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Alan Crawford, one of our favorite air racers and a good guy to boot, needs your prayers * LiveAirShowTv | (Local News)

Soaring on wings of a Falcon with Air Force Thunderbirds * Examiner | Climbing aboard a sleek Air Force fighter jet and launching into the deep blue sky can make one either grin or become ill -- for this aerospace journalist punching that sky in an aerobatic jet was an incredible feeling...

Big crowds for Wings Over North Georgia AirShow * WRGA Rome's Newstalk | Although we don't have an exact head count, it appears as though this year's Wings Over North Georgia AirShow may be biggest ever. Buses shuttled people to and from the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport from State Mutual Stadium almost non-stop...

Aviation buffs out in full force for 'Wings Over Harnett' air show * Fayetteville Observer | Burns, who is the Harnett County manager, did a tandem jump with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team during a "Wings Over Harnett" air show at the Harnett Regional Jetport. "It was awesome," said Burns, minutes after landing with his tandem...

Hundreds turn out for first fly-in at Meriden-Markham airport * Meriden Record-Journal | MERIDEN — Hundreds gathered at Meriden-Markham Airport Saturday to participate in the inaugural fly-in that featured a variety of airplanes and helicopters. The event is the first of its kind at the city's airport and was organized as a fundraiser...

'Warbirds,' vintage cars draw thousands to Nut Tree Airport * TheReporter.Com | It was a daylong event for families and aircraft buffs alike — or just the plain curious — who wanted to see up close any number of vintage military aircraft, aka "warbirds," in working condition, with a chance to chat with pilots. And in Solano...

Annual “Oscar Night of Aviation” shines spotlight on six new National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees by Ron Kaplan | On October 4th the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) hosted its 52nd Annual Enshrinement Dinner and Ceremony in Dayton, Ohio. Long known as the Oscar Night of Aviation, this year marked the first time the welcome receptions (two) were held in the NAHF Learning Center and the National Museum of the U.S. Force WWII Gallery, and the formal dinner and ceremony in the museum’s spectacular Modern Flight Gallery...

Winners of the 2014 FAI Awards and FAI-Breitling Award Announced * World Air Sports Federation | ... General Aviation, having served as President of the Spanish General Aviation Commission for 13 years (1990 - 2003), Vice-president of the Royal Spanish Aeronautical Federation for the same period and Bureau member of the Royal Aero Club of Spain...

Former Golden Knights inducted into National Skydiving Hall of Fame * Fayetteville Observer | Three men with ties to the U.S. Army Parachute Team's Golden Knights were among five skydivers inducted into the National Skydiving Hall of Fame last weekend. Former Golden Knights Jerry Bourquin and Chris Needels as well as honorary Golden Knight...

Even An Air Race Gone Bad Is Still A Good Air Race * Paul Thompson | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the aviation equivalent to Formula One car racing. The international tour, rock-star pilots, epic venues and groupie fans are all part of the scene. And even when something like the weather spoils a competition, there is still plenty to see and enjoy....

I survived a flight with the Red Bull Air Race * The Verge | “You’ll be flying in the front seat,” I was told on a clear, sunny morning in Las Vegas. My pilot Petr Kopfstein — who was about to hold my stomach (and my life) in his hands — said it with an easy smile, so I responded with a laugh. I thought he was joking. He wasn’t....

Texas Flying Legends Museum: Living History through Pilots and Planes * Press Release | HOUSTON, TX (October 16, 2014) – For the fifth year, The Texas Flying Legends Museum (TFLM) announces that it will participate in the 30th Annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Houston Airshow on November 1 - 2, 2014. Ellington Field gates will open at 8:00 am with the flying scheduled to begin around 10:00 am. Tickets are required and can be purchased at www.WingsOverHouston.com or at the gate, closing at 6:00pm...

Rare 1918 biplane to land at Pearson Air Museum - The Columbian | Pearson Air Museum has acquired an extremely rare 1918 DeHavilland DH-4B airplane. Aircraft restorer Mark Smith can define just how rare this Liberty biplane restoration is: "It's probably going to be the next-to-last one done by anybody," he said...

Viewpoint: How WW1 changed aviation forever * BBC | When the world went to war in 1914 the Wright Brothers had only made the world's first powered flight little over a decade before. But the remarkable advances made in aviation during World War One are still at the core of air power today, says Dr Peter Gray...

PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM’s 4th Annual Family-friendly Night of Fright · WarbirdsNews * The Pima Air & Space Museum announces its fourth annual “Night of Fright” on Fri., Oct. 24th from 5 to 9pm (with the last admission at 8pm)...

A (literal) blast from the past * Bayou Renaissance Man | ...Seven decades after thousands of "balloon bombs" were let loose by the Imperial Japanese Army to wreak havoc on their enemies across the Pacific, two forestry workers found one half-buried in the mountains of eastern British Columbia...

Inflatable Spacecraft Aeroshell Tech for Atmospheric Entry * Kathy Barnstorff, NASA Langley Research Center | For most of us it's hard to imagine that something that is inflated can survive the high heat and friction of space travel, especially atmospheric entry...

 
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Pete Mcleod Wins Red Bull Air Race In Las Vegas * AvStop | Pete McLeod of Canada was declared the winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Las Vegas on Sunday after heavy winds forced the cancellation of the flying in the first of three final rounds. McLeod won the first race of his career by virtue of being the fastest qualifier on Saturday...

Blue Angels highlight Wings Over Houston Airshow · General Aviation News | HOUSTON — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to Houston for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) 30th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, at Ellington Airport. Produced by the Commemorative Air Force, the non-profit airshow also will feature a tribute to Vietnam War veterans with a flight demonstration of aircraft from that era, as well as a display of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall during the show and open to the public free on Friday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m...

Nice video recap of the San Francisco Fleet Week airshow! * LiveAirShowTv 

West Chester Rotor fest 2014 * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The Gold Demonstration team traveled to West Chester, Pennsylvania over the weekend to perform for the West Chester Rotorfest. SSG Jon Clevenger and SSG Mike Koch supported the local recruiters by attending a high school football game. There they presented one of the high school students with a plaque for demonstrating all of the core Army values. They also assisted in the coin toss as well as awarding coins to each of the team captains, wishing them the best of luck in their game...

3-ton aircraft hitting the road to appear at air show - Rome News-Tribune | Planes of all types will be taking to the sky and flying into Rome this weekend for the Wings Over North Georgia air show. One, however, is hitting the road. Staff and volunteers with the Hixson Flight Museum plan to tow a three-ton T-28 Trojan aircraft from Hixson, Tennessee, to Richard B. Russell Regional Airport overnight tonight to have it on static display at the event. The approximately 80-mile trek is set to begin around 10 p.m., mostly on U.S. 27, according to Mark McAllister with the museum...

