Thunderbirds roar into Brevard County - Florida Today | The Thunderbirds also will fly over Disney's Magic Kingdom at 3 pm today. The day at Disney will end with Patrick's honor guard participating in the Flag ...
Cocoa Beach Air Show prepares to soar - Central Florida News 13 | Members of the 920th Rescue Wing will be showcasing their skills in the Cocoa Beach Air Show. The Air Force's Pave Hawk helicopter ...
The Pylon Place - October 2010 - The Pylon Place - In Flight USA - That is how I felt after the Reno Air Races of 2010 came to a close. Mother Nature took the wind out of our sails and threw it back at us, with a vengeance. All of the preparation and handwringing ended, not with a crescendo – but with a whimper and ... An engine with a giant gaping hole, a prop hub with three stubs where blades used to be and a cowl with a section missing. The GP-5, which was met with such fan fair, made metal half way through the week and was a scratch. ...
Reno Air Races Section 3, the place to be | Flickr - Photo Sharing! by nobody@flickr.com (numnuts) If you end up at the Reno Air Races, you've got to pay these guys a visit, buy an orange t-shirt and you're a membership to the most exclusive and entertaining family this side of Mars, Section 3.
Journey with Reese Maleah KaiJin: Little Rock Air Show by Monica | A few weekends ago (October 9, I believe), we went to the local airshow at the Little Rock Air Force Base. It was the first one since the one I went to in 10th grade (I'm a sophomore in college now), which was the first one I went to. ...
What I Do: I teach aerobatics - Wisconsin State Journal | Mike Love is a flight instructor who specializes in aerobatic training. He works out of Morey Airplane Co. at the Middleton Airport…
Spaceport America Runway Dedication from The Launch Pad by Nicole Jordan ( Nicky J Rocket Girl) Last Friday I had the pleasure to attend the Spaceport America Runway Dedication. To begin with, this was an amazing trip for me as I had not been back in New Mexico since my days at the X PRIZE Cup and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Challenge. The truth is that all the hard work that took place during those years opened the doors to what today is the Spaceport America. It was absolutely amazing to finally stand on the grounds of the Spaceport, look around and realize how much has New Mexico accomplish since then. The building and the runway were truly stunning…
Copperstate a grassroots fly-in from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | It is easy to get caught up in the business side of flying. The future of fuel, security directives, regulations, Congress, and the economy tend to stress a great many pilots out. An antidote to that stress is an old-fashioned fly-in. The 37th annual Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 21-23 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), fills the prescription. Read more...
Lend-Lease P-39Q Aircobra, Recovered from Russian Lake, Returns to New York for Restoration from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | A P-39Q-15BE, serial number 44-2911, has been sent to the Niagara Aerospace Museum (NAM) for restoration. The aircraft, crew - Lt. Ivan Ivanovich Baranovsky (22), and vital log books were discovered by divers from UK Warbird Finders in 2004 in Lake Mart-Yavr, Russia, and were acquired by NAM in 2008. Ironically, the museum now resides within the building that housed the factory in which the aircraft was originally built. The story of the aircraft and its current restoration can be found at the EAA Spirit of Aviation page: http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-10-21_p-39.asp.
Spitfire roundabout at Southampton Airport wins place in calendar - This Is Hampshire.net "The structure is a stunning tribute to commemorate our strong aviation heritage." The steel and aluminium blue structure modelled from the original 1930s ...
In Fort Lauderdale, rides available on vintage bomber - Sun-Sentinel | Want to see what it's like to fly in a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress? For $430, you can take a 30-minute hop in the ...
World War II bombers, 'little friend,' expected this afternoon - Greenville News | Landing on the tarmac this afternoon will be two heavy bombers — the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator. Arriving along with them is a P-51 Mustang, ...
Newsmaker: Frank A. Kravetz - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Kravetz was a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps and a gunner on B-17 bombers. He was taken prisoner after his B-17 was shot down. ...
T-38's for F-22 aggressor training at Langley? - F-16.net | So we've heard that Langley will be getting some T-38's for aggressor and pilot proficiency from Holloman. Since Holloman is loosing all its raptors, ...
View/Download Previous Issues of Airplanista Magazine from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | October, 2010 issue: Girls With Wings, Are You an Airplanista?- Interview with Chris Batchellor, High Hot One- by Nathan Carriker, Extreme Multitasking: Inside a Class Delta Tower, Short Story: Through Eagers Eyes - Chapter 1 View this issue | Download this issue (PDF)
VIDEO -15 years of Colombian Army Aviation- from Military Photos by Santana | Excelent video. The Colombian Army Aviation who celebrates 15 years of operation. Today its a New Army Division…
Seattle Public Library programs launch National Aviation Month - Seattle Times | Seattle Public Library celebrates National Aviation Month with a screening of the documentary "Flyabout" and a discussion of the book "Flygirl. ...
Seals OK, NASA elects to fly Nov. 1 - Florida Today | Stott is one of only three former KSC workers to ascend to the NASA astronaut corps and fly in space. The Discovery astronauts will fly to KSC on Thursday…
Astronauts4Hire offers limited time high profile Sponsorship Special by brian | Tampa, Florida – For a limited time, Astronauts4Hire is offering a Sponsorship Special leading up to its inaugural mission testing the world's first beer brewed specifically for drinking in space. During this promotion, sponsors contributing $1,000 or more will receive a shoulder logo on the flight suit worn by the Astronaut4Hire researcher during the historic flight. Sponsors of $5,000 or more will receive a logo on the chest of the flight suit and mention in all future press releases regarding the flight. With the high level of media attention expected, sponsors will gain extensive exposure to national and international audiences…
In-flight Mozart Concert on KLM 747 from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | Reported by Will Horton on September 1 on http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/ Extracted verbatim - Do you fancy in-flight entertainment that's classier than a pillow fight? Well then how about some Mozart? In the video below the Amsterdam Sinfonietta performs on board a KLM 747 flight to Shanghai, as best I can work out from the Dutch info.
occasions. Now a series of photographs in the Daily Telegraph shows more of the interiors of these private airliners, and what money can buy when money's no object. Here are three examples…
The Birth of the Gulfstream Series of Aircraft from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Before the Second World War, Grumman Aircraft had a partnership with New York-based Gillies Aviation to market and sell the company's line of amphibian aircraft. One Gillies' salesmen, a pilot named Henry Schiebel, eventually came to work for Grumman during the war as a company test pilot…
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Indy Transponder 26-OCT-2010 1030z
Monday, October 25, 2010
Indy Transponder 25-OCT-2010 0115z
Air show vets and rookies thrilled by power, pride at Jacksonville event - Florida Times-Union
Only this first for the 70-year-old Georgia gas station owner was his first air show. “I'm in there with them,” said Bain, who drove from Thomasville for ...
Video: Jane Wicker wing walking at Leesburg Air Show - Examiner.com
This YouTube video is from a camera mounted on the Stearman plane carrying Wicker during her performance at the air show on Saturday. ...
Air Expo set for Sunday - Daily Mail - Charleston
Smith said there are also plans for a heritage flight featuring the F-18 Hornet and the A-10 Warthog along with a World War II-era P-51 Mustang which will ...
Cleveland: Piston Power Show at the IX Center - WKYC-TV
One of the featured displays is the B-17 Bomber from the movie Memphis Belle. You can also see a North American P-51 Mustang, a single-propeller WWII ...
‘FIFI’ to be featured at AOPA Airportfest from General Aviation News
Airportfest returns to the AOPA Aviation Summit for 2010 at the Long Beach Airport Nov. 11-13. Dwarfing all others at the aircraft display will be “Fifi,” the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 – the only airworthy Superfortress anywhere in the world. ...
Warbirds and Airshows - CAF Airsho at Midland , TX 2010 from warbirdsandairshows
This is the first time I have had the opportunity to visit the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airsho at its Midland, TX Headquarters, although I did attend two of the shows back in 1979 and 1980 at its previous base in Harlingen, TX. This has largely been due the fact that it is out in the middle do nowhere in Texas and I did not have the time to make the trip while still working. With the fact that the B-29 was going to be flying at the show for its first appearance in 4 years I decided to make the trip. I was not disappointed. The B-29, ...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 Photo Gallery - Keith Breazeal Video Productions
Boeing Aviation Geek Fest 2010 - theducks.org
Today was the 2010 Boeing Aviation Geek Fest.
Let me begin by saying, going on the Boeing tour at the best of times is pretty geeky. This on the other hand, ...
This is something you don't see every day... from Black Horizon
AN F-100 Sabre always has the right-of-way at an intersection
Indian Aviation Industry - Wall Street Stocks
Rising high in the atmosphere, the aviation industry in India has developed exponentially over the years. With a sustained momentum, it is anticipated to ...
P-39 Recovered From Russian Lake After Six Decades from Aviation Blogs
A Bell P-39Q Airacobra that was built in a western New York state factory in 1943 has returned home after resting at the bottom of a Russian lake since 1944. This particular aircraft was part of 4,719 P-39s sent to the Soviet Union under the United States’ Lend-Lease program, which propped up Allied forces with war ...
Busy Times at Christchurch from MRC Aviation
The 2010/2011 Antarctic season is well and truely ramping up with multiple support aircraft arriving into Christchurch over recent days. ...
This article was one of the most viewed on the guardian.co.uk website last week, despite being posted in September 1999! (My theory is that it was re-linked on the homepage in reaction to the news of the early phasing out of the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Hercules aircraft in the recent Defence Review) ...
Jean Batten: the Garbo of the skies — book review - Seattle Post Intelligencer
I became aware of his books while reading about New Zealand's Jean Batten, perhaps the world's best aviator in her time. Ian Mackersey specializes in ...
from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
http://almostmercury.com/
Jerrie Cobb was one of the Mercury 13, and perhaps the most accomplished of those 13 women who strove to become astronauts during the early 1960s. ...
Mr. Winston Erle “Wink” Moore, 67, of Fayetteville - The Citizen.com
He was an aerobatic pilot as well as a commercial pilot for 33 years. He retired as a captain on the 747-400 for Northwest Airlines. ...
Odax 96 from Military Photos
EAA Wants To Spark Interest of Young Eagles - AINonline
The next step for the Experimental Aviation Association's Young Eagles will be to develop a group of integrated programs “that not only spark an interest in aviation among young people but build a practical bridge for each young person ...
Not two, but three Saturn 1B's appeared at Red Glare from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Events not to be discussed here prevented me from attending Red Glare IX. However, my rocket buddy Warthog promised to send photos for me to post. He reported that Steve Eves 1:9 scale model was standing majestically on its gantry. Vern Hoag's was there too, less paint. In addition, Steve had a 1:27 scale 1B to test out the staging and fin deployment mechanisms on the big one. MDRA member Brett Keller already has some reports up. ...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Indy Transponder 23-OCT-10 1030z
Snowbirds dazzle at year end air show - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | The Snowbirds perform a stunt during Friday's year end air show at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. Times-Herald photo by Myles Fish. Flocks of geese grounded the ...
Rich memories for former Snowbirds - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | A Snowbird pilot from 1980-81 and commanding officer from 1989-90, Dempsey was one of many ex-Snowbirds taking in the show as part of the 40th anniversary ...
Sean D. Tucker - Stunt Pilot - 39online.com ... terrified of stalling the plane or panicking at the controls or even spinning out of control so he took an aerobatic flight course to conquer his fear...
Bethel airport fall foliage air show set for Sunday - Lewiston Sun Journal | BETHEL — The second annual Fall Foliage Community Event air show will be held Sunday at Bethel Regional Airport...
A fighter falls prey to politics - Telegraph.co.uk | The development of the Harrier was part of a golden era in British aviation history that included the first test flights of the Concorde supersonic jet. ...
