Wednesday, July 4, 2012

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Air show organizers prep for heat, humidity - WHIO Dayton | The 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show will take to the skies this weekend, and with temperatures heading toward 100 degrees again, spectators are going to have to take precautions.

Fair St. Louis air show to feature world record attempt - KSDK | St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - Retired Air Force Major Brian Kissinger is planning a flight for the record books. "Fourth of July, we're going to set a world record for speed over a recognized course from St. Joseph to St. Louis. It will be the third world ...

Gary's South Shore Air Show - nwitimes.com | Jul 6-8. Gary's South Shore Air Show. noon-4pm. Marquette Park and Beach, Gary. garyairshow.com. Air show performers will return to the skies of Lake Michigan to wow and amaze the public in the 13th year of this show.

S. Idaho gears up for air show - StandardNet | TWIN FALLS . Organizers of the 2012 Air Magic Valley air show are ticking off items on their checklists as they plan for the upcoming show on July 28...

F-22 Raptor to make rare appearance at Tacoma's Freedom Fair - TheNewsTribune.com | Get the lowdown on the planes, fireworks and festivities at this year's Fourth of July festivities around the region.

Fly-in, breakfast back on track for Peach Festival - Shelby Township Source Newspapers | Advisor and Source Newspapers is your source for all Macomb County 24-hour breaking news, local news, sports, opinion, entertainment and more. View weather updates, watch videos and photos. Keep up with News and local Sports. Find restaurants ...

Air show draws 65000 to tradeport - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Approximately 65000 people attended last weekend's Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show, according to a preliminary estimate of attendance released by organizers.

Aircraft arrive for world's largest military airshow - ITV News | The first two aircraft are due to arrive for this weekend's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. It's the world's largest military airshow and up to 200000 people are expected to turn up over the two days of the event. The ...

IN FOCUS: A400M to get new name as first delivery draws near - Flightglobal | Backed by partner nations Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the UK, the formal acceptance of the new name is due to be formalised at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire during a ceremony on ...

C-27J to turn "Spooky" at Farnborough from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | You didn't hear this from me, but something "Spooky" is going to happen to Alenia Aermacchi's normally innocent-looking C-27J transport at next week's Farnborough air show.  Sharp-eyed readers of Flight International's new and largest issue of the year (which we affectionately nickname the "Fattie") might have spotted this intriguing advert nestled amid the satisfying variety of feature articles. It heralds the arrival of the MC-27J - an armed version of the "Spartan", to be offered by Alenia Aermacchi and ATK....

Ohio Air News #191 - Charles Johnson | Indy Air Show - B-17 @ Columbus and Marine Week Cleveland and weather @ The Museum...

Tante Ju from Apron 6 | I had a great day yesterday at Wevelgem Airport. It was nice to see some people I hadn’t seen for a while. Besides that it’s always fun to see the Bronco of the Bronco Demoteam up close. Although the actual reason for my visit was the mighty Ju-52. Coming from Duxford Flying Legends it made a fuel stop at my...

Karnataka opposes shifting air show out of Bangalore - New York Daily News | Bangalore, July 3 — The Karnataka government has opposed shifting the biennial mega air show Aero India hosted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base on Bangalore's outskirts out of the state.

'Memphis Belle' takes off for nostalgia - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | By Matthew Santoni — Like the veterans who flew them through flak and enemy fighter planes during World War II, the enormous B-17 “Flying Fortresses” are a disappearing breed. A surviving crewman boarded one of the few remaining B-17s on Monday at ...

B-25 flight brings back old memories for WWII veterans - Powell Tribune | Grumpy is like the planes Jimmy Doolittle's Raiders flew to bomb Japan 70 years ago during World War II. The B-25 is the only airplane that flew in every theater of war in World War II, said pilot John Sessions of Historic Flight Foundation, Everett, Wash.

Sherpa: If you must fly, try a B-17 - STLtoday.com | I have simply got to get me a B-17. If you want to beat the heat, try cruising with the windows open, at about 150 mph at 2500 feet, on a "Flying Fortress," the legendary workhorse bomber of World War II. One of these iconic birds will be in St. Louis ...

