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Cable Airport Air Show 2012 from Photorecon | Woo Hoo!  Airshow season is back, albeit to a slow start.  Cable airshow is the first airshow in the southern California area after the long and cold break since Nellis in November. Cable airport is a relatively small general aviation airport in Upland, California.  Like many general aviation airports in suburban areas there is quite [...]

50,000 to visit sell-out show  - Gulf Daily News | MORE than 50,000 visitors are expected to flock to the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS 2012) this weekend. Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) Under-Secretary Captain Abdulrahman Al Goud said the three-day show, which begins tomorrow at the Sakhir Air Base, is already sold out with all the 40 corporate chalets having been taken....

IWM Duxford 2012 air shows announced - Cambridge News | Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style, The Jubilee Air Show brings together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years and beyond. IWM Duxford's popular fusion of power, sounds and nostalgia. The highlight of IWM Duxford's ...

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A-10 Demo Pilot Has a New Ride from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Wings Over Cullman air show headliner, Joe "Rifle" Shetterly, flew his A-10 West Demo on Armed Forces Day last year to the delight of thousands. This year, the USAF announcement that Warthog demo teams for the 2012 show season would be on hold was met with huge disappointment by all air show fans. That loss left a gaping hole for a highly popular military jet demo performance. For all those "Rifle" fans, he is back, but with a new ride. Rifle will still be flying an A-10 in the military but has found a way to perform in air shows on his own terms, in a stunning RV-8....

Fly a Mission With the Tuskegee Airmen and Experience the Red Tails Movie  - The Aero Experience | The January 20 premier of the movie "Red Tails" is rapidly approaching, but you can fly a virtual mission with the Tuskegee Airmen right now.  Fly your P-51 Mustang as a...

W.Pa. doctor honored for WWII service with Tuskegee Airmen - Youngstown Vindicator | PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former fighter pilot with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen of World War II was honored at the HJ Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh for his service. Dr. Harry Lanauze said he'd never flown before joining the Army Air Force in 1943,...

Tuskegee Airmen commemorative group has local 'Red Tails' event - Pioneer Press | In conjunction with the new movie "Red Tails," the Commemorative Air Force Squadron Red Tail Squadron is hosting a fundraiser. The CAF Red Tail Squadron is dedicated to restoring airplanes and telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen ...

NASA Langley Salutes Local Tuskegee Airmen at Movie Premiere - MarketWatch | NASA's Langley Research Center has partnered with the Tidewater Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., the city of Hampton, Hampton University, the Virginia Air & Space Center and Cobb CineBistro to recognize the accomplishments of the famed aviators and ...

'Connie' spy plane leaves Camarillo Airport for new home - vcstar.com | It took seven years to get the "Connie" Cold War spy plane at the Camarillo Airport into flying condition, but only 45 seconds for it to take off Saturday afternoon. Preceded by a few Cessnas and Pipers that appeared tiny in comparison, the massive plane with its 123-foot wingspan and distinct three rudders thundered down the runway and lifted effortlessly toward the overcast sky above....

Historian Presents Stories of men who flew the Flying Fortresses - Madison County Courier | (Oneida, NY- Jan. 2012) Fresh from first-hand interviews with war veterans and flush with rarely seen photographs of the air war in World War II, historian Cheryl Pula will present in word and pictures The Children’s Crusade: The Story of the 8th Air Force Men in World War II at the Oneida Public Library Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m....

todaysdocument: Pioneering aviator Eugene Ely made ... from Planeshots | Pioneering aviator Eugene Ely made the first shipboard landing of an aircraft ...

First Aircraft Landing On A Ship, 101 Years Ago from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Now that it's 2012, the Centennial of Naval Aviation is officially over, but the Navy nonetheless took note this week that 101 years ago, on January 18, 1911, a pilot landed his airplane on a ship for the first time. A temporary platform, 120 by 30 feet, was built across the afterdeck of the armored cruiser Pennsylvania, anchored off the San Francisco waterfront. The ship's crew rigged a...

Women In Aviation To Meet In Dallas from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Women in Aviation International will hold their 23rd annual conference March 8 to 10, in Dallas, Texas, offering seminars, workshops, networking events, and a commercial exhibit area. The event brings together a wide range of aviation professionals, educators and enthusiasts from around the world, and welcomes men as well as...

Burning rubber helps land U-2 safely from Air Force Link Top Stories | Going 100 mph down the flightline might be normal for an F-16 Fighting Falcon, but for the drivers of the U-2 chase car it's also a daily event on the ground.  As an instrument of safety, pilots use the U-2 chase car to monitor take offs and landings of the aircraft in an attempt to warn the pilot of any possible complications or dangers....

The Air Force Association's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Series to Begin - MarketWatch | However, this month's session he will be focusing on 5th Generation Fighters (F-22 and F-35) and their roles in terms of national and global security as they struggle with delays and setbacks in amidst of a tense budget environment. WHO:Lt. Gen. ...

The PBY Catalina from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The PBY Catalina flying boat was a very simplistic plane that was vital especially in the Pacific Theater. The most produced flying boat in WWII, 3281 were made in US/Canada and even more in Russia. Their role was wide spread from sub hunter to rescuing downed pilots. After the way, many were placed in service fighting forest fires...

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Those Air Force Drones Are Bigger Than You Think They Are - Gizmodo | I keep forgetting about how damn huge some drones are. Most people think they are tiny, like toy planes. As this photo of a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk shows, they are actually big. Big as...

MONTANA: Billings Man Constructs Airplanes from Kathryn's Report | By Gillette VairaKULR-TV BILLINGS - Mark Curtiss has enjoyed aviation his entire life, and now he builds planes of his own. "Because I love building," he said. "I love building them. So this is my third one. This is it. I'm done. Now all I want to do is fly." He serves as the Montana dealer for Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corporation, an airplane manufacturing company. He helps Montanans buy...

Skydivers get jump on superstition - Sunshine Coast Daily | Photo: Contributed DARING skydivers refused to let Friday the 13th superstitions ruin their fun, jumping a frightening 14000 feet from an aeroplane to mark the occasion. Geared-up in skeleton costumes - with masks scarier than the free-fall itself ...

Retiring astronaut Jerry Ross remembers region roots - NWI Times | CROWN POINT | Jerry Ross, who is retiring Friday after serving his country for 40 years as a NASA astronaut and in the U.S. Air Force, never forgets his Crown Point roots.  "I would like to thank all the folks back home for their support and their interest and all the people who helped to educate me and made me ready for the challenges I faced and helped me to a very happy and successful career," said Ross, a Crown Point High School graduate....

NASA Hosts DC Tweetup With Space Station Astronaut Ron Garan from NASA Breaking News | NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut Ron Garan at 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington.