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Pilot is 3rd female to fly with Thunderbirds - Quad City Times | With a father who fought in the Vietnam War and a grandfather who was a World War II soldier, U.S. Air Force Maj. Caroline Jensen said she always had a feeling she would be in the military someday as well.  “I grew up with a really strong sense of patriotism and the knowledge that there are people out there who serve so we can live with the freedoms that we have,” the 37-year-old native of River Falls, Wis., said Thursday.  But it took a trip to an air show when she was 13 years old to determine what her flight path would be....Performers: Besides the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the VFA-122 Super Hornet West Coast Demo Team, AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Hoppers Flight Jet Team, Red Bull Air Force, University of Iowa Jet Team, North American F-86F Tac Demo, Lima Lima ...

Klatt to show off his his aerobatic skill in weekend air show - News Sentinel | Flying a plane, let alone flying one at high rates of speed upside down might sound difficult for those who don't fly, but for LTC John Klatt it seems to be, well, easy. Flipping his blue, two-seater stunt plane over on it's top, at 1,500 feet above ...

What Is It Really Like To Fly In A Stunt Plane?  By Maureen Mespell | Fort Wayne, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) -- INC's Tommy Schoegler took to the skies Thursday morning to see what it's like to take a flight in a stunt plane click on the video to watch him being put through the ringer...

Sun sets on summer - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Don Hinz, the retired United States Navy commander and member of the Minnesota branch of the Commemorative Air Force who had spearheaded the restoration, died as a result of the crash. The plane had been used as a tool to educate people about the ...

F-22 fighter jet's 'brain' is made in Fort Wayne - News Sentinel | Although the average air-show spectator may not know it, the world's most advanced fighter jet relies on a sophisticated flight computer system largely built in Fort Wayne when performing its awe-inspiring stunts. Members of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 ...

Louisa County Air Show is this Saturday - Goochland Gazette | If you're willing to take a road trip this weekend, don't miss the 21st annual Louisa County Air Show at Louisa County Airport and Freeman Field on Saturday, September 1. Each year, the event brings exciting displays of aerial artistry to the Central ...

Flight Aboard Bombers is Treat for AirFest Visitors - Cape May County Herald | ERMA — Some men go out to dinner on their 50th birthday, to a ballgame or maybe to a Bruce Springsteen concert but James Bray celebrated his big day by flying aboard a P-51 Mustang. The plane was visiting Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum (NASW) ...

$100 buys a hamburger and hope from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | HANOVER, INDIANA – Lee Bottom Flying Field (64I) suffered a direct hit by an F4 tornado on March 2. As a result, every piece of equipment and building was either damaged or destroyed. After surveying the damage, it was determined the long popular annual Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Fly-In could no longer be held. The strip is usable, but the facilities are not. In its place, organizers will hold the $100 Hamburger Tornado Relief Fly-In on Saturday, Sept. 29...

Canadian International Air Show rolls into Toronto - Toronto Sun | Photographer Ernest Doroszuk, Ming Pao's Andrew Lee and I were fortunate enough to hitch a ride in three 1941 Harvard planes during a media preview Thursday of the 63rd annual Canadian International Air Show this Labour Day weekend. The stunning ...

VIDEO: Star Editor turned daredevil ahead of CNE Airshow - Toronto Star | ... Michael Cooke flies in a stunt plane with Michael Wiskus in his Lucas Oil Pitts stunt plane. The Canadian International Air Show is back for 2012. And to prepare, Toronto Star Editor Michael Cooke went for a very memorable flight with ace pilot ...

Snowbirds wow the crowds in Tillsonburg - Delhi News Record | The Snowbirds provided plenty of excitement during an air show at Tillsonburg Regional Airport Wednesday afternoon. Airport Administrator Annette Murray, said close to 3,000 spectators were in attendance for the event. The Snowbirds began the 30-minute ...

Celebrate RAF planes at family fun airshow - Portsmouth News | IT HAS been a year of celebration for Britain this year, but the party hasn't stopped quite yet as the RAFA Shoreham Airshow is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the RAF central flying school. The display, which is now in its 23rd year, will feature ...

Living history flying days Saturday - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | CHINO -- Planes of Fame Air Museum will present "Korean Conflict" for its Living History Flying Day event on Saturday. Open to the public, the museum presents a speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans. The event will ...

