Arch wins Red Bull Air Race in Poland · General Aviation News | GDYNIA, Poland – Austria’s Hannes Arch widened his lead at the top of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship to 13 points with a victory in front of 130,000 spectators in Gdynia on Sunday, picking up his third straight win in Europe. Britain’s Nigel Lamb was second, while Matt Hall of Australia got his second straight third place....
World Championship Red Bull Air Race in Gdynia Aviation Headlines - Airplane-Pictures.net | For the first time in Poland, for the first time with a Polish pilot, World Championship Red Bull Air Race held in Gdynia, 27th August. Austria's Hannes Arch widened his lead at the top of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship to 13 points with a brilliant victory in front of 130,000 spectators in Gdynia on Sunday, picking up his third straight win in Europe with some smart flying on the challenging track set up on the Baltic Sea. Britain's Nigel Lamb was second while Matt Hall of Australia got his second straight third place as the two pilots flying the MXS-R planes once again put in stellar performances in the world's fastest motorsport series to the delight of the crowd watching from the nearby beaches at the first-ever race in Poland...
Team 99 photos from Poland - Michael Goulian Air Shows
Air show attracts record crowds - The Courier | Scotland's national air show drew record crowds as thousands flocked to see aerial action, including a display celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Red Arrows. More than 13,500 people visited the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian, yesterday, organisers said. General manager Steve McLean said: "We are delighted with the huge turnout at yesterday's national air show....
Pictures: Visitors flood to IWM Duxford for iconic aircraft day out - Dunmow Broadcast | IWM Duxford hosted its Spitfires, Merlins and Motors event, which included a static display of 
Spitfires and Hurricanes and the chance to meet members of the Spitfire Society, who answered visitors’ burning questions. Also there was the RAF Regiment Historic Flight living history group, presenting the history of the RAF Regiment and its predecessors. They demonstrated some of the tasks required to prepare an aircraft for its next wartime sortie....
In pictures: Scotland's National Air Show 2014 * BBC News | This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading...
Pilots take aim in sortie * Stuff.co.nz | COMING IN: Paul Hogenesch of Temuka measures how close to the target the flour bombs landed during the annual dawn raid held by the South Canterbury Aero Club at Richard Pearse Airport yesterday morning...
Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-nine years ago today, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress took flight for the first time. One of the most important bombers in history, the B-17 fought in every theater of World War II and won immortality in epic daylight battles against the Luftwaffe. The Flying Fortress was....
A-26 “Special Kay” Restoration · WarbirdsNews In May 1966, Detachment 1, 603d Air Commando 
Squadron deployed from England AFB, Louisiana to Nakhon Phanom (NKP) Air Base in Thailand. The detachment comprised eight Douglas B-26K Counter Invader bombers and their crews which were to undergo combat tests in Laos. An early glitch arose prior to their arrival when the Thai government expressed concern over having foreign “bombers” on its soil. But Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown finessed the problem smoothly by simply...
How the AC-130 destroyed at least 20 vehicles per night during Vietnam War · The Aviationist | The Gunship aircraft, born from the conversion of cargo aircraft into powerful aerial weapons armed with big guns, were based on the concept of the circling attack. In other words, the guns were mounted on the left side of the gunship so that the plane could fly a bank circle, achieving a good accuracy in strafing the target by using high velocity guns with a caliber of at least .30. The first two types of...
Precise Flying * The Lexicans | ...He was one of those by-the-numbers types, no class, no imagination, and no ” feel ” for really zipping around. A pilot who knows that he’s the ‘ real deal ‘ needs only to be ‘ in tune ‘ with ‘ that airplane ‘ neath his hands and feet....
Sun Flyer Hopes To Make Solar Flying Popular * Aviation International News | The Sun Flyer is under development by Aero Electric Aircraft, Bye Aerospace and PC-Aero. Simulator manufacturer Redbird will be the training system provider. Bye Aerospace is led by George Bye. The company developed an electric-powered Cessna...
Virgin Galactic Announces Todd Ericson As Space Pilot * Aero-News Network | Distinguished 
Former U.S Air Force Colonel And Test Pilot Joins The First Commercial Spaceline Flight Program |Todd ‘Leif’ Ericson, former Operations and Maintenance Group Commander for the United States Air Force (USAF) has joined Virgin Galactic’s cadre of space pilots. In his new role, Todd will be working with Galactic’s chief pilot Dave Mackay and pilots Frederick ‘CJ’ Sturckow and Michael ‘Sooch’ Masucci as they prepare to fly Virgin Galactic’s first customers to space. Ericson will report to Mackay and Vice President of Operations Mike Moses at Virgin Galactic’s Mojave, California location, before relocating to Spaceport America in New Mexico for commercial operations...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
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Blue Angels "Fat Albert" out of air show * Pnj.com | The Blue Angels' transport aircraft, known 
affectionately as "Fat Albert," has been damaged in a bird strike and won't be flowing at the Pensacola Beach Air Show scheduled on Saturday....
Vintage planes to carry veterans at Pensacola Beach Air Show - WEAR | Pensacola, Fla. -- The Blue Angels’ beach homecoming will open with a pre-show fly-over of World War II airplanes that will honor and include veterans of World War II....
Big Crowds Expected For Offutt Air Show July 19, 20 - WOWT | The Offutt Air Force Base Airshow returns on Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20 after government budget cuts forced it's cancellation in 2013. Planning for the show began last December with an overall group of about 70 people. Major Bryan Burger normally pilots the huge E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post but he's also taken on the immense task of directing the 2014 Offutt Air Show....
