Preview: Wings Over Houston Air Show * KPRC Houston | Adventure takes flight this weekend at Ellington Airport! The Navy Blue Angels will soar into town for the 30th Annual Wings Over Houston Air Show...
Air show draws record crowd * Florida Times-Union | According to Undersander a lot of effort was put into moving air show traffic off base in a timely manner. “I'm very proud of our base security force as well as the 11 state and local law enforcement agencies who supported this event. When you have...
ShrinersFest cancel Blue Angels, all future air shows * 14 News WFIE Evansville | Evansville Freedom Festival committee members announced Wednesday they have decided to cancel air shows altogether in conjunction with ShrinersFest because the economy over the past three years has increased challenges and caused a financial risk...
Willow Run plant to officially become new home of Yankee Air Museum today * Crain's Detroit Business | Yankee Air Museum Chairman Ray Hunter is to sign papers today making the aviation museum the official owner of a 144,000-square-foot slice of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant, where Rose Will Monroe and other workers built B-24 Liberator bombers...
Pilot Spotlight: CAF Red Tail Squadron Pilot Paul Stojkov * Red Tail Squadron | Flying the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s P-51C Mustang might be the BEST. JOB. EVER. Soaring amongst the clouds, feeling the purr of that engine and meeting people all over the country to share the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen is nothing short of an honor. In today’s final installment of our Pilot Spotlight series, learn how CAF Red Tail Squadron Pilot Paul Stojkov channeled his love of flight into a career in the skies...
Niki de Saint Phalle's 84th birthday marked with Google doodle * Telegraph.co.uk | A different doodle marking the 107th birthday of Egyptian aviatrix Lotfia El Nady appears on the North African and Middle Eastern versions of the search engine's home page. Meanwhile, the South Korean version of Google celebrates the 510th birthday of...
A vital clue to the unfathomable mystery of aviator Amelia Earhart * Capital Wired | Well the quest for her last whereabouts have kept researchers, filmmakers and many other followers pretty much occupied ever since the pioneer aviator vanished over the Pacific while attempting to cross the world. The finding of a three foot scrap of...
Italian WWII Fighter Pilot Found At Controls Of Crashed Airplane * Aero-News Network | Aircraft Went Down During A Battle Nearly 70 Years Ago The wreckage of an Italian Macchi C.205 fighter plane has been found outside Pauda in northern Italy buried 13 feet underground with its pilot still at the controls...
Northrop Nomad (A-17A) Recovered in Canada * Warbirds News | An ultra-rare Northrop Nomad is slowly emerging from the frigid waters of Lake Muskoka near Bracebridge, Ontario. The Nomad was an export version of a US Army Air Corps A-17A, a small number of which ended up with the Royal Canadian Air Force in WWII instead of their original customer in France, following that country’s seizure by Germany. None of the Canadian Nomads were known to...
Unmanned Antares rocket explodes after liftoff * Fox News | The owners of the unmanned 
commercial supply ship that exploded Tuesday over a launchpad in Virginia warned people to keep away from potentially hazardous debris and promised to figure out what destroyed the rocket that was supposed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station. No injuries were reported following the first catastrophic launch in NASA's commercial spaceflight effort...
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Tens of thousands turn out for Fort Worth Air Show * Fort Worth Star Telegram | Tens of thousands of people flocked to north Fort Worth Sunday for the second and final day of the Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, an annual extravaganza of fast-flying jets, acrobatic pilots, extreme parachutists and other entertainers...
Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In * Daily Commercial | Hundreds gather to watch pilots compete in a pumpkin drop contest during the Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In at Wooten Park in Tavares, Fla., on Oct. 25, 2014. (Brett Le Blanc / Daily Commercial). Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In...
Miramar Air Show 2014 · Steve Lewis, Photorecon.net | MCAS Miramar Air Show “Celebrating the 
Marine Air-Ground Task Force” Southern California’s largest free event was back this year at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Ca. from October 3-5. After a one year hiatus,...
Tyneside-born Red Arrows leader flies in for special meet and greet in North ... * ChronicleLive | A high-flying leader from the RAF Red Arrows landed in the region to give an inspiring talk to young air cadets. Ruth Shackleton, 39, who is the team manager of the world-class aerobatic display team, met youngsters of the 346 Tynemouth Squadron in...
The pumpkins are out but ‘tis the season for GIVING! Give to the Max! * Red Tail Squadron | When our P-51C Mustang and RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit are not out traveling across the country spreading the inspirational lessons of the Tuskegee Airmen at schools, air shows and other fun events, they call Minnesota home. And we are pleased to announce that once again we will be a part of GiveMN, a statewide fundraising initiative for schools and non-profit organization in Minnesota...
Speaking at this month's Plane Crazy * Wasabi Air Racing | Hey Guys, Jenn and I will be speaking this month at the Mojave Plane Crazy Saturday, and we plan to have the airplane on display. The talk starts at 11:00 am in the board room at the Mojave airport on November 15th...
Historic B- 17 Flying Fortress comes to Columbus * WLTZ 38 NBC | There are only 13 operational B-17 'Flying Fortress' bombers left on the planet. And of that number only 10 have flown in the last year and even fewer are open for public flight. And Columbus will be home to the Memphis Belle, for this weekend at least...
Funeral for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo to be held Tuesday in Hamilton * CityNews | An honorary flypast by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's B-25 Mitchell, a twin-engined bomber, is also planned. Torontonians and members of the 32 Canadian Brigade Group will gather at St. Andrew's Church on Simcoe Street, at King Street West,...
Lone Star Flight Museum unveils plans for new learning center at Ellington * Houston Chronicle | "Too many of our young people do not understand how important it is for them, every one of them, to have a good foundation in math and science before they graduate from high school in order to be employed in 21st-century jobs and careers," Dunbar said...
Rare Behind The Scenes Look Into Aircraft Conservation * Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE – This November, the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will once again be opening its doors, allowing Museum visitors behind the scenes access to aircraft conservation projects and the chance to speak with the team who make them happen. This rare and exclusive opportunity is for one week only and based on the overwhelming success of...
Cold War Naval Ops on Iceland * Warbirds News | From time-to-time our readers send in interesting 
military photographs from their past, and we like to share them with the rest of you, along with some details about what was going on at the time. We thought you might like to see some images submitted by Will Tate about his service in the US Navy during the 1960s. They are deceptively simple shots, as they offer a fascinating glimpse into the dangers and difficulties endured by pilots and crew during the Cold War. We asked Will to share a little of his story here with you, and hope you find it an interesting read...
