Breitling Jet Team to perform in Wisconsin in 2015 - Pioneer Press | OSHKOSH, Wis.—The Breitling Jet Team will be performing in the United States for the first time ever and it will be in Wisconsin. They are performing at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture in Oshkosh in 2015. The aerobatic...
RAF line-up confirmed for Wings & Wheels 10th Show * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Plans for the 10th annual Wings & Wheels have got off to a flying start with confirmation from the RAF that the Red Arrows, Tucano and Tutor as well as iconic legends from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane – will all be part of the weekend’s aviation line-up...
Aerobatics and Education at Sun n Fun - Dylan Aviation | My Super D is on display each year in the aerobatic welcome center at Sun n Fun. Note the tiger tail hanging from the right wing. I mark the aileron spades with tiger tails to warn “lookers’. Without those markers, people have a propensity to walk into the spade, cutting their heads and damaging my spades. My Super D is on display each year in the aerobatic welcome center at Sun n Fun. Note the tiger tail hanging from the right wing. I mark the aileron spades with tiger tails to warn “lookers’. Without those markers, people have a propensity to walk into the spade, cutting their heads and damaging my spades...
EAA Invites WWI Aircraft to AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 - EAA | A call is going out to all World War I-era aircraft, aircraft replicas, and reproductions to join in commemorating the centennial of World War I aviation technology at the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, July 28-August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin...
The Blue Angels Used to Travel Aboard a Rocket Powered Hercules - Gizmodo [w video!] | There is much more that goes into a Blue Angels show than what you see in the air—every event requires a 
massive behind-the-scenes effort to coordinate. In order to ferry all of the spare parts equipment and support personnel that make this happen from show to show, the Blue Angels employ a United States Marine Corps C-130T Hercules, dubbed Fat Albert. Measuring nearly 100 feet long with a 133 foot wingspan, the C-130T is equipped with four Allison T56 engines, providing a top speed of 320 knots, a range of 2,400 miles, and a 45,000 pound payload capacity. The T variant denotes that it carries extra under-wing fuel tanks and has an upgraded avionics system over older models, though it isn't quite as capable as, say, the C-130H Spooky...
Nine aviation mysteries highlight long history of plane disappearances - CNN | While such situations are rare, the puzzling disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 is not the first time a plane has vanished without a trace. Here are nine cases of mysterious plane disappearances and disasters. Some remain unsolved, decades later...
The Stealth Bomber Elite By James R. Chiles Air & Space Magazine | Fewer than 100 pilots climb the ladder to the B-2 cockpit
Above & Beyond: Recovery: Bataan By Ralph Wetterhahn Air & Space Magazine | Two fighters went after each other at midafternoon on February 9, 1942, with machine guns blazing. They were scant feet above the dense jungle enveloping the Mariveles volcano on the Philippines’ Bataan peninsula. Sergeant Toshisada Kurosawa, Imperial Japanese Army, was flying a Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate”; U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant Earl R. Stone was in a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk...
Curtiss Jenny Open Cockpit Event at Yanks Air Museum · Warbirds News | The Yanks Air Museum is holding an open-cockpit event with their rare Curtiss 1C Jenny this Saturday between 10:00am until 3:00 pm. Sitting in the cockpit, the visitor will undoubtedly understand how frail and vulnerable an American military pilot from WWI would have felt as they prepared to join the fight. The Jenny was a vital element of America’s arsenal a hundred years ago, and trained 95% of US WWI pilots. 2014 marks the centennial for the beginning of that global conflagration...
World Tour for Pearl Harbor Documentary Lands at Palm Springs Air Museum · Warbirds News | Starting in June of 2011 Liz Watkins, worked with Holly Shelton and retired Lt. Colonel Bill Phillips to organize and raise funds so that six Pensacola, Florida area Pearl Harbor survivors could return to Pearl for the 70th anniversary of the attack. The film documents the...
In the Pink: Dazzling Cessna 425 Conquest Keeps Alive Memory of World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots - The Aero Experience | St. Louis Downtown Airport was pleased to host the arrival of 
the
pink Cessna Conquest that occasionally visits the St. Louis area.
Flown by Ron Buchanan for Three Lakes Enterprises out of New London,
Minnesota, the aircraft flies corporate clients throughout the region.
The aircraft retains it's pink hue and hot pink stripes in honor its
previous owner, World War II Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP)
Suzanne Parish (1922-2010)....
Deja vu: Pilot named Amelia Earhart to fly around world this summer (video) - al.com (blog) | DENVER, Colorado -- Amelia Earhart will have a second chance to complete her flight around the world. Sort of. A Colorado woman named Amelia Earhart in June plans to fly around the globe, covering more than 24,000 nautical miles. Earhart, a news anchor for Denver's NBC affiliate, is taking the challenge in conjunction with the Fly with Amelia Foundation, an organization she founded last year to promote aviation for young girls....
UCAP349 "Echo-Papa-Papa"
Aviation Community Unites Behind 'One Week Wonder' AirVenture - EAA | More than a dozen companies are pitching in to support our unique 'One Week Wonder' airplane building project planned for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. The goal is to build a complete airplane during the seven-day annual convention and fly-in scheduled for July 28-August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh...
Video: See how Sparks was a player in the space race from RGJ.com
NASA & the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise - io9 | 1976. The Shuttle Enterprise, about to embark on a continuing mission to test in-atmosphere flight, and never quite get into space. The shuttle's rollout ceremony with most of the main cast from Star Trek was neither the first or last collaboration between NASA and Star Trek....
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Dark Clouds Hang Over Air Shows After Budget Cuts - ABC News | "This is as American as apple pie," said Sean Tucker, another top aerobatic pilot, from Salinas, Calif. "It's the Indianapolis 500, the Fourth of July, and 'Top Gun' rolled into one." Air shows pump about $1.5 billion into the economy and draw nearly ...
Red Arrows back with nine-plane displays after safety sign-off - The Independent | Sir Stephen said: "The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, have designed a display of precision formation flying that encapsulates the agility and demonstrates the pure flying qualities required in the Royal Air Force. "The Reds are an...
Facebook campaign 'not enough to save airshow' - This is Kent | THE setting up of a Save Folkestone Airshow Facebook page, liked by hundreds of people within hours, is not enough for this year's event to proceed, organisers have confirmed. The page was created on Saturday, the day after the news of the cancellation...
