What makes a good airshow or fly-in? · General Aviation News Staff | For the month of February, we are going to focus on airshows and fly-ins, so we wanted to ask our readers “What makes a good airshow or fly-in?” What are...
Air Force Thunderbirds to visit Columbus Air Force Base in April - Jackson Clarion Ledger | The U.S. Air Force's best flying maneuvers will be on display in Columbus in April when the Thunderbirds are featured in an air show at Columbus Air Force Base. The air show will be part of an open house that will be free to the public...
Wounded Warrior Project to get cut of air show tickets - Tribune-Review | Gabe Monzo, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport's executive director said on Saturday that $1 of each ticket sold for the Westmoreland County Air Show will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. The show is scheduled for June 7 and 8 at the airport in...
The FAA Has Competition In The Airshow Control Tower Business - Aero-News Network | AirBoss Inc. Operates The Control Tower At U.S. Sport Aviation Expo By Earl Downs | Sometimes an air event simply needs air traffic control for safety, but the current policy of the FAA to levy hefty fees to provide services has left air event producers in a quandary. This year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo found an answer to this dilemma, and that answer is named AirBoss, Inc...
The aviation adventure Pointe de Caux - Translated | The "The aviation adventure Pointe de Caux" exhibition is presented by the association " Friends of Priory Museum of Harfleur . "We fly in 16 panels, more than 200 year history of flight in the region. It all began in 1784 with trials of small balloons of 3.30 m in height. At the end of the nineteenth century, several human flights in spherical already...
'Flyboys' soar with vintage P-40 Warhawk - U-T San Diego | SAN DIEGO ? During World War II, 
young Americans in P-40 Warhawks battled Japanese Zeros. Seventy years later, young San Diegans have prepared a P-40 to fight a new enemy: historical amnesia. “One of the problems we have with World War II is passing on that knowledge to the next generation,” said Coleman Warner of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. “Projects like this P-40 really help in connecting the dots between generations.”...
Museum: Iconic Spruce Goose is safe - CNN | Here's the story: In 1992, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, struck a half-million-dollar deal with Aero Club of Southern California to buy the legendary plane. Lyon -- who represents Aero Club -- is now negotiating the plane ...
Exposure: Boulogne-Billancourt to conquer the sky - Passion for Aviation (translated) | The city of Boulogne-Billancourt, under the leadership of Pierre Christophe Baguet, Mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt and Isaure de Beauval, Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture, presents the MA-30/Musée of the Thirties and in the nave of Landowski the space an exhibition on the theme of aviation, 29 January to 29 June 2014. This heritage exhibition presents a human and industrial adventure unusual held in Boulogne-Billancourt even from the early 20th century to the post-war the history of pioneers, entrepreneurs and industrialists of the balloon and aviation....
An Outright Amazing "DC-3" Rescue · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | While perusing the online world for the latest flash in aviation's pan, I stumbled upon something unbelievable yet true. Eyes wide open and jaw hanging, I was amazed when I saw it. This Antarctic recovery of a "Turbine 3", which technically is way off the mark but we all know that's what it is, is nothing short of awe inspiring. If you...
I'm Sorry, I Wasn't Able to Save It · Rich Davidson NORDO News | Last year it came to my attention 
the last Stearman built was being restored by the United States Air Force Museum. While in a rush to get it done for black history month and a Tuskegee Airmen Display, they were pushing through the restoration at a pretty good pace when they discovered the writing above....
Last Hunter Languishes At Swansea · Warbirds News | This Hawker Hunter T.7 XL612, which was the last Hunter operational with the Royal Air Force, making its last service flight on August 10, 2001, is languishing out-doors in the middle of Swansea (Fairwood Common) airport, UK. It was flown for the first time on...
Airbus' Beluga: Inside the world's strangest-looking airplane - CNN | If you ever find yourself in the French city of Toulouse, you might just see one of the oddest-looking aircraft in the world. Popularly known as the "Beluga," because of its strong resemblance to the white Arctic whale, the Airbus A300-600ST (ST stands for Super Transporter) is unique not only in appearance, but also for the essential role it performs in European aviation...
GG's intro to aerobatics - Albatros L39 | 'Global Girl' having fun flying an Albatros L-39 during her aerobatic lesson in Virginia Beach...
Rockwell’s HiMAT RPRV-870 (part 1) - The Lexicans | Rockwell International’s RPRV-870 (Remote 
Piloted Research Vehicle) HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology) was a joint USAF/NASA program to develop advanced technology for future fighter aircraft. There were 2 aircraft flown for a total of 26 flights. The 0.44 scale RPVs tested advanced technology concepts like composite and metallic structures, digital integrated propulsion control, and ground and airborne relaxed stability digital fly-by-wire....
Fantastic video brings you aboard low-level flying French Navy warplanes - The Aviationist | The American aicraft carrier USS Truman is currently closely co-operating with French Carrier Charles De Gaulle in the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet AOR (Area of Responsibility – Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean). But, whereas you can find plenty of material about all the U.S. flattops, images and videos shot by French naval aviators are a bit rarer...
Beechcraft celebrates 50th anniversary of King Air’s first flight · General Aviation News Staff | WICHITA, Kan. – Beechcraft Corp. today recognized the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the King Air Model 90 with several three-ship passes of the company’s current production King Air models over its home airfield, Beech Field, in Wichita, as employees and guests watched....
Showing posts with label Wounded Warrior Project. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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Friday, December 20, 2013
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Mike Goulian: 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV · Mike Goulian Airshows | Very excited to be able to announce a 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV. Titled, Inside 
Airshows, the series will give you a true "behind the scenes" look at an air show weekend for our team. It's very cool. Have a look at the teaser:
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Just Around the Corner - EAA | December 19, 2013 - The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is coming up fast - January 16-19, 2014 - 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....
