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There ARE shows to see this weekend - via Fencecheck.com

2/08/14 |	Buckeye Air Fair 2014
2/08/14 |	EAA Museum Skiplane Fly-In 2014
2/08/14 |	American Heroes Air Show 2014

What’s your favorite airshow? - General Aviation News | As part of our month-long focus on airshows and fly-ins in our print edition, we’d like to find out what events are among our readers’ favorites. So, what’s your favorite fly-in or airshow? Why? What makes it a great time?

Blue Impulse mishap could have been 'more serious' - The Japan News | The Yomiuri Shimbun Two Air Self-Defense Force practice planes collided on midair during aerobatic flight training above waters off Miyagi Prefecture last month, resulting in one losing more than half of its tailplane designed to stabilize the body ...

RAAF’s Hawk 127 to Appear at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow · Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE- The Royal Australian Air Force will be flying across the Tasman in April in two light attack fighters, scheduled for a special appearance at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.The Australian Hawk 127 is mainly used as a lead-in fighter trainer, preparing crews to fly the F/A-18 Hornets.  The jets are operated by an RAAF base near Newcastle and another near Perth in Western Australia.Airshow event manager...

Cherry Point Air Show scheduled - Jacksonville Daily News | A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and vintage F4U Corsair fly side by side over the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show. The 2014 Cherry Point Air Show will include performances by Aeroshell, The Black Diamond Jet Team and others.

Grounded since 2011, MacDill's AirFest is back - WTSP 10 News | Last year, budget cuts killed the huge AirFest air show at MacDill Air Force Base. And there was no show in 2012, either. But it's coming back in just six weeks. Planners met at the base Tuesday to put the finishing touches on the 2014 show. The chance ...

Jet Powered Bi-Plane To Be Featured At Duluth Air Show - KDAL | DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Another first for the Duluth Air Show this summer will be a 1929 bi-plane with a jet engine attached to its belly. The one of a kind airplane is called the "Jack Link Screamin' Sasquatch" and is being unveiled this year around the...

Hartzell Sponsors Michael Goulian During 2014 Red Bull Air Races - aviationpros.com | Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2014 – Hartzell Propeller is sponsoring Michael Goulian for the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. “Airshow superstar Michael Goulian redefines what is possible in the air,” said Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown.

Fourth annual Indoor Fly-in set for Feb. 22 - Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald | LITTLETON — Bring the kids and join the 95th Squadron Radio Control Model Airplane Club for its fourth annual Indoor Fly-in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 22 at Lake Gaston Baptist Church, Highway 903, Eaton Ferry Road...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Beechcraft Exhibit Features Classic Designs and New Military Program - Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo, The Aero Experience | The Beechcraft exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 featured company classics, spanning over 80 years of aircraft production, from the Staggerwing to the latest King Air and AT-6 Texan II light attack aircraft.  It is a tribute to the strength of the line of products that many are still in production for many decades as the company itself has undergone several reorganizations.  The...

Red Arrows officer returns to High Wycombe cadet squadron - Bucks Free Press | THE officer who commands the Red Arrows took time out from his busy schedule to talk to air cadets in High Wycombe. As well as being in charge of the Red Arrows, Wing Commander Neil Fraser, is a former air cadet of the 332 (High Wycombe) Squadron, ...

Wings of Freedom Tour takes WWII Vet on a B24 flight - Wink News | The Wings of Freedom Tour is in Naples for one more day, taking people on flights in B24 and B17 aircraft, including a World War II vet who used to fly the planes himself. George Miller was filled with memories as he took off in the plane he used to ...

Aero Telemetry And Their Dedicated Hughes H-1 Website (H1Racer.com) - With Video - AirPigz | Aero Telemetry has had some great experience with one of the the world's most amazing aircraft... they built the flying RC model of the Hughes H-1 Racer that was used in the Aviator film, and then...

USAF MiG-21F-13s at Tonopah - The Lexicans | Before you read on if you haven’t been in-briefed on Have Doughnut go read...

Rare glimpse into a Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker flight simulator - The Aviationist | In 2012 the he 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard published an old press release, dated around 1968 touting the latest addition to their unit, a KC-97 flight simulator!  The used simulator came from the 116th Military Airlift Group out of Dobbins, Georgia that was converting from C-97Fs to C-124Cs and did not need the old Stratotanker simulator....

Famous F-105D “Polish Glider” Thunderchief at the Cracow Aviation Museum - The Aviationist | The Polish Aviation Museum in Cracow, Poland, features several interesting exhibits and nearly all versions of the MiG-21 Fishbed, including the infamous F.13 version. The latter was not a pilots’ favourite due to uncomfortable canopy, which opened forwards – pilots were worried that such setting would hinder the ejection....

Ospreys by Night - Travel for Aircraft | Awesome photos!

HEMET: Osprey was a one-craft air show - Press-Enterprise (blog) | “Minding my own business in 7 Hills about 4:30 today I heard some kind of unusual airplane fly over so like I always do, I went out to see what it was: A Marine Corps Boeing V22 Osprey (Tilt-rotor) with the rotors in 'landing' mode was headed for Ryan.

