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Atlantic City Airshow takes off Friday morning over Boardwalk - Press of Atlantic City | Atlantic City's ability to handle large-scale crowds will be tested today — perhaps more than ever — as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pour onto Absecon Island for the Atlantic City Airshow. For the first time, “Thunder Over the ...

Photos: The Atlantic City Airshow rehearsal - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | The USAF Thunderbirds even did a surprise flyby under the beautiful Atlantic City skies. The Airshow begins today at 10 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. For Atlantic City airshow information visit their website. For a live Atlantic City webcam of Albany ...

Military Jet Fighters Headline Wings Over Wine Country Air Show | ... The F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstration Team from Lemoore NAS will thrill the crowd with their demonstration showing its tactical power, maneuverability, high performance and speed. The Marines will provide a rare AV-8B Harrier air show flight performance to commemorate the Centennial of Marine Aviation. A Harrier from MCAS Yuma and three helicopter gunships from Camp Pendleton will be on static display. The Air Force will provide a nostalgic Heritage Flight with an A-10 fighter and a vintage P-51 Mustang flown by renowned warbird pilot Steve Hinton. ...

Vintage warbirds -- and the men who flew them in WWII -- soar again for Wings ... - Los Angeles Daily News | Batey will be among a group of WWII pilots celebrating a 67th reunion this weekend at the 33rd Wings Over Camarillo Airshow. The show, organized by the Camarillo Wings Association, takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Camarillo Airport. "This is a ...

American Barnstormers Tour Drops Into Eau Claire, WI from Aero-News Network  | Third Stop For The Vintage Bipes And Monoplanes As They Tour The Upper Midwest The American Barnstormers Tour, which kicked off August 9th, is now on its third stop its trip around the Midwest. The dozen-plus vintage aircraft are turning heads and offering rides until Saturday at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) in Eau Claire, WI, and then they'll head off to Manitowoc County Airport (KMTW) in Manitowoc, WI for a few days...

WI Air Show To Feature B-17 Bomber, Aerobatics, Family Fun from Aero-News Network  \ Wings Over Waukesha Air Show Adds Another Aerobatics Act And 1st Tactical Air Wing Demonstration To The Lineup A fourth aerobatic act has been added to the lineup for the Wings over Waukesha Air Show. Orgnaizers announced Wednesday that former U.S. Air Force A-10 pilot Jim Leavelle will be performing in his T-6, along with Jim "Fang" Maroney Super Chipmunk aerobatics, Dave Dacy-Tony Kazian wingwalking, and Dr Bill Blank Super Decathlon aerobatics...

Week of the Eagles air show draws 20000 - WHAS 11.com | The air show featured a Dixie Commemorative Air Force demonstration, a C-45 (Beech 18) demonstration, Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Air Assault and Rescue at Dawn Re-enactment, a Trojan Horse demonstration, Air Force Flyovers, and an Air ...

Tillsonburg air shows fun for all of Oxford County, Tillsonburg mayor says - Brantford Expositor | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, pictured here performing in British Columbia, will grace the skies of Orillia on Saturday as part of the Canada Day Weekend Celebration. The Snowbirds, an internationally renowned air demonstration team, travel across ...

Time to go Flying! from Stead Airport Users Association by Tracy | This is from eaa.org | In 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed August 19 – birthday of first pilot Orville Wright – as America’s first National Aviation Day celebrating the development of aviation. This Sunday marks the 73rd observance of National Aviation Day, so how does an aviator mark the occasion? Get out and fly! EAA encourages...

Flying Club's annual fly-in/drive-in breakfast takes place on Saturday - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | The annual Moose Jaw Flying Club Fly-in/Drive-in breakfast will take place on Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport. For $5 per person, people can enjoy a pancake and sausage breakfast while talking with pilots and looking at a ...

Breitling Wingwalkers by danceswithplates | These unmistakable orange aircraft were a joy to watch with the girls on top of the wings doing various manouvres. The...

Chelsea Handler flies with SCA from Sky Combat Ace's Facebook Wall | #Chelsea Handler flew with SCA today in Santa Monica! Make sure...

David Pablo Cohn's Skyranger Almost Ready To Fly from Antique Airfield News  | David Pablo Cohn sent an update to the Skyranger list and has agreed to share his project's project with us:   Those of you who have been following the saga of NC33395's restoration will have lost count, but we're now closing in on the 9th year of our 9-month restoration project. I was out at Calaveras just this afternoon, and here's the scary bit - we're almost there...

Ready to Install the Door on the APM Restoration Center from Antique Airfield News | Progress  continues on the APM Restoration Center though it was one of those days where the project appeared 90% done with 90% to go. A crew from the...

Lockheed Martin Marks 100th Anniversary Of Glenn L. Martin Company Founding from Aero-News Network  \  Self-Taught Engineer, Then 26, Was Already Well Versed In Aviation It was on August 16th, 1912, that the Glann L. Martin company was incorporated in the city of Los Angeles, CA. The start-up grew to become the company we know today as Lockheed Martin...

Jungle Skipper — Douglas C-47D Skytrain in green over grey from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | What has not been said of the DC-3 and what has it not done? The DC-3/C-47 has been flying since 1936 when the DC-3 was first used by American Airlines to replace their Curtiss Condor* which revolutionized air [...]

Only Emily from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...Emily is a Test Pilot. Specifically a "Production Captain" on the 737 but she’s in the process of making all of us jealous because she’s getting her 787 "Production Captain" qualification. While she earned her pilot's license when she was 19...

