Saudi Hawks pilot escapes crash after bird collision - gulfnews.com | Manama: A Saudi pilot from the famous Royal Saudi Air Force Hawks aerobatic team had a narrow escape after his plane was hit by a large bird in eastern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Hawks were putting on a performance over Khobar when a large bird hit one ...
Breathtaking aerial display - Gulf Weekly | Some of the highlights included an opening by Royal Bahraini Air Force formation display and military aircraft such as the RAF Typhoon, the USAF B-1 and F-22 Raptor and UAE Air Force F-16 and Mirage 2000-9, aerobatic displays by the UAE's Al Fursan,...
The Blue Angels - Through the Years - Florida Times-Union | The Blue Angels were formed here at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in 1946 and the show is always a big draw in the community. But after gridlock in Washington resulted in forced budget cuts known as sequestration, last year's show was canceled and ...
Tenth Sebring Expo Called Successful - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew to a close on Sunday afternoon, January 19, after one of the most successful runs in the event's 10-year history.
Four aircraft debut at Sebring LSA Expo · General Aviation News Staff | The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew to a close on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19, after one of the most successful runs in the event’s 10-year history. Four aircraft debuted at the Expo, including RANS Aircraft’s S-20 Raven (pictured above), Tecnam Aircraft’s new Sea Sky on floats, the Zigolo Ultralight Motorglider from AeroMarine LSA, and the Super Petrel LS from Florida Light Sport Aviation....
VIDEO: Red Arrows take off from Robin Hood - The Star | The world famous Red Arrows air display team took off from Robin Hood Airport this afternoon. Six of the distinctive red and white RAF Hawk jets were stationed at Finningley overnight after fog yesterday forced them to divert from their home base at ...
EAA skiplane fly-in set for Feb. 8 - The Oshkosh Northwestern | This is a new date for the skiplane fly-in, two weeks later than fly-in dates in past years. In past years, more than 25 skiplanes landed at Pioneer Airport to participate in the event, showcasing this unique segment of flight that is quite popular ...
Is Working at an Airshow Really Work? - Fly Me Friendly | I’ve just been down at Tyabb Airport this evening where the Tyabb Airshow 2014 planning committee were meeting at the Peninsular Aero Club. Once again we’ll be...
Nevada backs $600K sponsorship of Reno Air Races - Daily Sparks Tribune | The funding allows the Reno Air Racing Association to meet a Sept. 1 deadline for the final payment on the premium that jumped from $300,000 to $2 million after the crash on the edge of the grandstand that killed 11 and injured 70 at Reno-Stead Airport.
Remarkable Unseen Color Footage of Postwar Air Racing · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Bill 
Brennand is one of those guys who got things done and made them happen. Unfortunately, his name is also one of the many that are now, for the most part, unknown to the pilot population at large. For him and many others like him I dream of a renewed interest in real aviation history. We've simply had enough P-51 and Chuck Yeager stories to last a multitude of lifetimes.Maybe Bill's amazing films will help?...
See planes race over the ocean in the 'biggest aviation event in SA' - The Witness | Planes will race, twist, turn and be pushed to the extreme as they blitz through multi-storey pylons and fight to complete a flawless aerobatic routine — right over the beaches of Durban's pristine golden mile. The event is billed as “the biggest ...
Veteran's Story: During WWII, Hollywood got serious - Rockdale News | He was serving on one B-17 named “Ain't It Gruesome” when a German 20mm shell pierced the bomber and ripped off the heel of Gable's boot. Trained as a gunner, Gable manned different .50-caliber gun positions. Aboard another B-17, “The Duchess,”...
Virginia Kropf: Warbirds and some staggering numbers - The Daily News Online | ...1945, America lost an average of 170 planes per day. My favorite warbird has been the B-17 Flying Fortress, ever since I had the privilege of riding in one. A close second would be a B-29 Superfortress, although there is only one left flying in the ...
Lockheed P-38 Lightning — a pair a continent apart by travelforaircraft | Famed aircraft designer 
Lawrence "Kelly" Johnson designed the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, beginning a fantastic career of innovation and creation. The Lightning had its start in 1936 and...
The Centennial of Flight in Epernay - Translated | Marne is forever associated with bloody battles of 1914-1918. The centenary and the duty of remembrance bring "the sparnaciennes wings" to create a major event bringing together legendary aircraft. If our region is known for the "taxis of the Marne" north of Reims "the way ladies," the sky has also known its heyday, the first air combat history (October 5, 1914: the French pilot and Frantz Quenault aboard a nearby slaughter 1 rifle a German two-seater Aviatik above Jonchery sur Vesle). The...
National Museum of The U.S. Air Force’s Fourth Building Set To Proceed · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE – After a brief delay, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth building is set to proceed.In December 2013, Turner Construction Company of Washington, D.C., was awarded a $35.426 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, to construct a new 224,000 square foot building — similar in size and shape to the museum’s three existing hangars. The contract is being privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, a non-profit organization chartered to assist in the development and expansion of the museum’s facilities....
Virginia Air & Space Center on the upswing - Daily Press | After five years of turbulence, the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton appears on a steady ascension toward financial stability. New leadership has made shrewd, if difficult, decisions to keep the doors open and the city expressed its support ...
Here’s how the Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40 years of the F-16 - The Aviationist | On Jan. 10, the Royal Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the YF-16, the first prototype of the Fighting Falcon....
Video: Brave New World Of Collective Pitch RC Quad Flying: Curtis Youngblood MantaRay - AirPigz | If you're in the know about RC quad copters then you're probably aware that multiple world champion RC helicopter pilot and innovator Curtis Youngblood has pioneered the use of collective pitch blades into the quad copter concept. It's a lot like taking the tail rotor from an RC helicopter and adapting it for quad use... and tho the collective pitch adds some complexity, his design uses a single powerplant to drive all four rotorsets via belts and pulleys. His company CJ Youngblood Enterprises has been selling an electric collective pitch quad called the Stingray 500 since last year...
