Sunday, September 2, 2012

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L39 Down At Quad City Airshow, Pilot Lost (Updated) from Aero-News Network | Plane Flew As Part Of 'Hoppers' Jet Team It looks to be another tough weekend for the aviation community. ANN is monitoring reports of an L39 Albatros jet aircraft's crash at the 2012 Quad City Airshow in Iowa. The pilot, as yet unnamed, is reported to have been killed in the crash, as he flew as part of a three ship L39 jet formation routine at this year's show...

Army Golden Knights take to sky at Cleveland Air Show (with video) - News-Herald.com | As thousands of spectators lined Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland for the annual air show, the Army Golden Knights prepared for takeoff. The precision parachute team is one of the featured attractions of this year's Cleveland National Air Show ...

Cleveland National Air Show, Sept. 1, 2012 (photo gallery) - Plain Dealer | Enlarge Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer Army Golden Knight Sgt. Chris Clark adjusts his helmet and camera gear before exiting out the rear cargo door of the US Navy Blue Angels' C-130 aircraft (nicknamed Fat Albert) far above (12,900 feet) the ...

Canadian International Air Show wows Toronto - Toronto Star | The 63rd annual Canadian International Air Show — which repeats 1 p.m to 4:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday — brought fighter jets and acrobatic flyers to the CNE waterfront. PHOTOS: Day One of CNE Airshow. Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornets, T-33s and CP-140s ...

Centennial Airport show turns heads as it fights cancer - Our Colorado News | Travel and luxury items were auctioned throughout the night, highlighted by an air show featuring Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss. “What really makes the Morgan Adams Foundation different is the fact they are willing to fund phase one trials ...

Flying machines ready for their close-up - San Jose Mercury News | The 48th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show continues Sunday with events beginning at noon. The show started nearly five decades ago "to educate and publicize aviation history, to provide benefits to local charities and nonprofit organizations and ...

Air show cut short by weather - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Rain and low clouds shut down the Fort Wayne Air Show earlier than expected Saturday, but today's events will continue as scheduled despite a good chance of rain. The show was slated to close at 5 p.m. Saturday, but air show officials decided to stop ...

World in Focus - San Francisco Chronicle | The Italian "Frecce Tricolori" (Tricolor Arrows) fly over the Sliac military airbase during the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) on September 1, 2012

Images from around the world - Washington Post | ALEXANDER KOERNER / AFP/Getty Images. The French acrobatic flying team 'Patrouille de France' perform in their Alpha jets for. Sept. 1, 2012. The French acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" perform in their Alpha jets for the public in Oslo ...

JOIN THE FUNdraiser and Say Goodbye to 2012 from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | The $100 Hamburger Tornado Relief Fundraiser is less than a month away. Just saying that makes me sit back and take a deep breath. When the year started we were working hard to be ahead for planning the fly-in. Shortly thereafter the tornado hit and nearly everything fly-in related was damaged or destroyed. That’s when the idea of a fundraiser came about...

Another Grand Old Stearman Takes to Air from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | It's always exciting to see another great old biplane take to the air. The first time a new set of tires attached to a new restoration leaves the ground, it is exciting for anyone who loves these old birds...

CoolPix: Iconic Stearman At Antique Airfield 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | My journey over to the Antique Airplane Association Fly-In near Blakesburg Iowa would have been completely worth it if the only thing I saw was the big Boeing 40C biplane, but wow, have I seen a fantastic collection of antique airplanes in the last 30 hours! And even tho there wasn't much happening in the air on Saturday with the drizzly sky and higher winds, Sunday brought much better weather and lots of flying at Antique Airfield. As it turns out, most of the aircraft moving Sunday morning were actually heading home from the event, but that still allowed me to get a lot of images with spinning props and airplanes off the ground. I'll have more posts with those pix soon...

Thousands cheer aircraft at Shoreham Airshow - BBC News | Up to 20,000 people have attended a West Sussex airshow to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RAF's Central Flying School. The Shoreham Airshow, based at the town's airport - the oldest in the country - saw displays from the UK's only flying Vulcan ...

'Wings Over Waukegan' Air Show Slated for Sept. 8 - Patch.com | The Canadian Snowbirds aircraft will be on display during the “Wings Over Waukegan” core air show hours (Gates open at 9:30 a.m., air show from noon to 4 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Waukegan Regional Airport, 3580 N. McAree Rd., Waukegan.

Aviodrome 1 September 2012 from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | September 1st was a very remarkable day at Lelystad Airport! Last month a very interesting visitor arrived at the Aviodrome Theme Park Museum: a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon with registration EI-ABI with the name ‘Iolar’ (Eagle) on its nose. In fact it was painted as the first aircraft entering service at Aer Lingus in 1936. During the...

Video: Vintage Aircraft Weekend – Preview from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor

A-10 Combat Search and Rescue Demo - www.youtube.com | Combat Search And Rescue Demo at the Fort Wayne Air Show, 1 September 2012. A-10 CSAR by Indiana Air National Guard Helo Rescue by Indiana Air Search And Rescue

Thousands flock to first hot-air festival - Viet Nam News | by Xuan Hiep. Thousands of local and foreign visitors flocked to Phan ThietCity in the central province of Binh Thuan early on Friday for the opening of the first Viet Nam International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta which will end on September 3. The festival ...

WWII veterans relive memories with flight on B-17 'Yankee Lady' (with video) - News-Herald.com | World War II veterans took flight Friday in a restored four-engine heavy bomber B-17 plane that was much like what they spent their time in during the 1940s. Members of the Army Air Force 95th Bombardment Group gathered for their annual reunion, which ...

Author/Pilot Richard Bach Critically Injured In Powerline Strike (Updated) from Aero-News Network | SeaRey Amphib's Landing Gear Tangles With Powerlines On Airport Approach ANN REALTIME Update, 09.01.12, 2331 ET: James Bach is now reporting that Richard's condition has improved and that his prognosis is "guardedly optimistic." Original Report: Aviation author, Richard Bach, has been critically injured in an approach to landing accident while

President of women's air and space museum to address University Heights ... - Plain Dealer | An experienced pilot, Luhta will highlight feats of women in aviation and space history, including Amelia Earhart and Jackie Cochran, who broke the sound barrier. With this meeting, the city's office for senior services resumes its schedule of weekly ...

Marine F/A-18C Hornet Crash - www.navy.mil | A Marine F/A-18C Hornet crashed in a remote range area of the Fallon Range Training Complex at approximately 3:15 p.m. C...

Pilots to offer free flights for youth - Allentown Examiner | Following the free flight, participants will receive a certificate making them official Young Eagles Flight members. The youngsters' names will then be entered into the “World's Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure ...

Young Eagles flights set for Independence - Statesman Journal | Sponsored by volunteer members of the Experimental Aircraft Association, more than 1.6 million Young Eagles registered in about 90 countries have enjoyed a flight through the program, flown by more than 42,000 volunteer pilots. These flights are free, ...

Young Eagles flights set for Independence - Statesman Journal | Ullman said that the program in Independence is hosted in cooperation with the Civil Air Patrol, Oregon Pines 99s (a women-in-aviation organization) and Salem RC Pilots Association.

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