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Back in the air: Thunderbirds plan 66 shows in 2014 - AirForceTimes.com | The Thunderbirds, grounded last spring by sequester-driven budget cuts, will be back in the air in 2014. The Thunderbirds schedule will begin New Year?s Day with a flyover at the Rose Bowl Parade in Los Angeles, followed by a year of airshows and flyovers across the country. In December, the team announced a schedule of 66 demonstrations at 34 locations this year, its 61st season...

Time-Lapse Video Of The Seat and Canopy Refitting On Vulcan XH558 · Warbirds News | The recent newsletter we received from the Vulcan XH558 organization pointed out that the team is ahead in the schedule as they strive to complete the winter service in good time to allow the wing modification work to begin in earnest from the middle of January. Last week both ejection seats and the canopy were delivered enabling the aircraft to be put up on jacks a good two working weeks ahead of plan. The time saved will...

Handley Page Victor | The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company. It was the third and final of the "V bombers" which...

Airliners In Slow Motion... Artsy Video From Simon Lowe (Must See) - AirPigz | It's another great airliner video from Simon Lowe's youtube channel and it's got just the right amount of art, music, and airplanes. This is definitely a good one for 1080p HD and full screen...

Air Force warns: We could start running out of pilots - News Tribune |  The Air Force is flying into gale force winds as commercial airlines start a hiring spree while military aviators struggle with low morale due to cutbacks and idle jets. And the Air Force may see a shortage as pilots vote with their feet. Over the next year, the commercial airline industry is going to begin hiring tens of thousands of new pilots as aging flyers retire and the industry regains its economic footing. That could put...

'NORAD Tracks Santa' Program Says 2013 Was A Record-Breaker - Aero-News Network | Over 117,000 Calls From Kids Along with Nearly 10,000 Emails | The North American Aerospace Defense Command's NORAD Tracks Santa Program exceeded its own records in the number of calls, emails and social media followers this year...

Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum - Beatrice Daily Sun | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete. At daybreak Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet left its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top a modified jumbo jet. Its destination: the Smithsonian Institution's hangar outside Washington, D.C...

NASA Employees Receive Presidential Early Career Awards - Aero-News Network | President Obama named five NASA researchers Monday as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients, and 97 other federal researchers, will receive their awards in a ceremony early next year in Washington. The PECASE awards represent the...

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Hot air balloon crash in New Zealand kills 11 - CNN | A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people -- the pilot and 10 passengers -- officials said.  No one survived the crash, which happened on the outskirts of Carterton, a town northeast of Wellington....

Cable Airshow set for today and Sunday - Daily Bulletin | Skydivers, antique cars, aerobatic pilots as well as homebuilt and antique aircrafts will be just some of the thrills at the 37th annual Cable Airshow today and Sunday.  The annual event at Cable Airport will include favorites such as accomplished pilots Rob Harrison, "The Tumbling Bear," in his yellow Zlin 50; and Dr. Frank Donnelly, "Dr. D's Old Time Aerobatics," in his Taylorcraft; Doug Jardine in his Sbach 342 "Thunderbolt;" Clay Lacy in his bright orange Pilatus PC6 Porter; and, for the first time, a 17-year-old riding in an open cockpit Stearman.... [photo via harrisonairshows.com]

Boise pilot helps bring back Reno Air Races - KIVI-TV | The devastating crash last year at the Reno Air Races killed eleven people and injured 70.  But this year, the show will go on.  A Boise pilot sits on the board that made the decision to move forward.  Some are asking why take the risk?... And what can be done to make a 500 mile an hour sport safer?...

Air show expected to draw crowd - Wanganui Chronicle | When RNZAF Ohakea opens its gates for a commemorative air show later this year, anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 people are expected to turn up.  The air show will be part of the air force's 75th anniversary celebrations and...

Q-C Air Show flies to Labor Day weekend - Quad City Times | Moving this year’s Quad-City Air Show from its traditional June or July spot to Labor Day weekend has already received several thumbs-up.  “When we had this chance, I called the committee, our key people and major sponsors,” air show producer Ken Hopper said Friday. “They all thought it was pretty neat. So far the response has been excellent.”  The change is being made mainly to accommodate the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron, which is making its eighth appearance at the show, but its first since 2007....

This Just In - CAF Red Tail Squadron | THIS JUST IN TODAY! | Here's a special message for our readers in  Minnesota and western Wisconsin (and anyone who knows anyone who lives there…):  There will be a special viewing of the movie “Red Tails” in Oakdale, Minnesota on the day it opens, January 20.  Here are the details...

Golden Knights Close Season At The Sun Bowl - Aero-News Network | The Jump For The Bowl Game Has Become A New Year's Tradition | Every year, Golden Knights are invited to El Paso, Texas to close out the year by taking part in the Sun Bowl. Each year, the Sun Bowl is held on New Year’s Eve in this unique stadium, cut out of the mountainside of western Texas. This has become one of the team's most sought-after traditions as they close out each year’s show season....

USA vs. Russia- Competition History from US Army Golden Knights | Digging deep into competition history you’ll find that Russia is the “Mother” of competitive parachuting.  As early as 1930, jumpers in Russia were competing to see who could land their parachutes closest to a target- known today as Classic Accuracy.  The first sanctioned World Parachuting Championships took place in Yugoslavia in 1951, USA was not [...]

Women In Aviation Conference - PacificFlyer | The 2012 International Women in Aviation Conference is scheduled for March 8-10 in Dallas, Texas at the Hilton Anatole.  Invited speakers in-clude:FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta; Z. Nagin Cox, Assistant Flight System Engineering Manager, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Sherry Carbary, Vice President of Flight Services, The Boeing Company; Rod Hightower, EAA President; Sandra Magnus, Astronaut; and an all-female helicopter pilot panel....

Countdown to the U. S. Sport Aviation Expo – 13 days to go! - Flight Monkeys | It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. The first major event of 2012 is upon us. The U. S. Sport Aviation Expo will throw open their doors in 13 days, making Sebring, Florida the epicenter of sport aviation – for a few days anyway. So mark your calendar, fill the car, or the airplane, or both with fuel, and get ready to head yourself to Sebring. Two weeks from today the place will be hopping....