Air show built on collaboration, volunteers - Martinsburg Journal | MARTINSBURG - Collaboration has been key in organizing and implementing the 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show. The event has relied on several partners to make it happen, from the Airport Authority to Chambers of ...

75 Piper Cubs At Hartford Wisconsin! CoolPix 2Fer from AirPigz by Martt | I went for a ride in a Cub on Friday afternoon July 28 (2012) during the CUBS 2 OSH event going on at the Hartford Wisconsin airport and was able to capture this sweet image of the Cubs on-site at the time. When I was prepping the pic tonight I thought wouldn't it be cool if there were 75 Cubs in the pic to match the 75th anniversary... and when I counted them I couldn't believe it - exactly 75 Cubs! I even counted a second time to be sure : ) There were actually more than 75 Cubs on the airport and...

Annual Oshkosh 2012 'Best/Worst Of' Award Selection Invites YOUR Participation! from Aero-News Network | YOU Can Contribute To The Annual List Compiled By The Staff and Readership of the ANN and Aero-TV! For quite a while, we have recognized the highs and lows inherent in the general and sport aviation community -- and yes, we’ve had a bit of fun in the process. There are but a few places where that is more a propos than at a major event like the Oshkosh Fly-In -- a place where one can take a solid read on the heart and soul of aviation. It's hard to know...

Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo is “The Place to be for Sport Aviation This Fall!” from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo is “The Place to be for Sport Aviation This Fall!” See over 40 Light Sport Aircraft, including Part 103 and Gyroplanes on one easily accessible and demo friendly flightline. Shop for the latest in aviation gadgets in the Wicks Aircraft & Motorsports Exhibitor Hall. Sit in one...

Podcast: A Cub Across America from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Jared Calvert, age 25, is spending the summer flying in a Piper J-3 Cub to all 48 contiguous U.S. states. He spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about his trip, the setbacks he's overcome, and his motivation for doing it...

Fernley balloonist preps for Great Reno Balloon Race - RGJ.com | FERNLEY — Floating above the Fernley skies in the early morning hours on Aug. 18 was a hot air balloon that was piloted by Chuck Reynolds. The balloon floated east over the roof tops of Snowdrift Road and ultimately landed in an unimproved area adjacent to Silverland Middle School. The crew,...

Michelle Bassanesi from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt

C-46 Commando Extra by travelforaircraft | So much material was found in researching the last post I had to leave some images behind so that post wouldn't be too lengthy. So, here are more images which were not included in the previous post :)

An old aviation stalwart gets a new lease on life from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Readers may remember that in one of my earliest Weekend Wings articles, I mentioned the Antonov An-2 biplane. It first flew in 1947, powered by a Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine (copied from the US Wright R-1820 Cyclone engine) producing 1,000 horsepower. It's believed that over 20,000 have been built, including licensed production in China (as the Shijiazhuang Y-5), Poland and possibly elsewhere, making it the most-produced aircraft in history. The basic version can...

Lail receives Wings of Gold - Charlotte Observer | Lt. j.g. Matthew Lail, U.S. Navy, received his Wings of Gold during a Naval Aviator Designation ceremony July 27 at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. The Naval Aviator designation ceremony marks the end of nearly two years of training that prepares ...

Video of the Day – August 31, 2012 – Low, Fast & Close Aircraft Fly-bys from Flight Monkeys
 
The Next JetMan, Troy Hartman? from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A new turbine-powered personal flying wing jetpack may be coming from San Diego-based Troy Hartman, an X Games skysurfing gold medalist and aerial stuntman who is actively testing his developing design. Hartman has not yet flown the complete rig but is testing its key components (see video). The ultimate solid wing design may be similar to that created by current only-living-Jetman, Yves Rossy. Rossy has successfully flown several...

Miami Dolphins plane clips another at Dallas airport - www.cnn.com | A plane carrying the Miami Dolphins clipped another aircraft at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and did some minor damage, the airline said.

MAPS museum to launch Saturday Air Academy  - Akron Beacon Journal | 17 at a cost of $20 per session — is created for young people who are fascinated with flight and aviation and who might be thinking about a career in the field, said John W. Sheridan, MAPS Air Museum educational specialist. He will be the lead instructor.