Last flying B-29 bomber stops in Birmingham - WBRC.com - WBRC | The B-29 along with a lot of other warbirds will be available for rides and tours through Sunday evening. The aircraft are owned by the Commemorative Air Force in Addison, TX. Follow the signs at Birmingham Airport to Kaiser Aircraft Industries. For...
Evans Elementary Fun Fly day | Our second trip to Evans Elementary with the Evans Flyers and Rotors and Props members in attendance. Kids earned points for good behavior and those that reached at least 50 points in the month got to attend. 300+ students over TWO sessions!
Dambusters memorial from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | With the 70th anniversary of 
the Dambusters raid - Operation Chastise - here's a couple of pictures to commemorate the event. First up is this shot of an Avro Lancaster from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight taken by AirSpace user Sunshine Band. More...
Warriors of the Night Disc 2 from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Warriors of the Night Disc 2 Warriors of the Night Disc 2, 2003, DVD, 90 minutes Warriors of the Night is a three DVD set produced by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum – the mission of which is to keep history relevant by maintaining aircraft and flying them. The museum has a number of aircraft and…
Final Hog Sortie in Europe. from The Lexicans | The Cold War ended more than 20 years ago and things like this still make me realize just how much things have changed....
Video: Spend Some Quality Time With The X-47B (Carrier Suitability Testing) from AirPigz by Martt | The video of the X-47B making the first-ever unmanned-aircraft launch from an aircraft carrier a few days was very impressive, but the one above, released a few days ago by Northrop Grumman, is also great because it gives you a much more in-depth look at both the X-47B itself and the rock-solid flying characteristics of this amazing unmanned aircraft. It's a compilation of the work done this Spring conducting the 'carrier suitability testing'....
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
around
the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations
and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women
of the Air Force.
More about the Mythbuster's third JATO rocket car episode from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | I just noticed that the TRF thread on the episode has been joined by Rick Maschek, who was involved with the making of the rocket motors. He has two Facebook albums that are viewable: Building the motors; and, on the playa. In the thread, he confirms what I thought I had observed - that 38mm motors were used to ignite the P motors...
Cadet surprises date, also a cadet, with helicopter ride to prom from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | MICHIGAN – Civil Air Patrol Cadet 2nd Lt. John Garcia of the Livonia Thunderbolt Cadet Squadron had a surprise for his prom date and girlfriend of two years, Juliette Lundberg, a cadet second lieutenant in the Kalamazoo Cadet Squadron. Garcia is...
Seminar set for women weighing aviation careers - Toledo Blade | Shelby Beauregard, a licensed pilot and member of Women in Aviation International, will discuss various aspects of becoming a career pilot and answer questions about the aviation industry. Attendees also can 'fly' in a full-motion flight simulator and...
Get lost in space Saturday at Virginia Air & Space Center's first Sci-Fi Fest - Daily Press | The arrival of a new "Star Trek" movie provided a launch pad for a new event at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton. Sci-Fi Fest is a one-day gathering of the intergalactic clans that seeks to spotlight both cutting-edge science and way-out ...
Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Manassas Air Show Takes to the Skies This Weekend - Patch.com | It's head's up this weekend at the Manassas Regional Airport for the area's annual air show. The event, which is from 10 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, will feature an aerobatic air show, wing walkers and aircraft displays. Admission to the show is free and...
Wings and Wheels Fly-In set to soar - Lake Gaston Gazette Observer | The kickoff event for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Lake Gaston, the Fabulous 50 Splash, the Fly-In promotes aviation while providing a venue for classic cars and motorcycles to be shown, with underlying goals of honoring military veterans ...
Buttons will be needed only for airshows at ShrinersFest - Evansville Courier & Press | ...Airshow organizer Steve Eberhart promised the airshow will be interesting despite the absence of the Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, which was to have anchored it. The famed squadron has been grounded due to budget cuts from the Congressional impasse over the federal budget....
Historic warbirds touch down at Gillespie Field in El Cajon - 10News | Historic warbirds touch down at Gillespie Field in El Cajon. 18,000 B-24s made at Consolidated Aircraft plant. B-24 at Gillespie Field. Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,...
Sky's the limit for this event - Gympie Times | Contributed. MORE than 100 model aircraft will take to the skies over Tin Can Bay this weekend in the biggest model aeroplane event in Queensland. Hosted by the Tin Can Bay Model Flying Club, the annual SCAF (Southern Cross Air Force) 
Warbirds, has ...
Working on the line. Golden Eagles from Planeshots
Last Stalag XVII-B POW Group Reunion Arrives in St. Louis May 1-3 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | This reunion is for the POW’s who were aircrews of the US Army Air Forces. During missions over German cities and other Nazi strongholds, their B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators were shot down by Germans with anti-aircraft guns. They sent crewmembers plummeting to the ground while fumbling with parachutes and praying for survival....
A Simple Thing from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | On April 15, 2013, in an emotional 
ceremony at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, the Government of Canada unveiled an enlarged image of small piece if silvery metal not much bigger than one half centimeter by three centimeters – the Royal Canadian Air Force's Bomber Command Clasp. While it is too late to demonstrate our recognition and pride for the large percentage of former Bomber Command air crew, a small group of Bomber Command veterans were assembled for the unveiling of the new – an extraordinary grouping of proud aviators accounting for 305 Operation over enemy territory....
Ed Rasimus was buried today from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Fellow blogger, decorated US Air Force pilot and Vietnam veteran Ed Rasimus was buried at Arlington Military Cemetery today, with full military honors, of course...
Pieter Stroobach Visits Albania Airbases from Photorecon by Pieter Stroobach
There is Always Room For Improvement from Flight To Success | ...When I flew ACTIVE, I was in 
the last year of my first test tour. In many ways, I was at the top of my skills having benefited from flying hundreds of missions. As good as I thought I was, I wasn't as good as the guys at NASA Dryden. Let me explain....
Video: Free Flights For Medical Patients -- Angel Flight West from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Angel Flight West arranges free flights for people with chronic medical conditions are urgent needs when traditional forms of transportation are unavailable or cost prohibitive. This specific organization is active in the western United States. They're always looking for volunteer pilots to fill the ranks because there is always a need....
