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Air show wraps up 2-day run - Shreveport Times | Brent Allen of the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire JNGB in South Carolina on Sunday during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base. / Douglas Collier/The Times JT Cruz lowered his sunglasses as his favorite part of the ...

Air Show comes back next year - The Tennessean | Good news for people who missed the weekend's Great Tennessee Air Show, or had such a great time they can't wait to go back. It's returning next year. On May 12 and 13, 2012, the Smyrna Airport will again play host to the Great Tennessee Air Show. ...

VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho from airsho | VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team. May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. Viper West 2011. Since 9/11, Air Combat Command and the United States Air Force have provided over 681000 air missions in today's Joint fight ...

Airshow pyrotechnics spark grass fire - Temple Daily Telegram | A grass fire broke out near the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport around 2:50 pm Saturday during the Central Texas Airshow. According to Thomas Pechal, Temple Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer, ...

A-10 West Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho  from airsho | A-10 West Demonstration Team. April 30th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. A-10 West. The A-10 West Demonstration Team is a select group of professionals dedicated to showing the extreme capabilities of the A-10 aircraft through exceptional ...

Nanton museum celebrates Lancaster bomber on V-E Day - Sunday, May 8, 2011 By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald | NANTON - It was one of the most famous and successful bomber aircraft for the Allies during the Second World War, helping to secure victory.  On Sunday, the Bomber Command Museum of Canada celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Avro Lancaster’s maiden flight in January 1941.,,

Military museum continues to grow - Journal Review | He was a three-time air race champion and a World War I pilot and was from the Indianapolis area.” Ropkey's son Rick found the plane in rural Indiana in 1975. It was in terrible shape. “It was even more than my son could fix up and he is very good at ...

End of Coolidge Fly-in Season 2011  from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | A few weeks ago, when I got a message from Jason telling me about the Coolidge fly-in this Saturday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go, part of me said yes, part of me said it’s a bit of a long drive (Google said 3 hrs 20) for a morning event. Eventually I decided I was going no matter what and made sure I had Saturday free…

'Miraculous' Aeros airship set to fly by 2013, thanks to DOD funding from Engadget by Jesse Hicks | Are you nostalgic for a time when the word "zeppelin" stood for leisurely intercontinental travel for the rich and famous, rather than bass-heavy portable sound and MotoBlur phones? Take heart, as Ukrainian entrepreneur Igor Pasternak claims to have solved the "buoyancy problem" that has long limited the usefulness of airships…

Today in Aviation History – May 9  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Air Force grounds F-22 Raptors - Stars and Stripes | SEOUL — The US Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-22 Raptors, citing concerns over the aircraft's oxygen system. The 137 fighter jets were grounded Tuesday on the orders of Gen. William Fraser, commander of Air Combat Command at ...

2011 Jersey Skylands Aerobatic Air Show is May 12-15 at Greenwood Lake Airport - NorthJersey.com | The 2011 Jersey Skylands Aerobatic Championships competition will be held at Greenwood Lake Airport (GLA) May 12 through May 15 by International Aerobatics Club Chapter 52. One type of plane that often competes in Aerobatic Championships ...

Air show returns to the skies - Shreveport Times | The Heavy Metal Jet Team will be among the performers at the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base this weekend. / Special to The Times When: 10 am Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8. Barksdale Air Force Base. ...

N'Awlins Air Show returns to Belle Chasse this weekend - WWL First News | The Navy's Blue Angels are the headliner for this weekend's big airshow at the Belle Chasse Naval Air Station. The N'Awlins Air Show, which only comes around every two years, is admission-free and open to the public starting Saturday morning at 8:00AM. ...

High flyin' times at Central Texas Airshow - KCEN-TV | Brace for daring stunts in the skies over Temple, with the return of the Central Texas Airshow! The three day event kicks off Friday, but pilots started arriving Thursday evening to practice their hair-raising tricks with our ...

Clear for takeoff: Airshow takes flight today; AT-6 isn't your usual plane ride -Temple Daily Telegram | A member of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team prepares for takeoff Thursday in a World War II-era AT-6 Texan aircraft during preparations for this weekend's Central Texas Airshow, which begins today. ...

Air show, multicultural events to highlight heritage festival - Cape Breton Post | The Cape Breton Heritage Festival will host the air show June 3-5 to begin back-to-back military and multicultural themed weekends. “We got a call from the Snowbirds last September telling us they had an opportunity to come to Sydney so we grabbed it ...

Help keep the Vulcan flying - Bournemouth Echo | One of the stars of Bournemouth Air Festival, the mighty Cold War jet has captivated crowds at the seafront event, but it costs hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to keep the warbird flying. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust faces a constant battle to ...

Warbirds to Land in Orange County - Patch.com | Starting at 2 pm Friday, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, a Consolidated B-24J Liberator heavy bomber and a P-51C Mustang fighter plane will be at the museum as part of the 110-city Wings of Freedom tour. “This is a rare opportunity for ...

