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2013 Luke Open House Air Show - Fighter Country Partnership | USAF Thunderbirds. Join us on March 16 & 17, 2013 for “Storm on the Horizon,” Luke's biennial Open House and Air Show hosted by Luke Air Force Base and the 56th Fighter Wing. The event is open to the public and admission is free! Headlining Luke's ...

Idaho Aviation Expo set for May from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Idaho Aviation Expo, formerly known as Trade Show Aviation Idaho, will be held May 17-18, 2013 at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA). In its third year, the expo will feature new and vintage aircraft, maintenance and avionics, clubs and associations, workshops and speakers, and all other things aviation related in Aero Mark’s 30,000-square-f00t hangar...

CoolPix: 1970's Reno Biplane Racer Sorceress At The Udvar-Hazy Center from AirPigz by Martt | I returned from the AirPigz NASM MeetUp about noon today after driving back from the Washington DC area... what a fabulous adventure it was meeting up with 15 other avgeeks at the National Air and Space Museum facilities!...

Air show contract under review - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser | “(The motion) strictly deals with them advising the air show society that we'd like to review the agreement, but I would like to have a meeting with council, so that we can sit down and have any discussion around our concerns about the agreement, if...

Stunt pilot in viral video not authorized to perform aerobatics, could have ... - The Republic | DALLAS — A North Texas stunt pilot shown steering his biplane perilously close to people on the ground was not authorized to perform the maneuver and could have his license revoked, the Federal Aviation Administration says. Video of the incident...

Commemorative Air Force Announces CAF AirPower History Tour - DigitalJournal.com | Historic aircraft from the Commemorative Air Force joining FIFI at different tour stops include the B-17 Flying Fortress Sentimental Journey, B-25 Mitchell Maid in the Shade, P-51 Mustang Man O War, C-45 Expeditor Bucket of Bolts in addition to other ...

Secret World War II Air Route Rediscovered - Virtual-Strategy Magazine | Joining Geer on the 2013 and 2014 flights will be Alan Anders, Director of Maintenance and Operations at the Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham, Wash. “I've chosen Alan to lead our flight operations during these two missions due to his extensive...

Learn about African American history at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | As Black History Month approaches, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force can view exhibits and check out online resources to learn more about African Americans who served in the Air Force and its predecessor organizations....

NORAD jets ready to protect Super Bowl skies from Air Force Link Top Stories | Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighter jets, along with interagency partners, have been busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the skies around the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans....

The Harrier - the UK's glorious heritage, only in America from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Spotted this little gem on the US Marine Corps photo site. It shows a...

Antonov An-225: The World’s Largest Airplane from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | As lightweight composite materials and advanced aviation technology enable larger aircraft to take to the skies, it’s interesting to note that the largest airplane in the history of aviation, measured by maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is Ukraine’s Antonov An-225 Mriya. Designed in the 1980s by...

Fear of Flying from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...We all fear the unknown....

Grumman F-14 Tomcat’s first flight (and first crash) video from David Cenciotti's weblog | Several years since it was eventually retired from the U.S. Navy, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat remains one of the most loved planes by aviation enthusiasts. Any article about the iconic fighter plane, still operating with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, its story, capabilities, records and surrounding anecdotes, always become a much debated and commented post on The Aviationist...

Dubai Airport Nearly Refused To Hang This Photo Of Female Co-Pilots from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...Famous Berlin-based photographer Kiki Kausch has installed her triptych, titled "A380 Female Cockpit," at the JFK Business Class lounge.  The three images capture two normal Lufthansa pilots, Fleur and Karin, at work in their office, which just happens to be the cockpit of one of the airline's A380 superjumbos en route from Frankfurt to Singapore (LH 778). The ...

Purdue team selected as semi-finalists for sUAS design competition sponsored by DHS from sUAS News by Press | Congratulations to Dr. John Sullivan and the fall 2012 AAE 590 Design Build Test class. The team of twenty undergraduate students designed and proposed a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) to the BORDERS SUAS design competition. The team’s proposal has...

Iran Reportedly Launches Monkey Into Space from Aero-News Network | Animal Reportedly Recovered Alive Following Sub-Orbital Flight The Islamic Republic of Iran says it has taken another step towards becoming a space-faring nation by launching a monkey into space and recovering the animal alive after a sub-orbital flight...