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Sean D. Tucker And jetAVIVA Team Up To Fight 'Loss Of Control' Accidents from Aero-News Network | Training Designed Specifically For Light Jet Owner-Pilots Sean D. Tucker's Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety, an aerobatic and upset recovery training school, has partnered with the light jet acquisition and sales firm jetAVIVA to launch a new Light Jet Upset Recovery Training course…

Mother and Son take a Historical Leap from US Army Golden Knights by Donna Dixon | As the dreary clouds hovered  over the Windy City at day break gloom was in the air. Slowly you could see a glimmer of light and finally the brilliant blue sky broke through to support the 52nd annual Chicago Air and Water Show. This is the largest show of its kind, which roars into Chicago's…

Jonathan Trappe, Cluster Balloonist from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Jonathan Trappe is a sort of super-hero to some children and a crazy man to some adults, but we found him to be a rather enthusiastic, and appropriately certificated, lighter-than-air gas balloon pilot. Trappe is licensed to fly beneath a group of (usually more than 50) homemade helium-filled polyethylene balloons. That means his aircraft is one of the most structurally redundant vehicles in the sky. After politely explaining the complications of flying with a parachute, he concluded that he didn't fly with one at Oshkosh and asked, "When you fly your aircraft, do you wear one?" Trappe's aircraft is registered and carries an "N" number. But because he can change "gondolas" (in this case a paraglider harness) and sometimes knifes balloons in flight, the exact part of the overall rig recognized by the FAA as an aircraft is a story in itself. We chatted with Trappe at AirVenture Oshkosh the day after his successful night flight across Lake Michigan…

"A Pilot's Story" most recent news! Latest Trailer Premiers at Oshkosh/AirVenture10 | The producers of "A Pilot's Story" are pleased to announce the latest trailer of the film which premiered on July 29th, 2010 at the Fly-In Theater during Oshkosh/AirVenture 2010 …The trailer features Julie Clark, Nigel Lamb, John & Martha King, Patty Wagstaff, Tom Poberezny, Zach Braff and Jack Pelton CEO, President & Chairman of Cessna… The producers of "A Pilot's Story" are thrilled to announce a new addition to the team, John Parker of Principal Photography as Director of Aerial Cinematography.  He is the genius behind the aerial sequences you see in the latest trailer and future aerials for the film. Check out his website here: Principal Photography

Skydivers land in sport's shrine - Daytona Beach News-Journal | In addition to her Golden Knights fame, she holds records for women that include 352 jumps within 24 hours and over 18300 jumps in her lifetime. ...

Marin Air Show - We were at Wings Over Marin today.  Tiny little airport in a gorgeous setting in Novato.  Lots of fun climbing in and out of cockpits, getting close-ups of vintage airplanes and watching fly-bys.  Best part was imagining what it'd be like to own our own set of wings.

Great Minnesota Air Show costs company money - St. Cloud Times | Air Show Co-Director Chris Chapman said the company is still deciding whether to put on the show again. But he is considering making the show a nonprofit ...

United States - California - Santa Paula Airshow 2010 - Santa Paula - 08/14/10 from FenceCheck Forums:

Air Show Musings « Cheryl Angst's Blog by Cheryl Angst | We took the girls to the Abbotsford International Airshow today. For those of you who are not pilots, or who have never been to an airshow, I will let you know that tarmacs are warm. It just so happened that today was the warmest day of ...

With shuttles becoming museum pieces, cities vie to land one - Los Angeles Times | New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum rallied supporters to dress up in spacesuits and ride the train to call attention to its bid. ...

Boeing Plans Commercial Space Taxis by 2015 - ABC News | A man looks at a scale model of Boeing's 787 dreamliner at their booth at the Singapore Air Show in... The Boeing Co. plans to be ready to ...

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Win a Chance to Fly with the Thunderbirds - KIONrightnow.com | One of the 5 will be chosed for a ride of a lifetime, a flight with USAF Thunderbird in the F-16C Fighting Falcon on Thursday September 30th The "Hometown ...

Blue Angels charm spectators at air show - SCSU University Chronicle | Like many others in attendance, Johnson and Sommerville said they traveled up from the cities specifically to see the F-22 and the Blue Angels. ...

Before the balloons - Battle Creek Enquirer | The 2010 Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival will feature 47 balloons, acrobatic planes, a US Air Force F-22 in the air, and the usual carnival ...

