Heli Expo 2012 new photos from Military Photos by Raven2008 | Dear all, here's again some of the fruits of my annual jolly to Heli Expo convention this time downtown Dallas enjoy...
Airshow sees record crowd over the weekend - Today Online | A record crowd of about 100,000 people turned up at the Singapore Airshow over the weekend and organisers pledged an even better show in 2014. Tickets were snapped up by about 10am yesterday, just half an hour after gates were opened to the public. This year's event also saw a record US$31 billion (S$39 billion) worth of deals sealed during the four-day trade segment....
Historic aircraft coming to Pensacola - PNJ | The public can tour and even fly in some historic World War II-era aircraft beginning in March. The Wings of Freedom Tour will be at the Pensacola Aviation Center at Pensacola International Airport from March 5-7. The aircraft that will be on display are:...
Lone Star Flight Museum gives would-be aviators an authentic WWII trip - My SA | I've punched my ticket on a commercial airliner more times than I can count. But it wasn't until I was strapped inside the claustrophobic cockpit of a World War II-era T-6 Texan, its engine buzzing like a chain saw, the smell of grease filling my nose, that I realized I'd never really "flown" before....
Fantasy of Flight to host Camporee from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Scouts of all ages will gather at Fantasy of Flight in Central Florida for the Annual Scout Aviation Camporee, Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18...
Local WWII Tuskegee fighter pilot, Clarence Dart, dies at 91 - CBS6 Staff | SARATOGA SPRINGS – He lived through a war and then lived long enough to see his part in that war brought to life on the big screen. Last Friday, that local military legend passed away. 91-year-old Clarence Dart died in Saratoga...
AIN Blog: 60 Years On, Canada’s Arrow Is Still Remembered from www.ainonline.com | Next month marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of one of aviation’s great “might-have-beens.” The start of development of an aircraft that became a source of national pride. The start of an aircraft that could have been a world-beater. I’m referring to Canada’s mighty Avro CF-105 Arrow fighter. But an even more recent anniversary looms on Monday: the 53rd anniversary of its death. Known as Black Friday by those in the Canadian aviation industry, February 20 is the day the Canadian government suddenly pulled the plug on the program. The airplane was already well into the flight-test phase....
Military, aviation museums merge in Fayetteville - TodaysTHV | The Arkansas Air Museum and the Ozark Military Museum are merging and will become one entity that will feature collections of both military and racing aircraft. The new museum will be renamed the Arkansas Air and Military Museum and will remain at Drake Field in Fayetteville. The Arkansas Air Museum opened in...
WWII radar station RAF Dunkirk sold at auction - BBC | A former Kent radar station which was used to help defend Britain during World War II has been sold at auction. RAF Dunkirk, near Faversham, was built after 1937 to provide long range early warning for the Thames Estuary and the south eastern approaches to London....
Boeing Delivers the Air Force 1st Re-Winged A-10 Thunderbolt II from Warplanes Online Community | The first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II of the US Air Force finally rolled-out at the Hill Air Force Base. It is the first aircraft out of the 233 units that Boeing are commissioned to fix up with new set of wings. All the re-winged aircraft is set to be delivered by 2018....
Photo: Lockheed Martin F-35′s first mission with external weapons from David Cenciotti | 
Although no weapons were delivered during the sortie, the payload of the Joint Strike Fighter’s Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant in this test mission included two AIM-9X air-to-air missiles on the outboard wing stations, two internal 2,000-pound GBU-31 GPS-guided bombs and two AIM-120 AMRAAMs (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles) inside the two internal weapon bays....
Odegaard in his “Cripes A’ Mighty” Mustang from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | This Heritage Trophy winner P-51D Mustang was brought back to life by famed restorer Robert Odegaard. There are a couple of “Cripes A’ Mighty” P-51Ds flyin in the US and that’s because of the Ace for whom it represents. Major George Preddy was...
"Sense and Avoid" UCAP #274 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | With our apologies to Schoolhouse Rock and L. Frank Baum...
Presidential visit by Randy Tinseth | President Obama’s visit to our 787 factory last Friday gave us 
the opportunity to show off the Dreamliner on a national stage. But it also put the spotlight on our employees who’ve worked so hard to bring this airplane into service. Since I was traveling home from Singapore, I didn’t get a chance to attend the event. But I wanted to share this photo gallery from...
Civil Air Patrol honors Spotsylvania teen - Fredericksburg.com | ...The award has existed since 1964. A Civil Air Patrol member can earn the award after completing the first eight achievements of the cadet program. In addition, the cadet must pass a 100-question examination testing leadership theory and aerospace topics....
Some recent posts at Airboyd.TV:
- Glenn Flight Thrills World (1962)
- Friendship 7 – 50th Anniversary (2012)
- John Glenn Presented With NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1962)
- Friendship 7 Splashdown (1962)
- John Glenn – Mini Biography (1962)
- Katherine Stinson (1917)
John Glenn's Historic Spaceflight Was No Sure Thing from SPACE.com | The space agency worried about where Glenn would come down — and if he'd survive the trip...
Friendship 7 50th Anniversary: McDonnell Aircraft Rises to the Challenge With America's First Manned Spacecraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | February 20 marks the 50th anniversary of America's first manned orbital flight in the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, flown by astronaut John Glenn. The flight lasted nearly five hours and orbited the earth three times. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, MO, by then primarily a...
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