Tennessee Hall of Fame inductees announced from General Aviation News | The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 12th Annual Gala & Inductions Ceremony Nov. 9. Four people will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Milton “Preacher” Brandon, Lt. Col. Herbert W. “Bill” Powley, Rear Admiral Jimmie W. Taylor, and Montill Warren....
Airshow, Ely-Pusher, Spirit of Freedom to headline Festival of Flight from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | Suffolk, Va. – “Bob Coolbaugh’s replica of the 1911 Ely-Curtis Pusher which he built and flew around the country for the 2011 100th anniversary of the US Navy will attend,” the May 4-5, 2013 Virginia Regional Festival of Flight as reported by fly-in manager Judy Sparks. And the Berlin Airlift Foundation’s 4-engine C-54E, The Spirit of Freedom, a flying museum of the Berlin Airlift will pay a return visit.”...
Seaplane Adventure | Saturday May 4th | 10AM-3PM | In the early years of aviation, airplane
technology advanced in leaps and bounds-yet airport development lagged behind. Into this void came the seaplane, an aircraft able to fly without need of runways to any destination near an ocean or lake. By the 1930s seaplanes held...
The show must go on: Pensacola Beach plans July air show, concert without the ... - Pensacola News Journal | The Pensacola Beach July air show will go on without the famous Blue Angel flight demonstration team and with the addition of a free Saturday night concert. W. A. “Buck” Lee, Santa Rosa Island Authority executive director, announced the news during a ...
Six P-38s Scheduled for Chino 2013 from Photorecon by Betsy Murphy | We just got back from the Chino Media Preview for this year. Wow did they drop a bomb on us. Looks like we are going to see (assuming nothing breaks) six P-38s on the field. Five will fly and there will be one static P-38 from the Yank’s Museum at Chino. All the prior reports said they would “only” have....
AIRSHOW NEWS: New Look Tucano Joins Wings & Wheels Line-up from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Wings & Wheels is delighted to confirm the RAF Tucano will be showing off its new desert camouflage design in an impressive aerobatic display on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey....
AIRSHOW NEWS: Big cats take over at RAF Cosford Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | With a fascinating selection of Jaguars on display, RAF Cosford’s 75th Anniversary Air Show is offering a big cat line-up that will be seen nowhere else this summer.
GoPro: The Wing Walker - YouTube | Join Teresa Stokes as she risks life and limb performing aerial acrobatics for the crowd at the 2012 EAA Airventure Show!
"Air Racers" - The Edwardsville Intelligencer | In 1909, just six years after the Wright Brothers' inaugural flight, a young American named Glenn Curtiss won the very first air race in Reims, France. At that race, Curtiss made history when he completed two laps in 15 minutes with a top speed of 46 mph.
Aussie aviator searches for skeleton in Fiji - Fiji Times | ...The 56-year-old's Fiji layover is to search for the remains of American aviator Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a Lockheed Electra aircraft....
Death by P-38 By Don Hollway | That Saturday afternoon the "Opium Den"—the smoky, sweltering, ramshackle command bunker at Henderson Field, on Guadalcanal—was packed with Navy and 
Marine brass hats. Lowly flyboys Captain Thomas Lanphier Jr. and Major John W. Mitchell, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Air Forces' 339th Fighter Squadron, arrived last, but were treated like guests of honor. Mitchell was handed a teletyped radio message marked "Top Secret": a flight schedule for an inspection tour by Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto....
'There and back again' – The 305th AMW story - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst - McGuire Air Force Base | ...A number of these Airmen were teens who lied about their age in order to enlist. They shipped out to Chelveston with a minimum of training to fly B-17s, planes well-known for being cumbersome. The Americans flew many successful missions, and the 305th BG saw so much success that, in July 1945, the USAAF chose the group to stay behind after the war, move to St. Trond Airfield, Belgium, and execute aerial mapping missions for the Allies....
Luftwaffe colour photos from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | During the Second World War some 1000 photographers were active on all German fronts to make propaganda shots for publication in well-known German magazines like Signal. Also the...
Yankee Air Museum Begins $6 Million Campaign to Make Its Home in the ... - ReadMedia | YPSILANTI, MI - The Yankee Air Museum on Monday evening announced a $6 million campaign to purchase and undertake necessary separation and renovation costs for the area of the former Willow Run Powertrain Plant that ...
FlightTime Radio Show 262 | Today we get to talk to a real Globetrotter, Captain Judy Rice. Judy has flown some legs of a global flight and shortly she will take off in her Cirrus and circle planet!
Combat Air Museum to hold 20th annual celebrity pancake feed - Topeka Capital Journal | Anyone looking to support a Topeka landmark and get all-you-can-eat pancakes at the same time may want to consider attending the 20th annual Combat Air Museum celebrity pancake feed Saturday at Forbes Field. Going from 7 a.m. to noon in hangar ...
EmP – The Nuclear Winter by Thornton D. Barnes from Special Projects by tdbarnes | EmP by Thornton D. Barnes is now available in paperback and ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and CreateSpace. EmP joins Barnes’s autobiography...
Teen and mom learn to fly together from General Aviation News By AMELIA T. REIHELD | Parents of teenagers, take note: Here is a mother/daughter bonding experience that doesn’t involve shopping for shoes. It all started a year and a half ago, when then-14-year-old Amy White took her first airplane ride ever. It was a Young Eagles flight at Edenton Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) in North Carolina, and Amy got to ride shotgun with an EAA member from Suffolk, Va. Amy was enthralled, totally sold....
June 8 Marks 20th Annual EAA International Young Eagles Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Thousands of young people will take to the sky in GA aircraft on Saturday, June 8, as EAA volunteers continue a 20-year aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day.
EAA Chapter 242 Flies 10,000th Young Eagle from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA Chapter 242 of Columbia, South Carolina, marked its 10,000th Young Eagle flown on April 13 at Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (CUB). The lucky Young Eagle, Luke Williams, flew with chapter member Tom Roberts, EAA 697606, in his homebuilt RV-7A.
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St. Cloud, MN Mayor Says 2013 Air Show Should Cost Less Than 2010 from Aero-News Network | Costs Of Initial Organization Won't Apply To This Year's Event Holding an air show in 2010 means it will be less expensive to hold an air show in 2013. That's the assessment of St. Cloud, MN, Mayor Dave Kleis, as he pushes forward for plans for the event this summer...
2013 Cable Air Show - AirShowVid | On a very cold weekend for Southern California, thousands 
braved the low temperatures to see one of the first airshows of the 2013 season. The 38th annual Cable Air Show kicks off the airshow season in California with it’s unique mix of powerful warbirds and graceful vintage aircraft . The Cable Airport is a...
