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Bonhomme takes the win - Red Bull Air Races | Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season opener in Abu Dhabi today ahead of his perennial rival Hannes Arch, and Canada's Pete McLeod. Bonhomme, who has been flying smoothly and cleanly this week, gave a perfect illustration of his skill in a pressure-packed finale....

DHL to deliver 2014 Red Bull Air Race - SportsPro Media | Deutsche Post DHL's air and ocean freight branch DHL Global Forwarding has returned as the official logistics partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The Red Bull Air Race is a high-octane event in which the world's top race pilots fly...

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CJ Wilson Went On Aerobatic Flight And Nearly Threw Up (VIDEO) - Huffington Post | Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson went on an aerobatic flight recently with two-time Red Bull Air Race world champion Kirby Chambliss. While Chambliss performed some insane stunts in the air, he told Wilson that he was going to ask him five trivia...

Air Force prepares for Centenary of Military Aviation Airshow - Australian Aviation | The Royal Australian Air Force is preparing to celebrate the Centenary of Military Aviation in Australia with an airshow to be held at its birthplace, Point Cook near Melbourne over this coming weekend. The airshow will mark the March 1 1914...

Point Cook Air Show: Special place for aviator Murray Wallace - Wyndham Weekly | Aviator Murray Wallace will be at the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show at Point Cook. Photo: Mark Smith. Murray Wallace learned to fly the military way at Point Cook as a 20-year-old cadet in 1961. “I'd already learned to fly before I joined...

Cactus Fly-in underway - TriValley Central | Two vintage aircraft perform a flyby Friday during the 56th annual Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande Municipal Airport. The fly-in continues through today. The...

Cullman airport could host mini Airshow Veteran's Day weekend - Cullman Times Online | VINEMONT — A Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) representative met with the Cullman Airport board this week requesting permission to use the facility for a mini air show that will take place on Veteran’s Day weekend of this year...

Tuskeegee Airmen vet lands in Escondido for history lesson - U-T San Diego | Orange Glen High School students who usually learn about the Tuskegee Airmen through films and lectures had a more personal lesson Friday. “They didn’t think blacks could fly and they didn’t think blacks could work on airplanes,” said Nelson Robinson, who served as a mechanic in the segregated World War II aviation group...

Men connect in Red Bluff over tale of B-17 joy ride - Red Bluff Daily News (blog) | Records show the US Army Air Force's B-17 Flying Fortress My Baby was shot down over occupied France Sept. 5, 1944 during a bombing run on a German chemical plant. However history is made up of more than just records and while My Baby crashed in Piermont, France that day, the story of the aircraft continues through the memories of the 91st Bomb Group and those who know them....

Ohio museum volunteers building vintage war plane - Montana Standard | URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Inside a small Ohio air museum, dozens of volunteers are building a vintage World War II B-17 bomber one piece at a time. When they're finished, they'll roll out a better-than-new, airworthy version of the iconic aircraft that was celebrated in Hollywood movies like "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Memphis Belle."...

Tora! Tora! Tora! Special Feature – Trailer by John Conway | We have been hard at work behind the scenes on our upcoming special feature, Tora! Tora! Tora!, that we filmed at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2013. We wanted to go ahead and give you a taste of the episode with this short trailer since we just can’t keep footage this awesome to ourselves.

The Search For A-12 “Article 125″ (60-6928) - Photorecon.net | This is the story about the Hunt for 928. Precisely known as a/c 60-6928 or labeled by the CIA as Article 125. Workers at Groom Lake referred to her as Ship 28. She was lost on January 5th, 1967 while returning to Groom Lake better known today as Area 51. You...

How Things Work: Thrust Vectoring - Air & Space Magazine | Remember the scene in the movie Top Gun when Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell gets the upper hand on his instructors by slowing down, pulling up the nose of his F-14 Tomcat, and watching his opponent fly right by? The idea was to get a quick, unexpected position behind the bad guy, putting Maverick (played by Tom Cruise) and his trusty sidekick Goose into place to win the Engagement...

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AirplaneGeeks 288 – Society of Aviation and Flight Educators | Society of Aviation and Flight Educators - Doug Stewart is a Master Certified Flight Instructor, a Gold Seal Instructor, and a Designated Pilot Examiner. He’s a Founding and Charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators and is the current Executive Director of SAFE...

A Love of Aviation - Flight To Success | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Three years ago we hosted the first Fly It Forward Event at Renton Airport and held an essay contest. Do you want to know why we do this? Because that first flight can change a life. Abby Jarve is one such a life. She joined our excitement, entered and essay contest... (You can read her first essay HERE). She won, took a flight lesson and the rest is history. While finances are tough, she still needed money for college. And she won yet another essay contest. This time for $3500!...

United Honors EAA KidVenture Volunteer - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | James White, EAA Lifetime 641417, of Carol Stream, Illinois, was presented with a 2013 United Airlines Volunteer Impact Grant in honor of his volunteer work at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh's KidVenture.

Video: Watch Astronaut Charlie Duke drop a hammer… on the moon - General Aviation News | Astronaut Charlie Duke, while driving a core tube into the lunar surface, drops a hammer he is using. I know I’ve dropped a tool from time-to-time, but this puts my… oops, in perspective.

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Greenwood Lake air show returns to West Milford for fifth year - NorthJersey.com | Excitement is building as the 5th annual Greenwood Lake Air Show prepares to take flight again on Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18. In the spotlight this year is Kirby Chambliss, a five-time U.S. national aerobatic champion named one of the top 15 aerobatic pilots in the country. Kirby was invited to compete in the first Red Bull Air Race events held in the early 2000s. He is a two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Appearing for the first time at the Greenwood Lake Air Show, there will be a jet-powered funny car driven by Jerry McCart. Powered by a jet engine commonly used on the F-5 fighter, the jet-powered funny car can produce over 12,000 hp and produces 4.6 g-forces of acceleration force. It burns fuel at a rate of 3 gallons per second, and has been clocked at over 284 mph in the quarter-mile....

Disney's Dusty ready to entertain Airbourne crowds - Eastbourne Herald | Airbourne prepares to take to the skies later this month and the Matadors Aerobatic Team will undergo a makeover in honour of the new Disney film Planes to bring Team Dusty and Team Ripslinger to town (August 15-18). The two planes, Sbach XtremeAir XA41s, are piloted by air racing champion Paul Bonhomme (Team Dusty) and Steve Jones (Team Ripslinger). From above the world of Cars and Cars 2, Planes is an action packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty, a plane with dreams of competing as a high flying air racer....