An airborne wrecking ball??? from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I was amazed to find this video clip of an AS332 Super Puma helicopter of Airlift AS in Norway. It's using a specially-built multi-ton underslung...
NASA Flies Dragon Eye Unmanned Aircraft Into Volcanic Plume - DirectionsMag.com | NASA Earth science researchers traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- a small electric aircraft equipped with cameras and sensors -- into the volcano's sulfur dioxide plume and ...
JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?" (is the 3rd time a charm?) from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | The Mythbusters kicked of their 10th season with a third try at the JATO Chevy rocket car myth. A fitting start since the first try was on their very first episode. In short, the myth says that says some guy attached a JATO unit to his Impala...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Thunder Over Louisville proves again to be superb Derby Festival spectacle - Louisville Business First | More than 400000 people turned out for the Kentucky Derby Festival Inc.'s kickoff to the Derby season — Thunder Over Louisville. As Business First reported, the event brought spectators from across the region for the fireworks, air show and other ...
Thunder over Louisville 2012 from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | That’s what I call a weekend! I got a call about 10 days ago from Paul Wood of the Warbird Heritage Foundation and The Hoppers. Paul asked whether I might be interested in shooting a promo video for the foundation’s A-4B Skyhawk. Not being an idiot, I said yes. After trading some dates back and [...]
Barksdale air show ends with high spirits - Shreveport Times | The Black Dimond jets pull a stunt during the Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base Sunday afternoon. / Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times Maj. Brad Boudreaux had a homecoming of sorts when he piloted the C-130J Hurricane Hunter from ...
Air shows a tradition that date to early days of Cherry Point - Havelock News | By Drew C. Wilson In a few weeks when billions of dollars worth of military aircraft and millions of dollars worth of civilian aircraft come together for the Cherry Point Air Show, perhaps 150000 people will be entertained by fantastic aerobatic ...
Planes of Fame Air Museum Airshow from World Airshow News Forum by Sandy |On Friday, May 4th Planes of Fame Air Museum will have a special Airshow 2012 Preview event. The only way to be a part of this 2012 Airshow Preview event is to visit Planes of Fame Air Museum. Visitors & Planes of Fame Air Museum members can come to the museum during normal museum hours on Friday May 4th and after entering the museum take a tram to the ramp to view arriving aircraft and watch two afternoon practice sessions. The first practice session will be between 1 PM and 2 PM and the second between 3 PM and 4 PM. Members are admitted without charge as usual and visitors pay regular entrance fees. Planes of Fame Air Museum Members can then come to Airshow on either Saturday or Sunday without charge to enjoy the entire performance.
Air Racers 3D soars into select IMAX theaters from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Air Racers 3D, the first IMAX movie devoted to the Reno Air Races, is rolling out across the country at select IMAX theaters, including the....
Breaking Through The Clouds: Film Screening
- Annapolis Capital | Documentary Breaking Through The Clouds tells the
story of the first Women's Transcontinental Air Race, rife with
emergency landings, damaged planes, rumors of sabotage, and plenty of
public scrutiny. Commentary and a question and answer session with ...
Meeting of La Ferte Alais 2012: 40th edition from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | © Romain
Hugault | Time of Propellers: 40th edition | 26 and 27 May 2012 | For this 2012 edition, the Association Jean-Baptiste Salis, airshow organizer of the airfield of Cerny / La Ferte-Alais, proposes to commemorate the 40th edition of "Time of the propellers." The public can get close to the beautiful machines on the airfield through a large static display organized in the morning, before the meeting. Ground and animations themed tables are provided throughout the day to allow everyone to browse the history of aviation ....
Little Known Black History Fact: James Banning - blackamericaweb | James Banning was the first African-American male aviator to receive his pilot’s license. Born in 1899, Banning’s family moved to Ames, Oklahoma when he was a young adult. After attending Iowa State as an electrical engineering major, James Banning tried to enroll in flight schools but was rejected because he was black....
Video of P-40 Found in Desert - Nordo News | This video of a P-40, discovered in the Al Wadi al Jadid Desert, was recently published on youtube. The two part series (part one, part two)appears to show locals more concerned with making a quick buck and grabbing the still loaded guns than selling it for big money to a collector. Judging by...
Doolittle raiders honored at ceremony marking 70th anniversary of historic mission from Air Force Link Top Stories | The five remaining members of the famous Jimmy Doolittle Tokyo Raid were honored in a banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force here April 19. Four of the raiders were in attendance, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Maj. Thomas C. Griffin and Lt. Cols. Richard E. Cole and Edward J. Saylor. The fifth, Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, was unable to attend for health reasons...
Doolittle Snapshot | One-Minute Film Provides a Taste of the Event - Hemlock Films | Well, it certainly was an eventful (and tiring) week. The 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion has come to a close, leaving everyone with memories, photos and videos to last a lifetime. While we had our film "The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers" screening in Dayton, we still had time to squeeze off a shot or two. Here is a little compilation for your enjoyment!
The B-25J “Betty’s Dream” from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The “Bats Outa Hell” Squadron racked up an impressive record in the Pacific during WWII. The Texas Flying Legends Museum celebrates this history with “Betty’s Dream.” “Betty’s Dream” was part of the 499th Squadron and...
‘FIFI’ under attack from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Congressman Michael Turner, an Ohio representative, is gunning to ground the only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress in the world, "FIFI." The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and other leading organizations in the Warbird and general aviation communities are joining voices to oppose an amendment proposed by Turner to the House National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) that, if allowed to pass, would have a devastating effect on civilian operated historic military aircraft, CAF officials said...
The F-82 Twin Mustang Zero Sum Game — USAF wins and CAF loses and loses again and may lose flying their B-29 by travelforaircraft | Reader Gene Fioretti alerted this blog to a Confederate Air Force Special Alert published on 20 April 2012 entitled, FiFi Under Attack from Ohio Congressman. It is about Congressman Michael Turner's bill amendment which, if passed as currently drafted,...
An aircraft near to my heart from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Reader Snoggeramus writes 
from Australia with the news that a well-heeled aviation enthusiast there has spent upwards of $2 million (presumably Australian dollars) on restoring a World War II-vintage Bristol Beaufort torpedo-bomber. The Beaufort was developed...