It’s a people thing… from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett |It’s long been my contention that people are the magnet that makes airshows and aviation gatherings worth attending — not the aircraft themselves. Admittedly, I am in the minority with that opinion, but the idea seems to be re-enforced for me year after year. This year’s US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, was no exception. While wandering through the...
FlightTime Radio Show 261 | Milford hosted EXPO Radio at the Sebring - US Sport Aviation Expo...
Vintage combat planes coming to Pensacola - Pensacola News Journal | The nonprofit organization, based in Stow, Mass., is bringing a P-51 Mustang, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator to the Pensacola International Airport's Aviation Center. Tickets for 30-minute flights on the bombers are being sold for $425 each.
The Flightline features the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" on Discover Comminications Velocity TV Network - Collings Foundation Newsletter (Sign-up) | Airing Saturday, January 26th. 9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT | The Flightline is a fast moving 30-minute aviation magazine TV show that brings the viewer into the cockpits of some of the world’s greatest aircraft. Using cutting edge high definition cameras and accessing the top air show acts, leading edge aircraft, and historically significant planes, and pilot’s reports, the Flightline packs visual thrills along with great stories into every feature. In this segment hosts Paul and Mark cover the Collings Foundation's B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" in depth and up close. To find a Velocity channel on your television, you can go to our website www.flightline.tv
Roy Morgan Honored As A 'Living Legend Of Aviation' from Aero-News Network | Bell Helicopter Presented Air Methods Founder With First Vertical Flight Hall Of Fame Award Bell Helicopter honored Air Methods founder Roy Morgan with the first Bell Helicopter Vertical Flight Hall of Fame award at the 10th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills on January 18. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the rotorcraft industry....
17th Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- She spoke about her mother, Lois Cutler- a military pilot and Ninety Nine member during WW II. Her likeness is minted on the Congressional WW II Victory Medal of Honor for the first women in history to fly American military aircraft as enacted by Congress 2009. One of over a thousand women pilots during 1942 to1944, they were expected to hang up their wings and dreams when war ended. Dr. Jamie Cutler, recalled stories her mother shared about life in the 1940s as a WASP speaking at the Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon...
Not Quite........... from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Earlier today we posted what we thought may have been the final landing in NZ of the fantastic De Havilland Mosquito. However mid/late morning we...
Pictorial tribute to Bologna by Round Table - NonSoloCinema (translated) | Round Table # 7 of Bologna organizes an evening with the commander of the Frecce Tricolori, which will be given a work of the painter Marie Antoinette Venturi Casadei. Sunday, January 27, 2013 - Guest of the Round Table 7 Bologna Commander ...
63 pilots at benefit fly-in for Carroll County pilot - Harrison Daily | 63 pilots at benefit fly-in for Carroll County pilot....
Flying Machine from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Did you know that the Goodland flying machine, a forerunner of the helicopter, was designed and patented by William Purvis and Charles Wilson of Goodland, Kansas? Purvis and Wilson built...
World War II veteran to kick off St. Louis County Board history lessons - Duluth News Tribune | Bob Givens' B-17 Flying Fortress wasn't shot out of the sky by the Nazis on April 4, 1944 — it simply started to spin out of control and disintegrate 24,000 feet above the North Sea. By: John Myers, Duluth News Tribune. Bob Givens. image. World War II ...
Classic Aero-TV: Veteran's Airlift Command -- Serving Those Who Served from Aero-News Network | One Of Aviation's Most Positive Efforts... The VAC!!! In all the doddering, misleading, anti-aviation blather we've had to deal with over the last few years, we've been waiting for the world to wake up and discover just how cool aviation, and its pilots and aircrews, are. We present a case in point and while it was a quick impromptu interview amid the heights of excitement at NBAA 2011 (a more extensive interview is coming shortly!), the message is...
Louisiana Civil Air Patrol Participates In Navy Recruiting Commercial from Aero-News Network | Louisiana Wing Supplied Aircraft And An Aircrew For Production Effort Three New Orleans area members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) played important roles in the U.S. Navy Recruiting Command’s current, multi-million dollar, national advertising campaign. CAP’s Louisiana Wing supplied an aircraft and an aircrew to assist in the production of a multi-day series of TV commercials depicting the diversity of Navy careers...
Space Expo might land at Abbotsford Airshow - Abbotsford Times | It's just a matter of ironing out final details, but if all goes according to plan, the inaugural Abbotsford Space Expo will be coming to Tradex on airshow weekend, Aug. 9 - 11, 2013. "Everything in this industry is on the cusp of exploding; it has ...
Oklahoma spaceport may soon be history from Spaceports | The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority — a public body created by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1999 to lead the way in bringing the space industry to the state — has not had the best success rate over the past 13-years. The broken prospects at Burns Flat leaves some locals suggesting that the spaceport has languished in space dreams long enough. It's time to quit star gazing and convert the spaceport to a more traditional regional industrial park, according to Randy Ellis writing for The Oklahoman....
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AIRSHOW 2013 – “LIGHTNING STRIKES” - Mid Valley News | Warbirds will once again fill the skies over Chino Airport during the Planes of Fame/County of San Bernardino Air Show over the 
weekend of May 4-5, 2013. On May 3, the public and museum members are invited to an Airshow Preview Event consisting of...
'Blue Angel' Hornet stops by Hillsboro to promote air show - KATU | The popular U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the Oregon International Air Show this summer. On Thursday morning, one of the iconic blue and gold F/A-18 Hornets touched down at Hillsboro Airport to promote the upcoming visit by the entire team. The...
Planes of Fame Features WWII Survivors; Flies Focke-Wulf - Flying Magazine | Wilbur Richardson also had the crowd on the edge of the seats as he spoke of his missions in a gun turret of a B-17 bomber. With 30 missions under his belt, Richardson survived a gunshot wound to the thigh and one major engine fire, an incident during...
The famous Patrouille de France Saturday opening MP 2013 - Maritima.info | The Air Force and BA Salon are associated with the opening of Marseille-Provence 2013, European 
Capital of Culture. PAF fly over the cities in the territory of MP early Saturday afternoon. The Air Force Base and...
Remembering an aviation Pagani Zonda " - balsas.lt | Pagani Zonda Tricolore was dedicated to the Italian Air Force aerial acrobatic squadron "Freccia Tricolore" 50th anniversary. Thus clip the car sported a graceful planes Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN Company. Admire aviation practice "Zonda Tricolore...
Air show began in 1960, called 'Space Fair' - Ventura County Star | Civilian air show acts during this time period included Dick Schram, “The Flying Professor,” in his Piper Cub as a comedy act and Frank Tallman, a legendary Hollywood stunt pilot, flying a bright red World War I Fokker DR-1 German plane. Tallman was...
Air racer ready to show skills - Northern Star | A highlight of the weekend will be the breathtaking and low-level displays of renowned aerobatic legend Paul Bennett. Paul will be performing in his Pitts Special aerobatic biplane. Other favourites that will be visiting and available for joy flights...
