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Jets the showstoppers at Warbirds - Otago Daily Times | The Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has signalled it is moving firmly into the jet age. While much of the pulling power of past airshows has been their displays of piston-engined veteran aircraft from World War 2, the highlights of Saturday's show at Wanaka Airport revolved around jet engines....

Video: Tanner Yaberg's Record Flight, 4-17-14 * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

Jim Axl Siler's Photo's * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

Air show coming to Kalispell - KPAX-TV | ...Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Vice President Chris Parson says this event will be one of a kind for residents. "It's an airshow where we bring in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds - which is their jet performance team - along with that other professional performers that will do some nice stuff for us."...

Marrakech Air Show To Take Place on April 23-26 - Morocco World News | “The fourth Marrakech Airshow will be hosting once more, African and Mediterranean civil and military delegations as well as senior corporate executives in order to confederate Marrakech Airshow’s exchange platform and consolidate the position of Morocco within the development of the African aerospace industry,” according to the Marrakech AirShow website. ...

Warbirds Over the Beach – May 16th-18th, 2014 * Warbirds News | It’s that time of the year again, and we are just under a month away from one of the great air shows of the season. Warbirds Over the Beach, the Military Aviation Museum‘s annual aerial extravaganza in Pungo, Virginia will take place over the weekend of 16th-18th of May. Jerry Yagen’s museum has regained its momentum, and is moving forwards very positively. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster B.X FM213 is expected to take part again this year, and...

Buzz Aldrin at Sun N Fun 2014 * Photorecon.net | ...So I start looking, there is a gray haired man in a red flight suit, being interviewed on TV, as I circle around I identify him instantly….. as the one and only  BUZZ ALDRIN....

Fighter pilot Brian Shul to speak at 2014 Aviation Summit in Palm Springs · General Aviation News | Former United States Air Force fighter pilot Major Brian Shul will be one of the keynote speakers for this year’s 2014 Aviation Summit, set for Oct. 31-Nov. 2, in Palm Springs. Recently inducted into the Air Force’s Legends Hall of Fame, Shul flew more than 200 missions in the Vietnam War. Suffering a near fatal crash, he was able to miraculously resume his flying career. He flew the A-7D, the A-10 and went on to fly the most heralded spy plane, the infamous SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built....

deHavilland Mosquito Restoration – Engine Runs in Canada * Warbirds News | Bob Jens’ deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796, under long-term rebuild at Victoria Air Maintenance, Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada edged a step closer to flight today. Maintenance staff fueled her tanks for the first time on April 10th in preparation for engine runs, which are set to happen next week. As is common with all airworthy restorations, it usually takes a fair bit of time from first engine runs to first flights, but it...

Five Iconic Mustangs To Celebrate the Life of Ed Bowlin · Warbirds News | Today five P-51 Mustangs will be arriving at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA to participate in a missing man to honor the life of Ed Bowlin, who passed away on March 7, 2014.  Yesterday two Mustangs arrived and were hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing: “Old Crow.” “Gentleman Jim”,  “Ain’t Misbehaving”, “Petie II” and “Swamp Fox”  are due to arrive today.Tomorrow, Saturday between 5-6 p.m., all the Mustangs will be departing Falcon Field to fly to Peach State Airport for the missing man flight....

Happy Birthday To The Grumman A-6 Intruder · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Grumman A-6 Intruder flew for the first time fifty-four years ago today.  The A-6 was the result of a 1957 Navy request for proposal for an all-weather attack jet to replace the AD Skyraider.  Initially known as the A2F-1, the Intruder was re-designated as the A-6A when the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft designation systems merged in 1962.  The A-6 was...

Air Museum has Nieuport 11 airplane on display - Sioux City Journal | SIOUX CITY | The Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation is now displaying a replica of a French airplane flown by American volunteers in World War I. The scaled down version of the original French Nieuport 11 was constructed by Bob Heath, of Sioux City, from plans drafted by Graham Lee of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The original prototype received the “Best New Light Aircraft” award at the annual EAA Fly In....

Burt Rutan's Favorite Ride * Air & Space Magazine | When I first saw the Boomerang, Burt Rutan’s twin-engine, asymmetric, five-place, long-range oddity, my reaction, like that of a number of Rutan fans who witnessed the airplane’s debut at the 1996 Oshkosh, Wisconsin AirVenture, was Why? Why is there a small boom to the left of the fuselage? Why is the second engine, in the nose of the boom, five feet behind the engine on the fuselage nose? Why is the right wing almost five feet shorter than the left? Why are the wings swept forward? Why does the horizontal stabilizer, which joins the fins on the twin tails, extend past the right fin, but not past the left?...

Finalists for Name The Blimp contest revealed · General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio — After receiving nearly 15,000 submissions for its national “Name the Blimp” contest, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has selected 10 finalist names for its newest blimp. The new blimp, which took its first test flight one month ago, is an all-new, state-of-the-art version of the tire company’s world-famous icon. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable and builds on the company’s legacy as the world’s leading builder and operator of airships, according to Goodyear officials...