Details Emerge for 50th Reno Air Races - Flying | ...This year’s event has been themed “Mavericks in the Sky.” In addition to the excitement of the races themselves, attendees will have much to be wowed by in part thanks to a “significant” increase in the sponsorship funds provided by its long-time supporter Breitling. The sponsorship includes a three-year commitment to the Reno Air Races. According to a RARA press release, this is the “largest sponsorship commitment in the Reno Air Race’s 49 year history.”...
Sawbones race plane on display at Aviation Days - Minneapolis Star Tribune | “NASCAR can't hold 
a candle to the Reno Air Races,” said Schiller, who is part of the Sawbones pit crew. Crandall and the rest of the pit crew watch the races standing atop their semi tractor-trailer. “You are really excited. You want the airplane to ...
An aerobatic outing with the Air National Guard Airshow Team - Daily Press | His days in the seat of a fighter are likely in the past, he said, but his love of flight lives on. Klatt performs in around 15 air shows each year, he said, and his second event this year is this weekend's Virginia Beach Oceanfront Air Show. You can...
18th Annual Wings Over Gillespie Airshow - KPBS | Also new this year will be performances by Silver Wings Wingwalking. Back by popular demand, John Collver's War Dog T6/SNJ aerial display plus the only Northrop N9M Flying Wing will return. Other WWII aircraft include: C-53 "D-Day Doll", F4U Corsair,...
Five Fun Things to Do This Weekend in Waterloo Region – June 1-2 - CBC.ca | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be there, and you can also catch the CF-18 Demo Team, the T-33 Mako Shark and wing-walking performances by Jane Wicker. Down on the ground there's a jet car that goes over 600 kilometres per hour. I asked reporter...
Fighter jet to thrill air show crowds - Herald.ie | Biplanes. Aer Arann will show off its new ATR-72-600 airliner while the Trig aerobatic team will display its Pitts Special biplanes. Other highlights include The Blades, former RAF Red Arrows pilots who fly four aerobatic Extra 300 aircraft in perfect...
Frecce Tricolori: June 9 big show in the sky - Gazzetta di Parma | It 's official: After 10 years, the Air Force Frecce Tricolori will return to Parma. Sunday, June 9 the heavens airport will host performances of Verdi's "Top Gun" of the army. Next to the Acrobatic Patrol, in fact, will fly...
Warbirds Over Wanaka Needs Your Help! | WARBIRD RADIO -The world famous Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow is looking for volunteers. According to Event Manager, Mandy Deans the volunteers have a wide range of experience and backgrounds. Working at London’s Gatwick Airport, living in Africa for twenty years and having a love of Spitfire aircraft made Wanaka woman Mo Schofield the perfect candidate for a new position at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Volunteers are now being called for to assist with the...
Barnstormer sets off to grow general aviation from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Sarah Wilson will join with the B-29 bomber Fifi this summer on a national tour. Her goal is to use the original Stearman Speedmail that promoted a wildly successful radio show in the 1930s, “The Flying Adventures of Jimmie Allen,” to interest another generation of youth in aviation. The show...
Air Zoo to offer free airplane rides to veterans from General Aviation News | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — This summer, veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War will have the chance to take flight, for free. Veterans will be able to fly in a Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. The Kaydet is an open cockpit aircraft that served as the U.S. Navy’s primary trainer during World War II...
Doolittle Raiders: The Last Reunion (VIDEO) - Salem-News.Com | Beginning in 1946, the surviving Raiders have held a reunion each April, to commemorate the mission. The reunion is in a different city each year. In 1959, the city of Tucson, Arizona, as a gesture of respect and gratitude, presented the Doolittle...
A time for veterans and their memories - Eatonville Dispatch | Edward Saylor and his B-25 bomber crewmates were photographed during their time with “Doolittle's Raiders” in World War II. Doolittleraiders.com courtesy photo. Copy note: background on Saylor from doolittleraider.com. Edward Saylor survived a famous...
New Video Features Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum and EAA Chapter 64 from News
Today's Air Force visits the Boneyard, takes glimpse at aviation history from Air Force Link Top Stories |Air Force Television News released a new, special edition of Today's Air Force on May 31. Featured in this episode is a visit to the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taking viewers for an inside look at what happens to Air Force planes after they've flown their last mission. Here, a dedicated team brings new life to old aircraft and retrieves aircraft parts for future use...