Bahrain air show set to take off - Trade Arabia | Final preparations are underway to host the third Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) at the Sakhir Air Base next month. The three-day event, from January 16 until 18, is expected to attract up to 20,000 trade visitors from more than 25 countries ...
Twizel Airshow bites the dust - JACQUIE WEBBY | After 10 successful years, the Twizel Airshow, billed in 2012 as Wings Over Water, has come back to earth. Wings Over Water spokesman James Leslie said the Twizel Airshow had gone into recess but the seed capital remained in case other people wanted to step up and run the event. "Regretfully, the show in 2012 was the last one, unless someone chooses to revive it," he said...
Pilots confirmed for Jet Racing - Scoop.co.nz | A NASA astronaut who has completed six space shuttle flights has been confirmed as one of the pilots taking part in high-speed jet racing at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Colonel Curtis Brown of the United States was flight commander on two of his six space missions and is also a five times Reno Jet Air Race Champion. Alongside Curtis in the “Reno” team contesting the #GigatownWanaka Jet races will be three times Red Bull World Air Race champion, Mike Mangold....
Fresh faces on Warbirds Board - Scoop.co.nz | Wanaka businessman and Community Board member, Ross McRobie has taken over as Chairman of the board which oversees the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow....
French Association Réplic’Air Plans to Build a Dewoitine D.551 - Warbirds News | As reported by World Warbird News the French association Réplic’Air has announced its intention to build a flyable 
Dewoitine D.551, and have it fly by June 2017 at the latest. The aircraft, a derivative of the famous Dewoitine D.520 fighter, never flew as France was defeated before it could be produced...
War hero James Flint dies at age of 100 - nottinghampost.com | ...Returning from one mission, his Hampden was damaged by German fighters. The bomber was ditched near the Norfolk coast. Pilot and crew escaped from the sinking aircraft. Jim clambered back, found the navigator, pulled him to the escape hatch and hauled him to the shore...
RIVERSIDE: Woman, 92, recalls days as WWII aviator - Press-Enterprise | Margot DeMoss wouldn’t think of bailing out of a burning plane. DeMoss, a female aviator during World War II, shut off the motor and glided to a successful landing. “It was very dangerous,” she said. “You got flames and a big tank of gasoline. The fire would have blown me up if I hadn’t turned the key off.” DeMoss, 92, recalled the experience as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. She and another female pilot were honored at a military ball in November at the Pechanga Resort and Casino near Temecula...
Timeless Voices - Clarence "Clancy" Hess · eaavideo.org | Clancy Hess had his first flight lesson with air racer Johnny Livingston in 1930. He was a charter member of AOPA in 1939, flew dive bombers as a Marine aviator during World War Two, and had a 32-year flying career with American Airlines.
Time to recall GA’s World War II heroes - General Aviation News | This year marked the final roll call for brave World War II fliers fading from the scene. No, it wasn’t the Doolittle Raiders, whose four survivors (three present) celebrated their final reunion last month. There’s another band of brothers: Some of GA’s World War II heroes who reunited annually for more than 60 years. Their last squadron-mate “flew West” this year...
Model Aviation Club Raises $76,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project - Fly RC | Muncie, IN -A total of $76,000 dollars was raised for and presented to the Wounded Warrior Project as a result of the efforts of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and its chartered clubs that participated in the inaugural National Model Aviation Day on August 17, 2013, by...
Understated - Flight To Success | T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill | ...Like all aircraft, a T-38 flight begins with a takeoff. When you’re used to gliders and Cessna’s, the T-38 takeoff with its afterburners can be quite impressive. It might even feel like a “kick in the pants” on a cold day when the afterburners kick in just after the brakes are released. The takeoff can be memorable, at least until you fly something with real power, like an F-15 or F-16...
Helicopter Pilot Slides Aircraft Across Ice Near Skaters - Aero-News Network | Some Think He Should Lose Flying Privileges For The Staged Stunt It was one of those things that probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Eight Canadians who had gone by helicopter in search of the perfect frozen lake for a hockey game wound up as part of a controversy after the pilot of one of the aircraft skidded his helo across the ice through a group of skaters.
Young Pilot Uses EAA Youth Programs to Earn His Ticket - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | After Eric Beets, EAA 1078480, took a Young Eagles flight on January 15, 2012, the 17-year-old high school student from Burlington, Wisconsin, made the decision that he would become a private pilot. Thanks to his determination and the EAA Young Eagles Flight Plan, Eric passed his checkride on April 5, 2013.
and for your amusement...
Walmart to Install Surface-to-Air Missiles on Store Rooftops to Shoot Down Amazon Drones - sUAS News | Bentonville, AR — Walmart today announced plans to install mini surface-to-air missile batteries on the rooftops of all 4,786 store locations across the United States. The missiles will exclusively target Amazon Prime Air drones. The new concept called Walmart Megatron is the latest effort to drive customers back to retail locations. While Walmart’s growth has remained steady, it has been unable to keep pace with online retailers such as Amazon...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Able Flight: Able Flight Receives Grant from Wounded Warrior Project
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Indy Transponder 03-MAR-2013 0100z
History takes flight in Charlotte County this weekend - Wink News | Visitors can view a large variety of Warbird Aircraft such as B-25, C-45, P-51 Mustang, Yak-9, PT-17, BT-13/15, T-6, T-28, T-34, L-39, O-2, DeHavilland Chipmunk. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from EAA Chapter 565. Rides on tan AT-6...
Cashman ready to take dive, will parachute from plane - New York Daily News | Cashman will parachute over Miami Monday morning with the Golden Knights of the U.S. Army to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Westmoreland County Air Show canceled - Tribune-Review | The 2013 Westmoreland County Air Show at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport has been canceled because the Air Force ended public aviation performances by the Thunderbirds precision jet team as a result of the federal sequester, the executive director of...
