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St. Cloud, MN Mayor Says 2013 Air Show Should Cost Less Than 2010 from Aero-News Network | Costs Of Initial Organization Won't Apply To This Year's Event Holding an air show in 2010 means it will be less expensive to hold an air show in 2013. That's the assessment of St. Cloud, MN, Mayor Dave Kleis, as he pushes forward for plans for the event this summer...

2013 Cable Air Show - AirShowVid | On a very cold weekend for Southern California, thousands braved the low temperatures to see one of the first airshows of the 2013 season. The 38th annual Cable Air Show kicks off the airshow season in California with it’s unique mix of powerful warbirds and graceful vintage aircraft . The Cable Airport is a...

It’s a people thing… from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett |It’s long been my contention that people are the magnet that makes airshows and aviation gatherings worth attending — not the aircraft themselves. Admittedly, I am in the minority with that opinion, but the idea seems to be re-enforced for me year after year. This year’s US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, was no exception. While wandering through the...

FlightTime Radio Show 261 | Milford hosted EXPO Radio at the Sebring - US Sport Aviation Expo...

Vintage combat planes coming to Pensacola - Pensacola News Journal | The nonprofit organization, based in Stow, Mass., is bringing a P-51 Mustang, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator to the Pensacola International Airport's Aviation Center. Tickets for 30-minute flights on the bombers are being sold for $425 each.

The Flightline features the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" on Discover Comminications Velocity TV Network - Collings Foundation Newsletter (Sign-up) | Airing Saturday, January 26th. 9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT  | The Flightline is a fast moving 30-minute aviation magazine TV show that brings the viewer into the cockpits of some of the world’s greatest aircraft. Using cutting edge high definition cameras and accessing the top air show acts, leading edge aircraft, and historically significant planes, and pilot’s reports, the Flightline packs visual thrills along with great stories into every feature. In this segment hosts Paul and Mark cover the Collings Foundation's B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" in depth and up close.  To find a Velocity channel on your television, you can go to our website www.flightline.tv

Roy Morgan Honored As A 'Living Legend Of Aviation' from Aero-News Network | Bell Helicopter Presented Air Methods Founder With First Vertical Flight Hall Of Fame Award Bell Helicopter honored Air Methods founder Roy Morgan with the first Bell Helicopter Vertical Flight Hall of Fame award at the 10th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills on January 18. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the rotorcraft industry....

17th Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- She spoke about her mother, Lois Cutler- a military pilot and Ninety Nine member during WW II. Her likeness is minted on the Congressional WW II Victory Medal of Honor for the first women in history to fly American military aircraft as enacted by Congress 2009. One of over a thousand women pilots during 1942 to1944, they were expected to hang up their wings and dreams when war ended. Dr. Jamie Cutler, recalled stories her mother shared about life in the 1940s as a WASP speaking at the Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon...

Call Me Argonaut 2 from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave |A truly unique event takes place in Reno, Nevada, every September - the National Championship Air Races. This gathering of pilots, aircraft, crews and crowds are all part of the fastest motor sport in the world.NASCAR and Formula 1 can’t hold a candle to this event, with speeds at Reno in some classes exceeding 500 miles per hour. I first attended three years ago and became instantly addicted to the sights and sounds. The racing of course is the main attraction, but visitors can also buy passes to tour the pits. The fans can see crews working on the...

Not Quite........... from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Earlier today we posted what we thought may have been the final landing in NZ of the fantastic De Havilland Mosquito. However mid/late morning we...

Pictorial tribute to Bologna by Round Table - NonSoloCinema (translated) | Round Table # 7 of Bologna organizes an evening with the commander of the Frecce Tricolori, which will be given a work of the painter Marie Antoinette Venturi Casadei. Sunday, January 27, 2013 - Guest of the Round Table 7 Bologna Commander ...

63 pilots at benefit fly-in for Carroll County pilot - Harrison Daily | 63 pilots at benefit fly-in for Carroll County pilot....

Flying Machine from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Did you know that the Goodland flying machine, a forerunner of the helicopter, was designed and patented by William Purvis and Charles Wilson of Goodland, Kansas? Purvis and Wilson built...

World War II veteran to kick off St. Louis County Board history lessons - Duluth News Tribune | Bob Givens' B-17 Flying Fortress wasn't shot out of the sky by the Nazis on April 4, 1944 — it simply started to spin out of control and disintegrate 24,000 feet above the North Sea. By: John Myers, Duluth News Tribune. Bob Givens. image. World War II ...

Classic Aero-TV: Veteran's Airlift Command -- Serving Those Who Served from Aero-News Network | One Of Aviation's Most Positive Efforts... The VAC!!! In all the doddering, misleading, anti-aviation blather we've had to deal with over the last few years, we've been waiting for the world to wake up and discover just how cool aviation, and its pilots and aircrews, are. We present a case in point and while it was a quick impromptu interview amid the heights of excitement at NBAA 2011 (a more extensive interview is coming shortly!), the message is...

Louisiana Civil Air Patrol Participates In Navy Recruiting Commercial from Aero-News Network | Louisiana Wing Supplied Aircraft And An Aircrew For Production Effort Three New Orleans area members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) played important roles in the U.S. Navy Recruiting Command’s current, multi-million dollar, national advertising campaign. CAP’s Louisiana Wing supplied an aircraft and an aircrew to assist in the production of a multi-day series of TV commercials depicting the diversity of Navy careers...

Space Expo might land at Abbotsford Airshow - Abbotsford Times | It's just a matter of ironing out final details, but if all goes according to plan, the inaugural Abbotsford Space Expo will be coming to Tradex on airshow weekend, Aug. 9 - 11, 2013. "Everything in this industry is on the cusp of exploding; it has ...

Oklahoma spaceport may soon be history from Spaceports | The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority — a public body created by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1999 to lead the way in bringing the space industry to the state — has not had the best success rate over the past 13-years. The broken prospects at Burns Flat leaves some locals suggesting that the spaceport has languished in space dreams long enough. It's time to quit star gazing and convert the spaceport to a more traditional regional industrial park, according to Randy Ellis writing for The Oklahoman....

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The Blue Angels are back in town - WEAR | The Blue Angels are back in town - The Blue Angels are back in town this week and we're giving you a front row seat.WEAR is partnering...

Summer airshow will land in Delaware this week - Newark Post | The Delaware Rotary Club is set to host its 21st annual “Warbirds Over Delaware,” a free family event that features model aircrafts flown by participants from across the country...

Navy Week Cleveland to finish summer with ships, sailors and the Blue Angels - NewsNet5.com | Get ready for a busy week before Labor Day in downtown Cleveland this year.

Gold Team Has Rhythm from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | Once a year Wisconsin puts on a show that brings people from all over that state to one place to celebrate our Nation’s Independence. Rhythm & Booms is Madison, Wisconsin’s official Independence Day celebration and the largest single-day event in Wisconsin. The show offers many events to include a 5K run/walk and music stages to entertain everyone before the world-class fireworks performance. The Gold Team had the honor to open the festivities with a mid-day mass formation jump giving the public a preview of what was to come later on that night. Then after the sun went down the Gold Team took to the skies once again to put on an awe inspiring show of the people. Jumpers lit up the sky with their pyro forming a single mass formation that could be seen from miles around. Immediately following the jumpers the largest fireworks display in the state went off drawing the attention of the crowd and the jumpers for over 45 minutes. Over 200,000 people were said to be in attendance for the event which is a record for the Rhythm & Booms....

15 Wing performs rare display over downtown Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | The Salute to Moose Jaw display went off without a hitch, with four different aircrafts performing fly-pasts in the late afternoon heat, and the Snowbirds flying non-aerobatic flight patterns and formations as a grand finale. Lieutenant Colonel Brian ...

Skydiving with the Canadian Skyhawks by Sagar Pathak  | I stood at the edge of the back ramp of the Shorts Skyvan airplane and could see straight down. The wind whirled around me and I could not even hear the person standing right next to me. A wave of fear suddenly gripped me. It had been building for the past 15 minutes as we reached our jump altitude of 12,500 feet, but looking straight down and knowing in a few seconds I would be jumping out of a perfectly good plane seemed like a really bad choice...

Farnborough Takes Off With The Red Arrows - Sky News | Around 1400 exhibitors from more than 40 countries will be at Farnborough over the next few days to show off their latest air - and space - craft.

Royal International Air Tattoo 2012 - This is Gloucestershire | View all the latest pictures in the gallery, Royal International Air Tattoo 2012, on This is Gloucestershire...

Farnborough 2012 photo: These helicopters are so close they appear to almost touch from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following image was taken during the Agusta Westland helicopters display at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 on Jul. 9.   The AW139, AW169 and AW189 are close, but the zoom effect of a 400mm lens make them appear even closer!...

Farnborough Airshow 2012 - gethampshire.co.uk | Around 130000 spectators will witness flying displays on the Saturday and Sunday, and stunts will be performed by the Breitling Jet Team and the Blades Aerobatic Team. Additional airborne entertainment will feature the Avro Vulcan, the Yak 130 and the ...

Hi, "The Tricolor Salento Air Show" stunts "A lot of sympathy for the ... - The Everyday Italian | In addition to the acrobatics of the patrol program "Tricolour Arrows" is foreseen for the aircraft and naval forces and other armed corps and civilian aerobatic team, which will represent the sporting event. "The ...

Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen Among Those Honored At EAA AirVenture ... - MarketWatch | OSHKOSH, Wis., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Veterans from two legendary World War II military units are among the honored guests this year during the "Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 23-29 in ...

Hammer Brothers Off to a Great Start in the 2012 Sport Air Racing ... by glasair | Hammer Brothers Off to a Great Start in the 2012 Sport Air Racing League. Bruce Hammer recorded a speed of over 258 mph in the 2012 Big Muddy Air Race. His brother, Steve, was not far behind at 244 mph. Click here to ...

Maggie Kennon's interiew with a WASP! from WINGS AND WASP by Nancy Parrish | WWII Female Pilot Tells Exhilarating Secret Stories of Wartime Exploits by MAGGIE KENNON July 3, 2012 My Interview With Deanie ParrishWorld War II VeteranWASPWhy They Served"We did it because our country needed us." On February 29th, I interviewed Deanie Parrish. I learned of Deanie and her WWII history by researching the women of WWII. I was amazed by what I...

Podcast: Amelia Earhart's New Jersey - Morristown Green | Newark Airport was like a second home for the slender aviatrix, according to our former Star-Ledger colleague, Guy Sterling. In a fascinating podcast for WBGO-FM, Guy traces local highlights of Amelia's life . . . on the anniversary of her presumed death...

2012 Fly-In Movies from Antique Airfield News | Steve Black, Antique Airfield's master of classic aviation movies, is pleased to announce the schedule of titles he will be showing at the AAA-APM Fly-In this year. It's a great lineup which includes not one but two Oscar winners, as well as the one and only movie based on the 1930s serial "The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen"...

Ken Kinsler's Culver V Back in the Air from Antique Airfield News | Ken Kinsler sent us an update on his Culver V project, which he previously updated us on from 2010. Fuselage was painted with 3 cross coats of silver and finished with 3 cross coats of Sun Valley Ivory and forest green. Wings and control surfaces were finished per the poly fiber process using glider cloth on all plywood surfaces. Finish coats of Sun Valley Ivory. New Plexiglas installed in canopy. Instrument panel cleaned up and painted. Aircraft was assembled controls rigged and gear retraction test preformed.

Youngest Pilot Award Sponsorship Call to Chapters from Antique Airfield News  | Several weeks ago Todd Harders and the Nebraska Chapter set up a challenge for the chapters: Every year at Blakesburg there's an award for Youngest Pilot. To encourage a lifetime of engagement with antique & classic aviation the Nebraska Chapter folks propose that instead of just giving out a plaque, that we also award a life time member in the AAA. Todd would like to have at least six chapters sponsor this for $110.00 each...

Taking flight: Young Eagles Day provides 169 free plane rides to youths - Ludington Daily News | The 15-year-old Free Soil girl had her first flight Saturday during Young Eagles Day at the Mason County Airport. Nine pilots volunteered, providing free flights to 169 youths. “I was really scared,” Tingay said of her emotions before the experience ...

Teens to build plane at Oshkosh from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Aviators By Design is sponsoring efforts by the teens of Aviation Explorer Post 9868, which resides at Central County Airport near Iola, Wisconsin, in building a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane in the Homebuilders Hangar on the AirVenture grounds...

West Texas may yet get its spaceport from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Today, XCOR and the Midland Development Corporation formally announced that XCOR will be relocating its R&D effort to Midland, TX. They will also occupy a hangar at the Midland International Airport (MAF) and the city of Midland will be applying...

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Central Texas Airshow 2012 from Airplanes Channel | The Central Texas Airshow will be featuring a restored vintage WWII B-17 Bomber as part of its line-up for an exciting and funfilled weekend. Airshow and movie pilot, Corkey Fornof, will demonstrate his skills as...

Red Arrows told they Moscow to Russia - Eastbourne Herald | AIRBOURNE will have to do without the Red Arrows because of pressure from the Government for the iconic display team to head to Russia – with local hotels likely to be counting the cost of international diplomacy. As reported exclusively in our ...

Surprise award for organisers of Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | PULLING TOGETHER:When Red Arrows pilot Flt Lt Jon Egging, pictured inset, lost his life following a display at Bournemouth Air Festival last August, the town galvanised in its grief. IT was a tragedy that shook Bournemouth and triggered an outpouring ...

Airshows & Performers - The Pacific Flyer | Many great articles in the Giant Airshow Edition of the The Pacific Flyer.

Midnight Miss III from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Midnight Miss III owned and piloted by Dennis Buehn is the National Air Race Champion at Reno in 2010. One of the fastest T-6 Texans in the sky, Dennis has restored over 70 of these during his career but Midnight Miss III is his favorite. Buehn started racing in...

Deturbulating a Record Flight from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Sumon K. Sinha, Ph.D., P.E., and head of Sinhatech, had a part in the recent Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) record by Mr. Jean-Luc Soullier and recorded in a blog entry on March 10.  Dr. Sinha wrote that, “CAFE Foundation’s Blog on March 10th, 2012 did not mention that the Colomban MC-30 aircraft had Sinhatech’s Deturbulator tape treatment on the wing upper surface as shown in the attached photograph. I would like to have this added to complete the description of the aircraft.”...

The few who reached for the sky - Telegraph.co.uk | But while the nature of air power had changed as rapidly as at any point in aviation history, and a Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough had been established, the RFC and RAF continued to rely heavily on private enterprise. Tommy Sopwith produced the ...

CoolPix: Looking Back At Pilots Who Were Looking Ahead from AirPigz by Martt | There's something so very cool and special to me about the images from the big experimental jet age of the 50's and 60's, images like this one showing NACA test George Cooper suited up in front of a NACA F-100. Maybe it's the fact that many of these images are black and white... maybe that adds a mystique or intrigue to me that color doesn't. But I think it's bigger than that. This...

W.Va. women who became Rosie the Riveter during WWII sharing their stories via ... - Washington Post | They built fleets of Avengers and Marauders, aircraft that Americans flew into battle during World War II. They carefully assembled countless explosive fuses and separated the chemicals for making TNT. Unknowingly at the time, some even crafted parts ...

WWII vet a pioneer hurricane hunter - WALA-TV FOX10 | Huegele was a pilot in the Air Force and after World War II, he joined the 3rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. "They gave us the name 'Hurricane Hunter', and it was known as such ever since," Huegele said. Huegele said back in the '40s,...

Spitfire helps to launch opening of Sywell Aviation museum - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Following two years of building work, the Sywell Aviation Museum at Sywell Aerodrome has now been completely redeveloped. The museum, which is housed in a former wartime Nissen hut, contains displays which show the history of the RAF and American Army ...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force: McDonnell Aircraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | By Fred Harl | A trip to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (or as we still call it, "The Air Force Museum") is a must for any aviation enthusiast.  A recent foray into this monolith of military aviation afforded an opportunity to get...

B-52 bomber marks major milestones in 2012 - Shreveport Times | 24, 2007 "” A trio of Barksdale B-52 bombers fly Rex Redux, recreating a May 1938 B-17 flight by the former 2nd Bomb Group that intercepted the Italian luxury liner Rex 700 miles off the US Atlantic Coast. The B-52 mission intercepted the Military ...

F-22 to headline Rocky Mountain Airshow from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Rocky Mountain Airshow in Broomfield, Colo., has been selected as one of 20 events worldwide to host the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor Demo Team...

“Fox 1 away”: four F-15s firing live air-to-air missiles. At the same time from David Cenciotti | I find the below image extremely interesting. It was taken a couple of years ago (most probably in 2010) and I’ve found it because it was recently selected by the 173d FW as their Facebook page cover picture. It depicts four F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, live-firing AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missiles during a WSEP (Weapons Systems Evaluation Program) at Tyndall AFB, Florida....

Hucknall flying club celebrates 50th anniversary - This is Nottingham | While the Red Arrow display team is more famous, the Merlin Flying Club has been going two years longer – and members also have a host of aerobatic tricks and stunts up their sleeve. And the club, based at Hucknall Airfield, in Watnall Lane, ...

Warbirds wish takes wings for Alex - The Press | "ECSTATIC": Rangiora teen Alex Hunt, 15, and his family from left Dave, Sharon, and Jasmine, 13, with the DC3 Alex flew in on Friday as part of a Make a Wish Foundation treat at the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow. A wish came true for 15-year-old Alex ...

In Texas, the spaceports are moving south from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Texas is full of proposed spaceports, most of which have never materialized.  In fact, the one with the least published information - Blue Origin's site - is the only one that is operational...

Shuttle Discovery Upcoming Farewell and Welcome Ceremonies from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Godspeed Discovery! - On April 17, 2012 space shuttle Discovery departs Kennedy Space Center for the last time. In celebration of the fly-out, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be hosting four days worth of activities. Guests will have the opportunity to view Discovery as it is placed on top of the SCA- a Boeing 747, see the astronaut crews from Discovery's inaugural and final missions (STS 41-D and STS-133) and a limited number of guests will even have the opportunity to witness the departure of Discovery from the Shuttle Landing Facility from April 14-17....

What if Apollo never happened? from Spacevidcast | Dave Masten of Masten Space Systems joins us for the 4th episode in our 5th season. We ask the question “What would the space industry look like if Apollo never happened”. Leave your video replies on what you think the world would look like below. Dave also takes some time and shows us future plans [...]

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Rocket 100 Air Race [video] - AeroAustin | Although it's been a few months now since the end of the 2011 Sport Air Racing League season, I have put these videos together from the day.  The final race is always...

Honor Flight Lowcountry seeking WWII veterans for April flight - Count on News 2 | Honor Flight Lowcountry Is seeking World War Two veterans who would like to visit the World War Two Memorial on Saturday, April 21, 2012....

Dolderer hopes to "Smoke On" 2013 - Sporthelden.de | But the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is taking a break - for an indefinite period. Dolderer also affected. The team from Tannheimer MD 21 is one of the best Air Race pilots in the world. His podium finish in Barcelona in 2009, the previous ...

Balloons and more fun in Clark - Manila Standard Today | This year’s installment, the 17th edition, of the annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at the Clark Airfield in Angeles City from February 9 to 12 is pegged to be the biggest yet. Organizers believe that the four-day event will attract as many as 100,000 visitors, up from 80,000 last year. Aside from the hot air balloon flights,...

Norfolk plans WWII-style dogfight - Omaha.com | World War II buffs who have watched planes from that era dogfight in the movies will have the opportunity to witness the real thing this summer. Well, as close to real as possible, considering the circumstances. A P-51 Mustang fighter plane will go head to head — or wing-to-wing — with a modified Japanese Zero during the...

Screwdriver may have caused Yak 52 crash - Stuff | A plane crash that killed two well-known Manawatu men may have been caused by a loose screwdriver, the Civil Aviation Authority says.  More than 500 family and friends gathered today for the funeral of Palmerston North pilot and doctor Ralph Saxe, 51, who died in last month's crash....

Honoring the Last Doolittle Raiders - Wheeling Intelligencer | On April 17-20, they will hold a reunion in Dayton, Ohio. Events honoring the men are planned at the National Museum of the US Air Force. Officials there are hoping to find funding to fly in a few old B-25 bombers, like the raiders used, for the event....

African Americans in aviation history profiled during February - USAF | After more than a decade into the 21st century, our Air Force today is made up of a mix of ethnic backgrounds -- people who work together for common goals and missions. But throughout our history, even throughout much of the 20th century, that hasn't always been the case.  The beginning of February kicks off African American History Month, and to honor that heritage, we will profile a different man or woman each day; a different person in aviation or Air Force history who helped pave the way for the Air Force we have today....

Remembering Amelia, others - Santa Maria Times | For many people, Amelia Earhart is the take-off and landing point for their knowledge about the contribution of women to aviation.  The Ninety-Nines, an international organization of licensed women pilots, has worked for 82 years to stretch those horizons, and its Santa Maria Valley chapter is developing a park to honor women in aviation history.... 

Airborne! — 82nd Airborne Division Museum — the “All-American” - Seattle PI | One of our country’s oldest military museums, the 82nd Airborne Division Museum was established in 1945. It also has a sizeable air park and well as numerous memorials on the grounds. Named the “All-American” when members of all 48 states in the USA comprised its original ranks in 1917 their shoulder patch reflects...

Travolta jet to be on display at museum - The Warner Robins Patriot | A Gulfstream G2 jet once owned by actor John Travolta will soon become a Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit at the Museum of Aviation. Travolta donated the 12-passenger, twin-engine aircraft in honor of his son, Jett, who died accidentally in 2009. The aircraft...

The legend of Little Eagle Florian Rochat - Passionate about Aviation | After " Cougar corridor " Florian Rochat has recently published his second novel " The Legend of Little Eagle " | In 1944, a young American pilot to "crash" near Verdeil, small village in Burgundy. Touched by the German flak, he could bail out, but sacrificed himself by remaining on board the P-51 Mustang...

Skycrane - Helikopter Hysterie | Above view reminds me of Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes. In fact, I took the two photos at Pima Air and Space Museum of their Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe or Skycrane. There are more...

Finally… Podcast 14 - Flight Monkeys | There they go again. Kevin and Jamie yak it up in a style that just can’t be duplicated by normal humans. That’s the deal when these two get together to talk about whatever pops into their heads, without any restrictions at all. Luckily, they’ve both got one-track minds, so they pretty much stick to airplanes and stuff that has ...

Aviation classes for youths set to take flight by summer - Gazette.net | Kirk Spencer Jr., a freshman at Dematha High School in Hyattsville, has watched pilots perform at air shows, but two local pilots want to teach Kirk how to fly himself. Kirk, a 15-year-old Lanham resident who dreams of becoming a pilot in the Navy for a commercial airline, plans ...

Photobombing… - Apron 6 | … expert level! More about this shot at the link.

Aviator Magazine launched in Accra - Vibe Ghana | The “Aviator Magazine” was launched in Accra on Wednesday to address some of the challenges in the reportage of aviation, tourism and hospitality industry issues. Typical of these challenges is the terminologies used in the industry which may not be ...

Basing the Dream Chaser at Spaceport America - Hobbyspace | Jeff Foust gives an update on the possibility that Sierra Nevada may base the Dream Chaser in New Mexico: Is Sierra Nevada Spaceport America’s next tenant? - NewSpace Journal.  Jeff wonders what SNC would do with the Dream Chaser at...

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Sebring LSA Expo: Keeps getting better and better - General Aviation News | Sunshine, light breezes, and a 15% increase in attendance over 2011 helped make this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, one of the best attended LSA expos in recent years. (See gallery of photos below).  Known by most as the Sebring LSA Expo, the show was held Jan. 19-22 at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). It attracted more than 16,000 people, with many visitors arriving by air....

The Fly-In You Might Have Missed ... But Shouldn't Have - Aero-News Network | In a previous edition of Aero-News, we advised our readers about the second annual Fly-in at the Palatka, Florida airport this past Saturday. Well, if you missed this fly-in, you missed an excellent event, because it wasn’t like the typical fly-in where you just have a gathering of pilots and their planes with a few dissimilar models interspersed among the food and trinket vendors. No, not at all, this was much different....

Twirly Birds Announce Annual Meeting - Aero-News Network | To Be Held In Dallas, TX In Conjunction With Heli-Expo | The social helicopter pilot organization "Twirly Birds" has announced their annual meeting to be held in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, February 12th during the 2012 HAI Heli-Expo. The reception will begin at 1700 CST immediately followed by a membership meeting at 1800 in Ballroom A, Section 1 in the Dallas Convention Center. Steve Sullivan, Twirly Birds President, along with Vice President Jim Kettles and Treasurer, Dennis MacBain, will conduct the meeting and presentation of the prestigious Les Morris lifetime achievement award. A silent auction of vintage helicopter models will also be held....

Red Checkers no show investigated - Sun Live | A Red Checkers Airtrainer that made a forced landing while on its way to the Tauranga City Airshow will be returned to Ohakea Air Force base in Manawatu by road today, or tomorrow.  The forced landing on Friday, January 27 meant the Red Checkers were pulled from the Tauranga Airshow, and from the Anniversary Day celebrations in Auckland on Monday....

CAF AZ Wing Event to Recognize Inductees into the Arizona Military Aviation Walk of Honor - Fighter Country | SPECIAL INAUGURAL TRIBUTE EVENT TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST INDUCTEES TO THE CAF ARIZONA WING AVIATION MUSEUM’S WALK OF HONOR | PHOENIX – The Commemorative Air Force (“CAF”) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum, located at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, announced today the inauguration of its Walk of Honor as a tribute recognizing the contributions by Arizonans to the field of military aviation. Inductees will be honored for their achievement with the installation of a special bronze plaque at the Museum....

