Positively Las Vegas Thunderbirds help donate toys to children - KTNV Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The Thunderbirds may be spending more time on the ground than they'd like because of budget cuts, but they're still putting smiles on the faces of children. Members of the Air Force Flight Demonstration Team are spending the ...
Ocean City Air Show is on - without Blue Angels - WTOP | The Ocean City Air Show takes place June 8 and June 9 with an all-civilian lineup that includes the Geico Skytypers, a P-51 Mustang and a Sea Harrier that looks like a plane but can take off and land vertically like a helicopter. Show-goers will see...
The Patrouille de France in La Ferte-Alais - Citizenside | The Patrouille de France was present on 18 
and 19 May 2013 at the 41st edition of the airshow La Ferte-Alais, in the Essonne, with another demonstration, just validated. The Patrouille de France will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary Sunday, May 26...
Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In set for June 1 at Mid-Way - Waxahachie Daily Light | This year's Mid-Way Regional Airport Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In will be held from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, June 1. The pancake breakfast will served in the main terminal building at the airport. Breakfast tickets are $7 for adults and children 8 years and...
A flight of remembrance - Canton Daily Ledger | This year was a special one for the Fly-in Drive-in as a B25 Mitchell Bomber performed its first show of Canton. The B-25 Bomber, the type of plane that had dropped bombs on Japan during WWII, was part of the Commemorative Air Force - Missouri Wing.
Helo Crew Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For, Interred At Arlington from Aero-News Network | Four Buried As A Group May 2 A Navy Pilot, missing from the Vietnam War, has been accounted-for and was buried with full military honors along with his crew. According to the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO), Navy Lt. Dennis W. Peterson, 28, of Huntington Park, CA, was the pilot of a SH-3A helicopter that crashed in Ha Nam Province, North Vietnam.
A Day of Records - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) | A pair of aircraft and a team of five USAF aircrew flew these missions which originated out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. The YF-12A was the interceptor variant of the vaunted Lockheed A-12 Mach 3+ aircraft. Armed with a quartet of ... Over...
Thrill Ride: Senior citizens fly in WWII aircraft - Elko Daily Free Press | ...Hirsch and three other residents of Highland Village had the opportunity Monday to fly with Darryl Fisher. Fisher is president and founder of Ageless Aviation Dreams, a foundation based in Carson City whose mission is to recognize veterans and senior citizens in long-term care communities....
F-111 finds new home at Queensland Air Museum in Caloundra - The Sunshine Coast Daily | QUEENSLAND Air Museum was abuzz today as a dream for aviation buffs was realised with the arrival of an F-111 fighter jet. The plane's presence served as a glorious conclusion to the museum's seven year quest to claim one of the six prized F-111's ...
Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight in... - by National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian
Video: Jetpack By Troy Hartman - The Real Rocketeer? (Hmm, Maybe Not) from AirPigz by Martt | So you probably know about the Martin Jetpack, and also about Yves Rossy - aka Jetman (who will be making his first public flights in the US at Oshkosh 2013!) but do you know about stuntman Troy Hartman and his Jetpack? If you do, you're a step head of me... I just learned of this sorta Rocketeer project this morning. The video above is actually from last August....
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Friday, October 5, 2012
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Alliance Air Show - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The Thunderbirds arrive at Alliance Airport in their Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons on Thursday October 4, 2012. The Alliance Air Show runs this weekend. Air Show Advance. Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis. The Canadian Snowbirds fly their CT-104 ...
Embry-Riddle ready for Homecoming fun to start - Daytona Beach News-Journal | Events start Sunday and end after Embry-Riddle's free Wings & Waves Air Show on Oct. 13 and 14 at the shoreline in front of Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N. Atlantic Ave. The Homecoming theme is "Embry-Riddle Homecoming: Topping the ...
Apache Longbow to Appear at Copperstate from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Visitors at this year's Copperstate Fly-In and Aviation Expo will get a rare, up-close look at an Apache Longbow, one of the most technologically advanced attack helicopters in the world as the event convenes October 25-27 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), Arizona.
RIVERSIDE: March Field Air Museum holds annual fundraiser - Press-Enterprise | March Field Air Museum is hosting its 28th annual MASH Bash on Saturday, Oct. 13. Advance tickets are $45 per person and $55 per person on event day. The 1970s “M*A*S*H” television series continues to be one of America's favorite sitcoms because of its ...
No aerobatic team display at Air Force Day this year from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | There will be no aerobatic team display at the Indian Air Force (IAF) Day parade this year as the famed Sarang helicopter team is out of action and the Surya Kiran formation team was disbanded last year.The 80th anniversary celebrations are scheduled to be held at the Hindon air base next week.While the IAF has kept a tight lid on the issue, sources said the helicopter display team is out of...
