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Planes of Fame Air Show 2011 from photorecon.net [great photos!] | The County of San Bernardino Planes of Fame Airshow is an annual event and one NEVER to be missed. Joe and I have been making this trip for the past three years and it just keeps getting better. This year was special as it was celebrating the “100th Anniversary of  U.S. Naval Aviation”. Planes of [...]

AirFest moved to Sept. 9 - 11 - Beloit Daily News | Southern Wisconsin AirFest Executive Director Tom Morgan announced on Monday that AirFest has been moved to September. The 10th annual event is scheduled for Sept. 9, 10, and 11, said office administrator Denise Perrin. ...

Lynchburg Regional Airshow: Creating the 5000 ft. Show Line - WSET | Entertainment News from AP Lynchburg, VA – The recent rain has actually helped organizers of the Lynchburg Regional Airshow. Puddles of water are helping keep a long line of white plastic in place. It's called the show line, a requirement of the Blue ...

AirShowBuzz: Classic shot the way it used to be. P-51 escorting a B-17 at the Corsicana Air Show. http://t.co/P0FMB8u via @twitterapi

Michael Goulian 2011 Boston - Portsmouth Air Show Presented by Service Credit Union Preview - Herb Gillen Advertising | We caught up with aerobatic legend Michael Goulian last week to discuss the 2011 Boston - Portsmouth Air Show Presented by Service Credit Union. Michael will be performing along with the USAF Thunderbirds and an amazing lineup. Check out Michael's comments [here] 

Warbirds, Wings, Wheels: From vintage to roadster, airplanes to speedboats ... - Paso Robles Press | The smell of kettle corn was in the air on Saturday as hordes of show-goers touched down on the Estrella Warbird Museum for its annual Warbirds, Wings & Wheels event. There, spectators gathered to glimpse the roughly 300 vehicles intermingled amongst ...

Snowbirds 2011 Acceptance Show - Aviation.ca | The 2011 show is comprised of over 50 different aerobatic maneuvers during their 30 minute performance including the newly created "Kaleidescope" and "Hero Split" maneuver - dedicated to Canadians everywhere who contribute to our national pride. ...

Southend Airshow can give us a big lift - Southend Standard | TRADERS are hoping to cash in on this year's Southend Airshow despite it being moved from its regular bank holiday. The annual spectacular will be held on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 instead of the traditional Sunday and ...
   
K-State Flying Club Celebrates 56th Year With Fly-In - KSAL | This coming Saturday will be an exciting day for pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike as the K-State Flying Club celebrates their 56th birthday with a fly-in at the Manhattan Municipal Airport. The flying club will feature static aircraft displays ...

Aptos High soars in Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show poster contest - San Jose Mercury News | Taylor Prichard is flanked by her Aptos High ROP computer graphics classmates Wuyuan Chen and Zack Wise at the announcement that Prichard's entry has won the Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show poster contest. Wise took second place and Chen's entry was ...

Old cars, planes highlight Owls Head event - knox.VillageSoup.com | Owls Head — Classic cars and antique airplanes highlight the action at the Owls Head Transportation Museum's Ford & Chevy Car Meet & Antique Aeroplane Show on May 28-29. Owners of pre-1991 cars, trucks and motorcycles — of any make or model — are ...

PACAF demo team certified to showcase F-16's aerial maneuvering might from Air Force Link Top Stories | A crew from the 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, was certified as the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team May 16.  Lt. Gen. Burton Field, the U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, certified the crew. The crew includes one pilot, two narrators and a maintenance team of four crew chiefs and five specialists responsible for the aircraft's avionics systems and engines. ...

Three Naval Aircraft Takeoff To Attempt Crossing Of The Atlantic 1919 - Yorktown Aviator's Blog – "Call The Ball!" | On 16 May 1919, three naval aircraft, NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4 launched from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland to attempt the first crossing of the Atlantic by aircraft. The NC (Navy Curtiss) aircraft were built by the Glenn Curtiss company and were nicknamed “Nancy” boats. They were developed for World War I to combat German submarines, but the war ended before they could demonstrate their true capability. The aircraft  ...

Aero-TV: Rod Hightower -- Strengthening the 'Core' of the EAA (Part 2) | So; Half A Year Into The Job... How's He Doing... What's He Think? | We don't have to tell you that the landscape of aviation has changed dramatically in the last few years... especially in terms of the "leadership" that supposedly guides the world of aviation through the many storms we face ...  [Part 1 if you missed it]

A 'Flight To Remember' Series: Veterans Visit WWII Memorial - WJFW-TV | "I shed some tears because I lost three cousins in WWII." "It's kind of special to be here, isn't it?" "I think this is one of the greatest tributes they paid, ever paid to the comrades who fought the wars," Eddie Boxrucker says. ...

“Women workers check the new, transparent noses of A-20... from x planes

It’s up, up and away to USA for balloon team - Byron Shire News | After claiming the 17th Australian Hot Air Ballooning Championship at Canowindra in central western NSW last month, Mullumbimby’s Thomas Dattler and the Byron Bay Ballooning team have been invited to represent Australia at next year’s World Championship in the USA.  The win was even more remarkable given it was the first time Dattler had competed in a ballooning competition. ...

Journey to Africa from General Aviation News | Flying adventure experts Air Journey has unveiled a rare opportunity to circumnavigate the continent of Africa in your own airplane. This special opportunity begins Sept. 7 and returns to the United States 54 days and 19,500 nautical miles later on Oct. 30. “We are very excited that we get to…
   
Inaugural Kansas Hall of Fame inductees announced - KTKA.com | President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice President Charles Curtis, US Senator and Presidential Nominee Bob Dole, General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers, Pizza Hut founders Dan and Frank Carney, Aviatrix Amelia Earhart and Marshall ...

Ready for takeoff: Career Academy students talk about their aviation class from www.bismarcktribune.com | The apple doesn't fall far from the tree - at least not among four Bismarck High School students: senior Jack O'Keefe along with juniors Megan Burns, Muneeb Hyder and Reed Hendrickson, all enrolled in aviation courses after family members and experiences which sparked their interest.  Aviation I and II, offered at the Bismarck Career Academy, are geared for high school juniors or seniors considering a career in aviation or aerospace. ...

'Fly my dream for me' - AOPA Pilot | Girls from Troops 81310, 81473, and 81015 gathered at AOPA headquarters May 14 while members of the Women in Aviation-AOPA Chapter helped them work on aviation interest patches. Fera, who has ratings and certificates through the airline transport pilot ...

From AIRBOYD.TV
Endeavour’s Last Launch STS-134
C-17 Aerial Refueling Training Over The Pacific

Flight Day 2: Endeavour and Crew A-OK from Spaceports 

Bolden: Americans Will 'Go To Deep Space' from Spaceports | NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, in an ABC News interview, discussed the future prospects of working with commercial space launch firms to achieve humans to low earth orbit and the longer-term goals of getting NASA astronauts into deep space and beyond the moon. ...