Documenting fearless flight Posted by Dan Domsic | Fishers-based filmmaker debuts ‘Wings for Maggie Ray’ | One Fishers-based filmmaker is out to tell the story of a Hoosier some say was without fear. “Wings for Maggie Ray,” a documentary by Philip Paluso, owner, writer and director at Medium Cool Pictures debuts on WFYI this Thursday at 9 p.m. The film details Margaret Ray Ringenberg’s life – from her time on an Indiana farm to her days as part of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots during World War II to a...
Popular TV antiques show heading to air museum - This is Somerset | Popular TV antiques show heading to air museum. Trusted article source icon. Thursday, January 10, 2013. Profile image for Western Gazette - North Dorset · Western Gazette - North Dorset. Follow. A BBC antiques show is being hosted in south Somerset at...
Oshkosh 2013 Gets Stung By Jerry Yagen's Mosquito? from AirPigz by Martt | AVweb had a story yesterday about how the EAA was going to stand firm on their policy of not paying appearance fees to have specific aircraft attend the annual convention and fly-in in Oshkosh, 
Wisconsin. This has become an issue because it appears that Jerry Yagen, the owner of the Mosquito recently (and impeccably) restored by Avspecs LTD in new Zealand, has said he won't bring the Mosquito (and his new-manufacture Me 262) without being paid to do so. Hmm, really? Normally I'd just hear this news and then let my opinion rattle around inside my head, but as a guy who has covered this Mosquito extensively in the last several months here on AirPigz, I decided I have something to say....
A perspective from the point of view of a museum volunteer from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | As a volunteer at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, I want to share a few thoughts about the museum, the visitors and the dedication of the volunteers and staff. I have been coming to the museum since I was a youngster in grade school. At age 64 I am no longer a youngster. The museum isn't young either. It has blossomed, from one hangar in the 1950s, to a 17 acre complex. The museum was...
1912: Famous aviator visits Cape = Southeast Missourian (blog) | Tony Jannus, a pioneer aviator, met his death in the cockpit of a Curtiss H-7 airplane on Oct. 12, 1915, while training Russian pilots to fly combat missions. According to Wikipedia, his plane developed engine problems and crashed into the Black Sea...
Airport got start with B-17 bombers - Cincinnati.com | “Funding was approved in 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt for a 928-acre airfield and practice 
field for B-17 bombers from Lockbourne Air Force Base in Columbus,” said Flanagan. According to the Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, runways were...
American Angel from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | Angels have been part of aviation myths since the early days of flight — so much so that two successful Hollywood movies, “A Guy Named Joe” and the 1989 remake “Always,” were centered on a pilot turned angel who comes to the rescue of fellow pilots. John and Patti Stahr from Eugene, Ore., enthusiastically embraced that angelic connection with their RV-8 “American Angel.”
Search for WWII Spitfire planes may come to an end in Burma from The Kathryn Report by The Kathryn Report | A team searching for scores of lost Spitfire planes that were packed in crates and buried in Burma during the last days of World War II believes it may have hit paydirt.David Cundall, whose 17-year quest to unearth the long-lost planes has cost him his life savings, told a news conference today that searchers have found a crate buried in muck in the northern Kachin state capital Myitkyina.
A monument to the memory of the Greatest Generation - Houston Chronicle | I take great pride in watching this institution grow from a single building to a six-acre, $325 million campus filled with priceless artifacts from G.I. diaries to a B-17 Flying Fortress. Just as precious is the opportunity for young scholars like...
Back to the left side, and a boo boo… from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | As you’ll see from the first few pictures, Saturday’s build session was filled with green and gold, and for good reason, but we’re not here to talk about football. ;o) We had some drilling to do! First off, we had to install the lift strut attach fitting, so Dick Knapinski took care of that detail prior to lifting the skin over in to place.
Former EAA Vice President to Receive Harrison Ford Legacy Award from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Greg Anderson, former EAA senior vice president who helped launch the EAA Young Eagles program, will receive the Harrison Ford Legacy Award for his contributions to the GA community.
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New Pilot Solos in RV-12 He Helped Build from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Austin Malcomb, EAA 1044354, fulfilled a dream last Friday, January 4, when he soloed on his 16th birthday at North Vernon Municipal Airport (OVO). While soloing on one's first eligible day is not that unusual, the airplane Austin flew certainly was; it's an RV-12, N901EN, dubbed Eagle's Nest One, built mostly in the engineering classroom of Jennings County High School, North Vernon, Indiana.
Circle of Flight: Former Young Eagle Flies 500th Young Eagle from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On September 2, 1995, 8-year-old Bradley Bormuth of Morganton, North Carolina, went on a Young Eagles flight with his dad, Al, in his Cessna 210. Eight years later - on his 16th birthday - Bradley soloed. The following year, he passed his checkride and started giving Young Eagles flights.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Blue Angels to soar at '14 air show at Selfridge - The Detroit News | "We are very pleased that our next air show will feature one of the military's premier demonstration teams in the Blue Angels, along with the full range of aircraft stationed here at Selfridge," said Maj. Brian Wyrzykowski, a Selfridge pilot who will...
Thunderbirds Coming To Rome - GPB | Next year's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in Rome will feature an elite group of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. John Cowman, president of the air show, saidthis will be the first time the Thunderbirds – a top-flight group of F-16 jets -- will fly...
Thunderbirds coming to 2013 BC air show - WOOD-TV | "We are absolutely thrilled and proud to have the US Air Force Thunderbirds as our headline demonstration for the 2013 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show," stated Barbara Haluszka, executive director of the event. The Battle Creek Field of Flight...
Westfield's Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing cancels plans for 2014 ... - MassLive.com | WESTFIELD – The Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing has canceled plans for a 2014 international air show here because of a potential multi-million runway reconstruction project at Barnes Regional Airport. Wing Executive Officer Maj. Matthew T...
World's only formation wingwalking team downunder - The Australian Eye News | Old world glamour and colourful showmanship will feature at next year's Australian International Airshow with the appearance of the world's only formation wingwalking team. The Breitling Wingwalkers are the world's only aerobatic formation display team...
NWFSC to honor Doolittle Raiders - The Northwest Florida Daily News | NICEVILLE — Questions about Northwest Florida State College's newly adopted mascot will be forever answered this spring just in time for the school's 50th anniversary. Beginning on April 17, the college will have a “museum quality” display set up in...
Dining with the Greatest Generation - The Livingston County News | He served as a rear gunner on a B-24 with the Flying Tigers in China. Bob managed to literally find his way around the world before being discharged in 1946. Bob had trained with his older brother William in Denver. Sadly, William, a B-24 front nose...
