Blue Angels return to headline weekend air show * WJXT Jacksonville | The Navy's daredevil fighter 
jet pilots, the Blue Angels, are back in town for this weekend's air show in Jacksonville. After canceling most of its shows last year due to federal budget cuts, the Blue Angels return to NAS Jacksonville, where the...
3 tough guys test mettle in pre-airshow Blue Angel flights in Jacksonville * Florida Times-Union | The polished blue and gold paint of Blue Angel number 7 glistened in the Florida sunlight Wednesday on the runway at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Three men, a 58-year-old philanthropist and ex-firefighter from North Carolina, a teacher and football...
Flying with the Thunderbirds was a thrill a minute * Fort Worth Star Telegram | As part of a preview for this weekend's Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, I was chosen to fly in the back seat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Air Force Thunderbirds. I grew up with airplanes. My dad is a commercial airline pilot and owned a much...
Bonham hosts festival of flight air show * KXII-TV | The Blue Skies Parachute team will be dropping in for the opening ceremony, and aerobatic and military planes will put on a show for the crowd. Staci Murden, another organizer said she hope the event will spark the public's interest in flying. "When...
Copiah County Airport Celebrates New Runway With Nov. 1 Fly-In * Aero-News Network | First New Runway Constructed In Mississippi In More Than A Decade The first new runway constructed in more than a decade in the state of Mississippi will be unveiled at a celebratory ribbon cutting and aircraft fly-in at the Copiah County Airport (M11) on Saturday, November 1 at 10 a.m...
Blue Skies and Blue Angels Smile Upon Memphis Airshow * The Aero Experience | Last Friday, October 17, The Aero Experience was in Millington, TN for the 2014 Memphis Air Show rehearsal, (announcer, Danny Clisham corrected me when I referred to it as a practice show). Photographers were allowed on the show grounds at 10 a.m., and that was the only down side of the day as I made the trip from Bonne Terre at 4 a.m. and arrived at 8 a.m. and had to wait. Once allowed onto the field, there was only an hour to photograph all the great acts participating in this year's show while they were on the ground. The weather was...
World War II airmen fly again in storied B-29 * Monterey County Herald | A B-29 bomber, passes over the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain as it flies from Baton Rouge, La., en route to New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. The bomber will spend the weekend at the WWII AirPower Expo put on by the Commemorative Air Force and...
Antique Airplane Association Fly-In Part of Northern Midwest Road Trip * The Aero Experience | Fellow The Aero Experience Contributor Fred Harl and I made a Labor Day road trip to Iowa to visit the Mt. Pleasant Thresher Reunion (fascinating but no aircraft!) and the Antique Airplane Association Fly-In at the Airpower Museum near Blakesburg, Iowa. We spent Friday at the AAA Fly In and later realized we were there for what turned out to be the best day of the weekend. Weather through lower Iowa was quite wet that week with Thursday seeing over 3" of rain falling on the airfield, not a good thing considering the use of grass runways. Friday morning provided clear skies and great weather until later in the afternoon when the skies darkened off to the southwest and clouds started crowding into the area...
Timeless Voices - Flora Belle Reece · eaavideo.org | After graduating from high school in May 1942, Flora Belle Reece took flying lessons so she could get the 35 hours necessary to join the WASPs - Women Airforce Service Pilots. She did join the WASPs, graduating with Class 44-W-4.
Museum hosts special programs and events honoring aviation * Kansas.com | Twelve of Beech's air racing trophies will also be on display. The museum hours are are 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and, 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $5 for adults; and $2 for children ages 12 and under. The museum is...
Evolution of Area 51 UNLV Forum by Author T.D. Barnes · tdbarnes | Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Area 51 veteran and author T.D. Barnes presented the Evolution of Area 51 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium as part of the Fall 2014 Lecture Series sponsored by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts. Barnes’ presentation was well received by a standing room only crowd attending to hear Barnes, Former Executive Director, Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame and long-time president of Roadrunners Internationale, provide a declassified insider’s account of the genesis of the facility within Area 51, it accomplishments and how it became a...
Stunning Hornet Awesomeness! by Tyson Rininger | Hornet Ball 2014 is here! Special thanks to the 
creativity of Wingnuts! Now sit back and enjoy!
Youngsters fly with the Eagles | News | The Press & Stdnard * Collection Today | Lowcountry Regional Airport Operations Manager Roger Medlin coordinated and hosted the 477 Young Eagles program in which 11 children, ages 8-17, were escorted by six local pilots on a Young Eagles flight on Oct. 11. “The program is about raising...
Friday, October 24, 2014
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Bob Hoover to honored with Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy · General Aviation News | ...Doolittle called him, “the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived.” Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, called Hoover, “the best pilot flying today.” The Centennial of Flight edition of Air & Space Smithsonian named him the third greatest aviator in history...
Miramar Air Show To Feature Final Flight Of Sea Knight 'Phrog' (Video) * KPBS | The San Diego-based U.S. Navy Parachute Team, better known as the Leap Frogs, will also show off their high-flying skills at the air show. The Leap Frogs are an all-volunteer team made up of Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen...
Owensboro Air Show * Official website | Performers include: US Army Golden Knights, Paul Wood,
Randy Ball, The 4ce and more
World War II warbirds prepare to take flight * Midland Reporter-Telegram | Engines roared as warbird fighters prepared to take flight Tuesday at the Commemorative Air Force's Main Hangar. “During AirSho, this is what it will sound like,” said Steve Buss, director of the CAF's American Airpower Heritage Museum, with a smile.
Video: CAF Prepares For This Year's AIRSHO * Local Big 2 News | ...AIRSHO officials allowed Local Big 2 to fly in one of the trainer planes from World War II, giving us a bird's eye view of the City of Midland. Randy Wilson a colonel with the CAF says this is just one of the many planes set to fly October 11th and 12th...
Fly-In is successful event for the Flora Airport * Carroll County Comet | The sky above Carroll County in the vicinity of the Flora Municipal Airport was abuzz with flying machines last weekend. A two-day fly-in for powered parachutes and other aircraft was held to help promote the Flora community as well as the airport...
Catalina air show going all out under new organizers * The Daily Breeze | The Scheyden Catalina Air Show will take place at the picturesque Avalon Bay with high-flying excitement coming from a group of skilled pilots in agile planes performing aerobatic maneuvers like rolls, spins, loops and close-formation flying at speeds...
The Moss Super Q.E.D. II… And So It Is Proven · Ken Kula, Photorecon.net | “Quod Erat 
Demonstrandum”, a Latin phrase which translates into English as “what was to be proved” has a universally accepted acronym: “Q.E.D.”. This is attributed to the Greek mathematician Euclid… and Euclidean geometry. It...
Grand County pilot enshrined in Aviation Hall Fame * Sky Hi Daily News | In 1992, Warner was inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. In 1993, her name was installed in the International Forest of Friendship. The Emily Howell Warner Aviation Education Resource Center was established in the...