Untitled - Apron 6 | After yesterdays heavy metal I wanted to show you some more back to basic airplanes. And that is what I’m going to do. Even more than I wanted before, cause these are made at the Air to Air Academy. The same place where I met John Miller, South African aviation photographer and a great guy. […]

SLIDESHOW: What happened when we put our reporter behind the controls of a plane for Cambridge Aero Club's 85th anniversary? - Cambridge News | ...This summer Cambridge Aero Club - the oldest in the country - celebrates 85 years of flying. To mark the momentous occasion, a family and friends open day will take place on June 29 to allow employees’ loved ones to explore the site’s aviation magic with an impressive flying display...

Pilot group building monument to honor fallen pilots and aviation enthusiasts - Tehachapi News | The Tehachapi Society of Pilots will break ground this week on a new monument dedicated to fallen pilots and aviation enthusiasts from the Tehachapi area....

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Photos: Blue Impulse flying aces collide in midair off coast of Japan  - NEWS.com.au | THREE pilots have escaped unharmed after their jet planes collided in midair off the Japanese coast, a military spokesman said. Two T-4 trainers belonging to the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team of the Japanese air force made contact as they...

Women of Aviation Week pushes limits - Toriaflies | ...Every year, Women of Aviation Week is kicked off during the week of 8 March – the anniversary date for when French actress, balloonist and artist Raymonde de Laroche became the world’s first licensed woman pilot (in 1910). The goal of this awareness week is to foster diversity in aviation by celebrating history, raising awareness, and sparking vocations as thousands of girls and women are introduced to aviation through industry-wide collaboration....

The Annual Mariposa Air Fair and Family Adventure Day to be Held on April 26 - Sierra Sun Times | The Mariposa Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will host its annual Mariposa Air Fair and Family Adventure Day 2014 at the Mariposa Airport on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is an annual, exciting fly-in and community event that features a variety of attractions, including antique aircraft, warbirds, experimental aircraft, radio controlled model airplanes as well as an antique and custom car display....

Rare Aircraft Will Visit For Wings Of Freedom Tour - Island Sun and River Weekly | Fort Myers. The Boeing B-17GAviation enthusiasts and history buffs will have the opportunity to tour or take flight in rare, historic World War II aircraft when the Collings Foundation brings rare aircraft to Fort Myers...

FRIDAY FLYING VIDEO: Matt Hall in Training - Australian Flying | In this video, Matt Hall gives us an insight into his preparation for the 2014 Red Bull Air Race season, showing us a training camp with his team held at Maitland. It is interesting to see how the team functions behind closed hangar doors. The first race at Abu Dhabi is only a few weeks away now, and Matt's MXS-R has already been shipped....

Skiles' Miracle on the Hudson Lecture Now Available Online - EAA | January 30, 2014 - Jeff Skiles' January 16 multimedia presentation about the Miracle on the Hudson commemorating the five-year anniversary of the event in now available online at Wisconsin Public Television's University Place. Skiles, EAA vice president of communities and member programs, was first officer in the US Airways Flight 1549 Airbus A320 captained by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on January 15, 2009. He recounted step-by-step the events leading to the forced emergency ditching on the Hudson after a flock of geese crossed paths with the airplane, knocking out both engines...

Red Arrows pilot killed by 'useless' seat mechanism - GlobalPost | A British coroner on Wednesday described the safety mechanism of an ejection seat that threw a pilot from the Red Arrows aerobatics display team to his death as "entirely useless". Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 35, was killed after he was accidentally propelled 67 metres (220 feet) into the air from his Hawk T1 aircraft while on the ground at Scampton airbase outside Lincoln, eastern England, in November 2011....

Timeless Voices - David Toomey - EAA Video | After starting out as a B-17 copilot, David Toomey tranferred into the 12th Squadron of the 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Group flying P-38s during WWII. He flew 63 reconnaissance missions and was shot down twice. This interview was recorded in 2002.

[Photo] The effect of Florida’s freezing rain on U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship - The Aviationist | These images, taken on Jan. 29, 2014, say it all. Since quite unusual freezing rain and cold temperature have layered Hurlburt Field, Florida, in a thin sheet of ice, icicles formed on a U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship’s 25 mm Gatling gun...

Brighton Aviation Museum & Sandbar Mitchell in Grant Contest - WHMI | A local aviation museum currently restoring a WWII era plane known as Sandbar Mitchell recovered from Alaska last summer is asking for community support in an online grant contest. Brighton's Aviation Museum, Warbirds of Glory, is hoping to win one of ten small business grants including the $25,000 grand prize as part of a FedEx Facebook contest. The new...

Italian Air Force Museum Begins Fiat G.59 Restoration - Warbirds News | Based on an Italian Language submission by Marco Gueli | In a recent announcement, the Italian Air Force Museum has decided to begin restoring their FIAT G.59 MM 53276, exhibited for many years at Vigna di Valle. While the paint is a little worse for wear, the structure appears in good condition thankfully...

Savoring the Swift- General Aviation News | Pilots often have two dreams: One is to find a derelict airplane in a barn and restore it to an airworthy showpiece; the other is to find someone who shares their passion for aviation. Paul and Sandy Mercandetti from Knoxville, Tenn., are lucky enough to have had both dreams come true. The couple flies around the country in a 1946 GC1-B Globe Swift model 1-A that Paul found in a shed years ago....

