Reno to welcome big names and returning champions · General Aviation News Staff | In preparation for the 50th National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has unveiled a star-studded field of competitors and aircraft registered to compete this September. Headlining the recently unveiled Unlimited & Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) is four-time defending champion Steve Hinton who, in a surprise twist this year, will be helming the fan-favorite P-51 Mustang “Voodoo.”...
Fighter jets, cargo aircraft, warbirds and choppers of the Volkel Airshow 2013 by David Cenciotti | On Jun. 14 and 15, Volkel airbase, in the Netherlands, the military installation where 22 U.S. nuclear bombs are housed, hosted the airshow that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Air Force....
Kiev Retro Aircraft Festival by Wallace Shackleton | On 2-4, July the Festival of retro-aircraft at the State Aviation Museum will be held. The pilots of the club «Air Squadron» from the UK, who will arrive to Kyiv on their own aircraft will be the Museum guests. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Honorary Member of the club will also conduct the flight on Pilatus PC-12...
RAF Red Arrows close fair with spectacular flypast - Comet 24 | The Red Arrows were spectacular, complete with smoke, and the Hurricanes did four loops round flying very low. We really couldn't have asked for better.” About £3,000 was raised on the day and funds will go towards providing new tables and chairs for ...
Waddington Airshow round-up - This is Lincolnshire | Visitor numbers for the RAF Waddington 
Canada Remebers Our Heroes Airshow will take place - News Talk 650 CKOM | Sunday morning the Canada Remembers Our Heroes Airshow posted the exciting message on their Facebook page that officials declared the show will take place. A new schedule was also put on the page: 11:00 Gates Open at Auto Clearing Motor ...
Airborne angels enact Air Tattoo drama - airshows.org.uk | Whether it’s the police, ambulance or fire and rescue, the speed and effectiveness of the UK’s airborne emergency services in responding to an incident can often be the difference between life and death. Thanks to Eurocopter UK Ltd, their capability and professionalism will be demonstrated in vivid fashion when a dramatic rescue is enacted at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds on July 20-21....
Souvenir T-shirts joke about the Blue Angels being grounded - PNJ.com | The federal budget cuts that grounded the Blue Angels have frustrated Terry Hynds and cost him money, but he has found a way to get a laugh and recoup some of his losses at the same time.When the reprogrammed Pensacola Beach Air Show takes place Friday and Saturday, with civilian pilots instead of the traditional Blue Angels extravaganza, Hynds will be there selling T-shirts to commemorate it as “The Sequestration Air Show.”...
Lights In Sky Confirmed As Sky Divers, Part Of Scioto Downs Show - 10TV | COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police have confirmed to 10TV that lights visible across the sky in Franklin, Pickaway and surrounding counties were caused by a sky diving light show at Scioto Downs. An advertisement on the Scioto Downs facebook page also promoted an event for Saturday, July 6 with the description “Meteor Shower Sky Diving show by Fastrax Professional Skydiving Team."...
National Warplane Museum Planning a Return to Normandy in Their C-47 - Warbirds News | The National Warplane Museum of Geneseo, New York is planning to bring their Veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain back to Normandy, France to mark the 70th anniversary of when this very plane dropped paratroopers on the beach on D-Day....
Ole Griffith “The fascination of flight” · Joe Kates, Photorecon | Our very own Drsky conducted an audio interview with Col Ole C. Griffith USAF (Ret). The story of a life in the air and a fascination with flight. Please visit the links below to find out more about this world class aviator.
Sporty’s Sweepstakes winner takes delivery of his Legend Cub · General Aviation News Staff | Christopher Boyle, a private pilot from Arcata, California, is the winner of Sporty’s 2013 Aircraft Sweepstakes, a Legend Cub. He was informed of his winning status by Sporty’s President Michael Wolf during Sporty’s Annual Fly-In on Saturday, May 18....
"The Gap" Widens: Last Space Shuttle Launch Two-Years Ago Today - Spaceports | STS-135 Atlantis launched on 8 July 2011 on the last flight of the United States space shuttle program from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. "The Gap" of American-based human spaceflight continues but must be closed. It remains up to Americans to demand the Congress to enable the private sector to place humans back on orbit from American soil before the end of 2015. Take action: call and/or write your two US Senators and your Congressman today.
Congratulations to SpaceX - again! · Peter | The Telegraph has just reported on the latest test of SpaceX's maneuverable Grasshopper rocket....
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Blue Angels show still on, for now - Lynchburg News and Advance | As the U.S. Department of Defense braces for spending cuts on March 1, local fears have arisen that the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron, might not take off for the Lynchburg Regional Air Show in May. However, Jones Stanley ...
NASCAR driver feels 'need for (air) speed' - Daytona Beach News-Journal | DAYTONA BEACH — Austin Dillon traded in his driver's fire suit for a Thunderbird pilot's G-suit and felt firsthand what his favorite movie, “Top Gun,” called “the need for ...
Red Arrows 'future safe under David Cameron' - BBC News | The future of the Red Arrows is safe as long as David Cameron is prime minister, Number 10 has said. The guarantee over the RAF display team, which costs about £9m a year, emerged during the PM's trip to India. It came after RAF expertise was offered ...
From The Royal International Air Tattoo's Facebook Wall | Twitter user Ben Adams sent us this link to a nice video of the RAF Red Arrows, filmed last week during their training at Cranwell.
Third Annual Women Of Aviation Week Kicks Off March 4th from Toriaflies | The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide announces the 3rd annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 4-10, 2013. Held annually during the week of March 8, anniversary date of the first female pilot certificate worldwide, the week aims to...
Tuskegee Airman: You can do great things - nwitimes.com | Some of the students in attendance had already taken advantage of the Young Eagles flight program that gives them a chance to go up in an airplane, and even work the controls for a bit under the watch of an experienced pilot. Club sponsor Dave Hall ...
Postcards from the past: Flying Fortress School, 1943 - The Seattle Times | The Boeing (B-17) Flying Fortress School was presented the "Efficiency Banner" by the Army Airforce Technical Training Command yesterday. P.G. Johnson, Boeing Aircraft Company president, pledged the delivery of many more Boeing bombers to the ...
Letter: Wings of Freedom event's early closing criticized - Florida Today | But organizers decided to close up and leave before 1 p.m., as there weren't enough people booking the $425 flights on aircraft such as the B-17 and B-24. Perhaps not, but there were plenty of people there for the walk-through tours to see the planes ...
Memories "turbulent" period 1935 -1940 from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | You have already read my blog, an extract memories Georges Rollin on flight test Laté 631, and became acquainted with the "anémoclinomètre" used for the study of turbulence. In the following text, which has been the subject of a presentation in 1993 at the request of the French Federation of Gliding, Georges Rollin tells us the flight tests in the context of the study of turbulence, the tests reported here 
were performed in the Massif Central before the war of 1939....