No Tickets to the Korean Grand Prix? No Worries - Wall Street Journal | During the day on Saturday and Sunday, the "Black Eagles," Korea's air-show team, will perform in the sky with eight fighter jets. And Friday through Sunday ...
RAF fund gets £4600 from Kemble air show - This is Wiltshire.co.uk | Visitors to this year's Cotswold Air Show have helped raise more than £4600 for the Royal Air Force's leading welfare charity. The air show, which this year ...
Group to buy, renovate vintage bomber - The State ... it became the centerpiece of the Doolittle Raiders' 50th anniversary held in Columbia in 1992 and subsequent reunions here in 2002 and last year. ...
Selfridge museum offers rides in a flight simulator - The Detroit News | Selfridge Military Air Museum and Flight Unlimited from Willow Run Airport will offer museum visitors a chance to fly a cockpit flight simulator from noon ...
FAA Presents Wright Brothers Master Pilot Awards At NBAA Annual Meeting from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | On Wednesday, Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt, attended the National Business Aviation Association's annual meeting. There, he presented the FAA's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award to six outstanding legends of aviation: Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Bob Hoover, Clay Lacy, Russ Meyer, and Arnold Palmer…
Arnold Palmer Receives NBAA's Highest Honor from Aero-News Network | Meritorious Service Award Given During Special Session At Convention NBAA's first-ever second-day General Session, held Wednesday at the Association's Annual Meeting & Convention in Atlanta, was a celebration of heroes that culminated with presentation of NBAA's 2010 Meritorious Service Award to golfing legend, businessman and American icon Arnold Palmer…
50 Secrets Your Pilot Won't Tell You | Work & Career | Reader's Digest
A little extra at the Spaceport America dedication from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust | Friday's events at Spaceport America went off pretty much as planned. There were the speeches by dignitaries (including Richard Branson, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver), followed by the flyover by WhiteKnightTwo with SpaceShipTwo attached. After the two vehicles completed several passes and appeared to fly off, Branson and the others started a press conference…
Runway opens at first spaceport - BBC News | The event was marked with a flypast of an aircraft carrying SpaceShip Two. The vehicle has been designed to take fee-paying tourists on trips to the edge of ...
Virgin Galactic seeks feedback from customers from RLV and Space Transport News | Virgin Galactic tries to find what will please its customers: Virgin Galactic Testing Extends To Passengers - Aviation Week - To make sure its customers will enjoy the experience, Virgin Galactic is running its clients through microgravity simulations and training and getting feedback on their experiences. "We take the understanding of our customers as seriously as understanding our technology," Tizard said. "Proving the market really goes a long way to paying our bills."
NM spaceport runway dedication from RLV and Space Transport News | UPHAM, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) today dedicated the nearly two-mile long "Governor Bill RIchardson Spaceway" at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercial customers into space from the desert of New Mexico. Governor Bill Richardson, Sir Richard Branson and approximately 30 of more than 380 Virgin Galactic future astronauts attended the event along with guests from around the world and watched a flyover and landing by Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, in a captive carry with SpaceShipTwo…
P-39 Recovered from Russian Lake After Six Decades. from Planenews Aviation News Portal by gil | A Bell P-39Q Airacobra that was built in a western New York state factory in 1943 has returned home after resting at the bottom of a Russian lake since 1944. This particular aircraft was part of 4,719 P-39s sent to the Soviet Union under the United States' Lend-Lease program, which propped up Allied forces with war materiel before and after the U.S. entered World War II…
Longmont man donates WWII bomb casing to museum - Washington Examiner | Shortly after midnight July 5, 1943, an American B-17 pilot accidentally dropped six 100-pound bombs on the sleeping city. Although no one was hurt and no ...
Whiskey on the rocks from Military Photos by Pandemonium | The incident with The Astute reminds me of another incident long forgotten by most of us, but the consequences were vast according to some as it would lead to the murder of the swedish Prime minister, There had been smaller incidents before between Swedish and Russian subs, but this was something the Russian naval command wanted to gorget as soon as possible
Extremely serious but quite amusing, enjoy…
PSA's Reasons for Betting on the Tristar from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | On May 6, 1949, twenty-six sailors on shore leave from the naval base at San Diego paid a $15.60 one way fare on a small airline called PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) which had a single red and white DC-3 to fly to Oakland, California…
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Indy Transponder 22-OCT-2010 0300z
Airshow Over Statue of Liberty Tomorrow - Brooklyn Heights Blog
Notification issued 10/21/10 at 3:00 PM. US military aircrafts [sic] are scheduled to perform three separate ...
The US Navy's flight exhibition team will perform its precision flying routine this weekend as part of the 2010 NAS Jax Air Show. The show is 10 am to 4 pm ...
Wings Over Houston Airshow this weekend - Examiner.com
This weekend is the annual Wings Over Houston Airshow at Ellington Field, featuring the US Air Force Thunderbirds. The air show is both Saturday and Sunday ...
Leesburg Air Show Delights Saturday - Leesburg Today
Spectacles of air will be the highlight of the day at the Leesburg Executive Airport's annual open house and first ever air show Saturday, Oct. 23. ...
These Snowbirds head north for the winter; military air team celebrates 40 years - Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Snowbirds have come home to celebrate their 40th anniversary and perform a year-end show for family and friends. The Canadian Forces aerobatics ...
Snowbirds Celebrations Start Today - Discover Moose Jaw
But ask them, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will admit, there's no place like home. "It's great to be back home in Moose Jaw with friends, ...
Chicken and Pasta Dinner from Windsor International Air Show
Helping Out A Worthy Cause | As part of our mandate we are looking to assist others who helped us out at the air show. The North Wall Riders volunteered to help out with parking and they did an excellent job for us. ...
Patriots Jet Team - Facebook
Can you believe it?!? For the 2011 Airshow season, the Patriots Jet Team will now be a 6-Ship aerobatic formation team! Look out Blues and Tbirds, the Patriots just kicked up into high gear! ...A special thanks to Frys.com and HotLine Construction. (Photo via Patriots FB page)
FlyingMachinesTV: The Beautiful Ballet Of The Avro Vulcan - Wow! from AirPigz
The only flyable Avro Vulcan in the world shown performing at the 2010 RIAT ...