Local air show expects boost in attendance - Winston-Salem Journal | The Winston-Salem Air Show could get a boost in attendance this year because federal sequestration has led to the cancellation of air shows across the country, organizers said. Of the typical 300 to 325 yearly air shows throughout the United States about 65 have been canceled this year, according to the International Council of Air Shows, an industry trade association based in Leesburg, Va. “We’re certainly expecting 40,000 plus this year,” said Steve Flippin, the director of the Winston-Salem Air Show, which will be held Sept. 21 and 22 at Smith Reynolds Airport. “Part of that is there are a lot of air show fans all over the country, but, certainly in the Southeast, so many air shows have been canceled.”...

Rutherford Airshow - ABC Online | Helen Clare visited the Royal Newcastle Aero Club on Sunday and was taken up to host her show from the air by Chris Hirst, the club president, in his Cessna. The airshow included formation flying from club Cessnas and a Grumman Avenger giving a low flyby to the crowd. Over the 85 years the club has operated a range of aircraft with the clubs current fleet consisting of Cessnas, a Piper Archer and a De Havilland Tiger Moth....

Milwaukee Air & Water Show soars in the air but flops in the water - Examiner.com | This past weekend, Milwaukee residents spent their time at the beach, watching the skies and waves during the 2013 Milwaukee Air and Water Show. Sunday, August 4, was a gorgeous day to spend on the beach, as weather conditions were perfect. Some visitors were let down by the lack of Thunderbirds and Blue Angels in the Air Show, but the real disappointment was in the water show....

Three Electric Airplanes Fly at AirVenture 2013 - CAFE Foundation Blog | Electric aircraft have flown for the last six years at the big Oshkosh AirVenture airshow. Randall Fishman started the movement in 2007 showing his ElectraFlyer trike, and then flew his ElectraFlyer C, a single-seater derived from the Moni motorglider the following year. He won the 2008 Stan Dzik Memorial Award For Design Contribution “for the installation of the Electric-Motor power train” and the Dr. August Raspet Award. Last year he displayed his ElectricFlyer ULS, a twin-boom pusher with soaring capabilities....

Why we want to bring back our much-loved Southend Airshow - Southend Standard ...News the council could no longer afford to run the show came as a huge blow. Mr Delaney said: “I was absolutely devastated when I heard they were cancelling it. I was really angry and thought it ridiculous. I immediately started a Facebook campaign. In fact, Tom and I had launched our campaigns within an hour of each other. “When I saw we were getting a good response, I contacted Tom and said: ‘Let’s get together’. We had never met before, but we have become close friends.”...

WWII style hangar dance to be held at Maverick Air Center - KELO AM-FM | Sioux Falls S.D. (KELO AM) - The Joe Foss Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is putting on a WWII style hangar dance as an initial fund raiser for their unit on Monday, 12 August. The Commemorative Air Force is the largest owner and operator of historic privately owned aircraft and the Joe Foss Squadron is the newest unit....

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP: Yankee Air Museum hosting exhibit on Tuskegee Airmen - Heritage Newspapers The Yankee Air Museum will be hosting a free educational exhibit on the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first-ever group of black military pilots, on Friday, Aug. 9. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of black military pilots who fought in the racially segregated United States Army. Despite the discrimination they faced, these men served their country in World War II and trained at the Tuskegee...

Air museum hopes to save Rosie the Riveter's factory - Michigan Radio | The Yankee Air Museum hopes to save part of the historic factory where Rosie the Riveter made B-24 bombers during WWII. The historic Michigan factory where the iconic Rosie the Riveter and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers during World War II could face the wrecking ball two months from now....

Commemorative Air Force lands in Duluth - Duluth News Tribune | Planes full of passengers were taking off and landing Monday on the tarmac surrounding the Duluth International Airport, just like every other day. Except most of these planes first flew during World War II. The Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, a volunteer nonprofit, is hosting seven World War II-era plans at its hangar through Wednesday as part of the nationwide AirPower History Tour....

Warbirds on Parade - Allen American | Lancaster, TX -- There are numerous war movies, history books and stories handed down from servicemen and -women about how warplanes played a significant role in our fight for freedom over the years. Now is your opportunity to walk among some of those planes and experience up close the beauty and silent strength that earned them our respect and gratitude. "Warbirds on Parade" will be held at the Lancaster Airport, Beltline Road at Ferris Road, Between I-45 and I-35 on Saturday, Aug.31, 2013, from 10 am to 4 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 a carload or $5 per person, so bring the family, a friend or a whole carload. This year’s event is bigger and better than ever before!...

World War II warbird a flying history lesson - WXOW.com | LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) - A rare piece of history landed in La Crosse on Monday. The B-25J "Maid in the Shade" was a fighter back in WWII, and is still putting up a fight. "We're just wiping it down because these engines back in the day were just meant to leak oil," said pilot Col. Spike McLane, who's rag is covered in oil...

Vet reflects on service during B-17 bomber ride VIDEO - Troy Record | ALBANY - Clad in a blue and green button up shirt, tan pants, and his WWII Army Air Corps hat, Earl Morrow of Granville looked at home in the B-17 bomber, similar to the plane he used to fly when stationed in England in the 1940s. "It felt the same," he reflected after the quick low-flying ride which took him and about 10 other people around the Capital District. "I enjoyed it. I always enjoy anything with wings on it."...

The Aero Experience Contributor and U.S. Air Force Veteran Featured in EAA AirVenture Oshkoch 2013 Publication | The Aero Experience contributor and U.S. Air Force Veteran Fred Harl was featured in the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 "AirVenture Today" daily newspaper (p.42) distributed to thousands of visitors on the grounds Saturday and now online. Harl served in active duty for four years, stationed at Langley AFB in Virginia, Kunsan AB in South Korea, and Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. He also served...

The Lone Wolf and the Alpha Male - Vintage Wings of Canada | It's a famous photograph... at least here in Canada. It depicts two Flying Officers of 403 “Wolf” Squadron, RCAF. Both men are Canadian, both born in or near the Québec city of Montréal. Both are fighter pilots, Spitfire pilots, the finest. It looks like a cool day as the two young men have their battle dress tunics on and the pilot in the back wears a wool turtleneck sweater under his. It's the late autumn of 1943, RAF Kenley in the south of England. Both men are in their early twenties. Both have spent many months training and flying Spitfires in England and Malta. They are both highly experienced....

Air Zoo to restore historic World War II fighter · General Aviation News Staff  | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo has been selected by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to oversee restoration of a historic World War II era “Wildcat” fighter recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan after 68 years. The plane, an Eastern Aircraft FM-2 “Wildcat,” Bureau Number 57039, was recovered from 200 feet of water by A & T Recovery of Chicago on Dec. 7, 2012...