Highlights from the Great Minnesota Air Show - Minnesota Public Radio | St. Cloud pulled off the new Great Minnesota Air Show over the weekend without a hitch. An estimated 30000 people packed into the St. Cloud Regional Airport ...

United States - Minnesota - Great Minnesota Airshow 2010 - St Cloud - 06/26/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Thanks JT! You should have made the trek up to St. Cloud... the lighting was incredible Sunday when the sun was out and not raining:

Air show, Toby Keith help make Summer Celebration's first weekend a success – WZZM ... Keith with around 15000 people here," Austin says. The festival will hold another air show in 2011, with the US Navy's Blue Angels scheduled to perform.

Crews set up for Rhythm and Booms - WKOW-TV.com | This year's event will feature the US Army Golden Knights, a precision parachute team that will perform two jumps on Saturday. "The second jump with the ...

Quonset Point Rhode Island 2010 Airshow from Military Photos by witchdoctor

18-year-old pilot represents ISU in national air race event - Terre Haute Tribune Star | TERRE HAUTE — As the youngest pilot of 51 competitors, Kay Brown helped ISU rank eighth in the Air Race Classic. Two Indiana State University women who ...

United States - Minnesota - Great Minnesota Airshow 2010 - St Cloud - 06/26/10 from FenceCheck Forums:

Flying History Stops in Rockford – WIFR | "The B-17 was the bomber that won the war in Germany during World War II and there's only 12 flying in the World out of almost 13000 built. ...

Flight on B-17 gives appreciation of WWII heroes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | During an hour-long flight Monday inside the B-17 bomber Liberty Belle, the 10-year-old boy from Columbus, Ohio, grasped the cold steel of a machine gun, ...

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | What's the best birthday gift for a 102-year-old? Whatever she wants -- and Myrtle Carroll wanted to go for a ride in one of the little airplanes she enjoys listening to from the porch of her home near the Platte Valley Airport and Vintage Aero Flying Museum in Fort Lupton, Colo. Carroll had only been flying once before in her life, and never in a small airplane. But she loves the sound of the engines buzzing nearby, and when a friend asked if she'd like a ride for her birthday, she said, "Well, yes, I would." On Sunday, Mark Holliday, the museum's chief pilot, who is also the husband of Carroll's caretaker at the assisted-living home, Marilyn Taylor, took her for a spin in the back seat of a Cessna 182. "When you're 102, if you want to fly, you should be able to fly," Taylor told the Greeley Tribune.

"Harrier and Jaguar" by Fiona Banner, which opened... from x planes which opened yesterday at Tate Britain "The suspended Sea Harrier transforms machine into captive bird, the markings tattooing its surface evoking its namesake the Harrier Hawk. A Jaguar lies belly up on the floor, its posture suggestive of a submissive animal. Stripped and polished, its surface functions as a shifting mirror, exposing the audience to its own reactions. Harrier and Jaguar remain ambiguous objects implying both captured beast and fallen trophy."…

Teams pull jetliner 12 feet to raise money - The Newark Advocate | More than 400 people took part in a charity plane pull on Sunday to help the airport celebrate its 85th anniversary. Twenty-two teams heaved on a 60-foot…

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Fair St. Louis Airshow Will Feature Nationally Renowned Performers from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Renowned air show performers will appear over the Mississippi River near the Gateway Arch for Fair St. Louis, July 3-4, 2010.  MUST SEE air show in St. Louis, absent since 2005.  Come to St. Louis Downtown Airport open house this weekend to meet the pilots! Announced aerial acts include:

Art Nalls in his civilian Sea Harrier
Lockheed C-130 and Army Golden Knights
MO Wing CAF B-25 "Show Me" and TBM-3E Avenger
Aeroshell Team - 4 Texans
Gene Saucy - Showcat
John Mohr - Stearman
Jim Maroney - Super Chipmunk
Kirby Chambliss - Edge 540
Red Eagles - Talon Eagle and Red Eagle
Matt Younkin and Twin Beech


Great Minnesota Air Show ends on high note - St. Cloud Times | The second day of the Great Minnesota Air Show attracted thousands to watch the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, the F-22 Raptor and other ...

"Quonset Air Show 2010 Soundtrack" 06-27-10 :: Original Custom ... by Scott Quillin | Tonight's song is a collection of three soundtracks recorded for the Quonset Air Show 2010 video that I put together over the weekend. I'll upload it tomorrow (Monday). Enjoy this song – it's a rocker! Thanks for listening - ...