Would-be pilot revisits WWII B-29 - Tulsa Beacon | Other World War II era aircraft from the Commemorative Air Force joined FIFI throughout the weekend including a North American P-51 Mustang and a Beech C-45 Expediter. In conjunction with FIFI's visit, the Tulsa area Food Truck community collected ...
Veterans relive war memories on B-17 flight - Dothan Eagle | Virgil Fenn stands near the B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast" late Wednesday evening on the Aero-One Aviation ramp at Dothan
Regional Airport. Fenn, who began flying in the 1940s, flew this particular B-17 extensively for Dothan Aviation Corporation in ...B-17 Bomber Lands in Dothan, Honors Local WWII Veterans - WTVY, Dothan | Arthur sat as the 'Ball Turret Gunner,' in order to be the gunner and fit in the small spot you had to be no taller than 5'6. "The ball turret is very uncomfortable," explained Osepchook. WWII Veteran Fred Fellows also flew on B-17's over Germany. "We ...
Victims of WWII Plane Crash Finally Identified from Warplanes Online Community by yna | After 68 years, the remains of seven U.S. servicemen who went unaccounted for after their aircraft crashed on an island in Vanuatu during World War II were finally identified and returned to their families. Vanuatu was a former French-British Condominium located east of northern Australia, it is now known as Republic of Vanuatu. On April 22, 1944, a team of seven marines were conducting a night training mission aboard a PBJ-1 patrol bomber, the military variant of the North American B-25 Mitchell. It...
Historic New Mexico Aerodrome Being Restored from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Almost a century after its founding and 35 years after it was closed, the First Aero Squadron Aerodrome and Columbus Airport are undergoing a rebirth in Columbus, New Mexico.
Photographer makes P-51 shine from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Here’s a shot we all wish we could make. I’ve never seen pixels shine like this before.
Famous Aviators from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...Amazing the number of women aviators that we never heard about in school. This beautiful young lady was told that she "would never make a flier."And yet, she achieved greatness. What did she do?...
Respect and affection, nearly 70 years on by hogdayafternoon | ...The first two films were recently discovered and were special for a couple of reasons, the first being that they were shot in colour, most unusual for that time and the second and most special reason was that they were shot by aircrew. They were home movies, a personal record of life on a USAAF/RAF air base in the East of England. East Anglia, as this area is known (for us English were once known as “Angles” in ancient times) was turned into one huge American airfield, predominantly bomber bases. Col. Jimmy Stewart flew from an airfiled 10 miles to the north of where I type this and within a 5 mile radius were numerous other airfields that were the home to B24′s which were gradually replaced, as action intensified, by B17′s. Other bases were gradually equipped with P51′s and P47′s, the “Little Friends”. Memorabilia is everywhere, if one chooses to seek it out...
Estelle Wingster: A vintage airplane with a modern message from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | In 1953 Ken Miller of Van Nuys, Calif., was a college student. He went to the airport with two friends and met a man who was giving rides in his Cessna 150. “The guy said he would take each of us up for $10 a piece,” Miller recalled. “I had $20 in my pocket. The first guy goes but doesn't have any money, so I paid for him. Then the second guy goes and he doesn't have any money so I pay for him too and then I told the pilot I was out of
Mike Newman aiming for grand slam speed records on land, sea and air - Power Boat - World | Mike also holds a Guinness world blind aerial acrobatic record; gained as part of a team record whilst flying the most consecutive loops in formation with The Blades Aerobatic Team in 2011. After successful trials in Leicestershire and Devon, Mike ...
New cameras for winners of the Air Festival photo competition - Bournemouth Echo | THE winners of the Daily Echo/Castle Cameras Air Festival 2012 photographic competition have collected their prizes. Judges sifted through hundreds of entries before selecting Geoff Taylor to win the adult competition and Matthew Le Riche the junior ...
Former Young Eagle Receives Flights of a Lifetime from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A flight package offered for auction at the Gathering of Eagles held at EAA AirVenture 2011 became a weekend to remember for pilot and former Young Eagle Tyler Stargardt, of Marshfield Wisconsin, at the grand opening weekend for the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Kids can discover aviation on Oct. 13 - The Trentonian | TRENTON—The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 176 is sponsoring “Young Eagles Day” on Saturday, Oct. 13,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trenton-Mercer Airport. CONTRIBUTE. Story Ideas. Send Corrections. All children ages 8 to 17 will have an ...
'In Descent Proposal' Pilot Flies for a Living from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On Monday, when EAA first posted the story about the viral YouTube video showing EAA member Ryan Thompson's feigned in-flight emergency ruse to propose to his girlfriend Carlie Kennedy, the video had garnered just more than 1.4 million views.
