Patriots Jet Team screams over Hillsboro this weekend – KATU | The Patriots Jet Team is in town to fly in the Oregon International Air Show this weekend at Hillsboro Airport. The team features six pilots who do a series of loops, rolls and other aerobatics in close formation. And when they say close, ...
Air Show Returns To Skies Over Hillsboro - 750 KXL | The 24th annual Oregon International Air Show is happening through Sunday at the Hillsboro Airport, featuring an all-new line-up. It's thanks to over $1.2 Million dollars in donations from the community. This year's headlining act is the Patriots 6-Jet ...Westmoreland Airshow returns after 10-year hiatus - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Rich Carbone says he's been anxiously awaiting this weekend's Westmoreland County Airshow and is excited to see it return to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after 10 years. "It's sad that we haven't had a show here since ...
Stunt pilot puts reporter's stomach on liftoff alert - Waterloo Record | Kitchener's Wayne Hadath, who built an F1 Rocket in his garage, will also be back for a second year, showing off his special racing aircraft. Kent Pietsch, a veteran of the air show circuit, will perform his aerial comedy routine, including fake crash ...
WWII Vets Gathering At Wings Over Camarillo Airshow – KEYT | More than dozen World War Two military heroes will gather at the annual Wings Over Camarillo air show this weekend. They will have a booth where they will be sharing their stories and memorabilia with air show visitors. His Bomber flew the first ...
Greenwood Lake Air Show bigger and better than ever - Sparta Independent | 26 through 28, bringing together heart-stopping aerobatics and special guests. This year's show features Team RV, the world's largest air show. Young and old will marvel at the stunning skills of these 12 aerobatic planes and pilots all putting their ...
Greenwood Lake Air Show bigger and better than ever - Sparta Independent | 26 through 28, bringing together heart-stopping aerobatics and special guests. This year's show features Team RV, the world's largest air show. Young and old will marvel at the stunning skills of these 12 aerobatic planes and pilots all putting their ...
Aerobatics pilot to Hall in crowds - Bundaberg NewsMail | The highly decorated former Royal Australian Air Force pilot and Red Bull Air Race competitor is one of the most anticipated acts at the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow, which starts today. His star status was obvious when he arrived at ...No business like the (air) show business - Kansas City Star | The family will be among the featured aerobatics pilot performers at the Kansas City Air Show, which takes place today and Sunday at Wheeler Downtown Airport. At 61, dad is the civilian rookie pilot at this show. His son — known now as Air Force Capt. ...
ORBIS Pull for Sight 2011 in Toronto - This second stop of the national plane pull campaign raises money towards supporting ORBIS's Kids Sight program to eliminate preventable blindness and transform the lives of blind and visually impaired children throughout the developing world. ...
2012 will be a year full of celebrations - Prince Albert Daily Herald | This Second World War B-25 Mitchell Bomber, named Miss Mitchell, will be on display at the city's airport next year as part of celebrations of the city's aviation history. Photo courtesy of Tim Munro PRINCE ALBERT — Next year is shaping up to be a ...
92-year-old vet relives memories in C-47 for Selfridge Air Show - The Detroit News | Rick Billington, chief safety and training officer for the aviation unit, offered Lash a chance to be an honored guest at the Selfridge Air Show this weekend, which will feature dozens of aircraft. "When you get these guys that are 80-plus, ...
Honor Flight seeking WWII veterans for final flight - Craig Daily Press | The Western Slope Honor Flight is continuing to actively search for World War II veterans interested in going on the final flight of the program, scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22 to Washington, DC Seats are still available for veterans ...
Flight brings WWII back to Huntington Woods veteran - Royal Oak Daily Tribune ... wide as the wings on the plane, Lash told his three sons and everyone who turned out to greet his flight what it was like as a radio operator with the 9th American Air Force Troop Carrier Group and 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron during World War II. ...
Raffle offers ride on WWI airplane - Graham Leader | “This is truly an opportunity to experience living aviation history,” said Mike Winslow, president of the Donnelly Chapter of the Air Force Association. “The raffle winner will get to feel the rush of flying in an open cockpit just as the pioneers of ...
Flying Heritage Collection - Paine Field from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Paine Field is not only home to the Boeing Factory but also to the Flying Heritage Collection owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. This collection of ex military aircraft from around the world is well presented and almost all airworthy…
Ferocious Frankie from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | This video is of a P-51D Mustang Ferocious Frankie owned by the Old Flying Machine Company, who fly aerobatic displays with the plane (and duos with a Spitfire) at airshows all over the the US. Ferocious Frankie is a 1944 Mustang with a 1760 horsepower Merlin engine and a maximum speed of 505mph. Their website includes the aircraft history…
Woman finds never-published pics of Amelia Earhart - KGO-TV | Diana Brown was clearing out a storage locker when she discovered 18 original, never-published photos of the famous aviator. The pictures are apparently publicity photos from Earhart's final flight in 1937. Brown inherited the box where the pictures ...
WAI Launches "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day" from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The 2012 International Women in Aviation Conference, scheduled for March 8-10, 2012, in Dallas, Texas, will include a day-long program designed to introduce girls to the excitement and career opportunities available in aviation. "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day" will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2012, and is designed for girls ages 10 to 18… Trump Flaunts Custom 757 (Video) from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Significantly larger than the Boeing 727 he previously operated, Donald Trump is literally making a show (on Youtube) of the $100 million custom 757 he purchased form Paul Allen in February. Trump is not without his old steed. His 727 has been for sale since 2009, asking $8 million. The newer jet's interior wears 24 carat gold on exposed metals from sink faucets to seat belts. It has a first class seating area, a separate lounge and a separate bedroom. The tour doesn't cost anything…
F-16 landing problem, EAA Airventure,... from x planes | F-16 landing problem, EAA Airventure, Oshkosh, July 28th 2011Flying Boomers from The Unwanted Blog | Sometimes you see stuff that makes you sad… not because the thing itself is sad, but because you can’t legally say jack about it. Well, back when I worked at ATK I stumbled across some Powerpoint presentations on a joint ATK/BAE concept, and due to the interesting notations on the pages I felt it safest to not say a thing. BAE patented the concept a few years ago with all manner of nifty diagrams, so.. restriction lifted, I guess…
Big a$$ project of the day - Wildman & Crazy Jim's "Flying Circus" 2011 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | "Wildman" Tim Lehr and "Crazy" Jim Hendricksen are known for their extreme projects. In a TRF thread, Tim presents one of his LDRS projects, a 12" diameter, minimum diameter, 'Mega" project. Tim describes the project as: "A single use Carbon fiber P-motor. Should fly it to over 20,000ft. That's a 25ft, 325lb. rocket!" He has another thread that details all of his LDRS projects. Here, it is revealed that this motor is probably a CTI product from the Affordable Weapon System…
Today in Aviation History – August 20 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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