Niagara Aerospace Museum Expansion Site Expansion · WarbirdsNews | The Niagara Aerospace Museum is pleased to announce we are expanding our display site. They will be adding 2 more aircraft, a 1936 Cunningham Hall GA-36 built in Rochester, NY and a 1929 Consolidated Fleet Model 1. Expansion plans will include a theater, flight simulator, and an expanded Consolidated Aircraft – Buffalo Division display. The musuem should be ready in mid December for the public viewing....
Flying Passion, Moose Peterson’s Calendar · WarbirdsNews | Many of our readers will be familiar with the work of photographer Moose Peterson. WarbirdsNews has written several pieces featuring his exceptional air-to-air work. Most recently, we reported on a short film Moose put together called Warbirds and the Men Who Flew Them. Moose worked on the project in close cooperation with the Texas Flying Legends Museum, and the film closely describes the efforts the museum goes through to forward their mission which they describe as follows:..
Students to Discover Aviation Through EAA 'Sponsor a Classroom' Program * AviationPros.com | “School budgets are tight for such things as outside field trips, although the need still exists to connect the worlds of science and technology to today's students,” said Tara Parkhurst, museum educator for the EAA AirVenture Museum. “This is a great...
Young Eagles Rally Held At Yankton Airport * Yankton Daily Press | Sixty-eight kids received free Young Eagles flights at the Chan Gurney Airport on Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to p.m.. This rally was the fifth annual event for 6th grade students who earned Reading Certificates from either the Yankton Public Schools or from...
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Monday, October 27, 2014
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Big crowd for final day of NAS air show * WJXT Jacksonville | After nearly seven decades of heart-pounding, jaw-dropping stunts and maneuvers, this team of daredevil pilots is always sure to leave a crowd asking for more. The Blue Angels took to the skies of Jacksonville for one final performance Sunday during...
Air show delights in Thermal * KESQ | The 10th Annual Jacqueline Cochran air show in Thermal was a crowd-pleaser. Pilots whizzing by crowds of families lined up at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, then spinning up into the air at incredible heights doing twists and turns that made...
Watsonville Fly-In marks golden anniversary * AOPA Pilot | When it comes to celebrating aviation, the folks in Watsonville, California, don't take a back seat to anyone—and that doesn't just mean the core group at the Watsonville Municipal Airport. The annual Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow is a community-wide...
Lamb soars to Red Bull Air Race world title * Red Bull (International) | Nigel Lamb snatched a 
maiden Red Bull Air Race World Championship title in a dramatic series finale at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. A second place finish behind France's Nicolas Ivanoff handed the British pilot the coveted title after rival...
Ivanoff Wins in Austria, Lamb Crowned Champion * The Checkered Flag | Nicolas Ivanoff has won a sensational last round of the Red Bull Air Race in Austria, but it's Britain's Nigel Lamb who will be celebrating into the night after winning his first Red Bull Air Race Championship. The day's competition started with an...
Retired pilot clinches second place in Austria Red Bull Air Race World * Astro Awani | KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian pilot, Capt Abd Halim Othman flew his way to second place in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship held at Spielberg in Austria on Sunday. The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) retired pilot nicknamed 'Toogoo' crossed...
The National Championship Air Races 2014 · Beau Goff, Photorecon.net | September. For the majority of the world, this is just another month on the calendar. Usually the harbinger of fall, and with it the beginning of school, cooler weather, the end of summer...
World War II airmen fly again in storied B-29 * Daily Commercial | Charles Chauncey, who flew 35 missions in a B-29 bomber during World War II, sits in the gunner position of a B-29 as it flies from Baton Rouge, La., en route to New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. The bomber will spend the weekend at the WWII...
Solar Impulse Wrapping Up Flight Tests before Heading to Abu Dhabi · Dean Sigler, CAFE Foundation Blog | Solar Impulse 2, HB-SIB, flying now for several months, is being readied for a trip to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and host city for Solar Impulse’s around-the-world flight. From there, early in 2015, it will embark on its around-the-world flight, alternately flown by Bertrand Piccard and Andre’ Borschberg...
Handley Page Halifax Discovered in Norwegian Fjord * Warbirds News | A research team from the Marine Technology Center at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway has discovered the sunken wreck of an RAF Handley Page Halifax under roughly 180m of water on the bottom of a nearby fjord. Six engineering students were involved in the project, which involved studying historical details and a great deal of planning from how to conduct the search. As with almost all undersea search projects, there is usually a lot of failure before a successful conclusion. When the students guided their small remote submersible down to the wreck, they let out a huge cheer when she appeared in view. They have conducted a thorough survey of the remains, which they captured on video...
Happy Birthday [10/26] To The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC * The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang flew for the first time 74 years ago today. One of the truly great fighters of World War II, the P-51 was designed from a British requirement which stipulated the construction of a prototype aircraft within 120 days, use of an inline engine and an unit cost of no more than $40,000. The Mustang fought superbly in all theaters as a fighter, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform. With...
Astronaut's photographs from space station help put things in perspective * Houston Chronicle | A: The Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic team - like the (U.S. Navy's) Blue Angels - were practicing in early spring near Comox, British Columbia. They contacted me to see if I could see 
them from space. We emailed back and forth, and I said, "If...
Google Exec Out-Jumps Baumgartner's Freefall Record * Aero-News Network | Near Space Parachute Jump Sets New Record When it comes to setting a record in anything that has to do with aerospace, some records last a long time but most don’t, and such is the case with the most-recent record for the highest freefall parachute jump (which, before Baumgartner, had stood for decades...). Only 2 years ago, Felix Baumgartner set a record for the highest parachute jump when he stepped out of his Red Bull sponsored gondola hanging beneath a gas filled balloon at 128,100 feet. This record was broken last week when a computer scientist named Alan Eustace parachuted from an altitude of 135,890 feet. During his descent, it’s reported that Eustace reached a speed of 822 miles per hour...
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Friday, October 24, 2014
8th Anniversary Gala to Feature Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Fundraiser
Honolulu, HI – “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City’s Hudson River, will be this year’s guest speaker at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s 8th Anniversary Dinner Gala on Saturday, December 6, 6:00 to 10.00 p.m. Themed “Destinations & Dreams,” the evening is the Museum’s annual fundraiser for its Education and Restoration projects. Emcee for the evening will be actor, journalist and TV host David Hartman.
