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Watch The Plain Dealer's Joshua Gunter soar with the Blue Angels (video) * Sun News - cleveland.com | Watch The Plain Dealer's Joshua Gunter soar with the Blue Angels Along with two local school teachers, The Plain Dealer's Joshua Gunter got the chance to soar with the Blue Angels and see what it's like to flip and spin in a $20+ million high...

Cleveland National Air Races and Air Show span a century of flight (mega ... * The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com | There were elements of what we think of as an air show in the original races: static displays and exhibition flying. The show as we know it today started in 1964, with Newcomb, a former member of the Blue Angels, running it from 1975 onward. He said ...

Aerobatic aircraft practice for Cleveland Air Show (slideshow) * The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com | John Klatt operates his aerobatic team on behalf of the Air National Guard. Klatt himself is a Lt. Colonel in the Minnesota Air National Guard as well as a pilot for a national carrier. He has flown the F-16 Fighting Falcon during three combat...

Preps continue for big Kalispell air show - KPAX-TV | KALISPELL - The Kalispell area will be home to thousands of visitors and more than a few different airplanes as the Mountain Madness Airshow comes to town this weekend. Reporter Dax VanFossen tells us that the preparation is well underway, and thanks to the National Guard and Air Force, the runway will be just a little bit safer come Saturday....

Selfridge air show fulfills the need for speed * C&G Newspapers | Among the new features at the 2014 Open House will be a Women in Aviation booth, at which many of the pilots, maintainers and other female personnel who will be active in the Air Show portion of the Open House will make short presentations on their...

Wings Over Waukegan Air Show aims to wow crowds with aerial acrobatics * Lake County News Sun | Crowds at the 14th annual Wings Over Waukegan Air Show can keep their eyes locked on the sky the first weekend of September as vintage planes will fly over the Waukegan National Airport. Attendees also can check out wing walkers, skydivers and watch...

Skydiver's dream was to fall from the heavens * Journal and Courier | Sgt. 1st Class Jared Zell and other members of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights skydive Wednesday, August 27, 2014, above Frankfort Municipal Airport. Zell is a 2003 graduate of Benton Central High School. By John Terhune and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher...

VIDEO: Rain, a 94-year-old wingwalker, some cancellations and a perfect ... - Bournemouth Echo | YOU couldn't have scripted it. As 94-year-old wingwalker Tom Lackey opened the Bournemouth Air Festival this afternoon, the weather drew in....Red, white and blue smoke made for spectacular photos and memories for those watching against an increasingly-blue sky. Earlier, as the conditions improved, the Black Cats helicopter team opened the display schedule proper, for the first time a pairing of a Lynx helicopter and the all-new Wildcat. Flying at all angles was the order of the day as the Royal Navy helicopters showed their stuff.  Then it was time to see the aircraft that all would-be RAF pilots start out in - the humble Tutor and the Tucano showing off their versatility as training planes....

Red Arrows fly over Dorset again at the Bournemouth Air Festival * Bridport and Lyme Regis News | THE Red Arrows, daredevil wing-walking and a Battle of Britain memorial display will all be highlights at the seventh Bournemouth Air Festival. Today is the start of the annual event, which will see all eyes on the skies this weekend. For the first...

Alan Miller « Red Tail Squadron Red Tail Squadron  * Red Tail Squadron  | For CAF Red Tail Squadron pilot Alan Miller, an appreciation for warbirds and the zest for aviation must run in his blood. It’s not everyday you come across a father and son team that both fly for the Commemorative Air Force. When Alan is not flying our P-51C Mustang, the Tuskegee Airmen, you can find him flying the B-25J Miss Mitchell with his father for the Minnesota Wing of the CAF!...

Another perspective from last week's historic formation flight in the UK * LiveAirShowTV

Paul Bowen Air-to-Air Photographer * bhphotovideo | Paul Bowen is staring through the viewfinder of his Canon EOS-1D X as a jet, only 50 feet away, speeds directly at him at 200 mph. Luckily for everyone involved, the plane into which Bowen is strapped is speeding away at the same speed. This delicately choreographed dance is one with many partners, all of whom are following the deliberate lead of Bowen, while making their own expert adjustments....

Upcoming Spitfire Open Cockpit Day at Palm Springs Air Museum * Warbirds News  | Saturday, Aug 30- From 1 – 3 PM, Aviation enthusiast will have the opportunity to sit behind the controls of the Supermarine Spitfire as the Palm Springs Air Museum hosts its traditional “Open Cockpit” event. Free activities booklet for all children. Included with regular museum admission....

Smithsonian unveils laser-scanned 3D model of Wright Flyer · General Aviation News | The Wright brothers are credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane. With that same pioneer spirit, the Smithsonian recently unveiled its X 3D Collection and state-of-the-art 3D explorer. As part of the X 3D Collection, the 1903 Wright Flyer was scanned using a laser, producing an accurate 3D model....

Let's make these women proud - Columbia Star  | During WWII women workers were regarded as particularly adept at working in small spaces and remaining focused while performing repetitive tasks. Women on the assembly lines produced aircraft, engines, tanks, and trucks at increasing rates of production without compromising safety. Things are starting to happen with the B-25 restoration project. South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation ( SCHAF) received a grant from the...

The Telescope and The Blimp * Travel for Aircraft | The Telescope and The Blimp The New York Times published an article on 25 August 2014 regarding the potential of using lighter-than-air flight in blimps to carry telescopes aloft in Joshua A. Krisch’s article, Modern Research Borne on a Relic. The article is intriguing for its description of the challenges of long-duration high-altitude lighter-than-air flight as well as […]

NAHA Awards Honor Volunteers, Partners at 2014 Meeting · Warbirds News | The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) named architect Steve Brown as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller Award at its 2014 annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26.NAHA also awarded its Wick Wright Award to the Dayton Foundation and its PROPS (Partner Recognition of Phenomenal Support) Award to Dayton History.Brown received the...

Essay contest winner will earn ride from air show superstar Sean D. Tucker  * My Hillsboro | Air show superstar Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle will give one child, age 8-17, the opportunity to fly among the stars. Kids will be asked to submit an essay answering one of two questions centered around aviation. The contest is part of the "Young Eagles" program developed by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1992 designed to encourage children who are interested in aviation to pursue their interest. The Oregon International Air Show and the EAA will be working together to determine the winner of the flight. The deadline for the contest is Wednesday, September 10, and the winner will be announced on September 12, 2014....

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