Governor presents Wis. cadet with Spaatz award - Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | WISCONSIN -- Gov. Scott Walker recently presented Cadet Col. Jacob Napp, 19, of Stitzer with the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, the Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet honor. The award goes to cadets who have demonstrated...
Sean D. Tucker Sets Sights on Tallest Mountain in Southern Hemisphere - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On Friday, January 24, aerobatic legend and EAA Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker departs for Argentina where he will attempt to summit the tallest peak in the Southern Hemisphere, Aconcagua, in honor of the successful EAA youth aviation education program.
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AirVenture 2013 from eaavideo.org | Here’s your official sneak peak of the 61st EAA convention, AirVenture 2013, which descends on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh July 29-August 4. Tickets are available for advance purchase on the AirVenture website.
Thunderbirds to headline 2013 Air & Water Show - The Business Journal of Milwaukee | The Thunderbirds last performed at the air show, held along the Milwaukee lakefront in 2011. Marcus Hotels & Resorts, of Milwaukee, will again be a lead sponsor of the event, the release said. Stacy Vogel Davis covers banking, financial services and ...
St. Cloud Air Show Organizers Watching Federal Budget Cut Negotiations - WJON News | ST. CLOUD – Organizers of this summer's St. Cloud Air Show have a big interest in some automatic federal budget cuts set to take effect on March 1st. If the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts known as the sequester can't be averted, the military's ...
Even if sequestration cuts ground Blue Angels, Oregon International Air Show ... - OregonLive.com | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were described in August by County Commissioner Bob Terry as a great get for the Oregon International Air Show. Signing the Blue Angels led to the shows being scheduled for the same July ...
EAA tour entertains, informs and mends some fences from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | ...The trio from EAA did a nice job of entertaining and informing the assembled group. The gathering started with some chapter awards followed by a Q&A of “EAA Fun Facts.” For example, “What is EAA Founder Paul Poberezny’s call sign?”, “What is Audrey Poberezny’s (wife of Paul) call sign?”, “How many porto-lets are on the grounds during AirVenture?” Those who answered correct first earned a $10 gift certificate....
David Cameron talks up Red Arrows in India - The Guardian | A No 10 source said: "The prime minister has always believed that the Red Arrows reflect everything that is great about Britain – not just what it shows about our military capabilities but also the skill, dedication and courage of the pilots. And that ...
Red Arrows jets sold to India in '£125m' deal - The Sun | RED Arrows jets are being flogged to India for its own aerobatic display team to use. In the deal, RAF experts will be loaned to Delhi to help with the technical set-up. The plan emerged in talks between David Cameron and his Indian opposite number ...
Exclusive interview: Saudi Hawks Display Team pilot from David Cenciotti's weblog by Richard Clements | In an exclusive interview with TheAviationist’s Richard Clements, Major Waleed Issa, a 
member of the Royal Saudi Air Force Official aerobatic display team talks about The Saudi Hawks. Formed on Jun. 6, 1998, 88 Squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) which is also known as ‘The Saudi Hawks’ was created by Gen. Abdulaziz Henaidy, the Royal Saudi Air Force’s chief of staff, and backed by Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz (Minister of Defense and Aviation)....
Wings of Freedom tour may skip Boeing Field - AOPA Pilot | The Collings Foundation says it will decide by the end of February whether to dispatch its historic B-17 and B-24 bombers to Boeing Field in Seattle during its 2013 Wings of Freedom Tour, after an insurance dispute with local officials shot down plans ...
Aviator sheds light on wartime mystery - South Coast Register | A LONG-TIME local navy aviator and reservist with 40 years' experience, who has researched a number of aircraft crashes in the region, has answered some of the mysteries surrounding a World War II bomber that crashed near Foxground 69 years ago.
Goodyear Blimp Draws Onlookers to Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (KGIF), Winter Haven, Florida
from The Kathryn Report | Matt Lussier , Pilot of the Goodyear Blimp 'Spirit Of Innovation', based in Pompano Beach , gave a tour to some local residents while docked at Winter Haven Municipal Airport for two days on it's way to fly over Walt Disney World in Winter Haven Fl. Monday February 18, 2013...
Huey helicopters to be featured at Pima Air Museum - KVOA Tucson News | TUCSON - A Huey Helicopter Forum is being held this weekend at the Pima Air & Space Museum. The Huey Forum showcases the varied history of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter whose storied career has included countless civilian search and ...
First Meeting of the Northwest Missouri Chapter from Antique Airfield News
Nebraska Chapter February 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Long Island's Parrish Art Museum Features Works by Malcom Morley Heavily Influenced by Aviation from Featured by S. Mark Rhodes | Flight of Icarus (1995) - Collection Timothy EgertLong Island’s venerable Parrish Art Museum has recently opened in a striking new location on the Island’s East end and it’s inaugural exhibit features the work of renowned, British-born artist Malcom Morley. This is particularly fitting since Mr. Morley has lived and worked on Long Island for almost 30 years...
Area teachers nominated by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force accepted to Summer Residency Program from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Bridget Federspiel, a history teacher at Stivers School for the Arts, and Kevin Lydy, a social studies teacher at The Dayton Regional STEM School, have been accepted to the 2013 American Air Museum (AAM) in Britain's Summer Residency Program. They were nominated for the program by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
NASA restores communication with International Space Station - CNN | NASA restored communication with the International Space Station on Tuesday after connections went dark following a routine computer software update....
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Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show swoops into Pease this ... - Foster's Daily Democrat | More awe and amazement will be provided by pilot Jane Wicker with her daring midflight wing walking stunt. Wicker acquired her first wing-walking role in the Flying Circus where she became the primary attraction of the event for more than a decade....