Museum of Aviation Copes With Budget Cuts - 13WMAZ | More than 600,000 visitors toured Warner Robins' Museum of Aviation last year.  Leaders there want just as many people to come through the doors this year, but they face some challenges after the Department of Defense cut the budget for Robins Air Force Base.  The museum is looking to make up for the losses with increased fundraising efforts and a push to recruit more volunteers....

Cold War Air Museum to Assist Educational Research - PR Web | Cold War Air Museum transfers asset to assist in a helicopter research program at the Operator Performance Laboratory of the University of Iowa. | Lancaster, TX (PRWEB) The Cold War Air Museum (CWAM) located in Lancaster, Texas has recently combined forces with University of Iowa’s Operator’s Performance Lab (OPL) by selling a helicopter to OPL for use in human factors research. OPL is a leading human factors research organization that conducts research on manned and unmanned aerial systems. It is a member unit of the...

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• C-5 Galaxy 
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• QF-4E Phantom II Demo
• C-17 Globemaster III Demo

NORAD Tracks Santa Program has record-breaking success in 2011 - Aviation.ca | The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa Program exceeded its own records in the number of calls, emails and Facebook and Twitter followers on December 24.  The program, which began after a misprinted ad in a local paper in 1955, has volunteers and NORAD staff answering queries on the location of Santa Claus as he circles the globe delivering presents on December 24.  More than 1,200 volunteers in the 23-hour NORAD Tracks Santa operations center...

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Nice sleigh, Santa! from AF.mil Photos
Santa Claus, also known as Col. Edsel Frye, delivers gifts from his KC-135 Stratotanker to children from the Sedgewick County Big Brothers Big Sisters at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Dec. 22, 2010. Colonel Frye is the commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

Santa Claus to fly into Princeton Airport Christmas Eve - Mercer Space
By Site Contributor Thirty-five years ago someone suggested that Santa fly in to the airport for the area children to watch. Over this period of time, ...

XMAS CARD from Crosswind Images

Airmen ready to track Santa from AF.mil Photos
Members of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., will once again track Santa Claus on part of his journey around the world this Christmas Eve. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Dayton Air Show 2011 - Dayton Air Show
Carol Pilon teams up with Melissa Pemberton to create the only all-women wingwalking act in the world. You’ll be amazed as Carol hops out of her seat and scrambles onto the aircraft’s wing as Melissa performs an aerobatic routine. Their performance is themed around a motley crew of Wild ...

Air show heading back to Smyrna - The Daily News Journal
The 2011 show will feature many other aerobatic acts including Mike Wiskus, Gene Soucy, Mike Goulian plus many more to come. There will also be many ground ...

Air Racer John Livingston’s Waco Restored to Its 1928 Livery from Planenews Aviation News 
EAA volunteers and staff have finished painting air racing Legend John Livingston’s original custom-built 1928 Waco CTO Taperwing. The new look sports the livery of the Mid-West Airways Corporation, a short-lived airline based in Waterloo, Iowa, that was operated by Livingston in the early 1930s. Between 1928 and 1933 Livingston participated in 139 air races, both pylon and cross-country, placing in the top three in all except two. Considered one of the top pilots of the era, he won 79 of those races and collected $53,000 in winnings over that span.

Read Airplanes 12/2010 online! by David Cenciotti
If you click on the image below, you will be able to read the entire 12/2010 issue of Airplanes with articles dealing with the Frecce Tricolori’s 50th Anniversary airshow in Rivolto, the Ex. Vega 2010 in Decimomannu and much more! The magazine is in Italian language only, but foreign visitors can enjoy the pictures. ...

A last look at the Harriers in action - Rutland Times
The first four aircraft back perform a flypast. Picture: Alan Storer/Peterborough ET RUTLAND'S long association with the Harrier ended on Wednesday last ...

Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver with wings folded from Planeshots

Australian-Based Supermarine Aircraft Will Establish a Facility at Cisco Municipal Airport in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX from The Aero Experience 
Brisbane, Australia-based Supermarine Aircraft will establish a facility at Cisco Municipal Airport to market their 80-90% Spitfire replica aircraft kits.  Supermarine has been producing these aircraft for about 16 years, and the company reports that the difference in size and complexity compared to the 100% aircraft reaps substantial savings to owners in operating costs and increased safety.   To learn more about Supermarine ...

Secrets of Hitler's aircraft factory (second part) - Fox2
Messerschmitt Me 262 - The first operational jet aircraft produced during World War II as a fighter and fighter - bomber.
   
Photos: 2010 review - East Valley Tribune
Sentimental Journey, a B-17G WWII bomber owned by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force will be on display at the Chandler Airport this weekend ...

WWII pilot turned philanthropist dead at 94 by The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday morning. He was 94.

December 23 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

Then and Now: From Airships to Waterslides - Air and Space
The world's largest free-standing building gets a second lease on life.
German Entrepreneur Carl von Gablenz had an unusual vision: a fleet of giant helium airships that would haul outsize industrial loads, such as oil rigs or wind turbine blades, to remote areas of the globe. Ten years ago, his plan seemed to be progressing; at an abandoned Soviet military airfield 40 miles south of Berlin, his investor-backed company, CargoLifter AG, erected a $110 million airship hangar measuring 1,181 feet long by 688 feet wide by 351 feet high. CargoLifter used it to ...

"Systemology" UCAP #217 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Part of Jeb's airplane is turning Chinese... Has aviation progress slowed to a crawl?... and a listener shares a cautionary tale. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #217 "Systemology"

Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager, and the Flight of the Voyager - Centennial of flight
Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager embody the very spirit and character of the word "pioneers." In December 1986, they became the first people to circumnavigate the world, nonstop, without refueling their plane, the Voyager. They also set world flight records in the ...

Buzz Aldrin Supports Virgin Galactic’s Plans from Planenews Aviation News 
Buzz Aldrin, former Apollo Astronaut and the second human being to set foot on the moon has issued the following statement in response to Virgin Galactic’s announcement concerning its support of NASA submissions for orbital spacecraft development. ...

