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Air show attendance: 87000 people - KPTV.com | Around 87000 people attended this year's Oregon International Air Show. Even with record-breaking heat on Saturday, air show officials reported strong attendance for each of the show's three days. In anticipation of the heat, additional free water was ...

Thousands attend Centennial of Flight air show - Prince Albert Daily Herald | The gates opened at 10 a.m., and the grounds were soon flooded with onlookers taking in the dozens of aircraft displays. “We're running at about 45 aircraft in the air show,” Munro said, noting that the majority of those aircraft were on hand as ...

Revived, air show flies again - Regina Leader-Post | A bit of turbulence couldn't stop the veterans' tribute air show from landing in the city for another year. The Canada Remembers Our Heroes - formerly the Canada Remembers International Air Show - had been cancelled in February by previous organizer ...

Air show announced for 2013 - UpperMichigansSource.com | ESCANABA -- It's called "Thunder Over Delta County", and it's an adrenalin-packed air show that will feature performers from the U.S. military, Dacy air shows, and Sick Air FMX. It doesn't take place until July 27 and 28 of 2013.

Vanderhoof Residents Try to Resurrect Airshow - HQPrinceGeorge.com | "And this year, thanks to some new blood and interest were going to give it a go with a one day event," says Vahi, "just to see if we should give it a go and try to resurrect the Vanderhoof Airshow as it used to be." Vahi says flying demonstrations ...

Long-time EAA board member retires from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | After 26 years of continuous service on the Board of Director of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Louie Andrew announced his retirement on Aug. 3. For the past year he served as chairman of the board.

A fast forward build from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Zenith's Sebastien Heintz sent along this link to a very cool time-lapse photo of kids building a Zenith STOL CH 750 at this year's AirVenture.

AutoGyro USA at Oshkosh - video from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen

Aero-TV: The Nature of Airventure - A Unique Look at the Planes of Oshkosh from Aero-News Network  | Aero-TV Takes A Creative Look At The Wilder Side Of Oshkosh Sometimes, after a week of watching airplanes fly, they begin to seem to almost ... well ... begin to take on a life of their own. When videographers and writers start to look at airplanes in that way, strange things can happen. We call our airplanes "birds." They have names like KitFox, Goose, BearHawk, and ... yes ... Cub. And at an event like Oshkosh they do gather, like all the different animals at the watering hole on the African savannah, for a brief time before moving on. There are the fragile, the small and agile, the large and ponderous, and the swift predators. The only difference is that their skeletons are mostly metal, their skins are fabric, aluminum, and carbon fiber, and their brains ... and hearts ... are human.

B-17 stops at Waterbury-Oxford Airport - Waterbury Republican American | OXFORD -- Out of the 12731 B-17's that were manufactured for use in World War II, only a dozen are still able to fly. Out of those twelve, just three bombers are in the air transporting the public on a daily basis, according to a pilot with the ...

RESTORED B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBER TO VISIT LEESBURG ... - Avionics Intelligence | On August 17 through 19, 2012, the Aluminum Overcast, a restored World War II B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber, returns to the Leesburg Executive Airport as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2012 "Honor Their Legacy" tour. During the tour ...

Fargo Air Museum offering rides on B-25 bomber - WDAY | This B-25 bomber known as Miss Mitchell was built in Kansas City in 1944 and will be in Fargo through tomorrow. The B-25 was made famous during World War 2 for being the first bomber capable of taking off from an aircraft carrier. The flight crew hopes ...

Warbirds' addition progressing - Minot Daily News | The newest addition to the Dakota Territory Air Museum is making progress. The new hangar is being built west of the existing museum (in the background). An approximately $1.3 million structure, the new hangar will house warbirds from the Texas Flying ...

Conn. Facebook fans pick Twain House, air museum among top tourism ... - The Republic | HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut tourism officials say Facebook fans have made their favorite tourism destinations known. The Mark Twain House, New England Air Museum, Connecticut Historical Society and Coventry Regional Farmer's Market are among ...

Skydivers Break Record In Snowflake Formation from Aero-News Network  | Nearly One-Hundred-Fourty Free-Fallers Decorate The Sky Over Northern Illinois It took them three days and 15 attempts to get it done, but 138 skydivers hooked up in a massive snowflake formation Friday evening, freefalling together as speeds up to 220 miles per hour over Ottawa, IL southwest of Chicago.

Balloon Fiesta Patrons May Not Find Their Favorite Food This Year from Aero-News Network | At Least A Dozen Food Vendors Reportedly Considering Pulling Out Of The Event The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is among the most colorful aviation events that take place in the U.S. each year, but even the slow pace of flight and relaxed atmosphere has not been able to prevent a dust up between food vendors and organizers of the event.

Persian Gulf country wants Purdue aviation program - Indy Star | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University officials are considering a proposal to start offering some of its aviation management programs in a Persian Gulf country.  Purdue would join several other American universities with degree programs in the country of Qatar (GUH'-tur)...

Seaplane Pilots Association Announces Scholarship Winners from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News |  The first three scholarships were awarded at this year's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. They will pay for the cost of a seaplane add-on rating to a private pilot certificate. First winner- Paul O'Neal is from Tulsa Community College, and will train in a Lake Amphibian. O'Neal won the Tyler Orsow-Chuck Kimes Forever Flying Scholarship. Orsow and Kimes were active seaplane pilots.

Curiosity Has Landed from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation...