CAF Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of AIRSHO - PR Web | Warbirds invade West Texas for the 50th Annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AIRSHO presented by Western National Bank on Oct. 12-13. This milestone AIRSHO will feature Texas Flying Legends, a fantastic collection of warbirds, and some of today's...
NAS requests Novemebr air show be expanded to Pensacola Beach - WEAR | Some breaking News today about the air show this fall. Right now a civilian air show is expected to take place on the Friday of Veterans Day weekend, November 8th, aboard NAS Pensacola....
CNE air show will be missing the American exhibitors this year - Canada.com | The Canadian
International Air Show at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition is usually a huge crowd draw, and the entire city can feel the jet engines as they roar over the waterfront. But this year, the show will be a little smaller than normal....
Inaugural air show draws crowds - Hillsdale.net | HILLSDALE — Thousands of feet in the air, the roar of the FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft could be heard as it screamed past hundreds of spectators at the Hillsdale County Air Show Saturday at the Hillsdale County Municipal Airport. The Wildcat was one of more than a dozen planes on hand that thrilled onlookers with precision flying and stunts on a picturesque afternoon....
Aerobatic pilots put on a show for annual Hammerfest in Llano - The River Cities Sunday Tribune | LLANO — Oh, those magnificent men (and women) and their flying machines take to the air above Llano on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 for the annual Hammerfest. “It’s an (International Aerobatic Club) competition,” said pilot and Austin IAC Chapter 107 member Jack Stovall. “The planes that you’ll see there are purpose-built for aerobatics.”...
Flight Of The Warbirds: WWII Planes Take To Jersey Shore Skies - Patch.com | The Collings Foundation's annual "Wings of Freedom Tour" landed at Monmouth Executive Airport this weekend.
14 AIR & SPACE MUSEUM AIR & SPACE HALL OF FAME TAPS 14 FOR ... - U-T San Diego | Two sky divers who took death-defying leaps, three astronauts who traveled to the moon and a pilot who safely landed an airliner in New York's Hudson River highlight this year's list of inductees to the San Diego Air & Space Museum's International Hall ...
Video: Tazewell County Air Show 2013 - clipwings.com
Lehigh Valley Airshow drew more than 40000 - Allentown Morning Call | Near-perfect weather and 16 years of pent-up demand helped the Sands Lehigh Valley Airshow soar to heights that surprised even the most optimistic airport officials. But with big crowds came big headaches, as more than 40,000 people flocked to a Lehigh Valley International Airport airfield that initially was expected to draw about 15,000...
Featured Video: Lake Sangchris Airpark Fly-In Attracts Fly Baby and Cessna 150 - The Aero Experience | Cessna 150 Pilot Jeff Wilson provided this video from his flight with a Fly Baby last weekend:
Wow! Dawlish Air show delights the holiday crowds - This is Cornwall | Thousands of people lined 
the coast on Saturday to watch a free flying display as part of a renowned air show. Sunshine and blue skies made perfect conditions for the Dawlish Air Show where a British Army helicopter gunship made its debut in the static display...
Bournemouth Air Festival 2 days to go: Charity auction for Jon Egging - Bournemouth Echo | A PAINTING signed by the late Red Arrow pilot, Jon Egging, will be up for auction at a charity fundraiser this week. The artwork, called Eagle Bend by Colin van Geffen, was signed by Jon Egging, as well as the rest of the 2011 Red Arrow team, on the night before he lost his life after an air display for the Bournemouth Air Festival, on August 20, 2011...
Final MAKS-2013 Airshow Rehearsal Held in Zhukovsky - RIA Novosti | MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) – After being delayed twice over the weekend, the final rehearsal of Russia's MAKS-2013 airshow, involving three new T-50 fifth-generation fighter jets, took place at the Zhukovsky airfield on Monday. One of the ...
Video: Building The Gee Bee Q.E.D. Replica (And First Flight Coming Soon!) - AirPigz | Back in 
May I posted a pic and a link to more pix of the amazing Gee Bee Q.E.D. replica being built by Jim Moss out in the pacific northwest. This recently released high-quality video shares so many more details about the project, and the team of builders that have come together to make it all possible. Both the size and the workmanship on this airplane...
'Flying Fortress'B-17 flies into Philadelphia - Philly.com | "OLD JOE" sat in his wheelchair just off the tarmac at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport yesterday, awe-struck by a beautiful lady he'd known as a young man but was now afraid to take out for a ride - a B-17 World War II bomber. "I'm 94. I have a pacemaker. I'm afraid my adrenaline would get too much," Joseph Blinebury said. "I'd be so thrilled that I'm liable to have a heart attack."...
WWII B-17 Flying Fortress coming to Bismarck Airport - Bismarck Tribune | One of the last flying World War II B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be on display and available for rides and tours Thursday to Monday at the Bismarck Municipal Airport. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the primary bomber used by the United States Air Force against Nazi Germany. Of the 12,731 built, fewer than 10 remain in flying condition and only a very few fly regularly...
Vintage B-17 bomber on display at Prince Albert airport - CBC.ca | A rare B-17 bomber — restored to military specifications — has touched down in Prince Albert. The plane, built in 1943, is one of only about 10 left in the world that can fly. "To get it here, I think, is something pretty special," Bob Spracklin, president of the Prairie Heritage Air Show Society said Monday. People will be able to tour the plane at the airport in Prince Albert...
Bomber Landing Puts Vote On CAF Move On The Radar 8/26/13 - KOSA | MIDLAND-It was a big day for fans of the Commemorative Air Force Museum. The beloved B-29 bomber FiFi came for a stay at the Midland base. It was a beautiful site--the landing of the world's only still operational B-29. For CAF member and veteran Jimmy Parker, it's a bittersweet reminder of what the CAF here in Midland has already lost...
A Single Daring Act - airspacemag.com | Memoirs of Korea by an acclaimed novelist. | By the end of the war, Sabre pilots had attained a kill ratio of 10 to 1 against MiG-15s. Most of the aerial warfare took place along the Yalu River in an area nicknamed MiG Alley.
Saturday 'Boneyard' tours set for Aug. 31 - Inside Tucson Business | Curious passersby who have always wanted to get a closer look at the slumbering aircraft inside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s iconic “Boneyard” but found that guided tours only run during typical working hours can finally get a peek during a special Saturday tour...
Air Aces series presented on Air Force Museum’s giant screen - General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — In a partnership brokered by Reel Stuff Aviation Resources, the Military Channel’s new six-part series, Air Aces, is simultaneously being screened at the newly renovated Air Force Museum Theatre. Air Aces, which had its U.S. broadcast premier on Aug. 4, is a series of one-hour episodes that profiles some of the most heroic and courageous military pilots that ever flew. The Air Force 
Museum Theatre features 7.1-plus surround sound and state-of-the-art 4K digital projection onto an 80-foot wide giant screen....
Gathering Definitely Makes a Difference - WAI Connect Blog | When Samara Hull wrote a paper for school about her goal of becoming a pilot, the two guys in her class who also wanted to be pilots were not expecting to hear that she already had experience in the air...