Pair of 'geeks' sifts through history for aviation ruins - Los Angeles Times | Investigators at the 1967 crash site shortly after a North American Aviation X-15 rocket plane broke up at 62,000 feet while traveling at 4,000 mph. (NASA) More photos. Peter Merlin and Tony Moore, self-confessed aviation geeks, find and sort through ...
Pilot's love of flying a lifelong passion - Stuff.co.nz | Her interest in aerobatics was fuelled by a trip to the World Aerobatic Championships in France in the early 1970s. Despite her mother's concerns about her daredevil antics, Mrs Collings (nee Lock) went on to train as an aerobatic pilot in the United ...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: John Mohr and the Stock Stearman from The Aero Experience - 
Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | In the airshow business, the mere mention of the name John Mohr conjures up visions of a low-flying Stearman seemingly defying gravity as it floats by in some odd angle past an awestruck crowd. Mohr, grandson of a real barnstormer who was...
Soviet, giant Antonov 124 cargo plane production line to be resumed from David Cenciotti's weblog | Even if the news has been around for several years (and always denied), according to Defence24.pl, vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuri Boyko has recently announced that the An-124 production will be resumed in cooperation with Russia....
NASA Chief Repeats Warnings On Commercial Crew Delays - Aviation Week | LOS ANGELES — The already delayed NASA Commercial Crew Program remains under threat of further hold-ups because of short-sighted congressional budget cuts in 2014, warns agency Administrator Charles Bolden....
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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Local Pilot To Fly For Movie Premiere In DC – KDKA | "They built about 10000 of these things for the WWII pilots to learn how to fly in," he said. "There's probably 500 still left alive throughout the United ...
United States - Wisconsin - Southern Wisconsin AirFEST 2010 - Janesville - 05/28/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Here are a few of my favorites so far....
N.C. Aviation Museum's annual fly-in is Saturday | museum, aviation, piedmont - Region - Burlington Times News from http://www.thetimesnews.com/ Nearly 100 airplanes and helicopters will ply the Piedmont skies during the North Carolina Aviation Museum's fourth annual fly-in Saturday. "It's by far the most important fundraiser of the year for our museum," said Rick Bondurant, general manager and curator of the museum. The event will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in and around the NCAM, located adjacent to the Asheboro Regional Airport.
Cloud Dancer's New Home | Florida's Premier Airpark - Leeward Air Ranch from leewardairranch.com | Leeward Air Ranch's stock P-51 (N55JL) "Cloud Dancer" was acquired April 29th, 2010 (less its engine) by Phil Petrik, a friend of Jimmy Leeward's, who is a lifelong aviation enthusiast. Phil owns an established aviation operation, Richland Aviation in Sidney, Montana where his family for the past 40 years has operated an FBO and aerial application company…
Indianapolis Aero Club June Meeting at the Marten House. Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 6:00 PM. Guest speaker: Lt Col John Klatt of the Air National Guard, an aerobatic performer. Cocktails 6 PM, Dinner 6:30 PM, Speaker 7 PM. $20 advance, $22 door ( $10 first-time guests, or under age 17). Info: See Web site or call 317-341-3444. http://indyaeroclub.org - Location: The Marten House, 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, Marion County.
A useful side-effect? from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | It's reported that the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, currently in production for the US Marine Corps and US Air Force, may be offered by Boeing as a replacement for the helicopters used to transport the President of the United States. Unfortunately, the V-22 has a very strong downdraft indeed from its twin engines. As an illustration, CNN reported today that 10 people were injured by flying debris during a V-22 demonstration flight in New York. Here's a CNN video clip showing how the aircraft kicked up dust and knocked down tree limbs as it came in. You can see the spectators scurrying for cover in the treeline…
Flowers for fallen on Memorial Day - The Desert Sun | Men, women and children dashed onto the tarmac to retrieve the 3000 flowers dropped from an Army B-25 bomber that sputtered gray smoke as its engines roared ...
B-17 drops flowers in NY to honor CIA casualties - The Associated Press | NEW YORK — Historic aircraft have escorted a B-17 bomber on part of its mission to drop flowers over the Statue of Liberty in a public Memorial Day tribute ...
