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Russian Knights aerobatics crew to perform maneuvers in Bahrain - The Voice of Russia | ...Pilots will perform the demonstration flights at a height of between 100 and 1,500 meters at various speeds. The demonstration flights will last three days. The return of the Russian Knights to Russia is planned for January 22, Klimov said. The Russian Knights regularly participate in the largest global air exhibitions and shows...

Stuart Air Show confirms Harrier jet demonstration for 2014 - TCPalm | STUART -- Air Show officials confirmed Thursday night that an AV-8B "Harrier" jet demonstration for the 25th annual Stuart Air Show on Nov. 1-2. The aircraft will be flown by Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., air show officials ...

Chairman needed for upcoming Flagfest air show - Spencer Daily Reporter | "We're looking for some person to head up the air show," Steffen said. "And so far, we've been unsuccessful." Steffen noted the ideal chairman is someone who "likes airplanes" and is "somewhat familiar with aeronautical types of things." "I've done ...

Red Arrows unable to perform at this year’s Swanage Carnival - but organisers say “we will survive” - Bournemouth Echo | THE Red Arrows display team will not perform at this year's Swanage Regatta and Carnival Week, it has been confirmed. Carnival secretary Linda Welsh was informed the RAF aces would be unable to attend the Swanage event this summer because of their...

Matt Hall prepares for Red Bull Air Race: video - Newcastle Herald | ... aircraft, an MXS-R, at Rutherford Airport. Pictures: Peter Stoop. AN ex-formula one tactician and a "leveller" playing field may prove vital ingredients for Hunter pilot Matt Hall as he prepares to have a third crack at the Red Bull Air Race World ...

WWII Vets receive the chance to fly for free this summer - NBC40 | WWII Veterans in our area will have the chance to fly for free this summer. The Yankee Air Museum, based in Chicago, will hold their first ever flight experience June 9th through the 11th at the Cape May Airport. The 45 minute ride on the B-17 "Yankee ...

“Tuskegee Airmen” For The Hangar Talk At The Pacific Aviation Museum · Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE-Honolulu, HI – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will welcome Hawaii’s own Tuskegee Airman Philip Baham, Dr. Dorothy Goldsborough, and a panel of Black History experts, as they discuss the stories and the legacy of the first African-American military aviators who served during WWII. The Hangar Talk, “Tuskegee Airmen Then and Now” is Saturday, February 8, 2014, 2 to 4pm in the Museum Theater...

The Red Tails are alive, well - Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen lives at Tyndall with the arrival of the 301st Fighter Squadron. The squadron is a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command unit that is comprised of combat-ready F-22 Raptor pilots, F-22 Formal Training Unit Instructors, and Adversary T-38 pilots as well as associated support personnel. The 301st FS is integrated across the 95th Fighter Squadron, 43rd Fighter Squadron, and 325th Training Support Squadron along with each of their missions...

Barnwell, a 'Flying Tiger' whose photos captured war images, dies at 90 - Macon Telegraph | Barnwell, who held the rank of staff sergeant, was a flight engineer on a B-25 bomber as part of the 14th Air Force's “Flying Tigers.” During the early 1940s, Barnwell saw much of his life through a camera lens, and he was one of the few who took color ...

Celebrate 10 years of the Udvar-Hazy Center! · National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Celebrate 10 years of the Udvar-Hazy Center! Join us for the first-ever Udvar-Hazy Center Open House on January 25th in Chantilly, VA from 10 am to 3 pm. Go behind-the-scenes and tour the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. See the Museum's current projects, such as the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver. Meet curators, conservators, archivists, and other specialists, and learn how they care for objects in the Museum's collection.

The Bob Hoover Project: Flying the Feathered Edge | We are thrilled to announce that this past Thursday Bob signed off on our finished cut of the film R. A. "BOB" HOOVER: FLYING THE FEATHERED EDGE. Bob stated "you've captured it, the way it was - you did it!" He said this film tells his story, and has signed off on it for historical accuracy. For a three year journey...

Antique Airfield:

• "Stars of the Sky & Screen" Talent Search
• New Dates for Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande: Feb 28 and March 1, 2014
• Mike Latta's Interstate Cadet
• Ron Alexander and Brian Karli's Jenny Flight Video
• Stearman Shots from Bill Allen
• Texas and Nebraska Chapter December/January Newsletters

Westland Yeovil by travelforaircraft | Westland built three prototypes of the Yeovil but ultimately failed to gain a contract with the Royal Air Force. It had the...
   
STOVL — Lightning II for the Marines by travelforaircraft | The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has a variation of the fifth generation fighter known as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II called the F-35B (the USAF has the F-35A and the USN has the F-35C). It is stealthy (two internal weapons bays) and modern (vectored thrust, composite fuselage, glass cockpit) like the other two Lightning II models but...

F/A-18 Hornet 35th Anniversary · Airboyd | Credit: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval aviation was changed forever 35 years ago when the F/A-18 Hornet completed its first flight Nov. 18, 1978. On Dec. 9, 2013, the Navy honored the F/A-18 and EA-18G for a job well done.

Fallbrook aviator takes to the skies again - Village News Network | Barbara Thurber obtained her pilot's license in 1968, and within two years she became Fallbrook's first homegrown certified flight instructor. Her flying career ended after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in April 1972, but she never lost her ...

Chinese Lunar Landing Prompts Debate Over Moon Exploitation and Potential Tourism - Spaceports | China's successful landing of an unmanned probe on the moon last month has prompted a debate over the potential exploitation of the moon's resources - and who exactly owns the Earth's only natural satellite. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London, England.

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CAF AirPower History Tour Announces Summer Stops - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | The Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI -- the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world -- will be the feature World War II airplane in their summer tour that includes over 20 stops starting ...