Author TD Barnes Interview with uShip News CIA Movement of A-12 Spyplanes to Area 51 | Thornton D. Barnes, former Area 51 Special Projects and author of “My Odyssey to Area 51″ tells about secret military and CIA shipments to Area 51 that have been declassified.

John Mollison & X-POW / F-4 WSO Dick Francis – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Ep 514 WARBIRD RADIO – Aviation artist, author and historian John Mollison is featured on this episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! John is currently working on a series of Vietnam War drawings and invited former Prisoner of War / F-4 Weapons System Officer Dick Francis to join in on the conversation as well. Don’t miss a minute of this incredible story.

A Teacher With Lofty Goals Takes Off In Spirit Of Aviation Aero-News Network | Kentucky Institute For Aerospace Education Growing Momentum By Maxine Scheer | Last week at AirVenture, ANN met up with Tim Smith, CEO of the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education (KIAE). Tim is an educator with a passion for making a difference in STEM education. He first appeared at AirVenture in 2008, with a group of students from a high school in Frankfort, Kentucky, towing along the skeleton of an Aeronca 60-TF. Over the last five years, Time has established an aviation pathways program that has grown from serving one high school (Frankfort, KY) to serving 23 high schools in not only Kentucky, but now includes Tennessee...

Flying Scholarships For Disabled People Presents Wings And Scholarships - Aero-News Network | Awards Made At Royal International Air Tattoo 2013. | On the occasion of this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT 2013) the disability and aviation charity, Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP) awarded certificates of scholarship to nine new trainees and congratulated a further eight for achieving their wings. The charity’s program aims to change the candidate’s lives, all of whom are disabled, through the medium of flight. This brings the total number of students that have been through the training program to nearly 400 over a 30 year period...

Boeing "Ultra Hornet" Takes Off on Maiden Flight Today - The Aero Experience Exclusive! | The Boeing F/A-18 "Ultra Hornet" took off on its maiden flight today at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport this morning. The modified Super Hornet was configured with conformal fuel tanks as part of a year-long development program to enhance the range and weapons capabilities of the aircraft. Pilots Steve Schmidt and Mike Wallace reported that the aircraft flew as expected and declared the hour-plus functional test flight a success. Here are some exclusive photos of the takeoff:...

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Airport readies for fly-in - hdnews.net | ...The day starts with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Pilots eat free, and the public can join them for a freewill offering. The breakfast, along with a hot dog lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will by served by the Sunrise Rotary Club. More than 80 aircraft, including a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, are expected for the event, he said...

Big Bird Fly In near Ferndale features all sorts of R/C aircraft - Bellingham Herald | By MARGARET BIKMAN — THE BELLINGHAM HERALD The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its 23rd annual Big Bird Fly In from June 2-3 on South Red River Road near Ferndale. The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its...

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Do it like Doolittle - AOPA Pilot | By Alyssa J. Miller Dancing a Jimmy Doolittle move with airshow legend Sean D. Tucker across the Virginia sky in an Extra 300 was so surreal, it made this aviatrix's heart flutter and head swoon. OK, maybe it was the negative-4-G outside loop...

Blades will take place of Arrows - This is Cornwall | The Blades – former Red Arrows pilots themselves – will be bringing their show to the sky above the harbour instead. Two of the Blades' four Extra 300 aircraft perform a daring move. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) are sponsoring the performance...

IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012 - PlanesTV | Highlights from the IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012. Recorded for our Duxford Year 2012 double disc DVD and Blu-ray programme. The show celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style, bringing together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years and beyond.

Fairford pilot takes centre stage at RIAT launch - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | A FAIRFORD pilot took centre stage at the launch of the world-famous Royal International Air Tattoo. Flt Lt Phil Bird made an impressive entrance when he flew into the Fairford airbase with BBC Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood in an RAF Hawk...

Pilot's spirit to fly for ever over village - This is Somerset | A RED Arrows pilot who died shortly after flying over Drimpton last year has been permanently remembered by the village with a weather vane. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, and the Red Arrows performed a fly-past for Drimpton for the village fun day...

Wilde About Texas: History takes flight through CAF - YNN, Your News Now | Jim Liles is one of the volunteers who keeps the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in the air. "We are in a World War II hangar built in 1943. [It's] one of the last ones remaining in the whole central part of Texas," Liles said...

N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame’s annual Fly-in June 9 - Courier-Tribune | ASHEBORO — Notable military Warbirds will be flown in for folks’ viewing pleasure Saturday, June 9, for the N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame annual Fly-in. The event will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m...

Aerobatic championship passes on county airport - Shore News Today | LOWER TOWNSHIP – There is good news and bad news in regards to the county's effort to host the 27th annual FAI Aerobatic Championships in 2013. “The good news is that the president of the international aerobatics club did visit and found the airport...

High-flying Pride: Weekend will honor Tuskeegee Airmen - post-gazette | Local officials and the community will gather Friday at Allegheny County Airport to pay tribute to nearly 100 local men and one woman who joined the famed Tuskegee Airmen unit during World War II. It is part of a three-day celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first graduating class to train at Tuskegee, Ala., in 1942...

Spy Docs: The Difference Between the A-12 and the SR-71 from Defense Tech by John Reed | Ever wonder what the real difference between the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart Mach 3 spy plane and its legendary successor, the Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird? Well, these declassified documents from 1967 compare the two jets performance side by side. Basically, the Blackbird could carry a lot more spy gear and electronic countermeasures than the A-12 could...

One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice with the Lomo Sprocket Rocket 35mm camera...

Must read feedback from GWW AID 2012 - pt 2 from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I thanked a couple of people in Part 1 for their assistance before, during and after Aviation Inspiration Day, but it doesn't even come close to all of the people who joined in the effort to make AID a success. For example, Keith Jones, on our Board of Directors, and his friends, Victoria Neuville, U.S. Team Leader for Women of Aviation Week, and Rebecca Pickrell all helped to send out a massive number of emails to different organizations in the Twin Cities area to try to raise awareness and attendance. As usual, my dad also helped to let people know about the event and was able to bring in the not-so-local Minnesota Soaring Club on board. Phil brought his glider to the S. St. Paul Airport and in between storms set it up so people could take a look - it was a real hit!...

U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best “Bone” photos ever taken from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers belonging to the 28th Bomb Wing, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, made passes around 30 seconds apart...

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Pilots group to let children ‘reach for the stars’ - Frederick News Post | "Reach for the stars" is an oft-repeated phrase, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association suggests trying for the clouds, instead. The organization will host its third annual International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday at Frederick Municipal Airport...