Presentation to detail CAP’s efforts after Sandy - General Aviation News | The Aviation Museum of New Hamphire’s ongoing Second Saturday series will present Col. William Moran, commander of the New Hampshire Civil Air Patrol, who will present a report on the photo-mapping missions carried out in the wake of Super Storm  Sandy, on Feb. 8...

Where’s your head at? - Apron 6 | More photos at link

Miniature WWII Warbirds take to the skies over Chobham Common - Get Surrey | Flying through the skies, the aircraft of the Chobham Common Model Fliers Association make for an awesome sight...

‘The Aviators’ soars to new heights in Season 5 - General Aviation News | The Aviators television series has just started production on Season 5. The series, which made its debut in the fall of 2010, has aired in the United States nearly 40,000 times to an average audience of 10 million PBS viewers each week. Today, the show airs in more than 100 countries, reaching 50 million viewers worldwide....

EAA AirVenture 2013 – SocialFlight by David Allen | In this episode, we talk with Jeff Simon of SocialFlight, a free mobile app that provides pilots with an interactive map of aviation events. SocialFlight empowers pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike to find local events, chat, upload event photos and network with other SocialFlight users.

Women with disabilities invited to learn To fly - General Aviation News | Women with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply for full-ride flight training scholarships from Able Flight. Stephany Glassing“With training beginning in May, there is still time for people who act quickly to apply,” said Charles Stites, executive director of the aviation non-profit. “We are hopeful that this will include applications from women candidates...

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Japan aerobatic pilots unharmed after jets collide midair - Global Post | Three pilots escaped unharmed Wednesday after their jet planes collided in midair off the Japanese coast, a military spokesman said. Two T-4 trainers belonging to the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team of the Japanese airforce made contact as they practised flying in formation, with...

2014 Show Schedule for the Golden Knights - US Army Golden Knights | We are pleased to release the 2014 Show Schedule for the Golden Knights. We are excited to be participating in so many events all across the United States. Please check it out and see if we are coming to a show near you.

Tickets still available for Bob Hoover tribute - General Aviation News | The aviation world will assemble Feb. 21 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to honor Bob Hoover, the legendary pilot who was called the “greatest stick and rudder pilot who ever lived,” by Jimmy Doolittle. Some individual tickets are still available for the celebration of Hoover’s legacy, according to organizers...

Cable Airshow 2014 - Photorecon.net | January in Southern California means airshow season has officially started with the annual Cable Airshow.  The 2014 Cable Air Show is celebrating its 39th year at the Cable Airport with its usual lineup of aerobatics, classic aircraft, cars and of course Warbirds from World War II.  This year’s positive message to the community was overshadowed by the FAA demanding money from the air show to operate a control tower for the two day event.  This function has...

"Tricolor Arrows" in May in the city - Translated | Lucca, January 29, 2014 - THE PATROL acrobatics of the Italian "Frecce Tricolori" could perform in May in the skies of Lucca in a fantastic choreography, to celebrate the five hundredth of the city walls. It a dream? Something much more concrete, although there are still many technical problems to be overcome before we can give a definitive answer...

Blue Angels provide glimpse of summer, preview Air Show - Xenia Gazette | A pair of United States Navy Blue Angels paid a visit to preview their return to the 2014 Vectren Dayton Air Show - a welcome development for Air Show officials and the throngs that will flock to see them perform. Lieutenant Ryan Chamberlain and...

Sun 'n Fun Radio celebrates 20 years - AOPA Pilot | “Dave Pascoe of LiveATC.net donates our audio streaming. It started out being just for the show, but Sun 'n Fun Radio now broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, thanks to Dave.” Sun 'n Fun Radio started streaming on the Internet...

Falcon Warbirds to perform flyover at Phoenix Open - KPHO Phoenix | The Falcon Warbirds are a formation flying group based at Mesa's Falcon Field. They'll be one of the opening acts for the Waste Management Phoenix Open around 3 p.m. Wednesday. "We're going to be doing a diamond fly-by first, and then we'll come back around and to honor the veterans, we'll do a missing man formation," said Brig. Gen. Dick Stich with Falcon Warbirds...

Latest from the hangar - Vulcan to the Sky | ...All of the required rivets have now been removed from both sides and the lower plate for the Starboard side has been marked out. The existing rivet positions for the Port side have been picked up and we are well on the way to marking out the lower plate for the Port side. We hope to have had the existing holes examined by Aerospace NDT by the time you read this...

Red Bull TV Ramps Onto Apple TV Lineup - Cult of Mac | Red Bull's lineup also includes on-demand HD. The channel features Air Racing, wakeboarding, wakeskating, skateboaring, surfing, mountain biking, skiing, and even b-boy dance battles. And if you can't figure out which adrenaline fueled videos you want ...

Breitling Wingwalkers seeking a new candidate | Interested in wing walking? UK based AeroSuperBatics Ltd operate the famous Breitling Wingwalkers - the...

War Eagles Air Museum’s P-38L-5-LO - Warbirds News | Elena Early DePree reports. The War Eagles Air Museum based in Santa Teresa, NM has a wonderful collection of aircraft, two in particular stand out:  a TF-51 Mustang which is the only TEMCO TF-51 still in existence and a marvelous P-38L. The history of War Eagles Air Museum’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning, unfortunately, is not documented as well as the museum would prefer. It is pretty sure that the aircraft was used in South America for aerial survey work from 1953 until early 1957, where it was based or what missions it flew its unknown...