WWII Signature Collection Hits Auction Block in Kansas City * News-Antique.com | “Famed airborne commander Maxwell Taylor, Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets, numerous Doolittle Raiders, German fighter ace Hugo Broch, US fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss, Asian American fighter ace Freddie Ohr . . . the list goes on and ...
'Wounded high over Germany' Martinsville veteran injured while serving on B-17 * Reporter-Times | By some estimates, the average crew member of a B-17 bomber during World War II had only a one in four chance of completing his required 25 missions and remaining alive. Verle Maxwell almost didn't make it past his third flight mission...
B17 flew in Hollywood movie based on Asheville war hero * Asheville Citizen-Times | The Asheville native has been celebrated for daredevil antic, flying his Memphis Belle B-17 at a 60-degree angle low between City Hall and the County Courthouse in downtown Asheville in 1945 during a trip for a war bond rally. A plaque memorializing...
Area 51's Black Jets * Air & Space Magazine | The highly classified inventions tested at Groom Lake are some of the greatest aircraft ever flown. By Bill Yenne. airspacemag.com. September 30, 2014 3:36PM. When Kelly Johnson, head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, decided that his company's...
NASA to crash helicopter to test safety improvements · General Aviation News | NASA researchers will crash a 45-foot-long helicopter fuselage from a 30-foot height for the second time in a year — all in the name of safety. NASA is collaborating with other U.S. and international government agencies on the Transport Rotorcraft Airframe Crash Test Bed full-scale crash test scheduled for Oct. 1, weather permitting, at NASA Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility...
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Friday, August 22, 2014
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Most kids are back in school now. Have you attended an air show this year? You might find one close to you, HERE, thanks to our friends at Fencecheck.
The Blue Angels: The United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron - Hometown Focus | The Blue Angels are performing at the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2014 August 23 – 24. Other scheduled performers include the USAF Heritage Flight, a USCG SAR Demonstration, a USAF F-22 “Raptor” Demo, the USN Leap Frogs, the Liberty Jump Team and C-47 Normandy Tribute, the DAV Flight Team B-25 Show Me, and more. For schedule information, visit www.duluthairshow.com. Photo courtesy of www.blueangels.navy.mil/team. The Blue Angels is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931....
2014 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow·
Steve Lewis, Photorecon.net | This weekend, August 23rd and 24th, the
Wings over Camarillo Airshow will be held at the Camarillo airport. I
have been to this show many times, and it is a very entertaining airshow
for the entire family. It has something for everyone, and this years
line-up looks no different. There will also be a car show with many
vintage cars, and a pancake breakfast for those who show up early. I am
looking forward to a great weekend of flying....
How did Steve Hinton become a pace pilot? * Mark Magin | Video
Video: Air Racing Legend Bill 'Tiger' Destafani * unicombuzz | US Senator Fuller (R-Bakersfield) presents a resolution honoring air racer and Bakersfield resident Bill ‘Tiger’ Destefani. Tiger is expected to return to racing to compete for his 8th win at the 51st Annual National Championship Air Race in Reno this September....
Reno National Championship Air Races | Check out the new web site!
Air festival of Saint-Quentin Roupy | 
August 24, 2014 The festivities will themes: Commemorating the Centennial of the War 14/18 with the recovery of dogfights. | The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the city of St Quentin. | The presence of the Patrouille de France, Patrouille Cartouche Doré and Aerobatics Team of the Air Force and the Air Sirpa are confirmed by the Ministry of Défens.
Air show in tribute to Louison Bobet | Airfield Quiberon | August 22, 2014 | On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of thalassotherapy, the City of Quiberon honors Louison Bobet, great sportsman and creator of the Thalassotherapy wellness. You can find the full schedule of events...
Breitling Jet Team - LOCARNO Airshow | The Cielo Aperto, although a great event, was a tough challenge due to the steep trajectory that the Breitling Jet Team pilots had to fly. Adaptability and p...
Westfield Airport (Indiana) Ultralight and LSA Fly-in. Info here
Ride in EAA's B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" and See Other Warbirds in Aurora, IL Labor Day Weekend! * The Aero Experience
Vulcan and 2 Lancasters in Formation #Avro3Sisters * PlanesTV | From today's special flypast formation for the turf cutting ceremony at the new Bomber Command memorial at Canwick Hill. We had cameras at RAF Waddington, the new memorial site and on the roof of Lincoln Cathedral for a truly spectacular view.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014: F-8F Bearcat First Flight Anniversary * Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo | Today we recognize the first flight of the Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat prototype (Grumman Model G-58) on August 21, 1944. The new fighter was flown from the company's facility at Bethpage, New York by Grumman test pilot Robert Hall. The Bearcat was designed to be 20% lighter than the company's Hellcat production fighter while...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014: "The Few" - British Warbirds * Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience marks another anniversary today as we enter this season of year-round coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. On this day in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed Parliament during the Battle of Britain and uttered these immortal words in gratitude to the Royal Air Force pilots who defended the island nation:...
Britain’s Forgotten Aviation Pioneer by WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE-A brand new exhibition uncovers one of Britain’s forgotten heroes. Sir Alan Cobham was a true aviation pioneer both in the air and on the ground. Amongst his many contributions was the ‘Air to Air’ refuelling technique still used by air forces across the globe today.Sir Alan Cobham was one of the biggest celebrities of his day. Brave, visionary and innovative – he was a record setter whose legacy still holds to this day with an aerospace company that provides technology to air forces around the world....
Royal Air Force Museum Short-Listed for National Apprenticeship Award by WarbirdsNews | ... The Museum tells the stories of the RAF and its people from its origins to today by displaying aircraft, weapons and vehicles. It does this by interpreting the hidden and often very personal stories of Service personnel in order to retell their stories today and to preserve them for the future. In 2005 the Museum began engineering apprenticeships at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at its Cosford site in the West Midlands specifically to preserve Heritage Aviation Hand Skills; it has also offered apprenticeships in Fabrication and Welding as well as Carpentry – all in partnership with City of Wolverhampton College....
Back Home….. · Douglas Aguillard, Photorecon.net | Detachments 1 and 2 from the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, following two simultaneous deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans came home today, August 20, 2014. They were aboard the guided missile destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and USS Kidd (DDG 100). They landed at their home base at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, California....
Dr.Sky Interviews Author Bill Yenne / AREA 51 Black Jets / A History Of The Aircraft Developed At Groom Lake, America’s Secret Aviation Base · Dr Sky, Photorecon.net | ...It’s easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States’ famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In Area 51 – Black Jets, author and military historian Bill Yenne offers the first fully illustrated chronology of Area 51′s most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed’s U-2 “Dragon Lady” and SR-71 “Blackbird” reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the Have Blue program during the 1970s....