The Auburn-Opelika Airshow set for May 11, Mother's Day Weekend - Auburn Villager | On May 11, Mother's Day weekend, the Auburn University Regional Airport is bringing the first true airshow to this area since 1984. Attendees of the Auburn-Opelika Airshow will be able to watch aerobatic displays, see vintage warbirds, participate in ...

Moments to remember… from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | We’re taking a moment from our current stop in Monroe, North Carolina to pause and reflect on the work of the CAF Red Tail Squadron. We spend countless hours on the road hauling around the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit to encourage and inspire people of all ages wherever we go. But why is this still so important, 65+ years after the Tuskegee Airmen took to the skies?...

'40s Hangar Dance May 11 - GardnerEDGE | The Commemorative Air Force – Heart of America Wing is hosting a dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at its hangar at New Century AirCenter. Big band music will be provided by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra. Tickets are $25 per person.

Doolittle Raiders Speak (2013) from AIRBOYD.TV | Video by Tech. Sgt. Dominique Dickens 1st Special Operation Wing Public Affairs (Retired) Lt. Col Richard Cole, Lt. Col Edward Saylor, Staff Sergeant David Thatcher On April 18th, 2013 members of the Doolittle Raiders made a visit to Hurlburt Field and addressed Airmen during a Q&A session. Three of the four surviving WWII members crew [...]

A Rare Stearman Returned Home from Antique Airfield News | In 1998 the Kansas Aviation Museum acquired the remains of Stearman Model 4D, Serial Number 4027. The "Junior Speedmail" as this model was...

PJ Medivac With A-10 Air Support from AIRBOYD.TV | Video by Tech. Sgt. Pedro Jimenez 2nd Combat Camera Squadron Pararescuemen, A-10 Thunderbolts II, and UH-60 Blackhawks respond to an IED blast during an Irregular Warfare scenario at Playas, NM during Exercise Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is the world’s largest Personnel Recovery exercise, supporting the DoD which affirms Personnel Recovery as “One of the [...]

The Rest is Prehistory - Sydney Morning Herald | On arrival, the first thing you'll notice is the massive red and white tail of a Boeing 747, dwarfing the surrounding airport buildings and the plane you've arrived in. Look a little more closely and you'll probably see people out on the wing, or posing for photographs inside the jet engine. The 747 is just one of the aircraft on display at the Qantas Founders Museum. The aircraft is...

Rumpler C.IV. “This former German air force Rumpler C.IV... from Planeshots | ...was registered as O-BABO to the SNETA company (Syndicat National pour l’Etude de Transports Aériens) on 12 April 1921. In this...

Intrepid Museum From above from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford

NYPD: 9/11 Landing Gear Found In NYC from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The NYPD said Friday that it believes a piece of wreckage found Wednesday wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan came from one of the jets that impacted the World Trade Center twelve years ago. According to a police spokesperson, the item was found by surveyors conducting an inspection of a lower Manhattan Islamic community center, and it is stamped with a Boeing part number....

Tourist spaceship may take key flight on Monday - Tehachapi News | News reporters usually don't learn about the flights at Mojave Air & Space Port until after the fact. This week was a major exception. In an interview published Tuesday by the Las Vegas Sun, Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson, said the six-passenger ...

Progress 51P Docks with Space Station from Spaceports | The Russian Progress 51P (Прогресс М-19М) automatically docked to the the ISS's Zvezda Service Module on April 26th, 2013. A navigational antenna did not diploy shortly after launch but mission controllers worked around the problem....

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American Heroes Air Show Lands in Austin = Helicopter Association International | It was quite a show. On Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, the American Heroes Air Shows (AHAS) teamed up with the Military Forces of Texas at historic Camp Mabry in Austin for a two-day open house and air show featuring some 15 helicopters, ...

Phoenix Fly-In 2013 Formation University from Photorecon by Joe Kates | The second annual Phoenix Fly-in Formation University took place at the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport March 28th -31st. This invitation-only event was started by lifetime EAA member and current T-34 Association Board of Directors member Todd McCutchan. Todd’s immaculate T-34A is based at Deer Valley Airport, where he is a member of the local EAA Warbird Squadron 20. The Deer...

GGA To Host Militaria & Military Vehicle Show, May 18-19, VFM Hangar - Sacramento Bee | A great show in the unique setting of the VFM Hangar, surrounded by vintage warbirds, including the B25 Bomber, "Pacific Prowler" !!!

Promo for the Flying Tenor - Will Allen sings the National Anthem while flying his aerobatic routine.

Bill would give domestic airshows priority when military flight teams resume ... - Press of Atlantic City | The Thunderbirds, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Golden Knights have been banned from performing at airshows due to federal budget cuts that took effect earlier this year. The cuts have caused a number of airshows to cancel the events ...

Through Airmen's Eyes: Thunderbirds crew chief takes to new heights from Air Force Link Top Stories | ... Growing up around small planes, it's no surprise that 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Ben Ayivorh, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, developed an interest in aviation at an early age. However, aside from his day-to-day job of maintaining aircraft, this Burke, Va., native spends his spare time as a pilot...

Air traffic furloughs won't impact EAA AirVenture - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | At this year's AirVenture, warbirds that haven't been seen in Oshkosh before or for many years are scheduled to appear, including 11 planes owned by Texas Flying Legends Museum. Among them: an operational Japanese Zero, a Corsair with folding gull...

AIRSHOW NEWS: B-17G Flying Fortress “Sally-B” returns to Damyns Hall for Military & Flying Machines from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Military & Flying Machines Team are so excited and pleased to be able to confirm some very special news for the 2013 show at Damyns Hall Aerodrome. Due to public demand we are expanding our show to a three day event, taking place on 3rd, 4th and 5th August, with more attractions, more vehicles, more flying and more big bangs....

Podcast: Dr. Brien Seeley at the CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The Seventh annual symposium is now under way in Santa Rosa, California, and Dr. Brien Seeley talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about who's coming, what they'll be talking about, and what they hope to achieve.

