Announcing the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame Fifth Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner | Las Vegas- -The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame has selected four individuals this year for induc-
tion. These individuals all have contributed significantly to Nevada’s aviation history.... Roscoe Turner, Margaret Gee, John Parangosky, Bob Hoover.
Minden Pilot Wins World Championships * Press Release | October 3, 2014. Minden, NV -Jim Payne from Minden has won his third consecutive world championship in the Aerokurier Online Soaring Contest (OLC). This contest is a year-long contest with almost 15,000 competitors from around the world. To compete, glider pilots record there flights with a GPS logger and submit their flight logs to the contest web site for scoring...
US Air Force Thunderbirds to Soar This Weekend at the Melbourne Air & Space ... * Daily Commercial | (BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2014--Melbourne's aerospace industry is booming and so is its Air & Space Show. This year's event is set to soar featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Oct. 4-5 at the Melbourne International Airport. Sponsored by Northrop...
PHOTOS: Refueling the Thunderbirds * FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV | The Thunderbirds demonstration team was flying from California to Florida for an airshow this weekend, but they needed a little extra gas for the trip. The MacDill-based crew was more than happy to oblige, refueling the F-16s twice after catching up...
Flying green at Miramar Air Show * CBS 8 San Diego | SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - This year's Miramar Air Show features an environmentally friendly airplane. In this Earth 8 video story, Natasha Stenbock finds out more from its pilot, Bret Willat of Sky Sailing, Inc....
Kyle Franklin to headline CAF AIRSHO · General Aviation News | MIDLAND, Texas — Kyle 
Franklin, one of the airshow industry’s most sought-after performers, returns to the Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO with his new act, “Dracula, the Rise of Vacul.” CAF AIRSHO 2014 will be held at the Midland International Airport Oct. 11-12. “We are proud to welcome Kyle back to AIRSHO,” said AIRSHO Chair Gena Linebarger. “This will be Kyle’s first appearance in West Texas with his new act, Dracula. I know people will be amazed by his flying and new airplane.”...
Pete McLeod – Full Out for Las Vegas Air Race * Net Newsledger | THUNDER BAY - The Red Bull Air Race Series will take to the skies in Las Vegas on October . There is a real Northwestern Ontario flair to the Red Bull Air Race with Pete McLeod who is originally from Red Lake Ontario. In 2009, Pete McLeod of Red Lake,...
Stearman Fly-in set for Oct. 4 in Jennings * KPLC-TV | Pilots began arriving Wednesday for the 34th Annual Stearman End of Season Fly-in, set for Oct. 4 in Jennings...
Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo slated for Oct. 26 at Los Alamitos Army Airfield · General Aviation News | Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo (WWRE 2014), the annual open house hosted by the California National Guard, Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) and the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Los Alamitos Army Airfield Joint Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif....
Start your engines: 2014 Wings & Wheels headed for Georgetown * Sussex Countian | Richard “Dick” Cole, one of four surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders. He'll once again serve as a special guest at the festival on Saturday, when he'll share his amazing stories from World War II. “Dick Cole is 99 years old,” said Karen Duffield...
Golden Knights Parachute Team jump into Owensboro * 14 News WFIE Evansville | The Golden Knights participate in more than 200 demonstrations across the country. Paratrooper, Staff Sergeant Shelby Bixler, says her team is excited to be in town. "We're actually towards the end of our air show season, this is one of out last few ...
Gold Team DC to Dover * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Demonstration Team had a busy weekend jumping into Washington DC and Delaware. The team had the privilege of jumping into Howard University in downtown DC, where the college was hosting a NCAA Football game. The Golden Knights got the game started with a 4,000 foot stack out, followed by a baton presentation to Wayne AI Frederick, the President of the School, as well as Coach Ted White, the football coach. The students were very excited about the jump and cheered for the team as they flew overhead. After the jump and line-up, the team met up with some of the students from the ROTC program to present them with a team lithograph. It was a joy to jump into such a motivated and exciting University....
California International Airshow - Salinas Review by Tyson Rininger | Celebrating their 34th year, the Salinas Airshow hosted the USAF Thunderbirds as well as Vicky Benzing, Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, the Liberty Jump Team and the always popular Metal Mulisha. Along with the performers, warbirds took to the skies showcasing both the European Theater with a trio of P-51's, a BT-13, Sherman Smoot's historic C-47 and the incredible flying of Sam Knaub's C-54. The Pacific Theater warbirds included the B-25 'Executive Sweet', Taigh Ramey's amazing PV2-D Harpoon, Chuck Wentworth's F4U Corsair, four T-6 Texans and a replica Japanese 'Kate'....
Museum’s Open Cockpit Day Saturday, October 18 Invites Guests to Explore the World of Aviation * Press Release | Honolulu, HI – Visitors will have the opportunity to sit in the seat, man the controls, and really feel the history of WWII fighters and modern-day jet fighters at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s third Open Cockpit Day, Saturday, October 18, 10am to 4pm. The event is free with paid Museum admission and free for Museum Members...
Fly-in on Oct. 4 to help injured hobbyist return home * Tampabay.com | In a show of their concern, the modelers group will stage an all-day fundraising fly-in beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the club field, at 16301 Ponce de Leon Blvd. They hope to raise enough money to pay for handicapped-accessible refurbishments to the...
Timeless Voices - Ruben Witkowski · eaavideo.org | Ruben Witkowski enlisted in the US Navy in 1942. He became an Aviation Machinist Mate and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) working on F4U Corsairs.
World War II Veterans Take Flight on B-17 * WHAG | FREDERICK, Md. - 71 years ago at 18-years-old, Malcolm Lawrence was inducted into the U.S. Army. And for the first time in 69 years, the World War II radio operator and gunner took a ride on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. “We were told in 1944 that we...
Photos: Annie and Jerry tour Boeing B17-F * Roanoke Times | This was my first time to see a Boeing B-17 F. I got into a long line waiting for ground tours. I asked people to take pictures for me in front 
of B-17 F at every angle. I was so excited to see inside and took pictures. (see the cockpit) See! Even a...
A interesting photo shows a B-1B accelerate at night after refueling from a KC-135 * The Aviationist | ...photo showing one “Bone”(from “B-One”) refueling at night from a KC-135 during an air strike on Sept. 27, as it ignites the afterburners to accelerate in bound to the subsequent waypoint along its route....