Final Flight, Deceased Roadrunners of Groom Lake Area 51 CIA Projects U-2 Aquatone A-12 Oxcart Blackbird from roadrunnersinternationale.com | We just received the sad news that Col. Marion C. "Hack" Mixon died earlier this week. He was 93; RIP. Many of you Roadrunners remember Colonel Mixon being another old head in the Agency U-2 Program, the U-2 /DC-130 Wing Commander at Davis Monthan and a pioneer in B--47 and British over programs. He is survived by his lovely wife, Mary…
Silver Wings Wing Walking by Margaret Stivers - Silver Wings at Chino 2010. Great video from Collin Callahan from thr Chino 2010 airshow! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-L7FTwJg_c
Ranger, Texas Show from Another Time by Dan Linn | My friend Jay and I launched off for the morning at the Ranger, Texas Flyin/Airshow early so we could make breakfast. This was my first time at the famous Ranger Airfield. As the historical marker states... Amelia Earhart landed there years ago. Jay and I enjoyed breakfast but it soon became warm as the Texas sun heated things up…
Refurbished WWII bomber lands in Oklahoma City to honor veterans - NewsOK.com | A World War II B-17 bomber arrived in Oklahoma City Monday for 2010 Salute to Veterans Tour. BY JOHN A. WILLIAMS Leave a comment Charles Mighton of Oklahoma ...
Concorde may be revived as vintage plane from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | PARIS, May 29 (UPI) -- In little more than a generation the French Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet, has gone from the next big thing to a vintage aircraft, advocates say. Two groups of Concorde buffs are working at Le Bourget Air and Space Museum to determine if the Concorde can be flown again, the BBC reports. Save the Concorde from Britain and Olympus 593 from France hope an airborne Concorde will be part of the show at the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London, the report said…
Soyuz TMA-19 Readied for June 16 Launch from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The Soyuz TMA-19 new crew expedition to the International Space Station is scheduled to rocket into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, on June 16, 2010. The crew comprises Fyodor Yurchikhin of Russia and two American NASA astronauts, Douglas Willock and Shannon Walker, [France24] will continue training for the mission the next two weeks in Star City, Russia…
PLANES of FAME - Taste of Flight - October 23, 2010 from http://www.planesoffame.org/ Taste of Flight, a wine tasting event held at Planes of Fame Air Museum in the fall, is the major fundraiser for the Museum. Initiated in 2007 to commemorate the Museum's 50th Anniversary, Taste of Flight provides an intimate opportunity for guests to wine and dine and get up close to the Museum's rare aircraft and the pilots who fly them. Proceeds from the event fund Museum programs such as the restoration of rare aircraft, including work currently being done on the P-59, VAL and 0-47; the development of the education program, including support of the Hands-On Aviation center and assist in completing major projects, including a Korean War memorial. Funds from the first three events have assisted in the completion of the welcome center, theater and library. Guests bid on one of a kind aviation items in the Silent Auction while enjoying wines from wineries in the Paso Robles/Templeton and Napa/Sonoma regions. In addition, guests are treated to unique speakers such as the Doolittle Raiders and Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
POF AIRSHOW ACTS ANNOUNCED!
THE NEWS WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR…
Airshow 2010 Acts Announced
Don’t blink or you’ll miss something!
AIR RACING’S UNLIMITED START DEMONSTRATION WITH THE T-33 PACE PLANE AND 2009 UNLIMITED GOLD CHAMPION, STREGA –You’ll think you’re at the Reno Air Races! www.strega.com
AVIATION LEGEND CLAY LACY – Who would miss an opportunity to witness aviation legend Clay Lacy perform at our Airshow IN HIS LEARJET—not me! www.claylacy.com
MILITARY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE F-16 AND C-17 COURTESY OF THE USAF –The F-16 Viper East Team demonstrates the capabilities of this modern-day, high performance weapons system. www.acc.af.mil/aerialevents/f16east
Please view our website www.planesoffame.org for the most current Airshow information!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
AMELIA Movie Wingwalking Costume! to Benefit ICAS Foundation
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The following link leads to an Ebay auction that has been set up by the ICAS foundation and will be activated Dec 1, 2009 in order to raise proceeds for the Family Fund. Up for auction is the wingwalking suit that I wore during the filming of the Fox feature production of Amelia staring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. The costume was graciously donated to the foundation courtesy of AE Electra Productions and Fox Productions. --Carol Pilon
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
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Snowbirds cleared to fly and resume summer air show season, DND says - The Canadian Press, OTTAWA
The Department of National Defence said the iconic, precision-flying aerobatic team would be back in action this weekend in St. Thomas, Ont., after being grounded just over a week ago due to problems with the military jet's seat lap belt system. ...