Honoree of the evening is the Museum’s past Chairman of the Board Admiral Ronald J. Hays, whose dream was to make the Museum a world-class destination. As Chairman for the past 13 years, ADM Hays has championed the work to restore the historic hangars, the Ford Island Control Tower, and the Museum’s aircraft collection.
Museum Executive Director Kenneth DeHoff promises “This will be an evening of tribute as we recognize and honor Admiral Hays for his leadership, and welcome Capt. Sullenberger as our guest of honor.”
The evening will be filled with camaraderie alongside military and community leaders, a book signing by Capt. Sullenberger, fine dining, and entertainment by Cathy Foy, all in the Museum’s 89,000 sq. ft. WWII Hangar 79. Participation as a sponsor or table host helps support the nonprofit’s Education programs which reach 10,000 young people each year, and the Restoration projects that bring history to life.
Sullenberger became internationally renowned on January 15, 2009 for what has been dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson,” when he and his crew safely guided their US Airways plane to an emergency water landing in the Hudson River, New York City. The Airbus’ two engines had lost thrust following a bird strike. Sullenberger and his crew received international acclaim for their actions, including the passage of a Congressional resolution recognizing their bravery. Sullenberger was ranked second in Time magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009” and awarded the French Legion of Honor. Currently, he is an aviation safety expert and accident investigator, CBS News Aviation and Safety Expert, and founder and chief executive officer of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., a company dedicated to management, safety, performance, and reliability consulting.
For information and tickets, visit www.PacificAviationMuseum.org or contact Director of Development Carol Greene, 808-441-1006, Carol@PacificAviationMuseum.org. The Museum is located at 319 Lexington Boulevard on Historic Ford Island at Pearl Harbor.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Its mission is to develop and maintain an internationally recognized aviation museum on Historic Ford Island that educates young and old alike, honors aviators and their support personnel who defended freedom in The Pacific Region, and to preserve Pacific aviation history.
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Blue Angels return to headline weekend air show * WJXT Jacksonville | The Navy's daredevil fighter 
jet pilots, the Blue Angels, are back in town for this weekend's air show in Jacksonville. After canceling most of its shows last year due to federal budget cuts, the Blue Angels return to NAS Jacksonville, where the...
3 tough guys test mettle in pre-airshow Blue Angel flights in Jacksonville * Florida Times-Union | The polished blue and gold paint of Blue Angel number 7 glistened in the Florida sunlight Wednesday on the runway at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Three men, a 58-year-old philanthropist and ex-firefighter from North Carolina, a teacher and football...
Flying with the Thunderbirds was a thrill a minute * Fort Worth Star Telegram | As part of a preview for this weekend's Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, I was chosen to fly in the back seat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Air Force Thunderbirds. I grew up with airplanes. My dad is a commercial airline pilot and owned a much...
Bonham hosts festival of flight air show * KXII-TV | The Blue Skies Parachute team will be dropping in for the opening ceremony, and aerobatic and military planes will put on a show for the crowd. Staci Murden, another organizer said she hope the event will spark the public's interest in flying. "When...
Copiah County Airport Celebrates New Runway With Nov. 1 Fly-In * Aero-News Network | First New Runway Constructed In Mississippi In More Than A Decade The first new runway constructed in more than a decade in the state of Mississippi will be unveiled at a celebratory ribbon cutting and aircraft fly-in at the Copiah County Airport (M11) on Saturday, November 1 at 10 a.m...
Blue Skies and Blue Angels Smile Upon Memphis Airshow * The Aero Experience | Last Friday, October 17, The Aero Experience was in Millington, TN for the 2014 Memphis Air Show rehearsal, (announcer, Danny Clisham corrected me when I referred to it as a practice show). Photographers were allowed on the show grounds at 10 a.m., and that was the only down side of the day as I made the trip from Bonne Terre at 4 a.m. and arrived at 8 a.m. and had to wait. Once allowed onto the field, there was only an hour to photograph all the great acts participating in this year's show while they were on the ground. The weather was...
World War II airmen fly again in storied B-29 * Monterey County Herald | A B-29 bomber, passes over the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain as it flies from Baton Rouge, La., en route to New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. The bomber will spend the weekend at the WWII AirPower Expo put on by the Commemorative Air Force and...
Antique Airplane Association Fly-In Part of Northern Midwest Road Trip * The Aero Experience | Fellow The Aero Experience Contributor Fred Harl and I made a Labor Day road trip to Iowa to visit the Mt. Pleasant Thresher Reunion (fascinating but no aircraft!) and the Antique Airplane Association Fly-In at the Airpower Museum near Blakesburg, Iowa. We spent Friday at the AAA Fly In and later realized we were there for what turned out to be the best day of the weekend. Weather through lower Iowa was quite wet that week with Thursday seeing over 3" of rain falling on the airfield, not a good thing considering the use of grass runways. Friday morning provided clear skies and great weather until later in the afternoon when the skies darkened off to the southwest and clouds started crowding into the area...
Timeless Voices - Flora Belle Reece · eaavideo.org | After graduating from high school in May 1942, Flora Belle Reece took flying lessons so she could get the 35 hours necessary to join the WASPs - Women Airforce Service Pilots. She did join the WASPs, graduating with Class 44-W-4.
Museum hosts special programs and events honoring aviation * Kansas.com | Twelve of Beech's air racing trophies will also be on display. The museum hours are are 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and, 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $5 for adults; and $2 for children ages 12 and under. The museum is...
Evolution of Area 51 UNLV Forum by Author T.D. Barnes · tdbarnes | Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Area 51 veteran and author T.D. Barnes presented the Evolution of Area 51 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium as part of the Fall 2014 Lecture Series sponsored by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts. Barnes’ presentation was well received by a standing room only crowd attending to hear Barnes, Former Executive Director, Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame and long-time president of Roadrunners Internationale, provide a declassified insider’s account of the genesis of the facility within Area 51, it accomplishments and how it became a...
Stunning Hornet Awesomeness! by Tyson Rininger | Hornet Ball 2014 is here! Special thanks to the 
creativity of Wingnuts! Now sit back and enjoy!
Youngsters fly with the Eagles | News | The Press & Stdnard * Collection Today | Lowcountry Regional Airport Operations Manager Roger Medlin coordinated and hosted the 477 Young Eagles program in which 11 children, ages 8-17, were escorted by six local pilots on a Young Eagles flight on Oct. 11. “The program is about raising...