Felix Baumgartner: Purpose In Planning | Red Bull Stratos from Aerial Sports Feed | Chances are you think that Felix Baumgartner is either a pampered star with expensive equipment or an impulsive bundle of energy. This video will make you think again...

SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Ocean, Ending Historic Trip - theledger.com | Triumphant from start to finish, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA's new approach to exploration...

First photo of the Dragon upon its return from the ISS from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Posted on SpaceX's Facebook account about an hour before this post...

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Robins Air Show Called 'Record Breaking Success' - 13WMAZ | Base spokeswoman Chrissy Miner estimates between 150000 and 170000 people descended on the International City to see the Blue Angels and other acts in flight. In a statement Robins Installation Commander, Col. Mitchel Butikofer, called the air show a ...

The thrill is back: Air show wows the crowds, despite gray skies and drizzles - Sun-Sentinel | Brian Clark, 45, of West Palm Beach, said as he watched world aerobatic champ Rob Holland put his plane through a series of stalls, loops and gut-churning dives. "He's just twisting and flipping around. Definitely a good pilot...

Thousands attend Lauderdale Air Show - 7Online WSVN-TV | B-1 bombers and F-5 formations caught the eyes of 475000 people in the crowd watching the Lauderdale Air Show. "All the planes going like, 'Woo!' Across the sky, you could barely see them," said Colton Tanner, who attended the Air Show...

Sound of Speed Airshow promises lots of thrills - News-Press Now | This year's international edition of the Sound of Speed Airshow, set Saturday and Sunday at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, will include planes from World War I right up to today's newest stealth fighter. There will be huge walls of flame, acres of free ...

Casey Curry parachutes with the Golden Knights - abc13.com | Sargeant First Class Aaron Figel is part of the US Army's elite parachute team, the Golden Knights. "It's the best job in the world," Fiegel said. "Never gets old. It's one of the things I've found in my life that I could do it every single day, ...

Frecce Tricolori live in action in Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Translated | ...Rivolto, home of the Frecce Tricolore is about 20 km from Udine, a provincial capital of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia. From March to September you can visit the base and with their own eyes the Aermacchi MB339 to see that the stunts are performed....

The "news". With 5 ½ months in advance - Savona news | We are talking about the inevitable Tricolor Arrows to arouse much enthusiasm with entire seasons in advance, giving further reason for existence of the whole superstructure of the airport of Albenga Clemente Panero, equipped as NASA, but ...

Woman dies in tragic take-off - iol news | Aviators and spectators attending an aircraft convention watched in horror as a light aircraft crashed and caught alight minutes after taking off from Margate Airport on Sunday. The pilot and his woman passenger, who are believed to be from Cato Ridge, had taken off in a Rally two-seater plane just before 11am when they had difficulties and crashed...

Ohio Air News # 182 - Charles Johnson | Wrapping up the "Grimes Gathering of B-25's" & Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion.

Daniel Bubb, Ph.D. joins Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame Staff - NVAHOF | The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Daniel Bubb, Ph.D. has agreed to serve on the NVAHOF staff as Director of Education Programs for NVAHOF. He will also serve on the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which is...

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Moody, Valdosta relocate historic landmark - ACC | Moody crash recovery units responded to downtown, Valdosta, Ga., April 24 to 25, to recover an aircraft that has been a historic landmark in town since the early 1960s. The F-86L Sabre, which has been on display for decades, will undergo an extensive refurbishment before being put on permanent display at George W. Bush Air Park at Moody Field...

Key West Seaplanes and The Seaplane Pilot's Association feature article in ... - PR Web | The newest seaplane of the fleet has been named "Grand Champion" seaplane at the 38th annual Sun n' Fun International Fly-In and Expo. Key West Seaplanes, the region's premiere and long-established private seaplane charter company receives another ...

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Podcast: The Turkish Air Service of WWI – League Week IV – Warbird Radio | Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D from the League of World War I Aviation Historians joins Matt Jolley with a look at the Turkish Air Service.  Dr. Gröschel is an expert on this subject matter and will share his knowledge with us...

Dogfight Brewing Over Burmese Spitfires from AVwebFlash Current Issue | British farmer and aviation history buff David Cundall now says there are 124 new Spitfires buried in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and he knows where 60 of them are. As we reported two weeks ago, Cundall stunned the aviation world with news that he had found at least 20 crated, brand-new Spitfires wrapped in protective paper and tar to preserve them. Whether he'll be able to capitalize on his stunning discovery is in question, however, as...

The voices of the Greatest Generation continue to inspire - Jacksonville Daily News | More than 751 bombers — eight B-17 combat wings and four B-24 wings — lifted off from their bases in England on this mission. When each plane left the runway, so too did 10 American flyers. Imagine an aerial assault today with a fraction of the ...

Podcast: This Is The Year Of The B-52 from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The B-52 first flew 60 years ago in April, it was last produced 50 years ago, it dropped 15,000 tons of bombs on North Vietnam 40 years ago, and now, it is being honored for its (continuing) decades of service with a "Year of The B-52" campaign. The Commanders Action Group of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) began promoting the campaign in earnest this April in commemoration of the first flight of the YB-52 on April 15, 1952. Since then, AFGSC says the...

Idaho Marine saves one of his own - The Idaho Statesman | “I don't feel really I am worthy in light of the other great things that for 100 years Marine aviators have been doing,” he said. This wasn't training. This time, Maj. J. Eric Grunke knew it was real. A half-dozen enemy vehicles were on the hunt for a ...

Video: Waving at balloons and other fun with Rob from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | My best friend Rob made another journey down from Kalamazoo this week and - as always - we planned on some fun in the Cub. We also spent a lot of time watching and photographing the twenty B-25s in town for the 70th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. I'll have a post with photos and videos from that incredible event up sometime soon...

Movie Monday: The Beeb's all-access tour inside Rolls-Royce from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Stephen Trimble | ...It actually is a timely peek inside Rolls-Royce on the eve of a Pratt & Whitney media day, where surely a major theme of press conferences and interviews will be the newly-sealed long-term relationship between these propulsion giants on narrowbody turbofans. ...

MD-21 mothership with D-21 drone from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | The MD-21 was the designation for the modified A-12. Follow my tags for related posts. Click through for additional photos.

Richard Branson May Provide Last Chance to Hillary Clinton for Astronaut Wings in Space from Spaceports | United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's childhood aspiration of becoming an astronaut was dashed by NASA, but she may not be giving up on the dream of reaching the heavens (at least flying Virgin Galactic suborbital)...

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Blue Angels just one of several acts at air show - The Daily News Journal | Spectators will also be able to marvel at a number of other aerobatic acts, including the grace and magic of powerless flight by paraplegic Dan Buchanan in his TK-17 hang-glider. Military and civilian aircraft on display and a kids' zone...