2010 Reno Air Races – Team Strega
PFLUGERVILLE, TX – LiveAirShowTV continues its coverage of the 2010 Reno National Championship Air Races with a look at Team Strega. Seven-time Unlimited Gold Champion Bill “Tiger” Destefani has put his beautiful P-51 Mustang Strega in the hands of young Steven Hinton. Steven flew the plane to victory in 2009 ...
In 2006 I went to Axalp, Switzerland, and wrote a detailed report (in both Italian and English) that provided all the “tips and tricks” to reach the Axalp Ebenfluh range at 2.300 meters above sea level and to observe the flight operations taking place at Meiringen airbase. ...
"Indradhanush 2010" - from fox2magazine
IAF Showcases Impressive Parade, Air Show on Air Force Day - Press Information Bureau
The show-stoppers as always were the four-helicopter display by Sarang team in Advanced Light Helicopters and the nine-aircraft Suryakiran Aerobatic Team in ...
'Fifi' Superfortress to land at Airportfest - AOPA Pilot
The long-range heavy bomber, restored and flown by the Commemorative Air Force, will be on display at Airportfest during Summit, which takes place Nov. ...
B-17 Flying Fortress Coming to Paducah Nov. 1 - West Kentucky Star
That's when The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 Flying Fortress will be making an appearance at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah at 1 pm. ...
New EAA boss meeting bizav from www.ainonline.com : Latest News
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced Rod Hightower, its new president and CEO, to the business aviation community at a ceremony at the sport aviation organization's booth (No. 3246) at NBAA.
Hightower was named to the position this July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., following an extensive search for a successor to long-time organization leader Tom Poberezny. ...
NBAA day two wrap on board Comlux's A318 Elite by Jon Ostrower
Capt. Jason Cobb fires a volley of 30-millimeter rounds Oct. 14, 2010, at a target on the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho during Hawgsmoke 2010. Captain Cobb is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He earned two personal awards during the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
Photo essay: Barksdale Hawgsmoke crews 'ham' it up from Air Force Link Top Stories
Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., compete in Hawgsmoke 2010 here Oct. 13. The competition involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units and was hosted by the Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Wing. View the slideshow.
Thursday chat: West Texas heroes - San Angelo Standard Times
He flew a B-25 named "The Green Hornet" off the deck of an aircraft carrier (no small feat in itself) and was captured by the Japanese after having to ditch ...
Book on Pioneering Aviatrix Takes Flight - Publishers Weekly
The author became acquainted with Smith's story decades ago, and finally met the aviatrix herself—who was then 96—while writing the book. ...
Pioneering aviator personal effects being auctioned at Acle - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
He was a dashing playboy aviator famous for his trail-blazing long distance exploits from the ...
Mr. Carlos Guerreiro, author of Landing in Portugal, writes to The Aero Experience:
During WWII, more than 100 aircraft from belligerent countries crashed or landed in Portugal. More than 600 men, that crewed those aircraft, had to finish their missions in a neutral territory because of mechanical failure, lack of fuel or enemy action. ...
P-39 Recovered from Russian Lake After 66 Years from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
A Bell P-39Q Airacobra that was built in a western New York state factory in 1943 has returned home after resting at the bottom of a Russian lake since 1944.
Bumpy Ride for Residents of Florida 'Fly-In' Community - Wall Street Journal
Residents of the “fly-in” community near Ocala, Fla., have been unlikely victims of the mortgage crisis. According to court papers, Jumbolair has failed to ...
Hull University commemorates pioneer Robert Blackburn - BBC News
In May 1910, Yorkshire man Robert Blackburn made aviation history when he flew his self-designed monoplane. A hundred years on and the pioneering aviator's ...
Robbins AFB Museum blog/report. 12-10-2010 by Gary Watson
Thanks to Jeff Anderson and his good lady Pauline, I got the chance to visit Robbins AFB Museum along with Fran and Mike. Nice museum with lots of nice aeroplanes to see, very clean and loads of room to go wondering about. Has cafe and disabled access, and has been well thought out. There's lots of events that ...
Pilot without arms to visit villages struggling with suicide - Tundra Drums
Jessica Cox chose to visit Hooper Bay, Chevak and Scammon Bay in part because the Southwest Alaska villages have struggled with suicides this summer. ...
Taylor Swift to Perform at JetBlue Airways JFK Terminal 5 as Part of Live from T5 Concert Series from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
/PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), the airline known for providing customers the best free live entertainment in the skies, proudly announces an intimate, live performance by Taylor Swift on Wednesday, October 27 at its state-of-the-art Terminal 5 (T5) at New York's Jo ...
KC-10 Extender-Air Mobility Command Advanced Tanker and Cargo Aircraft from Aviation Blogs
The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0′s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter ...
Air Force art exhibit opens Oct. 23 at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Art Program, more than 250 paintings will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force beginning Oct. 23. ...
October 21 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Vote Now For The Best Caption - Ends Friday 10.22.10 At 9pm EDT from AirPigz
Marathon Aviation Day to Inspire Young and Old Nov. 13 - Newman PR
... World War II military War Birds, rescue aircraft used by the sheriff's department Trauma Star program and the Coast Guard and much more. ...
First Spaceship Proposed, Will Fly in Decades - Softpedia
It's about time to move space flight from exploring low-Earth orbit and the Moon to more ambitious targets, space agencies agree, and Pete Worden, ...
Friday, June 25, 2010
COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTING EAA AIRVENTURE 2010's SALUTE TO VETERANS
More than a dozen legendary CAF warbirds to participate at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (June 25, 2010) - Commemorative Air Force Units from throughout the U.S. are lending their support to the EAA AirVenture 2010 "Salute to Veterans" with more than a dozen legendary aircraft that will be part of the air shows and ground displays in the warbird area.
