Red Arrows make a flying visit to Russia - The Lincolnite | The Russian Air Force formed on August
12 1912, and the Red Arrows appearance is part of their Centenary Celebrations. Sqn Ldr Jim Turner,who flies Red 1, said: “We are delighted to be part of the Centenary Celebrations for the Russian Federation Air ... Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow under way - BBC News | Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the first day of a free seafront airshow in East Sussex. The four-day Airbourne: Eastbourne, now in its 20th anniversary year, will feature military displays, historic aircraft and parachute ...
Event aims high with its free air spectacular - This is Kent | It is being sponsored by Bay resident Dave Jordan who is a plane fan and was determined that the town would have an air show for its festival's 20th anniversary. The display will feature daredevils from Breitling Wingwalkers, a display by the Red Bull ...
Blades Aerobatic Display Team join Battle Proms concert at Althorp - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | This year's programme of music, displays and pyrotechnics will include the Blades Aerobatic Display Team, who are based at Sywell Aerodrome. There will be a full two hour programme of classical music performed by the New English Concert Orchestra, ...
Milaca Fly-In features showstopper - Mille Lacs County Times | Those attending the annual Milaca Fly-In last weekend had many exciting and attractive aircraft to gaze over. All eyes turned to the landing field around 10:30 Sunday morning when this sleek 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor SM-6000-B airliner touched down and ...
A parade in the sky: Airshow debuts at third annual Fly-In - St. John Valley Times | “The annual fly-in and premiere of a two-day airshow is the first and largest of its kind in Aroostook County in nearly 20 years since before the closure of Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, in 1994,” said Randy Harper, a Presque Isle pilot and event ...
A Day at Lambeau Field from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | The Black Demonstration Team
dropped in on the city of Greenbay, Wisconnsin this weekend. Famed NFL football team, the Greenbay Packers, invited the Golden Knights to help kick off thier “Fan Appreciation Day” with a parachute demonstration into the legendary Lambeau Field. To the tune of over 70,000 roaring Packers fans, the Golden Knights lept...Washington County fair and air show conflict sparks anger among coordinators, residents - OregonLive.com | The city is bracing to host possibly double that number of people within a one-mile stretch after the Oregon International Air Show knowingly booked its 2013 show for the same weekend as the fair. The double-booking of two major events in Hillsboro ...
AirVenture Cup Air Race - Aeroaustin | On the Sunday right before Oshkosh, for the last sixteen years, the AirVenture Cup Air Race has been held. The starting point alternates between Mitchell, SD and Dayton, OH, making the race around 450-500 miles long. It used to finish at Oshkosh but the finish line has been moved out to nearby airfields since Oshkosh gets so busy. This year, the finish line was set to be at West Bend, about an hour's drive south of Oshkosh. It is also the first year that the Sport Air Racing League was in control of the race, which meant that it was open to production aircraft for the first time - previously it had been for Experimental aircraft only...
Police recover remains from World War II Spitfire crash site - Southern Reporter | On the afternoon of January 16, 1943, a New Zealand pilot was killed as his spitfire crashed into the Borders countryside, shortly after he took off from an East Lothian air base on a training flight. The wreckage was discovered at the time by local residents near the site at Westruther near Greenlaw in Berwickshire, and investigators 69 years ago concluded there was only one person on board the fighter plane: Sergeant Malcolm Eric Edward Robertson of the Royal New Zealand Air Force....
The attack on Nagasaki from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | On the morning of August 9,
1945, the flight crew of U.S. B-29 Superfortress (with his crew in the photo above), named Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney and carrying the nuclear bomb code-named Fat Man, was faced with its primary target, Kokura, obscured by clouds. After three flights over the city... Sunday Conversation with...Aviator Bill Bell - Atlanta Journal Constitution | Forty-eight Wednesdays a year, aviators and flying enthusiasts meet for lunch at Petite Auberge in the Toco Hill Shopping Center and chat all things aircraft. And forty-eight guest speakers address the gathering of the Georgia chapter of the Silver ...
Gocta: Cedric Dumont BASE jumping Peru's tallest waterfall from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch Cedric Dumont BASE jumping the world's fifth tallest waterfall in northern Peru. The Belgian...
Pilot becomes Guard's first F-35 instructor pilot from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Airman became the Guard's first F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot recently at Eglin's multi-service, multi-national F-35 Integrated Training Center. Maj. Jay Spohn, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here as the assistant director of operations for the 58th Fighter Squadron and the chief of standards and evaluation for the 33rd Operations Group, successfully flew his final of six flights Aug. 3 becoming fully qualified and able to teach follow-on pilots to fly the F-35A...
Autonomous robotic plane flies — indoors from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | For decades, researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); progress has been so rapid that the last two challenges have involved indoor navigation without the use of GPS...
Women in Aviation, International and Learning for Life Agree to Work Together from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | ...A crucial component going forward will be to encourage Women in Aviation's 76 regional chapters to form a relationship with Aviation Explorer posts in their area. What's more, WAI chapters may also form their own Aviation Explorer post as an adjunct to chapter activities...
Flight Award Winner Excited for Training! from Toriaflies | Following the 2012 Women Fly it Forward event I introduced you to Toni, the winner of the essay contest for free flight training sponsored by Aviation Insurance Resources. She is
Free Young Eagle flights 4th Annual Calhoun County Fly-In set for September 8 - TheCountyRecord.Net | Warbirds, experimental aircraft, helicopters, and general aviation aircraft will
be on display. Various aircraft perform air maneuvers and patterns. FREE airplane rides provided for children ages 8 to 17 by the Young Eagles. Helicopter rides and tandem ...Sporty's Flight Training Course Enrollment Exceeds 15,000 Young Eagles from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA's and Sporty's Pilot Shop's partnership has now allowed more than 15,000 EAA Young Eagles to pursue aviation interests beyond their first flight through Sporty's Complete Flight Training Course, as part of EAA's Flight Plan program...
Red Bull Stratos: Final Jump Pushed to Autumn 2012 | New Capsule for Felix from Aerial Sports Feed | The second test jump from an altitude of 97,145.7 feet / 29,610 meters represented a significant achievement for the Red Bull Stratos team but has resulted in pushing the final mission – a free fall from the edge of space – back to October. Felix Baumgartner’s capsule suffered damage after...
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