Cub Crafters by Tyson V. Rininger / www.tvrphotography.com from Tyson Rininger www.tvrphotography.com
The Harlem Shake to End All Harlem Shakes from Aerial Sports Feed | We maybe late to the game, but at least, we're coming in late with style. Meet the best skydivers in the world...
Teachers In Space Accepting Applications For Summer Workshops from Aero-News Network | Sessions Focusing On Space Medicine and Human Factors The Space Frontier Foundation’s Teachers in Space (TIS) is accepting teacher’s applications for its free Space Medicine and Human Factors summer workshop. Teachers in Space is a project to inspire student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging teachers with authentic astronaut training and real space science experiences combined with information and resources they bring into classrooms across America.
Monday, February 18, 2013
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SRIA looking into options for Blue Angels show in case of cuts - WEAR | Authorities are looking at ways to save this summer's Blue Angels air show on Pensacola Beach, if it ends up being canceled due to budget cuts. The Navy recently put out a plan saying many of the Blues' 2013 shows would be called off if deep budget cuts start on March 1....
Airshow Industry Hit By Sequestration Fears from Aero-News Network | Event Cancellations Mount, More Expected ANN is in the process of cataloguing a number of aviation events, airshows, and open houses, that are already shutting down or getting canceled due to the expected budget cuts and concerns raised by the pending Sequestration deadline imposed by the inaction of our governing body to... well... govern. So far...
Avalon airshow poised to take region by stealth - Geelong Advertiser | WING walkers, astonishing aerobatic displays and a top-class US fighter jet will take to the skies for Avalon International Airshow next month. Airshow executive manager of media and communications Laureen Deale said organisers were hoping to attract ...
Yankee Air holds line on cost of B-17 flight experience - Hometownlife.com | Established in 1981, the Yankee Air Museum is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Visit the www.yankeeairmuseum.org website to learn more about us and how the USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team will Thunder Over Michigan June 15-16. Tweet ...
Blades help support 500-mile wheelchair challenge - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Sywell's Blades aerobatic team has helped support a former RAF serviceman's epic 500-mile wheelchair challenge. The Blades are supporting Push 500, a challenge former RAF Regiment Gunner Sean Allerton has set himself. He aims to roll 500 miles in a ...
Help a trio of women pilots participate in the Air Classic Race! from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Just discovered this GoFund site for 3 women pilots from Middle State Tennessee University who want to participate in the Air Classic Race (the successor to the Powder Puff Derby which took up where the PPD left off in 1977....
WWII airman later served 28 years as - Toledo Blade | Edward Carl Martensen, a World War II airman who flew 70 missions as a gunner aboard a B-25 bomber over targets in Europe and later served 28 years with the Toledo Fire Department, died Friday at Flower Hospital. Mr. Martensen, 90, died from renal...
Earhart mystery takes 3 to Saipan - Saipan Tribune | Could a journey back to Saipan lead a group of experts to finally lay to rest the 76-year mystery of the disappearance of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart? That is what U.S.-based film director, producer, screenwriter, and freelance journalist Richard...
Funding Pulled For Spitfire Dig from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The English farmer who claims there are more than 100 Spitfires buried in Burma vows to continue his search for the aircraft even though his financial backer has pulled out. David Cundall says the reason the six-week effort to find some of the Second World War aircraft has failed is that the government won't allow him to dig in the right place. He said it now seems the aircraft, which eyewitnesses have told him were packed in grease paper and...
Work is underway on the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, the first aircraft planned for... from National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian's Facebook Wall | Work is underway on the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, the first aircraft planned for restoration in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar...
Scaled Modelling Video from Wasabi Air Racing
Women in Aviation German chapter mounts international photo exhibition from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Women in Aviation International German Chapter, based in Frankfurt, has mounted its largest and most ambitious project to date: A worldwide traveling photo exhibition titled Women in Aviation. The traveling exhibition, organized in cooperation with Women in Aviation, International, will be staged at airports throughout the world in the coming months....
Third Annual Women Of Aviation Week Kicks Off March 4th from Aero-News Network | The American Aviation Community Gets Ready To Celebrate The 3rd Annual Event The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide announces the 3rd annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 4-10, 2013. Held annually during the week of March 8, anniversary date of the first female pilot certificate worldwide, the week aims to foster diversity in aviation by celebrating history, raising awareness, and sparking vocations as thousands of girls and women are introduced to aviation through industry-wide collaboration....
American Hot Air Balloonists Rank 1-2 In The World from Aero-News Network | USA Home To Three Of Top 10, Five Of Top 20 Ranked Pilots Worldwide Two time World Champion Johnny Petrehn of Leawood, KS is again the top ranked hot air balloon pilot in the world according to the "Hot Air Balloon World Ranking List" recently released by the Ballooning Commission of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale....
CA Skydiver Survives/Videos Chute Problem from Aero-News Network | Fall And Impact Caught On Helmet-Mounted GoPro Camera Authorities said he was "lucky to be alive," and Geraldo Flores spent two weeks unconscious in a hospital with broken ribs and a lacerated tongue, but the California skydiver survived a failure of his parachute after exiting an airplane at 13,000 feet, and his fall and impact were captured on his helmet-mounted GoPro camera....
Words cannot describe the feeling. Time stands still. from Bonjour BlueSky
Scholarship fuels Alaska teen’s dreams of flight from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Less than a month shy of his 18th birthday, Alexander Agosti is a little closer to his dream of becoming a professional pilot thanks to Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Alaska petroleum distribution group, which sponsored the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) 2013 Forrest Jones Memorial Scholarship. Agosti earned the scholarship for his outstanding academic record and passion for aviation....
Day 56 - February 16, 2013 from TeenFlight! | We had a great day of work at the hangar, as we progressed closer to completing the TeenFlight 2 RV-12. There seemed to be an abundance of space in the hangar with the TeenFlight 1 RV-12 gone, so we...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Freddy Cabanas presumed dead - KeysNews | A Mexican news website says Florida Keys-based stunt pilot Freddy Cabanas died in a plane crash today in Cozumel, Mexico. Sources close to the Cabanas family confirmed the death, but no one would officially go on record. Terra México, in Spanish, reported the Cabanas' death online and said a journalist who was a passenger died as well. Island City Flying Service owner Paul dePoo said in a text to The Citizen that he was looking into the details of the crash and would get back to reporters as soon as possible...
Translated article: ...The registered aircraft YS-175-P fell over an area of vegetation located next to the private airfield runway "Eduardo Parra Toledo", located south of the island, around 16:45 hours....
In Tribute - Here's an interview I did with Fred at the 2008 Reno Air Races. He was one of my first interviews and was very kind and hospitable. I'll miss him.
In other news....