Queensland Air Museum Wins Australia Day Award - My Sunshine Coast | ..."QAM President, Cameron Elmes, says the award comes as a most welcome surprise, as the museum is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year....

How a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle shot down an Iraqi Mig-23 Flogger during Desert Storm - The Aviationist | Developed at the end of the 1960s to be the best air superiority fighter in the world, the F-15 proved to be a real MiG Killer during the Operation Desert Storm scoring most of the allied aerial victories.

de Havilland Heron — the “obvious successor” by travelforaircraft | The de Havilland Dove design (see previous post) was so successful as Britain's first post WW II airliner design it was, naturally, improved a few years after the Dove's debut as well as enlarged becoming the Heron. Essentially the de Havilland Heron had an extended fuselage and four engines, as compared to the Dove's two. The Heron has a lot of compatibility with the Dove so any operation serving the Dove could...

A Conversation With Heroes – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Ep532 | This past December, during the International Council of Air Shows annual convention in Las Vegas, WRL’s Matt Jolley had the privilege of hosting A Conversation With Heroes.  The event featured fighter pilot and triple ACE Bud Anderson, fighter pilot and Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee, and RCAF Lancaster bomber tail gunner Si Campbell. The stories and life lessons contained in this conversation are well worth the time.  We hope you enjoy!

German pilot showed humanity amidst the inhumanity of WWII - Covington News | The B-17 pilot was 21 years old, a farm boy from Weston, W. Va., on his first combat mission over the German heartland. His adversary, a former Bavarian airline pilot from Regensburg, Germany, was now a crack pilot for the Luftwaffe, with 22 kills to his credit. He was one victory away from winning the celebrated Knight’s Cross. The date: Dec 20, 1943....

Gene Spencer Reveals Love Story of World War II Pilot and Nurse in New Book - Broadway World | The American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as The Flying Tigers, were a group of American pilots formed in 1941, who went to China to aid them in their battle with Japan. According to http://www.historynet.com, they destroyed nearly 300 Japanese aircraft, while losing only 69 planes. Emma Jane Foster (Jane) and John Emil Petach (Pete) were two proud members of the AVG during World War II, who just happened to fall in love. Gene Spencer tells their story of love, passion and war in his new book, "The Last Mission: A Love and War Story All About Pete and Jane, a Pilot and Nurse of World War Two With the Famed Flying Tigers 1941-1942" (published by WestBow Press)...

Lightning - Apron 6 | This year I might be going to South-Africa and if I do, I hope I can tick off one of the things on my bucketlist. Cause there’s a flying Lightning again and would really like to see one up in the air! The video below gives...

Video: Boeings Over Baghdad... Amazing Perspective! - AirPigz |  I've always been interested in seeing things from a different perspective... it's not just a different point of view but it's often a window into a world most people never see. This video of a 747 overtaking a 737 from directly below (from the cockpit of a 777) is such a great example of this...

Wichita Aero Club establishes new scholarship - Wichita Business Journal | The Wichita Aero Club on Tuesday provided more information about its newest scholarship, named in honor of Dean Humphrey, former public relations chief at Cessna Aircraft Co. I first tweeted about the new scholarship when Aero Club President Dave...

Blue Angels Judge Rib Cook-off for Kids By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Russ Tafuri, Blue Angels Public Affairs | NAF EL CENTRO, Calif. – Members of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, judged the 23rd annual Holtville Athletic Club Rib Cook-off Extravaganza, in Holtville, Calif., Saturday, marking the 21st year the Blue Angels have judged the contest...

Florida Space Day Taking Place on March 12, 2014 - Space Ref | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL (January 28, 2014) - Representatives from Florida's aerospace industry will visit Tallahassee on March12, 2014, to participate in Florida Space Day and share with legislators the opportunities the industry brings to Florida and the nation's space program....

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Air Force Thunderbirds to fly with biofuel - AOPA Pilot | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will fly their first public performance using an alternative fuel at the Joint Services Open House at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on May 20 through 22. Two of the Thunderbirds' six F-16 fighters ...

Corsicana air show to feature simulated Pearl Harbor attack - Palestine Herald Press | Aviation, veteran and history buffs may be interested in checking out the 2011 Corsicana Air Show on Saturday. The annual event is sponsored by the Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force. ...

Tiger Meet 2011 from Ares | Some 60 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft are participating in this year's Tiger Meet from Cambrai air base in northern France on 9-20 May.

Eurofighter's air show season begins across Europe - defpro | The 2011 events and exhibitions calendar will be a busy one for Eurofighter who will have a presence in aerospace and defence events across the world. Following successful participation at Aero India in Bangalore ...

B-25 Bomber Out on Display Next Weekend - MyWabashValley | Next Saturday residents who stop by the Terre Haute airshow can get a special tour of the bomber. "A more in depth walk around the aircraft and a 30 minute flight. Once we're up and going you're able to get up and walk around and go to the individual ...