Can you help with this documentary?` - WAI Connect Blog | Mayo Woman pioneer Aviator: Help wanted for documentary | A documentary is currently in production on Nancy Corrigan, one of the first female pilots. A County Mayo woman who in 1929, at 17 years of age, emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, with only a basic education and went on to become one of the first women pilots. She trained air cadets for the US Military during World War II. Nancy also took part in Air Races. She was the second woman ever to gain a commercial pilot's licence...
RAF Museum Dornier Do 17 Restoration Getting Underway - Warbirds News | It’s just been a couple of months since what is believed to be the last surviving Dornier Do 17 was raised from the Godwin Sands off the coast of England. The remains of the plane which had been sitting underwater for over 70 years, were trucked to the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK. Since its arrival its fuselage and major components have been placed in hydration tunnels and are kept bathed in a mild citric acid solution to soften and loosen the marine life and corrosion that built up over its many decades submerged in salt water....
AVRO Arrow Artifacts Media Photo Opportunity Supports Mississauga's New ... - City of Mississauga | Additional artifacts from the Canadian Air & Space Museum will also be on hand. Event Details What/Why: A media photo opportunity including artifacts from the AVRO Arrow. In the future, the City will expand the museum's collection to offer more off ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Cobra walkaround — Tampa - Travel for Aircraft | This park is located on the east side in Tampa FL on the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Hwy 301 and the Tampa Bypass Canal — just a bit south of Martin Luther King Blvd. This park […]
Pilot, Minister, and Servant to Others: Brian Kissinger Turns Challenges into Opportunities - The Aero Experience | There will be a gathering of the St. Louis metropolitan area aviation community on Labor Day to raise money for local charities, and it is no surprise that the idea was conceived by pilot, itinerant minister and two-time brain cancer survivor Brian Kissinger. Since setting his third world speed record...
A stunt pilot's view on Disney's Planes - The Guardian | Early on, Dusty takes part in a training race around a series of pylons – very much like the Red Bull Air Race, an international competition in which pilots navigate obstacles at speed. Some of the aeroplanes bump into the pylons – yes, it has happened ...
Extremely rare video shows Gaddafi’s Air Force aerial refueling trials (and failures) in the mid 1990s - The Aviationist | The following footage shows Mirage F1ADs and Mig-23s refueling from Il-76T and C-130s during trials reportedly conducted between the end of the 1980s and 1994. Noteworthy, at min 04:19 you can see a Gaddafi’s Mirage’s IFR (In Flight Refueling) probe disintegrating after a successful plug into an aerial refueling basket...
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Duluth Airshow Announces Airforce Heritage Flight - Northland's NewsCenter | The Heritage Flight features a state of the art fighter and a vintage fighter flying together. Aircraft in this year's show include an F-16 and P-51 Mustang. Organizers are also hoping to secure an F-4 Phantom for the performance...
Red Eagles coming to Porterville Air Faire - Porterville Recorder | The Red Star Flight Demonstration Team, The Red Eagles, will make their first valley appearance as part of the 2012 Porterville Air Faire on June 9 at Porterville Municipal Airport. The four-man unit flies a Russian built YAK 52s built primarily as...
Esquadrilha da Fumaça - 60 years of flying from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net | Pictures from our Brazillian member, Renato Serra Fonseca of the 60th anniversary celebrations at Campo Fontenelle for the Esquadrilha da Fumaça....
Twister Duo Nightflight from Apron 6 | This photo was taken in almost complete darkness.
Most of the light is made by my flash. If you look good you can see the flashreflection in his helmet. This way of photographing was new to me, but by...
Super Hornets pack a sting - airrace.com.au | At this weekend's Defence Force air show at RAAF Pearce, the Super Hornet will be a showstopper with its power and agility. It is a significant enhancement over the classic F/A-18 Hornet, which is the frontline fighter for the...
Wings of Freedom Tour Lands at Santa Barbara Airport - Noozhawk |The national tour features rare bomber and fighter aircraft, including a World War II Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress,...
2012 Raytheon Award Video- Must see!! - Vimeo (via AAFO)
3 fly into LI Air & Space Hall of Fame - Newsday | They flew into history -- a space station commander, a scientist and a journalist -- and landed Monday at the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame. At the Cradle of Aviation Museum, aerospace and education officials toasted...
Corpus Christi pilot, part of WWII bombing group over Japan, dies Sunday at age 93 - Corpus Christi Caller Times | By Steven Alford CORPUS CHRISTI — James Norman Price Jr., a commander in the famed 509th Composite Bomb Group that dropped atomic bombs over Japan during World War II, died Sunday. He was 93. In a 1999 interview, Price recalled being sent to Tinian, ...
Local WWII vets pay visit to DC memorial - The Tennessean | During the war, he shot a machine gun from a B17 plane with the 493 Bomb group of the US Army Air Corp stationed in England from 1944-45. Dodge, who survived 33 missions, had never seen the memorial until last Tuesday. "It was such an honor and so ...
Daredevil Canadian acrobatic pilot becomes member of Jordan's royal family - Winnipeg Free Press | Aerobatic pilot Basmah Hasan became Princess Basmah in January after she wed Prince Hamzah of Jordan's Hashemite royal family. Hamzah is the son of the late King Hussein and his American-born wife, Queen Noor, and a senior officer in Jordan's armed ...
Museum scheme hopes to revive RAF Coltishall - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | The aviation history of RAF Coltishall could be brought back to life after a company vying to take over the axed base revealed plans to turn it into a heritage centre and museum. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address ...
Remote Area Medical Founder Visits St. Louis Area In Donated Cessna Caravan from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | A Cessna 208 Caravan from Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, crewed by founder Mr. Stan Brock and Mr. Wayne Hughes, made a recent stop at TAC Air St. Louis. The Caravan was on its first flight with 20 dental chairs on board from Knoxville TN to Sacramento, CA following its donation to Remote Area Medical (RAM) by FEDEX. The aircraft...
A gift to remember - GAN | Jim Torphy has celebrated quite a few birthdays over the course of his life. At 90 years old, his personal anniversary has become somewhat more impressive though, and so his birthday party last month surpassed what most of us go through each year by quite a bit. Torphy is a pilot. In fact, he's a pilot's pilot. He's an airplane kind of guy, who loves gliders, too. He's flown with wheels on the end of his gear, but is equally comfortable putting a set of floats down on the water. He's the kind of man...
Gladiator Fire – Day 2 from PHXspotters by Felipe Garcia | Yesterday morning the Gladiator Fire was reported near Crown King. What started as a structure fire in private property has extended to over 1300 acres and is threatening the town of Crown King, as well as other historical sites in the area. For those that didn't hear, Crown King was barely saved during the 2008 Lane II Fire. Crown King is currently under a mandatory evacuation. Two airtankers, T-06 and T-07, both P2V Neptunes operated by Neptune Aviation were already in Prescott and called to action....
Volta Volare' at EAS VI from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Action at the sixth annual Electric Aircraft Symposium did not stop at the end of each day's presentations, but carried into the evening hours on Friday, April 27. Three theme dinners allowed additional speakers to present materials on motors, aerodynamics, or energy....
Podcast Episode 18 Goes International (straight from Dubai, UAE) from Flight Monkeys | The wait may have been long, but we'd like to think it was worth it. One of our favorite guests, Baird Campbell, Skyped in from his luxury layover in Dubai, to jabber with Jamie for your education, illumination, and entertainment. It isn't often you get to chat with a commercial pilot in the midst of a twelve day jaunt across the globe. Baird makes it all look easy, but he's happy to share his perspective on what just might be the greatest job in the world. From grabbing naps, to WWII era aircraft recoveries, to photography exhibits, and even the...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Second Tour Visit to St. Louis from The Aero Experience
- Celebrating Midwest Aviation | By Mark Nankivil | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a second tour visit to St. Louis today, stopping at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport near the headquarters for Boeing's Defense, Space & Security Division. The Dreamliner is in...
Student Pilots From Around The Country Compete In Salina, KS from Aero-News Network | Over 500 Collegiate Aviators To Participate InSafety And Evaluation Conference Pilots from collegiate aviation programs around the country are testing their skill and competing to be named the National Top Pilot during SAFECON 2012, hosted by Kansas State University Salina and held at Salina Municipal Airport...
Video: Astronauts Suni Williams and Joe Acaba Talk About Riding Soyuz and Baikonur Cosmodrome from Spaceports | NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Joe Acaba talk about what it's like to ride on a Soyuz and how it differs from a space shuttle launch....
New Astronaut Crew Launches Toward Space Station from SPACE.com | The three astronauts are slated to arrive at the orbiting lab early Thursday.
Red Eagles coming to Porterville Air Faire - Porterville Recorder | The Red Star Flight Demonstration Team, The Red Eagles, will make their first valley appearance as part of the 2012 Porterville Air Faire on June 9 at Porterville Municipal Airport. The four-man unit flies a Russian built YAK 52s built primarily as...
Esquadrilha da Fumaça - 60 years of flying from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net | Pictures from our Brazillian member, Renato Serra Fonseca of the 60th anniversary celebrations at Campo Fontenelle for the Esquadrilha da Fumaça....
Twister Duo Nightflight from Apron 6 | This photo was taken in almost complete darkness.
Most of the light is made by my flash. If you look good you can see the flashreflection in his helmet. This way of photographing was new to me, but by...Super Hornets pack a sting - airrace.com.au | At this weekend's Defence Force air show at RAAF Pearce, the Super Hornet will be a showstopper with its power and agility. It is a significant enhancement over the classic F/A-18 Hornet, which is the frontline fighter for the...
Wings of Freedom Tour Lands at Santa Barbara Airport - Noozhawk |The national tour features rare bomber and fighter aircraft, including a World War II Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress,...
2012 Raytheon Award Video- Must see!! - Vimeo (via AAFO)
3 fly into LI Air & Space Hall of Fame - Newsday | They flew into history -- a space station commander, a scientist and a journalist -- and landed Monday at the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame. At the Cradle of Aviation Museum, aerospace and education officials toasted...
Corpus Christi pilot, part of WWII bombing group over Japan, dies Sunday at age 93 - Corpus Christi Caller Times | By Steven Alford CORPUS CHRISTI — James Norman Price Jr., a commander in the famed 509th Composite Bomb Group that dropped atomic bombs over Japan during World War II, died Sunday. He was 93. In a 1999 interview, Price recalled being sent to Tinian, ...
Local WWII vets pay visit to DC memorial - The Tennessean | During the war, he shot a machine gun from a B17 plane with the 493 Bomb group of the US Army Air Corp stationed in England from 1944-45. Dodge, who survived 33 missions, had never seen the memorial until last Tuesday. "It was such an honor and so ...
Daredevil Canadian acrobatic pilot becomes member of Jordan's royal family - Winnipeg Free Press | Aerobatic pilot Basmah Hasan became Princess Basmah in January after she wed Prince Hamzah of Jordan's Hashemite royal family. Hamzah is the son of the late King Hussein and his American-born wife, Queen Noor, and a senior officer in Jordan's armed ...
Museum scheme hopes to revive RAF Coltishall - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | The aviation history of RAF Coltishall could be brought back to life after a company vying to take over the axed base revealed plans to turn it into a heritage centre and museum. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address ...
Remote Area Medical Founder Visits St. Louis Area In Donated Cessna Caravan from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | A Cessna 208 Caravan from Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, crewed by founder Mr. Stan Brock and Mr. Wayne Hughes, made a recent stop at TAC Air St. Louis. The Caravan was on its first flight with 20 dental chairs on board from Knoxville TN to Sacramento, CA following its donation to Remote Area Medical (RAM) by FEDEX. The aircraft...
A gift to remember - GAN | Jim Torphy has celebrated quite a few birthdays over the course of his life. At 90 years old, his personal anniversary has become somewhat more impressive though, and so his birthday party last month surpassed what most of us go through each year by quite a bit. Torphy is a pilot. In fact, he's a pilot's pilot. He's an airplane kind of guy, who loves gliders, too. He's flown with wheels on the end of his gear, but is equally comfortable putting a set of floats down on the water. He's the kind of man...
Gladiator Fire – Day 2 from PHXspotters by Felipe Garcia | Yesterday morning the Gladiator Fire was reported near Crown King. What started as a structure fire in private property has extended to over 1300 acres and is threatening the town of Crown King, as well as other historical sites in the area. For those that didn't hear, Crown King was barely saved during the 2008 Lane II Fire. Crown King is currently under a mandatory evacuation. Two airtankers, T-06 and T-07, both P2V Neptunes operated by Neptune Aviation were already in Prescott and called to action....
Volta Volare' at EAS VI from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Action at the sixth annual Electric Aircraft Symposium did not stop at the end of each day's presentations, but carried into the evening hours on Friday, April 27. Three theme dinners allowed additional speakers to present materials on motors, aerodynamics, or energy....
Podcast Episode 18 Goes International (straight from Dubai, UAE) from Flight Monkeys | The wait may have been long, but we'd like to think it was worth it. One of our favorite guests, Baird Campbell, Skyped in from his luxury layover in Dubai, to jabber with Jamie for your education, illumination, and entertainment. It isn't often you get to chat with a commercial pilot in the midst of a twelve day jaunt across the globe. Baird makes it all look easy, but he's happy to share his perspective on what just might be the greatest job in the world. From grabbing naps, to WWII era aircraft recoveries, to photography exhibits, and even the...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Second Tour Visit to St. Louis from The Aero Experience
- Celebrating Midwest Aviation | By Mark Nankivil | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a second tour visit to St. Louis today, stopping at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport near the headquarters for Boeing's Defense, Space & Security Division. The Dreamliner is in...Student Pilots From Around The Country Compete In Salina, KS from Aero-News Network | Over 500 Collegiate Aviators To Participate InSafety And Evaluation Conference Pilots from collegiate aviation programs around the country are testing their skill and competing to be named the National Top Pilot during SAFECON 2012, hosted by Kansas State University Salina and held at Salina Municipal Airport...
Video: Astronauts Suni Williams and Joe Acaba Talk About Riding Soyuz and Baikonur Cosmodrome from Spaceports | NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Joe Acaba talk about what it's like to ride on a Soyuz and how it differs from a space shuttle launch....
New Astronaut Crew Launches Toward Space Station from SPACE.com | The three astronauts are slated to arrive at the orbiting lab early Thursday.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Indy Transponder 08-MAY-2012 0230z
Wet weather fails to stall air show
– New Bern Sun Journal | Mother Nature held back the rain just enough
Sunday to allow the third day of the Cherry Point Air Show to go off —
with some adjustments. Low clouds over the air base ...
Bristol Balloon Fiesta to sparkle with aerobatics - This is Bristol | AN AEROBATICS performance that will light up the night skies with sparkling fireworks over Ashton Court is set to wow crowds at Bristol Balloon Fiesta. For the first time in its 34-year history, organisers are introducing a programme of entertainment ...
Smoke Squadron announces its program of presentations
from the air 60th birthday from CavokBlog | Missing five days for the
party, the Smoke Squadron (EDA) has released the schedule of
presentations air during the event which marks the 60th Anniversary of
the Smoke Squadron, which will be held on 12 and 13 May 2012, the
Academy Air Force (AFA), São Paulo. Among the...
Central Texans enjoy high-flying action
- YNN, Your News Now | The event was a rare opportunity for people to
get close to planes like the B-17 used during World War II. "Our mission
is to keep history alive and give these history lessons by actually
touching and seeing these planes. Our kids aren't getting the ...
Vets to share memories of D-Day
from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | World War II has been the
subject of countless books and movies, but few people have had the
opportunity to hear what it was truly like from the men who fought in
the trenches. On Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, Fantasy of Flight
presents part four of its 2012 Legends & Legacies Symposium Series,
"D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy."
Relatives gather for WW2 pilot's funeral - ITV News | Relatives of a World War Two pilot who was found dead in Lincolnshire have gathered in America for his funeral. Second Lieutenant Charles Moritz was killed in a mid-air crash near Faldingworth in 1944. His remains were accidentally found by aircraft ...
Podcast: John Sheehan 'Retires' from IAOPA from AVweb Top News | For 15 years, John Sheehan has marshaled the combined might of 69 national pilot organizations as the secretary general of the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. On May 1, he retired and spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about the successes in those 15 years and the challenges ahead.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation....
The Engines of Aero Friedrichshafen 2012 – Part II from General Aviation News by Kent Misegades | Your blogger briefly mentioned the engines on display at AERO Friedrichshafen 2012 in his report from April 22nd. With this, Europe's largest General Aviation show, now two weeks past, I thought it was time to provide a few more details. With the previous two shows having focused great attention on electric propulsion, AERO organizers wisely chose 2012 to showcase advances in piston and turbine engines, and there was a great deal to see indeed. A large area within hall...
Weathering the Skies - Indiana State University Magazine | Indiana State University pilots Melanie Abel (left) and Kay Brown pose in front of the airplane they flew in the 2011 Air Race Classic, a flight race that features female pilots from around the nation on a cross country trek. Violent ...
'Antiques Roadshow' in Minneapolis: History and bling - MinnPost.com | The show visits the American Swedish Institute to look at Mora clocks, the Wabasha Street Caves to talk about flashlights, and the World War II hangar of the Commemorative Air Force—Minnesota Wing, whose holdings include (who knew?) ...
Boeing Brings Nine Decades of Aviation Innovation to iPad
from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today
the launch of its first official app for iPad, 'Milestones in
Innovation', now available on the App Store. The app brings nine decades
of aviation innovation to iPad through beautiful imagery and an...
Closure of college aviation program is poorly timed, critics say
- USA TODAY | (AP) – Supporters of an aviation program at St. Cloud
State University say its closure is poorly timed as the industry expects
to see more demand for pilots and aviation workers. The St. Cloud
program trains students for jobs as air traffic controllers ...
Hall of Fame Space Shuttle Astronauts Humbled by Heroes' Welcome
from SPACE.com | Veteran astronauts Franklin Chang Diaz, Kevin Chilton
and Charles Precourt are the 2012 inductees into the Astronaut Hall of
Fame.
ATK's Charlie Precourt selected for Astronaut Hall of Fame
from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation | ARLINGTON, Va., May 7, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) applauds Charlie Precourt, vice
president and general manager of ATK Aerospace Group's Space Launch
Division on his induction into the prestigious U.S. Astronaut Hall of
Fame May 5. "I feel it is a tremendous honor to be...
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Indy Transponder 20-NOV-2010 0500z
Air Show gets new name, stronger focus - Porterville Recorder
Flying solo, but looking to soar higher, the Porterville Air Show committee is looking to improve the 2011 show.
For decades the Porterville Moonlight Fly-in and air show was put on by the Porterville Area Pilots Association. Then, as that group grew older, the event fell by the wayside. A few years ago it was brought back and now the committee is putting a strong effort together to put on an improved show for the community.
The biggest change is the name. No longer is Eagle Mountain Casino a sponsor so the name of the 2011 event is “Porterville Air Faire.” The 2011 edition, themed, “Wings, Wheels and Speed” will be held Friday and Saturday, June 10-11. ...
Foul weather delays search for F-22 pilot - Anchorage Daily News
The last time anyone heard from Haney was when his F-22 Raptor separated from a companion F-22 Tuesday night an hour and 20 minutes into a night training ...
Continuous Updates on the F-22 Down story here
Royal International Air Tattoo tickets available
Hi all, thought some of my photographer brethren may be interested in going to the airshow next weekend. I'm running a charity auction here so if you fancy going then get bidding. Related posts: The 'WHERE?' and 'BEST PRICE?' thread… ...
Drones, Stealth Aircraft Steal the Air Show in China - AOL News
19) -- Among the unusual drones on display this week at an air show in China is an unmanned aircraft designed to induce rain. The really odd part, ...
Airshow Showcase Strength of Chinese Air Force - ffog.net
BEIJING – The eighth international aerospace exhibition which opened Tuesday at Zhuhai (south) allows China to parade its new power in the industry, ...
In 1965, No.111 Squadron formed a display team of nine Lightning F.3s which displayed at the Paris Air Show that year in formation with the Red Arrows Gnats. Does anyone know if they carried out any other displays, if so where and when. Also can anyone put names to faces in this photo? ...
Another B-17 Visits Tulsa - KRMG
Jack Hit was a B-17 pilot in the war. He flew 47 missions in a Flying Fortress throughout the European Theater. Hit says he came through mostly unscathed. ...
First Flight Society Gears Up for 107th Anniversary of Powered Flight- Betty Skelton to be 2010 First Flight Shrine Honoree from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-Kitty Hawk NC- One of the most important times of the year for the First Flight Society is
December 17th when they commemorate and celebrate the historic achievement of the first powered flight. The Society annually marks this event on the grounds of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, maintained by the National Park Service in Kill Devil Hills, NC.The day's activities include a ceremony at the Memorial, the induction of a major figure in aviation into the Society's Shrine, a thrilling fly-over of civilian, military and historic aircraft, and an annual luncheon. This annual celebration is a joint effort of the First Flight Society, the National Park Service, the military and many other participants. ...
Class of 2010 – Si Robin from San Diego Air & Space Museum Blog
Pilot, race car driver, entrepreneur, inventor, and business man; all of these describe Si Robin.
Si Robin was born in 1928 and studied electronics in college. In 1946 Si moved to California and went to work for Douglas Aircraft, working on antennas and other military parts. He then joined Sensor Systems in 1970. Sensor Systems a small company based in Chatsworth, CA. was at the time just expanding into the antenna field.
Si helped Sensor Systems acquire large military contracts providing antennas for AWACS and KC-135 aircraft, and then expanded to commercial contracts for Sensor antennas. Today Sensor Systems, under ...
Jimmy Doolittle from J Clark
On Tuesday, September 28, 1993, my alarm was set for 6 a.m. as usual. When the radio clicked on, the newscaster said, “Yesterday, famed aviator and American hero Jimmy Doolittle died peacefully at his home in Pebble Beach, CA.” As I came fully awake, I found myself thinking of all the great things General Doolittle did in his life.
General Doolittle was always one of my favorite aviation heroes. I first became aware of him after reading Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Ted Lawson. Lawson flew the seventh B-25 from the deck of USS Hornet. ...
There is a great set of photographs making the rounds of single-engine aircraft flying in formation over water. When I first saw them, I wasn’t sure if they were real or photoshopped. ...
Canadians celebrate 50 years of operation of the C-130 Hercules - Cavok
The C-130 Hercules aircraft was celebrated on November 15 in the Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, and 400 current members and the reservation, including pilots, flight engineers, load masters, navigators and ground crews. ...
'Best of the Best' Bomber and Missile Wings earn top honors in competition
from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories
Air Force Global Strike Command officials announced the overall winners of the first Global Strike Challenge, Nov. 17.
With the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Ms. Erin Conaton, and commanders of two major commands looking on, the revelers capped the months-long bomber, missile and security forces competition with trophy presentations honoring historical events and leaders. ...
Video: Pirates of the Mediterranean - a Buccaneer special from Pete Wenman Aviation Art
Aerial footage from WWI from The Unwanted Blog
The Bbc has released some footage taken from an airship flying low and fast over the French countryside just after The War To End All Wars (Part 1). Wow. They made a bit of a mess.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11698287
WW II Memorabilia from PPRuNe Forums
Ninety years old and still building time from AOPA News
Like many pilots, Ray Costello of Corvallis, Ore., had a number of goals to meet this year. Passing his medical exam was one - and he "aced" it. ...
From a Littleborough loom to a supersonic aeroplane from BBC
... After the decline of the cotton industry, the loom was used to weave synthetic fibres, including fibreglass.
It went on to produce fibreglass moulds used for the nose cone of Concorde.
The museum's industry curator, Adam Daber, said the unlikely link came about during the Second World War, when the Rochdale firm turned its facilities over to the war effort. ...
Windsor's aircraft museum gets upgrade - CBC.ca
The museum hangar showcases vintage military and civilian aircraft and artifacts important to Canadian aviation history.
Hot Air Balloons at Veterans Day in Texas by airsportstv
Airship Bullet™ Class 580 Successfully Completes 2nd Inflation Test for Pre ... - PR-USA.net | E Green Technologies, Inc. / 21st Century Airships today announced that it has successfully completed the 2nd Inflation Test of its Airship, ...
November 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation
The EAA Young Eagles program, which is already the largest youth aviation education program in history, is reaching an even higher profile this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. The sponsorship was donated by Nemechek for the annual “Gathering of Eagles” fundraiser auction at AirVenture last July, and Florida businessman and EAA supporter Bill Bachschmidt won the bidding and donated the race sponsorship to Young Eagles. ...
Learning to fly - Gazette
The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested youth an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane free of charge, ...
Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft Moves Closer To Reality from Aviation Blogs
Private SpaceShipTwo Heads for New Territory from SPACE.com
The passenger-carrying suborbital SpaceShipTwo is headed for more aggressive testing - a step-by-step shakeout of the vehicle prior to entering commercial operation. ...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Indy Transponder 18-NOV-2010 2345z
Search on for missing F-22 pilot from Black Horizon
Dozens of Army and Air Force personnel and vehicles are heading into the Alaska wilderness 100 miles north of Anchorage to search for the missing pilot of an F-22 Raptor that crashed Tuesday night.
The stealth fighter jet vanished from radar and lost contact with its wingman at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. After spotting wreckage Wednesday morning, pararescuemen with the Alaska Air National Guard landed at the crash site. ...
Continuous Updates on the F-22 Down story here
Maj. Rick Goodman, lead solo with the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, releases smoke and as he prepares to exit his F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 2010 air show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 14, 2010. The open house is the final air show of the year for the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
Class of 2010 – Ted Gildred, Senior
from San Diego Air & Space Museum
The Gildred’s certainly could be considered a “First Family of Flight,” who have sought to better international relations while doing what they love, flying. Starting with Theodore Gildred Sr. Flight to South America in 1931, the legacy of groundbreaking flights coupled with goodwill has been passed on through the generations.
Theodore Gildred Sr. was born in May of 1900 in Rochester, NY. He grew up and was educated in Argentina and Ecuador before attending New York University, where he graduated in 1918 as a civil engineer. He ...
Get into position from AF.mil Photos
Your weekend: China Clipper commemorated - Island of Alameda By Heather Lyn Wood | This month, the Alameda Naval Air Museum will commemorate the inaugural flight of Pan American Airways' China Clipper, the world's first ...
World's largest military aviation museum launches interactive virtual tour from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Imagine sitting in your living room when suddenly you find yourself in the Presidential Gallery of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, standing on the steps of the Sacred Cow, the aircraft on which President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 creating the U.S. Air Force. Glancing around you also see John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, the same aircraft used to bring his body back to Washington D.C. in 1963! Sound impossible? Now that the museum has launched its interactive 360-degree virtual tour, users can explore the museum at their leisure, help plan future visits and share their experiences with friends and family. ...
Navy helicopter finds new home in museum - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Visitors to the museum can see the aircraft on the Aviator's Tour. Cmdr. Brian Gebo gathered with for a photo with his wife, Heather, and sons, Aidan, left, ...
Historic Plane Tested Parchute System In 1967 from Aero-News Network
Piece of Aviation History Finds New Home in Turner, Maine Durham-resident and family physician Dr. Louis Hanson and his historic 1946 Stinson Voyager will be featured in an upcoming documentary film about Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a Long Island-based company founded by Dario Manfredi, the son of the Stinson's original owner.
George White Ornithopter, 1928 - x planes
A photo essay
Iconic Harrier jets' final farewell at Dunsfold from The Kathryn Report
By Beatrice Phillpotts THERE were cheers but also tears during an historic event at Dunsfold Park on Thursday. Not one but two Harrier GR9 jump jets paid a final visit to the airfield near Cranleigh, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pioneering aircraft’s first vertical take-off there. The landmark event had added significance because it was also the last operational visit by the jump ...
I have some photos from my late father's albums which may interest some.
My father was Flight Lieutenant Harry Bullen and in 1956 he was serving as a navigator with XV Squadron at ...
XB-43 artwork from The Unwanted Blog
From the SDAM via Mark Nankivil, a Douiglas Aircraft painting of the XB-43 jet-powered medium bomber flying low and fast.
The XB-43 was a jet-powered derivative of the piston-engined XB-42. Sadly, while an impressive design it came too late for WWII, and was overshadowed by advances in aerodynamics including the swept wing. I fully expect that Douglas designed a swept wing faster version, but if so, I’ve never seen it.
The Cadillac of the Constellation Line from Aviation Trivia of the Day
Through the 1950s Douglas and Lockheed engaged in a rivalry to create the ultimate propliner as each company successively improved its product line to appeal to the rapidly expanding passenger market. Douglas' DC-6 led to the more powerful DC-7 and even with this aircraft, the design was pushed even further with the DC-7C. In addition to more power and fuselage ...
Belgian Nieuports from Let Let Let - Warplanes
In 1917, Belgium received a little number of Nieuports 23 (some source says 12 aircrafts). Those aircrafts were coming from surplus of the French aviation. There were delivered in silver dope but upper surfaces were repainted with the Belgian khaki (in fact a mix of some available colors…). They equipped the 1st and 5th Escadrilles (that became the 9th and 10th in 1918) and were used until the twenties. ...
A New History of the Museum by The National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography
Before the recent appearance of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography (National Geographic, 2010) the Museum had two big, coffee-table books about itself. In 1979 Abrams published C.D.B. Bryan’s The National Air and Space Museum, a gorgeous and very expensive book for the time ($75.00—you’d have to triple that to get to current dollars). It was organized by exhibit galleries, a very logical way to present the Museum, but one that quickly became dated. It got a second life with a new edition in ...
November 18 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Today In Aviation History – November 18
In 1923… Alan Shepard (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) , American astronaut, was born (d. 1998). Shepard was the first American in space. He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, ...
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Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase from AVwebFlash Current Issue
With the craziness of back-to-back shows in Atlanta (NBAA) and Long Beach (the AOPA Summit) behind us, it's time to delve into our bag of user submissions and play catch-up. We've got lots of great photos to share with you over the next couple of weeks, so buckle up as we plow full steam ahead into cache of reader-submitted pictures. And to kick things off, Zane Jacobson of Portland, Oregon has a simple yet evocative image that immediately caught our eye and landed this week's top honor.
Happy Guinness World Records Day! by Mish Whalen
Thomas Lackey, the oldest wingwalker in the world, at 90 years old. In this photo he is seen on a Boeing Stearman biplane at Rendcomb Aerodrome in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK.
PICTURES: Airbus catalogues A380 damage from Flightglobal Events
Airbus engineers on site in Singapore have provided to investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau a description of the main damage to the Qantas A380 stricken by the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine failure earlier this month.
Documentary set for national release from General Aviation News
Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions will release its new DVD, “Alaska’s Bush Pilots…The Real Deal, Commercial Operations” Dec. 15.
IWM Duxford’s 2011 Air Show season on sale by Flightline UK
Imperial War Museum Duxford is pleased to announce that tickets for the 2011 IWM Duxford air shows are now on sale. Following exceptionally successful air shows in 2010, which created some truly unforgettable aerial spectacles, the museum now prepares for the 2011 season, presenting a range of inspiring themes that will whet the appetite of aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
Spring Air Show – Celebrating Women in Aviation - Sunday 22 May
The Duxford Air Show – 75th anniversary of the Spitfire - Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September
Autumn Air Show – Remembering the Korean War - Sunday 16 October ... more
CAP National Commander Elected To IACEA Board Of Directors from Aero-News Network
Role Will Be To Identify And Implement Short And Long-Range Goals For The Air Cadet Exchange Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, Civil Air Patrol's national commander, was unanimously elected vice president of the International Air Cadet Exchange Association Board of Directors during the organization's planning conference held recently in Seattle. She is the first female to hold the position in IACEA's 60-year history.
Young Eagles take flight in NASCAR race from General Aviation News
The EAA Young Eagles program will reach a whole new audience this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. ...
Scaled Composites carried out a third glide test flight of SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on Wednesday. According to the company’s WK2/SS2 flight test logs, SS2 flew free for 11 minutes and 39 seconds after its release from WhiteKnightTwo. There were no major milestones reported for the test, and all test objectives were achieved, according to the log. Those objectives included flying to “a more aggressive stall indication” and a slightly higher airspeed and g-forces.
Astronaut Tweets Stunning Space Snaps - Sky News
An American astronaut on the International Space Station has tweeted stunning pictures of the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights snake across the ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Indy Transponder 6-JUL-10 2145z
In a career spanning nearly 60 years, there isn’t a phase in aviation that Clay Lacy hasn’t been involved with.
He’s flown commercial and military planes; set records in air racing; piloted the first flights of five aircraft; was a pioneer in corporate aviation in the San Fernando Valley; and developed an expertise in aerial photography for feature films and commercials.
It is for all these accomplishments that Lacy will be inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio on July 17. ...
Blue Angels Headline the Pensacola Beach Air Show: July 9-10, 2010 ... by Tara Clapper
The Blue Angels will present a spectacular air show on July 10, 2010 above Pensacola Beach, Florida. Centered in Pensacola, the Blue Angels are an internationally-recognized air show and stunt group with pilots representing the United ...
Oshkosh Daily Air Shows Highlights Excitement, Variety. from Planenews Aviation News
[ July 26, 2010 to August 1, 2010. July 26, 2010 to August 1, 2010. ] Warbirds, aerobatic champions, and precise formation flying are among the highlights of this year's air shows performances each day during EAA AirVenture 2010. More than 30 performers, who are among the world's finest air show pilots, are involved in the daily spectaculars. ...
Air Show Time! from Windsor International Air Show
Rob Reider | So much in demand on the air show circuit we had to book him before he got home from the 2009 show!
We are grateful and pleased to have one of the air show circuits premier announcers describe the accurate historical fact along with color commentary the pilots and aircraft who are the real deal in aviation. ...
Continental Air Shows | Forty years ago, Continental Air Show Productions brought the first integrated sound/communications/air boss/announcer platform to the air show industry. Owner Bill Bordeleau, an award-winning air show announcer, recognized the need for consistent, high-quality public address sound over long show lines. Now, in the 21st ...
The Vulcan Bomber: Successful weekend for XH558 by Chester
The great news for Air Tattoo fans is that the Vulcan has today been added to the flying display at Fairford in just under a fortnight's time. The Cotswolds are set to rumble once again, as the world's largest military airshow kicks off ...
Air Tattoo adds Vulcan to line-up! by Flightline UK
The legendary Vulcan bomber has been added to the Royal International Air Tattoo’s flying display next weekend after its operators won a last-minute battle to have the aircraft airworthy in time for the world’s largest military airshow.
The Vulcan, one of the most iconic warbirds of the Cold War era, was restored to flying condition in 2008 following a massive £7 million public campaign.
In order to display each year, the aircraft has to pass a series of rigorous tests, and operators overcame both financial and technical challenges to ensure that once again, the world’s only airworthy Vulcan would take to the skies for another season. ...
Spitfire and Hurricane at Bournemouth Air Festival 2010 - Bournemouth Echo
Seven decades later, crowds at Bournemouth Air Festival, which runs from August 19 to 22, will get the chance to mark the anniversary by witnessing two ...
Free Flight World Masters - Seine et Marne Evous
Avec, Virginie Guyot, première femme-pilote à intégrer la Patrouille de France, devenue cette année leader de la prestigieuse formation. ...
Williamtown Air Show - 18-19 September 2010 - Facebook
See the region’s biggest and most exciting air and ground displays ever by the Australian Defence Force and visiting allied aircraft. The event features the latest in technology from Navy, Army, and Air Force demonstrating the range of stimulating and different careers on offer in the ADF. It’s a family day with something for all ages.