Daniel Shulte * Friday's Fabulous Flyer! | When young people experience the gift of flight and take it upon themselves to share their passion, the butterfly effect is put in motion. Age is no match for passion, as 18-year-old Daniel decided to take aviation to the next level and share his love with the world....
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Indy Transponder 03-MAR-2014 1800z
The Patriots Jet Team Announces Flight of MiG Fighter Jet in 2014 Airshows - PRWeb | The Patriots 
Jet Team, the only six-aircraft civilian-owned jet team in the United States, announced today the addition of a MiG fighter jet to its show-stopping lineup. The addition of the MiG to the team’s performance roster provides a unique in-air marketing opportunity for businesses. For each show, the flying MiG will be...
Video: US Army Golden Knights - Fayetteville Observer | The U.S. Army Golden Knights taking part in The 4th Annual World Invitational Indoor Skydiving Championships held at Paraclete XP Skyventure Indoor Skydiving Facility in Raeford on March 2, 2014.
Paratroopers help with Rex ceremony - Bayoubuzz | The Leap Frogs, a group of U.S. Navy SEAL paratroopers, will sail down from the skies and land at the Rex Organization’s den on Mardi Gras morning to assist with a flag-raising ceremony. Former Rex and World War II veteran Beau Bassich will lead the ceremony...
'Women of Aviation' program set for Saturday - Steubenville Herald Star | WHEELING - Local pilot Natalie Campana-Lucas is working in conjunction with Pier Aviation to organize the area's second-annual "Women of Aviation" program, set to take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Wheeling Ohio County Airport. The event coincides with Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, and March 8 marks 106 years since Therese Peltier of France became the first female pilot in the world, according to the Women in Aviation International website...
The Breitling Jet Team in Lens on May 18 - Apache Rolle [video] | C ontrainte to cancel the demonstration airshow 2012, the Breitling Jet Team hope to catch up on May 18 in Lens Bénifontaine! The patrol will be based Lesquin and it will arrive early Sunday Lens to meet the drivers and attend their air show to be held in the early afternoon...
100 Years of Australian Military Aviation Celebration plus the book Bristol Boxkites at Point Cook by travelforaircraft | March 14th of this year marks the first century of Australia's military aviation with Centennial Celebration commencing on that date. Two esteemed servicemen and Ron Gretton (see bio below) and Geoff Matthews (see bio below) built a flying replica of the first aircraft purchased by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) — the Bristol Boxkite biplane with pusher engine — to be flown as a signatory event during the celebration. After the flight the aircraft will be donated to the RAAF Museum in Point Cook where it will reside in the good company of RAAF aviation history exhibits...
Q. In Reno, Nevada, what’s Wacky & Orange all Over? A. Section 3 of Course! · Kim West, WarBirdBabe | If you’ve been to Reno Air Races, you know the biggest Fans are seated in Section 3 – Undoubtedly you’ve seen and heard the fashion forward fans wearing Orange!...
Fair St. Louis 2013 Airshow Reprise: Jive and Rifle RV-8 Precision Aerobatics - The Aero Experience | As we prepare for the 2014 Midwest Aviation airshow season, The Aero Experience salutes the RV-8 team of Jerry "Jive" Kerby and Joe "Rifle" Shetterly by sharing some of our photos from Fair St. Louis 2013. Our team descended on St. Louis Downtown Airport, located just a few miles flying distance from the St. Louis riverfront and...
Watch video: Tuskegee Airmen visit Sparks from RGJ.com
Photos: Rebuilding a B-17 - Arizona Daily Star | They got one part for the World War II-era bomber from under an elderly woman's porch in the next town, and another was bought from someone who had it hanging in a bar in Colorado. When dozens of volunteers are finished piecing them all together at a small Ohio museum, they're going to roll out a better-than-new, airworthy version of one of history's most famous military airplanes, the B-17.
New Bronco - Apron 6 | Today was a great day in many ways. First of all it was great to see Tony back at the controls of a Bronco. That Bronco is the new Bronco for the Bronco Demo Team, some more good news. Besides that I could photograph this happening from the open ramp of the Skyvan. All of...
Broken Arrow - Warbirds News | Broken Arrow: two simple words which seem innocent enough, but when one knows they represent the code-word for a lost nuclear weapon, they are perhaps the scariest words you could ever contemplate. Given all the safeguards our military enacts to prevent such a thing from happening, it might surprise many to learn that there have been a few Broken Arrow cases over the years. Perhaps the...
World War I in Pictures By Air & Space Magazine | Photographs from the birth of air combat | In 
anticipation of next year’s World War I centennial, the United Kingdom’s Imperial War Museums and Alfred A. Knopf have produced a stirring retrospective: The Great War: A Photographic Narrative. The 20th century’s first titanic upheaval created a line between old world and new; when the war ended, almost nothing was the same as it had been...
Berry’s Leap - Air & Space Magazine | March 1, 1912 U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from a powered airplane.
Navy pilot dies in fighter jet crash in western Nevada - RGJ.com | FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A day after a fighter jet went down during a training exercise in western Nevada, the Navy said late Sunday that the military pilot had been killed in the crash. It took rescue crews several hours to reach the site of Saturday’s crash on a Navy range training complex east of Naval Air Station Fallon because of a snow storm and mountainous, remote terrain. But there was no immediate word released about the pilot....
Area 51 Black Jets by travelforaircraft | Whether you know it as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Groom Lake or Area 51 it is a facility shrouded mystery. Shedding light of many of the dark projects there, as well as many others less in the dark, author Bill Yeene also takes the reader through their history and importance. This book only just published ? Area 51 Black Jets ? begins in 1940 with the designation of an inhospitable 3,000,000 acres of land in southern Nevada as an Army bombing and gunnery range before...
Third Prototype of China’s Stealth Jet Makes Maiden Flight and Shows Improvements - The Aviationist | The third prototype of China’s 5th generation fighter jet made its maiden flight on Mar. 1. As already explained, Beijing’s radar-evading plane shows several differences from the first (and second) prototype aircraft, a sign China is improving and developing more in the field of low observability applied to fighter jets....
Female pilot encourages girls to consider career in cockpit as part of International Women’s Week - Herald Sun | BITTEN by the aviation bug, pilot Peta Denham Harvey is determined to help young women get it too. And she is urging school career advisers to steer girls to the cockpit and not just into cabin. As part of International Women’s Week, she has helped organise for girls to get a flight in a light aircraft....
Young Eagles plan flight rally March 8 - News-Sun | SEBRING — Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, March 8, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1240 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally and pancake breakfast at Sebring Regional Airport. A $6 donation is requested for the breakfast, $8 for all you can eat. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. Since the program was launched in 1992, volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1.4 million young people who reside in more than 90 countries....
