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Biennial air show Aero India 2013 to begin in Bangalore on Feb 6 - Daily Bhaskar | New Delhi: Bangalore is all set to host the ninth edition of Aero India, a biennial air show, scheduled to be held on February 6 to 10. More than 53 civil and military aircraft from leading manufacturers across the globe are expected to participate in ...

Best fighters of WWII to star at airshow - Marlborough Express | Crowd pleaser: The German Focke-Wulf Fw190 and its counterpart, the British Spitfire Mk.XIVe, will be major highlights at this year's Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow, held over the Easter weekend....

Changes protagonists Ilopango Air Show 2013 - La Prensa Grafica | Due to the death of Cabanas, organizers of the event, to be held in Ilopango International Airport, invited the champion of the Red Bull Air Race in 2004 and 2006, Kirby Chambliss. In addition, there will be a fireworks show...

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural - U.S. News & World Report | A trainer of B-25 bomber pilots, the 89-year-old former New York City employee received a written reprimand and three officers faced courts-martial. Transposing that day with the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president, Lawrence ...

Take to the Skies AirFest gets ready to launch at DUA from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Durant, Okla. — Take to the Skies AirFest takes off in a new location this year, Durant Regional Airport–Eaker Field (DUA), April 27.  Previously held just outside of Dallas, the move an hour north into Oklahoma offers some unique aspects, including cultural activities from the Choctaw Nation, according to Debby Standefer, president of the Take to the Skies AirFest....

60 Years of EAA: The Early Years from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A cold January night might seem fitting as the birth date of one of the world's best-known aviation organizations. After all, mid-winter is the time when many aviators plan, build, and repair while dreaming of what might be in the warm, sunny days ahead...

Sport Aviation Expo Concludes With Fly-Out to Bahamas from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The U.S Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, concluded at 2 p.m. Sunday with an awards ceremony and the launching of more than a dozen light-sport aircraft on a trip to the Bahamas...

"ExpoRadio" UCAP #316C from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast  | Guests: James Wynbrandt, Howie Marlin, and Mary Jones. Final day wrap-up of activities at the 2013 US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring Florida. Recorded January 20, 2013.

Women in Aviation Hall of Fame inductees named from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Women in Aviation, International has revealed the latest inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women and men will be honored at WAI’s 24th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 14-16, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, March 16....

Grounded Hogs Dinner slated from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Washington Seaplane Pilots Association (WSPA) will hold its annual Grounded Hogs Dinner Feb. 22.   “It’s going to be a fantastic event, and by all measure it will be the best ever,” noted Gary Engard of the WSPA board, noting that the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is once again co-sponsor of the dinner, which is also the association’s annual member meeting....

Gloucestershire Airport show stays airborne despite snow - South West Business | ... been so successful because we offer first class service, a world away from the hassle of flying from bigger airports.” For the more adventurous, a wide range of airborne opportunities were also on display, including hot air ballooning and even wing ...

Key West Seaplanes- Winner Again - DigitalJournal.com | Key West Seaplanes newest seaplane also was winner of the coveted "Grand Champion Seaplane" award at the 38th annual Sun N Fun International Fly-In and Expo held last Spring. Pontecorvo is proud to state "Key West Seaplanes stands committed to ...

Final Landing? from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | De Havilland Mosquito ZK-MOS touched
down on runway 21 at Ardmore 21 January at 1859NZDT from Matamata making perhaps its last landing on NZ soil prior to export to its owner in the United States. The aircraft had been centre piece for the previous weekend's Warbirds over Wairarapa air show conducted at...

Memento Mori from Aviation Mentor by John Ewing | Anyone involved in GA who spent any time at the Oakland Airport undoubtedly knew, met, or had heard of Lou Fields. Lou was an accomplished pilot, instructor, and examiner with well over 25,000 hours of flight time, but I only know a few details of his storied career. A graduate of the US Naval Academy, he served during World War II. Lou flew Corsairs and later the first Navy jets, operating on the old, straight-deck aircraft carriers. He retired with the rank of Commander and I believe it was in 1969 that he became a designated examiner and started his flight school at Oakland...

Howard 500 from Another Time by Dan Linn | The Might Howard 500 was a conversion from a Lockheed twin that makes a ramp presence like very few airplanes today. If you were to see a Howard 500 on a ramp full of Challengers, Gulfstreams and Falcons...

Impressive photo: eight U.S. Army helicopters simultaneously launch from base in Afghanistan
from David Cenciotti's weblog | Taken on Jan. 18, the following impressive photo, shows six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon, simultaneously launch a daytime missionfrom Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.

U.S. Air Force to turn combat planes into flying wireless routers from David Cenciotti's weblog | The U.S. Air Force is trying to turn the targeting pods carried by some of its legacy fighters and the B-1 Lancer bomber, into flying wireless routers that would allow ground troops to communicate each other...

Monday Motivation: YOU CAN... from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Mark Jones is trying to design a poster for kids interested in photography and spark their imagination towards the possibilities in aerospace. What do you think of his photo and his quotes above? He would really appreciate your feedback....

An airborne telescope prepares for takeoff - The Space Review | Some of those issues were technical, including the structural and aerodynamic challenges of modifying a 747 by cutting a large hole in the fuselage for the telescope and installing a door over it. Others were programmatic: budget problems ... About 300...

Formation flight Sunday. Shuttle and Ospreys Photoshopped... from Planeshots