The 58th annual edition of EAA AirVenture, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," will be held July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Among the airplanes that are confirmed are two airplanes whose 75th anniversaries will be recognized at Oshkosh: the B-17 Texas Raiders from Houston, Texas, and the C-47 Bluebonnet Belle from Burnet, Texas. In addition, several P-51 Mustangs and such aircraft as the B-25, SNJ, SBD Dauntless, SNJ Texan and PT-26 will be parked among the rows of warbirds at AirVenture.
"The dedication and support of the Commemorative Air Force and its Units throughout the U.S. is helping to make the Salute to Veterans at EAA AirVenture an unforgettable event," said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman/president and AirVenture chairman. "These aircraft are painstakingly restored and maintained by the CAF as a tribute to those who have fought and sacrificed to preserve our freedoms, and we eagerly look forward to them joining us at Oshkosh."
The CAF aircraft will participate in a variety of activities during AirVenture, including the expanded warbird shows on July 27, 30 and 31, the DC-3 "Max Effort Day" on July 27, and the Warbirds in Review ground presentations throughout the week.
Among the CAF warbirds that are scheduled to participate at Oshkosh this year are:
* P-51 Mustang Gunfighter - Gunfighter Sponsor Group, Omaha, Neb. www.greatplainswing.org
* P-51 Mustang Red Tail - Minnesota Wing/Red Tail Project, South St. Paul, Minn. www.redtail.org
* P-51 Mustang Red Nose - Dixie Wing, Peachtree City, Ga. www.dixiewing.org
* B-17 Texas Raiders - Gulf Coast Wing, Houston, Texas www.gulfcoastwing.org
* B-25 Devil Dog - Devil Dog Squadron, Georgetown, Texas www.devildogsquadron.org
* SeaFury - Memphis Squadron, Memphis, Tenn. www.caf-memphis.org/index2.html
* T-33 - Memphis Squadron, Memphis, Tenn. www.caf-memphis.org/index2.html
* C-47 Bluebonnet Belle - Highland Lakes Squadron. Burnet, Texas www.highlandlakessquadron.com
* SNJ - Highland Lakes Squadron, Burnet, Texas www.highlandlakessquadron.com
* SBD - Dixie Wing, Peachtree City, Ga. www.dixiewing.org
* PT-26 - Indiana Wing, Indianapolis Executive Airport, Boone County, Ind. www.indianawingcaf.org
* L-2 - Indiana Wing, Indianapolis Executive Airport, Boone County, Ind. www.indianawingcaf.org
* P-39 - Centex Wing, San Marcos, Texas www.centexwing.com
Additional CAF aircraft will be announced as they are confirmed.
"This is perhaps the greatest gathering of CAF aircraft that I've seen at Oshkosh," said Stephan Brown, CAF president and CEO. "We are pleased to support events such as EAA AirVenture, especially when those who come to Oshkosh each year have a deep appreciation for the aircraft, the people who flew them in the military and those who are dedicated to preserving this flying history."
Collecting, restoring and flying vintage historical aircraft for more than half a century, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF is dedicated to Honoring American Military Aviation through flight, exhibition and remembrance. A non-profit educational association, the CAF has approximately 8,500 members and a fleet of 156 airplanes distributed throughout the country to 74 units located in 27 states for care and operation.
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA's yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at http://twitter.com/EAAupdate.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Indy Transponder 24-APR-10 2000z
Rocket Racing League - Become A Fan Of The Future! by Martt
If you thought the Rocket Racing League had quietly gone the way of the buffalo, you might wanna take notice of their big demonstration debut that takes place today!
The QuickTrip sponsored Air and Rocket Racing Show is taking place at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum on the Tulsa International Airport. It's a full event with traditional airshow that will also include a Rocket Racing demo.
The demo is being broadcast live at livestream.com/rocketracing starting ...
Tulsa rocket racing exhibition - virtual sky gate demo from RLV and Space Transport News
The live webcast streaming of the Rocket Racing exhibition at the Tulsa Air show has been going on for the past hour. The X-Racers are about to do their exhibition flights. ...
Ethanol Rocket Racers Take to the Skies from domesticfuel.com
The Rocket Racing League is taking back the skies. The five-year old league which has launched a campaign to become "NASCAR with rockets" is planning the final details on a demonstration of its X-Racer planes next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While these "rockets" will have a sleeker look and more crowd appeal, they will continue to run on the same fuel – ethanol. The demonstration is set for April 24 at the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show and this will be the first paying audience to see them fly ...
The live webcast streaming of the Rocket Racing exhibition at the Tulsa Air show has been going on for the past hour. The X-Racers are about to do their exhibition flights. ...
Ethanol Rocket Racers Take to the Skies from domesticfuel.com
The Rocket Racing League is taking back the skies. The five-year old league which has launched a campaign to become "NASCAR with rockets" is planning the final details on a demonstration of its X-Racer planes next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While these "rockets" will have a sleeker look and more crowd appeal, they will continue to run on the same fuel – ethanol. The demonstration is set for April 24 at the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show and this will be the first paying audience to see them fly ...
Barksdale AFB Air Show a go despite early morning weather watches today - Examiner.com
The mission of the air show is to showcase the home of the B-52, grant access to tour the military installation, view military, and aerobatic performers, ...
Fighter Friday: P-39 Airacobra from I Love Planes
Today's late Fighter Friday features the P-39 Airacobra. This fighter plane has a V-12 engine, mounted mid way down the body of the plane. The pilot actually sits in front of the engine. In front of the pilot, is a canon that shoots on the centerline, through the propeller. ...
Probe Into Pilatus PC-7 Aircraft Crash Almost Complete: RMAF Chief - Bernama
Investigation into the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II aircraft which crashed in the jungle near the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) sports complex in Sintok in which a pilot died on March 25 is almost completed. ...
Couple of c-notes gets you a ride in a B-17 over Seattle this weekend - TheNewsTribune.com
It may not be enemy terrority over Europe, but you can take to the skies over Seattle this weekend in a B-17 similar to ones used in World War II bombing ...
