Black Knights showcase new moves for S'pore Airshow 2014 - TODAYonline | SINGAPORE — With less than a month to the Singapore Airshow 2014, the Black Knights – Singapore’s only 
aerobatics team – has revealed three new manoeuvres not done by an F-16 fighter before. These moves, called the “double inverted wrap”, “inverted helix” and the “twist and shout”, involves smoke-releasing fighter aircraft, some flying upside down, criss-crossing into each other’s path and leaving smoke trails of designs which inspired their names...
EAA's Skiplane Fly-In Just Around the Corner - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | January 23, 2014 - When EAA switched the date of its annual Skiplane Fly-In from late January to February 8, the hope was to increase the likelihood of sufficient snow to host flying activities. Well, suffice to say that EAA's Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh is definitely snow-covered, and to date there are 43 skiplanes registered to participate...
City airshow takes flight - SunLive | Comfortably cruising at 85 knots, 1000feet above Mount Maunganui in a vintage 1943 Boeing Spearman is the one true way to view the Bay of Plenty, says Tauranga pilot Pete Ham. Ahead of the start of the bi-annual Classics of the Sky, Tauranga City Airshow, SunLive jumped on board with Pete in the open cockpit Boeing Stearman - one of the countless planes on show this weekend...
The flying club in the heart of centenary By Courier Picard, Translated | Numerous exhibitions of historical and cultural character, an airfield in the First World War, an airshow and the presence of the Patrouille de France are already in the program. "We expect 30,000 people. This event will...
NAA Record Explanation · Elliot "Stinky" Seguin, Mojave Experimental Fly-in | There have been some questions about how the record classes work. There is a summary below. Also Brian Utley put together a list of records that we might be interested in (thank you Brian). The list is below...
Happy Birthday To The Douglas F4D Skyray - Warbirds News | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC, Sixty-three years ago today, the Douglas F4D Skyray took flight for the first time. The F4D was a single-seat all-weather fighter interceptor designed to guard the U.S. fleet against attack by Soviet bombers. The Skyray had a fantastic rate of climb to “scramble” against high-flying bombers and was the first Navy and Marine Corps fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. The F4D...
Catching Up With B-29 “DOC” Chief Volunteer Scott Sarver - Warbirds News | After catching up with Tony Mazzolini for an update a couple of weeks ago, yesterday we had the opportunity to talk with Scott Sarver.Scott is the Chief Volunteer of ‘Doc’s Friends” ,the group of business leaders from Wichita, KS which founded the organization in early 2013 with a vision to see the historic Boeing B-29 Superfortress restored to flying condition.” Doc has...
Report: Spruce Goose stays at Evergreen - KOIN.com | In a piece written by Thom Peterson, the owners of the iconic plane -- the Aero Club of Southern California -- and the museum struck the deal on the sale in 1992. The plane was floated up the West Coast on barges over 138 days from Southern California.
Wichita Aero Club to honor Russ Meyer at annual gala - Kansas.com | Cessna chairman emeritus Russ Meyer will be honored at Saturday's Wichita Aero Club annual gala for his contributions to the aviation industry and the local community. More than 300 people are expected at the event, to be held at the DoubleTree by ...
Cracking shot shows SR-71 Blackbird flying on one afterburner only - The Aviationist | Shot by Ken Hackman possibly in 1983, this shot shows an SR-71 Blackbird 61-7974 unusually flying with one engine in afterburner and the other either shut down or in mil power, circa 1983...
Looking Through the Fence: A Young Eagle's Story - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | January 23, 2014 - Recruiting Young Eagles can be a challenge. Finding young people with a genuine interest in aviation is even tougher. Then there is Jason Fitzwater, 18, of Leesburg, Florida, one of EAA Chapter 534's most successful Young Eagles. Joel Hargis, EAA 1074421, of Eustis, Florida, and chapter president, tells the story with Fitzwater....
Thursday, January 23, 2014
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39th annual Cable Air Show set for this weekend, faces new financial challenge - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | UPLAND >> It may be the end of an era for the long-running Cable Air Show. This year, 
due to the federal sequestration cuts in 2013, air shows are now being billed for required air traffic controllers they must have during aerobatic events, said Bob Cable, president of the airport. As a result, Cable Airport was billed an additional $15,000 for this weekend’s shows, which also marks the 39th anniversary, he said...
Military Pilot To Be Inducted In Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame - Ottawa Citizen | Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members at its 41st annual gala dinner and ceremony to be held in Calgary, Thursday, May 29, 2014.??The new members are:..
Typhoon, Hawk Trainers At Bahrain Airshow - Defenseworld.net | BAE Systems is participating in Bahrain Airshow, 16-18 January 2014, focusing on exhibiting Typhoon and Hawk capabilities with scale models of Typhoon, Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and the EJ200 engine. The exhibit also has the interactive Typhoon Helmet (also known as the Helmet Mounted Symbology System) Demonstrator and the Eurofighter Typhoon Cockpit Simulator on display...
Air tattoo poster reaches top of the world - Swindon Advertiser | SWINDON artist David Bent is feeling on top of the world after a stunning poster he created to advertise this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford was launched at Everest base camp...
Air shows back but not at JBLM - TheNewsTribune.com | The Air Force is back in the business of hosting air shows with its marquee Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, but Joint Base Lewis-McChord did not make the list to host one in 2014. The Thunderbirds will land as close as Spokane for a show at Fairchild Air Force Base on the weekend of May 31. Lewis-McChord did not make the schedule even though it lately has hosted air shows in years ending in even numbers...
Vintage WWII aircraft coming to Leesburg - Daily Commercial | The national Wings of Freedom tour, the world’s most extensive WWII aircraft tour, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2014 with the first of 110 planned stops this year scheduled Jan. 17-19 at Leesburg International Airport. “This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history,” tour spokesman Hunter Chaney said of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang that will be landing at the airport...