Operational pause on Snowbirds' jets lifted - Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Canada
The operational pause placed on aircraft flown by the Snowbirds, the Canadian Forces aerobatic team based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, has been lifted. The Department of National Defence announced in a new release Friday that once overhauled lap belts have ...
AIR SHOW: Snowbirds a go for St. Thomas - London Free Press, Canada
By KATE DUBINSKI , SUN MEDIA The Snowbirds will make an appearance at the St. Thomas air show this weekend after all. Canada's largest air show, Wings & Wheels, learned that the Snowbirds were grounded of an "operational pause" by the Canadian military ...
Air show takes to sky over Elgin - St. Thomas Times-Journal, Canada
She and fellow wing walker Tyson Rininger, from Monterey, Calif., are among the new attractions at this weekend's second Wings and Wheels being held at St. Thomas Municipal Airport. The show, which starts today and continues until Sunday, features air ...
Dover air show delayed until noon - The News Journal, DE
The Dover Air Force Base Open House and Air Show has been delayed and the gates now will open at noon today. The alternate parking plan also is now in effect. Parking for the open house and air show is at the Blue Hen Corporate Center and Mall on S. ...
Crowds flock to classic air show - BBC News
Thousands of aeroplane enthusiasts headed for the Kemble Air show in Gloucestershire on Saturday to see some of the country's finest pilots. For the first time the show is over two days, with a debut appearance by a restored Vulcan bomber due on Sunday ...
Historic planes draw crowds at Paris Air Show from news.ino.com
Nearly hidden among the ranks of giant airliners, military airlifters and sleek warplanes on display at this year's centenary Paris Air Show, an eclectic collection of historic aircraft has been drawing large crowds of curious onlookers.
Its centerpiece is the Bleriot XI, a rickety monoplane that was featured in the inaugural Paris air show in 1909, after its French constructor Louis Bleriot had used it for the first flight across the English Channel. ...
Photos - Paris Air Show 2009 on Flickr from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael
As time goes by and Paris Air Show 2009 Le Bourget only lasts for 2 days anymore, you can use the slideshow below to browse through the best photos of Paris Air Show 2009 on Flickr. [Paris Air Show 2009 (Le Bourget) Photo Pool]
See photos from flyshow in Paris - via Google Translator
For 48. time was the world's largest flyshow arranged. This time it happened in Paris, which alternate with London for this great event that brings together hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Pilots get early taste of Reno air races - Reno Gazette Journal
It's the annual Pylon Racing Seminar, where rookie race pilots learn what it takes to compete in the nation's premiere air race and veteran racers get a rare opportunity to fly the course. Since Reno Stead is a general aviation airport, the only times ...
2008- 'YEAR of THE TIGER'...(Then & Now) - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
According to the Chinese Zodiak, the Year of 2010 will be the- 'Year of the Tiger', but 2008 marked the SEVENTH-TIME it's already happened for Unlimited Class Champion race pilot- Bill 'Tiger' Destefani & his red-and-white super-hot P-51D Mustang Racer- #7 STREGA!
Some folks say- 'the first taste of victory is the sweetest', but certainly, Tiger Destefani also has to consider his recent amazing 'come-back win' at last September's Reno '08 NCAR. Obviously, every one of his race team's hard-earned Gold Trophies was cause for celebration, but his Reno '87 & '08 wins must have extra-special significance for 'The Tiger Man'. ...
PRS jets! - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
(title unknown) from Snow Eagles Air Racing Team
There's Nikki right in her element: teaching! Air Race Classic folks showed the local kids airplanes, then brought them up to the ramp where a nice chalk masterpiece of an airport was quickly drawn & the kids got to simulate planes in the pattern ...
Pilot, Hartley Folstad, and wingwalker, Margaret Stivers, share their real life romance on the wings of their Stearman at speeds between 80 mph and 130 mph.
Jets take to the sky Monday - Barrie Advance, Canada
On Monday, June 22, two military jet aircraft will fly over the region as part of this year's Canadian Centennial of Flight celebrations. The first aircraft, a restored 1950s F-86 Sabre jet called "Hawk One", is scheduled to appear around 10:30 am in ...