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Friday, October 3, 2014
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame Scheduled Activities
NVAHOF Participates in 7th Annual Aviation Open House
Where: North Las Vegas Airport (2730 Airport Dr, North Las Vegas, NV 89032)
Admission: Free
NVAHOF Speakers’ Bureau Kicks Off Lecture Series on March 12, 2014
Location: Las Vegas Spring Preserve (333 S Valley View Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89107)
Price: $5
Saturday, November 10, 2012
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Scott Padgett flight log - Local 10 | So, when the United States Thunderbirds offered me the chance to fly with them, I jumped at the chance. The excitement was already building as I filled out the paperwork to see if I would get approved. I had to take measurements of my height, weight ...
Aviation Nation features F-22 Raptor virtual reality simulator - Las Vegas Review - Journal | After 15 months in development and investing $1.5 million in a mission simulator, visitors to the Aviation Nation air show today and Sunday will have a chance to sit in the virtual cockpit of an F-22 Raptor flying low over the desert to clear an area ...
First female Reservist Thunderbird pilot - WCSH-TV | "I joined the Reserves not knowing that I would ever be able to be a Thunderbird one day, but the opportunity presented itself to me about a year and a half ago and I'm really proud to be here," she said. Jenson is what they call "Thunderbird 3." She ...
Stuart airshow set for fun weekend - WPEC | ... doing some really daring stuff, looping, plunging straight down out of the sky, diving, climbing, even flying upside down at times. One organizer says about 40,000 people will attend this air show this weekend in Stuart, and it's a huge boost for ...
Ginny Beagan: Volunteers help make Stuart Air Show a success - TCPalm | Doug Davis, site planner for the Stuart Air Show, carries a tape measure through a field at Witham Airport while laying out the site for a World War II battle re-enactment Monday morning at the airport in Stuart. Davis has been volunteering for the ...
United States Navy Parachute Team test jumps for its first Stuart Air Show - WPTV | STUART, Fla. - An elite group of enlisted sailors descended on Stuart's Witham Field. Literally. Petty officer First Class Navy Seal Justin Gonzales was among them. He jumped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at 3,000 feet. It was a test jump for the team ...
Snowbirds host celebratory dinner at 15 Wing - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Members of 431 Squadron — the Snowbirds — were treated to a special dinner at 15 Wing Friday to celebrate the history of the squadron and a the unveiling of a memorial to the squadron in England. The memorial, erected in the small village of Burn ...
Palm Springs Air Museum to host Props and Hops Craft Beer Conclave - The Desert Sun | PALM SPRINGS — Instead of airplane enthusiasts, self proclaimed “beer geeks” will take over the Palm Springs Air Museum on Saturday for the Props and Hops Craft Beer Conclave. Beer aficionados and regular Joes that like throwing back cold ones will ...
2012 Hall of Fame Dinner, Ceremony, & Photos - NVAHOF | The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame conducted its first of two enshrinement events for 2012 at the Landings Restaurant at the Henderson
Executive Air Terminal, Henderson, Nevada Wednesday, 7 November 2012. Enshrined posthumously were Randal Henderson, first pilot to fly into Las Vegas, Maury Graham, pilot of first air mail service to Las Vegas, and Jess Harris, the flying sheriff of Elko County, Nevada... Skydiving at Pensacola NAS - WKRG-TV | The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show was last weekend at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Along with the Blues, the Army Black Dagger Parachute Demonstration Team performed. The folks at NAS offered to let us see things from the Black Dagger point of ...
Air show marks 100th anniversary of military aviation in Serbia - NBC News | A Serbian 'Orao J-22' strike aircraft flies during the international air show in Belgrade Sept. 2. Participants from 16 countries and the Serbian Airforce demonstrated their flying skills on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of military aviation in the Balkan country. The air show at the Batajnica airport marks the first flight of a sole Serb biplane aircraft from the southern airfield of Nis during the 1912 Balkan war against Turkish empire.
PAF contingent arrives in China to participate in air show - The News International | The JF-17 Thunders will participate in the static as well as aerobatic segment of the Air Show. The Mayor of Zhuhai received Pakistan Air Force (PAF) contingent giving a warm welcome to all the participants of the Zhuhai Air Show planned to be held ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Chocks Away for Folkestone Airshow 2013 from Flightline UK | Preparations for next year’s Folkestone Air Show are already under way, organiser Folkestone Town Centre Management Ltd (FTCM) has announced. Branded as Folkestone Air Show, the plans are to make it even more successful than the 2012 event...
Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham remembered one year on from Scampton ... - This is Lincolnshire | The Red Arrows are today remembering Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 35, who was killed after being ejected from his Hawk jet while on the ground at RAF Scampton on November 8 last year. The RAF aerobatic team have issued this statement: "The ...
B-25 bomber to buzz Saturday's Veterans Day parade - Quincy Journal | A B-25 Mitchell bomber will be only 1,200 feet above Maine Street, roaring over the spectators at the Veterans Day parade. Parade chairman and Navy veteran Jim Ponsot says the aircraft is not a replica.... It is circa 1940's. The bomber will land at ...
Hangar dance features music, dance, styles of WWII - KRMG | TULSA, Okla. —. Saturday, Tulsa's Commemorative Air Force will hold its annual hangar dance, featuring a live orchestra playing 1940's swing music, dancing, food and "WWII Style." It's a fundraiser for the CAF which restores WWII aircraft and flies them.
Arvada WASP pilot recaptures legacy of Fifinella with biplane flight - Denver Post | These women will be honored at the 10th annual gala of Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum on Dec. 21,
which will feature many WASP pilots, including seven who live in Colorado. The traveling exhibit, "Fly Girls of WWII," runs through March at ...Capt. Don Quigley a 'Diddled Dozen' POW - Marion Star | He is a decorated member of the Flying Tigers 23rd Fighter Group/75th Fighter Squadron. He was a Major, an “Ace” and awarded the following: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross-Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Unit Citation, other Service and ...
Veteran's Day: A time to remember - Lake County News Chronicle | He was chosen as one of the Flying Tigers and flew P40 War Hawks and P51 Mustangs in combat, according to his biography. He is the author of a four volume history,”Chennault's Flying Tigers” and was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in ...
Veterans to speak at air museum - Journal Inquirer | WINDSOR LOCKS — The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Veterans Day program on Sunday, Nov. 11. The museum's Veterans Day program allows visitors to speak with aviation and combat veterans from several wars who have had experience ...
Ken Beaton: Twin 50s for tail gun Tommy - Nevada Appeal | Some of the engine exhaust along with any other pollutants in the sub-zero air came into the B-17 through both waist gun openings to collect in the rear of the plane, the tail gunner's confined space. Bill was the first person to lobby for a greener ...