Original exit from the pink Skyvan. By Plamen Petrov Boachanoff from Bonjour BlueSky

Young Eagles soar during first flights - The Star Democrat | Young Eagles soar during first flights. Sam Frain, 17, of Chestertown, returns from his Young Eagles flight aboard the Challenger aircraft of pilot Dan Wroe, left. Related Galleries. icon-collection Young Eagles soar during first flight...

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Video: Flags at Half-Staff for Neil Armstrong Today from Spaceports | Neil Armstrong's funeral is today in Ohio. The President of the United States has placed all American flags at half-staff today in his honor and the cosmic calendar has provided a "Blue Moon!"

Our View: Armstrong was an American hero - Norwich Bulletin | The Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio — the town where he was born — paid tribute to their native son Wednesday with a program called “Wink at the Moon.” That title came from the family's suggestion of how best we can pay our respects ...

World War II veterans gather at Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler - Savannah Morning News | WWII Veteran Donald Scott talks about being punched by a German civilian while he was being held as a prisoner of war in September of 1944 after being shot down in a B-17 following a bombing run. Scott was visiting the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum ...

WWII pilot takes to the sky again in B-25 bomber - KPAX-TV | It's a first-time sighting for many Montanans, but it's a blast from the past for Ralph Wilcox, a World War II veteran and pilot of the B-25 bomber. He recalls what time was like while up in the air, being shot at by the enemy: "The fragments go every ...

WWII vets fly on B-17 Bomber - Suburban Life Publications | Several area World War II vets were treated to a ride on a B-17 Bomber at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. The plane, "Aluminum Overcast," is one of less than a dozen fully restored B-17s left ...

Taking flight: What it's like to fly in the Flying Fortress - Suburban Life Publications | World War II veteran Lt. Charlie Mueller, of Plainfield, looks out the window of the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Bomber during a flight on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. To honor World War II veterans, the Warbirds of America Squadron 4 is offering rides on the ...

Veterans recall WWII during flight - Joliet Herald News | ROMEOVILLE — Joseph Belman returned to the wild blue yonder in a B-17 Flying Fortress. He observed the .50-caliber machine gun in the waist gunner's position, and he recalled his first mission over Europe in World War II. He remembered looking down at ...

‘Leggy Lady’ was a bomber like no other from War Tales by Don Moore | Ret. Staff Sgt. Linwood Brown of Punta Gorda, Fla. was tail gunner in “Leggy Lady,” a B-25 Mitchell medium attack bomber, part of the 10th Air Force flying bombing raids in the CBI Theater in Burma, China and Thailand in late 1944 and almost until the end of World War II in ’45. He flew [...]

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Inaugural Paulding air show gaining momentum, sponsors - NeighborNewspapers.com | Co-director Dave Carmichael said the idea behind the air show was to give families in the area an exciting activity to participate in, while still remembering the country's heritage. “Air shows are tremendous community events,” he said. “It gives us...

Jet rally takes flight next weekend Show at local airport is first of its kind ... - Foster's Daily Democrat | The Horizon Hobby 2012 Air Meet and Air Show Extravaganza is being promoted as the largest RC event of its kind and is the first such event to be held in the U.S., according to organizer Ray Labonte, owner of Ray and Robin's Hobby Center in Falmouth.

Sixteenth annual AirFest in Lower Township attracts hundreds of aviation lovers - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | The boy and his father, Robert DeDemenico, of Westfield, were among hundreds of visitors who made their way to the airport for the 16th annual AirFest, a three-day event that serves as both a fundraiser and a history lesson. Joe Salvatore, director of ...

Look up! Fort Wayne Air Show this Labor Day weekend - WANE | FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Leading up to the Air Show this Labor Day weekend, planes took to the sky to advertise. If you looked up around 11:30 on Thursday, you probably saw "Air Show" being written in the clouds. The Fort Wayne Air Show presented by ...

Stearman Fly-In ready to land in Galesburg - Galesburg Register-Mail | Hundreds of Stearman bi-planes like this Navy Model 75 will converge on Galesburg beginning this weekend for the week-long National Stearman Fly-In that officially kicks off Monday. The Navy typically painted the fuselage and wings of its planes yellow.