Japan’s own “Blue Impulse” jet demonstration... from You like airplanes, too? | Japan’s own “Blue Impulse” jet demonstration team see here in fine form at the 2009 Misawa Airshow. Photo by Jason Hill.

Maryland student becomes first woman to pilot human-powered helicopter | Mail Online from www.dailymail.co.uk | They eventually did it after a lot of huffing and puffing, but it wasn’t exactly up there with the Wright Brothers' success. University of Maryland engineering students believe they have captured a world record for the first human-powered helicopter flight with a female pilot. ...   Video here

The History of Important Things Pictured by their Shadows: the Wrights, Kill Devil Hills, 1901
from Ptak Science Books | In this history of picturing shadows this might be one of the most significant for early 20th century technology. After all, shadows in images weren't necessarily a desired effect, and certainly it was seldom required, but this one, captured as a result of capturing something else, has survived. ...

Grissom Air Museum Unveils Restored C-47 - Indiana's NewsCenter | PERU, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The Grissom Air Museum unveiled their refurbished C-47 World War II aircraft Friday. The event kicked off with a flyover to honor the original pilot and all other veterans. Leuitenant Jim Haus flew a ...

Naval Air Museum to host Discovery Saturday on May 21 - Destin Log and Walton Log | As part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will present “Discovery Saturday: Warriors Remembered” at 10 am on Saturday, May 21 at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Join retired Army Colonel Albert Nahas, ...

USAF Museum Series: Part 11 from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Late last month, before we went up and had some fun in the Cub, my friend Rob and I spent the afternoon at the USAF Museum. We had the opportunity to see something new, the Restoration Hangars. They are located on the active base and you have to sign up in advance for the guided tours. ...

Chapter-built Wright Flyer Model B Arrives at EAA Museum - EAA | At EAA headquarters this week, a flying copy of the a 1911 Wright Flyer Model B arrived, donated by EAA Chapter 610, New Carlisle, Ohio, which built the aircraft over a four-year span, beginning in 2001. The aircraft stays true to the original save for some safety improvements in the flight controls, an engine from a Model A Ford, and a larger radiator, which only added 80 pounds to the original design. The aircraft will be on display during ...

MO Aviation Historical Society Will Meet May 25 in Clayton - The Aero Experience |The next meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society will be on Wed, May 25th at 7 PM. We will be watching the final cruise video for VF-31 just prior to switching from thier F-14's to Super Hornets.  Guests Welcome! ...

Smithville airport Fly-In fun finds flapjacks, FAA and Young Eagles by Denis McGinness | This year's event features an opportunity for youngsters ages eight to 17 to participate in the Young Eagles Ground School training session at 10 a.m. Meyerson said the program mentors young people who want to get involved in aviation. ...

Children can fly free Saturday courtesy EAA Young Eagles program - Plainview Daily Herald
Richard Porter/Plainview Daily Herald Lubbock pilot Kyle Riggen (right) goes over a pre-flight checklist as Johnathan Cartmall looks on during Saturday's Young Eagles Flying Rally at the Plainview-Hale County Airport. The event was sponsored by the ...

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Top Gun sequel in the works - Daily News & Analysis | The 27-year-old son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, avid aviator David Ellison, is said to be a key source in the financing of the film, ...

North Island to Host Naval Aviation Centennial Kick-off Air Show - Navy Compass | Naval Air Station North Island, the official "Birthplace of Naval Aviation," will kick off the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation with an air show featuring ...

Blue Angels Homecoming Shows This Weekend - WKRG-TV | The Blue Angels will close the 2010 season at their annual Homecoming Air Show aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Thursday, ...

More Blue Impulse Air Show by tokyobling | Some more shots of the wonderful Blue Impulse Air Show at Iruma Base up in Saitama prefecture, just north of Tokyo. Shooting air shows is a tricky thing, it demands not only that you know the optimal mix of settings on your camera, but also that you know where and how fast the airplanes are going. Waiting until you see the perfect shot is not an option, and unless you have a really fast camera, just shooting mindlessly is even less of an option. This was my second visit shooting this air show so I was lucky in that I knew what kind of formations they would be flying in an what kind of loops and angles they would be using. Of course, having the same kind of weather as the last time didn't make things more difficult either! …

Bringing Home Heroes—A Southwest Airlines' Veteran Looks Back from Nuts About Southwest - by sheaser

I'm ready from AF.mil Photos | Staff Sgt. Brandon Bingham, the assistant dedicated crew chief for Thunderbird 5, steps out to chock his jet following their aerial demonstration at the AirFest 2010 Nov. 7, 2010, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

World War Two Vet Still Painting Nose Art - WSAV-TV | Eighty seven year old Skip Shelton was at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum today painting the nose art of a B-17. ...

Harpoon 84062 Recovery from Another Time by Dan Linn | The aviators dream of a Jenny in a barn, a Mustang in an old hangar or a Cub in a garage make up the stories for books.  When the airplanes are larger sometimes you might find them sitting outside!  Years ago on our families route to church there was a Cessna 195 sitting outside behind a house.  If they are bigger than a 195 they might be more obvious commanding a spot on the ramp of a local airport.  It appears that Taigh Raimey and his crew at Vintage Aircraft found an airplane that they could not let go to the scrap heap.  A PV-2 Harpoon (84062) was sitting on some land that had sold in California…

France to honor Palm Harbor man for World War II service - Tampabay.com | When B-17 gunner-radioman Eddie Deerfield regained consciousness in a field somewhere outside Southampton — in friendly ...