WWII Bomber talks about his adventures - NewsOK.com | Published: November 9, 2012. Lloyd Mitchell, a World War II veteran from Oklahoma, talks about serving on a B-17 bomber...
'Smitty': World War II vet shares his stories - Conway Daily Sun | That's why they made such a big deal about the Memphis Belle, that plane they used to sell war bonds on a tour of the United States and which they made that movie about — it was one of the first B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions with ...
Day one of the South Plains Lubbock Honor Flight BY LARRY A. WILLIAMS - LubbockOnline.com | 12:45 — Leave for the National Air & Space Museum. We enjoyed seeing everything from the first Wright Brothers military plane to the Discovery Space Shuttle which had recently been set up for display. Many of the vets enjoyed seeing many of the WWII ...
The 2012 Event Recap from CAF Red Tail Squadron | What does the CAF Red Tail Squadron have in common with the 2012 presidential contest? Both have come to the end of their campaigns! Whew, huh? I can only imagine how the political winners and losers feel, but I know that we at the Squadron are very pleased with the numbers we posted for 2012:...
WSU alum wins regional Emmys for aviation documentary - Dayton Daily News | Future episodes will cover air racing, fly-ins and re-enactors, but the pilot highlights the 2010 appearance of “Miss Mitchell” at the 68th Doolittle Raiders reunion, which drew more than 70,000 admirers at the National Museum of the United States Air ...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories |This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America.
This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.Aviation Museum partnering with Springfield Foundation - Urbana Daily Citizen | One of the main focuses of the museum is the restoration of a B-17, called the “Champaign Lady.” “Partnering with the Springfield Foundation for the administration of the museum's endowment provides us with local professional expertise, which will help ...
DH Mosquito HJ767 Memorial plaque dedication 11-11-2012 from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY other links | This sunday coming,I hope to attend a memorial dedication, for a 'brass' plaque unveiled within the church, in the village of Bunny on the A60 near Nottingham, for two crew members, who died serving their country and gave all, in DH Mosquito HJ767 which crashed very close to the village during the war. There will be a display of the...
First VTOL — Bell XV-3 from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | First VTOL — Bell XV-3 The promise of an aircraft which had the benefits of both a helicopter and an fast airplane was researched in a joint U.S. Air Force–U.S. Army effort through the Bell Helicopter Textron company. Bell produced two of the XV-3 in 1955 — the world’s first VTOL (Vertical Take Off and [...]
X-48C from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | The X-48C, a modified version of the X-48B aircraft, successfully flew for the first time Aug. 7, 2012 at Edwards Air Force Base. The Boeing-designed aircraft is flying again in partnership with NASA. The new X-48C model was modified to evaluate the low-speed stability and control of a low-noise version of a notional, future Hybrid [...]
Video: Take An Hour Journey Deep Into A British Airways 747-400 from AirPigz by Martt | ...Here's a really well done one-hour program from the BBC called Engineering Giants. This episode, which was originally broadcast across the pond back in the summer, is titled Jumbo Jet Strip-Down and it takes you on a journey into a 'D-Check' on British Airways 747-400 'Victor X-ray' (registration G-CIVX). You get a look into the...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force announces third annual student writing competition from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will hold its third annual Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, providing students the opportunity to develop positive academic and character qualities and to showcase their writing talents while vying for scholarship funds....
UK: Teenage girl becomes one of the youngest pilots in the country from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...At 17 years and eight months, she is one of the youngest pilots in the UK – a feat she would have held outright had she not been forced to wait to take her test because of bad weather...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Southeast Iowa Air Show 2012 sure to be a crowd-pleaser - Burlington Hawk Eye | "When we were laying out all the pyro displays and getting all the fire permits, we looked at each and said, 'This will 
probably be our only chance to have a night air show.' " The air show will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday, and there ...
Fairey Seal from Planeshots
AIRSHOW NEWS: Autumn Air Show celebrates the 70th anniversary of the mighty Mustang from Flightline UK | The Autumn Air Show on Sunday 14 October closes the air show season in relaxed style. One of the highlights of the Autumn Air Show will be a display by P-51 Mustang Ferocious Frankie alongside Spitfire IX from the Old Flying Machine Company, presenting the might of the Merlin engine in these legendary American and British fighter aircraft. Also flying will be North American TF-51 Mustang Miss Velma from The Fighter Collection...
Enshrinement of the Thunderbirds Postponed - Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame | Due to lack of community and industry support, the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame has postponed the enshrinement of the USAF Air Demonstration Team (Thunderbirds) until 2013 during the 60th anniversary of the Thunderbirds Alumni Association. As a consequence of the lack on support and interest in recognizing the aerospace and aviation legends of Nevada, NVAHOF has cancelled its events scheduled during the Aviation Nations Open House air show. Those attending at the new venue and dates can be assured of the same high standard and highly rewarding event as experienced in the past at The Landings at the Henderson Executive Air Terminal in Henderson, Nevada....
Fred Keller to be inducted into Kentucky Hall of Fame from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky native Fred Keller, whose record of EAA awards earns respect among homebuilders, will be inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony and banquet Oct. 27....
Air Show of Albenga, here is the schedule of performances: the Frecce Tricolori in ... - Your Newspaper | Albenga. All set for the awaited second edition of the Frecce Tricolori dell'Albenga Air Show, which will take place tomorrow on the promenade of Albenga, through the joint effort of the City of Albenga and Aero Club Savona. At exactly ten years from the first ...
Crowds stand to watch Vulcan bomber flypast - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Huge crowds gathered at Sywell Aerodrome today to watch a stunning flypast featuring the Vulcan XH558 with The Blades Aerobatic Display Team and a Spitfire. The flight formed part of a private event that was run at The Blades home at Sywell. Two trips...
Video: Rafale – Breitling Jet Team formation flight from apron6 | A nice video of the Rafale in formation with the Breitling Jet Team during the...
LaFayette Fly-In soars this weekend - walkermessenger | The annual LaFayette Fly-In will take to the skies over Barwick-LaFayette Airport on Saturday, Sept. 22. The event will begin with a breakfast honoring veterans at 8 a.m.. A skydiver will drop in during the opening ceremonies, which are being conducted ...
Spitfire, F-35A in a Rare Photo Op - Defense Update | This event brought the F-35 Lightning II together with the World War II era Spitfire from the Commemorative Air Force display team which 
joined the celebration. The attached gallery shows some pictures taken on September 14, 2012 on this unique ...