I say, the cockpit of this Snowbird pilot’s CT-114 Tutor... from You like airplanes, too? by
marvinsmith
| I say, the cockpit of this Snowbird pilot’s CT-114 Tutor looks almost
as comfy as a convertible sportscar! Snowbirds team coordinator...Southend: Petition To Save The Air Show - Heart | A petition has been started to save the Southend Air Show after the council announced it was scrapping the annual event. The move will save £130,000 a year as the authority is forced to save further money in the face of less funding from central ...
GRT Avionics new sponsor of Team AeroDynamix from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | GRT Avionics is now sponsoring Team AeroDynamix, the flight demonstration team that features pilots flying 12 custom Van’s RV aircraft. “GRT is excited to partner with the professional aviators of Team AeroDynamix as they fly one of the most amazing airshows in the industry. We are proud that Team pilots have valued our flight and engine instrumentation for its precision and reliability for so many years, and eager to support them in their continuing pursuit of perfection,” said Katie Bosman, GRT marketing director....
David Ellison to be Presented with Prestigious Aviation Award at 10th Annual ... - PR Newswire | Co-emcees of the Awards are Danny Clisham and Legend Sean Tucker. J. Robert Duncan , last year's prestigious Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur, will present this year's honoree, David Neeleman . Neeleman has created 4 airlines, including Morris Air, West ...
Artist Sam Lyons to exhibit at Sebring from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Aviation artist Sam Lyons will be exhibiting at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, for the first time this year. To mark the occasion...
Paul Legastelois pilote-representant from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | At first glance, nothing Legastelois Paul destined to pursue a career in aviation. His father, the son of small farmers,
become a notary, officiated at Sourdeval in the English Channel. This is where Paul was born in 1905. Following in the footsteps father he had school notaries of Paris and began working as a clerk in the study of his stepfather, also notary in Saint Lô....138 Skydivers Shatter World Record from Aerial Sports Feed by Red Bull Staff | Check out this killer GoPro footage featuring 138 skydivers falling in formation at speeds up to 220 mph to set a new world record in the skies over Illinois.
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Entebbe air show set for December 15-16 - eTurboNews | Air Uganda has already offered to fly disabled children on a special flight on their MD 87 aircraft while the general aviation community from Kajjansi, the Kampala Aero Club, MAF aka Mission Aviation Fellowship, and Ndege Juu will join hands with their...
Al Ain Aerobatic Show postponed for a year - The National | Al Ain Aerobatic Show postponed for a year. Thamer Al Subaihi. The 2012 Al Ain Aerobatic Show has been postponed until 2013. When asked about the reason for the delay a spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, the air show's...
Rare Mosquito confirmed for airshow - Stuff.co.nz | Airshow director Tom Williams said securing the Mosquito was a major coup for the event. "The Mosquito was one of the fastest operational aircraft in World War II and the only one to be constructed almost entirely of wood. ''Its significance to World...
Blue Angels Arrive in Lynchburg to Prepare for May Air Show - WSET | Lynchburg, VA - The Blue Angels are in town, flying through the sky and touching down in Campbell County this afternoon. 
Blue Angels Number Seven landed at Lynchburg Regional Airport for a preseason winter visit before they perform in May. After the...
It’s Official, Kristal, the french team, is now the new... from Bonjour BlueSky | freefly World Champions. Congrats D...
Oldest Fly-in Breakfast Club to land at GMU from General Aviation News by Janice Wood |
On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 9, The South Carolina Breakfast Club will be landing at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). They have been traveling to airports, in and right around South Carolina, since 1938, ceasing meetings only during World War II when there were restrictions on aviation fuel. The club has no dues, no attendance requirements and no bylaws; they have just one rule “Safety First.” Breakfast is about $6 a plate and is ready at about 9 am. It’s that simple...
Advance Purchase Ticketing Opens for AirVenture 2013 from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Advance purchase admission tickets and camping are now available for the 61st annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, scheduled for July 29-August 4 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Daily and weekly admissions are available, as is the ability to join EAA and immediately receive the best possible admission prices available only to EAA members...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Orbis International DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | One of my top priority assignments in covering EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 for The Aero Experience was to visit the Orbis 
International Flying Eye Hospital, a 1971 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 airborne eye health training and surgical center. The importance of this feature to our team stems first and foremost from the use of aviation to perform humanitarian work around the world...
Reminisce Posters - TVR Photography
Rare WWII-era bomber could join South Carolina collection - Charleston Post Courier | The S.C. Historic Aviation Foundation has located one of the rare planes in a nearby state. ... “The heritage of the B-25 is particularly unique in South Carolina, and having a flying example would be a much more tangible tribute to all the airmen that...
OV-10 Bronco Association museum at Veterans Memorial Air Park from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | OV-10 Bronco Museum at Veterans Memorial Air Park 32º 48′ 12″ N / 97º 21′ 15″ W During the Vietnam War the Forward Air Control (FAC) mission evolved into Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (LARA) — which was a specification issued by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps for a two crew aircraft which could [...]
Japanese WWII Aircraft Event - AirShowVid.com | PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM’s DECEMBER LIVING HISTORY EVENT | The Planes of Fame Air Museum had their last living history event for 2012 Dec. 1 at the
museum’s Chino California location. This living history event was focused on Japanese WWII aircraft and featured two of the museum’s Japanese aircraft the Aichi D3A1 (Val) Carrier Bomber Val replica, used in the movie Tora!Tora!Tora!. We will be flying the Val (in actuality, a modified Vultee BT-15 Valiant) and on static display will be a Yokosuka D4Y-3 Type 43 Suisei (Judy) that is currently being restored to operational taxing condition....
Explore California’s Castle Air Museum from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Located in Atwater, California, the Castle Air Museum originated with the closure of the Castle Air Force Base in 1994. A group of aviation enthusiasts in the area decided to take steps toward preserving the collection of aircraft at the base, and the non-profit organization, Castle Air Museum Foundation, Inc. was formed. The goal behind assuming custody of the aircraft was to restore them and make them available to the public to view. Through the...
Larry Howard's Sopwith Pup from Antique Airfield News | Addison Pemberton was out visiting yesterday and sent us these photos: A visit to Sky Meadows and Larry Howard's shop in Spokane yesterday shows amazing progress on Larry's Sopwith Pup project...
Colorado and Texas Chapter December Newsletters from Antique Airfield News
Solar Impulse On '60 Minutes' from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Solar Impulse, the record-setting solar-electric aircraft built by Bertrand Piccard and his team in Switzerland, will visit the U.S. next year, according to a 60 Minutes report that aired on Sunday. The aircraft will launch from California and fly across the country to Virginia. No details have been released about the planned itinerary or public displays. Piccard's team is on track to attempt an around-the-world solar-powered flight in 2015, according to the report. That flight will take 20 days and 20 nights, in a new second-generation aircraft now under construction...
Dulles at 50: The 1970s - Leesburg Today | It was promoted as the world's largest air show featuring the new wide-body planes, high speed trains and the latest automated transit systems. More aviation firsts were to come, with Concorde supersonic service starting in 1976. On May 24 of that year...