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Alan Crawford - update after Surgery 2 · LiveAirShowTV | Here's is the update on Alan Crawford's 2nd surgery late yesterday from his daughter Christina...
Chip Yates Awarded Louis Bleriot Medal by FAI · Dean Sigler, CAFE Foundation Blog | Chip Yates, founder and head of the Flight of the Century, has been honored by the Federation Aeronautique International for records set in 2013. Chip’s web site announced the honor last week. “Record-setting entrepreneur and pioneer Chip Yates will be honored on October 16 by the World Air Sports Federation (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) for changing the course of aviation history...
Taking a ride with the Blue Angels * First Coast News | Clay County Teacher of the Year Matt Boyack is riding in one of these Blue Angels as part of the Navy's Key Influencer Program. It's designed to reward community leaders for a job well done...
Bringing back a thriving community because of NAS JAX Airshow * First Coast News | Owners of a small strip of businesses across the street from NAS JAX hopes this weekend's airshow brings them back to a time when things were a lot busier. "Yukon used to be a thriving town, but now a lot of people don't even know we're here," said...
Airshow gives visitors chance inside ARJ21 jet * ecns | Visitors to an airshow in Zhuhai will be able to get on board China's domestically developed ARJ21 regional jet for the first time, the organizers told a press conference in Shanghai yesterday. Two ARJ21 jets will be on display at the 10th Airshow...
Blue Angels, Vietnam War tribute highlight 30th annual CAF Wings Over ... * Your Houston News | Air Force Heritage Flight: Heritage Flight performances of modern military aircraft flying with World War II, Korea or Vietnam era fighters dramatically display USAF airpower history. • World War II Airpower Demo: Recreates many famous battles from...
Radio-Controlled Planes Star In Laid-Back Fly-In at Lakeland Linder Airport * The Ledger | "It's a fly-in. That means it's not a competition," Tiano said. "They just come for the camaraderie, to come out and fly together." Foushi said planes can range from World War I era planes to modern day jets. All of the models are scaled-down versions...
'We can just have fun', says Paul Bonhomme ahead of Red Bull Air Race World ... * Cambridge News | AIR RACING: "The pressure is off" going into the final round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Austria this weekend, according to reigning champion Paul Bonhomme. That admission comes as a result of the Hinxton pilot knowing he has to rely...
2014 Reno Report * Story and Photos By Pete Shirk | Race 5 Voodoo - the winner of the 2014 Unlimited Gold. If your idea of good air racing is competition among several fairly matched runners, rather than repetitive domination by a favored past winner, then 2014 was your year at Reno. Great racing did happen but actually more on Saturday than Sunday. Not that the Gold Race on Sunday was boring, but by then, events had narrowed the field. Good air racing took place the entire week, but Saturday’s Unlimited Gold Heat 3 was a finish unlike anything I can remember, having been going there since 1965...
Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72, The World’s Fastest Piston-Powered Seaplane · WarbirdsNews By Luigino 
Caliaro | On October 23rd eighty years ago, Francesco Agello and the Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72 achieved the absolute world speed record for a piston-powered seaplane; a record which still stands to this day...
Special Exhibits Opening Saturday, October 25th: Celebrating the “Mystery S” & Walter Beech Air Race Trophies * wichitahistory.org | One of the legendary racing planes of the era rolled out of Wichita’s Travel Air plant in 1929. It was the result of an experimental project conducted in a restricted area of the Travel Air plant by a few employees who designed and built the plane in their spare time. Travel Air called its plane simply the Model R, but the Wichita newspapers, in reporting rumors of Walter Beech’s secret racing plane, dubbed it the “Mystery Ship” or “Mystery S.”...
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Young Eagles to fly Sunday at airport * Richmond Register | From 1 to 4 p.m., youngsters from ages 8 to 17 will be given free airplane rides by members of local Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 892 as part of the EAA's National Young Eagles Program. After their flight, Young Eagles will be able to log...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds #2 · LiveAirShowTV | Chat with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds #2, Maj. Josh Boudreaux on Wednesday before the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show!...
NAS Jax Air Show 2014 * FCN | Are you ready for the return of the Blue Angels? The show takes
off this Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. A variety of military and civilian demonstrations are in store, with a grand finale from the Navy's Blue Angels at 3:00pm. Plan on arriving at 12:30pm in order to see the Blues...Monster Splash Seaplan Fly-In will be on Saturday * Orlando Sentinel | Tavares Seaplane Base will be hosting a Monster Splash Seaplane Fly-In on Saturday, Oct. 25. Admission is free and the public is invited to help welcome the seaplanes and pilots as they fly in from all over to visit the Lake County city that has been dubbed “America’s Seaplane City.”...
'A Hero's Salute' WWII airplane/car show event at Yeager Saturday * The Herald-Dispatch | ...Admission is $15 and $10 for children 6 to 12. Under five or veterans get in free. The event will include lots of WWII aircraft, including P-51, P-40, A-26, B-25, C-46, a 42-Stearman, a Corsair Spitfire as well as West Virginia’s Scott “Scooter” Yoak and his P-51 Mustang Quicksilver....
RAF Transport Command Memorial’s Fundraiser * Warbirds News | Warbirds News has covered the RAF Transport Command Memorial several times over the past year or so. They are going through the arduous process of returning a Douglas Dakota to flying condition, as well as burrowing through the enormous mountain of red tape required to allow the aircraft to take passengers on pleasure flights. The Transport Command Memorial’s goal is to keep the history and sacrifice of those who served alive and relevant to those living today. They feel that having members of the public see, feel, smell and almost taste this history by flying aboard a living monument to those times is the most effective way of reaching out to the present generation...
Air Force Museum Of Alberta Unveils CF-104 Starfighter by WarbirdsNews | The CF-104 is finally ready to make its debut following thousands of volunteer restoration hours lavished upon it, a road move from Springbank airport to The Military Museums, and a generous donation from Maj.Gen.(Ret.) Ken Lett. The Starfighter is a key feature of the Ken and Roma Lett Cold War Exhibit, opening in the new year. The new exhibit will be home to three Canadian Cold War-era fighter jets....
Hercules represents at Rome air show * Dobbins ARB | A team from the 94th Airlift Wing brought a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules to the Wings over North Georgia air show in Rome, Georgia as a static display Oct. 18 and 19 to showcase the aircraft and let the public know about its capabilities...
