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Thunderbirds add Finland performance to storied history from Air Force Link Top Stories | On both sides of every U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon, there's a colorful, square panel that displays the flags of all the countries in the world where the team has performed. The Thunderbirds had the privilege of adding a new flag to the panel June 18.  For the first time in its 58-year history, the Air Force's premier jet demonstration team performed in the country of Finland. The Thunderbirds headlined "Turku Air Show 2011," which also featured Finland's own Midnight Hawks.  ...

Episode 67: Team Pracy: Racing, JetRides & Aircraft Imports from Plane Crazy Down Under | We’re joined by Mark Pracy Sr and Mark Pracy Jr to talk about the many aviation endeavours they’re involved in, including JetRide Australia, Pracy Racing and Aircraft Imports. We also have Bas Scheffers sitting in from Adelaide for the interview as well as a fantastic announcement to make towards the end of the show :)    We start by talking with Mark Sr about his background in aviation including how he grew up in Scone seeing warbirds all the time, was taught aerobatics by Col Pay and then eventually became an aerobatics instructor. He’s also got a low-level aerobatics waiver and is an airshow pilot displaying a number of warbirds at events around the country. ...

Congratulations! from Cirrus Aircraft News | Earlier this month we received news of this fantastic story through our social network. Congratulations Cameron Doody and Hannon Kirk and thanks to Ashley Zeiger for the photo!  In Cameron’s words: Hannon and I knew we were meant for each other from the beginning, but it  ...
   
Changes aim to improve Pease air show experience - Seacoastonline.com | One of the US Air Force Thunderbirds flies over the Pease International Tradeport in Feb. 2011 to visit the site before the elite flying squadron headlines the 2011 Boston-Portsmouth Air Show on Aug. 13-14.Rich Beauchesne file photo By Charles McMahon ...

Snowbirds performing aerial ballet over Sarnia today - Petrolia Topic | The Huron Flight Centre is hosting a free Canadian Snowbirds Aerobatic Show June 29 above Canatara Park's waterfront. The 6:45 pm show features the Snowbirds 431 squadron and is being held to honour the Canadian military. Dinner with the Snowbirds is ...

Aircraft Patrouille de France legend and have an appointment this weekend to Luxeuil - via translator | This weekend, the air base 116 of Luxeuil hosts one of the three meetings of the Air Force after Rochefort and Saint-Dizier. For two days, Saturday and Sunday, the public can attend more than four hours of air show with apotheosis in the famous Patrouille de France. ...

Red Bull Air Power 2011: Former Glories from Aerial Sports Feed | Photo Gallery

November's Dubai Airshow looks to the future - Breaking Travel News | The last day of November's Dubai Airshow is themed 'Futures Day', dedicated to inspiring the UAE's youth to become the next generation of aviation professionals as the country celebrates its 40th anniversary. Running from 13 to 17 November 2011 at the ...

3D Entertainment USA Completes 3D Live-Action Principal Photography for "Air ... - SunHerald.com | "After three years of production that included the filming of the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Reno Air Races, we are very excited to bring this long-awaited action-packed film to aviation enthusiasts and moviegoers around the world," said executive ...
   
Aviation Summer Camp - AVweb | It's kind of a Young Eagles approach, but with a lot more substance and seriousness. Although Young Eagles is a good idea and I participate in it myself, its major flaw is that it isn't always addressed at likely prospects. ...

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e | The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force’s first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker. The Stratotanker was initially tasked to refuel strategic bombers, but was used extensively in the Vietnam War and later conflicts such as Desert Storm to extend the range and endurance of Air Force, Navy and Marine tactical fighters and bombers. ...

Air Force searches for missing pilot after Nevada crash from RGJ.com | LAS VEGAS (AP) — Air Force officials searched Tuesday for a missing pilot one day after a fighter jet crashed in the Nevada desert during training exercises.

F-16 crashes in Nellis Range Complex from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | BY KEITH ROGERS AND ANTONIO PLANAS | LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL  The pilot of a downed F-16C Fighting Falcon remained missing late Tuesday several hours after his jet crashed in a remote area near Caliente during an air-to-air combat exercise, a Nellis Air Force Base official said. ...

Photo Tour of an Airbus A380 at Lufthansa Technik in Frankfurt from Airline Reporter by David Parker Brown | How do you make the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, look small? Put it into the Lufthansa Technik Hangar in Frankfurt Germany that’s how. While in Frankfurt for ...

The Dreams And Reality Of A Future Airliner from Autopia by Jason Paur | At the Paris Air Show last week one of the biggest stories was the future of the smaller airliners. And while the focus was firmly based on the reality of what will be flying next, there was some talk of what could be flying many years in the future. And that discussion included a debate about propellers. ...

Coming Soon to A UAV Above You: Cameras that See Everything (Literally) - Gizmodo | These wide-band imagers are now being adapted for use in UAVs. Essentially, a hyperspectral image is one derived of hundreds of spectral bands, taken simultaneously. These bands extend beyond the paltry "visible spectrum" that humans experience and ....