Airfest 2010 at the Alberta Aviation Museum - iNews880.com | It's a celebration of our aviation history, because Edmonton has one of the biggest in the world. It's about aviation today, what we do today, our museum, ...

Air show attendance dives - Baraboo News Republic | The Scream'n Rebel Formation Demo Team performs at this year's Baraboo Dells Air Show. ...

Tune In Radio Show "Aviation Scholarships Not Just For Kids" - AvStop Aviation News ... Patty Wagstaff, National Aerobatic Champion and air show performer; and Connie Bowlin, Warbird pilot and owner and retired Delta Air Lines pilot; ...

Air Race Classic 2010 Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSCALOOSA AL- Last week Tuscaloosa was the second stop of eight including the destination of Frederick MD on the 2,400 mile, 34th Annual Air Race Classic. The all women air racers honored their rich history by taking to the skies at Fort Myers FL in celebration of the 100th year of women pilots and 81 years of women air racing…

Local pilots' spirits soaring after race - Frederick News Post | Pilot Lin Caywood describes participating in the 34th annual Air Race Classic this week as intense, but a lot of fun. ...

AeroExpo - a few quick thoughts from Unicom by Ian Seager | It was hot, numbers were down and the percentage of 'registration enthusiasts' was up. Sunday was inevitably very quiet. The event was pretty well supported by the industry, and while there wasn't stand after stand of new and exciting aviation products there were enough things to see to make a visit worthwhile.

Best of day 7: Better weather, more Texas BBQ and being on TV from Flying Across America | Before telling more about today's flight, we've to publish one picture from Houston. Lots of you want to see the smile of the 5 years old boy that took a discovery flight on N512R yesterday at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. It was not possible to upload it yesterday because of our bad internet connection, but here it is now. Look at that smile, it says everything about how fun flying is…

Russian T50 Fighter - Next Big Future | The T50 as far as I can tell is competitive with the F22. Below are links to various comparisons of specifications of the T50 and the F22. ...

Battle of Britain: the spitfire, envy of the enemy - Telegraph.co.uk | In the Spitfire's glory days she was the stuff of Boy's Own legends: the iconic aeroplane that epitomised Britain's fighting spirit during the darkest times ...

Frame Grabs from the B-17 Ride at the Indianapolis Airshow from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) I'm digging through the footage from the Indianapolis Airshow from a couple of weeks ago as I prepare to edit the content down into episodes. And there's some really great footage in there! For the B-17, i mounted a GoPro HD Hero up behind the pilots, as shown above…

For warbirds fans from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Via an IRC chat session today I was led to this thread on the Warbird Information Exchange. It's 54 pages long at the time of writing, and it's chock-full of wonderful photographs of historical US Navy (plus a few other) combat aircraft. I've included a couple of examples here…

World's only flyable B-29 returns to the skies from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The world's only flyable B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" will return to the skies Tuesday, June 29, at 8 a.m. for test flights,  according to officials with the Commemorative Air Force. The CAF Airpower Museum will open its doors at 7 a.m. on  June 29 and June 30 for visitors who would like to get a front row seat for FIFI's pre-flight preparations and first flights. Visitors to the museum will be ushered to the main hangar for an up-close view of the crew preparing this massive bomber for her first flight in four years. Once FIFI begins to head for the runways, visitors will be escorted to a prime viewing area, to witness the B-29s first taxi and takeoff. (Schedule subject to change without notice due to inclement weather or mechanical requirements.)

Lightning - P-38 Style from FenceCheck Forums - From the 2010 PoF High Country Warbird Fly In at Valle, AZ (40G):

Photo gallery of B-17, B-24J Liberator, TP-51C Mustang from Aerospace News by aubreycohen@seattlepi.com (Aubrey Cohen) In case you missed it, we posted this photo gallery Friday of a Boeing B-17, Consolidated B-24J Liberator bomber and a rare dual-control, two-seat North American TP-51C Mustang fighter flying from Everett's Paine Field to Seattle's Boeing Field for a visit to the Museum of Flight.

Yankeedog's Flying Circus: QC Air Show-Part 1 of whatever ... by yankeedog | If it's summer here, it must be airshow season. This weekend brought the 24th Annual Quad City Air Show, which has grown a lot from its inception. This year was unusual in that the show didn't feature either the Blue Angels or the ...