Photos: Getting closer! from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The highly anticipated first flight of Gerry Yeagen's De Havilland Mosquito at...
Video: Mosquito KA114 first engine run from stickandrudderWTO
“The U-2 Dragon Lady: The evolution” documentary almost takes you on board the spyplane at 70,000 feet from David Cenciotti's weblog | Stunning footage. Pilot interviews. Plenty of information. Have a look at the following short documentary about the U-2 Dragon Lady, just released by Beale Air Force Base that explains why the legendary spyplane, already flying surveillance missions all around the world, has evolved...
Havelock repaints aircraft display at tourist center - Jacksonville Daily News | ... set aside money for the maintenance of the aircraft in this year's budget, so we've opted to do two aircraft with the money that was allocated,” said Havelock Commissioner Jim Stuart, who is also curator of the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage ...
Oblique Wing — cutting edge design with the scissor wing with the AD-1 by travelforaircraft | Swept wing designs allow aircraft to fly at high 
subsonic
and transonic speeds though at the cost of less efficient flight at
slower airspeeds. Variable sweep allowed for revolutionary aircraft like
the Grumman F-111, F-14 and Rockwell B-1 as well as the Panavia Tornado
and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 — but at the cost of design complexity
and weight of a pair of pivot pins in the wing roots...
Bell Helicopter Innovators Honored With Lawrence D. Bell Awards from Aero-News Network | Honors Employees Whose Innovations Lead To Significant Improvements, Growth Bell Helicopter has announced 18 employee winners of the 2012 Lawrence D. Bell Pioneer Award for innovation leadership. With this recognition, four Bell Helicopter teams will advance to the final stage of the Textron competition for the Chairman’s Award for Innovation.
Video: Ki 54 from stickandrudderWTO | Peter Smith of 'inreachoftheskies' blog and good friend sent me this footage of a Ki 54 Japanese aircraft.
Super Stieglitz bought by Brazilians from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Fresh from the in-box this morning is a release from the TAM Museum in Brazil which appears to have acquired a little piece of history in the form of a Focke-Wulf J44 Stieglitz. Although mostly...
Pull a Plane to Support a Cause - Patch.com | Doors will open for the festival at 10:30 a.m. and teams of 25 will begin their attempt at pulling an 82 ton plane at least 12 feet for charity at 11 a.m. Besides the plane pull, other festivities include a kids truck pull, food, pizza eating contest ...
Young Eagles flight rally coming to Delphi Airport - Carroll County Comet | Carroll County young people ages 13 through 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. as 
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 256 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Delphi Municipal Airport. Interested ...
Shuttle Endeavour takes off on farewell tour - CBS News Video | The same team then flew the prototype shuttle Enterprise to New York City for a barge ride to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Atlantis will remain at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In November, the spaceplane will be hauled 10 miles to a ...
Sunday, July 1, 2012
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Blue Angel pilot says he does it for the 'small towns, impact on youth' - Foster's Daily Democrat | Among these other acts are the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, the Black Diamond Jet Team, National Aviation Hall of Fame Legend Sean Tucker, wing walker Jane Wicker, and aerobatic sensation Michael Goulian. All acts are scheduled to ...
Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame taking in Thunderbirds - Las Vegas Review - Journal | But this year before they wrap up the last of two Aviation Nation shows at Nellis Air Force Base on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, they will land a spot in the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. They will lead the 2012 class of eight aviation legends who will be...
NVAHOF ANNOUNCES ENSHRINEE CLASS OF 2012 - NVAHOF | Join the NVAHOF staff 
and
members on the dates below as we honor our nation's Veterans, educate
our youth, and honor this year's slate of aerospace legends of Nevada...
Fly n' Fair celebrates founder's love of aviation - News Talk 980 CJME | The event located 15 kilometers Southeast of Saskatoon is being held in memory of Vern Rees whose love of aviation brought pilots in the area together. "Vern was the pilot, the instructor and very passionate about aviation," said Sandra Rees, his widow ...
Decorated WWII aviator lands in Nampa with two loves of his life - KIVI-TV | When his country and the free world needed him most, 90-year-old Fredric Arnold fell in love not once but twice.
Old warbirds touch down for Canada Day - Edmonton Journal | A fleet of vintage aircraft touched down at Alberta's Aviation Museum in Edmonton this weekend.
B-17 bomber coming to Bellingham for flights, tours - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A rare World War II-era B-17 bomber will be available for tours and flights starting Thursday, July 5, at the Heritage Flight Museum.
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Features Greater St. Louis Honor Flight from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | This month's meeting of the Missouri Aviation Hostorical Society hosted representatives of the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight (GSLHF), whose mission is to safely transport World War II veterans to see their National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. This mission takes on urgency since veterans of this era are pasing away at a rapid rate – more than 900 a day nationally...
Pacific Coast Air Museum head Pinsky forced out - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Dave Pinsky's announcement that he would retire as director of the non-profit that sponsors the popular summer air show at the Sonoma County airport followed a vote by the board of the Pacific Coast Air Museum not to renew his contract.
Decorated aviator CW5 David Cooper retires at Fort Bragg after 27-year career - Fayetteville Observer | Soldiers on Fort Bragg on Friday celebrated the career of a highly decorated aviator while welcoming the soldier who will fill his shoes. Chief Warrant Officer 5 David F. Cooper retired after a 27-year Army career, according to Army Special Operations ...
Will Idaho help solve the Earhart mystery? - Coeur d'Alene Press | On July 2, 1937, the world heard famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart's live voice for the last time.
Amelia Earhart's corner of Wyoming - Billings Gazette | The famed aviatrix would have gone unnoticed and unbothered. Mount Sniffel to the south would have cast long shadows in the summer afternoon, enveloping her cabin in cool. Below, Wood River would have whispered the only sound. Yes, it would have ...
Mighty Eighth's B-17 gets new power supply through donation - Savannah Morning News | Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News Jeff Hoopes, a volunteer who has worked on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, demonstrates how the bomber's chin turrets work on Tuesday morning. Back | Next. Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News ...
North American XB-28 from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | At the time the North American 
NA-40, the prototype of the later B-25 Mitchell, made its first flight early 1939 North American’s design bureau was already working on the design of a successor. Known as ‘Project NA-63′ it was in particular intended for a task for which the B-25 was less suitable: as high-altitude bomber. Eventually the U.S.A.A.F. lost their interest in this project because most bombing sorties with twin engine types were made from medium or low altitude and only two prototypes were built.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules in 18% grey
from Travel for Aircraft | The lighting this day made this aircraft one of easiest set of images to edit I’ve done. The combination of overcast and the shade of grey (reflecting 18% of the light falling upon it, and what a camera’s light meter is calibrated to) made for excellent photography. The Hercules pictured here can be seen at The 82nd Airborne Division Museum.