“April 15 was Osterkamp’s birthday…and he... from x planes | “April 15 was Osterkamp’s birthday…and he invited me to come over. As a present I packed a huge basket of lobsters with the 
necessary bottles of champagne into my ME-109F and took off, with Oberfeldwebel Westphal piloting the companion plane. Again it was too tempting not to make a little detour on the way and to pay a visit to England. Soon I spotted a single Spitfire. After a wild chase...
Retired Col. Ralph S. Parr Jr. dies from Air Force Link Top Stories | ...During his career, he flew 641 combat missions with more than 6,000 hours and received more than 60 decorations, including a Silver Star, Bronze Star, 10 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 41 Air Medals...
Enthusiasts Invited to See Rescued FM-2 Wildcat from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Last Friday's raising of a Grumman (Eastern Aircraft) FM-2 Wildcat, which had been sitting at the bottom of Lake Michigan for about 68 years, went off with no squawks, according to Tara Lysenko, co-owner of A and T Recovery, Chicago.
FlightTime Radio Show 246 | How about a little hangar flying with Milford and Glenn?! The guys take some calls and discuss the new diesel enginbe that Cessna is going to use. Later in the show Chris from Aviator's Hotline calls in to talk about the Heart Of America LSA show in Kansas City.
Seed catalogs? Who needs 'em to get through winter? from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins | There's a foot of snow on the ground in December in Minnesota, and that has always meant one thing: it's time to think about Oshkosh...
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The Silver Falcons 45th Anniversary from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin de Reuck | The date was 24 November 1967, the event was the opening of the Atlas Aircraft Corporation and the air 
force’s aerobatic team, The Bumbling Bees, were leading a 16 ship Impala (Aermacchi MB-326 Mk1) formation as a flypast ceremony. Colonel Chris Prins gave the order, “Silver Falcons…Pull Up”, the four aircraft pulled up, the other 12 carried on straight. The Silver Falcons then proceeded to perform their first display and team was officially born. 45 years later, 73 teams and 97 pilots later, the Silver Falcons have become a household name in South Africa and are synonymous with precision flying at airshows all around South Africa....
Plane, Helicopter Crash During Venezuela Air Show - RIA Novosti | MEXICO, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - A training plane crashed during an air show in Venezuela on Tuesday, and a military helicopter went down during a rescue mission, Mexican media said on Wednesday. A Chinese-made K8 training plane fell near the ...
Fly-in brings pilots to Stag Air Park - StarNewsOnline.com | Three times a year, 200 to 300 people and around 60 airplanes gather at Stag Air Park for a region-wide fly-in. This year's Fall Fly-in, held Nov. 10, brought in a record 70 planes. "That's the most amount of airplanes we've ever had," said Gary ...
Waterloo Air Show a go for 2013 - Waterloo Record | WATERLOO REGION — The Waterloo Air Show is going to have to make it on its own without cash from the Region of Waterloo — and it plans to. Regional councillors voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a request from organizers David White and ...
First on HQ: Comox Air Show Confirmed for 2013 - HQ Comox Valley | It will take place on August 17, 2013, with an Armed Forces Day (ADF) and Air Show, featuring military and civilian aircraft and performers from across North America. Local residents are accustomed to seeing the Snowbirds and CF-18's practicing their ...
County air show may be unfunded for 2013 - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — County commissioners are proposing to turn the popular Garfield County Air Show in Rifle into an every-other-year event, rather than funding the show annually. Although the commissioners won't formally decide whether ...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Aerial Tour In a Bell 47G from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A great way to see the "big picture" of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is from a ride in the EAA's Bell 47G over Pioneer Airport. For a reasonable price, and after waiting in a fairly short line, one can get a commanding view of the thousands of...
Capt. Ken Heitel flew an A-4E ‘Skyhawk’ as a ‘Cold War’ Warrior’ in the 1970s from War Tales by Don Moore | Ken Heitel was a “Cold War Warrior.” He flew an A-4E “Skyhawk,” jet fighter off the USS Independence, a Forrestal Class carrier, as a Marine Corps aviator serving in the Mediterranean during the early 1970s. “When I was aboard the carrier we did a lot of patrol work. The Soviets were trying to dominate the [...]
Operation Celestial Flight from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | If you're interested in the WASP who gave their lives for their country....
Cold_War_Heroes from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY other links
GETTING OFF THE GROUND: Air museum not swimming in money, but its ... - Rantoul Press | Perhaps state and federal governments could take a cue from the Chanute Air Museum. The museum has gone from an operation bleeding red ink to one that is in the pink — or make that in the black. The museum has transformed from being in danger of ...
Canadian Air & Space Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign - Wire Service Canada | The now "temporarily virtual" Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of its first fundraising campaign 14 months after closing its doors to the public. WireService.ca Press Release - Nov 27, 2012 - Toronto, Ontario ...
Mrs. Alaska United America pageant winner is busy in the community - Anchorage Daily News | Mrs. Keller and her organization works with national aviation groups such as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilot Association (AOPA), and Women in Aviation International (WAI). Locally, she works with EAA Chapter 42, the ...
FlightTime Radio Show 244 | An old friend of the show, Dave Goodwin comes on to publicize his new aviation project which is featured on kickstarter. Dave is the creator of Planeviz.com and is charged up about his latest idea.
FlightTime Radio Show 245 | Milford flew up to Detoit's Willow Run airport to visit the Yankee Air Museum. The YAM is bouncing back from a disastrous fire of a few years ago and is looking great. He also squeezed in time to take a LSA flight to see how pretty the fall can look up north.
Highflier wins entrepreneur of year award [The News-Gazette, Champaign ... - Equities.com | Frasca has been active in the Warbirds of America organization, the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Sport Aviation Association. He was named to the Illinois Aviation Honor Roll in 1993 and was appointed to the Governor's Board of Aeronautical ...
X-47B loaded onto the USS Harry S Truman from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Navy has loaded up the first Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System 
Demonstrator onto the USS Harry S Truman. The aircraft will be tested aboard the giant 100, 000 ton ship for about three weeks. Basically, it'll be doing air-ship integration trials. The X-47B is slated to fly off the Truman next year....
'Speaking' About Flying: Yes, You Can Do This! from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | Part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. Now that I've made the case that you can learn how to be an eloquent public speaker and become a vocal advocate for general aviation in front of non-flying audiences, let's begin to focus in on precisely how you do that while gaining maximum impact with minimum embarrassment...
WISH: Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars | NASA wants you to become the engineers, scientists, researchers and innovators of tomorrow. The WISH project offers a one-of-a-kind experience for female high school students like you to jump start your future and explore the possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related major or career....
Aviation resources for K-12 teachers now online from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (SAFE) recently expanded its online Resource Center. In addition to content tailored to flight, ground, avionics, and maintenance technology instructors, new material has been added specifically for K-12 teachers and educators involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines...