Outback Air Race 2012 raising funds for Flying Doctors - Australian Flying | Organisers of the Outback Air Race, a fundraising event Royal Flying Doctor Service, are looking for pilots to compete in this year's staging of the event.  Since the very first Outback Air Race was held in 1996, the event has raised over $1.2 million for the RFDS, and this year the race will be staged..

Aero-TV: The Veteran’s Airlift Command -- A Higher Purpose - Aero-News Network | A Little More In-Depth Look At One Of The Bright Shining Lights In The GA World | Some months ago, we offered up a short but impressive look at a small organization that embodies the true spirit of today's aviators... the Veteran's Airlift Command. This time around, we get a little more in-depth and detailed about one of the true stars in the GA biz... folks who serve those who served us and present a positive and impressive aero-image for the world....

The Taylor Aerocar - InFlight USA | The future is strange to us, or at least that is the general consensus. When we think of the future, certain scientific anomalies dominate our consciousness: the personal robot, the teleportation device, the complete meal in a cup, the flying car, etc. We imagine that these are machines that would be built far off in the distant future, with teams of corporate or government backed engineers working tirelessly to produce such fantastic creations. After all, in what era could one have the knowhow or the money to make something like a flying car? The answer to that question is 1949....

The WW2 ‘Shadow Factory’ system – Ford-built Merlin engine, MOSI - Shortfinals's Blog | The year was 1938, and it was getting late, very late indeed if Britain was to save itself from the coming storm which threatened to engulf Europe. Hitler’s armies had marched into the Rhineland (1936), taking it back from Allied control, they had merged with Austria (1938) Adolf Hitler’s native country, in what was known as ‘Anschluss’ (political union) and a significant part of the Czech Republic, known as the Sudentenland, which was mainly populated by ethnic Germans. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was thought to have submitted to Hitler’s demands too easily, but in reality, he bought precious time....

Day #3: Air Force Museum MeetUp - Avgeeks, Bacon, And Airplanes! - AirPigz | A total of 12 people made it to the 2nd annual AirPigz Air Force Museum Meetup over this last Fri - Sat - Sun, and it was a fabulous time of avgeek hangar flying and historic aviation overload. Can't wait to do it again next year! (more on that later).  In addition to spending time in the massive Air Force Museum facilities,...

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Explore the Air Force Museum of New Zealand - The Airplanes Channel | With a collection of twenty-eight classic aircraft, and millions of aviation-related mementos of all descriptions, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand has been preserving and presenting the fascinating history of the country’s Military Aviation since 1987. The museum is located at the Wigram Aerodrome just outside Christchurch. The aerodrome is named in honor of...

Metro State College of Denver's aviation team is on a higher plane - The Denver Post | Students on the Precision Flight Team of Metropolitan State College of Denver have won the Loening Trophy, the oldest and most prestigious collegiate aviation award.  The U.S. Air Force Academy is the only other college in Colorado to land the trophy. Other winners include Stanford University and Kent State University....

High school aviation endures bumpy ride - News & Record | HIGH POINT — Aspiring engineer Mrwan Othman  nearly gave up on the Andrews Aviation Academy.  “I was going to drop off,” said Othman, a junior from Jamestown. “I was going to go back to Ragsdale (High) because the program was so focused on pilots. It didn’t have what I was looking for.”...

PM Visits Mojave's Burgeoning Private Spaceport - Popular Mechanics | The sign at the entrance to the Mojave Air and Space Port says "imagination flies here." The motto fits this collection of World War II–era hangars and outbuildings with two control towers and four airstrips in the middle of the California Desert.  In 2004, the airport became a spaceport when a three-seat rocket-powered airplane built by a company called Scaled Composites and designed by its founder and CEO Burt Rutan...

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37th Annual Cable Airshow takes place next weekend - Highland Community News | The 37th Annual Cable Airshow and Car Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Cable Airprt (CCB) in Upland. Airshow hours are 8 am to 4 pm Admission is $7 for adults, kids 5-12 $5 and under five are free. Parking is free...

Museum’s ‘Living History’ Flying Day Saturday from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Living History Flying Day Event, Saturday, Jan. 7, will feature “pre-war” fighters, with the only airworthy Boeing P-26A “Peashooter” fighter in the world taking flight....

Former Tuskegee Airman, NCCU dean dies - WRAL.com | He was commissioned as a second lieutenant and pilot in December 1943 and served as a B-25 bomber pilot for the rest of the war. His all-black 477th Bombardment Group was preparing for deployment in the Pacific theater when the war ended in 1945....

LUCAS' 'RED TAILS' SALUTES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN - ASB | NICASIO, Calif. – George Lucas is many imposing things. Billionaire lord of a sci-fi empire. Passionate early-education philanthropist. Northern California land baron. But drill down to his core and Lucas is still the same fiercely independent kid from rural Modesto who grew up enamored of fast machines and great movies. Those simple roots help explain what otherwise might seem like a puzzling cinematic move: why a 67-year-old white guy has spent $58 million of his own money to produce Red Tails, out Jan. 20, an action-adventure film about World War II African-American aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen....

Alaska Reserve group gets early ‘Red Tails’ viewing - Alaskajournal.com | “Our 477th Fighter group is a direct descendant of the 477th Bombardment Group in which the Tuskegee Airmen were training in B-25 bombers during World War II,” said Col. Bryan Radliff, commander of the 477th. This training originated in Alabama and...

Indiana GA airport prepares for Super Bowl from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Shelbyville Municipal Airport (GEZ) will be busier than ever this Super Bowl season and will need additional support, according to a report in the Shelbyville News. “I’m going to need a lot of volunteers at the airport to make things run,” airport manager Darrell Shrader said...

North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie engines - High Power Rocketry | The Valkyrie is one of the most insane jets ever made, in some ways more extreme than the SR-71. It was expensive, huge, dangerous to fly, and ultimately not particularly useful as …

New U.S. Air Force Recruiting page on Facebook - U.S. Air Force Live | Do you have questions about Air Force career fields or joining the U.S. Air Force? Well check out the new U.S. Air Force Recruiting Facebook page that focuses entirely on answering your questions about joining.

Helicopter to fly in new Ocean City inlet tower - The Baltimore Sun | ...Instead, it's likely to be a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifting a new tower to the jetty at the Ocean City inlet, replacing the old tower that was destroyed by last summer's Hurricane Irene. The new tower will be used for marine navigational purposes...

MNF KC Flight - Vans Air Force | Got the finished snap shot back from the ESPN DVD, 7 RVs over Arrowhead Stadium on Monday Night Football.

Back to business - Boeing | …The end of year totals also revealed even more amazing news about the 737 MAX. We’ve now topped 1000 orders and commitments from 15 customers. I’ve said 2012 will be the “Year of the MAX” and these latest numbers show we’re already heading in that direction….

X-37B spaceplane 'spying on China' - BBC News | The unpiloted vehicle was launched into orbit by the US Air Force in March last year and has yet to return to Earth….

The Return Of Microsoft Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Microsoft shut down the group responsible for its popular Flight Simulator X (FSX) in 2009 and by 2010 announced that a new game, "Flight," was in the works -- now it says that game will arrive this spring and it will be free (with limits). Microsoft Flight will be available free via download and will include "flying challenges," and "a variety of exciting missions" limited to the a setting that mimics the Hawaiian islands. Extra content, including...

Orbital Space Junk Will Make Private Space Travel Impossible - Moonandback | In previous weeks, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s company Stratolaunch Systems unveiled its plan to launch rockets into space using a specially-designed airplane by 2016. This comes on the heels of news thatSpaceX‘s Dragon capsule will be the first privately-made module to dock with the International Space Station and Virgin Galactic’s plans to start launching into space as soon as next year….

Our View: Virgin Galactic: Moving workers is good sign - Las Cruces Sun-News | Ten, nine, eight, seven …. The countdown continues as Virgin Galactic preps for space tourism flights from Spaceport America that could possibly begin in 2013.  The latest positive step has Virgin Galactic relocating some staffers — formerly based in the United Kingdom — to an office off Roadrunner Parkway. While that might not seem like much in the cosmic — dare we say “galactic” — scheme of things, it is an affirmation, if one were still needed, that Virgin Galactic is seriously pressing onward and upward with its plans….

Official Site:  Virgin Galactic Spaceport Overview

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Red Bull Airshow: Peter Besenyei in Maldives | Photostory from Red Bull (International) | The 'Flying Hungarian' Péter Besenyei showed off his remarkable and instinctive skills in a special plane used for Red Bull Air Races at the Red Bull Air Show in the Maldives last weekend. Péter, 55, who has been world champion eight times, ...

Aeronautics: tricolor arrows, presented training 2012 - ANSA.it | Arrows tricolor presented Aimed at training with which they will fly in 2012, and the poster for the new year. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Lant, Commander of the Tricolour Arrows, after presenting ...
   
2013 Airdrie Air Show dates released - Airdrie City View | The Airdrie Regional Air Show Society recently announced the 2013 Airdrie Regional Air Show will take place July 13 and 14, 2013. The two-day show will feature the Canadian Forces Snowbirds with additional performers to be booked in 2012. ...

Aerobatics in HD - Shortfinal.tv | I picked this video up on the FlyAfrica thread last week and must commend the videographer, Scott Slocum, for some excellent air-to-air videography! Great clean shots in full HD, what a pleasure! This clip also has a catchy tune by Shinedown titled "If You Only Knew"

Last Surviving B-52 Designer Has Gone West - Aero-News Net | Bob Withington Also Built 1941 Wind Tunnel, Served As Boeing VP | In April, it will be time to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the US Air Force's B-52 bomber. More remarkable, the venerable design is expected to remain in service another 20 years. The last of the original Boeing design team, whose proposal and balsa scale model won Air Force approval to build the plane, has passed away at age 94....

Video: Women Can do Anything! - Flight Monkeys | “Women can do this non-traditional job.” That’s what Lt. Sarah Flaherty says, and we’re inclined to believe her. She’s a highly skilled instructor pilot flying MH-60R helicopters for the U.S. Navy, so there’s a pretty good chance that she knows what she’s talking about....

25-year anniversary of single-tank plane that circumnavigated earth - The Union | Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Voyager airplane's circumnavigation of the world, nonstop, without refueling — a historic journey flown with a little bit of Grass Valley on board.  The aircraft contained about one dozen antennas and two electric doo-hickeys created by Jim Weir, owner of Radio Systems Technologies of Grass Valley and a local Sierra College campus professor....

Me 262A-2a, ‘Milestones of Flight’, RAF Museum, London - Shortfinals | It broods over the ‘Milestones of Flight’ collection in the RAF Museum, London, as if poised to strike. The Messerschmitt Me 262 is one of those aircraft which seems to exude an air of menace, even when its fangs are drawn! The jet engine was developed in both Britain and Germany, but...

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Video: 'Woopy Jump' Inflatable (Sorta Arup) Flying Ski Wing! - AirPigz | The slick little glider in this video is called a Woopy-Jump. A while back I saw a video for the enlarged and motorized version of this inflatable flying wing concept called the Woopy-Fly, and while I found it interesting, it just didn't quite trip my trigger. But now I...

Fundraising under way - The Flightline TV Show | ...The Flightline TV Show brings you stories on all types of aircraft and the people that fly them.  Our goal (with your help) is to bring our program to a national audience. We not only provide stunning visuals and entertainment, but we'd like to inspire participation in the world of aviation whether as an enthusiast or maybe even as a career....

Rudolph the red nose bomber - Military Photos | 12/21/2011 - The static B-1 Bomber at the front gate is all lit up with a Rudolph nose on Dec. 20, 2011 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

Media Theatre Announces Full Cast for WINGS - Broadway World | ...Directed by Artistic Director Jesse Cline, “Wings” will star Tony nominee Ann Crumb as Emily, an aviatrix who performed stunts in her adventurous youth as she fearlessly walked on the wings of a biplane. As she once plummeted dizzyingly through space, she is now falling...

Colorado Seeks 'Spaceport State' Status - Aero-News Net | Those skeptical of the potential for commercial space flight to become a major industry certainly have their counterparts among state and local governments. Colorado is the latest state to apply to the FAA for status as a "spaceport state."  Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, tells the Denver Post that Colorado, which already claims more space-related industry than any state except...

Skydive From Space May Be On Again - Aero-News Net | The 'Red Bull Stratos' stunt may be back on track, as activity involving a stratospheric balloon has been noted in Roswell, NM.  The energy drink company has been talking for years about a skydive from the fringe of space, with the jumper ... Felix Baumgartner (pictured) ... being carried aloft by a balloon similar to the one which was inflated but then collapsed last week in Roswell. Baumgartner would wear a pressure suit, and could free-fall at speeds faster than Mach 1 before being slowed by the thickening atmosphere....

