The Death of General Delachenal - The Union | The Air Marshall Delachenal Pierre, 90, founder of the first training Freestyle Patrouille de France in 1953 on the air base "Commander Marin la Meslée" Reims died at the Percy Hospital in Clamart. .. .
Eye Show will go on despite uncertainty over Red Arrows display - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | “The consensus is going towards a bird strike at the moment and if that is the case, they may release them. I am sure from the team's point of view they want to fly and get back in the aircraft. We have to sit tight, and the show will go on. ...
Clacton Air Show to go ahead despite Red Arrows crash - BBC News | Organisers of an air show in Essex have said it will go ahead despite the death of a Red Arrows pilot at the weekend. The fleet, which has been grounded, was due to perform at the Clacton Air Show on Thursday and Friday. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, ...
Images: Russian air show - Chicago Daily Herald | Associated Press Russian aerobatic group “Rus” perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. ( Associated Press A Russian twin-engine jet ...
Second Annual Kleberg Air Fair set for Aug. 27 - Kingsville Record | The Kleberg County Airport will be the site of games, music and flight demonstrations next weekend at the Second Annualy Kleberg County Air Fair. You must be an online subscriber to view this story. The full version of this story will be available to ...
Thousands flock to Fly to the Past - Oxford Mail | BIPLANES, jets and fighters looped and roared over crowds at airshow Fly to the Past. Some 10000 people attended the event at Oxford Airport in Kidlington yesterday. Crowds enjoying the sunshine were treated to a four-hour flying ...
B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" Displayed at Leesburg Airport - Patch.com | On Sunday, Crew Chief Travis Willett said that the airplane, a Boeing B-17 G flying fortress, is the latest and most produced of all the B17 models during WWII. Built under license from Boeing by the Vega Aircraft company, which is now part of Lockheed ...
Redmond resident turns 100, prepares for induction into Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame - Redmond Reporter | Captain Joseph Kimm, an 11-year resident at Emerald Heights in Redmond, celebrated his 100th birthday last Thursday after receiving word that he will be inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted on April 28, 2012 at a ceremony to be held at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. “I was stunned to hear about the induction into the hall of fame," Kimm said. "I retired in 1971 and after all these years away from flying I just couldn’t imagine it.” ...
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, marks 100 years of women in aviation - Elmbridge Guardian | Celebrations to mark 100 years of women in aviation were held at the flying school where the UK's first female aviator gained her pilot's licence. Hilda Hewlett, a determined 47-year-old trainee at the Brooklands Flying School, ...
RARE BEAR'S MEL GREGOIRE IS BLUE SKY'S from www.aafo.com | Just a note to share, I was noiified this morning that Mel Gregoire Rare Bear's most devoted crew member and ultimate fan of that amazing airplane passed away around 7:45 this Sunday morning as a result of ...
Inspiration for Memphis Belle to be memorialized - Auction Central News | (AP) – Memphis is about to debut a statue of Margaret Polk, the “Memphis Belle” whose romance with a B-17 pilot became one of the most celebrated legends of World War II. The relationship between Polk and pilot Robert Morgan was promoted as part of the ...
Giant scale model aircraft show to take place at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Scale versions of some of history's well-known airframes will take to the skies over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force over Labor Day weekend. The 16th annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show is scheduled for Sept. 2-4. More than 100 pilots will entertain audiences as they perform skillful and daring aerobatic maneuvers with RC jets, warbirds and helicopters from all eras of aviation history. ...
The wit and wisdom of Burt Rutan - The Space Review | The second, and the one I enjoy the most, is the EAA AirVenture Fly-In held in Oshkosh usually at the end of July or early in August. The Fly-In makes Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airport in the world for one week each year. ...
Airspeed Demo Flight: Remos GX NXT from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | I've had my eye on the Remos light sport aircraft for a while now and I finally got to go fly it at EAA AirVenture the new GX NXT model. It was a lesson in perseverance as an airport closure and nasty weather kept us grounded for two attempts. However, the Remos team of Ryan Hernandez and Tommy Lee were patient and kept rescheduling our flight so we could accomplish this demo flight. It was worth the wait. ...
Upgrade for Fire Scout VTOL UAV Approved from Warplanes Online Community | The Pentagon has approved the requirement for an “endurance upgrade” to the U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system, with a larger air vehicle to provide increased payload and range to support special operations forces. After also evaluating the Boeing A160T Hummingbird and Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max unmanned helicopters, the program office has recommended using the Bell 407 airframe, Capt. Patrick Smith, the Navy’s Fire Scout program manager, said ...
Student puts time, money into unmanned aircraft - Houston Chronicle | That's because Upton spent about 14 hours per day during spring break working on his senior project: an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. This isn't your father's model airplane. Upton built the drone from scratch, complete with an auto-pilot feature, ...
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