Saudi Hawks pilot escapes crash after bird collision - gulfnews.com | Manama: A Saudi pilot from the famous Royal Saudi Air Force Hawks aerobatic team had a narrow escape after his plane was hit by a large bird in eastern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Hawks were putting on a performance over Khobar when a large bird hit one ...
Breathtaking aerial display - Gulf Weekly | Some of the highlights included an opening by Royal Bahraini Air Force formation display and military aircraft such as the RAF Typhoon, the USAF B-1 and F-22 Raptor and UAE Air Force F-16 and Mirage 2000-9, aerobatic displays by the UAE's Al Fursan,...
The Blue Angels - Through the Years - Florida Times-Union | The Blue Angels were formed here at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in 1946 and the show is always a big draw in the community. But after gridlock in Washington resulted in forced budget cuts known as sequestration, last year's show was canceled and ...
Tenth Sebring Expo Called Successful - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew to a close on Sunday afternoon, January 19, after one of the most successful runs in the event's 10-year history.
Four aircraft debut at Sebring LSA Expo · General Aviation News Staff | The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew to a close on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19, after one of the most successful runs in the event’s 10-year history. Four aircraft debuted at the Expo, including RANS Aircraft’s S-20 Raven (pictured above), Tecnam Aircraft’s new Sea Sky on floats, the Zigolo Ultralight Motorglider from AeroMarine LSA, and the Super Petrel LS from Florida Light Sport Aviation....
VIDEO: Red Arrows take off from Robin Hood - The Star | The world famous Red Arrows air display team took off from Robin Hood Airport this afternoon. Six of the distinctive red and white RAF Hawk jets were stationed at Finningley overnight after fog yesterday forced them to divert from their home base at ...
EAA skiplane fly-in set for Feb. 8 - The Oshkosh Northwestern | This is a new date for the skiplane fly-in, two weeks later than fly-in dates in past years. In past years, more than 25 skiplanes landed at Pioneer Airport to participate in the event, showcasing this unique segment of flight that is quite popular ...
Is Working at an Airshow Really Work? - Fly Me Friendly | I’ve just been down at Tyabb Airport this evening where the Tyabb Airshow 2014 planning committee were meeting at the Peninsular Aero Club. Once again we’ll be...
Nevada backs $600K sponsorship of Reno Air Races - Daily Sparks Tribune | The funding allows the Reno Air Racing Association to meet a Sept. 1 deadline for the final payment on the premium that jumped from $300,000 to $2 million after the crash on the edge of the grandstand that killed 11 and injured 70 at Reno-Stead Airport.
Remarkable Unseen Color Footage of Postwar Air Racing · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Bill 
Brennand is one of those guys who got things done and made them happen. Unfortunately, his name is also one of the many that are now, for the most part, unknown to the pilot population at large. For him and many others like him I dream of a renewed interest in real aviation history. We've simply had enough P-51 and Chuck Yeager stories to last a multitude of lifetimes.Maybe Bill's amazing films will help?...
See planes race over the ocean in the 'biggest aviation event in SA' - The Witness | Planes will race, twist, turn and be pushed to the extreme as they blitz through multi-storey pylons and fight to complete a flawless aerobatic routine — right over the beaches of Durban's pristine golden mile. The event is billed as “the biggest ...
Veteran's Story: During WWII, Hollywood got serious - Rockdale News | He was serving on one B-17 named “Ain't It Gruesome” when a German 20mm shell pierced the bomber and ripped off the heel of Gable's boot. Trained as a gunner, Gable manned different .50-caliber gun positions. Aboard another B-17, “The Duchess,”...
Virginia Kropf: Warbirds and some staggering numbers - The Daily News Online | ...1945, America lost an average of 170 planes per day. My favorite warbird has been the B-17 Flying Fortress, ever since I had the privilege of riding in one. A close second would be a B-29 Superfortress, although there is only one left flying in the ...
Lockheed P-38 Lightning — a pair a continent apart by travelforaircraft | Famed aircraft designer 
Lawrence "Kelly" Johnson designed the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, beginning a fantastic career of innovation and creation. The Lightning had its start in 1936 and...
The Centennial of Flight in Epernay - Translated | Marne is forever associated with bloody battles of 1914-1918. The centenary and the duty of remembrance bring "the sparnaciennes wings" to create a major event bringing together legendary aircraft. If our region is known for the "taxis of the Marne" north of Reims "the way ladies," the sky has also known its heyday, the first air combat history (October 5, 1914: the French pilot and Frantz Quenault aboard a nearby slaughter 1 rifle a German two-seater Aviatik above Jonchery sur Vesle). The...
National Museum of The U.S. Air Force’s Fourth Building Set To Proceed · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE – After a brief delay, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth building is set to proceed.In December 2013, Turner Construction Company of Washington, D.C., was awarded a $35.426 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, to construct a new 224,000 square foot building — similar in size and shape to the museum’s three existing hangars. The contract is being privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, a non-profit organization chartered to assist in the development and expansion of the museum’s facilities....
Virginia Air & Space Center on the upswing - Daily Press | After five years of turbulence, the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton appears on a steady ascension toward financial stability. New leadership has made shrewd, if difficult, decisions to keep the doors open and the city expressed its support ...
Here’s how the Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40 years of the F-16 - The Aviationist | On Jan. 10, the Royal Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the YF-16, the first prototype of the Fighting Falcon....
Video: Brave New World Of Collective Pitch RC Quad Flying: Curtis Youngblood MantaRay - AirPigz | If you're in the know about RC quad copters then you're probably aware that multiple world champion RC helicopter pilot and innovator Curtis Youngblood has pioneered the use of collective pitch blades into the quad copter concept. It's a lot like taking the tail rotor from an RC helicopter and adapting it for quad use... and tho the collective pitch adds some complexity, his design uses a single powerplant to drive all four rotorsets via belts and pulleys. His company CJ Youngblood Enterprises has been selling an electric collective pitch quad called the Stingray 500 since last year...
Governor presents Wis. cadet with Spaatz award - Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | WISCONSIN -- Gov. Scott Walker recently presented Cadet Col. Jacob Napp, 19, of Stitzer with the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, the Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet honor. The award goes to cadets who have demonstrated...
Sean D. Tucker Sets Sights on Tallest Mountain in Southern Hemisphere - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On Friday, January 24, aerobatic legend and EAA Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker departs for Argentina where he will attempt to summit the tallest peak in the Southern Hemisphere, Aconcagua, in honor of the successful EAA youth aviation education program.
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Air show spectacle - Gulf Daily News | MORE than 55,000 visitors are expected to attend the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), which gets underway today and is expected to be the biggest and best yet. Tickets have been selling fast for the three-day event, which runs at the Sakhir Airbase until Saturday, with upwards of 20,000 trade visitors already confirmed and all corporate chalets sold out...
Spitfire Lands At The Bahrain International Airshow - Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE – 
Manama, Bahrain: BAE Systems and the RAF Museum will be showcasing an iconic, World War II era Spitfire at Bahrain International Airshow 2014. The aircraft is a piece of aerospace history and is also a reminder of the strong links between Bahrain and Britain which were underlined in the Second World War...
Planes, music and games at the Rio Hato Air Show - The Visitor | This year, Panama’s traditional air show will take place at the newly inaugurated Scarlett Martinez Airport in Rio Hato, Coclé Province, on Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19. There is no cost to attend the event. The festivities begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, the Day of the Pilot, with the pilots performing practice runs. Musical act, Samy y Sandra Sandoval, will be performing as well and there will be presentations from folkloric dance troupes later in the day...
10th U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring This Week - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | January 15, 2014 - The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is this week, January 16-19, at the Sebring Regional Airport (SEB) in Florida. This year will feature more than 160 exhibitors displaying homebuilt and light-sport aircraft, aviation accessories, a wide variety of avionics, and more. A full slate of aviation forums is also scheduled...
Getting ready for the Sebring LSA Expo - General Aviation News | People are arriving in Florida for the kick-off of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, Jan. 16. As we enter the last-minute rush to head to the 10th Sebring LSA Expo, as it is known, a few news items arrived and I’ll run through them so you have some idea of what will be present at the LSA event...
Airshow stars clear for takeoff - Warren Tribune Chronicle | VIENNA - The 2014 air show featuring the Thunderbirds at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station has been given the green light by higher authorities. On May 17 and 18, the 910th Airlift Wing will host an air show and open house, "Thunder Over the Valley 2014," presented by the Youngstown Air Reserve Station Community Council. In addition to aerial demonstrations by the Thunderbirds, the event will include other flying acts and ground displays...
Sean D. Tucker to fly Vectren Dayton Air Show · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio — Airshow legend Sean D. Tucker will storm Dayton’s skies June 28-29 at the 2014 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. More than 80 million people have witnessed Tucker’s performances in his Oracle Challenger bi-plane. Tucker was bestowed with a 2007 Living Legend in Aviation Award and is a 2008 National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinee...
BCMAA Plans 2014 Airshow - Times Record | The Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority terminal was covered with snow during Tuesday's special meeting of the authority board. Members of the Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority plan to have a 2014 airshow Saturday, Sept. 6, at the airport located north of Valley City on the western end of town. More in Wednesday's issue of the Times-Record.
Affair in the Air - Video about air shows in Oshkosh WI. Features Bob Lyjak and other stunt pilots.
'Miracle on the Hudson' Co-Pilot to Speak in Oshkosh Tonight - WBAY | Skiles, a Wisconsin resident, will speak about the landing Thursday at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. It is 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and free to the general public. If you would like more information, call 920-426-6823. Click here for more information ...
YAM offers flight experiences for WWII veterans - Hometownlife.com | The Yankee Air Museum is going where it?s never gone before by offering its first ever Flight Experience (FLEX) recognition season. In 2014, YAM is honoring World War II Veterans with free rides on the B-17 Yankee Lady and the B-25 Yankee Warrior when a paid rider accompanies them. This special two-for-one pricing is effective for the season beginning in May and running into October....
USAF Museum To Host Special Presentation on Afghan Air Power - WarbirdRadio.com | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force kicks off its 2014 Wings & Things Guest Lecture Series with a special presentation on part of the U.S. Air Force’s mission in the Middle East. According to a recent news release...