Hercules by the Numbers * Lockheed Martin | You may know that the C-130 Hercules is operated by 70 countries. You might even be able to name several of C-130’s 70+ variants. But, here are some facts and figures that you may not know about the Herc...
Women in Corporate Aviation to Award $90K in Scholarships * WAI Connect | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) will award more than $90,000 in training scholarships to 17 aviation professionals at its annual scholarship luncheon on October 22 during the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Orlando...
12 Join International Space Hall of Fame By Janessa Maxilom | People who dreamed of space exploration and shared their dreams with the world were honored on Saturday at the New Mexico Museum of Space History and International Space Hall of Fame. Twelve individuals were inducted into the International Space Hall of fame as the Induction Class of 2014....
Boeing-Built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 3rd Flight * Aero-News Network | The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) successfully de-orbited and landed late last week at Vandenberg Air Force Base concluding a 674-day experimental test mission for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The X-37B was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL on Dec. 11, 2012....
Monday, October 20, 2014
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Alan Crawford, one of our favorite air racers and a good guy to boot, needs your prayers * LiveAirShowTv | (Local News)
Soaring on wings of a Falcon with Air Force Thunderbirds * Examiner | Climbing aboard a sleek Air Force fighter jet and launching into the deep blue sky can make one either grin or become ill -- for this aerospace journalist punching that sky in an aerobatic jet was an incredible feeling...
Big crowds for Wings Over North Georgia AirShow * WRGA Rome's Newstalk | Although we don't have an exact head count, it appears as though this year's Wings Over North Georgia AirShow may be biggest ever. Buses shuttled people to and from the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport from State Mutual Stadium almost non-stop...
Aviation buffs out in full force for 'Wings Over Harnett' air show * Fayetteville Observer | Burns, who is the Harnett County manager, did a tandem jump with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team during a "Wings Over Harnett" air show at the Harnett Regional Jetport. "It was awesome," said Burns, minutes after landing with his tandem...
Hundreds turn out for first fly-in at Meriden-Markham airport * Meriden Record-Journal | MERIDEN — Hundreds gathered at Meriden-Markham Airport Saturday to participate in the inaugural fly-in that featured a variety of airplanes and helicopters. The event is the first of its kind at the city's airport and was organized as a fundraiser...
'Warbirds,' vintage cars draw thousands to Nut Tree Airport * TheReporter.Com | It was a daylong event for families and aircraft buffs alike — or just the plain curious — who wanted to see up close any number of vintage military aircraft, aka "warbirds," in working condition, with a chance to chat with pilots. And in Solano...
Annual “Oscar Night of Aviation” shines spotlight on six new National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees by Ron Kaplan | On October 4th the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) hosted its 52nd Annual Enshrinement Dinner and Ceremony in Dayton, Ohio. Long known as the Oscar Night of Aviation, this year marked the first time the welcome receptions (two) were held in the NAHF Learning Center and the National Museum of the U.S. Force WWII Gallery, and the formal dinner and ceremony in the museum’s spectacular Modern Flight Gallery...
Winners of the 2014 FAI Awards and FAI-Breitling Award Announced * World Air Sports Federation | ... General Aviation, having served as President of the Spanish General Aviation Commission for 13 years (1990 - 2003), Vice-president of the Royal Spanish Aeronautical Federation for the same period and Bureau member of the Royal Aero Club of Spain...
Former Golden Knights inducted into National Skydiving Hall of Fame * Fayetteville Observer | Three men with ties to the U.S. Army Parachute Team's Golden Knights were among five skydivers inducted into the National Skydiving Hall of Fame last weekend. Former Golden Knights Jerry Bourquin and Chris Needels as well as honorary Golden Knight...
Even An Air Race Gone Bad Is Still A Good Air Race * Paul Thompson | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the aviation equivalent to Formula One car racing. The international tour, rock-star pilots, epic venues and groupie fans are all part of the scene. And even when something like the weather spoils a competition, there is still plenty to see and enjoy....
I survived a flight with the Red Bull Air Race * The Verge | “You’ll be flying in the front seat,” I was told on a clear, sunny morning in Las Vegas. My pilot Petr Kopfstein — who was about to hold my stomach (and my life) in his hands — said it with an easy smile, so I responded with a laugh. I thought he was joking. He wasn’t....
Texas Flying Legends Museum: Living History through Pilots and Planes * Press Release | 
HOUSTON, TX (October 16, 2014) – For the fifth year, The Texas Flying Legends Museum (TFLM) announces that it will participate in the 30th Annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Houston Airshow on November 1 - 2, 2014. Ellington Field gates will open at 8:00 am with the flying scheduled to begin around 10:00 am. Tickets are required and can be purchased at www.WingsOverHouston.com or at the gate, closing at 6:00pm...
Rare 1918 biplane to land at Pearson Air Museum - The Columbian | Pearson Air Museum has acquired an extremely rare 1918 DeHavilland DH-4B airplane. Aircraft restorer Mark Smith can define just how rare this Liberty biplane restoration is: "It's probably going to be the next-to-last one done by anybody," he said...
Viewpoint: How WW1 changed aviation forever * BBC | When the world went to war in 1914 the Wright Brothers had only made the world's first powered flight little over a decade before. But the remarkable advances made in aviation during World War One are still at the core of air power today, says Dr Peter Gray...
PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM’s 4th Annual Family-friendly Night of Fright · WarbirdsNews * The Pima Air & Space Museum announces its fourth annual “Night of Fright” on Fri., Oct. 24th from 5 to 9pm (with the last admission at 8pm)...
A (literal) blast from the past * Bayou Renaissance Man | ...Seven decades after thousands of "balloon bombs" were let loose by the Imperial Japanese Army to wreak havoc on their enemies across the Pacific, two forestry workers found one half-buried in the mountains of eastern British Columbia...
Inflatable Spacecraft Aeroshell Tech for Atmospheric Entry * Kathy Barnstorff, NASA Langley Research Center | For most of us it's hard to imagine that something that is inflated can survive the high heat and friction of space travel, especially atmospheric entry...
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Friday, October 17, 2014
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Wings Over North Georgia Air Show Is This Weekend At Rome, Ga. * The Chattanoogan | Chattanoogan.com photographer Dennis Norwood was selected for a media flight with the GEICO Skytypers aerial team prior to this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia air show. Shown are some of his photos while flying in a 1940 US Navy SNJ-2 Trainer...