Follow development son this web page for progressive development. Information on the road traffic arrangements, the flying and ground programs and information on the more exotic aircraft appearing from allied military forces will be added as they are settled.
July’s air sports by airsportstv
This month don’t miss these incredible air sports events from all over the world: ...
World War II aircraft to be on hand for Lakeville celebration - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Miss Mitchell, a World War II-era B-25 bomber, will fly over Pan-O-Prog's parade and cruise night. The aircraft will also be on display at Airlake Airport ...
... Many of Nevada’s contributions to aerospace and aviation are unique in that they remain classified and hidden in the interests of national security.
Thus the objectives of NVAHOF are unique to those of most other states in that we will not only recognize and honor those early pioneers of flight but will also honor the CIA, military and civilian contractor men and women involved in recent aviation and aerospace programs in Nevada that may remain unknown due to security classification. ...
Reno National Air Championship is the world's fastest motor sport from www.examiner.com
he Reno National Championship Air Races is the only place in the world where spectators can experience:
• Five days of air racing by six classes of aircraft
• Close-up access to racing aircraft, pilots, and crews in the pits
• A world-class air show
• A large static aircraft display, including the Heritage Trophy competition
• Great concessions and amenities.
Race aircraft in the Unlimited and Jet classes reach speeds of over 500 mph - by far the fastest-moving machines in motor sports. ...
When we took-off from Chino this morning, we used a slightly different radio call-sign: “Cessna 512R flight of two”. This is the standard phraseology for formation flying. Formation flying? Yes, our lead supporter in Chino flew with us to Catalina Island in his own Cessna 150. We took-off side by side and flew to the Island in formation. We were talking to ATC and squawking while he was listening and following us. We did break off the formation shortly before landing. Seeing an aircraft that close was an exciting experience. ...
Work starts in £15m plan to get Concorde flying - BBC
The engines on a French Concorde are to be examined as the first move in a £15m project aiming to get the supersonic passenger jet back in the air. ...
B-17s flying into area in two different stops Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
The belly of the B-17 Flying Fortress carried bombs during World War II. But the classic bomber will be carrying passengers for tours and flights on two ...
DREAMS OF FLIGHT: A JOURNEY THROUGH AIR AND SPACE JULY 23 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2010
Women have broken boundaries in the realm of air and space as pilots, astronauts, astrophysicists and scientists. The 25 women featured in Dreams of Flight: A Journey through Air and Space demonstrate remarkable resilience, strength and character in the face of opposition. This exhibition highlights the women, from the earliest pioneers of flight including Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman and Jaqueline Cochran to science and space innovators such as Barbara Askins, Patricia Cowings and Jerrie Cobb. ...
Behind the Stearman roll-over at DCA - AOPA Pilot
The high-profile gaffe took place during the promotion for Legends of Flight, a 3-D, IMAX movie that premiered Wednesday at the Smithsonian's Air & Space ...
Earhart update slated at Oakland museum from General Aviation News
The Speaker Series at the Oakland Aviation Museum at Oakland International Airport’s North Field in California continues Saturday, July 10, at 1 p.m. with an update on The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) and its Earhart Project. ...
Air Force Veteran To Speak at Museum - Cape May County Herald
Chuck Byler, Air Force veteran, retired teacher and author of Tempered Steel, will continue the museum's historic lecture series ...
Antique Airplane And Automobile Museum - KPTV Portland
The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum is located at 1600 Air Museum Road in Hood River. The museum has one of the largest collections of ...
Sometimes the best ideas are born underneath an airplane’s wing .
Just ask Mark Holliday, owner of the Mullicoupe, the second example of the type built by Jim Younkin at his Springdale, Ark. shop.
A legend in the field, Younkin is known mostly for his re-creations of racers of the Golden Age, starting with the Travel Air Mystery ship, Mr. Mulligan, and a few other creations, such as the “Goliath” super Stearman, the ...
Prominent general-aviation advocate joins Aviation Hall of Fame board from www.daytondailynews.com
Phil Boyer, retired president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has joined the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s board of trustees, board members of the hall said Friday, July 2.
During 18 years as the AOPA’s president, Boyer testified before Congress and lobbied it as a spokesman for general aviation. That followed a broadcasting career in which he managed ABC television stations WLS in Chicago and WABC in New York and served as senior vice president/development for Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Inc., where he explored new business opportunities and coordinated ABC’s international business activities.
“I’m very pleased to be able to do this,” Boyer said Friday from his home near Batavia, east of Cincinnati. ...
Classmate shares memories of school Byrd - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
“I was in the B-17 unit in Amarillo, Texas, doing maintenance and training for crews headed for Europe,” recalls Hartsog, “and during that time, (Sen. ...
Fly like a fighter jet pilot from General Aviation News
Fighter Combat International, an aviation adventure company, now offers realistic air combat missions, aerobatic flying and fighter jet-like ride experiences to adventure seekers from the U.S., Canada and worldwide in Mesa, Arizona. No previous flying experience is required for participants. Each individual’s aviation adventure can be customized from the mild to the wild, according to company officials. ...
Evan Flys
Hi all my fellow aviation nuts! Summer has started but I've been busy. I just got back from a sleep away camp in the Santa Rosa woods and I had a great time. While I was gone, my dad transcribed two interviews for me so now you can read them! http://evanflys.com/capt_rifle_shetterly
http://evanflys.com/v-22_osprey
I also have some air show reviews ....
http://evanflys.com/golden_west_2010
http://evanflys.com/vertical_challenge_2010
Don't forget, my dad and I have lots of videos here now - http://www.vimeo.com/user1834772 - in case you don't want to read them! your pal, Evan
Flight International 6-12 July: Scrapping a Jetliner from Flight Image of the Day
This week Flightglobal publication Flight International in its cover article takes a look at fleet cycles. Most airlines end their days in the scrapyard, but usually after providing years of service. So why are newer aircraft being retired in greater numbers?
Pilots fueling up for flight rally - Austin Herald
It's time to start fueling up for the annual Young Eagles Flight Rally taking place this Saturday at the ...
Video: The Giant Ukrainian Valkyrie - AN 225 from Diamond Pilots
National Cherry Festival Airshow 2010 - Traverse City - 07/03/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Indy Transponder 5-JUN-10 1530z
The 2010 Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House at the Peachtree-Dekalb Airport will be this Saturday, June 5, 2010, from noon to 5:00 pm. There is no cost to enter but there will be a $5 parking fee.
This year’s airshow include The Misty Blues all women’s skydiving team, superb formation flying by Team AeroShell and Team RV and single-plane acts. If your child likes planes, helicopters, or anything that flies, this is an airshow you don’t want to miss. ...
Photo from Misty Blues Official Website
Pilots ready to take skies for Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and Festival - South Carolina Now
Pilots and parachutists spent Friday preparing for this weekend's Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and ...
Pee Dee Airshow returns for first time since 2008 - South Carolina Now
FLORENCE - The annual air show at Florence Regional Airport is back for the first time since 2008. Last year, organizers decided to make the show an ...