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American Heroes Airshow – Los Angeles from Photorecon by Matt Shinavar | The American Heroes Airshow is a fly-in at seven locations across the country of helicopters flown by what some would
consider American heroes, as it happens to be. The helicopters are those that are flown by local police, news, fire, military, and private contract work; the event organized to draw attention to the special and important role helicopters play in...Duncan Aviation Career Day attracts 200 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | LINCOLN, Neb. — Duncan Aviation recently welcomed 200 students, parents, counselors and teachers to its aviation career day, Adjust Your Altitude. The program was designed to educate, inspire and ignite students’ passion for the aviation industry, company officials said....
EAA Museum Exhibit to Honor Frank Christensen's Eagle from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Aircraft design pioneer Frank Christensen, who advanced kit-built aircraft with his innovative Eagle aerobatic airplane, will be the featured speaker at EAA's annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 14, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh.
I Finally Got My Upside-Down Pitts S2C Flight In With Billy Werth! (Grayout Aerosports)
from AirPigz by Martt | Billy Werth (Grayout Aerosports) and I have been trying to get together to go
flying in his Pitts S2C for about 2 years now... every time we had it scheduled something would get in the way to keep it from happening. Well, yesterday it finally happened! This was my first time ever flying an airplane as hot as the Pitts and...Money Goes Missing From Kansas Honor Flights Fund from Aero-News Network | Flights To WWII Memorial Halted After Thefts Discovered The program director for an organization in Great Bend, KS, which raised money to fly WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial has been arrested and charged with two counts of theft by deception. LaVeta Miller is accused of taking about $110,000 from Central Prairie Honor Flights...
Don P Thometz 1922- 2003 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Don Thometz was an Army Air Corps instructor during World War II and a United Airlines DC-3 copilot in United’s early years. He flew nonscheduled cargo operations to Alaska and flights that supported the building of the...
Sqn Ldr Leslie V. Worsdell 1917-2008 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Leslie Worsdell was the first apprentice flying instructor trained pre-war by Marshall of Cambridge. He played an important part in flying training over a career of 50 years in aviation, which included working as...
Read about Jerrie Mock from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | If, like many others, you're stumped to name the first woman to fly solo around the world, you need to read about Jerrie Mock. She has been inducted into WAI's International Pioneer Hall of Fame, and she has a fascinating story of being just an "average" person who had a dream and pursued it....
Girls Inc Group Celebrates Women in Aviation With a First for Some Local ... - WDEF News 12 | It's part of their celebration of Women in Aviation month. The girls met the only female pilot currently flying in and out of Chattanooga. Rebecca Gibson works for Crystal Air. She told the group about her career, answered questions and gave them a ...
Calling All Racers! from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Many Air Race Classic participants are members of Women in Aviation, International. They often meet during the annual International Women in Aviation Conference, being held March 14-16, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee. Are you thinking about racing? If you have raced before, then you may have that "itch" to race again. The Air Race Classic draws...
Out of Africa plane to go under the hammer at Bonhams - Breaking Travel News | It still wears its yellow-and-black livery and registration G-AAMY (in homage to pioneering English aviatrix Amy Johnson) as seen in the Sydney Pollack-directed movie, which went on to win seven Oscars in the year of its release. In the film, the two ...
The origin of White Lightning from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | One of the best parts about interviewing someone about their airplane is that after the story is published, someone who has additional information about the airframe will often send a note...
Video: F-35 Goes On The Attack... And Wins! from AirPigz by Martt | Here's part of the official Lockheed-Martin press release on the testing: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., November 19, 2012 – An F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft rapidly expanded its high angle of attack (AOA) test envelope to its 50 degree limit in only four flights during recent flight testing here. F-35A test aircraft are...
F-22's success more than 'skin deep' from Air Force Link Top Stories | Many are surprised to discover that the largest organ the human body has is the skin. Skin provides a physical barrier against harmful, external factors. The F-22 Raptor, much like the human body, has a layer of skin called low observable. LO not only assists in retaining the jets' stealth capabilities but also prevents corrosion and other damages. Like human skin, the F-22's coating consists of several layers. The surface of the F-22 appears to be a simple gray paint, but in reality the high-tech surface renders one of the largest fighter jets virtually undetectable by radar....
FlightTime Radio Show 242 | Thanks to Glenn Boyles as he helps us out and takes the Key Auto Studios on the road to the Wings N Wheels auto and car show at Craig Airport. (OK, OK, I know it's now Jax Executive but I know it as Craig!) With Charlie camping at Mayo and Milford in Texas rooting the Florida Gators on, somebody had to have the fun and Glenn got the long straw!
FlightTime Radio Show 243 | John Cunningham joins the guys via the Sunrise Aviation Hotline to discuss his new book, "Green To Go". This book is set in South Florida and is a great action adventure story with aviation woven through out. Milford read it, (he had help with the big words) and recommends it highly!
Mojave Airport Video from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Sport pilot to celebrate 100th birthday flying his Evektor LSA from General Aviation News by Dan Johnson | On Nov. 30, Guy Reynolds will celebrate his 100th birthday by taking a flight in a Light-Sport Aircraft. Putting a finer point on it, he'll take this flight in his LSA. Are you surprised that a centenarian has an LSA? Admit it...I was. However, Guy is no ordinary guy. He bought his Evektor Sportstar back at the beginning of LSA and he's...
Ballarat Aero Club celebrates 50 years - Ballarat Courier | Ballarat Aero Club putting on a display at the airport for its 50th anniversary....
Two-Seat Solar Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Solar flight pioneer Eric Raymond is working to complete his first two-seat design, Sunseeker Duo, which he expects will be "the highest performing solar airplane ever built and the first to carry passengers," and he's seeking grassroots support. Raymond has previously worked on the Solar Impulse project, which aims to fly around the world on solar power, alone, and in the 1990s he flew his own solar-powered design across the country in 21 legs....
Santa to land at the Air Zoo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Santa is scheduled to land at the Air Zoo, Saturday, Dec. 1. In addition to welcoming Santa from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Air Zoo is also offering a special holiday promotion. When guests purchase a SkySpace Kids Club or supporting Air Zoo membership on Dec. 1, they’ll receive a free gift (while supplies last)....
NASA Space shuttle-carrying jet lands for good - CBS News | NASA 905 also ferried the Enterprise for display at special events such as the Paris Air Show in France and the 1984 World's Fair in New
Orleans, La. NASA 905 flew 70 of the 87 ferry flights during the shuttle program's operational phase, including 46... Astronaut David Wolf on NASA, research and Purdue - WBAA | It's been nearly a year and a half since NASA ended the Space Shuttle program. The craft was the most visible symbol of the administration for those not old enough to remember the moon landings. Now, officials are trying to capture the attention of ...