IWM Duxford’s American Air Museum redevelopment wins Heritage Lottery Fund support - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Imperial War Museum is delighted to announce that IWM Duxford has received a grant of £980,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the American Air Museum redevelopment project...
Iconic B-29 bomber eyed for AirVenture - Fond du Lac Reporter | A group of volunteers restoring a B-29 bomber nicknamed “Doc” is racing the clock in hopes of flying the World War II-era Superfortress to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in July...
Warbird Radio Listener Paints F-105 – Want to help?? - WarbirdRadio.com | Long time listener and friend of Warbird Radio, Kevin Korterud, wrote the other day with a great story about some “weekend work” he and friend Mike Bates have been tending to. There’s an F-105 at the Zanesville, Ohio Municipal Airport that’s long overdue for a coat of paint. Both Bates and Korterud decided to...
New Orleans museum to host Able Flight benefit party · General Aviation News Staff | According to organizers, it’ll be a night of great music, great food and all for a great cause when friends, aviation celebrities and sponsors celebrate the successes of Able Flight pilots on May 30 at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
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Was Bill Stead a WWII flying ace? - RGJ.com | The claim: Bill Stead — creator of the Reno Air Races — was a World War II flying ace....
Air Tractor low level flying - Apron 6 | Weather wise we were very lucky at the Oldtimer Flieger Treffen. On the way back on Sunday weather changed for the worse and it never got any better. Summer was over! On Saturday though weather was perfect. Actually a little too hot but the air tractor brought us some cooling with some low level passes. In the...
Your Flying Heart Will Pound With Desire - NORDO News | ...watch this video below about aviation in Alaska. It's beautiful. Everything about it is attractive and alluring....
Illinois Army National Guard Blackhawks Make Brief Stop at St. Louis Downtown Airport - The Aero Experience | Three UH-60 Blackhawks from the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard based in Decatur made a short stop at the Jet Aviation ramp at St. Louis Downtown Airport Sunday. The crews...
5 years ago yesterday - Miracle on the Hudson
Spirits of St. Louis RC Flying Club Indoor Fly-In Features Quadcopters, Vapors and More! - The Aero Experience | The Spirits of St. Louis RC Flying Club held its first indoor fly-in of 2014 at Hope Lutheran Church in St. Charles, MO Saturday. About 20 RC aircraft fliers enjoyed flying their quadcopters, helicopters, Night Vapors, Extra and other electric radio control aircraft types in free 
flight as well as informal competitions. These battery-powered RC aircraft feature...
Latest SpaceShipTwo Flight Highest Yet - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Virgin Galactic has made another significant step toward first public space flights as SpaceShipTwo (SS2) reached 71,000 feet and Mach 1.4 in its third rocket-powered supersonic flight January 10 from Mojave Air and Space Port. Chief pilot Dave Mackay and Scaled Composites' test pilot Mark Stucky also successfully tested the spaceship's reaction control system (RCS) and the newly installed thermal protection coating on the vehicle's tail booms...
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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...
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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Biennial air show Aero India 2013 to begin in Bangalore on Feb 6 - Daily Bhaskar | New Delhi: Bangalore is all set to host the ninth edition of Aero India, a biennial air show, scheduled to be held on February 6 to 10. More than 53 civil and military aircraft from leading manufacturers across the globe are expected to participate in ...
Best fighters of WWII to star at airshow - Marlborough Express | Crowd pleaser: The German Focke-Wulf Fw190 and its counterpart, the British Spitfire Mk.XIVe, will be major highlights at this year's Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow, held over the Easter weekend....
Changes protagonists Ilopango Air Show 2013 - La Prensa Grafica | Due to the death of Cabanas, organizers of the event, to be held in Ilopango International Airport, invited the champion of the Red Bull Air Race in 2004 and 2006, Kirby Chambliss. In addition, there will be a fireworks show...
Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural - U.S. News & World Report | A trainer of B-25 bomber pilots, the 89-year-old former New York City employee received a written reprimand and three officers faced courts-martial. Transposing that day with the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president, Lawrence ...
Take to the Skies AirFest gets ready to launch at DUA from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | 
Durant, Okla. — Take to the Skies AirFest takes off in a new location this year, Durant Regional Airport–Eaker Field (DUA), April 27. Previously held just outside of Dallas, the move an hour north into Oklahoma offers some unique aspects, including cultural activities from the Choctaw Nation, according to Debby Standefer, president of the Take to the Skies AirFest....
60 Years of EAA: The Early Years from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A cold January night might seem fitting as the birth date of one of the world's best-known aviation organizations. After all, mid-winter is the time when many aviators plan, build, and repair while dreaming of what might be in the warm, sunny days ahead...
Sport Aviation Expo Concludes With Fly-Out to Bahamas from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The U.S Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, concluded at 2 p.m. Sunday with an awards ceremony and the launching of more than a dozen light-sport aircraft on a trip to the Bahamas...
"ExpoRadio" UCAP #316C from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Guests: James Wynbrandt, Howie Marlin, and Mary Jones. Final day wrap-up of activities at the 2013 US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring Florida. Recorded January 20, 2013.
Women in Aviation Hall of Fame inductees named from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Women in Aviation, International has revealed the latest inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women and men will be honored at WAI’s 24th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 14-16, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, March 16....