IMAGENS: Dia da Imprensa na Cruzex from CavokBlog -
Aviation News, Technology and Photography by Fernando Valduga | On board the C-130, photographers were able to record all aircraft participating countries and close to the rear ramp of the "Gordo" FAB. (Photo: S1 Hérique Trajan / FAB)

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Navy Blue Angels to buzz Homestead air show - Sun-Sentinel
The Wings Over Homestead Air Show features the US Navy Blue Angels and the US Army Golden Knights parachute team. F-18 and F-15 fighter jets also will ...

Wings over Tulsa is a celebration of military aviation - Tulsa Beacon
Wings Over Tulsa, a celebration of aviation, will be at the Riverside campus of Tulsa Technology Center on November 6.
The Spirit of Tulsa Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, the Wings Over Tulsa offers the the public the opportunity to see, hear and feel the power of the aircraft so important to the allied victory in World War II.
Vintage airplanes, military vehicles and classic cars will be on display and fly-bys will take place from ...

Jupiter-Sikorsky Aircraft to display latest models at Stuart Air Show - Stuart News
STUART — Jupiter-Sikorsky Aircraft will make its debut at this year's Stuart Air Show as its newest sponsor. The manufacturer of military helicopters will ...

Former Witham Field director Michael Moon to help run Stuart Air Show - TCPalm
Moon, who has been involved with the air show for more than 14 years, will continue to work at this year's event, Nov. 13 and 14, serving as president for ...

$40000 raised by air show - Brantford Expositor
More than $350000 has been raised for community charities, in the air show's 11 years of existence. This is the second year that Lansdowne and the Boys and ...

Supervisor Benoit to Open Saturday’s Thermal Air Show - riversidegopblog
THERMAL – Supervisor John J. Benoit will speak at the opening ceremony of the 7th Annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal (56-850 Higgins).
“The Jacqueline Cochran Air Show features some of the most breathtaking displays of airborne talents,” said Supervisor John J. Benoit.  “I have enjoyed this show for years and encourage all county residents to take their families to see this fascinating annual attraction.”
Presented by ...

Vintage aircraft flying into Perry this afternoon - The Warner Robins Patriot
B-17 and B-24 bombers along with a P-51 Mustang fighter are expected to arrive between 12 and 2 pm The arrival will kick off a three-day open house for the ...

Choppers, Warbird Visit GE Aviation Celebration - WLWT Cincinnati
A B-25 Mitchell bomber from World War 2 and a pair of Navy helicopters visited the General Electric Aviation facility in Evendale as part of GE Aviation ...

Reel Stuff Film Festival takes off - WDTN
An in-depth documentary on the historic first-ever women's air race, held in 1929 and featuring such aviation pioneers as Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes and ...
 

Armed Forces celebrations throughout Italy. - IGN
...with a ceremony at the Altar of the Fatherland, will continue until Sunday, November 7, with a concert by Biagio Antonacci Piazza del Popolo in Rome for the occasion will be glossed over by the Tricolour Arrows ...

Kermit Weeks Reveals "Theme Park" Ambitions for Fantasy of Flight During EAA Webinar from The Aero Experience 
Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks described his vision for an aviation theme park on the scale of Disney World during his appearance on last night's EAA Webinar series.  He also  described his personal story, the development (and destruction by Hurricane Andrew) of Weeks Air Museum, and his personal exploration of metaphysical phenomena.  Visit EAA's webinar page soon to experience this webinar if you missed it live.  ...

A new film for Breitling - Apache Roll
Here's the long version of the film Eric Magnan, made with the team of the movie "Knights of the Sky", at the request of Breitling for a television campaign and in theaters. The theme: ...

Tokyo Air Show 2010 - Colors of Life
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Most Incredible Airplane Nose Art from ASB.tv 
The evolution of nose art in aviation serves as a great example of the streak of rebellious individualism often seen throughout America. The paintings and designs on aircraft fuselages started as a way to differentiate friendly and enemy units, and then developed into physical evidence of the independence sought by soldiers during wartime. ...

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NATO Tiger Meet 2010 at Volkel AB

Local veterans take Flight of Honor - abc11.com
Derwood Copeland of Raleigh says he's already cheated death once as a B-17 pilot in Europe. "I got shot down, so that ended my tour," Copeland explained. ...

My Grandads WW2 experience in Photos from Military Photos 
Funnily I actually stumbled across this on the bbc website rather than was told about it! My Dad has always wanted to tell people about my Grandads experience and show them his drawings, photos and memoirs and he finally got around to it 2 months ago...

He wanted wings and now he has a book - Bluffton News Banner
The book, as its back cover describes it, is a story about how, for “Harlan 'Jake' Hill, a newly minted tail gunner on a B-17, life got challenging in 1944. ...

Memorial service to honor veterans - Chatham Star Tribune
Hopewell is the son of World War II hero Lt. Clifford Hopewell, the navigator of a B-17 shot down over Holland in 1943. Hopewell, who later became a ...

