington Airport on May 7, it felted like “deja vu”. The rain was coming down pretty heavily in patches as it had done on March 12 when I drove to Arlington to offer my moral support to the pilots of Arlington Airport who joined forces under the leadership of Cathy Mighell and introduced 144 girls and women to flying in a single day...

These Are Last Four Humans Ever to Ride a Space Shuttle - Gizmodo | Endeavour is now en route to the International Space Station, loaded with space Lego sets. It's the penultimate shuttle flight, STS-134. This is the crew for the last shuttle mission, STS-135, next to their ride: The mighty Atlantis...

Getting To Know NYC's Space Shuttle: The Enterprise - Gothamist | As America's space vehicles are launched into retirement, and the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum anticipates its very own shuttle, the Enterprise, the press is busy kicking its tires... or at least reflecting back on the glory days. For the shuttle Enterprise, there really aren't that many exciting stories (except that time the cast of Star Trek came to visit) because it never orbited space...

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