CAFE Symposium Explores Flight Of The Future from AVwebFlash Current Issue | An array of experts in a variety of aircraft technologies, from batteries to aerodynamics to photovoltaics, are gathering in Santa Rosa, Calif., for this week's 7th annual CAFE electric-aircraft symposium. Representatives from NASA, IBM, Pipistrel, MIT, UCLA, and more, are convening to share the results of their latest research and contribute to creating the next generation of flight....

Tillamook Air Museum moving to Madras by 2016 - OregonLive.com | The museum located in a massive WWII blimp hangar off Highway 101 houses vintage aircraft owned by Erickson Group, and it attracts about 70,000 visitors annually. The family-owned company recently bought an air-tanker operation based at the Madras ...

TEAM WILD MAMA: Terry Carbonell from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Events happen in our lives, and situations arise that may not have been of our own making. But it's the choices we make regarding those events that will determine how our life turns out. Terry's story is one of compassion and love. Her love of giving to another human was gifted back with the love of flight. And that she continues to share.  Please welcome another Air Race Classic Racer from Team Wild Mama, Terry Carbonell~ ...

Donated FedEx Express Boeing 727 to Become Part of Regional Emergency Services Training Center from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | FedEx Express delivered a retired Boeing 727-2D4 freighter to St. Louis Downtown Airport last Friday amid an atmosphere of great anticipation by airport management and invited guests from the greater St. Louis aviation community. The jet...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen
around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Art from the heart - Swindon Advertiser | Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33 – known as the Eggman – died a few weeks after his Hawk T1 jet plunged into a field at the Bournemouth Air Festival. Last year his wife Emma, aided by family and friends, set up the Jon Egging Trust to provide ...

The 'Flying Car' may be a reality on Sheikh Zayed Road? - Emirates 24/7 | "Although the team is very pleased with the vehicle's flying and driving characteristics, there is always room for improvement. Recent flight testing has resulted in some aerodynamic improvements to the Transition®. The most substantial modification ...

Milestone Reached In Development Of Next Rocket Engine For Human Spaceflight from Aero-News Network | Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes J-2X Hot Fire Testing The last in a series of hot-fire tests on a J-2X engine with a stub-nozzle extension at simulated altitude conditions has been completed by Pratt &Whitney Rocketdyne....

Did You See This Awesome SpaceShipTwo 'Cold Flow' Glide Test Pic? Wow! from AirPigz by Martt | It's old news now since this Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo glide test took place on April 12, 2013, but this amazing pic showing the first glide test to include letting the nitrous oxidizer flow thru the nozzle is sure worth seeing... whether you've seen it already or not! Just to be...

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Reno Air Races Looks Ahead to 50th Anniversary - KTVN | Planes have been zooming around the Reno Championship Air Race course in Stead for decades. It's the only race of its kind in the world. Last September, racers and fans paused to remember ten spectators and a pilot who were killed in a crash in 2011...

Shaw pilot joins Thunderbirds squadron - Greenville News | Half of the officer positions with the Thunderbirds, based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, are rotated every year. Also named to the squadron at the same time as Larsen were Lt. Col. Matthew Bradley of Tyndal Air Force Base in Florida; Maj ...

Desert Sun & Fun - The Mojave Experimental Fly-In (12 Pix) from AirPigz by Martt | The Mojave Experimental Fly-In last Saturday drew a diverse collection of aircraft under a typical sunny desert sky. It's pretty cool to see these aircraft gathered in front of the hangars of some of the most cutting-edge experimental aerospace companies in the world!... 

Trig Aerobatic Team HD - YouTube | The Trig Aerobatic team fly Pitts Special biplanes and are based in the UK flying airshows all over the UK and Europe see more at www.trigaeros.com

ROSE GARDEN EVENT AIR AIR SHOW 2013: May 12, 2013 - Translated | On May 12, 2013, with testing scheduled for the day before May 11, 2013, the air show will take place in Roseto degli Abruzzi "Roseto Air Show 2013"...

DH-98 Mosquito from FenceCheck Forums | First US Engine Run - (Click for video done with the 7D.)

WWII planes stop by Palm Springs in freedom tour - The Desert Sun | The last Liberator: A B-24J World War II -era heavy bomber is displayed on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 during the Wings of Freedom warbird tour stop at Atlantic Aviation in Palm Springs. The aircraft, known by the nickname Witchcraft, is the only one of ...

Warbirds over Sydney to salute ANZAC remembrance - Crikey (blog) | Three superbly restored and maintained veteran warbirds will fly over Sydney and Illawarra landmarks this ANZAC day. They are a Catalina flying boat, a C-47 Dakota transport and a DHC-4 Caribou tactical airlifter, all owned by the Historical Aircraft ...

Probe: Pilot error likely cause in Valley City air show crash - In-Forum | 7 crash that killed veteran pilot Bob Odegaard as he was practicing for an air show near Valley City in his vintage war plane. Witnesses reported that Odegaard, 66, of Kindred, had completed the initial portion of his routine at the Barnes County ...

Aunt Ju Flying! - Iron Annie Airborne from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Tante Ju Fliegend! — Iron Annie Airborne This Jünkers Ju 52 was photographed in flight at an airshow in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The Ju 52 had no official name but Luftwaffe personnel used the affectionate nickname Tante Ju (Auntie Ju) due to her predictable and desirable flying characteristics or “Iron Annie” from her ability [...]

Join a Marines “Jump Jet” on a flight over the Mediterranean sea off USS Kearsarge from David Cenciotti's weblog | Take a seat and watch the following interesting video. It shows Capt. David Neely, an AV-8B Harrier Pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a mission off the USS Kearsarge (LHD3), Mediterranean Sea, Mar. 28, 2013.

Broken Arrow incidents: when U.S. B-52 bombers lost their nuclear weapons during the Cold War
from David Cenciotti's weblog | ...During the “MAD age” there were several B-52 crashes that involved not only the airframes alone, but also the nuclear weapons aboard the aircraft: these ere code named “Broken Arrow” incidents....