Space Agencies Name One-Year ISS Crew from Spaceports | ...American astronaut Scott Kelly, 48, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, 52, will launch on the one-year space station flight in spring 2015 and return to Earth in spring 2016, NASA officials announced Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. Crews so far have done only six-month stints on the station....
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Little Rock Air Force Base soaring to new heights - Today's THV | There will be performances from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, USAF's Heritage Flight, Otto the Helicopter, USASOC Black Daggers, Canadian Forces Skyhawks, Air National Guard's Flashfire Jet Truck and much more. The Air Show will take place Saturday, ...
Wanna Ride? B-29 Bomber Flies into Little Rock for September Air Show
- KARK | The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) plane will be available for
paid rides during Central Flying Service's 2012 Showcase of Aircraft
September 22-23 (11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., both days). The event features
an array of new and vintage aircraft, including ...
Triple Tree and the Sport Aviation Association from General Aviation News by Kent Misegades | September 5-9 marks the dates for this year's Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In near Woodruff, S.C., your blogger's favorite sport aviation event of the year. Compared by many old-timers to the famed Rockford EAA conventions from years past, Triple Tree has all the ingredients needed for success:..
Ace aerobatic pilot goes to extremes - Geelong Advertiser | NINE-time British aerobatic champion Mark Jefferies will unleash an Australian first among headline attractions at Avalon's 2013 Australian International Airshow. The world-acclaimed ace will demonstrate the capabilities of the German-built Awesome ...
FlightTime Radio Show 241 | Milford and Glenn are in studio today and were visited by Pete and Keisha of EAA Chapter 193 in Jacksonville. That is the chapter that is hosting Wings N Wheels next week...
Organizers hope fly-in appeals to wide audience -Greenfield Daily Reporter | The event, open to both pilots flying in and enthusiasts traveling by car, is a joint effort among the Indianapolis Airport Authority; the airport's operator, Indy Jet; the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association; and the Hancock County ...
Washington County Fair Board meeting to address controversial air show, fair ... - OregonLive.com | The question of how Hillsboro and Washington County will handle an unprecedented double-booking of the county fair and the Oregon International Air Show next year will take center stage at tomorrow's fair board meeting. But it's not likely to be ...
Autopsy report of crashed air show pilot inconclusive - Quad City Times | An autopsy on the pilot in Saturday's deadly crash at the Quad-City Air Show was performed Tuesday, but investigators say they are no closer to determining what caused the accident. Davenport Police Maj. Don Schaeffer said the Scott County Medical ...
CoolPix: 1929 Command-Aire 5C-3 In The Air - Antique Airfield 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | I 
will freely admit that I don't know much about the Command-Aire aircraft that were built back in the late 20's and early 30's, but when I saw this recently restored 1929 example of a 5C-3 at the NAHI event at Reno during the air races last September, I was captivated by its great lines. The restoration...
Sunset Photos at Antique Airfield, by Ryan Pemberton from Antique Airfield News | Ryan Pemberton took these excellent shots at Antique Airfield during the 2012 Fly-In... More photo here.
Blakesburg Fly-In Saturday Morning Aircraft Roll Call Slideshows from Antique Airfield News Jim Savage, who brought his polished Spartan Executive to the 2012 AAA/APM Fly-In, braved the drizzle to snap a photo of every aircraft on the field on Saturday morning, and...
Monday Morning Fog at the Fly-In by Richard Hawley from Antique Airfield News | Richard Hawley shot through the morning fog on Monday morning at Blakesburg, before the...
Laird Speedwing Video at the Poplar Grove Airport from Antique Airfield News Steve Thomas put together this video of Walt Bowe's Laird Speedwing when...
Sentimental Journey: A Living Legend from Featured by Paul Tannahill | Emitting
a belch of white smoke, the number three engine of Sentimental Journey
slowly comes to life. With a cost of over $2000 an hour (and climbing)
to operate, continued public support and donations are imperative to
keeping this important piece of history alive. (Paul Tannahill) Smoke wafts through the fuselage catching in the light that streams through the windows as one by one each of ...
Vintage World War II planes fly into area -The Landmark | Submitted photo The Wings of Freedom of the World War II vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will be displayed at Worcester Regional Airport, Sept. 14-17. This is a rare opportunity to visit, ...
September 5, 2012 Video of the Day – Pilot Life in Africa from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey
Northrop YC-125 Raider walkaround by travelforaircraft | I recall being amazed when I saw the
Raider. I was unaware of its existence and was happy to see another older design from the 1930s — it was a taildragging trimotor but has a modern look, so I guessed a 1930s vintage. And I was wrong!...
Yakovlev Yak-28P, in Rostov-on-Don. It was “covered in... from x planes
Flight of Skyhawk N518TA Part One from TAKEOFF TUBE | Unbelieveable in cockpit footage from Skyhawk N518TA as it flies from Monterey Airport (KMRY)to John Wayne Airport (KSNA). Two cockpit video cameras give you a...
USMC's F-35B completes air start testing at Edwards AFB from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Marine Corps' F-35B short take-off vertical landing variant of the "Lightning II" has completed its first set of engine air start tests. That means that the F-35B will be able start high alpha testing next year...
NORAD pilots talk flight restrictions, intercepts with civilian pilots from Roger-Wilco by steve | Sometimes you need pilots to talk to pilots… Working under this premise, three pilots from North American Aerospace Defense Command, the binational U.S. and Canadian military organization charged with intercepting aircraft that violate temporary flight restrictions, attended the AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wis., July 23 – 29, to talk face-to-face with general aviation pilots on how to avoid TFRs and what to do if they’re intercepted....
NASA's 11-year-old Alyssa Carson from Military Photos | alyssa carson, chosen and trained by nasa to live on mars in future,...
Sunday, July 8, 2012
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Ride with TORA TORA TORA - TippNews DAILY | The team, primarily comprised of members of 
the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) work as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. The team does what many history books have fallen silent on over the years, it clearly demonstrates the ...
Dozens stricken by heat at Air Show - WHIO Dayton | Triple-digit temperatures sent more than two dozen people to local hospitals from the Vectren Dayton Air Show on Saturday, but the performances of the day still fascinated spectators.
Reporter's aerial view of air show second to none - Post-Tribune | But the major difference in flying with the Golden Knights as opposed to a commercial flight is that the airplane doors are wide open, which makes the view incredible, but doesn't allow for temperature control: inside the plane it was absolutely ...
P-51D Mustang replica thrills crowd at Chino Planes of Fame air show - Contra Costa Times | CHINO - It was a special Saturday afternoon for Robert Grant at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Grant unveiled a P-51D Mustang dubbed `Dolly - a replica of the plane his father, Army Air Corps Capt. John Joseph "JJ" Grant, flew near the end of World War II...
Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake air show takes off - KLTV | A local air show full of aerial acrobatics and fireworks kicked off Saturday evening. Talented pilots showed off their skills in the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake air show...
SIX NEW PILOTS TO BE HONORED AT AIRVENTURE - Able Flight | SIX NEW PILOTS TO BE HONORED AT AIRVENTURE. July 8, 2012. Wesley Major portrait. Wesley Major. The heat was record breaking, and the days of intensive training were long, but the six Able Flight scholarship winners...
'Disney Night' at AirVenture to Feature The Rocketeer - EAA AirVenture | The 20th anniversary edition of The Rocketeer, now available in high-definition on Disney Blu-ray, will blast across the screen on Thursday, July 26, for "Disney Night" at the Fly-In Theater at EAA AirVenture 2012, delighting ...
Join Us at 2012 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - RotorPad | Join Us at 2012 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday, 05 July 2012 00:00 Source: Hillsboro Aviatio 0 Comments Tweet For one week each summer aviation en...
Despite Challenges, Italian Air Show Ozzano 2012 Impresses - EAA | July 5, 2012 - The 23rd Italian Air Show Ozzano, the most prominent Italian fly-in and trade show, overcame a down economy, Mother Nature, and consequences of governmental policies for its June 16-17 gathering at Giulielmo Zamboni airfield, near Bologna in central Italy. The air show "Cielo e Volo" organizer Dagaplex has had to deal with various measures of the new Italian government, which led to many aircraft cancellations from the aviation registry or led to owners "bugging out" to other nearby countries...
BLACK EAGLES HONOUR VETERANS from Royal International Air Tattoo News | MEMBERS of the South Korean Black Eagles aerobatic display team have met two Gloucester veterans of the war which kept their country free and democratic during this weekend's Royal International Air Tattoo....
Second AW169 Performs Its Maiden Flight from Aero-News Network | First Aircraft To Make Its Public Debut At Farnborough The second prototype of the AW169, a new generation light intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden flight Friday at Cascina Costa in Italy. Meanwhile the first AW169 prototype arrived at Farnborough in the UK Thursday in preparation for its public premiere at the Farnborough International Airshow which is being held from 9th to 15th July....
AMERICAN HONOUR FOR RAF OFFICER from Royal International Air Tattoo News | THE Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford was the setting for a medal ceremony of special importance yesterday, when an RAF Air Commodore received a top American honour.
World War I weekend features vintage aircraft, cars - Reading Eagle | The Golden Age Air Museum in Bethel Township is commemorating World War I this weekend by featuring planes and cars from the era at its Wings & Wheels Extravaganza. The event, now in its fifth year, continues today with vintage aircraft fly-ins and a ...
World record aerobatics team to entertain Gold Cup final crowd at Cowdray Park - Midhurst and Petworth Observer | World record aerobatics team to entertain Gold Cup final crowd at Cowdray Park. Published on Sunday 8 July 2012 07:55. Leading aerobatic display team Blades will add to the thrill of Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup finals day at Cowdray Park. Organisers have ...
Michigan Aerobatic Open 2012 – Day 1 from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | The first day of competition here at the Michigan Aerobatic Open is complete. I’m in second place after two flights and pretty happy about it. I think that I weathered the disappointment of having to drop down from Sportsman to Primary pretty well. And, considering that I got up and ran the routine only four [...]
Air Race Classic moves to Tri-Cities Airport - Tri-City Herald | ...The local Air Race Classic Start 2013 committee initially planned to bring the event to Vista Field. But the group told the Port of Kennewick last month that it was moving the event to another airport after port staff worried if they could justify spending $25,000 on airport improvements for the race. "We really wanted to hold it in Kennewick at Vista Field," said Marjy Leggett of the Mid-Columbia Ninety-Nines, who serves as the committee's chairwoman. But it wasn't possible without more airplane tie-downs, and the group was fast approaching a deadline for submitting information to its national committee, she said....
Classics on display at Lyon Air Museum - Daily Pilot | Vintage cars by Packard Motor Car Company to be shown to public through Aug. 5.
Restored Mosquito to take flight in fall from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | A de Havilland Mosquito FB 26 KA 114 belonging to Jerry Yagen of the Fighter Factory will return the the skies Sept. 29 at Ardmore Airfield in New Zealand, following a 10-year restoration...
Vintage post WWII-era "Swift" plane owners land in Cottage Grove - KMTR NewsSource 16 | Pilots from across the nation have landed in Cottage Grove this weekend to celebrate a particular vintage aircraft with military roots.
Force base located east of the town of Évreux in France. During the Cold War, Évreux-Fauville was a front-line base for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) as part of NATO’s integrated military command. In 1967, the US forces withdrew and the French air force began again using the base, initially flying the Nord 2501 Noratlas. At present, the base is home of two French tactical transport squadrons flying mostly C-160 Transall transportation aircraft...KH-9 Hexagon walk around from Aviation Heritage by ChrisColloquially | Colloquially known as Big Bird, the KH-9 Hexagon was the largest, and the last, of the US film-return recon satellites. Weighing in at 25,000lbs for the basic vehicle and more than fifty feet in length, Hexagon replaced the earlier Corona satellites. The Lockheed Missiles and Space Company built the bus, while Perkin Elmer constructed the primary sensor and McDonnell the reentry vehicles...
Chad Aukerman graduates from US Air Force Academy - Cleveland Daily Banner | In April, Aukerman was one of only two USAFA cadets chosen to meet with and serve the Doolittle Raiders as they celebrated the 70th anniversary of the raid of Japan in World War II. Aukerman's initial assignment will be as a research assistant at USAFA....
Building planes makes a model day at museum - The Desert Sun | ... a toy plane powered by a rubber band Saturday at. Purchase Image. Amelia Weddle, 7, flies a toy plane powered by a rubber band Saturday at a Coachella Valley Radio Control Club workshop at the Palm Springs Air Museum.
Hills aviation artist's work selected for Air Zoo - Hometownlife.com | His works, titled “Showtime” and “Target Toyama” depict both the beauty and horror of aviation history. Aikins retired from Ford
Motor Company as chief designer, Ford Trucks, in 2000. “I wanted to return to my love of aviation and try something new ...Tupolev Tu-144 from Planeshots
Will Galactic soar? - Bayoubuzz | Farnborough in Hampshire, England has a long association with air travel. This image circa 1909 shows aviation pioneer Samuel Cody's British Army Aeroplane No 1 flying at Farnborough.
FlightTime Radio Show 233 | The Key Auto Studio is beautiful, but Milfors is REALLY unhappy about being there today!! He was supposed to FLY!! Milford should be at the Seminole Lake Glider Port, but instead, life put a new curve in the way and he couldn't make it. From the studio, Milford talks about what he mostly likes to talk about;...... he talked about the joy of flying!!
