Snowbirds landing in Portage
- Portage Daily Graphic | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration
Team are ready to wow Portagers with an all new routine they will be
performing at Southport on June 4. There is plenty to look forward to
from the routine this year, including several new manoeuvres, said Capt.
Morgan Strachan, opposing solo who flies Snowbird 9...
Snowbirds performing in High River
- Western Wheel | High River residents will want to keep their eyes on
the sky July 23 when the iconic Snowbirds aerobatic demonstration team
is scheduled for a performance over the town. The pilots synchronize
their jets and maneuver them into more than 50 different formations,
incorporating up to nine jets in the display as they perform...
Warbird Weekend fundraiser set for May 31 · General Aviation News | GRANGEVILLE, Idaho – Food and music will be part of an event set for Saturday, May 31, to help raise funds for Warbird Weekend. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Twisted Cellar on Main Street in Grangeville. Offerings will include sliders for $9, along with varying costs for beer and wine. Kim Johnson will host music bingo (participation by donation). Participants play by hearing a musical selection and marking their cards with the correct artist and song title....
Making air show fly takes volunteers - Daily Inter Lake | It takes a lot of people to make an air show happen. The volunteer corps needed for the Mountain Madness Air Show Aug. 30-31 featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is 1,000 people willing to do what it takes to make the show flow...
Red Arrows To Perform at LegenDerry Maritime Festival - Afloat | The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies over the North West Coast of Ireland at the end of June with their display of daredevil aerial manoeuvres, to bring a spectacular close to the 2014 LegenDerry Maritime Festival. Brought to the North West by a partnership between Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Derry City Council, the RAF Red Arrows will perform their thrilling flying display as the stunning send-off to the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race on Sunday 29th June 2014...
Steam Plant Fly-In canceled · General Aviation News | The Steam Plant Fly-In in Gallatin, Tenn., scheduled for Sumner County Regional Airport (M33) on Saturday, June 21, has been canceled.
Airshow Report – Wings Over Illawarra 2014 Airshow * Warbirds News | The annual Wings Over Illawarra air show took place on May 4th, about sixty miles south of Sydney, Australia. For the first time since 2007, the flying program was nearly blown away. Strong and nearly constant winds hung around the New South Wales southern coast all day and unfortunately affected the air show, limiting the flying program due to the heavy crosswinds. Many in...
Thirsty warbirds need juice at Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo 2014 - Orange County Breeze | The 13th Annual Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo, a popular regional event, is fast approaching. This year WWRE is on Sunday, October 26, on the flightline at Los Alamitos Army Airfield. Among the many activities, functions and displays, will be numerous vintage aircraft and military warbirds. These warbirds are classic military aircraft, mainly from the World War Two era but some from other historical flying times...
World War II bomber to land in Montrose
- Montrose Daily Press | A visitor to the Montrose Regional Airport is
making a special appearance on June 5 — the “Maid in the Shade” B-25
bomber plane restored from its World War II service, will be on display
to the public. The authentic, battle-proven plane flew 15 combat
missions over Italy, Yugoslavia and Brenner between Nov. 4 and Dec. 31,
1944. Now, having changed ownership more than a few times, the place is
in the care of the Commemorative Air Force and invites cockpit tours,
photos and even passenger flights...
Sky's no limit for Matt Hall - ABC Online | Flying must be in Matt Hall's blood - his grandfather flew in World War II, his Dad was into aviation too, so it's no surprise that from the time he was very young Matt wanted to fly. He did so in spectacular fashion becoming a fighter pilot in the Air Force, later a Fighter Combat instructor and even had stint flying with the US Air Force in Iraq - ending his career as a Wing Commander.
Oxcart * The Lexicans | In wandering down assorted internet rabbit holes, I came across a couple of historically interesting articles about the A-12/SR-71 series of aircraft. The first was from the April, 1964 issue of...
Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark * Let Let Let - Warplanes | With the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider operational shortly after the end of the Second World War, the U.S. Navy was already interested in a successor. Because the jet aircraft of that time still had an excessive fuel consumption, the turboprop engine was regarded as a very suitable alternative; in particular for flying at low altitudes....
Tucson in 100 Objects — the 'boneyard' - Arizona Daily Star * The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group operates a storage facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base that everybody calls the “boneyard.” Here, more than 4,400 aircraft are mothballed in latex coatings to keep their parts safe from the desert sun....
Crossing the Pond
* Voices From The DC-3 | It’s one thing to conquer the Atlantic
lounging in seat 12A on an American Airlines 777, and quite another to
shepherd a part of history (all 70+ year old, 24,000-odd pounds of her)
through a similar mission... So, congratulations to two Douglas C-47
crews (and their supporting teams) on their respective successful
transatlantic crossings this month! The crew of Whiskey 7 just reached their destination of Duxford, England, on May 23 in time for its airshow over the weekend. The crew of Union Jack Dak arrived at Coventry Airport on May 10....
CAF Dixie Wing Promo Video · Warbirds News | This is a promotional video which was conceptualized, produced and edited my Mike Schneider and Jay Bess, members of the Commemorative Air Force – Dixie Wing. The Dixie Wing was approved as the 83rd CAF unit on February 28, 1987, and has since displayed its collection of vintage World War II aircraft in numerous air shows throughout the Southeast. The wing is a non-profit, tax-exempt “flying museum” that depends on contributions of time and funds to carry out its mission....
St. Boniface students visit “Rise Above” exhibit * The Beacon | Students then toured the hanger to see the B-17 and B-25 bombers on display and learn of their role in WWII, and see and hear about the ongoing restoration of a Ford Tri-motor airplane. They then viewed the film “Rise Above” about the Tuskegee Airmen ...
Pitman students pilot tour guide program at Castle Air Museum - The Turlock Journal | Pitman High senior Ryan Hanson’s father was born on the Castle Air Force Base in Atwater so when he discovered that he could return to the site and give tours to younger students at the now Castle Air Museum through a program at his high school, he jumped at the opportunity...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
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Chip Yates Sets 5 New Electric Plane World Records in 4 Weeks - Wired | The perpetually restless 
electric vehicle pioneer has been setting world records throughout the fall. And behind the controls of his highly modified Rutan Long-EZ, Yates has claimed five records for electric aircraft, including besting his own top ...
Wings Over North Georgia Airshow Preview - WDEF News 12 | ROME, Georgia(WDEF) - When airplane enthusiast attend the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show this weekend, they will have the opportunity to check out the Geico Skytypers. The group of pilots are called of Skytypers because they type messages in the sky with smoke. But messages aren't their only expertise. "We fly a diamond formation, opposing solo's, head to head passes and then we join up for a delta formation to finish the act with all six aircraft" said pilot Steve Kapur...
