Sunday, August 7, 2011

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Blue Angels' heftier cousin, Fat Albert, takes Glenn Farley for a ride - KING5.com | SEATTLE -- It has a bulbous nose, big feet and a big tail. It is the "other" Blue Angel. "Fat Albert" is a four-propeller cargo plane, specifically a US Marine Corps C-130 Hercules, that thrills the Seafair crowd with big ...

Tedrow selected to the 2012 Blue Angels Team - Hanford Sentinel | Lt. Mark Tedrow has been selected as a member of the 2012 Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels. The Navy and Marine Corps aviators chosen to fly with the Blue Angels are a highly-elite group. The Blue Angels team, which performs before ...

Talent, passion fly high at the Milwaukee Air & Water Show - On Milwaukee | Each year, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show attracts thousands of spectators to the lakefront to watch in awe as aircrafts of all shapes and sizes perform spectacular aerobatics. While it's obvious that it takes years of skill and practice to successfully execute such feats, few people actually  ...

High-speed aerobatics to highlight Wings & Wheels show - Bangor Daily News | The museum's aerobatic air show is held from 1:30 to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday with high-speed stunt-flying demonstrations. The Bangor Daily News encourages comments about stories, but you must follow our terms of service. ...

Spirit of Tuskegee Arrives at Andrews AFB from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | This post is a follow up to Tuskegee Bird Flies North.  …So I was on the phone Monday evening and my wife asked me, “Well, what did you do today?”  With subtle nonchalance I said, “Well, I strapped into the front seat of Matt’s Stearman, ya know, the one that was flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, and flew over ...

Canada Remembers Air Show Today - Saskatoonhomepage.ca | The Snow Birds will be performing as well. The attractions also include Canada's first visit from the United States Air Force Honour guard, who will participate in the opening ceremonies. Following the show today will be a ceremony to honour Canada's ...

Snowbirds In Saskatoon - Discover Moose Jaw | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team, based out of Moose Jaw, will be taking part in the event. They will be in the air at about 2:45pm on Saturday and Sunday. The CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team is also there taking part. ...

Snowbirds air show returns to Charlo - Times and Transcript | Canada's famed Snowbirds aerobatics team along with the CF-18 Demonstration Team are coming to the show and bringing with them a pyrotechnics team, AV8FX lead by April Zalesky. The pyrotechnics are a first for the show and promise exciting effects for ...

Red Arrows dazzle crowds on Swanage Seafront - Bournemouth Echo | The Reds will be back over the Dorset skies during Bournemouth's Air Festival in less than a fortnight. The Diamond Nine, who have been thrilling audiences for more than 45 years, will take to the skies three times during the fourth air festival, ...

The Patrouille de France in the sky of Arcachon - Translator | [VIDEO] The Patrouille de France took place yesterday in Arcachon, despite an uncertain weather. Our readers were ...

2011 Air Race Goals- McDonald Racer #37 Team - Name Tag Experience | Past & Current Team Goals: Through out the years, the McDonald Racer #37 team has had 3 main goals: 1. Actively Encouraging Children Interested in. 

AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 QuickCast 5 from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | David is at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011, and he is bringing you some daily QuickCast from the the grounds!  David, with the help of Damon Favor of The Pursuit of Wings podcast, is creating videos and posting them to his new show, Other People’s Airplanes. Be sure to check it out.  They are also doing an AirVenture Pick of the Day and posting them on their respective audio podcasts. After you finish listening to David’s pick, be sure to head on over to The Pursuit of Wings to hear Damon’s pick.

More AirVenture News - it's all consolidated right here!

Japanese Zero Aircraft At Owls Head Transportation Museum - WABI | It's scheduled to fly during airshow activities on both days this weekend as part of the museum's Wings and Wheels Spectacular. The plane is owned by the Houston-based Texas Legends Flying Museum, which flies their collection of World War II aircrafts ...

Wartime relic still airworthy - Bend Bulletin | “Sentimental Journey,” a B-17 Flying Fortress, is displayed at the Coeur d'Alene Airport in Hayden, Idaho, on Friday. The vintage aircraft is one of approximately 50 known in existence out of the 12731 built. The Arizona wing of the Commemorative Air ...

Last wishes of WWII bomber crew fulfilled in England - Granite Bay View | In June, she traveled to England to bury eight mugs belonging to the crew of a B-17 bomber that was shot down during World War II. Her husband Tom Parker was a tail gunner on the “Lady Luck” and the last surviving member. He died in March 2010 and his ...

Blake, Lung, Rieser & Timmons Inducted Into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame! from Midwest Flyer | SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative, William L. Blake; co-founder of the Ogle County Pilots Association, Francis N. Lung; the longest standing manager at a public airport in Illinois, Robert A. Rieser; and Jet Air founder, Harrel W. …

Minnesota vets restore Vietnam-era medevac helo from Air Force Times - News by Minnesota Public Radio | ST. PAUL, Minn. — A 46-year-old war relic is being brought painstakingly back to life by a group of Minnesota military veterans. The veterans have volunteered hundreds of hours of their time for almost a year to restore an UH-1H helicopter flown in Vietnam.

Profile 56 - ????? as flown by Ken Dahlberg from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | Today was the first time in two weeks where I could really sit down and indulge myself in this particular airplane.  I'm sorry I can't report more details at this time, but I hope to shortly.  In the meantime, this gorgeously brutal P-47 Thunderbolt of the 354th Fighter Group will likely be finished this weekend.  I just have to mask-in the tail and even out the lighting on the hard-worn fuselage.  Not too many photos of Ken's P-47 exist, ...

Dr. Peggy on AOPA Live from WAI Connect Blog | Here's a nice write up on the annual women pilots photo taken at EAA AirVenture, along with an interview with Dr. Peggy. See it here.

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport Dedicated Today from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | It is an honor for The Aviation Experience to feature General Aviation expert Jeremy R.C. Cox in today's posting on the dedication of A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport: ...

Southern Illinois University Takes Home A Win At National Championships from Midwest Flyer | CARBONDALE, ILL. – Students at Southern Illinois University (SIUC) Carbondale won the 2011 National Intercollegiate Flying Association Championship, May 21, at Ohio State University Airport. The team, called the “Flying Salukis,” consisted of 10 team members. Scoring 414 points, they …

EARLY USAF FLIGHT HELMET POST WW2 from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | AUGUST 2011 - We all marvel at the high tech fancy bone domes/hardshell flight helmets in use in present times such as the HGU-55/P and HGU-68/Ps etc.....but have you ever wondered how did these get to be so developed and look high tech as the JHMCS??  This article will review the development of the first generation jet pilot flight helmet types leading ...

FlightTime Radio Show 186 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Milford returned safely from AirVenture in his Piper and told us about his trip on todays show. We also had a call from Neal Holland of Eastern Airlines Radio to talk about The Eastern Airlines Radio Show.

Tug-of-War for Special Olympics Indiana - WISH | The FedEx Boeing 757 is the largest aircraft in Special Olympics Indiana's Plane Pull history. “I said 'why can't we do that here?' So I just organized it and we've been doing it ever since” Garrett said. At the event, teams compete in one of seven ...

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