See what the Chippewa Valley looks like from the vantage point of an aerobatic ... - WEAU-TV 13
But one professional aerobatic pilot who's performing this weekend is trying to get kids excited about aviation. Amelia Cerling went up in the air with him ...
Organizers: Plan extra time, bring patience when driving to Chippewa Valley ... - WEAU-TV 13
... routes to the airport from the north and south, but warn that you should be prepared to wait in line as you make their way toward the Air Show. ...
Have sword - and briefcase - will travel - htrnews
Manitowoc attorney, pilot impressed by barnstorming-era pilots at air show
... He'll have a good view this weekend to watch Thunder on the Lakeshore, and the attorney and his firm are helping stage the 2010 air show with a $2,500 donation.
"I think it is terrific that, for a small town, we have a phenomenal air show," said the graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's law school.
"I want the airport to succeed — I get a tremendous advantage of having it here — and the air show is one of the few moments the community, as a whole, is aware of it," said Stockhausen, who met his wife, Dr. Amy Stockhausen, when they were undergraduates at Marquette University. ...
CFB Borden Canadian Forces Day & Airshow 2010 - Borden - 06/05/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Classic planes return to skies for Perth airshow - stv.tv
The Red Arrows are due to put in an appearance on Sunday, with other planes on show including the RAF Typhoon - soon to be based at the force's Leuchars ...
Airforce - Midi Libre
... Presentations in various solo flight and especially foreign aerobatic teams in the grand finale with the famous Patrouille de France. ...
Freefalling for a new experience, with Army's help - Pioneer Press
Then Elliott had me put on a bright yellow and black Golden Knights jumpsuit. The aptly named outfit would keep me warm — it's pretty chilly at 13000 feet ...
Brazilian 'Smoke Squadron' will join Blue Angels for August air show at Pease - Foster's Daily Democrat
... Army Golden Knights, the United States Navy F-18 Super Hornet Demo Team, Sean D. Tucker, Mike Goulian, John Klatt, Rob Holland and the B-25 "Panchito. ...
43rd Naval Base Ventura County Air Show Planned for August 7th/8th ... by Conejo Valley Guide
The 2010 Naval Base Ventura County Air Show will feature the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds operate the Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter/strike aircraft. ...
West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on June 5th - KCBD-TV
Twenty two aircraft are scheduled to vie for glory and prize in the West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on ...
News from the Red Bull Air Races
- Race sought beyond 2011
- Air racers roar over Detroit River - CBC.ca
- Red Bull Air Race training day over Detroit River - Detroit News
- Canadian can't wait to fly above Detroit River Red Bull air race
- McLeod takes Chambliss on cross-border ride before Windsor race
- TEAM ABU DHABI AIMS FOR CANADIAN RED BULL AIR RACE HAT-TRICK
Aeroshell Team Performs at Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show Memorial Day Weekend from The Aero Experience
Scotts Warbirds Alley To Honor Veterans Opening Day At Eaa Airventure from AvStop
Veterans and the legendary aircraft they served in will be honored at the dedication ceremony for the new Scotts Warbird Alley, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 26 – opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport. This year’s fly-in runs through Sunday, August 1. ...
World War II Weekend Underway - WFMZ Allentown
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend began with a downtown invasion through Penn Street in Reading. Hundreds of folks, dressed in World War II ...
WWII Weekend – Friday Pics! from WarbirdRadio.com
We’re having fun and hanging out all weekend at the WWII Weekend in Reading, PA. Be sure and download Friday’s WRL for details (Col. Bud Anderson even stopped by). Take a listen…and enjoy the pictures. WWII Weekend – Friday Pics!
Air University Celebrates Gathering of Eagles from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
"Eagles" from across the history of aviation are sharing their stories with Air Command and Staff College -ACSC students this week.
The "Gathering of Eagles" program, sponsored by Air University and held on site at ACSC, is a weeklong capstone graduation event during which historic figures from all services share their aviation history, and quite often, heroic feats, with the students. ...
(An Update From Chris Henry) This B-17G is a late model fort built by Douglas. It was built too late for WWII and went on to be a drone controller. This B-17 would have airborn controllers riding along and would direct other unmanned drone B-17’s to where ever they wanted them to go. [...]
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Dave: The B-17 bomber "Liberty Belle” is in town, and you can take a flight. Angi: Watch as videographer Todd Fraser and I fly in the 1945 plane. ...
WWII fighter plane now on display at Pima Air & Space Museum - KVOA Tucson News
A World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter plane went on display today at the Pima Air and Space Museum. The plane is considered by some to be the best ...
Nearing 100 years since New England's first flight - New Britain Herald
... accomplishment was hailed as a seminal moment in aviation history, as exciting and inspiring in its day as the Apollo 11 moon landing was in our time. ...
"Forgotten War" Remembered - WOWT
Strategic Air & Space Museum will be recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the start of the Korean War with a Reunion for all Korean War Veterans, ...
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago
As the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s and air crew losses began to mount to increasingly sophisticated air defenses, thoughts began to circulate in the USAF if there was a way to provide downed air crew with a better means of descent than just the winds and parachute. What if downed
Commemorative Air Force Hosts Open House This Weekend - Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 From war vehicles of the past to medals that honor and commend, the CAF-Lake Superior Squadron 101 is filled with a vast history of war time. ...
CAF tries to clear the air - OA Online
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Barry Diamond, moderator for Friday’s meeting at Commemorative Air Force headquarters, made it clear he wanted to keep discussion civil and moving.
For the most part, the tone was respectful, but it was hard for anyone to make a point at the nearly four-hour meeting without someone else making a counterpoint.
The meeting was called by Stephan Brown, the CAF’s chief executive officer, to address concerns of some of the national organization’s 9,000 members. Discussions within the CAF have been heated since a dispute over bylaws for the CAF Airpower Museum lead to the removal of two members of he CAF’s board, or General Staff, and ultimately a lawsuit that resulted in the resignations of seven members of the museum’s board. ...
Jim Rodriguez Gets Shirt-Tailed from AcroCamp
We expected that all of the instruction at Acro Camp would be dual. But it turned out that two of the campers actually soloed in taildraggers. And Michelle Kole soloed both the Citabria and the Super D.
Here's a frame grab of IP Barry Sutton tripping Jim Rodriguez's shirt tail after his solo in the Citabria.
Flight for the Human Spirit Interview - Episode 16 from Mile High Flyers Podcast Doug and Zyola interview Michael Combs and his family during their stop/stay here in the Denver area at KAPA. Also a promo for the 1940's Air Terminal Museum! Buy raffle tickets, win a vintage Cessna!
Paso pilot takes 'Young Eagles' under his wing - Paso Robles Press
The pilot recently passed a milestone when he flew more than 100 youth ages eight through 17 through the Young Eagles Program to date, introducing a new generation to the world of flight.
Space Industry Leaders and Astronauts Congratulate SpaceX on Historic Flight ... - Space Ref
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation: "In President Barack Obama's new plan for NASA, a new player has taken center stage - American ...
Aerospace engineering alumnus to be inducted in Astronaut Hall of Fame - Penn State Live
Guion Bluford Jr., a 1964 graduate of Penn State's aerospace engineering program and the first black astronaut to fly in space, will be inducted in the US ...
P-40 at Chino Air Show - Airfighters.com
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