Spending cuts grounding an AFA graduation tradition - KXRM | Thunderbirds and Heritage Flight crews will complete the certification procedures for safely flying those demonstrations, in the case that the budget changes and scheduled events in 2013 are resumed. The Air Force said this will reduce flying hours by ...
AF traces women's roles to World War II from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force's acceptance of women into the force dates back to long before the first "Women's History Week" celebration in 1978. In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) took the unheard-of step of forming and employing two women's aviation units. That same year, a unit of flight nurses who had not yet quite finished their training, were sent into North Africa on Christmas Day following the Allied invasion in November of that year...
Celebrating women in aviation - San Mateo Daily Journal | Women in Aviation International Week is celebrated during the week of March 8, which marks the anniversary of the first female pilot license worldwide earned by Raymonde de Laroche in 1910 as well as International Women's Day, first observed March 8, ...
Chinatown landmark named for pioneering jurist - Los Angeles Times | As a navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress, he completed 30 bombing missions in Europe, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals. When he returned home, Wong decided to attend law school. His parents disapproved, fearing that racial ...
Storch from Apron 6 | With the high cockpit, the bars and the narrow entrance to the plane, it’s certainly not easy to get in the plane or to get out. I experienced it myself when I tried to get into the backseat for a flight! But once you’re in it and you’re up in the air, the view [...]
Gamera II Team Still Short Of Sikorsky Prize from Aero-News Network | Made Several Attempts This Week But Could Not Break 10 Feet Of Altitude The Gamera II team from the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering made several attempts this week to meet the requirements of the Sikorsky Prize, but were unable to reach more than six feet of altitude in the latest iteration of the human-powered quad-copter ... the Gamera II XR.
"Dee Whiz" UCAP #319 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Legendary aircraft company Beechcraft exits bankruptcy... They're building a really big airship in Tustin, wherever that is... We disagree on what the impact to GA will be from the sequester budget cuts... And... Trying to avoid notice by the Feds, by changing the tail number on your plane... not a very good idea. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Feb 27, 2013.
Dragon Spacecraft Hits Glitch On Way To ISS from Aero-News Network | Spacecraft's Thruster Pods Failed To Initialize Properly Once In Orbit After a perfect launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Friday morning, the SpaceX Dragon supply capsule carrying stores and experiment to the ISS hit a glitch. The spacecraft reached orbit on time at 1010 EST Friday, but a problem with the capsule's thruster pods delayed the deployment of the spacecraft's solar arrays.
Dragon to Dock with ISS @6 a.m. EST Sunday from Spaceports | International Space Station managers on Saturday cleared the Dragon to approach the orbiting research complex after SpaceX reported that all 18 thrusters, and other systems, were operating normally.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Airplane Pull at Air Show to Benefit Wounded Warriors
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE (June 26, 2012) – While the United States Navy Blue Angels perform their high-flying act in the sky, hundreds of participants will be on the ground helping support our nation’s wounded warriors at the 2012 Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show. The show will host the VW Pull for Wounded Warriors July 1 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The VW Pull for Wounded Warriors will raise funds to benefit the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (BIANH). This year’s air show will take to the skies June 30 and July 1 and features the United States Navy Blue Angels along with a high-profile lineup of military and civilian performers.
The VW Pull for Wounded Warriors is a giant tug-of-war where teams of up to twenty five members pull an enormous aircraft weighing more than 130,000 pounds. Previous teams have consisted of co-workers, college students, sports teams, military units, and other groups that wish to have fun and support the BIANH. Teams need to register for the pull and must raise $1,500 to participate. BIANH hopes to raise at least $50,000 at the Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show.
BIANH works to provide support for all New Hampshire residents living with brain injury. Traumatic brain injury is the main injury from the war on terror and due to a large number of troops returning from battle, BIANH’s services are in high demand. BIANH helps raise awareness about the needs of the service members living with brain injury and to educate others about brain injury. Brain injury often requires lifelong support and assistance.
“According to the military data, twenty percent of all ground forces suffer from TBI,” said Ron Snow of BIANH. “Those are huge numbers and it is important that our service members are not left alone without assistance. The BIANH strongly appreciates all the sacrifices our military has gone through and we want to be the organization that supports those living with traumatic brain injury.”
BIANH was founded by parents of brain injured children, who came together to support one another and work to assure that needed services were available to New Hampshire citizens with brain injury and their family members. “I like to think of the BIANH as the GPS for people living with acquired brain injuries through the myriad of services available,” said Snow. “We will guide them to the support they need.”
For more information on the VW Pull for Wounded Warriors or to register, visit www.bostonportsmouthairshow.com/pull_for_the_wounded_warrior
Tickets for the air show are available at www.BostonPortsmouthAirShow.com . The Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show is being jointly produced by the Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire. These two organizations, along with more than 30 other local not-for-profit groups, benefit from the show.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Indy Transponder 16-AUG-10 0115z
The Earth sits still, and your eyes soak up the newly unfamiliar landscape. The nearly invisible propeller adds a touch of soft-focus blur to the trees and roads below.
A stencil in the cockpit of Rob Holland’s aerobatic airplane, the Window World MX2, reads “Fly it like you STOLE it,” but the statement belies the care and precision with which Holland, a professional air show pilot and aerobatics champion, guided me through a series of maneuvers high above the Pioneer Valley this week. ...
Ocean City increasingly says: 'Now a word from our sponsor' - Delmarva Daily Times
The OC Air Show brings sponsorship from GEICO, Coca-Cola and Best Buy. An annual car show gets sponsors like Ford Motor Co., XBox and Pepsi. ...