Virgin’s Will Whitehorn to retire from Personal Spaceflight 
Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn will retire from the company next month and be replaced by current CEO George Whitesides, the company announced Thursday. Whitehorn, who has been working for the Virgin Group in various capacities since 1987, has been president of Virgin Galactic since 2004, when the company announced plans to license the SpaceShipOne technology and work with its developer, Scaled Composites, to build SpaceShipTwo. The release notes (although it was not widely reported at the time) that Whitehorn went into a part-time role in 2007 “to pursue other business interests”; he remained as president, though, even when George Whitesides, a former Virgin Galactic advisor who went on to serve as chief of  ...

SpaceShipTwo Tests Exceeding Expectations from Spaceports 
Scaled Composites hopes to achieve one additional glide test of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) "Enterprise" by year-end and says that even if bad weather prevents the attempt, the program is already ahead of schedule following a trouble-free initial unpowered flight on Oct. 10.
“Testing has been going quite a bit better than we’d originally hoped, and we’ve been able to make glide  ...

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Blue Angels make quick stop in Rockford | WREX-TV | Members of the Blue Angels are here Wednesday and Thursday. They're making plans for their performance at this summer's Rockford AirFest. ...

Parade lineup released - Laurinburg Exchange | "We're all excited about having the Golden Knights as the grand marshals," said Pauline Gruver, chair of the parade committee. The elite army parachutists ...

National Aviation Hall of Fame wants to hire executive director - Dayton Daily News ... organization tries to rebuild its fund-raising and strengthen its ability to preserve and promote aviation heritage, its leaders said Wednesday. ...

New Jersey man wins air show design contest - Hilton Head Island Packet | A New Jersey man edged two local artists to win a $500 cash prize in the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show Design Contest. Jim Keane of Woodbury, ...

Audrina Could Pilot Your Next Flight by Jessilyn | Hosted by the U.S. Air Force, the event consisted of an open house of the base and an exciting air show, which Audrina enjoyed so much that she wrote up a blog entry about it. Last weekend I was in Las Vegas for Aviation Nation 2010! ...

Audrina Patridge's Charitable Kmart Stop - GossipCenter.com
Of the event, Audrina wrote on her blog, "The air show was absolutely amazing! If you have never been to an air show before, go to one! ...

Farewell fly-by for F-111s - Lismore Northern Star | The flypast is part of a wider fly-by that will also take in parts of south-east Queensland before the F-111s are retired from service. ...

Goodbye HARRIER from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | 24 November 2010 marked the final flight of four Harrier GR9 jump jets from the deck of HMS Ark Royal. The ship was sailing from North Shields, North Tyneside, across the North Sea to Hamburg, Germany. The Harriers were heading 150 miles back to RAF Cottesmore, Lincolnshire, ahead of decommissioning next year as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review…

Mission accomplished: A World War II soldier's story - Polson Lake County Leader | It was about 2 am when we boarded our B-25 and got down to the business ahead. We were to bomb a German airfield near the Egyptian-Libyan border, ...

Scene | EAA B-17 Fantasy Flight Camp: One of the most famous airplanes of World War II, the B-17 Flying Fortress needs little introduction. Program participants are immersed in the history of the B-17, meet B-17 veterans, and receive a flight experience in "Aluminum Overcast." EAA grounds, Oshkosh…

HAFB has been area fixture for 70 years - Davis County Clipper | He died from injuries received in the crash of the Boeing experimental aircraft Model 299, the prototype of what would become the famous B-17 Flying ...

Winning a war - at a deadly cost from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter …One early result of these problems was the so-called 'Battle of Kansas', an all-out effort to resolve problems with early B-29's and get them into shape for combat. (A ceremony celebrating the 1,000th B-29 produced at Boeing's Wichita, Kansas factory, February 14, 1945) A good example of the operational effects of these and other problems may be found in this account of the wartime service of a B-29 pilot…

CAP celebrates anniversary from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Today the Civil Air Patrol celebrates its 69th anniversary. The all-volunteer, nonprofit organization of more than 61,000 members was founded Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to America's involvement in World War II. Read more...

Chatting with Friends Continued - Episode 25 from Mile High Flyers Podcast by DenverPilot | We continue where we left off in Episode 24 with Daren @shotgun15e, Robert @robertcigliano, and the MHF gang, Zyola (@supovadea), Mike (@Mike_Flys) minus @dhindmanjr... 'cause he's busy gettin' his Private Pilot's license! Topics: …

NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles To Schools And Universities from Space Shuttle and International Space Station News | As the Space Shuttle Program nears retirement, NASA is looking for ways to preserve the program's history and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers…

NASA Astronaut Corps May Thumb for Rides from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) With NASA's budget under pressure and the space shuttle program set to retire, even the agency's most sacred cow — the 64-member astronaut corps — isn't safe from the possibility of cuts. At the behest of the White House, the nation's top science advisors this month began a 10-month study of the appropriate "role and size" of the astronaut corps after the final shuttle mission next year…

NORAD Goes Multimedia Tracking Santa's Flight from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE CO - For the 55th consecutive year, the men and women of the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to track Santa! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org/, went live today and features holiday games and activities that change daily. The website is available in seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese. On Dec. 24, the website will stream videos, captured by NORAD "Santa Cams," from cities along Santa's journey…

When America Needed a Hero, Butch O'Hare Stepped Up from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first six months of 1942 were dark days for the American public. The Japanese war machine seemed unstoppable with the fall of the Philippines, Burma and Singapore. The Dutch East Indies and the Solomons would also fall. Japanese air attacks had already taken place on Darwin, Australia. A Japanese sub even managed to surface off the coast of California and shell targets on the coastline. Rommel's Afrika Corps were pushing steadily eastward towards the Suez Canal. The German U-boat offensive in the Atlantic was taking a tremendous toll on shipping…

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The Kathryn Report: Blue Angels announce plans for Cape Girardeau ... by Diamond Pilots
Cape Girardeau will revive its air show in 2010 with a big name -- the U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision flying team. The once-annual air show was canceled for 2009 when sponsorships dried up in the economic recession and the Blue Angels ...

Show Preview - Singapore Airshow 2010
With more than 800 exhibiting companies expected to gather from over 40 countries, Singapore Airshow - Asia's largest and one of the world's top three aerospace and defense exhibitions - is set to scale new heights in 2010.

'Ejector seat failed to launch' - Independent Online
Investigators were able to piece together the likely cause of the crash, in part through photographs that spectators took during the airshow. ...

