MOD confirms the death of Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham by Flightline UK | It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (the Red Arrows). Flight Lieutenant Cunningham was killed when he was ejected from his Hawk T1 aircraft on the morning of Tuesday 8 November 2011. A full Service Inquiry will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. Red 5 – Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 34, was born and raised in...
MoD flight suspension after Red Arrows ejector seat death from Pilot News Magazine | Training flights in aircraft fitted with ejector seats similar to the one in which a Red Arrows pilot was killed, have been suspended. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) grounded the flights following the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 34, at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. Other RAF aircraft fitted with MK10 ejector seats are Hawk T1, Tornado and Tucano. The MoD said: “The safety of our crews remains our paramount concern.” It added: “All non-essential RAF flying on aircraft fitted with a similar ejector seat to the Hawk T1 has been temporarily suspended.” It said the suspension was “pending further investigation and purely as a precautionary measure”....
Tuskegee Airmen to be honored at aviation gala - 9News | Denver - Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Lowry is planning for a special evening honoring the Tuskegee Airmen. The 2011 Spreading Wings Gala takes place on November 19th and several of Colorado's living Tuskegee Airmen will be in attendance...
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to appear at Dubai airshow - Hindu Business Line | PTI America's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will make its first appearance in the Gulf at the forthcoming Dubai Airshow which will feature more than 100 planes, including military fighters. Running from November 13 to 17 at the city's Airport Expo, ...
José Luis Aresti Aguirre - FAI | José Luis Aresti Aguirre and the Aresti CupJosé Luis Aresti Aguirre (1917-2003) is a true legend in the world of aerobatics. Born in Bilbao, Spain, Aresti became a flyer in the 1930s in time to get involved in the Civil War where he served as a pilot for the Republican Government; he was assigned the Polikarpov 1-16 Rata low-wing monoplane and within six months he found himself flying demonstrations for his military chiefs. After the war, Aresti became a test pilot for...
Vet considers Toronto’s imperilled air museum a monument to war heroes - Globe and Mail | For some members of the public preserving the Canadian Air & Space Museum is about saving precious artifacts. For others, like Philip Gray, it’s also about honouring those who served in the wars. Since September, the museum has been under the pall of an eviction notice that would put its contents into storage, making way for it to be turned into an ice rink, alongside a condo development....
Booklet celebrates local airfields and memorials - Hucknall Today | HUCKNALL'S rich and historic connections with aviation are celebrated in a new booklet that has taken off thanks to Newark Air Museum. 'Aviation In Nottinghamshire' is a 48-page guide that delves into the background of the county's airfields and ...
Episode 172 – Girls With Wings - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Guest Lynda Meeks is Executive Director of Girls With Wings, Inc. a non-profit organization which introduces young girls to aviation. Lynda began her flying career in the military where she learned to fly helicopters. She’s flown twins and the Citation X as a professional pilot. Lynda also offers flight and ground instruction...
Top 10 Soviet and Russian Space Missions from SPACE.com | Russia, formerly the Soviet Union, has long been at the forefront of the space frontier, beginning 50 years ago with the historic Oct. 4, 1957 launch of Sputnik - the world's first artificial satellite. Here is a rundown of the ten top Russian space...
23 former astronauts send letter to Mikulski & Wolf in support of commercial crew - Hobbyspace.com | In addition to the letter mentioned earlier, 23 former astronauts have also sent a letter (pdf) to Sen, Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), who is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee covering NASA, and Rep. Frank Wolf (R, VA), who is chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee over NASA, a letter in support of full funding for Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Here is the text of the letter:...
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