Historic Flight Over Washington D.C. Honors Nation's Veterans * Aero-News Network | Event Organized By The Culpeper, VA Air Fest Approximately 30 World War II-era T-6 Texans flew in formation down the Potomac River last Saturday...

'Fifi' flies again: World's last flying B-29 pays visit to Hill Country * Herald Zeitung | Tim Black, a volunteer at the Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in San Marcos, believes the CAF is like a time portal — once guests walk through the hangar door, they take a step back in history...

Residents and veterans given opportunity to fly in WWII bombers * Progress Index | CHESTERFIELD - It wasn't your ordinary 30 minute plane ride. Residents, as well as veterans, were given the chance to ride in the World War II B-17 “Nine O Nine” bomber Friday as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour sponsored by the Collings Foundation...

Experimental Aircraft Association to host its annual fly-in * Daily Comet | The fly-in is hosted by Houma's Bill Fornof Memorial Experimental Aircraft Association. Organizers say it's a chance for the public to see some local homebuilt or experimental aircraft and get a closer looking at the bustling Houma Airport. The fly-in...

Kyle Franklin teases his newest addition to Franklin's Flying Circus in 2015 · The International Council of Air Shows | Introducing the CamGuard Road Pirates! For months, I've been putting a new act together. This one is a little different from what I normally do – I’m adding cars to the Franklin line-up and proud to have the support of CamGuard and Bobby Ore Motorsports for a new stunt driving show. In a nutshell the act is...
 
Fred Davis of Englewood served in Europe during WW II & 2 tours in Vietnam · Don Moore, War Tales | Fred Davis of Englewood graduated from high school in 1942 and immediately signed up for the Army Air Corps during the middle of World War II. “I went in the Army Air Corp and never took basic. I was sent to signal school in Pendleton, Org. I became an 18-year-old, private first class supply clerk...

Rare O-46 To Be Restored To Flying Condition * Aero-News Network | Has Languished In A Hangar For The Past 20 Years For two decades, a Douglas O-46 observation aircraft has been hangared at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, KS. The plane was recently sold to a private individual in Michigan, who plans to have the plane restored to flying condition...

40 Years Panavia Tornado · Peter Boschert, Photorecon.net | Panavia Tornado celebrates 40 years of flight this week in Manching, Germany the site of the aircraft’s maiden test flight on August 14th 1974. It is a story which has seen the Panavia Tornado...

Star Wars actor Harrison Ford joins Shropshire flight club * BBC News | Bob Pooler, chief instructor with Shropshire Aero Club, said he received a call from the actor, who was keen to rent an aircraft while he was filming the new Star Wars movie. He said the actor had wanted to bring one of his own planes to Britain, but...

No flying under the radar here: Teens' futures take flight in Civil Air Patrol * Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | PENNSYLVANIA -- Ethan Dunlap always knew he wanted to join the military. So he got a very early start. At age 12, Dunlap attended his first meeting of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary to the U.S. Air Force where even the youngest members can run emergency communications and help with disaster relief. At first...

Kids to fly free at airport's Leaf Peep, Young Eagles Day * Vinton County Courier | Vinton County residents of all ages will have a chance to view all the county's fall colors from the sky at the upcoming Leaf Peep and Young Eagles Day. The county airport's annual fall event is slated for Sunday, Oct. 19 beginning at noon. General...


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Video: Thousands gather to watch Blue Angels in SF * ABC | It was another gorgeous day for the second Fleet Week air show, featuring the Blue Angels. Thousands of families poured into San Francisco to watch the aerial acrobatics and admire the heart stopping twists and turns on Sunday...

Flying on the Blue Angels' 'Fat Albert Airlines' at SF's Fleet Week * cnet | It's Fleet Week in San Francisco, and though the ships and sailors enliven the town, the star of the show is always the Blue Angels. If you've ever watched these daredevil fliers, you know they put on quite a show, flying their F/A-18s within feet of each other as they roar over the city...

Wings and Waves air show wraps up in Volusia County * News 13 | Vintage airplanes and thundering jets are pumping big bucks into the Daytona Beach area. Jaques Chester brought took his two daughters to Daytona Beach for surf and sand, but what flew over them during the day was a surprise he kept from them on the drive to the coast...

Daytona air show draws crowd * news-journal | John Johnson could look out the window and see the planes twirling and tumbling above the Atlantic Ocean. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had a glass of lemonade on the table in front of him and Sunday afternoon his conversations were often interrupted by a tap on the shoulder from people passing by who wanted to say “Thank you” or “Hello.”...

Video: Watsonville fly-in and airshow closes the weekend * KSBW | In it's 50th anniversary, the Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow wowed crowds with aerobatics and WWII era planes.

Join the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team on a night skydive * The Aviationist | Nicknamed and commonly known as the Golden Knights, the United States Army Parachute Team, is a demonstration and competition parachute team which conduct parachute demos across the U.S. and, occasionally, abroad...

15th annual Culpeper County AirFest held at airport on Beverly Ford Rd. * Star Exponent | Spirits and hopes ran high at the annual Culpeper County AirFest Saturday morning as clouds and an intermittent drizzling rain hung over the event for the second consecutive year...

Special Guests Come to Rockford for Air Camp * My stateline | Boy scouts had a chance to check out planes and learn all about aviation. The Blackhawk Area Council hosted the third Air Camp at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. They were especially excited to host the Tuskegee Airmen...

YOUR PHOTOS: Potomac Flight soars to honor veterans * Inside Nova

WWII Planes Fly Over National Cemetery, Pentagon * NBC | Twenty four World War II vintage aircraft flew over the DC area Sunday in tribute of Disabled American Veterans. The flight originated from the Culpeper Air Fest and traveled over the Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. The planes were T-6 Texan aircraft, used to train pilots during World War II...

Chambliss lives a lifestyle full of adrenaline * Las Vegas Review Journal | Kirby Chambliss stands 11th in points among the 12 adrenaline junkies who will race airplanes through pylons at speeds approaching 230 mph today in Round 7 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. So it hasn’t been the greatest of years for one of the world’s foremost air racers. He did, however, recently go off into the wild blue yonder with Amelia Earhart as his co-pilot...

Zhuhai Air Show to exhibit 120 aircraft from around the world * Want China Times | ...As is customary, the J-10 fighters of the August 1st aerobatic team will perform during the air show, however, this is the first time a female pilot of the People's Liberation Army Air Force will fly with the team during the air show. The Black Eagles aerobatic team of the South Korean air force was invited to join the show with its T-50 trainers as well, according to the paper. The T-50 Golden Eagle is a trainer produced by the Korea Aerospace Industries based in Sacheon...