Weekend Wings Over North Georgia air show set to go - planes preparing over ... - Rome News Tribune | ...The 2013 line-up will include the Black Diamond Jet Team, GEICO Skytypers, Aerostars aerobatic demo team and a Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet as the featured performers...
Wings and Wheels: On the ground and in the air - Cape Gazette | ...The highlight of this year's event was a visit by Richard Cole, one of four surviving members of the famed Doolittle raid. Serving as copilot to then Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, Cole was one of 80 volunteers who on April 18, 1942, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in 16 B-25 Mitchell aircraft to bomb Tokyo. The crews knew they would have to land their planes or parachute out of them into China after making their bombing runs because the planes could not return and land on the Hornet...
Chili on the Menu at Flying Dutchmen Airport Fall Fly-In - The Aero Experience | The friendly folks at the Flying Dutchmen Airport in Belleville, IL held their annual fall chili Cook-Off Fly-In Sunday. This great tradition amongst area aviators and enthusiasts continues to keep its local charm and attract a unique assortment of aircraft. The Aero Experience was there to partake of the chili (and burgers) and check out the planes on the...
Greenville Airstravaganza Brings Community Together, Tempts Mother Nature - The Aero Experience | The Greenville, IL Airstravaganza got off to a great start Saturday morning, with aircraft on the ramp, cars in the field, and hot dogs on the grill. The airport community came together to show off their aircraft and...
EDITOR’S BLOG: 40 Years of IWM Duxford Airshows – 1990s Archive Footage * Flightline UK | We continue our look back at IWM Duxford Airshows from the last 40 years with a look from the 1990's period. This Sunday’s Autumn Air Show a IWM Duxford will celebrate this important anniversary and...
Snowbirds to keep their name despite language commissioner complaint over ... - National Post | Canada’s air force won’t be changing the name of the Snowbirds aerobatic team despite a complaint alleging the nickname violates federal government language laws because it is English-only...
Lowestoft Air Festival will not take place in 2014 - BBC News | Lowestoft Air Festival Lowestoft Vision claimed a "vast majority" of businesses wanted the air show to return. Organisers of the Lowestoft Air Festival, which was cancelled this year, are now accepting it will not happen next year....
Red Bull Air Race back on stage in 2014 - FAI to collaborate to the race - World Air Sports Federation | The resumption of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship was announced on Tuesday in Malaysia during a press conference attended by FAI President John Grubbström and FAI Secretary General Jean-Marc Badan. The FAI will partner the Red Bull Air Race management and provide safety specialists for the Championship which will start in February 2014....
Campaign launched to honor Tom Poberezny at AirVenture - Airplanista Aviation Blog | Earlier this month, many EAA members received a circulated PDF letter that is reproduced below with permission. The intent of the letter campaign is to demonstrate that support exists to convince EAA to honor their Chairman Emeritus, Tom Poberezny, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. The contents of the...
Iconic 'pilot-maker' marks 75 years in the skies - GlobalPost | There was no mistaking the muscular roar of the big radial engine as the most famous trainer to come out of World War II soared above this rural Virginia town. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the North American T-6 Texan, the big tandem-seat warbird in which countless pilots from dozens of countries honed their flying skills...
Flightstore Document the History of Women in Aviation With New Infographic - PR Newswire | 
...Flightstore Director Andrew Holdsworth states, "We are delighted with the outcome of this infographic, charting these monumental moments in the history of aviation has been an eye opener and we are looking forward to adding more landmarks as the industry progresses."...
Pioneering women in aviation honoured in new stamp series - Stabroek News | Eight pioneering women in the aviation industry were honoured for their outstanding contribution to the local aviation sector in Guyana on Wednesday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers’ Mess, Camp Ayanganna as the first Women in Aviation Stamp Series was launched and unveiled by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds...
Air race recalled by city cameraman - Southland Times | PROUD: Hugh Denys remembers his role in filming the Great Air Race that ended in Christchurch 60 years ago. Seven planes swooped in to land at Christchurch and 10 movie cameras whirred into action. The cameras recorded on celluloid the end of the world's longest and last Great Air Race, from Heathrow to Harewood, in 1953...
DC-3 Dakota Association relaunches website · General Aviation News Staff | The DC-3 Dakota Association, established in 1994 as the DC-3/Dakota Historical Society, is a repository for information on the DC-3, C-47, Dakota, Super DC-3, Soviet Li-2, Japanese L2 D3, and all the variants made by the Douglas Aircraft Co., and the turbines remanufactured by Basler Turbo Conversions and Dodson International...
Art is set for sky-high bid - This Is Wiltshire | A PIECE of art featuring hundreds of signatures and badges from pilots, aviation personnel and the Air Chief Marshal is to be auctioned online for the RAF Charitable Trust. The large, one-off framed print features the official 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo art created by aviation artist David Bent...
Young Eagles Flight Rally scheduled Oct. 19 at Lampasas Municipal Airport - Lampasas Dispatch Record | ... 19 at Lampasas Municipal Airport. A Young Eagles Flight Rally is scheduled Oct. 19 at the Lampasas Municipal Airport for youths ages 8 to 17, who will have a chance to take to the skies under the wings of the Experimental Aircraft Association ...
Former Astronaut Speaks on "Gravity" Movie - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis | ..."There is a lot of drama in space and in space exploration and this movie certainly caputres the dramatic and tragic area of it," Wolf says. Wolf say getting lose and floating off into space is a possibility, but they train very hard to avoid that....
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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Applegate Fly-In - Antique Airfield News | What a fine day for a fly-in! The Sunday after the close of AirVenture finds the Applegate family, Harve, Carolyn, Matt, Taryn & Shalyn, hosting their annual Watermelon Fly-in. This year (2013) marked the 26th annual event and one would be hard pressed to have found a finer day to hold the event....
Win a chance to fly a DC-3 - General Aviation News Staff | The Historic Flight Foundation will make 12 people “Pilots for a Day,” giving them a chance to fly a restored 1930s-era DC-3 on Tuesday, Aug. 27. To get a chance to fly the DC-3 and get a behind-the-scenes look at the Historic Flight Foundation, you have until Friday, Aug. 16, to visit the foundation’s website or Facebook page. There you will get the chance to enter a brief explanation of why you should be selected for this experience. The 12 most creative and compelling entrants will be notified by Monday, Aug. 19, foundation officials said....
World War I Replica Aerodrome Taking Form in Ohio - EAA | An Ohio EAA member is in the process of transforming an 11-acre cornfield into a World War 1 French aerodrome east of Dayton, just north of U.S. 35 on Brickel Road in a town called Jamestown. As next year marks 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, it's a timely undertaking....