Summerside to host 2011 Atlantic Air Show - Metro Canada - Toronto
Canadian Forces Skyhawks, CF-18s and the Snowbirds will participate in the show's air displays. Shearwater Airport in Halifax used to be the show's ...
Oklahoma Legends Honored At Fly-In - KTUL
Oklahoma's favorite native son and a famous Sooner aviator were honored this weekend on the anniversary of their deaths. Humorist Will Rogers and Pilot ...
MAAG's Blog: Annual MAAG Fly-In Successful from Antique Airfield News
The weather gods smiled on Halstead, Kansas today and kept the wind and rain away during the MAAG Fly-In, though temperatures again hit triple digits. A total of 51 airplanes were registered, including 7 antiques, 21 classics, 14 contemporary, and 9 homebuilts. ...
In pictures: Red Arrows at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta - BBC News
The Red Arrows display team lifted the gloom at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta with a daredevil display on Sunday afternoon. The aerobatics team put on their ...
Weather halts balloon mass ascent - BBC News
Fiesta organisers said Sunday's weather is expected to improve for the Red Arrows aerobatic display at 1630 BST and the mass balloon ascent at 1800 BST. ...
Special reserve in thick of action at Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo
AROUND one million people are expected to head for Bournemouth Air Festival (August 19-22) and some locals will be in the thick of the ...
Assumption: Tricolour Arrows in Lignano, 100,000 spectators - ANSA.it
Lignano (Udine), Aug 15 - The Tricolour Arrows animated today on the coast of Lignano (Udine), before about 100,000 people, the classic air ...
AIRSTRIPPED.COM proudly presents: THE RNLAF F-16 Demo Team!
from AIRSTRIPPED.COM Production Blog
We are very happy to inform you, that the Royal Netherlands Airforce F-16 Demo Team is now part of the AIRSTRIPPED.COM production!
It’s a special honor for us to have the Dutch Team with it’s orange lion aboard our film. The pilot Cpt. Tobias “HITEC” Schutte is assigned to the 323 Squadron and has gained more than 1100 hours on the F-16 since he started his flying career in 1999. ...
Wounded Warrior in the Air Again from US Army Golden Knights
Wounded Warrior Chad Watson took to the sky like a soaring eagle circling high over his family below. SFC Michael Elliott took Chad out for his first jump after losing his leg below the knee while serving in Iraq. Chad had made five jumps prior to his departure to Iraq serving his country. [...]
On August 13, 2010, two bomber boys who flew in the B-29 Superfortress met each other for the first time in Idaho Falls. I have known Marshall Dullum for three or four years, but only recently found out about Dean . Marshall trained in bombers in WWII, but did not fly combat. He did, however, fly in the Berlin Airlift and in the United Nations peacekeeping action in the Middle East. He flew combat missions in a B-29 during the Korean ...
Book Review: 'Last Roll Call: The Adventures of a B-17 Tailgunner, 15th Air Force, 97th Bomb Group, Amendola Italy" from Remembering World War Two Airmen
I had the good fortune recently to read a book by B-17 tailgunner Kenneth S. Tucker, who flew with the 97th Bomb Group in the 15th Air Force in World War Two. I also had the pleasure of communicating with his daughter, Wanda Tucker Goodwin, who helped her dad write the book. Though I've read literally hundreds of books about the air was in Europe, I was surprised at how much interesting information was in Mr. Tucker's book that I did not know about. ...
Learning about flying at the Western Development Museum - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Children could take part in a scavenger hunt to find out about Saskatchewan's aviation history as well as make an airplane or helicopter to take home. ...
361st FG Museum Bottisham 15-8-2010 by Gary Watson
Myself and Chris Reynolds, went to a 'working-day' at the building where the new museum dedicated the the 361st FG in Bottisham village. Got the 'two-tone' wall colours done, and to our minds, did quite well. Highlights was having a 'sniff' at some of the exibits for it opens and wow, are there some 'gems'. Hope all goes to plan for the opening in either september or october. Sally-B made an appearance around 15.00hrs, maybe going to Rougham. And as for 'G.I. Baldy' very quiet indeed !!
RC aircraft show at Air Force museum from General Aviation News
Giant-scale models of jets, warbirds and helicopters will land on the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from Sept. 3-5. The 15th Annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show is scheduled during Labor Day weekend and features aircraft from all eras of aviation history. Nearly 200 pilots will entertain audiences as they perform aerobatic maneuvers with RC (radio-controlled) aircraft. ...
Air Force Museum Gets Full-sized DSP Satellite Mockup - Airforce Magazine
Northrop Grumman has shipped a full-size model of a Defense Support Program satellite to the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, in Dayton, Ohio, for display there. "We are honored the Air Force has accepted our model to celebrate the 40-year history of DSP's robust performance as one of the nation's vital missile early warning systems," said David DiCarlo, Northrop's general manager for space systems, in the company's release. The 35-foot-long replica is the only true-to-size model of a DSP spacecraft. Northrop created it to celebrate the satellite's decades of service. A C-5 transport carried it from southern California to Wright-Patterson in July. The Air Force placed the first DSP satellite in space in 1970; the final one assumed orbit in 2007. Space Based Infrared System satellites will supplant the DSP constellation starting in 2011.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 15th from NYCAviation.com
On this day in 1945, Japan announces that it is surrendering to the Allies; in 1957, a USAF F-104 hits a new altitude record; the FAA is created by Congress, and more...
V-J Day - Victory Over Japan Day - August 15 - NYCAviation.com ...
On This Day in Aviation History: August 15th. August 15th, 2010 • By Matt Molnar. 1937, Lufthansa launches seaplane service between the Azores and New York, with help from seaplane tenders stationed along the route. ...