Veteran relives his bombing missions during WWII - La Crosse Tribune
And the date marked his only injury during World War II when a B-17 made a rough landing on an English airstrip. Remembrances such as these have helped ...
Emergency landing for 'antique' aircraft - ABC News
Police have praised a West Australian pilot who successfully landed his aircraft near Port Pirie in the mid-north of South Australia after the engine cut out. ...
April 24 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1917 -- Lt. Col. William Billy Mitchell becomes the first U.S. Army officer to fly over German lines. ...
Civil Air Patrol hosts search and rescue exercise in Lake Charles - WAFB
The Lake Charles Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol hosted search and rescue exercises Saturday at the Lake Charles Regional Airport. Both air and ground teams searched for different staged emergencies such as downed aircraft, missing persons, and various photo imagery missions throughout Southwest Louisiana. Organizers of the missions said the exercises ...
P-40 gets a little TLC from Warbirds Online
Gloster Gladiator from Planeshots
Got rocketbelt? DRB does from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Reds…… Roll! from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen
Red Arrows officially start 2009 display season The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, officially begins its 2009 display season today as the team successfully gains its Public Display Authority at the end of a gruelling eight-month training schedule. The Public Display Authority was granted by Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran, Commander in Chief [...]
Southend Airshow/Festival of the Air 2009 preview - www.longpier.com
The annual airshow in Southend takes place this Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday - 24th and 25th May.
Although the event name has changed (Southend Festival of the Air or SFOTA) and flying times have been reduced, there's still a decent programme of events that'll ensure thousands of people descend on the borough to "oooh and ahhh" at the activity in and on the ground. ...
Southern Wisconsin Air Fest releases full slate of entertainment - WKOW-TV.com, WI
Expert pilots Greg Poe, Patty Wagstaff, Susan Dacy and Mike Wiskus will all perform their routines. Other main acts include the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the Navy Leap Frog Parachute Team, P-51D Mustang Demo, C-47D Skytrain Flybys, ...
Dakota Thunder open house scheduled - Black Hills Pioneer, SD
ELLSWORTH AFB -- The public is invited to view the Air Force's newest and most flexible cargo aircraft during the Dakota Thunder Open House and Airshow, May 30 and 31. The C-17 Globemaster III, along with other static aircraft, is scheduled to be on ...
SFC Greg Windmiller from www.army.mil
Sergeant First Class Greg Windmiller maneuvers across the swoop course in one of several event disciplines of the 2008 Swoop Week Championships. Windmiller is a member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team; he took first place in the Canopy Piloting Circuit event and placed seventh in U.S. Nationals. His placement qualifies him to participate with team USA for the World Games held in South Africa this November.
Air Tattoo's best kept secret - Swindon Business News, UK
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is bucking the trend in today's gloomy economic climate with ticket sales for corporate hospitality remaining high. This year's event, from July 17 to 19, is expected to draw thousands of visitors from ...
PC-7-Team and Patrouille Suisse are prepared - NZZ Online (via Google Translator)
Less gigs in Switzerland in 2009| The two aerobatic teams of the Swiss Air Force joined in the summer depending on four occasions at home on. That's half as often as last year. Scheduled Flight in Thun, Bern and Geneva, the organizers have canceled, not least because of the increasing flood of conditions by the regulator. On two occasions - on 4 July for 45-year anniversary of the Patrouille Suisse in Mollis, as well as at the "Foire du Valais» of 3 to 6 October in Martigny - both teams are to be seen. ...
Andrews Air Force Base 2009 from Technorati
Air Force One taking off with President Obama 5/17/09 I felt like a little boy at a monster truck rally today, only I don't care about monster trucks; I went to the 2009 Joint Service Open House/Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, and anyone who knows my love for aviation will understand how exciting it must have been. The last big air show I remember going to that featured very cool military aircraft was in Chicago. I don't remember all the planes we saw then, ...
Pilot unhurt when biplane crashes in Joshua Tree - San Jose Mercury News
A biplane has crashed and burned while landing at a San Bernardino County airport.
San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Snow says the pilot of the rebuilt 1942 Stearman was not hurt in the crash Monday.
Snow says Hartley Follstadt had taken off from Chino Airport and was coming in for a landing at Roy Williams Airport in Joshua Tree when he noticed an engine had caught fire. Snow says the plane came down nose-first, caught fire, bounced across the runway and came to rest about 50 yards away.
Airshow book needs stories - Rutland and Stamford Mercury, UK
I AM currently researching the history of British airshows in order to produce a book marking the 100th anniversary of the first British event in 1909. I was wondering if any of your readers had recollections they may wish to share and photographs ...
Red Bull Air Race moves to Windsor Ontario - Aviation.ca (press release)
Ivanoff narrows Arch's lead with stirring San Diego win Nicolas Ivanoff jumped ahead of Paul Bonhomme into second place in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with his stirring victory over the British ace in San Diego on May 9/10 and the red-hot ...
Riedel Communications Shares Win Of Emmy With Red Bull Air Race from Smoke-On by Tom
Riedel Communications, a leading manufacturer and provider of intercom, fiber and radio solutions for the Red Bull Air Race, shares the honor of the first Emmy awarded to the Red Bull Air Race World Championship…Read More---
Will 'F1 of the skies' be held here at all? - AsiaOne, Singapore
By Dawn Tay CONFUSION is rife over whether the much-anticipated Red Bull Air Race will be held here next year. Touted as the "Formula One of the skies", the race features some of the world's top pilots flying through a series of pylons. ...
Huge crowd turns out for Night at the Air Force Museum from Air Force Link Top Stories
More than 10,000 visitors came face-to-face with aviation history May 15 during a Night at the Air Force Museum at the National Museum of the United States Air Force here.
The sizeable crowd had the opportunity to look into the cockpits of aircraft such as the B-24D Liberator and SR-71A Blackbird and enjoyed free IMAX films and other aviation exhibits.