Tournament of Roses Float Honors Tuskegee Airmen - Black Voice News
"The unique role of the airmen and airwomen who broke race barriers in military afromtion history and other areas of flight in later years, ...

Bowie Civil Air Patrol earns state, national awards - Squadron honored for event management, boosting youth recruitment from The Kathryn Report
Bowie's squadron of the Civil Air Patrol earned national and state level distinctions this year for assisting in the management of a major air show and achieving a high level of training for its cadets and adult members.
The Maryland Civil Air Patrol chose the Bowie squadron from among 25 units in the state as its Squadron of the Year, and squadron commander Capt. Jeffrey Welch as Squadron Commander of the Year.(Read more... )

Eye on Santa: NORAD tracking his sleigh from Air Force Times
A tradition continues this year, as NORAD has started tracking Santa's journey around the world.NORAD can't pinpoint Mr. Claus' exact route — only he knows exactly when he'll stop at each house. But the Santa tracker is pretty spot on.NORAD has been on the job since 1955, tracking the man's every move.Click the link below to see exactly where Santa is at this minute.FOLLOW SANTA

NORAD Santa Tracker Tells You Where the Big Guy Is on the Big Night [Holidays] from Lifehacker
Somebody needs to keep track of Santa Claus as he makes his way around the globe Christmas Eve, and, once again, NORAD has stepped up to the plate. This year they're providing radar coverage and up-to-the-minute info on his every move.
Volunteer military personnel work into the wee hours of the night tracking St. Nick on special equipment that pinpoints his location on Google Maps and Google Earth. "Santa Cams" catch him in action as he criss-crosses the Earth in his sleigh and, if you watch closely, you'll even get to see Santa do a flyby of the International Space Station.
Santa trackers issue regular reports on the web site as the Big Guy stops at various countries on his way to the United States; the trackers also remind kids about the importance of going to bed so he doesn't have to skip the homes of boys and girls that are still wide awake. (How convenient!) The trackers also keep busy answering live phone calls and emails from kids around the country who call or write in with questions. You can also track Santa in Google Earth, visit m.noradsanta.org on your mobile device, or just search for "Santa" on Google Maps on your phone.
NORAD's holiday web site is already up and running with games and activities, but the real fun begins at 12:00 a.m. MST on December 24th. That's when the Santa Cams flip on and viewers can watch Santa and his elves get the sleigh and reindeer ready to go out for the night.
Be sure to check out the video compilation of scenes from last year's cams to see some of the places NORAD caught Santa last year. If you've never visited the NORAD Santa Tracker on Christmas, you really must do so. It's so cool that you'll want to make it a holiday tradition.
Official NORAD Santa Tracker

Grissom, NORAD help youngsters track Santa from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
Your friends at Grissom ARB and the North American Aerospace Defense Command are making it easy for youngsters to view Santa as he and his elves prepare for Christmas.
On the Grissom Internet Web Site, there is a link for "NORAD Tracks Santa" which takes youngsters to a special site that allows them to count down the days until Christmas, play interactive games, and even track the man in red when he begins his Christmas eve journey.
To "Track Santa," simply visit the Grissom ARB Internet web site at http://www.grissom.afrc.af.mil/ and local the special "Santa Track" link located on the bottom right of the page.
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Schoolboy Jack is flying high - The Bolton News
HE is not old enough to drive a car — but 16-year-old Jack Shaw was not scared when he took to the skies flying an aeroplane all by himself. ...

Tenn. center posts video of tests on jets, rockets - WRCB-TV
The testing center at Arnold Air Force Base is posting videos online of their tests on F-35 and F-22 fighter jets and other NASA equipment in wind tunnels ...

Video tour of Spaceport America from Personal Spaceflight
KRQE-TV of Albuquerque published this week a three-minute video tour of Spaceport America from a recent tour of the spaceport, part of a new bus tour program being offered to allow the public to see the spaceport under construction. The video includes a number of aerial shots that shows the current progress on the spaceport's long runway as construction crews lay down layers of concrete and asphalt.

Christmas-Eve Message from the Moon from Spaceports
Forty-one years ago Apollo 8 astronauts were the first human beings to circle the Moon caputuring the attention of billions of peoples on the Earth. Now humans have found water and other significant minerals and are in a global contemplation of new robotic probes and a return to the Moon by human beings. It is time to seriously think about, what Bill Gates years ago called, "The Road Ahead."

Astronauts Get Two Christmases in Space - Space.com
Later, on Russia's Space Station Mir, NASA astronauts John Blaha and David Wolf celebrated American Christmas in 1996 and 1997, respectively. ...

The Pilot's 'Twas The Night Before Christmas from All Things Afromton
'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care In hopes that come morning, they all would be there. Click on image to enlarge The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, While peak gusts from three two zero reached 39 [...]

Uncontrolled Airspace #165 "Of Autopilots, Pilots and Dogs"
Hacked UAVs... when even GA can't make the trip faster... an octo-student-pilot... and lots of OFLOTWs. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #165 "Of Autopilots, Pilots and Dogs"

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World's sole disabled pilots team to fly at Al Ain air show - GulfNews
The event also includes the Aero GP Air Race. The race made its successful Middle Eastern debut earlier this year. Aero GP is the only international air ...

Tumbling Tiger - Home
Bring TITUS and NIKI to your next Airshow or Fly-In event and watch the attention they grab from your audience the moment the gates open. Kids and adults from all ages will be amazed at how personal and up-close they will be able to get with TITUS & NIKI.
TITUS can SKYWRITE so he will help promote your AIRSHOW with 1 mile high letters that can be seen for up to 40 miles away before and during your event.

Shippensburg woman will ride in fighter plane - Carlisle Sentinel
Pamela Pfeninger won a ride on a fighter plane from Air Show Buzz. submitted photo A Shippensburg ...

2009 Collier Trophy Nominations Open Winner to be Announced Early March - NAA Record Newsletter
The 2009 winner of the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy will be announced at the upcoming NAA Spring Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, to be held March 3, 2010. The winner will be selected the previous day by the 2010 Collier Selection Committee comprised of a national group of stalwarts of the aerospace industry.
Robert J. Collier, the only son of Collier's Weekly publisher P.F. Collier, was an afromtor, humanitarian, and sportsman. He recognized the worth and future of afromtion and proclaimed the ideal that,

Ridge Runner III Dawn Patrol 2009 from www.aafo.com
Just found this video on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyOE8...esh+div-f-8-HM
So Damn beautiful !
and FAST too !