90-year-old Davenport airman takes sentimental journey - Quad City Times | JEFF COOK Visitors to the annual Quad-Cities Air Show tour a WW ll-era B-17 in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday, June 27, 2010. (Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES) M. Jim ...

Raise Your Hand If You Like This 1974 BD-5 Promo Pic by Martt | I found this BD-5 promo pic in the Vol. 1 No. 3 edition of the 'BD News' publication put out in 1974. I've got a small stack of amazing Bede promo materials left over from the early 70's when my dad had purchased a BD-5 kit. He sold the kit before it was really even started and put a deposit down on two of the 'D' model airplanes, the ones that were supposed to be a factory built and ready-to-fly. Then shortly after, he traded one of the 'D' slots for an order on a BD-5 Jet. As it would turn out, none of these airplanes would ever be delivered... but at least I've got a stack of cool promo materials to show for all the excitement : )…

Museum Monday: New England Air Museum | Stuck at the Airport by Harriet Baskas ... in this post courtesy Cliff1066 via Flickr Creative Commons. He's got dozens of other great photos from the museum on his Photostream as well. ) Add Comment ». Categories: Airplanes, Aviation history, Exhibits, Museums, aviation ...

Thunderbird wing failure - 1967 from Pilots of America Message Board by Let'sgoflying! Over Air Show Center . . Jerking The Wings Off An F-100 Super-Sabre Supersonic Fighter - Del Rio was several times a movie set for a West Texas border town. It's windy, and the weather tends toward extremes. A large U.S. Air Force Base 6 miles east of town was named after Jack T. Laughlin, a B-17 pilot and Del Rio native killed over Java within a few weeks of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…

Idaho Canyon Flying: Serious Aviating With a Huge Fun Factor from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | We've all know people who love to take their single-engine GA plane into the Idaho backcountry to try and slip into some of the famously difficult dirt and grass strips nestled along pristine streams loaded with trout. We've seen the photos, a little patch of nothing between the trees, with a windsock as the only clue this is an actual air strip…

Randa Milliron: A Spaceport of Her Own from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Setting up a private rocket site in the remote Tropics of Tonga sounds like a movie supervillain plan, but Randa Milliron of the Mojave, Calif.-based InterOrbital Systems (IOS) explains why it's the best way to get us to orbit and beyond in the recent Podcast interview by Podcaster Dr. Alex "Sandy" Antunes for the 365 Days of Astronomy series [click link for audio]…

Lockheed Martin's quiet green supersonic machine from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands | The unusual tail design scoped in the LockMart study is intended to disrupt and diminish the supersonic booms generated by SST's. These shock waves were sufficiently intense directly underneath Concordes cruising at close to Mach 2 to damage some buildings and shatter windows, causing it to be banished from flying over populated areas…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | As 1944 began, Soviet aeronautical experts were already filtering through information of successful flight tests of British and American jet aircraft and the impending service introduction of rocket- and jet-powered aircraft in the Luftwaffe. The Soviet GKO (State Defense Committee- a wartime organization that ran the Soviet Union during the Second World War), headed by Stalin, quickly concluded that the different efforts by engineers doing research on jet propulsion at the time needed to be consolidated under one organization, the NKAP (People's Commissariat for Aviation Industry).

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Blue Angels Honor Kentucky WWII Flying Ace's Memory – WBKO | The Blue Angels roared into Bowling Green Wednesday afternoon. Fans stood breathless as the US Navy precision flight team landed their Boeing F/A-18 Hornets ...

Threat of storms overshadows festivities - St. Cloud Times ... largest summer festivals on the line — not to mention an air show featuring the US Navy's famed Blue Angels — a lot is riding on the weather this week ...

The Air Force Thunderbirds - Salisbury Post | The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a show in Ocean City, Md. The airshow earlier this month was filled with old and new ... The featured performers were the Thunderbirds, which use F-16s as their demo planes. The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a ...

Luke Air Force Base's own Capt. Nicholas Holmes will fly as Thunderbird No. 4. - Fighter Country Partnership | The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Thunderbirds, have announced incoming officer selections for the 2011 demonstration season. ...

Air show takes off in Rhody - Attleboro Sun Chronicle ... to see the Thunderbirds in action as well as other attractions at the 20th anniversary edition of the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. ...