Chasing Horizons The Air Race That Changed The World by Jim Bolander - Front Row Lit | IN 1924 THERE WAS A WORLD AIR RACE. THERE HAS BEEN NO GREATER RACE IN HISTORY. ITS RESULTS CHANGED THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND. Chasing Horizons is your ticket to fly with the forgotten pilots who changed the course of history by daring to go where no one had gone before. To experience their timeless story is to reconnect to the greatness of the American dream and the infinite expanse of the human spirit. Chasing Horizons is the true story of the great air race of 1924 as told from the perspective of the four American pilots who took part in it. It is a historical novel concerning a race between six countries to see who could fly around the world first: A race that took six months to complete and was followed by every newspaper in the world....
Damaged C-17 move truly a joint effort from Air Force Link Top Stories | When a C-17 Globemaster III, recently landed and overran the runway due to inclement weather, the landing gear and other critical parts were damaged. Through months of planning and teamwork by the joint forces located on Forward Operating Base Shank, this 282,500-pound aircraft was moved with no incidents from its location after the crash to a site where the service members and Boeing employees could get the aircraft back to operational readiness...
Movie Monday: A master aircraft designer on his highest achievement -- the SR-71 from FlightBlogger by Stephen Trimble | On 24 April, 1962 -- 50 years ago on Tuesday -- Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk climbed into the A-12 Oxcart, the CIA-funded precursor of the SR-71, and attempted a brief hop at the end of a high-speed taxi test. He nearly crashed. Schalk had intentionally turned off the A-12's stability augmentation system (SAS) dampers, only to find out almost too late that his Mach 3.2-speed aircraft is 'SOS' without them. Two days later, with SAS dampers switched firmly 'on', Schalk completed the real first flight, launching the short-lived operational career of the CIA's A-12 fleet, and the US Air Force's three-decade history with the SR-71 Blackbird....
Free Fall Record – Arthur Starnes (1941) from AIRBOYD.TV
Birthday parties take flight at the Air Zoo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Air Zoo guests looking for high-flying fun can now choose from three customized birthday party packages...
World’s First practical personal jetpacks now in India from Defence Aviation by Pratik Sawerdekar | Martin Aircraft Company, the inventors of world’s first practical personal jetpacks have announced that they have signed an agreement with India’s M2K Group based in New Delhi to start productions of Martin Jetpacks in India. Under this agreement India will serve as the manufacturing base of Martin Jetpacks and all orders placed from sub-continent will be fulfilled by the Indian company...
Bombers, JATOs and JATO-boosted bombers from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Dark 
Roasted Blend has posted a new series on Heavy Bombers: Fearsome Angels of the Cold War. This post includes four awesome photos of B-47's being boosted by JATOs. There's also a...
Space Needle Announces Finalists In Space Race 2012 from Aero-News Network | Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Will Be On Hand To Present The Winner With The Grand Prize - A Sub-Orbital Trip Into Space Eight months after announcing Space Race 2012, a program that celebrates its iconic history, the Space Needle in Seattle has chosen five lucky finalists to compete in a variety of challenges for a chance to fulfill their dream of traveling into space. The contestants will gather in Seattle next month to kick-off the last leg of the competition, with the winner being announced on May 9...
Space Shuttle's Arrival in NYC Delayed Due to Weather - WNYC | The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum may have cleared part of its deck in anticipation of the arrival of the space shuttle, but it will have to wait a bit longer. NASA's planned flight of the Enterprise, ...
Space shuttle Enterprise will be flown over Hudson County waterfront on Monday - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com | Earlier in April, the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” conducted a test flight over the Hudson River in advance of a flight to take place during Fleet Week in May commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the War of 1812....
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Dream air show at Pease: Blue Angels, Golden Knight Parachute Team, and more - Foster's Daily Democrat
A former US aerobatic champion from North Andover, Mass., Goulian is also a competitor in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship and a recipient of the ...
Air show returns - Southeast Missourian
Now there's some good news: The air show will be held next year, thanks in large part to a commitment from the US Navy Blue Angels precision flying team. ...
Deployment halts plans for air show by Dave Hughes
Fort Smith's popular air show has been canceled for next year as the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Fighter Wing ramps up training for its deployment to Afghanistan. Wing and civilian air show officials announced in September that ...
Smyrna Airshow Canceled For 2010 - WSMV
Next year's Great Tennessee Airshow in Smyrna has been canceled because airport officials lost the bid to bring in the ever-popular Blue Angels or the US ...
LoPresti First Saturday to Benefit Boy Scouts of America Features ... from sbwire
The imagery of the film was great and after meeting Will Hawkins and Rico Sharqawi on I just knew that these guys could tell a great story." said David LoPresti. "When David LoPresti called to ask if we would consider being part of the ...
Woman wins ride in Horseman P-51 from General Aviation News
Air Show Buzz (ASB) has named Pennsylvania native Pamela Pfeninger the winner of its Horseman Flight Team Sweepstakes. She will embark on the opportunity of a lifetime – a ride in a WWII P-51 Mustang with The Horsemen Flight Team, a marquee acrobatic fleet. She was selected from more than 1,600 people who entered the drawing at ASB.tv, which celebrated the premier this summer of the its new TV show "The Horsemen Cometh." ...
New Technician Joins Team Breitling from Air Race News Watch
From www.nigellamb.com:
Craig Andrews (32) is delighted to join the Breitling Air Racing Team and will travel from South Africa to the UK and take up the position on January 1st. He will be supporting pilot Nigel Lamb and working alongside Team Coordinator Rebecca Allen as they prepare for the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
Red Bull Air Race: Transfer to Lisbon evidence shows that "the country does not ... - LUSA
The mayor of Port believes that the transfer of the Red Bull Air Race to Lisbon "is a negative factor" ...
Mass DC-3 Arrival At AirVenture from AVweb Top News
Mass arrivals are nothing new at AirVenture Oshkosh but this will be one for the history books. An organization called The Last Time is inviting DC-3 and C-47 operators to participate in a 25-ship formation to arrive at Wittman Field on the opening day of AirVenture 2010 next July 26. "This historic flight will recreate an image of a time gone by," say the organizers. The huge formation will kick off a week of festivities celebrating the 75th anniversary of the legendary aircraft and the people who served with it in hundreds of different roles. It's being announced today to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the first flight of the aircraft at the Douglas factory in Long Beach, Calif. EAA is hoping for dozens of DC-3s and C-47s to attend AirVenture but there are only 25 slots open for the formation flight and the funding assistance that goes with it.