August 15 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Young Eagles Flight Plan: A Guide To The Left Seat by Jim Shorts
Goal Is To Encourage Young People To Consider Aviation Careers The Young Eagles Flight Plan rolled out recently by the EAA is a series of new programs the organization says is designed to encourage young people to consider flying and ...
Red Bull Stratos and Jonathan Clark from RLV and Space Transport News
A reader points to this article about the Red Bull Stratos project, which aims to allow Felix Baumgartner to dive safely from a balloon at 120,000 ft (36.6 km): The Man Who Would Fall to Earth - Esquire (Single page version).
The article actually focuses mostly on space medicine expert Jonathan Clark, whose wife Laurel Clark was killed in the Columbia accident. Dr. Clark is the medical director for the Stratos project, which he sees as contributing to research into high altitude escape systems.
With shuttles becoming museum pieces, cities vie to land one - FOX43.com
New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum rallied supporters to dress up in spacesuits and ride the train to call attention to its bid. ...
This Week in Space: August 15, 2010 from RLV and Space Transport News
Here's the latest episode of This Week in Space with Miles O'Brien. Topics include:
Spacewalkers continue working on repairs, an interview with EVA'er Dave Wolf, success for Atlas 5 rocket and a new shot from Hubble.
Armadillo Aerospace in ZERO-G from RLV and Space Transport News
Here is a video by Matt Ross from the ZERO-G flight with John Carmack, Armadillo Aerospace members and others: ...
Sully’s Miracle on the Hudson IFR Approach Plate from The Mach 1 Blog
Amazing, great footage!! Airbus A380 Contrail as seen from Cockpit Boeing B747
from The Kathryn Report
CAPVine: The CAPvine team was at Airventure Oshkost 2010 and took ... - CAPVine
Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Grissom crew takes flight, refuels C-17 from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
A KC-135R Stratotanker and aircrew from the 434th Air Refueling Wing recently took part in an aerial refueling mission connecting with a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing over the Appalachian Mountains. ...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Indy Transponder 20-JUN-10 2345z
Bonhomme triumphant in thrilling Red Bull Air Race New York
NEW YORK - Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the first-ever New York Red Bull Air Race on Sunday with a scintillating performance under pressure in front of the most spectacular setting in the eight-year history of the sport. Nigel Lamb of Britain took second in a thrilling four-way battle while American Kirby Chambliss got his second straight podium with third place. ...
NEW YORK – A-list movie star and doting father Liev Schreiber is spending his father’s day at the Red Bull Air Race in New York and had the rare to chance to get a bird’s eye view of the ...
US authorities go above and beyond duty with huge boating audience
NEW YORK - A host of federal, state and local authorities jumped in without any further ado to help secure the waters outside the perimeter of the Red Bull Air Race track on Sunday after an ...
New York Qualifying
American takes home third place in Red Bull Air Race championship behind two British pilots - The Star Ledger
As American pilot Kirby Chambliss stood on winners podium today and accepted his third-place trophy, 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Champion Paul Bonhomme sprayed him in the eye with champagne.
Chambliss’ face turned bright red, and he rubbed his eyes, but it was a small burden to suffer in exchange for standing on the winner’s podium at the Red Bull Air Race World Championships at Liberty State Park today in front of his fellow Americans. ....
Wounded warriors leave their cares up in the air - KOMO News
Soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan got a special treat Friday - they were the guests of honor at the Olympic Air Show. ...
Forces sweetheart at Cotswold air show - Gloucestershire news
Forces sweetheart Hayley Westenra added a touch of glamour to this year's Cotswold Air Show.
The 23-year-old soprano, who became a modern day Dame Vera Lynn after singing for troops Iraq, made a flying visit to Kemble yesterday to support the work of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
The two day show took the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain as its theme.
The world-famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team wowed the thousands of visitors to the show with their daredevil manoeuvres in the Gloucestershire skies. ...
Historic flights wow at the Cotswold Air Show - BBC News
The Red Arrows, which were based on the site for almost 20 years, also put on a display for aviation enthusiasts. The two-day event was staged at Costwold ...
Kemble air show really takes off! - Swindon Advertiser
Among the key attractions at the show were the world-famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team, a Battle of Britain memorial flight, a Eurofighter Typhoon, ...
Air Race Classic takes off June 22 from General Aviation News
The 34th annual Air Race Classic, an all-women transcontinental air race, takes off June 22. Celebrating 100 years of licensed women pilots, race teams consist of at least two women pilots and have four days to complete the 2,100+ mile course.
Participating in the race to raise money for the Wings of Hope Medical Relief and Air Transport Program, USA (MAT) are pilots Beverly Cleair and Teresa Camp, flying in a 1953 plane donated to Wings of Hope by iconic entertainer Roy Clark. ...
Four inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame from General Aviation News
Four aviators — Julie Payette, Vi Milstead Warren, Redford Henry “Red” Mulock, and Willy Laserich — were inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) at its annual induction ceremony and dinner, held earlier this month in Vancouver, B.C. The event was attended by more than 280 guests from across Canada’s aviation and aerospace community. ...
Candy Bomber plane makes crash landing - The Local
The DC2 plane was one of the original Rosinenbomber or "Candy Bombers," so called due to the
It is now used by Air Service Berlin, providing tourist tours above the city. A statement from the airport authorities said it “had to make an emergency landing after take-off for unknown reasons.”
It landed in a field near Berlin’s Schönefeld Airport carrying 25 passengers and three crew members. Those who were injured are not said to be seriously hurt.
Schönefeld was closed for 15 minutes after the incident, an investigation into which was started immediately. ...
Man escapes serious injury in single-engine plane crash - IndeOnline.com
A 72-year-old pilot of a single-engine airplane crashed in a wooded field in Sippo Lake Park in Perry Township Sunday morning, but escaped serious injury.
