Dee House, mother of Sgt. Joel House who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007, has her picture taken with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes Wednesday, August 22, 2012, in Brunswick. House, with her husband Paul, started a program ...Air show returns this weekend - Santa Maria Times | A century of Marine Corps aviation will be celebrated during the 25th annual Thunder Over the Valley air show this weekend in Santa Maria, highlighted by a rare appearance of an Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter but fly at high ...
Wings, wheels to help fight cancer at Centennial Airport - Our Colorado News | The confirmed celebrities expected to be on hand include renowned commercial pilot and aerobatics champion Kirby Chambliss, and U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot Lee Lauderback. “It's our 10th anniversary this year, and one of the most ...
Thousands flock to air show - The West Milford Messenger | The air show did not only include airplanes flying overhead but also reenactors, like the folks from the Army Air Force Historical Association who took us back in time to the early morning "Mail Call." It brought you back to the days when there was no ...
Air Show Headed to Bellevue - KPTM-TV | At times, planes are upside-down at thousands of feet in the air, just 10 feet from other planes, with 10- G's of force against their bodies. Lt. Col. John Klatt, a pilot with the Air National Guard says it's nothing short of a rush. He became ...
Calendar: Aug. 23-30 - Fredericksburg.com | Antique airplanes, flying demos, world-class aerobatics, wing walking, airplane rides. Opens for plane rides at 11 a.m., show begins 2:30 p.m. Adults $10, children 3–12 $3, children under 3 free; airplane rides extra; flyingcircusairshow.com.
Airport Fun Days draw flight enthusiasts, raise funds - Creswell Chronicle | Among the planes on display were a red-and-white 1993 Pitts S2B aerobatic plane owned by Jason Wilson of Creswell, who flies customers of his G-Force Aerobatics flight business out of Creswell Airport. His motto, printed tongue-in-cheek on his business ...
Bournemouth Air Festival set to put on it's biggest show ever - Bournemouth Echo | Next Thursday,
the fifth Bournemouth Air Festival takes to the skies over the seafront, with organisers promising the biggest and best event ever. Both they and the hundreds of thousands of people set to descend on the town for the extravaganza will be ... Clacton Air Show: Live commentary - BBC News | The world's last flying Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows are set to thrill an estimated 140000 visitors to the 21st annual Clacton Air Show. BBC Essex will be broadcasting Radio Airshow from Clacton on both afternoons from 12:30 BST, to cover the ...
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Restored Vietnam helicopter flys in to baseball stadium in Indianapolis, IN.
Reno OKs sponsorship agreement for Balloon Races from RGJ.com | Reno City Council on Wednesday approved a special event sponsorship agreement with the Great Reno Balloon Race Inc., for sponsorship of city services for the 2012 Great Reno Balloon Race in the amount not to exceed $13,000....
WWII planes land at Morristown for flights, tours - Dailyrecord.com | Veterans and plane aficionados can also take “Wings of Freedom Flights” offered through the Collings Foundation. Flights aboard the B-17 and B-24 planes cost $425. Flight training on the TP-51C “Betty Jane” is $2200 for a half-hour flight and $3200 for ...
Vintage WWII planes will be on display starting Friday - Asbury Park Press | They will be there for the public to explore, inside and out, through Monday. It's the fourth consecutive year the vintage planes will be in Wall. The B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber is one of 10 still in flying condition in the United States. The B ...
Memories of war-time aviation - Dailyrecord.com | Seeing the planes - a B-17, a B-24 and a P-51 - up-close was a way to honor Robert's memory, Radell said. “The planes are just incredible,” said Jeff Radell, a resident of Rockaway. “I built model airplanes as a kid. And it's great to be here with my ...
Bronco from Apron 6 | The day I went to photograph the Ju-52 at Wevelgem airport I also
photographed the Bronco. I couldn’t know that it would be the last time I would see and photograph it. The plane crashed only few weeks later in the UK leaving the pilot injured. I would like to wish Tony a good recovery again. The plane is after all only a plane.Pan Am China Clipper afloat — Jim Lund’s Martin M-130 diorama by travelforaircraft | The Martin M-130, the original aircraft type which Pan American Airways began international transpacific airline operations. Originally calling them “flying clippers” — to invoke the romantic era memory of those speedy merchant tea trading vessels known as clipper ships — the aircraft that began it all was the Martin M-130 known as the China Clipper...
Video: The Synergy Aircraft Revolution Explained By Designer John McGinnis from AirPigz by Martt | I've had the pleasure of knowing about the Synergy Aircraft project probably long before you knew about it. I've been excited at the possible revolution this unique aircraft has represented from the very first day I learned of the details over three years ago. The man behind the project, John McGinnis, is attempting to take the knowledge base of aerodynamics and move it into an extreme that it's never been to before....
Sikorsky Issues Entrepreneurial Challenge (And Reward) from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The Entrepreneurial Challenge is a competition organized by Sikorsky Innovations to promote emerging revolutionary technology in the advancement of rotorcraft, and the application period ends this fall on Oct. 10. This year's challenge comes in the form of five questions, all of which address increased efficiencies or new technology that leads to higher or more reliable performance in flight or production. To be considered, only one of the questions need be addressed by any given applicant. The winning entrepreneurial team will earn one year's utilization of space at Sikorsky's Stamford Innovation Center, its mentoring programs, and business services and educational resources. It can also lead to "follow-on investment" by Sikorsky.
A Hover Bike? from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A southern California company has gained new attention after posting video clips (click "more" below) that show manned flight testing of its proof-of-concept VTOL vehicle, which it says could lead to "personal flight as intuitive as riding a bike." The vertical takeoff and landing vehicle employs no artificial intelligence, or electronic flight control, or software of any kind. Its design leaves the pilot...
Aero-TV: Congressman Tom Petri -- Defending Aviation on 'The Hill' from Aero-News Network | Aviation And Politics Are Strange But Necessary Bedfellows... Congressman Tom Petri was a toddler when his birth father, a Navy flyer and Lieutenant during World War II, was lost during a mission over the Atlantic. Obviously, aviation has had an impact on his life from the moment it started... and, since then, he has cast his mark on the industry as well -- and usually in a very good way. Tom Petri represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District and is serving his 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in April 1979, Petri has been returned to office every two years since...
London 2012 Festival: Helicopters fly in Birmingham opera - BBC News | An opera in which string musicians play from four military helicoptershas has opened in Birmingham. Mittwoch aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen is being staged at a former chemical plant as part of the London 2012 Festival until 25 August. The opera ...
Student Pilot Journal Podcast #41 from Student Pilot Journal | Hello everyone! Wanted to send out a short video of what I have been up to. Haven't been able to fly lately. My flight review has been due for a few months now so I haven't been able to book the plane. Weather permitting I will do that in the next day or so. I still have some footage stocked away so I hope to get that out one day as well as record some new footage. Hope you all are well.
Russians to Resume Commercial Soyuz Flights from Spaceports | Media reports abound in Britain, Russia and the United States that British super-star singer Sarah Brightman may be the next paying passenger to ride a Russian rocket to the International Space Station....
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