Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Photos: Wings Over Houston Airshow - KHOU | The family fun event was held Oct. 15-16 at Ellington Airport. by khou.com staff The Wings Over Houston Airshow featured flying acts, special aircraft, NASA displays and military vehicles. The family fun event was held Oct. 15-16 at Ellington Airport....

Leap Frogs Jump Start Central Valley Air Show from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed for more than 120,000 air-show enthusiasts at the 2011 Central Valley Air Show at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, Calif. Oct. 14-16.

The Breitling Jet Team to Perform Airshow in Jordan - Ammon News | Kais Jaffar, President of MS Jaffar & Sons, stated, “As the exclusive distributor of Breitling in Jordan, I am honoured to be collaborating with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to organize the Breitling Air Show for the first time in the Kingdom under...

Boeing 787 to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow - Arabian Supply Chain | Boeing's 787 Dreamliner will make its first appearance in the Middle East at next month's Dubai Airshow, the event's organiser F&E Aerospace has revealed. Speculation about the regional debut has mounted over the past...

No injuries in crash at air show - St. Clair Times | by Gary Hanner An airplane crash at Saturday's annual Air Show off Slashham Road in Ashville resulted in no injuries, officials say. Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, said the preliminary report is that the ...

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Photos: Random Reno from www.aafo.com

Another oldie... from www.aafo.com | ...This was taken way back in 1978. It was another chilly wet year, with great big scenic skies. Back then there were no Race trailers, or motorhomes, or golf carts running around. During qualifying at least, most everybody left and went to town in the evening -- leaving the pits to us lunatics crazy enough to stand around in the cold with our cameras...

'Wings' to Weyers Cave - The News Virginian | ...They were the first to catch a glimpse of a restored B-17, B-24 and P-17 as they flew into Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport on Monday for the Wings of Freedom tour, an annual tribute to WWII planes and pilots organized by the Collings Foundation...

SkyCats CatWalk from TAKEOFF TUBE | Super Cats Wing Walkers interview video, nice and beautiful girls! Sorry this vid was recorded in china but the interview is in English.

Ohio pilot wins race for second time - Natchez Democrat | NATCHEZ — Jim Birk — the blue balloon with the big, red and white circles on it — won the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race, but it was the pilot of another blue balloon who earned his stars. West Gibson, 24, stole the show Saturday morning, and made a respectable showing Sunday as well, when he wowed the crowd with his flying skills in a solid blue balloon with white stars. But few in the crowd realized Gibson had a great coach.  The pilot, who flew alone, was in constant communication with his father, a long-time pilot, who was navigating via radio from the ground...

Silver Star presentation to take place at National Museum USAF from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | A ceremony for the posthumous presentation of the Silver Star to Army Specialist Jesse A. Snow will take place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Oct. 28 at 10 a.m.  The award is being presented to Snow's family for his courageous and selfless actions in saving the lives of three fellow brothers in arms and solely denying the enemy the ability to capture any American soldiers, until he was fatally wounded in a battle during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan on Nov. 14, 2010...

York remembers WWII French airmen based at Elvington - BBC News | RAF Elvington was the only base used by the French heavy bomber squadrons during the war and is now the home of the Yorkshire Air Museum. Ian Reed, museum director, said: "York was unique, these were the only two French bomber command squadrons during...

WW2 airman's family sought - Hartlepool Today | A RESEARCHER has enlisted the help of Together Again to help track down friends and family of a Second World War airman. On May 25, 1944, Sergeant James Hird 935914, of West Hartlepool, was part of an 11-man crew on board an RAF Sunderland flying boat...

New Space Capsule On Display At Intrepid As Debate Over Enterprise Continues - CBS New York | NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Russian space capsule is the newest addition to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum as the debate continues over who should get the Shuttle Enterprise. The Russian Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft arrived early Tuesday morning at the ...

SEOUL AIR SHOW: Boeing sexes up F-15 Silent Eagle for ROKAF from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | seoul f-15 paint.jpgYou're the marketing guy. It's between your aircraft, the Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle, and the Lockheed Martin F-35. The latter is the latest fifth-generation fighter to hit the market and the former is the last and, perhaps,...
   
Nearly 100 kids take in Kids Fly Free - Paradise Post | Local children ages 8 to 17 were invited to take part of the Young Eagles Program, a national program created by the Experimental Aircraft Association to create awareness and excitement about aviation among youth. Paradise residents Matthew Myrick, 12,...

Video: Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceport America from Autopia by Jason Paur | Virgin Galactic continues to take steps towards launching its space tourism business with the formal dedication of it’s ‘Spaceport America’ in New Mexico. Richard Branson was on hand for the ceremony unveiling the terminal....

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