Video: The Horsemen Pay Homage To The Blues (And The Bearcat)  by Martt |  I've been an F8F Bearcat fan since I was 6 years old when I first saw Darryl Greenamyer fly the Smirnoff Bearcat (later Conquest 1) at the Reno Air Races in 1967. There's just something about this airplane that affects me. Big time. It's why I can't shake my adoration for Rare Bear still today. If I could be any airplane (and I couldn't be the GeeBee) I'd wanna be a Bearcat...

The Short Sunderland  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Normally tucked away in the back of the hangar, Fantasy of Flight’s Short Sunderland comes to life when it’s out stretching its wings. We were fortunate to be at FOF just after the Sunderland nad been pulled out and power washed, and at first light. The 1st Sunderland flew in 1937 and was the principle flying boat during England’s colonial days prior to WWII. It was able to stay airborne for up to 16 hours and was England’s first flying boat to have powered gun turrets…

Plenty of choices for family fun this weekend in Arlington – HeraldNet | The EAA Young Eagles program is set to provide free airplane rides for young people from age 8 to 17. Other activities include remote-control airplane demonstrations, tractor rides along the runways and airplane art at the state Department of ...

Today in Aviation History – May 6  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Barksdale AFB Air Show - KWKH 1130 AM: Home Of The Legends from air show - Google Blog Search by Danny Fox | The 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show is set for May 7-8 and this year will feature the F-22 Demo Team. Major Chris Otis of the 20th Bomb Squadron says: “they only visit a handful of bases every year, so we are happy to have them. ...

Avalon 2011 - a big success - Aviation Business | Organisers of the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition have revealed outstanding results for the 2011 event. Airshow CEO Ian Honnery says the weekend public session attendances were particularly pleasing, with numbers up ...

U.S. Air Force And Northrop Honor 50 Year History Of The T-38 Talon Jet  from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News  | Northrop Grumman Corporation joined representatives of the U.S. Air Force in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first delivery of the T-38 Talon trainer aircraft. At an event held at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas, the Northrop Grumman-built aircraft was lauded for its longevity, performance and reliability as the primary training aircraft…

The 2011 Air Race Classic Gets Ready to Roll  by Chief Monkey | That proud heritage is still alive today in the form of the Air Race Classic. With ten legs that cover more than two-thousand miles, the ARC begins this June in Iowa City, and runs for four days along a zig-zag route that passes through ...

Women Pilots of World War II, by Jean Hascall Cole  from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Description: Collected by one of the forty-nine members of Class 44-W-2, Jean Hascall Cole's interviews with her former classmates document their valuable contribution to the history of women, aviation, and the military.  Women Pilots of World War II presents a rare look at the personal experiences of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) by recording the adventures from one of eighteen classes of women to graduate from the Army Air Force's flight training school during World WAr II. This unique oral history [transcriptions] verifies the flying accomplishments of these women from as early as 1943…

Dayton, Houston earned space shuttles: Charlie Castilano - Plain Dealer | Certainly one of them belongs in the Smithsonian, which, ironically, will require visitors to take a 31-mile drive from the current Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC, to see it. And how could the Kennedy Space Center be denied a trophy for actually ...

Maine Air Museum seeks 'plane spotters' - VillageSoup Belfast | The Maine Air Museum will be open Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm; and Sundays, 12-4 pm, starting Memorial Day weekend. The museum has more than 50 exhibits featuring the rich aviation history of Maine, including one of a Belfast native who held a world ...

Two men recreate aviation history - Sydney Morning Herald | Radio failure and aviation fuel supply problems couldn't deter two men from recreating aviation history. Eighty-three years after Charles Kingsford Smith became the first man to fly from America to Australia in a three-engined monoplane, ...

AMSAT at National Air and Space Museum's Space Day - Southgate Amateur Radio Club | Dave Taylor, W8AAS says that, 'The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has invited AMSAT to organize displays and activities at Space Day to be held on Saturday, 7 May from 10:30 to 3:00 at the Air & Space Museum on the National Mall. ...

Today in Aviation History – April 19  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Air show wraps with fair weather, fun - Shreveport Times | A roar and a swoosh have one appropriate response at the Barksdale air show: "Whoa! ...

Rocket Racing report with Miles O'Brien from RLV and Space Transport News - A report by Miles O'Brien on the Rocket Racing exhibition on Saturday in Tulsa…

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Video: Rocket Racing League X-Racer In the Sky Over Tulsa | Portal ... - Video of the Rocket Racing League's X-Racer in the sky at the Tulsa Air. A Rocket Racing League X-Racer takes to the skies above Tulsa International Airport on April 24, 2010, during the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, ...

Air Power Expo 2010 (Videos and Pics) by maxlibra | Though a modern-day airshow may not, on the surface, appear to be Steampunk in the strictest sense, powered flight was one of the driving goals of the genre. Even without elegant zeppelins and hot-air balloons, the biplanes, propjobs, and rotocopters managed to make a glorious showing this weekend at the Air Power Expo 2010 at Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, TX. It was made all the more impressive by demonstration from a 50-year old female Wingwalker. That is to say, someone who literally walks, surfs, rides, dances, and does acrobatics on the wing and body of the plane as it flies. Just watch…

Navy Week Goes to Kansas! - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information ... the Navy has the best of the best on hand to show off the Navy's mad aerial skills, with performances by the Blue Angels and the Leap Frogs. ...