Sopwith Camel and Spitfire formation flight from TAKEOFF TUBE | Pilot Gene Demarco descrivbe us the VERY difficoult handling of this Sopwith Camel. Listen carefully...
Morane F-Arou from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | This picture has kindly been loaned by the children of Guy Anseaume. You can see the MS-F 343.2-Arou (cn4586.2 03/23/39) crossing in 1939 in the field of Rouen-Rouvray (The Madrillet). This aircraft based at Villacoublay...
Sixteen-Year-Old Boy Set To Become Youngest Helo Pilot In The U.S. from Aero-News Network | Plans To Solo On Monday, His 16th Birthday If everything goes according to plan, Robert Wilson Pinksten will become the youngest pilot to fly solo in a helicopter in the U.S., and he owes the milestone to the generosity of strangers. Pinksten, of Nashua, NH, will turn 16 on Monday, and he has plans to make his first solo flight the same day.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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NVAHOF ANNOUNCES ENSHRINEE CLASS OF 2012 - NVAHOF | Join the NVAHOF staff and members on the dates below as we honor our nation's Veterans, educate our youth, and honor this year's slate of aerospace legends of Nevada...
Texas duo win Air Race Classic from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | More than 100 air race pilots competing in the 36th annual Air Race Classic descended on the Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport late last month, after flying a 2,330 nm cross-country course in four days. Starting on June 19, the racers left Lake Havasu, Arizona, on a course that would take them east, north, and finally southeast to Sporty’s. The first racers began to arrive early on Friday, June 23, and continued streaming in throughout the day, Sporty's officials report. The winning team, based on fastest handicapped speed, was Dianna Stanger of Fort Lavaca, Texas, and Victoria Holt of Belton, Texas, who flew a Cirrus SR-22...
Stanger and Holt Win Air Race Classic - The Racing Aces | Port Lavaca, TX — The Racing Aces, Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt were announced the 36th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC) Champions on Sunday, June 25th. The four-day race covered 2,862 statute-miles, eight states and nine stops. The race concluded on Friday, June 22nd at the terminus in Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio. The kicker was the fact that Clermont County Airport is home of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, the mecca of pilot supplies and accessories...
KMOX Fair St. Louis VIP Air Show Day - CBS Local | John Klatt has awed millions of air show spectators across America with a unique blend of precision, power and performance. He has served in the Air National ...
Honor Flight at Oshkosh as part of Salute to Veterans from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), American Airlines, and Old Glory Honor Flight, have joined together once again to give World War II veterans the opportunity to visit the powerful memorials dedicated in their honor with an Old Glory Honor Flight departing from EAA AirVenture 2012 on Friday, July 27...
Indianapolis Air Show 2012 Warbird Photo Review - Warbird and Airshows | This is the one air 
show I volunteer for during the year and my duties are to contract with the warbirds and then during the show I am one of two warbird narrators. While it would seem I have ample time to take photos during the weekend most of the time I am solving problems that arise and helping others with their issues. Most of the time I do not even have a camera with me. During the narration although I have all the warbirds flying in front of me yet I still can only sneak in a few photos at the appropriate moments. The photos below are not logical order and are not inclusive of all the warbirds that were there. But this should give you a flavor of some of the 46 warbirds that were on the field in various locations...
Seattle, WA 2012 Boeing Field Warbird Visit Photo Review - Warbird and Airshows | This was not an air show per se but there was a B-17 flying so it comes in as a warbird flying event. I was visiting the Museum of Flight the same day B-17 Aluminum Overcast was on display and giving rides which was very cool because during WWII 6,981 B-17s of all types rolled off the Boeing Plant 2 assembly lines which was, until razed a couple of years ago, was just a mile down the road from the museum....
Open Cockpit Weekend - My Sunshine Coast | The Warbirds Sunshine Coast Yak-52 will perform an aerobatic display over ... The cockpits of some of the world's greatest flying machines will open to onlookers and aspiring pilots alike. ...
Photo Report: 2012 Florennes Airshow - Zap16 | Seventy years of militairy aviation at Florennes Air Base was one of the items of the Florennes International Air Show on 23 – 24 June 2012....
Burlington air show cleared for takeoff in 2013 - BurlingtonFreePress.com | A two-day air show proposed for August 2013 at the Burlington waterfront has secured a major sponsor and will announce its lineup soon, organizers said ...
Former F-15 pilot to speak at Chico Air Museum - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — Maj. Brian Stuart, a 1992 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School and former F-15C pilot, will be speaking at the Chico Air Museum at 11 a...
Pay It Forward - Vintage Wings of Canada | When I was eleven years old, there existed a holiday in 
my hometown that, for me, rivaled Christmas or Halloween or Firecracker Day, which is what we called Victoria Day. This holiday, this special day that I looked forward to for 364 days a year, no longer exists in Ottawa, nor does it still exist in any of the many cities across Canada in which it was also celebrated. As this great day approached, there would...
Earhart exhibit honors history, legacy - WTOP | "She understood that this represented an opportunity to promote women in aviation and also women to lead independent lives, professional lives outside the ...
Boeing's pre-Farnborough media tour: AFSOC's CV-22 Osprey sim from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The DEW Line has been quiet as of late... that's because I've been on multiple back-to-back trips to various places during this past month. Last week was Boeing's pre-Farnborough air show media tour. The tour started off here in Washington DC but quickly moved to Hurlburt Field in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Hurlburt, as I am sure most of you know, is the home of US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)....
Antique Airfield:
- Pre-Registered People and Aircraft For The Fly-in
- Nebraska Chapter June 2012 Newsletter
- American Barnstormers Tour at Antique Airfield
- Don Parsons' Blog: Globe/Temco Swift Fly-In
Skydiving great-grandmothers take a leap for charity - Yahoo! News Blogs | Marjorie Bryan, 83, and Marianna Sherman, 82, parachuted from more than 10000 feet at the Allen County Airport in Lima, reports the Lima ...
Cessna launches Discover Flying Challenge from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Cessna Aircraft Co. has launched its Discover Flying Challenge, challenging aviation students to see who can generate the most awareness and hands-on experience for the company's Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), the Skycatcher...