Blue Angels dazzle Cherry Festival crowds - Manisteenews |By
KATE HANSEN The Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY (MCT) — An estimated 400,000
people lined the beaches along West Grand Traverse Bay to experience
the thrill of graceful, aerobatic maneuvers in the sky. Viewers set out
early in the morning to secure their prime beach real estate for the
best views of the 88th National Cherry […]
US Golden Knights Perform At Air Show - FOX 40 News WICZ TV | Another exciting part of this weekend's air show was watching the U.S Army's Golden Knights perform their parachuting show. Prior to taking to the skies there are a lot of preparations that need to take place. The demonstration teams perform several types of shows. Golden Knight Luke Olk says the adrenaline rush keeps him coming back for more....
Vintage warbirds will soar at Gathering of Eagles Air Show July 19-20 - The Plain Dealer | CLEVELAND, Ohio – Warbirds from the past will be featured July 19-20 in the Gathering of Eagles XVIII Air Show at Lost Nation Airport, 38550 Jet Center Place, in Willoughby. The show is presented by the Cleveland-based United States Aviation Museum which uses a portion of proceeds from the event to support restoration of a vintage World War II Boeing B-29 Superfortress....
Unique air exhibit coming to Mason City - Mason City Globe Gazette * MASON CITY | North Iowans will soon get a chance to learn about the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II and take a virtual ride in a plane similar to what they flew. It's all a part of a three-day exhibit at Mason City Municipal Airport Thursday through Saturday, July 10-12. And it's free....
Vintage war plane on display in Airdrie - Globalnews.ca | CALGARY- Airplane enthusiasts are flocking to Airdrie this week, to get a peek at a vintage B-25 bomber. Maid in the Shade was used in World War II, serving in Corsica just off the Italian coast. “It went out in a formation of four one day, and this is the only one that came back,” remembers Bob Taylor from Commemorative Air Force. “There was a possibility that you never came back if you went out on a mission.”...
Red Arrows Hawk grounded after bird strike damage at RAF Waddington ... - Lincolnshire Echo | A 
bird strike high above the Waddington International Air Show has grounded an RAF Red Arrows Hawk aircraft. The Lincolnshire-based crack aerobatic display team's synchro leader, Red 6 Flight Lieutenant James McMillan, landed safely despite the damage to the plane. It happened right at the end of the team's afternoon display before an estimated 70,000 crowd at 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon....
Red Arrows meet mystery letter girl Tahnee Johnson - BBC News | A 10-year-old girl, who was tracked down after she wrote an unaddressed letter to the Red Arrows, has met her hero - Sqd Ldr Jim Turner. Tahnee Johnson, from Bromley, who wants to become a pilot, wrote to the team last year asking if she could visit them - but forgot to include her address....
Red Arrows take to the skies at start of Tour de France * Telegraph.co.uk | The Red Arrows aerobatic jets trailed white, red and blue smoke as the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry performed the ceremonial launch cutting of the tape for the 21-stage, 2,276 mile race that will spend three days in Britain before working its...
Amazing Red Arrows picture as two Hawks appear to make contact in mid-air - Lincolnshire Echo | 
Pic: David Sleight/University of Lincoln | An aviation fan captured this amazing image of two Red Arrows planes seemingly touching in mid-air. Thankfully it was just an illusion as the world famous Reds
wowed the crowds at the RAF Waddington International Air Show over the
weekend.
Lockheed F-35's International Debut Up in the Air - Wall Street Journal (blog) | This month’s U.K. aviation-show extravaganza is shaping up very differently for two new fighter planes at opposite ends of the price spectrum. For the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program at $399 billion—time is running out to prepare for its planned international debut at two upcoming U.K. airshows starting Friday. The F-35 fleet remains grounded in the U.S. as investigators probe the cause of a June 23 engine fire on one of the planes....
Fog in the cockpit of Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 demo team during Roma International Air Show. * The Aviationist | High G maneuvers, hot and humid air, air conditioning and a sweating pilot: these are the factors that caused the canopy (and the lens of the GoPro used to take the selfie) of the RNlAF F-16 of the Dutch Demo team to fog up during the seaside air display at the Roma International Air Show (RIAS) 2014...
Animal rescue flight to depart from Southeast Aviation Expo · General Aviation News | Calling all pilots and animal lovers! On Saturday, Sept. 27, a special air caravan containing rescued animals will depart from the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina as part of the Southeast Aviation Expo. Their destination? New homes and non-kill shelters throughout the U.S....
My First Landing At Oshkosh Was In A Citabria In 1974... At Age 13 (8 Pix) · AirPigz | With OSH14 being just weeks away now, I got to thinking about the first time I made a landing at Oshkosh. I guess I dream about the past since once again I won't be flying into Oshkosh... it'll all be ground-bound again this time around. Nothing wrong with driving in, but of course it's always better to be able to fly in....
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The Green Speed Cup – Fourth Edition · Dean Sigler, CAFE Foundation Blog | Robert Adam helps run the Green Speed Cup, a time, speed and economy run for aircraft in Germany. The rules for this year’s contest elucidate the intent and ambitions for the event: “The GREEN SPEED CUP is an aviation competition focusing on efficient flight. The emphasis lies on...
NASA Langley Talk: How Six Decades Flew by Faster than the Speed of Sound - Space Ref (press release) | On Tuesday, July 8, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, former NASA engineer and Eagle Aeronautics Director for Projects Domenic Maglieri will present "Sonic Boom: A Review of Six Decades of Research" at 2 p.m. in the Reid Conference Center. Maglieri will take a look back at how 60 years of aeronautics research has helped to understand the sonic boom, created when aircraft breaks the sound barrier....
Virgin Galactic partners with New Mexico hotel * WTHR | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Virgin Galactic appears to be getting closer to reaching its long-delayed goal of launching tourists into space. The company said Monday it has selected Hotel Encantado de Las Cruces as the preferred hotel for its elite roster of passengers, who will pay $200,000 a person to make the flights from Spaceport America....
Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Leaves NASA * Aero-News Network | Says She Plans To Pursue Other Interests | NASA astronaut and educator Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger has departed the agency for other pursuits. Selected by NASA in 2004, Metcalf-Lindenburger was among NASA's first class of educator astronauts...
Monday, June 16, 2014
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Air Race Classic takes off June 16 · General Aviation News | Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, Calif., will be the start of this year’s Air Race Classic (ARC), which spans over 2,338 nautical miles. The 2014 Air Race Classic will be held June 16-19. Racers will zoom through 10 intermediate stops in four days enroute New Cumberland, Pa., in the quest for the fastest time....
The Racing Aces take flight Monday * Port Lavaca Wave | The Racing Aces have partnered with Cirrus Aircraft to show their commitment to the education of women in aviation. All of the team's proceeds gained during the 2014 Air Race Classic will be put toward a scholarship for a future female pilot. “Some...
Liberty Belles aim for top-flight finishes at 38th annual Air Race Classic * Liberty News | ... the team, and dispatcher Ariana Knight pose in front of one of the Piper Arrows. For the third straight year, the Liberty Belles, Liberty University School of Aeronautics' female flight team, will enter two planes in the 38th annual Air Race ...
100 pilots stop through Iowa City for Air Race Classic next week * kwwl.com | The Air Race Classic began in 1977 and is the longest-running air race for women pilots. It follows in the tradition of the All Women's Transcontinental Air Race, which began in 1947, and the Women's Air Derby, which began in 1929 because women pilots...
Great Galena Balloon Race takes off June 20 · General Aviation News | GALENA, Ill. – The staff at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa has started to plan for one of the most popular summer events in Galena: the 13th Annual Great Galena Balloon Race. Weekend events take place from Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, and benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Camp Herkto Hollow....
Sea Vixen boosts Air Day Carrier celebrations * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The world’s 
only flying de Havilland Sea Vixen post-war naval strike fighter will be a special part of RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2014′s ‘Carrier Aviation’ theme. Its appearance in this year’s flying display will be one of the most eagerly anticipated performances in recent years....
Come to the New Engl: It's your chance to play pilot for the d - HamletHub | It's your chance to play pilot for the day! Climb into the cockpits of 10 aircraft including the P-47 Thunderbolt, the F-100 Super Sabre, the Huey helicopter and more. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, at the New England Air Museum located at 36 Perimeter Rd., Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks....
Between displays – the Red Arrows - Flightglobal (blog) | In the RAF Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), the Red Arrows pilots may be the stars the public recognises, but they didn’t join the RAF as stars. Neither did the RAFAT engineers on whom the pilots depend for keeping their ageing Hawk T1s in fit shape for sharp flying. Nor the admin and logistics team that keeps them on the road. Stars they all are, but most of the time it doesn’t feel like it. Most of the time it’s like, well, it’s like being in the RAF. The RAF’s what they joined, the RAF gave them the skills they bring to the team, and the RAF’s what they are....
Flight in Rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon Is Midwest Aviation Adventure * The Aero Experience | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum recently had the privilege of hosting a rare World War II-era Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon patrol bomber from the Warbird Warrior Foundation near its home at St. Louis Downtown Airport for several weeks leading up to the Midwest Airport Fun Days event. All great things eventually come to an end, and owner Dave Hansen and pilot Chris Ryan flew to St. Louis to pick up the aircraft last Wednesday. The Harpoon, one of only two still flying, carries the nose art entitled "Attu Warrior" in tribute to the Battle of Attu in the Aleutian Islands campaign where Harpoons were used in combat....
B-17 Flights Offered to Nebraskans * 1011now | B-17's were used by the Allies in bombings that helped turn the tide of battle in World War II. The flights are taking place in Lincoln on Monday, July 28th...
Minter Field Air Museun docent does more than explain artifacts, he lived history * KERO-TV 23 | If you've stopped by Minter Field Air Museum any time in the past decade, you've probably talked to a docent named Donald Westfahl. The veteran knows every artifact in the Shafter museum; not because he memorized the placards, Westfahl graduated from...
Sopwith Camel Ready for Its New Exhibition Space · WarbirdsNews | On Tuesday 17th June at 
10:00am, staff at the RAF Museum will be rolling the First World War Sopwith Camel into the exhibition space dedicated to telling the story of the ‘First World War In The Air.’ The Sopwith Camel is perhaps the most famous and iconic aircraft to take to the skies during the First World War. It was also made famous as the aircraft of choice by the fictional hero Biggles.This aircraft is to...
UH-1 Huey joins collection at Veterans Museum * Henry Herald | “We acquired it a year and a half ago,” said Jim Joyce, the volunteer curator and director of Heritage Park Veterans Museum. Joyce said Army Aviation Heritage Foundation in Hampton donated the helicopter, which took more than a year to refurbish. He ...
New Apache to Land at Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor · WarbirdsNews | Apache AH 64E ground to air shoot in the Arizona desert. ( Image via Pacific Aviation Museum)PRESS RELEASE- Honolulu, HI—Heralding the beginning of RIMPAC—the U.S. Navy’s 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercise—the new U.S. Army Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter is deploying to Hawaii and will fly in to Ford Island and land for public viewing, a welcoming ceremony and blessing at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on Friday, June 20.This is a free event for the community to see this visiting helicopter, hear about the U.S. Army’s newest vertical airborne technology, and meet the pilots and ground crew...
Get some smash on - AOPA Pilot | Smash is a good word for it. Creating and managing energy—a combination of airspeed (kinetic energy) and altitude (potential energy)—has been the key to surviving dogfights since the first engagements. (Along with keeping eyeballs on whomever is trying to shoot you.) For a general aviation pilot, even for one familiar with other aerobatic disciplines, this is a new kind of flying. Being aggressive, yet smooth, is a difficult balance to find. Manor, who retired as a lieutenant colonel and is now among the highly trained tacticians flying for Air Combat USA, was all of that—and the nicest guy you’d never want to meet on the other side of an air-to-air engagement....
World War II from Above · Travel for Aircraft | World War II from Above World War II from Above: an aerial view of the global conflict, Jeremy Harwood, 2014, ISBN 9780760345733, 208 pp. This book skillfully tells the tale of the air war during World War. Most of the air war is addressed using well worded text as well as 100 color photos, 100…]
Jake Craig is Aviator for a Day * WTOK | Meridian Naval Air Station, Miss. A child who battled leukemia at a very young age was Aviator for a Day" at Meridian Naval Air Station Friday. Training Air Wing 1 has partnered with Blair Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson to provide opportunities...
Students fly high at Johnson Flight Academy * CAP | ILLINOIS -- “I got my first solo on that runway you see behind me. That really gave me that bug, that passion for aviation.” Capt. Robert Bowden is an instructor at the Johnson Flight Academy. For the past 10 years he’s been teaching students skills that can last them a lifetime. Those...
Video: Inside Virgin Galactic's newest passenger spaceship * CNN | Mojave, California (CNN) -- When I first poked my head inside Virgin Galactic's newest spaceship, I felt a little like I was getting a front-row seat to space history. The company, led by billionaire Richard Branson, allowed CNN unprecedented access to a "SpaceShipTwo, Serial Two" spacecraft which was being carefully assembled by workers at a secure facility in the high desert north of Los Angeles....
Thursday, June 12, 2014
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Blue Angels flew over Nashville today * The Tennessean | The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over downtown Nashville this morning. The Blue Angels are a group of U.S. Navy pilots who do air shows all over North America to showcase the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. They will...
Skytypers Prepare for Ocean City Air Show * WBOC TV 16 | OCEAN CITY, Md- On Friday morning, a select group of photographers and reporters will have the opportunity to fly in vintage WWII planes in preparation for the Ocean City Air Show. Each trainer plane has been equipped with cameras to record the ...
High-flying fun in Smyrna as Great Tennessee Air Show takes to the skies this ... * The Daily News Journal | Get ready for some high-flying fun as The Great Tennessee Air Show returns to Rutherford County Saturday and Sunday at the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport, 278 Doug Warpole Road. Here are 10 need-to-know details about the event. 1. Gates open at 8...
Marshall County Airport to host Father's Day fly-in/breakfast * Peoria Journal Star | LACON — The Marshall County Airport will host its annual Father's Day Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast Sunday at the facility off Illinois Route 17 just east of Lacon. A hearty breakfast of pancakes, sausages and waffles will be served from 7 a.m. to noon...
Air Race Classic plans local landing at Vermillion airport * Danville Commercial News | The race carries on a tradition of women's air racing that dates back to its beginning in 1929. Planes are expected to land at the airport by 8:30 p.m. June 18 and will take off at 6:30 a.m. June 19. According to Gagnon, the planes — consisting of all...
CAF and EAA Announce "Heavy Bombers Weekend" * AVweb | The Minnesota Wing was the very first charter unit of the national headquarters wing of the Commemorative Air Force and operated as a maintenance support arm to help the CAF's mission and its ever growing fleet of rare aircraft. Today, the...
Complete (unofficial) A-to-Z guide to Farnborough Air Show 2014 * gethampshire.co.uk | The Red Arrows, the Great War Display Team and the F-35 Lightning II are just some of the aircraft booked to attend. So, to help give you an idea of what to expect we've compiled the unofficial Farnborough Air Show A-to-Z. While some letters were...
Photo: The Red Arrows and The Union Flag * Portsmouth News | He says: 'Like many others last Thursday I was there with my camera taking as many photos of the excellent Red Arrows wowing the crowds as they executed their amazing aerobatic display, one of the photos that I took I felt captured the D Day...
Video: P-51st Return to Normandy for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day * SLD | 06/11/2014: Historic P-31 Mustang aircraft fly by Gray Army Airfield at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in a “Victory” formation, June 6, 2014. Greg Anders (wing) is flying a P-51D from Heritage Flight Museum; John Sessions (lead) is flying a P-51B from Historic Flight Foundation; and Carter Teeters (wing) is flying a P-51D from Flying Heritage Collection....
Park and ride to Dayton Air Show from museum · National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Those who want to take an easy route to the Vectren Dayton Air Show may park and ride from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
South Shore Air Show Pulls Harrier From Its Lineup * Aero-News Network | Cites Unrelated Accidents Involving Marine Corps Aircraft Organizers of the South Shore Air Show have quietly removed Art Nall's Sea Harrier from its lineup following recent accidents involving similar aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps in recent months...
NTSB issues preliminary report on Cowden air show crash * Leader-Telegram | A preliminary report on the airshow crash that killed Menomonie pilot Bill Cowden says a postaccident examination of the airplane did not immediately reveal any mechanical problems that would have prevented normal operation. Cowden, 47, an...
George H.W. Bush takes a skydive: That's one way to celebrate 90!
- today.com | Two years ago, 
George Bush Sr. made a promise that he
aimed to keep: When he turned 90 years old, he'd take a plunge. And he
did: The 41st president celebrated by going skydiving one last time
Thursday morning....
Mary Feik to be Honored at Wright Bros National Memorial · WAI Connect Blog | Mary S. Feik, WAI 53, has been named the 2014 honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The induction ceremony, including the unveiling and presentation of a portrait of Mary will be held on December 17, 2014, with a celebration banquet held on December 16 in Kitty Hawk....
“Rosie The Riveter” Speaks To Women In Aviation About Work During Wartime * CBS Local | Walters, 91, is still in pretty good health, she took questions from members of the Women in Aviation local chapter during a small gathering. “We were constantly putting panels on … and doing other things,” she said. Walters came from Wisconsin to...
Spanish Air Force Polikarpov I-16 Rata: Air-to-Air & History · Warbirds News | Based upon an 
article by Luigino Caliaro:The Foundacion Infante de Orleans or FIO, is the Spanish historic aviation flying museum, a group of aviation enthusiasts and pilots formed the non-profit organization in Cuatro Vientos Airport, near Madrid 1989 for the sole purpose of preserving and sharing Spanish aviation history. They named it in honor of Don Alfonso de Orleans y Borbon (1886-1975) a famous Spanish pilot and aviation pioneer. He was...
Stabilized video of the accident that almost killed Neil Armstrong · Gizmodo | US Navy pilot, war veteran, aerospace engineer, astronaut and first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong was also an incredible test pilot, with 900 flights in experimental aircraft including the dangerous Lunar Landing Testing Vehicle. On May 6, 1968, he almost died flying one. This is the video of the crash.
Watering The Flying Club Normandy in 1932 * Passion for Aviation (translated) | The atmosphere in flying clubs has always been friendly as evidenced by these two photos of a watering organized in 1932 by the Aero Club of Normandy in his hangar on the airfield Rouen-Le Madrillet. I could on the picture below to identify two members of the Office of the Aero Club of Normandy in 1932 : in from the left in second place Jean Horlaville Secretary General and immediately left his mustachioed man, Louis ANTIER President of the Aero Club of Normandy...
Lee county aviator celebrates 70 years in the air * Wink News | FORT MYERS, Fla. - Dick Urban took WINK News cameras up for his 70th anniversary flight on Wednesday. Urban began flying when he was only 15 years old. He says back then flying was simpler, with fewer planes in the air and fewer controls in the cockpit...
Wagstaff joins forces with Southeast Aero to create aerobatic school · General Aviation News | Kramer Upchurch, president of Southeast Aero, and Patty Wagstaff have teamed up to create the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St. Augustine, Florida. Southeast Aero is the U.S. distributor for the Extra aircraft at St. Augustine Airport (KSGJ). The Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School will focus on...
Pushing Hard for Oshkosh · The EAA Zenith Project | Like so many of our members, we are pushing really hard to get done for “Oshkosh.” The big advantage we have is that either way it will make it since we are on the field. I just hope it is under our own power rather than being towed into position! If you...
Young Eagles Rally set for MC Airport * Mason City Globe Gazette | MASON CITY | The annual EAA Young Eagles Rally, sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 94 of Mason City, will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 14, at the Mason City Municipal Airport. The rally includes a free airplane ride, ground...
Young Eagles Day set Saturday * Delphos Herald | NEW KNOXVILLE — The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 922 will host its annual Young Eagles Day Saturday at the Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville. Young people between the ages of 8-17 will be offered the opportunity to receive a free...
Report: Google in Talks to Acquire Stake in Virgin Galactic · Mashable | Sky News reports that Google is in advanced talks to take a small stake in Branson's space flight company Virgin Galactic and to pursue a joint venture together. Google is reportedly looking to spend about $30 million for a 1.5% stake in the company and "hundreds of millions" on a venture which Sky News says would tie into Google's plans to launch a fleet of satellites into low orbit....
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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S. Korean aerobatic team to attend Singapore Airshow - GlobalPost | 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military aerobatic team will attend Asia's largest air show in Singapore next week with a squadron of eight T-50B trainer jets, the Air Force said Monday. The Black Eagles aerobatic team departed Jeju International Airport ...
Hummingbird and Hornet set to thrill crowds at Waddington - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Spanish Air Force helicopter display team will fly their first ever UK display at the RAF Waddington International Air Show this year.
Air acrobatics this weekend - Cootamundra Herald | “We do the same kind of tricks as the planes in the Red Bull air races but just on a smaller scale,” he said. “It is also a different format because they are competing in a race while our judging criteria is solely based on how well the manouvres are ...
Bush pilots' flying skills delight crowd - Marlborough Express | Healthy Bastards bush pilot championships at Omaka Air field, Marlborough. Chief flying instructor at Marlborough Aero club Travers Tennant directs take offs and landings. In the background Bruce Gibson from Blenheim in a Piper PA180-160. Jock...
Join us on our FIRST ever west coast tour! - CAF Red Tail Squadron | From the icy cold of Minnesota, winter home of our exhibit and hangar of the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s “Tuskegee Airmen” P-51C Mustang, comes an exciting announcement. We’re headed out to spread our inspirational message in sunny southern California! With the generous donations collected by...
Elgin celebrates black vets, Tuskegee Airmen - Elgin Courier News | Rapier said the Chicago chapter now works with the Experimental Aircraft Association's “Young Eagles” project to help kids literally to expand their horizons by offering anybody age 8 to 17 a free flight in an airplane. The planes used are two Piper ...
Pioneers & Aviators – Avolon * Fly Me Friendly | Some time ago I helped a friend of mine based in Ireland who performs research & production tasks for documentaries. The project team she was part of were putting together a new movie about Irish aviation and its heritage. It turns out that the movie was commissioned by Avolon (an aircraft leasing company) and is called Pioneers & Aviators. The movie covers the history of aviation in Ireland ranging from ...
Roger Peterson’s Last Flight… 55 Years Ago - Photorecon.net | Every pilot has a last flight. Some will know this is THE last flight before takeoff and others simply will not. Roger Peterson’s last flight was on February 3, 1959 and when he took off, he had no idea this was going to be his last flight. There was also one question that few people have ever asked; what happened...
When Handed Snow, Make Snow-Creme · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | ...Myself, I've always liked snow. Give me a winter with the ground covered in white and I can handle it. Most people though seem to feel otherwise. But why fight it? Why not make the most of it? February 8th, 2014 will be your chance. On that date, the skiplane fly-in at Pioneer Airport is set to go. 43 planes are already registered so it could be lots-o-fun. I've also noticed there's no shortage of photos online of planes with skiis fitted? Therefore it seems many of you have at least dipped your toes; why not jump in? If you think you might, keep reading....
Control Tower Nantes-Atlantique - Translated | In 1928, near the Château de Grump was created airfield essentially military use, on a plot of 50 hectares along the road from Nantes to Paimbœuf. Plant facilities Breguet was greeted at Brossais in 1934-1935 with a connection to the airfield. In 1939, the grass strip is replaced by a...
Sentimental Journey: Jimmy Stewart and the DC-3 - The Lexicans | I know I didn’t need to add anything else...
Video shows Angry Afghan Villagers stoning wreck of U.S. Predator Drone - The Aviationist | An American UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) crashes in Afghanistan. Local people stone it. The following footage made its first appearance on Facebook a couple of days ago. It allegedly shows what seems to be a group of Afghans stoning the wreck of a (most probably American) MQ-1 Predator drone, while other people cheer and laugh...
Day 12 - January 25, 2014 - TeenFlight! | Some wing parts were finally in use today. | Team Green got a headstart on the wing kit this session, and spent the day working on the wing spars. This included preparing the attach angles, doublers, and tie-downs; then attaching all those parts. The students got to practice tapping the tie-downs in order to fit an eye screw. The spars will serve as the main framework for the wings, providing the most support for the forces and weight loads placed on them...
Must See GoPro Video: Re-Experience Felix Baumgartner's Jump From The Edge Of Space (Red Bull Stratos) - AirPigz | This GoPro video was just released on Friday and it's already well past 3
million views... and it's easy to understand why once you've seen it. It's an all-new view of Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos jump from nearly 128,000 feet above the Earth's surface, and for me it was every bit as intense seeing it from these seven GoPro cameras as it was seeing it live on October 14, 2012....Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster as seen through AH-64 Apache camera - The Aviationist | 11 years ago today, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart while entering higher atmosphere. Attack chopper camera filmed it.
Virgin Galactic’s Supersonic Rocket-Powered Flight Takes Space Seriously! - WarBirdBabe | On January 10, 2014, the WhiteKnightTwo, Virgin Galactic’s beautiful “Carrier Aircraft ” deployed SpaceShipTwo, a reusable space vehicle, where at an altitude of 46,000 feet, its rocket engine fired for only 20 seconds and propelled her to the intended altitude of 71,000 feet – ¼ the distance to outer space. This is a staggering altitude which only the SR-71 surpassed at an “unclassified” altitude of 86,000 feet....
Thursday, January 16, 2014
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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.
More on the WASP float at the Rose Bowl
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...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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Stunt pilots set for Bahrain airshow thrills - Trade Arabia | Fearless stunt pilots have been putting their planes through their paces above Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir, ahead of this weekend's Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS). The Huawei Twister Duo teams have special wing-mounted cameras that allow them to take pictures of each other mid-flight, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication....
'Schumacher of the sky' - Gulf Times | Talking about his progress in aerobatic flying and air racing, Tamás explained, “I completed my aerobatics training in 2001. Initially, I owned simpler planes and began by entertaining crowds during national events and enjoyed the experience. The ...
South West Council of Air Shows (SWCAS) Conference Scholarship Opportunities, Thanks to the generosity of John Haak of Extreme Tix, a number of scholarship opportunities are available for the February 7 & 8, 2013 SWCAS Conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento, California. A limited number of scholarships to cover full conference fees plus one night hotel for one person, or full two day conference fees for two people without hotel are available. Priority will be given to those who have not attended SWCAS before and did not received scholarship funding in 2013. To apply for scholarship support, please e-mail the selection committee at scholarship@swcas.org not later than Jan 25, 2013.
Updated 2014 Conference schedule
How to Get Tickets to the Red Bull Air Races in Dallas and Las Vegas - Jaunted | It seems like just
yesterday that the VROOM of high performance aircraft was booming over New York Harbor, but in reality that was already three years ago, when the Red Bull Air Race World Championships last took to the skies to crown one aerobatic pilot most daredevil of all...Brigadier General William “Bill” Hall named 2014 Air Show Marshal for the WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular Sponsored by Miller Lite - Christine Rojas, The Laredo Sun | LAREDO, TX – The Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association (WBCA) has formally announced Brigadier General William “Bill” Hall as the air show marshal for the 2014 WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular Sponsored by Miller Lite. Along with Brigadier General Hall the WBCA is pleased to announce the entertainment lineup for the 16thannual WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular....
National Warbird Operator Conference – 2014 CONFERENCE AGENDA · Warbirds News | NWOC has just published the NWOC 2014 preliminary agenda. Late additions to the agenda include a review of...
Commemorative Air Force training event slated at Woodring Regional - Enid News & Eagle | ENID, Okla. — The A-26 Lady Liberty Sponsor Group of Enid will host a training event Saturday and Sunday at Enid Woodring Regional Airport for members of the Commemorative Air Force seeking certification for flight engineer, crew chief, co-pilot and pilot in command...