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Royal International Air Tattoo expected to attract thousands - BBC News | Some 130000 aviation 
enthusiasts are expected at RAF Fairford for the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo.
AIR TATTOO LATEST UPDATE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | As at 20.10 on Saturday 7 July, we can confirm that the Air Tattoo will take place tomorrow (Sunday). We will of course be monitoring the situation throughout the night and if there is any change we will update our website immediately.
Eurocopter to showcase EC175 at Farnborough Airshow - Military & Aerospace Electronics | FARNBOROUGH, England, 07 July 2012. Eurocopter will be highlighting its growing helicopter family with the new EC175 at the Farnborough Airshow. The EC175 is to be exhibited on the static display at Farnborough Airport starting on July 9, and will join...
ATLAS CHRISTENED AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | THE RAF has used the Royal International Air Tattoo to christen its next generation transport aircraft. The Airbus A400M - the first of which will be delivered in 2014 - will be officially known as the Atlas.
DRUMMING UP A STORM AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | LOUDER than the Vulcan! The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) Taiko Drummers made an entry with a bang at the Royal International Air Tattoo when they gave their first overseas performance.
AIR TRAFFICKERS KEEPING AIR TATTOO SAFE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The Royal International Air Tattoo's team of volunteer air traffic controllers will handle nearly 1,000 aircraft movements during the 2012 show.
CADETS ENJOY WEEKEND TO REMEMBER from Royal International Air Tattoo News | TWO members of the Air Training Corps have already enjoyed a thrilling weekend at the Royal International Air Tattoo, albeit for very different reasons.
Avro Vulcan arrives at the Farnborough air show #FARN12 from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart 
Clarke | Out of the dark, low-hanging clouds over Farnborough this morning came the world's last flying example of the Avro Vulcan bomber for a display validation flight over the airport in preparation for next week's air show. Read more.
Alabama officials arrive at Farnborough International Air Show - al.com | LONDON -- Less than a week after landing an Airbus aircraft assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama business and political leaders are rolling into this European capitol looking to capitalize on the big news...
Heritage ready to soar over Cd'A - Coeur d'Alene Press | Special guests, including Burt Rutan and George Follmer, will be on hand. In addition to the free offerings, dinner is available Friday night for a $12 donation, and pancakes will be served Saturday morning for a $7 donation. Helicopter rides will be ...
Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Legendary Air Expo Roaring Into Town July 21 - Patch.com | ... B-52 "Stratofortress" Flyover (Saturday only); Bill Braack, “Smoke-n-Thunder” Jet Car; Billy Werth, “Grayout Aerosports”; C-17 “Globemaster III” Demo Flight; F-16 Viper West; Herb & Ditto Airshows; Heritage Flight (P-51 and F-16); John Klatt Air ...
Biplanes and Grass Roots - 5 minutes with Jake Humphrey - Badger GP | “Myself, David and Eddie will be wing walking above Silverstone,” Humphrey proudly announced on Wednesday. Although he admitted that “we aren't quite sure how we've convinced Eddie Jordan to strap himself on to the wing of a biplane that dates from ...
Photo gallery: The Jubilee Air Show at Duxford from David Cenciotti's weblog | The Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was not only celebrated with a series of interesting flypasts (one at Windsor, the other over London) but also with an Air Show at Duxford that brough together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years...
WWII veterans meet iconic bombers for first time on honor flight - The Coloradoan | When Kenneth Ashley stepped onto a historical B-17 bomber Friday morning, it was easy to think the World War II veteran was returning to familiar territory.
WWII Vet From Littleton Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross- CBS | LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)- A World War II veteran from Littleton received a special honor on Friday. Rep. Mike Coffman presented Joseph Falconetti with the Distinguished Flying Cross Award for his heroism during the war. Falconetti, 88, was aboard a B-24 in 1944 when the plane was struck during a bombing over Romania...
Historic B-17 bomber lands in Bellingham for flights, tours - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A piece of history landed in Bellingham Friday, July 6, as a rare WWII B-17 bomber touched down with a roar at the Heritage Flight Museum...
Mercersburg veteran of World War II just wanted to fly - Chambersburg Public Opinion | The 18-year-old youth from Johnstown joined an air squadron in Maryland and eventually piloted a B-25 Mitchell bomber in Italy, then flew a B-26 Marauder home across the Atlantic Ocean. The B-25 was noisy, but he loved it, he said. The B-26 could do ...
B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - Garner News | B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - This story on World War II veteran Clay Wilson originally was published in the Raleigh South Connection in 2007. Although he spent less than a year in Europe during World War II the memories of Clay Wil...
TIGHAR Search Vessel Steams Towards Nikumaroro from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | Latest Effort To Find Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra A group of scientists and salvage experts are steaming towards the Kiribati atoll of Nikumaroro aboard a research vessel they hope will help them locate the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra some 75 years after it was lost on the famous circumnavigation attempt.
Texans Wins Powder Puff Derby from Pacific Flyer | More than 100 air race pilots competing in the 36th annual Air Race Classic descended on the Clermont County airport in Batavia, Ohio last month. The winning team, based on fastest handicapped speed, were Texas based Dianna Stanger of Fort Lavaca and Victoria Holt of Belton, who flew a Cirrus SR-22. The 55 aircraft flew the 2,330 nm cross-country course in four days starting on June 19 from Lake Havasu, Ariz. on a course that would take them east, north, and finally southeast to Ohio.... (Much more - the entire July edition is online HERE.)
YAM DH Mosquito engine-runs from stickandrudderWTO | On Sunday the 1st of July 2012, at the Yorkshire air museum at Elvington just outside York, was due to have the engines 'running' for the first time. But due to technical 'issues' that did not happen. However the aircraft's owner Tony Agar, will let the public know when he and his 'team' are ready to turn those engines via this website www.mossie.org But meantime, in New Zealand, the Avispecs example is due to come to...
Blind woman flying to offer 'thanks for help' - Lancashire Evening Post | But a number of charities rallied around her and helped re-build her life, so to thank them, she will be strapped onto the wing of a plane, for a daring wing-walk on September 15. She said: “I have chosen to do it because I love having a challenge, if ...
FlightTime Radio Show 232 | Since Charlie is sitting around the fire pit at Camp Mayo's Chemo Island, we had Scottie touchdown in the studio to do a bit of hangar flying with Milford. The guys talked about every way to get into the air, and then some!!
Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut - Bayoubuzz | Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut Farnborough in Hampshire, England has a long association with air travel. This image circa 1909 shows aviation pioneer Samuel Cody's British Army Aeroplane No 1 flying at Farnborough. Cody later died in an air accident.
Space Shuttle swarm: All 135 launches on one screen from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | This is so awesome! Turn up the volume!