An inside look at the Great Minnesota Air Show - Minneapolis Star Tribune | So when Wiskus is flying upside-down 25 feet off the ground, or the Blue Angels are soaring with their wings within inches of each other, the only thing ...

Miami Valley Youth Soar through the Skies with Greg Poe - Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton | World-renowned aerobatic performer and unlimited aerobatic champion, Greg Poe, will give Miami Valley youth the chance of a lifetime, that of flying with ...

Air show may take off from province - Metro Canada – Vancouver | Visitors to the Nova Scotia International Air Show watch the Snowbirds pass by from the wing of a Hercules plane in this file photo from 2005. ...

Muskegon's Sumer Celebration's air show has safety zone that will restrict ... - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com | File PhotoMusekgon's Summer Celebration brings back an air show to the area after a four-year absence. MUSKEGON COUNTY — The first Summer Celebration Air ...

Battle of Britain flight for air show - Diss Mercury | All eyes will look up to the skies around Old Buckenham Airfield at the weekend for the return of a popular community air show. ...

Spitfire flypast for anniversary – WalesOnline | A SPITFIRE flypast will mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in Cardiff Bay. An aircraft flown in North Africa will make three passes above ...

Red Arrows over Worthing for Armed Forces weekend - Worthing Today | THE Red Arrows will fly over Worthing as part of the renowned West Sussex Armed Forces weekend. The event, taking place in Steyne Gardens this weekend, ...

AirVenture 2010 Promises Rare Warbirds, New Technology from AVwebFlash Current Issue | EAA AirVenture 2010 is just over a month away, so if you're going, now is a good time to be making plans, especially since early-bird discounts on advance tickets expire June 30. This year's big event has plenty of new features, a salute to veterans with lots of rare warbirds, plus of course the usual huge lineup of flight demos, airshow performers, forums, workshops, aviation films, and just about any kind of aviation-related event you can think of. Space is limited for the electric aircraft symposium on Friday, featuring aircraft designers Burt Rutan, Randall Fishman, John Monnett and more, so if you want to be there, register online now. The Goodyear Blimp will make another visit to the site, and a night airshow will light up the sky on Friday night, followed by mass balloon launches on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Saab Gripen from FenceCheck Forums - Swedish Gripen at Skrydstrup AB, Denmark, 5 June 2010:

Historic air race comes to town - Great Bend Tribune | The two will come together next year when Great Bend Municipal Airport is one of 10 stops in the 2011 Air Race Classic, according to Airport Manager Martin ...

Liberty pilot takes to the air in famous air race - Liberty Vindicator | "I thought that was such a wonderful idea, and why not do something to benefit someone else while we're having fun?" So this year Team Ely-Kummer is raising ...

Talk about blowing a gasket! from Warrior Women take on the Air Race Classic 2010 by warriorwomen2010 | Our mechanic, Mitch, was true to his word and returned to the airplane late last night (after his shift as an EMT!) to get the plane ready so all he would have to do was replace the gaskets when they arrived.  However, as he further inspected the parts he soon realized it was a bigger issue than originally thought.  The carburetor was showing signs of fuel in places it shouldn't. [NOTE:  I am NOT a mechanic so please forgive that my details may be fuzzy and my wording may not make complete sense.]…

Alabama-based team competes in Air Race Classic - Tuscaloosa News | The "Flying Carastros" are competing for the eighth time in the Air Race Classic race, not only to honor women in aviation but also to spend time with each ...

Day Two of the Air Race from Team Charley | We were pretty tired after landing in Hot Springs yesterday. The leg from Tuscaloosa to Hot Springs was pretty brutal. It was hot and humid, with lots of thermals. We checked into our hotel in Hot Springs and were in bed and asleep by 8:30 pm. Up again at 6:30 and out to the airport before 7:30 am. First leg was from Hot Springs, AR to Cameron, MO. The weather was still cool and comfortable for that leg…

Historic Cross Canada Flight Group Takes to the Skies Again from Aviation.ca News | On the morning of July 12th 2010 aircraft from across Canada will start their engines to begin another epic aviation pilgrimage... this time to the Yukon. The flight will originate in two locations with half of the more than 120...

