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Robins Air Force Base Air Show- action packed, free, and fun for the entire family - Blackanthem.com | The Robins air show line-up is packed full of top performers including the US Navy Blue Angels, F-18 Hornets, the C-130 Hercules, and the Air Force F-22 Raptor, Apr 28 and 29. Due to the full slate of performers, the show will start at 11:30 am and is ...

Air show to fly over beach in Ft. Lauderdale - The Triton | The Lauderdale Air Show is scheduled for April 28-29 over the Atlantic ocean off Ft. Lauderdale's beach. The US Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the event which includes military and civilian aerial demonstrations for public education and ...

Exciting events planned for airport's 75th - Yarmouth County Vanguard | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are scheduled to perform during the Yarmouth Air Experience Open House on Aug. 22 in celebration of the Yarmouth International Airport's 75th anniversary. A performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and visit from the ...

Aerobatic aviator - Shreveport Times | “He taught me how to fly and taught me how to fly air shows. Him being local, and one of the biggest names ever in the air show industries, it's just pretty cool that he's helped my whole family get in this business and help us get to where we are now...

Raiders Reunion Recap – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) | THURSDAY – We’ll check in with Larry Kelley for a final look at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion.  Hear the final count on how much money we raised!  Plus we’ll discuss all the details on the fly-over and big banquet.  The show starts at 10am (EASTERN) right here on WarbirdRadio.com. STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768 SKYPE: warbirdradio [...]

Video: B-25's Over The Air Force Museum During 70th Doolittle Raid Reunion from AirPigz by Martt | I was fortunate to be over at the Doolittle Reunion on Tuesday April 17th for the arrival and static display of 20 B-25's on the runway behind the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio - see the post with 14 pix here. It was an amazing experience seeing so many B-25's gathered at one (fascinating) place, and during such an important time... the 70th anniversary of the courageous efforts of Jimmy Doolittle and 79 others...

‘FIFI’ dustup leaves more questions from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | The truth is out there... somewhere. Last week, a proposed amendment to the House's National Defense Authorization Act caused a bit of a firestorm. The proposed amendment from Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) would ...

Towcester Races For The RAF - AboutMyArea | A flying display at 12.15pm precedes a full day's racing, and will include Ferocious Frankie, an immaculate 1944 Mustang, and an aerobatic display team. Dean Benton, Director of Marketing and Communications for the RAF Benevolent Fund, said: “We are ...

Pink Floyd Allow Women of Aviation to Use Learning to Fly Song on Video - Music Talkers | Keen aviatrix Annette Lynton Mason (wife of Pink Floyd's drummer) can be seen in the video, as she was one the pilots participating to the week's activities. Originally launched in 2010 by Mireille Goyer, (International Team Leader for Women Of ...

Testing a human-powered plane from Flight International by Miquel Ros | The dream of flying has always captivated humans and, while aircraft and other machines have made this possible, some have not totally given up on the idea of human-powered flight. This is actually what...

Air museum feed features slate of activities - Topeka Capital Journal | By The Capital-Journal Those who attend the Combat Air Museum's annual pancake feed Saturday will be treated to food, fun and entertainment, a news release said. The event is set for 7 am to noon in hangar 602 on J Street at Forbes Field...

The sky is the limit for Bournemouth man Joe after achieving his dream - Bournemouth Echo | During his tough rehabilitation Joe discovered the Royal International Air Tattoo Flying Scholarship for the Disabled and applied while still in hospital. He was successful and was subsequently awarded a 40-hour, six week scholarship at an air school ...

U.S. Air Force's first C-17 arrives at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - af.mil | The U.S. Air Force's first C-17 (T-1) landed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday, April 25. This C-17 Globemaster III (S/N 87-0025) was essentially hand-built for the sole purpose of developmental test and evaluation, with an estimated life span of approximately five years. The aircraft was periodically rebuilt and refurbished over the years and its lifespan grew from five to 21 years....

This is by far the best F-15 video you have ever seen: aerial combat with 2011's top air-to-air squadron in the USAF. from David Cenciotti | The following video, brought to my attention by a tweet of @shotgunf15e (a Strike Eagle pilot) is by far  the best F-15 footage you can find on the web. According to the information provided by the Vimoeo uploader, it was created to commemorate the 67FS winning the...

Video: In case... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | In case you were wanting to stowaway on an airliner’s landing gear, here’s what would be in store for you.

Mustache March - airspacemag.com | Handlebar, pencil, or toothbrush? A gallery of famous aviators' 'staches in honor of a fuzzy Air Force tradition.

Flying on wings of Mercury from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | Though Hammondsport, N.Y., is synonymous with the name Glenn Curtiss and well known as the home of the Curtiss Aeroplane Co., after World War I Hammondsport also became the home of another aircraft manufacturer...

Walkaround: Kevin Kegin's Waco UPF-7 at St. Louis Downtown Airport from The Aero Experience | A new attraction has come to the St. Louis Downtown Airport - Kevin Kegin's restored 1941 Waco UPF-7 biplane, available for rides by appointment or during the many special events in the coming months.  This airplane, N32084, s/n 5716 was built in September 1941. It is one of about 600 built before and during the war. Originally built to...

Drop your landing gear at B-17 ground school - TheNewsTribune.com | (The Museum of Flight) World War II may be long over but it's not too late to be on a B-17 crew. The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is offering a weekend “ground school” that will include a flight on a B-17 Flying Fortress...

Submit your application to the Boeing Engineering Student of the Year Award! from Flightglobal by Miquel Ros | One more year, the Boeing Company and Flightglobal have launched the Boeing Engineering Student of the Year Award. Hurry up! because the deadline is fast approaching...you have only until the 21st of May to send your application!...

The Suit That Will Help Felix Baumgartner Withstand A 120,000-Foot Free Fall from POPSCI | Sometime before the end of this year, skydiver Felix Baumgartner intends to climb into a capsule suspended beneath a helium balloon, rise 23 miles above Roswell, New Mexico, open the capsule door, and jump out. On the 120,000-foot free fall-the longest ever attempted-he will face temperatures as low as -70°F and speeds of more than 700 miles an hour, becoming the first person to accelerate through the sound barrier without a craft....