Great Barrington: Fly-In event to benefit Rotary Scholarship Fund - Berkshire Eagle | The Great Barrington Airport and Great Barrington Rotary will present their second annual Fly-In from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Great Barrington Airport, 70 Egremont Plain Road. New and old airplanes will be touching down and ...

Gold Team Headlines in Bellevue from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | This is the second time the Gold Demonstration Team has visited Bellevue for a show and both times the team has encountered adverse weather. Upon arriving the team was briefed on what their schedule was for the Defenders of Freedom Open House Air Show held on Offutt Air Force Base and along with the schedule came a warning of possible changes to the planned schedule due to the weather forecast. As always the Gold Team stands ready to adjust to any situation that might arise and did so effortlessly. On Friday the team...

Fiorito: CNE air show? Incoming, take cover - Toronto Star | The best letters are written by those who know how to think, to reason and to spell. The worst are from those who can't tell spin from Spinoza. Here, from the mailbag, are some things to think about while you're huddling in your bunker during the air ...

Vulcan marks 60 years since maiden flight - Telegraph.co.uk | Sixty years later, the last flying example of that plane, which was later named the Vulcan, will celebrate its Diamond anniversary with air displays at the Bournemouth Air Festival and Shoreham Airshow this weekend. Now a famous example of British ...

Red Arrows in emotional tribute to fallen pilots - Bournemouth Echo | The Red Arrows made an emotional return to Bournemouth on Thursday afternoon with their first display in the town since the deaths of pilots Jon Egging and Sean Cunningham last year. The seven plane team opened the 2012 Bournemouth Air Festival with ...

First day of Bournemouth Air Festival looks set to be record breaker - Bournemouth Echo | THE first day of Bournemouth's Air Festival was looking like the busiest Thursday in the event's short history. That was the view of Bournemouth Tourism director Mark Smith, a year on from the deluge which threatened to sink last year's event on day one.

Displays in the air and on the ground at Shoreham Airshow - Shoreham Herald | With more than 60 display aircraft, the event, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the RAF Central Flying School, should have something for everyone. For some of the highlights, aviation photographs, interviews with organisers and more on the work of ... 

Royal Air Force pays tribute to the “queen of the skies” VC-10 with a three-ship flypast across the UK from David Cenciotti's weblog | In 1960, the RAF issued Specification 239 for a strategic transport, which during September 1961 resulted in an order for five VC-10’s from Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. The VC-10 was an airliner designed for high subsonic speed at high altitude whilst operating from hot and high airfields found in African countries of the old British Empire. The design that came out of these requirements was quite simply the stuff of legends: the performance was...

Video: RAF Waddington 2012 DVD intro from stickandrudderWTO

The Patrouille de France, guest of honor of the 68th anniversary of the Liberation ... - Lyon first | As a prelude to ceremonies commemorating the liberation of Lyon, the Patrouille de France fly over Lyon twice, Monday, September 3, 2012 from 11:30 am paying tribute to those who liberated France and Lyon. After a first ...

The Patrouille de France fly over Lyon Monday - mLyon | The Patrouille de France fly over Lyon on Monday. The prestigious formation fly over the city on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of its liberation. From 11am on 9 Alpha Jets lights will make a first pass from west to east over the place ...

Italy paints the sky in Slovakia: the Frecce Tricolori Air Fest Sliac - Hello Slovakia | The Frecce Tricolori, officially "313 ° Acrobatic Training Group", also known as National Aerobatic Team, from their base at Addressed in Friuli Venezia Giulia will be visiting the skies of central Slovakia in the end ...

Warbirds: Models that 'come alive' - Muncie Star Press | MUNCIE — To be amazed by the efforts that warbird modelers put into their prized machines, you need only study the rivets that Sam Parfitt painstakingly etched into the surface of his shiny P-47 Thunderbolt. How many thousand are there? “Several, I ... 
 
Taking flight: What it's like to fly in the Flying Fortress - Suburban Life Publications | World War II veteran Lt. Charlie Mueller, of Plainfield, looks out the window of the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Bomber during a flight on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. To honor World War II veterans, the Warbirds of America Squadron 4 is offering rides on the ... 

Timeless Voices - Leo Thorsness from eaavideo.org | Medal of Honor recipient Leo Thorsness was a USAF F-105 fighter pilot with the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War. He was shot down on April 30, 1967 and spent six years as a POW in North Vietnam.