Fly-in at Meriden Markham Airport on Saturday * By Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff  | Meriden- Markham Airport will host its first fly-in Saturday, featuring planes and helicopters. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Constance Castillo, airport manger, said it is the first of its kind for the Meriden airport and differs from the air shows of the past...

Red Arrows 'should replace their ageing British-made Hawk jets with second hand American planes' * Daily Mail | The Red Arrows should replace their ageing British made jets with second hand American built planes, a senior RAF officer has suggested. The aerobatic display team currently fly the Hawk T1 jet, which is due to go out of service in 2020...

March Field Air Museum flying high with upgrades * Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | There have been quite a few changes to March Field Air Museum in Riverside since I first went there a decade and a half ago, including a few since my last visit a couple of years ago...

Search for Warbirds in India by WarbirdsNews |  Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on June 17th, 1944. After getting official records from the Burma Campaign Society based in London...

Avro Lancaster 1941 onwards All marks by travelforaircraft | Cotter's authorship of this beloved aircraft lives up to the Lancaster's reputation. Another of the Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual series this book includes what has become expected from this excellent series. History and design of the Avro Lancaster is addressed and quite well. The heart of the book is operating a Lancaster (the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight or BBMF) as well as the maintenance and costs — all are quite enlightening...

Farman F40 F-AHMF * Passion for aviation (translated) | The aircraft in the foreground is the Farman F.40 (F-AHMF) aircraft designed as an observation aircraft by Maurice and Henry Farman at the request of the Air Force in 1915 and served very often after war make "First flight"...

1st flight to Reunion by Marcel Goulette * Passion for aviation (translated) | From 17 to 27 Oc t ober 1929, Maurice Goulette, R ené Marchesseau and Jean Michel Bourgeois established a record on its lia i Paris (Le Bourget) -Madagascar (Antananarivo) aboard Farman 192 No. 3 (F-AJBB) by browsing 12400km in 1 0 days 8 hours and 4 min 0...

NASA technology helps remote Alaskan pilots * General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilots make better flight decisions, especially when disconnected from the Internet, telephone, flight services and other data sources normally used by pilots...

Young Eagles Take To The Sky * Payson Roundup | On Saturday, Oct. 4, a group of dedicated Payson pilots hosted a Young Eagles flight day at the Payson Airport...

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Announcing the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame Fifth Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner | Las Vegas- -The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame has selected four individuals this year for induc-
tion. These individuals all have contributed significantly to Nevada’s aviation history.... Roscoe Turner, Margaret Gee, John Parangosky, Bob Hoover.

Minden Pilot Wins World Championships * Press Release | October 3, 2014. Minden, NV -Jim Payne from Minden has won his third consecutive world championship in the Aerokurier Online Soaring Contest (OLC). This contest is a year-long contest with almost 15,000 competitors from around the world. To compete, glider pilots record there flights with a GPS logger and submit their flight logs to the contest web site for scoring...

US Air Force Thunderbirds to Soar This Weekend at the Melbourne Air & Space ... * Daily Commercial | (BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2014--Melbourne's aerospace industry is booming and so is its Air & Space Show. This year's event is set to soar featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Oct. 4-5 at the Melbourne International Airport. Sponsored by Northrop...

PHOTOS: Refueling the Thunderbirds * FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV | The Thunderbirds demonstration team was flying from California to Florida for an airshow this weekend, but they needed a little extra gas for the trip. The MacDill-based crew was more than happy to oblige, refueling the F-16s twice after catching up...

Flying green at Miramar Air Show * CBS 8 San Diego | SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - This year's Miramar Air Show features an environmentally friendly airplane. In this Earth 8 video story, Natasha Stenbock finds out more from its pilot, Bret Willat of Sky Sailing, Inc....

Kyle Franklin to headline CAF AIRSHO · General Aviation News | MIDLAND, Texas — Kyle Franklin, one of the airshow industry’s most sought-after performers, returns to the Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO with his new act, “Dracula, the Rise of Vacul.” CAF AIRSHO 2014 will be held at the Midland International Airport Oct. 11-12. “We are proud to welcome Kyle back to AIRSHO,” said AIRSHO Chair Gena Linebarger. “This will be Kyle’s first appearance in West Texas with his new act, Dracula. I know people will be amazed by his flying and new airplane.”...

Pete McLeod – Full Out for Las Vegas Air Race * Net Newsledger | THUNDER BAY - The Red Bull Air Race Series will take to the skies in Las Vegas on October . There is a real Northwestern Ontario flair to the Red Bull Air Race with Pete McLeod who is originally from Red Lake Ontario. In 2009, Pete McLeod of Red Lake,...

Stearman Fly-in set for Oct. 4 in Jennings * KPLC-TV | Pilots began arriving Wednesday for the 34th Annual Stearman End of Season Fly-in, set for Oct. 4 in Jennings...

Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo slated for Oct. 26 at Los Alamitos Army Airfield · General Aviation News | Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo (WWRE 2014), the annual open house hosted by the California National Guard, Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) and the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Los Alamitos Army Airfield Joint Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif....

Start your engines: 2014 Wings & Wheels headed for Georgetown * Sussex Countian | Richard “Dick” Cole, one of four surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders. He'll once again serve as a special guest at the festival on Saturday, when he'll share his amazing stories from World War II. “Dick Cole is 99 years old,” said Karen Duffield...

Golden Knights Parachute Team jump into Owensboro * 14 News WFIE Evansville | The Golden Knights participate in more than 200 demonstrations across the country. Paratrooper, Staff Sergeant Shelby Bixler, says her team is excited to be in town. "We're actually towards the end of our air show season, this is one of out last few ...

Gold Team DC to Dover * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Demonstration Team had a busy weekend jumping into Washington DC and Delaware. The team had the privilege of jumping into Howard University in downtown DC, where the college was hosting a NCAA Football game. The Golden Knights got the game started with a 4,000 foot stack out, followed by a baton presentation to Wayne AI Frederick, the President of the School, as well as Coach Ted White, the football coach. The students were very excited about the jump and cheered for the team as they flew overhead. After the jump and line-up, the team met up with some of the students from the ROTC program to present them with a team lithograph. It was a joy to jump into such a motivated and exciting University....

California International Airshow - Salinas Review by Tyson Rininger | Celebrating their 34th year, the Salinas Airshow hosted the USAF Thunderbirds as well as Vicky Benzing, Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, the Liberty Jump Team and the always popular Metal Mulisha. Along with the performers, warbirds took to the skies showcasing both the European Theater with a trio of P-51's, a BT-13, Sherman Smoot's historic C-47 and the incredible flying of Sam Knaub's C-54. The Pacific Theater warbirds included the B-25 'Executive Sweet', Taigh Ramey's amazing PV2-D Harpoon, Chuck Wentworth's F4U Corsair, four T-6 Texans and a replica Japanese 'Kate'....