"Jetpack" Sets "Record" from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The president of Jetlev Southwest, Dean O'Malley, flew (tethered to a floating powerplant and not without stops) over 26.2 miles of open ocean from Newport Beach California to Catalina Saturday, September, 29, to promote the company's jetpack product. The promotional stunt aimed to set a record for longest jetpack flight. Jetlev manufactures a jetpack that uses water pressure for thrust. The water is pumped from a floating power unit through a hose to two downward facing nozzles attached to a backpack worn by the pilot. The system handled the trip in about four hours but its 200 hp four-stroke marine engine emptied the craft's 22-gallon fuel tank twice along the way, with varied results.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Blue Angels Captain soars into Sherwood Acres and Albany High - Fox 31 | A Blue Angel Naval Aviator from Pelham visited two schools in Albany on Thursday. The Blue Angels goal is to boost Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and this group represents the naval service of the United States....
What would you do for a Thunderbird flight? - AOPA | They’re sleek. They’re fast. They’re precise. Their airshow performances put pilots in awe. They’re the Air Force Thunderbirds. After watching a show, who hasn’t thought of what it would be like to be in the cockpit during one of those routines? I’m hoping to find out what it’s really like. I’ve been...
Tickets now available for Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show - al.com | Tickets are now available for premium seating for the 2012 Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show on March 31 and April 1 and the pilot's reception on March 30. The pilot's reception will give attendees the opportunity to meet air show performers including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Golden Knights from...
Brilliant aerobatic performance at Singapore Airshow - Straits Times | The Singapore Airshow 
2012 is not only a showcase of the latest and best in the aerospace and defence industry but also features the visually captivating aerobatic performance put up by various pilots from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the United States. In The Straits Times Online video clip...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737AEW&C to attend RAF Waddington International Airshow - Flightline UK | The Royal Air Force Waddington International Airshow is thrilled to announce the participation of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and its Boeing 737 AEW&C, Wedgetail aircraft at this year’s Airshow on 30th June and 1st July 2012. The Wedgetail, which is the RAAF equivalent of RAF Waddington’s own E-3D Sentry aircraft, is based at RAAF Williamtown on the east coast of...
Jetpack simulator confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka - Voxy | A simulator version of the revolutionary Martin Jetpack has been confirmed to appear at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. Organisers announced yesterday that the Martin Aircraft Company would be bringing the Jetpack simulator to Wanaka from their base near Christchurch. Company founder and Jetpack inventor, Glenn Martin, would accompany the machine and airshow visitors would have the opportunity to use it....
Ohio Air News 173 - Charles Johnson | Coming events, new staff, and more.
CAF Red Tail Squadron – In Honor of the Tuskegee Airmen - Midwest Flyer | With the release of the motion picture “Red Tails” on January 20, 2012, more Americans are becoming aware of the contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, but the effort to educate people started with the “Red Tail Squadron” of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based at Fleming Field, South St. Paul, Minnesota....
Lt. col. lauded for aid at Nev. air show crash - AirForceTimes.com | An Air Force Academy instructor is being honored for rushing to the aid of injured spectators after a plane crash killed 11 people at an air race in Nevada last year. Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos was at the Reno Air Races in ...
Air Force One to return to Everett factory from Warplanes Online Community | ...Friday, one of them flies home to Paine Field, carrying President Barack Obama for an Everett factory visit and speech. Boeing Field in Seattle is the usual destination of U.S. presidents, so this will be the first time in 19...
2nd Annual Veterans Fair Set For Sunday - Patch.com | "The Family of World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph R. Sarnoski, bombardier of the famous B-17 #666, will show his medal, artifacts and memorabilia," Anhorn said. "This may be a last opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from heroes who...
Vin Fiz flying replica at the Oakland Aviation Museum - Travel for Aircraft | ...This Vin Fiz replica has been made more air worthy the 1911 original using modern materials as needed, as well as flight instruments located on the foot beam...
New England Air Museum Unveils New Addition - Patch | The New England Air Museum Thursday unveiled its newest addition to its collection of aircraft, a SH-2F Seasprite helicopter. The SH-2F Seasprite was manufactured in 1985 by Kaman Aerospace Corporation of Bloomfield, and saw service with the U.S. Navy. With the first model introduced in 1962, the SH-2 Seasprite helicopter has...
Pipistrel Circumnavigation Attempt Is Safe In Antarctica - Aero-News Network | Landed On The Southernmost Continent February 16th | The Slovene pilot Matevž Lenarcic, who is flying around the world in his modified Virus SW 914 Turbo with an Intercooler unit, made a succesfull landing in the Antarctic February 16th at 1800 CET on the antarctic base of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. This historic moment is the first-ever landing of a Pipistrel airrcaft of the 7th continent....
Friday's Fabulous Flyer - Karlene Petit | What do you get when you cross a commercial pilot who’d flown 200 fighter missions during the Korean War, with a woman who’d been a WWII radar operator? | Owen is a published author, journalist and commercial airline pilot. He’s got over 16,000 hours of experience, and has flown around the world and back again, and currently lives down-under in Australia....