Aviation: The Gift That Gives from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...She is funding this scholarship by donations. But this is a donation with a twist. Ruth has a talented friend, Brett Wilson, who designed a Christmas Card and Ruth wrote a poem (both are copyrighted). With this Christmas campaign you are able to donate on the behalf of someone else, and send them this priceless card. Your...
NORAD provides website, apps to track Santa from Air Force Link Top Stories | Children of all ages will be able to track Santa Claus on his annual journey, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Sun 'n Fun Offers Flights for Kids - The Ledger | Sun 'n Fun is offering free airplane flights for 12 children in a program called the Twelve Flights of Christmas. The flights are offered for children ages 8 through 18. Relatives, neighbors or friends may nominate children through Dec. 20 using a form...
NASA’s spooky plane on the way back to the U.S. after Tour of Duty in Afghanistan from David Cenciotti's weblog | After completing a BACN deployment at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, one of the NASA’s last two flying WB-57Fs is on its way back to Ellington Field, Texas. Wearing the typical white color scheme, used to keep a “low profile” and appear similar to general aviation aircraft during its rather clandestine mission, the highly modified Canberra registered N926NA arrived to RAF Mildenhall, UK, from Souda Bay, Crete, on Dec. 2 and left the British airport to Lajes field, Azores, on Dec. 3....
Calling all Band Nerds -- Join the WAI Jazz Band from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | Imagine a group of women who are all passionate about aviation – great, smart, fun women – who wouldn’t want to hang out with them? But there’s a bonus. These women also share your passion for music. Gather them all together and you have the Women in Aviation, International Jazz Band. We’d like you to come be part of the band.
The Association of Space Explorers celebrates Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week by Intl Team Leader | ...With a worldwide pilot population standing at less than 1 million, pilots are pretty special as they stand at less than one in 7,000. Female pilots are rarer: approximately one in 175,000 human beings. However, given the current world’s birth rate, a pilot is born every half hour and a female pilot is born every half day. There are even rarer individuals among us: cosmonauts and astronauts....
Voyager's Ride on the Magnetic Highway from Spaceports | NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the far reaches of our solar system that scientists feel is the final area the spacecraft has to cross before reaching interstellar space....
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Frenchville Fly-In and Airshow : WAGM-TV - Katie Zarrilli WAGM-TV | Here in Aroostook County, Saturday was the first of a two day fly-in and airshow in Frenchville.It was a great day to bring the family, some chairs, and check out some very cool planes. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli gives us a ...
Thousands attend fly-in and air show, despite Legends cancellation - St. John Valley Times | ONLINE FIRST: FRENCHVILLE – Despite a last-minute cancellation of a scheduled major act, thousands of St. John Valley residents and visitors got up close and personal with a variety of aircraft over the weekend during the third annual Frenchville Fly ...
Art & Air Festival seeks balloon crew members - Albany Democrat Herald | New and experienced volunteers who want to serve as hot-air balloon crew members during the ATI Northwest Art & Air Festival are invited to an orientation and safety training meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Timber-Linn Memorial Park.
[Special Report] The spectacular flypast for the Argentine Military Aviation School’s 100th Anniversary from David Cenciotti's weblog [w Photos]| On Aug. 10, the Argentine Air Force presented the new AT-63 Pampa II trainer to the authorities and media representatives during the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Military Aviation School (the Air Force’s history begins with the establishment of the Escuela de Aviación Militar – Military Aviation School – on 10 August 1912, hence this is also considered the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Air Force), at Cordoba. The event saw the...
"Dracula" Teaser - Franklin's Flying Circus - www.youtube.com from Franklin's Flying Circus's Facebook Wall | New for 2013 from Franklin's Flying Circus & Kyle Franklin. The "Dracula" Demon-1 Immortal Bi-Plane. This is just a teaser video more to come soon...
Wings Over Homestead Air Show 11/3-4/12 - Soul of Miami | Wings Over Homestead Air Show |
November 3-4, 2012, 0800-1500 | Homestead Air Reserve Base | 29050 Coral Sea Blvd | Homestead, FL 33039 | www.wingsoverhomestead.com |HOMESTEAD Air Reserve Base, Fla. | The thunderous roar of the United States Air Force Thunderbird’s F-16 demonstration team will be tearing through the skies over Homestead Air Reserve Base during the 2012 Wings Over Homestead Air Show, Nov 3 & 4. There will...Hamburg airshow propels curiosity (with photo gallery) - Livingston Daily | Aaron Lask, 10, holds aloft a radio-controlled aircraft modeled after the World War II-era British Spitfire on Saturday at the Hamburg Flyers Radio Control Club's ninth annual airshow, which drew a record crowd of 450 people to Manly Bennett Park East ...
Events and conference for the airshow Franco-Polish - La Voix du Nord | Passage of the Patrouille de France Overview of the city and the airport by the Patrouille de France, in honor of Poland. Saturday, September 15 at 11 am 30. Lens celebrates Inflatable back, pony rides, games for the whole...
Russia hosts helicopter championship - The Voice of Russia | The programme of the last day of the championship includes helicopter races, a show of the Berkuts legendary aerobatic team aboard Mi-28 Night Hunter combat helicopters, a public entertainment show and the ceremony of awarding the winners. RIA ...
WWII B-25 Bomber Arrives in Helena - KFBB NewsChannel 5 | Unlike many other World War II planes, the B-25 was a low level attack plane; flying at altitudes of 3000 feet and less. “This guy was down in the dirt, supporting the troops and taking out tactical targets,” commented Fennessey. This aircraft began ...
WWII bombers in Westchester Country - Stamford Advocate | B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during the annual World War II plane traveling exhibition, Wings of Freedom tour, at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Photo: Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time | Buy This Photo. B-17 Flying...
April takes the ride of her life - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Since the beginning of summer, I have been a passenger on the highest elevation roller coaster in the U.S., and I have flown in a World War II-era B-17 bomber. Just last week, I rode on my first Segway personal transporter. I still can't believe that ...
Memphis Belle — first to make 25 by travelforaircraft
| This Boeing B-17F's crew was the first of the heavy bomber crews in
Europe to make the magic number of completed missions during WW II that
defined a tour — 25. Another way to state things is that this was the
first crew which attained the statistically unlikely number of combat
missions required to complete their tour and rotate back home....Gone West: Tuskegee Airman George Hickman
from Aero-News Network | Passed Away Early Sunday In Seattle, WA Another of the original Tuskegee Airmen has passed away. Former Capt. George Hickman, who was among the first of the ground crews of the segregated unit, died Sunday in Seattle, WA, at the age of 88...
Sacramento man honored on French town's memorial to WWII B-17 crew - Modesto Bee | Sacramento businessman Gary Wood has learned that residents of a small French village, who tried to shelter his father after his B-17 crew was shot down there as 1943 drew to a close, have established a memorial to the 10-man crew. Four of the airmen ...