Grounded Hogs Dinner slated from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Washington Seaplane Pilots Association (WSPA) will hold its annual Grounded Hogs Dinner Feb. 22. “It’s going to be a fantastic event, and by all measure it will be the best ever,” noted Gary Engard of the WSPA board, noting that the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is once again co-sponsor of the dinner, which is also the association’s annual member meeting....
Gloucestershire Airport show stays airborne despite snow - South West Business | ... been so successful because we offer first class service, a world away from the hassle of flying from bigger airports.” For the more adventurous, a wide range of airborne opportunities were also on display, including hot air ballooning and even wing ...
Key West Seaplanes- Winner Again - DigitalJournal.com | Key West Seaplanes newest seaplane also was winner of the coveted "Grand Champion Seaplane" award at the 38th annual Sun N Fun International Fly-In and Expo held last Spring. Pontecorvo is proud to state "Key West Seaplanes stands committed to ...
Final Landing? from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | De Havilland Mosquito ZK-MOS touched
down on runway 21 at Ardmore 21 January at 1859NZDT from Matamata making perhaps its last landing on NZ soil prior to export to its owner in the United States. The aircraft had been centre piece for the previous weekend's Warbirds over Wairarapa air show conducted at...
Memento Mori from Aviation Mentor by John Ewing | Anyone involved in GA who spent any time at the Oakland Airport undoubtedly knew, met, or had heard of Lou Fields. Lou was an accomplished pilot, instructor, and examiner with well over 25,000 hours of flight time, but I only know a few details of his storied career. A graduate of the US Naval Academy, he served during World War II. Lou flew Corsairs and later the first Navy jets, operating on the old, straight-deck aircraft carriers. He retired with the rank of Commander and I believe it was in 1969 that he became a designated examiner and started his flight school at Oakland...
Howard 500 from Another Time by Dan Linn | The Might Howard 500 was a conversion from a Lockheed twin that makes a ramp presence like very few airplanes today. If you were to see a Howard 500 on a ramp full of Challengers, Gulfstreams and Falcons...
Impressive photo: eight U.S. Army helicopters simultaneously launch from base in Afghanistan
from David Cenciotti's weblog | Taken on Jan. 18, the following impressive photo, shows six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon, simultaneously launch a daytime missionfrom Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.
U.S. Air Force to turn combat planes into flying wireless routers from David Cenciotti's weblog | The U.S. Air Force is trying to turn the targeting pods carried by some of its legacy fighters and the B-1 Lancer bomber, into flying wireless routers that would allow ground troops to communicate each 
other...
Monday Motivation: YOU CAN... from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Mark Jones is trying to design a poster for kids interested in photography and spark their imagination towards the possibilities in aerospace. What do you think of his photo and his quotes above? He would really appreciate your feedback....
An airborne telescope prepares for takeoff - The Space Review | Some of those issues were technical, including the structural and aerodynamic challenges of modifying a 747 by cutting a large hole in the fuselage for the telescope and installing a door over it. 
Others were programmatic: budget problems ... About 300...
Formation flight Sunday. Shuttle and Ospreys Photoshopped... from Planeshots
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Freddy Cabanas presumed dead - KeysNews | A Mexican news website says Florida Keys-based stunt pilot Freddy Cabanas died in a plane crash today in Cozumel, Mexico. Sources close to the Cabanas family confirmed the death, but no one would officially go on record. Terra México, in Spanish, reported the Cabanas' death online and said a journalist who was a passenger died as well. Island City Flying Service owner Paul dePoo said in a text to The Citizen that he was looking into the details of the crash and would get back to reporters as soon as possible...
Translated article: ...The registered aircraft YS-175-P fell over an area of vegetation located next to the private airfield runway "Eduardo Parra Toledo", located south of the island, around 16:45 hours....
In Tribute - Here's an interview I did with Fred at the 2008 Reno Air Races. He was one of my first interviews and was very kind and hospitable. I'll miss him.
In other news....
I say, the cockpit of this Snowbird pilot’s CT-114 Tutor... from You like airplanes, too? by
marvinsmith
| I say, the cockpit of this Snowbird pilot’s CT-114 Tutor looks almost
as comfy as a convertible sportscar! Snowbirds team coordinator...Southend: Petition To Save The Air Show - Heart | A petition has been started to save the Southend Air Show after the council announced it was scrapping the annual event. The move will save £130,000 a year as the authority is forced to save further money in the face of less funding from central ...
GRT Avionics new sponsor of Team AeroDynamix from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | GRT Avionics is now sponsoring Team AeroDynamix, the flight demonstration team that features pilots flying 12 custom Van’s RV aircraft. “GRT is excited to partner with the professional aviators of Team AeroDynamix as they fly one of the most amazing airshows in the industry. We are proud that Team pilots have valued our flight and engine instrumentation for its precision and reliability for so many years, and eager to support them in their continuing pursuit of perfection,” said Katie Bosman, GRT marketing director....
David Ellison to be Presented with Prestigious Aviation Award at 10th Annual ... - PR Newswire | Co-emcees of the Awards are Danny Clisham and Legend Sean Tucker. J. Robert Duncan , last year's prestigious Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur, will present this year's honoree, David Neeleman . Neeleman has created 4 airlines, including Morris Air, West ...