Citizen Airman leaves mark as African-American female aviator - Air Force Link | Stayce D. 
Harris, currently the Air Force's highest ranking black female aviator, said she is proud to play a part in both. As a Citizen Airman in the Air Force Reserve, Harris continues to leave her mark in the military and civilian sectors....
F-16s intercept drug carrying Cessna near Air Force One - Black Horizon | As Air Force One sat on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport this morning, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a small private plane that had invaded the airspace....
Spirit AeroSystems’ Jeff Turner Wichita Aero Club trophy winner - Air Capital Insider | Jeff Turner, CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, was the second recipient of the Wichita Aero Club’s trophy at a gala Saturday at the Wichita Airport Hilton. Turner was nominated for his deep connections to Wichita and for furthering the aerospace industry in Kansas, organizers said.
GIRLS WITH WINGS SCHOLARSHIP: Two Awards - Girls with Wings | Girls With Wings, Inc., announces its 6th Annual Scholarship Program for a future Girl With Wings to include an additional award for 2012. Girls With Wings has traditionally given out a Private Pilot Scholarship to help defray 
the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship is targeting those individuals whom have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course. In addition, the new, second scholarship offered by Girls With Wings is...
Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company's California Headquarters - Popular Mechanics | Soon, if all goes according to plan, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, will become the first private company to dock with the International Space Station. The mission was originally scheduled to launch on February 7, and though the company just announced a delay to work out some final launch details, its mission should be the first real test to show that spacecraft built, owned, and operated by private American companies can accomplish what space shuttles did in orbit for so many years....
Friday, September 9, 2011
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Skydivers Will Fly Largest US Flag Over Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11/11 - DigitalJournal.com | The team has also jumped over balloon festivals, air shows, NASCAR, Indy Car, symphony performances, golf courses, amusement parks, mall parking lots, tennis courts, Red Bull Air Races and Veteran support events. The tribute is sponsored by ...
Video: Reno Heritage Trophy from Latest Vlog | It's almost Reno time with the air races starting September 13-18, 2011. Here's a look at the national heritage invitational where ...
Harvard flying duo fills performances with high energy - Northwest Herald | The first thing Dave Dacy wants you to know about his airshow routine is that it's real. “People look at this and say, 'There's a gimmick there,' ” said Dacy, of Harvard, a pilot who performs with Wingwalker Tony Kazian, also of Harvard. ...
Aerobatics - WIVB | allie meets lt. col. john klatt.
Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Comes To Lee Bottom from Aero-News Network | Event Has Grown, But Faces Economic Pressures The unofficial end of summer has passed, and the official Autumnal Equinox isn't far behind, but the fly-in season has some life remaining. Lee Bottom Flying Field in Hanover, IN has its 15th Annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In scheduled for the weekend the seasons officially change, September 23-25.
Kirksville Air Show - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The 2011 Kirksville Air Show will start September 10th and 11th at the Kirksville Regional Airport. The kick off day for entertainment begins September 10th with a kids zone free all day play, tandem sky diving, ...
Spirits high for upcoming UC Air Show - Sparta Expositor | The preparations are almost complete for the 2011 Air Show at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, on Sept. 17. Gates open at 9 am for visitors to get an up-close view of some unique aircraft, as well as other fun activities for the ...
Wings and Wheels Expo at Teterboro Airport - NorthJersey.com | The World War II B-17 bomber 'Yankee Lady' and the Batmobile will be among the featured attractions at the expo at Teterboro Airport this weekend. TOP GUNS: This family event has World War II airplanes and helicopters, as well as unique and antique ...
Don Weaver presenting EAA Webinar on Acro from UCAP Blog | On Thursday September 15 at 7 PM AcroCamp CFI Don Weaver will be presenting an EAA Webinar on The Aerodynamics of Basic Aerobatic Flight.
Fly in to Marshall for the weekend - Battle Creek Enquirer | In 2006, a fly-in was marked by Michigan Air National Guard's A-10 Warthog fighter jets thundering overhead. All of these events took place near or under a hangar roof that seems unchanged since it was built. An old wooden ceiling, contrasting with the ...
80000 chatsworth turnout as red arrows make emotional return - Sheffield Telegraph | One of the highlights was a display by eight Red Arrows pilots who made their first public performance since the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, aged 33, at the Bournemouth Air Festival last month. Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall said it was a ...
Guernsey Red Arrows display cancelled due to weather - BBC News | The Red Arrows, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers and a Skyraider aircraft were among those unable to take part. Those gathered along the island's east coast also observed a minute's silence for all RAF pilots who lost their lives serving their country ...
Clacton Air Show has been saved - Gazette | CLACTON Air Show will go ahead next year – despite Tendring Council's decision not to fund it. Tourism boss Stephen Mayzes said he was confident the show would be staged, even though a bucket collection at this year's event raised ...