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Performers at Randolph air show delight crowd - San Antonio Express |  Navy Boatswain's Mate Craig Boone, with the Navy Recruiting District in San Antonio, watches the US Navy Blue Angels perform during the Randolph AFB Airshow in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. ...

Episode 170.5 – Dot Matrix Printing at 10,000 Feet from Airplane Geeks Podcast | GEICO Skytypers Airshow Team  This Special Edition of the Airplane Geeks podcast was produced by Airplane Geeks co-host David Vanderhoof. David interviewed the Geico Skytypers at Naval Air Station Oceania’s Airshow Sunday, September 24, 2011:  The teams hospitality was fantastic as I was invited to the warmth of their tour trailer to sit down with two of the team, #4 Bob Johansen and #8 Steve Kapur. With them was Allie Schotanus who is part of their marketing team.  Thanks to my Max, Rob, and Dan for giving me the outlet for this interview I am quite proud of...

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Memphis Belle’ hits restoration milestones from General Aviation News | As the United States approaches the 70th anniversary of its involvement in World War II, one of the most famous aircraft from that war recently reached two milestones in its restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Both wings were mated and the landing gear was extended on the "Memphis Belle," a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress that in May 1943 became the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States...
   
Base museum gets community support - Shreveport Times | Snook noted a recent revamping of the museum's website, planned introduction in coming days of a "smartphone tour" to allow visitors to get phone help on self-guided tours through the air park, an e-newsletter, participation in a "B-17 Co-Op" next week...

"The German" - A Short Film from VAF Forums by aeropunk | Found this little WWII dogfighting short on Vimeo this morning and thought the folks here would appreciate it. Awesome CGI, cool story. Enjoy!

New colors for the MZ-3A airship U.S. Navy from CavokBlog | The MZ-3A airship manned U.S. Navy (U.S. Navy), used as a forward air laboratory, received new appointments and new colors, as part of celebrations of the Centenary of Naval Aviation in the U.S., and was presented on October 26, 2011 .  The historic hangar at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, was the scene where Navy officers brought back the single Navy airship currently in service and in-flight this week. Lakehurst was the place where the Navy operated the aircraft program's lighter than air between 1921-1962. ...

Able Flight students to benefit from ForeFlight donation from General Aviation News | When the next Able Flight scholarship winners prepare for a flight, they'll have the option of doing so with ForeFlight's Mobile HD software. ForeFlight, a provider of aviation software for pilots, is the newest sponsor of Able Flight's unique flight training program for people with physical disabilities. In addition to a financial donation for the scholarship fund, ForeFlight will provide software for Able Flight's student pilots to use during their training...

Mojave spaceport & Spaceport Sweden partnership from RLV and Space Transport News | Spaceport Sweden and Mojave Air and Space Port have recently announced an agreement to cooperate in various areas of common interest: Mojave Air & Space Port and Spaceport Sweden building bridge across boarders - Spaceport Sweden - Oct.27.11 -  An agreement with the aim to mobilize, stimulate and facilitate the growth of the commercial suborbital human spaceflight industry across boarders at Kiruna, Sweden and Mojave, California, US was signed on Friday 21 October 2011 in San Francisco by Mojave Air and Space Port CEO, Stuart Witt and Spaceport Sweden CEO, Karin Nilsdotter...

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Air Show exhibit educates public about Tuskegee Airmen - San Antonio Express | Unaware, the white pilots often asked for the fighters — a routine reflected in the name “By ReQuest” painted below the cockpit of a restored Mustang on display at the Randolph Air Force Base Air Show Saturday and Sunday. The Commemorative Air Force ...

Viper pilot at home for Randolph 2011 Air Show from Warplanes Online Community | San Antonio, TX — For some pilots, it runs in the family. Maj. Ryan “Rider” Corrigan can draw influence from his uncle and dad, both F-16 pilots.  Corrigan will showcase his skills during the F-16 “Viper East Demo” at the Randolph 2011 Air Show this coming Saturday and Sunday.  “I knew I wanted to be a pilot after I saw my first air show,” Corrigan said. “My uncle was a Thunderbird F-16 pilot.” His older brother and cousin are also in the family business...

Golden Knights head to the US National Skydiving Championships 2011 from US Army Golden Knights by Laura Dickmeyer | The Golden Knights Competition team is gearing up for the U.S. National Skydiving Championships.  Nationals will be held at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, AZ.  The Golden Knights will compete in 4-way, 8-way, 16-way and 10-way formation skydiving.  GK8 will be returning once again to defend their Gold medal from 2010 while the Golden Knights Female [...]

Rise time record made by Sukhoi Su-27 completed 25 years and remains unbeatable - Translated | According to the website www.aex.ru yesterday, 27 days, was the 25th anniversary of the record rise time at cruise, hit with a fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. The test pilot of Sukhoi Company, Viktor Pugachev, set the world record of rising to an altitude of 3000 meters in 25.4 seconds on October 27, 1986. This record still belongs to the Su-27, according to reports from Sukhoi...

Western Cape Aerobatic Regionals from Airstrike Aviation Photography | The Western Cape Aerobatic Regionals were held at Saldanha Bay Airfield (FASD) from 28-29 October. This was first light for my new Canon 1D Mk1V and I have to say I’m overly impressed with it.

 Cash woes ground Windsor Air Show - Windsor Star | A Snowbird takes off at the Windsor International Air Show at the Windsor International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. WINDSOR, Ont. -- Windsor's annual air show is dead - and a lack of city funding ...

"Flying Tigers" exhibit dedicated at Pacific Aviation Museum - KHON2 | A Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flying tiger is now the centerpiece of the new "flying tigers" exhibit. It's one of the most popular American fighter planes of the second World War and was brought to the museum in July of last year...

ANN ARBOR: Pilot will give presentation on Willow Run World War II bomber plant - Heritage Newspapers | In a tribute to Veterans Day, Randy Hotton, director of Flight Operations at the Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, will give a presentation, "How Detroit Saved the World: World War II and the Willow Run Story," 7 pm ...

20 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE AV-8B Harrier II + GROUP OF ITALIAN NAVY carrier air - Translated | The GRUPAER (Air Group) was founded in February 1991 and began operations at the air base the U.S. Marine Corps at Cherry Point, NC (USA). In June of that year received the first two two-seat TAV-8B aircraft I-01 and I-02 and the first landing on the aircraft carrier Garibaldi ship, moored at the naval base of Norfolk (USA), August 23, 1991 is now 20 years ago...

