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Greenwood Lake air show rebounds from hurricane, back on this weekend - NorthJersey.com | Tim Wagner, manger of Greenwood Lake Airport, prepares for the Greenwood Lake Air Show and WWII Showcase in August. The show was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene. Greenwood Lake Airport Manager Tim Wagner took a $100000 bath when ...

Swedish Skycats purr over China - The Local.se | Firstly, in addition to the pilot, there are two Swedish women dressed in catsuits who wing walk while a biplane does loops and barrel rolls. I don't think there's a need for a secondly (Did I mentions that they are young female Swedes dressed up in ...

The Plane That Wasn’t There…  from Pit Lizards, Unlimited by sandramore | “The Plane That Wasn’t There…” A wonderfully written article about Jimmy Leeward and “Specter,” written by Sylvia Sweeney, editor of the NAG RAG, October 1983. Enjoy!

WW2 RAAF Spitfire wreckage discovered - 3News NZ | The wreckage of a Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire and the skeletal remains of the pilot have been unearthed by amateur aviation historians. The plane was shot down in action during World War Two, near the French village of Hardifort in May, 1942. ...

Wreckage of RAAF Spitfire from WWII unearthed in French village - The Australian | A WWII Spitfire similar to the one unearthed near the French village of Hardifort and which crashed in 1942, killing RAAF pilot William James Smith, of Whittlesea in Victoria. Picture: The Australian War Memorial Source: Supplied AMATEUR aviation ...

Local WWII aviator inducted into Hall - Wallowa County Cheiftain | A US naval pilot and officer from Enterprise who was shot down and killed during World War II is among six new inductees into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Fame. Commander William B. Ault was shot down by the Japanese over the Pacific in 1942 when he was ...

Eclipse Jet donated to Veterans Airlift Command - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | VAC Founder and AirBoss Walt Fricke says, “Although none is needed, this is further proof that the aviation community is made up of great Americans whose generosity knows no bounds. This aircraft will supplement the work of some 1800 volunteer aircraft ...

Northolt Nightshoot X  from PPRuNe Forums by Savoia | On 6th October Phil Dawe orchestrated the tenth floodlit night-time photoshoot at RAF Northolt with the cooperation of a number of Defence Forces.  Herewith are some of the pickings:

St. Louis Cardinals Mascot Fredbird Promotes Aeromedical Services As World Series Approaches  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird promoted aeromedical aviation services recently at Safety Day at Truman Elementary School in Farmington, MO.  Featured aircraft were the Air Evac Life Team Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Long Ranger and Arch Eurocopter EC130 B4.  The Aero Experience contributor Fred Harl provided these great photos of the event from Farmington.  The Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in St. Louis has successfully concluded, and the World Series has just started.  Go Cards!

Fly With Sully And Skiles  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | US Airways Flight 1549 pilots Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger (retired) and his FO on that day Jeff Skiles will be back in the cockpit together for the first time Nov. 18 but they have some work to do first. The Miracle on the Hudson pilots will be among the crew members on a fund-raising round-trip flight from Opa Locka Airport near Miami to Charlotte, NC in the Historical Flight Foundation's DC-7B…

Did someone get the jump on this SU-27? Nah, he’s just got...  from You like airplanes, too?  Photo by Jorgen Syversen.

National rocketry event coming to Muskegon County in 2012 - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com | By Eric Gaertner | Muskegon Chronicle Contributed photoA model rocket is launched during a Muskegon Michigan Area Rocketry club event at Muskegon County's wastewater site. The local club is scheduled to co-host the national championships in 2012 at the ...

Today in Aviation History – October 20  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Photos: Wings Over Houston Airshow - KHOU | The family fun event was held Oct. 15-16 at Ellington Airport. by khou.com staff The Wings Over Houston Airshow featured flying acts, special aircraft, NASA displays and military vehicles. The family fun event was held Oct. 15-16 at Ellington Airport....

Leap Frogs Jump Start Central Valley Air Show from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed for more than 120,000 air-show enthusiasts at the 2011 Central Valley Air Show at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, Calif. Oct. 14-16.

The Breitling Jet Team to Perform Airshow in Jordan - Ammon News | Kais Jaffar, President of MS Jaffar & Sons, stated, “As the exclusive distributor of Breitling in Jordan, I am honoured to be collaborating with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to organize the Breitling Air Show for the first time in the Kingdom under...