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Indy Transponder 11-DEC-2013 1700z
Tusker Air Show Festival – 2013, Dec 14-15 2013 @ Wilson Airport | Building on a rich tradition from Kenya’s first air show in Kitale in 1956, through the Caltex Air Shows of the mid 1990’s, to the 
largest public show in 2002 with more than fifteen thousand spectators; the 2013 Kenya Air Show Festival will be an impressive showcase of achievement by our aviators and aviation industry over the last fifty years....
Blue Angels to fly at Star-Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore next September - Captial Gazette | BALTIMORE — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will perform at an air show next fall during a celebration of the 200th birthday of the national anthem....
Blue Angels, T-birds book OC returns - Delmarva Now | OCEAN CITY — The Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels military jet demonstration teams are scheduled to headline the OC Air Show in 2014 and 2015...
USAF Thunderbirds set to return to Daytona 500 for fly-over - Motorsport.com | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, known worldwide for their precision aerobatics, will return to Daytona International Speedway to perform the flyover for the prestigious 56th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener on Sunday, Feb. 23...
Luke Air Force Base to hold popular air show - azcentral.com | Luke Air Force Base will revive its popular air show and open house on March 15 and 16, following the cancellation of the event last March because of sequestration budget cuts, base officials said Monday...
Season Review 2013 - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The 2013 airshow season was certainly a varied one in many different ways. One major plus over 2012 was prolonged periods of good weather that stretched across much of the display season. For many events like Cosford and Yeovilton it has been a long time since they enjoyed such wonderful weather. The weather also brought out the crowds with many events recording record attendances which are so important to securing the future of events though it also brought some traffic problems too!...
Retired Area 51 commander, U-2 pilot Slater dies at 91 - Las Vegas Review-Journal | ...A World War II fighter pilot, he was joint Air Force-CIA commander at the classified Area 51 installation along the 
dry Groom Lake bed, 90 miles north of Las Vegas from 1964 to 1968. That was during the heyday of the supersonic A-12 Oxcart spy plane program....
Osprey arrival at Air Force museum canceled - Dayton Daily News | The arrival of a CV-22 Osprey at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday morning has been scrubbed because of weather concerns, a museum spokeswoman said late Tuesday afternoon. A rescheduled date has not been set, according to Diana Bachert, a museum spokeswoman...
Female WWII Pilot Attends Announcement of New Air Museum - KIII TV3 | INGLESIDE (Kiii News) -A new hangar and museum will soon be built in Ingleside. It was announced Monday at a
ceremony at the McCampbell-Porter Airport. The brand new hangar and air museum is expected to be completed by April of 2014. On hand for Monday's announcement was the legendary World War II pilot and instructor, Maxine Flournoy...
LGB businesses hosts Veterans Airlift Command fundraiser · General Aviation News Staff | LONG BEACH, Calif. — Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, will host a holiday fundraiser Dec. 11 at the Long Beach Airport (LGB) to benefit Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots...
Libya a no-go for Curtis-Taylor and her Stearman - defenceWeb | Annette Porter, producer of the documentary following Tracey Curtis-Taylor on her epic flight from Cape Town to Goodwood in England, reports that with the exception of Libya, the intrepid aviatrix has been able to faithfully follow the flight path of Mary Heath...
Flyboy folklore - Issaquah Press | ...To help supplement the account of his career, McKee turns the pages of a memory book any museum would pine for. McKee filled its pages with personal snapshots, aerial military photographs and original copies of V-mails and Western Union telegraphs. Of particular note in his memory book are his diary entries recounting each of the 23 missions he flew. The first was aboard a B-26 Martin Marauder, the target a railroad bridge near Piazolla in northern Italy. The rest of the missions were then aboard the B-25 Billy Mitchell....
Fleet Air Arm Museum calls for help to decipher Japanese Kamikaze bomber - Culture24 | In advance of their forthcoming exhibition about the Pacific War of World War II, curators at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, near Yeovilton in Somerset, have been taking a closer look at one of their rarest aircraft. The Japanese Ohka 2 is a specially-built rocket-powered kamikaze aircraft used towards the end of the war against the US Navy...
The T-33A “Shooting Star” Of Oak Meadow Park In Los Gatos, Ca · Warbirds News | ...This USAF Lockheed T-33A “Shooting Star” ,Serial Number 53-5421,it is on loan to the Town of Los Gatos by the United and it is located in the Oak Meadow Park. The aircraft has been in the playground area since July, 1974. It was manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank, California and delivered to the USAF in December, 1954.The two-seat T-33 jet was designed for training pilots already qualifies to fly propeller-driven aircraft. As one...
How the Mig-31 repelled the SR-71 Blackbird from Soviet skies - The Aviationist | Even if no SR-71 was lost due to hostile actions during the entire Blackbird career, the Mach 3+ capable spyplane faced an adversary that could effectively intercept it: the MiG-31 Foxhound. The SR-71 impressive mission record was reached thanks to some unique features of its airframe, such as its ability to fly at more than three and a half times the speed of sound at 88,000 feet, its small (for the time) Radar Cross Section (RCS) and its sophisticated electronic countermeasures (ECM)....
Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum — “Where it all begins”
by travelforaircraft | The Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara
Diranja Malaysia in Malay) offers a museum, near the equator, on the
outskirts of Kuala Lumpur which is free to visit and worth the trip
though a bit of planning is required...
Flying Musicians to perform at Kitty Hawk · General Aviation News Staff | The Flying Musicians Association will participate in the 110th Anniversary of Powered Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 16 and 17. Members will provide music, staff an information booth, and present a presentation of why nearly 50$ of pilots are musicians with “Symphony in the Sky: The Correlation between Aviation and Music.”...
It was a good day - Apron 6 | I had a great day yesterday. The day started with the preparation of the Skyvan. Around noon we were ready for take off for a photoflight to Midden Zeeland (The Netherlands). First the Extra 300 joined up for some aerobatics behind the Skyvan and after that we had the Bronco of the Bronco Demo Team coming from the UK. It also headed to Zeeland where it will be repainted. The second leg was...
Helicopter creates rain of flares at dusk to fight winter depression in Denmark By David Cenciotti | The Royal Danish Air Force operates a fleet of six EH-101 Merlin (military version of the AgustaWestland AW.101) helicopters, for Search And Rescue tasks. According to the Flyvevåbnet Facebook page, few days ago, one of them made an impressive display for a very unique reason: after receiving several inquiries by Danish people concerned by the fact that December darkness could negatively affect everyday life the RDAF decided to try to fight this scourge, bringing a little extra light by means of a Merlin releasing flares...
Santa Express 2013 - Flight To Success | Where a whole bunch of Delta employees bring holiday cheer to kids who need a smile and some extra love this holiday season. Pictures speak louder than words ...Enjoy!