The museum came to life as more than 40 actors told the stories of men and women who impacted the history of flight and the United States Air Force, from a World War I flyboy to an Apollo astronaut. Visitors from as far away as Texas, Alabama and even South Africa learned that even farther-flung travelers from "outer space" were behind all the action.
more...
WWII lecture Wednesday will feature rare recording - Blue Springs Examiner, USA
Lt. Cmdr. Orvis Fitts, World War II Naval aviator and historian, will present "Major Air and Sea Battles of the Pacific." Attendees will hear the only American plane in battle flight deck recording in existence today. This free program is open to the ...
Gathering WWII 'family' for a photo - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Veterans who come to the Willow Run event will get a copy of the group photo, which will be taken in front of the Yankee Air Museum's restored and operational B-17 bomber. Famie believes at least 500 - maybe 1000 or more - veterans could show up.
Helena Mansilla, air pioneer and founder of the Flying San Rafael - Los Andes (via Google Translator)
The members of the Aero Club San Rafael, flagship institution of the private aviation west Argentina today to recall a relevant figure of Aeronautics argentina, Helena Mansilla, woman who in her short life (32 years) led to the airline and contributed to the birth of Southern entity.
A day like today, but in 1939, Helen started from this world, and Los Andes realized that premature death, entitled Saturday May 20: "It has ceased to exist, the first aviator who flew on Mendoza argentina. And it is the assertion of the right morning, because the first lady in the skies of our province was the French Adrienne Bolland, after crossing the Andes from Chile in 1920, explained the expert in aviation, Gustavo Brown. ...
Sweepstakes SR22 flies into Andrews Air Force Base - AOPA Pilot
And many AOPA members who attend the event to watch the US Air Force Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor, and civilian aerobatic performers including Sean D. Tucker and Greg Poe, said they were pleased to see GA playing a visible role. US Air Force Maj. ...
WhiteKnightTwo Flight Test Update from Airpigz Blog
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, built by Scaled Composites, is well into the flight test phase now and is looking pretty sweet in the air. This video really helps to get a feel for how graceful the airplane is in flight.
Given the very unique nature of both the design of the airplane, and the intended task of being an airborne launch vehicle for a manned spacecraft, the testing at this point is going extremely well. ...
Japanese "Origami Airplane" Enthusiast Breaks World Record for Longest Paper Plane Flight [Aviation]
from Gizmodo by Dan Nosowitz
Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane...from space ...
The story of one airplane (14 pics) from izismile.com
There was a Soviet fighter aircraft flying, fighting with Nazis enemies, but once he was shot and fell into a lake.
After more than 60 years, historians found this place and lifted the aircraft from the lake (surprisingly enough, but the aircraft was well preserved). They buried the pilot and even found canned pork.
Note: this is a U.S. fighter aircraft P-39 Airacobra. It was used during the Second World War with mediocre performance by the Americans in the Pacific, then with a great effectiveness by the French in North Africa and Italy and especially by the Soviets (who received the majority of the production).
Close Mig Encounter - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
MIG Drag
Best I can remember, this was 1990 at an air show in Harrison , Arkansas . Kelly, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was there and following this guy flying the MiG-15 with his camera. The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his altitude. Everyone thought he was plowing into the ground and began running, but Kelly didn't have the perspective of the proximity to the ground, so just as the MiG scraped the ground, Kelly snapped the shot. A clear, once in a lifetime ...
Topsy Turvy from http://outontheporch.org/
Andrews Air Force Base Air Show from twitpic.com - Pic 1, Pic 2
Planes of Fame Airshow 2009 - Chino - 05/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Red Arrows officially start 2009 display season The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, officially begins its 2009 display season today as the team successfully gains its Public Display Authority at the end of a gruelling eight-month training schedule. The Public Display Authority was granted by Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran, Commander in Chief [...]
Southend Airshow/Festival of the Air 2009 preview - www.longpier.com
The annual airshow in Southend takes place this Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday - 24th and 25th May.
Although the event name has changed (Southend Festival of the Air or SFOTA) and flying times have been reduced, there's still a decent programme of events that'll ensure thousands of people descend on the borough to "oooh and ahhh" at the activity in and on the ground. ...
Southern Wisconsin Air Fest releases full slate of entertainment - WKOW-TV.com, WI
Expert pilots Greg Poe, Patty Wagstaff, Susan Dacy and Mike Wiskus will all perform their routines. Other main acts include the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the Navy Leap Frog Parachute Team, P-51D Mustang Demo, C-47D Skytrain Flybys, ...
Dakota Thunder open house scheduled - Black Hills Pioneer, SD
ELLSWORTH AFB -- The public is invited to view the Air Force's newest and most flexible cargo aircraft during the Dakota Thunder Open House and Airshow, May 30 and 31. The C-17 Globemaster III, along with other static aircraft, is scheduled to be on ...
SFC Greg Windmiller from www.army.mil
Sergeant First Class Greg Windmiller maneuvers across the swoop course in one of several event disciplines of the 2008 Swoop Week Championships. Windmiller is a member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team; he took first place in the Canopy Piloting Circuit event and placed seventh in U.S. Nationals. His placement qualifies him to participate with team USA for the World Games held in South Africa this November.
Air Tattoo's best kept secret - Swindon Business News, UK
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is bucking the trend in today's gloomy economic climate with ticket sales for corporate hospitality remaining high. This year's event, from July 17 to 19, is expected to draw thousands of visitors from ...
PC-7-Team and Patrouille Suisse are prepared - NZZ Online (via Google Translator)
Less gigs in Switzerland in 2009| The two aerobatic teams of the Swiss Air Force joined in the summer depending on four occasions at home on. That's half as often as last year. Scheduled Flight in Thun, Bern and Geneva, the organizers have canceled, not least because of the increasing flood of conditions by the regulator. On two occasions - on 4 July for 45-year anniversary of the Patrouille Suisse in Mollis, as well as at the "Foire du Valais» of 3 to 6 October in Martigny - both teams are to be seen. ...