Boeing 787 to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow - Arabian Supply Chain | Boeing's 787 Dreamliner will make its first appearance in the Middle East at next month's Dubai Airshow, the event's organiser F&E Aerospace has revealed. Speculation about the regional debut has mounted over the past...

No injuries in crash at air show - St. Clair Times | by Gary Hanner An airplane crash at Saturday's annual Air Show off Slashham Road in Ashville resulted in no injuries, officials say. Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, said the preliminary report is that the ...

This is a caption contest waiting to happen… from You like airplanes, too?

Photos: Random Reno from www.aafo.com

Another oldie... from www.aafo.com | ...This was taken way back in 1978. It was another chilly wet year, with great big scenic skies. Back then there were no Race trailers, or motorhomes, or golf carts running around. During qualifying at least, most everybody left and went to town in the evening -- leaving the pits to us lunatics crazy enough to stand around in the cold with our cameras...

'Wings' to Weyers Cave - The News Virginian | ...They were the first to catch a glimpse of a restored B-17, B-24 and P-17 as they flew into Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport on Monday for the Wings of Freedom tour, an annual tribute to WWII planes and pilots organized by the Collings Foundation...

SkyCats CatWalk from TAKEOFF TUBE | Super Cats Wing Walkers interview video, nice and beautiful girls! Sorry this vid was recorded in china but the interview is in English.

Ohio pilot wins race for second time - Natchez Democrat | NATCHEZ — Jim Birk — the blue balloon with the big, red and white circles on it — won the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race, but it was the pilot of another blue balloon who earned his stars. West Gibson, 24, stole the show Saturday morning, and made a respectable showing Sunday as well, when he wowed the crowd with his flying skills in a solid blue balloon with white stars. But few in the crowd realized Gibson had a great coach.  The pilot, who flew alone, was in constant communication with his father, a long-time pilot, who was navigating via radio from the ground...

Silver Star presentation to take place at National Museum USAF from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | A ceremony for the posthumous presentation of the Silver Star to Army Specialist Jesse A. Snow will take place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Oct. 28 at 10 a.m.  The award is being presented to Snow's family for his courageous and selfless actions in saving the lives of three fellow brothers in arms and solely denying the enemy the ability to capture any American soldiers, until he was fatally wounded in a battle during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan on Nov. 14, 2010...

York remembers WWII French airmen based at Elvington - BBC News | RAF Elvington was the only base used by the French heavy bomber squadrons during the war and is now the home of the Yorkshire Air Museum. Ian Reed, museum director, said: "York was unique, these were the only two French bomber command squadrons during...

WW2 airman's family sought - Hartlepool Today | A RESEARCHER has enlisted the help of Together Again to help track down friends and family of a Second World War airman. On May 25, 1944, Sergeant James Hird 935914, of West Hartlepool, was part of an 11-man crew on board an RAF Sunderland flying boat...

New Space Capsule On Display At Intrepid As Debate Over Enterprise Continues - CBS New York | NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Russian space capsule is the newest addition to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum as the debate continues over who should get the Shuttle Enterprise. The Russian Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft arrived early Tuesday morning at the ...

SEOUL AIR SHOW: Boeing sexes up F-15 Silent Eagle for ROKAF from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | seoul f-15 paint.jpgYou're the marketing guy. It's between your aircraft, the Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle, and the Lockheed Martin F-35. The latter is the latest fifth-generation fighter to hit the market and the former is the last and, perhaps,...
   
Nearly 100 kids take in Kids Fly Free - Paradise Post | Local children ages 8 to 17 were invited to take part of the Young Eagles Program, a national program created by the Experimental Aircraft Association to create awareness and excitement about aviation among youth. Paradise residents Matthew Myrick, 12,...

Video: Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceport America from Autopia by Jason Paur | Virgin Galactic continues to take steps towards launching its space tourism business with the formal dedication of it’s ‘Spaceport America’ in New Mexico. Richard Branson was on hand for the ceremony unveiling the terminal....