Virgin Galactic to launch new cargo plan, spaceship design - msnbc.com | On June 21, Virgin informed media that it would have a press conference with Branson at 11 a.m. at the Farnborough air show on July 11. About 200 of Virgin ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ambassadors In Blue to be Inducted into the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame
Since 1953, America's Ambassadors in Blue have represented the rich tradition of the United States Air Force around the world. Since June 1, 1956, the Thunderbirds have called Nellis Air Force Base their home and the NVAHOF takes great pride recognizing the Thunderbird association as a pillar of the community.
“We are thrilled to recognize the Thunderbirds,” said Thornton ‘T.D.’ Barnes, NVAHOF Director. “It is with great pride that the NVAHOF distinguishes the Thunderbird organization for its service to its country and to the state of Nevada.”
The Thunderbirds may have officially represented the Air Force for the past 55 years in Nevada, but ask any Nevadan and they will claim that the men and women in blue came to the Battle Born State to represent them and the state of Nevada.
Just six years after the U.S. Air Force was created as a separate service the Air Force’s official air demonstration team, The Thunderbirds was born.
On May 25, 1953 the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit was activated at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The unit adopted the name ‘Thunderbirds,’ influenced in part by the strong Native American culture and folklore from the southwestern United States where Luke Air Force Base is located. Seven officers and 22 enlisted personnel flew and maintained the straight wing F-84G.
Millions of people have witnessed the Thunderbird’s precision demonstrations throughout the world. People from all walks of like have marveled at the professionalism and dedication of the officers and airmen throughout the years. The Thunderbirds represent the many hard-working airmen who voluntarily serve our country around the globe defending our freedom.
NVAHOF has dedicated its mission to preserving the history of aerospace in the state of Nevada and establishes and maintains an ongoing means of honoring individuals from Nevada who have contributed in a significant manner to the development, advancement and promotion of aerospace.
NVAHOF was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 1, 2008 as a not for profit corporation organized exclusively for educational purposes under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and received tax exempt status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on November 9, 2009. The NVAHOF currently operates as an educational resource and virtual museum through our website, www.nvahof.org we offer the general public information related to the history of aviation and space through our virtual museum, speakers bureau, and access to our historical archives holdings, recommendation of related books on related subjects and our annual Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
NVAHOF also honors individuals who were not native to Nevada but were associated with the Battle Born state, whose careers enhanced the aerospace climate worldwide or in space. The mission of NVAHOF is unique as it especially recognizes and honors the men and women, federal, military, and civilian, who worked in secrecy at various locations in Nevada.
The primary educational objectives of the NVAHOF focus on honoring the past by supporting the future of aviation. First, the programming consists of four annual scholarships awarded to outstanding students of aviation and aerospace engineering on the high school and university levels. Second, the NVAHOF also provides a state-wide Speakers Bureau for outreach within the community. The third educational objective is the creation of an accessible archive of Nevada aviation history. The uniqueness and diversity of Nevada’s aviation projects make it the most important state in the nation in regards to cutting-edge aerospace technology and development.
For more information visit: www.nvahof.org
Friday, March 23, 2012
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Air Show returns to Flagler County this weekend - WJXT Jacksonville | The third annual Wings Over Flagler Air Show is this weekend Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 at the Flagler County Airport. Blue Sky Yakrobatics will have 50 to 60 military and specialty aircraft on display including a huge C-130 aircraft.
RIVERSIDE: Airshow roars in on March 31 - Press-Enterprise | BY FIELDING BUCK There will be a new attraction every 10 to 20 minutes at the 20th Annual Riverside Airshow. It takes place from 9:50 am-4 pm March 31 at Riverside Airport. Performers include wing walkers, sky divers, aerobatics and military airplanes...
Air Racers 3D Lands at IMAX Theatre from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Columbus, Georgia - March 22, 2012- The IMAX Theatre at Patriot Park will premiere Air Racers 3D: The Ultimate Air Show Experience on Thursday, April 5. The film, narrated by Fast and Furious co-star Paul Walker, showcases the breathtaking exploration of the legendary Reno National Championship Air Races. With spectacular aerial photography filmed entirely in 3D, Air Racers 3D illustrates the history and evolution of the sport from the dawn of aviation to today. ...
Thunder Over the Valley air show to be bigger, louder this year - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | It's still about five months away, but already, plans are taking shape to make this year's Thunder Over the Valley air show in Santa Maria the biggest and loudest one yet. The Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors contributed an extra $12000 to ...
Air show pilots offer rides in experimental planes - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Various performers have been giving promotional rides ahead of this weekend's 32nd annual Florida International Air Show. Team RV is the world's largest air show team with 12 planes. The pilots combine precision formation flying with aerobatics...
Valley City to host Air Show this fall - WDAY | Valley City, ND (WDAY TV) - Valley City leaders are looking to get the community back to the airport and what better way than an air show. This week, The Barnes County commission was briefed on the event. The Wings and Wheels Air Show will be September ...
Jubilee celebration gets flying start from RAF - This is Kent | The Eurofighter is just one aircraft confirmed for Folkestone Jubilee Airshow, one of only 12 dates in its 2012 display calendar. The Red Arrows, Royal Naval Historic Flight and a wing-walking display will also thrill crowds on The Leas on Saturday, ...
Red Arrows to fly again at Bournemouth Air Festival - BBC News | The RAF Red Arrows will take part in the Bournemouth Air Festival, a year after one of their pilots died at the event, organisers have confirmed. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, was killed when his Hawk T1 plane crashed near Bournemouth Airport...
Jubilee celebration gets flying start from RAF - This is Kent | The Eurofighter is just one aircraft confirmed for Folkestone Jubilee Airshow, one of only 12 dates in its 2012 display calendar. The Red Arrows, Royal Naval Historic Flight and a wing-walking display will also thrill crowds on The Leas on Saturday, ...
Carnival to fly high with return of Red Arrows - This is Somerset | THE world famous Red Arrows will be making a return to Portishead to kick off the town's carnival celebrations. The RAF team will be performing a dazzling display of aerial acrobatics on June 15 at 6.30pm – the day before they perform as part of a ...
Eggs Away! at the Airport on March 31 - City of Georgetown Texas | Candy eggs will be dropped from the B-25 Devil Dog, a WWII-era bomber, during a flyover at the Airport. Children and other attendees will be kept a safe distance from the egg drop zone at the Airport. After the Devil Dog drops the eggs, children will ...
RAF veteran who set up popular air fair has died - This is Kent | In 1959 he became its first civilian director and was also founder of the International Air Fair that ran for 48 years until last year. He joined the RAF in 1942 and flew an F-86 Sabre jet fighter during the Korean war in the early 1950s while on an ...