Formula Vee Air Racing - Compilation : Aircraft
Formula Vee was concieved as an entry level class by famed air race pilot Steve Wittman. Aircraft were restricted to a "box rule," with 75 square feet of wing area, fixed landing gear, a fixed-pitch prop, and a 1600CC Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Active from 1977 to 1997, the class produced, arguably, the fastest VW powered vehicles ever made. I'm sorry the video quality is not the best, this was made from a deteriorated VHS tape that was itself a copy of the originals. For more F/V racing, …

Red Bull agreement signed - Portugal News
Weeks after it was claimed the Red Bull Air Race was in jeopardy of moving to Spain, Turismo de Lisboa has signed an initial agreement with Red Bull Air ...

10 Historic Events Then and Now - Listverse
The Paris Air Show is now one of the most prestigious in the world. Major international manufacturers as well as the military forces of several countries attend the Show. In 1973 the show suffered its worst accident when a Soviet ...

B-24 BOMBER CREW FANTASY CAMP from collingsfoundation.org
A very unique two-day training program in which you train for and fly a simulated WWII bombing mission onboard the Foundation's B-24J Liberator "Witchcraft"
Stockton, California - June 2nd and 3rd
This is WWII bomber school 101. You will learn what is needed to properly function in the role of navigator, radio operator, gunner, flight engineer and bombardier aboard the Collings Foundation's B-24 Liberator. Now is your chance to be a Army Air Force crew member in a living history program you will never forget!
Taigh Ramey of Vintage Aircraft, volunteers, reenactors and veterans help put this incredible program together. Below is a short video of a 2009 "mission" on the left and Taigh and the crew testing the bomb release on the right.
Now accepting enrollment. Space is limited.

Missiles that were shot at USAF SR-71 Blackbird - Roadrunners
The photos ...show two different SA-2 missiles that were shot at USAF SR-71 Blackbird pilot Tony Bevacqua and Jerry Crew (RSO) on July 26, 1968 while flying Blackbirdaircraft # 976 on a surveillance mission over the Hanoi area. This was the first time that this happened to a USAF SR-71. They air refueled over Thailand and repeated their flight over the exact same route a second time, this time ...

Museum of Flight - Roadrunner News
Tip-to-Tail Tour: Blackbird
Saturday, Dec. 26 – Saturday, Jan. 2
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Museum's M-21 Blackbird is unique. The history of this plane and others in the Blackbird family of Mach 3 aircraft are explained by a docent during this tip-to-tail tour.

Sayre pilot honored for 50 years of safe flight - News - Daily Review
On April 1, 1945, 80-year-old Dana Smith, who now lives in Sayre, took his first solo flight.
Sixty-four years later, he's still flying.
Smith was recently awarded the Federal Afromtion Administration's "Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award" for 50 consecutive years of safe aircraft flight operations.
After getting his private pilot's license in 1946, he flew planes belonging to his father, brother and friends around the family farm in Ulster.
Smith was grounded for a while when he entered the Navy in 1950. He served in the Navy for four years as an aircraft mechanic, he said, and did occasionally fly as a private pilot during that time.
After the Navy, he began flying continuously, he said. In 1967, he became an aircraft instructor and started teaching others to fly. Over the years, he's been a part of the education of more than 50 pilots, he said. One of those who benefitted from his instruction was Neil Wilson, who currently is an instructor at the Bradford County Airport.

How an American pilot witnessed the beginning of the Cold War - Nashville Scene
In The Wars of Myron King: A B-17 Pilot Faces WWII and US-Soviet Intrigue, James Lee McDonough, professor emeritus of history at Auburn University and a ...

Detroit: Our Greatest Generation - TIME
On a personal level, my father, a bombardier on a B-17 during the war, died seven years ago, and I've regretted never focusing a camera lens on his story. ...

EAA Chapter 309: Operation Strangle by Chuck Porter
We also sponsor local events for the EAA AirVenture Museum such as the B-17 and the Ford Tri-Motor, featured on our Photo Albums, to foster public interest in Afromtion History. Check the EAA events calender for all EAA events which are ...

Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Track Santa and his sleigh with NORAD - The Official Google Blog
Sipping warm cider, watching the snow fall, unwrapping gifts — these holiday traditions always seem to produce many of the year's sweetest memories. Several years ago, we added another holiday tradition to our list — helping NORAD keep tabs on Santa every Christmas Eve.
NORAD's Santa-tracking dates back to 1955, when a Sears and Roebuck magazine ad in Colorado Springs accidentally directed readers to call NORAD instead of the "Talk-to-Santa" hotline they were advertising. Embracing the holiday spirit, the folks at NORAD provided callers with Santa's location according to their radar and have tracked his journey ever since. Many years later, in 2004, the same holiday spirit inspired us to use Google Earth — it was called "Keyhole Earth Viewer" back then — to display Santa's voyage around the world on Christmas Eve. We hosted the entire tracker on a single machine and were excited to have an audience of 25,000 following St. Nick's flight with us that night.
Our scrappy Santa tracker has come a long way since 2004. We added "Santa-cam" videos for select locations around the world, 3D SketchUp models of Santa's sleigh and his North Pole home, the official feed of Santa's location from NORAD headquarters and several other improvements. With more technical resources to support this richer experience, and the wonderful efforts of our Santa-tracking team, 2008 was the biggest year ever for NORAD Tracks Santa — more than eight million people tuned in to track Santa last Christmas Eve. ...

Santa Makes Final Preps For Christmas - WESH.com
The Federal Afromtion Administration has cleared the airspace for the most important flight of the year. With Christmas Eve just hours ...

Astronauts Aboard the Space Station Talk With Troops in Iraq; Brave Men and Women on Both Sides of the Holiday Hookup Are Far From Home
from NASA Breaking News on 12/22/09
Some U.S. forces in Iraq will get the chance during the holidays to talk with two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station who also are far away from their families and friends.