Museum’s Open Cockpit Day Saturday, October 18 Invites Guests to Explore the World of Aviation * Press Release | Honolulu, HI – Visitors will have the opportunity to sit in the seat, man the controls, and really feel the history of WWII fighters and modern-day jet fighters at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s third Open Cockpit Day, Saturday, October 18, 10am to 4pm. The event is free with paid Museum admission and free for Museum Members...

Fly-in on Oct. 4 to help injured hobbyist return home * Tampabay.com | In a show of their concern, the modelers group will stage an all-day fundraising fly-in beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the club field, at 16301 Ponce de Leon Blvd. They hope to raise enough money to pay for handicapped-accessible refurbishments to the...

Timeless Voices - Ruben Witkowski · eaavideo.org | Ruben Witkowski enlisted in the US Navy in 1942. He became an Aviation Machinist Mate and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) working on F4U Corsairs.

World War II Veterans Take Flight on B-17 * WHAG | FREDERICK, Md. - 71 years ago at 18-years-old, Malcolm Lawrence was inducted into the U.S. Army. And for the first time in 69 years, the World War II radio operator and gunner took a ride on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. “We were told in 1944 that we...

Photos: Annie and Jerry tour Boeing B17-F * Roanoke Times | This was my first time to see a Boeing B-17 F. I got into a long line waiting for ground tours. I asked people to take pictures for me in front of B-17 F at every angle. I was so excited to see inside and took pictures. (see the cockpit) See! Even a...

A interesting photo shows a B-1B accelerate at night after refueling from a KC-135 * The Aviationist | ...photo showing one “Bone”(from “B-One”) refueling at night from a KC-135 during an air strike on Sept. 27, as it ignites the afterburners to accelerate in bound to the subsequent waypoint along its route....


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CAP receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Air Force Association · General Aviation News | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – The Air Force Association has honored Civil Air Patrol with its 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of its more than 70 years of helping secure the American homeland, especially its service during World War II...

The Lasting Legacy and Promising Future of Women in Aviation and Aerospace * Patriots Jet Team | There is no mistaking the increasingly influential role that women are now playing in the aviation and aerospace industries. In the last ten years, many organizations have formed to encourage young women to pursue careers in aeronautics, commercial and military arenas. This support has meant women are more prevalent and successful in these fields than ever before....

Red Bull Air Race headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway - MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV | LAS VEGAS (KSNV & MyNews3) -- Fast planes whizzing at killer speeds near a crowd of people may sound like a scary thing but that's what's coming with the Red Bull Air Race World Championship coming to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

Blue Angels return to Miramar Air Show * UT San Diego | Last year the MCAS Miramar Air Show was cancelled due to the government shutdown, but the festivities return this weekend to their full grandeur...

CH-46E Sea Knight to make final air show flight at MCAS Miramar * Air Wing Media | For decades, the CH-46E Sea Knight has served our country with honor, reliability and time tested dependability. The Sea Knight, also known as the “Phrog,” is scheduled to perform in the upcoming 2014 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, but this will be a bittersweet event. This will be the Phrog’s last appearance at the Miramar air show before the aircraft is retired from service...

Melbourne Air and Space Show takes off  * Florida Today | This weekend, all eyes are on the sky. The Melbourne Air & Space Show takes off at Melbourne International Airport. Guests will get to check out a full-scale model of the world’s largest drone, courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corp., the show’s sponsor...

Kennett Air Show: Warbird Warriors on a special mission * Daily Dunklin Democrat | Aircraft of all kinds were on display Saturday at the Kennett Air Show. Perhaps the plane with the most unique mission was a 1944 PV-2 Harpoon, one of three such flyable aircraft in the world. "The only reason it's not a bunch of soda cans is because...

US Army Golden Knights Fly in on the Eagles * Tristatehomepage.com | Students at the home of the Eagles saw some special guests fly in this morning. The US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team landed at Apollo high school this morning. The golden Kinghts will perform several jumps in the run up to this weekend's...

Fly In this year features 'Punkin Chunkin' and more fun - Reno Gazette Journal | Besides the aircraft, there will be plenty of orange orbs flying through the air this weekend during the annual Lyon County Fly In at the Silver Springs Airport, which this year is featuring a first"Punkin Chunkin" event. "We're pretty excited," said Fly-in committee chairman Ron Bell of the Saturday-Sunday Fly In and the new Punkin Chunkin, which is expected to involve schoolchildren from all over Lyon County...

Lee Bottom Fly-In Review Part 2 - Stearman vs WACO · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | The subject of the Lee Bottom Fly-In Review, Part 2, is the first annual Stearman vs WACO Challenge. Created in the interest of fun and promoted around bragging rights, the idea of this contest was to draw planes to something other than just a type club gathering.  By pitting two long standing rival makes against each other, it was hoped owners would stray from the usual in the interest of defending their dignity and enjoying themselves in the process.  It was never really thought non-owners would be that into it.  We were wrong. To our surprise, some of the greatest interest in the challenge came from people who didn't own either aircraft....

EAA’s 51st annual fly-in to be held Saturday at Newton * kansas.com | The Experimental Aircraft Association will host its 51st annual Air Capital Fly-in and banquet Saturday at the Newton City/County Airport in Newton. The event, held by the EAA’s local Jayhawk Chapter 88, will include airplane judging, flying contests, Young Eagle airplane rides and other attractions...

Southeast Aviation Expo deemed a ‘high flying success’ * General Aviation News | GREENVILLE, S.C. — From flying EAA Young Eagles to flying beagles, and other animals saved by Pilots N Paws, and everything aviation in between, the Southeast Aviation Expo had it going on this past weekend at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), according to Don Purcell, president of the South Carolina Aviation Association...

Thunder and Triumph * Vintage Wings of Canada | This past summer, something happened in the warbird world that has not happened in more than fifty years, something so creative, so daring and so anticipated, it eclipsed all other warbird activity on the planet. Someone, and I am not sure who, at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario had the daring and electric idea to prepare the museum’s much-loved Andrew Mynarski Avro Lancaster and fly it by the old wartime route (Toronto-Gander-Greenland-Iceland-Scotland) to Great Britain and there to join the only other flyable Lancaster in the world to delight and thrill Brits of every age....

Museum to begin capital campaign * Kokomo Tribune | GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE — Oct. 3 is the official kickoff date for Grissom Air Museum's 2015 Capital Campaign. The museum seeks to raise $25,000 in three months to help with operational costs. All monies raised from this event will go into the 2015...

Saving the Flying Fortress - CNN | Atlanta (CNN) -- A winged piece of history sits parked at a small airport. It's 70 years old, and in a few minutes, I'll know firsthand if this old warbird can still fly. In all, nearly 13,000 B-17 Flying Fortresses rolled off the assembly lines. Now, only about a dozen flying B-17s remain -- in the entire world. These are the famous bombers that helped the Allies win World War II. Every year planes like these are retired to aviation junkyards, destined for a rusty demise...

RIVERSIDE: Museum sets Mash Bash fundraiser * The Press Enterprise | March Field Air Museum’s historic flightline will come alive with “Hot Lips Houlihan”, “Father Mulcahey”, “Radar O’ Reilly”, “Klinger” and “Hawkeye” characters during its annual MASH Bash fundraiser on Saturday. Guests will travel on a nostalgic journey back to the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital made popular by the TV series MASH. This casual and entertaining evening includes dancing, a catered dinner and silent auction. Guests will also be treated to drinks at a recreation of “Rosie’s Bar.” The evening will conclude with a costume contest to crown Mr. and Mrs. Mash Bash 2014...

Video: ‘Stay High’ in Poland * General Aviation News | A love of flying is universal. Poland’s Dawid Nieradka put together a wonderful 5+ minute video of his flying club’s 2014 flying season.

Program helps students 'elevate' their lives * Mountain Home News | Renowned air show pilot Greg Poe created the Elevate Your Life program after he lost his son to drug addiction. For more than 10 years, he dedicated his life to helping children turn their lives around and to help them achieve their dreams. The stunt...

Sally Ride/UW Science Fest features former astronaut * King5 | As the first American woman in space, the late Sally Ride made it her mission to encourage girls to dream big and pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Before she passed away, Dr. Ride founded Sally Ride Science, an organization offering workshops, festivals and scholarships. This weekend, the University of Washington's Bothell campus will host the Sally Ride Science Festival, featuring exhibits, workshops and guest speakers from various STEM backgrounds, including former Shuttle astronaut, Capt. Wendy Lawrence...

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Bob Hoover to honored with Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy · General Aviation News | ...Doolittle called him, “the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived.” Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, called Hoover, “the best pilot flying today.” The Centennial of Flight edition of Air & Space Smithsonian named him the third greatest aviator in history...

Miramar Air Show To Feature Final Flight Of Sea Knight 'Phrog' (Video) * KPBS | The San Diego-based U.S. Navy Parachute Team, better known as the Leap Frogs, will also show off their high-flying skills at the air show. The Leap Frogs are an all-volunteer team made up of Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen...

Owensboro Air Show * Official website | Performers include: US Army Golden Knights, Paul Wood, Randy Ball, The 4ce and more

World War II warbirds prepare to take flight * Midland Reporter-Telegram | Engines roared as warbird fighters prepared to take flight Tuesday at the Commemorative Air Force's Main Hangar. “During AirSho, this is what it will sound like,” said Steve Buss, director of the CAF's American Airpower Heritage Museum, with a smile.

Video: CAF Prepares For This Year's AIRSHO * Local Big 2 News | ...AIRSHO officials allowed Local Big 2 to fly in one of the trainer planes from World War II, giving us a bird's eye view of the City of Midland. Randy Wilson a colonel with the CAF says this is just one of the many planes set to fly October 11th and 12th...

Fly-In is successful event for the Flora Airport * Carroll County Comet | The sky above Carroll County in the vicinity of the Flora Municipal Airport was abuzz with flying machines last weekend. A two-day fly-in for powered parachutes and other aircraft was held to help promote the Flora community as well as the airport...

Catalina air show going all out under new organizers * The Daily Breeze | The Scheyden Catalina Air Show will take place at the picturesque Avalon Bay with high-flying excitement coming from a group of skilled pilots in agile planes performing aerobatic maneuvers like rolls, spins, loops and close-formation flying at speeds...

The Moss Super Q.E.D. II… And So It Is Proven · Ken Kula, Photorecon.net | “Quod Erat Demonstrandum”, a Latin phrase which translates into English as “what was to be proved” has a universally accepted acronym: “Q.E.D.”. This is attributed to the Greek mathematician Euclid… and Euclidean geometry. It...

Grand County pilot enshrined in Aviation Hall Fame * Sky Hi Daily News | In 1992, Warner was inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. In 1993, her name was installed in the International Forest of Friendship. The Emily Howell Warner Aviation Education Resource Center was established in the...

WWII Signature Collection Hits Auction Block in Kansas City * News-Antique.com | “Famed airborne commander Maxwell Taylor, Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets, numerous Doolittle Raiders, German fighter ace Hugo Broch, US fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss, Asian American fighter ace Freddie Ohr . . . the list goes on and ...

'Wounded high over Germany' Martinsville veteran injured while serving on B-17 * Reporter-Times | By some estimates, the average crew member of a B-17 bomber during World War II had only a one in four chance of completing his required 25 missions and remaining alive. Verle Maxwell almost didn't make it past his third flight mission...

B17 flew in Hollywood movie based on Asheville war hero * Asheville Citizen-Times | The Asheville native has been celebrated for daredevil antic, flying his Memphis Belle B-17 at a 60-degree angle low between City Hall and the County Courthouse in downtown Asheville in 1945 during a trip for a war bond rally. A plaque memorializing...

Area 51's Black Jets * Air & Space Magazine | The highly classified inventions tested at Groom Lake are some of the greatest aircraft ever flown. By Bill Yenne. airspacemag.com. September 30, 2014 3:36PM. When Kelly Johnson, head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, decided that his company's...

NASA to crash helicopter to test safety improvements · General Aviation News | NASA researchers will crash a 45-foot-long  helicopter fuselage from a 30-foot height for the second time in a year — all in the name of safety. NASA is collaborating with other U.S. and international government agencies on the Transport Rotorcraft Airframe Crash Test Bed full-scale crash test scheduled for Oct. 1, weather permitting, at NASA Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility...
 
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Black Team Soars Over South Africa * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | On September 12th the Black Demonstration Team departed Fort Bragg, NC to begin our travels to Pretoria, South Africa for the 2014 Air Show and Defence exhibition held on Waterkloof Airforce Base. With the support of our operations section, the US Embassy and the South African Golden Eagles Parachute Team, we arrived in South Africa on the 15th of September ready to support the air show and share the blue skies with members of the Golden Eagles Parachute Team...

Airshow features variety of planes, acrobatic displays * The Baylor Lariat | Planes not seen since World War II touched ground in Waco this weekend for the second annual Heart of Texas Airshow. Families from across Central Texas traveled to the Texas State Technical Airport for a day filled with food, activities and airplanes...

PHOTOS: Highlights of 2014 California International Airshow in Salinas * KSBW

Blue Thunder II Update * John Parker | The Reno Air Races are over and we have spent the last week getting things back in order here a Blue Thunder home base so we can get back to business. This is the first update of the three that are due covering the Air Venture Cup race, the Oshkosh Convention and the Reno Air Races...

Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Robert Burns has added more photos from this event

Historic 'Tin Goose' visits Ada; rides available until 11 am Wednesday * Theadanews | It was displayed in the EAA AirVenture Museum until 1991 when it returned to its former role of delighting passengers on its annual tour across the U.S.. “We have had a local Ford dealer here in Ada for 100 years,” said Don Childers, local pilot and...

Three new exhibits open in Southeast Asia War Gallery * National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Renovations continue in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Three new exhibits opened this month -- telling the stories of Close Air Support, Gunships, and the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard....

de Havilland Mosquito print by the renowned Ken Brookes awarded to The People’s Mosquito * Travel for Aircraft | While at the airshow in Duxford this year Ken Brookes and Stuart Bourne (Quality Aviation Photos International), both famed professional aviation photographers, gift this copyrighted photo to  The People’s Mosquito to honor the effort to build a flying de Havilland Mosquito...

Museum Promotes Aviation Heritage With Display at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport | Anyone traveling through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport recently may have seen an exhibit by the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum next to Baggage Carousel 1.  The Museum has been given the use of two Community Group Windows there for three months beginning July 15.  Tom Ahillen, Doug Bent, and Jack Abercrombie transported some of our exhibits to Lambert on the start date and began setting up the display, although several other people were involved in the planning of the layout and the selection of materials...

Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day Provides Flight Experience Over St. Louis | The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum hosted the 20th Annual Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day on Saturday, September 13th at the Museum’s location at St. Louis-Downtown Airport (CPS) in Cahokia, Illinois.  The weather was excellent and with the fine organizational efforts of the Gateway Eagles, 116 children from 8 to 17 years of age flew, many for the first time, through the EAA Young Eagles flight program...

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U.S. Army Golden Knights talk about entrance into Arrowhead Stadium * fox4kc.com | KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Golden Knights travel across the country to connect the United States Army with the public. Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium, the U.S. Army Parachute Team will drop into the stadium to deliver the game ball! Monday morning...

Blue Angels dazzle the sky with precision flight formations * Hawaii News Now| The Blue Angels soared across the sky dazzling crowds today in the "Wings Over The Pacific" air show at the Joint Base at Pearl Harbor and Hickam. The U.S. Navy fighter jets showcased their precision formations and fast-paced aerobatic flying during...

Fat Albert on the gas * Travel for Aircraft | “Fat Albert” is the C-130 Hercules assigned to the USN’s Blue Angels and here it is seen climbing at an extreme angle enabled by four JATO units on each side of its fuselage. AT one time there was a JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) option and a RATO...

The show goes on: MCAS Miramar to open gates for Miramar Air Show * DVIDS | Expected to perform at the air show are the Navy's Blue Angels and Leap Frogs, the Shockwave Jet Truck, the Red Bull Helicopter, the Oracle Challenger, the Patriots Jet Team and many more. It is also scheduled to feature the first ever demonstration at...

Salinas airshow closes the weekend * KSBW The Central Coast | Many of the military personnel enjoyed watching the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Thunderbirds tear through the sky at the airshow Sunday. "It's just showing that they appreciate all the sacrifices that we have done, everything that we have done as far...

Air show brings entertainment to thousands * KRCRTV.COM | The event at the Redding Airport is always well-received, as another large crowd came out to see the aerial gymnastics Sunday put on by the likes of the Royal Canadian Air Forces' Snowbirds and other daredevils. More than 25,000 people showed up for...

French win big in aerobatic championship in Slávnica * The Slovak Spectator | The 11th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championship 2014 took place in mid August at the Dubnica airport in Slávnica, western Slovakia. The rest of this article is premium content and is only accessible with a PIANO account. If you want to access the...

Catalina air show going all out under new organizers * Long Beach Press Telegram | The Scheyden Catalina Air Show will take place at the picturesque Avalon Bay with high-flying excitement coming from a group of skilled pilots in agile planes performing aerobatic maneuvers like rolls, spins, loops and close-formation flying at speeds...

Air Show at Fremont County Airport a walk through history * Canon City Daily Record | Cole Mock of Cañon City supports his 3-year-old nephew, Russell Chaney, in the cockpit of a Diamond Katana trainer flown into the Fremont County Airport Saturday by 16-year-old Rachael McIntoch with her father/trainer Paul McIntosh...

Book- Secrets of a leader: behind the scenes of the Patrouille de France * Translated | ...From 1953 the official name Patrouille de France, these men (and women since 2009), have been constantly regale the audience, thanks to fascinating shows, where they show a blood -froid exceptional. What better way also represent the army of the French air , and be the perfect ambassadors of French aerospace and even France, outside our borders?...

GALLERY: Iron Maiden rocker flies World War One Fokker plane in front of ... * Northampton Chronicle & Echo | More than 1,200 classic cars and 250 motorbikes were on display with visitors watching a host of aerobatic demonstrations by The Blades and The Yakovlevs on Saturday and Sunday. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring a Hurricane, Spitfire and...

The Planes of Red Bull's Air Race Championship * Gizmodo | After a three-year hiatus for safety and organizational overhauling, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is back for the 2014 season. These races pit daredevil pilots against gravity—and each other—as they guide their acrobatic single-seaters...

Great Tiger Moth Air Race to stop in Camden * Wollondilly Advertiser | Race President, Richard Brougham, said the race not only gave spectators the chance to see Tiger Moths in action, but it also supports two charity groups - LIFT Youth Development and Solider On. ''The Great Tiger Moth Air Race is a unique event and is...

Women's air race hits turbulence produced by its male critics * San Bernardino County Sun | The “girls” who participated in the first women's cross-country air race in 1929 realized there was a lot more at stake than just $25,000 in prizes. The race, which crossed the skies of the Inland Empire, was dubbed “the Powder Puff Derby” by Will Rogers....

Deep in the heart of Texas…. and the Commemorative Air Force! * Red Tail Squadron | By golly y’all better hold on to your hats! The CAF Red Tail Squadron is headed to Texas!  The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen are rolling through the state for a whirlwind month-long tour that will include events in Dallas, Midland, Hearne and Houston. There will be ample opportunities to reconnect with fellow Red Tail enthusiasts and make NEW friends as we saunter our way across the Lone Star state!...

Internationally awesome * General Aviation News | Last week I spent some time in Washington D.C. I had business in the area, but like most of us, when I get in the vicinity of the Mall, the monuments, and the Capital building, I find myself wanting to browse the wares of our country. There is art to peruse and documents to consider. Inventions large and small are collected there, as are homages to the achievements of average men and women who became heroic leaders through word and deed. And there are aircraft. Spacecraft, too...