Flying Tigers' remains neglected 6 years after discovery - Global Times | The graves of fallen Chinese members of the Flying Tigers, a US volunteer group that fought alongside the Chinese in Southwest China against Japanese aggressors in World War II, were abandoned in a village in southwestern Yunnan province, sparking calls for a dignified reburial....
Experience History: B-17 Flight Tour at Gerald R. Ford Airport Aug. 16-18 - HollandSentinel.com | The Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) National B-17 Flight Tour will be held in Grand Rapids, Aug. 16-18. The daily flight schedule will be at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 5500 44th St., SE, Grand Rapids. Ground tours will be held from 2 to 5 p.m...
2013-08-10 - Ghost Rider On The Move News, Articles, and Photos From CodeOne Magazine | A historic C-130 Hercules made its final journey on 10 August, when it was moved from Dobbins ARB, Georgia, to the Marietta Museum of History’s Aviation Wing. C-130A number 3010 — known as “The Ghost Rider” — was delivered to the US Air Force in 1957. The aircraft, retired in 1995, was modified as a C-130A gunship that supported missions in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. While this Hercules has...
WWII Aircraft Arrive for Fundraiser - KDLT News | V.I.P. doesn't always mean people; in fact today some very important planes arrived at Joe Foss Field for a party. The Commemorative Air Force is raising funds and historic aircraft from around the country have shown up for support. The...
Hands-On Experience With WWII History - KELOLAND TV | SIOUX FALLS, SD - It is an opportunity to put a large piece of World War II history in the palm of your hand and that experience can happen right here in Sioux Falls. Sitting in the cockpit of historic World War II bombers is a thrill even for the most experienced of pilots....
NEWS: IWM Duxford-based Catalina takes on a round-Britain challenge - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Commemorating a 100 year old flight in the aircraft’s own 70th birthday month | On Wednesday 21 August, Catalina G-PBYA, operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited and based at IWM Duxford, undertakes a remarkable aviation challenge. Honouring the daring flying expeditions of the pioneer aviators, the Catalina will undertake, in its centenary year, the 1913 Circuit of Britain flight, which was flown by pilot Harry Hawker and mechanic Harry Kauper, both Australians, in a Sopwith Waterplane...
MiG 21 at the Victory Over B-52 Museum by travelforaircraft | Located near the address of 157 Đội Cấn in the Ba Dinh District of Hanoi, Vietnam is the Museum of Victory over B-52 — Bảo Tàng Chiến Thắng B.52 when spoken in Vietnamese. It is the location where most of the wreckage of the B-52D Stratofortress with the call sign "Rose 01" fell during the first evening of Operation Linebacker II — with two of the crew killed and four captured....
GA rally held in New Mexico · General Aviation News Staff | ALBUQUERQUE — Governor Susana Martinez, U.S. Senator Tom Udall and Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of manufacturing workers, local officials, business leaders and aviation enthusiasts at Cutter Aviation for a general aviation (GA) jobs rally Tuesday....
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
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World's only flying 'Mosquito' to perform at Thunder Over Michigan - Hometownlife.com | A rare British airplane will head into the blue skies Aug. 10-11 over Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. It's one of the featured airplanes at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, produced by the Yankee Air Museum..The de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during World War II and postwar operations. Sometimes referred to as "Mossie," it held many different roles from fast and fighter bomber, to a night fighter, to an overseas transport aircraft. The Mosquito is constructed almost entirely of wood and is...
DH-98 Mosquito - Fencecheck | Some great photos of the Wooden Wonder!
Vintage planes shown off at Flathead air show - KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News | KALISPELL - Budget cuts couldn't ground aviation enthusiasts as members of the Flathead Chamber of Commerce banded together with the help of the community and some high-ranking U.S. Air Force members to put on an unforgettable show in the skies above Flathead Lake. Five vintage planes put on a show for the Flathead in lieu of the Thunderbird's air show in Kalispell, which was cancelled due to federal sequestration cuts....
Historic planes visit Rockford - The Rock River Times | A piece of American history made a brief stop in Rockford this week. As part of their Airpower History Tour, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) of Midland, Texas, flew several planes into Chicago Rockford International Airport, on their way to participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention in Oshkosh, Wis. The EAA convention is from July 29 through Aug. 6....
Rockford son pays homage to father on B-24 ride - Rockford Register Star | ROCKFORD — Ronald “Bud” Stewart died in 1976 but a little bit of him went back up in the air Tuesday in a B-24 Liberator, the kind of bomber he flew in and parachuted from as a World War II tail gunner in Europe. His son, Mike Stewart, 59, of Rockford wore his father’s uniform tie during a flight on the vintage bomber that’s at Chicago Rockford International Airport this week. He also brought the military hat worn by his late father....
Sunderland Airshow: step into a Spitfire - ChronicleLive | ...This is the first time anything of its kind has been brought to
Sunderland city centre and the replica plane will allow shoppers to see
first-hand what WWII pilots flew during the Battle of Britain in the
summer of 1940. The replica Spitfire will be in Central Square from
Friday July 26 until Monday July 29....
An Inside Look at a Restored Douglas DC-3 at Historic Flight - Airline Reporter | Paine Field (KPAE) in Everett, WA is home to a variety of both modern and vintage aircraft. Though brand spanking new Boeing planes are built there and delivered to around the world, the vintage aircraft hopefully come to stay around for a while. At the Historic Flight Foundation (HFF) there are some glorious classic aircraft that have been painstakingly restored and are much loved by not only their owner, but also the volunteers who look after them. One such recent arrival joining the collection is a beautifully restored Douglas DC-3, in Pan American Airways [PanAm] livery, that has a checkered past. I was recently invited to check out the aircraft and was able to learn a bit more about its history...
Inverted Jenny Stamp To Be Re-Issued ... On Purpose This Time - Aero-News Network | Release Will Coincide With Opening Of National Postal Museum's Stamp Gallery | In 1918, to celebrate the first Air Mail flight, the Post Office Department had the 24-cent Curtiss Jenny stamp produced. Because the design required two colors, sheets were placed on the printing press twice — a process given to human error — as stamp collectors at the time well knew. One collector, William T. Robey, was on the lookout for stamps with printing errors on the morning of May 14, 1918, the first day of issuance for the stamp and the day before Air Mail service began....
Pilot To Transport Endangered Species En Route To Oshkosh - Aero-News Network | LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Picks Up Black-Footed Ferret Hitchhikers | This year, LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Michael Baum of Los Altos, CA will make an interesting stop on his way to Oshkosh for AirVentue. The self-described aviation enthusiast, who is a driving force behind the "Aviators Model Code of Conduct" and donates flights through LightHawk, will land in Loveland, CO to load a pair of endangered black-footed ferrets into his TBM 700 airplane bound for Oshkosh, WI. The flight, arranged through LightHawk, a volunteer conservation aviation group based in the United States, will fly its passengers to the North Eastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo near Green Bay, WI. “These animals will play an important education and outreach role in their new home,” says Carmen Murach, Curator of Animals for the NEW Zoo...
