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Swift Action Helps Reverse Course on Warbird Issue from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | From EAA-  Swift action by members of EAA and Warbirds of America, plus other aviation enthusiasts, made a difference in reversing a threat to warbird aircraft posed by a possible amendment to the House National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310). Thousands of EAA members and aviators contacted their congressional representatives after EAA and other warbird organizations reported last week that a proposed amendment to the House bill would bar the Department of Defense from loaning or gifting any U.S. military aircraft or parts to any entity except those that would put the aircraft on static display, such as in a museum....

Air Show Returns to Fort Lauderdale Beach this Weekend - The Maritime Executive | Other military performers include: F-18 Hornet, USAF Thunderbirds and B-1B Lancer. Civilians will make an appearance this year with acts from, Black Diamond Jet Team, Red Bull Air Force,and the Geico Skytypers. A squadron of six World War II era Navy ...

Few air shows this year means many first-time acts at Robins - Macon Telegraph | That includes the F-22 Raptor, the most advanced fighter jet in the world. Gray said the F-22 has generated almost as much buzz about the show as the Blue Angels. The show has been able to draw acts it hasn't had in the past because, due to the economy ...

Black Team Jumps Into Cumberland County’s Relay for Life from US Army Golden Knights by Dan Cook | Always seizing an opportunity to support those, local to our home in North Carolina, Black Team proudly supported Cumberland County’s Relay for Life at JP Riddle Stadium this Saturday. As children and adults of all ages walk laps around the field and raise money for medical research, we were excited to help pull in support [...]

Martinique Air Show - Photos from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net | Photos from the Martinique Air Show 21/22 April at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Martinique ...

The air show at the Plas Pilsen army Gripens arrive and acrobatic ... - Translated | The Plas arrives from Germany with his extremely dangerous as an acrobat show Peggy Krainz that made her dance on the wing aircraft. Will only be secured by a thin wire and due to flight parameters can not be used or parachute. Many pioneers of this kind of acrobatics ...

Doolittle 70th Anniversary Formation Flight aboard 'Grumpy' from FlightBlogger - FriendFeed

Video: A-4 Skyhawk at Louisville Airshow from Military Photos by Minefield

Honor Flight WWII veterans arrive for boarding for return to flight to ... - Mississippi Press | Steven Palazzo as walk in the World War II Memorial Tuesday. (Harlan Kirgan/Press-Register) Honor Flight April gallery (15 photos) WASHINGTON, DC -- Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight's World War II veterans arrived at Reagan National Airport about 4 ...

Kenneth D. Blackshaw, Air Force officer - Washington Post | Blackshaw joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and participated in 35 combat missions as a B-17 pilot in Europe during World War II. He first came to Washington in 1946 as a public affairs officer at the Pentagon. He remained in the service after the Air ...

Liberty Belles' chili cook-off supports air race - Liberty Champion | jPhoto credit: Ben Lesley The Liberty Belles, Liberty University School of Aeronautics' two Air Race Classic teams, held a chili cook-off April 16 to raise money for the upcoming transcontinental race. A $5 donation earned each attendee access to ...

What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart? Find Out April 28! from The Aero Experience

Curtiss MF Boat — first trainer to the first flying boat pilots from Travel for Aircraft | Glenn Curtiss and U.S. Naval Aviation quickly formed a symbiotic relationship and, as early as 1911, Curtiss soon began developing seaplanes — both float planes as well as flying boats, even amphibians. Early seaplanes from all designers were essentially boat hulls mated to wings and the Curtiss MF Boat was no exception. Taking the wings off the MF Boat design, though, shows Curtiss’s advanced design for the day with a hull that would hydroplane, getting the aircraft onto its step allowing for greater water speed until the airplane could fly off the water. Soon, the Navy has Curtiss F Boats in service but required trainers so the MF boat was developed in 1918 from the F Boat — primarily by adding sponsons alongside the hull....

Marine aviator of the year recalls historic mission in Libya - DVIDS | J. Eric Grunke, pictured here at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, April 24, has been named Marine Corps Aviator of the Year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association. The MCAA gives the award to the pilot who makes the most outstanding ...

EAA and VAA Help Vintage Aircraft Owners After Loss of AUA Coverage from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA and EAA's Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) are taking steps to support owners of vintage aircraft after the changing insurance environment may have left some owners questioning whether they had coverage for their aircraft.

FlightTime Radio Show 222 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Milford, Charlie and Glenn were in the Key Auto Studio this week with guest, Keith Smith of Pilotedge.com. Pilotedge is an online service that links REAL controllers with the pilots on flight simulators anywhere in the world. It allows...

Victoria EAA Chapter holds Young Eagles Rally - Victoria Advocate | The Victoria County chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association is holding the Victoria Young Eagle rally Saturday from 8-10 am at the Victoria Regional Airport, 609 Foster Field Drive. Young people ages 8 to 17 can experience aviation from "the ...

Episode 194 – The Aeroscholar from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Guest Steve Harris is currently a senior at the University of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering and writes the Aeroscholar blog. He’s also the president of the UofM Student Chapter of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and is a...