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Skytypers prepare for Wednesday's Atlantic City Air Show - NBC40 | EGG HARBOR TWP. - Atlantic City is getting ready for this year's Atlantic City Air Show and the excitement is growing. The Geico Skytypers were running some flights today in their World War II era planes in preparation for Wednesday's big show....

Woman walks on Jane Wicker's ill-fated Dayton Airshow plane - FOX19.com | DAYTON, OH (FOX19) - Copy Editor Kris Nuss wing walked on Jane Wicker's plane on Friday. Here is her first hand account of that experience. This article was written before the tragic loss of pilot Charlie Schwenker and wing walker Jane Wicker. Thank you for the spectacular opportunity, and gift of flight. You will always be remembered and admired...

Blue Angels visit USA patients - WALA-TV FOX10 | MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Four members of the Blue Angels Aviation Team visited with young patients at USA Children's and Women's Hospital on Tuesday. The pilots spoke with the pediatrics patients about their specific jobs in the organization and answered patients' questions...

Traverse City National Cherry Festival Kids Event Guide 2013 - MyNorth.com | Festival Air Show | Come down to the open space to thrill your children with the air stunts performed by Team AeroDynamix, Matt Younkin, Aeroshell, and Kevin Copeland.... | Night Air Show | If you’re up for a later night, visit the Festival Open Space in the cool night air and let the kids see the unique Night Air Show with planes outfitted in LED lights! Team AeroDynamix, Matt Younkin, and Aeroshell will be performing their death-defying maneuvers.

Aaron Tippin Ready to Fly Classic Plane - Country Weekly | Aaron Tippin, an accomplished pilot as well as country singer/songwriter, will be at the controls of a classic airplane when he flies into the Smyrna (Tenn.) Airport, outside Nashville, July 2. Airman Aaron will fly copilot aboard the Commemorative Air Force's famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world. Aaron is a Commemorative Air Force member and also serves as a spokesperson for the organization....

Spain bids adios to Mirage F.1 by Wallace Shackleton | On the occasion of the withdrawal of the Mirage F.1 service in Spain, the Army Air has organized Open Day at Albacete Air Base. The event took take place on 23/Jun/2013 day, and was open to the public...

Le Bourget medley · Dave Majumdar Here are some of the assorted photos I took while at Le Bourget. Over here, you can see the Ukrainian-built Antonov An-70 with its prop-fans and a smaller regional jet liner built by the company behind the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano in the foreground...

Burlington Aviation to host open house · General Aviation News Staff | BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington Aviation, a Cessna Pilot Center and a FAA Part 141 flight school at Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (BUY) , will host a Discover Flying Open House July 6 from 12:30 to 3:00pm. The public is invited to learn more about flying, see and tour the new Cessna Skyhawk aircraft, and enter to win prizes, including a Learn to Fly online study course...

Glenn Miller Fly-in draws hundreds, as usual, to Fort Morgan airport - Fort Morgan Times | As always, hundreds of people came out to enjoy the Fly-in at the Fort Morgan Airport Saturday. The Fly-in is associated with the Viaero Glenn Miller Swing Fest today, although it predates that festival. Organizer Vernon Tryon said 30-35 aircraft made it this year, including six show airplanes. One of the big draws for the crowd is the antique aircraft that collectors fly to the event each year, and this year was no different....

Weather makes 2013 air race 'toughest-ever' for Stanger - Port Lavaca Wave | Stanger, along with her co-pilot, Joyce Wilson of Bogata, were one of were 47 teams in the Air Race Classic, a four-day race which began last Tuesday in Washington and ended Friday in Arkansas. Although the pair was the first to complete the race, they ...

Central Texas pilots finish cross-country air race on own terms - Austin American-Statesman | A two-woman team from Central Texas was forced to withdraw last week from the all-female Air Race Classic due to bad weather and mechanical difficulties. Despite the run of bad luck, Marty Goppert, 72, of San Antonio and Becky Smith, 60, of Wimberley, ...

Entry deadline for AirVenture Cup approaching · General Aviation News Staff | The entry deadline for the EAA AirVenture Cup Race is July 1, and race organizers are urging interested participants to get their application in as soon as possible. In the past, race participants had until a week before the race to submit their applications, but the deadline for entry is earlier this year to give the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) time to process registrations and ensure each racer’s insurance and documentation is in order, according to race organizers....