HH-3 'Jolly Green Giant' exhibit to open in December from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories 
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is currently performing a detailed restoration of a historic Sikorsky HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" rescue helicopter. The HH-3 has been in museum storage with the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and was recently transported to the museum's restoration facility where work immediately started. It will be one of the featured new exhibits in the museum's revitalized and expanded Southeast Asia War Gallery. ...

Marietta Museum of History to debut Aviation Wing on Saturday from Aerospace-Defense News
While the Marietta Museum of History does not yet have a building for its Aviation Wing, it does have eight aircraft, provided by the Air Force, the Navy and Lockheed Martin, as well as several trailers, provided by Lockheed to house exhibits. ...

Remembrance Ceremony: 11th Of 11th At 10.55 Am from RAF Museum London News
On Thursday 11th November members of the public are invited to attend a simple ceremony of Remembrance by the Museum's Lancaster Bomber at starting at 10:55 am. The ceremony will consist of the sounding of the Last Post, two minutes silence, a short dedication to the memories of the fallen and will ...

Seattle's Museum of Flight names new chief from Aerospace News 
Douglas R. King is the new president and chief executive officer of Seattle's Museum of Flight, the museum announced Thursday. King comes from the same post atop the Saint Louis Science Center and received his MBA from the University of Washington. ...

Corvette Museum goes all out for military - Bowling Green Daily News
Also, members of Aviation Heritage Park will have memorabilia in the display cases on Corvette Boulevard. Although reservations are required, ...

Flight aboard ‘FIFI’ added to AOPA auction from General Aviation News 
The latest addition to the list of items up for bid in the AOPA Foundation Night For Flight online auction is from the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), which is offering a ride in the bombardier’s seat aboard “FIFI,” the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress. ...

Planning a career in aviation? Plan to come to Summit - AOPA Pilot
AOPA Aviation Summit 2010 in Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 11 through 13 has opportunities you won't want to miss. Make sure to attend the Nov. ...

BRÉGUET ALIZÉ BR1050 BREGUET ALIZE BR1050  - Passionate about aviation
Thank you to Bruno, who sent me this photo of a Breguet ALIZÉ 1050 BR , which is exposed on the roundabout at the entrance to Albert Bignon of Rochefort from La Rochelle before the former Naval Air Station became gendarmerie training school. Indeed, ...

Video: Historic First Flight and Flying Sequence of Roadable Airplane, PD-1 from Plane Driven 
A quick look at at the historic first flight and flying sequence of the PD-1, along with a brief description of the process behind the PD-1 and its development.

USAF opens search for F-22 replacement from The DEW Line 
A new "tactical aircraft" to replace the F-22 could enter service in 2030. The aircraft must be ready to move beyond  prototype stage by 2020. It could be optionally manned or remotely piloted. Its primary mission will remain shooting down enemy aircraft, although it "may" also need to jam communications and electronics and spy.  ...


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Ocean City Aerobatic Airshow Performed Over High Surf, Dangerous RIP Currents - Cape May County Herald
As Hurricane Igor approaches the island of Bermuda over 700 miles away aviators kicked off the third annual Boardwalk Aerobatic Airshow over the beach of Ocean City, Sunday afternoon.
Pilots performed death defying acts over the high surf and dangerous rip currents, a result of distant Hurricane Igor.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew from station Atlantic City, scheduled in the airshow for a swimmer rescue demonstration did not send their rescue swimmer into the water due to the swells estimated to be ...
This year’s Air Show featured many top-rated aerobatic stunt pilots including Mike Wiskus in the LUCAS Oil Pitts, Kendal Simpson ...

Mike Wiskus - Official Website

NAS Oceana airshow - WAVY TV [video]

Air show presses the right buttons - Newcastle Herald
The Williamtown air show had different effects on the thousands of people from the Hunter and beyond who attended the event. Memories were a big part for ...

N'Awlins Air Show returns to Belle Chasse skies in 2011 - NOLA.com
The Navy plans a particularly larger event to commemorate the 100th year of naval aviation, Thomas said. The Navy recognizes May 8, 1911, ...

Ron Hearst takes a flight with the Thunderbirds - KY3
This is the Thunderbirds 57th year of performing which is meant to show off the skills of our Air Force and inspire youngsters to think about a career as ...

Patriotic air show fills the sky - Coshocton Tribune
COSHOCTON -- Veterans and the crowd alike were moved by the Wings Over Coshocton Air Show opening ...

Warbirds return to Millville for show - Vineland Daily Journal
Though organizers are legitimately excited for next year's air show that will feature the US Navy Blue Angels, they say they're confident this year will ...

Wings of Freedom Tour-Manchester - New Hampshire Magazine
This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only 9 in flying ...

A TASTE OF WORLD WAR II - Brainerd Daily Dispatch
... Saturday with historic aircraft, including four AT-6 airplanes, Advanced Trainers, which were presented by the Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing. ...

Second aviation expo set next Saturday - The Enterprise Ledger
“ The event will highlight aircraft such as Warbirds and Birddogs from the World War II and Vietnam era, Cresswell said. There will be static displays of ...

100000 spectators take in Misawa air show - Stripes
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Heavy, gray skies and a light rain didn't dampen spirits Sunday at the Misawa Air Festival. An estimated crowd of about 100000 visitors packed the flight line and roared their approval as the Japanese Blue ...
   