The Art of Flying - Afromtion News
... History: I enjoy most those airplanes designed in the 1920s through 1950s. There was care in the creation of these machines hand-built to give the flyers of the day a passport to a country restless just above the heads of the timid among them. We can feel that as we fly, open cockpit, noise and wind tearing at our attention, infusing our senses with the smell of …well everything. We are uninsulated from our environment yet connected to those hands that welded steel tube or glued spruce into intricate forms for flight. We can feel them there with us though they themselves may be long gone.

Ho, ho, ho!! from AF.mil Photos
Classic Santa w/Warbird from x planes
From the Wingman archives... from www.aafo.com
Great 2009 Reno Air Races Photo Gallery - AAFO.COM
Bill Fauth photography from Fence Check Forums
USAF Heritage Flight A-10 F-4 F-86 P-38 from Military Pictures
Hondgu Afromtion JL-8 K-8 from Flight Image of the Day


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US Air Force Thunderbirds to Headline Air Show
The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" will open its 57th air show season with performances at Davis-Monthan during Aerospace and Arizona Days, March 20-21. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's premier aerial ...

'We're still all about aviation' - Dayton Daily News
The oldest flying DC3 will appear at the July 2010 Vectren Dayton Air Show. Anthony Sculimbrene, NAHA executive director, said the region's history was a ...

Better late than never - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Unfortunately, not everybody in this country knows that Moose Jaw is home to the aerobatic demonstration team. Hopefully, by having the Snowbirds' Tutor on ...

Blue Angels, Thunderbird Commanders to address NBAA conference by CharterX
Answering that question will be the focus of a presentation by former Navy Blue Angels commander George "Elwood" Dom, and former Air Force Thunderbirds commander Ron "Maxi" Mumm, at NBAA's 18th Annual Leadership Conference, ...

AFMC Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010 scheduled for June 25 from AF.mil Photos
Tattoo's theme for 2010 will commemorate veterans from the Korean War, which began June 25, 1950, when North Korea opened fire on South Korea's Army positions south of the 38th parallel, the line which serves as the border between the two countries. Pictured here are Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney; Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of U.N. Forces; and Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond observing the shelling of Inchon from the U.S.S. Mt. McKinley, Sept. 15, 1950.

Lisbon , Portugal To Host 2010 Red Bull Air Race - AvStop Aviation News
December 18, 2009 - The city of Lisbon will make its debut on the Red Bull Air Race calendar in 2010 when the World Championship makes a ...

Wanaka's Warbirds inspired Tim to be a pilot - Otago Daily Times
A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot tainee, inspired by family trips to Warbirds Over Wanaka, is now working hard to earn his wings next year. ...

Happy Anniversary Wright Brothers and DC-3 First Flight. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
Not only yesterday was the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first successful powered flight, it was the birthday of the venerable Douglas DC-3.

Peterson aero club receives safety award by Christy Rotunno
Whiting, 21st Space Wing commander, presents Donald Cortum, Peterson aero club manager, with the 2009 Flying Safety Milestone Award Nov. 24 in recognition of the Peterson aero club's 10000 hours of mishap-free flying. ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 18th from NYCAviation.com

The Official Keepers of All Hangar Flying Tales from Av8rdan's World of Flying
We've all heard 'em...whopper flying stories usually told in the vicinity of a hangar or airport coffee shop. Generally, they go something like this:

Special activities planned for EAA's seventh annual Kids Days - Oshkosh Northwestern
EAA AirVenture Museum will be giving children the run of the museum over the winter break during the seventh annual Kids Days. The special event features ...

Temecula middle school students learn to fly in the classroom - Southwest Riverside News Network
"The whole purpose is to spark that interest in a field that involves math," said sixth-grade Teacher Kelly Manzani. By Maggie Avants, SWRNN Sixth-grader ...

Our View: Young Eagles dedicated to kids - Mt. Vernon Register-News
"I thought one way to share that with kids is through the Young Eagles program." It is apparent that many within the EAA share with Mullinax the passion for ...

NORAD Santa Tracker keeps fans in the loop from U.S. Air Force Live
Prank calls were probably not prevalent in 1955. So, when the "red phone" rang at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center nestled in the Colorado Springs Rockies on Christmas Eve and a small voice on the other end asked, "Is this really Santa Claus?" Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup wasn't quite sure what to think. Theinfamousad
"Sorry, wrong number!" could have been his response to the unusual call, but instead he played along and made a 6-year-old girl believe in the magic of Christmas. Watch this video of Colonel Shoup telling about this precious moment that started what is now known as NORAD Tracks Santa. ...

The test pilots who flew Boeing's 787 Dreamliner on her maiden flight from Professional Pilot News
Mike CarrikerWhen the Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its long-awaited first flight earlier this week, Capt. Mike Carriker, pictured at right, was commanding the aircraft. Capt. Carriker is Boeing's chief pilot for the 787 program. In the Dreamliner cockpit's right hand seat was Capt. Randy Neville, pictured ...

My Meeting With Santa! - FOXNews (blog)
Those advising Santa on his mission for Christmas Eve were the Federal Aviation Administration (which informed the jolly ol' elf that he would be the number ...

Tipsy B, date/location unknown from x planes
Northrop Y1C-19 (Alpha) from Planeshots
Awesome set of pictures from the 2009 Edwards Air Force Base air show complete with sound clips of the planes.

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ICAS Convention - Day 2 - Part 2 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
Day 2 of ICAS successfully completed!
This is the first day upon which the exhibit hall was open and I spent most of the day making my way around the hall with Rico Sharqawi of Wilco Films. It can get to the point where it takes an hour to go 50 feet. In a good way. It's running into people you know and people you're meeting for the first time. And really connecting about their particular take on aviation and how to convey the excitement to audiences. ...

ICAS Convention - Day 3 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
... These are the show notes to an audio episode. If you want to listen online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedICAS03.mp3.
Another installment from Firebase Airspeed – ICAS 2009 style. Rico and I talk about yesterday's events before backing up and heading out.

Aero-TV: The Heart of Team MS760 – Lt. Colonel Jerry 'Jive' Kerby from Aero-News Network
Meet Lt. Colonel Jerry 'Jive' Kerby, One of the Two Team MS760 Pilots Beginning today, nearly 1,600 air show professionals will gather at the International Council of Air Shows Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. To celebrate the 2009 ICAS Convention, Aero-TV is profiling some of the most extraordinary air show performers we've had the honor to meet over the last year.