Lauderdale Air Show Returns to the Skies After 5 Years - NBC 6 Miami | By Willard Shepard With the Lauderdale Air Show returning this Saturday and Sunday and Fleet Week also taking place, this weekend promises to be one of the busiest tourist weekends in South Florida. "That weekend alone could pay my entire rent for two ...

2012 Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Released by 307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs | Capt. Jeff Negrette, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 47th Fighter Squadron, briefs visitors at the 2012 Defenders of Liberty Air Show about the seven-barrel 30mm Gatling gun on the A-10 at...

Air Force Heritage And American History Come Together Over Fenway - Avionics Intelligence | The base hosted two F-16 Fighting Falcons and a P-51 Mustang from the United States Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation on Thursday before they were to perform the special flyover at Fenway Park in Boston. According to www.airforceheritageflight.org ...

3 WWII-Era Planes On Display At Gillespie Field - KGTV San Diego | Three historic planes which had a significant role in the outcome of World War II were on display at Gillespie Field in El Cajon on Wednesday. The Collings Foundation brought a P-51 Mustang fighter, a B-24-J Liberator and a B-17 Flying Fortress for a ...

Hawker Hunter make-over 2012 update 25-4-2012 - xe606 | Busy day today at Barkstone Heath, finished the 'top-side' with the last coat of grey being applied. Mick Coombes stayed until 1pm before calling it a day, and prior to him going away to North Wales !! Mick added more 'blue' rings to the aircraft, and marked-out where the 'red' 12" dot goes on the roundels. Awful day outside with 4 hours of heavy rain, making it cool inside the hangar for the paint to dry. I made a start on the...

50-Year Anniversary First Flight of CIA A-12 at Groom Lake from Roadrunners of Groom Lake by TD Barnes, President Roadrunners Internationale | A-12Members or Roadrunners Internationale celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first official flight of the CIA-A-12. Half a century ago today, on April 26,1962, Lockheed Test Pilot Lou Schalk eased Article 121 into the cool crisp air of Groom Lake, Nevada. The flight duration was only forty minutes, logofifty years ago, but aviation history made a great leap that day. Under the direction of Kelly Johnson, Lockheed’s famous Skunk Works first A-12 flight set the stage for the revolutionary high speed, high altitude records that followed. The OXCART Program was a joint operation of the CIA, USAF and Lockheed Corporation along with a host of corporations that developed special equipment and programs for the A-12 and YF-12. It took three more years to...

Dean of Alabama Aviation Center Retires from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | OZARK ALABAMA - Enterprise State Community College and the Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) announce the retirement of Tom Kirk, Dean of the Alabama Aviation Center....

Glenview man brings Battle of Midway to life in diorama - Chicago Tribune | The diorama will be unveiled at the Pacific Air Museum Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on June 2, to coincide with the battle's 70th anniversary. The opportunity to contribute to the event came up by chance, Lau said. Former McDonald's CEO Fred Turner wandered ...

We Could Get 1600 Hrs Out of an 1830 - Nordo News | ...From a distance the part was recognizable; in hand unbelievable. Once a piece of mechanical artwork, the piston was ugly defined. Pounded repeatedly by the head of an errant valve, its original tolerances were a distant memory. Only now after decades of darkness and dust does it again have purpose. It is history; a mile marker in time....

Aleutian Tiger P-40K from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | You can’t but help smiling with you see a P-40 and when you see the Texas Flying Legends P-40K, the smile is ear to ear! This is a gorgeous aircraft taking you right back to the day at the beginning of the war when they were...

Mission: Dawn Patrol – DVD Review from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | I received this DVD free as a volunteer to try products and write reviews for EAA’s Sport Aviation Magazine. The DVD runs 62 minutes and is narrated by Hugh Downs a legendary broadcaster with multi-engine and balloon ratings. Mission: Dawn Patrol is a video account of three pilots who flew aircraft of the Vintage Aero Flying Museum in Hudson, CO to the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous of WWI aircraft at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH...

HAI President’s message: We Get No Respect - HeliHub | ...It also appears that some elected officials want to legislate aviation activities rather than allow regulatory agencies to do their job. This is not good for our industry because these lawmakers are circumventing the current rulemaking process, which seeks input from all parties and allows for appropriate aviation expertise and analysis. Legislative solutions tend to make the situation worse, create safety gaps, eliminate jobs, and reduce industry contributions to the communities they represent....

Controller Has 737 In His Garage (Sort Of) from AVweb Top News | Air traffic controller and private pilot James Price has never flown a jet, but he has logged plenty of time in the cockpit of an actual 737 that he converted into a flight simulator and keeps in his garage. Price had already been working on earlier versions of his simulator when a life change and similarly motivated friend led him to...

Aviation fine art by women... there is a website for that.... from Women of Aviation's Facebook Wall | Aviation fine art by women... there is a website for that. Check out their beautiful work.

Video: Exploding Your Miss-conceptions from Flight Monkeys | At Sun ‘n Fun this year we spent some time sharing a camping area with a couple motor glider aficionados. They got us thinking about perhaps logging time in an aircraft that can launch itself from a traditional runway, cruise for hours without using a drop of fuel, and land back at the same airport it took off from. Then again you might choose to land hundreds of miles from your starting point....

NASM V-2 from The Unwanted Blog | The V-2 at the National Air and Space Museum. Note...

NASA PR video on launch escape systems from RLV and Space Transport News | A NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) educational video about launch abort systems (via Space KSC):

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Air Show funds Cornelius children's library programs - Oregon Live | Friends of the Cornelius Public Library received a $750 grant from the Oregon International Air Show to support fun and educational children's programs that encourage reading and literacy.  One of the Friends' primary goals is to support an annual Summer Reading Program. This year 409 Cornelius children participated in the program, reading more than 6,250 books....

Podcast: Amelia Earhart Flies Again - AVweb | Amelia Rose Earhart, who works as a reporter at a Denver TV station, has been inspired by her famous ancestor to learn to fly. She's now re-tracing Earhart's 1937...