Blue Angels Fat Albert Airline on board camera cockpit crew raw ... - Fat Albert cruises at a speed of more than 320 knots (approximately 360 miles per hour) at 27000 feet. Four Allison turboprop engines, which produce more than 16000 shaft-horsepower, provide Fat Albert Airlines with the power to land ...

Blue Angels do their patriotic duty - Charleston Post Courier | Thanks to the Blue Angels, Patriots Point hit a record in ticket sales as people paid admission to grab one of the best seats in town for ...

DC-3 Stories Abound from AVwebFlash Current Issue | As details firm up for the huge gathering of DC-3 and C-47 aircraft just before AirVenture, those with a personal attachment to the venerable aircraft are telling their stories. Organizers of the Last Time, a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the aircraft, have opened a diary section on their Web site that encourages the swapping of yarns about the iconic aircraft. From stories about JATO-assisted takeoffs (800 feet) to bush flying to super secret electronic surveillance missions in Vietnam, the site covers the history of the aircraft through the eyes of those who flew it. Although more than 130 such stories have been added to the site, organizers say that's the tip of the iceberg and they're hoping for thousands of entries. Meanwhile preparations continue for the mass formation flight of 40 aircraft from Rock Falls, ILL to Oshkosh for the opening day of AirVenture on July 26 which will include one of the last flying DC-2s in existence.

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Black Team Helps Make Scouting Event a Success from armygoldenknights's | Anyone who has ever been around Boy Scouts knows that they can be a rowdy, inquisitive, and entertaining bunch. This weekend in Galena, IL was no different, as more than 4,500 Boy Scouts descended on the town for the 56th annual Ulysses S. Grant Boy Scouts of America Pilgrimage…

Chalet Tickets from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II | We are going to be releasing the Chalet Tickets very soon. The corporate purchases are almost finished and we will be offering the tickets to our Members list first. By signing up to the Members list you will get the first opportunity at the Member Price. The Member price will only be available for a limited period. By becoming a member you will have the opportunity to Win a VIA Rail package which consists of a VIA Rail Trip, a $500 Gas Card From Pioneer Petroleum, and a Two Night Hotel Stay, courtesy of the Air Show. And, as an extra bonus, every ticket holder in the Chalets, will receive one chance to win a Flat Screen Television…

richardhowe.com » Blue Angels over Charleston by DickH | Last Sunday the US Navy's "Flight Demonstration Squadron", popularly known as the Blue Angels, performed over Charleston, South Carolina while I was staying there. From the rooftop terrace of my hotel, I took some pictures and video of ...

CoolPix - Modern Military: 1960's Era OV-10 Bronco! by Martt | I woke up this morning with a craving for OV-10 Bronco!  I started digging thru the internet and came across this sweet pic and thought: yep, that looks like a CoolPix to me.  So I tweaked it a tad in photoshop and now here it is for you to open up nice and big and take a good look at one of the neatest little military aircraft ever made.  And don't forget that CoolPix images make pretty nice desktop backgrounds as well, that's part of the reason I make them available like I do…

This Week In Military/Aviation History 26 April - 2 May from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr. | Hello Folks, I'm in a better mood this week, even though my computer contacted a serious virus and had to go to the shop. It's back now and I feel better, but there is still some odd stuff I have to replace or learn to live without. No biggie. Geez Folks, the A-20 assembly in Geneseo at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum is going like gangbusters. Both engines and props, along with the nacelle rear cones are on. The port outer wing panel is on with the starboard next in line to be installed. She's shaping up great. I wish I could post some photos or live links to our Message Board, but I am unable to at this time. Sorry. As I said before, you, should you choose to do so, can go to our website  www.1941hag.org  subheading Message Board and take a look at the latest A-20 update post. Ok, commercial over, let's get started on our weekly trip down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall. Tom K.

Rocket engines for sale from RLV and Space Transport News | Doug Messier reports on talk at Space Access '10 about entrepreneurial rocket engine builders needing customers and rumors of some vehicle companies needing good engines: Rocketship Engines for Sale...If Anyone Needs Them - Parabolic Arc - Apr.25.10.

Quick Trip Air and Rocket Racing Show on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - Matt3281 | Quick Trip Air and Rocket Racing Show.

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Clear skies, crowds greet BAFB air show - Shreveport Times [slideshow]
"It's just beautiful today," said Diane Ford, one of the thousands of spectators who came to the Barksdale Air Force Base Defenders of Liberty Air Show. ...
   
Competitors fly in for Texoma Air Race - KXII-TV
Racers came from as far as Mississippi and New Mexico to fly in the third Texoma Air Race. A group of hopeful aviators along with one very unique veteran ...