Artist Sam Lyons to exhibit at Sebring from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Aviation artist Sam Lyons will be exhibiting at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, for the first time this year. To mark the occasion...
Paul Legastelois pilote-representant from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | At first glance, nothing Legastelois Paul destined to pursue a career in aviation. His father, the son of small farmers,
become a notary, officiated at Sourdeval in the English Channel. This is where Paul was born in 1905. Following in the footsteps father he had school notaries of Paris and began working as a clerk in the study of his stepfather, also notary in Saint Lô....138 Skydivers Shatter World Record from Aerial Sports Feed by Red Bull Staff | Check out this killer GoPro footage featuring 138 skydivers falling in formation at speeds up to 220 mph to set a new world record in the skies over Illinois.
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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,...
History of Aviation, Animated Video - Pilot Salary
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...
Monday, January 23, 2012
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Bahrain International Air-Show 2012 attracts more than 60000 visitors - Bahrain News Agency | Bahrain International Air-Show confirms that the Kingdom of Bahrain has solidly ushered 
into the global exhibitions industry and, according to the Civil Aviation Affairs spokesman, culminated in eventually signing US$ 930 worth of trade deals on the ...
The Russian Knights In Bahrain by kulichik (pictured right) | A team of Russian pilots Russkie Vityazi or the Russian Knights participated in Bahrain International Airshow 2012 that took place on January 19-21 where they performed ‘the bell’, ‘the rhomb’ and other acrobatic maneuvers....
Sebring Breaks Attendance Records from AVweb Top News | Sport Aviation Expo officials say this year's show has set attendance records. Although no figures were released, sunshine and warm temperatures in Sebring drew significant crowds. At least...
Video: Vans RV-12 from AVweb | One of the most popular kitbuilt light sport aircraft is the Vans RV-12. Ken Scott took AVweb through the airplane at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida.
Air Show is revving up in heaven Salvadoran - La Prensa Grafica | Americans Patty Wagstaff, Skip Stewart and Rob Holland are some of the aerial acrobats Cuscatleco cross the sky and raise the adrenaline of the Salvadorans. The Air Show is considered the best acrobatic show...
Golden Hawks History - Flightglobal | Initially a six-plane Canadair F-86 Sabre the team was 
envisioned as performing for only one year with the Canadair Sabre, but the Golden Hawks were so popular after their single 1963-show season that the team was expanded. Another Sabre was added to the team, allowing for a five-aircraft main formation with two solo jets. They continued performing for three more seasons until they were disbanded for financial reasons, on February 7, 1964, having flown a total of 317 shows across North America....
Video: Heading Back Home - AirShowBuzz | The Horsemen head back to the ranch after practicing for the air show season.
'Red Tails' is the story of their lives - Cincinnatti.com | Tuskegee Airman, bomber pilot watch movie preview | SPRINGDALE — In a darkened movie theater Thursday night, John Leahr of Kennedy Heights leaned forward on his cane and stared at the action unfolding before him on the big screen....
Video: Building The World's Greatest Engine - The Rolls Royce Merlin - b... from AirPigz | There's really no way to decide what the world's greatest engine really is, but the Rolls Royce Merlin has to be in the running. When you consider the importance this engine had (and its U.S. built counterpart, the Packard V-1650) in being a critical element of winning World War II, you might be...
Historic race winner may fly again - Bury Free Press | THE aircraft that won the 1934 Mildenhall to 
Australia air race may fly again. The last surviving De Havilland DH88 Comet, named Grosvenor House, was one of three built for the MacRobertson Air Race and was first to arrive in Australia in October 1934. It was the leading edge in aviation technology and was faster and more advanced than the RAF’s last biplane fighter, the Gladiator, which entered service in 1935....
One day only: Traveling World War I exhibit coming to Palm Springs Air Museum - The Desert Sun | A traveling World War I "Honoring our History" exhibit will roll in to the Palm Springs Air Museum for a one-day stop on Wednesday. The exhibit will be on display from 11 am to 5 pm Wednesday, and will be parked inside the "European Hangar" at the Palm ...
Cow Pastures to Commercial Carriers - Antique Airfield | Featuring the American Barnstormer's Tour Aircraft | AAA/APM Invitational Fly-In, August 29-September 3 2012 | The Board of Directors of both the Antique Airplane Association and the Air Power Museum are pleased to announce the 2012 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in theme: "Cow Pastures to Commercial Carriers", featuring the aircraft of the American Barnstormers Tour (ABT). It's fitting that we feature the...
Chuck Doyle's Stearman Almost Ready to Fly - Antique Airfield | Photos. Only a few details are left to finish on Chuck Doyle's Stearman. Looking...
Video: Flying in to Pioneer Airport on skis. - YouTube
Grumman F6F Hellcat - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The Grumman F6F Hellcat entered 
service in 1943 to replace the Wildcat. It was a carrier based fighter in...
Airlifters Sculpture - Travel for Aircraft | This sculpture lies within an air park on the premises of what is now Pope Army Airfield (U.S. Army), formerly Pope Air Base (USAF) and before that owned by the U.S. Army. While an Air Force Base the air park was on both side of Reilly Street...
January 23 – Aviation History - CRUFC
Check Out This Crazy Mini Airport | Movie Monday - Leaving Terra Firma | Did you ever have a model train set? I had a couple, but my brother and I always enjoyed trying to get the trains to fly off the tracks more than we enjoyed building. Still, I can appreciate the work that goes in to creating detailed dioramas. Sometimes people put in a little too much effort. Take for example the ridiculously detailed miniature airport that is the subject of today’s post....
"Beer Barrel Poker Run" UCAP # 269 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Unusual cargo pods... Something new in ultralights... and the FAA says, there's an app for that. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Jan 18, 2012. Guest Disclaimer Announcer: Michael Clark.
"Weight Watchers" UCAP #270-charlie from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Jeb and Jack compare notes after their final day visiting the 2012 Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. Recorded Jan 21, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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US Sport Aviation Expo is a Hit! - Flight Monkeys | Mike Willingham, the airport manager at
Sebring’s Regional Airport, reported with some pride that Thursday’s opening of the US Sport Aviation Expo was the busiest opening day they had ever had. By lunchtime on Friday it was clear that attendance was on the uptick again, with enthusiastic crowds of sport aviation enthusiasts wandering the ramps and kicking the tires of aircraft from one end of the field to the other....
Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame 2012 inductees include Preston S. "Pete" Parish ... - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com | He's served as the president of Warbirds of America, as a trustee of the Experimental Aircraft Association Foundation, and as treasurer and chairman of the National Business Aviation Association. Bob Ellis, president and CEO of the Air Zoo, ...
PNC Air Show Flies Back into Peoria By: Kim Behrens | It's official, the PNC Air Show is landing back in Peoria. Word of its return is spreading fast. "It's a domino effect," said Bob Marx. "When one event comes, then another event might see the potential of coming or expanding."...
Pilot promises to bring 'illusion of danger' to relocated air show - Journal Star | Skip Stewart plans to bring "the illusion of danger" to the skies above Downtown Peoria in June. Stewart, who pilots a 
beefed-up biplane on weekends at air shows around the world when he's not piloting a 727 for FedEx, said he's agreed to fly, though not yet signed a contract, for the Prairie Air Show on June 8 and 9 along the Illinois River between the Peoria and East Peoria downtowns....
Photo from: Skip Stewart Airshows - Official Website
CAF and Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Join Forces to Share American Aviation History from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -Midland, Texas - On Fri., Jan. 20, 2012, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) announced a new alliance that brings together two of the nation's premier aviation associations in an effort to support aviation participation and enhance World War II education in youth and adults across the country. "Since the m...
The Tuskegee Airmen: 5 Fascinating Facts - History | The aim was to send pilots—many of them veterans of the original Tuskegee fighter group—back to the States for training on B-25 bombers. While in Indiana, some of the African-American officers were arrested and charged with mutiny after entering an ...
Tuskegee Airman buried at Arlington Cemetery from Air Force Times - News by The Associated Press | ARLINGTON, Va. — On the same day that retired Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. took his resting place among other war and military heroes, his real-life story as a World War II aviator played out on movie screens across the country.
The Tuskegee Airmen And Their 'Red Tails' In Theaters Today (With Video) by Martt | With the release of the movie Red Tails finally here, you may have noticed that I haven't said anything about the film since many of us first heard about it back at Oshkosh in July. I've got a range of thoughts on this project, but the bottom line is I hope we'll all go see it as a way of paying tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, and to George Lucas for making the film. I know I'm planning to see it this weekend. I think the real story of the Tuskegee Airmen is amazing...
The Furious Dogfights of George Lucas' Red Tails - Popular Mechanics | Then Lucas called in Ed Shipley, an acrobatic pilot of P-51s, to help. "He's an absolute expert," Hammack says. "And so he was always made available to talk through dynamics of the scenes." The actors who portrayed Tuskegee pilots also studied with ...
Seymour air museum salutes 'courageous' Red Tail pilots - Times-Mail | SEYMOUR — The tie that Bedford Second Baptist Church Pastor Donald Griffin Sr. has to the new movie “Red Tails” joins another regional connection to the movie. A squadron of the famous African-American Red Tail pilots celebrated in the movie once was ...
The Museum of Aviation in Georgia from Airplanes Channel | The Museum of Aviation, located at the Robins Air Force Base outside Warner Robins in Georgia, is the second-largest museum run by the United States Air Force. It consists of five buildings on a 51-acre piece of ground and boasts close to one hundred aircraft and an impressive range of aviation-related memorabilia. In addition to the exhibits, the museum offers guided tours, team-building exercises, educational events and summer camps. Guided tours offer options...
Florida Antique Biplane Association January 2012 Newsletter - Antique Airfield
Vietnam fighter ace holds reunion with museum F-4 - The Warner Robins Patriot | Debellevue can only imagine what life is like for aircrews flying today's modern fighter, the F-22. "I know a little bit about it, but not too much," he admitted. "It's an awesome jet. It's an airplane that in the heat of battle will survive. ...
Tiger moth restoration turns the clock back 71 years - The Maitland Mercury | Now, 71 years later,
it has been authentically restored to its original condition and is proudly sitting at Royal Newcastle Aero Club at Aberglasslyn in a hard to miss mustard colour. Seeing the plane resting in the hangar rouses a sense of nostalgia, ...