Andrews Air Force Base 2009 from Technorati
Air Force One taking off with President Obama 5/17/09 I felt like a little boy at a monster truck rally today, only I don't care about monster trucks; I went to the 2009 Joint Service Open House/Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, and anyone who knows my love for aviation will understand how exciting it must have been. The last big air show I remember going to that featured very cool military aircraft was in Chicago. I don't remember all the planes we saw then, ...
Pilot unhurt when biplane crashes in Joshua Tree - San Jose Mercury News
A biplane has crashed and burned while landing at a San Bernardino County airport.
San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Snow says the pilot of the rebuilt 1942 Stearman was not hurt in the crash Monday.
Snow says Hartley Follstadt had taken off from Chino Airport and was coming in for a landing at Roy Williams Airport in Joshua Tree when he noticed an engine had caught fire. Snow says the plane came down nose-first, caught fire, bounced across the runway and came to rest about 50 yards away.
Airshow book needs stories - Rutland and Stamford Mercury, UK
I AM currently researching the history of British airshows in order to produce a book marking the 100th anniversary of the first British event in 1909. I was wondering if any of your readers had recollections they may wish to share and photographs ...
Red Bull Air Race moves to Windsor Ontario - Aviation.ca (press release)
Ivanoff narrows Arch's lead with stirring San Diego win Nicolas Ivanoff jumped ahead of Paul Bonhomme into second place in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with his stirring victory over the British ace in San Diego on May 9/10 and the red-hot ...
Riedel Communications Shares Win Of Emmy With Red Bull Air Race from Smoke-On by Tom
Riedel Communications, a leading manufacturer and provider of intercom, fiber and radio solutions for the Red Bull Air Race, shares the honor of the first Emmy awarded to the Red Bull Air Race World Championship…Read More---
Will 'F1 of the skies' be held here at all? - AsiaOne, Singapore
By Dawn Tay CONFUSION is rife over whether the much-anticipated Red Bull Air Race will be held here next year. Touted as the "Formula One of the skies", the race features some of the world's top pilots flying through a series of pylons. ...
Huge crowd turns out for Night at the Air Force Museum from Air Force Link Top Stories
More than 10,000 visitors came face-to-face with aviation history May 15 during a Night at the Air Force Museum at the National Museum of the United States Air Force here.
The sizeable crowd had the opportunity to look into the cockpits of aircraft such as the B-24D Liberator and SR-71A Blackbird and enjoyed free IMAX films and other aviation exhibits.
The museum came to life as more than 40 actors told the stories of men and women who impacted the history of flight and the United States Air Force, from a World War I flyboy to an Apollo astronaut. Visitors from as far away as Texas, Alabama and even South Africa learned that even farther-flung travelers from "outer space" were behind all the action.
more...
WWII lecture Wednesday will feature rare recording - Blue Springs Examiner, USA
Lt. Cmdr. Orvis Fitts, World War II Naval aviator and historian, will present "Major Air and Sea Battles of the Pacific." Attendees will hear the only American plane in battle flight deck recording in existence today. This free program is open to the ...
Gathering WWII 'family' for a photo - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Veterans who come to the Willow Run event will get a copy of the group photo, which will be taken in front of the Yankee Air Museum's restored and operational B-17 bomber. Famie believes at least 500 - maybe 1000 or more - veterans could show up.
Helena Mansilla, air pioneer and founder of the Flying San Rafael - Los Andes (via Google Translator)
The members of the Aero Club San Rafael, flagship institution of the private aviation west Argentina today to recall a relevant figure of Aeronautics argentina, Helena Mansilla, woman who in her short life (32 years) led to the airline and contributed to the birth of Southern entity.
A day like today, but in 1939, Helen started from this world, and Los Andes realized that premature death, entitled Saturday May 20: "It has ceased to exist, the first aviator who flew on Mendoza argentina. And it is the assertion of the right morning, because the first lady in the skies of our province was the French Adrienne Bolland, after crossing the Andes from Chile in 1920, explained the expert in aviation, Gustavo Brown. ...
Sweepstakes SR22 flies into Andrews Air Force Base - AOPA Pilot
And many AOPA members who attend the event to watch the US Air Force Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor, and civilian aerobatic performers including Sean D. Tucker and Greg Poe, said they were pleased to see GA playing a visible role. US Air Force Maj. ...
WhiteKnightTwo Flight Test Update from Airpigz Blog
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, built by Scaled Composites, is well into the flight test phase now and is looking pretty sweet in the air. This video really helps to get a feel for how graceful the airplane is in flight.
Given the very unique nature of both the design of the airplane, and the intended task of being an airborne launch vehicle for a manned spacecraft, the testing at this point is going extremely well. ...
Japanese "Origami Airplane" Enthusiast Breaks World Record for Longest Paper Plane Flight [Aviation]
from Gizmodo by Dan Nosowitz
Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane...from space ...
The story of one airplane (14 pics) from izismile.com
There was a Soviet fighter aircraft flying, fighting with Nazis enemies, but once he was shot and fell into a lake.
After more than 60 years, historians found this place and lifted the aircraft from the lake (surprisingly enough, but the aircraft was well preserved). They buried the pilot and even found canned pork.
Note: this is a U.S. fighter aircraft P-39 Airacobra. It was used during the Second World War with mediocre performance by the Americans in the Pacific, then with a great effectiveness by the French in North Africa and Italy and especially by the Soviets (who received the majority of the production).
Close Mig Encounter - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography DiscussionMIG Drag
Best I can remember, this was 1990 at an air show in Harrison , Arkansas . Kelly, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was there and following this guy flying the MiG-15 with his camera. The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his altitude. Everyone thought he was plowing into the ground and began running, but Kelly didn't have the perspective of the proximity to the ground, so just as the MiG scraped the ground, Kelly snapped the shot. A clear, once in a lifetime ...
Topsy Turvy from http://outontheporch.org/
Andrews Air Force Base Air Show from twitpic.com - Pic 1, Pic 2
Planes of Fame Airshow 2009 - Chino - 05/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
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