Video: Amelia Earhart to retrace flight of namesake - 9News | Denver- 9News Traffic Reporter Amelia Earhart is about to embark on her first trans-continental flight in a single-engine aircraft.  Evoking memories of a legend, Amelia Earhart will once again take to the skies over the United States, retracing the North American route of her namesake, distant relative and legendary aviatrix. Fueled by a love of adventure and passion for inspiring others to pursue their own dreams, this modern-day Amelia will fly a Cirrus SR22 from Oakland, California to Miami, Florida.  Amelia's thrilling quest to recreate Earhart's trans-continental flight soars on Dec. 26, 2011. Why Oakland? In the late spring of 1937, Earhart flew from Oakland to Miami where she announced her bold...
[Don't forget to check out Amelia's blog too! - which is where the photo came from]

Amelia Earhart Flies A Cirrus - AVweb | Denver traffic reporter Amelia Rose Earhart is distantly related to the famous aviator, and says her parents gave her that name to inspire her -- and it worked. Earhart already has earned her private pilot certificate, and this week she's flying from Oakland, Calif., to Miami in a Cirrus SR-22 to re-trace one of her namesake's famous flights...

Help with the Air Race Classic, June 19-22, 2012 - You Fly Girl | ...Most of us can't be sponsors, but we can certainly be volunteers...

TEASER TRAILER SNEAK PEEK! - THE BOB HOOVER PROJECT Team | An early teaser for an upcoming feature documentary film, currently in production, on the life of flying legend R.A. “Bob” Hoover – THE BOB HOOVER PROJECT....

Roadrunners Internationale December Newsletter | For those of you who did not attend the Roadrunners Internationale 22d reunion last October, the reunion was a major success. As Reunion Committee Chairman Harry Martin put the event together, it appeared at first...

How an A-12 Avenger II canopy landed on eBay [UPDATE] - Flightglobal | Seth Kettleman makes a living buying and selling surplus aircraft machinery on the web. In late November, a strange item popped up on GovDeals.com: an A-12 Avenger II fighter canopy. Kettleman had never heard of the A-12, but he was intrigued so he started Googling. He read that the highly classified A-12 had been canceled in 1991. He also read that the A-12 was canceled before McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics assembled the first aircraft....

Jimmy Stewart showed us that ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ COMMENTARY William C. Kashatus - Times Leader | ...Stewart was a genuine hero, a highly decorated fighter pilot who flew 20 combat missions against Nazi Germany during World War II. After the war, he refused to act in any movie about the conflict or his role in it. It contradicted his personal code of honor.  Instead, Stewart, a bona fide star before the war, renewed his Hollywood career with a film that celebrates life and has become an annual holiday classic...

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Displays Newest Attraction By Carmelo Turdo | The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum is sprucing up its hangar to accommodate its newest display – an F-4 Phantom II cockpit restored by Joe Steimann. The aircraft cockpit, originally from a McDonnell Douglas F-4F stricken from the German Air Force after an accident, is now in the colors of the MO ANG 131st TFW formerly based in St. Louis. Other aircraft on display include...

Scuba divers discover airplane submerged off coast of Palm Beach County Divers say plane may be from WWII  - Kathryn Report | It was supposed to be a typical scuba dive. Randy Jordan, owner of Emerald Charters in Jupiter, grabbed his gear and ferried a small group of divers to a spot about four miles east of the Jupiter Inlet. "Completely random drop and the captain just dropped us right on it," said Jordan. "It was just totally by accident."...

Wings of Mercy pilot says volunteering is "highlight" - Smart Brief | Wings of Mercy pilots volunteer to fly medical patients for treatment. "The whole experience has been a highlight of my life," said pilot George Schraft. He recently flew a 26-year-old with brain cancer for treatment from Michigan to North Carolina....

Aviation Nation 2011 – Saturday By Parrothead Jeff | ... I’ve often seen the doors open for tours on these E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) jets, but there’s always been too long of a line for my interest to override my dislike of standing in line.  Thankfully, there was no line during the Saturday airshow so I jumped...

US authorities give Santa Claus’s reindeer-powered sleigh the green light to fly - Pilot News Magazine | WASHINGTON — US aviation authorities have given Santa Claus’s reindeer-powered sleigh the green light to fly on Christmas Eve after a rigorous inspection of the “Santa One” aircraft, officials said Friday.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said safety inspectors at the North Pole have given the thumbs-up for Santa’s sleigh to cruise through US airspace and came away impressed with improved technology allowing Saint Nick to avoid other aircraft....

NORAD’s Santa tracker pulls out high-tech stops - Air Force Times | Come Donner! Come Blitzen! Come North American Aerospace Defense Command! That's right. This Christmas, NORAD, the premier U.S.-Canadian air defense directorate, is once again using its super high-tech tracking equipment to keep tabs on jolly old Saint Nick.  For 365 days of the year, NORAD is serious about tracking the skies over North America. But beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday, the generals and air-sovereignty commanders will be telling Virginia that, yes, there is a Santa Claus. And they've got the satellite tracking of his sleigh to prove it....


Merry christmas everybody, hope a lot of cool jumps for 2012 ! - Bonjour Bluesky

How Does NORAD 'Track' Santa? - Space.com | For more than 50 years, NORAD — the North American Aerospace Defense Command — has used its high-tech missile-tracking systems to track Santa's progress during his annual Christmas Eve flight around the world....

Local students named winners in PennDOT Aviation Art Contest - Abbington Journal | ..."These students came up with very creative ways to show why aviation is important in Pennsylvania," said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch. "Considering we received more than 900 entries this year, these winners should be extra proud to be chosen as the best. I thank all of the students, parents and teachers who made this contest a success."...

Video: This Year @NASA: 2011 in Review - Spaceports | ...From the end of one monumental mission, to the beginning of a new era in the human exploration of our solar system....

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Congratulations to the CAF Red Tail Squadron! - Air Show Buzz | The ICAS Board of Directors selected the CAF Red Tail Squadron to receive the ICAS Special Achievement Award for our significant contribution to the air show industry. The Award was presented to the CAF Red Tail Squadron during the Chairman's Banquet on Wednesday evening at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas....

9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards Takes Flight - Sacramento Bee | BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 9th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation"® Awards, presented by Learjet, welcomes ONEflight International as a Presenting Sponsor.  The awards will be held January 20, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton.  Considered the most prestigious and important recognition event of aviation, this intimate, memorable, and historic evening of aviation awards and entertainment will feature Morgan Freeman, with a special tribute to Cliff Robertson and a 90th birthday salute to Bob Hoover....

Podcast: John Cudahy, President of the International Council of Air Shows - AVweb | When ICAS held its annual convention in Las Vegas this week, safety and the economy were top issues on the agenda. John Cudahy talks with...

Competition Team Prepares for 2012 - US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights’ Competition Team had a great 2011 season, and is now preparing for 2012. First things first- parachute maintenance. The Competition Team has 34 parachute systems that must be serviced and maintained throughout the year. The majority of...