Pre-order the soundtrack for #DisneyPlanes on iTunes featuring the original score · The Indy Transponder
Women in Corporate Aviation Offering $40,000 in Scholarships - WAI Connect Blog
Friday, April 12, 2013
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Geico Skytypers make mark on Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In - Tampabay.com | Through Sunday 
At Sun 'n Fun, rides in vintage Vietnam-era helicopters - MyFox Tampa Bay | The pilots are members of the Heritage Army Heritage Aviation Foundation. They travel around the country to air shows to exhibit the vintage Vietnam choppers, and educate people about the war. But perhaps the most thrilling thing they offer is for...
Today's Events at Air Festival Devoted to Women Pilots of WWII - The Ledger | Today's Events at Air Festival Devoted to Women Pilots of WWII. Several WASPs have appeared at Sun 'n Fun Fly-Ins in the past. This year, they will have a luncheon and other festivities in their honor....
Aircraft displays show history, promote more aerospace jobs - Arkansas Online | Matt Conrad, a commercial pilot from St. Louis, was one of the pilots of Show Me!, the B-25 bomber on display Saturday during Aerospace Day at Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport. Two World War II airplanes were at the airport event from the Missouri...
Miramar Air Show to go on without Blue Angels - fox5sandiego.com | MIRAMAR, Calif. — The Navy Tuesday canceled all remaining 2013 performances of its popular Blue Angels squadron, including those slated for the annual Miramar Air Show, due to budget constraints. blueangels “Recognizing budget realities, current...
Budget cuts ground Blue Angels, but Bethpage Air Show will go on - 7Online.com | WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels says the rest of its season is canceled because of federal budget cuts, but the Bethpage Air Show is expected to go on as planned. The aerobatic team's lead pilot and team commander Tom Frosch made the...
Ventura County air show canceled amid military budget cuts - Los Angeles Times | The announcement came a day after the Blue Angels announced that the famed squadron was canceling all of its remaining shows this year, including the Ventura County show, the three-day air show at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, and...
Pax River air show canceled - So Md News | Patuxent River Naval Air Station has canceled its air show, which was scheduled for Aug. 31-Sept. 1, due to budget cuts associated with sequestration and other cutbacks in defense spending. Air Expo has been a long-standing tradition in St. Mary's...
South Africa's Silver Falcons To Be Grounded from Aero-News Network | Aerial Demonstration Team Being Pulled From Airshows The U.S. air show organizers and promoters that are feeling the sting of the loss of the Blue Angels and The Air Force Thuderbirds this season due to cuts in the federal budget are not alone. In South Africa, the bite of the defence force budget bug seems to have claimed another victim. This time it’s the South African Air Force’s Silver Falcons elite aerobatic team. The cockpit ambassadors of the SAAF have been grounded....
Historic B17 Flying Fortress finds home at Ford Island - KITV Honolulu | "They got a lot of fire coming at them, and our B17 got a round through one of the wing tanks, and it started draining (fuel)," explains Burl Burlingame, the museum's curator. Pilot Fredrick Eaton decided on a belly landing, and ended up in the...
Friends of Long Beach Airport welcome Clay Lacy to April meeting from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | Tonights meeting of the Friends of Long Beach Airport welcomed guest speaker Clay Lacy. I learned some great history about Mr. Lacy who is retired from United Airlines. He was with the carrier for 41 years after being hired at the age of 19, he number one in senority when he retired...
Bronco Fan Day IV from Apron 6 | It’s time for another picture in the Bronco Fan Day album. This one could and should have been the first one I posted instead of the first. Showing both the Bronco itself and the ‘Home of the Bronco’ sign. A missed opportunity but hey, it’s still cool also as the fourth pictures. I played around [...]
The National Air And Space Museum Udvar-Hazy center is an awesome place - Boing Boing | I love both Air & Space locations but the last time I was at Udvar-Hazy I was unpleasantly struck by how much it seems to glorify the military and its weapons of war. The main Air & Space is much more an epic history of aviation; this one is chock full...
How to Make a Really Great Airplane Better: Meet the DC-3/C-47, Version 2.0 from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | This week, as the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo was opening at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, this year’s AOPA Best Aircraft Showdown was winding down online. In this March Madness-like bracket contest, members voted for their favorite airplanes, and when the dust settled, the Douglas DC-3 beat out the F4U Corsair by a vote of 1,255 to 919 to win it all....
Colorado's Aerospace Industry At The Center Of Space Exploration from Aero-News Network | Colorado Springs Hosting 29th National Space Symposium Aerospace leaders from across the nation and around the world are in Colorado Springs this week at the 29th National Space Symposium to discuss the future of space. This collaboration is most apparent in Colorado, which claims "first in the nation" status for its concentration of private aerospace employees and which has seen a remarkable 19.3 percent increase in its aerospace economy over the last decade.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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RIVERSIDE: Air show returns on Saturday, April 6 - Press-Enterprise | There are more than 200
acres of displays including military aircraft, warbirds and replicas and helicopters. However, the stars 
of the annual event, which draws 90,000 people each year, are the aerobatic routines, which will include the work of stunt...
Editorial: Another splendid air show - Marlborough Express | The aviation world has come to expect a lot from the organisers of the Classic Fighters air show at Omaka every other Easter, and it is easy to see why. The whole three-day show runs like clockwork. Nothing can be left to chance by reason of the age ...
Sonex Waiex to Attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Waukegan air show still flies, despite other cancellations - Lake County News Sun | In Waukegan, the 2012 event featured an F-18 Superhornet from the U.S. Navy and an A-10 Thunderbolt from the U.S. Air Force, but the show's usual backbone consists of restored warbirds and other aircraft from private organizations. Waukegan's tower ...
Annual Air Show Adds Features, Invites Honor Flight To Participate - Osprey Observer | For the 39th year, the Lakeland sky will become the destination for thousands of pilots, airplanes and air show enthusiasts as Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, Inc. kicks off its annual exposition of everything airborne. This year’s event which attracts almost 200,000 attendees each year, will be held April 9-14 at...
Hangar 24 anniversary party to feature air show - Redlands Daily Facts | Ben Cook, owner and master brewer at Hangar 24, was involved in the Redlands air show until its last run in 2010 and attended many others. "It's going to be unlike any air show that has gone on anywhere," Cook said. The cost to attend will most likely ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford Air Show on right track from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Exciting plans for this summer’s RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show are firmly on track thanks to a partnership deal with Arriva Trains Wales.
Queensland Air Museum Aero Engine Run Day - My Sunshine Coast | The Queensland Air Museum presents its collection of historic operational aircraft engines in a special display of aviation horsepower. The awesome sight and sound of a 1500 horsepower 14 cylinder radial engine powering up is an unforgettable...
Airshow visitors surveyed - Marlborough Express | Almost 1000 of the estimated 30,000 people at the Classic Fighters airshow at Omaka during the weekend were polled as the Marlborough District Council worked to get a better understanding of the effects the airshow has on the region's economy. Council ...
Arnot made life worth living - Breckenridge American | One day, our reward was getting to fly in Bill Arnot's “Silver Lady,” a vintage World War II B-25 Bomber. I was excited but hesitant because I had never flown in a plane before. The day came when all of our troop met at the Stephens County airport and ...
Former Blue Angels member becomes commanding officer at Pensacola Naval Air Station - WPTV | Captain Keith Hoskins is now in charge | Hoskins flew with the Blue Angels flight demonstration team from 1999 to 2001. The U.S. Navy on Thursday extended the practice schedule for the flight team through April 5. But four April appearances have been cancelled because of possible federal ...
Former CAP member named to Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | ILLINOIS -- A former manager of the Mount Vernon Airport will be honored posthumously next month when he becomes a member of Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame. Max Firebaugh, who served as the airport manager for 22 years, will be inducted during the Illinois Aviation Conference’s banquet May 16 at the i-Wireless Center in Moline.
World War II vet welcomes vintage aircraft in Fort Worth - WFAA | During World War II, Fort Worth built thousands of B-24s. The Collings Foundation said Witchcraft is the only combat version still flying. The warbirds will be at Fort Worth's Meacham Airport until early Wednesday afternoon. For $425, you can take a ...
New Bessie Coleman eBook from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | Jacksonville, FL – As she proved throughout her sky-high career, Bessie Coleman was unstoppable. When U.S. flying schools refused to allow her entry, she quickly learned French and departed for France, gaining her pilot’s license from the coveted Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in just seven months....
Museum announces initial sequestration impacts from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will close its Presidential and Research and Development Galleries until further notice beginning May 1, 2013, as part of budget reduction
requirements due to sequestration.
Stately Ladies from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | New Zealand's population of Douglas DC3's has been photographed over the weekend with the two ZK examples present at the Classic Fighters Airshow, Omaka on Saturday 30 March and N451SZ still static at Christchurch....
Become History from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Anne Simpson, Museum of Flight Trustee, commercial airline pilot, and all around great lady is working her wings to the bone trying to get a Lockheed Electra, just like the one Amelia flew, to Seattle's Museum of Flight....
A380 double flyover from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart Clarke | A Qantas A380 and Emirates A380 flew in formation over Sydney Harbour this morning, to mark the commencement of the global aviation partnership between Emirates and Qantas.
Autistic teenager uses flight to conquer his fears from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | VIRGINIA -- A teenage boy on the Southside got an opportunity of a lifetime last week, thanks to his new membership in Civil Air Patrol. He flew 3,000 feet in the air. For 13-year-old Jacob Fretwell, it was extra special because he had to conquer a big fear to do it....
Marion Military Institute Awards First Flight Training Scholarships for 2013 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MARION AL- On March 28th, Colonel David Mollahan, USMC (Retired), President of Marion Military Institute, presented three $1000 scholarships to Cadets Daniel Devine, Ryan Johanson, and Jake Tumbleson. The endowed scholarships are specifically intended to ensure the success of cadets participating in the MMI Flying Tigers Flight Training Program....
'Young Eagles' give future pilots their first flight - 9NEWS.com | KUSA - The Young Eagles program took over 40 students between the ages of eight and seventeen flying last Saturday at Front Range Airport. Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum and the Aurora Public School District put on this weekend's event.
Space mission undergoes restructure, moves to ACC from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Air Force missions continue from their current locations after today's restructure of Air Force Space Command's Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
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is the team's last appearance this year, after having canceled the rest of its schedule because budget cuts related to the federal...TiCo Warbird Airshow a swan song for Thunderbirds - Florida Today | Thunderbirds take Brevard firefighter for a ride: The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds took a local Brevard firefighter and Air Force reservist for a ride in an F-16 fighter jet. The firefighter was honored with the "Hometown Hero" award. Video by Tim ...
Performers prepare for this weekend's air show - NBC2 News | Performers from across the country are filling the skies above Punta Gorda. Planes are starting to arrive for this weekend's air show. NBC2's Charlie Keegan got a first hand look at one of the performances. At 200 miles per hour, hundreds of feet above ...
Grove Aircraft to Attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Light Speed Engineering's Delaminator to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Public air show part of Big Country AirFest canceled due to federal cuts - KTXS | “Abilene has always had a strong partnership with Dyess Air Force Base. In 2007, when the Air Force scaled back their air show to every other year, we stepped in and said we could offer it at the Abilene Regional Airport,” said Steve Krazer, AirFest...
“Welcome to Russia, Blue Angels”: the first U.S. military presence over Moscow since the end of the Cold War from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video is part of a film called “Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound”, realized to support the Blue Angels 1992 season. The story behind it is very interesting and it is worth to be told....
AIRSHOW NEWS: Air Tattoo unveils show makeover from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by admin | This summer will see the Royal International Air Tattoo unveil a package of initiatives designed to make the world’s greatest airshow even more enjoyable for the thousands of people who flock to the Cotswolds each year for this unique celebration of aviation.
AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford Air Show includes Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in tribute to historic Aircraft from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by admin | The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show is pleased to confirm the attendance of the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to the event on Sunday 9th June.
Women in Aviation - WCYB | The International Women in Aviation conference will start on Thursday and run through Saturday at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman is scheduled to speak about aviation safety, and Boeing ...
Kelly and Akin share local spotlight with aerial exploits - Breckenridge American | The women pilots had reported trouble with their planes which included the German aviatrix, Thea Gasche, and Bobbie Trout, former holder of the women's endurance record. Also, pilot Claire Fahy, wife of the current holder of the men's endurance flying ...
World War II History Lands at Burbank Airport - Patch.com | Fifi, however, was mainly used for training and never saw combat, said Konley Kelley of the Commemorative Air Force, the event's organizer. But it was still a surprise find when it was discovered in an airport graveyard in 1972, when it was held that ...
WWII B-17 BOMBER ON DISPLAY IN EL CAJON - U-T San Diego | el cajon — If anyone spots a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber flying low in skies over the San Diego area this week, do not be alarmed. Memphis Belle, the plane that starred in a 1990 film by the same name, landed at Gillespie Field on Monday and ...