Fly like a girl: celebrating women in aviation * Pensacola News Journal | Former Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen Betts in front of the Women in Naval Aviation Display in Hangar Bay One in the National Museum of Naval Aviation aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola...

Two killed in crash at Young Eagles rally * General Aviation News | An accident at a Young Eagles rally killed a 78-year-old pilot and 14-year-old boy Saturday near Buffalo, N.Y. According to a report from NBC News, a Cessna 172 crashed into a Searey aircraft, killing the two on board the C-172. The other aircraft made an emergency landing, but the two passengers only suffered minor injuries, according to the report...

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Aviation Legend Bob Hoover Honored With Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy * NAA | Washington, DC, September 25, 2014 – Robert L. “Bob” Hoover will receive the 2014 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).  The trophy is awarded annually to a living American for "…significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States." One of the most important, historic, and visible aviation and aerospace awards in the world, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy reflects a timeline of aviation and aerospace’s most innovative inventors, explorers, industrialists, and public servants....

Aerobatic pilot rescued from sea after crash - Stuff.co.nz | DRIFTING FOR HOURS: Jurgis Kairys had to parachute jump into the Aegean Sea after an engine failure in his personal plane. A favourite aerobatic pilot of Warbirds Over Wanaka has been rescued after his plane crashed in the Aegean Sea. Jurgis Kairys, 62, has been a star of the biennial show since 2004....

Blue Angels return for Hawaii's 'Wings over the Pacifc' air show - KITV Honolulu | The Blue Angels are back in Hawaii and are back flying over our skies this weekend. It's for the annual Wings over the Pacific air show. Thousands are expected to attend...

Thunderbirds arrive in Monterey for the California International Air Show Salinas - Monterey County Herald | MONTEREY >> Eight F-16 jets, each emblazoned in distinctive red, white and blue markings with stars on their tails, roared to a stop on the Monterey Regional Airport runway on Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a precision flying team, are in town for this weekend's California International Air Show to be held at the Salinas Municipal Airport...

PHOTOS: Brittany Nielsen flies with Air Force Thunderbirds * KSBW | The Thunderbirds landed at Monterey airport and picked up Reporter Brittany Nielsen

A wild ride over Redding in preparation of this weekend's Air Show - Record-Searchlight | REDDING, California - Don’t call them stunts. That’s one of the first things air show pilot Jacquie Warda will tell you. “They’re aerobatics,” Warda said of the barrel rolls, loops and other maneuvers she pulls in her nimble Extra 300 airplane. She is one of more than a dozen performers that will take the North State skies this weekend for the Exchange Club of Redding’s Air Show 2014...

Flying High: Leesburg Host Free Airshow Saturday * Leesburg Today | The fifth annual Leesburg Airshow will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Admission is free. There will be no general parking at the airport, but free satellite parking will be available at Tuscarora High School (825 North King St...

St. Louis Regional Aiport to host Annual Open House and Fly In * The Edwardsville Intelligencer | On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Louis Regional Airport will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their Annual Open House and Fly In. The event has grown phenomenally since it was re-started in 1994. Last year 100 airplanes and more than 300...

Annual fly-in draws larger crowd, more planes * Terrell Tribune | 1 British Flying Training School Museum's Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In on Saturday at Terrell Municipal Airport. The tarmac in front of the airport terminal was packed with planes, so many in fact, that others had to be located on the other side of...

Millville Army Air Field Museum holds annual air show Saturday - Press of Atlantic City | MILLVILLE — The Millville Army Air Field Museum’s annual air show will have a touch of the air, sea and land this Saturday...

Fly-In And Car Show This Weekend - Alton Daily News | The 20th Annual Open House, Fly In, and Car Show takes place Saturday at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto. The event runs tomorrow from 10am to 4pm and will feature aircraft and classic cars from the area and a large display of antique firearms.  Admission and parking are free, with food and drink for sale on the grounds, or inside the airport restaurant...

Local aviator is national runner-up - Paso Robles Press |  RENO ? Templeton resident Sherman Smoot doesn't fit the stereotype of a senior citizen. At 66 years old, Smoot is still thrill seeking like he?s a young buck with a death wish. The U.S. Navy veteran is an experienced aviator, and even with his military service in the rear-view mirror, he still takes to the air to get an adrenaline rush for the ages. Smoot has been flying high for the better part of 45 years, and his most recent expedition ended with a national runner-up finish at the Reno Championship Air Races...

Great Tiger Moth Air Race to stop in Camden - Camden Advertiser | For the first time in 11 years 45 Tiger Moths, flown by 90 international and Australia pilots, include three WWII veterans, will fly from Lusktintyre on Saturday morning and over Sydney Harbour before making a refuelling stop at Camden Airport about 11am...

Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team Leaps Into South African Air Show - DVIDS | PRETORIA, South Africa — Add South Africa to the list of places members of the Army’s Golden Knight’s parachute team has jumped. The Golden Knights Black Demonstration Team performed here during the African Aerospace & Defence Exposition,Sep. 17-21, 2014 at the invitation of the South African Government...

Next Red Arrows Squadron Leader hopes for quick decision about team's future * Lincolnshire Echo | The man who will become Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro hopes a decision will be made soon about the future of the acrobatic team. He spoke to the Echo about the future of the team as he prepares to take on the role of Red 1 from current...
   
Aviator Richard Byrd Soared In Treks To Both Poles * Investor's Business Daily | Richard Byrd grew up in Virginia, became an officer through the U.S. Naval Academy and by 1918 was flying scouting missions in World War I. View Enlarged Image. Richard Byrd was the first to fly over the North and South Poles not because he was simply...

Dornier Do 17 Moves Into Next stage Of Conservation · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE- The world’s last surviving Dornier Do 17 has now moved into the second phase of its conservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. It’s been a little over 15 months since the aircraft was lifted from the bottom of the Dover Straits and transported to the Museum’s Cosford site for ground breaking conservation work.  The process so far has seen the aircraft systematically sprayed with a low concentration citric acid based solution inside purpose built hydration tunnels.  This process has helped to remove marine accretions and subsequently the neutralised corrosion impurities in the aluminium aircraft structure...

Donation match * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Double your impact! Make a donation to the Museum through October 31st, and it will be matched dollar for dollar...

B-25 Bomber Towed to Fargo 8 Years After Being Donated | Fargo, ND (WDAY TV)-Quite a sight for anyone driving on I-29 between Fargo and Wahpeton today. Kathy Dimmer/Wahpeton: "Just seeing a plane coming down an interstate is a pretty awesome thing." Kathy Dimmer of Wahpeton watched the pieces of the almost 70 year old aircraft slowly move down I-29...