The Flying Life from Aviation Mentor by John Ewing | ...The controller called traffic, an experimental solar aircraft at twelve moving to one o'clock at three thousand five hundred. "You gotta take your foggles off and look at this" I told my student. The controller had given us a rare treat: The 250 heading would have the one-of-a-kind, Swiss-made Solar Impulse right underneath us. Sadly, I didn't have my good camera with me so here is a cropped iPhone photo....

Brazilian wins space trip in promoting international  - Translated | He was the only one to guess the height of a balloon released in the U.S.  | Award contest world KLM is space travel.  | ...The promotion, called "Space Flight", was released on Monday (22) a balloon high altitude desert in Nevada, in the United States....

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Fieseler Storch on display at the Cable Airshow from Planeshots

Flying into the record books - Stuff.co.nz | The New Plymouth pilot will join five other pilots to attempt the first six jet aerobatic loop at the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow. In preparation for the big day Mr Emeny spent Saturday with two other jets practicing their moves in the skies over New ...

Konshok in Aviation Hall of Fame from The Kathryn Report | A Park Rapids man who already has an airfield named after him will be inducted into Minnesota’s Aviation Hall of Fame in April. Dave R. Konshok, who has been involved in Park Rapids aviation 55 years, will be the honoree at a ceremony April 20 at the Mall of America.In that honor, he joins Park Rapids resident Noel Allard.Konskok, the father...

Community celebrates aviator's success - Illawarra Mercury | They didn't quite get the 1000 spectators they had hoped for, but organisers of celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith's flight from Gerroa to New Zealand said they still were thrilled at the level of community interest in the event.

Cub Day at Sebring LSA Expo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Thursday, Jan. 17, has been designated “Year of the Cub Day” at the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. All Cubs have been invited to participate, as honored guests. Pilots flying in that day will receive:..

Chennault widow donates pennants from anti-Japanese war - Focus Taiwan News Channel | At his suggestion, the American government formed the American Volunteer Group (AVG), dubbed "the Flying Tigers," to help with China's war effort. In July 1942, the AVG was replaced by the U.S. Army 23rd Fighter Group, which was later absorbed into the...

As the Book of Forgotten 14-18 # 3: The aviation maneuvers before the War. 1910-1913 from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | After Forgotten Specifications As of 14-18 # 1 "Contest Military Aviation 1911" and # 2 "Give airplanes in France. 1912-1913" published in 2012, the No. 3 "L aviation maneuvers before the war. 1910-1913 "is now available. Will then No. 4 "1914: Aviation goes to war" and No. 5, "Célestin Pégoud," King of Heaven "First and AS". These books are published three times per year additionally the website...

Celebrating Aerospace in South Dakota!  - Women of Aviation | The first woman pilot in South Dakota, Nellie Zabel Willhite, had an extra hurdle to fly over. She was deaf. Earning her pilot certificate at age 35, she soon earned her living barnstormer...

C-130 Pilot Reunited With His Airplane In Georgia from Aero-News Network | He Last Flew It With Hostages Released From The Congo On Board In 1964 The brand new C-130E was having a difficult day in 1964. Flying out of a small airport in the Congo town of Stanleyville carrying 125 hostages that had just been released by Simba rebels in the Congo, the airplane took a lot of fire, and was described as being "riddled with bullet holes." One of those rounds punctured a fuel tank, and it leaked fuel during its entire 800-mile trip to a safe landing...

Taming the Viper - AirSpaceMag.com | At Luke Air Force Base, young pilots learn to fly the F-16.

X-47B Deck Tests USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) from AIRBOYD.TV | All Hands Update Courtesy Video Defense Media Activity – Navy This edition features a story on the X-47B unmanned combat air system passing its first carrier qualifications.

Former NASA Goddard Director Appointed to Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority from Spaceports | A. Thomas Young of of Onancock, Va. has been appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority board of directors governing the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) co-located at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

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Warbirds Over Monroe Air Show 2012 | Pundit House by Neighbor | Photos by: Glenn Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Warbirds Over Monroe Air Show thrills the crowd at Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport.

Wisconsin Aviation History by John Dorcey | One paragraph named some of the state's air race pilots including Lois Truchinski. “Over the years many other Wisconsin women participated in AWTAR, including Anne Roethke and Dorothy Parks of Madison, Lois Truchinski...

Chennault fly-in to feature airplane displays, family fun - KPLC-TV | Friday, November 23, 2012 12:54 PM EST. Updated: Friday, November 23, 2012 12:54 PM EST. A Douglas A-26 Invader similar to the one seen here is scheduled to visit the Chennault Fly-In, which will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Chennault.

La Exposhow Auto y Avión México 2012, escenario para el lanzamiento del ... - Periódico Digital (blog) | ... Mexican drivers (including a poblano), with the Flyers Team which is a spectacular aerial show of international stature commanded by Roger Capi and also the famous aerobatic champion, Kirby Chambliss Red Bull Air Race.

Meet Pioneer Female Aviation Entrepreneur, Sibongile Sambo from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...Speaking on her experience as a fresh-blood in the aviation industry, Sambo said “It was very challenging. I had to learn the different background operational needs before a flight. I had to call around and find out from different people what I needed to do. Even the clients themselves assisted me because they had run (similar) contracts before.” Such was the challenges she faced and how she overcome some of them...

Vernon Inman celebrates 50 years of flying from The Kathryn Report | Vernon Inman displays his 1969 Champion Citabria airplane, which he keeps in a storage shed at his home in North Tryon. In 2012, the 82-year-old celebrated the 50th anniversary of obtaining his pilot’s license...

Royal Australian Air Force bids farewell to the C-130H with spectacular flypasts across the Red Continent from David Cenciotti's weblog by Richard Clements | Nov. 19 saw the Royal Australian Air Force celebrate 34 years service of the Lockheed C-130H Hercules with a 2-ship retirement flight over Sydney. Departing RAAF Base Richmond the two aircraft, one with a special yellow sunset tail paint scheme, formed a loose formation and flew along Sydney’s southern beaches at a reported altitude of 150 metres...