Dream Machines, Sunday at HMB Airport from coastsider.com
Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, the Coastside's annual airshow/festival of internal combustion takes place on Sunday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport. The show benefits the Coastside Adult Day Health Center.
Headline attractions include motocross demos; a B-25 Bomber from World War II, a highly modified P-51 Mustang "Strega"—8-time class champion at the Reno Air Races;  "Death Stalker"—the world's only M-551 Sheridan Tank from ...

2010 Dyess AFB Big Country Airshow schedule - Abilene Reporter-News
Visitors to the Big Country Appreciation Day airshow wave from the flight line at ...

Local air festival bigger in 2nd year - Opelousas Daily World
"It's got a huge runway and plenty of open spaces for the public to enjoy the terrific aerobatic acts. What will make our show unique is that we will have ...

Airshow highlights Rosecrans' military past - St. Joseph News-Press
Rosecrans Memorial Airport will be the center of attention next weekend with the Sound of Speed Airshow, featuring the US Navy Blue Angels, on Saturday and ...

Great Minnesota Air Show to bring 50000 a day to St. Cloud - St. Cloud Times
The Great Minnesota Air Show is coming June 26-27 to St. Cloud Regional Airport. Chapman, co-director of the event, promises that it will be one of the best ...

Anzac Day chopper crash victims named - Waikato Times
Sqn Ldr Cree was one of five members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Red Checkers aerobatic team practising a stunt, when he crashed.

Upcoming Events from AviationDayton™ Events

• 5/8 WACO Grand Opening
• Barnstormers screening

Scouts make pilgrimage to Galena - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The weather stopped the US Army Golden Knights from descending into downtown Galena from the sky, but the parachuting team joined the parade. ...

Doolittle Raider Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole Speaks To Cadets - Texas A&M University
The Doolittle Raiders attacked military and industrial targets in several Japanese cities and their surprise attack on the previously untouched home islands ...
   
WWII vets share history with fifth-graders - Jackson Sun
He showed them his World War II medals and pictures of bombers such as the B-17 and B-24 he flew in as a tailgunner during the war. ...

Flying Aboard a Fortress - Santa Barbara Independent
During his 17th and final mission as a B-17 tail gunner, World War II veteran Jon Kaiser was lucky the German artillery shell that ...
   
B-17 buzzing the neighborhood today - Seattle Central District News
It's a restored B-17 that's in town for the weekend, offering the public rides from Boeing field. Their low flight path has taken them over the neighborhood ...

A Gathering of Chinooks from The Unwanted Blog
Where I live out in the sticks, few aircraft are ever in evidence. The occasional high altitude jet; during summer a private plane sprays anti-skeeter chemicals, sometimes cropdusters, and some bastard who I hate with the fire of a thousand exploding suns often goes bopping around in a powered parafoil (damn you and your easy ability to go flying whenever the hell you feel like it!!!!). So imagine my surprise yesterday when I heard the thop-thop-thop of a low-altitude heavy helicopter. I grabbed the camera and dashed outside in time to catch a Chinook flying overhead. ...

Lessons from Amelia from Life on the Road as a Pilot
I recently got a lesson in life from a woman named Amelia. No, not THAT Amelia, though I do find it a remarkable coincidence that this muse had the same name as the first president of the International Organization of Women Pilots. I was attending a section meeting of the Ninety Nines at the time. This Amelia served me breakfast.
The Amelia you most likely are familiar with is undoubtedly the most famous aviatrix in our collective consciousness. Though her pilot skills have been accused of being overstated - especially in light of her failed round the world flight - her numerous accomplishments have had an overwhelmingly positive  ...

Alameda Naval Air Museum — you have got to see it! from blog.seattlepi.com
This is an unusual museum for me to like so much as it has no aircraft. Lacking aircraft the staff has devoted its time to displaying an immense collection of artifacts and relics which relate to both aviation and military history. Using both floors the museum is chock full of items I've not seen before — like an ancient torpedo, an ingenious diorama giving the visitor a bird's eye view of a WW II carrier battle and more. The second floor's area is devoted primarily to models, ...

Robert Grimes dies - wounded pilot evaded Nazis - San Francisco Chronicle
Robert Grimes, an Army Air Forces pilot who evaded capture in World War II when his B-17 bomber was shot down over Nazi territory, died April 21 at his home ...

Gentleman flier was last of his kind - MailTribune.com
...The Depression ended the flying school, but Aubrey continued to fly until he could fly no more.
During World War II, he taught "a bunch of green kids" to be Army Air Corps pilots as an assistant flight commander for the Southeast Flight Training Command in Florida. ...

In the Museum: A Wright Relic Surfaces - Air & Space Magazine
In late August 1902, Wilbur and Orville Wright traveled from Dayton, Ohio, to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to test and develop one of their gliders on the windy dunes of the Outer Banks. Encamped in a rustic shed, they loved to tell their sister, Katharine, about their domestic ingenuity. In a letter dated August 31, Wilbur describes the brothers' kitchen: "We also set up our table and covered the top with white oil cloth…."