Fantasy of Flight Welcomes Seaplanes for Annual "Splash-In" from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | POLK CITY, Fla. - Fantasy of Flight is pleased to once again play host to one of Central Florida's splashiest events where the fun may be watered down but it's never diluted... On Thursday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the aviation attraction welcomes "Splash-In," a one-day event specifically designed to celebrate seaplanes and other amphibious aircraft. Throughout the day, dozens of seaplane pilots will use Fantasy of Flight's sparkling Lake Agnes as their chosen landing strip to the amazement of all who care to come and join in the fun....
Phoenix Hosts 21st Annual International Aviation Symposium from State Aviation Journal by Kim Stevens | Billed as the most exclusive gathering in the industry, the City of Phoenix and Sky Harbor International Airport kicked-off the 21st Annual International Aviation Symposium this week at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ. Over 120 attendees from across the globe pre-registered for the three-day event to hear or participate in sessions ranging from...
Tuskegee Airmen land in Daytona - Florida Courier | The traveling exhibit is a project of the CAF Red Tail Squadron, a volunteer non-profit organization affiliated with the Commemorative Air Force. The movie shown during the traveling exhibit highlights who the Tuskegee Airmen are, how they overcame ...
Brig Gen Charles P. “Pete” Winters joins NVAHOF BOD - NVAHOF | The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Brig Gen Pete Winters, USAF (Ret) has agreed to chair the NVAHOF board of directors. General Winters was enshrined into the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame last October. Charles P. Winters was chosen for induction into the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame for his contributions to the development and testing of many advanced military aircraft and his service to the nation....
Tom Poberezny Joins Citation Jet Pilots Owner-Pilot Team from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Ralph Lloyd, Executive Director and COO of the Citation Jet Pilots Owner-Pilot Association (CJP) announced today that Tom Poberezny will be joining their leadership team as Vice President, CJP Events and Programs and Chairman of the 2012 CJP Convention in Coeur d'Alene, ID, September 12-16. "The Board and Staff of CJP are pleased that Tom has accepted our invitation to be part of this growing and dynamic organization. Tom is a respected aviation industry leader who brings a wealth of experience to CJP," stated Lloyd. ..
Art galleries and museums: March 23, 2012 - Ventura County Star | World War II Aviation Museum: Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force has hangars devoted to World War II aircraft. Flight demonstrations and cockpit viewings at 11 am Saturdays. 10 am to 4 pm Tuesdays through Sundays, Camarillo Airport ...
Bird-Man Video Formally Resolved from AVwebFlash Current Issue | More than three million views later, the video that became a media magnet for showing a man flying under home-made flapping wings has been identified by its creator as a fabrication. Bird-Man Jarno Smeets said on a Dutch television show that he is in fact Floris Kaayk, a filmmaker and animator...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo kicks off tomorrow - emirates247.com | The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) will officially launch Abu Dhabi Air Expo tomorrow (Tuesday) at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The expo running from 6th until 8th March, will be open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, to visitors and exhibitors to witness exhilarating performances by the UAE's Al Fursan Aerobatic team, the Emirates Sky Diving team and daring aerobatic displays by the famous Captain Zoltan Veres, the recipient of five Guinness world records....
Waterloo Air Show welcomes back the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and CF-18 Demo - Exchange | Breslau - Kick-start your summer by experiencing amazing aerial displays at the 2012 Waterloo Air Show, June 2 & 3, 2012. Aviation is showcased both in the air and on the ground. Highlighting the show will be spectacular displays by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Canada’s CF-18 fighter jet, daring aerobatics, warbirds and more....
Pilot thrilled to be a part of home airshow - Standard | A FORMER Farmor's School pupil will enjoy a flying visit to his old stomping ground later this year when he gets to take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo. Flight Lieutenant Phil Bird, 32, is a regular spectator at RIAT, but this year will be the first time he has had the chance to take part. ...
Girl, nine, talks down U-2 spy plane at Fairford - BBC News | A nine-year-old girl from Devon has 
"talked down" a US Air Force spy plane in Gloucestershire. Plane-mad Ellie Carter rode in a chase car from where she and another pilot spoke to the U-2 captain to say how close he was to the runway. She was given the task after writing to the Fairford Air Tattoo to ask if the U-2 could fly at this summer's event....
Ellie meets U-2 pilot at RAF Fairford - YouTube
Heritage Flight Conference - Crosswind Images | photo gallery
Airshow Announcer Rob Reider – Audio Episode Show Notes - Airspeed | Rob Reider is one of the busiest airshow announcers in the country. Since going full time in 2006, he has announced 135 shows and 2012 is shaping up to be as busy as ever. We talk about what it takes to be an announcer, what it’s like to be an announcer during peak season, and even what happens when the worst happens....
NVAHOF joining CCAA Open House - On Saturday, March 31, NVAHOF will participate with the Clark County Aviation Association in its 5th annual open house at the North Las Vegas Airport. NVAHOF will set up a table along with various poster displays of interest to promote NVAHOF and support the CCAA. NVAHOF staff, members, and friends will make this a family affair to mix with the attending students and general public. NVAHOF staff and volunteers will offer NVAHOF membership to new members wishing to support NVAHOF in its endeavor to further student education and recognize the legends of aerospace and aviation in Nevada....
Rock Schaller's Stick Chief from Antique Airfield News | Rock Schaller sent a couple of photos about his nearly finished project, which we saw before in 2009. Many will remember this as the stick Chief owned for years by...
Fark Photoshop Thread - The Unwanted Blog | This was Freakin’ High-larious....
WWII Vet Plans To Take Honor Flight - KULR8 | A Montana World War Two veteran is ready to embark on a new journey. Bill Woolston is a World War Two veteran, he was stationed in Germany, Austria and France from 1943 to 1946. Peggy, his wife of 68 years, is also a veteran, she served as an officer in the women's auxiliary corps in WWII....
Aviation enthusiast, wife land in Greenville - Greenville Online | Mike Helsel is a frequent flier in more ways than one. Helsel is a longtime traveler. And when the California native decided to leave Houston in late 2010, he and wife Sandy began making plans to retire in what would be their 10th city in 40-plus years of marriage. Careers in marketing, engineering and procurement have taken them to northern and southern California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and two locations in Texas....
