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Blue Angels Return - KXO Radio | Eight US Navy F-18's touched down at NAF El Centro at about 12:30 pm Tuesday as the team gets ready for their 2012 Air Show schedule. Flight Leader and Commanding Officer Capt. Greg McWherter returns to the team this year. The other five demonstration ...

Heads up: Blue Angels jet arriving at Boeing Field tomorrow - West Seattle Blog | ... with an 11 am Thursday departure planned. Seafair says Blue Angels #7 Lieutenant Mark Tedrow and #8 Lieutenant Todd Royles will be on board. This year's airshow is set for August 3rd-5th...

Silver demon strictly for adrenaline junkies - Otago Daily Times | Being hurled around the sky in a Pitts Special aerobatic plane would be the last thing many people would choose to do. However, ODT Wanaka reporter Catherine Pattison jumped at the chance to be frightened by ...

Minnesota Aviation Day slated for Feb. 9 from General Aviation News | The Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA), in conjunction with the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association and the Minnesota Council of Airports, will host the "Minnesota Aviation Day at the Capitol" Feb. 9. Members of the aviation community will come together at the Minnesota State Capitol to tell their state senators and representatives how important aviation and their local airports are to them and their communities. Registrations are required by Jan. 24...

Windsor Locks Open Cockpit Day - Hartford Courant | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, has announced that it will hold its next Open Cockpit Day on Sunday, January 15. On that day, visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion flight ...

The Blue Angels perform over Seattle in 2011 | Seattle Post Intelligencer | The jet arrives at Clay Lacy Aviation in South Seattle Wednesday afternoon and leaves the next morning. Next time the Blues are in town will likely be for the real deal. The Boeing Air Show at Seafair Weekend will take place Aug. ...

Fairchild Aircraft Corporation: An Extraordinary Company from Featured by Alan Smith | Fairchild C-123 Provider (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)In 1924, a man named Sherman Fairchild decided he wanted to build airplanes. The powered airplane had been introduced by the Wright brothers just 21 years before, aviation had been through the first world war, and a different kind of aircraft design competition had occurred in the demanding field of aerial combat. Racing in time trials had begun in France in 1909, and closed-course air racing had begun in the United States in 1922....

Mount Vernon, IL Aviation Community Mourns the Passing of Mr. Max Firebaugh from The Aero Experience | The Mount Vernon, IL aviation community mourns the passing of Mr. Max Firebaugh, a World War II veteran and former manager of Mount Vernon Outland Airport.  Mr. Firebaugh, 90, passed away on New Year's Eve  2011 at Fair Park Health Center in Maryville, Tennessee after he earlier suffered a series of mini-strokes at his home in Mt. Vernon.  The family is planning for...

Renovation uncovers 83-year-old piece of Windsor aviation history - Windsor Star | Kevin Malott shows the ticket to the opening of the Windsor Airport in 1928 at his home in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Malott found the ticket attached to the floor joists of his ...

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Eclipse Takes Demo Flights On Tour from AVweb Top News | Eclipse Aerospace is taking its jet on the road for the month of January, and offering demo flights at $750 each, the company said this week. The demo includes about an hour of ground school with an overview of the twin-engine jet's systems and avionics, plus about 40 to 50 minutes of flight time. Potential flyers must pre-register and be pre-approved for the flights, CEO Mason Holland told AVweb. Those who find the jet irresistible and sign up to buy one can deduct the demo cost from their purchase price. The jet will visit a dozen sites across the country, click here for the complete schedule and an online registration form.

Video: Swiss Jumpglider Bot Leaps Into Flight, Inspired by Insects and Bats - Popular Science | It's modeled after locusts and by the wing-walking abilities of bats. In the first video, a locust-inspired glider hops down a staircase, gliding to a gentle crash landing every few steps before jumping off again. But it would be better to have folding ...

With space shuttles retired, a giant aircraft may help put people into orbit - Washington Post | Last month two giants in those fields, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan showed off their idea: An enormous aircraft with wings longer than a football field would carry a rocket into the atmosphere and then let it go. ...