Podcast: A7 / A4 Pilot Dan McClung – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | THURSDAY – Back in the day Dan McClung was a hot shot A4 / A7 pilot in the US Navy. Today…Dan is entertaining air show audiences across the country as Team Lead of the PPG Aerospace Red Eagles aerobatic team. Hear his story this Thursday morning at 10am (EASTERN) on Warbird Radio LIVE! For more [...]
Battle Of Britain Air Display 2011 - Island FM | Today's display will also include a new 8 piece formation from the Red Arrows, following the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging last month. A minutes silence will be held for him, and all other RAF Pilots who have lost their lives both at war ...
World War II Navy pilots reunite in Fargo after 66 years - In-Forum | Theirs was one of many reunions fostered by Friday's luncheon for naval aviators, part of Navy Week being held here in conjunction with the Fargo AirSho today and Sunday. Bass, 90, and Frankel didn't find each other again until five years ago. ...
Bomber crew recalls close calls from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | SHELBY — It has been 67 years since Carmen Fox flew his last bombing mission over the Third Reich. “Our crew flew 26 missions and that was enough,” Fox said. “When we first arrived in England the number of missions per tour was 25. Later it was 30. But for most of us 26 was more than enough.” Fox, who just turned 90, was a radio operator and sometimes gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator called “On The Ball.” When the B-24 plane and its crew arrived at Hardwick Airfield in England they ...
Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Ten years ago this weekend, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge -- first, how to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the events of September 11, 2011 and his assessment of how we're doing 10 years later. ...
Ice Pilots Spinoff In Production from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Fans of Ice Pilots NWT can look forward to a sequel of sorts. A dramatic spinoff of Ice Pilots, called Arctic Air, is now in production in Vancouver by OMNI Film and will air on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation starting in January. Ice Pilots NWT, which is airing on the
U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Honored by Defense ... - MarketWatch | The company has built two X-47B aircraft to fulfill the demonstration objectives of the UCAS-D program, which is intended to reduce risk for potential unmanned systems operating in and around an aircraft carrier. "It's an honor for the X-47B UCAS to be ...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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Popular B-25 crashes from Classic Aviation Worldwide | French based North American B-25J Mitchell, formerly based with Jet Alpine Fighters in Switzerland, has suffered a crash landing. Fortunately both pilot and passenger survived and were recovered from the crash site, however, early reports suggest the aircraft is a write off. Here is a translation of the report from France: "A plane crashed this Tuesday May 31 at around 17:30 close to the aerodrome of Melun-Villaroche (Seine-et-Marne), between Moissy-Cramayel and Réau. This collectors machine (appareil de collection?), an American bomber dating from the Second world war, was seen by witnesses with an engine on fire…
Moray set for a weekend of fun in the sun - stv.tv | The Blades: Aerobatic team can be seen over Lossiemouth this weekend. Summer is about to arrive in Moray, with several events this weekend likely to held against a backdrop of clear skies and warm sunshine. ...
Air cadets end year with ceremonial review - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | 40 Snowbird Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets heard Tuesday night from a former member of the real Snowbirds. After reviewing the cadets at the squadron's 70th annual ceremonial review at 15 Wing, Maj. Chris Van Vliet, commander of the flying training ...
Mile High Fanny Pack! Martin Jetpack Reaches 5,000 Feet (+Video) by Martt | On May 21st 2011, the Martin Jetpack achieved some impressive results in a high altitude flight test, reaching a pretty staggering 5,000 feet! That's a massive leap compared to any other flight tests conducted so far. And, tho the low altitude test pictured above features a real live pilot, the high altitude test had Jetson, their in-house test dummy (somewhat like Myth Busters' Buster) strapped in, and the actual control duties were handled by RC pilot James Bowker, who was riding in a helicopter…Friday, March 4, 2011
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Flying high as an airshow ace - Herald Sun | Herald Sun reporter Nathan Mawby returns to earth after a demo flight with the RAAF in a Hawk 127 fighter jet. Picture: Craig Hughes Source: Herald Sun MANKIND was never meant to fly. On the whole we're about as aerodynamic as a roast chicken. ...
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Blue Angels Return To Magic Valley - 96.5
Twin Falls will be hosting the Blue Angels jet team the summer of 2012 at the Magic Valley Regional Airport. The date for the “Air Magic Valley” air show will be Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July 29th, 2012.
Air Magic Valley Committee Chairman Phil Hafer is excited the Blue Angels are returning. “It’s an honor to have them at our air show again,” Hafer said. “The Blue Angels loved the community support we showed during their 2008 performance, and ...