Grandmother with Parkinson's disease performs extreme stunts for charity - Daily Mail | Her favourite stunt is 'wing walking' which she performed at the International Air Show at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire in 2003. She was tied to the roof of a 1940s Bowing Stearman and flown 1,000ft over the Lincolnshire countryside. Ms Brown, on board ...

Videos: Building And Flying The LAN Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner from AirPigz by Martt | Here are three videos that all relate to LAN Airlines (Latin America) and their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner that went into service back in September. There are now 35 Dreamliners that have been delivered worldwide in 2012, bringing the total of delivered 787's across eight different carriers up to 38. Boeing is on track finally with the 787 delivery schedule which is giving hope to the idea that they will indeed achieve their goal of eventually ramping up production to 10 aircraft per month...

Europe and China Seek Space Cooperation from Spaceports | The European Space Agency (ESA) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA)are warming to future human joint space projects if recent overtures are any indication.

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2013 Southern Wisconsin AirFEST canceled - Janesville Gazette (blog) | 'We are unable to secure the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds for 2013," Morgan said. "We are also faced with competition from Rockford next year, which will have a show with the Blue Angels the first week in June, just days after our traditional ...

Warbird Radio this week: Great shows, each day at 10am.

Jack Swartz - Pittsburg Morning Sun | He also holds records in a P-51 Mustang, flying in the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Membership was held in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac, KS and his hobbies and interests included woodworking, crossword puzzles, fishing and Aviation.

Madison Aviator Fought Heroically in World War I - Patch.com | Until 1958, Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day, as Nov. 11 marked the day on which the armistice that ended World War I took place. That makes Veterans Day of 2012 particularly significant, as it marks the first time in history that there are ...

Flight mode: Plane and parachutist in synchro from Aerial Sports Feed | See a unique trick as aerobatic pilot Martin Sonka took to the skies above the Czech Republic to join skydiver Petr Mestak in a parachute formation attempt. Sonka flew up to meet Mestak before...

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From stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY  | MBCC RAFM Cosford 17-11-2012 Hawker Kestrel restoration, MBCC RAFM Cosford 17-11-2012 Handley Page Hampden Mk l P1344, Dornier 17 conservation | Whats going on? | Cosford | RAF Museum, and more...

DC3 N451ZS update from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | "Jean Batten Clipper" Douglas DC3 N451ZS made her way south from Rotorua to Ashburton 18 November under...

XtremeAir receives FAA nod for aerobatic airplane from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Germany-based XtremeAir has received FAA certification for its two-seat aerobatic airplane XA42.

2-Space Tourists on Same 2015 Soyuz Flight? from Spaceports | ...IF Virginia-based Space Adventures, Ltd. brokers the second and third seat on the 2015 Soyuz flight, both seats would be expected to yield $65 to $100-million in gross sale proceeds...

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Jet participating in Punta Gorda air show appears to have landing gear - The News-Press | Tony Rybarczyk/Special to news-press.com A member of a seven-jet team appeared to have landing gear problems during a special VIP show this evening before Saturday's Florida International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport. According to witness Tony...

Florida airshow aviation scholarship in memory of local pilot - Herald Citizen | The skilled aerobatics team Red Thunder will be heading to Florida this weekend. But, they'll be making the trip without one of their own. In 2011, exactly one year ago Saturday, local pilot and Red Thunder team member William "Wild Bill" Walker was killed when...

Air show will have Flagler looking up - Daytona Beach News-Journal | The air show starts at 9am today and continues Sunday. (NJ | David Massey) WHEN: 9 am to 5 pm today, with special dedication ceremony at 11 am; and 9 am to 3 pm Sunday. ADMISSION: $7 for adults, $5 for ages 2 to 17; children younger than 2 are free.

Winds keep balloons grounded but crowds delight in air show - Daytona Beach News-Journal | A couple did give it a try, though, as members of Aeroshell Aerobatic team looped and dived overhead during the evening portion of the air show. Prior to the stunt flyers, the crowd oohed and aahed as the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team sporting ...

First responders practice at mock air show crash - FOX13Now.com | HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Emergency response teams held a mock drill Wednesday in Clearfield. The purpose of the drill is to be ready in case something like this really did happen...

Aaron Tippin — this country singer’s ties to Naval Aviation from Travel for Aircraft | Aaron Tippin — this country singer’s ties to Naval Aviation I received a press release from Tip Top Entertainment about Aaron Tippin which quite surprised me. It turns out that he has been an accomplished pilot — including instrument and rotary wing ratings — for some time, beginning in his teen years. His love for flying was [...]

MCAS Yuma Airshow 2012 from Photorecon | The MCAS Yuma played out a little different from the original way I was planning on doing the show. The weather people in San Diego had been predicting a large winter storm to hit Southern California with lots of rain, snow, and major winds, on the weekend for the schedule Yuma 2012 Airshow. I started [...]

Stellar line-up for Air Tattoo - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | SOME of the world's most potent fast jets are among a stellar line-up of RAF aircraft joining this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo. The Fairford airshow draws one of the largest crowds in the UK each year with displays by the RAF's frontline ...

Royal Thai Air Force Aerobatic Team "BLUE PHOENIX" from Military Photos | The Blue Phoenix, officially known as the Royal Thai Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Thai Air Force based at KamPhaeng Saen AFB. The Blue Phoenix uses the FTS's advanced training aircraft, PC-9, manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd of Switzerland. The team's six demonstration pilots currently fly the PC-9 Mustang...

Annual Easter Bunny Fly-in at Readington's Solberg Airport set for Saturday ... - New Jersey Hills | Invited to fly in is the new Medivac Westland Augusta Helicopter. Airplane rides will be available at a reduced rate all afternoon, and the instructional staff will be available to answer questions on obtaining your Pilots License...