Blue Angel Lt. John Hiltz Returns “Home” along with more than a Dozen Local Servicemen - Vectren Dayton Air Show | Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger takes off on July 7 & 8 at the Dayton International Airport. Headlining the event will be the US Navy Blue Angels and for Blue Angel #2, right-wing pilot, Lt. John Hiltz, the show will be a homecoming of sorts as he hails from Ft. Mitchell, KY. The 1998 graduate of Covington Catholic High School will be joined by three other Blue Angels from Ohio: AM1(AW) Damien Hurrier and AM1(AW) Chris Simon of Cincinnati along with AM1(AW) Joseph “Bo” Tullis of Miamisburg. Along with these four Blue Angels, a dozen pilots or crew members with local ties will be participating in the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show. Those individuals include the following:...
Professor to Fly with The Blue Angels - Augustana College | As
a kid, Dr. Timothy Sorenson always wanted to be an astronaut. He'll
soon get a chance to experience the next best thing when he flies with
the U.S. Navy's famous flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, ...
AirVenture On The Horizon from AVwebFlash Current Issue | EAA AirVenture is coming up fast, with opening day set for Monday, July 23, and EAA said this week visitors already have started to arrive in the camping areas. The current Notam, essential reading for pilots who are flying in, has been posted on the Airventure web site. The website also offers discounts on advance ticket sales, through this Saturday. AirVenture provides the usual packed schedule, with top airshow performers...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Black Eagles to perform ‘Friendship Formation’ with Red Arrows at Waddington from Flightline UK | The Black Eagles, Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) sole 
aerobatics
display team, will make their debut at the international stage in the
UK, starting with RAF Waddington International Air Show from June 30th
to July 1st. The Black Eagles are composed of eight supersonic T-50Bs,
domestically manufactured aircraft in partnership with the US Lockheed
Martin. The jets are flown by ROKAF’s best pilots, who have been through
countless rigorous trainings, and will demonstrate 24 breath-taking
maneuvers during a 30 minute display...
Aircraft old and new wow the crowds - This is Somerset | More than 25000 spectators were treated to impressive aerobatic displays from crowd favourites including the Red Arrows, the RAF Hawk and the Royal Saudi Air Force's Saudi Hawk team. Second World War veteran the Spitfire attracted large applause, and ...
Crowds converge on Air Day 2012 - Yeovil Express | Among the star attractions were the thrilling Red Arrows and the Saudi Hawks, while a special visit was made by the massive Russian Antonov cargo plane...
Cabanas Aerobatics Performs Reynosa, Mexico from Key West Biplanes - Waco or Pitts Biplane 
Rides by Cari | It’s always a great time when we get to head south of the border for some fun flying with friends, Roger Buis and Gary Ward at the Reynosa Mexico Globofest. They sure know how to treat their pilotos!
Fred Speaks at LoPresti’s First Saturday Event from Key West Biplanes
Rare birds - Helena Independent Record | Ryan's was one of several Helena-area aircraft enthusiasts who took to the skies in one or more of three classic World War II aircraft — the Mustang and B-17 and B-24 bombers. The Stow, Mass.-based Collings Foundation flies the planes around the...
Seeing Where We’re at on the Project - Benoist2014 | Here’s a short video that will kind of recap what it is we’re planning and why, as well as showing you the progress we’ve made to date. Our own Ken Kellett has put in a lot of hard work already, but there is lots more to go. Have a look at just how much...
Benoist XIV - Wikipedia | The Benoist XIV was a small biplane flying boat built in the United States in 1913 in the hope of using it to carry paying passengers. The two examples built were used to provide the first heavier-than-air airline service anywhere in the world, and the first airline service of any kind at all in the United States....
Memphis Belle's Co-Pilot Came from Connecticut - Patch.com | Captain James A. Verinis of Woodbridge was the co-pilot of the most famous B-17 of World War II — a plane that has been the subject of two movies...
Grumman HU-16 Albatross - travelforaircraft | Much has been written about this aircraft and pasting "Albatross" into the search window will bring you to some of it, as well as more photos of other HU-16s and their kin. Ungainly looking on the ground but beautiful in the air as well as on the water. Annual fly-ins for Albatross aircraft and pilots are held in Boulder CA (not CO) where type...
A Sign of Summer – The Stearman from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Flying over the Kansas countryside, this gorgeous PT-17 Stearman takes flight on a gorgeous summer’s eve. After WWII, seemingly thousands of Stearmans were turned into drop dusters and then when other aircraft took their place, they were salvaged, buried or left to rot. Luckily many have been restored and fly...
Pacific Coast Air Museum director resigns - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | The executive director of the Pacific Coast Air Museum announced Wednesday he will resign effective Aug. 31.
Five Major Moments in the History of Flight - Traveling with MJ | Most people consider the Wright brothers' flight to be the beginning of aviation history but it started decades previously, when 
a glider built by Sir George Cayley took to the air near Brompton Dale in the U.K. The 1853 flight ...
Vulcan makes a low pass from Planeshots
Crash site of C-124A "Globemaster" discovered on Alaskan Glacier from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday. Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said evidence found at the crash site correlates with the missing C-124A Globemaster, but the military is not eliminating other possibilities because much investigation still needs to be done....
WWII RAF bomber raid memorial to be unveiled by the Queen - BBC News | A £6m memorial to the 55573 airmen of Bomber Command who died fighting Nazi Germany is to be unveiled by the Queen....
Glamorous aviator set town abuzz on his glitzy wedding day - This is Total Essex | CHELMSFORD got "film star" treatment 100 years ago when Britain's best known aviator of the day thrilled spectators by landing his bi-plane on the lawns of Hylands House to claim his ...
Grannies Skydive For Veterans from Aero-News Network | Hope Next Jump Will Be With President George H. W. Bush Two eighty-something great-grandmothers from Ohio took a giant leap this past weekend to benefit a veteran's food pantry in Northwest Ohio...
Humpback Whales Offer Clues To Improved Helicopter Maneuverability from Aero-News Network | German Scientists Flight Test A New Main Rotor Blade Developed After Studying The Leviathans Modern helicopters could be significantly faster and more maneuverable - if aerodynamics did not impose limitations on them. That's the conclusion reached by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen, who earlier this year discovered and flight-tested a way to increase maneuverability using an idea they got from observing humpback whales...