Wings and Wheels: In the air and on the ground * Cape Gazette | Jackson Passwaters of Millsboro has his own jet to play with during the seventh annual Wings and Wheels Fall Festival at the Sussex County Airport. The event is sponsored by the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Aviation...
30th Annual CAF Wings Over Houston Airshow Nov. 1-2 · WarbirdsNews | The U.S. Navy Blue 
Angels will return to Houston for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) 30th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 1st through 2nd, at Ellington Airport. Produced by the Commemorative Air Force, the non-profit air show will also include a tribute to Viet Nam War veterans with a flight demonstration featuring aircraft from that era. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will also be on display during the...
2014 Aéropuces 2014 * Passion for aviation, Translated | For the 8th consecutive year, the Museum of Air and Space organizes its large aircraft flea market. Collectors, individuals and professionals find themselves under the wings of two Concorde museum and the hall "between the wars" for two days of "treasure hunt" in a festive atmosphere. More than 60 exhibitors are expected at 300m linear exposure. Free admission....
Here's how you move all the Red Bull Air Race planes and equipment to each race around the world * ICAS | A final trip across the Atlantic and the raceplanes are back on European soil as we approach the final race of 2014 in Austria on 25-26 October!...
Tourism leader thrilled over Keesler Air Show coming back * WLOX | BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - A sky high announcement from Keesler Air Force Base Thursday, the base's air show is coming back in the Spring of 2015. It's another coast event the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau leader is thrilled...
Reno Air Races 2014 Gallery · Julie In The Sky
Col. C.E. "Bud" Anderson, World War II triple ace, and other distinguished veterans to speak at Air 
Force Museum Theatre * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | History will come alive as military heroes from D-Day through Vietnam are celebrated on the Air Force Museum Theatre's giant screen with five films and several distinguished presenters taking the stage to speak of their experiences. Reel Stuff Salute to Heroes will take place on Nov. 8 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force...
Airmen Missing From WWII Being Returned To U.S. * Aero-News Network | Crew Of B-26G Marauder Shot Down Near Seffern, Germany In 1944 Three U.S. servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors...
World War II B-17 engineer signs bomber wing panel * The Daily Telegram | On Wednesday, the Adrian man wrote his name on a wing panel from a B-17. Stornant became the 94th veteran from the 384th to sign the wing skin panel as Keith Ellefson of Alabama brought the panel to Grand Court in Adrian, where Stornant now lives...
Veteran and Vintage Cars & Planes at Pima · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE – The Pima Air & 
Space Museum announces a special showing of veteran and vintage Model Ts and Ford Model As alongside its vintage aircraft on Sunday, October 19th. Both the Old Pueblo Model A Club and the Tucson Touring Ts will line their classic beauties up on the museum grounds all day Sunday for history, car and photography buffs to admire. (NOTE: Model Ts made before 1919 are known as “veteran” cars; those manufactured after 1919 are known as “vintage” cars.)...
RAF Museum Joins Forces with Germany and France to Share First World War Stories · WarbirdsNews | The Royal Air Force Museum has partnered with Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Paris) and the Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr (Berlin) to mark the centenary of the First World War in the air.www.3p1w.eu will publish the letters, diary entries and artefacts relating to three First World War pilots over the course of the centenary. Letters written by Bernard Rice, Jean Chaput and Peter Falkenstein have been fully transcribed and...
Pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman * Amsterdam News | What her appearance did remind of, however, was an unforgettable African-American aviatrix, Bessie Coleman. Unfortunately, even in some of the best encyclopedias and dictionaries of Black notables, she is not included. We needn't get into the rather...
F-106 arrives at Dakota Territory Air Museum * Minot Daily News | Today was a big day at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot when the first truck arrived carrying parts of an F-106 fighter-interceptor for the museum, including its wings, fuel drop tanks and afterburner...
Pan American Airways at Historic Flight Dates * inflightusa.com | Mike Lavelle will launch HFF’s Fall/Winter seminar series on the people and aircraft of Pan American World Airways with a presentation on one of the most compelling aviation passenger experiences ever, the flying boats...
A Fascination With Flight * Morgan Hill Times | The Wings of History Air Museum is home to a large historical display featuring Women in Aviation. “Although there were women breaking into aviation early in aviation history, it was expected that they dress like the women of their times,” Hayashida said...
Call to Experimenters! * Mojave Experimental Fly-in
A Flying Microwave? Why Not! by Tyson Rininger | The folks over at Flite Test have built and flown some pretty strange stuff, but a microwave?...
Young Eagles flights in Redding * The Trinity Journal | Young Eagles flights will take place Saturday, Oct. 18, at Benton Air Park, Placer Street, Redding, for ages 7-17. Kids fly for free, sign ups at 8:30 a.m., flights from 9 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 157 and Parks Arcs Welding, Weaverville...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
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Air show pilot never stops pushing boundaries * Florida Times-Union | Sean Tucker isn't just talk when he encourages people to push their personal boundaries. He's out there doing it, too. In fact, his life is all about pushing boundaries – whether it's in the aerobatic box, flying his specially built Oracle Challenger ...
UPDATE: Historic aircraft staying put due to permit confusion * Rome News-Tribune | A last-minute 
wrench was thrown into the plans to tow a historic warplane from Tennessee to Rome overnight Wednesday, meaning it won't be able to make it to this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia air show....
Tuskegee Airmen P-51 Fighter Plane on Display at Hearne Airport * KBTX | The Commemorative Air Force has a Red Tail Squadron P-51 Mustang fighter parked at the Hearne Airport. It's a plane like the ones flown by the African-American military pilots known at the Tuskegee Airmen. It's there in conjunction with the "Rise Above...
B-17 used in 'Memphis Belle' movie arrives for public exhibit, flights * Memphis Commercial Appeal | Rusty Graber, of Memphis, takes a photo from the top turret of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Movie Memphis Belle” Wednesday afternoon. The World War II vintage aircraft will be flying over the Memphis area with public flights and ground tours Saturday and...