NATO Days air show draws 200000 - Prague Daily Monitor
A total of 185000 people visited the two-day NATO Days military air show, the biggest event in Central Europe that ...
   
Top speed skills dazzle air show crowds - Newcastle Herald
More than 52000 people attended the air show at Williamtown RAAF base at the weekend, as the sky came alive with modern and vintage ...

Disappoinment as Southport Air Show called off after heavy rain - Liverpool Echo
The show had gone ahead on Saturday when thousands of people enjoyed the Red Arrows display team together with Lynx helicopters being put through their ...

Crowds force Cotswold air show to close gates early - BBC News
An apology has been made to people who were turned away from a Battle of Britain Air Show when record crowds filled the event to capacity. ...

Show Planes Collide from AVweb Top News
One pilot was killed and another was apparently able to land safely after a midair collision between two aircraft at an airshow in Germany on the weekend. Photos of the collision indicate the aircraft, which appear to be high-performance aerobatic types, came together while traveling in the same direction. The wing of one folded under and it crashed vertically, killing the pilot. It was the third fatal airshow crash in as many weeks in Germany. ...

Photos: What's Next? Stay Tuned.....  from Windsor International Air Show  

Photos: Great Forest Park Balloon Race Brings Large Crowd, High Hopes from The Aero Experience

What is the Perfect Air Show Line Up? by Hank Plumley
Well it’s the end of summer and another Air Show season for people in the North portion of the United States. Oceania was held this past weekend and while there are a number of Air Shows left on the schedule, here in the North and Northeast, most of the big ones are over.
Was thinking as I was checking my Cleveland Air Show photos for the hundredth time, what would the perfect Air Show consist of? Who would the performers be? Which military planes would perform? ...

Spitfire flies over High Wycombe to mark 70th anniversary of Battle of Britain - Bucks Free Press
The flypast took place after a ceremonial wreath-laying at All Saints Church in High Wycombe, which was followed by a church service. ...

Stories from the Hump Route from Flying Tigers News 
An exhibition in Sichuan honors American pilots who helped China during World War II, and showcases the aid they got in return from the ethnic Yi tribe. Mei Jia and Song Ming tell us more.
Searching for the wrecks of US airplanes that crashed into Southwest China during the early 1940s was not an easy task. Some of the debris had already been reincarnated as pots, pans and knives.
But what researchers did uncover were the touching stories of how the Yi people helped the pilots after their planes were downed. ...

Photos: Cool aerospace images from High Power Rocketry

PR: Thunder Mustang Kits Available Soon! from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
photo: www.thundermustang.com
Dean Holt Construction, L.L.C. of Mount Vernon, WA purchased assets and is soon to start kit production.
September 17th, 2010, Reno, NV. - The Thunder Builders Group, LLC is very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with Dean Holt Construction L.L.C. of Mount Vernon, WA to buy the Thunder Mustang molds and intellectual property. Production of this incredible, high performance P51 replica kit will begin shortly.
The Thunder Builders Group was formed with the primary goal ...

Earhart photo gallery: Earhart at Langley Research Building from You Fly, Girl 
Group photo on the steps of the Langley Research Building in 1928.

Amelia Earhart Returns to the Big Screen for an Air Race - The ... From blog.moviefone.com:
Variety reports that producers James Moll and Brian Terwilliger have snagged the rights to aviation pioneer Louise Thaden's life in order to develop a feature about the Women's Air Derby -- an all-female transcontinental air race that ...

WWI fighter built in Edmonton, Canada basement - Replica of the First World War German Fokker D-8 from the Edmonton Journal

He didn't order it out of a catalogue. He didn't have a high-tech lab or an army of helpers. All he had were some drawings and the experience of more than 60 years around planes. ...

FLYNAVY Preview - YouTube
A short preview of the EPIC new book to be released in February in Celebration of the first Century of Naval Aviation

QF-4 Phantom Demo Team from www.asb.tv
Air Show Videos. I love this tongue and cheek video the QF-4 Phantom demo team made. These guys have really notched up the Heritage Flight. They are great professional pilots who don't mind poking some fun at themselves. Enjoy.... Ed Shipley

Videos:

• The first HD movie of the trike flight
• Drift Innovation 3 POV Inverted Flat Spin 

C-17s Conduct Formation Flight Testing from Aero-News Network
Seven Globemaster IIIs Evaluate Formation Flight Mod They say, "birds of a feather," you know..."flock together and evaluate their flight system modifications." Right? Well, seven birds of the C-17 Globemaster III "feather" did just that at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. ...

Video: C-17 Multiple Ship Formation Flight Test At Edwards AFB from Theo Spark 

Young Eagles Rally, a.k.a. why being a pilot is so special from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. 
Today was a day I have been looking forward to for a variety of reasons. EAA Chapter 284, of which I am a member, always puts on a great pancake breakfast and fly-in the morning following Stewart's annual airshow. That alone makes for a great time but our Young Eagles Rally is what I was really excited about. ...

Youngsters at Genesee County Airport given chance for flight of a ... by Howard Owens
The EAA has been running the Young Eagles worldwide since 1992, when the idea was launched with the goal of getting one million children at the throttles of a small plane by the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. ...

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