Cessna to Conclude 'Discover Flying Challenge' at AirVenture from EAA Airventure | Cessna's
first-ever "Discover Flying Challenge" is on, pitting nine high-energy
college aviation program grads in a competition to see who can generate
the most awareness and hands-on experience in their airplanes ...
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Navy Week NOLA air show may draw 100000 to Lakeshore Drive - NOLA.com | As part of Navy Week NOLA, the Blue Angels will perform an air show at the New Orleans lakefront over Lake Pontchartrain Saturday, April 21and Sunday, April 22,2012 from 1:00p.m.-4p.m. No parking is allowed on Lakeshore Drive...
Air Force Thunderbirds aerial team highlight at Barksdale Liberty Air Show
- Examiner.com | The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial team will be the
highlight of the Barksdale Air Force Base Defenders of Liberty Air Show
this weekend, April 21-22, 2012. They will perform at 3:00 pm on both
Saturday and Sunday. The Thunderbirds fly about 2 feet ...
Podcast: Thunder Over Louisville – Warbird Radio | Matt’s LIVE from Thunder Over Louisville with the Red Eagles aerobatic team!...
40 years! - CAF Tora Tora Tora | The Commemorative Air Force’s Tora Tora Tora is celebrating its 
40th year in the Air Show industry. Tora has been performing Air shows in the U.S., Canada and Mexico Since 1972. The first Tora performance was in Galveston Texas. Tora is a living history lesson remembering December 7th 1941 and dedicating their mission to veterans and all active military. Please visit www.toratoratora.com for more information.
Air show at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst set for May 12-13 - The Trentonian | By Trentonian Staff Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will host a free open house and air show on May 12 and 13, according to a base news release. This year's event is the base's first open house and air show since it became a joint base in 2009...
Snowbirds, public show coming up - Canada.com | By Spencer Anderson, Comox Valley Echo April 20, 2012 The Snowbirds are returning to Comox next week to prepare for months of touring beginning in May. The team of Canadian Forces demonstration pilots will arrive at 19 Wing on Apr. 23 (Monday) and ...
Saudi Air Force Hawks on display at Waddington Airshow - The Lincolnite | The Royal Saudi Air Force will make its debut at Waddington International Airshow, held 3 miles south of Lincoln, by bringing in its six BAe Hawk jets. Painted in green and white, the national colours of Saudi Arabia, they were formed in 1998 to ...
NEW AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED FOR AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | Having delighted crowds when making their UK flying display debut at last summer's Air Tattoo, the Royal Saudi Air Force's Saudi Hawks aerobatics display team have announced they will be making a welcome return in July.
Blades Aerobatics Display - British Forces News | They go up against staggering G-forces and definitely like nothing better than blue sky thinking.... She's a former British Olypmic gymnast and she's now preparing for a major challenge - not on the... Royal Logistic Corps units from across British ...
Robins Air Force Base Air Show- action packed, free, and fun for the entire family - The Fort Gordon Signal | The Robins air show line-up is packed full of top performers including the US Navy Blue Angels, F-18 Hornets, the C-130 Hercules, and the Air Force F-22 Raptor, Apr 28 and 29. Due to the full slate of performers, the show will start at 11:30 am and is ...
2012 air show 'Warriors Over the Wasatch' set for May 26-27 - StandardNet | By Mitch Shaw HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- A little more than a month away, Hill Air Force Base's 2012 air show promises to be the biggest yet. The free open house and air show will be held at the base May 26-27. This year's show, dubbed "Warriors Over the ...
Carolyn Livengood: Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show coming to Half Moon Bay - San Jose Mercury News | Vintage warbirds, classics from the 1940s to 1950s, homebuilt aircraft, tricked out trucks and motorcycles, Model T fire engines, antique engines and tractors, and helicopter and plane rides will draw the public's interest...
Gathering of Eagles selects 2012 honorees - Maxwell Gunter Dispatch | For 2012, the C-54 Flying Dutchmen Air Museum is part of the Gathering of Eagles Week display, as was the aircraft flown by 2012 Eagle Halvorsen during the Berlin Airlift. Gathering of Eagles is a yearlong, student-run research elective at the college, ...
P-38 Association Newsletter - Very few P-38s were put into service with two men on board. However, the...
Vulcan needs £115k to be ready for fly-past at Falklands memorial - This is Lincolnshire | Organisers of a Vulcan bomber fly-past at a new Falklands memorial need to raise £115000 to take off. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust aims to fly Vulcan XH558 over the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on May 20 as the tribute is unveiled...
Ceremonial Stop - Jamestown Post Journal | On Thursday, simply the sight of a World War II B-25 bomber had some veterans holding back tears. At approximately 12:45 pm, a US Army Air Forces B-25J Mitchell medium bomber decorated as "Tondelayo," one of the 16 bombers that participated in the ...
B-17 soars over Southland - Contra Costa Times | By Sandy Mazza, Staff Writer Jim White of San Pedro was a B-17 pilot who flew 18 missions over Germany in WWll at the age of 20. He wore his vintage flight suit for his flight over Palos Verdes. (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer) Jim
White's final ...CoolPix: Stearman Beauty In The Early Morning (OSH11) from AirPigz by Martt | Words aren't really needed here... it's just an opportunity to...
100 years since first flight to Ireland - ITV News | A milestone in aviation history was reached when Denys Corbett Wilson took off from Pembrokeshire, West Wales to County Wexford in Ireland. Mr Corbett Wilson began his journey from a field in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire at around six in the morning and ...
Sgt. Richard Nolan kept P-40s, P-47s in the air in WWII from War Tales by Don Moore | Richard Nolan of Deep Creek, Fla. enlisted in the Army a year before the United States entered World War II, never dreaming it would be a six-year, world-shattering event for him and the rest of the human race. He ended up as a sergeant and a fighter plane mechanic who fought in eight major campaigns...
WWII veteran pilot revisits his youth - Daily Breeze | By Sandy Mazza, Staff Writer Jim White of San Pedro was a B-17 pilot who flew 18 missions over Germany in WWll at the age of 20. He wore his vintage flight suit for his flight over Palos Verdes. (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer) Jim White's final ...