Santa Maria Valley Timeline - Santa Maria Times
May 1, 1942: Santa Maria Army Air Field was activated as a B-25 bomber base on 3600 acres. The airfield is now the site of the Santa Maria Public Airport. ...

April 25 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1945 -- Eighth Air Force made its last attack on an industrial target in WW II, when 274 bombers dropped 500 tons of bombs on Skoda Works at Plyen, Czechoslovakia. ...

Another Armless Pilot! - Redefine The Experience
Brian Tagalog, a 26 year old resident of Tuscon born without arms, has a few accomplishments under his feet. His day job? A tattoo artist! Nice!Brian became interested in learning to fly after he heard of Jessica's story earlier this year.  Hopefully Jessica will get her instructor rating soon and she can be the one that helps him learn. ...

Flying pancakes mark decade of flight education - Battle Creek Enquirer
For 10 years, Western Michigan University's College of Aviation in Battle Creek has offered people that chance, a fact celebrated with a "Fly-In Pancake ...

Applications for Aviation Scholarships available - Kingston Reporter
By Anonymous The Plymouth Aero Club is accepting applications for this year's Aviation Scholarships. The scholarships are to be used toward post-secondary ...

Kalamazoo Promise scholarship beneifts city, its kids - Detroit Free Press
Without the Promise, Kyle Quakenbush wouldn't be close to earning a bachelor's degree in aviation. Torian Johnson wouldn't have studied in Australia for ...

G-Force One To Bring Sky High Adventure To South Florida from AvStop
On May 8, Zero Gravity Corporation's (ZERO-G), G-FORCE ONE will blast off from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International airport offering a once in a lifetime opportunity, introducing flyers to new heights and to defy the law of gravity. Guests will have the unique opportunity to float freely and lighten up in complete weightlessness onboard ZERO-G's weightless flight. ZERO-G is the first and only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights. ...

Private space tourism taking off without us - San Francisco Chronicle
At the maiden flights, the spacecraft's financier, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and its visionary designer, Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites, ...

Japan May Withdraw from Space Station from Spaceports
The Japanese government may consider withdrawal from the International Space Station, according to a post on SpacePolicyOnline today. A Japanese panel of experts has recommended that the Japanese government reexamine the benefits from the space program and

Video:  N 10,000 Drag race from High Power Rocketry by R2K
A Colorful Marauder from Warbirds Online
Warbirds Over Wanaka 2010 - Flickr Slideshow
Changing Planes In Midair from I Love Planes


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Rocket Racing League - Become A Fan Of The Future! by Martt
If you thought the Rocket Racing League had quietly gone the way of the buffalo, you might wanna take notice of their big demonstration debut that takes place today!
The QuickTrip sponsored Air and Rocket Racing Show is taking place at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum on the Tulsa International Airport.  It's a full event with traditional airshow that will also include a Rocket Racing demo.
The demo is being broadcast live at livestream.com/rocketracing starting ...

Tulsa rocket racing exhibition - virtual sky gate demo from RLV and Space Transport News
The live webcast streaming of the Rocket Racing exhibition at the Tulsa Air show has been going on for the past hour. The X-Racers are about to do their exhibition flights.  ...

Ethanol Rocket Racers Take to the Skies from domesticfuel.com
The Rocket Racing League is taking back the skies. The five-year old league which has launched a campaign to become "NASCAR with rockets" is planning the final details on a demonstration of its X-Racer planes next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While these "rockets" will have a sleeker look and more crowd appeal, they will continue to run on the same fuel – ethanol. The demonstration is set for April 24 at the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show and this will be the first paying audience to see them fly ...

Barksdale AFB Air Show a go despite early morning weather watches today - Examiner.com
The mission of the air show is to showcase the home of the B-52, grant access to tour the military installation, view military, and aerobatic performers, ...

Fighter Friday: P-39 Airacobra from I Love Planes
Today's late Fighter Friday features the P-39 Airacobra. This fighter plane has a V-12 engine, mounted mid way down the body of the plane. The pilot actually sits in front of the engine. In front of the pilot, is a canon that shoots on the centerline, through the propeller. ...

Probe Into Pilatus PC-7 Aircraft Crash Almost Complete: RMAF Chief - Bernama
Investigation into the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II aircraft which crashed in the jungle near the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) sports complex in Sintok in which a pilot died on March 25 is almost completed. ...
   
Couple of c-notes gets you a ride in a B-17 over Seattle this weekend - TheNewsTribune.com
It may not be enemy terrority over Europe, but you can take to the skies over Seattle this weekend in a B-17 similar to ones used in World War II bombing ...

Veteran relives his bombing missions during WWII - La Crosse Tribune
And the date marked his only injury during World War II when a B-17 made a rough landing on an English airstrip. Remembrances such as these have helped ...

Emergency landing for 'antique' aircraft - ABC News
Police have praised a West Australian pilot who successfully landed his aircraft near Port Pirie in the mid-north of South Australia after the engine cut out. ...

