Sunday, November 27, 2011

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A festival that soars high - New Straits Times  | Hot weather no obstacle to thousands who want to see daredevil stunts | THE  Malaysia Air Festival  left thousands of visitors spell-bound on its first day yesterday. The air show provided guests with an opportunity to get up close to more than 50 new-generation aircraft at  Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport....

Now that's a real wingman: Aviation pioneer 'Jetman' flies in formation alongside two planes over Swiss Alps - Daily Mail | A daring Swiss pilot has completed his latest dramatic stunt by flying with just a jet-propelled wing alongside two planes over the Swiss Alps.  Yves Rossy, also known as 'Jetman', took to the skies for the latest remarkable solo flight where he flanked two L-39C Albatros planes....

Martin says its jetpack is 'practical,' offers crappy computer animation as evidence - Engadget | Transportation | Ever wonder what a jetpack is good for, besides fulfilling dreams and fighting Nazis? Well, Martin wants you to know there are, in fact, practical applications for its $86,000 personal propulsion system. According to the aviation company everyone from emergency responders to search and rescue teams to military personnel could find a place for the dual-engine craft in their arsenal of tools. Sure, we could see....

Check the skies Monday for the Blue Angels - Sea Cost Online | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to the Seacoast on Monday to promote the 2012 Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show.  Blue Angel 7 Lt. Mark Tedrow of Willow Grove, Pa., and Blue Angel 8 Lt. Cmdr. Todd Royles of Charleroi, Pa., are expected to do a flyover of Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in...

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Museum Acquires Tern As Second Sailplane Exhibit - Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has acquired a home-built Tern sailplane from the Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington, IL for display in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  The aircraft was built by Steve Steckler of Evansville, Indiana in 1981, and later donated to the Prairie Aviation Museum.  The aircraft will soon take...

F-111 jet welcome in Caloundra - Sunshine Coast Daily | Retired F-111 fighter planes, buried in an Ipswich mine site, would have been welcome by Caloundra's Air Museum. IT IS the photo that broke the heart of every airman in the country - eight of the nation's proud fleet of retired F-111 fighter planes...

Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington, IL Is Must-See Midwest Air Museum from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The next stop on the Aero Experience Midwest Air Museum road trip was the Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington, IL.  Open Tuesday-Sunday, this museum offers a presentation of aviation history, primarily from the surrounding...

Heritage In Flight Museum Air Park Part of Midwest Museum Tour from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience recently hit the road through central Illinois, and one of the stops was the air park at the Heritage In Flight Museum at Logan County Airport in Lincoln, IL.  Although the museum tours are by appointment, the air park is always accessible and a welcome opportunity to stretch after hours on the road.  A variety of aircraft were on display, including a UH-1D Iroquois, C-45F Expeditor, F-4B Phantom II (in USAF colors), and A-7E with Desert Storm...

A Pearl Harbor Mystery - Air & Space Smithsonian | How a 1940s Interstate Cadet trainer sent a famous airshow pilot on a journey to find a kindred spirit.

Masters of the V-12 - Air & Space Smithsonian | They're like highly specialized surgeons: there are few of them and they're in great demand.

FlightTime Radio Show 202 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Charlie and Milford broadcast from the comforts of the Key Auto Studio, high atop the AM600 WBOB tower in Jacksonville. Listen to find the details about Sailplane Ride Gift Certificates and other fun facts and details about the joy of flight!

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