Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Friday Is Military Day at the Miramar Air Show - Patch.com | Organizers expect more than 750000 people—many of whom are members of the military—to attend the Miramar Air Show. “We do get active duty from all over,” said Nicole Wright, the special events coordinator and air show advertising coordinator. ...

Leap Frogs Race Into Coronado Speed Festival from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed during the opening ceremony of the 14th annual Coronado Speed Festival at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in Coronado, Sept. 24-25…

The Golden Knights take WECT skydiving - WECT-TV6 |The United States Army Parachute Team, better known as the Golden Knights, are ranked top in the world. Their job is to represent our country as they jump out of planes and perform a series of complicated formations. Both the men's and women's ...

Into the wild blue yonder - Times Record News | The Air Forceís Air Combat Command Viper East Team, an F-16 aerial demonstration team from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, will perform at Sheppard Air Force Baseís Open House and Air Show in aircraft similar to this one. contributed Photo/Mohr ...

Airshow a hit after shaking off weather - The Salinas Californian | Attendees sit in the cockpit of the C-130 "Bold Venture" Sunday at the California International Airshow Salinas. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas Californian : The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform Sunday. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas ...

Air Festival Gets Go Ahead – Heart | It has been confirmed that the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival will be happening again in 2012, but the date will have to be changed so it doesn't clash with the London Olympics. The festival is normally held in August, but will now be taking place on ...

Saturday - Sunday, Oct 1-2, 2011 - Women Fly Weekend, Rhinebeck, NY  from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will feature "WOMEN FLY WEEKEND" on October 1 and 2 to expand awareness among girls and young women about the fun of flying for recreation and the potential for careers in aviation. There will be displays and exhibits on Saturday for girls and young women of all ages and Girls With Wings® seminars specially created for grades 1 - 8 on Sunday. Girls, parents and young women and will have opportunities to discuss aviation with women pilot role models and aviation professionals throughout the weekend. The museum and grounds open at 10 AM with air shows on both days at 2 PM biplane rides are available for 75 per person…first come - first served…

Amid chaos of Reno Air Races crash, heroes emerge  from Latest news updates from RGJ.com | On Friday, Sept. 16, Northern Nevada faced tragedy when a vintage war plane crashed in front of VIP boxes at the air races. The crash killed 11 and injured dozens…  

Leeward Memorial Services Set for September 30 in Ocala  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Memorial services for EAA board member Jimmy Leeward, who died September 16 in an aircraft accident at the National Championship Air Races, will be held Friday, September 30, at Ocala, Florida. Also that day, a memorial service for Leeward will be held at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Fergus Chapel on the EAA grounds in Oshkosh. All are invited to attend…

A Dreamliner's march, fifty-one months later  from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | EVERETT -- To watch the more than 500 Boeing employees who designed, built and tested the 787 walk together ahead of Airplane 24's roll to the gathered crowd of thousands for the first delivery to All Nippon Airways, I could not help but see a fitting bookend for this part of The Boeing Company's history.  On an early summer's night in Everett on exactly the same spot - with weather warmer and far dryer than today - Boeing employees who worked to assemble, and later disassemble and reassemble, Dreamliner One, walked the first 787 out of the factory… 

Dream Delivered  by Randy Tinseth | I’ve never seen so many smiling faces in the pouring rain as I did in Everett today. The weather did nothing to dampen the energy and excitement as we delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to ANA. I could actually feel the pride coming from the crowd of thousands of Boeing employees who turned the parking lot into one giant party space…

Surprise takes WWII veteran back to old heights - Press Herald | The World War II aircraft, now part of the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, travels across the country to teach the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and to inspire young people's interest in aviation. As the P-51C circled the airport Saturday, ...

Flight in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor a Thrill for The Aero Experience  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience flew in the EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor during it's tour stop in St. Louis hosted by the Gateway Chapter 64.  The flight took place on Saturday morning, taking off from St. Louis Downtown Airport and touring the St. Louis skyline near the Mississippi River.  Special thanks to the EAA Trimotor team, EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum for making this flight possible…

EAA 64 and The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Host Successful Ford Trimotor Tour Event  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum hosted a successful EAA Ford Trimotor tour event this weekend at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  Local area residents flew in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor (serial number 69) to view the St. Louis skyline along the Mississippi River.  All enjoyed good food, music and plenty of souvenir opportunities.  The Aero Experience contributor and museum President Mark Nankivil took these ground and aerial view photos of the Trimotor during the weekend flights…

Canadian Air & Space Museum Closing Down Posted on Sep 26, 2011 - Ottawa Citizen /CNW/ – Toronto's Canadian Air & Space Museum has received notice from its landlord Parc Downsview Park that the Park will be closing the Museum to regular business. The Park, a branch of the federal government, has control over the Museum's ...

Canadian Air & Space Museum shut down  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Canadian Air & Space Museum's landlord, Parc Downsview Park, has closed the museum to regular business. Continue Reading »

Plane vs. Porsche: The Race is On  - It isn't every day an automobile dealership who specializes in Porsche, Maserati and Jaguar challenges you to a race. Nor is it every day that same dealer seeks to give you the advantage: air travel. When Aristocrat Motors approached the Kansas City Aviation Department, operator of Kansas City International Airport (MCI), and proposed a race from downtown Kansas City to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, I was all ears…

Minot B-52 co-pilot continues family tradition  from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE — When 1st Lt. Daniel Welch arrived at Minot Air Force Base in January, he became part of the same squadron his grandfather commanded in the 1970s.  That squadron is the 23rd Bomb Squadron, a unit of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB.  Welch, a B-52 co-pilot, is keeping up his family’s tradition as a B-52 Stratofortress flight officer.  Both his grandfather, retired Col. Don Sprague, of Sacramento, Calif., and his father, retired Lt. Col. Don Welch, of Las Vegas, were B-52 aviators…

'Hero of Hudson' to offer free flights to kids - San Jose Mercury News (Anda Chu/Staff) LIVERMORE -- Along with the usual array of eye-popping aerial stunts, antique aircraft displays, children's activities and other offerings, the annual open house at the Livermore Airport will feature some aviation star power this year. ...

Free Fuel for Charity Flights  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A newly established petition process on the White House website designed to encourage direct citizen input is enabling you to voice your opposition to GA user fees directly to the Obama Administration…

Boeing hands over first 787 to All Nippon Airways  from PhotoBlog by Rich Shulman writes - Maybe I'm a little biased because this is so close to home, but it sure is nice to see American workers manufacturing a state of the art product. Full story.

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