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Air Race Classic cancels Iowa City start - Iowa City Press Citizen | The start of the 2011 Air Race Classic has been canceled because of the forecasted weather conditions at the Iowa City Municipal Airport and along the beginning stages of the race route. Air Race Classic racers have been released and will regroup at ...

Change of plans..  from Air Race Classic by ejackson | Well if you’ve looked at the weather lately, you may have seen a crazy line of weather headed our way that’s forecast to move into the northern portion of our race route. Late this evening we found out from the ARC board of directors that the first 5 legs of the race are being omitted, the race now starts at Alliance, NE, and our race end time is extended…

Flying in the Air Race Classic  from General Aviation News by GAN Staff | GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld and her partner, Linda Keller, will take off in the Air Race Classic June 21. We'll follow their adventures online, but first a look at how the partnership began: What have I gone and gotten myself into this time? It started simply enough. Complicated things usually do. I heard via the grapevine that there was a woman based at Alabama's Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) planning to fly the Air Race Classic this year, joining the all-women cross-continental airplane derby. Happening to be in my hometown visiting, and sniffing a possible story, I gave Linda Keller a call. Soon I was sitting across from her at the FBO. “So,” I began: “Tell me about this air race, what it involves, and why you’re doing it?” Continue Reading »

The best of Paris Air Show's civilian planes (photos) – CNET | PARIS--The Paris Air Show, held ever two years at the Le Bourget airport here, is the world's biggest aviation display. Hundreds of exhibitors come to showcase their wares, and there are dozens of hot airplanes on display. Many are military, and for ...

F-35: Stealth Fighter Jet of Discerning Hipsters - Wired News | Just in time for the Paris Air Show, it rolled out a new website for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter family of jets on Monday. The first thing that bombards you when you load it: a multi-gender, multi-racial band of Fort Worth youth vowing “I'll go ...

Mach 3.5 Bizjet Introduced In Paris  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | SonicStar, a proposed new supersonic aircraft that could reach speeds up to Mach 3.5, was introduced on Monday at the Paris Air Show by HyperMach Aeronautics. The company says it has developed a design using a "revolutionary" new hybrid electric gas turbine engine, and is seeking investors and partners to help launch a prototype by 2021. The airplane is designed to fly at 62,000 feet, carrying up to 20 passengers in a luxury cabin. The company's Web site says the design has eliminated the problem of sonic booms over land, which are prohibited in many countries, by using "groundbreaking technology" that allows "aerodynamics to be controlled."…

Hypersonic Dreams Fly At Paris Airshow - Wired News | But taking advantage of having the aerospace world currently camped out on its home turf, EADS, the parent company of Airbus, used the Paris airshow as the venue announce an idea it's pondering for the latest Mach 4+ airliner. ...

Photo of Note: A380's too-close encounter at Paris  from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | When a superjumbo gets just a bit too close, this is what can happen. Here's a view from a different angle. A380 MSN004 remains parked off to the side of the Paris air show flight line.  Special thanks to the person who shared this. 

Your chance to race at Reno  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Always wanted to race at Reno, but just never had the chance? Now you do — virtually. Breitling has just released a new app for the iPhone and iPad: Breitling Reno Air Races The Game. Best of all? It's free. Check it out here. Breitling also just posted this video to YouTube based on the game. The Breitling folks want to know what our readers think of the game, so post your review in comments. Continue Reading »

BREITLING ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF “BREITLING RENO AIR RACES,” AN ...  by Bajan Reporter | Swiss watchmaker, Breitling is the presenting sponsor of the National Championship Air Races, the legendary pylon race in Reno, Nevada, USA. To commemorate this long-standing relationship, the company will be offering the air racing ...

Photo essay: Thunderbirds perform in Finland  from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr. )  The Thunderbirds perform here June 17 during an air show. This was the first time the Thunderbirds have performed in Finland. View the slideshow.  more...

Over 100000 set to show their support for forces – Scotsman | Among the highlights of the day will be a flypast by the Red Arrows, a parachute display, combat demonstrations by the Royal Marines, and a "beating the retreat" display in the royal park. Pupils at Edinburgh Academy have been given a starring role, ...

Arrivals for Airfest 2011 Begin Tomorrow - Aviation.ca | This is a great opportunity for some exceptional footage of the arrival of Hawk One and a chance to meet pilot Dan Dempsey prior to Airfest. Dan is a former Edmontonian and former Snowbird lead pilot as well a the author of “Tradition of Excellence”, ...

Air-to-Air  from The Biplane Forum | Here are a few of my favourites, hope they are of interest:

Able Flight teaches flight, life lessons  from Purdue Technology News | It has been a month of discovery, camaraderie and flight. It also has been a month of proving that a physical limitation can be overcome with the right tools.  In its second year on the Purdue University campus, Able Flight has brought four college students to campus to learn to fly. Each has a physical disability that, until now, has precluded them from pursuing an interest or career in aviation. With the help of special aircraft and scholarships from Able Flight, these four students will have light sport pilot certificates after an intensive five-week training period. Read more.

Air Force Capt. Jeff Haney, killed in F-22 training crash, inducted into ... - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com | The F-22 Raptor pilot based in Alaska was killed in a training mission Nov. 16. Search and rescue teams from Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson found wreckage of his fighter jet in the wilderness about 100 miles north of Anchorage. ...

Flags ordered to half-mast in honor of WWII aviator Steinford - Iowa Independent | Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 8 am to 5 pm Tuesday, June 21, in honor of Staff Sgt. Marvin J. “Steiney” Steinford, a WWII aviator whose remains are finally coming home. By Press Release Reprints | 06.20.11 EPA ...

Aviation buff calls Richfield home - Salisbury Post | ... II flying ace and pilot of the Memphis Belle; Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier; Scott Crossfield, the test pilot who flew twice the speed of sound; and James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, famous for leading the B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo in 1942. ...

World War II Bomber in Walla Walla All Week – KVEW | Published Monday, June 20th, 2011 A World War II B-25 Bomber will be on display at the Walla Walla Regional Airport until Sunday. The public is encouraged to take a look at the bomber that was manufactured in 1943, and flew 15 bombing missions over ...

Possibility of iPads In Cockpits Sparks Fierce Debate Among Pilots - Alaska Airlines's recent adoption of iPads into plane cockpits has sparked a debate among pilots as to whether replacing paper manuals with the tablet is really a good idea. In one of the most demanding spaces in any job, the digital vs. paper argument takes on a whole new level of importance…

Blackbird  from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul | The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by the Lockheed Skunk Works. Clarence “Kelly” Johnson was responsible for many of the design’s innovative concepts. During reconnaissance missions the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outrun the missile…