Online Events you don't want to miss: John Klatt chat at 6:30 EST today, and Friday you can see NASA astronaut Captain James A. “Jim” Lovell, Jr. will speak at the National Air and Space Society’s Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night. (info)
Red Bull Weekend * Wasabi Air Racing | Hey Guys, Jenn and I felt privileged and excited to be invited by Wade Hammond of the Team Bonhomme team, Jim and Sarah Reed of Team Ivanoff, and Michael Reid of the Team Chambliss team to visit this last weekend's Las Vegas Red Bull Air Race. It was a great time and we were excited to see this new type of aerial competition in person, such an exciting time for aviation, and what a cool format!!..
Man behind 'Pardo's Push' legend visits 4th FW * Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | The 4th Fighter Wing welcomed one of the Air Force's most heroic fighter pilots from the Vietnam War for a base visit, Oct. 10. Retired Lt. Col. Bob Pardo, known for saving the lives of a fellow F-4 Phantom crew with what became known as "Pardo's Push," visited the...
Alaska Aviation Legends: Gene Zerkel, aviation entrepreneur * Alaska Dispatch | “I wanted to go to the Military Airlift Command at Hickam Field in Hawaii, but was retained as a B-25 instructor at Reese Air Force Base.” Zerkel then left the Air Force in August 1953 and went to work as a first officer with the Flying Tiger Line in...
New Jet at Air Museum * KFYR-TV | Being trucked in from Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, an F-106 has been donated to the Air Museum as part of their 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Display. The display will pay homage to the squadron that once served at the Minot Air Force Base...
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Congressional Gold Medal Designs * CoinNews.net | The Doolittle Raiders, 80 Americans led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in 16 B-25 bombers on April 18, 1942 to attack military targets in Tokyo and other cities. All volunteers, the men...
Halloween Bash at Women's Air & Space Museum * The Plain Dealer | History will give way to haunting on October 24 when the International Women's Air & Space Museum hosts a Halloween Bash.
RAF Museum,October Half Term Activities · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE- October half term is almost upon us and this year the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford has planned a week of hands on craft activities that will keep the younger members of the family entertained. These family fun workshops will run from 27 to 31 October between 11.30am and 3.30pm with all materials provided by the Museum...
Severly damaged C-17A flies again! * Aero Pacific Flightlines
A Bit of Air Force Humor...Part II by Tyson Rininger | If you enjoyed the first segment, you'll get a kick out of our Air Force crews launching flights in style.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Pete Mcleod Wins Red Bull Air Race In Las Vegas * AvStop | Pete McLeod of Canada was declared the winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Las Vegas on Sunday after heavy winds forced the cancellation of the flying in the first of three final rounds. McLeod won the first race of his career by virtue of being the fastest qualifier on Saturday...
Blue Angels highlight Wings Over Houston Airshow · General Aviation News | HOUSTON — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to Houston for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) 30th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, at Ellington Airport. Produced by the Commemorative Air Force, the non-profit airshow also will feature a tribute to Vietnam War veterans with a flight demonstration of aircraft from that era, as well as a display of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall during the show and open to the public free on Friday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m...
Nice video recap of the San Francisco Fleet Week airshow! * LiveAirShowTv
West Chester Rotor fest 2014 * U.S. Army Parachute 
Team "Golden Knights" | The Gold Demonstration team traveled to West Chester, Pennsylvania over the weekend to perform for the West Chester Rotorfest. SSG Jon Clevenger and SSG Mike Koch supported the local recruiters by attending a high school football game. There they presented one of the high school students with a plaque for demonstrating all of the core Army values. They also assisted in the coin toss as well as awarding coins to each of the team captains, wishing them the best of luck in their game...
3-ton aircraft hitting the road to appear at air show - Rome News-Tribune | Planes of all types will be taking to the sky and flying into Rome this weekend for the Wings Over North Georgia air show. One, however, is hitting the road. Staff and volunteers with the Hixson Flight Museum plan to tow a three-ton T-28 Trojan aircraft from Hixson, Tennessee, to Richard B. Russell Regional Airport overnight tonight to have it on static display at the event. The approximately 80-mile trek is set to begin around 10 p.m., mostly on U.S. 27, according to Mark McAllister with the museum...
Historic Flight Over Washington D.C. Honors Nation's Veterans * Aero-News Network | Event Organized By The Culpeper, VA Air Fest Approximately 30 World War II-era T-6 Texans flew in formation down the Potomac River last Saturday...
'Fifi' flies again: World's last flying B-29 pays visit to Hill Country * Herald Zeitung | Tim Black, a volunteer at the Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in San Marcos, believes the CAF is like a time portal — once guests walk through the hangar door, they take a step back in history...
Residents and veterans given opportunity to fly in WWII bombers * Progress Index | CHESTERFIELD - It wasn't your ordinary 30 minute plane ride. Residents, as well as veterans, were given the chance to ride in the World War II B-17 “Nine O Nine” bomber Friday as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour sponsored by the Collings Foundation...
Experimental Aircraft Association to host its annual fly-in * Daily Comet | The fly-in is hosted by Houma's Bill Fornof Memorial Experimental Aircraft Association. Organizers say it's a chance for the public to see some local homebuilt or experimental aircraft and get a closer looking at the bustling Houma Airport. The fly-in...
Kyle Franklin teases his newest addition to Franklin's Flying Circus in 2015 · The 
International
Council of Air Shows | Introducing the CamGuard Road Pirates! For
months, I've been putting a new act together. This one is a little
different from what I normally do – I’m adding cars to the Franklin
line-up and proud to have the support of CamGuard and Bobby Ore
Motorsports for a new stunt driving show. In a nutshell the act is...
Fred Davis of Englewood served in Europe during WW II & 2 tours in Vietnam · Don Moore, War Tales | Fred Davis of Englewood graduated from high school in 1942 and immediately signed up for the Army Air Corps during the middle of World War II. “I went in the Army Air Corp and never took basic. I was sent to signal school in Pendleton, Org. I became an 18-year-old, private first class supply clerk...
Rare O-46 To Be Restored To Flying Condition * Aero-News Network | Has Languished In A Hangar For The Past 20 Years For two decades, a Douglas O-46 observation aircraft has been hangared at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, KS. The plane was recently sold to a private individual in Michigan, who plans to have the plane restored to flying condition...
40 Years Panavia Tornado · Peter Boschert, Photorecon.net | Panavia Tornado celebrates 40 years of flight this week in Manching, Germany the site of the aircraft’s maiden test flight on August 14th 1974. It is a story which has seen the Panavia Tornado...