2011 Fort Smith Airshow to feature Thunderbirds, JetBus - The City Wire
The US Air Force Thunderbirds may be the featured act of the 2011 Fort Smith Airshow, but a 
jet-powered school bus — the JetBus — that can reach speeds of ...
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds execute a maneuver while... from You like airplanes, too?
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds execute a maneuver while visitors watch from Falcon Stadium after the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2009. This was the 51st graduating class, and consisted of 1,046 newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants. Photo by Dennis Rogers. ...
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
With more than 100 years of combined performance experience, the Air Force Thunderbirds and Army Golden Knights will perform at the 70 Years of Thunder Luke ...
Longtime EAA VP Dick Matt Passes Away - EAA
Former Hollywood film producer created EAA video department
Dick Matt, who was EAA’s first director and vice president of the marketing and communications departments, died on Sunday at Winter Haven, Florida. He was 84. ...
2011 Australia Day celebrations - Northern Rivers News
January 26 has always seemed a strange day to celebrate Australia Day. While it is the day Captain/Governor Arthur Phillip planted a Union Jack in the sand at Sydney Cove in 1788, he was only claiming a bit of the continent for the British king. And surely we didn’t become a nation anyway until the colonies all got together and sorted out their differences in 1901? Even the name ‘Australia’ wasn’t adopted until 1824. ...
LSA Expo This Week, Florida Tour To Follow from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The sixth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo runs Thursday through Sunday this week, in Sebring, Fla., offering the year's first big aviation event. The expo features forums and exhibits, but the main attraction is the easy access to sport airplanes and demo flights, along with a first look at the latest new models and accessories. After the event, several of the LSA manufacturers and distributors will stage a "road show," flying their demo aircraft to six ...
Petaluma honors WWII 'ace' - Petaluma Argus Courier
The exhibit will trace American aviation history, including the 100th anniversary of first airmail flight, when the young flyer Fred Wiseman braved dicey ...
Doolittle Raiders Highway named to honor war heroes (PHOTO) - Destin Log
NICEVILLE — Fort Walton Beach resident Jorge Palerm once asked an Okaloosa County commissioner to rename Hollywood Boulevard after the Doolittle Raiders. ...
World War II pilot training center at Pryor Field named a state landmark - al.com (blog)
Eric Schultz / The Huntsville TimesPolly Jo Fitzgerald, 10, of Decatur looks at the B-17 as it arrives at Pryor ...
How do you solve a problem like Minoru Honda? - x planes
What happens when a fighter pilot amazingly and unexpectedly returns from the dead? Well, in Ensign Minoru Honda’s case, you send him immediately back out to his death..
In September 1942, Honda - of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was forced to make an emergency landing on Kolombangara - one of the Solomon Islands, where ...
Terry Bowden's Blog: What the heck is "Dry Rigging" from Antique Airfield News
I don't know if it is the correct terminology or not, but Dad always considered one of the most important steps in aircraft restoration to be the "Dry Rigging" check. What is this you ask? Well before you go to the trouble of covering your airplane with fabric, you ...
Skagit Aero's Blog: Piper PA-15 Vagbond Restoration Nearing Completion
The Achilles Heel of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer from Aviation Trivia of the Day
The B-66 Destroyer ended up only resembling the A-3 Skywarrior
In Ja
nuary 1952 when the US Air Force issued its official General Operational Requirement (GOR) for a tactical bomber and reconnaissance jet aircraft to replace the Douglas B-26 Invader and the "interim" Martin B-57 Canberra, the selection of a minimum change version of the Douglas A3D Skywarrior as the B-66 Destroyer made sense. Douglas's proposed changes weren't all that major- deletion of the folding wings, catapult gear and arresting gear, addition of ...
RAFs Oldest Aircraft Retire At Cranwell from AVIATION-NEWS
The Hawker Siddeley 125 Dominie aircraft, the oldest aircraft in the Royal Air Force (RAF), is to retire from service at the end of January. Operated by 55 (Reserve) Squadron at RAF Cranwell, the 
Dominie currently provides training for all rear crew in the RAF. However the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 and a reduction ...
DOMINIE fairwell PHOTO. tribute from PPRuNe Forums
I visited Cranwell yesterday 18th Jan, to photograph the six aircraft "Flyby" event. ...
Heavens to Betsy - The Aucklander
Betsy was bought from the Mackay Air Museum by NZ investors in 1987. Grounded for four years, it needed a rebuild and new paint. ...
Area aviators travel to Ocala to get up-close look at HH-60G Pave Hawk - Villages Daily Sun
Helicopter crew members were on hand to speak with local aviation club members and aircraft enthusiasts about the helicopter and their jobs. ...
Back In The Day Video: Lockheed L-1011's At LAX from AirPigz
This little 3-and-a-half-minute video that was relatively recently uploaded by youtube user RyanBomar shows Lockheed L-1011 TriStars from several different airlines operating out of LAX way back in the day. It's funny how something so common to see in the 70's and 80's is now a bit of a precious moment. The L-1011 was ...