Our distinguished speaker Dr. Lin Wells, II will launch our 2014 Silver Wings Speakers Luncheon Serie on January 23rd! - Silver Wings Over Washington Fraternity | In twenty-six years of naval service, Dr. Wells served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and guided missile destroyer. In addition, he acquired a wide range of experience in operations analysis; Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East affairs; and C3I. Recently he has been focusing onSTAR-TIDES, a research project emphasizing affordable, sustainable support to populations under stress, on technological innovation and on public-private cooperation. In 2013 he completed 50 consecutive years of service with the Department of Defense...
Happy Birthday To The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco · Warbirds News, By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco flew for the first time sixty-four years ago today. Designed as a successor to the MiG-15, the MiG-17 was to be one of the most widely exported of all Soviet military aircraft. Developed to improve on the MiG-15's handling, the...
Video: Ancient DC-3s deliver hope in Colombia, and seat belts are optional - PRI | For Colombians who live in isolated jungle villages, flying often involves climbing aboard an American aircraft that made its mark way back in World War II: the twin-engine Douglas DC-3. There aren’t many of these vintage models still in use, but Colombia has its share...
France honours air museum director over war memorial - Yorkshire Post | THE director of the Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial has been awarded one of France’s most prestigious honours. Ian Reed is among only 2,500 people worldwide to receive the country’s Ordre national du Mérite, or Order of Merit. It has been conferred in a sign of appreciation for Mr Reed’s career and his efforts to ensure proper recognition for the heroism of the airmen of France...
First World War : Stories of Empire - RAF Museum | Join us in the Sackler Centre of the Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday 24th of January from 6pm onwards where members of our Curatorial team will be at hand to talk about the contribution that Black and Asian airmen and personnel made to the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War.
Historic poster showing major identifying features of the B-17E... from Vintagraph Blog
I WAS THERE: Bring Down the Spyplane - Air & Space Magazine | At that point, Chinese pilots had very little experience flying at night or in bad weather. When I first started to fly, I should have learned much more about both flying itself, and about aerial warfare. But our participation in the Korean War was imminent, and like most Chinese pilots at that time, I didn’t have time to learn. Many of the things I needed, I actually learned in the war, not in training...
Stategic Air & Space museum names new director - Lincoln Journal Star | The Strategic Air & Space Museum has named Michael L. McGinnis its new executive director. He was most recently executive director at the Peter Kiewit Institute and has worked as head of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at Old Dominion University after seven years as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point Military Academy...
Wendell Minor’s Illustrations and Art Take Center Stage at the Norman Rockwell Museum - InFlightUSA | ...Mr. Minor’s lifelong interest in aviation and space exploration has seen him work on aviation-themed books such as Harry Comb’s Kill Devil Hill, in collaboration with the likes of Buzz Aldrin with whom he worked on Look to the Stars, a memoir aimed at young readers of Aldrin’s life and work as a test pilot and then as an astronaut. His work was...
GAMA scholarships now available - General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today announced the availability of two scholarships awarded annually to students who have excelled in or are pursuing aviation studies. The Edward W. Stimpson “Aviation Excellence Award” is given to a graduating high school senior who has been accepted to and will be enrolled in an aviation degree core program at his or her chosen university or college. The award includes...
Video: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo goes higher and supersonic in Mojave California test flight - Spaceports | Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, a spacecraft aiming to make the world's first commercial suborbital spaceflights, completes its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert, soaring to a record 21,640 metres in the third test flight Friday, January 10, 2014. SpaceShipTwo and its two-member crew then glided to a safe landing in the desert north of Los Angeles, California.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
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Parachutist dies at Florida air show - CNN | A parachutist fell to his death Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy during an air show north of Tampa, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. The man, Mark Curto, 62, had jumped from a biplane and died on the scene, sheriff's spokeswoman 
Melanie Snow said. The pilot landed safely....
Blue Angels, military outreach back on - UT San Diego | The Pentagon on Friday said it will reinstate the Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds flying teams, port visits, service weeks and band appearances, but at 45 percent of what the public outreach effort used to be....
Fly Pass Creates Double Excitement For Al Ain Aerobatic Show - zawya.com | 10th Edition Al Ain Aerobatic Show Tickets Go On Sale | Abu Dhabi, UAE. October 19, 2013: Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), which is organising the UAE National Day weekend Al Ain Aerobatic Show, has launched a two-for-one 'FLY PASS' advantage deal which delivers entry to the 10th anniversary show and exciting benefits at four key attractions in the emirate's heritage heartland. 
"The pass is designed to give visitors even more reasons to spend the November 30th-December 2nd National Day weekend in Al Ain," explained Sultan Al Muhairi, General Co-ordinator for Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2013. "We are looking to encourage visitors to stay longer in our Oasis City and discover some of its year-round attractions and to make it as affordable and compelling as possible."...
Black Iron Birds In the Sky - English Russia | Aerobatic team “Rus” was formed in 1987. It still consists of highly professional pilots, each of them has flight experience of about 2500 hours on various planes. Inside this post you may see some photos of the team’s display at MAKS 2013 air show...
2014 Event - Mojave Experimental Fly-in | April 19-20, 2014... Concept: A gathering of the leading Experimenters currently involved in GA. The event opens Saturday with a mid-day fly-in from 10 to 2. After the heat of the day has passed there will be a dinner starting at 6 with awards and a speaker. Then early morning on Sunday we gather at the airport for the departure of the show aircraft...