Memories of the Baedeker air raid on York - The Press, York | According to Ian Reed, of the Yorkshire air Museum at Elvington, who has been researching the events of that night for an exhibition that will be held in St Sampson's Square from May 1 to 6, an estimated 9500 buildings were destroyed or damaged that ...
AAI RQ-2A Pioneer — first UAV to accept a military surrender by travelforaircraft | About as long as a car with a unit cost of $850,000 the Pioneer is a remarkable UAV design of the 1980s. Slower and more vulnerable by today's standards the Pioneer is built from a mix of modern and natural materials and the 26 hp (19.4kW) engine carried aloft a 100 pound (45.5kg) payload — either optical sensors or chemical sensors. The nose wheel does not caster so Pioneers were launched by expendable rocket from a rail, or catapult, with landing typically into a net or with the aid of an arrestor cable on a runway...
Air Force Week in Photos - af.mil | FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- 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.Glenville air museum to receive vintage planes from Intrepid - Schenectady Gazette | Ripples generated by the end of the US Space Shuttle program will soon reach Glenville in the form of new aircraft for the Empire State Aerosciences Museum. By Steven Cook (Contact) Ripples generated by the end of the US Space Shuttle program will soon ...
The Last Flight of Discovery - Vintage Wings of Canada | All of our stories here at Vintage News
relate to our goal to tell the history of aviation, specifically a Canadian take on the subject. Often they are stories of our heroes from the Second World War, their aircraft, their culture or their memories. More often than not we are looking back, way back. Sometimes though, while researching a story that reaches back in time, history is being made in the skies at the very moment our gaze is turned to distant decades. It is then that we should put down our research tools, and look up into the sky to see something with our living eyes that one day will be the source of research fever in the decades to come....Space shuttles Discovery and Enterprise on display in Smithsonian ceremony - The Seattle Times | Space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery will take the place of ...
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B-25s Making History Again from AOPA Live: Latest videos
Raid's 70th anniversary is also tribute to Chinese - Review seeker | Doolittle's Raiders' 70th anniversary reunion also will commemorate Chinese villagers, saviors By The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) ' The 70th anniversary reunion of the 1942 Doolittle Tokyo Raid this week also commemorates the role of the Chinese ...
Two Montanans among five remaining Doolittle Raiders - Great Falls Tribune | The other four surviving Doolittle's Raiders — Maj. Thomas Griffin, Lt. Col. Robert Hite, Lt. Col. Edward Saylor and Master Sgt. David Thatcher — will answer in unison: "To those who have gone." Wednesday's ceremony will come 70 years to the day ...
B-25 Bombers To Fly Over Ohio For Doolittle Event - NBC4i.com | The Air Force expects 21 B-25 planes to land outside its National Museum near Dayton on Tuesday morning. The planes will be on display to the public, and will participate in other events this week including a fly-over Wednesday for a memorial service...
2012 Indianapolis Air Show from Airplanes Channel | The 2012 Indianapolis Air Show will be a memorable event with many talented performers taking to the air to astound the crowds. Catch the following in action: USAF Thunderbirds...
Dayton Air Show 2012 from Airplanes Channel | The 2012 Dayton Air Show has a thrilling schedule planned. Featured performers at the event will include the US Navy Blue Angels...
PNC Air Show 2012 from Airplanes Channel | Spectators at the PNC Airshow 2012 can look forward to a number of fantastic performances and displays. Performers will include Red Star and The Dragon Jet, Clyde Zeller, Mike Vaknin, Bill Leff, John Klatt, Skip Stewart and the Air Combat Command Heritage Flight. Static displays...
AIRSHOW NEWS: RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day and RAF Waddington International Airshow welcome the Saudi Hawks in 2012 from Flightline UK | We are delighted to announce that 
The Royal Saudi Air Force’s Saudi Hawks’ Display Team will be making their debut display at Air Day 2012, their second ever in this country. Equipped with six BAE Hawk Mk65s, this highly exotic international display team will begin a short UK goodwill tour commencing at RNAS Yeovilton, performing here in company with the RAF Red Arrows....
Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford set to be best - This is Gloucestershire | On static display and making their first UK airshow appearances will be a Polish Navy Mi-14 helicopter, a rarely seen BAE-146-301 atmospheric research aircraft and a Colombian T-90 training aircraft. And organisers are hoping they'll shortly be...
Video: Aero Friedrichshafen 2012 preview from AOPA Live: Latest videos
'Legacy of Heroes' Helicopter To Visit Mumbai from Aero-News Network | On Static Display At Juhu Airport Until April 20 Sikorsky Aircraft’s S-92 “Legacy of Heroes” (LOH) demonstration helicopter will visit Mumbai this week, hosting customers and recognizing local heroes while the aircraft is at Juhu Airport until April 20. The aircraft recently began the India leg of its worldwide tour with activities over the last three weeks in Chennai, Bangaluru, Hyderabad and New Delhi...
Yeovilton air day: Historic moments - ITV News | The show features historic and modern aircraft - and while aerobatics are a popular attraction - whether wing-walking or the impressive displays of the Red Arrows - there is always a focus on planes and helicopters that have a main role in defending ...
ANNouncement: Now Accepting Applications For Oshkosh 2012 Stringers!!! from Aero-News Network | An Amazing Experience Awaits The Chosen Few... One of the more unique and enjoyable aspects of our coverage is that we've been smart enough to do away with the usual institutional arrogance we see at so many publications...
Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day from David Cenciotti | 
Just a couple of days after North Korea displayed its military hardware in Pyongyang, during which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered his first public televised speech since the failed rocket launch, a new military parade took place in one of world’s most hot places: Iran...
MAAG's Blog: April MAAG Meeting a Windy Experience from Antique Airfield News | This article is from MAAG's Blog Mid-America Antique Airplane Group, who has kindly granted permission to re-publish on AntiqueAirfield.com. The MAAG visited the Shields home/hangar in Stearman Estates at the Benton, Kansas airport today for its monthly gathering. Many had stories...