April 24 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1917 -- Lt. Col. William Billy  Mitchell becomes the first U.S. Army officer to fly over German lines. ...

Civil Air Patrol hosts search and rescue exercise in Lake Charles - WAFB
The Lake Charles Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol hosted search and rescue exercises Saturday at the Lake Charles Regional Airport.  Both air and ground teams searched for different staged emergencies such as downed aircraft, missing persons, and various photo imagery missions throughout Southwest Louisiana.  Organizers of the missions said the exercises ...

P-40 gets a little TLC from Warbirds Online
Gloster Gladiator from Planeshots
Got rocketbelt? DRB does from The Original Rocket Dungeon

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This Weekend's Events - Fencecheck

4/24/10 |	NAS JRB Fort Worth Air Power Expo 2010
4/24/10 |	Cancelled - Air Lauderdale 2010
4/24/10 |	Barksdale AFB Airshow - Defenders of Liberty 2010
4/24/10 |	Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show 2010
4/24/10 |	Tulsa Airshow 2010
4/24/10 |	Texoma 100 Air Race 2010
4/24/10 |	WWII Heritage Days 2010
4/24/10 |	Guadalajara Airshow 2010
4/25/10 |	Gathering of Warbirds and Legends 2010
4/25/10 |	Pacific Coast Dream Machines Fly-In & Show 2010

BAFB Air show returns - Shreveport Times
The air show, held Saturday and Sunday, is the one time a year that the base opens its doors to the public. "It's free admission and free parking to the ...

Air show cast has local connections - Shreveport Times
Most military members visiting Barksdale Air Force Base this weekend for its 2010 air show and ...

Preps for the Barksdale "Defenders of Liberty" Air Show - KSLA-TV
They're making sure everything's right for the air show. During fly-overs they check for any possible obstructions. While we were at today's practice, ...

Rocket Racing League Live Webcast of First Public Demonstration Flights of the ... - Space Ref
Star Wars pod racing meets NASCAR as the Rocket Racing League (www.xracing.com) takes to the sky at the QuikTrip Air & Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, OK. ...

Naval Air Station Fort Worth will put on free air show this weekend - Fort Worth Star Telegram
A free concert by country acts James Otto (a former sailor, incidentally) and Lonestar follows the air show Saturday. The National Weather Service forecasts ...

B-17  bomber brings history to life - The Daily Sound
The mood lightens and the plane's occupants unbuckle and roam about the metal belly of the B-17 Flying Fortress. Sixty-five years ago, the mood would have ...

Memphis Belle star in Bournemouth air festival role - Daily Echo
WHEN Flying Fortress Sally B roars over Bournemouth seafront this summer, the gathered Air Festival crowds will witness a piece of history.
The United States Air Force bomber marks two special anniversaries this year – its 65th birthday and its 35th year of flying in the UK.
In fact, it is the only example in the country that is airworthy.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress operator Elly Sallingboe keeps her in the air thanks to a ...

Warbirds to honour veterans from Northern Star
WARBIRDS will be gracing the skies over Lismore on Anzac Day in a display of aviation prowess and to acknowledge and remember Australia's war veterans.
THREE historical warbirds will be gracing the skies over Lismore on Anzac Day in a display of aviation prowess and to acknowledge and remember the exploits of Australia's war veterans.
A T-28 Trojan and two Yak 52s, supplied by Warbird Aviation Australia Pty Ltd, will be taking ...

WWII aviator to be buried today - Pensacola News Journal
A World War II aviator will be buried in Pensacola today 65 years after he was killed in Germany. Pensacola native Walter Adell McClellan, ...

Gone West: Balloon Altitude Record Holder David Simons from Aero-News Network
Set Record In 1957 As Precursor To The U.S. Space Program David Simons, who in 1957 flew a helium balloon to the edge of space, passed away at his home in Covington, GA on April 5th. He was 87 years old.

Airman MIA from WWII is identified, returned home from Air Force Link Top Stories
The remains of an Airman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors, according to Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office officials.
Tech. Sgt. Walter A. McClellan of the U.S. Army Air Forces will be buried April 23 in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla.
On April 17, 1945, Sergeant McClellan's B-17 Flying Fortress was struck by enemy fighters while on a bombing run against a rail depot in Dresden, Germany. Following the war, U.S. teams attempted to locate the remains of the crew but because the area was under Soviet control, no further searches could be conducted. U.S. Army officials were forced to declare the remains of the "Towering Titan's" crew to be non-recoverable. ...

Reviving memories of a female flier with the right stuff - Buffalo News
"I was walking up a steep hill, and it dawned on me: I was a little part of aviation history. It had never occurred to me," Cowden said. ...

World War II: Dowding Born from militaryhistory.about.com
With the outbreak of World War II, Dowding was quickly thrust into the center of action when he led Fighter Command to victory in the Battle of Britain. During the course of the fighting he became embroiled in a dispute over tactics and clashed with the Air Ministry. ...