Mesa woman honors father at traveling WWI exhibit - East Valley Tribune | She visited the exhibit, "Honoring Our History," that was at the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum on Wednesday as a way of honoring her father and his boss. As a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, her father, ...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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More than 50,000 Expected at 2012 Bahrain International Airshow - PRNewswire | With 40 sold-out corporate chalets, Bahraini officials are expecting a record number of attendees at the 
three-day Bahrain International Airshow, which begins today at Sakhir Air Base. "We have had a tremendous response and there is a lot of interest from the public as thousands of tickets have already been sold," Civil Aviation Affairs Under-Secretary Captain Abdulrahman Al Goud said. ...
"Sebring 2012 Preview" UCAP #270-alpha from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | The boys gather on the day before the start of the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo to compare notes on what we'll see at the show. Recorded Jan 18, 2012
Airport Authority Planning for October Air Show - Patch | The Paulding County Airport Authority and the Industrial Building Authority held first regular meetings for 2012 Wednesday morning. Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport officials are ...
Editorial: This is a big year for Cherry Point - Havelock News | ...But 2012 is also a milestone year for the base, too, one that is well worth celebrating. Those celebrations start later this month with the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation gala scheduled for Jan. 27 at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. This annual fundraiser will be a bit different than in years past, as it will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the base as well as the 100th anniversary of Marine Corps aviation....
Only Airworthy B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" to Journey to Florida for the Spring
'Flying Wild Alaska' pilot to join Fly It Forward event from Toriaflies | Flying Wild Alaska’s Sarah Fraher will join the festivities at the 2012 Women Fly It Forward event to be held on March 10 
at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md. The event is one of numerous activities that will take place at airports around the world during the week of March 5 through 11 in...
SARAH FRAHER | Pilot / Bethel | Discovery.com | Sarah grew up an Air Force brat and became the first pilot in her family. She moved to Alaska in 2002 to attend the University of Alaska, Anchorage where she quickly developed an addiction to adrenaline, usually dispensed in the form of Ice Climbing...
Six Nebraskans flew with legendary WWII unit featured in new film - Nebraska Radio Network | The movie “Red Tails” opens tomorrow, telling the story of the historic all-black unit of World War Two fighter pilots called the Tuskegee Airmen. A half-dozen Nebraska men flew with that remarkable unit. Historian Michael Kates says their heroics in aerial combat were amazing, flying single-man fighters to escort and protect large bombers....
Veterans featured in 'Red Tails' film to be recognized at premier - WXIX | Heilbrun flew an Army Air Forces B-17 and Leahr was a Tuskegee Airman who flew B-51 fighter planes. The pair was awarded the Harvard Foundation Medal for their distinguished military service and unprecedented contributions to improve intercultural and ...
New exhibit looks at home-front war effort - Gannett | ...But there are lesser-known figures, like Ruth Wellman (later Kellar), who was on active duty with the Coast Guard Women's Reserves, and John Schmidt, a torpedo bomber with the Navy late in the war. Ruth Kellar passed away late last year, having settled in Minnesota; Schmidt, 85, is going strong as the head of the museum's maintenance crew....
Congrats to our N Flight Cam winner! - Flying with Amelia | Thank you to everyone who entered to win the N Flight Cam! Mitch Ellis is the winner this time, but stick around because we are going to give another away soon! You all have made this blog a fun, inspiring place to talk aviation and it’s about to get much more exciting! We are beginning to plan the the transatlantic flight and it feels good to get started. Anyone know which airport is in the photo? It’s one of our stops along the route! ...
Thrilled to fly again - vimeo.com | Tammy Duckworth was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot flying a mission near Bagdad when her aircraft was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. She lost both legs in the crash. She is learning to fly again with small airplanes and says the sky is where she feels...
John Richard Sacker - Philly Burbs | ...John enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940. He was present at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 as a member of the Signal Corps. During World War II, John joined the Army Air Corps and piloted B-25's in over 70 combat missions over North Africa and Italy, and participated in the Anzio Beachhead. During...
Another Tailhook scandal... - PJ Star | No, it’s not that Tailhook scandal which derailed the careers of many a Naval Aviator and made the Navy look really bad. No, this is the F-35C’s inability to land on a carrier like it was designed. A bit of background. The DOD wants...
School stirs up interest in science - Arizona Daily Star | ...The Honeywell presentation featured a friction lesson aboard a hovercraft. Employees from Honeywell brought two of the vehicles to Science Day. "It was really, really fun because you can spin in circles," fourth-grader Zaaron Santa Cruz said....
Demonstration and Testing of Argus One Unmanned Airship Begins at Nevada Test Site By 
Andy Choi | World Surveillance Group, a developer and provider of aerospace communications products including lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs has successfully completed the initial demonstration of the Argus One UAV to the US Department of Defense (DoD). ...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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2011 air show at Pease earns honors - Seacoastonline.com | The U.S. Army Golden Knights have named the 2011 Service Credit Union Boston Portsmouth Air Show as their air show of the year. The announcement was made recently during the 2011 International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the Golden Knights parachute team presented air show officials with the award recognizing the show for their outstanding 2011 event.....