Round-the-world solar flight gives wings to clean energy * Financial Times | However, he said, electric aircraft using the batteries developed in the Solar Impulse project could be in commercial use, perhaps for tourist flights, within five years. The solar panels on Solar Impulse's wings are expected to convert about 22-23 per...

Free plane rides for kids at Young Eagles Rally * Mansfield News Journal | Kids and teenagers with a budding interest in aviation, or who perhaps just want to see what their community looks like from the air, will get a chance to go up in a plane Oct. 4 when Chapter 148 of the Experimental Aircraft Association conducts a...

A Private Tour of the CIA's Incredible Museum * SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | A chill wind whipped off the Warnow as a retired railroad worker shuffled through the streets of the port city of Rostock one winter night in 1956. He wore the drab clothes typical of East German residents. But when a second man appeared from the shadows, the elderly German revealed that he was wearing a pair of distinctive gold cuff links embossed with the helmet of the Greek goddess Athena and a small sword...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Receive Aero Club of Southern Californias 2014 ... * MFRTech (press release) | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elon Musk, Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX , the Hawthorne-based company which makes and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, has been selected to receive the 2014 Howard Hughes...
   
The Making of SpaceShipTwo * Air & Space Magazine | Air & Space: Can you give us a progress report on WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo? Whitesides: The big shift was we took control of WhiteKnightTwo from Scaled [Composites] earlier in the year, and that was a big deal for us because that's part of our...

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Heart of Texas Airshow takes off Saturday · General Aviation News | WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow returns this Saturday, Sept. 27, to Texas State Technical College Airport. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises jets, helicopters, airplanes, warbirds, skydivers, radio control aircraft and more in the sky and on terra firma. Flights will be available throughout the day to the public in helicopters, airplanes, historic warbirds and biplanes. Young Eagles flights will be offered in the morning...

Video: Getting ready for the California International Airshow * KSBW The Central Coast | We stand just three days away from the California International Airshow Salinas... but we'll hear the sound of jets in our skies long before the weekend show starts.

Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair * FOX40 | FOX40 goes inside the hangars at auburn municipal airport for a preview of “Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair.” It's a mix of flight demonstrations, history, and fun for the whole family....

Warbird weekend planned at PDK * Atlanta Journal Constitution | The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing plans to hold an Atlanta Warbird Weekend at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Sept. 27-28. The event will feature 15 World War II-era aircraft and free activities for the public. Activities include a World War II Veterans...

Oregon International Air Show * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Demonstration Team has just returned from Hillsboro, Oregon, where they performed at the renowned Oregon International Air Show. The team conducted six performances over four days, to include a night jump followed by a fantastic fireworks show. Accompanying Gold Team, three members from the Golden Knights Tandem section traveled to the show to provide tandem parachute jumps to four specially chosen individuals....

Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Photos from last weekends event.

Fly-in draws aviation enthusiasts * Ironcountytoday | CEDAR CITY – The annual Fly-in Breakfast hosted by Sphere One Aviation took place Sept. 20 at the Cedar City Airport, bringing in local pilots, aviation lovers, and curious people from around Iron County for a morning of flying, breakfast, and aviation...

The Patrouille de France will evolve in the sky of Saint-Jean-de-Luz for the 19th time * Translated | 8 Alpha jet of the Patrouille de France fly over the sky Luzien and its beautiful bay on Saturday in 17 hours for a period of 25 minutes with a stunning show. The meeting PAF in the City of Corsairs is a real event, anchored in the city since it celebrates its 19th edition. Pilots based in Aix-en-Provence will be there the day before for a workout in the Basque sky; the next day they will perform in Barcelona...

Vulcan, spitfire and Blades team up for formation flight over Northampton * Northampton Chronicle & Echo | A formation flight including the Vulcan, spitfire and Blades Aerobatic Display Team roared over Northampton this afternoon. The formation flight - which flew over Northampton this afternoon - was for a number of lucky raffle winners. Avro Vulcan XH558...

Gilze Rigen Air Show * Frederic Cottin | Always a great show. Weather cleared each day... after the show!

Jackie B to fly Reno next year? * ICAS | Photo of Jacquie B Airshows from Wings Over Wine Country Air Show. Did you know Jacquie's planning on racing at Reno in 2015?

Doolittle Raider to speak at Indianapolis Aero Club * Click here for details

2 local men master WWI aircraft * Dayton Daily News | In both his military and civilian careers, Glen Fike of Beavercreek has spent much time working with aircraft. “I retired as a colonel at Wright-Patterson AFB, having worked on the F-16 and F-22 programs,” he said. After retiring, Fike stayed in the Dayton area. “I work for BAE Systems now. We do F-16 cockpit upgrades. I work with airplanes all day long.” Outside of work, Fike’s interest in aviation centers on building and flying replica WWI aircraft....

Lysander Pilot Report * Vintage Wings of Canada | There no pilot's seat, in all of aviation like the one in a Lysander, that I know of. It's a throne. It's way up high, and climbing up there is like ascending the ratlines of a square-rigged ship. Your feet slip into toeholds here and there, you swing from various struts, and eventually, when you reach the summit, you stand on the cockpit sill and can view the airport from a truly lofty perch....

de Havilland Mosquito Restoration Documentary – Gaining Altitude film clip * Warbirds News | A little over a week ago, WarbirdsNews brought you the news about a documentary film called Gaining Altitude: A Mosquito Reborn. The film will cover the magnificent restoration to airworthy condition of Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796 by Victoria Air Maintenance in British Columbia, Canada. Most of the filming is already complete, and they’ve just finished interviewing four original Mosquito pilots, whose stories will be in the documentary....

The L39 RA3366K restored by the Museum of Savigny-les-Beaunes * Translated | What a pleasure to see what L39 Albatros and restored in the colors well worth putting when he should woefully bad end...

Hawaii by Air * Air & Space Magazine | In December 1910—just seven years after the Wright brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk—3,000 spectators paid to watch Bud Mars make the first airplane flight in Hawaii, taking off in a Curtiss pusher from a polo field near Honolulu. Thousands...

'Die Hard' Director Announces 'Warbirds,' Starring John Travolta * STACK News | He chose to disclose details of a major Hollywood comeback, including plans for the above-mentioned John Travolta film, Warbirds, which he described as a Top Gun-type movie. He also mentioned a project called Red Squad and a third screenplay, recently...

First female UAE fighter pilot joins anti-ISIS mission * RT | The aviatrix said she wasn't given any special attitude for being a woman, stressing that “everybody is required to have the same high level of combat competence.” Al Mansouri was born in Abu Dhabi, is one of eight children in the family, and has a...

Wright Air Museum Offers New Class * Jamestown Post Journal | The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum and Jamestown Community College will offer a Student Exploratory Aircraft Mechanic Course for high school students, home schooled students that are high school age and adults looking to explore a different occupation...

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