April 23 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1965 -- The first operational C-141A is delivered to the Air Force in ceremonies at Travis AFB, California.  The aircraft, nicknamed Golden Bear (63-8088), is assigned to the 1501st Air Transport Wing and was flown to Travis by Gen. Howell M. Estes, Jr., commander of Military Air Transport Service. ...

Rodriguez and Tupper Meet from AcroCamp
More pre-production meetups in the Acro Camp community! Director Steve Tupper met up with camper Jim Rodriguez at Civil Air Patrol's National Legal Officer College near Dallas, Texas yesterday and today. ...

Uncontrolled Airspace #182 "Jeb's Home for Wayward Pilots"
Catching up on some things that were overshadowed by the SnF excitement. Sun 'n Fun wrap-up... reviewing the Polish President's plane crash... and, flying with Amy in the Kitfox. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #182 "Jeb's Home for Wayward Pilots"

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Rocket Racing League Reawakens from The Launch Pad

Following many quiet months, the Rocket Racing League has come back on the radar, much to our rocket-loving delight. In the first-ever public flights, two Mark III X-Racers will be flying demonstrations at the Tulsa Air and Rocket Racing Show this Saturday, April 24th. The vehicles are capable of speeds up to 250 mph (~400 kph) and are powered by engines providing 2500-lbs (~11,000 N) of thrust -- not to mention the 15 ft/4.5m long exhaust flame that trails behind.
Don't worry if you can't make it to the lovely state of Oklahoma this weekend -- the event will be webcast for 2 hours, hosted by Miles O'Brien and featuring special guests ...

'Tulsa Sound' CD May Help Land The Shuttle - News On 6
The CD will be auctioned off at the Aviator Ball Friday night to hopefully bring a retired shuttle to Tulsa. By Rick Wells, The News On 6 TULSA, ...

Rocket Racing League blasts off at the Airport - Tulsa Today
QuikTrip stores in conjunction with the Tulsa Air and Space Museum will host the first ever QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing show on Saturday April 24th. ...

Preps for the Barksdale "Defenders of Liberty" Air Show - KSLA-TV
... Thursday afternoon, it was probably the US Air Force Thunderbirds practicing for Saturday's big air show: Barksdale "Defenders of Liberty" Air Show. ...

Air show set for this weekend at Naval Air Station - Grizzly Detail Newspaper
The skies over west Fort Worth will be buzzing this weekend as the annual Air Power Expo comes to town. Admission to the expo is free and includes a concert by county music star James Otto and Texas Favorite Lonestar. The concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The Air Power Expo kicks off at 11 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday with aerial performances and flight demonstrations by military and ...

Airfest 2010 - Friday Flyer
Airfest 2010 at March Air Reserve Base will take to the skies with "Thunder Over The Empire" during the weekend of May 1 to 2. The Patriot Jet Demonstration Team and the F-22 Raptor will be the highlight of the air show, which will include the Patriots L-39s, with fast-paced formation flying, formation aerobatic maneuvers and signature "Tail Slide."
The event will also feature military aircraft demonstration, historic aircraft performances and aircraft displays. Parking and admission are free. Gates open at 8 a.m. For more information visit www.marchfieldairfest.com.

Jenny Wingwalker  —  Larry C. Price.
Larry C. Price, of the Dayton Daily News, came out to Waynesville to use us as the subject of some footage he wanted to shoot with a protoype of a new Olympus camera/HD videocam. It was a much cooler morning than we had hoped for, so I was bundled pretty good - enough that I had to 'help' my leg over the javelin (something I need not do when in my usual lycra). Even with the cooler temps (50s as I remember), we had a great time. Thanks, as always, to the Stewarts who have been so wonderful to me personally, and to our American Barnstormer team!
Video copyright: Larry C. Price. | Pilot: Cub Stewart | Wing walker: Jenny Forsythe (and Ashley Ryerson)

Download Your AirVenture NOTAM from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
We're about three months away from AirVenture 2010 opening day, and the first step for any pilot planning that unforgettable flight to Oshkosh is studying the FAA's Oshkosh NOTAM. We're pleased to report that document is available today in electronic format, ready for download here. >>>more

'Spirit of Aviation' Aircraft Auction Set for AirVenture
from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
For the first time, aircraft buyers and sellers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh will be able to rely on more than handbills, want ads and word-of-mouth, as the "Spirit of Aviation Auction" will be held on the AirVenture grounds on Saturday, July 31. ...

Anzac Day I'll never forget Narromine News and Trangie Advocate
With a rich aviation history boasting Australia's oldest aero club, it was once said by aviatrix Nancy Bird-Walton "that anyone of any consequence, ...

Spirit of Edmonton Tour to be cancelled? from Aviation.ca News
Short of a miracle the 2010 "Spirit of Edmonton Bi Plane" Tour, part of the 70th anniversary of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) will be cancelled. "It‟s heart breaking," says Alberta Aviation Museum Executive Director Tom Hinderks. "The...