Woman honors aviation pioneer grandfather - Libertyville Review
"I wrote the book because I wanted people to now just how instrumental Matthew was in our nation's aviation history and to document all his contributions to ...
The Powder Puff Derby: 1947 to 1977 from OneRiot.com
Armstrong Cork Co. sponsors pilots Dorothy Bock and Ellie McCullough Odorico In 1929, the National Air Races were held for the first time in Cleveland,...
The Zen of Ken: Book Reviews: Tree Of Smoke (Denis Johnson) by Ken Lewis
He was a member of the Flying Tigers who fought the Japanese before the U.S. entered World War II, he escaped as a Japanese prisoner of war, and his psychological operations work with Edward Lansdale against Huk guerillas in the ...
Air show pilot Keoki Gray releases collection of short stories from General Aviation News
Keoki Gray, pilot and author, has released "Songs of the Archaeopteryx," stories of aerial adventure and the interesting people drawn to small airplanes, flight training, and aerobatics. The tales are based on Gray's 30-plus years' aviating throughout North America.
Gray has flown as a glider towplane pilot and flight instructor. He barnstormed as a member of three different air show teams in the 1980s and 1990s. Since receiving his pilot's license in 1978, he has flown more than 100 types of aircraft from sailplanes and helicopters to Warbirds and unlimited aerobatic planes and has logged more than 11,000 hours flying time. ...
Extreme JATO - Operation Credible Sport from Dick's Rocket Dungeon
I couldn't resist cross posting (from High Power Rocketry) these YouTube videos of C-130 cargo planes equipped with rocket motors pointed in most every direction that could possibly make sense (and apparently some that don't). I had previously posted one, but these are much better. I'll leave the history stuff to the descriptions associated with the videos and to Wikipedia.
For Octogenarian Pilot, Sky Is The Limit from Diamond Pilots
A few weeks ago, Anne Osmer left her home in Hendersonville, N.C., went to a local airfield, climbed into the cockpit of a Diamond DA20 and took off on her first-ever solo flight. Nothing unusual in that, except Osmer is 83 years old and didn't take her first flying lesson until she was 80.
NYCAviation on the Today Show! from NYCAviation.com
NYCAviation made its network television debut on the Today Show this morning, where we explained the hobby of aviation enthusiasm to the nation and showed Al Roker and Ann Curry a good time at JFK.
Danny's dream. Glenn's decency. from Letters from Flyover Country
All in all, I'd have to say Glenn Brasch is the primary reason I go to Oshkosh every summer. Well, OK, there are some airplanes there, too.
Glenn has written a terrific story in Plane & Pilot about a ride he gave to a kid. ...
We have helped to make history, now the hard work will really start, says RR - Derby Evening Telegraph
BOSSES at Derby aero engine-maker Rolls-Royce said they were "proud to be part of aviation history" after the maiden flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. ...
Virgin America Announces New Live In-Flight Television Line-up from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, today unveiled a new live television line-up on its in-flight entertainment platform - Red(TM). As of today, guests on every Virgin America flight will be able to use the Red touch-screen at their seatback to choose from a larger library of in-flight television choices - including more live sports, news and popular programming, as well as exclusive new cached content like Virgin America's "Best of the Web" section - which features popular web-based programming.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
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The 2009 Randolph Air Show takes place Nov. 7-8.
The gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days.
The event is free and open to the public. ...
Free air show in Homestead via miamiflonthecheap.com
Homestead Air Reserve Base is inviting its neighbors to a free air show Nov. 7-8 as a way to give thanks and foster awareness for the local military units. Wings over Homestead will be the first air show hosted by the Air Force at the base since before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Wings Over Homestead's feature performers will be the USAF Thunderbird.
The event will include aerial acrobatics, skydiving, vintage airplanes, a jet car, ...
New features highlight Fantasy of Flight's third Roar 'n' Soar - News Chief
AUBURNDALE -- Roar n' Soar, Fantasy of Flight's two-day extravaganza of classic land, sea and air racing machines, returns Saturday and Sunday with new ...
MORALE: The JATO Show Dies Of Old Age - Strategy Page
The US Navy Blue Angels acrobatic team will no longer feature their C-130 (called "Fat Albert", and used to haul around the maintenance personnel and their ...
Warriors & Warbirds Airshow At Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport by ssherron on 11/2/09
Monroe, NC The Warriors & Warbirds Airshow is coming to Monroe. This promises to be an incredible family fun event that you will remember for a lifetime.
VNA Air Show Week declared - Vero Beach Press-Journal
The people of Martin County know the Visiting Nurse Association Air Show as a tradition, a family event, and as a fun weekend of planes and pilots. These are all pieces that comprise the air show itself but this morning at the Board of County Commission meeting, a proclamation was brought forth that honored the air show for the good it does for our community and for the VNA. ...
Wright brothers' descendent speaks at society meeting - Cincinnati.com
She also works to preserve the story of her famous family's contributions to aviation history and is actively involved with a number of aviation-related ...
Blue Impulse - Tokyobling's Blog
The main event of the air show is obviously the Japanese Air Acrobatic team, the Blue Impulse and their Kawasaki T-4 Trainers. They performed a stunning air show complete with sky writing of fearsome precision. ...
Airportfest features Formula 1 racers via AOPA News
Two Formula 1 racers that competed in the forty-sixth annual National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev., were on display at Peter O. Knight Airport during AOPA Aviation Summit's Airportfest.
CIVA Meets in Oshkosh via FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA
The FAI Aerobatics Commission (CIVA) met in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA on 16-18 October 2009 and discussed a broad range of issues, considered proposals for 2010, and accepted bids from contest organizers for next year.
CIVA President Mike Heuer will be writing about the meeting shortly on his blog and the Minutes of the meeting will be published here as soon as possible.
