Aviation Hall of Fame to induct 4 people - Dayton Daily News | Four people who attracted attention in the aviation world for flying, art, airborne refueling and aerodynamic design are to be honored by the National Aviation Hall of Fame as its newest members in 2012. The four are to be enshrined this fall during an event that will...
US Army Golden Knights parachute team to perform at S. Idaho air show - The Republic | TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team has signed on to perform for the first time at the Air Magic Valley Air Show in Twin Falls next summer. The Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/sLUsJd) that the team based in Fort Bragg, N.C., will perform twice daily during the air show July 28 to 29 at Joslin Field at the Magic Valley Regional Airport....
Air Force Refuses to Host Air Show at Homestead Air Reserve Base - NBC Miami | The Air Force has refused to host an international commercial air show at Homestead Air Reserve base. Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement that U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley informed her the Air Force won't support having the Miami International Aerospace Show at the Homestead base. The show had been scheduled for November 2012....
Airplane on a stick - Planeshots State celebrates 100 years of aviation in Malaysia - Borneo Post | KUCHING: The state 100 Years of Aviation in Malaysia celebration was the perfect day outing for many families in the city judging by the curious and awed expressions on their faces yesterday. City folks thronged the Hornbill Skyways Hangar by 9am to catch a rare peek inside a variety of aircraft and helicopter exhibits at the event....
World War II: Tuskegee's Benjamin O. Davis Born By Kennedy Hickman, About.com Guide | December 18, 1912 - Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (right) is born in Washington, DC. The son of the US Army's first African-American general, Davis graduated from West Point in 1936 after enduring four years of being shunned by the other cadets due to his race. In 1941, he was...
Cessna 170 Rides and 108th Anniversary of Flight - Fly Another Time | Yesterday marked the passage of 108 years of flight. Hard to believe that manned flight has been possible for over 100 years. When you stop and think about it from the first flight by the Wright brothers to walking on the moon... that was 66 years. That is quite a leap in just 66 years! In 2011 my interest still takes me back to the 1930s thru the 1950s. Our Cessna 170 has been flying since October of 1955 and is still going strong....
Local aviation history is topic of Monday book talk - The Dispatch | Local businessman and author Stuart Vance will give a book talk on his newest book, "Aviation in the Golden Triangle," Monday, Dec. 19 at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library from noon-1 p.m. Vance will also be available to sign copies of his various books. Vance's book is about the remarkable role of Mississippi's Golden Triangle in the history of American aviation. "Aviation in the Golden Triangle" traces the true story of the region's aviation activities, from the World War I "Jenny" through the latest unmanned aircraft (UAV). It chronicles an exciting array of aircraft, ideas, and dreams, both realized...
An Aviation Enthusiast’s Winter Get-Away – in Sebring, Florida - Flight Monkeys | If you’re looking for someplace warm, picturesque, and aviation friendly to visit this winter, may we recommend Sebring, Florida? You might consider stopping into the airport in Sebring somewhere between January 19 and January 22, 2012. All indications are that it will be very wintery up north, but delightfully Floridian...
Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #265 "There's a List?" | The boys spend almost the entire ep talking about some recent incidences of CFIT. Plus a few more things. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Dec 15, 2011
Extending the service life of USAF aircraft - a dangerous self-deception? - Bayou renaissance Man | Readers may be familiar with plans to extend the service life of several types of USAF combat aircraft, including later models of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Air Force Magazine reported earlier this year:...
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