Thunder Over Utah air show adds F-22 Raptor to lineup - St. George Daily Spectrum | The Thunder Over Utah Air Show has added the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor to its lineup. The Raptor will perform high speed loops, slow speed passes, as well as high speed passes. This aircraft can go from 70 to 700 mph in less than 60...
Great Tennessee Air Show from Airplanes Channel | The Great Tennessee Air Show will feature a number of top performers, including the renowned US Navy Blue Angels. Other performers will include...
Cosford Air Show To Go Ahead On Fathers Day from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen | The organisers of the annual RAF Cosford Air Show have confirmed that the show will go ahead on Sunday 17June 2012. In previous years the crowd at this event on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border have enjoyed a fantastic five-and-a-half hour flying display and 2012 will again see dozens of aircraft from all ages of flight coming...
Wings of Freedom Tour offers hands-on look at WWII aircraft in Gulfport - Gulf Live | The Wings of Freedom Tour will offer a close-up experience with rare World War II combat aircraft during a visit to the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport from March 7 to 9. Gulfport is one of 110 stops on a...
What’s it like to ride in and fly a North American T-28... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | What’s it like to ride in and fly a North American T-28 Trojan? Fellow...
Warplane's arrival leads to US twin' connection - Wanganui Chronicle | A Wanganui Chronicle story about the arrival of an historic warplane at Ohakea on Friday has gone global and attracted the interest of a warbirds organisation in the United States. Marton businessman Brendon Deere bought a World War II Grumman Avenger for his growing collection at the RNZAF base, and his new acquisition flew in last week....
Over The Phone, Bob Hoover Helps A P-51 In Trouble from AVweb Top News | When the pilot of a P-51D was unable to extend the landing gear to land on Sunday afternoon, his ground crew found some expert help -- they got former airshow pilot Bob Hoover, now 90 years old, on the phone to offer advice. Pilot Chuck Gardner was preparing to land in Mobile, Ala., after giving a 30-minute ride to a customer, but when he put the gear down, only the right main gear extended. Gardner knew he could probably manage to land and walk away, but not without damaging the $3 million airplane. Hoover suggested...
Stallion 51 celebrates 25th anniversary from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Stallion 51 will kick off a yearlong "Silver Jubilee" commemoration at this year's Sun ’n Fun International Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Fla., March 27-April 1. Sun ’n Fun will dedicate Friday, March 30, to Stallion 51 in commemoration of its 25 years. Lee Lauderback, Stallion 51's president and chief pilot, will perform his signature solo Mustang routine at the beginning of the night air show that will culminate Sun ’n Fun's "Stallion 51 Day."...
Tuskegee Airman's WWII Stories Leave Crowd in Awe in Apple Valley - Patch | “It’s a pleasure to be here”, said retired Air Force Major Joseph Gomer, 92, to a standing room only crowd at Galaxie Library on Saturday. “Then, at this age, it’s a pleasure to be anywhere.” Gomer, who grew up in Iowa Falls, IA, in one of only two black families in town, and got his pilot's license before his driver’s license, was a pilot for the 332nd fighter group during World War II....
Jacksonville's role in first cross-country flight in 1912 - jacksonville.com | One hundred years ago, an important event in early American aviation occurred. And Jacksonville played a role. On Feb. 8, 1912, a battered Wright Brothers aeroplane appeared in the northeastern sky, circled over old Moncreif Park Racetrack, then landed on the racetrack infield. Robert Grant Fowler had just completed the first-ever west to east transcontinental flight...
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National Museum USAF to receive retired NASA space shuttle crew compartment trainer from Air Force Link Top Stories | A retired NASA space shuttle crew compartment trainer is expected to arrive this summer at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The CCT is a high-fidelity representation of the Space Shuttle Orbiter crew station that was used primarily for on-orbit crew training and engineering evaluations....
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inspire! - airandspace.si.edu | The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is planning a festival of activities -- Welcome Discovery -- to celebrate the acquisition of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The festival will begin when the orbiter arrives in the D.C. area on April 17 and will feature four days of space-related activities, performances, appearances by space pioneers, films, and displays at the shuttle's new home, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Activities at the Center will kick off on April 19 when Discovery will be officially...Yeovil collector seeks story behind classic aeroplane models found at charity shop - This is Somerset | A fascinating trove of handcrafted model aeroplanes unearthed at a charity shop has led their new owner to ask for help tracing their history. Steve Mills, 56, of Goldcroft, Yeovil, has been a fan of airplanes since he was a child and could not believe his luck when he chanced upon the 17 boxes....
Video: Red Bull Skydive Team: 13,000 Jumps and Counting from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch some of the best BASE jumpers and skydivers in the world conquer amazing heights and locations. Called the Red Bull Skydive Team, this six-man crew is featured jumping from planes, helicopters,...
First 747-8 Intercontinental set for Tuesday delivery (Update4) from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower | While no official confirmation exists beyond a very telling Qatari registration, the Government of Qatar Amiri Flight will take delivery of the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental today. The aircraft, registered A7-HHE, the prefix denoting a Qatar registered aircraft, will depart Paine Field in Everett, Washington around noon pacific time enroute to a business jet completion facility....
Views of a flying palace from Things with Wings by Guy Norris | VIP customers, usually from the Middle East, are traditionally coy about whether they even own vast aircraft like a 747, let alone what the interiors may look like. Today Boeing officially delivered the first non-freighter version of the stretched 747-8 to a VIP customer and, although they’re not confirming it is bound for Qatar, the manufacturer is at least revealing images of what the interior could eventually look like....
Marine Corps Aviation Introduces F-35B Lightning II Into Fleet - Defpro | A century after 1st
Lt.Alfred A. Cunningham took his first flight in 1912, Marine Corps aviation introduced the F-35B Lightning II aircraft into its fleet. The short takeoff vertical landing variant combined with fifth generation capabilities is a breakthrough in itself, matching the importance of the first Marine aviator and starting a new chapter in Marine Corps aviation history....Insider information for student pilots from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | A new ebook, "Learning to Fly an Airplane: Insider information from a student's perspective," seeks to open up the flight training process and help people interested in becoming a pilot get the most value for their time, money, and effort....
Neil Armstrong, 1st Person on Moon, Touts Suborbital Spaceflight from SPACE.com | The famed moonwalker thinks we have unfinished business closer to Earth.
Virgin Galactic to test passenger ship in space - Toronto Sun | Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, expects to test fly its first spacecraft beyond the Earth's atmosphere this year, with commercial suborbital passenger service to follow in 2013 or 2014, company officials said on Monday. Nearly 500 customers have signed up for rides on SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger, two-pilot spaceship being built and tested by Scaled Composites...
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