Barnstormers make second stop on tour from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Stearman pilot Sarah Wilson, who is participating in the American Barnstormers Tour, files this report from the tour's second stop: Ahhhh..smooth air and high overcast for the flight to Lincoln Airport (Y14) in Tea, S.D. Our flight of six had a 20 knot tailwind enroute, leaving us with plenty of time to take some air to air and chase each other down low in the fields. I have to say the flights to each stop are the best part of any tour. Looking over my shoulder and seeing the Stinson, Fleet, and Texaco Waco off my left wing and the New Standard and Travel Air down low in the fields off my right, its hard to believe all these beautiful planes are captured today in the same patch of sky. Lucky me…

Going three wheeling from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Tom Haines | Where are you landing this weekend? Somewhere other than pavement, I hope. Last week we quietly introduced a means to help you find new places to land. The AOPA Airports section on AOPA Online now includes the ability to search for "unpaved" runways. As I wrote in my Waypoints column in the July issue of AOPA Pilot, my most memorable and rewarding landings have occurred on other than paved runways. I think you'll find that to be true too…

Best of day 3: Baton Rouge from Flying Across America | This post is a summary of our day in Baton Rouge. No new destination today but N512R took off on a very important mission: passing the passion for aviation along. Jason gives introductory flights at our stops. Contact us if you want to book one - this is a unique opportunity. No one comes out of the aircraft without a bright smile…

Combs reaches 40th state from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | "Hope One" at the Denton Air Show under the wing of "Flagship Detroit," the oldest flying DC-3 in the world. The Flight for the Human Spirit had covered 13,442 miles when it landed for a maintenance stop at its home base at Denton Municipal Airport (DTO) in Texas. Texas became the 40th state of a journey that has touched down in more than 90 cities and towns across the United States, all in a Light Sport Aircraft…

Aces take to the skies in Geneseo Airshow | The Livingston County News by Virginia Kropf | A group of some of history's most talented flying aces will highlight the 2010 airshow at Geneseo Airport. The Greatest Show on Turf, scheduled July 10 and 11, will pay tribute to the famed Tuskegee Airmen and will feature the ...

CAF B-25 Makes Unscheduled Stop In Iowa from Aero-News Network | Engine Problems Caused Pilot To Make A Precautionary Landing A Commemorative Air Force B-25 returning to St. Paul, MN from Cape Girardeau, MO made a precautionary landing in Muscatine, IA because of an engine problem.

C-47 seats available for Independence Day Parade fly-over - Heritage Newspapers | The C-47 has become the most versatile and numerous aircraft of this century, according to literature from the Yankee Air Museum. More than 13000 were built ...

Museum highlights a century of aviation - Lompoc Record | Bryan Walton/Staff A century of aviation history is on display at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight overlooking the city's public airport. ...

St. Louis Science Center Displays Mercury and Gemini Development Spacecraft from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | The helicopter amphibious assault ships of the US Navy that transport Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) are often called the "big deck amphibs" as their size approaches that of the the aircraft carriers of previous generations. In fact, the latest class of assault carriers, the Wasp-class LHDs, are much larger than the Royal Navy's Invincible-class Harrier carriers and closer in size to ships like the old French aircraft carriers FNS Clemenceau and FNS Foch (size comparison here) Like a supercarrier, the assault carriers have their own air wing embarked with the Marine Corps calls an Air Combat Element or Aviation Combat Element (ACE). But there the difference ends. But let's back up a bit and talk about the MEU and how the ACE fits into the MEU…

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Snowbirds take to the skies as they prepare for airshow - Waterloo Record | The Canadian Forces' precision aerobatic team lifted off twice from Region of Waterloo International Airport Friday afternoon as they prepared for the ...

News 3 Rides Along With Blue Angels Crew - WSIL TV | The Navy Blue Angels are headlining the Cape Girardeau air festival. News 3 boarded the Blue Angels' support plane to experience some of the moves the ...

Navy's Blue Angels visit Cape Girardeau hospital – KFVS | By Heartland News CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Navy's Blue Angels in town for the Cape Air Festival, took a break from the skies to pay a special visit ...

Airmen take to the skies - San Mateo Daily Journal | The 11th annual Hiller Aviation Vertical Challenge, the nation's largest all-helicopter air show, held this Saturday will provide the opportunity to see the ...

Volunteers ready for Great Minnesota Air Show - St. Cloud Times | Organizers are hoping to draw 50000 people each day to see the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron and other aerobatic acts. ...

Denton air show to coincide with Father's Day - Lewisville Leader | Ever since then, the event has maintained a steady attendance of between 9000 and 10000 spectators, said air show spokeswoman Amanda Addington. ...

