Thunderbirds fly over South Fla. Beach - 7Online WSVN-TV video | The US Air Force Thunderbirds conducted a flyover at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Captain Michael Fisher piloted the F-16 aircraft, landing at Opa Locka Airport ahead of the upcoming air show. "Right now we're going to do a quick site survey of the Fort...
Air Fiesta to feature vintage Russian jet fighter - The Brownsville Herald | It would’ve been unthinkable just a couple of decades ago, but a Soviet-era MiG-17F fighter is laying over in Brownsville for a few weeks. The rare aircraft is on display at the CAF Rio Grande Valley Wing museum at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, and will be...
Fighters old and new to highlight RNZAF airshow - Australian Aviation | Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustang and Spitfire fighters of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75 th Anniversary Air Show next month. Flight demonstrations by RAAF F/A-18A Hornets will headline the show, which will also ...
Jump start a jetpack at Wanaka airshow - The Southland Times | Punters can get a taste of flying using a jetpack at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Christchurch company Martin Aircraft, developers of the first commercial product, will display a simulator of their Martin Jetpack at the show....
In pictures: Singapore Airshow - BBC News | The Singapore Airshow is as much for defence deals 
as for commercial aviation. The region's pockets of instability, such as disputes in the South China Sea, ensure that countries continue to spend on their military capabilities.
Clacton air show boosted by restaurant backing - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | A RESTAUANT chain has thrown its weight behind the Clacton Air Show in a bid to boost the show and the town. Toby Carvery restaurants around the country will help advertise the summer spectacular to help increase interest in the event.
EAA’S Women Soar You Soar Will Inspire Young Women During AirVenture from Aero-News Network | Rewarding Experiences Await Young Women Interested In Aviation-Based Careers Young women will be inspired to reach for their aviation dreams as Women Soar You Soar, a four-day mentoring camp featuring inspirational women aviators, returns for its eighth year in conjunction with EAA AirVenture 2012.
Four Georges — three easy, one hard — what is left of one of Imperial Japan’s best WW II fighters, the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (紫電 “Violet Lightning”) Allied Codename George - travelforaircraft | It is difficult to find aircraft of countries which have lost in war. Aircraft on the winning side usually abound while the defeated have their equipment scrapped — to the detriment of history, increasing the inherent bias of the victor's interpretation of events....
Formation flight Sunday. Coast Guard amphibian and flying boats from Planeshots 
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Today in history: a step closer to the atomic bomb raids from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | ...What very few Americans knew at the time (and certainly none of the landing force knew) was that the seizure of Iwo Jima was an integral part of preparations for the atomic bombing of Japan. The island had no real strategic value in terms of a future amphibious invasion of Japan, but was a vital element of the air war, for several reasons. Some of them were downplayed by later historians, but at the time all seemed vitally important reasons to invade Iwo Jima....
VMM-561 Tiltrotor Squadron trains on a stack of matresses - Helihub | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 conducted emergency landing pad procedures for MV-22B Ospreys aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. The training helps pilots react if an aircraft suffers landing gear malfunctions. One Osprey practiced landing to test the configuration of the pad eyes. Pad eyes are used to anchor the ties that hold the numerous stacks of mattresses together, ensuring they can withstand the down wash of an MV-22B or a CH-53E. Mattresses are used to protect the aircraft frame from damage....
Mission booms rattle Holloman neighbors - KRQE | The F-22 Raptor flies at supersonic speeds, and can create a boom loud enough to set off car alarms. One of the squadrons is based at Holloman Air Force Base outside Alamogordo. But, the booms that come with them are rattling some people up to 50 miles ...
Rare behind the scenes video of Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer operations from David Cenciotti | The following interesting video shows daily operations at the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 F...
An air of kindness: Longview pilots provide free flights for people with serious medical conditions - News-Journal | Atrio of Longview pilots are using their time and aircraft to benefit people with serious illnesses. Robert Davis, Richard Hamilton and Jim Hurst are part of Grace Flight of America, an organization that provides free transportation to and from major medical centers for people with cancer or other life-threatening medical conditions. None of the three men are professional pilots — Davis and Hamilton are dentists, while Hurst owns an auto dealership....
School flies with project to build plane - Nelson Mail | A group of 15 students from Nayland College are going to build a six-metre long kit aeroplane. And then they get to fly it. Behind the project are retired aircraft engineer and pilot Alan Caudwell and his partner Julja Vogt....
Enterprise provides template for orbiter fleet retirement from NASASpaceFlight.com by Chris Bergin | As the retired Shuttle fleet continue their Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, efforts are being focused on Northern Virginia, as preparations are made on shuttle Enterprise for her final flight to the Intrepid Air and Space...
A Golden 50th Anniversary for Astronaut John Glenn and America's First Orbit of the Earth from Spaceports [video] | 50-YEARS AGO: The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission was the first attempt by the U.S. Mercury program to place astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in orbit. The Friendship 7 mission was launched on 20 February 1962, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the wake...
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