Historic bomber on display at Missoula airport - KPAX-TV | MISSOULA- The engines of a B-25 bomber roared as it taxied to the Museum of Mountain Flying at the Missoula International Airport on Monday. This type of plane was made famous after the raid on Tokyo, on April 18, 1942, the first bombing of the city ...

Canadian air museum finds home at Toronto airport - CTV News | Canadian air museum finds home at Toronto airport. The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, left, looks up at the full-scale replica of the legendary Avro Arrow before speaking at the New Canadian Air & Space Museum "Takes Flight" ...

Young Eagles Flight Rally: Kids can take off - KeepMEcurrent.com | SANFORD – The Young Eagles Flight Rally, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapters 225 and 1210. The free program, for children ages 8-17, started as a way to ...

Wapakoneta memorial honors favorite son Neil Armstrong - Canton Repository | Hundreds attended the twilight service for the fallen astronaut Wednesday night in his Wapakoneta hometown, the site of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.

Discovery, Science to air Neil Armstrong special by Kevin Ritchie | Discovery Channel and sister network Science will host the U.S. premiere of One Giant Leap: A Neil Armstrong Tribute, a special commemorating the passing of the famous astronaut. ... The news comes after U.S. net History devoted an entire day of programming to late astronaut Armstrong yesterday (August 28).  As commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969. He died on August 24 following complications from heart-bypass surgery that he had undergone earlier this month. He was 82.

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The F-22 Raptor Demo Team will perform at the 2012 Fort Wayne Air Show ... - fwdailynews.com | Images. Photo contributed/Fort Wayne Air Show. The F-22 Raptor Demo Team will perform at the 2012 Fort Wayne Air Show. Photo contributed. The Fort Wayne Air Show will have a preshow dinner and concert Friday at Fort Wayne International Airport, with ...

Some of the World's Best Aerobatic Performers at NRV SkyFest AirShow - Twin County News | Some of the World's best aerobatic performers will be tearing up the sky at NRV SkyFest AirShow September 7, 8 & 9 at NRV Airport, Dublin, Virginia...

Plymouth Air Show lifts off Sunday morning - Wicked Local | Many Americans have flown on large, multi-engine, commercial jets that look, feel and even sound heavy. When you fly on one you feel as if a muscle-bound athlete is hoisting you into the air like a massive dumbbell. It's a marvelous feat of engineering.

Snowbirds in the community - Delhi News Record | Two Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Major Ryan Stich and Captain Brent Handy, visited the farm of Robin Barker-James near Tillsonburg Wednesday morning. Barker-James runs a history day camp, and this week's theme was World War II.

Red Arrows and fireworks at Torbay Royal Regatta - your videos and pictures - This Is South Devon | THE RAF Red Arrows thrilled packed crowds around Torbay tonight with a display for Torbay Royal Regatta. After a day of heavy rain and high winds, the skies cleared and the seven Hawk jets performed their display under clear blue skies. ​ Angelique ...

Red Arrows return to kick off Bournemouth Air Festival 2012 - Bournemouth Echo | THE Red Arrows are set to roar over Bournemouth seafront this afternoon in what is sure to be an emotional beginning to the fifth Bournemouth Air Festival . The famous team are first up on the bill at 3pm, returning a year on from the tragic death of ...

Full heaven with the Patrouille de France!  - Le Parisien | GATHERING. The PAF (Patrouille de France aerobatic) will, for the second consecutive year, the International Airshow star Ile-de - France. The air show, which takes place on the airfield at Cergy-Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin....

'Today's Air Force' reviews Air Force Week 2012 from Air Force Link Top Stories | Air Force Television News released a new edition of "Today's Air Force" on Aug. 29; taking a look back at Air Force Week 2012 - New York City.  On this episode's "Straight from the Top," Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy talks about the importance of showcasing Air Force capabilities to the public. Later, Staff Sgt. Shannon Ofiara presents a review of the various events at and around Air Force week, from fly-bys to fly-balls, as the Air Force showed its colors to thousands of supporters around the Big Apple....

Brunswick air show a chance for outreach to veterans - The Forecaster | BRUNSWICK — As jets soared and tumbled through the air at the Great State of Maine Air Show last weekend – an event meant to honor those who have served in the U.S. armed services – Randall Simonse of North Yarmouth remembered a darker time ...