Air Expo celebrates flying women - Ada Evening News | Julie Clark and her Chevron Mentor T-34 will be headlining this year's event. Clark will perform a twilight show Friday night that includes pyrotechnics. ...

Female flyers taking off - Wink News | Now, there are 113 women in 54 small planes flying in the all-woman Air Race Classic. Two of the teams are from Southwest Florida. ...

Vintage aircraft relive glory at Warbirds Fly-in - Arizona Republic ... plans when they see the vintage World War II Lockheed outside the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Valle, said Connie Freson, a spokeswoman for the museum. ...

High Country Warbirds Fly-in at Valle, Arizona - Arizona Republic | The museum is holding its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-in, which will feature planes in its collection as well as craft flown in for the occasion. ...

Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford is launched (From Wilts ... - STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle and forces sweetheart Nell McAndrew launched this year's Royal International Air tattoo at Fairford.

Barnstormers bring high-flying tour to North Iowa - MASON CITY — They all walk — or rather, fly — different paths, but they all have one abiding passion: The sky. "I always wanted to fly a biplane coast to coast," recalled Richard "Speed" Hornbeck, one of several vintage airplane pilots who are part of the American Barnstormers Tour. Within a week of restoring his 1929 Waco Texaco bi-plane, "my buddy and I jumped in, took off for California. It took about a week to get there. "Got there; we had a burger on the beach, turned around and flew right back, which took about another week," he said with chuckle. "It was great." Hornbeck is one of about 20 pilots on the 7-city 2010 tour with their vintage planes. Almost all are from the "golden age" of flight, from 1918 to 1940. The show continues today and Saturday at the Mason City Municipal Airport…

Netherlands - Luchtmachtdagen 2010 - Gilze-Rijen - 06/18/10 from FenceCheck Forums - some from yesterday:

Disabled American Veterans B-25 Mitchell Bomber - Southeast Missourian ... river straight ahead was taken through the nose window of a B-25J Mitchell Bomber operated by the Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach Program. ...

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Showcases Area Aviation History from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo - The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum is one of those hidden gems of the St. Louis area.  The museum, housed in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport (Cahokia, IL), showcases aviation artifacts with ties to this great aviation region.  Staffed mostly by volunteers, the museum is committed to the preservation and display of historic air and space vehicles and artifacts as well as providing educational programs to foster the spirit of flight in today's youth and in future generations.  We highly encourage our readers to visit and give generously to this worthy endeavor.  Here is a taste of what you will experience.  For more information, go to http://www.airandspacemuseum.org/index.html.

New images from the ItAF Museum from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti - On Jun. 18, 2009, the Skema was opened again after 2 years of works. I visited the pavilion, that is now fully air conditioned to provide the most suitable temperature for the preserved aircraft, on May 23, 2010. The Skema has now a 1000 sq.m. structure where the G.91PAN, the G.91R, the G.91T and the G.91Y are exhibited. A nice addition within the Skema is also a Nike Hercules that was added to the collection on Oct. 29, 2009.

Robert "Hoot" Gibson to be in Muncie next weekend - Muncie Star Press | A modeler for less than three years, he specializes in warbirds and plans to bring his Douglas Dauntless SBD dive-bomber, his P-40 Curtiss Warhawk and his ...

Russian flying fortress from Military Photos by Extobulite | in 1930s Russian army was … by the idea of creating huge planes. At that times they were proposed to have as much propellers as possible to help carrying those huge flying fortresses into the air, jet propulsion has not been implemented at those times yet. Not much photos were saved since that times, because of the high secrecy levels of such projects and because a lot of time passed already. Still on the photo below you can see one of such planes - a heavy bomber K-7. Now modern history lovers in Russia try to reconstruct according the plans left in once to be top-secret Russian army archives their look in full color. This is one example based on ideas of Russian aviation engineers of that times.

Futuristic rocket-powered plane built in Sebastian to make appearance this summer – TCPalm | The start-up sports organization unveiled the Mark III X-Racer in late April during the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, Okla. ...

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Air EXtreme Team To Set New World Record For Wing Walking June 19, San Francisco - The Spirit of St. Louis 2 Project is actively seeking sponsorship. "We need more visionary sponsors and partners to keep making aviation history happen! ...

ABU DHABIS ARCH HOPES TO MAKE IT FAB FOUR IN NEW YORK - Eye of Dubai | Team Abu Dhabis enigmatic pilot, Hannes Arch, is hoping to make it an unprecedented four wins in a row at this weekends Red Bull Air Race World Championship ...