World War II Veterans To Take Honor Flight From GSP Tuesday - News Channel 7 | On Tuesday, a group of 80 WWII veterans will travel to Washington, DC for the eighth Honor Flight from Upstate South Carolina. The group, accompanied by sixty guardians, doctors, nurses and support staff, will depart from the Greenville-Spartanburg ...
Welcome home ceremony planned for World War II veterans - Pekin Daily Times | ... Honor Flight to take 76 more World War II veterans and seven Korean War veterans to Washington, DC, Tuesday, April 17, to see the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the National Air & Space Museum and other memorials....
From Vietnam to OEF: Pilot flies last mission of career from Air Force Link Top Stories | Lt. Col. James Routt, a pilot deployed with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, flew the last combat air mission of his 33-year military career over the skies of Afghanistan, April 12. During his career, Routt has witnessed several operations -- from Vietnam to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan -- the history Routt has been part of could fill half of a high school student's history textbook....
Earhart search goes high-tech, with Woodinville man's help - The Seattle Times | He traveled to Tucson's Pima Air & Space Museum and found that his findings matched the dimensions of a rare vintage Electra housed there. TIGHAR has released the photo Glickman examined, but is delaying release of the computer-enhanced version until a ...
History for sale as Auckland Airport raises funds for local charity - MoodieReport | Auckland Airport is auctioning pieces of aviation history in a bid to raise money for the Foundation for Youth Development charity. The auction will see pieces of the Solari board, affectionately known as the 'old school flight information board', ...
And Then The Winds Came from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Here it is coming over the hill. 
Two free tetanus shots and a world of giving; that’s what we got out of it. If you think there’s anything else to be had after such a disaster, you’re dreaming. Once the Weather Channel collects stories to sandwich between commercials and the government puts a pretty face on everything, they drive away and leave you with a mess....
C-17 to make final landing at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The U.S. Air Force's first C-17 (T-1) is scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25. This C-17 Globemaster III (S/N 87-0025) was essentially hand-built for the sole purpose of developmental test and evaluation, with an estimated life span of approximately five years. The aircraft was periodically rebuilt and refurbished over the years and its lifespan grew from five to 21 years....
Hypersonic aircraft will become reality? from News ON AVIATION Aviation News (translated) | The A2 hypersonic passenger airplane will not be available to small windows because the friction of the fuselage with the air temperature will exceed 1000 ° C - Picture: Reaction Engines | It was post-Concorde | When the Concorde was retired in 2003, the supersonic air transport has become a thing of the past. But once work began on designing a passenger plane that can go further and faster than the Concorde itself....
Nose Art and Names: Personalizing Our Aircraft - Warbirds from The Aero Experience - 
Celebrating Midwest Aviation | Aircraft from the warbird era were often given a name or nose art, both as a personalization of the aircraft by the crew and as a shorthand way of identifying each aircraft out of the thousands like it during the massive World War II effort. Today, many surviving warbirds are...
Speed Air 40 - ModelFlying | All three are aerobatic, differing mainly in the undercarriage arrangement. The Travel Air is a tail-dragger with the main undercart fixed in the fuselage, whilst the Super Air (reviewed by yours truly in the June '05 issue of RCM&E) features a swept ...
Interesting Book from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | A book review from our friend Tom Lowe: Dr. William Lloyd Stearman, the son of famed aviation pioneer, Lloyd C. Stearman, has recently published a memoir which should garner the attention of anyone who has any interest whatever in early aviation, WWII in the Pacific as a Naval Officer, life in the diplomatic service in Europe during the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the workings of the White House National Security Council staff...
The Fabulous FlightMonkeys Podcast Goes Live from Flight Monkeys | After a year of pumping out podcasts as erratically and inefficiently as possibile, we decided recently to do something truly different. Thank goodness. Dave Shallbetter and the Sun ‘n Fun Radio crowd practically forced us into a position we’ve never been in before. Their method was devious, deceptive, and entirely dubious. It went like this – they asked us. And what did they ask us to do? They asked us to podcast – live – in person – from the deck of Sun ‘n Fun Radio headquarters at Sun ‘n Fun 2012...
Free airplane rides for youth on May 19 in Red Wing - River Falls Journal | Locally, EAA Chapter 1518 will be hosting a “Young Eagles Rally” in support of this world wide event. EAA Chapter 1518, located at the Red Wing Regional Airport, will be holding the “International Learn to Fly Day” sponsored by the Experimental ...
NASA gives all-clear for SpaceX launch April 30 - msnbc.com | [ Video: Space X's Quest For Rocketry's Holy Grail ] While the rocket and capsule have shown their mettle in space to an extent, the software designed to get Dragon within inches of the fast-moving station has not. So SpaceX is especially keen to see ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Indy Transponder 14-JUL-2011 1030z
The skies over Cranbrook are coming alive - Kootenay Advertiser | Starting the show will be the Canadian Forces Snowbirds with the US Air Force F16 team being the other main group. “That in itself is already a lot,” Dekkers says. However, next in the line-up is a world championship aerobatics performer, Bill Carter. ...
Photo Galleries: Business - News & Observer | The Saudi Hawks Display Team rehearse over Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Wednesday July 13, 2011, ahead of the forthcoming Royal International Air Tattoo. The team was formed in 1997, and are on their first visit to Britain. ...
Five things that made Jeff Brazier happy this week - Mirror.co.uk | 4 Every child needs to have seen the Red Arrows air display – I just caught it for the first time at Silverstone and it was incredible! 5 While away at the weekend, I had the most amazing phone conversation with Freddy. I love the way he is always so ...