Strega Canopy Nomination - Mojave Experimental Fly-in | Award Nomination... Description: During qualifying for the 2013 National Championship Air Races Matt Jackson and Strega suffered an inflight structural failure of the canopy. The canopy shattered and departed the aircraft during flight. In order to remain in contention for the trophy a new canopy had to be installed before Friday’s heat 
race. This required sourcing a new canopy, trimming and fitting that new canopy and installing it in the existing canopy frame on a significantly abbreviated schedule away from their home shops...
60 years of the Patrouille de France - Translated | Wednesday was held last demonstration of the season for the Patrouille de France, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary....
Dream to turn Red Arrows' home into world attraction - thisislincolnshire.co.uk | Artist's impressions of a major new tourist attraction at the home of the Red Arrows have been released. Hangars at RAF Scampton would be converted as part of a multi-million pound project which could attract 200,000 people from around the world every year...
Outback aviation royalty celebrated By John Casey - Mulitplatform Journlaist | From state of the art aerial medical simulators to Warbirds and ancient flying machines of yesteryear, The Aero Club of Broken Hill and Royal Flying Doctor Service joint birthday party had it all...
Pushing 80, veteran aviator Pete Michaud nowhere near ready to quit - brownwoodtx.com | Maybe he'd utter the philosophical sayings of an elder statesman. Maybe he'd say it's time to think about retirement ― after all, he will celebrate his 80th birthday in February....
World War II vets share B-17 memories in Savannah - savannahnow.com | They stood quietly beneath the right wing of an airplane nearly identical to the bombers they flew as young Army officers some 70 years ago over Germany and France....
November luncheon to honor World War II veterans - Fox Houston | HOUSTON (FOX 26) -John Bixby's earns a living flying for an airline, but he lives to fly this WWII training aircraft called an AT-6. "It's a handful. It was a handful to learn because of what it is. It's a quirky old war bird," he says. The plane belongs to the West Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. The organization is dedicated to preserving military aviation, especially World War II aviation...
Boeing F-15SA Makes Second, Longer Flight From St. Louis - The Aero Experience | The Boeing F-15SA (Saudi Advanced) Eagle flew again Friday on a two-hour test flight, taking off solo from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and later returning to land accompanied by an L-39 chase plane from Air USA. This is the second in a series of test flights that will involve three aircraft through October before resuming at Edwards AFB, CA. The updated fly-by-wire control system continues to...
Landmark Aviation to present donation to Able Flight at NBAA - General Aviation News | Landmark Aviation will present a donation check to nonprofit organization Able Flight during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2013 Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. The presentation ceremony will take place at Landmark Aviation’s NBAA exhibition booth N4515 on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. The $8,444.90 donation is a portion of fuel sales collected through a Landmark Aviation partnership with Jet Aviation, Inc....
Dr Sky interviews Captain Mark Kelly - Photorecon.net | Attending the Reno Air Races is a great experience! I also had the opportunity to interview former Astronaut Mark Kelly. He has a rich history in aviation and space flight. Captain Kelly was kind to give me this interesting interview, on his time in space and the future of space travel...
Neil Armstrong’s Champ - Photorecon.net | In 1946, a 16 year old Neil Armstrong was landing an Aeronca Champ in a field in Ohio. He probably looked out the side window and saw a bright red sun rapidly descending in the western sky, illuminating some grain bins. That was the same humble beginning that most pilots have, a little experience behind them and a lot of...
The Save The Voodoo006 Campaign · Warbirds News | Earlier this year the Jet Aircraft Museum in London Ontario was awarded the opportunity to save a CF-101 Voodoo jet that is currently located in Cornwallis Nova Scotia. The retired Canadian Air Force jet represents a important time in Canada’s jet heritage and the Save Voodoo 006 project has been raising funds to save this unique jet. Voodoo #006 was one of two of the last in service CF-101 Voodoos in 1987. On April 19, 1987, Voodoo #101006, made the world’s last Voodoo flight, going to CFB Chatham, NB. The aircraft was then moved to its current resting and display place in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia at the Cornwallis Military Museum. However...
Flight of the Intruder - Air & Space Magazine | Their assignment, 45 years ago: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet had ever done....
This Helmet is a Technological Wonder for F-35 Fighter Jets - Motley Fool | A few months ago, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC ) delivered its 500th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) for integration into the F-35 Lightning II aircraft....
EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn man arrested for flying drone over Manhattan - ABC News | NEW YORK (WABC) -- He's a musician from Brooklyn but he has struck a wrong note with the NYPD who tracked him down after our story aired and charged the inexperienced, drone operator with reckless endangerment. It's his own video that helped the NYPD nail David Zablidowsky . The 34-year-old musician from Brooklyn is clearly seen at the controls of the drone. The 34-year-old musician from Brooklyn is clearly seen at the controls of the drone....
ABC Developing 'Astronaut Wives Club' TV Series - mashable.com | A best-selling book about the women behind America's original astronauts is now being adapted for television by the co-creator of Gossip Girl. ABC has given the go for producer Stephanie Savage to pen a limited drama series 
based on author Lily Koppel's The Astronaut Wives Club, the entertainment news site Deadline Hollywood broke Wednesday. The TV show is reportedly being fast-tracked, possibly for summer 2014....
Virgin Galactic Wants To Do Moon Cruises, Replace The Concorde For Terrestrial Travel - Tech Crunch | Virgin Galactic is starting off sending a small group of billionaires into space, which is pretty cool… if you’re a billionaire. But the startup’s (yes, it’s a startup, even with Richard Branson at the helm) Commercial Director Stephen Attenborough took the stage at Wired 2013 in London today to talk a bit more about what the space travel company wants to do beyond billionaires. Hint: It could save the cruise business...
