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Sun ’n Fun unveils incentives for pilots flying to airshow - General Aviation News | This year all pilots who fly into Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) for the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo qualify for a Fly-In Pilot Discount package...

Sikorsky S-92 Heroes Tour at Singapore - AIN online | The Sikorsky S-92 on the static display here at the Singapore Airshow is a civilian helicopter, even though from the distance the gray paint job makes it look quasi-military. But step a little closer and the gray isn’t uniform. In fact, the helicopter is covered with signatures by visitors...

Kentucky Derby Festival to release details about this year's Thunder Over Louisville - The Republic | It's almost 10 weeks until the fireworks explode in the 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival's Thunder Over Louisville, but the festival plans to release some details about the event on Monday. Officials say they will announce the theme and sponsor and provide other information and that the man who will push the button to get the show started on April 21, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, will also be on hand...

WWII veteran, family to visit Wings of Freedom this week - The Daily Commercial | ...That's why he has decided to treat them to a day of fun and education at the Collings Foundation's 23rd annual Wings of Freedom Tour making a stop on Thursday. Three iconic planes from the World War II era will fly into the Leesburg International Airport. The fully restored aircraft will be on display along the Bravo taxiway on the airport's east side near Echo Drive....

WAI Announces Conference Speakers - Aero-News Network | Annual Event Scheduled Next Month In Dallas | Women in Aviation International (WAI) promises attendees at its 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be informed and inspired by an exceptional lineup of speakers. This year’s conference happens March 8-10 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX....

Happy Birthday, Chuck Yeager! by Florian Rochat | ...You were born Charles Elwood Yeager February 13, 1923 in the small town of Hamlin, West Virginia. In your autobiography, you tell your childhood and...

The Tuskegee Airmen Honored In Palm Springs - KESQ | The Tuskegee Airmen were honored like Hollywood stars on Friday in Palm Springs at the annual Palm Springs Air Museum Gala, which this year, was used to put a spotlight on a group of men who changed the U.S. Air Force. Camera's and bright-eyed teenagers greeted members of the historic Tuskegee Airmen. The walk down the red carpet gave visitors an opportunity to take a part in history....

AVG & The P-40 - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The P-40 Warhawk with the shark-faces is easily recognizable as a member of the AVG, better known as the Flying Tigers. The AVG or American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force true history has been overshadowed by John Wayne’s Flying Tigers. While in operation for only slightly over a year in China, the pilots of the AVG performed some amazing feats despite...

AF first female maintenance officer leads way as first African-American female general - af.mil | Born about the time the Tuskegee Airmen were earning their reputation over the skies of North Africa and Italy, Marcelite Harris would go on to break a number of racial and gender barriers during an illustrious Air Force career. Harris was born Jan. 16, 1943, in Houston and attended Spelman College in Atlanta, where she...

Calbraith “Cal” Perry Rodgers, his Wright EX and a new grape soda — the making of aviation history - Travel for Aircraft | Only seven years after the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk William Randolph Hearst offered an unbeleivably high (at the time) prize of $50,000 USD (almost $1.2 million today) to the first who could fly the breadth of the United States and taking less than 30 days to do so. This was no small challenge. Though we can drive or fly with ease across the U.S. — taking one of the four interstates or any of the multitudinous airline flight options — back in the day one would have to opted for the train. There simply was not a contiguous road system. As we know, airplanes were mechanically unreliable, to be kind, and flying was not well understood with everything from ground effect to weather remaining to be better understood....

Video: New On The Airshow Circuit: The Boeing 737? - AirPigz | Here's something you don't see everyday... in fact, you probably shouldn't ever expect to see two 737's flying a pretty tight formation with a large collection of propeller driven aircraft! Yet, here's the video proof that it has indeed happened. Further research...

The Flight Of The New Avenger - Strategy Page | A second prototype of the jet powered Avenger UAV recently made its first flight. This version is slightly larger, being 14.2 meters (44 feet) long. This allows for more fuel and a larger bomb bay. Total payload is now 1.6 tons. The new version can stay aloft for up to 16 hours. The U.S. Air Force is planning to use Avenger for reconnaissance and strike missions...

New Russian Fighter Jet Faster Than American F-22 - The Moscow Times | The fifth-generation PAK FA T-50 jet fighter will have a higher maximum speed, longer maximum flight time and greater freight capacity than the American-made F-22 and the Chinese J-20, Air Force Colonel General Alexander Zelin said Monday, RIA-Novosti reported. The new...

Sunday trip to the Hot Air Balloon Festival and why it’s more fun in the Philippines, really - ai's cracker | One time, my Singaporean boss asked me if it would be all right if my work takes me to the Philippines couple of times instead of staying all year round in Singapore. That wasn’t the first time he asked me (and I would always answer, I’m fine with it, and I’m not sure if he believes me when I say that because he’d ask again). Actually, the question is understandable because many Filipinos like to leave the Philippines for good (thanks to goddamn traffic, life threatening pollution, and mtherfcking indolence and corruption everywhere), but many of us would love to return and stay here, too. Some friends and relatives in the U.S., for instance, would fly back to Manila every now and then despite expensive airfares. The explanation for this can be found in the Department of Tourism’s latest 6-word slogan...

Sky’s the limit for high-flying pupils - Express & Star | ...They are going to be building their own aeroplane. And when the project is complete, the £45,000 aircraft will take off from the academy’s playing fields for its maiden flight...

CSI: Flight Adventures - Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Take off with Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures, an all-new multimedia show and associated programs and displays that explore the super-cool science of flight!...