Flying Felicity - West Coast Sentinel | She started flying in 1998 at Jandakot in rural WA after someone bet her she couldn't fly at an air race. “I got my licence just two weeks before the outback air race which raises money for the Royal Flying Doctors Service,” Ms Brown said. ...Crew at Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum Makes History Using WWII Era Radios - WSAV-TV | The crew from the museum's "City of Savannah" World War II B-17 transmitted a message to another crew in the "Miss Liberty" B-17 in Louisiana. They used WWII-era radios that were rebuilt with the help from members of the Coastal Amateur Radio Society ...
“Sizzlin Liz” Sizzles! from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » I have to admit I have a sweet spot for this aircraft, it was the first P-51D I photographed air to air. Owned and piloted by Ted Contri, this gorgeous plane has quite a history. It’s name sake, a two-tour ace, Montgomery claimed both aerial and ground kills during his time in the ETO — his final tally was 3 aerial victories and 14.5 strafing victories. This was his penultimate P-51 in-theatre, and he used it to claim 4 strafing kills in February and April of 1945…
A remarkable C-54 Skymaster flying display from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Following my recent article about the T-6 Texan (a.k.a. Harvard) in South African service, some readers asked about other vintage military aircraft that served there until the 1990's. (Some, such as C-47's, continue to serve to this day in updated form.) I'll be posting a couple of articles about such warbirds over the next few weeks…Indy Transponder 14-JUL-2011 0245z
Blue Angels Arrive For Rochester Air Show - 13WHAM-TV | The Navy's Blue Angels arrived for this weekend's ESL International Air Show. Lt. Dave Tickle shed some details on what it means to be a Blue Angel. "Flying these airplanes is great, but the interaction that we're able to have with the public makes it ...
US Navy sails through Detroit July 18-24 - C&G Newspapers | The week's finale coincides with the annual Thunder Over Michigan Air Show July 23-24, which will feature the US Navy Blue Angels, out of Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. “Navy Week is anchored by the air show,” Kang said. “The big attraction is the ...
Air Force Thunderbirds, wing walkers, aerobatics highlight Vectren Dayton Air Show - Dayton Daily News | The Air Force Thunderbirds — always a popular attraction in an Air Force town — return to the Vectren Dayton Air Show this month as the featured performers in a lineup that includes stealth bombers, Army parachutists, wing walkers and aerobatic pilots. Dayton International Airport will again host the two-day show, July 23 and 24. Flying in the city where the Wright brothers perfected powered flight is special, said ...
Female wingwalkers hope to inspire young girls to try aviation - Dayton Daily News | The world’s only current all-female wing-walking team will take to the Dayton skies this week, infusing a Western narrative with awe-dropping aerobatics and stunts. The Tombstone Riders act is a tale of Wild West desperadoes, complete with costumes and voice-overs starring Carol Pilon and Melissa Pemberton. While the act is expected to captivate spectators of all ages, Pilon expects the performance to be a hit among children in particular. ...
Air Show Returns to Redding; Special Tickets Available Now - Food For Thought, A News Cafe | The Thunderbirds are back to headline the Exchange Club of Redding's Air Show, which will feature more jets than ever before. The show is set for Sept. 24-25 at the Redding Municipal Airport. The US Air Force's distinctively painted F-16 Fighting ...
Plenty of things to do before and after show - Post-Tribune | Firebirds Delta Team fly over Lake Michigan near Marquette Beach during the Gary's South Shore Air Show in Gary. Vistiors can take advantage of the park and easy travel to Chicago. ...
Final lineup announced for air show at Pease - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — A blockbuster lineup of military demonstrations and civilian aerobatic stars is slated for the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show, while spectator-focused enhancements are underway to improve the experience ...
Skyward bound on an unforgettable ride - BCLocalNews | Fowler and his aerobatic partner Eric Hansen will be a the Princeton Airshow on Saturday July 16 to perform. By Dierra Maynard - Similkameen Spotlight When a passenger is asked to don a parachute before stepping into an airplane for a trip skyward, ...
Lineup, Improvements Announced For Air Show - WMUR Manchester | National Aviation Hall of Famer Sean D. Tucker The show will also have a MIG-17 demonstration, a P-51 Mustang demonstration and a solo demonstration by a F4U Corsair, the show announced. New traffic and parking plans will be put in place to try to ...
Red Arrows to perform at RAF Shawbury - shropshirestar.com | Daredevil aerobatic display team the Red Arrows will be turning the skies over Shropshire red, white and blue when they perform at a county airbase. The world-famous RAF display team are heading to the county as a thank you to the airbase personnel and ...
Fuel strike not expected to halt airshow - Fin24 | Johannesburg - The petrol strike will not affect the Durban Airshow, the organisers said on Wednesday. "We were concerned about the availability of aviation fuel because of industrial action in the fuel sector, but we have secured adequate fuel for the ...
Air show uncertainty 'damaging' to resort - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | A LEADING councillor fears uncertainty over the future of Clacton's air show is damaging the town. Bosses at Tendring Council have warned that this year's show could be the last unless sponsors come forward to fund the event in future. ...
Skagit Aero's Blog: Sunshine For Arlington Fly-In Finish from Antique Airfield News | Saturday is typically the busiest day for the Arlington Fly-In and this year the weather cooperated for the big day. Opening day on Wednesday was warm and sunny, but Thursday decided to show what an IFR day might look like for a fly-in with 400 foot ceilings and off and on rain. The good news was the foul weather sent many visitors to the vintage barn to see our displays and stay dry. ...
Wing Nuts fly-in a celebration of GA - AOPA Pilot | During the off-years, Tarkio still celebrates aviation with a fly-in on the second Saturday in July. Organizers said the 2011 event could not have gone better—right down to perfect weather. “I think our motto, 'the greatest little airshow,' says it ...
Well Done BBC Report On The Duxford Skyraider & P-51 Collision from AirPigz | This aviation related news report from the BBC is not only highly accurate (a real rarity for the news media) but it also includes and excellent interview with Rob Davies, the pilot of the P-51 Big Beautiful Doll, who bailed out at very low altitude after being hit by a Douglas Skyraider at Duxford ...
Civil Air Patrol involved in air show - StAugustine.com | St. Augustine Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 173 along with members of squadrons from Cecil Field and Craig Field played a big role in the success of the recent St. Augustine Air Show held at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport.