Jump. Fly. Land. from Aviation Blogs
A wing suit he calls Stealth 2 gives Jeb Corliss (in May 2010 over southern California) enough lift for a three-minute flight from 12,000 feet ...
Gas turbine jetpack – test pilots wanted - from Hack a Day
Feeling brave and ready to strap on this jet pack? Well, that’s not all of it. What you see above is just the manifold with two nozzles that can be aimed for control. The gas turbine engine that is being designed for the project will attach to the large circular coupling on top. The finished suit, called a Monocopter, should weigh in at ...
Mach 1.5 Nuclear Powered Bomber from The Unwanted Blog
A design reported on by Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion project staff at Oak RidgeNational Laboratory in mid 1952. The report dealt with the reactor program, not the airframe, so there’s limited data… including who designed the thing. Could be an in-house Oak Ridge design, it might be a Fairchild NEPA design. There is even limited ...
What will your plane look like in 2025? from Plane Talking 
The name Lockheed has not been heard in relation to commercial passenger aircraft for some time. Their last passenger aircraft, the L1011 TriStar, ended production in 1984 and the company, now called Lockheed Martin, has since focused on the military (although it does provide many civil transport systems and components). It was interesting, therefore to see that they were one of the teams to be tasked with developing NASA's vision of the future of commercial aviation, along with our friends at Boeing and Northrop Grumman (another mainly military supplier). The design above is their proposal for an aircraft that meets NASA's goals for ...
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Indy Transponder 01-NOV-2010 0045z
Free Tickets Available to Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino ... by Press Edge
See the P 38 Glacier Girl Plane, Japanese Zero Fighter Plane and planes used in move “Pearl Harbor”. California, – For a limited time free tickets are available to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in California at ...
Hot-Air Balloons Race At Halloween Fest - WESH Orlando
After the race, guests watched an air show from the Warbirds Adventure and Sky Dive Space Center. WESH 2's Greg Fox attended the event and caught video of ...
Red Bull pilot Matthias Dolderer offers plane on James (interview ... by Love Blomquist
The Red Bull Air Race is probably one of the most exciting competitions around – certainly in the aviation circuit – and has quickly grown to become the premier organization for aerobatic shenanigans. Each year, thousands of fans from ...
The Latest Photos from Fencecheck
- Air Force One
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Top Gun 2! from Aviation Blogs
Maverick, the lead character in the iconic aviator film Top Gun, has been cleared for another flyby at a theater near you. Tony Scott, who directed the original film, confirmed during a press junket for his most recent film that he will direct Top Gun 2. The news is great timing for the Navy, which claimed a 500 percent increase in recruiting after ...
Scheyden partners with renowned designer - General Aviation News
The sunglasses are a favorite of military, commercial, private and aerobatic pilots — including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and Redbull Air Race star Pete McLeod. Retailing from $259 to $445, Scheyden Precision Eyewear is available ...
On-board video...from pumpkin chunkin'! from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Check out this video from the pumpkin chunkin' event sponsored by the U.S. Space and Rockets Center in Huntsville. Although the chunkers weren't the big dogs found at the World Championships, the event was a lot more accessible to the spectators. About 10-seconds in begins the first ever (?) on-board video from a chunked pumpkin. I found this pretty cool!
Jetpack creator to drop in for chat - Otago Daily Times
Ten years later, the Martin Jetpack was unveiled at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in the United States. Before that, the Bell Rocket ...
Following the changeout of leaky couplings and successful repressurization of Discovery’s Right OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System), STS-133 has entered the launch countdown for Wednesday’s launch. Discovery will be launching on her final mission, with her crew excited and honored to be riding on the veteran orbiter. ...
Monday, October 18, 2010
Indy Transponder 18-OCT-10 1030z
Blue Angels cap off Wings Over Atlanta Air Show - Examiner.com | The two-day Wings Over Atlanta Air Show wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a performance by the Navy's Blue Angels. The free air show, which took place at ...
Pics from Wings Over Atlanta…The Blue Angels Show « A ... by maligner | Today I had a Great Patriotic day hanging out at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Ga (just north of Atlanta on 75), watching the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, Canada's Snow Birds, and many others. It was a great show and a great fun day ...
Confessions of a Domestic Diva: Blue Angels Air Show at Dobbins ... by Tracey Axnick | The show is 100% free, several hours long (there are many acts.. the Blue Angels are the Grand Finale), and very uplifting (keep in mind I'm the daughter of an Air Force officer, so I'm a wee bit biased). Enjoy the clip! ...
Aerial show concludes: Winged spectacle draws 72000 in 3 days - El Paso Times | Russell, who helped found the Amigo Airsho along with Dick Azar has watched it grow into a tradition. "It's off the scale," Russell said. ...