ICAS Convention 2009/Jet Team Schedules Announced

Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule - F-16.net
The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2010 air show schedule. ...

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Blue Angels announce 2010, 2011 schedule - Imperial Valley Press
The Blue Angels will take to the sky again in March after the group announced its show schedules for 2010 and 2011. ...

Cover those ears: Two more years of Blue Angels at SeafairSeattle Post Intelligencer
The Blue Angels plan area showSt. Cloud Times
Blue Angels returning to La Crosse in 2011WXOW.com
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Event not on Blue Angels, Thunderbirds' radar next year - Orlando Sentinel
Planning for the 2010 Air Lauderdale Beach Fest has hit some turbulence: the US Navy's Blue Angels and the US Air Force's Thunderbirds ...

Special Olympians to benefit from Lakefront Show - Scoop.co.nz
Rotorua's Special Olympics Association is set to benefit from Saturday's Lets Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show and carnival having been ...

Sopwith Camel is saved – and it could be coming to Huddersfield - Huddersfield Examiner
Northern Aeroplane Workshops is being evicted from its base at Alexandra Mills in Batley. With nowhere to go, the group faced the prospect of putting the ...

Vintage bomber museum opens in oc - OCRegister
Of five aircraft on display, the crown jewel might be a B-17 "Flying Fortress" that carried future president and then-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. ...

The Pacific revisited - McCook Daily Gazette
B-24's and B-17's traveled at about one third that pace. Catalinas, our premier reconnaissance aircraft at that time, was slower and traveled in four hours ...

Lucky and Good: Mulberry Vet Survived Close Calls - The Ledger
EDWARD BAUMGARTNER holds a photo, recently at his home in Mulberry, of the B-17 crew with whom he served in the Army Air Force during World War II. ...

Heart of Louisiana: Aviation Museum - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Butch Felterman's father was part of aviation history, in the unlikely place of Patterson, Louisiana. "My dad would come from the airport and talk about ...

Last show for aviation, maritime gallery - Fresno Bee
I have met Joe Foss, Rex Barber, Jim Goodson and many of the Doolittle Raiders, among so many others, and with each man comes an unforgettable story. ...

Preview days for auction of rare Hamilton MetalPlane slated for this weekend from General Aviation News
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will host a preview of the rare 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 (serial No. 65) scheduled to sell at No Reserve during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale Jan. 18-24, 2010. The preview is free to the ...

Historic biplane star of celebrations - Otago Daily Times
Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust members Colin and Maeva Smith show off the interior of the country's first licensed ...

Video: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch demo 1938 by Diamond Pilots
The Fi 156 were the C-3/Trop, which was a tropicalised version of the Fi 156C-5, and the Fi 156D which was an air ambulance version. The first two Fi 156D models were the D-0 pre-production aircraft, and the D-1 production aircraft, powered by a an Argus As 10P engine. Ten Fi 156E pre-production aircraft were fitted with tracked landing gear. The Fi 256 was a five-seat civil version, only two were built at the Morane-Saulnier factory at Puteaux in France.

Aero Club floats plan for air and transport museum - Mudgeee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser
Discussions at a recent meeting began with a proposal for an air museum but the idea of combining motor transport was also raised considering the large ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 8th from NYCAviation.com

The Rag Wing Derby vs the Powder Puff Derby from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Was doing some research on the pilots of the first all-women's air race, the Powder Puff Derby, and came across the website of Archtypal Images, who intend to make a documentary of it.
They're going to call the documentary, The Ragwing Derby ...

Twas the Night Before Christmas - Aviation Style from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

Women Aviators in Documentaries: Sourcebook from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Finding the website for the documentary on the Powder Puff Derby inspired me to set up a sourcebook for documentaries on women in aviation. ...

Barksdale officials host Charter Chief golden anniversary from Air Force Link Top Stories
Officials from the 2nd Bomb Wing here hosted a golden anniversary celebration to honor Air Force pioneers Dec. 1.
Exactly 50 years ago on Dec. 1, 1959, 625 Airmen were promoted and pinned as the first-ever chief master sergeants.
Called the Charter Chiefs, these Airmen secured their place in history as the first to wear the rank of chief master sergeant. Of the original promotees, less than 100 are still alive today. Eighteen of them and one honorary Charter Chief attended anniversary events in their honor on and off base here. The event was spearheaded by retired Chief Master Sgt. James Flaschenriem, a local resident and Charter Chief.
more...

Michael Bay-Style "War Birds" Test Footage - WorstPreviews.com
Production will use all real airplanes, including authentic P-51 Mustangs, P-38 Lightnings, F4U Corsairs and a B-17 Flying Fortress as well as modern ...

Scholarships offered for aviation career seekers by Diamond Pilots
The San Diego Regional Aviation Association is offering two scholarships to local students who are pursuing careers in aviation.
Applications will be accepted through Jan. 22, and scholarship winners will be notified shortly after.
Scholarship recipients also will be recognized at the association's fourth annual golf tournament and benefit in April.

Mechanic takes plane passion to new heights (with video) - Livingston Daily
He learned how to use tools, and he became active in the Young Eagles, which provides free rides to children, and in a now-defunct Aviation Explorers post, ...

83-year-old student pilot solos from AOPA News
Anne Osmer finds that sometimes life in a retirement community can be boring. That may be why she took up flying. The 83-year-old soloed on Dec. 1.

Virgin Unveils First Commercial Spacecraft, VSS Enterprise - AHN
According to Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn, "Enterprise" too was chosen for its long tradition in maritime and aviation history. ...

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NORAD officials ready to track Santa's flight from Air Force Link Top Stories
It's that time of the year again and North American Aerospace Defense Command officials are getting ready to track Santa Claus.
The NORAD Tracks Santa Web site, www.noradsanta.org, is now live and features fun holiday games and activities that change daily.
The Web site is available in seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. On Dec. 24, the Web site will stream videos, captured by NORAD "Santa Cams," from numerous cities along Santa's journey.
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Curtiss P40 (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk) from Planeshots
Abandoned Betty, Clark Field, PI from Warbirds Online
World War II Vets Remember from Warbirds Online
Avro Lincoln flying test bed from Planeshots
NASA U-2 with assorted scientific payloads, circa 1979. from x planes
Zero , by Eric Van Gilder (Mitsubishi A6M Zero) from Planeshots

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NORAD Tracks Santa's 24-Hour Worldwide Flight Today [Holidays] from Lifehacker by Gina Trapani
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, is back at it again this year, tracking Santa's magical flight around the world this Christmas Eve and plotting it out on a Google map. ...