How Reno Racers Keep Their Cool By Preston Lerner Air & Space magazine | At the Reno air races, pilots know that to go fast, you have to stay cool. That’s where Pete Law comes in....
Formation Flying from Latest Vlog | Filmed in Johannesburg earlier this year by HeliMedia at the Rand show, this video captures a formation of Harvards taxiing out and...
My last day at Oshkosh from General Aviation News | As the rush of fear set upon me, I froze. The propeller was so close, whirring around at an unbelievable pace. I could feel the rush of wind it was emitting, coasting over my neck. “Katie, come on!” My whole body jolted into action as I snapped back into reality. I ran around to the other side of the SR20 and pushed the scalding, sun-beaten wing with all my might, slowly steering the plane towards the runway. The crew and I were last in line...
In Search Of ... The Fastest Blimp from Aero-News Network | Texas Man Envisions An Around-The-World Airship Race It's an old adage ... at least among men ... that whenever two of something are traveling along the same course that somehow, no matter how subtly, they're racing. Speed and distance seems to have very little relevance in this observation.
2012-08-22 - Golden Orion from Articles | The P-3 Orion is still going strong 50 years after entering operational service.
Pilot who survived midair collision 37 years ago learns wreckage found - CNN | Former Naval aviator Bob Besal was just 24 when his life literally took a dive. Besal was piloting a Vought A-7C on a training mission 20 miles east of St. Augustine, Florida, more than 37 years ago when his light attack aircraft collided with ...
Civil Air Patrol Launching 70-Year Cadet Celebration In Baltimore from Aero-News Network | Over 600 CAP Members Expected To Annual Conference More than 600 Civil Air Patrol members are gathering in Baltimore this week as the U.S. Air Force auxiliary officially wraps up its yearlong 70th anniversary celebration with all eyes on its high-flying cadet program. CAP officially celebrates the 70th anniversary of its cadet program in October of this year, but gets started early at the 2012 Annual Conference and National Board meeting Aug. 21-25 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront...
Synchronized Skydiving Inside a Wind Tunnel from Aerial Sports Feed | French Red Bull aerial athletes Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet -- who do everything from B.A.S.E. jumping to skydiving to wing-suit flying -- recently joined up with like-minded aerial-sports athletes...
CCiCAP and Boeing's CST-100 Discussed from Spaceports | ...The meetings are a part of NASA's CCiCAP, or Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, milestones that have been set for its commercial partners. The meetings this week have been scheduled to review Boeing and the other commercial partners progress in their designs and to ensure that they meet system requirements....
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Touring the Country with the Golden Knights from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | Every 
demonstration requires a great deal of planning, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to any new situation. As the Black Demonstration Team moves out, once again, to perform demonstrations across the country, we rely extensively on the standard operating procedures, techniques, and traditions of the Golden Knights to ensure every show is executed with the utmost of professionalism. This week, Black Team is moving out on what we call a “long show.” We will be traveling to three different locations over an eleven day roadtrip, including Portsmouth, NH, St. Louis, MO, and Rock Island, IL. We will perform nearly ten seperate demonstrations and interact with over 100,000 Americans eager to hear the Army story...
Ohio air show attendance drops amid extreme heat - WFMJ | A stifling heat wave has sapped attendance totals at the annual Dayton Air Show in southwest Ohio...
Russian Air Force aerobatic team cannot get entry visas to UK - National Turk English | Russia may miss out on in Farnborough 2012, one of the world's most prestigious international aviation exhibitions, after problems with United Kingdom visas arose...
130000 enjoy Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford - This is Gloucestershire | AROUND 130000 of aviation enthusiasts enjoyed a fabulous display of aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.. Organisers were delighted to provide a classic Air Tattoo line-up,...
Farnborough International Airshow from Latest Vlog | Today sees the kick off of the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. This event will be showcasing a 152 different aircraft and boasts 120,000 people through their gates between now and the 15th. If you're going, enjoy the show!
Farnborough Air Show: Photos - Bloomberg | Bloomberg photo coverage from the Farnborough air show, the year's highest-profile aerospace trade event can be seen at...
Farnborough 2012: Drone taking part to the Air Show breaks into three parts after landing from David Cenciotti's weblog | This year’s Farnborough International Airshow air display features also a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) demo: a Tekever AR4 Light Ray drone. The mini-UAS is hand-launched by a team, then silently circles over the airport and then finally lands at the end of the short demo flight. However, the air display on Jul. 9 had an unexpected end: although it gently 
landed on the grass next to the main runway as the Malaysian Airlines Airbus 380 prepared for take off, the UAS broke into three parts....
Laidies Breizh Festival 2012 - Vannes Pic by Chris. from Bonjour BlueSky
Thousands brave weather for Tibenham Heritage Air Festival - Norwich Evening News | Part of south Norfolk took a trip back to the 1940s yesterday for an inaugural vintage airshow.
Historic planes coming to Springfield-Branson National Airport - Springfield News-Leader | The planes are owned by the Texas-based Commemorative Air Force, which restores, maintains and tours more than 150 vintage military planes around the country. “If you can hear the engine, you can smell the exhaust, you can see it in flight doing the ...
PHOTO GALLERY: Michigan Aerobatic Open 2012 hit the skies Saturday from Kathryn's Report by AdminMike Mulholland | MLive.com JACKSON, MI – Pilots from all around the Midwest and Canada flew, free falled and flipped over Jackson this weekend. The pilots were competing in the annual Michigan Aerobatics Open 2012 at Jackson County Airport, 3606 Wildwood Ave., in Jackson. The competition is put on by the International Aerobatic Club (IAC). Christian Smith, an 18-year-old from Midland...
Will OSH12 Be As Hot As OSH88? (With Concorde Video!) from AirPigz by Martt | I actually posted this Mach 1 Concorde ride video on day number 1 in the life of AirPigz.com back on December 8, 2008. It was the first real piece of content that I produced for AirPigz and it's actually from an old VHS tape I shot way back in 1988. I'd do a better job with the editing here 3-1/2 years later, but it's not bad. Anyway, 1988 was a very hot and dry year, much like it's been for a large part of the country this year. So I thought it might be interesting to wonder if OSH12 will be as hot as OSH88 was. Ha! No way to know til we live it, but one thing we'll sure miss this year at Oshkosh is Concorde. What an airplane, and what an...
HUGE Airventure Giveaway to Celebrate Red Tails on Home Video! - digimars | The Lucasfilm-produced film Red Tails came out on DVD and Blu-ray in May, but you can get the chance to celebrate the release later this month in style! Lucasfilm is sponsoring the giveaway of a trip to the OshKosh Airventure in Wisconsin for one winner, and it comes with all sorts of awesome side benefits. This is probably the biggest giveaway we’ve ever hosted on GeekDad, so read on for details...
WW II: Then and Now: Invaded from the sky - Canton Repository | When William “Bill” Strong went into battle during World War II, he carried with him the words of Psalm 91, the psalm for safety. “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty,” Psalm 91 begins. “I will say of ...
