Amigo Airsho: Blue Angels perform for about 50000 at Biggs Army Airfield ... - El Paso Times | The Blue Angels had returned to El Paso. Saturday's Amigo Airsho was the first time the Blue Angels, known as the Blues, performed in El Paso in 14 years. Organizers said they had worked for two years to ensure that logistics were in place for the ...Modern jets and vintage war planes thrill crowds at Alliance Air Show - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The Air Force's Thunderbirds are the main attraction at this year's show, which continues today. There were also demonstrations of F-15 and F-18 fighter jets as well as stunt performers. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison supplied the vintage ...
Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer Flies at Fort Worth Alliance Air Show - Sacramento Bee | WORTH, Texas, Oct. 22, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Worth Alliance Air Show – BAE Systems debuted the first US flight demonstration of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show today. The performance showcased the ...
Alliance Air Show Rained Out - 33 KDAF-TV | Overnight rains grounded the second day of the Alliance Air Show. According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Alliance Airport got .87 inch of rain. It flooded the parking lots, and organizers decided it just wasn't safe for thousands of ...
Breitling Jet Team wows Lebanon with air show - The Daily Star | BEIRUT: Aerobatics and pyrotechnics delighted the crowd at Rafik Hariri International Airport over the weekend, where the Breitling Jet Team soared and looped through the skies above the Mediterranean Sea. For a spellbinding 25 minutes ...
Air Show Performer Michael Wiskus Starts With Tanis from Midwest Flyer by mwflyer | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has become a sponsor of air show performer, Michael Wiskus. The Lucas Oil S-2C Pitts Special, which Wiskus flys, is equipped with a Lycoming AEIO-540 engine. Wiskus swears by the Tanis preheating system, … Continue reading →Airshow Star to Offer Upset Training at Box Aviation Event from Alabama Aviator - AviationMONTGOMERY AL- Box Aviation Open House is offering special opportunities to you to take a Discovery flight, ride with veteran Airshow performer Greg Koontz in an aerobatic flight or Balance your Prop. Bring the Box Aviation Open House Flyer when you fly in and receive a $.50 fuel discount. Or, just bring your chair, enjoy the fun and have a hamburger or hot dog on Saturday November 19th, 9 am - 3 pm.
Aviation Day flies over the county - Imperial Valley Press | IMPERIAL — El Centro resident Matthew Garcia, 8, showed up late to Aviation Day last year, but this year he and his family went to Imperial County Airport early Saturday morning so Matthew could fly for the first time ...Bournemouth Aviation Museum trustees' static site bid is rejected - Bournemouth Echo | TRUSTEES at Bournemouth Aviation Museum have gone back to the drawing board after planning permission for a permanent siting of their static display at Adventure Wonderland was turned down. The group of trustees who manage the display ...
NH Aviation Museum expands site, services - Nashua Telegraph | Preserving New Hampshire's aviation history is the first objective of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, which is just over the Londonderry line from Manchester, near the airport. “We've got 100 years of aviation history in the state of New ...
The Flying Dutchman: Planes, Pilots and Perfect Weather Make for a Great Fall Fly-In from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Another perfect day for a fall fly-in - this time at The Flying Dutchman airfield in Belleville, IL on Saturday. Great people, great planes, great location, great weather and great food combined to make an ideal Midwest fall fly-in. A variety of aircraft could be seen on the grass strip throughout the day, from a 1937 Waco YKS-7, to classic Cubs, an Ercoupe, RV-4, Stearman B75N1 along with more conventional Cessna 150 and 172.
The Rutan Brothers Stole Our Hearts, But Gave Us Dreams from Midwest Flyer by Dave Weiman OSHKOSH, WIS. – Without a doubt, brothers Burt and Dick Rutan stole the hearts and minds of every EAA member that sat in the 500-seat capacity Theater In The Woods, July 28, 2011 during EAA AirVenture. Their … Continue reading →
MiG 21 – Above All Simple from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » The MiG 21 is one of those classic aircraft shapes that when I see it, I just think, “Bad Guy!” All those Saturday movies had them as the black hat character and for good reason. The MiG 21 was the most produced jet, ever! This is in part because it was simple, it could and was cranked out in huge numbers with estimates starting at 10,000 and heading up to 15,000…Astronaut Sandra Magnus Relives Last Space Shuttle Mission, Encourages the Next Generation of Space Explorers at St. Louis Science Center from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Astronaut Dr. Sandra Magnus spoke to a hometown audience Saturday at the St. Louis Science Center during SciFest 2011 International Science Festival. Dr. Magnus graduated from nearby Belleville High School and received her a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1986 and 1990, respectively, and a doctorate from the School of Material Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996…
The Tomboy of the Air from AirSpace by Elizabeth Borja | One hundred and one years ago, on October 23, 1910, Blanche Stuart Scott made her first public flight with the Glenn Curtiss Exhibition Team in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Scott, billed as the “Tomboy of the Air,” is one of America’s earliest female aviators. There is conflicting evidence regarding the exact date of Blanche Stuart Scott’s first solo flight, so we may never determine which of Scott or Bessica Raiche was, indeed, America’s first female to fly solo…
Only in Print: Kendal at Hanover residents publish book of war memories from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | WASP Louise Brown shares her stories in World War II Remembered. From Union Leader.com: Only in Print: Kendal at Hanover residents publish book of war memories HANOVER — He was injured at both the D-Day landing in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, but his assignment to oversee an emancipated concentration camp in Germany when World War II ended was what left the most lasting impact on Clinton Gardner. “The memory of it is so deep, it has affected me ever since,” he said…
Local Women Surprised By Aviation Heritage Park – WBKO | Back here at home a local woman gets a big surprise at Aviation Heritage Park. Secretary of State Elaine Walker told Bonnie Berman she was taking her to the park on official business. But when she got there she was surprised by family and friends and ...
Artwork Supports EAA Young Eagles Program from Midwest Flyer | Gathering of Eagles Raises $2 Million OSHKOSH, WIS. – Aviation artist, Michelle Rouch, donated a painting to EAA Young Eagles, which was auctioned off as a “President’s Choice” item at the annual EAA Gathering of Eagles fundraiser held during EAA … Continue reading →
Generations unite: Reservists serve alongside WWII WASPs from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale - WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- In October, two members of the 442nd Fighter Wing and 27 other Citizen Airmen from 10th Air Force, attended the Midland Airshow in Odessa, Texas. Unique to this airshow however, was the opportunity for the servicemembers to escort Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from World War II. With less than 300 WASPs remaining today, their heritage is quickly fading - something Senior Master Sgt. Regina Brewer, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support technician, said she doesn't want to see happen...
Young Eagles flights and a fish out of water? from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings - Today I had the fun of taking our Young Eagles on a quick flight out to the Hutt Valley and back. Five Young Eagles, two flights and everyone enjoyed themselves. What was even better was that two of them had never been in a light aircraft before, so this was a completely new experience for them. Apart from that, I snapped the following picture of a fish out of water - that is, a fixed wing instructor sitting in a helicopter... Click on the photo for a good look on his face :-) The helicopter is a Robinson R44 II, ZK-IDO…
Today in Aviation History – October 24 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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