Wayne J. Noall, of Westfield Center, Ohio, was traveling from the Akron-Canton Airport to the Beach City Airport just before 9 a.m., when the 1943 Taylor Craft L2 plane lost oil pressure and engine speed. Noall, who was later treated and released from Aultman Hospital, attempted to return to the Akron Canton Airport after going off radar five miles south of the airport, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
The control tower at the Akron Canton Airport attempted to contact Noall, but was unsuccessful. ...
An Airman’s Story Presents – B-26 Pilot Ben Ostlind by Matt
WARBIRD RADIO – Join host Leon J. DeLisle this week for the first episode of a special three part series on WWII B-26 pilot Ben Ostlind. An Airman’s Story is 501C3 Non-profit that depends soley on your gifts to survive. For more info on this special project visit them online via the Quick Link below. Enjoy [...]
Pilot Hurt In Curtiss Replica Crash from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Officials of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, N.Y., say their summer flying schedule is in doubt after the crash of one of its aircraft Friday seriously injured their chief pilot. Jim Poel, 67, is in critical but stable condition in an upstate New York hospital after the 1910 replica Curtiss Albany Flyer he was flying went down in a cornfield about a quarter of a mile from Penn Yan / Yates County Airport. "To rebuild it would take a couple of years, so it's ... changing our game plan for our flying programs for 2010 and 2011," Trafford Doherty, the museum's executive director, told the Elmira Star-Gazette. The aircraft was slated for some high-profile flights this summer.
RTB from NESA MAS 2010 - Airspeed
I'm back from Camp Atterbury and Columbus, indiana, where I spent the last week attending Mission Aircrew School at CAP's National Emergency Services Academy. I arrived last night in time to watch a DVD with FOD and Deadly and unload the car. Then a night in my own bed. Nice!
I took the intermediate track as a mission pilot trainee. The track is for pilots with 175+ hours PIC who want to go out and learn search patterns and the ins and outs of CAP aircrew operations. We completed five scenarios over the course of three flights. ...
This Week In Space – June 20, 2010 from Uplinks by Miles O'Brien
The latest edition of “This Week In Space” is now available! Give us a watch…
Formation flight Sunday. “Four U.S. Navy Aircraft flying... from Planeshots
Lots more historic "formation flights" as well...worth the visit!
Wickenby 'wings and wheels' 20-6-2010 by Gary Watson
Blaine Aviation Weekend 2010 - Blaine (Minneapolis) - 05/22/10
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Wisconsin - Deke Slayton AirFest 2009 - La Crosse - 06/19/09
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Franco-swiss exercise Epervier 2010 from PPRuNe Forums
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
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Black Team Starts the Weekend Off Right at Andrews from armygoldenknights's
The team threw wind streamers and before the streamers were even on the ground, the message came across the radio that the jump would need to happen within seven minutes or the plane would have to land with the ...
Black Team Jumps for the Wounded Warriors from armygoldenknights's
Blue skies came not a moment too soon for Black Team today, as they jumped in to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to a crowd of grateful Wounded Warriors. ...
Blue skies came not a moment too soon for Black Team today, as they jumped in to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to a crowd of grateful Wounded Warriors. ...
Air show to draw crowds, attention to airport - Contra Costa Times
Historic WWII-era fighter planes will again soar over Chino today and Sunday at the County of San Bernardino/Planes of Fame Air Show, honoring the "Greatest ...
Friday Chino Visit from Another Time
After snagging the car and checking into the hotel we made our way to the Chino airport. A friend of mine has an awesome hangar on the field (pictures to come) so we said a quick hello to him. One of the goals for this trip was to shoot pictures of the Curtiss Robin at The Yanks Air Museum. Thru a friend I made contact with the director of the museum who let me take some detailed photos of the Robin. Our friend Alan was due to arrive in his Super Swift in the early afternoon. So walking the field, visitig the museum and watching airshow practice made for a very nice afternoon. The three ship Mustang acro act, The Horsemen flew a great practice show. Sounded great and was very tight formation. To many Warbird aircraft types to name now but I counted 13 ...
After snagging the car and checking into the hotel we made our way to the Chino airport. A friend of mine has an awesome hangar on the field (pictures to come) so we said a quick hello to him. One of the goals for this trip was to shoot pictures of the Curtiss Robin at The Yanks Air Museum. Thru a friend I made contact with the director of the museum who let me take some detailed photos of the Robin. Our friend Alan was due to arrive in his Super Swift in the early afternoon. So walking the field, visitig the museum and watching airshow practice made for a very nice afternoon. The three ship Mustang acro act, The Horsemen flew a great practice show. Sounded great and was very tight formation. To many Warbird aircraft types to name now but I counted 13 ...
Photo below by Keith Breazeal via Fencecheck
Thunderbirds help kick off Wings Over Columbus - WTVA
Lamoureux to fly with Thunderbirds - Grand Forks Herald
Local Olympian Monique Lamoureux will be flying with the Thunderbirds next week when the Air Force flying team arrives for the air show at Grand Forks Air ...
WWII planes to be on display in SM - Lompoc Record
The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom tour will bring a B-17 Flying Fortress, a P-51 Mustang, and a B-24 Liberator to the Santa Maria Public Airport ...
Quincy Fly-in Takes Off Saturday - WCTV
The 31st annual Quincy Fly-in takes off Saturday May 15th at the Quincy Municipal Airport, giving aviation enthusiasts the opportunity to fly in a military ...
Rides offered on restored WWII bomber - Denver Post
Liberty Belle, the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 bomber, will be available for the public to fly over Denver this weekend. ...
For lovers of aircraft, fly-in is a 'must see' - FayObserver.com
Dickson is among more than 350 professional and amateur pilots scheduled to touch down again today for the eighth annual Mid-Atlantic Fly-In & Sport ...