Airshow Planned for Tramore for Summer 2013!! - Waterford Today | The organisers of Waterford Airshow in Tramore, Co.Waterford have spent the last year making plans for an event which the organisers say could attract up to 40,000 spectators and generate over €1million for the local economy. Among those behind the ...

August 30, 2012 – Video of the Day – Fieseler Storch flies at Everett from Flight Monkeys

WW II B-17 bomber 'Aluminum Overcast' open for tours and rides Friday thorugh ... - Suburban Life Publications | The Experimental Aircraft Association's Warbird Squadron 4 is hosting tours and rides on the WW II B-17 bomber, “Aluminum Overcast,” Friday through Sunday, at Lewis University Airport, on Renwick Road, Romeoville. Flight times are 10:15, 11 and 11:45...

Take a ride on B-17 'Sentimental Journey' during rare stop here - Cut Bank Pioneer Press | During that time, people can tour the B-17 Sentimental Journey, take a flight in it, or just stand close to or walk around this amazing piece of history. Walk-through tours will take place off and on during the bomber's two-day stay. “As long as they ...

WWII Fighters, Bombers and Armor Featured at Republic - Patch.com | The B-17 and the B-24, mighty four engine bombers that pummeled America's enemies during World War II, will offer flight experiences for a donation of $425 per person. The Mustang fighter is an extremely rare two seat version of the aircraft, including ...

Harrison Ford May Take Flight for Flying Tigers - IGN | IGN has learned that Indiana Jones and Sallah -- OK, the actors who played them -- may reunite for a long-gestating TV project about the Flying Tigers. During an interview today with John Rhys-Davies for the forthcoming Indiana Jones Blu-ray set, the ...

Just Wingin' It from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | To the west went the Discovery Air Hawk
One Sabre, the Robillard Brothers Mustang IV and the Warrant Officer Harry Hannah Stearman. To the east went the four Yellow Wings aircraft – the Finch, Tiger Moth, Harvard and Cornell. These seven aircraft have done yeoman service throughout the summer, telling the stories of Canada's heroes and recruiting new Vintage Wingers from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island. With the Vintage Wings of Canada flying season in full swing and the hangar more roomy, it was time to put maximum effort into the restoration projects on the hangar floor. All available hands, both staff and volunteers, were pressed into...

Corsair low pass Photoflying Days from Apron 6 | A short clip of the Corsair doing a low pass during the photoflying days. The videographer...

Cub Pilot Aims To Fly To 48 States from AVwebFlash Current Issue | When Jared Calvert, a 25-year-old pilot from Texas, decided to tour the 48 contiguous U.S. states in his Piper Cub early this year, his plan was to not have a plan. "I wanted to take off and just go," he said. After several years of working to restore a Piper J-3 Cub that had been sitting in a barn since 1950, he launched his trip, planning to...

Mahwah aviator soars beyond his own expectations - NorthJersey.com | "He's probably the finest aviator I've ever had the pleasure of flying with," Schepis said. "The effort he puts forth is something we can all aspire to." Born and raised in Hackensack, Barteluce said he always heard the engines of the planes flying ...

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 General aviation in Alaska to be celebrated from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | General aviation plays an especially important role in Alaska, where state residents rely on it for medical evacuation, pipeline patrol, firefighting, wildlife surveys and search and rescue – not to mention the essential function that general aviation performs in the state’s oil, mining, construction, fishing and tourism industries. On Sept. 17, the significance of GA will be highlighted at a special event called "Celebrating General Aviation in Alaska," to be held at Signature Flight Support at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)...

Young Eagles to take wing in Independence - Statesman Journal (blog) | Organizer David Ullman of Independence said that Young Eagles flights were originally launched in 1992 and aim to give youth an opportunity to fly in a general aviation airplane. Sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) member volunteers, ...

Space Foundation... Air Force Space Command Salute (Event) - SatNews Publishers | The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. and dinner is at 7:00 p.m. Attendees will each receive a commemorative Air Force Space Command 30th Anniversary poster, created for AFSPC by artist Richard Green and printed by the Space Foundation with funding from ...