The B25 Bomber and the Empire State Building from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | On the 28th of July in 1945 a B25 crashed into the Empire State Building. The photographs look like something out of an old King Kong movie, with flames licking up the building. But the fire was extinguished within 40 minutes, still the only fire at such a height that was ever successfully controlled...

Happy 125th birthday, Statue of Liberty! from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin

Taking Flight with Lady Liberty by The National Air and Space Museum | What comes to mind when you think of the Statue of Liberty? America, freedom, democracy. Her image is immediately recognized around the world as an ambassador for the United States and icon of the American dream.  She has been the focal point of many a celebration over the years and in several cases, the gracious hostess (and waypoint) for aerial races and demonstrations.  In celebration of her 125th anniversary, we gathered a few images, objects, and posters that feature inspiring views of Lady Liberty in the context of flight...

ckck: Aircraft flying over The Statue of Liberty, New York... from Planeshots

Congressman Wolf Writes Young Rocketeer of Support for Commercial Crew Launches from Spaceports | Brittany Barnes of Norton, Va. communicated with Congressman Frank Wolf on the importance of human spaceflight after visit to Wallops Island launch pads.  Congressman Frank Wolf has signaled his support for the utilization of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia for commercial cargo and human crew flights to orbit to a Southwestern Virginia young woman becoming an aerospace engineer...

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Fort Lauderdale air show backers see clear skies for return - Sun-Sentinel | "Things are moving forward very well on all fronts," said Dev Motwani, the beach developer who's working with the air show promoter. "I'm very confident. We're making progress on all fronts." Like air traffic controllers juggling lots of takeoffs and ...

Navy choppers to gather for Fleet Fly-in - Pensacola Business Journal | About two dozen Naval helicopters are coming to Whiting Field this week for the base's annual Naval Helicopter Association Fleet Fly-in. The event, which is in its 22nd year, brings various helicopters and flight crews from the Navy fleet to Whiting to ...

Fresh doubts cast on future of Leuchars Airshow - Fife Today | Doubts have been raised about the future of the RAF Leuchars Airshow after a government minister refused to give any guarantee that the event will go ahead next year. Despite the announcement earlier this year that the RAF is to leave Leuchars to make ...

Fatal Red Checkers manoeuvre no longer performed - New Zealand Herald | Photo / NZPA The Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) Red Checkers' aerobatics team has not performed the "Fishtail Pass" since it claimed the life of a squadron member. Squadron Leader Nick Cree, 32, died on January 14 last year when his CT4 Trainer ... 

Dangerous aerobatics led to pilot's death - Stuff.co.nz | An air force pilot's attempt to push on with an aerobatic move even after he lost control led to the crash that cost him his life. A New Zealand Air Force Court of Inquiry has found Squadron Leader Nick Cree continued with the "fishtail pass" manoeuvre ...

Virgin Galactic launches world's first commercial spaceport with performance by gravity-defying Project Bandaloop  from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin | Man, if there's one thing Richard Branson knows better than anyone, it's how to put on an amazing launch event. Above, video from the Virgin Galactic kickoff for the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America (alternate link), today in Las Cruces, New Mexico. …

Branson and US officials dedicate space terminal  from PhotoBlog by Rich Shulman | British billionaire Sir Richard Branson drinks champagne after rapelling down the side of the new Spaceport America hangar Monday, Oct. 17 in Upham, N.M. Branson dedicated the newly completed terminal and hangar on Monday, where his Virgin Galactic will stage its commercial space tourism venture…

Spaceport America terminal dedication  from RLV and Space Transport News | Doug Messier has a report and photos on the event: VG Dedicates Spaceport With Style - Parabolic Arc.  Alan Boyle posts his report as well: Desert spaceport makes a splash - Cosmic Log.  A couple of other articles:
/-- Virgin Galactic moves into New Mexico spaceport - latimes.com
/-- Branson and NM officials dedicate space terminal - AP/SFGate

Virgin Galactic Announces Completion of Spaceport America, the World's First Commercial Spaceport  - Virgin Galactic and its thoroughly British CEO, Richard Branson, announced another milestone on their way to opening the world's first commercial spaceport: Construction is finished, and the terminal and hangar have been dedicated…

Plane Crazy, October 2011: Boomerang and Guest  from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki | The featured aircraft for the October 2011 PCS was none other than the recently resurrected Rutan Model 202 Boomerang. Once Burt's personal airplane, it's now in the care of Scaled's Mike Melvill. Along with Catbird, Boomerang recently made the trek to Oshkosh for the Rutan tribute. Here's an up-close-and-personal look at this most amazing aircraft…

Taking Flight in an Old B-24 Bomber - NBC 29 News | "You meet some of the greatest people in the world that were born in that generation or actually took place in these airplanes during World War II," stated Mac McCauley a B-17 pilot. McCauley helps fly living pieces of aviation history, the B-17 and ...

The Ad Hoc Lashup That Resulted in Japan's Best Fighter of WW2  from Tails Through Time by JP Santiago | Unlike Germany and the Allies during the Second World War, the vast majority of Japanese fighter aircraft were powered by radial engines while other nations had a mix of both radial and inline engines for their fighter units. Only one production-standard Japanese fighter entered service with an inline engine, the Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (Allied code name Tony)…

80° ANNIVERSARIO 4° STORMO CACCIA GROSSETO  from Aviation-Report.co

Air University to Grant Tom Brokaw Honorary Degree  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - In recognition for his dedication to today's service members, Air University will award an honorary degree to television journalist and author Tom Brokaw.  Dr. Bruce Murphy, vice president for academic affairs, said Brokaw was an ideal choice because of his prominence and strong alliance with the military. "He's a representative of the media who tells the military story," he said. "He tells how American citizens serve their country."…

Video: Immersive Flight Simulation Dome Offers Seamless, Super-Real 360-Degree Views - Barco, a maker of large-format projector technologies, has just unveiled what it is calling a breakthrough in flight simulator technology, and for all the hardware involved we're inclined to agree that his must be something big. The new flight simulator dome--it's really more like a sphere--offers state of the art high-res visuals and full 360-degree views, allowing fighter pilot trainees to spot other aircraft from 12 miles away…

Today in Aviation History – October 18  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Unbelievable Photo!  from VAF Forums by ronschreck | Dean Wingard has taken some great pictures of Team RV in action, but this one, taken at the Boshears Skyfest in Augusta, GA this past weekend beats them all. Thanks, Dean. You're the best! :)