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Thunderbirds are Go! for EAA AirVenture * WBAY | The stage is being set for the World's Largest Aviation Celebration. This summer's EAA AirVenture will feature something never seen before in the 60-plus years the EAA convention has been around: The Thunderbirds, an American military precision jet...

Blue Angels Air Show could break records for attendance last weekend * WEAR | It may have been a record crowd to watch the Blue Angels Air Show this weekend on Pensacola Beach. Escambia County says from Wednesday through Sunday 92,000 cars came on to Santa Rosa Island through the Bob Sikes Toll Plaza. The busiest days...

Blue Angels Halfway Through 2014 Schedule * WKRG-TV | If you combine performances and practices over the 2014 tour, the Blue Angels are taking to the air roughly a hundred times over a span of eight months. Of the notable destinations to come, the Blue Angels will fly to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for two ...

Red Bull Air Race moves finale from China to Austria * General Aviation News | The 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season final will now be staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on October 25 and 26. The final race of the season has been moved to the F1 circuit in the Styrian mountains in place of the original race location in China due to feasibility. This will serve as a homecoming of sorts, as the series started with its first-ever race in Zeltweg, Austria.

Austrian Race to Finish Red Bull Season * Australian Flying | Red Bull Air Race will finish the year on home turf after an Austrian round was substituted for the postponed race in China. The race will take place 25-26 October at the Red Bull-owned Red Bull Ring at Speilberg, site of this years Formula One...

2014 Farnborough International Airshow In Photos * International Business Times | Some of the newest planes and aviation technologies are on display this week at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow in southern England. On day 2 of the annual event, aerospace titans such as Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Airbus Group gathered at...

Watch aerobatic air display by Boeing's 'stretch' Dreamliner * USA TODAY | An aerobatic performance display by Boeing's new 'stretch' Dreamliner has emerged as one of the top highlights from this year's Farnborough Airshow. The 787-9 that made Monday's performance at the bi-annual airshow wowed the crowd with a series of...

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Summer fun at Arlington Fly-In * North County Outlook | The mid-summer heat didn't keep people away from one of Arlington's biggest summer events last weekend. For the 46th year, Arlington Municipal Airport was taken over by the Arlington Fly-In. More than a thousand aircraft and nearly 55,000 guests ...

Pentagon scraps F-35 jet airshow appearance * CBS News | The Pentagon says the military's new-generation F-35 fighter jet will not go to the Farnborough International Airshow in England because of ongoing inspections after an engine fire last month. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby says that while limited flights...

F-35s return to flight. But they can’t attend Farnborough airshow in the UK · David Cenciotti | Grounding has been lifted with some restrictions. That’s why the F-35Bs will not be able to cross the Ocean to attend the Farnborough International Airshow.  On Jul. 15, the Pentagon announced the fleet wide grounding has been lifted after investigation on the issue that caused the engine fire on an F-35A CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) on Jun. 23 did not highlight a systemic problem...

Attention Minnesotans! Join us for our homecoming in Eden Prairie! * CAF Red Tail Squadron | We are coming home to Wings of the North’s AirExpo at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie this weekend and it is your ONE chance to see us in Minnesota! Like you – our fellow dear Minnesotans – the CAF Red Tail Squadron was born and bred right here in Minnesota. We spend A LOT of time out on the road, bringing our message of inspiration and sharing the story of the Tuskegee Airmen all over the United States. The AirExpo is our homecoming and...

Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour Will Visit the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum July 25-27 * News | The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang Announce Unique Display in Cahokia at St Louis Downtown Airport from July 25 to July 27. The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Extremely Rare Bomber and Fighter Aircraft for Local Living History Display as Part of 110-city Tour...

OAN 263 * Charles Johnson | Dayton Air Show and other events

Airshow Feature – So, you thought that display was poor, did you?! * Global Aviation | Display pilot Bill Ramsey reveals a few of the considerations facing airshow pilots the world over, and he wants us all to bear them in mind before we put the boot in! Like many display pilots I occasionally venture onto enthusiasts’ forums to get some feedback as to how the public thought the airshow had gone and yes, it’s lovely when people have enjoyed your display. But it’s the criticism that can be most useful, together with the videos – for most of us would never get to see what our displays actually look like otherwise....

The Aero Experience
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: The P-51 Mustang, Part 1
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: The P-51 Mustang, Part 2

Local warbird squadron brings the thunder * The Sun Current | Terry Stern, of Brainerd, another pilot in the squadron, flew bombers with the Commemorative Air Force before moving to T-6 Thunder (a backwards transition from multi- to single-engine planes, he notes). “(T-6s) are not the easiest airplanes in the...
Douglas A-26 Invader ‘Lady Liberty’ is In Distress · WarbirdsNews | The Commemorative Air Force’s Douglas A-26 Invader known as Lady Liberty is stranded at an airfield in Kansas after blowing out an engine. They need our help to get her flying again. The estimated cost to get the old girl back in the air is about US$60,000. “It’s just been [about a month] since the engine was blown,” said Dee Ann Ediger, finance officer for the group that cares for Lady Liberty. “We have air shows we’ve had to cancel because the plane is not operational.” Ediger said Lady Liberty was attending an air show in early June at Hutchinson, Kanas, when she lost an engine on landing....

Museum to screen warbirds, antique aircraft documentary * Dayton Daily News | A new documentary series on vintage aircraft restoration by a Wright State University graduate is screening at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Adam White, who graduated from Wright State in 1995 with a B.F.A. in motion pictures, is ...

NASA Langley shows off space-age technology * Daily Press | Ava and her father were among hundreds of visitors attending NASA Langley Technology Day on Tuesday at the Virginia Air & Space Center in downtown Hampton. The exhibit included about 30 displays, from the cutting-edge heat shield — which could one ...

SpaceX chooses Texas for its futuristic launch complex * Engadget | SpaceX has been launching rockets in Florida or California for quite some time, but Texas will likely see most of the action once the company finishes building its new spaceport in Cameron County. While SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hasn't made an official announcement yet, a Florida official (who's understandably disappointed by the development) confirmed that the Lone Star State has indeed landed the contract. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration already gave SpaceX its blessing to do 12 launches per year (mostly of its Falcon 9 and upcoming Falcon Heavy rockets) from the 56.5 acre site. Musk plans to make it the main launching site for space tourists and missions funded by companies and foreign governments in the future, while still sending NASA-funded rockets off to space from Cape Canaveral in Florida...

New Dinosaur Was Built Like an Airplane * Discovery News | It's clear that this dinosaur, which sported big wings and a streamlined, aerodynamic body, could fly. The question remains: ... Chiappe and an international team found the dinosaur in the Liaoning Province of northeastern China. Based on multiple...