Last Flying B-29 Grounded, Faces Costly Repair - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | In response, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) launched a major fund raising campaign to raise money for one of the world's most famous World War II bombers. At nearly $10,000 and 100 volunteer hours per hour of flight, keeping FIFI in the air is no ...
China unveils J-31 stealth bomber at airshow, eyes international market - Economic Times | BEIJING: Eyeing the international market, China today for the first time displayed its new radar evading stealth fighter jet at the country's annual air show, where it also unveiled an unmanned drone for public view. The J-31 stealth fighter "eyes ...
China shows off its new drone - Washington Post (blog) | This week, as the Party Congress officially begins the country's once-in-a-decade power transition, an annual airshow is underway in the city of Zuhai, near Hong Kong. Here, via Chinese media-tracker Danwei, is the front page of the Huaxi Metropolis ...
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds bring air power to 55th annual Daytona 500 - The Warner Robins Patriot | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, known around the globe for their precision aerobatics, will perform the flyover for the 55th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at Daytona ...
Rockford Airfest: As cuts loom, Blue Angels hope 'show will go on' - Rockford Register Star | ROCKFORD — A Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet landed here Tuesday. Whether the entire U.S. Navy acrobatic flying team arrives in June to headline Rockford Airfest 2013 may take an act of Congress. With deep spending cuts set to take place if Congress fails ...
Photos: Aviation Nation 2012 takes flight from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories
Fighter evolution from Flight Image of the Day by Miquel Ros | Few pictures make it easier to visualize the evolution of figther aircraft since WWII.
Red Bull Playgrounds 2012 - Meet Aerobatic Pilot Pete McLeod from TAKEOFF TUBE
EAA's Annual Christmas in the Air December 3 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Get into the holiday spirit in an uplifting setting as EAA hosts 'Christmas in the Air' from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, December 3, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh.
WWII veterans get to fly in vintage B17 - Memphis Commercial Appeal | Among the group of veterans were Jake Alabaster, 272 Field Artillery Army; Hank Brukardt, Army Air Corps; Eddie Gregory, Army; Frank Muler, Navy; Ed Turnstall, Army Air Corps (B17 top gunner); Jep Williamson, Air Force; and Bill Yocum, Navy. Williamson ...
19 stories of heroism highlighted in 'Veterans in Blue' - Air Force Link | A member of the 11th Bomb Squadron, which was one of two replacement crews for the legendary Flying Tigers, he was wounded twice during his service. Retired Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers enlisted in August 1965 and was stationed at Da Nang Air Base, ...
Retired Air Force One pilot speaks in Wichita - KSN-TV | WICHITA, Kansas -- The Wichita Aero Club on Monday heard from a speaker that has some stories to tell. Retired Colonel Mark Tillman, who flew Air Force One for President George W. Bush, visited Wichita. He talked about being at the controls of the most ...
Memphis Belle tours capital - Tallahassee Democrat (blog) | The Memphis Belle, a B-17 bomber used in WW II, stopped in Tallahassee during its national tour. The Belle will be back in Tallahassee on Sunday to offer flights to the public. / Glenn Beil/Democrat...
New museum opens to salute aviation heritage - Hattiesburg American | VICKSBURG — Walk through the front door of the Southern Heritage Foundation Air Museum and step into history. Wander through the displays of model aircraft, photos of Mississippi pilots and learn some of the state's and the South's aviation past. Walk ...
Downsview museum's aircraft need new home - insideTORONTO.com | The Canadian Air and Space Museum (CASM) is looking to raise $500,000 to find temporary storage for two aircraft and more than 40 freight containers of artifacts. A location needs to be found immediately to unload the 44 containers before winter ...
Help Us Maximize Give To The Max from CAF Red Tail Squadron | Happy Wednesday! We just wanted to let you know that the CAF Red Tail Squadron is going to be participating in a big once-a-year event tomorrow. “Give To The Max Day” is a full 24 hours set aside for qualifying charities in Minnesota to raise money for their missions in a focused effort. We are delighted to be part of it....
Douglas DC3 N451ZS - radio interview from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | As Airscapade's Douglas DC3 N451ZS awaits some maintenance attention at Hervey Bay, Queensland, Jim Mora from Radio NZ conducted an interview this afternoon with Mark Oremland who is the instigator of this fabulous journey.
Women aviators gather in Mocksville from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...Lee White, one of about 50 volunteers who run Sugar Valley Airport, said she and others were inspired by a gathering of World War II-era women pilots, known as WASPs, at an air show in Oshkosh, Wis. Most of the surviving WASPs, which stands for Women Airforce Service Pilot. are now in their 90s, so getting them to Sugar Valley was not feasible, White said. Instead, organizers decided to have a conference celebrating women aviators and opportunities in this field for young
women...moneyissues: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin from Planeshots
Timeless Voices - Patrick Peebles from eaavideo.org | Patrick Peebles is the inventor and technical director of the FanWing project, an innovative wing system using distributed-propulsion vortex-lift technology to provide high lift capability for short take off and landing aircraft...
AvWeb Article on Bohannon from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Great AVweb article about Bruce Bohannon, Pushy Galore and the Exxon Tiger.
Cluster Balloonist Plans Transatlantic Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Jonathan Trappe, who has flown his unusual lighter-than-air system over Lake Michigan (launching from Oshkosh) and across the English Channel, is now planning to attempt a trans-Atlantic flight next summer. This Friday, in Leon, Mexico, he plans to test-fly the seven-foot-long lifeboat that will hang suspended as a gondola beneath 365 helium balloons. Trappe has been scouting launch sites along the coast of Maine, and hopes to land somewhere near Paris -- although anywhere along the west coast of Europe or Africa will do...
Wolf Aviation Fund Grant Proposals Due December 15 - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | The Atlantic Aviators Chapter of Women in Aviation International are building a custom designed aviation themed playground at New Bedford Regional Airport in Massachusetts. Prior recipient Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. will research, write, and ...
Eleanor Flies: First Flight with Dad by Steve Tupper | There’s no shortage of reasons to learn to fly. One of the best is sharing flight with others. I’ve taken each of my kids to the airport since before
they could walk. My son, Nicholas (callsign: “FOD”), has known how to operate a flap lever in a Cessna 172 since he was three. My daughter, Ella (callsign: “Deadly”) reached for the throttle with her right hand the first time I loaded her into the left seat of a C-172....Valley resident earns wings as 'Airman for a Day' from Air Force Link Top Stories | A nine-year-old Spokane Valley, Wash., boy, who has been fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and has undergone almost two years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit Fairchild Air Force Base Nov. 2, thanks to a program started by base's company grade officers council.
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