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Arch wins Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj by 0.08s - Red Bull (International) | Awesome video highlights and our top-five closest-ever finishes to mark Hannes Arch’s Croatia win. Hannes Arch really turned the tables on Paul Bonhomme at the Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj, Croatia, at the weekend. Having edged Arch by a then-closest margin of 0.337s at Abu Dhabi Corniche in round one of this year's championship just over a month ago, the Englishman had to settle for second in round two in Croatia as his Austrian rival shattered the record again on Sunday to...

It all started at an air show. Great story! * International Council of Air Shows | On January 29, 2013 while keeping any eye on his two little kids ... Thunderbird 6 (2012), Capt. Blaine Jones tells his unique story about when and why he...

Thunder Over Louisville crowd falls short of record, but officials pleased - Louisville Business First | Thunder Over Louisville officials said attendance Saturday was around 650,000 to 700,000. With a stellar weather forecast, Thunder Over Louisville’s 25th anniversary show was expected to be a big draw. It was, though a hoped-for record crowd did not materialize....

Photos: Thunder Over Louisville: Fat Albert Makes Waves over the Riverfront *The Aero Experience | Thunder Over Louisville featured the sixth appearance of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron of 2014.  Following an absence of military participation in airshows for much of 2013, airshow fans got a full dose of naval airpower in Louisville last weekend.  A popular part of the Blue Angels performance is the appearance of the U.S. Marine Corps C-130T Hercules support aircraft, known as "Fat Albert."...

Escapes: Car show by the bay * Sacramento Bee | ... Highlights include one-of-a-kind vintage police cars, antique wooden boats and historic military aircraft, such as the P-38 Lightning, B-25 Bomber and F-4 Corsair. There will also be activities for the kids: a zip line, bungee jumping, mechanical bull ride, climbing wall and face painting are among them. Plus, live music all day, food and a special, one-time microbrew, Motorhead Ale, from Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. The show takes place April 27 from...

National Aviation Heritage Invitational celebrates Sweet 16 * General Aviation News | RENO, Nevada — The 16th annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational kicked off today with a call for applications for vintage aircraft to compete for the acclaimed National Aviation Heritage trophy. The event is held in conjunction with the Reno National Championship Air Races. Sept 10-14. Those interested can submit applications to HeritageTrophy.org Since 1999 a panel of judges reviews participating aircraft against...

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Only Flying B-29 Superfortress Arrived At New Home in Fort Worth - PR Web | The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic B-29 Superfortress, FIFI, the only flying B-29 in the world, returned from her Florida tour on Monday to join the B-24, Diamond Lil, at their temporary new home in Fort Worth, Texas. The airplane arrived at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM) at 7:30 p.m. accompanied by the famous C-45 Expeditor, Bucket of Bolts, also making Meacham International Airport its new home. The airplanes will remain there for at least a couple of years until the new CAF National Air Base location is determined and hangar space to accommodate the airplanes becomes available...

Meet Classic Racers 33 - The Dream Catchers | Pilot: Michelle Bassanesi is flying her second Air Race Classic! She is an instrument rated commercial pilot with single- and multi- engine, instrument flight instructor, advanced ground instructor and tail wheel credentials. She has 1360 hours in the air and is racing for the experience and the camaraderie...

Racing at 100ft to find who's the Easter egg * Taranaki Daily News | It'll be Boys' Own stuff when two New Plymouth jet pilots take on three Americans at high speeds and low altitude at War Birds over Wanaka this week....

Big, bad bomber: Memories, B-25 soar over Green Valley - Green Valley News | On April 10, 1944, Richard Bushong flew his 25th mission of World War II, bombing an airfield at Maldegem, Belgium, in a B-17. Seventy years later to the day, Bushong was on another mission, this time soaring over Green Valley in a North American B-25J "Mitchell" Bomber, looking down at the community he calls home...

Pioneering aviator was one of the firstmagnificent men in flying machines - Western Daily Press | The incredible bravery of a daredevil First World War pilot who coined the word "joystick" because of his ground-breaking aerial exploits has been revealed in his recently-discovered diaries. Major Robert Loraine was one of Britain's first celebrated air aces for notching up a string of flying firsts in the early days of aviation...

Flying Scotsman gets set to race his plane at 250mph.. 35 feet in the air - Scottish Daily Record | DAREDEVIL oil worker Des Hart is all geared up to take Formula One off the ground and into the sky as he prepares for the Air Race F1 in Spain, the first of its kind in Europe for more than 25 years. MEET the Lewis Hamilton of the skies – the oil worker about to take Formula One off the ground and into the clouds....

Target Rabaul by travelforaircraft | This is Bruce Gamble's final book in the Rabaul battle trilogy and shows well his 15 years of research as well as his deep understanding of its complex history. Without Gamble's work it is entirely possible this significant and incredibly long battle would be largely forgotten to most....

Park Service to retain control of Pearson Air Museum - The Columbian | The National Park Service will continue operating the Pearson Air Museum — as it has since terminating an operating agreement with the Fort Vancouver National Trust in February 2013 — after the trust decided it wasn’t financially viable to resume museum operations. The initial split stemmed from a difference of opinion on a number of issues, including what activities and exhibits should be allowed at the museum...

Solar Impulse 2 spreads its wings for the public - Gizmag | What has a wider wingspan than a 747, weighs the same as a car, and can fly almost forever without a drop of fuel? If you were in Payerne, Switzerland on Wednesday, you would have seen the answer as psychiatrist and explorer Bertrand Piccard and engineer and entrepreneur André Borschberg unveiled the Solar Impulse 2. The result of 12 years work, the ultra-light, solar-powered airplane will attempt to fly around the world next year relying exclusively on solar power to keep it aloft for days at a time...

My Time: Civil Air Patrol honors pilot's 90th birthday - CapitalGazette.com | Members of the Annapolis Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol joined Col. Mary Feik to celebrate her 90th birthday in her hometown of Annapolis. Feik, who has been deeply involved with the Civil Air Patrol for over 30 years, was joined by more than 50 of her friends in this informal gathering...

Changing perceptions, growing numbers - AOPA Pilot | More than 26,000 attended Fly It Forward events held in 96 locations—including AOPA headquarters at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md.—and pilots logged more than 1,000 hours in an ongoing effort to change perceptions that aviation is only for men. About 6 percent of all pilots are women, a number that has been stubbornly static for decades, though the efforts of Goyer and the many pilots (men and women) who fly it forward may change that...

Purdue Univ. hosts astronaut reunion * WISH TV | Purdue University held a reunion Saturday night for some astronauts who are also former Boilermakers. Seven former and current astronauts came together to talk to the public at Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue President Mitch Daniels as well as Purdue students asked the astronauts questions...