Tuskegee Airmen Nat'l Historic Site: Part 3 - The Cadet Experience from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | The cadets in the Tuskegee-based flight training program were all black men. However, like their white counterparts at other flight training facilities of the time, they were also "green" when it came to flying for the U.S. military....
Seven decades later, a World War II pilot soars once more in a Flying Fortress - Dallas Morning News | John “Lucky” Luckadoo, one of the original pilots in the 100th Bomb Group, was invited to be part of a flight Wednesday from Denison to Dallas in a B-17 Flying Fortress, as a guest of the Wings of Freedom Tour at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love ...
He flew as tail gunner in a B-24 ‘Liberator’ in the Pacific dubbed ‘Passionate Witch’ from War Tales by Don Moore | Carl Driver of Alligator Mobile Home Park on Taylor Road south of Punta Gorda was the tail gunner in a B-24 “Liberator” four-engine, heavy bomber dubbed “Passionate Witch.” They were part of the 13 Air Force, 50th Bomb Group, 23 Bomb Squadron that flew from captured island air bases built by the Japanese in the [...]
Mayors take to skies in hot-air challenge - Orlando Sentinel | The air race lifts off at 6:30 a.m. Saturday at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, and fortunately, actual balloonists — not the mayors — will pilot the craft. The mayoral challenge is part of the pre-event festivities for the upcoming New Smyrna ...
A400M and la Patrouille de France from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | I've no idea why this picture has just appeared on EADS' Flickr stream as it was taken in August last year, but it is rather nice. It shows an Airbus Military A400M and the Patrouille de France display team in their Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jets soaring over the mountains.
Dougals D-558-2 Skyrocket from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
An evolution of the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak, the Skyrocket was made to burn and the first aircraft to obtain Mach 2, albeit in a slight dive, and happening on 20 November 1953. The Skyrocket flew most often between Mach 1.5 and Mach 1.7 collecting valuable data which was subsequently used in the Century [...]
First in flight - Stratford Star| Andrew King, chief executive officer of the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, discusses early coverage of Gustave Whitehead's attempts to fly in front of an enlargement of a front page at the time. The dimensions in the headline are ...
Rescued - Air & Space | Five daring helicopter crews on five very bad days.
How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel - Smithsonian | On an early evening in late 1938, a gleaming American Airlines DC-3 departed Newark Airport, bound for Glendale, California. The takeoff, wrote a Fortune magazine reporter aboard to record the still-novel experience of cross-country air travel, was effortless. “Halfway along the runway,” he recounted, “she left the ground so smoothly that none of the first fliers in the cabin realized what had happened until they saw the whole field rushing away behind them and the factory lights winking through the Jersey murk ahead.”...
Pearson Air Museum bill heads to US House floor after committee approval - OregonLive.com | The Pearson Air Museum abruptly closed its doors in early February after a year of negotiations about who would control the museum. It's since reopened under Park Service management, though Barbara Ayers, a spokeswoman for the city of Vancouver, said ...
'Emeril's Florida' to feature Gov. Scott, Kissimmee Air Museum - Orlando Business Journal | Chef Emeril, who debuted the show earlier this year by featuring Orlando hot spots for foodies and travelers, will showcase the Warbird Adventures at the Kissimmee Air Museum in the episode titled “Cool Places and a Fishing Trip,” set to air March 24 ...
Airmen, Japanese remember the past, honor the present from Air Force Link Top Stories | Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined local Japanese citizens March 20 here, to remember American B-29 Superfortress flight crews who lost their lives during a World War II raid over the city and unveil a memorial monument in their honor.
This is what taking off with an F-15 Eagle fighter jet looks like from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video is part of a series filmed from the backseat of an F-15D with 44th Fighter Squadron from Kadena airbase, Japan....
Local pilot helps youngsters discover flight - Highland Community News | An area pilot has now given more than 200 young people a free demonstration airplane ride as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, which is introducing a new generation to the world of flight. Among the more than 45,000 ...
Sky is the limit for aviation student - The Southern | Hundreds of people from around the world learned about that commitment during last weekend's Women in Aviation Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Courtney Copping, a senior in aviation management and a flight instructor, received the Top Female Pilot ...
Pictorial history of the Wallops Flight Facility from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick
Astronaut, Children's Museum to Launch STEM Effort - Inside INdiana Business | Astronaut and Indiana native David Wolf is teaming up with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. A news conference is planned for Thursday morning to announce Wolf will be the museum's first "extraordinary scientist-in-residence." It's part of an ...
High School Girl To Attend Russian Soyuz Launch In Kazakhstan from Aero-News Network | Fifteen-Year-Old Minneapolis H.S. Sophomore Credits Public School STEM Education For Inspiration High school sophomore and self-proclaimed "Astronaut-in-Training" Abigail Harrison will be the only American teenager in attendance at the legendary Russian Soyuz launch, Soyuz-TMA-09M, in Kazakhstan on May 28, 2013. As a special VIP guest of...
Monday, November 12, 2012
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Aviation Nation show has special meaning for some on Veterans Day - Las Vegas Sun | Mark Goldstrom stood on the sprawling concrete tarmac at Nellis Air Force Base surrounded by memories during the Aviation Nation air show Sunday. Wearing his "Air Force veterans" hat and jacket, he watched with his son as an F-22 Raptor tore through ...
Aviation Nation Air Show Day Two - Las Vegas Review - Journal | Aviation Nation Air Show Day Two. War planes continued their demonstrations over Nellis Air Force Base during the second day of the Aviation Nation air show on Sunday, Nov. 11, the last day of the free event.
Photos: Aviation Nation 2012 - Nellis AFB - North Las Vegas - 11/10/12 from FenceCheck Forums
Skies come alive on Veterans Day during Stuart Air Show - TCPalm | World-renowned aerobatic pilots such as Rob Holland and Melissa Pemberson performed amazing stunts that entertained the crowd. But some members of the crowd weren't looking for entertainment as much as recognizing the importance of the day.
Notes from NBAA: Good show! from General Aviation News by Drew Steketee | The National Business Aircraft Association show made it into the Orlando Convention Center unscathed Oct. 30-Nov. 1 despite an on-again/off-again Presidential TFR, turmoil from Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast and economic headwinds in the industry. Show attendance looked thin but official numbers said otherwise. Along...
Vintage DC3 retraces record-breaking flight - ABC Online | The group is retracing the route taken by aviatrix Jean Batten in 1936 when she became the first person to fly between England and New Zealand. Coordinator Mark Oremland says it is also a unique opportunity for enthusiasts to fly halfway around the ...