ONE-OF-A-KIND AEROBATIC ACTS TO LIGHT UP AL AIN SKY

Aerial Comedy, Dance Performances & World’s Top Pilots For Al Ain Aerobatic Show

Al Ain, UAE. January 26, 2010: Spectacular solo acts, gravity-defying stuntmen and a helicopter with a penchant for comedy are to take this year’s Al Ain Aerobatic Show, running Feb 2 – 5 at Al Ain International Airport, to new heights.

The latest line up joins a cast of stellar display teams that includes the Turkish air force’s aerobatic team - the Turkish Stars – as well as the Baltic Bees and Team Viper, the world’s only Hawker Hunter fighter jet display team.

“This year’s show will present the very best of every aerobatic discipline and provide spectators with an exhilarating, action-packed programme,” said Faisal Al Sheikh, Events Manager, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), which organises the show in conjunction with the UAE Armed Forces. “This great value event offers a full experience into the world of aerobatics combined with a family fun day out for everyone from the UAE and beyond.”

In an Al Ain Aerobatic Show first, the Fournier RF4D and RF5 motorgliders of pilots Fabio Iannaccone and Ivan Prizzon, known as Blue Voltige, will perform a unique aerial ‘ballet’. The two propeller aircraft from the 1960s, with their sleek lines and aerodynamics, will glide effortlessly through the air in a routine set to music that will be both passionate and thrilling.

Adding comedy value this year is one of the world’s most distinctive air show acts. Performing under the stage name ‘OTTO the Helicopter’, the clown-faced Hughes TH-55 Osageone helicopter will showcase a full set of antics, from blowing bubbles to playing with a giant yo-yo and racing around barrels. OTTO is piloted by Roger Buis, a nominee for the US Army Aviator of the Year in Helicopters, with over 16,500 total flight hours.

In addition, Miss Demeanour, a vintage 1956 Hawker Hunter jet whose stunning ‘atmospheric re-entry’ paint scheme and eye-catching stunts have captivated crowds worldwide, will be showing off her colours to the 130,000 expected visitors. No less of a legend than his aircraft, Miss Demeanour’s owner, Jonathan Whaley, started his flying career at only 17 and can spotted by film buffs in adventure-lovers’ all-time favourite films - ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ and ‘The Mummy.’

Also joining the exclusive line-up will be the unusually-named Scandinavian Airshow, which will dazzle the public with a three-act show of its own. This will include the Skycats’ famous wing-walking extravaganza, and Jacob Holländer’s spine-tingling Pitts Python and Wasp routines.

Flying the world’s most powerful piston biplane, the Pitts Python, Jacob Holländer will put this unique aircraft into its natural element with a head-spinning show of tumbles and tail slides, before hopping into the Wasp’s pilot seat to delight crowds once again with an exhilarating set of aerial stunts.

Fully whiskered, suited and booted parachutist Hella Stenning and skydivers Emma Alexson and Lisa Henriksson will have spectators peering through their fingers at the Skycats trio’s daring antics, wing-walking across a Grumman-164A‘Catwalk’ and striking different poses to rock music, while pilot Sus Jan Hedén performs loops and barrel rolls amid  swirling white smoke.

And if that’s not enough, more than 20 aircraft will take to the skies in the daily flying display, while the unique, multi-discipline FAI Desert Challenge, arranged by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international governing body for air sports, will see six of the world’s best pilots flying in classic and free-style competing to be the Desert’s first free-style aerobatic champion.

Complementing the aerial displays will be spectacular on-ground activities for the whole family, including meet-the-pilot sessions, tethered hot air balloon rides, go-karting, bungee trampolines and crazy golf, as well as face-painting and appearances by children’s favourite magazine character Majid, the Al Ain Aerobatic Show’s own Friendly Pilot Bear mascot and a stilt-walking pilot.

“This really is those magnificent men and women in their flying machines,” said Al Sheikh. “In broadening the range of attractions, both in the air and on the ground, we have ensured that there is something for every visitor who will be enthralled, encapsulated and fully entertained. And with Al Ain International Airport being approximately just 80 minutes drive from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it makes for an easy-to-reach day out for residents throughout the UAE and nearby Oman.”

The 2011 Al Ain Aerobatic Show is held under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Daily show tickets are just Dh40 per adult and Dh20 for children between three and 10 years old, while children under three enter free. Schools are being offered free entry on the Wednesday and Thursday – further information can be obtained by contacting alainschools@fegroup.ae or calling 04 2867755. Ticket details can be found on the Al Ain website at www.alainaerobaticshow.com.