Rare B-25 Bomber Stops At Cape Girardeau Airport - WSIU | One of the last remaining B-25 bombers is at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport this week. The B-25 known as “The Maid in the Shade” is on hand for this weekend’s air festival. The Maid in the Shade was based in Corsica during World War II and flew 15 missions in Italy and Yugoslavia. After the war, it was used in utility and transport duties, and later as a fire ant sprayer in Texas. Pilot Russ Gilmore said there are only twenty B-25’s that can still fly....

Groups Focused on Saving Willow Run Bomber Plant | June 25, 2013 - Yankee Air Museum, of Van Buren, Michigan, and the Michigan Aerospace Foundation are leading an effort to save and preserve a small, but important piece of the Willow Run B-24 bomber plant that's scheduled for demolition...

Air museum offer for Armed Forces - This is Nottingham | NEWARK Air Museum is offering free admission to military personnel as part of celebrations for Armed Forces Day. The museum, which is on part of the site of the former Second World War training base of RAF Winthorpe, has a collection of 76 aircraft and cockpit sections on display....

Amelia Earhart A Castaway? Island Photos May Confirm Aviator's Resting Place ... - Huffington Post | For years, the resting place of American hero Amelia Earhart has been considered among aviation's greatest mysteries. But now, pictures of the island she may have lived on before her death could shed new light on her last flight. Taken on Dec. 1, 1938, more than a year after Earhart's disappearance, the aerial photos of Gardner Island (now known as Nikumaroro Island) may provide evidence of Earhart's camp or crash site, according to Discovery News...

New Space Capsule in Place, Intrepid's Shuttle Pavilion to Reopen - Wall Street Journal (blog) | Workers on Tuesday moved a Russian Soyuz TMA-6 space capsule to the aircraft elevator of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, where it was lifted to the flight deck and installed in the soon-to-reopen Space Shuttle Pavilion at the museum...

US Navy recieves first F-35C · Dave Majumdar | The US Navy (USN) received its first Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training aircraft at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 22 June....

Lockheed To Certify Giant Airship Next Year By Mary Grady, Contributing editor | Lockheed Martin has been at work on a giant high-lift hybrid airship since at least 2005, and the company now is moving toward certification and first delivery as soon as next year. The FAA this week published a notice about the company's application to certify the LMZ1M airship, and noted that because it's a hybrid and incorporates a number of advanced features, traditional airship design criteria have proved inadequate. A new category for "hybrid transport category airships" will be created specifically for the airship....

Video: A330 Rejected Takeoff Due To Engine Failure - Very Well Handled · AirPigz | I've posted several of the great airliner videos from Simon Lowe in the past (like this amazing must-see video of a truly perfect A330 landing) but this one captured yesterday of a Thomas Cook Airbus A330 at Manchester Airport in the UK is very different. The takeoff was rejected due to what appears to be a complete engine failure after quite a bit of acceleration, and Simon was recording the takeoff looking right down the runway....

Making a Difference: MacDill Air Force Base making wishes come true - WTSP 10 News | Tampa, Florida -- Some very special children got a behind the scenes first-class tour of MacDill Air Force Base. "Today means the world to him and to us," said Jasmine Perez, Make-A-Wish parent. Make-A-Wish teamed up with the base to give five families a hands-on look of what MacDill has to offer. The invitation came after the base canceled its annual Airfest due to budget cuts....

EAA to host Young Eagles Flight Rally - Austin Herald | Youth ages 8 through 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on June 29, as the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter No. 386 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Austin Municipal Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. Since the program was launched in 1992, volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1.4 million youth from more than 90 countries....

20,000 Young Eagles Take the Sporty's Online Learn to Fly Course | The EAA Young Eagles Program and Sporty's have reached a new milestone in their joint efforts to advance aviation as 20,000 Young Eagles have now enrolled in the Sporty's Online Learn to Fly Course. When youths ages 8-17 receive a free flight through the EAA Young Eagles program, they are eligible to enroll in the Sporty's course for free. The $199 course prepares students to take the FAA written exam....