Dayton film producer buys a UAV - sUAS News | A Dayton film producer has purchased a helicopter. A very small one. Niche Productions said Tuesday it will take possession of a “Black Armored Drone” with a gimbal, or pivot mechanism, manufactured by Intuitive Aerial, of Sweden....
Birthday boy flies solo - Timaru Herald | Tom Thorne celebrated his 16th birthday yesterday in a way few others have. The Waimate lad flew solo for the first time, in a Piper Tomahawk at the South Canterbury Aero Club. His interest in aviation began at the age of 12 when he was introduced to flying model aeroplanes. He began flying lessons at 14 and has been anxiously awaiting his 16th birthday, the age he could legally fly solo....
Friday, September 20, 2013
Indy Transponder 20-SEP-2013 1700z
Steven Hinton wins Reno Gold Number Five in 5…… · Joe Kates, Photorecon.net | September 15th, 2013. Piloting the highly modified P-51 Mustang Race #5 “Voodoo”, Hinton completed all 8 laps of the Breitling Gold race with an average lap time of 07:59.313 and a top speed of 482.074 mph. The win was a bitter sweet moment for team owner Bob Button and crew. After years of chasing Reno Gold this was to be the year the stars aligned for Button and Voodoo. All of us at Photorecon would like to congratulate the Voodoo team on a well-deserved win and for making “Purple the New Red”.
CoolPix: Midnight Miss III Up-Close As She Wins T-6 Gold At Reno 2013 - AirPigz | Way back in 
the late 60's my dad took me to the Reno Air Races (1967 thru 1970) when I was just a wee lad (born in 1961) and I still have memories of watching the Formula One racers, the Biplanes and the Unlimiteds... but when the T-6's raced in those days I mostly just thought hmmm, those guys are sure noisy and don't really go very fast! Well, now that I'm a lot older and a little wiser, I have more respect for the T-6's and their race efforts...
National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary - Aero-News Network | The Public Is Invited To Visit The Museum, Located In Pensacola, FL, And Join The Celebration | The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation invites the public to visit the Naval Aviation Museum in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The Foundation plans three days of special events and aircraft displays on Oct. 3, 4 and 5, culminating with a black-tie 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, Oct. 5. Visitors are invited to enjoy special 50th anniversary menu at the Cubi Point Café, and shop for limited-edition anniversary items at the Flight Deck Museum Store. The foundation says it is an opportunity to be part of history and celebrate this community treasure, the National Naval Aviation Museum...
New England Air Museum to Host Open Cockpit Day and Great New England RC Swap Meet on October 13th By Warbirds News | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will be holding two special events on Sunday, October 13th; their fall Open Cockpit Day and the Second Annual Great New England RC Swap Meet. Visitors will be allowed to climb in to some of the Museum’s vintage warbirds and see the latest and greatest in radio controlled model aircraft...
Flying The North American Harvard Mk II - Warbirds News | Skipper Hyle ever since he used the hear his grandfather talk about flying from his early days with Eastern Air Lines wanted to own a prop airplane. He instructed for a while, then join the USAF, and now flies for the airlines. Skipper also holds a type rating in the P-51 Mustang which flies regularly with the CAF Dixie Wing...
Hidden Thespian Skytrain - Travel for Aircraft | Though not secret to students and staff of the G-Star School of the Arts there is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain otherwise hidden to most of the world — except through film and production which is the school’s specialty. These images were taken on a Sunday, explaining the absence of people in them, and the solitude allowed for a bit of observation...
Elephant walk turns into ‘Freedom Launch’ · Dominic Perry, Flight Image of the Day This shot of some of its biggest aircraft comes from the US Air Force. It shows a 22-aircraft “freedom launch” on 11 September at Travis AFB in California. It says: “Seven Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 11 KC-10 Extenders alongside four Lockheed Martin C-5B Galaxies from the 60th Air Mobility Wing lined up in what is historically referred to as an “elephant walk,” then launched consecutively over 36 minutes to take part in Air Mobility Command missions. The first plane in the lineup, a C-17, launched at 8:46 a.m., the same time terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City 12 years earlier.”
New Book Cover My Odyssey to Area 51 by Area 51 veteran Barnes · tdbarnes My Odyssey to Area 51 by Area 51 veteran Thornton D. Barnes now enhanced with new book cover and additional photos is now available in paperback and e-book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CreateSpace, Smashwords, iTunes, Kobo, and Sony, both nationally and internationally. Available on Kindle, Nook, iPhones, iPads, computers, and almost all ebook readers.
A Reunion 10 Years In The Making - Aero-News Network | Jetblue Pilot Inspires Student To Seek Career In Aviation | Ten years ago, JetBlue Airways Captain Eric Scott invited a young traveler to visit the cockpit and unknowingly changed this boy's life. Elijah Hedrington was just five years old, traveling to Burlington, VT as part of the Fresh Air Fund. This program provides free summer experiences to New York City children from low-income communities. Elijah's escort happened to be Sheila Donnell, a JetBlue Inflight crewmember who volunteers for the program. On this flight, Sheila introduced Elijah to Capt. Scott. Capt. Scott invited Elijah into the cockpit...
Saturday, August 17, 2013
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Skip Stewart- Bill Barber Award 2013 Video - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Aerobatic 
performer Skip Stewart, EAA 864349, of Wheeling, West Virginia, received the 2013 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship by World Airshow News on Tuesday evening during AirVenture at Theater in the Woods. Skip joins a growing list of honorees that reads like an air show hall of fame. Many of those latest honorees attended the ceremony MC’d by “Mr. Hollywood” Danny Clisham. Current 2012 award recipient, Matt Younkin also participated in Skip’s award....
A Different Air & Water Show On Tap - Chicagoist | ... But the show does go on. While many air shows were simply cancelled in the wake of losing many of their most popular performers, Chicago scrambled to add new acts to fill out the schedule for the 55th annual show. As in past years, the 2013 Air & Water Show will take place both Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at North Avenue Beach. As always, it's open to the public and free to attend. Those who want to catch the show without the crowds can hit the beach today, as most acts take part in a full rehearsal....
Lima Lima, other acts ready to show off skills at lakefront extravaganza - Daily Herald | John Rippinger acknowledges the danger. He flies his T-34 within inches of his Lima Lima Flight Team's five other planes during air shows. And that's why they conduct extensive briefing and debriefing sessions before and after every show....
Take off to the air show: Annual event includes performances from Team Aero-Dynamix - Jackson Sun | Vintage aircraft engines will roar back to life for the 13th annual Wings Over Halls air show Saturday and Sunday at The Veterans’ Museum in Halls.The event, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, will feature a two-hour orchestrated air show as well as aircraft exhibits, said Pat Higdon, air show coordinator. World War II aircraft across the U.S. will be in the skies and on display both days, including the B-17 “Yankee Lady” from Michigan....