Sponsor a Veteran - Vintage Wings of Canada | At Vintage Wings of Canada our mission is to 
Commemorate, Educate and Inspire. There is no better way to do this than to have our Second World War and Korean War veterans present when we fly our historic aircraft. With veterans in attendance at our flying events like the Wings over Ottawa-Gatineau en Vol Air Show, we can connect the real living aviators of our heritage with the aircraft we fly....
Brian "Brain" Kissinger's Landing Certification Form from Record-Setting Flight Released from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | As previously reported on The Aero Experience and other media outlets, Brian "Brain" Kissinger set a speed record in the light sport class for a flight from St. Joseph, MO to St. Louis just prior to the Fair St. Louis Air Show on July 4. Part of the paperwork associated with the record flight is the...
NVAHOF Executive Attends Southwest Airlines 40th by nvahof | The third educational objective is the creation of an accessible archive of Nevada aviation history. The uniqueness and diversity of Nevada's aviation projects make it the most important state in the nation in regards to cutting-edge aerospace...
Young pilot to compete in aerobatic competition - Jacksonville Journal-Courier | Young pilot to compete in aerobatic competition | pilot, bush, whether, jets, fighter, commercial, working, job, flight, compete.
Space History Photo: Scott on Slope of Hadley Delta from SPACE.com | During the Apollo 15 mission, Astronaut David R. Scott explores the Hadley Delta.
Countdown Begins at Japan's Tanegashima Space Center for H-II Transfer Vehicle Launch
from Spaceports | The launch pad campaign is underway at the Japanese Tanegashima Space Center for the orbital launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle with the KOUNOTORI-3 set to carry cargo to the International Space Station on July 20, 2012 (July 21 in Japan) arriving in the wake of the Soyuz TMA-05M carring crew from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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B-24 Suffers Nose Gear Collapse On Landing in Charlotte - Aero-News Network | "Diamond Lil" Skids Down Runway, But No Injuries | The B-24 "Diamond Lil" was among three WWII aircraft on display and offering rides at the Carolinas Aviation Museum this weekend. A P-51 fighter and the last airworthy B-29 bomber in the world were also brought in by the Commemorative Air Force, the iconic Texas-based nonprofit group that restores and preserves WWII historical aircraft....
'Air Boss' of Bethpage Air Show flies under radar - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Few of the 186000 spectators Sunday at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach took notice of Wayne Boggs standing on a scaffold set up on the boardwalk. But if not for coordination by the husky man wearing a yellow T-shirt emblazoned "Air Boss,"...
Emmy Nominations for Ohio/Minnesota Aviation Film - CAF Press Release | The
Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing Museum, along with Hemlock Films is proud to announce that The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers has been nominated for three Emmy's. The pilot episode of The Restorers is based on the Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing, their members, and their journey to the 68th Doolittle Raiders Reunion in 2010 in Dayton, Ohio. The Minnesota Wing volunteers are proud to be part of such an amazing series that showcases what they do best, preserve history for future generations to enjoy. The Minnesota Wing is based in South Saint Paul, MN and has resided there since 1971. The Restorers- They Were All Volunteers was nominated in three categories: Best Writing, Technical Achievement, and Best Documentary. The 2012 The Regional Great Lakes Emmy Awards will be held on Saturday, June 2nd in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about the Emmy's, please visit their website at http://www.nataslgl.org/index.php. Fun and games at Air Show - Times of Swaziland | This year's Swaziland Air show 2012
was not as well-attended as in previous years. During the 2009 air show, about 13 700 people turned out for the event while this time around only about 30 per cent of that...Photoflying Days 2012 from Apron 6 | The final version of our poster for the photoflying days is ready!...
GALLERY: Jubilee air show is a diamond event - Royston Crow | Over 17000 people attended The Jubilee Air Show at IWM Duxford to bask in the glorious weather and watch stunning aerial displays. The airborne festivities kicked off at 2pm with the powerful Eurofighter Typhoon from 6 Squadron, RAF Leuchars....
The Jug from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | The Tuskegee Airmen flew P-40 Warhawks, P-39 Aircobras and P-47D Thunderbolts before the faster and more agile P-51 Mustangs became available. The Tuskegee-trained pilots only flew the P-47s for a short time in the field, but it was a memorable airplane for the Airmen and other USAAF pilots for a number of reasons...
OAN 187 - Charles Johnson | Memorial Day edition
Why America scours the earth for her fallen soldiers - USA TODAY | By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Temporary name markers of the nine crewmembers of the B-17 nicknamed "Naughty but Nice" are positioned at their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery earlier this month. The plane was shot down in the jungle of...
Historic Aircraft On Display in Clermont County - WKRC TV Cincinnati | This is the tri-state Warbird Museum at the Clermont County Airport. Among the aircraft on display is a B-25, the same kind of plane used in the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo, the P-51, America's best fighter plane during the war, and even a German...
About 1800 people honor war dead at Palm Springs Air Museum on Memorial Day - The Desert Sun | Brian Nordstrom, 46, a US Navy veteran who served in the first Gulf War, and his sons Rylan, 8, and Sawyer, 2, attend Palm Springs Air Museum's annual flower drop to honor veterans for Memorial Day on Monday in Palm Springs. / Richard Lu/The Desert Sun...
Bomber pilot's daughter is touched by the past - Richmond County Daily Journal | Moore holds a picture of her father as a B-17 bomber pilot in World War II. Moore jumped at the chance to meet a man who knew her father and was with him the night before he died. Pictured from left to right are Eric Freeman (Moore's cousin),...
May 29, 2012 Fly-in Camp outs from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: One of my favorite photos of those I've taken myself is of a yellow Piper Cub snuggled up to a tent along a grass runway in the misty morning sunrise. I took that photo at the first annual Ranger Fly-In, one of several very popular Fly-in/Camp-outs....
Acro Camp Sneak Peek 04: With Friends Like These . . . – Video Episode Show Notes - Airspeed Online | The campers at both of the Acro Camp shoots were very collaborative and supportive of each other. But that doesn't mean that there wasn't at least a little laughter with (okay, at) each other when stuff went wrong. And stuff is bound to go wrong when you're learning to fly an aircraft whose center of gravity is behind the mains....
Odyssey of an A-4 Skyhawk Pilot during the Falklands War: Captain Alberto Jorge Philippi's story from David Cenciotti's weblog | Whilst much has been written about the British involvement in the Falklands/Malvinas conflict a short story was written by an Argentinean pilot who was involved in the attack on the beach head at San Carlos. The article written a year after the conflict finished describes how Captain Alberto Jorge Philippi took off from the Rio Grande naval base as a three ship A-4 Skyhawk formation and headed towards the Malvinas at 27,000 feet....
