Saturday, February 16, 2013

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Udvar-Hazy Receives Howard Hughes Memorial Award - Flying Magazine | Last night, the Aero Club of Southern California (ACSC) awarded Steven Udvar-Hazy the 34th Howard Hughes Memorial Award for his lifetime contributions to aviation. Udvar-Hazy spearheaded aircraft leasing services with his International Lease Finance ...
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Langley Cancels Air Show - jble.af.mil | The 2013 Air Power Over Hampton Roads Open House and Air Show, scheduled for May 3-5, has been cancelled.... The decision to cancel the air show and open house at Langley Air Force Base was not easy considering the show's popularity and the Hampton Road area's support of the military....

Luke Cancels Air Show - Luke AFB | Today Luke AFB officials regretfully announce that Luke's 2013 Open House and Air Show, "Storm on the Horizon," originally scheduled for Mar 16-17, is canceled....

Wings Over Wayne Air Show cancelled - Seymour Johnson AFB | The 2013 Wings Over Wayne Open House and Air Show, scheduled for May 18-19, has been cancelled. Driven by the dual threat of operating under a continuing resolution and potential sequestration, U.S. Air Force leadership at all levels are proactively implementing near-term actions to minimize impacts to our people while protecting warrior programs and operational readiness....

Dover air base starts belt-tightening ahead of cuts - USA Today | Wartime operations: essential. Base open house: not essential. Civilian manning, maintenance, training flight hours: to be determined....

Swiss Air Force To Cut Jet Demonstration Team from Aero-News Network | President Says Patrouille Suisse To Be Disbanded By 2016 During a parliamentary security meeting Tuesday in Berne, Switzerland, President Ueli Maurer said that the country's jet demonstration team, the Patrouille Suisse, would be disbanded by 2016. The team has been in existence since 1964.

Aerobatic demonstrations, plane rides only part of upcoming Airport Expo - Weakley County Press | There will be fly-in and static aviation displays set up at the airport as well as aerobatic demonstrations, airplane and helicopter rides, and what is being described as youth aviation adventures. There is no admission fee to attend the Airport Expo ...

St. Louis County Airshow Returns in 2014: A Look Back at the 2006-2007 Airshows from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Midwest aviation community received some great news a few months ago - St. Louis County will bring back the airshow at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in 2014, with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as the headliner. No doubt other top-tier performers will ...

Red Arrows display for Largs skies - Largs and Millport Weekly News | The Largs Events group have revealed their full plans for a two-day highland games spectacular, potentially including a flyover from the Red Arrows. At a recent meeting of Largs Community Council, committee member Ian Murdoch told of plans by Grahame ...

"With this kind of thrill of flying had to do little '  - Tages-Anzeiger Online | ... Former military and patrol-Suisse-pilot Walter Böhm. "In 1979, I jumped for the former commander of the Swiss Air Force, Major General Markus, and won in England at the Royal International Air Tattoo the first prize," says the 70-year-old.

San Diego Air & Space Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence - ScoopSanDiego.com | The San Diego Air & Space Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary of opening to the public tomorrow, February 15th. In honor of 50 years of excellence, the Museum released its long-awaited guidebook, Celebrating: a History of the Museum and its ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Royal NZ Air Force Heritage Day - 10 April 2013 from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Bluebus from www.nzcivair.blogspot.com has drawn our attention to the following event to be held at the Lakeland Linder Airport, Florida on 10 April 2013.

Night in the 40's - Big Band Dance at Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing ... - newszap.com | There will also be a contest for the best-dressed 1940's costume, a swing dance contest, and participants will have the opportunity to get their picture taken in front of the B-17 Sentimental Journey. Food and refreshments will be available for ...

Checking Out Interesting Avgeek Opinions In Recent AirPigz Polls from AirPigz by Martt | I really enjoy putting up polls for avgeeks to vote in, and I'll admit that it's partly to see what you think and mostly to try to make some sort of point. I've always considered myself a bit of an eccentric thinker... not a bizarre weirdo, but someone who makes a specific effort to look a little deeper and with a longer view in mind. So you can imagine that I'm both surprised and pleased to see that...

Representative Introduces Bill To Transfer Air Museum To City - OPB News | Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has introduced a bill that would transfer Vancouver's Pearson Air Museum into city ownership. This is one of several efforts to resolve the spat between the Parks administrators who own the Museum and ...

Stinson V-77 Project Donated to APM from Antique Airfield News
APM Restoration Center Update from Antique Airfield News

Hurricane sold to French buyer from The Kathryn Report | Wanaka's World War II Hawker Hurricane P3351 fighter plane has been dismantled and shipped to a new owner in France.The plane, a feature of the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow since 2000, was the last airworthy asset of the Alpine Fighter Collection established by Sir Tim Wallis.Alpine Group chief executive Jonathan Wallis this week confirmed the plane's sale but declined to say who...

Skydive Dubai and Balloon Adventures (ballooning-uae) broke two... from Bonjour BlueSky | Skydive Dubai and Balloon Adventures (ballooning-uae) broke two official...

Fort Payne Students Win Aviation Competition from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | FORT PAYNE AL - The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is an annual competition that provides high school students, grades 9-12, the opportunity to work on real world engineering challenges in a team environment. Each year, student teams will be asked to address a challenge that confronts our nation's leading industries...

Russian Meteor Impact Simulation Created from Spaceports |  AGI aerospace engineers have used our Systems Tool Kit (STK) software to create a simulation based on publically available information showing the trajectory of the meteor striking in the Russian Ural Mountantins, as well as the trajectory of asteroid 2012 DA14, which had a close approach today....

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