YPSILANTI: 40000 wowed at Thunder Over Michigan airshow - Heritage Newspapers | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — Thousands of people gathered at the Willow Run Airport this weekend to watch vintage jets fly through the skies at the Thunder Over Michigan airshow. The annual air show features bomber planes, jets and helicopters that date back as far as the early 1900s. Aerospace fans of all ages visit the airport each year, and tailgate along the surrounding streets, to watch these planes streak through the sky at alarming speeds with deafening sounds...
Planes, spectators plentiful at Milaca Fly-In - Mille Lacs County Times (blog) | It was a magnificent sight when this 10-passenger Cessna 208 Caravan left the fly-in and flew into the clouds Sunday at the annual Milaca Airport Fly-In. The plane was piloted by owner Wally Fisk of White Bear Lake....
Family Fun at Moontown EAA 190 Open House and Young Eagle Event - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | 8/15/2013 - Family Fun at Moontown EAA 190 Open House and Young Eagle Event Brownsboro ALABAMA- The sky above Moontown Airport will be abuzz with some 100 classic, vintage, warbird and experimental airplanes on September 21, 2013 when the airport welcomes the Experimental Aircraft Association Annual Open House sponsored by EAA Chapter 190. This free, family-friendly event is a unique opportunity for the public to rub elbows with amateur and professional pilots and explore up close a variety of light aircraft in a fun, laid-back environment...
Blue Angel commander lands first-pitch assignment at Tigers' game - The Macomb Daily | During his career as a U.S. Navy pilot, Cmdr. Thomas Frosch has logged thousands of flying hours and earned a chest full of medals for his airborne exploits. But come Friday afternoon, the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s decorated Blue Angels will return to Earth for a special assignment....
Vero Beach Air Show looking for volunteers - TCPalm | VERO BEACH — It’s been a long time since Vero Beach has hosted an air show, but that will all change on Oct. 5-6 when the sky over Vero Beach Airport will be alive with high flying aerobatics, daredevil stunt pilots, pyrotechnics and more...
South Carolina governor proclaims Aviation Week - General Aviation News | South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has proclaimed Aug. 19–23 South Carolina Aviation Week. The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC) has partnered with the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) to develop a week that promotes, educates and celebrates the aviation industry in South Carolina.“South Carolina’s airport system plays a vital role in the state’s transportation network and economy,” said SCAC’s Executive Director Paul Werts. “Not only does aeronautics support the development and maintenance of our local airports, but we try to promote and foster aviation education and connections to the workforce through economic development.”...
Tour the B-17 at Wings of Freedom - Daily Local News | Each year, World War II becomes a little 
more distant. It’s an event from an era almost seven decades ago and the number of living WWII survivors decreases each year. Fortunately, the Wings of Freedom Tour, which is visiting two area regional airports over the next six days, provides a touchable and very real link to one of the most important times in our country’s history....
Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Gala & Inductions Ceremony 2013 - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Gala & Inductions Ceremony will again take place on November 9th at The Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in Murfreesboro. Following last years successful event, moved to Middle Tennessee for the first time, the TAHF Board of Directors decided to remain in Murfreesboro. Chairman, John Black said, "Acceptance of the move to Middle Tennessee last year was very positive, so the Board decided to opt for this more central location again in 2013."...
Spitfire Fly-Over Honors Tony Gaze, Australian WWII Ace - Warbird News | Temora Aviation Museum‘s Spitfire Mk VIII flew over a memorial service held in the Geelong Grammar School chapel in Geelong, Victoria yesterday, honoring the highly-decorated WWII fighter ace and later Gran Prix race car driver, Tony Gaze, who died on July 29 at the age of 93....
Remembering Flying Tigers war heroes[1]|chinadaily.com.cn - China Daily | The Flying Tigers Exhibition Hall in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality offers the latest collection of relics, historical information and pictures to Chongqing Economic Times, revealing little-known stories about the "Flying Tigers", an American air force fleet that helped China fight against Japan's invasion during World War II....
Chinese to salvage Flying Tigers plane - Xinhua | KUNMING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A salvage team on Thursday started to retrieve an airplane sunk under a lake in southwest China's Yunnan Province that was flown by the Flying Tigers during World War II. The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force, was a group composed of ex-pilots from the U.S. military....
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Chinook Brings Plane To Camp Dodge - whotv.com | The newest addition to Camp Dodge’s Gold Star Museum made its way to Johnston Thursday. A refurbished A7K Corsair was dropped off at Camp Dodge via Chinook helicopter. The plane has been in storage at the Air National Guard base in Sioux City for decades. After cleaning it up, it was time to bring it to Johnston. It’s normally a 90-minute flight from Sioux City to Johnston. But when you’re hauling 18,000 pounds it takes a little longer...
2013 DVD TRAILER - RIAT | Our 2013 DVD is available for pre-order here and you can view the trailer below...
PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERS - Royal International Air Tattoo News | We have counted up all the votes for our 575 photo entries and identified our winners. With three categories (DSLR, Basic Point & Shoot, and Mobile Phone) offering a top prize of 2014 Air Tattoo tickets, and runner-up prizes of 2013 Air Tattoo DVDs, there were six prizes up for grabs - but due to the high volume of outstanding talent on display, we have awarded an additional two entries with prizes as voted for by a panel of judges here at the Air Tattoo offices....
Alabama Proclaims August 17 Model Aviation Day Video - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | 8/15/2013 - Alabama Proclaims August 17 Model Aviation Day Video The Academy of Model Aeronautics is pleased to announce that the state of Alabama, led by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, has declared August 17, 2013, as Model Aviation Day. Montgomery ALABAMA-The Academy of Model Aeronautics is pleased to announce that the state of Alabama, led by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, has declared August 17, 2013, as Model Aviation Day....
Oban to see 70 year old floatplane fly 100 year old 1,450 mile challenge route to commemorate epic first attempt - For Argyll | At 10.30 on Wednesday 21st August 1913, A Sopwith floatplane 
built for the challenge lifted off from Southampton Water – as the only entrant to make it to the start of the Daily Mail sponsored Circuit of Britain Air Race. There had been four entrants but one pilot was killed while testing the plane built to compete; a second plane was damaged during its trials; and the third was hit with mechanical problems which stopped it taking off within the 72 hour window allowed in the terms of the race....
Author to speak at museum’s Open Cockpit Day · General Aviation News Staff | ...At noon at the Oakland Aviation Museum’s annual Open Cockpit Day, she will share details of the drama and danger during this most violent time in commercial aviation. In addition, she will highlight sensational episodes she experienced between 1965 and 1972 in Europe, the Orient, and Egypt (during the infamous 6-Day War).
Area 51 -- It Really Does Exist -- Officially According to the CIA! - Milcom Monitoring Post | The CIA has finally acknowledged the existence of Area 51 in newly declassified documents detailing the area in the Nevada desert. These newly declassified documents...