Restorers of two B-17s to talk for first time today - Shreveport Times | "This historic broadcast will establish yet anothe r link between the two air force museums and the first electronic link between these two vintage warbirds,” Henry Skipper, president and CEO of the Savannah museum, told Savannah media. ...
Winging their way out of history - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser | Vintage planes touched down in Wetaskiwin for a short stop to tell stories, offer rides and showcase Canadian aviation history. The Yellow Wings cross-Canada tour stopped briefly at the Wetaskiwin Regional Airport with five planes ...
Tribute by Lancaster - Buxton Advertiser | Between 1.50pm and 2pm on carnival day the bomber will perform a fly-past over Buxton in memory of Buxton marine Scott Taylor and all other local men and women who have died or been injured in the name of our country and as a reminder of Buxton's RAF ...
Pilot makes historic flight through China from General Aviation News | A pilot is attempting to make history as the first Chinese citizen to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. Wei Chen, founder and owner of Sunshine Enterprises, a steel trading company with offices in China and Memphis, has already made history, flying his TBM 700 across China.
Behind the controls of a Predator drone flight - msnbc.com | There are several types of remotely piloted vehicles in operation, but with a combat debut dating back to the '90s in the Balkans, and several years of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and Libya, the General Atomics Predator has become ...
Young pilots take to the skies in Clark County - Louisville Courier-Journal | Isaiah Whitaker looks out a window while flying at Clark County Regional Airport during Young Eagles Day meant to introduce youth to flight. (By Aaron Borton, Special to The Courier-Journal) June 25, 2011 / cj A group of people watch a plane take off. ...
Airport Daze takes flight Saturday at JCIA - Port Townsend Leader | The Young Eagles of the Experimental Aircraft Association are offering plane rides for kids ages 10 to 17. Register, learn about the planes and then go for a ride from 10 am to 3 pm – or stay a bit closer to the ground with a ride in a tethered hot air ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Indy Transponder 29-JUN-2011 0300z
Royal Saudi Hawks landed in Zeltweg - Austrian Wings | At the premiere the next one AIRPOWER11 hunts. The first took place already: The Royal Saudi Hawks by the Saudi Arabian air force continued on Monday for the first time on Austrian soil. Austrian Wings will of course also reported extensively from this year Zeltweg. ...
Living the dream: A half a century ago, the Canadair Sabre inspired a ... - Montreal Gazette | Solo performers bracketed the formation aerobatics with breathtaking head-on aerobatics, the first team in he world to do so. Originally created to perform for only one year, the team proved so popular its life was extended for another four seasons. ...
Less than a month… from Leaving Terra Firma | There is now less than a month until Airventure 2011. I just bought my tickets and campsite for a Sunday arrival and I’m officially excited. My unofficial goal this year is to be significantly closer than we were last year. While it was really quiet and there was ...
Fantasy of Flight Announces Florida Resident Buy One/Get One Free Admission - Focus on Travel News | ... "The Great Escape: Heroes Underground," Oct. 14-15. In addition, the 5th Annual Roar n" Soar All American signature two-day extravaganza of the world's finest classic land, sea and air racing machines ever built returns Nov. 12-13.
Win a flight in a P-51 from General Aviation News | In partnership with Stallion 51 Corporation, Angel Flight Southeast is offering one lucky person the experience of a lifetime — a one-hour orientation flight in the World War II fighter, the P-51 Mustang “Crazy Horse.” For $20, entrants can put their name in the hat to win a half-day program at Stallion 51’s headquarters in Kissimmee, Fla. ...
Restored B-17 will fly into Lincoln - Lincoln Journal Star | A restored B-17 Flying Fortress bomber will visit Lincoln July 12 and 13 for ground tours and flights. (Courtesy photo) A restored B-17 Flying Fortress bomber will visit Lincoln July 12 and 13 for ground tours and flights. ...
Tuskegee Airmen authors fly in - Lagniappe | The Tuskegee Airmen were perhaps the most famous group of WWII pilots the state ever produced and the only African-American flyers in that war. Their battles on the ground were no match for their record in the sky, reputed to have never ...
100 Black Men of America Honors Young Pilot from www.myfoxatlanta.com | Brandon Curlee is a cadet lieutenant colonel, a certified life guard and a pilot. And what makes his accomplishments so amazing is he's just 17 years old and a product of a mentoring program designed to shape the leaders of tomorrow. Brandon Curlee and 100 Black Men of America vice chairman of operations Curley Dossman spoke about the mentoring program.
Royal pilot 'nervous, but very excited' - Toronto Sun | He's been a flying instructor, a Snowbird pilot, and has a long, distinguished career with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Spitfire pulled from Irish peat bog - Yahoo! News | A Second World War RAF Spitfire has been excavated from an Irish peat bog almost 70 years after it crash-landed. Six machine guns and about 1,000 rounds of ammunition were also discovered by archaeologists searching the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal. ...
Dieselpunk — A great blog for airship enthusiasts from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site | One of my favorite blogs is Dieselpunk, which celebrates the aesthetics and iconography of the Machine Age. Dieselpunk often features images of the classic aircraft of the period, including airships and flying boats, and I thought readers of Airships.net might be interested in paying them a visit. ...
Video: Turkey's First Near Space Balloon Flight from High Power Rocketry | "StratosphereFairEnogh is about launching a weather balloon project.On 3rd of June 2011, i wanted to be ...
Special Presentation By Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield from Aviation.ca News | The Alberta Aviation Museum and Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society working with The Canadian Space Agency, Edmonton Celebrates and CFB Edmonton Garrison are pleased to announce a special presentation being made by Canada's most well known astronaut Chris Hadfield.
American Students Win Transatlantic Rocket Challenge at The 2011 Paris Air Show from Spaceports | Student rocketeers from France, the United Kingdom and the United States competed last Friday (June 24) in the Fourth Annual Transatlantic Rocketry Challenge held at the 2011 Paris Air Show.
