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Air show to feature wing walker - News-Press Now | The “International Edition” of the Sound of Speed Airshow coming May 5 and 6 will feature a Canadian woman walking the top wing of a 1940 Navy Stearman bi-plane, and one of America's fifth-generation fighters — the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...

Indonesian Growth Boosts Singapore Airshow from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock | Southeast Asia, rather than the behemoth economies of China and India, provided the bulk of the sales impetus for the 2012 Singapore Airshow. More specifically, it was from Singapore’s neighbor Indonesia that the latest wave of airline fleet modernization came when Lion Air confirmed a massive order for 201 of Boeing’s new 737Max-9 narrowbodies, plus 29 of the existing 737-900ERs. Lion Air had in fact made provisional commitments for the aircraft at last November’s Dubai Air Show but the fact that the deal has been firmed up so quickly and conclusively is undoubtedly good news for Boeing....

Race in the Skies - WSET | This summer, they'll make a journey across the country by plane in the Air Race Classic. It's an all female competition modeled after the "powder puff derby" that Amelia Earhart flew in. We met with some of the Liberty Belles Friday.

Canadian Skyhawk, by Craig Obrien from Bonjour BlueSky | Canadian Skyhawk, by Craig Obrien.

FlightMonkeys Celebrates Girl Power with Girls with Wings Founder, Lynda Meeks from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey  | We’re back with another episode of the Fabulous FlightMonkeys Podcast, and this one is a beauty. Lynda Meeks Skyped in to chat with Jamie about Girls with Wings, being a professional flight instructor, and why women make better pilots than men do. She’s funny, smart, accomplished, and one of the best role models we’ve come across in quite some time. We’re hooked.

Pilot born without arms tells MT pilots her story - KPAX-TV | "From day one I was born without arms, so from very early on I had to become adept with using my feet," said Jessica Cox. Her quest to becoming a pilot began with her fear to fly. "Eleanor Roosevelt once said, 'Identify your greatest fear, ...

Grief During Wartime Up next, a series of posts about Harald... from x planes |Up next, a series of posts about Harald Penrose, a remarkable British test pilot and author. In the meantime: the following story is taken from a chapter in his autobiography, Adventure With Fate. Penrose was chief test pilot at Westland Aircraft during the Second World War - which was a...


WWII Veteran Finally Receives Military Honors - KGTV San Diego | George Balthazor was a decorated pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during the war, but problems surfaced after he returned home to Wisconsin. "I would hear his screams at night," said Frank ...

7771K from Randy TinsethWhen you think about it, 1995 wasn’t all that long ago. But since that time, we’ve seen 1,000 777s come out of the Everett factory. Today, we took time to celebrate that incredible milestone with thousands of the men and women who built those beautiful airplanes....

Harrier Refueling Over Afghanistan (2012) from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd
Igarashi Design Personal Helicopter from Helikopter Hysterie - The Helicopter Blog by Axel V | I recently had an email conversation with Yutaka Igarashi about the helicopter shown in today's photos, which we have obtained permission to show here on HH. The renderings are of a single seat personal helicopter, powered by a turboshaft engine. The rotorcraft is designed exquisitely, combining design themes from several different engineering fields into one unique beautiful machine.

Business Aviation Taps Asia’s Bounty from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock | Hawker Beechcraft found itself on the receiving end of the Lion Air spending spree when the Indonesian airline ordered a pair of Hawker 900XPs, with options for two more. The operator says it intends to use the jets, which are scheduled for delivery in the second and third quarters of this year, to meet growing demand for executive charter services throughout Asia. Indonesia, in particular, is a rising regional hotspot thanks to the growth in personal wealth in the country....

NASA Commercial Crew Budget Under Review from Spaceports | Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations commerce, justice, science subcommittee, suggested in comments during a Congressional hearing this past week that it might be better for the four NASA-funded commercial crew programs come together under NASA's leadership, reports Space News....