Fly In Professionally Restored World War II Aircraft & Help Fund the Search for America's 78,000 MIAs from WWII - Naples News | Relive history by taking to the skies with History Flight, Inc.-- a 501c3 Non-Profit foundation committed to keeping World War II aviation history alive by operating three of the most important aircraft of WWII and offering clients the chance to actually fly aboard a B-25 bomber or actually fly the AT-6 or N2S Stearman under the guidance of our certified flight instructors. No piloting experience required!  History Flight, Inc. operates our flagship North American B-25H Mitchell medium...

Mitsubishi Zero, Tora! Tora! Tora! Replica By The Flightline | The Flightline will be documenting the re-assembly and re-certification of this unique star of airshows and screen. The Flightline Co-host and Pilot Paul Jackson says that upon....

World War Two Plane Crash Lands in Clermont County - WKRC TV Cincinnati [wVideo] | A World War Two plane makes a crash landing in Clermont County and the pilot walks away unharmed. 50-year old Paul Redlich made an emergency landing on Thursday when the engine threw a piston. Oil blew over the windshield making it difficult for him to ...

Santa coming in for landing at Mesa aviation museum - East Valley Tribune | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has gone rogue, and he's taken Santa Claus with him.  Instead of leading Santa's sleigh, the reindeer - or, at least, a man dressed like him - will pilot an airplane on Saturday. And in the cockpit next to him will ride jolly old St. Nick....

Holland received deliveries of food - Herald-Tribune | Clarence Addy served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II and flew six combat missions over Germany.

Transporting the secret CIA A-12 to Groom Lake by TD Barnes, President Roadrunners Internationale | The Challenge of Transporting the A-12's to Area 51 | By Frank Murray, A-12 Pilot andRoadrunners InternationaleHistorian | Foreword | In the Fall of 2011, it occurred to me that a piece of the development history of one of my favorite airplanes,the Lockheed A-12, had not been recorded for posterity. In the first step towrite this piece,a-12 I asked TD Barnes to ask the Roadrunners members to contactme if they had any information on the transportation of the A-12s from the Skunk Works to Area 51. Several people did respond...

Pepsi Refresh Voting - Tuskegee P-51 Project! from Airline Pilot Central Forums | I just wanted to pop on and give an update on my Tuskegee P-51 project. For those who are not familiar with it, I am building a full-scale/flying P-51B Mustang from the ground up in honor of a local MIA Tuskegee Airman. Flight Officer Leland H. Pennington was flying his P-51B “Lucy Gal” home after a successful escort mission on April 21st, 1945. He was lost somewhere over Croatia and never found. The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group in Geneseo, NY wants to keep his legacy alive and continue to tell the legendary story of the Tuskegee Airman by flying a P-51 in Pennington’s memory....

ERAU Starts Women's Mentor Program from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is calling on more than 11,000 women graduates to give back. The Women’s Ambassador Program (WAP), operated by the Student Alumni Association, is working with the university’s Prescott and Daytona Beach campuses to create a team of “big sisters” for female students at Embry-Riddle. They will also represent the university at events, air shows and conferences throughout the country...

David Walker: Friday's Fabulous Flyer - Flight for Success | ... Please welcome David Walker to Flight to Success. I know you'll enjoy his story as much as I did. David proves that a successful flight is one that we walk away from, and that lessons learned should be shared. ...

German Air Force will take its Typhoon fighters to train at Holloman, USA from CavokBlog | The German Air Force intends to take a new aircraft to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico that will be used for training combat tactics. The information was released this week by news site Alamogordo, citing Colonel Frank Kiesel, commander of the Training Center of the German Air Force Flight...

First Private Spaceship Flight to Space Station Announced - Space.com | NASA announced the launch date for the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station today (Dec. 9). The mission, which will test a vehicle intended to carry cargo, and eventually crew, to orbit, represents an important step for the burgeoning private space industry, experts say....

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The Russians are coming... - Otago Daily Times | A rare Russian Yak 3 fighter plane and two Supermarine Spitfires have been announced as attractions at next year's Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow.  The Yak 3, part-owned by...

NTSB: Cause Of Fatal Air Show Crash Unclear - AVweb | Evidence shows that the engine quit on Kyle Franklin's Waco during an air show in March, but NTSB investigators had no luck finding out why, according to the board's final report, published this week. Franklin's wife, Amanda, who performed as a wingwalker in the show, suffered extensive burns in the forced landing and died about two months later. "Post-accident examination of the engine and its fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operations," the NTSB concluded....

First in the Air German aviation pioneer Karl Jatho took off before the Wright brothe... - pprune | On August 18th 1903, aviation pioneer Karl Jatho took to the skies - four months ahead of Orville Wright. Since the achievement of this German airplane builder was never mentioned in any encyclopedia, his machine, most probably the first successful motorized aircraft in history, was rebulit, using historical blueprints [videos included]....

A lifetime of aviation wisdom offered by Barry Schiff to reward a pilot or flight instructor - Women of Aviation | I have been a fan of Barry Schiff since I began taking flight lessons. Most flight training material that I found seemed to always fall short of truly explaining the whys of the facts stated. As outstanding flight instructors do, Barry offered more than information in his Proficient Pilot column in AOPA Pilot magazine; he offered insight....

CARL VINSON WWII FLY OFF - ASB Video | I've got a couple hundred hours that capture all the behind the scenes of the End Of WWII Warbird Fly Off on the USS Carl Vinson. I've been thinking of doing a docu on it.... let me know if it is something you think folks would be interested in. Uploaded By:  Ed Shipley

The Latest from AirboydTV:

• Rhine Airborne Operations (1945)
• Carrier Force Strikes Formosa (1945)
• Spitfires And P-38s Accept The Challenge (1943)
• Budapest Ferihegy Airport (1956)
• The Story Of Naval Aviation (1954)

A-12 Avenger II: bits of it are for sale - The Unwanted Blog | It looks like Purdue University in Indiana has the canopy from a McDonnell-Douglas A-12 Avenger II, and they’ve put it up for auction. Only a few hours left, so if this is what you’ve been needing to finish that A-12 in the garage… here ya go....

Challenges: River dance - AOPA | Floatplane flying combines the best of both worlds | Let’s all tip our caps to aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, who was one of the first to brainstorm the possibility of marrying a boat to an airplane. Curtiss attached pontoons to a biplane and managed to get airborne in 1911, and pilots have enjoyed both the utility and the fun of being able to land and take off on water ever since....

Maverick “flying dunebuggy” in production - AOPA Pilot | The company called Itec/Beyond Roads has delivered four of its “Maverick” powered-parachutes with a driveable dunebuggy used as a cockpit. It is approved as a light sport aircraft, a category the includes powered parachutes. One is going to Dubai, and factory reps may travel there in a few weeks to provide training to the new customer. Deliveries are cautiously made only to experienced customers until fleet...