The Weekend Guide: Pancake Breakfast, Night at the Races, Pizza Fly-In - Patch.com | The Babylon Flyers club is having a Pizza Fly-In event at the WBCYC at 75 Sawyer Avenue, West Babylon from 12 noon to 4 pm There will be spot landing, pylon racing, an obstacle course, a limbo contest as well as prizes and a 50-50 raffle...

Balloon Pilot Ed Ristaino: Brother Gives Account Of Last Ride from Kathryn's Report | As lightning illuminated the cloudy sky around him, hot air balloonist Ed Ristaino told his ground crew: “This is one we’re going to be talking about for a long time.” Minutes later, the Cornelius man’s balloon was hovering more than three miles above south Georgia, when an accumulation of ice apparently caused it to collapse, one of his brothers says. In an interview with the Observer Friday,...

Many pilots plans to boycott Sun n' Fun over tornado damage costs - Bay News 9 | The Sun 'n Fun Fly-In came close to disaster after a tornado touched down near Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in 2011. I has been nearly 1 year since a tornado ripped through the Sun n' Fun Fly-in at Lakeland Linger Regional Airport...

Filmmaker brings to light the story of women's national air derby from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Amelia Earhart is a household name when it comes to the pioneers of female aviation. However, pilots like Phoebe Omlie, Ruth Elder and Louise Thaden — although not as famous — were just as revolutionary. Along with 16 others in 1929, the four female pilots took part in the first-ever women’s national air derby, racing across the United States in nine days, to prove that women could fly just like men....

The Flying Leatherneck Museum from photorecon.net | It all started on May 22, 1912, when Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham reported for flight training at the Naval Academy at Annaplois, it wasn’t until August 20, at Marblehead, Massachusetts, that Cunningham soloed in a Curtiss B-1 Seaplane and became Naval Aviator number 5. Since then, Marine pilots have done their job to defend America...

Old Wright Bros aero history in 1909 from PPRuNe Forums | This film clip is fascinating and in very good condition for its age being as it shows the Wright Bros demonstrating the Flyer to a group of European officers and officials in 1909. Only runs for 4 mins. The shots of the plane in flight are the best I have ever seen of this machine showing a degree of speed and smoothness I did not think would have been possible...

Way Back When: Today In History from Kathryn's Report | B-24s and A-24s for World War II are produced in Air Force Plant No. 3, which was built with bond funds. Air and Space Museum By GENE CURTIS 1941 - Bomber plant bonds approvedTulsa voters approved a $750,000 bond issue to buy land and pay for water and sewer lines for a $15 million bomber assembly plant that would build B-24s for use in World War II. The bond vote was held the day after an...

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.24.12) from Aero-News Network | Beechcraft Heritage Museum The Beechcraft Heritage Museum is a distinctly original one-of-a-kind, “living and working” aviation museum that traces the lineage of the Beechcraft family of airplanes.... 

Return of the QN Broussard 30 in Reims-Prunay from Passion for aviation | Tuesday, March 13 the Medley 30 Broussard had landed at Reims-Prunay a flatbed truck with a crane of the Air Force. After a little investigation on the internet there seems to be the MH-1521 number 305 which was on display on the BA 112 Reims-Champagne (now closed) as shown in this photo from 2008 of Pyperpote...

RAF Cranwell base visit 23-3-2012 Part-two The RAF College museum from stickandrudderWTO | After visiting both main aircraft 'ramps' on the base in the morning we were taken to a 'buffet' launch within the base, and after we were rounded-up to the supplied coach to take us to the RAF Cranwell college just over the road, where we were greeted by museum staff and split into two groups. Our group went to see the Miss Hazel Crozier who is the museums curator and works very hard to conserve the many old files, slides and books held by the museum. Hazel went...

Zoltan Dani: I shot down US stealth fighter via Military Photos | ...In an interview with the Voice of Russia broadcast on Friday, Dani, who retired in 2004 and now owns a small bakery outside Belgrade, elaborated on the March 27 events: “At about 18:00 local time, we were ordered to turn on the system. We checked out the functionality of the missile defense system, reporting that the 3rd battery was on combat alert. After 20:00, a NATO airstrike began which prompted us to turn on the radar that tracked down an approaching target. We asked the mission control center to act against this aircraft, and at 20:41 we got the go-ahead. At 20:42, the target was destroyed. It took us 18 seconds to do so.”...

Scaled Composites Career Day | On Saturday April 21, 2012, Scaled Composites, LLC will open its hangar doors to give job seekers of all backgrounds the chance to talk to our employees and see some of our unique aircraft.  The Career Day and Open House will occur from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; qualified applicants should come prepared to talk one-on-one with Scaled employees. This is a chance for us to get to know you, for...

Major Changes to Warbird Central! from Warbird Central | Major Changes to Warbird Central! | We have joined forces with a great established forum called US-aircraft.com! Our forums are now shutting down and converted over to this great forum! You can go directly to the new forum at http://usaircraft.proboards.com ...

FAA Official Predicts Space Tourism Within Two Years from Aero-News Network | Statement Comes In Testimony Concerning Office Of Commercial Space FY13 Budget In testimony before a U.S. House subcommittee considering the FY2013 budget for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, or AST, the Associate Administrator in charge of the office said that he expects space tourism to get underway within the next two years...

School wins NASA rocket challenge - U.TV | The team from Longstone Special School in Dundonald beat others from Victoria College and St Dominic's in Belfast, Lisneal College in Derry and Our Lady's in Newry to become the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry champions. Mark Brockbank, Teacher from ...

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Rimini Air Show, the spectacle of the Tricolour Arrows - Translated | The Tricolour Arrows will visit in Romagna on two occasions. The first May 6 to celebrate the Centenary of Cervia Milano Marittima, the second on 9 September in Rimini for the "Rimini Air Show." For the National Aerobatic Team 2012 is a very important year because it will seal the achievement of the goal of significantly thirty years of union between the Tricolour Arrows and .339 MB PAN and will mark a...