Piper Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary With New Fleet Sales from AVwebFlash Current Issue | At its Vero Beach factory headquarters Saturday, Piper celebrated its 75th anniversary as an airplane company, hosting many of the very same vintage aircraft that Piper built to establish its legacy. More than 200 people attended the event and were given factory tours, presentations of the company's history and a look at some of Piper's latest products, including the popular M-class aircraft that have proven popular as luxury travelers and business aircraft. During the event, Piper CEO Simon Caldecott announced that Florida Institute of Technology, a long-time Piper customer, will soon take delivery on eight Archer TX training aircraft, with options for additional Archers and Seminole training aircraft.
Video: Piper's 75th Birthday Party from AVwebFlash Current Issue | On Saturday, November 10, Piper Aircraft celebrated its 75th anniversary as an aircraft company. AVweb was there and got a look at some terrific vintage aircraft as well as Piper's latest line of M-class airplanes.
Fairchild 24 and Taylorcraft L2 by Jon Martin from Antique Airfield News | Jon Martin in West Grove, PA sent us this great photo taken this weekend: This photo represents about a decade of my life. The Taylorcraft L2M was my first restoration project which won Best L-Bird in 2004 at Oshkosh. The second restoration project a Fairchild 24 I finished this year. My wife and two children flew her to Sun n Fun and received Best Cabin Class Antique. Today I was...
Monocoupe Double Low Pass at Blakesburg from Antique Airfield News | If you're standing in the hangar looking out at the fog and rain, like we are here in Seattle, here's something to tide you over until VFR returns: formation Monocoupe fly-by at Blakesburg, captured and kindly shared by Bob Punch...
Stearman Model 4 N667K from Another Time by Dan Linn | Sarah Wilson flew her newly restored Stearman Model 4E "Junior Speedmail" N667K through Dallas a few weeks ago. The Stearman was on display at the Cavanugh Flight Museum so I took the time to visit the museum and snap a few photographs. This rare Stearman was operated by Richfield Oil Company from 1929 to 1937 and wears the unique markings featuring the Richfield Eagle. Jim Kimball Enterprises completed another...
DH Mosquito HJ767 dedicated memorial 11-11-2012 from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY other links | Today, I went to Bunny near the City of Nottingham on the A60, to place a 'floral tribute' to the crew of DH Mosquito HJ767 from 60 OTU, which crashed in a field at Bunny around 8pm on the night of the 17th of June 1944, killing the crew Pilot Flt. Lt J.K. De Roeck RAFVR and Navigator Sgt. F.W.D. Hearn, at Decoy woods after the aircraft suffered an engine problem. Graham Norbury a resident of the village of Bunny, along with others, saw ...
Jack D.Wells 1920-xxxx from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers by the_tartanterror
Plane crash survivor recounts disaster on Pine Mountain - WTVM | Months following the Korean War, five airmen died on U.S. soil in a plane crash that left only one survivor. A B-25 bomber came down in a storm over Harris County on its way to Andrews Air Force Base. On Saturday, a monument was dedicated in Franklin D.
Happy Veteran's Day from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | There is nothing more sobering than sitting on plane during a moment of silence while they bring a young soldier home... in the cargo compartment. Words cannot explain the reality this experience brings to the lives lost in war....
$100 Hamburger - Fiorentino's Bar & Grill from Toriaflies | Today was the perfect fall day. It was 70 degrees, the wind was calm and the sky was pure blue and cloudless. We had been doing housework all weekend, including raking up a massive amount of leaves. I was in a ton of pain and just ready to escape into the sky! So, we decided to take the short 68NM trip to Lancaster Airport (KLNS) for lunch.
Young Eagles group aims to inspire tomorrow's pilots - Florida Today | As one of the co-coordinator's of the Young Eagles Merritt Island Chapter 724, Yacono has been instrumental in giving other children that same opportunity to fall in love with aviation. This Saturday, Chapter 724 will host its free flight day at ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Start planning your visit to this weekend's 2012 Air Expo at JBLM - TheNewsTribune.com | Two U. S. Air Force Thunderbird pilots practice a maneuver during a rehearsal in preparation for a weekend air show, in Oklahoma City in June 2010. The Thunderbirds are closing the air show Saturday and Sunday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord...
USAF Thunderbirds Team History Comes Alive at Community Library Presentation from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The history of the world famous USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team came alive during Joe Gurney's presentation at the
Tesson Ferry Branch of the St. Louis County Library today. The audience
was treated to a a slide show and video presentation of the various
aircraft flown by the...Shinedown's Eric Bass Flies With the US Air Force's Thunderbirds (PHOTO ... - Noisecreep | "It was always a childhood dream of mine to fly an airplane. I actually wanted to be a pilot as a kid. I obviously took another path in life and sort of wrote it off," Shinedown bassist Eric Bass tells Noisecreep who is on the phone talking about his ...
A Flight With The Blue Angels - KELOLAND TV | Everything from bi-planes to B-2 Stealth bombers will be over the skies of southeast South Dakota. One of the highlight performances is the Navy's Blue Angels. Keloland's Austin Hoffman had the opportunity to fly with one of the pilots to see just what ...
SubSonex Jet Prototype to Fly in AirVenture Showcase from Sonex Aircraft, LLC and AeroConversions Press Releases | Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce that JSX-1, the #1 proof-of-concept prototype of the SubSonex very, very light jet will be flying during the Showcase presentation at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012!
Planes to practice flight formations in preparation for Oshkosh's EAA AirVenture - Herald Times Reporter | MANITOWOC — Area residents can get a free sneak preview this weekend at the Manitowoc County Airport of some of the air action that will take place at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture show next week. Between 20 and 30 pilots flying ...
Warbirds over Manitowoc - Herald Times Reporter | The pilots belong to the T-34 Association, a group of owners and collectors of 1950s and 1960s former military trainer warbirds, said Billy Smith, event organizer for the association. “They're an affordable warbird. They have all the allure of a World...
On way to Oshkosh air show, New Zealand pilots stop in Longmont - Longmont Daily Times-Call | Richards shipped his airplane from New Zealand to California and is now flying across the United States to Wisconsin for the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Convention...
Commemorative Air Force to Showcase Multiple Aircraft at EAA AirVenture from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Midland, Texas - The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is excited to announce that more than 10 of its vintage aircraft will attend at EAA AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh, Wis. "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," AirVenture will feature CAF performances new to the event as well as ride opportunities in the B-29!
"He'll see the big board!" UCAP #296 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | It's a smorgasbord of aviation chatter when what we're really thinking about is going to Oshkosh.
Oshkosh: Go or no go? from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Air Facts blogger John Zimmerman says all pilots can be divided into two groups: Those for whom the thought of flying into Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture excites and challenges them and those who think you’re nuts to be in the air within 50 nm of Oshkosh that week.