25000 turn out for Air Expo - Parkersburg News | They especially enjoyed watching the flight demonstration of the US Navy F-18 Hornet. Blake Gentry, 12, of Ravenswood said he had a good time. ...
StephenForce: Song about airshow radio that'll never be played on airshow radio. Get your copy: http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/LastPureThing.mp3
Air show seeking designs for T-shirt - Hilton Head Island Packet ... and Marine Corps Community Services are offering residents a chance to design the T-shirt for the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show. ...
Owners of the Last B-29 Hope It Doesn't Bomb in Its New Mission - Wall Street Journal | Once Fifi was fully restored and approved for flights in the mid-1970s, she became a regular on the air-show circuit, keeping alive the public's fascination ...
Best Fall Regional Fly In -SERFI 2010 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News -EVERGREEN AL- Polish your prop, and load the family, it's time for the South East Regional Fly In -SERFI. Evergreen Alabama is home to the 19th annual event held at Middleton Field- KGZH. Beautifully wooded RV camping sites open at noon on Wednesday October 20 and the Official Fly in Schedule of Events begins Friday, October 22 and runs through Sunday noon, October 24, 2010…
Idaho A-10 Unit Repeats as Hawgsmoke Champion from AFA Daily Report | The Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron has taken top prize in "Hawgsmoke 2010," the Air Force's biennial A-10 competition, repeating its winning performance from 2008. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Idaho unit bested 17 other USAF A-10 teams that flew in from across the globe to Gowen ANG Base in Boise to compete in the bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery activities at the Mountain Home Range complex on Oct. 14. Overall, more than 40 A-10s participated, and more than 200 pilots and maintenance personnel. The Idaho Air Guardsmen got to host this year's event since they won Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salinas, Kans. Unlike in 2008, fleet-wide maintenance issues did not hamper the ability of some A-10 units to participate. (See also Boise report by TSgt. John Orrell)
UK Defense Review - Harriers Out, Tornado Survives? from Ares by Bill Sweetman | UK Prime Minister David Cameron is due to announce the results of the nation's strategic defense and security review on Tuesday afternoon. After performing twists and gyrations that would have put Strictly Come Dancing's Flexible Felicity to shame, much of the media had settled last week on a common narrative. Either it's right or the Ministry of Defence's department of obfuscation will pull down the OBEs and MBEs big-time in the next honours list…
Practice set for 8 Marine jets - Arizona Daily Star | Some warbirds rarely seen in Tucson will be flying over the city during the next few weeks. Eight AV-8B Harrier II jets, which can land vertically like ...
Chico pilot Thaddeus Kerns soared in early 1900s - Enterprise-Record ... Weitze looks at a photo of an old airplane as Barbara Hennigan (background) speaks at Chico Municipal Airport near the Chico Air Museum on Sunday. ...
PFP # 61 Virgin America Chief Pilots from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | On this episode, we start by getting a not-so short update of the progress of the Flight For the Human Spirit. Michael and Michele Combs join us in to tell the story of the trip from from Wilmington, Virginia to California. We discuss the visit to the Keys, then home to Texas, followed by some adventures on the way to Oshkosh…
Boeing 4-engine airliner lands on 2800ft strip! from Pilots of America Message Board by flyingcheesehead | I knew about this, but I had never seen video before - In 1977, a Boeing C97 - The military cargo version of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - was landed at the old Dodgeville airport, where it was then put in front of the Don Q Inn next door…
Pioneering jetpack inventor giving free talk in Queenstown - Scene Queenstown | He unveiled the Martin Jetpack at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure in the United States in 2008. This year, his Martin Aircraft Company ...
Virgin Galactic glides closer to $200000-a-seat space shots - Christian Science Monitor | But Burt Rutan, the mutton-chopped engineering mind behind Virgin Galactic, pronounced himself pleased with the Enterprise's first flight, ...
SpaceShipTwo's Tourist Joyrides Could Launch Next Year - Space.com "We at Scaled look forward to an aggressive flight test schedule," said Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites, which built SpaceShipTwo. ...
"Virgin Galactic" on National Geographic Channel from RLV and Space Transport News | National Geographic's documentary series Virgin Galactic, about the development of the WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo vehicles, begins Monday night at 10:00 pm ET (too bad it's so late on a school night for kids). Here's a review: National Geographic Documents Virgin Galactic Test - NYTimes.com (via Jeff Foust).
High Power Rocketry – What's Your Neighbor Building In His Garage? from Parrothead Jeff | High power rocketry is an interesting hobby / mental illness. I've gotten into it in the past, but left for a few different reasons. There was the expense for one thing (propellant isn't free) and there were a few personality conflicts as well. I may very well get back into rocketry, but I don't think I'm going to go very big with the rockets – the smaller ones can still be a lot of fun, too…
