Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Air Race Classic Winners Announced · Kelly Nelson, WAI Connect Blog | Congratulations to the 31 teams that completed the 2014 Air Race Classic, flying more than 2,300 nm across the country June 16-19, 2014. A total of 47 teams participated in the race with stops in Concord, California; Dorris, California; Elko, Nevada; Pinedale, Wyoming, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Norfolk, Nebraska; Iowa City, Iowa; Danville, Illinois; Athens, Ohio; York, Pennsylvania; and New Cumberland, Pennsylvania....

Air show cancellation puts annual event's future in a fog * Milwaukee Business Journal | This is the second year in a row that the major attraction at the air show hasn't been able to perform. Last year's event was supposed to include a performance from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, but the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels canceled their...

Take a ride on an acrobatic stunt plane over Lake Michigan: Slideshow * Milwaukee Business Journal | However, I was fortunate to take photos on a "media" flight in one of the few moments of clear skies over Milwaukee late last week. Lt. Colonel John Klatt of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., was here with his acrobatic team: John Klatt...

VIDEO: Flying with the Golden Knights * Fayetteville Observer | Soldiers with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, jump from a plane circling J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville on May 31, 2014. The Golden Knights' Black Demonstration Team jumped into a game between the Fayetteville Swampdogs and...

Kent Pietsch's show by Mark E Loper  · The International Council of Air Shows | Have you seen ICAS member Kent Pietsch's show? Mark E Loper captures the full performance in this cool video.

BBMF AVRO Lancaster Spitfire - LUCHTMACHTDAGEN * TakeOffTube.com | 2014: BBMF AVRO Lancaster and Spitfires Full Airshow display http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheAeroExperience/%7E3/qNIXY-aXUwg/american-waco-club-fly-in-2014-fly-out.html

The Aero Experience

Fly Iowa Air Show set for Saturday and Sunday * Iowa City Press Citizen | Fly Iowa Air Show happens Saturday and Sunday at Iowa City Municipal Airport. Gates open at 8 a.m. The following events are scheduled: Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Iowa Children's Museum will host hands-on aviation activities. Then from noon to 2 p.m....

Wings Over Wiscasset set for Aug. 8-9 · General Aviation News | WISCASSET, Maine — The second annual Wings Over Wiscasset (WOW) Fly-In will take place Aug. 8-9, featuring a World War II vintage airshow by the Texas Flying Legends Museum. The fundraising event at Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) includes aviation programs for the kids on Friday, raffles, and historical presentations....

Looking Back at the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival: Rising to New Heights · Carmelo Turdo, http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheAeroExperience/%7E3/NyiORHtoOAI/looking-back-at-cape-girardeau-regional.htmlThe Aero Experience | The 2014 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival was a great Midwest Aviation event, featuring the opening of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds airshow season, precision parachute demonstrations by the U.S. Army Golden Knights and a variety of aerial performances by top-tier airshow performers. Our fellow...

NTSB in “final stage” of Dayton air show crash investigation * WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It's been a year since two people were killed during a performance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The National Transportation Safety Board which has been investigating the cause of the air show crash has yet to issue a final...

Photo gallery: B-17 'Memphis Belle' lands in Kansas City * Kansas City Star | Photo gallery: B-17 'Memphis Belle' lands in Kansas City. The historic Boeing B-17 used in the movie 'Memphis Belle' will carry passengers for flights in Kansas City June 28 and 29. Gallery; Comments. 1 of 1. The Liberty Foundations 2014 Salute to...

B-25 Maid in the Shade Comes to Montana * KFBB NewsChannel 5 | One of the CAF's treasures, B-25 Bomber 'Maid in the Shade,' was known for its share of frontline activity. Gilmore said it "flew missions out of Corsica against the German's, Italy, Romania, and Yugoslavia. It went on some pretty hairy missions taking...

B-29 “Doc” Now Wears All Four Engines & Props * Warbirds News |The Boeing B-29 known as “Doc” took a big leap forwards on her journey back to flight this past weekend as her restoration crew installed the last of her four engines and propellers. Barring unforeseen circumstances, Doc could be flying again in the next few months. Please...

Yankee Air Museum signs deal for part of Willow Run Bomber Plant * The Ann Arbor News | The Yankee Air Museum has signed a purchase agreement with the RACER Trust to buy part of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant. The deal has been in the works for more than a month and would save the 150,000-square-foot section of the plant — which...

Air Museum Offers Family Fun * Hartford Courant | Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to put their creativity and problem-solving skills to use at the Engineering Design activities offered throughout the summer. Learn about flight, aircraft design, and aerodynamic principles. Visitors will...

F-35A sustains fire damage during aborted take-off * Flightglobal | The incident comes two weeks before three F-35Bs are scheduled to cross the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough air show. It appears to be the second major fire that has erupted inside the aircraft on...

Lear Jet crashes after colliding mid-air with Typhoon combat plane over Germany * The Aviationist

Hot Air Balloons... Are Hot! (4 CoolPix Of Fire) · AirPigz  | This last Friday thru Sunday I went with http://airpigz.com/blog/2014/6/23/hot-air-balloons-are-hot-4-coolpix-of-fire.htmlmy son-in-law Mitch as part of his High Life Ballooning crew to Huntington Indiana for the balloon festival that's part of their Heritage Days. The plan was to fly Friday evening, Saturday morning and evening, and then finish with another flight Sunday morning. There was also...

Terrafugia begins two-person testing for flying car · General Aviation News | May saw a major milestone for Terrafugia’s Transition development program: Two person flights. The Terrafugia test team has been putting the second generation Transition prototype, affectionately referred to as “D2″ through its paces for about two years, alternating flight and drive testing and building confidence with the vehicle....

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