Rare birds will grace the sky at Fly-In - Northern Star | DON'T be surprised if you arrive at Evans Head Aerodrome on Sat-urday and feel like you're on a Second World War movie set. This weekend's Great Eastern Fly-In will showcase legendary warbirds like the P-51 Mustang completing low-altitude flyovers as if they were on a strafing run...
Famed WWII aviator, 92, is laid to rest - Smith Mountain Eagle | Overstreet clenched the controls of a P-51C Mustang fighter plane, dubbed the Berlin Express, in hot pursuit of a German Messerschmitt 109G right into the heart of the French capitol and beneath the arches of the Eiffel Tower....
The Plane That Saved Britain - Channel4 | ...While the names Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane have passed into legend, the De Havilland Mosquito languishes in relative obscurity. But, for Arthur, the 'Wooden Wonder' is the plane that saved Britain....
Ruffled feathers over future of the Spruce Goose - CNBC.com | In McMinnville, Ore., the financial troubles of a private aviation services company are causing big headaches for the museum that is home to Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules, the flying boat better known as the Spruce Goose. On Dec. 
31, Evergreen International Airlines, a subsidiary of troubled Evergreen International Aviation, filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The possible demise of the cargo carrier has tourists, aviation buffs and many in the museum world concerned about the fate of the affiliated Evergreen Air & Space Museum....
Zonta Club to celebrate A. Earhart - Beloit Daily News | It comes as little surprise that famed aviator Amelia Earhart belonged to the Zonta International organization. After all, the Zontians are all about supporting and promoting the efforts of women. Earhart was all about women breaking stereotypes and pursuing their dreams....
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 series - The Aero Experience | Recent posts covering FedEx Airbus A300, Grand Caravan, Dreams of Summer Barbeque with The Cross-Country Cookout, and the ICON Aircraft A5 Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) Amphibian
Rememberances: Thomas V. Jones Helped Northrop Take Off - Wall Street Journal | In three decades as chief executive and chairman, Thomas V. Jones transformed Northrop Corp. from a faltering aerospace subcontractor into one of the leading manufacturers of military aircraft, including the F-5 and F-18 fighter jets and the bat-winged B-2 stealth bomber...
Ga. unit celebrates 50 years with anniversary open house - CAP | GEORGIA -- The Sandy Springs Cadet Squadron recently hosted about 75 Civil Air Patrol members and guests for a special 50th anniversary open house at its headquarters at ...
Aviation Photography Workshop At Stallion 51 · Warbirds News | 3G Aviation Media has begun a series of workshops to teach the skills necessary to pull off a successful sunset or sunrise static photo shoot. As stated by 3G, the mission of these workshops is: To provide attendees an opportunity to learn, plan, execute and develop as photographers in a small-group environment while working with first-rate aviation subjects...
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Women in Corporate Aviation announces 2014 Spring Scholarships - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), the premier non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation, has announced its 2014 Spring Scholarships, which will be presented during the 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL on March 8, 2014. WCA members may apply by January 19, 2014...
High schools invited to compete in aviation design challenge - AOPA Pilot | In 2013, teams from high schools in Michigan and Minnesota built two aircraft, which were flown to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. AOPA Pilot chronicled their two-week build (“Young Blood,” October 2013). “After seeing the incredible success of the ...
US Commitment To ISS Extended Until At Least 2024 - Aero-News Network | Obama Administration 'Hopeful' That International Community Will Follow Suit | As more than 30 heads of space agencies from around the world prepare to gather in Washington January 9-10 for an unprecedented summit on the future of space exploration, the White House issued a news release saying that the Obama Administration has approved an extension of the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2024...
Thursday, December 26, 2013
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Local Hero: Excitement soars as Flathead graduate visits air-show organizers - Daily Inter Lake | Excitement about next summer’s Mountain Madness 2014 Airshow began to soar Monday as Capt. Jason Curtis stopped in to visit with show organizers. Curtis, a Flathead High School graduate and member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, is home for a couple of days over the Christmas holiday before heading out for a Thunderbirds flyover during the Rose Bowl parade on New Year’s Day. “Man, we are excited as anything to be coming back to the valley,” Curtis said. “This is a special treat for the entire Thunderbirds team.”...
Aviation buffs of Condor Squadron keep vintage WWII aircraft flying - Los Angeles Times | On the west side of Van Nuys Airport it's like World War II never ended. Vintage propeller planes once flown by U.S. Navy, Army Air Forces and Royal Air Force pilots are parked wingtip to wingtip along the taxiway. Nearby buildings are painted in camouflage. The sound of swing music sometimes drifts across the tarmac, and olive drab flight jackets are de rigueur...
Navy aviator surprises family Christmas morning - abc13.com | HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Navy aviator is back home with his wife and three children just in time for Christmas. They were not expecting him home. But he arranged it so it would be a surprise. And our cameras were rolling to see it all unfold...
Living History Day slated at Pacific Aviation Museum · General Aviation News Staff | HONOLULU — History comes alive at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, when 
visitors can experience the people, the aircraft, and the stories of Pacific aviation “stars”— from the early years of flight to today’s space age. The event is free to museum members and free with museum admission. For those who become a museum member that day, the event is also free...
Museum slates Open Cockpit Day · General Aviation News Staff | WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn. will hold its next Open Cockpit Day on Sunday, Jan. 19. On that day, visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion flight simulator and two static flight simulators. Aircraft include the P-47 Thunderbolt, the North American F-100 Super Sabre, a DC-3 airliner, several helicopters and more...
One more payment will settle Spruce Goose title - McMinnville News-Register | Evergreen Aviation Museum of McMinnville and the Aero Club of Southern California agree that one more payment is required before the Aero Club will relinquish legal ownership of Howard Hughes' famous wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose...
Italian Reggiane RE.2000 Update · Warbirds News | Few weeks ago we reported the successful rescue of an Italian Re.2000 which had sunk in the waters of Portovenere (La Spezia) in 1943 . The operation was carried out for free by the company Micoperi (the same company which has completed he straightening of the cruise ship Costa Concordia).The Falco, originally discovered in April 2012, was about twenty feet deep and it crashed off the Liguria coast during a training mission...
Too Hot to Handle: McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat - Air & Space Magazine | Damn Continental 
engines. No matter how advanced an airframe is, and the McDonnell XP-67 was plenty advanced, you can’t fly a fighter fast and hard if its engines are the product of one of the biggest weapons-procurement boondoggles of World War II...
Winter Arrives for Old and Cold Warriors at St. Louis Museum of Transportation By Fred Harl, The Aero Experience | Winter in the Midwest is difficult to predict, and a distance of just a few miles can make the difference between a foot or an inch of snow. On a recent foray north following a significant snowfall, it was a little easier to catch the aircraft outside of the St. Louis Museum of Transportation with just a few inches of snow for this photo shoot. Although mostly a haven for historic trains, the museum also features two aircraft...
New details about the epic B-52 mission to rescue a Cessna in Alaska - The Aviationist | As we reported few weeks ago, on Nov. 10, two B-52s, launched from Minot and Barksdale AFB for a training mission, flew hundreds of miles off course to give assistance to a Cessna plane that had lost radio contact with Anchorage Air Traffic Control Center in bad weather, over Alaska. While all the details about the successful rescue mission were released by the U.S. Air Force and can be found here, little was known about the mission the two Buffs were flying when they received the distress call...
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Too Ugly to Print in a Magazine - Air & Space Magazine | Four aircraft so ugly they could only be published on the web...
Book Review: Unknown Rider by Major Scott D. Anderson, USAF By Carmelo Turdo, The Aero Experience | ...Unknown Rider is the fictional manifestation of Major Scott D. Anderson's experience of achieving the title, "Fighter Pilot." Anderson sums up his writing process in the Acknowledgements page: "When I was training to fly the F-16 at Kingsley Field in Oregon, each evening, after a day of flying fighters, I sat down and typed a little bit of this book...All I had to do was invent a few characters, put them in an airplane, and make them the...
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Blue Angels air show draws tens of thousands - Pensacola News Journal | As temperature on the tarmac soared this afternoon, Elizabeth Key and her two young daughters retreated to the shade of a parked airplane to watch stunt pilots at the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show. Key, a military wife, sat and slurped snow cones ...
This weekend's air show a new kind of homecoming for two Blue Angels - Pensacola News Journal | Blue Angels pilot Maj. Brent Stevens is the pilot of the No. 4 Jet, or slot position. He will be flying his final two Blues shows during this weekend's homecoming airshow a Pensacola Naval Air Station on Friday and Saturday...
Taking on 9 G's in a Thunderbird, High Above Florida - NBC 6 Miami | I grew up going to the Wings Over Homestead Air Show with my family. I marveled at the great majesty of these jets that did “cool tricks,” manned by those who protected our country. My brother and I would sit on the roof and watch the red, white and ...
Air show gets city's name - Charlotte Observer | The annual Monroe air show this weekend has a new name, "Warbirds over Monroe," to better tie the event to the city, which covers all expenses now.
Salute to Military Service weekend - Houston Chronicle | ... Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle. The Salute to Military Service weekend will feature military demonstrations including the Golden Knights Parachute Jump Team and the U.S. Coast Guard, training exercises, military vehicles and entertainment. View ...
Photorecon Members Published in Warbird Digest Magazine by Joe Kates - Photorecon | A few weeks before the 2012 Reno Air Races I was contacted by the Editor of Warbird Digest magazine to 
explore how Photorecon could help out with the upcoming Reno issue. After catching my breath and coming back to earth I said YES, we would be honored to help with the Reno coverage. As the owner of Photorecon I contacted several of our contributors and set...
READER SUBMITTED: 'Women Take Flight' New England Air Museum - Hartford Courant | 4, meet more than 20 extraordinary women who have pioneered new careers for women in aviation and aerospace engineering! Discover the opportunities women now have working in the aviation and aerospace industries while seeing examples of their ...
The Medal of Honor(s) Marine F/A 18 by Douglas Aguillard - Photorecon | A few weeks ago, I was photographing the U.S. Marines VMFAT-101 “The Sharp-shooters” squadron at a civilian airport outside of San Diego, when I noticed an all white F/A-18 with no markings on the plane.VMFAT-101 is a Fighter training squadron, based out of MCAS Miramar, and during their lunch break, I asked several of the pilots about the odd paint...
70 year old carrier pigeon mystery almost solved — what was the urgent message to Bomber Command in WW II? from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Command in WW II? <>><>><><><><> Most of the information in this post comes from a thorough article written by Mr. Alan Cowell of The New York Times. The report appeared in the 2 November 2012 issue and is entitled, “Memo [...]
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Museum? from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MONTGOMERY AL- Ohio and Alabama have a wealth of aviation history in common. Both have ongoing efforts for a
Wright Brothers history museum. Both museum plans were close but neither off the ground. For years, Nick Engler tried to work a museum deal in Dayton but now has his sights set to take flight elsewhere with reproductions of early gliders and airplanes. For years, Montgomery has...
Video + CoolPix: Aero Telemetry Starts Carving 20 Foot Wingspan Spruce Goose! from AirPigz by Martt | Today marks the 65th anniversary since Howard Hughes made the one and only flight in the fascinating 320 foot (and 11 inch) wingspan Hughes H-4 'Hercules' - or Spruce Goose as we've always known it. That makes a pretty cool day to find out about a new project by the guys at Aero Telemetry. If you don't know about the off-the-scale cool stuff done by...
No Plane No Gain Proclaims Alabama Governor for GA Appreciation from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Gov. Robert Bentley recently proclaimed October 2012 as GA Appreciation Month, making Alabama the 46th state to recognize the value of general aviation since the beginning of the No Plane No Gain campaign, which is sponsored by NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association...
Watch a Hurricane Hunter’s WC-130J plane fly into Sandy superstorm from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following interesting video shows aircrew assigned to the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, fly a USAF WC-130J into storm Sandy off the East Coast of the United States on Oct. 29...
Baumgartner Documentary, Space Dive, Airs from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A documentary, Space Dive, will air beginning this weekend (Nov. 4), detailing Felix Baumgartner's journey to a successful world record freefall jump with the corporate support of Red Bull and the mentoring of previous record holder, Col. Joe Kittinger. The one hour thirty minute program pulls highlights from Baumgartner's years of training and includes previously unreleased footage from cameras mounted on his suit as he passed the speed of sound. It also details Baumgartner's claustrophobic reaction to his pressure suit and complications that could have caused the team to abort. Check BBC and National Geographic channels for local programming times (announced times listed after the jump).
UPDATE 1-Last NASA space shuttle becomes museum piece - Reuters | A prototype shuttle, Enterprise, was given to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. Delaware North is designing a $100 million exhibit scheduled to open in July 2013 to showcase Atlantis and educate the public about the shuttle program.
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Blue Angels Back Seat Ride--The Ride of a Lifetime! - Jeff Bergosh Blog | ...I was nominated to fly with the Blue Angels in late 2010, and my original flight was cancelled in the spring of 2011 after a safety-stand-down was announced for the Blue Angels team. I had thought my flight was permanently cancelled until I received a call this past September from NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, asking if I “still wanted to go on a flight. “ Of course the answer was a YES!...
Cherish flies with Air National Guard - WALA-TV FOX10 | You'll get to see one of them at the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show this weekend! It's an Extra 300L aerobatic aircraft, and the very talented pilot is Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt with the Air National Guard. Lieutenant Colonel Klatt promised to ...
Veteran reminisces on own service at Blue Angels' airshow - WALA-TV FOX10 | Veteran reminisces on own service at Blue Angels' airshow. PENSACOLA NAS, Fla. (WALA) - The Blue Angels' air shows draw crowds for a ...
Vintage warbirds and more at Saturday's Aviation Day - The News-Press | Vintage warbirds and more at Saturday's Aviation Day. 12:14 PM, Nov. 2, 2012
Tricolor arrows in flight celebrates national unity - Translated | ...The aircraft overflying the National Acrobatic Patrol, expected around 9 am, will take place simultaneously with the deposition by the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano of a laurel wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in memory of the fallen and dispersed of all wars....
The Memphis Belle movie star aircraft flies to Jacksonville this weekend - Florida Times-Union | Instead, you can fly the restored Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that was used in the 1990 film of the same name from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with ground tours available through 5 p.m. 
The plane is part of the Liberty Foundation's 2012 ...
NBAA 2012 Photo Gallery | Photos from the convention floor at NBAA 2012 in Orlando, Florida.
A modified Dayton-Wright USD-9A became, in 1921, the first... from x planes | A modified Dayton-Wright USD-9A became, in 1921, the first aircraft to feature a...
Tuskegee Airman Col Carter to Speak at Patriot's Association Luncheon from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | GADSDEN ALABAMA- Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene "Gene" Carter (USAF Ret.), one of the few remaining famous Tuskegee Airmen, will speak at the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots Hall of Honor Luncheon on Wednesday, November 7 at the Gadsden Convention Hall. "It is awesome to get someone of that caliber to be our speaker; someone who has actually flown 77 combat missions," said Gadsden Etowah Patriots Association President, Rick Vaughan, "He is a...
New home for early 'Air Force One'? - AOPA Pilot | In 1980, a call from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum alerted Christler that his “spares” Constellation was a former presidential aircraft. In the years to come, Christler would team up with his son, Lockie, and other family members to ...
Video: First Public Run of Seattle World Cruiser Liberty Engine from Antique Airfield News | The Lincoln-built Liberty engine for the Seattle World Cruiser project, a reproduction of the 1924 around the world flight Douglas World Cruisers, ran for the first time in public Friday morning. Here's a 
video of the event...
“Wiley Post shows off his inflated full-pressure suit in... from x planes | “Wiley Post shows off his inflated full-pressure suit in front of the Winnie Mae. Note the wingnut on Post’s shoulder, just behind the helmet. The...
Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies - Jalopnik | Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies Did you see The Aviator? Then. Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies. Did you see The Aviator? Then you know the story of the Spruce Goose, the flying boat built by billionaire Howard Hughes...
Three generations of aviators merge at Winging Ceremony - Santa Rosa Press Gazette | Ensign Gerald Batchelder receives his Wings of Gold from his mother, Connie, as his father, Capt. Bret Batchelder looks on during the Training Air Wing FIVE winging ceremony Oct. 26. The pin represents Batchelder's newly designated status as a Naval ...
Fly like a fighter: Backup to the backup - AOPA Pilot | While instructing in the T-38 at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., I was able to fly in a variety of weather conditions. One particular mission was an intermediate phase two-ship formation student sortie. The weather at our home base wasn't great ...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.
Unfriendly F-22 Fire By Mark Thompson |
...Niemi was one of the first 10 Air Force pilots tapped to fly the fifth-generation fighter on Dec. 11, 2001, two months after 9/11. ”When there are only 10 pilots in the entire Air Force that get selected for a chance like this, there has to be luck involved,” he said at the time....
Women in Corporate Aviation Awards Scholarships from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Scholarship awards may have been the headliner for the annual Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) NBAA luncheon, but networking was definitely the theme of what is becoming one of the more prominent little meetings taking place within this one big meeting of...
Wichita Aero Club establishes new scholarship - Bizjournals.com | Wichita Aero Club logo. The Wichita Aero Club this week announced the creation of the Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship, which will provide $2,000 to a student with an interest in pursuing a degree or professional certification in an aviation-related field...
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls to retirement - CBS News | The long-awaited move marked the last time a space shuttle would be seen in motion, following similar museum runs for the prototype shuttle Enterprise, now on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City; the shuttle Discovery, on ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Victorious Victory Junction from US Army Golden Knights by ddixon | Members of the US Army 
Parachute Team, Golden Knights Gold Demonstration Team made a surprise jump Wednesday, June 27th for an extremely special group of campers. Camp counselors, teachers, volunteers and hundreds of exuberant children attending the annual summer camp at Victory Junction gathered in a circle around the center of the camp....
Organizers call weekend air show a great success - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Approximately 65000 people attended this weekend's Service Credit Union Boston Portsmouth Air Show, according to a preliminary estimate of attendance released by organizers....
VIDEO: Blue Angels Soar Over Seacoast - Patch.com | The Boston-Portsmouth Air Show was held this weekend.
Breckenridge 4th of July Brings First Ever Airshow - Mtn Town Views | With the cancellation of fireworks just about every where in the state you can still look up to see something exciting in the air this 4th of July! Breckenridge is bringing Rower Airshows and Wild Horse Aviation to present Breckenridge, Colorado’s first ever airshow at 11:30 a.m. on July 4, 2012. Pilots intend to perform at over 10,000 feet above sea level for what they say will be the world’s highest airshow.
Rare Ju 52 Makes Brief Stop in Oshkosh from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | The 1939 RIMOWA Junkers Ju 52 tri-motor airplane that will be on display at AirVenture in three weeks paid a short visit to Oshkosh just after noon on Saturday, June 30 - a planned waypoint on its journey across America to the West Coast.
Wings Of Freedom Coming To Salina - KSAL | A sight seldom seen since the 1940's, the Wings of Freedom tour is scheduled to stop Salina with circa WWII aircraft including the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" Heavy Bomber and P-51 ...
Hodson pilots KSU to 2nd in 4-day air race - Marion County Record | Tonya Hodson, formerly of Marion, and co-pilot Nicole Lordemann placed second in the collegiate division of the 4000 nautical mile cross-country Air Race Classic, an all-female competition honoring women in aviation. “It was four straight days of drive ...
Dear Amelia… from Amelia Earhart | 75 years ago today, Amelia Earhart embarked upon her final flight… a flight that would go down in the world’s history as one of the most calculated risks, most 
beautiful adventures and most confounding mysteries. She blew the mind’s of her critics, she dared to dream in a way that provoked others to stare, wide eyed and excited. Amelia made others question their daily lives, asking themselves the burning question of what they could do to feel that alive! Her graceful demeanor, quiet confidence and sheer focus is what allowed her to leave her mark. This is why, 75 years later, we search for her. We search for her wreckage in hopes of putting to rest the life of a woman who knew how to go for it… big time....
Local women aviators pay tribute to Amelia Earhart - St. Louis Beacon | Libby Yunger, president of the local chapter, has researched Earhart extensively for talks she gives to area groups about the history of women in aviation. “I am interested in Amelia because she is such a modern woman,'' Yunger said. “She was not the ...
A handful of Aces at Oakland museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | "A Handful of Aces," a symposium discussion with four surviving World War II combat fighter pilots, will be held Saturday, July 7, at Oakland Aviation Museum at Oakland International Airport in California. Q&A session and autograph signing will follow the symposium, which is scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. Cost: $35 per person (non-members); $25 per person for members...
Last ‘Spruce Goose’ crewmember passes away from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | John Hayes Glenn, the last crewmember of the one and only flight of the Hughes Hercules HK1, "Spruce Goose," passed away June 20. He was 94...
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An Aviator's Last Father's Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | ...One of the most cherished aviation memories of my dad involves the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). He and I were very fortunate to spend some quality aviation time together at AirVenture 2010. Since he was already too frail for the kind of walking required to see everything, a golf cart piloted by me became his magic carpet. Like every visitor, he was awestruck by the aviation wonderland he saw as we whirred around the grounds. We offered a lift to many, who gave us a lift in return by sharing their own aviation stories....
Rare "dual unrelated engine failures" caused Virginia Beach F-18 crash. from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The Navy on Monday blamed a
rare two-engine mechanical failure for the April crash of an F/A-18D fighter into a Virginia apartment complex that caused minor injuries...
MAFFS-equipped C-130 crashes in South Dakota from Air Force Link Top Stories | At approximately 6 p.m. MDT July 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 aircraft supporting firefighting missions crashed in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The aircraft was supporting the efforts against the White Draw Fire....
A-10 first aircraft to use alcohol-based fuel from Air Force Link Top Stories | On June 28, the 40th Flight Test Squadron made history here flying the first aircraft to use a new fuel blend derived from alcohol. "The A-10 is the first aircraft ever to fly on this fuel," said Jeff Braun, Chief for the Air Force Alternative Fuel Certification Division, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio...
An AvGeek Day Out In A Kansas Field … Now This Is Fun! from Flying With Fish | ...There is nothing quite as fun as watching a Bombardier Challenger 604 being stripped, standing inside an engine cowling, sitting in old Boeing 727-100 first class seats … complete with an AirPhone, crawling through an old cut up DC-8 or climbing in the complete stripped shell of a carcass of an Embraer E-170 that over ran an runway before being scrapped. Crawling through a Republic of Liberia aircraft and stepping into an Air Malawi plane, where else would one get to do this?...
Stuck Mic AvCast: Flyabout Interview from Toriaflies | A great documentary + a great podcast = one great interview!
Parachuting from 120000 feet - Boing Boing | From Air & Space (Jay Nemeth photo):
“Basically we want to instrument Felix just like he was an airplane,” says Jon Clark, a former NASA space shuttle crew surgeon and Stratos' medical director. Baumgartner will be wearing a physiological monitoring... A Plan For Airships That Might Finally Take Off from POPSCI |Sky Captain and the World of Today | "Some kids wanted to be firefighters," Igor Pasternak says. "I always thought about blimps." Pasternak grew up in Lviv, Ukraine, near a weather station. When he was six, he convinced the Soviet meteorologists there to let him launch one of their balloons. "I was hooked," he says. "I wanted to build airships." We are standing in the vast wood-beamed hangar where one such vessel, a 400-foot-long "variable buoyancy functional cargo airship" called the Aeroscraft, is being assembled. The looming aluminum and ...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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First responders to Reno Air Races crash honored: 'These are the faces of heroes' - RGJ | Nearly two months after a modified World War II aircraft crashed into the tarmac near the spectators during the Reno National Championship Air Races, the first responders who reacted that day were honored by the Reno City Council on Wednesday. Those first responders included two dozen members of the Reno Fire Department as well as many others with Reno Police Department, REMSA and 11 other organizations. With the help of bystanders who had medical and first-responder training, they...
U.S. Navy Blue Angels - FB page | Video: Take a look at the joint effort- The Black Daggers and the Blue Angels!
'Rogue Aviator' author to sign book at Stuart Air Show - TCPalm | By news release STUART — Author Ace Abbott will join the 8th Air Force Historical Society at the Stuart Air Show to present, sell, and sign "The Rogue Aviator." The book is a memoir of the tumultuous aviation career of a fun-loving, free-spirited, ...
Extra 300L aircraft accident in Chile kills Halcones of a pilot - Translated | The Chilean Air Force said on its website on Wednesday, November 9, during a training flight in the area of El Bosque Air Base, in an accident with an aircraft of the High Acrobatics Squad Halcones, died Lieutenant ( A) Cristian Andres Padilla Bravo, a member of the Air Demonstration Squadron of the façade. The pilot was on board an aircraft of Halcones Extra 300L, which has two years of flying experience with the aircraft, and was more than 10 years on the facade....
New Executive Director Named for the Salinas Airshow - KION46 | Salinas, Calif. A new Executive Director has been named for the California International Airshow Salinas. Long time airshow volunteer, Bruce Adams, will assume the role being vacated by Harry Wardwell. Adams is the Vice President of Central Coast Federal Credit Union and has been a volunteer for the Airshow since 2005. "It is an honor to serve such an iconic event as the California International Airshow", said Adams....
Tuskegee Airmen story delivered to Wash. school from Air Force Times - News by The Daily
Herald via AP | EVERETT, Wash. — Some stories inspire others to overcome adversity. Eisenhower Middle School students heard a story like that Wednesday, when two members of the Sam Bruce chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen visited the school. The Tuskegee Airmen were trained in Tuskegee, Ala., to become fighter pilots in World War II. They were the first black aviators in the U.S. armed forces...VETERANS DAY REMEMBERED - zwire | ...Finishing gunnery training in March 1944, Laughery was assigned to a B-17 crew, which consisted of 10 men. They were immediately sent to Alexandria, Louisiana for final crew training....
Veterans Day Salute: Belly gunner Fred Piper called back to service - Verde Independent | Cottonwood's Fred Piper has gotten a call. Now 86, Fred vividly remembers the narrow view through that belly gun turret on his B-17 when he was 19 years old. He proudly wears a jacket commemorating the bomb runs into Germany territory, and some close calls....
Wal-mart lends support to Montana Honor Flight - Smartbrief | 100 World War II veterans wanting to travel to Washington, D.C., in April to visit “their” World War II Memorial received significant support Wednesday from the West End Walmart...
Video: The Aviators - Goodyear Blimp from AOPA Live: Latest videos
Preserving The “Spruce Goose” – The Warbird Rescue Hour from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | Live – Thursday – 8pm (EASTERN) | Podcast posted next day | WARBIRD RADIO – The Warbird Rescue guys are back this Thursday at 8pm (EASTERN) with an all new show. Stewart Bailey from the Evergreen Air Museum joins the guys with news on the preservation of the Hughes H-4 “Hercules”. Tune in and joins the conversation by using the contact info posted below. Thanks for listening! [...]
Air Race: 1951 - shorpy.com | A race from Santa Ana, Calif., to Detroit, Mich. Ladies only.DH 89a Dragon Rapide, B.E.A., Old Warden - Short Finals Blog | Building on the commercial success of the De Havilland DH 84 Dragon, and filling the need for a faster, more capable aircraft, De Havilland came up with the DH 89 Dragon Six – sometimes called the Dragon Rapide, and later just Rapide – the prototype first flying in April 1934. With its DH Gipsy Major 6 engines of 200hp, and capable of carrying eight passengers, it was an instant success in the civil market. The De Havilland factory at Hatfield was soon occupied with orders...
Auckland business taking off restoring warplanes - The Aucklander | Then I came to Auckland from Rotorua and started working on what was the first warbird, the first major plane owned by an
Auckland syndicate. "It's a very small group who are mostly fascinated by World War II planes. Even today those planes provide ...“WB771 Victor 1st prototype Farnborough 1953” (via this great album) - X planes
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Blue Angels give teacher ride of his life - WJXT Jacksonville | As the Blue Angels are set to perform this weekend at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Centennial of Naval Aviation Air Show, they helped make the wishes of a local teacher come true. The Blue Angels offered Patrick Stitz the opportunity to fly with ...
Warriors and Warbirds Air Show - 1110 AM WBT | Warriors and Warbirds, Inc. and the City of Monroe welcomes you to look forward to this year's airshow! Join WBT onsite for the fun and excitement!! Warriors and Warbirds was formed to preserve the history of aviation, to serve as an educational tool for the community, and to...
Jacqueline Cochran Air Show set for Saturday in Thermal - The Desert Sun | Military warplanes and aerobatic pilots will take to the sky from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday during the eighth annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport at 56-850 Higgins Drive in Thermal. Featured performances include ...
World Air Race likely in Mumbai next year - Daily News & Analysis | Organisers of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, Austrian Trade Commission and Red Bull Air Race company met Maharashtra Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal yesterday and made a presentation about the event. They told the minister that races are ...
UCRA may break even with airshow - Cookeville Herald Citizen | While the final numbers for the September Upper Cumberland Airshow are still not in, Airport Manager Jim Kmet estimates that the airport will come close to breaking even in comparing costs to revenues. "We've got $2500 that we're waiting for from ...
Goodrich to Showcase Military and Civil Aviation Technologies at Dubai Airshow ... - Sacramento Bee | Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) will showcase a range of advanced civil and military technologies at the Dubai Airshow, which takes place from November 13 to 17, 2011. The Goodrich advanced DB-110 sensor is a focus of the ...
Remembrance at the Museum this November from RAF Museum London News | As befits November the Royal Air Force Museum London will be holding a series of events and ceremonies dedicated to the act of Remembrance. On Friday 11th of November, the Museum will be holding a simple Remembrance Ceremony by the Lancaster in Bomber Hall starting at 10.55am. On Remembrance Sunday the museum will be inviting members of the public to hold a two minutes silence; whilst on 12th and the 13th we will be holding an activity for younger children exploring the theme of Remembrance: 'Lest We Forget' where children...
"Flying Tigers" exhibit dedicated at Pacific Aviation Museum - KHON | A new exhibit was dedicated tonight at the Pacific Aviation Museum in honor of pilots who protected the skies over China during World War II. 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 Boeing Bee by Paul Tannahill | Since restoration began on the aircraft in 1991, the Museum of Flights rare B-17F "Boeing Bee," has been for the most part, inaccessible to the general public, largely viewable only by special appointment. (Paul Tannahill)One of the most iconic aircraft of WWII is the B-17. And nowhere is this...
Vintage Beechcraft Staggerwing Restoration By Rebecca Reeb | (Tom Carter)In a small, unassuming hangar at French Valley Airport in Temecula, Calif., a group of four people ministrate to Beechcraft Staggerwings. Currently there are two Beeches awaiting the final
completion of work items. One airplane had not flown in more than ten years so there... "Almost on Top" UCAP #260 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Duct Tape Redux... a quality stroke... Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 28, 2011
A New Biography for Young Readers: The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont from Featured by S. Mark Rhodes | Santos-Dumont helped make aviation into a spectator sport in the early 20th century (Abrams)Alberto Santos-Dumont is the most influential early aviation pioneer you (probably) never heard of; equally urbane and enigmatic, Santos-Dumont lived like a character out of a Jules Verne novel, taking his flying machines out to shop, have coffee (with his good friend Louis Cartier with whom he helped develop one of the first popular wristwatches) or for a quick trip around the Eiffel Tower....
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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First Blue Angels plane arrives in Great Falls - KRTV Great Falls News | The skies above Great Falls are about to get pretty exciting, as the US Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration began arriving on Wednesday. The first of seven F/A-18 fighter jets flew in this morning, with the rest of the team scheduled to arrive in ...
Japanese Zero and aerobatic airshow headline Wings and Wheels Spectacular at Owls Head - Midcoast Beacon | High-speed aerobatics, classic cars, high-wheel bicycles and military aircraft will highlight the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s most impressive show of the summer on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-7. The annual Wings & Wheels Spectacular is the museum’s longest-running event, now celebrating its 36th season. This year’s Aerobatic Air Show will be held 1:30 to 3 p.m. both days and feature high-speed ...
Air show returns to Saskatoon - StarPhoenix | Auto Clearing Motor Speedway is getting ready to host Saskatoon's revamped and relaunched air show. After last summer's quiet sky, the Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show will be reborn Aug. 6-7 as the Cameco Canada Remembers Festival for ...
MCAS Miramar Releases Air Show App - ASB | Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is introducing its official app of the 2011 Miramar Air Show. Designed for both the iPhone and iPad, this app provides an interactive tour for fans of all ages. Air show photos, videos and detailed history are included regarding performers such as the Blue Angels, as well as displays, pilots, schedule, FAQs, site map and more. ...
Picturing Flight: A Look Back at the 2011 Vectren Dayton Air Show - TippNews DAILY | The best view of an air show is always atop daddy's shoulders. Spectators braved temperatures of 98 degrees in the shade to see world-class aerial acrobatics. After displaying the utmost precision in the air, Thunderbirds pilots celebrate on the ground ...
The sky's the limit at Flying Club Airshow and Picnic - The Daily Grafton | ... and even pit their birds against each other in combat games over the fields off River St. in Holden — and this coming Sunday the club is inviting residents to enjoy a day of fun and flight at their 4th Annual Airshow and Picnic. ...
Tsunami Air Racing -- Rebuilding A Legacy - Classic Aero-TV | It was one of the most aggressive efforts to energize American air racing... an one of its greatest tragedies... Tsunami, the first original homebuilt unlimited racer built since 1939, was designed for speed record ...
Tuskegee Stearman from AOPA Live: Latest videos | Tuskegee Stearman thumbnail An Air Force captain discovers his Stearman has a unique history, which he is going to share with the world. ...
Crashed WWII aircraft located in Lake Muskoka - Vancouverite | BRACEBRIDGE ON – The wreckage of a World War two fighter plane and personal effects of its missing airmen which crashed over Lake Muskoka in 1940 were discovered Monday by a special police underwater search and recovery unit. The initial discovery was ...
The Spruce Goose: Evergreen Museum's Crown Jewel - Aero-TV | After his death, Hughes' holding company, Summa Corporation, donated the aircraft to the non-profit organization Aero Club of Southern California where it remained displayed adjacent to the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach ...
Life in limbo leads Alberta Aviation Museum director to indefinite leave - Edmonton Journal | Tom Hinderks, executive director for the Alberta Aviation Museum Association and the Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre, sits in the cockpit of a Canadian Forces F-86 Mk-1 Sabre jet at the ...
VIDEO - First F-35C Catapult Launch from Ares
100 Years of Ladies Taking Flight: Local women pilots carry on proud aviation ... - Wet Mountain Tribune | Flying with her feet, Jessica Cox became the first person without arms to earn a sport pilot certificate which also got her into the Guinness world Book of Records. In 1942, US women flew military aircraft and created Women Air Force Service Pilots, ...
Mark Perez of Westfield on quest to preserve memory of 2 Air Force pilots killed in 1952 airshow crash - masslive.com | ... Danell was a veteran F-86 pilot who received numerous citations including the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Korean War. Stevens, also a recipient of the Flying Cross, was a veteran P-47 Thunderbolt pilot during the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II, according to Perez’ research. ...
Ken Borek Air from AirSpace | Kenn Borek Air Ltd. started with a vision by one man ... Kenn Borek. Born and raised on a farm in Stettler, AB, Borek has been described as a true pioneer. Starting with one tractor in 1955 - Borek cleared land for farmers in the Peace Country and worked with the oil industry pulling water trucks, supplies, cutting seismic lines and site preparation for drill rigs. ...
EAA announces Young Eagles program will expand to include adults - Examiner.com | The Young Eagles 'graduates' span over 90 countries, aided in experiencing flight by over 42000 volunteer pilots. The program has been a huge success, surpassing its goal of 1 million young eagles flown faster than anticipated. ...
Watch Out! International Space Station To Crash Into The Pacific After 2020 Retirement from TechCrunch | ... The ISS will eventually follow the path blazed by Skylab and MIR and fall to Earth. The intent is to have it crash harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean. However, as Australia will confess that, plans don’t always work out. See Skylab history. ...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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B-17 Flying Fortress to make local visit - El Dorado News-Times
The El Dorado Airport Commission and the South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field are gearing up for the second visit of the B-17 Flying Fortress ...
photo via EAA
Aluminum Overcast Tour Schedule - EAA
Cocoa Beach Air Show: Pictorial Review Part 2 - Jason Rhian
While yesterday’s segment was filled with images of parachutes and sky-divers – today is all about the jets. Lots of them. While there was a couple flyovers by a C-17 Globemaster – the real stars of the show were the fighters. ...
Veteran test pilot to make special appearance at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Rocketplane Global Vice President and Chief Test Pilot Paul Metz will present "From Weasels to Raptors: A Test Pilot's Story" on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Metz, who has spent more than 37 years and 7,000 flying hours in over 70 different types of aircraft, will discuss how combat was fought in the F-105G "Wild Weasel" during the Vietnam War, with many personal photos and stories never published or provided to the public before. He will also speak about the many test airplanes he has flown, ranging from a Russian biplane to the newest fighters in the U.S. inventory. ...
WW2 - The Second World War: RAF Bomber Command Stations of WW2 by ritsonvaljos
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, RAF East Kirkby (Used with permission) The above map (printed on a tea towel) shows the RAF Bomber Command Stations of the Second World War. The 93 Stations, mostly in East or South East England ...
From FenceCheck Forums
Military Aircraft at Fort Smith Regional Airport
Military Aircraft at Williams-Gateway Airport
Abby hoping for Royal treatment - Abbotsford Times
The relationship between the Abbotsford Airshow Society and the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce has been ...
B-2 Spirit Video Gallery from MILAVIA Updates
Added video gallery for the Northrop-Grumman B-2A Spirit stealth bomber.
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster (1945) by airboyd
The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft, designed for a high top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two engines within the fuselage driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers mounted at the tail, leaving the wing and fuselage clean and free of drag-inducing protrusions. Two prototype ...
On this day in 1947, a prototype heavy transport aircraft called the Hughes H-1 Hercules made its one and only flight over the waters of Long Beach, California.
Five years earlier the world was at war and famed industrialist and builder of "Liberty" ships Henry Kaiser saw a need for a fleet of giant flying transports that the U.S. could use to safely move troops and materials across the Atlantic. Kaiser approached one of the wealthiest men in the world, Howard Hughes, with his idea. Together they formed the ...
Alaska Town Rolls Out Remarkable Support for New Build A Plane Project from Aviation Blogs
Talkeetna, Alaska, sits at the front door of Denali National Park and has a legendary history of aviation. When residents learned of a proposed new Build A Plane program where local high school students combine classroom learning with hands-on efforts to build a real airplane, word spread
through the town immediately.“Once we announced we were going to start a Build A Plane project, we began getting an amazing number of offers from lots and lots of people who wanted to help or contribute in some way,” says ...
“How an airport helped save a town,” Greg’s December Flying Carpet column & photos
from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog
“What’s that smoke?” I wondered, startled, as I strode to meet friends at a downtown Flagstaff music festival. At first no one else seemed to notice the plume billowing overhead — I guess it’s a pilot’s nature to peer continually upward — but sidewalk crowds soon began gathering to snap cell-phone photos.
There was a perverse beauty to this gargantuan column of soot piercing a cobalt sky, and I found myself craving my own camera to photograph orange-and-white air tankers and helicopters swarming to attack under a vivid midday moon. ...
Flyabout, One Movie, Two Perspectives from Jetwhine
Editor Notes: Being based in the Midwest, Chicago in particular, makes the name Siskel and Ebert and the Movies legendary when it comes to chatter about film. While neither Scott nor I are will even attempt to compare ourselves to that dynamic celluloid duo, we still need a little fun now and again with the movies we do watch.We are both still attempting to figure out which of us is the Siskel and which the Ebert of this team. ...
WorldFlight: driving virtual airspace to the max from Roger-Wilco
On a sunny, crisp Sunday morning in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1990s, Matt Sheil raised the gear of his light twin and called Departure. With little traffic, he received clearance direct Sydney, his home town. Matt pointed the nose to the North-East, engaged the autopilot, and looked where he had put his newspaper. ...
Exclusive: Space Shuttle Discovery, Seen From Air Force Thunderbirds Jet - ABC News
To mark the occasion, the US Air Force Thunderbirds team is here to salute it, and take part in an air show over nearby Cocoa Beach. But before all that, ...
Voting From Space: American Astronauts Cast Ballots In Orbit - Space.com
The first American to vote from space was astronaut David Wolf, who was living on Russia's Mir Space Station at election time in 1997. ...
International Space Station marks ten years of continuous habitation from Engadget
It's not often we get to mark a ten year anniversary... in space, but that's just what the International Space Station is now celebrating. It was ten years ago today that the first crew arrived for a stay on the space station (which itself had been in orbit for two years prior), and it has been continuously occupied by humans ever ...