Fly-In pays tribute to veterans - Opelika Auburn News
By Amy Weaver At least one of the military veterans at today's Heroes Take Flight Fly-In won't say a word, but his presence at the Auburn University ...
Armstrong inducted into hall of honor - WALA-TV FOX10
Before his historic space mission, Armstrong was a renowned Naval aviator. He trained to be a pilot at Whiting Field. Armstrong said his time with the Navy ...
National Naval Aviation Museum Symposium Highlights Achievements in Naval Aviation from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
Second Wind Dream of Flight for Three Veterans from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
SHELBY Co Airport AL- Three Birmingham area veterans had their Second Wind Dream® of flight fulfilled today at the Shelby County Airport. Members of the Shelby County Aviation Association- SCAA, helped those dreams come true. It was a way to give back to veterans whom we own so much says SCAA President Rick Kilgore. ...
Flight Lifts Wounded Warriors From Private Battles by NPR Staff (podcast)
This week, Marine Sgt. Jason Grabill got the ride of a lifetime, in a vintage P-51 Mustang fighter. When the snub-nosed, jaunty plane rumbled to a stop on the tarmac of the Frederick Municipal Airport, about 50 miles north of Washington, D.C., Grabill got out whooping.
Grabill's ride was part of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps veterans who have suffered wounds in service recover their lives with workforce programs, education services, and — like today — some simple fun and entertainment. ...
The Battle of Britain revisited - Telegraph.co.uk
But, even with strong Lincolnshire connections with the Dambusters and the Red Arrows, is there going to be wide public interest, I ask my guide Phil Bonner ...
Armed Forces Day: Hitting close to home - Amarillo.com
As a gunner on a B-17 during World War II, his focus was squarely on the present, his mind on his duties. On only his second and third bombing missions in ...
Coal City aviatior had the Wright stuff - Herald News
A century ago, William E. Somerville put this city on the map as a center of aviation.
In Coal City, Somerville was the community's first electrical engineer and eventually became mayor, serving during the 1910s and 1920s. ...
WWII Aerial Images Unearthed - US Pilots' Snapshots Reveal Extent of Germany's Post-War Devastation from Diamond Pilots
photo gallery via Spiegel Online
Coastal Empire in brief - savannahnow.com
The Coastal Amateur Radio Society's B-17 team will conduct its first public radio demonstration Saturday. The team will use the radio equipment that was installed on the museum's B-17 in 1945. The team will go on the air 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
STS-132 Begins On-Orbit Operations from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
NASA- After a successful launch Friday at 1:20 p.m. CDT, the STS-132 crew of space shuttle Atlantis began on-orbit operations. Saturday, the six astronauts will survey the shuttle's heat shield, checkout the spacesuits for the upcoming spacewalks and prepare for docking to the International Space Station on Sunday. ...
Experts weigh in on space future - Fox11
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Red Arrows head to 'spiritual home' for Cotswold Air Show - BBC News
The aerobatic display team were based at the former RAF Kemble, now Cotswold Airport, for nearly 20 years. The Gloucestershire aerodrome is often referred ...
'Hawk One' Sabre Coming to AirVenture from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
A Canadair Sabre 5 fighter jet owned by Vintage Wings of Canada will return to one of its many former homes this summer – Oshkosh, Wisconsin – where it will be a featured warbird attraction at EAA AirVenture 2010.
Blue Angel Gets New Home in Kingsville - KIII TV3
It's a perfectly good airplane." The Blue Angels, they'll be bringing their high flying show to NAS Kingsville on March 27th and 28th.
WWI Battle of Britain flying ace dies in Sussex from news.bbc.co.uk
One of the Battle of Britain's most successful pilots has died at the age of 89.
Wing Commander Bob Doe, of Crowborough, flew Spitfires during the battle and was one of the RAF flying aces, destroying at least 14 enemy craft.
Surrey-born Wing Cdr Doe died in hospital of pneumonia on Sunday. ...
Films, activities planned for all ages - Republican Eagle
First Lt. Russ Fechter, who served in the US Army Air Force and flew a B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II. Now 87, he is retired from Red Wing Shoe Co ...
Daily Headlines from the IndyTransponder can now be heard on...
Wounded Warrior Project - National Airshow Performance Collaborative, Team Vandy-1 Joins Forces with Wounded Warrior Project from www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Maryland based, Team Vandy -1 and Jacksonville based Wounded Warrior Project have come together in honor of those members of our nation's armed forces who have been severely injured. Wounded Warrior Project's logo, which features one warrior carrying another, will be painted on Team Vandy-1 airplanes and WWP will receive a portion of the proceeds from all airplane sponsorships and souvenir sales.
According to Pat Marsh, Team Vandy-1 Owner/ Pilot, "Our plan is to create a sponsored Multimedia event with both live and broadcast elements designed to drive maximum awareness to the Wounded Warrior Project."
Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and services to assist injured veterans during their recovery, rehabilitation and transition. Whether through combat stress programs, career counseling or advocacy initiatives, Wounded Warrior Project's vision is to help make this generation of wounded warriors the most successful and well-adjusted in our nation's history. ...
AIR POWER RADIO "Aviations Online Voice"
Our focus is on aviation, from the early days to the present and the innovators working on the aircraft of tomorrow. Our weekly show consists of four segments which we hope will capture your imagination - Women in Aviation showcases prominent women in the aviation world from Aerobatic performers to those who work behind the scenes at the nations' air shows. Legends of Aviation is interviews with Veterans, designers, and the men and women who worked to make aviation what it is today. Builders/Restoration corner focuses on the people who restore, build and keep the planes flying – from museums to the innovators working on the next big thing in Aviation. Aero Extreme with "Smokey" Young , President of the Formula 1 Air Racing Association and also aero extreme pilot. Smokey will interview the pilots who take Aviation to the extreme. We have an amazing line up of guests which we know will keep you tuning back in for more. Air Power Radio airs live Tuesdays at 7 AM Pacific Time 10 AM Eastern on PowerUp.