Potential visitors also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win a flight with one of the world-class pilots who will be participating at the show, as well as numerous other chances to win free tickets, by taking part in an online competition on the Al Ain Aerobatic Show website.  

The Al Ain Aerobatic Show is backed by a high-profile sponsorship line-up that includes Emirates Motor Company, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), Abu Dhabi Airport Company, Abu Dhabi National Hotels and Al Ain Water, and is carried out in partnership with Al Ain Municipality and Al Ain Police.

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AERO GP celebrates air racing centenary with LIVE online broadcast on Airsports.tv from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen
Nicknamed the ‘Formula One of aviation’; the Aero GP air race series (www.aero-gp.com) will be broadcast live online on 30-31 January 2009 to air racing fans worldwide at Airsports.tv (www.airsports.tv) The live broadcast comes as part of a celebration of the centenary of air racing and the Aero GP’s debut in the Middle East. The Aero GP will...

Daring wing-walkers expected at air show - GulfNews, United Arab Emirates
By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief Al Ain: Skycats, the famous Scandinavian wing-walkers, will stage the breath-taking display at Al Ain Aerobatic Show later this ...

Canadian Snowbirds to visit the Sault - SooToday.com
By SooToday.com Staff Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be visiting the Sault on June 10 as part of the team's 2009 air show season, the team's website ...

The Planes of Mojave: Symmetry from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
If you were to poll both regulars and visitors to Mojave about the most beautiful plane on the field, you’d likely find that a little canary-yellow experimental named Symmetry would be the hands-down winner. One almost can't help but stop and stare, and the more one looks, the more amazing this plane appears. ...

Fantasy of Flight Icon Sculpture from Kermit's Blog by Kermit
I am excited we have one of the first bronze castings of a sculpture I commissioned early last year. It is about a foot and a half high and will be titled “Fantasy of Flight”. And while it looks similar to Icraus it is not exactly. Icarus was a young boy that flew too close to the Sun, his wax wings melted, and he crashed into the sea. ...

Tuskegee Airmen - Deep Glamour from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
With all the attention on the inauguration, the Tuskegee Airmen are getting some new attention. DeepGlamour.net put together a great slide show of the airmen when they were young and glamorous, taken by famous fashion photographer Toni Frissell. Check out the tight formation of Mustangs and lots more at the link.

Some Tuskegee Airmen travel to inauguration from Air Force Times - News
CLEVELAND — A handful of the original Tuskegee Airmen from Ohio will join President-elect Barack Obama and millions of the Americans at the inauguration ceremony.

A reason to soar again - Boston Globe, United States
When he was 13 years old, he enrolled in Haaren High School's aviation program in Manhattan and when he graduated he found himself suddenly in much demand. ...

AUTOMOTIVE - AUTO: Tri-Motor Soars in Auction Sale - SPEEDtv.com
from automotive.speedtv.com
A vintage airplane flew to the top of sales results for the 2009 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event, reaching $1.1 million in bidding, nearly twice that of the highest collector car sold at Saturday’s “prime time” auction event.
The 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, an iconic passenger plane with distinctive triple radial engines, was not present at auction except for video clips that showed it soaring in the air. It was purchased by Ron Pratte of Chandler, Az., a well-known buyer at Barrett-Jackson auctions who scored a number of the top-selling cars Saturday ...

Special Forces Get Recod-Setting Stealth Robocopter - the Boeing A160t Hummingbird from Military Photos by delio
[In November,] U.S. Special Forces Command quietly [took] delivery of a radical new drone: the Boeing A160T Hummingbird, which rewrites the rules for helicopters. Thanks to a remarkable piece of design, the Hummingbird can go further, longer, higher – and quieter – than anything else around. According to Jane's, 10 Hummingbirds are supposed to be delivered this month, under a joint SOCOM-DARPA program known as the Special Operations Long Endurance Demonstration (SLED). ...

Young aviator flying high at training course - Marlborough Express, New Zealand
The passionate aviator is the only person from Marlborough on the course. Air Training Corps of New Zealand South Island vice-president Brian Roberts said ...

Osprey at VMI from Op For by John
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