US Navy Blue Angels to headline NY's Jones Beach Air Show in 2012 - Washington Post | The United States Navy Blue Angels military jet team has just been announced as the headline attraction at the Jones Beach Air Show. The popular shows take place on Memorial Day weekend. The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation....
RIAT 2012: Polish Mi-14 and An-26 from Hungary - Defense Online | The 2012th 7 to 8 July. held between the Royal International Air Tattoo n (RIAT) is a - a rarity nowadays - types of involvement 
have been confirmed among the first of the invited countries, such as the Polish Navy Mi-14 Haze ...
So much awesome in this photo. A beautiful Grumman F7F Tigercat... from You like airplanes, too? | So much awesome in this photo. A beautiful Grumman F7F Tigercat in...
Heart of America Sport Aviation Classic set for 2012 from General Aviation News | A new fly-in event, the Heart of America Sport Aviation Classic (HOA Classic for short), catering to the experimental, light-sport and ultralight segments of general aviation will be held in Lee's Summit, Missouri, October 5-7. This free-to-the-public event is...
Backers of grounded Homestead aircraft show seek new flight plan - Miami Today | Miami economic development officials are scratching for alternatives to keep alive their idea of bringing a 
world-class aircraft show to the region. Their hopes were doused last week when the US Air Force again turned down their request to use the military's Homestead Air Reserve Base for the proposed Miami International Air Show....
Martinsburg air show to fly again - Heral-mail | The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard will host an air show and open house again next year at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg. The 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show and Open House will be held at Shepherd Field on Sept. 15 and 16 in partnership with the community, the Airlift Wing announced....
Recovery continues for Reno crash survivor Larry Cruz from General Aviation News | I spoke with Larry Cruz's wife, Tracy, last week about his recovery from the accident at this year's Reno Air Races. He finally made it home on November, two months after the accident. While hospital-bound, friends and family outfit their home to make it easier, and safer, for Larry to move around. A new prosthetic arm is on order and he's....
Bob has Gone West Skuldt from Wisconsin Aviation History by John Dorcey | The fabric of aviation is interwoven with threads of aviators of all types. A common part of each of those threads, each of those aviators, is passion. That fabric lost a thread on Monday, December 19, 2011. Bob Skuldt, a very passionate aviator, has gone west. Bob’s passion for aviation was evident that day in [...]
Tributes paid to former RAF pilot from Much Hadham - Herts and Essex Observer | He started off as a pilot officer with a four-engine Lancaster bomber, and soon went on to become part of the reserve team for the New Zealand Air Race in June 1953. At the last minute, Mac got his chance to take part in the race and, together with his ...
CIA A-12 Pilot Ken Collins Enshrined in KAHOF by TD Barnes, President Roadrunners Internationale | Rushing back from Paris, France where Colonel Collins spoke at the Aeroclub de France re the A-12, he honored all Roadrunners by his being enshrined into the Kansas Hall of Fame. His Hall of Fame plaque is on display at Topeka's Great Overland Station railroading museum at 701 N. Kansas Ave. in Topeka, Kansas. Following his induction, he returned to California where he spoke on Veterans Day in Redlands....
Cultivating passion through rockin’ technology: N Flight Cam joins our adventure from Amelia Earhart | ...I had a great conversation yesterday with a new friend who also shares my love of aviation. We talked about the fact that in order to grow this field, and inspire others to fall in love with the 
freedom of the sky, we must reject...
Pioneering flight over Mt. Tam made 100 years ago - San Francisco Chronicle | Nineteen eleven was also the year of the first transcontinental air race. William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, sponsored a race with a $50000 prize for the first flier to cross the country within 30 days. Calbraith Perry Rodgers made the trip, ...
Videos of the year: Editors' picks - The Seattle Times | In 2011, Seattle Times photographers and videographers captured the screaming of the Blue Angels and first flights of the Boeing Dreamliner, slipped underwater to see salmon swim in the Elwha River and traveled far and wide to create videos for ...
Video: Now, With Music - Neptunus Lex | Courtesy of occasional reader Kirk, LMCO’s promo video of the F-35B’s sea trials aboard Wasp...
Week in photos Dec. 15, 2011 from U.S. Air Force Live | The Operation Toy Drop photo from this week’s Air Force week in photos exemplifies one of the Air Force’s most valuable contributions while bringing smiles to faces of children during the holiday season....
Lexington grad, elite naval aviator causes commotion on trip home - Lexington Herald Leader | 
Fiebing said that while women are increasingly a part of the Navy, only about 6.5% of the Navy's total population of aviators are women. "When you add all of the Navy's female aviators together, the total female population grows to over 800 that fly ...
Hobby Quest: Kids Can Learn the Science of Flight - Patch | ...The class gives resident children something to do during their winter break. They will learn all about the science of flight, develop skills, and create and fly a model airplane - which they get to keep! All materials will be provided by the instructor of the class....
The best and worst of 2011 - Flight Training Blog | Welcome to the second annual Best and Worst of for the flight training industry. The 2010 blog, which you can read here, pointed to flight...
So, how will Stratolaunch stack up? from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Parabolic Arc just posted this cool graphic to compare Stratolaunch with other US space launch systems. The graphic is sorted by LEO lift capability. Visit the Arc for the...