Helicopter Aerobatics Video - Air & Space Magazine
Helicopters aren't supposed to do that, are they? At the urging of master pilot Chuck Aaron, this one manages to defy physics and common sense. Aaron's routine for Red Bull is performed in a Eurocopter/Messerschmitt BO-105 CBS. Since it is classified as an experimental aircraft, Aaron can take it on some wild rides and maintain his license.

Finalists named for 8 Wonders of Kansas History - Kansas.com
Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal: The museum is one of the largest general aviation museums in the nation. National Orphan Train Complex, Concordia: The ...

Lessons learned from General Aviation News
What can GA pilots learn from the "Miracle on the Hudson"? Be prepared, said Jeff Skiles, first officer on US Airways Flight 1549, which became famous after it safely landed in the Hudson River last January. ...
Being prepared means checking the weather and doing a thorough preflight, Skiles said at this year's Sun 'n Fun. "But it also means setting limits for yourself," said Skiles, who has been a pilot since he was 16. "Before you get into a situation, decide how far you are going to take it." ...

New Hampshire Man Found His Sikorsky Seaplane 'a Total Mess' in Alaska - The Ledger
How Dick Jackson found his 1930 Sikorsky S-39 is just about as cool as the plane, itself. Jackson, of Rochester, N.H., fancied seaplanes. He researched Federal Aviation Administration records. That led the now-retired textile manufacturer on a Sikorsky treasure hunt to Alaska in the mid-1960s.
The plane he found - and somehow managed to fall in love with - had trees growing through it. It was dragged, towed and trucked back home.
"It was a total mess," Jackson said.
The Sikorsky flew again in 2003. All it took was a four-decade, 40,000-hour rebuilding.
It's a good thing Jackson's lifelong hobby is rebuilding planes. ...

War film reveals abrupt ending - Westside News
The documentary A Very Short War follows the life of World War II Australian aviator Jack Clifford (Cliff) Carpenter and will be aired on The History ...

Scholarship winners selected for Able Flight-Purdue flight training program from General Aviation News
Heather Schultz and Chris Spaur may be separated by thousands of miles, and their physical challenges may be very different, but the young woman from New Jersey and the young man from California have a lot in common. Both have a passion for becoming pilots, and both will travel to Indiana this summer to take part in the first Able Flight-Purdue University flight training program. ...

Alabama Airports Support EAA International Learn to Fly Day from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Learn to Fly Day is about sharing the joy of flight with everyone.  Learn to Fly Day is happening all over the country at participating flight schools, airports, and independent flight instructors so that YOU can learn more about the wonders of flying!
International Learn to Fly Day is a cooperative effort set in motion by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) of pilots, companies, governments, and organizations in countries around the world to raise interest in flying and encourage current pilots to get others involved in aviation. ...

The Last Pure Thing on the Radio from Airspeed
I've been volunteering with event-based airshow radio for three years now. I've really enjoyed working with guys like Dave Shallbetter of Sun 'N Fun Radio, Fareed Guyot, Mike Morgan, and others from EAA Radio at AirVenture, Erik Utter from Arlington Fly-In Radio, and Don Costanza and others from FlightLine Radio. It's a crew of dedicated people that really understands what the radio could be if it would dare. ...

The Latest from Warbird Radio

• WOW Planes B-25 Fight Demo!
• Dave Platt's SEFF Update!
• SEFF WARBIRD Highlights Video!

Video: X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle launches on an Atlas V from High Power Rocketry
Classified spacecraft is in space (don't ask what part, that is classified.) You know, for a secret program, we keep hearing and seeing quite a bit about it! ...

Military Mini-Shuttle Takes to Orbit from Spaceports
The view from Cape Canaveral appears to be a successful launch of the first X-37B  from Air Force  Station. The secret military mission of the test vehicle will certainly turn heads around the world tonight and in the days and ...

More from the Doolittle Reunion

'In the presence of greatness' from General Aviation News
For what was promoted as the last and final reunion of the Doolittle Raiders, hundreds of fans and admirers were in Dayton, Ohio, on April 16-18 to attend the Raiders 68th Reunion.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosted the reunion, which featured four of the original members of the famous Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. This was the mission that showed Japan they were vulnerable to attack bu,t more importantly, it boosted the morale of the American people, who were still in shock over the attack on Pearl Harbor. Of the original group of 80 volunteers who flew that historic raid on Japan 68 years ago, only eight are still living and four of them were able to travel to Dayton for this reunion. ...

Out for a spin from AF.mil Photos

VFA-125 Rough Raiders from FenceCheck Forums
C-2 Greyhound from FenceCheck Forums
Bell P-39 Airacobra Gallery from Planeshots
Top of 24 Hours for April 23, 2010 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
Thunder Over Louisville 2010 - Louisville from FenceCheck Forums
ACC / AETC / USAFE / PACAF / AFMC (United States Air Force) from FenceCheck Forums
Sitings: McDonnell Douglas QF-4E 73-1167 at Scott AFB from The Aero Experience
Sitings: McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 58-0281 at Spirit of St. Louis Airport from The Aero Experience


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