Flying start for Air Force Days - via Google translator
The Air Force Day at Volkel airbase have a flying start. More than 70,000 visitors came Friday to the flight event. This is a spokesperson for the Royal Air Force said. The influx of visitors in the vicinity of the airbase not led to movement problems.
According to the spokeswoman for the air shows were the Patrouille de France, the Red Arrows and the British Avro Vulcan bomber in the taste of lovers of the flight event. ...
Roger A. Young awarded Distinguished Flying Cross from www.abilene-rc.com
Roger A. Young of Abilene was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by direction of the President of the United States for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight.
Young received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a U.S. Army pilot from 1965 to 1968.
The Distinguished Flying Cross Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and publication of the history and traditions of individuals who served in all military branches worldwide and who have been awarded the DFC as a result of deeds accomplished. ...
Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot - KIDK, ID
... speaking from my own experience it's out of the world to be in one of these stunt planes while they're doing the tricks. Every single air plane in the legacy flight museum can fly, making it one of the most unique aircraft museums in the world.
B-17's visit stirs up memories - Great Falls Tribune, MT
By TRAVIS COLEMAN • Tribune Staff Writer • June 20, 2009 The first time Carl Pekkala laid eyes on a B-17 Bomber, it was love at first sight. Pekkala went on to become a B-17 waist gunner during World War II, taking part in 50 missions. ...
WWII bomber removed from Lake Michigan - United Press International
Kenneth DeHoff, executive director of Hawaii's Pacific Aviation Museum, said the Douglas SBD Dauntless bomber raised from the Great Lake at Waukegan, Ill., will eventually make its way to the aviation museum in about three years after being restored at ...
PT-22 Engine Mounting from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog
We are very lucky to have gotten these photos from volunteer Brian Strom. Thank you Brian for taking these photos!
Welcome to the Benton Spirit: COMMUNITY PAGE - Benton Spirit, MI
"Last year over 10000 visitors enjoyed the re-enactment that included realistic and authentic amphibious beach landings, war birds, land battles and historic displays." "Lest We Forget" was started by a Lest We Forget hosts its second World War II ...
2008 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on DVD - PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of the 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. This exciting DVD will be available on August 25, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Take the top twelve pilots in the world to eight of the most ...
Images from Istrana airbase, home of the 51° Stormo from David Cenciotti's weblog
On May 21, 2009, Matteo Marianeschi visited Istrana airbase to take some pictures of the daily activities performed by the local based 132° and 103° Gruppo both belonging to the 51° Stormo. Interestingly, Istrana is not only home of the two AMX Squadrons, but is one of the Italian airbases with the largest collections of preserved aircraft and relics as the following images show.
Flight readiness review set for today, 787 first flight targets June 30th from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower
Boeing is kicking off the final ten days of preparations for the maiden flight of ZA001 with a flight readiness review set for today.
The review will evaluate the preparations and maturity of ZA001's ability to fly before the month is out and according to program sources, the June 30th date remains Boeing's scheduled target for 787 first flight. ...
Electric Record from AviationBull
This electric airplane modified by SkySpark sports a 75kW motor and set an 8 minute 250km/hr record. Check out the video for more information. We're very excited to see what progress they make next!!! ...
WK2 flyover a success from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust
As promised, WhiteKnightTwo did make an appearance in the skies over Las Cruces on Saturday morning. The aircraft took off from Phoenix and, at around 9:30 am MDT (11:30 am EDT) made a series of three low passes over the airport. WK2 made a pair of passes over the 8/26 runway and then, after taking about 10 minutes to fly over the city itself, returned to make a nearly touch-and-go approach on runway 30, coming within a few feet of the runway before ascending, circling the airport once more at altitude, and departing ...
WK2 back in Mojave from RLV and Space Transport News
Volkel AFB Open Day 2009 - Volkel AFB, Uden - 06/19/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Fugliest Airplanes from FlightAware > Discussions
John L. Franks - Mansfield News Journal, OH
He served five years in the US Navy, with 27 months aboard the "USS Indianapolis." He had also lived a number of years in Mansfield, OH, where he was a floor covering contractor. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his brother, Thomas; ...
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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.
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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.
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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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