Star Wars actor Harrison Ford joins Shropshire flight club * BBC News | Bob Pooler, chief instructor with Shropshire Aero Club, said he received a call from the actor, who was keen to rent an aircraft while he was filming the new Star Wars movie. He said the actor had wanted to bring one of his own planes to Britain, but...
No flying under the radar here: Teens' futures take flight in Civil Air Patrol * Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | PENNSYLVANIA -- Ethan Dunlap always knew he wanted to join the military. So he got a very early start. At age 12, Dunlap attended his first meeting of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary to the U.S. Air Force where even the youngest members can run emergency communications and help with disaster relief. At first...
Kids to fly free at airport's Leaf Peep, Young Eagles Day * Vinton County Courier | Vinton County residents of all ages will have a chance to view all the county's fall colors from the sky at the upcoming Leaf Peep and Young Eagles Day. The county airport's annual fall event is slated for Sunday, Oct. 19 beginning at noon. General...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
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October winds take air out of Air Race World Championship * Las Vegas Review-Journal | Hannes Arch clips the gate 4 pylon at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014...
Paul Bonhomme has Red Bull Air Race World Championship title aim blown ... * Cambridge News | AIR RACING: PAUL Bonhomme dropped to third overall in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a tough time at the penultimate round in Las Vegas. The Hinxton pilot's bid to defend his title took a dent after the scores from qualification...
Incredible photo of an F-18 zooming through the Golden Gate bridge * Jesus Diaz | More photos at the link.
Onboard Flash Fire Jet Truck Racing Dracula at CAF Airsho 2014 by Kevin Hong | Watch as Kyle Franklin blazes over Neil Darnell of Flash Fire Jet Truck for a teaser and race at CAF Airsho in Midland, Texas this past weekend. Footage...
Warbird Montage 2014 Apple Valley Airshow * ICAS
Flying Tiger * TheDay.com | Edyta Blaszczyk, Odessa American/AP photo A P-40 Warhawk prepares to taxi past the crowd before taking flight Saturday at the Commemorative Air Force air show at the Midland International Airport in Midland, Texas. The CAF air show is held annually at...
J-10 fighters show aerobatic stunts in smog-free sky * ecns | Six J-10 fighter jets perform aerobatic stunts in the sky of north China during a training program for the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on Monday, October 13, 2014. A strong cold front has swept across northern China and...
Dayton air show announces 2015 dates * WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It is never too early to start planning for the air show. The Vectren Dayton Air Show announced dates for the 2015 show. High flying acts will take to the skies June 20 and 21, 2015 at the Dayton International Airport. 2015 marks...
Pilot error blamed for fatal Dayton Air Show crash * WLWT Cincinnati | DAYTON (AP and WLWT) —Federal safely investigators have determined that pilot error was the probable cause of a fiery crash at a 2013 Ohio air show that killed a wing walker and pilot in front of thousands of horrified spectators. NTSB releases final...
Today in 1947: Chuck Yeager * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis."
The Veteran's Speaker Series: Capt. Kenneth Hancock * Good4Utah | Kenneth Hancock (Retired) will be speaking at the Salt Lake City Library Auditorium Monday, October 13th at 7:00PM for the Veteran's Speaker Series on his service as a World War II B-25 pilot. Capt. Hancock flew 66 combat missions over Italy and was...
PRESS RELEASE – Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown joins TPM as Patron * Travel for Aircraft | PRESS RELEASE Issued: 13th October 2014 Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown joins The People’s Mosquito as Patron Capt. Brown during his time as CO RNAS Lossiemouth, 1967 The People’s Mosquito, the UK’s DH.98 restoration-to-flight project, is honoured to announce that Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown has graciously accepted its invitation...
A Woman’s Perspective of Serving with the Tuskegee Airmen Support Personnel * Red Tail Squadron | “Whatever you’ve read about segregation, it was that and then some.” ~ Mrs. Callie O. Gentry, stenographer of the Tuskegee Airmen | Over 10,000 military and civilian African-American men and women served as support personnel for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Their collective effort and passion to serve our country opened the doors for others to join the Armed Forces with equal opportunity. One of them was Mrs. Callie O. Gentry. This 88-years-young woman shares her memories of serving with the Tuskegee Airmen and living through an era that shaped the future for generations to come...
Happy Birthday To The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · WarbirdsNews By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Developed from the P-36, the P-40 was America’s most numerous fighter aircraft in service when World War II started. The P-40 bred a generation of fighter pilots with Boyd “Buzz” Wagner becoming the first United States Army Air Forces ace of World War II....
B-17 “Champai[gn] Lady” Restoration- Video Update · WarbirdsNews
U.K. Helicopter Museum To Exhibit World's First Rotary-Wing UAV * Aero-News Network | Could Carry Two Torpedoes Or Depth Charges, Also Flew Surveillance And Targeting Missions The Helicopter Museum in Westonsuper-Mare, Somerset, U.K. has taken delivery of a rare Gyrodyne GH- 50D DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter), developed in the 1960s and the first vertical take-off/landing unmanned air system (UAS) in the world to enter operational service...
RAF Museum Teams up With the University of Birmingham · WarbirdsNews | Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, registration is now open for ‘World War One: Aviation Comes of Age’, which will allow users to explore the aerial aspect of the conflict through a series of academic resources and multimedia content...
Daniel Bopp * Wasabi Air Racing | Daniel Bopp is a master builder. He first contacted me several years ago when he was looking for information about White Knight for a model he was building. He also built a wicked model of the Pond Racer and a turbine SS1 (jet intake through front windows)...
Must See Video: THE CUBS 2 OSH STORY - 75th Anniversary Gathering In Hartford, WI * 
AirPigz | If you've been paying attention you know I'm a big believer in the Piper Cub as the perfect pure-flying-pleasure airplane. If you aren't convinced of the Cub's 'best airplane ever' status, then watch the video trailer above for THE CUBS 2 OSH STORY, and then I hope you'll either buy the digital download or the DVD of the 32 minute professionally-produced video. You...
Young Eagles Take Flight Oct. 18 * SurfKY News | MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. (10/13/14) — This Saturday, Oct. 18 is another fun 'free flight' date at Muhlenberg County Airport. EAA Chapter 1184 will again be giving free airplane rides to Young Eagles ages 7 thru 17...
Young Eagles Flight Rally is Oct. 18 * Tampa Bay Newspapers | CLEARWATER – Young people ages 8 to 17 can take to the skies on Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Clearwater Airpark, 1000 N. Hercules Ave. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest...
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