Eglin AFB F-35 fleet exceeds 2K sorties, training presses on - Milcom Monitoring Post | By Maj. Karen Roganov, 33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Airmen and Marines assigned to the F-35 Integrated Training Center at the 33rd Fighter Wing here have consistently flown successful training sorties and generated their 2,000th sortie Aug. 13 with an instructor pilot of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 (VMFAT-501), at the controls...
Danny Boyle leads tributes to dead Olympic stuntman Mark Sutton - The Guardian - Team AeroDynamix | Sebastian Coe and Danny Boyle led tributes to Mark Sutton, the stuntman who was James Bond's stunt-double in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, who died in a wing-diving accident. Swiss police were investigating how the experienced 42-year-old wing suit flyer was killed on Wednesday, after jumping from a helicopter wearing aerodynamic equipment and hitting a mountain ridge at high speed....
The man behind the real ‘Propwash Junction’ - AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points | Billed as coming “from above the world of Cars,” Disney’s Planes gives an imaginative glimpse into the world of general aviation. And while the animated film, which hit theaters Aug. 9, takes a few liberties with the story of a cropduster turned international air racer (it is, after all, an animated children’s film), it’s grounded in the real world of small airplanes....
Truth in animation - AOPA Pilot | Tucked away in a grove of evergreen trees, the rust-lined fuel truck had fallen into disuse. A visit from Disney filmmakers gave the vehicle new life, in a way, as a star in the animated film Planes. “That little one?” said Bob Leaders, owner of Leaders Clear Lake Airport (8Y6) in Clear Lake, Minnesota, when he heard that the truck had served as the inspiration for Chug, a friend and fan of the movie’s crop duster-turned-air-racer hero. Filmmakers had traveled to small airports across the Midwest while researching for the film; Leaders had no idea his privately owned, public-use airport surrounded by corn and alfalfa fields would be reimagined as Propwash Junction, the hometown of crop duster Dusty Crophopperin this extension of the Cars franchise....
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Indy Transponder 25-MAY-2013 0245z
Sequester isn't stopping Thunderbirds from serving community - KTNV Las Vegas | But the United States Thunderbirds are grounded because of the Sequester. But, the elite 6-pilots and 130 people who keep them in the air are still making us proud. They are majestic to watch and they bring us to 
our feet. But the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds...
Volunteers key to success of Salute to Veterans air show - Columbia Missourian | The air show, which begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Columbia Regional Airport, is a two-day free event funded by private and corporate donations. The celebration, in its 25th year, will feature displays of rare aircraft, parachute and ...
Bethpage Air Show Kickoff Celebrates Reopening of Jones Beach Boardwalk - Patch.com | “It was an amazing effort by a lot of different people,” said New York State Parks Deputy Regional Director George Gorman during a press conference on the Jones Beach Boardwalk as performers for this weekend's air show conducted practice runs in the...
Breitling Wingwalkers Oostwold Airshow 2013 via TAKEOFF TUBE | They are undeniably charming, the 'wing walk' ladies on the upper wings of the Stearmans. But they do... [more from Oostwold on right column!]
BOTSWANA AIR SHOW THRILLS - The Voice Online | Organizers of the annual Botswana Air Show are already planning a bigger and better show for next year after an overwhelming response in Saturday's event. Thousands of people turned up for the
second installment of the show at Matsieng airfield in...Frecce Tricolori FB: This is the "Patrouille des Patrouilles" (Patrol Patrols) in flight over Payerne September 4, 2004, formed by five aerobatic teams from different European countries: Red Arrows, Patrulla Aguila, Patrouille Suisse, Team 60, and of course our Frecce Tricolori!
Air Zoo gives family-friendly rides on historic airliner for Memorial Day weekend - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com | The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is offering 30-minute rides for $425 per person and the B-25 Mitchell is giving 30-minute rides for $400 per person. The Air Zoo's Tri-Motor was No. 58 on the assembly line of the 199 airliners that were built. The Ford...
B-17 bomber rides and tours - KOB.com | The WWII B-17 bomber, "Sentimental Journey" is scheduled to be on display and available for rides and tours at Albuquerque International Sunport from May 24 through 27. "Sentimental Journey" has performed various missions, from military reconnaissance...
Historic B-17 returns Saturday, May 25 through Monday to offer rides - Highline Times | The “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, returned to Boeing Field to offer rides May 25 - Memorial Day. Pictured left is WWII B-17 pilot, Ken Wheeler, 90, of Gig Harbor, with current B-17 pilot, Rick ...
New Jersey governor declares May ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’
from General Aviation News | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has declared May “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” The proclamation highlights general aviation’s substantial economic benefits and contributions to public safety. The general aviation industry in New Jersey contributes $1.7 billion to the economy annually.
Lockheed SR-71A from Air & Space Magazine | Cockpit 360... (Also P-40)
Area 51: Origins - AirSpaceMag.com | America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings. | The U.S. Air Force base in southern Nevada, known unofficially as Area 51, is where some of the world’s most advanced aircraft have been flown and tested. Over the years, the base has engendered dozens of conspiracy theories, in part because of rumors of preserved alien corpses stored on the premises, but also due to
reports of exotic aircraft that seem to defy the laws of physics. No wonder the base is also known as “Dreamland.”...Bush Pilot Hall of Fame - Air & Space magazine | Meet the pilots who created the Alaska bush pilot legend. | Russel Merrill | Of the several pilots who pioneered flying in Alaska, perhaps the one who led the most romantic life is the one whose death at an early age remains mysterious. Iowa native Russ Merrill earned his wings on March 12, 1918, from the U.S. Navy, then worked as an engineer in San Diego and found a business partner, Roy Davis, who owned a Curtiss Model F Seagull flying boat. The two young men went to...
PBY-5A ARRIVES AT AMERICAN AIRPOWER MUSEUM - YouTube | As part of its commemoration of Memorial Day, a PBY-5A arrives at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York.
Roaring Glory Warbirds: A6M5 Zero from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Roaring Glory Warbirds: A6M5 Zero Roaring Glory Warbirds: A6M5 Zero, 1998, 103 minutes This is a delightful DVD made by people who have a love for the Planes of Fame Museum’s Mitsubishi A6M5 Type 0 – known to the western world as the Zero. Pilot Steve Hinton describes the Zero in terms only a person…
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Special colored CH-47 Chinook helicopter to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Cino” from David
Cenciotti's weblog | On May 17, the Italian Army celebrated the 40th anniversary of the CH-47 Chinook (“Cino” as it is nicknamed in Italy) helicopter with a ceremony held at Viterbo airport....History of Military Aviation Honored, Kept Alive in Carthage - Southern Pines Pilot | The president of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) flew in for a visit last weekend. On Saturday, CAF President Stephan C. Brown visited Roland Gilliam's Gilliam-McConnell Airfield in Carthage to speak to members of the Experimental Aircraft ...