Video: Will.i.am Talks of First Music from Mars from Spaceports | "Reach for the Stars," is about will.i.am's passion for science, technology and space exploration. This video is a behind the scenes look at the creation of the song.

Hundreds gather for Armstrong memorial - WHIO Dayton | With a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps under the night sky, hundreds of people came to the Armstrong Air & Space Museum to memorialize the first man to walk on the moon. The astronaut first learned to fly planes as a teenager at a nearby airfield ...

Rose Church, Flight Nurse to the Astronauts, Receives Life Membership at Museum from News | Ms Rose Church, “Flight Nurse to the Astronauts” at McDonnell Aircraft during the Mercury and Gemini space programs, received Life Membership in the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum today. Members of the museum Board of Directors hosted Ms Church at a luncheon and visited the Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) Prologue Room Museum near Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Life Membership was...

THE NEIL A. ARMSTRONG AVIATION HERITAGE TROPHY

National Aviation Hall of Fame announces
 
THE NEIL A. ARMSTRONG
AVIATION HERITAGE TROPHY

(August 29, 2012 – Dayton, OH)  The Members and Board of the National Aviation Hall of Fame were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Neil A. Armstrong, an Enshrinee of the Hall of Fame since 1979. Neil Armstrong was a true American hero and a dedicated member of the aviation and space community. His contributions to aviation and space exploration will never be forgotten.

In 1998, the National Aviation Hall of Fame partnered with Rolls-Royce North America, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Reno Air Racing Foundation and many aviation related organizations to establish and support the National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI), which was created to foster the preservation of our rich aviation history by encouraging the restoration of vintage aircraft to airworthy condition. NAHI has held annual vintage aircraft competitions in both Dayton, Ohio and Reno, Nevada since 1999. The Invitational competition in Reno is held concurrently with the National Championship Air Races each September.

At each NAHI competition, the Grand Champion, the aircraft judged to be the most authentic example of a vintage aircraft restored to airworthy condition, has been awarded The Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy, which resides throughout the year in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center outside of Washington, DC. The owner of the winning aircraft is presented with a "keeper" trophy by members of the NAHI staff and Enshrinees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Neil Armstrong has been among those representing the National Aviation Hall of Fame at these presentations for nearly a decade, participating in many ceremonies. The owners of these outstanding vintage aircraft are thrilled when they are presented their well-deserved trophy by a Hall of Fame Enshrinee and especially the first man to walk on the moon.

Ken Perich, Executive Director, National Aviation Heritage Invitational, stated: "on behalf of the NAHI Sponsors, Supporters, Judging staff and Volunteers, we are extremely proud to announce that The Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy will be unveiled and presented to the Grand Champion of our 14th Annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational competition during the 2012 presentation ceremony which will be held at the National Championship Air Races".

Ron Kaplan, Deputy Director of NAHI and Enshrinement Director for the National Aviation Hall of Fame, noted that Neil Armstrong greatly admired the vintage aircraft which participated in the annual competition. "He always enjoyed personally presenting the trophies to the owners of the winning aircraft," said Kaplan.  "Neil was proud to represent the Hall of Fame with his fellow Enshrinees, and delighted to be among fellow aviators and the fine vintage aircraft they lovingly restored."

Several Enshrinees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame will join with the Staff and Sponsors of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational to unveil The Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy in Reno and honor the life and accomplishments of Neil Armstrong. Representing the Hall of Fame will be Enshrinees Patty Wagstaff, Bob Hoover, Dick Rutan, Bud Anderson, Herb Kelleher, Sean D. Tucker and Clay Lacy. The presentation ceremony and the unveiling of The Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy will take place at 10:30 AM, Sunday September 16th on the ramp at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada.

James M. Guyette, Chairman, President and CEO, Rolls-Royce North America, said: "Rolls-Royce has been a proud sponsor and supporter of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational since it was established in 1998.  Neil Armstrong was a great American who will always be remembered as an outstanding human being, engineer, test pilot and space pioneer.    I can think of no finer way to memorialize him than to rename the Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy in his honor, as a lasting tribute to his legacy."

William R. Harris, President of the National Aviation Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, said, "I believe that despite Neil's modesty, with his personal involvement in sharing our nation's early aviation history, he'd appreciate that the renamed Trophy will acknowledge his enthusiastic support of the Heritage Invitational and his admiration for its competitors."