China's Maritime Patroller - Ares | China's AVIC-Shanxii Y-8F-600, a modernized version of a reverse-engineered Antonov An-12, is spawning a growing family of special-use variants without having apparently entered service as a transport. Two AEW versions (one with a...

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Blue Angels to soar above Lincoln - Omaha World-Herald | LINCOLN — It's been five years since the famed Navy aerobatic team the Blue Angels dazzled tens of thousands of spectators in the skies above the Lincoln Airport. On Sept. 10 and 11, the blue-and-yellow F/A-18 Hornets will return to the capital to ...

The sky's the limit at Waukegan Air Show - Lake Forester | Flights of fancy and more will be the order of the day when the Waukegan Air Show returns to Waukegan Regional Airport Saturday. Planes old and new will be in the air and on the ground. ...

Showdown on the Plains to be filled with aerobatics, delectable BBQ - Liberal Southwest Daily Times | Numerous vintage and experimental aircraft will be on display – including rides for purchase in Commemorative Air Force airplanes - as well as various motorcycles and classic cars. A delicious barbeque lunch will be prepared by Fifth Street BBQ ...

"Thunder of Niagara" features strongman – WIVB | NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WIVB) - The "Thunder of Niagara" air show comes to the Falls this weekend. But on Tuesday at the Niagara Falls Airbase, an airplane was propelled by human strength. Mark Krisch of Strongman Entertainment will be one of the performers ...

Sick children get private air show at Hill – StandardNet | The kids, who all have some kind of life-threatening illness, joined 421st Fighter Squadron members for breakfast, received personal flight suits, helmet bags and dog tags, flew in an F-16 flight simulator and attended a private F-16 air show performed ...

A Match for Men in the Skies - Wall Street Journal | Patty Wagstaff, a champion US aerobatic flier, said Ms. Skelton was an inspiration to generations of women pilots. "She was really gorgeous and a really attractive 'girly girl,' but could sit down and talk about breaking a land-speed record or flying a ...

QuickPic: Strega - The Beast That'll Be Tough To Beat! (Reno 2011)  by Martt: 

Aviation film producer to receive award for Breaking Through the Clouds from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The National Aviation Hall of Fame will present an award and $20,000 cash prize to filmmaker Heather Taylor, of Columbia, Md., for her documentary about a 1929 race between female pilots flying from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio.  The aviation hall, based in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, said Tuesday it will present its Combs Gates Award to Taylor on Oct. 11 at the National Business Aviation Association’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nev. The award is given in recognition of aviation history research and preservation efforts…

Episode 163 – Bits and Pieces VII  from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)  The Geeks take the week off in celebration of the Labor Day holiday, so instead of our normal format, we bring you these segments:  Rob Mark speaks with Louis Smith from FltOps.com about the hiring outlook for pilots. Louis was our guest back in Episode 102, Outlook for Professional Pilots. Rob Mark caught up with him at the Regional Airline Pilot Job Fair in Chicago.  David Vanderhoof provided some interviews from AirVenture 2011 at Oshkosh: Jonathan Hartman on the Firefly all-electric technology demonstration helicopter from Sikorsky, Dave Walsh, program Test Director for the Sikorsky X-2 record-breaking helicopter, Kevin Bredenbeck, Chief Pilot and director of flight operations at Sikorsky, and Audrey Schnur from Marketing Communications at GE Aviation (@GEaviation) about GE’s use of social media and their presence at Oshkosh. Also, at the Pax River show, David talked with S-3B Viking pilot Lieutenant John McElroy, who brought in one of three flying…

Boeing 40 and DC-2 Formation at Paine Field  from Antique Airfield News …pictures taken by Liz Matzelle at the Historic Flight museum during the wonderful "vintage airplane weekend" hosted by the very kind and generous John Sessions at Paine Field north of Seattle. As you can see I had the good fortune to fly formation with Clay Lacy in his DC-2 with the Boeing 40 which show these to historic aircraft in their true element… 

A historic landing for an old aircraft - The Warner Robins Patriot | The maintenance crew along with the flight crew signed the panel of the aircraft inscribing their names in Aviation history. The plane will eventually be displayed next to the c-141 air lifter at the Museum of Aviation. According to John Jr. its a ...

The Search for A-12 Article #125  from Roadrunners of Groom Lake by TD Barnes, President Roadrunners Internationale | A-12 (60-6928 / 125) was lost on 5 January 1967 during a training sortie flown from Groom Lake. Its pilot, Walter L. Ray became the first CIA pilot killed in the line of duty and is so honored in the "Book of Honor", CIA Headquarters in McLean, Va. …

Huey Insertion — full scale diorama  from Travel for Aircraft | SSGT Howard C. Breedlove photographed a hilltop insertion of troops on 24 April 1967. These photographs — taken during Operation Oregon and about 3km west of Duc Pho, Vietnam — give us an intimate view during the hilltop landing of one of the squads belonging to Rifle Platoon B, 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division — and became one iconic images that now symbolize the Vietnam War.  Crossed sabers on the Huey’s nose denote the Air Cavalry and this diorama shows what helicopters do best, landing where no one else can quickly go…

What’s foxy and French, and a ‘Friend’ of Sally B? The Fennec  from Shortfinals's Blog by shortfinals | ‘Sally B and Friends’ at the Imperial War Museum’s Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire on July 31st was a thunderous success. There was the thunder of heavy piston engines, with several unique formations flying by (B-17, DC-3, Beech 18, Beech Staggerwing, for example) and thunderous applause from the crowd for everything from the aerobatic displays to the period music. I was delighted to be there, and I can confidently state despite the fact that it was billed as ‘not a flying display’, that I have attended flying displays that had less flying (especially warbirds), and much less in the way of ‘ground entertainment’ including period vehicles, re-enactors in uniform and music of the WW2 era…

PICTURES: Will Concorde come back to life in time for 2012 Olympics  from Alltop | A successful attempt to bring a British Airways Concorde "back to life" in time for the London Olympics has been thwarted by health and safety concerns.  A group of Concorde enthusiasts - Heritage Concorde - has for several months been carrying out repairs to the cockpit windows and visor of G-BOAC at Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park, its home since 2003…

Today in Aviation History – September 7  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

New Composite Airbus Approaching Final Assembly from Autopia by Jason Paur | Several large composite pieces for the new Airbus passenger jet have been delivered over the past month as the airplane maker prepares for assembly of the first A350XWB. The new airplane is expected to make its first flight some time next year and is a competitor against Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Both the A350XWB and 787 feature significant use of composites. But each company chose very different ways to incorporate the materials into the airframe…