F-111 on tour Down Under - Flightglobal | Although Australia has had a little bit of a difficult relationship with its retired General Dynamics F-111Cs of late - most notably burying a whole bunch of them in a landfill - it has retained one of its Aardvarks for posterity. Pictured here is aircraft A8-142 on a road trip from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, to RAAF Base Wagga, New South Wales....
Close Encounter: Typhoon and Rafale - AviationWeek | The RAF's No. 3(F) Sqdn. dispatched two of its Eurofighter Typhoons from Coningsby to France to visit the Dassault Rafale 1/7 Sqdn. at the Saint-Dizier air base....
The Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Celebrates Its First Full Year in Orbit - POPSCI | 
NASA may no longer possess a reusable vehicle for traveling to and from low earth orbit, but the United States Air Force has all but established a permanent presence up there. Maybe you’ve forgotten about the X-37B, the USAF’s pilotless, reusable space plane that’s been in orbit since launching on March 5, 2011, but it’s still up there making laps. Today marks the first day of its second year in continuous orbit, a milestone for the mysterious program that the Air Force will tell us virtually nothing about....
National Space Club Announces 2012 Award Recipients - Space Ref | The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy is the Club's preeminent award and it is given to recognize significant contribution to United States leadership in the field of rocketry and astronautics. This year's award will be presented to The GPS...
Space Shuttle Enterprise Heads to New York - WFUV | The Space Shuttle Enterprise takes off for its new home aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum next month. On April 23rd, the NASA orbiter, which is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia, will arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport atop the space agency’s shuttle carrier aircraft. “We are immensely excited about Enterprise’s landing at JFK and are readying the Intrepid for her arrival,” Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum President Susan Marenoff-Zausner said in a news release....
Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Big Reno Air Races Announcement Scheduled- My News 4 | The Reno Air Races Association (RARA) says they will make a major announcement regarding the future of the National Championship Air Races on Wednesday January 4. The press conference will be hosted by the President and CEO of RARA, Mike Houghton....
Aerobatics to entertain crowds as part of Abu Dhabi stopover - Gulf News | ...Flying with seven black and gold Aeromacchi aircraft, representing the desert's golden sands and the black oil that lies beneath it, Al Fursan will take to the skies at 4pm today and tomorrow....
1-1-2012 NVAHOF NEWS & SEASON GREETINGS - Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame | In behalf
of the officers, staff, and board of directors of the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame, I wish our members and friends a Happy and prosperous New Year. The year 2011 proved to be a great year for NVAHOF and we expect 2012 to be even better. The staff of NVAHOF is pleased to announce that BGen Pete Winters, USAF (ret) has joined the NVAHOF Board of Directors effective November 2011. Following the October hall of fame induction dinner and ceremony, NVAHOF commenced its membership drive and reports an excellent response from throughout the United States, Canada, and England by aviation and aerospace supporters desiring to hold membership in NVAHOF. The high interest in NVAHOF...Happy New Year - Evan | I just want to wish all my aviation friends a very Happy New Year. I don't have any new interviews or articles. School is taking up a lot more of my time and the last one I did was with Steve Hinton. My dad has some videos he's done since I last wrote so check them out. These are the latest ones: http://vimeo.com/34358220, http://vimeo.com/34131353
Also, he just finished reading the book Double Eagles by my friend Bill Getz and he really loved the book a lot. By the way, here's my interview with Bill. So anyways, Happy New Year all my aviation friends. Evan
WASP sites on the web - You Fly Girl | There are a few websites about the WASP....Breakaway: the History of Women in Aviation December 2011 - You Fly Girl | The December 2011 issue of Breakaway: History of Women in Aviation is now available for the Kindle *and* the Nook....
Skagit Aero's Blog: Museum’s Newest Acquisition Monocoupe 90AW145 - Antique Airfield | The museum has recently acquired Fred Ludtke’s 1940 Monocoupe 90AW145. The well knownFred Ludtke from the Pacific Northwest flew this Monocoupe in over 200 airshows up and down the west coast. The Monocoupe was discovered in CA by Eric Minnis of Burlington, NC. The Monocoupe was retrieved to Burlington,NC with hopes of Eric restoring the Monocoupe for a customer. Skagit Aero’s Jim Jenkins saw the airplane...
Canadian Bush Flying: Early Challenges from AirSpace | Early Communication | Before the development of modern communication devices, H-boats often relied on carrier pigeons to reach their home base during emergency situations. An amusing story about two pigeons in particular was rumoured among many bush pilots. It has been said that Roy Maxwell*, the director of the Ontario Provincial Air Service (O.P.A.S.) from 1924 to 1934, sent all the way to Holland to order two supposedly fine message-carrying strain of pigeons at a cost of $125 per bird. This was in an effort to improve the blood line of the pigeons that his pilots relied on to relay information should they be forced down by engine trouble....
The Mighty Curtiss Robin – Maybe the Coolest Airplane of All Time from Flight Monkeys | You might think it’s a stretch to make such an audacious claim, but it’s entirely possible that the
Curtiss Robin is the coolest airplane ever built.That’s a subjective determination, surely. But consider these facts before passing judgement. The Curtiss Robin was manufactured during the late 1920s and early 1930s – in the heart of the Great Depression. It wasn’t fast, and certainly wasn’t sleek or sexy. It was solid, dependable, and much loved though. And in the days of flagpole sitters, flappers, and speakeasy’s the Robin and her pilots did things that nobody ever dreamed possible with an airplane....
Tony’s monuments and the world’s first scheduled airline by airplane - Travel For Aircraft | Tony Jannus was one of the early and brave aviators, in fact he piloted the aircraft for the first airplane based airline (airships had beaten the aircraft for the title of first airline). Although airships were the first airline we all now know that aircraft were to be the future of air travel. The aircraft he flew was then called an “air boat” and is what we now call a flying boat. It was a Benoist design, the Benoist
XIV — a flat hull biplane with a single pusher propeller driven by a Roberts in-line six cylinder engine....Rockwell B-1A Lancer roll out - Planeshots
Today in Aviation History - CRUFC
Dreamliner Downunder - Pacific Wings Magazine | Just over a month and a half after the first production Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” was delivered to the aircraft’s launch customer—Japan’s ANA—Boeing, in association with Air New Zealand, brought one of its Dreamliner test aircraft to New Zealand as part of a brief tour that also included Australia. The visiting aircraft, ZA001 (N787BA), has flown the highest number of
hours of any of Boeing’s 787 test fleet; in just over 500 flights, it has amassed around 1,300 hours of the fleet’s total of just over 5,400 hours....Learning to fly with helium balloons - High Power Rocketry
