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Blue Angels to zoom at 650 mph at weekend air show - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Breaking news all day long and headlines from more than 15 local, trusted newspapers. The Navy's Blue Angels' squadron of F-18 fighter jets will pierce the...

Four Blue Angels members hail from Western Pa. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Pilots Sean D. Tucker in the Oracle Challenger 3 (red) and Rob Holland in a MXS fly in formation with members of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team during a ...

Vintage aircraft added to 2012 Dayton Air Show lineup - Springfield News Sun | DAYTON — A historic American Airlines jetliner built in 1937 and an Air Force surveillance plane have been added to this year's Dayton Air Show lineup.

National Guard Pilot John Klatt - mulner©photography | ...After his flight John was great with meeting the kids and signing posters for the children which I know they really looked forward to getting on this day of an awesome airshow with some of the best pilots around...

2012 Air Show Autograph Card - Goulian Aerosports | New for 2012 is our Goulian Aerosports/Goodyear air show autograph card. A beautiful 8? x 10? card that Mike can personalize for you! The card includes details about Mike and...

CoolPix: Blue Angels Over Baltimore Last week (Now With Desktop Sizes!) from AirPigz by Martt | I've been bringing you what I call CoolPix images for a long time now, and I've always intended that you would use them as desktop backgrounds. But I imagine a lot of folks don't have the easy means to resize or crop an image to best fit their specific screen size. So I decided I'd give you some help, starting with this AWESOME Blue Angels image captured last Friday over Baltimore...

Greenwood Lake Air Show returns in August - NorthJersey.com | 18 and 19. This year's headliners will be the Twin Tiger Aerobatic Team, which features Buck Roetman and Mark Sorenson and their identical Tiger Yak 55's...

Wings clipped at rain-hit air show - Hucknall Today | OVERCAST skies, rain and various setbacks took their toll on the annual Hucknall air show run by the Merlin Flying Club...

Red Arrows to appear at Suffolk airshow - ITV News | The show's being held at the weekend for the first time in its history to avoid clashing with the Olympic Games. The Red Arrows are among the aircraft due to be ...

Photos of Red Arrows tearing through skies pay tribute to fallen ... - Metro | One of the stunning photos of the Red Arrows, the world renowned aerobatic display ... And now, the aerobatics are being celebrated in a book by photographer ...

Stage set for Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | It is the first-ever weekend airshow, with the event having been moved to an earlier date ... The show's flying director Tim Miller said: “It is as good an airshow as ...

Pinpoint precision: Black Hawk helicopter blades come within a ... - Daily Mail | In what seems like a deadly game of chicken, this was the moment two Black Hawk helicopters came within a metre of crossing rotor blades at an air show in ...

Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team joins line-up for Ninth Annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” - Atlantic City Plugged In | Once again making the Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” an international show, the Canadian Skyhawks Parachute Team have joined the current line-up of American military and civilian pilots. The SkyHawks have proudly represented Canada for 40 years showcasing the professionalism, dedication and teamwork it takes to be a part of the Canadian Forces. Their exciting and thrilling performance will be performed at over 30 events across North America including Atlantic City’s Airshow. Last year’s international team was the Brazilian Esquadrilha da Fumaca or “Smoke Squadron” team...

Mohr Barnstorming - mulner©photography | ...Amazed by how Mohr could squeeze square loops and double snap rolls out of an underpowered, drag-ridden, 2,400-pound biplane at an airport with an elevation above 3,000 feet. The Stearman seemed to defy the aerodynamic laws of drag and air density as it flowed from one maneuver to another without the panting you’d expect from a heavy airplane on a hot August day....

Evreux: airshow of the Patrouille de France - Paris Normandy | AIR MEETING. Before the demonstration of the Patrouille de France at the BA 105 Sunday, Captain Leroy, who has ties to the Eure, sheds light on ...

'Warbirds' fly in: Featured fliers bring WWII 'living history' to Fargo - In-Forum | Sahr's stories are what Fargo Air Museum Executive Director Fran Brummond calls the “living ... During the exhibit, the Fargo Air Museum at 1609 19th Ave.

Columbus airport part of four-day, 2681-mile air race - Columbus Telegram | COLUMBUS — The women gathered inside the Avcraft Inc. building at Columbus Municipal Airport on Wednesday afternoon were friendly...

Annual air show this weekend will feature death-defying maneuvers - Olean Times Herald | On Saturday and Sunday, pilots from the Buffalo chapter of the International Aerobatic Club will compete in the group's Aerobatic Challenge Competition at the ...

WWII Bomber Plane Lands in Sioux Falls - KDLT News | The Commemorative Air Force flew a WWII B-25 Bomber into Joe Foss Field, and you ... After being flown in 15 combat missions during World War II, this B-25 ...

PASSINGS: Bob Chappuis, Dennis Hamilton - Los Angeles Times | An aerial gunner and radio operator on B-25 bombers, he was shot down over Italy on his 21st mission but was rescued by Italian partisans, who sheltered him ...

'Enola Gay' navigator to speak July 6 from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The navigator from the B-29 Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, will speak at 1:30 p.m. on July 6 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk will present "My True Course," giving a first-hand perspective of one of World War II's most famous missions. The free lecture takes place in the museum's Carney Auditorium, and seating for this presentation is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Van Kirk will sign...

Solar Impulse Flight Highlights Challenges from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely at Ouarzazate International airport, Kingdom of Morocco after flying 17 hours and twenty minutes over 683 km, and not without challenges. Pilot Andre Borschberg told local journalists it was "one of the most difficult flights we've done." The area presents pilots with frequent thunderstorms, strong winds and thermal activity. The team's flight planners used...

Round the World Air Race – 20th Anniversary - Tailwinds Blog | It is the 20th anniversary of the Around the World Air Race. Over the next several weeks I'm going to share my racing exploits from this fantastic event. Cross country air racing is such a thrilling sport, but, when I had the ...

Early Air Racers with Retractable Landing Gear - Aircraft Market Place | Wheels of all types were used until 1920 when air racing became very popular with increasingly larger pay outs to winners. It was then that reducing drag became so important. Racing aircraft started appearing with less wires ...

National Air Races - Teaching & Learning History | And there are several compelling newspaper headlines in the Plain Dealer archive that might make for interesting images for this mobile app story, too: I'd like to even add an oral history (time permitting) with local Air Racing ...

Art of War - Vintage Wings of Canada | It began on 29 June 1962, as I stood before the main gates to the entrance of the Canadian Army's Currie Barracks, in Calgary, Alberta. To the guard, I uttered the simple words "I want to join the Canadian Army as a Military Policeman." Four days later I was aboard a train bound for the Canadian Provost Corps school located at Camp Borden, Ontario, and the start of basic army training....
   
Final stop for Flight 1549 - travelforaircraft | Much has been written about Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger's water landing of his Airbus 320 into the Hudson River on US Airways Flight 1549. Remarkable for its lack of drama as professionals make hard look easy. Using his training and experience he calmly used what he knew — which was a lot. He knew his aircraft. He knew the Hudson River, especially the location of the bridges. He also knows how to fly without power since he also pilots sailplanes. This is why we pay pilots and why they are regulated to such a high degree. Contrary to populist thought, regulation ensures high standards are met. It ensures that accounting analyses do not interfere with quality for the sake of the bottom line. It ensures that we have pilots like Sully — not hacks...