Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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Visible Friendship by Christina Mackenzie Aviation Week | Al Fursan (the Knights) and Patrouille de France—the aerobatic teams of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and French air forces, respectively—flew over some of Dubai's landmarks today. The picture was taken from...

RE-LIVE THRILLS OF GREATEST SHOW ABOVE EARTH - Royal International Air Tattoo | From the Vulcan to the Red Arrows, the Lancaster to the Typhoon, all the action from this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo flying display have been captured on an exciting new DVD released this week.  The official Air Tattoo 2011 DVD features displays by many of the world's greatest aircraft as they perform on one of aviation's greatest stages. Highlights include the USAF A-10, the, the Frecce Tricolori, Team Viper and the RAF's Tornado GR4 Role Demo.  There is also the opportunity to see just...

Waikato loses passionate aviator: Max Clear - Waikato Times | Waikato aviator and microlight exporter Max Clear has died, aged 71.  "He has been an incredible inspiration to people, it is a devastating loss to the New Zealand aviation industry," said Waikato Aviation Cluster general manager Shaun Mitchell, who organised aviation trade show Flair 2011 last month at Mr Clear's Te Kowhai airfield.  For 28 years on his Limmer Rd farm, Mr Clear's company, Micro Aviation NZ, has been designing, building and...

VOLUNTEERS DEDICATE RESTORED F-4 - ASB | HEATH -- James Bickley never will forget how important F-4C Phantom jets were to the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War.  "The plane usually came in to give us air support," said Bickley, who is a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America's Licking County Chapter 55. "This plane saved our rear ends more then once."...

Video: Brave, Bold, and Flat Out Whacky Pioneers of Powered Flight - Flight Monkeys | Those of us who love to fly today might find it difficult to deal with the reality of flying a true pioneering aircraft, but these video clips can sure give us a good idea what it must have been like.  Can you name any of the legendary pilots included in this short? They’re in there. And get a...

418 Squadron celebrates its 70th Anniversary - iNews880.com | The squadron would continue on after the war flying the B-25 Mitchell in the tactical bomber role from what is now known as the City Centre Airport . Largely made up of reservists from students to businessmen, defence cuts in the late 50's eventually ...

ON A MISSION WITH THE 3 rd COAST GUARD AIR CORE "SUPRA FLUCTUS Vigil" - Aviation Report (translated) | The air component of the Coast Guard, which in 2008 used the twentieth anniversary of the Constitution, derives from the implementation of Law 979/82 "Provisions for the protection of the sea" that, through the acquisition of aircraft, provides, among other a service of protection of the marine, coastal and supervisory tasks with prevention and intervention to combat pollution of the sea, a maritime surveillance service and economic activities in the areas of national jurisdiction and the strengthening of the search and rescue....

Grumman F2F-1s - Planeshots

1971 McDonnell Douglas Shuttle Concepts - The Unwanted Blog

Lawn chair balloonists to take flight in Iraq - Dawn | BAGHDAD: An American and an Iraqi will take flight from Baghdad, but not in a plane, or one of the helicopters that frequently buzz over the city: instead, they will fly in lawn chairs lifted by party balloons.  “In the spring of 2012, US citizen Kent Couch and Iraqi pilot Captain Fareed Abdul-Zahra al-Saadi will launch a cluster balloon craft to raise awareness of the plight of Iraqi orphans as well as attempt to break multiple cluster balloon flying records,” an emailed statement from Couch’s spokesman said....

Today in Aviation History – November 15 - CRUFC

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