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Cape officials hopeful about 2012 air show - Southeast Missourian | The air show is likely to return to Cape Girardeau skies in 2012, but airport officials on Friday stopped just short of making it a promise.  But they did say they want the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival to return next summer, following this year's cancellation due to difficulty booking the performers they wanted.  "We're really wanting to do a show in 2012," airport manager Bruce Loy said. "But we really can't confirm it just yet. We're working as if it's going to happen, but you never know."....

Tatton survives stunt ride - Sunshine Coast Daily | SPORTING a shiny-green tinge, Paul Tatton proudly held up his barf bag from the front seat of an aerobatic stunt plane.  "I was sick all the way," the Sunshine Coast councillor yelled to family and friends who had watched in awe as the German-made Extra 300 was put through a series of loops, rolls, spins and stall turns 3000 feet above the ground....

Classic World War II bomber to fly here - Shreveport Times | A fully restored, classic warbird from World War II, a B-17 bomber, will visit the Shreveport Downtown Airport next week.  "Aluminum Overcast," restored and operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association, will be at the airport Tuesday and Wednesday in one of almost 70 stops across the nation in the EAA's "Salute to Veterans" tour....

Yuma Aeromodelers plan Dec. 3 model airplane airshow - Yuma Sun | Helicopters, jets, gliders and airplanes will be landing en masse on a local airfield Saturday and Sunday, and Yumans are invited to come out and watch the excitement.  A regional Radio Control Model Airplane Airshow will be held at the Yuma Aeromodelers' Model Airfield located at...

Tuskegee Airmen exhibit gets new home at aviation museum - Macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- The Museum of Aviation’s Tuskegee Airmen exhibit has a new and improved home, and as a result the Vietnam War now has its own hangar.  The museum recently completed the move of the Tuskegee exhibit from Hangar One to the World War II hangar. The new location includes the addition of a replica of a hangar from Moton Field in Tuskegee, Ala., along with several other improvements....

Film crew finds body of WWII airman - The Canberra Times | A British film crew has stumbled across the remains of a long-lost Australian fighter pilot who vanished over northern France and lay undisturbed in his Spitfire for 70 years.  Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant William James Smith was just 24 when he fell from the skies in May 1942....

USS Enterprise - 50 years in service and still going strong! - Bayou Renaissance Man | On November 25th, 1961, USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was commissioned into the service of the US Navy. On Friday, November 25th, 2011, she marked her 50th year of service to this nation....
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Vintage Flyers III - An Interview with Eric Presten - Fly to Another Time | When I am researching vintage aircraft out of personal interest, an article for this blog or to answer a friends question about a rare type I grab one of the books off my shelf published by Eric Presten.  Eric has traveled the globe to fill his self published books with quality photos of rare aircraft types.  His newest release, VINTAGE FLYERS III is a must have for the vintage aircraft enthusiast....

The TBM-3U Avenger - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Another of the amazing aircraft to come out of Grumman factory to see service in WWII was the TBM Avenger. This massive torpedo bomber first came on the scene at the Battle of Midway where, despite 5 of 6 being shot down, became the torpedo bomber of WWII. You’d think being a torpedo bomber that...

Fly with the Sporty’s Foundation - General Aviation News | The Sporty’s Foundation, in conjunction with the Aircraft Electronics Association, will offer two $3,500 scholarships to AEA member technicians to be used toward a Recreational Pilot Certificate. Administered through the AEA Educational Foundation, the purpose of these....

The heart — and art — of aviation - General Aviation News | Sam Lyons is an institution. You might go so far as to say he is a brand name. So much so that in 2010 Sun ’n Fun created an Artist in Residence position and awarded it to Sam.  He and his wife, Mindy, now live in Lakeland, Florida, home to Sun ’n Fun, and enjoy an official, and much appreciated, relationship with one of aviation’s proudest institutions....

Video: GE Aviation And The Fascinating World Of Building Jet Engines - AirPigz | I saw the short version of this video as a TV commercial yesterday and I really liked it. Even tho I have big issues with the mega corporate side of GE, GE Aviation seems to have its head screwed on pretty straight. The video also reminded me of an article from several years back that I had read that told of the unique manufacturing environment for jet engine building at GE... a quick search found the article: Engines of Democracy from Fast Company Magazine. If you've got an interest in how things get done, and especially in a very....

Aeroplanes & Airships: Artistic Displays of Quantitative Data, 1914 - JF Ptak Science Books | In another adventure in infographics and the artistic display of quantitative data we find this pair of very distinctive images that seems to work, a little:...

VIDEO: Little Bird - Shortfinal.tv | This short 1 minute video has been getting a lot of attention on YouTube the last few days. It's of an unmanned Little Bird helicopter landing on a trailer moving along a runway at speeds up to 15 knots.

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