Lockheed: F-35 Oxygen System 'Very Different' Than Troubled Sibling - U.S. News & World Report | The fighter jet fleet in which the Pentagon has staked its future is equipped with a "very different" oxygen system than the one that has plagued the F-22, its Lockheed Martin sibling. After at least 12 cases where F-22 Raptor pilots reported losing...
Military Airship Floats Toward First Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Northrop Grumman's 300-foot-long, 70-foot-tall, remotely piloted Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship is scheduled to fly for the first time in early June at Lakehurst, N.J. The maiden flight could take place anytime between June 6 and 10, weather permitting, and will be followed by a trip to Florida where it will be outfitted with surveillance gear. The LEMV has been designed to operate for the U.S. Army as a surveillance and
reconnaissance platform, capable of loitering in the sky for days, or weeks, at a time ... provided it's not really windy at its operating altitude...Summer at the Smithsonian - airspacemag.com | Planning a visit to the Museum? We provide some helpful hints.
Give Me A Chance Challenge launched at Elvington Air Museum - The Press, York | A NEW scheme to help young people into employment will be launched today at Elvington Air Museum. The Give Me A Chance Challenge, which helps students with communication, confidence and jobs skills, will be launched at the Battle Group North event at...
Video of 80-Year-Old's Plunge To Earth Goes Viral; Watch It - The Ledger | For her 80th birthday last year, Laverne Everett fulfilled a longtime wish: She parachuted from a plane. But her tandem jump with an instructor from 13,000 feet above Earth did not go as planned. Everett nearly slipped out of her harness....
Video: Enter The Dragon - ISS Crew Answers Questions From Inside The SpaceX Dragon from AirPigz by Martt | The youtube channel for NASAtelevision has been posting a lot of great videos of what's been taking place with the Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station in the last few days. The Dragon is the first commercial/private spacecraft to demonstrate the capability of resupplying the ISS, and is expected to add the capability of being a manned capsule sometime in the next three years....
SpaceX Mission Milestones Recapped from Spaceports | Mission milestones of the first commercial spaceflight to visit the International Space Station are recapped...
Explorer en-route to Space center Houston from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick |
Shuttlebration is coming. Photo via Tookies, the best hamburger joint in the Houston area (or possibly everywhere)....Mating and Demating a Space Shuttle — when NASA got sexy by travelforaircraft | The MDD essentially is a gantry structure supporting a large hoist ("lift beam" in NASA speak), like those seen at port facilities. The MDD is unique in that its design enabled the attaching or detaching of an orbiter to a modified Boeing B-747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft....
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Four MORE Records Set By Whiteside/Team Steadfast - AAFO | On April 23, 2012 Will Whiteside and Team Steadfast set four more Official Records for speed in two classes...The uniqueness of this aircraft and team place them in the very unusual position of...
Pilots prepare for nearby air show with Houma 'fly-over' -
Houma Courier | “I got calls of aircraft on fire, but they were using
smoke like you have seen in airshows. Their maneuvers seemed impressive,
but they were restricted from populated areas. “They were practicing
for a Destrehan 'fly-over' tribute to the few remaining ...
‘Spooky’ at Virginia Festival of Flight
from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | An unusual AC-47D gunship
of the Vietnam era, known as “Spooky,” will be part of the Virginia
Regional Festival of Flight this coming weekend, April 28-29...
50th Anniversary of spacemodelling in the FAI - Special Awards Ceremony - World Air Sports Federation | National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - USA – This organisation established spacemodelling and adopted the first competition rules that became guidelines for all similar activities in the world. It has also been the organiser of two FAI World Space ...
The most interesting, dramatic (recent) helicopter pictures
from all around the world from David 
Cenciotti | ...Marine One with
U.S. President Barack Obama on board lands into the South Lawn of the
White House on Apr. 18 at the end of a day trip to Ohio and Michigan....
Weiser marine named Aviator of the Year for rescue mission role
- KBOI-TV | J. Eric Grunke, pictured here at Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point, NC, April 24, has been named Marine Corps Aviator of the
Year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association. The MCAA gives the award
to the pilot who makes the most outstanding ...
Yak-50 Engine out and crash landing from cockpit from TAKEOFF TUBE | During the recording of a watch promo commercial video this Yakovlev Yak-50 had an engine failure. The pilot was forced to perform a emergency landing. Note that Yakovlev Yak-50 manual suggests to land on grass and with the landing gear up in this condition. Good job!
Air museum on track - Northern Star | It is funded for the most part by the Evans Head Airpark which will develop the site to include a residential air park and an aviation heritage centre. "The primary objective of the association is to promote heritage aviation at the Evans Head Memorial ...
F-35 latest: refuelling tests, complete with external weapons from Flight Image of the Day by 
Dominic Perry | The Lockheed Martin F-35A on April 21, completed the programme's first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Test aircraft AF-4 was fitted with...
Air Zoo blasts off with summer camps from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo is offering a variety of aviation and space-related camps for kids ages 4-17. Full and partial scholarships are available, museum officials note. Summer camps include...
FlightAdventures to Strabourg Entzheim
from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton (translated) |
FlightAdventures, a center of aviation simulation "new generation" has
just moved to the Strasbourg International Airport. Exclusive and
included among the levers of revitalizing the airport, the center will
open to the public in May. Raring for a unique device in Europe! From
Toronto (Canada), the simulator more than two tons was flown to Charles
de Gaulle airport in Paris. Technical feat, the unit was divided into
four subsets to adapt its size to the size of an airplane. Delivered
April 13 by truck to Strasbourg airport, it was installed, assembled and
tested in 10 days, by a team of two engineers in Canada and Australia.
The simulator FlightAdventures now stands at the heart of an area of
??200 m2, on the floor "business" of the airport...
Faith and Skydiving
- Milam Byers | ...Then I got an invitation to an event called ‘Leap of
Faith’. An event for Gold Star family members (If you don’t know what a
Gold Star family is, click here. And, my personal story at Ransom
here.) It’s focus would be learning how to take steps past grief and
then literally ‘jumping’ into a new season of life. The best part…the
Army Golden Knights would be our hosts. They are the best in the
world–The Blue Angels of the skydiving world. A once in a lifetime
opportunity. A story for my children. A connection to a lost brother. I
couldn’t say no....
Morley parachute jumpers kee it in the family
- Morley Observer | (NS) A MOTHER and daughter duo have leapt from an
aeroplane at 15000ft in aid of the British Red Cross. Tracy Latham, 47,
and her daughter Holly, 16, were inspired to take the plunge after
visiting the Red Cross's headquarters and museum in Geneva, ...
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Space Plane (Infographic)
from SPACE.com | Sierra Nevada Corporation will use its Dream Chaser
space plane to fly astronauts to the International Space Station. See
how it works in this SPACE.com infographic.