The CIVA meeting started with rides in the EAA's Ford Trimotor on Friday, 16 October, informal discussions, and then the Sport Aviation Hall of Fame ceremonies in the Eagle Hangar of the Museum. Famed test pilot and airshow performer Bob Hoover was inducted into the Aerobatics Hall of Fame and had the opportunity to meet many of the CIVA Delegates. ...
CIVA Publishes New List of Judges via FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA
Judges at work.Judges at work.At the 2009 plenary meeting of CIVA, new Judges for the FAI International List of Judges for Aerobatics were approved and inactive Judges were deleted. During this past contest season, more time was demanded of our contest officials than any time in CIVA's history. The 2010 season will not be quite as intense, however, the World Advanced and European Glider Aerobatic Championships (Finland), the European Aerobatic Championships (Czech Republic), and the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships (Poland) are all scheduled to take place in 2010. Panels of 10 Judges each will needed in addition to the Chief Judges, Assistants, and other personnel on the judging line.
The new 2009-2010 list of Judges is available below as a download in PDF.
Baillieu vows bid for air race - The Age
VICTORIA will bid to host the world-famous Red Bull Air Race if the Coalition wins next year's state election. Seeking to brand himself as a ''major ...
The Arizona Republic - AZ Central.com
Warbirds on display include the B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey", a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, North American SNJ/T-6, Stearman trainers, and more. ...
Military Milestones from the Birth of the Marines to the First Jet Fight - Human Events
... launch from a ship underway (see last week), Lt. Theodore Gordon Ellyson makes the first successful aircraft catapult launch in Naval aviation history. ...
Veterans Day celebration - Atascadero News
Tony Woods, retired Marine, patriotic music by the Atascadero Community Band, a fly-over by the Estrella Warbirds, colorguard by the Boy Scouts and the ...
Our Veterans: Frozen in Time, but Not Forgotten - The Moderate Voice
This one, however, did not involve the recovery of our troops, but rather the recovery of an aircraft, a P-38 aptly named "Glacier Girl" afterwards. ...
Veterans Airlift Command founder honored - AOPA Pilot
( See "A welcome lift for wounded vets") "As airboss of the Veterans Airlift Command, I am honored to accept this award on behalf of the 1250 volunteer ...
John Adams, 89, combat pilot in three wars - Atlanta Journal Constitution
One of the few American pilots to see combat during three major conflicts -- World War II, Korea and Vietnam -- he piloted a B-17 Flying Fortress on air ...
Veterans Day events for 2009 - Arlington Advocate
The square will honor Eugene mcgurl, a World War II airman who bombed Tokyo as one of the "Doolittle's Raiders," and the other 12 members of the mcgurl ...
Veterans' Support Groups to Be Honored - The Ledger
LOCATION: Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n' Fun, 4175 Medulla Road. TICKETS:General admission $10 adults, $5 students. In observance of Veterans Day, ...
Jets to perform flypast in memory of fallen heroes - Northern Echo
The aircraft, as used by the world famous Red Arrows, will make their flypast at Sunday's Remembrance service and wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial ...
C-17 aircrew scores touchdown in mission with NFL greats via AF.mil Top Stories
The quarterback was crouched in his uniform, scanning the field from under his helmet for his intended receivers. But this was no stadium; it was a C-17 Globemaster III flying over the harsh and dangerous terrain that is Afghanistan. And there was no football, but rather 18 much-needed bundles of food, water and supplies for troops at a forward operating base. The quarterback, in this case a loadmaster, found his targets. Touchdown! ...
Super Genius Airshow Blog via airshowreviews.blogspot.com
... This B1B Lancer was right next to the F-35. Are you starting to get an idea how huge this hangar is yet? I can't even tell you what the aircraft parked behind it are as we were so enthralled with the 35 that we never made it back there (at least I didn't). Heck I didn't even take a single pic of the F-22 that was parked right on the other side of the F-35. Also in this hangar was a Globalhawk UAV. ...
A Pilot's Story - EAA Chapter 119
"A Pilot's Story is a feature length documentary film that explores the mystical attraction and endless adventure that draw pilots into the sky. The story is told in the voices of noted aviators ranging from aerobatic champions and ...
Ninety-Nines Celebrate 80 Years Advocating for Women Pilots via EAA
Eighty years ago, on November 2, 1929, an unknown newspaper columnist wrote those words about 26 women who planned to convene an organizational meeting at an airport on Long Island, New York, that would eventually lead to the formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization dedicated to helping women pilots.
Momentum needed to get women into aviation - AOPA Pilot
In the 1920s and 1930s, the "Golden Age of Aviation," women were involved as parachutists and competed in the first All-Transcontinental Women's Air Race, ...
A Few Minutes With ... Steve Jacobs - Charleston Post Courier
An avid pilot — his father worked on Army helicopter production during the Vietnam War — Jacobs was involved with the Young Eagles outreach group that ...
Aerial skills put to the test - The Ashburton Guardian
The Mid Canterbury Aero Club is hosting the Alpine Aero Clubs' area rally and dozens of pilots from clubs from Nelson, Blenheim and around Canterbury will ...
EAA News - EAAer Uses 3D Animation to Reconstruct Hudson River Landing via http://www.eaa.org/
The landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson has been dissected from many angles and now one EAA member has created what is likely the most complete and visually impactful animated reconstruction of the event to date.
Kas Osterbhur, vice-president of engineering for K3 Resources, Inc., which specializes in accident reconstruction, began the project after a conversation with EAA staff during EAA AirVenture 2009. Using their Exosphere3D software, Osterbuhr initially set out to create a reconstruction to use as a marketing vehicle; however after investing 200 hours his curiosity continued to drive him to refine the project into deeper and deeper detail. ...
New NOTSnik images via High Power RocketryThese are two new (to this blog anyway) images from the NOTSnik project. I could spend the rest of my life just focusing on project farside, NOTSnik, vanguard, and the Thor-able moon shots.
Max Shoots The Albatross via Another Time
Max Haynes does it again with a beautiful photo essay of a Grumman Albatross. If you are a fan of the Grumman seaplanes this is a must see! The paint scheme is one of the slickest schemes I have ever seen applied to a seaplane. The inside looks like a yacht. How would you like one of these to fly around the world in?
See the photo essay here.
Reflections from the late Charles F. Dare - Star News
... view the hole in the 80th floor of the Empire State building a few blocks away after an Air Force B-25 bomber had crashed into it a few days before! ...