Mike Houghton, President of the Reno Air Racing Association, stated, "I am thrilled that The Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy will be unveiled to the NAHI competitors and our air racing fans at the 49th Annual Reno Air Races next month."

For more detailed information on Neil Armstrong or the National Aviation Hall of Fame, please visit:  www.nationalaviation.org. For more information on the National Aviation Heritage Invitational LLC please visit: www.heritagetrophy.com.

Or contact:
Ron Kaplan
Deputy Director, National Aviation Heritage Invitational LLC
Enshrinement Director, National Aviation Hall of Fame
e-mail:     rkaplan@nationalaviation.org
Tel:           937-256-0944  ext. 16

Ken Perich
Executive Director, National Aviation Heritage Invitational LLC
e-mail:     ken.perich@perichgroup.com
Tel:           703-615-3018

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	Breaking News, Readers!   We are thrilled to announce an exclusive agreement with Cinemark Century Theatres in Reno, Nevada for the release of Air Racers 3D, narrated by Paul Walker. From the 7th to the 20th of September, Air Racers 3D will play twice daily, at 7:00 PM and 8: 15 PM, at Century Theatres' four locations: Century Riverside 12, Century Park Lane 16, Century Sparks 14 and Century Summit Sierra.     The two-week limited release will coincide with the 2012 National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport, which will see the intrepid young star of the 3D film, pilot Steven Hinton, in competition for the fourth consecutive time.   To buy your tickets now, please click here (type "Reno NV" in the "Showing Near" section and select one of the four Century Theatres locations indicated). You can book tickets for any screening during that time. Due to limited seating, booking your seats in advance is strongly recommended.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at any time. info@airracers-thefilm.com  Air Racers 3D, Narrated by Paul Walker  Customer Relations Dept. / 3D Entertainment Distribution  WHERE TO SEE AIR RACERS 3D? See locations on a Google Map USA AND CANADA -  NOW PLAYING (By State)  US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville (AL) Buy Tickets  National Air and Space Museum, Washington (DC) Buy Tickets  National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola (FL) Buy Tickets   National Infantry Museum, Columbus (GA) Buy Tickets   Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson (KS) Buy Tickets   New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo (NM) Buy Tickets   COSI, Center of Science & Industry, Columbus (OH) Buy Tickets National Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton (OH) Buy Tickets  Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville (OR) Buy Tickets  USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi (TX) Buy Tickets  USA AND CANADA - OPENING SOON (By Opening Date)  August 31, 2012 - IMAX Theatre at RBCM, Victoria (BC) Buy Tickets  September 7, 2012 - Century Theatres Park Lane 16, Reno (NV) Buy Tickets  September 7, 2012 - Century Theatres Summit Sierra, Reno (NV) Buy Tickets   September 7, 2012 - Century Theatres Sparks 14, Reno (NV) Buy Tickets  September 7, 2012 - Century Theatres Riverside 12, Reno (NV) Buy Tickets   September 12, 2012 - Esquire IMAX Theatre, Sacramento (CA) Buy Tickets  October 5, 2012 - Smithsonian's Steven H. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly (VA)  October 13, 2012 - Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Hastings (NE)  March 8, 2013 - Saint Louis Science Center, Saint Louis (MO)  INTERNATIONAL Now Playing - Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Copenhagen (Denmark) Buy Tickets   October 10, 2012 - Taipei Astronomical Museum (Taiwan)  DVD AND BLU-RAY 3D/2D: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS The Air Racers DVD and Blu-Ray 3D/2D release date has been set for December 17th. Pre-order today and benefit from $5 off and free shipping within the US and Canada. Please note that this is a limited-time offer - valid from September 1-24, 2012 - and applies to US and Canadian residents only. Payment can be made either using a PayPal account or with your credit card for payment via PayPal. Go to ShopAirRacers.com now! AIR RACERS - SPECIAL EVENT IN SACRAMENTO! Join director Christian Fry and representatives from the Aerospace Museum of California at a special Air Racers 3D IMAX 3D screening event in Sacramento (CA) on Sept. 12. Located on K street in downtown Sacramento, the screening at the Esquire IMAX Theatre will begin at 8:00 PM Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to discover the film in 3D on one of the largest screens in the US. Buy Tickets Now!

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