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Hoot Gibson to Be Inducted Into National Aviation Hall of Fame from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Robert L. 'Hoot' Gibson, EAA 219551, is one of four people who will be inducted onto the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) class of 2013 in October 2013. The announcement was made by NAHF Enshrinement Director Ron Kaplan on the 109th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight this past Monday, December 17...

Vulcan likely to fly at Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | The Vulcan takes off from Bournemouth Airport. THE VULCAN bomber looks likely to fly at Bournemouth Air Festival next year with more than 80 per cent of the funding in place. The Avro Vulcan XH558, known as The Spirit of Great Britain, is a popular ...

International Jets Will Rock the Skies of Sacramento in 2013 - EON: Enhanced Online News | SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hold on to your hats! The eighth annual California Capital Airshow (www.californiacapitalairshow.com) will be roaring across the skies of Sacramento, October 5-6, 2013. The Show will feature spine-tingling ...

TAC Air To Host Second Annual Cool Yule Fly-In - The Chattanoogan | The second annual “Cool Yule Fly-In” event for individuals from the Partnership's Domestic Violence Center as well as area foster care boys will be held on Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the TAC Air South Ramp, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The ...

Wings Over Wairarapa 2013 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Taking place over Wellington Anniversary weekend under the banner of ‘Honoring the past, Celebrating the future’, Wings Over Wairarapa 2013 will be celebrating its eighth event. The program features...

AIR TATTOO OFFERS SPICE OF 'LIFE' from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The Royal International Air Tattoo has teamed up with the region's most popular lifestyle magazine to offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy the world's greatest airshow next summer from the comfort of a new enclosure.

FAB presents new plane Smoke Squadron from AVIATION NEWS ABOUT AVIATION NEWS | ...The Air Force has said on Tuesday (18) the new plane Smoke Squadron, which will also have a different painting based on the colors of the flag of Brazil... The first public exhibition of the A-29 will be closed at an event at the Air Force Academy in Pirassununga (SP), on Tuesday, when there will be an exchange of Squadron commander, taking over Lt. Col. Marcelo Cardoso Gobett....

The "Russian Knights" sit on new aircraft - Voice of Russia | The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin gave the order to "transfer" the pilot team "Russkie Vitjazi" (the "Russian Knights", the equivalent of the "Frecce Tricolori") on aircraft Su-35S and Su-30CM, has made it known through your account ...

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Air Zoo names Volunteer of the Year from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo recently honored volunteer Richard “Rick” Cahow with the 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award. Cahow, 64, of Portage, began volunteering at the Air Zoo in 1979, helping in a variety of areas. “Rick is an invaluable asset to the Air Zoo,” said Tamra Stafford, volunteer and community resources manager. “He has a wealth of knowledge about aircraft and genuinely enjoys sharing it with fellow volunteers and visitors. He always strives to provide the best possible experience to each and every guest.”...

Timeless Voices - Felix Cecot from eaavideo.org | Felix Cecot (1918-2002) enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1941. He flew SBD divebombers with Marine Squadron VMSB-132 as part of the "Cactus Air Force" at Guadalcanal and later flew F4U Corsairs with VMF-323 during the Battle of Okinawa.

Tullahoma Native share father's story with Lannom Library - Tullahoma News and Guardian | For four years, he served on a B-17 bomber and was able to travel through Italy, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. He photographed these sites and wrote notes on pictures that he mailed back to Eula Mae. Contained in the book are the photographs he ...

Aerobatic team mid-air collision as seen from inside the formation from David Cenciotti's weblog | On Mar. 11, 1988 two MB.326 of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Roulettes display team collided mid-air during a practice flight over East Sale airbase, Victoria, Australia, for the Canberra airshow.

Daredevil Jumps From Harley To Plane (1918) from AIRBOYD.TV | Silent newsreel San Francisco – Franklin Rose. Youngest and greatest of all air daredevils laughs at death in a 91 miles per hour leap from a speeding motorcycle to a high powered racing plane. This remarkable picture was made exclusively for Fox News with the camera and operator strapped on the hood of a racing [...]

Navy’s experimental unmanned drone passes tests aboard USS Truman from sUAS News by Press | An experimental drone that could change the future of naval aviation has survived its first round of testing aboard an aircraft carrier, Navy officials say. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System went through a series of...

Eleanor’s First Flight – Video from Let's Go Flying | by Steve Tupper |  As a follow-up to my last post, I though that you might enjoy seeing the video that covers Deadly's first flight. Click on the image above and enjoy!

Scholarship Winner Announced by The Racing Aces | Port Lavaca, TX — The 2012 Air Race Classic (ARC) Champions, Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt would like to formally congratulate Whitney Brouwer; she was awarded a $5,000 scholarship earlier this week from the ARC team, The Racing Aces.

Forty years ago today, the Apollo 17 capsule "America" splashed down in the Paci... from National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian's Facebook Wall | Forty years ago today, the Apollo 17 capsule "America" splashed down in the Pacific Ocean completing the last lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. Apollo 17 was the longest Apollo mission (504 hours), astronauts