Youth aviation club to celebrate heritage - Topeka Capital Journal | A decades-old aviation club is planning a daylong celebration of its heritage...On Saturday, members past and present, along with family members and advisers, will convene for brunch in the morning before taking in displays of airplanes, old jeeps and photographs. An evening dinner will include a program in which the group’s elders will talk about how the program started...

The Astronaut Question - airspacemag.com | How long will humans remain better than robots at exploration?

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President flies in Sukhoi, makes history - Indian Express
Pavan Khengre President Pratibha Patil on Thursday made history when she became the first woman head of state to fly in a Sukhoi-30 MKI. ...

Ode to the P-38 from Military Photos by livingwarbirds
Oh, Hedy Lamarr is a beautiful gal, and Madeleine Carroll is too,
But you'll find if you query, a different theory amongst any bomber crew
For the loveliest thing of which one could sing (this side of the pearly gates)
Is no blonde or brunette of the Hollywood set -
But an escort of P-38s.

Heads in the Clouds - Women in the Air: Soyna Parsons, Historical ... by amber polo
In September, we had the incredible experience of attending the Reno Air Races. With front row box seats on the tarmac, I was awestruck by the beauty of the thunderous machines. Jet fuel exhaust are no longer stinky words to me, ...

81-Year-Old Jim Long Links Aviation Past to the Present and Future - California Beaches Blog
Over 60 years ago, Jim Long flew a plane in the Navy at Pensacola, Florida. Today, at 81, the Master Pilot Award Winner from Sunnyvale is still flying and teaching the next generation of pilots. He has flown more than 40 different kinds of planes, from F9F Panthers–the first major Navy carrier jet fighters– to Cessna, Piper and Beech aircraft. And the thrill of flight has never left him. Long still has the passion and ...

Grissom volunteers help preserve history - Grissom Headlines
It was late on a chilly Saturday fall afternoon with temperatures barely cracking the 40 degree mark. Three reservists with the 434th Maintenance Group had already completed a full day of work as part of their monthly Unit Training Assembly at Grissom Air Reserve Base. Now, in their off-duty time, they had a number of choices of what to do for the evening.
Go for pizza? Chill out with their buddies and watch sports on TV? Have a nice hot meal at the Grissom Club? Instead of any of these options, they decided to put on some extra layers of clothes and volunteer their time to wash and clean one of the historical aircraft on display at the nearby Grissom Air Museum.
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Aero Club Honors William decota - AviationNews.net
The late William decota, formerly aviation director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, posthumously was named the recipient of the Aero Club ...

Lockheed Martin to Webcast CFO and Aeronautics Executive Vice President Conference Presentation from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
BETHESDA, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live a presentation by Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Ralph Heath, Executive Vice President Aeronautics Company at the 2009 Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

F-35B and F-35C by David Cenciotti
A few days ago I wrote a post about the F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole fighter, that will also equip the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) and the Marina Militare, that will use the F-35B from the new Cavour STOVL aircraft carrier. In spite of a carrier variant designated F-35C ...

'Jetman' Rossy Ditches In Africa-Europe Attempt from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Yves Rossy, the Swiss pilot who has set numerous records flying a pair of eight-foot-long carbon-fiber wings propelled by four jet-fueled microturbines, ended up in the chilly North Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday while attempting to fly from Morocco to Spain. A helicopter arrived on the scene and within less than 15 minutes Rossy was rescued, unharmed. He later told the press he was foiled by descending air that was pushing him toward the sea, while flying at about 2,500 feet. "Unstable at this height, that's no playing any more," he said. "So I did throw away the wing and opened my parachute." The flight across the Strait of Gibraltar, about 24 miles, was supposed to take about 15 minutes, but the ditching occurred just five minutes after launch. Rossy will probably try again sometime next year, according to news reports. "He is a man of courage," said Stuart Sterzel, one of the sponsors of the attempt. "He will get up and dust himself off."

Jetman Yves Rossy crashes into the sea during intercontinental record attempt - Mirror.co.uk
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Hello Plane Folks,
This week I bring you a special edition essay
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http://maxair2air.com
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
Monday, 12 January 2009
Indiana Air National Guard
122nd Fighter Wing

Flight Line Radio was invited to attend a ceremony to commemorating a very special milestone in the history of the Indiana Air National Guard.

The 122nd Fighter Wing received a Unit Safety Award for achieving more than 60,000 hours of accident free flight in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Lockheed Martin representatives presented the award making special note of a list of accomplishments of the 122nd fighter wing in the development of the F-16 throughout its deployment.

The backdrop for the presentation was the "Orange Tail" heritage jet.

The heritage jet was painted to honor the 122nd Fighter Wing's parent unit, the 358th Fighter Group and for a very special event. In October the wing hosted 10 original members of the "Orange Tails" and their families for their final reunion.

History of the 122nd

The 358th was activated in January 1943 at Richmond Army Air Base in Virginia. Flying P-47D Thunderbolts, the 358th flew interdiction and bomber escort missions from England until D-Day. As the Allies advanced, they took on the role of ground support, including "tank busting." Following the surrender of Germany, the group redeployed to the United States in July 1945, and were officially inactivated the following November. In May of 1946, the group was redesignated as the 122nd Fighter Group, which later became the 122nd Fighter Wing, and assigned with all honors and colors to the Indiana Air National Guard. During the war the 358th, known as the "Orange Tails" for their distinctive bright orange aircraft markings, was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations, and the Croix de Guerre.

Pictures and audio to the event at Flight Line Internet Radio!

[Posted with permission]