The Tricolour Arrows in flight to Italy. All performances of 2012 - Zazoom Blog | ...Evolutions tactics, overtaking front approaches, tonneau, looping and "screws" improvised performed with acceleration of gravity enough to shake the hardest to stomach. Approximately 20 appointments that will touch many Italian cities from Caserta. Stages abroad in Norway and the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia and Slovakia, to present to the world the Italian excellence. Among the next steps that the Air Show on August 4th at Senigallia, near Ancona and 5 August in Porto Recanati....
JURUPA VALLEY: DC-3 flying from Flabob to airshow - Press-Enterprise | The Flabob Express, a DC-3 based at Flabob Airport in Jurupa Valley had a distinguished passenger list during World War II that included British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and British General Claude Auchinleck on missions in India. Add to the ...
Interesting Happenings in Vintage Aviation from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | I recently learned information about two interesting projects. There are many reasons to discuss both but I’m going to leave it at a bare minimum. Why? I really just want to see them fly; for the first time and again. Rhinebeck News | With little fanfare, it appears Rhinebeck has contracted Ken Cassens to finish the museum’s Spirit of St. Louis replica...
Lee Bottom to Exchange Hamburgers for Help from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Have you heard
about The $100 Hamburger Tornado Relief Fundraiser Fly-In? Ron Wilson has. “Here’s your first $100. Tell everyone I challenge them to do the same”. Spoken by Ron Wilson last month. Consider these sentences; “How about we go for a hundred dollar hamburger”, or “We flew up to the airport today to get hundred dollar hamburger”. How many times have you heard conversations that... WWII B-17 bomber coming to CT: sign up to fly on it
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Feds to Decide on Air Museum Proposals - Patch.com | As part of the 862-acre redevelopment plan approved locally for Willow Grove air base, the air museum would nearly double its existing acreage to a total of 13 acres. Other more immediate DVHAA proposals discussed Wednesday include the creation of a ...
Texas Army Guard retires Army's last A-model AH-64 Apache helicopter from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | By Sofia Bledsoe, Program Executive Office, Aviation | REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack/Reconnaissance) as the last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, July 15. The event was hosted by the battalion as it was the unit that had the last A-model Apache in its fleet...
Potez 36 F-ALUA from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Hemet Jacques was kind enough
to send me some pictures taken to
Toulouse-Lasbordes. To begin an image of the Potez 36, which at that
time belonged to the AC of the Languedoc-Lasbordes based in Toulouse. Mr Collobert instructor pilot of the flying club is based in the
Languedoc propeller. Mr Collobert, formerly of the Air Force ended his
career as an instructor at Montauban and then as a pilot of the aircraft
that made the fight hail... Hands-on aviation camp spurs new company from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | For the 11th year students attending the “Cleared For Take-Off” Aviation Education Camp at Alexandria Airport in Pittstown, N.J., spent a week in a “living laboratory” getting hands on lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The camp’s proven curriculum is...
Orion Parachute Test Successful - Video from Spaceports |NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft's orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever
before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing. Preparing Body and Mind for the Ultimate Jump from Aerial Sports Feed | Soon, Red Bull Stratos' Felix Baumgartner will jump from 120,000 feet above the Earth. But first he must control his anxieties.
NASA Administrator Bolden To Help Open Intrepid Space Shuttle Pavilion - U.S. Politics Today | NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will attend the Thursday opening of the Space Shuttle Pavilion at New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Unique Displays Added to Dayton Air Show Line-up
Flagship Detroit, AWACS E-3 Sentry Among Unique Displays Added to Show Line-up
Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger announced today the addition of some rather unique static display aircraft that will participate in the 2012 Show on July 7th and 8th. Heading the list of unusual static aircraft will be the American Airlines DC-3 Flagship Detroit and a
USAF E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The 38th annual event will take place at the Dayton International Airport. The Douglas Aircraft Company produced and flew the first DC-3 on December 17, 1935 (the 32nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ Flight at Kitty Hawk). The DC-3 was the result of a request by American Airlines to enhance the DC-2. The new and improved DC-3 included sleeping berths and an in-flight kitchen, which transformed air travel in the United States. Manufactured in 1937, the Flagship Detroit was the 21st of 84 DC-3’s delivered to American Airlines and operated between 1936 and 1947. The speed and range of the DC-3 revolutionized passenger air travel in the 1930s and 1940s and is considered one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made. Purchased by the Flagship Detroit Foundation in 2004, the Flagship Detroit was restored to operate as a flying tribute to all American Airlines’ employees past and present. It is flown by retired American Airlines’ pilots, who will appear in period-uniforms. The Flagship Detroit has the honor of being the oldest flying DC-3 in the world today.
The USAF E-3 is a modified Boeing 707 that provides airborne warning and control system (AWACS) for U.S. forces. Performing such duties as surveillance, target detection and tracking, the E-3 provides a real-time picture of the battlespace. The distinctive rotating radar dome on top of the aircraft is 30 feet in diameter and 6 feet thick in its center. The Sentry’s radar has a range of more than 250 miles and has a flight crew of 4 and a mission crew of 13-19 specialists. There are 32 E-3s in the U.S. inventory, and they are stationed across the globe. Because of the data collection and radar capability of the Sentry, an entire air war has been recorded for the first time in the history of aerial warfare. The E-3 on static display at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show is from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
Along with these two visiting aircraft, the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger will host two local vintage airplanes. The B-25 Champaign Gal from the Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio will be on static display along with WACO aircraft being coordinated by the WACO Air Museum in Troy, Ohio. The B-25 was a medium bomber extensively used during WWII, and the WACO was a bi-plane produced during the Golden Age of airplanes from 1919-1947. For a current list of all the static aircraft participating in the 2012 Show, visit the show’s website at http://www.daytonairshow.com/pages/02_performers/staticAircraft.html .
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the 2012 show. Other recently announced performers include the Sea Harrier, a vertical takeoff and landing jet aircraft; TORA TORA TORA, an emotional reenactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor complete with pyrotechnics; Michael Goulian, an acclaimed, high-energy aerobatic performer; P51 Quick Silver, a beautifully restored WWII fighter; Gene Soucy Air Shows, barnstorming and wing walking at its best; the Misty Blues, the world’s only all-woman skydiving team; and the A-4B Skyhawk, a Vietnam-era jet fighter.
Get discount general admission tickets now for the Saturday or Sunday show at over 100 Kroger stores in the Dayton-Cincinnati region. Specialty seating options including the popular Blue Sky Chalet and LaRosa’s Pavilion are available through the show’s web site, www.daytonairshow.com.