Air show gets Snow Birds and funds - Journal Pioneer | Colin Stephenson, executive director of the 2012 Atlantic Canada International Air Show, and Tyne Valley MLA Paula Biggar were among those who participated in the announcement of funding for the event. The air show is set for Slemon Park on Aug...

New Smyrna Beach balloon festival back for fourth year - Orlando Sentinel | The air show lineup includes the Spruce Creek Gaggle Formation fly-overs, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, 3-time US Aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff in her Extra 300S, T-6 solo by Gene McNeely, Sopwith Camel and Triplane in a World War I dogfight, ...

Flying High with Audi at the NAS JAX Air Show - Part 1 [The Sponsor] from Deremer Studios | This weekend, we had the wonderful opportunity to photograph the NAS Jax Air Show on behalf of the title sponsor, Jack Hanania Automotive Group. To shamelessly parody a cherished Christmas carol, though the...

Tickets on sale for Reno Air Races - KRNV My News 4 | The Reno Gazette-Journal on Tuesday reports the Reno Air Racing Association still needs a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration and a permit from the Airport Authority of Washoe County. Organizers pledged to continue ...

Boeing to Showcase 787 Dreamliner at 2012 FIDAE Air Show - SYS-CON Media | "FIDAE is the region's foremost air show and our participation is critical, given Chile and other neighboring countries' strategic importance to The Boeing Company. Our focus at this show is on establishing relationships with potential local partners, ...

Calhoun Air Center honored for helping women pilots soar - Victoria Advocate | COM From flying a crop duster plane to being an astronaut, there aren't many women in aviation. The Calhoun Air Center is working to change that, and their efforts have been acknowledged by the Women of Aviation Worldwide...

Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation Retirees Finish Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” Following 8-Year Restoration Effort from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | On February 10, 2012, retired Vought employees officially rolled out the one-of-a-kind Vought V-173 Flying Pancake, following eight years of painstaking restoration work. The Flying Pancake dates to World War II when the Chance Vought Division of the United Aircraft Corporation built and flew the airplane to test Charles H. Zimmerman’s theories about extremely low-aspect ratio wing design that...

Chuck Doyle's Stearman Flies! from Antique Airfield News | Chuck Doyle's Stearman has taken to the air. After many updates here on the progress of the Stearman restoration, Chuck had a successful first flight of his turquoise and white beauty....

Airplane Geeks – Episode 190 – Steve Fulton Knows RNP from Airplane Geeks Podcast | 1000th Boeing 777 delivered to Emirates | Guest Steve Fulton is a Technical Fellow with GE Aviation. He was the pilot at Alaska Airlines who helped develop the world’s first RNP procedure (that’s Required Navigation Performance), and he was a co-founder of Naverus, now part of GE. RNP enables aircraft to be placed on efficient predefined paths from top of descent to the runway...

F15 Ejection at Supersonic speed - YouTube

Countdown to Begin for Five Sounding Rockets to Illuminate Eastern U.S. Night Sky from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | NASA managers have given a "go" for a countdown leading to the launch of five suborbital sounding rockets just after midnight tonight on a science mission that will briefly create a milky white cloud that may be visible...

US space tourism set for takeoff by 2014 - Globe and Mail | Mr. Kutcher will travel on SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger, two-pilot spaceship being built and tested by Scaled Composites, an aerospace company founded by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and now owned by Northrop Grumman. Virgin Galactic, which plans to ...

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Great New England Air Show returns to Westover Air Reserve Base this summer - MASS Live | WESTOVER – Aerial performers including a U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet demonstration team and a civilian group piloting Russian MIG 23s will be featured when the Great New England Air Show returns to Westover Air Reserve Base in August....

A prestigious pilot calls the south metro home - Star Tribune | Julie Clark, who was among the earliest female commercial airline pilots, is now a famed air show performer....

Editor’s Blog: Team Viper and French Air Force Alpha Jet Solo stand down - Flightline UK | The last week has seen news that two major European displays will not be gracing airshows in 2012.  Team Viper announced via it’s facebook site that it was not continuing into 2012. Ever since it’s inception on the BAC Strikemaster in 2009, Viper have been a impressive addition to the display circuit.The team performed at major events throughout Europe such as the...

Shoreham Airshow Blog: Starting to think aviation! - Flightline UK | The first full week of January brings the second Airshow committee meeting. The Christmas and New Year festivities mean there’s a bit of a lull in progress, though the Website team have managed to get the ticket sales under way as well as get all the forms for traders, charities and the executive marquee on-line....

Defying gravity in a stunt plane - Sunshine Coast Daily | THEY told me it was going to be gentle.  I would like to propose the words terrifying, exhilarating and even breathtaking instead.  Flipping upside down, rolling around and plummeting towards the Earth from 2000 feet above ground wasn't my definition of gentle when I climbed aboard the Russian built Yak 52 yesterday....

NCOs of the U.S. Army Parachute Team: Knights of the Sky - U.S. Army Golden Knights | FORT BLISS, Texas (Jan. 13, 2012) -- The Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds and the Golden Knights perform across the United States in recruiting efforts for the Navy, Air Force and Army, respectively. But only one such demonstration team relies solely on their noncommissioned officers, or NCOs, to demonstrate professionalism, compete internationally and jump out of airplanes with VIPs strapped to them....

The polished wing of a fighter By Elliot Seguin | The mission was simple, bounce the Tiger down to Chino to spend the afternoon with a couple friends from Allied Fighters and some steaks.  Jennifer had arranged it all, and distracted by work I hadn’t...

The B-2 Spirit is always a flyover favorite! - You Like Airplanes, too? | A U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber aircraft performs a flyover of the 98th Rose Bowl, Jan. 2, 2012...