Warrior Flight via AF.mil Photos
The B-25 Mitchell medium bomber "Special Delivery" and a Japanese A6M2 Zero replica built from a North American T-6 Texan fly over downtown San Antonio Nov. 5, 2009. The Alamo is visible to the left in the stand of trees below the Zero. Larry Gregory is one of the pilots of the B-25 from the Lone Star Flight Museum and Jim Ryan pilots the Zero of Tora Tora Tora. The Disabled American Veterans Flight Team organized flights aboard historic and experimental air show aircraft for wounded warriors from the Warrior Transition Unit of the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, two days before the Randolph Air Force Base "Forging the Future" Air Show.
Archived photos at X planes
- Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-27...
- Royal Air Force F-4 Phantom crashes after nose radome comes open in flight, 3rd June 1980
- Fairchild C-82 Packet crash testing,...
- Grumman F9F Panther sliced in two on the USS Midway, June 23rd 1951
For those of you who have paid a visit to the Future of Flight museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, this large monolithic composite barrel will be quite familiar to you. A few weeks ago, Boeing removed three barrel - a demonstrator of 787 section 47 - from its exhibit in at the museum and relocated back to the factory grounds. It's been rigged up near the 40-41 building and appears to have a vertical stabilizer leading edge now attached to the top of it. I confess to having absolutely no earthly clue as to the purpose of this barrel's reclamation, but it does inspire many many questions? Can anyone shed some light?
AirTran's Latest Football Livery via Things in the Sky
AirTran has already released some special liveries for the Atlanta Falcons and the Baltimore Ravens, and now a third, for the Indianapolis Colts, has been spotted. Kudos to Chris Weyer for snapping these pictures at Hartsfield: ...
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Nov. 14 is final JATO for popular Fat Albert - Marine Corps Times
A Navy aircraft, Fat Albert has been manned by an all-Marine crew since it joined the legendary flight demonstration team in 1970. Its primary mission is to ...
South Carolina scrambles at Falcon Air Meet 2009 from National Guard - Top News
F-16 pilots from the United States, Belgium and Jordan competed in the Scramble launch portion of Falcon Air Meet 2009, a multi-national F-16 competition hosted by the Royal Jordanian Air Force here Oct. 21...
A day with the Collaborators by A Pilot's Story movie
Will and I have been on the road quite a bit filming exciting content for the upcoming film, A Pilot's Story. Earlier this month, Will and I got to spend 2 days with the Collaborators Aerobatic Team at their home airport, King City, CA. ...
Wings & Wheels set for Saturday - Sussex Countian
By Georgetown COC Above, Larry Kelley's "Panchito," a B-25J operated by the Delaware Aviation Museum, based in Georgetown, represents a B-25 that served ...
Stuart Air Show attendance could benefit from weak economy - Vero Beach Press-Journal
Despite a fizzling economy and difficulty securing sponsorships, organizers with the Visiting Nurse Association Air Show at ...
Parachute Team will skydive into Gardner-Webb's Spangler Stadium on Saturday - Shelby Star
BOILING SPRING – The Golden Knights, the United States Army's elite parachute demonstration team, will be dropping from the sky and landing on the campus of ...
Two-day airshow in Chhattisgarh - Zee News
Airforce Marshall PV Nayak will be sending a aerobatic team 'Surya Kiran' along with 11 planes to Raipur of the show on the request of Chief Minister Raman ...
In Pictures: 'Turkey 86th Anniversary' - Monsters and Critics.com
The Turkish Stars aerobatic team from the Turkish Air Force perform with supersonic NF-5 aircraft during a parade of ...
Ecuador may return Indian helicopters after crash - RIA Novosti
One of the seven Dhruv combat helicopters Ecuador had purchased from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited crashed during an air show in the Ecuadoran capital, ...
Saga Rose Sails From Southampton For The Last Time - CruiseCritic.co.uk
The ship will sail at 4:30 pm packed with celebrity guests, with an aerial display from the Blades aerobatic team as tribute. ...
A-20 to go on show at Hendon in 2010 from Aeroplane Monthly News
RAF Museum Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-9436 Oct 09Work on the RAF Museum's Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-9436 'Big Nig' is advancing rapidly with Precision Aerospace Productions of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.
Red Bull Air Race Takes Off With Riedel - 4RFV
Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a thrilling victory in the final race of the season in Barcelona in front of ...
B-17, B-24 and P-51 flying in to Lexington - Salisbury Post
The Wings of Freedom Tour of the World War II Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will be on ..
Legendary Bush Pilot and Award-Winning Author To Appear At Fantasy ... by noemail@floridaattractions.org
Featuring some of the world's finest classic land, sea, and air racing machines, the aviation attraction's fast-paced, two-day extravaganza takes place on the weekend of Nov. 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with doors opening at 9 a.m. ...
Catch a high view of the Grafton purple haze - Daily Examiner
Grafton Aero Club president Peter Clement said there would be plenty of activities and things to do over the weekend, weather permitting. ...
Oklahoma City 99s Museum of Women Pilots pays tribute to Amelia Earhart, other ... - NewsOK.com
A cutout of Amelia Earhart stands in front of one of the exhibits on the pioneering aviatrix at the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City. ...
Women aviators help keep Earhart's legacy alive - Wicked Local (blog)
... resident Margot Cheel and Scituate resident Trish Sauve are part of a organization keeping alive and continuing the long history of women in aviation. ...
Determined search finds, returns WWII airman from Air Force Times - News
HIGHLAND, Calif. — For two decades after her son's bomber went down in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, Vella Stinson faithfully wrote the U.S. government twice a month to ask if his body had been found — or if anyone was looking.The mother of six strapping boys went to her grave without the answer that has finally reached her two surviving sons 65 years later: the remains of Sgt. Robert Stinson are coming home.Military divers recovered several pieces of leg bone from the wreckage of a B-24J Liberator bomber found at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of the island nation of Palau. ...
RCAF Museum:25 years and still flying high.the Royal Canadian Air Force museum in Trenton is just wrapping-up its silver anniversary - CKWS Television
25 YEARS AND STILL FLYING HIGH.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE MUSEUM IN TRENTON IS JUST
WRAPPING-UP ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
BUT, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY MILESTONE THAT'S BEEN MARKED IN AVIATION CIRCLES.