Aussie Hall cops air race suspension - Sydney Morning Herald | Australian Matt Hall's quest for a podium finish in this year's Red Bull air race series has taken a blow after the former fighter pilot was handed a ...

Blue Angels, fireworks still a go despite oil - Pensacola News Journal | The oil won't stop the two Fourth of July fireworks displays or the Blue Angels shows on July 9 and 10, local officials and organizers said. ...

Blue Angels Air Show still scheduled - Gulf Breeze News | The popular Blue Angels air show is still scheduled for July 6-12 on Pensacola Beach. Since the Coast Guard vessel that serves as the center point of the ...

Air Stunts with the Blue Angels - Fox Sports | Airshow pilot Sean D. Tucker is the only civilian who flies with the Navy's premiere Blue Angels flight team.

Tuskegee Airman Bill Holloman - Seattle Times | "Just by talking to him you were touching a primary point of history," said Greg Anders, commander of Cascade Warbirds, a vintage-aircraft organization Lt. ...

Airmen To Be Remembered Friday At Nellis - KVVU Las Vegas | The one-hour memorial will be held at the Air Demonstration Squadron's "Thunderbirds" hangar. The airmen's families have requested that anyone wishing to ...

Everyone will be looking up this weekend - TheNewsTribune.com | The F-4 and F-16 will fly individually and in formation during a heritage flight that highlights the evolution of military aircraft. ...

Aviation Day Gives Kids a Look Inside ND Guard Aircraft - KFYR-TV | The North Dakota National Guard uses its aviation unit to respond to emergencies across the state, and today, the general public got a chance to hop inside ...

Business digest: Air Race Classic pilots to meet area children - The News-Press | Area children are invited to Page Field General Aviation Airport Saturday to talk with pilots arriving in Fort Myers for an all-female, multi-state air race ...

Great Minnesota Air Show tickets to be sold at gate - St. Cloud Times | The air show will be June 26-27 at St. Cloud Regional Airport and will feature the US Navy Blue Angels' precision flying team and other aerobatic acts. ...

ILA 2010 report from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico - From 8 to 13 June 2010 the ILA or Internationale Luftfahrtausstellung (International Aviation Exhibition) was held at the airport Berlin-Schönefeld. First ILA was already in 1909 and that means it is more than 100 years ago the first one was held! The ILA is every two years and together with the shows at Le Bourget and Farnborough it is one of the most important (commercial) shows held in Europe. This year was also the last year the show will be located at Berlin-Schönefeld. Since this airport is being enlarged to become the main-port of Berlin, there will be no room for a next ILA here. Location of the ILA 2012 is yet unknown, but it may eventually return to its previous location at  Hannover-Langenhagen airport…

Tour brings WWII bombers to Medford – KDRV | The B-17 and B-24, part of the Wings of Freedom Tour, are on exhibit at the Jet Center in Medford. They can travel up to 600 miles round trip ...

The Cucumber Bomber from General Aviation News | Imagine running an FBO that provides flight instruction, maintenance services, charter flights, and cargo services with a stable of planes that includes a B-17. Before your mind flashes to a recent warbird parade at Oshkosh, think again. This story begins in 1959, when surplus warbirds could still be operated on the cheap. At that time, it wasn't unusual for ordinary folks like Jack Kalemba to try and make a living by putting a surplus bomber to work… 

Uncontrolled Airspace #191 "Ah-choo!" from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Two jet-powered gliders... flying too close to The Lady... and Sean Tucker now has eight ailerons. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #191 "Ah-choo!"…

Flying Across America Our first video is online - Listen to Jason explaining what General Aviation is about and that it's not reserved to the "elite". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mukAVMKB8Z4

Video: Soyuz TMA-17 Terra Firma Dustdown! by Martt | This short video is pretty interesting to watch as the Soyuz TMA-17 mission returned to Earth on June 2nd 2010.  Onboard was Russian Cosmonaut and mission commander Oleg Kotov, along with NASA Astronaut and flight engineer Timothy Creamer and Japanese JAXA Astronaut and flight engineer Soichi Noguchi.  They were returning from over 5 months at the International Space Station…

Malibu Woman Builds Home From Scrapped 747
from FlyerTalk Forums by bocastephen http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749...video=20349533 Interesting...