Ride in B-17 bomber was a flight to remember - ThisWeekNews | Having flown on military aircraft in the past, I had an idea what to expect when I climbed aboard a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber, known as the Flying Fortress.

Peter Jackson built Albatros D. Va flies in Florida - AAFO | Kermit Weeks takes his newly-acquired Albatros D.Va for its first flight since arriving in Florida. Built by Peter Jackson's The Vintage Aviator, Ltd. in New Zealand, this was its first flight in the US - and very likely the first flight of any Albatros in the US in a very long time! The engine is an authentic Mercedes 200hp straight six-cylinder engine. Awesome sound! Video.

An Albatros of a Different Color from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | Kermit Weeks has a new plaything, and man are we glad he does. It’s an Albatros D III. This faithful reproduction of a WWI icon is just stunningly beautiful – perhaps as beautiful as it was once deadly.  The D III is made, as the original was, of plywood with fabric covered wings. It sports an engine that makes a sound so alluring that it virtually forces total strangers to look up when it flies overhead. This thing is amazing....

Blue Skies JT  from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | The Golden Knights proudly and humbly memorialize Jonathan Tagle with the letters JT flown in free fall above Laurinburg NC. Home of the Golden Knights. The initials he was famously known for. He was more than just a skydiver. JT was an inspiration to all of those that put on a parachute. He was a professional canopy pilot, a pioneer and an ambassador for a country in a discipline that has no margin of error. One which is not for the feint of heart. Flying parachutes at speeds nearing 90 miles per hour inches from...

Search to find Earhart plane wreckage begins in HI - Austin American-Statesman | FILE - An undated file photo shows American aviatrix Amelia Earhart. A $2.2 million expedition is hoping to finally solve one of America's most enduring mysteries. What happened to famed aviator Amelia Earhart when she went missing over the South ...

More from Antique Airfield: Joe Fichera's Bird, Fly-In Registrations, First Flight for Stan Sweikar's Fleet, Award Winning Stearman Air to Air Photos, John Lorenz's Interstate Cadets, Vega Restoration Tail Installed and Connected

Aviation in Miami: the first 100 years — on view in HistoryMiami until 22 July from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Aviation in Miami: the first 100 years — on view in HistoryMiami until 22 July 25º 46′ 28″ N / 80º 11′ 50″ W Miami FL is an international city with a flair for style and architecture. I visit there on occasion to enjoy Cuban coffee, Venezuelan chocolate as well as to pick up larimar set [...]

Project Supercar: X-1 to make special visit to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Project Supercar: X-1 will make a special appearance for visitors at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on July 5. The X-1 is a fully customized Ford Mustang that focuses on power and speed with a central drive system and a real F-16 ejection seat.

Fly-in, breakfast back on track for Peach Festival - Shelby Township Source Newspapers | Advisor and Source Newspapers is your source for all Macomb County 24-hour breaking news, local news, sports, opinion, entertainment and more. View weather updates, watch videos and photos. Keep up with News and local Sports. Find restaurants ...

Blue ribbons fly in memory of Mooresville Guard pilot - Statesville Record & Landmark | MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Rows of small blue bows flapped in the hot wind Tuesday, their ribbons trailing across the mailboxes they were tied to on Corona Circle in Mooresville.

Pilot begins expedition around the world looking for world record from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | 20 year old wants to be the youngest to make the journey with single engine. Expedition began in Campinas on Tuesday and will pass through 12 countries....

"Lookout For That Old Weather" UCAP #293 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Hacking drones... In cockpit weather might be old... Pireps... LSAs not doing their paperwork?... Skycatchers barnstorming... The Pilot's Bill of Rights in the news just before Oshkosh, go figure...

Young Eagle Rally at St. Mary's Airport - Bay Net | According to chapter President Jeffrey Test, the pilots “donate their time, aircraft and fuel” in support of the Young Eagles program. This year, three of the 12 pilots were not chapter members said Joe Spelz the chapter Young Eagles coordinator ...

Commemorate space anniversaries during Family Day at museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Commemorate the anniversaries of several milestone space explorations during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 21 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.  Two anniversaries took place on Mars: The Viking Lander I landed on Mars on July 20, 1976, and the Mars Pathfinder mission landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. Two others took...

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