Aviation history program at Warren Library on June 1 - Independent Press - NJ.com | Out of nearly 4,000 B-29s built, only one is still flying -- the Commemorative Air Force's FIFI. This illustrated presentation covers the history of the B-29 with historic photos, from its development to its operations during WWII and Korea, as well as...
Area woman's book collection of aviator grandfather's technical writings - The Independent | GRAYSON — All her life, Barbara Sellers gave much thought to flight. “Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated with aviation,” she recalled. “I would just stare up at the airplanes flying over and wonder how they flew.” It runs in the family....
Sunday, March 25, 2012
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Black Diamond Jet Team – Florida International Airshow - Birds n Bugs | This civilian precision 
flight act was at last years Florida International Airshow as the Heavy Metal Jet Team and had five L39s in the group. This year, an added attraction was a pair of Mig-17 Frescos painted in the teams Arctic Camo livery. These...
Breaking News: Balloon launches scrubbed at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport ... - NSBNEWS.net | Paul Roy, one of the organizers of the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest, made the announcement just after 8 am "The winds are reported strong at 500 feet," he said over a loud speaker. "No take off." Sally Mackay, one of the founders ...
Video: US Army's Golden Knights a heavenly treat for thousands at New Smyrna Beach Balloon & SkyFest - nsbnews.net | Under bright sunny skies Saturday, people craned their heads upwards for a once-in-a-lifetime view of an elite group of parachuters with their precision landings at the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest. The highlight of the day, no doubt was the death-defying aerial maneuvers of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights....
Sky's the limit for fearless aerobatic ace - The Canberra Times | 25 March 2012, Canberra Times photo by RICHARD BRIGGS, Aerobatic pilot Matt Hall put on two breath-taking aerobatic displays at the Canberra Airport open day . Story-Chris Knaus Photo: Richard Briggs RCB Fear is a dangerous emotion for extreme ...
Brownsville welcomes stunt fliers, vintage aircraft - Brownsville Herald | He said the show, put on by the Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing, is run completely by volunteers. The only paid participants are the performers. Ticket proceeds go toward the putting on the show and maintaining the Commemorative Air ...
Former Tuscaloosa resident recalls early days with Blue Angels - Tuscaloosa News | Swann was in the Blue Angels in 1952, maintaining all of the Navy communication aid equipment. By Wayne Grayson Before they were world-renowned daredevils admired for their trademark diamond formation and low-flying acrobatics, the Blue Angels were an ...
The Blue Angels show us the meaning of courage - valheisey.com | If you ever needed an example of what it means to step out of your comfort zone and learn the meaning of courage, then you need look no further than the Blue Angels....
Bits & Pieces air show - Adrian Daily Telegram | The Bits & Pieces RC Airplane Club's annual air show began Saturday at the Adrian Mall. The event continues from noon to 6 pm today. The club began in 1981. Members fly their planes every Saturday and Sunday at Heritage Park in Adrian.
The Breitling Jet Team from Apron 6 
Ohio’s Grimes Field target for largest gathering of B-25s since WWII from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Flying in from around the U.S., about two dozen B-25 Mitchell bombers will converge on Urbana, Ohio’s municipal airport, Grimes Field, beginning Saturday, April 14. The largest gathering of B-25s since World War II, the Grimes Gathering of B-25s will lead into the 70th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF), near Dayton...
Amelia Earhart mystery could be solved with new clue - NOLA.com | By AP Washington -- A new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators say...
Bids fly for Amelia Earhart’s gloves from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Signed flying gloves reportedly worn by Amelia Earhart during a historic flight have been found on eBay, according to a post at WhatSellsBest.com. According to the sellers listing, the historic signed leather gloves were worn by Earhart during her 1935 "Goodwill Solo Flight" to Mexico. The seller states the...
Women’s History Month: The Unchainable Pancho Barnes - Women's Voices of Change | “Why isn’t ‘Pancho Barnes’ a household name?” demanded a viewer at Athena Film Festival’s screening of a new documentary on the life of Florence Lowe. Gun-runner, stunt pilot, proprietress of a notorious 
bar, the woman who was to become Pancho Barnes was a lifelong rebel...
RedBull Lightning from Apron 6
Huey at Oakland Museum of California '68 exhibit - San Francisco Chronicle | According to Huey historian Wayne Terry of San Francisco, there were about 10000 of these birds mass-produced for the war, the most of any aircraft since the B-25 bomber in World War II. No other piece of heavy equipment is as deeply associated with ...
The U-Deuce - airspacemag.com | The secret to a spyplane's eternal youth is a new suite of gadgets installed on a classic chassis. | “THE AIRPLANE IS NOTHING LIKE WHAT POWERS FLEW,” says Bryan Swords, currently the chief engineer for the U-2S at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company’s Palmdale, California office. Swords is referring, of course, to Francis Gary Powers, who, four years after overflights began over the U.S.S.R., Poland, and East Germany, had the unfortunate distinction of being shot down in a U-2 near Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union on...
Designers imagine skylines of wood high-rises, made possible by new technology - National Post | In an Oregon air museum sits one of the last gasps of the wood age. Built by business magnate Howard Hughes, the 66-metre-long “Spruce Goose” airplane was designed as a revolutionary way to carry supplies overtop the submarine-infested waters of the ...
Last of its Kind - airspacemag.com | A look inside the Smithsonian's Stratoliner. | The Boeing 307 
Stratoliner at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in northern Virginia is the final survivor of 10 Stratoliners built in the late 1930s as the world’s first pressurized airliners. Named the Clipper Flying Cloud, the Museum’s airplane has played a number of roles over the years—as an airliner for Pan American in South America in the early 1940s, personnel carrier for the Army during World War II, personal transport for Haitian dictator Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier in the...
Atomic Testing Museum explores Area 51 - LSRJ | ...For all those years, Barnes said, he, and the workers who came before and after, were attempting to toil in obscurity. They'd fly out to Area 51 on Mondays and return on Fridays. Most of the workers, he said, couldn't even live in the area, so as not to draw attention to the project....
"Longest UCAP Ever" UCAP #278-alpha from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Saturday Evening through Sunday Morning, March 24 & 25. UCAP Daily. Jack and Dave have joined Jeb in Florida and are preparing to head to Lakeland for the 2012 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Indy Transponder 13-OCT-2011 1000z
CoolPix: X-47B Tailless UCAS 'Gear Up' 2Fer! by Martt | The envelope is being opened up significantly in the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) program. It's now wheels up and throttle forward to the cruise configuration of the autonomous unmanned aircraft that's eventually headed for the aircraft carrier. These two images were released a couple days ago showing the wheels up for the first time, so I've made them available as CoolPix images for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to click 'em to make 'em big! (feel free to say 'wow' when the pix open up big)…