THE CENTENNIAL OF POWERED FLIGHT IN CANADA, THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE R-C-A-F, AND THE 60TH OF TRENTON'S MEMORIAL GATES.
HERE'S NEWSWATCH'S MIKE
Meet the infamous Carmelita Pope at the USO on Friday - Vero Beach Press-Journal
Today she is director of the Veterans´ History Project at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho. STUART — Walking into "Meet Me at the USO," a costume ball ...
Robert L. Chester 1919 - October 10, 2009 - Lusk Herald
There he immediately made a number of friends, taught art classes at the Sr. Center and volunteered at the Prairie Air Museum. Bob enjoyed talking about art ..
Imperial County Aviation Day Celebrates The Importance of Imperial County ... - Imperial Valley Weekly
... up close to static airplane displays, including military, emergency, commercial, agricultural and other aircraft that are a part of aviation history. ...
Tennessee aviation legend turns 100 - AOPA Pilot
"I enjoy everything about aviation and flying." The city of Morristown is building a new terminal building at the airport, which will be named for Johnson. ...
What Does a Pilot Look Like? - AVweb
Manzano is now a senior at York College's Aviation Institute and president of the school's Women in Aviation chapter. While she might be a minority in the ...
Kissimmee Airport completes projects - AOPA Pilot
The Kissimmee Air Museum's Warbird Adventures, located on the airport, matched a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the $1.1 ...
Hurricane accident report released from Aeroplane Monthly News
On October 20 The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) issued its report on the crash of Hawker Hurricane XII G-HURR at Shoreham airshow on September 15, 2007, which took the life of Brian Brown.
Gotta buy gifts for an airplane nut? #EAA fall/winter merch. catalog now available. Also, great ideas available at http://shop.eaa.org/. by EAAupdate (Dick Knapinski)
fsweekend Flyin And London Melbourne Race - FlightSim.com
We the KLM-VA (Virtual airline of KLM on IVAO), will be hosting a48 hour flight from London to Melbourne re-tracking the 1934 race witha 737 and the DC2.
The MacRobertson Trophy Air Race took place October, 1934 as partof the Melbourne Centenary celebrations. The idea of the race wasdevised by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, and a prize fund of $75,000was put up by Sir Macpherson Robertson, a wealthy Australianconfectionery manufacturer, on the conditions that the race be namedafter his MacRobertson confectionery company, and that it beorganized to be as safe as possible.
We will be flying it in the footsteps of the original DC-2 theUiver and we will be flying it with a KLM-Retro livery 737-800 fromthe show floor. ...
Texas Trails: High-Flying Adventure - Sulphur Springs Country World News
Oct. 29, 2009 - One of the first great aviation events in Texas was the arrival of a flying contraption known as the Vin Fiz Flyer, which landed in Fort ...
Nimitz by night by David Cenciotti
The following pictures taken from the Vulture's Row, the narrow balcony on the ship's island, don't give the exact idea of the darkness that surrounds an aircraft carrier at night. The flight deck is illuminated by a soft sodium-vapor light and by the runway lights. The aircraft are surrounded by many coloured shirts performing the usual tasks needed to launch and recovery aircraft in safety. The afterburners create a bluish-white glow that disappears immediately after launching from the catapult. Combined with thousands of stars clearly visible above us, the sight is absolutely stunning. ...
Sharing Aviation from Let's Go Flying by Jason Schappert
Sharing aviation with someone, now that's a rewarding experience! I recently had the opportunity to design and lead an after school aviation program for middle school age kids appropriately called "The Future Pilot Flight Academy."
I've always had a huge passion for aviation and try to be an ambassador wherever I go. Seeing a group of kids at this age get so excited about flying and what happens "behind the scenes" to make each flight a success was powerful to experience. ...
Youngsters turn high fliers - The Star
By Staff Copy CELEBRATIONS to mark the centenary of Britain's first airshow in Doncaster in 1909 really took off for youngsters at the borough's museum. ...
Purdue Pete's head created by aviation students from Purdue Technology News
Purdue Pete's head is created by aviation technology students in the Composites Laboratory at the Purdue University Airport. This video provides a look at how this Purdue icon is created.
Watch the video.
Aero Santa! - Magnet #2 from Zazzle.com from www.zazzle.com
Christmas Eve, 1921. An obscure airfield... somewhere in the world. A little known and perhaps forgotten chapter in Santa's long career of gift giving. Some gifts should be given SERIOUS thought before presenting! Although, we should add, Santa did manage the deliveries... with a little help. The Bon Ton Crew is proud to present this vintage photo ...
5 Frightening (But True) Space Stories - Discovery News
Air & Space Magazine has even more about the mission here. Apollo Toilet Horrors: On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard wet his pants aboard Freedom 7, ...
Ares I-X successful, but not perfect (updated) from Dick's Rocket Dungeon by Dick
Space.com discusses the apparent staging problem with Ares I-X. They cite comments from Mission Manager Bob Ess. He said to CNET, "So far, we're on a path to learn a lot. The separation seemed a little different than we predicted as far as how the upper stage reacted after separation. So right there's an opportunity for us to jump in and figure out what was different in the actual flight from our models. So, hugely successful." ...
Aeroplane Photographic Archive from Aeroplane Monthly NewsNorth American's B-25 Mitchell bomber was one of the most outstanding bombers of World War Two, with the 10,000-plus built seeing service with the American air arms as well as those of several other nations in just about every theatre of war. Designed as a rugged, heavily-armed medium bomber, the first prototype made its maiden flight on August 19, 1940 ...
Classic photos, WWII aircraft, pictures you can't miss from x planes
Seriously - you'll want to check out the archives here... Mike
Target practice from AF.mil Photos
Off to the stars and beyond! from AF.mil Photos
Michael de Boer from FenceCheck Forums ...Here's another Bronco-shot.
Best Pictures of the 2009 Airshow Season from FenceCheck Forums
F/A-18 Superhornet shot at Cochran Airshow in Palm Springs from FenceCheck Forums [video]
'Voodoo' Race 5 – Unlimited Gold Heat 3A 9/19/09 from Jason Schillereff on Vimeo. via Neptunus Lex
Strega Arrives @ 4SD...... - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
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