SpaceX reschedules launch for May 7
from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust | A day after announcing they
wouldn’t make their previously scheduled launch date of April 30, SpaceX
announced it has set a new launch date of May 7 for its Dragon
demonstration mission to the International Space Station. “NASA and the
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have approved SpaceX’s request to set
May 7th as the target launch date for...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Cable Airport Air Show 2012 from Photorecon | Woo Hoo! Airshow season is back, albeit to a slow 
start. Cable airshow is the first airshow in the southern California area after the long and cold break since Nellis in November. Cable airport is a relatively small general aviation airport in Upland, California. Like many general aviation airports in suburban areas there is quite [...]
50,000 to visit sell-out show - Gulf Daily News | MORE than 50,000 visitors are expected to flock to the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS 2012) this weekend. Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) Under-Secretary Captain Abdulrahman Al Goud said the three-day show, which begins tomorrow at the Sakhir Air Base, is already sold out with all the 40 corporate chalets having been taken....
IWM Duxford 2012 air shows announced - Cambridge News | Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style, The Jubilee Air Show brings together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years and beyond. IWM Duxford's popular fusion of power, sounds and nostalgia. The highlight of IWM Duxford's ...
VIDEO: Woman sets wing walking record - Kathryn's Report
A-10 Demo Pilot Has a New Ride from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Wings Over Cullman air show headliner, Joe "Rifle" Shetterly, flew his A-10 West Demo on Armed Forces Day last year to the delight of thousands. This year, the USAF announcement that Warthog demo teams for the 2012 show season would be on hold was met with huge disappointment by all air show fans. That loss left a gaping hole for a highly popular military jet demo performance. For all those "Rifle" fans, he is back, but with a new ride. Rifle will still be flying an A-10 in the military but has found a way to perform in air shows on his own terms, in a stunning RV-8....
Fly a Mission With the Tuskegee Airmen and Experience the Red Tails Movie - The Aero 
Experience | The January 20 premier of the movie "Red Tails" is rapidly approaching, but you can fly a virtual mission with the Tuskegee Airmen right now. Fly your P-51 Mustang as a...
W.Pa. doctor honored for WWII service with Tuskegee Airmen - Youngstown Vindicator | PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former fighter pilot with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen of World War II was honored at the HJ Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh for his service. Dr. Harry Lanauze said he'd never flown before joining the Army Air Force in 1943,...
Tuskegee Airmen commemorative group has local 'Red Tails' event - Pioneer Press | In conjunction with the new movie "Red Tails," the Commemorative Air Force Squadron Red Tail Squadron is hosting a fundraiser. The CAF Red Tail Squadron is dedicated to restoring airplanes and telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen ...
NASA Langley Salutes Local Tuskegee Airmen at Movie Premiere - MarketWatch | NASA's Langley Research Center has partnered with the Tidewater Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., the city of Hampton, Hampton University, the Virginia Air & Space Center and Cobb CineBistro to recognize the accomplishments of the famed aviators and ...
'Connie' spy plane leaves Camarillo Airport for new home - vcstar.com | It took seven years to get 
the "Connie" Cold War spy plane at the Camarillo Airport into flying condition, but only 45 seconds for it to take off Saturday afternoon. Preceded by a few Cessnas and Pipers that appeared tiny in comparison, the massive plane with its 123-foot wingspan and distinct three rudders thundered down the runway and lifted effortlessly toward the overcast sky above....
Historian Presents Stories of men who flew the Flying Fortresses - Madison County Courier | (Oneida, NY- Jan. 2012) Fresh from first-hand interviews with war veterans and flush with rarely seen photographs of the air war in World War II, historian Cheryl Pula will present in word and pictures The Children’s Crusade: The Story of the 8th Air Force Men in World War II at the Oneida Public Library Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m....
todaysdocument: Pioneering aviator Eugene Ely made ... from Planeshots | Pioneering aviator 
Eugene Ely made the first shipboard landing of an aircraft ...
First Aircraft Landing On A Ship, 101 Years Ago from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Now that it's 2012, the Centennial of Naval Aviation is officially over, but the Navy nonetheless took note this week that 101 years ago, on January 18, 1911, a pilot landed his airplane on a ship for the first time. A temporary platform, 120 by 30 feet, was built across the afterdeck of the armored cruiser Pennsylvania, anchored off the San Francisco waterfront. The ship's crew rigged a...
Women In Aviation To Meet In Dallas from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Women in Aviation International will hold their 23rd annual conference March 8 to 10, in Dallas, Texas, offering seminars, workshops, networking events, and a commercial exhibit area. The event brings together a wide range of aviation professionals, educators and enthusiasts from around the world, and welcomes men as well as...
Burning rubber helps land U-2 safely from Air Force Link Top Stories | Going 100 mph down the flightline might be normal for an F-16 Fighting Falcon, but for the drivers of the U-2 chase car it's also a daily event on the ground. As an instrument of safety, pilots use the U-2 chase car to monitor take offs and landings of the aircraft in an attempt to warn the pilot of any possible complications or dangers....
The Air Force Association's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Series to Begin - MarketWatch | However, this month's session he will be focusing on 5th Generation Fighters (F-22 and F-35) and their roles in terms of national and global security as they struggle with delays and setbacks in amidst of a tense budget environment. WHO:Lt. Gen. ...
The PBY Catalina from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The PBY Catalina flying boat was a 
very simplistic plane that was vital especially in the Pacific Theater. The most produced flying boat in WWII, 3281 were made in US/Canada and even more in Russia. Their role was wide spread from sub hunter to rescuing downed pilots. After the way, many were placed in service fighting forest fires...
January 19 – Aviation History - CRUFC
Those Air Force Drones Are Bigger Than You Think They Are - Gizmodo | I keep forgetting about how damn huge some drones are. Most people think they are tiny, like toy planes. As this photo of a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk shows, they are actually big. Big as...
MONTANA: Billings Man Constructs Airplanes from Kathryn's Report | By Gillette VairaKULR-TV BILLINGS - Mark Curtiss has enjoyed aviation his entire life, and now he builds planes of his own. "Because I love building," he said. "I love building them. So this is my third one. This is it. I'm done. Now all I want to do is fly." He serves as the Montana dealer for Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corporation, an airplane manufacturing company. He helps Montanans buy...
Skydivers get jump on superstition - Sunshine Coast Daily | Photo: Contributed DARING skydivers refused to let Friday the 13th superstitions ruin their fun, jumping a frightening 14000 feet from an aeroplane to mark the occasion. Geared-up in skeleton costumes - with masks scarier than the free-fall itself ...
Retiring astronaut Jerry Ross remembers region roots - NWI Times | CROWN POINT | Jerry Ross, who is retiring Friday after serving his country for 40 years as a NASA astronaut and in the U.S. Air Force, never forgets his Crown Point roots. "I would like to thank all the folks back home for their support and their interest and all the people who helped to educate me and made me ready for the challenges I faced and helped me to a very happy and successful career," said Ross, a Crown Point High School graduate....
NASA Hosts DC Tweetup With Space Station Astronaut Ron Garan from NASA Breaking News | NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut Ron Garan at 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington.
