Monday, May 7, 2012

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Sound of Speed Airshow thrills thousands - News-Press Now | Eyes peered up into the bright blue sky for the first day of the 2012 Sound of Speed Airshow International Edition on Saturday. US Navy Leap Frogs, elite Navy SEALS and commandos jumped from various aircraft, parachuting onto the Rosecrans Memorial ...

Photos: Thunderbirds fly at Shaw - ACC | U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the elite Air Force Demonstration team, takes off from the Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. flightline to begin their performance at the Shaw Air Expo May 5, 2012. The 2012 Shaw Air Expo featured numerous static Air Force and U.S. Army displays and several aerobatic performers, which were highlighted by the Thunderbirds. The Shaw Air Expo took place on May 5 and 6.

Leap Frogs Jump into Sound of Speed Air Show - Military Feed | Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, the Leap Frogs, performed at the Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, Mo. as part of the annual “Sound of Speed” Air Show, May 5-6. The team performed four jumps over both days, including one jump performed in conjunction with their Canadian skydiving team counterparts, the SkyHawks....

Planes soared over the Midlands all weekend - WACH | Robert Yanacsek was there representing a non-profit called Warriors and Warbirds, which helps educate young kids about those who have fought in the sky for our country. Yanacsek is the president of the group which is based out of Monroe North Carolina, ...

Photos: Chino 2012 Airshow Pictures - Every Blade of Grass | As usual, we had a great time hanging out at the Chino Airshow. The grandstand seats were MUCH better this year, being right on the flight line....

AIR SHOW: New and old, aircraft dazzle thousands - New Bern Sun Journal | The Cherry Point Air Show continues Sunday with a full day of aerobatic events as well as static displays of new and old aircraft and military vehicles. Gates open at 8 am and ...

Ohio Air News 183 - Charles Johnson | The last of the B-25 Gathering and Doolittle Reunion, and new Dates from the Cincinnati Warbirds [Includes photos from Martt at AirPigz]

Dubai International Airshow wins Best Exhibition award - Arabian Supply Chain | by ASC Staff on May 7, 2012 F&E Aerospace, one of the biggest names in the aerospace event industry, has won the Best Exhibition award for the Dubai Airshow at the Middle East Event Awards 2012. The company were honoured by a panel of judges from ...

Oshkosh NOTAM now online - GAN | The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 60th annual fly-in convention July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The NOTAM, which is in effect July 20-30, outlines procedures for the...

Red Epic....in the field - Hemlock Films | Last week we let our Epic outside for a little exercise. We visited with friend and airplane builder Mike Cuy. He was gracious enough to sit down and chat about his vintage design airplane, and take it for a spin as well.  We shot most of the piece with the Red Epic at 5K, with no additional lighting.  Enjoy!

WW2 replica plane crashes in Pitt Meadows - 24 Hours Vancouver | By MICHAEL MUI, 24 HOURS A scale model Second World War replica aircraft crashed in a field at the Pitt Meadows Airport Sunday morning, and the pilot has been taken to hospital with unconfirmed injuries. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Perrie said the ...

The Battle of the Coral Sea from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | A few days ago I wrote about the Battle of the Coral Sea, which took place from May 4th-8th 1942, 70 years ago.  Since that article I've come across two Australian video reports about the battle, which was the closest approach of a Japanese invasion force to that country.  As most of the fighting took place from May 7th-8th, it seemed appropriate on this date to share them with you.

Unsung fighter — McDonnell’s F2H Banshee by travelforaircraft | The Banshee is unsung and unfairly so. I do not know why but I suspect it has to do largely with the U.S. Navy's decision to not have swept wings on their early jet aircraft. The Navy had good rationale for this since aircraft carriers were still straight deck (i.e., not the angled flight deck, allowing for simultaneous launching and landing cycles, of today) and jet engines during the day were notorious for there long spool up times. The math was simple, a jet with a high sink rate (due to its swept wing) and slow response engines presented an unacceptable risk of fouling the flight deck during combat flight operations....

Hindenburg and Lighter Than Air Exhibit - Lakehurst Historical Society | Lakehurst – The Lakehurst Historical Society and the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society will display Hindenburg and other Lighter Than Air artifacts on Sunday May 6, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Lakehurst Community Center, 207 Center St.Lakehurst, NJ 08733 | Authors, William F. Althoff and Eric San Juan will be available for booksigning. Althoff’s book, Artic Mission: 90 North by Airship and Submarine, recounts the U. S. Navy’s penetrations of the Arctic in 1958.  San Juan’s, Barrens, Blimps and Barons, describes Lakehurst’s history which includes visionary railroad barons, innovative military advances, and quirky residents. | Items for sale will include: Signed limited editions of “The Hindenburg” over the Pine Tree Inn by Toms River artist, Francis McGinley; Airship Excursions by Zeppelin Airship; Early Manchester and William Torrey by William Dewey; Scene, Yesterday by Frank Wainwright; plus many other items.  As part of their community service award, Cub Pack 10 – Lakehurst will assist with the sale of desserts. | The Lakehurst Historical Society Museum, located across the street, will also be open during the Hindenburg exhibit hours.  Visitors will gain additional appreciate for the town’s history and its role with the military base. | This program is free and open to the public.  Please contact Sandi at 732-581-3564 for additional information or visit the website at https://sites.google.com/site/lakehursthistoricalmuseum/

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MOVIE MONDAY: Collier Trophy and Whitcomb winglets edition from Flightglobal | Movie Monday subjects are sometimes tough to decide. This week, for instance. Do we go with the Collier Trophy homage, in honour of the 2012 award that is being presented on Thursday to the Boeing 787? Or do we make it about the winglet, a la the vortex-reducing airframe accessory unveiled last Wednesday for the 737 Max? Alas, nobody ever won the Collier Trophy for inventing a wingtip device....

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A piece of NASA history lands at Keystone Heights museum - Gainesville Sun | The large piece of aviation history completed its 900-mile journey in three semi trucks from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to the airport in Bradford County on April 24. On board the three semis: A 38-foot-high, 65-foot-wide, ...

Soyuz TMA-04M Continues Launch Campaign from Spaceports | Cosmonaut Padalka Gennady Ivanovich (Roscosmos, Russia), Cosmonaut Revin Sergey Nikolaevich (Roscosmos, Russia) and Astronaut Joseph Michael Acaba (NASA, USA), had training sessions onboard the spacecraft, acquainted with the on-board documentation and the content of cargo launched during their final training at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam) in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-04M crew and also made a fitting of the Sokol-KB spacesuits and individual liners prior to their scheduled liftoff May 15, 2012....

Virgin Galactic: Space is much closer than you think - Memeburn | Burt Rutan, who owns one of the world's preeminent aeronautical and design companies in Scaled Composites, was looking to win the Ansari X Prize. The prize promised US$10-million to anyone who could get a private plane in space...

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