Legendary Combat Aircraft And Military Demonstration Teams Prepare To Awe Crowds from Aero-News Network: Sport Aviation by editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) Legendary Combat Aircraft And Military Demonstration Teams Prepare To Awe Crowds At 48th Annual Event In less than a week, the skies of northern Nevada will be filled with the familiar sounds of thundering engines and cheering crowds as the National Championship Air Races gets underway at the Reno Stead Airfield. In addition to the elite race pilots that travel from around the world to compete in the world's fastest motorsport, military demonstration teams and daring performers take to the skies to awe thousands of aviation aficionados and curious spectators…Rob Holland-2011 World Aerobatic Championships – ASB ... The 2011 Unlimited World Aerobatic Championships have just concluded in Foligno Italy, and ASB's own Rob Holland finished 8th overall in the technical portion of the contest, and 1st place in the 4 minute freestyle. Also, placing 7th overall was Goody Thomas, in 13th place-Jeff Boerboon (2010 US National champ), 19th place-Michael Racy, 26th place-Mike Vaknin, and rounding out the US team in 39th place-Tim Just. The overall team results were 1-Russia, 2-France, and 3-USA WAC results page: www.wac2011.it/wac2011eng/?page_id=380 Congratulations Rob and the rest of the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team!!!
Air Show Soars With 9/11 Tribute - WGRZ-TV | NIAGARA FALLS, NY - The Thunder of Niagara Air Show at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station featured special tributes this weekend to mark the 9/11 anniversary. A procession including fire, police, EMS and military members of all branches honored ...
Wings Over Pittsburgh air show wraps without a hitch - Tarentum Valley News Dispatch | Doug and Megan Taylor faced a tough choice Sunday: watch their beloved Steelers open the season against rival Baltimore or go to the final day of this year's Wings Over Pittsburgh air show. They put on their Steelers gear and chose the latter. ...
Snowbirds amaze at Windsor Air Show - Windsor Star | The Snowbirds fly in formation over the crowd at the Windsor International Air Show at the Windsor International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. WINDSOR, Ont. -- There was plenty of thunder in Windsor's skies ...
Anniversary fly-in set at downtown airport - Shreveport Times | The Shreveport Downtown Airport will be the site later this week of a fly-in marking the air facility's 80th birthday. The event, free and open to the public, will be from 9 am to 2 pm Saturday and is sponsored by the Shreveport Airport Authority and ...
Stearman Fly-In: 'Gigantic family reunion' ends - Galesburg Register-Mail | One of the last remaining Stearman biplanes leaves Galesburg Municipal Airport as the 40th annual National Stearman Fly-In concluded with a breakfast Sunday morning. By Charlie Gorney Around 130 aircraft, mostly Stearmans, cleared out of Galesburg ...
Stearman Fly-In: 'Gigantic family reunion' ends - Galesburg Register-Mail | One of the last remaining Stearman biplanes leaves Galesburg Municipal Airport as the 40th annual National Stearman Fly-In concluded with a breakfast Sunday morning. By Charlie Gorney Around 130 aircraft, mostly Stearmans, cleared out of Galesburg ...
Pilots show skills at International Seaplane Fly-In in Greenville - Bangor Daily News | Civil Air Patrol Maine Wing cadets push a seaplane to the launch ramp during the last day of the 38th annual International Seaplane Fly-in in Greenville Sunday. Town officials estimated that about 10000 people visited ...
WASP Flies Through Memories As Trail-Blazing Aviator from Aero-News Network | Barry Vincent-Smith Became One Of America's First Female Pilots It was 1944 and with America in the midst of World War II, female aviators were being accepted as Women's Airforce Service Pilots to test aircraft and fly support missions in the U.S., freeing up men for combat roles overseas. Barry Vincent-Smith, now 91, began her journey to becoming one of America's first female pilots in Chittenango, NY, in 1942…
Earhart goggles, photos pull in more than $31000 - Sacramento Bee | Goggles worn by famed aviator Amelia Earhart and photographs of her pulled in more than $31000 during an auction of the items in Oakland Sunday morning. A spokesman for Clars Auction Gallery says the winning bid for the goggles was $17775. ...
In our midst: A decorated B-17 pilot - The Wenatchee World Online | The former JC Penney executive won the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving as a B-17 squadron leader in Europe during World War II. In that role, he served as the lead pilot for bombing groups for 49 of his 51 missions. ...
Spitfire FR.XIVE, Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester from Shortfinals's Blog | The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester, is spread throughout a range of buildings, clustered in the centre of what is one of the most important cities in the North of England. As such, and given the city’s prominent role in the business and industrial life of the region, it is to be expected that the collections would be of national importance, although with a strong regional bias…
Spitfire FR.XIVE, Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester from Shortfinals's Blog | The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester, is spread throughout a range of buildings, clustered in the centre of what is one of the most important cities in the North of England. As such, and given the city’s prominent role in the business and industrial life of the region, it is to be expected that the collections would be of national importance, although with a strong regional bias…
Donation Opportunity: Statue of Jerrie Mock from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Who is Jerrie Mock: Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock (born November 22, 1925 in Newark, Ohio) was the first woman to fly solo around the world.[1] The trip ended April 17, 1964 and took 29 days, 21 stopovers and almost 22,860 miles.[2] She was subsequently awarded the Louis Blériot medal the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. The United States Air Force named a street in honor of her at Rickenbacker AFB (presently Rickenbacker International Airport) in Lockbourne, Ohio (near Columbus)…
Midwest Light Sport Aircraft Expo In Mount Vernon, IL Attracts Wide Variety of LSA Producers from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Light Sport Aircraft makers and dealers descended on Mount Vernon Outland Airport, IL this weekend for the Third Annual Light Sport Aircraft Expo. A steady flow of wide-eyed LSA enthusiasts (and potential buyers!) tried on the aircraft for size and discussed their needs with factory and dealer representatives on the tarmac. Many also attended forums and browsed among the exhibitors, including Wicks Aircraft Supply...
CAP a decade after 9/11 from General Aviation News by GAN Staff | By KRISTI CARR The buzz of the Cessna 172’s engine seemed an intrusion on the absolute quiet of Manhattan’s crystalline blue skies. In fact, the tiny Civil Air Patrol plane, tail number N9344L, was one of the few aircraft aloft that afternoon in all of America. It was Sept. 12, 2001 — the day after the country was rocked by terrorist attacks, when the phrase “9-1-1” took on a whole new meaning. Continue Reading »
AirFest: Teens behind the scenes learn something up in the sky - Janesville Gazette | Zach Brzezinski, 6, from Sun Prairie, climbs inside the jet engine of one of the planes before Airfest at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport Saturday. Caitlin Whitt and Kelli Akerberg walk with Army mascot GI Johnny worn by Dylan ...
Air Venture on Google Earth from VAF Forums by apkp777 | Air Venture 2011 was captured by Google's (or someone else’s) satellite http://maps.google.com/?ll=43.984601...h&z=14&vpsrc=6 Zoom in to find your plane.
Today in Aviation History – September 12 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