Merry Christmas -- An Interview with the World's Oldest ATP
from UCAP Fodder by Dave Higdon

NORDO News from Lee Bottom
MERRY CHRISTMAS
After helping Santa prepare for his huge upcoming night, the entire staff at Lee Bottom Flying Field participated in a Christmas production. We hope that it puts a smile on your face.

Merry Christmas to all... and to all, a good flight! from ExpressJet Forum by T/R DISAGREE
'Twas two days before Christmas and all through the Hub
The reserves were weary, nerves worn to the nub
A mighty Nor'easter had socked in New York,
And all the dispatchers were loaded with work. ...

Aviation museum offers discounts to Snowbirds - Pensacola News Journal, FL
To celebrate the arrival of visiting Snowbirds, the National Naval Aviation Museum will have two discount days on Jan. 12 and Feb. 9. ...

Study Shows EAA AirVenture Economic Impact at More Than $110 Million from Aviation & Aerospace News
A new economic impact study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh shows that EAA AirVenture Oshkosh brings an estimated $110 million economic impact to Oshkosh-area counties each year.

Cape Girardeau 2009 Air Festival Canceled - KFVS, MO
The group hopes to bring the popular air show back in 2010. Loy says he thinks they'll be able to bring the Blue Angels back next year. ...

RAF Tutor Display Feature Report from UK Airshow Review News and Updates
... It's sometime during the 1970s. The venue is Shobdon Airshow. I am buried in the foot-well of my ex-RAF Grandfather's Ford Escort. He is outside, adoring every second of the spectacle that is unravelling before him. The RAF Lightning is finishing off its display routine with a zoom climb to the stratosphere. For the last five minutes I have been absolutely terrified as this monstrous machine has roared around the skies, ripping up the air with its reheat. Now, some thirty something years later, the airfield at Abingdon is packed with spectators. This time it is me diving towards the crowd line at just over 200mph, about to pull up vertically to commence a display of my own...

Duxford 90th Anniversary Air Show 2008 Review
Duxford airfield came into existence in 1918, as the storm clouds of war were clearing over Europe. Ninety years later, the literal storm clouds threatened to disrupt that same airfield's Anniversary Air Show, in a year that has seen a number of the season's bigger shows interrupted and even cancelled by the weather's extremes

ITALYS AERIAL MEASTROS HEAD FOR AL AINS SKIES - Eye of Dubai (press release), United Arab Emirates
... and flight instructors, and developed with the assistance of former jet pilots from the Frecce Tricolori - the Italian National Jet Formation Team. ...

Göteborg Aero Show 2008 Review from UK Airshow Review News and Updates
There was me thinking that 2008 was going to be a year to be spent doing the usual circuit of UK shows, with a lack of interesting European shows to tempt me onto the continent. Then around mid-June an e-mail entitled "Hey! Have you seen this?" arrived in my inbox. Gothenburg airshow...

Project 53 Aims for Sun N Fun Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
GADSDEN AL- Discovered in Gadsden at the Northeast Regional Airport, Project 53 is now standing on its own legs. Last October, International Jets owner Richard Hess introduced a fuselage, painted with the number "53", surrounded by pieces including a wing set and tail. He identified these parts as an Albatros, the well-known L-39 warbird. Hess estimated the restoration project would take about five months. Rough parts and barely recognizable as an aircraft, he appeared to be a real optimist at the time.

F-22 Raptor Aircraft Systems Overview from Keith Breazeal Video Productions
The F-22 Raptor systems overview is an excellent presentation that includes airframe, stealth, weapons systems, payloads, fuel, electrical, flight controls, landing gear, arresting hook, ejection seat, canopy release, cockpit systems, and engines. This training video was originally produced by Boeing F-22 Training System IPT and cleared for release.

N.A.S. Moffett Field Airshow 1987 [video]
The 1987 N.A.S. Moffett Airshow was a fantastic show with a crowd that packed bleachers and every square inch of the ramp. Performers included the P-3C Orion, F-14 Tomcat, NASA QSRA and AV-8 Harrier, Team America, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Cockpit cameras were mounted onboard the NASA QSRA, P-3 Orion, and Team America.

Tom Cruise to make movie on Flying Tigers from Aviation & Aerospace News
Tom Cruise has teamed with Christopher McQuarrie to write the script for the next Cruise movie on the Flying Tigers.

NASA Commemorates Historic Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast from AVwebFlash Current Issue
It was 40 years ago, in December 1968, that the three Apollo 8 astronauts became the first people from our planet to reach Moon orbit, and they brought home the famous photo of the beautiful blue Earth rising above the Moon's horizon, surrounded by dark, vast, empty space. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders sent back six live television transmissions during their flight, including the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, when the three astronauts read from the biblical book of Genesis. This broadcast was heard by an estimated one billion people around the world. "Looking back on the Earth was the high point of the mission," Borman said recently, at an EAA event. "It was Christmas Eve, and we were a long way from home." About 239,000 miles away from home. For an excellent five-minute documentary about the event, featuring an interview with Lovell, check out ...

Leaving Home: The Legacy of Apollo 8 from SPACE.com
The legacy of NASA's historic Apollo 8 mission reaches out toward Mars.

Milestones of Flight: 12/24 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Happy Holidays! from The PlaneMadness Podcast by towertalk@planemadness.com (Capt'n Chris)
I just want to take a minute to wish you and your families a very wonderful and happy 2008 holiday season. Thank you so much for all your support with the PlaneMadness Podcast and here at PlaneMadness.Com. Also, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback and participation this year.

H-53 (all variants) from Fence Check
Spotting at Langley AFB from Fence Check
The FAA Approved Santa from Aircrew Buzz by B. N. Sullivan
Rare Aeronca from Another Time by DT Linn
BZ's Chino's Planes of Fame Photo Gallery from home.comcast.net
Israeli Air Force from Fence Check
Merry XMAS and Happy New Year from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael
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