Air Combat USA
Climb into the cockpit and take control of the world's most successful certified aerobatic aircraft. The Extra 300's proven performance in international aerobatic competition makes it an excellent aircraft for your Adventure Flight! Unrivaled in its class, this tandem, two-seater Extra 300L takes exhilaration to extreme in the blink of an eye. Sign up for the Extra 300 Adventure and see for yourself why it is the aircraft of choice among air show performers and aerobatic champions. ....
1949 National Air Races from www.airrace.com
Official Program Cover | The Armed Forces pulled out all the stops this year to show the public where their money went. | Air Force | The Air Force chose Cleveland Municipal Airport as the "target" to demonstrate the split-second timing necessary to bring 100 aircraft to bear on a given objective. The mighty B-36 bombers took off from distant air bases even before spectators arrived at the air races. From other fields closer by, the Republic F-84 Thunder Jets became airborne as did North American F-86 Sabers and Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star's to a rendezvous near Cleveland Municipal Airport and flew a "mission" in a 30 minute show of America's Air Might. The Air Force's new jet demonstration team called the Acrojets thrilled the crowd with precision maneuvers flown at speeds of 600 to 650 mph. ...
Hon. Duckworth and Brig. Gen. Vaught, USAF (Ret.) to Be Inducted Into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
Panel Topics Announced for the 2nd Annual Army Women in Transition Symposium WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Women's Foundation today announced its Hall of Fame inductees for 2010: The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental ...
'Miracle on the Hudson' hero to speak at The Museum of Flight from General Aviation News
sullenberger2Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III will speak at 7 p.m. March 8 at The Museum of Flight in Seattle.
As pilot in command of the US Airways Flight 1549 that was dubbed the "Miracle on the Hudson," Sullenberger has been hailed as a national hero for his quick thinking and outstanding aviation skills that saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew on Jan. 15, 2009....
Floatplanes, horses, Alaska: "R5Sons" just might have it all from AOPA Pilot Blog
Many of you are going crazy over "Ice Pilots NWT," a new series on Canada's History Channel. I haven't been able to tune in because 1. I don't get the Canada History Channel and 2. They keep yanking the videos off YouTube. So I'll have to take your word for it that it's awesome.
In the meantime, I've discovered "R5Sons, Alaska" on RFD-TV. "R5Sons" follows the adventures of the Perrinses: Steve Sr., Denise, their five sons, and various members of the extended family. The Perrinses own and operate Rainy Pass Lodge, 125 nm north of Anchorage, and each episode is a day-to-day peek at life in the wilderness. See the Season 2 trailer here.
Aviation is at the cener of nearly every episode. In a recent installment, the ...
Sikorsky X2 Aims for World Speed Record This Year from Business Aviation Now by John Morris
The Sikorsky X2's attempt to break the world speed record for rotorcraft later this year could determine the future path of helicopter development at the Connecticut-based company.
The X2 intends to achieve 250 kts by the end of the year, far ahead of the world speed record held by a Westland Lynx at 216.45 kts and the best cruising speed achieved by production helicopters of around 150 kts. They are limited to that envelope by current rotor technology.
The X2 features closely separated coaxial rotors with very rigid blades, active vibration damping, fly-by-wire and a pusher propeller. ...
The Boneyard: world's 'biggest' plane cemetery up close from news.bbc.co.uk
Dubbed The Boneyard, but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawling US airbase is reputed to be the world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Spread across the huge 2,600 acre site, equivalent in size to 1,430 football pitches, is a collection of over 4,000 retired aircraft including nearly every plane the US armed forces have flown since World War II.
Now, for the first time, a series of high resolution satellite images of the four square mile-site have been released by Google Earth. They show in incredible detail the full range of aircraft found at the site. ...
Airmen rediscover RED HORSE legacy in Haiti from AF.mil Photos
A concrete block etched with "820th RED HORSE Squadron" stands near the camp of the 24th Air Expeditionary Group at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The 820th RED HORSE Squadron Airmen spent time in Haiti in 1994, 1995 and 1996, helping the country build basic infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Nathan Broshear)
Red Flag 10-03 exercise kicks off from Air-Attack.com - News Feed
Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force hosts Red Flag exercises Feb. 22 to March 5.Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exer...
Acro Camp Casting Update from AcroCamp by Stephen Force
Here's an update! We've reviewed the applications so far (something approaching 50) and we're beginning to conduct Skype interviews later this week. If you're received an e-mail, congratulations! You're a step closer to being in the cast. ...
Youth Learn About Aviation and Aerospace Careers on National Aviation Day - Market Wire
Canada's Transport Minister John Baird today celebrated National Aviation Day 2010 by highlighting an event drawing attention to this year's ...
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Rolls to Launch Pad; Liftoff Practice Set from NASA Breaking News
Journalists are invited to cover the STS-131 space shuttle crew's practice countdown and related training March 2-5 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Briefs: Aldrin's worthy spaceships; NASA not yet closing Constellation from RLV and Space Transport News
Buzz Aldrin describes the sort of vehicles he recommends for accessing LEO and for in-space transportation ...
Fargo Air Show. Mike Dupont - Airplanes - Andrews Air Show
Air Show C+C continued - The Photo Forum
Convair XC-99, circa 1949 from x planes
"1950's — A young "cowboy", the... from x planes
Convair YB-60, circa 1952 from x planes
VIDEO: Space Shuttle - Mission to the future 1981 from Hyperbola
VIDEO: NASA chief Charles Bolden on CNN from Hyperbola
Video: Flying Japanese Zero With Original Sakae Radial Engine by Martt
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