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Video: Entertainment Frecce Tricolori in Trapani * DiariodelWeb.it | The exciting exhibition of aerobatic pilots, to the tune of "Nessun dorma" closed in Trapani Fly for Peace, 2014. Astronaut Luca Parmitano was the special guest of the event was born from the desire to promote respect...

The Patrouille de France stopover at the airport  * ladepeche.fr  | The Patrouille de France for a stopover in the airport and the aerobatic team of the Air Force attending the meeting of Marmande, scheduled July 26th in the world championship model aircraft shall stop at Agen . It is even...

World War I Biplanes Take to the Skies * ABC News | Photos: 'The Shuttlesworth Collection' at Old Warden on July 21, 2014 in Biggleswade, England.

Skies Over AirVenture Oshkosh to be Filled with Hartzell Propeller Performers * AviationPros.com | In addition, Hartzell Propeller continues to partner with three of the world's greatest aerobatic performers – aviation superstars Sean D. Tucker, Michael Goulian, and Matt Chapman – who will all be flying exciting exhibitions at Oshkosh. “As a company...

Concorde Battery Hosts Superstars at AirVenture * AviationPros.com | Concorde Battery Corporation is pleased to host Aerobatic Superstars throughout this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Please join us for daily “Meet and Greet” opportunities with Aerobatics' biggest names and have a personalized poster signed.

Oshkosh 2014 And The AirPigz Bacon Parties! (Hog Heaven : ) * AirPigz | Oshkosh 2014 is almost here! That means the widest variety of airplanes, the coolest collection of aviators, and of course... a side order of bacon! The Bacon Parties are on different days this year so take note that you...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Matt Younkin and Kyle Franklin * The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 attracted the top airshow performers in the industry, and two of those performers carry on the tradition of two legendary aviation families: Matt Younkin and Kyle Franklin. Matt Younkin flew the Beech 18, "Magic by Moonlight," in a carefully choreographed series of rolling and looping maneuvers perfected by his father, Bobby Younkin. The performance is flown both day and night, with the day performance shown here. During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 we...

Hawgsmoke 2014 * Photorecon.net | On July 9-12, 2014, 14 different A-10 squadrons from across the country participated in the biannual gunnery competition called HAWGSMOKE! The 2014 Hawgsmoke competition was hosted by the 357th Fighter Squadron (The Dragons) based...

Sunderland Airshow 2014: Everything you need to know in our essential guide * ChronicleLive | Sunderland Airshow 2014 takes to the skies this weekend with incredible aerial displays, acrobatics, vintage aircraft and, back on the ground, music and family entertainment. The free annual event will be in the air above Roker and Seaburn from July 25...

The Farnborough Airshow 2014: A photographer's view ... · geoffrey | The Farnborough International Airshow 2014 opened in the usual fashion with a flypast from the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows, making two passes over a packed crowd of industry professionals in sunny Hampshire.

Florida Aviation Network to raffle off flight in T-6 Texan · General Aviation News | ORLANDO, Florida —The Florida Aviation Network , in partnership with Stallion 51 Corporation, is raffling off a chance to fly in the T-6 Texan “THANG.” Stallion 51 Corporation’s T-6 Texan was built at the end of 1944 and was eventually stationed in Hawaii after the war. It carries the nickname “THANG” because of the original Territory of Hawaii Air National Guard markings on the side-panel...

Marines showcase Osprey in Sapporo Air Show * DVIDS | Andrew W. O'Donnell Jr., the deputy commander of United States Forces, Japan as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 50,000 spectators viewed U.S. and Japan military and commercial aircraft that were either on...

The newest Red Bull Air Race! by Rex Pemberton | The last 4 days has been simply unbelievable. Red Bull just hosted the first ever 4 cross wingsuit race! Melissa and I were lucky enough to be invited to compete along with the top 52 wingsuit pilots in the world. Red Bull Aces features a first-ever wingsuit competition format, with four wingsuit flyers racing head-to-head through a four-gate course suspended in the air.We reach speeds of...

Vulcan · apron6 | Last few days were really great. On Sunday Eric and I set of for a trip to Farnborough to catch the Vulcan behind the Skyvan. Back in 2011 we did our first Vulcan flight and then I thought it would be a once in a lifetime…

Meet B-29 pilot Debbie Travis King * The Oshkosh Northwestern | Debbie Travis King is the only woman in the world since 1943 authorized to fly the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, which she pilots aboard the Commemorative Air Force's FIFI, the only airworthy B-29 left.

Today in 1933: Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in th... · National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Today in 1933: Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He landed at Floyd Bennett Field in New York, which is where he posed for this picture about a month earlier.

Spirit of St. Louis· Passion pour l'aviation | On July 13, if you were on the ground at Le Bourget the centenary of the airport, you have not believe your eyes when Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" and ask if you had not jumped in time in 1927, waiting for you to take photos Charles Lindbergh off the plane. In fact, this one is a reproduction of the "Spirit of St. Louis" which was carried in cargo plane from Florida, owned by American collector Kermitt Weeks. Lack of time, testing after reassembly, necessary for a demonstration flight, could not be realized. so it was only exposed in static, which is already outstanding in itself....

Bernard 191 GR n°1 "France" * Passion pour l'aviation | Maybe you know Bernard GR 191 # 2 most known as "Canary Bird" in the Museum of Aeronautics and Space at Le Bourget, with whom Jean Assollant, René Lefèvre and Lotti Armand realized the French first nonstop crossing of the North Atlantic in the west to east on 13 and 14 June 1929? But you know Bernard GR 191 No. 1 "France" with which Louis Coudouret, wanted to try crossing the North Atlantic from West to East? Coudouret Louis, born in 1896, engages in December 1914 as...

 B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – June-July Update | WarbirdsNews is pleased to present the latest details surrounding the Warbirds Of Glory Museum’s ongoing restoration of the “Sandbar Mitchell” in Brighton, Michigan. It’s been just over a year since the recovery team lifted the center section, the heart and soul of the aircraft, from its crash site near Fairbanks, Alaska, and so much has happened in the interim. Here is what took place in June and early July…

In B-17 flight, UWO student-veteran finds deep connection to grandfather's war ... * UW Oshkosh Today | Brewer's grandfather, Llewellyn Bredeson, served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Brewer said his grandfather's B-17 was shot down during its first mission in 1944. Bredeson spent 16 months as a prisoner of war after the ...

Here’s how Israel managed to get three second hand B-17 Flying Fortress bombers * The Aviationist | The B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were acquired thanks to Al Schwimmer, a World War II USAAF (United States Army Air Force) flight engineer that during the second half of 1947 purchased and delivered the surplus transport aircraft that eventually built up the Israeli Air Force Air Transport Command.  Schwimmer (the founder and first CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries) found the future Israeli bombers among the Flying Fortress aircraft already flying with the numerous start-up airlines formed after the end of WWII....

First aviation mechanic display added to Air Force Museum · General Aviation News | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force honored the first aviation mechanic, Charles E. Taylor, by unveiling a bronze bust of his likeness for permanent display during a ceremony in the museum’s Early Years Gallery July 21...

Manned Space Exploration Is Crucial for Our Future  | Robots are important, but not enough. by Tom Harris and Dr. Charles Laughlin | Forty-five years ago yesterday, more than a half-billion people watched Neil Armstrong become the first human being to set foot on another celestial body. Necessary and impressive though they are, no robotic explorer could ever generate so much attention. We want to go. People yearn to explore space and the planets, if not ourselves personally, at least vicariously through our astronaut proxies....