Tribute to Arizona’s Tuskegee Airmen - The Voice of Tucson | Shortly after Thurston Gaines was drafted in April 1943, his military career took off.  He excelled in flight school, becoming one of America’s first Black combat-pilot fighters. He moved quickly into combat missions, which he executed in multiple European countries. And he survived two jails and a prison camp as a German prisoner-of-war.  But when asked to name his biggest military accomplishment, Gaines’ answer is modest....

Area’s black WWII pilots part of Tuskegee Airmen legacy - Dayton Daily News | DAYTON — Everyday, a tri-motor airplane flew over 11-year-old Charles “C.I.” Williams’ Lima home.  “It was a mail plane,” said Williams, now 95 and living in Dayton. “I vowed then, 1927, I was going to be a pilot.”...

World War II aviator receives his wings 67 years late - KOMO News | NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — Sequim’s Elbridge “Gock” Gockerell finally has his aviation flight wings.  They were about 67 years late, but he’s OK with that.  “It was just an oversight by the Navy, but they made good on it,” said Gockerell, 87, who received his wings Monday....

History of FW Aviation: 1st News Sunday - WANE | FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Roger Myers, World War II veteran and author of the recently released book “Fort Wayne Aviation: Baer Field and Beyond” will be autographing copies of his new work at the Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) gift shop on on Sunday, January 15, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m....

Cape May County Aviation Museum to target Canadians in 2012 marketing campaign - NJ.com | LOWER TWP. — Naval Air Station (NAS) Wildwood Aviation Museum will receive $20,000 funding for marketing in 2012 through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel & Tourism.  The Aviation Museum will provide a 25 percent match for the grant with its own funds.  The marketing plan will blend the museum’s general marketing strategies targeting Mid-Atlantic ...

Museum Visitor Raves About Experience, Writes Open Letter of Appreciation - Museum News | ...To meet a Steward or Guide at any Museum, is the best, because you get the story behind the tangible evidence and remnants of “Pinnacle Moments in Time and History” that hold the fabrics of the Character Traits, Life’s Work and Accomplishments left behind by “The People that Lived it, Made it Possible, and then Left it here for us to see, learn from and appreciate, for what it was, and what it helped to accomplish”.  But to have the Good Fortune of Meeting 3 of the key...

Museum of Aviation Race Has Record Turnout - 13WMAZ | Hundreds pounded the pavement Saturday morning to raise money for the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins.  Organizers say more than 1,500 people registered for the 16th annual event which included a marathon, a half marathon, and a 5K run or walk....

Profile 63 - "369" as flown by Robert Mason | Update time, and here she is so far.  Robert Mason's UH-1D "Slick" as he flew in Vietnam.  What a crazy machine.  I'm re-reading Bob's book, "Chickenhawk" to get into the era-vibe and I was struck by the part where he describes training to fly helicopters. It seems like every aspect of its flight is a circus act - like the guy on the unicycle, juggling hammers and balancing a monkey on a pole...

Former Fairbanksan Lillian Crosson witnessed aviation history before achieving success as Seattle travel agent - News Miner | A former Alaskan who was one of the last links to the early days of Alaska aviation history has died in a Seattle suburb at 103.  Lillian Crosson Frizzell, who was born in Seattle on March 9, 1908, was the widow of pioneer aviator Joe Crosson and a good friend of Crosson's sister, Marvel Crosson, one of the leading female pilots of the 1920s. Marvel died in a plane crash in 1929, while Joe achieved fame for his exploits establishing air routes in Alaska and his participation in polar exploration....

Yesterday's Promo Video - Toriaflies | Yesterday, Len from The Pilot Report, stopped by FDK to film a promo video for Women Fly it Forward.  I can't wait to see how it turns out!  Thanks to Len for...

The Perfect RC Wife - YouTube | My wife provides a few short lessons on how to be the perfect RC wife....

Berlin Siege (1948) - Airboyd.tv | Universal Newsreels The World Crisis – Berlin: While the Western Allies increase their aerial shuttle into Berlin, Russia’s refusal to negotiate leaves issue in doubt. The threat of a show-down brings the world close to war. East Anglia: Landing on fields used by our 8th Air Force during the war, sixty Superforts arrive on training...

Video: Ranger Barricade - Neptunus Lex | Bug Roach was the Landing Signal Officer.  I met him, a few times. Delightfully informal, a perpetual...

"Magic Hand" - UCAP #268 | Flying Sharks... Lots of Off Field Landings... A bunch of frugal airplanes... and a flock of B-52s. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Jan 12, 2012. Guest Bios Announcer: Randa Dufault. Guest Disclaimer Announcer: Michael Clark.

Rocketing toward success - Virgin Islands Daily News | ST. CROIX - The Elena Christian Junior High School Rocket Club achieved liftoff on Friday.  After accepting a HOVENSA donation of approximately $3,500 for equipment and supplies on Friday, Rocket Club members made their way to a nearby soccer field, where they tested fired a rocket that made its way 841 feet into the sky.  "You inspire me," HOVENSA spokesman David Roznowski told the members of the club....

Video: Soviet lunar landing - High Power Rocketry 

Virginia Gov Bob McDonnell Touts Growing Commercial Space Industry at Wallops Island - Spacesports | "Growing commercial space industry at Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore" of Virgina were amoung the remarks of Virginia's Governor Robert F. McDonnell in his 2012 State of the Commonwealth address to state legislators and the citizens of the state....

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Black Diamond Jet Team set to sparkle From AOPA By Dan Namowitz | If Jared Isaacman could make a wish, it might be that the 2012 airshow season hurries up and gets started.  “We’re getting antsy here,” he said. “We need our aviation fix.”  Lots of pilots feel that way by mid-January—but as the founder and a member of the Lakeland, Fla.-based Black Diamond Jet Team, Isaacman is in a pretty good spot to do something about it. And it sounds like he won’t be sitting around much longer....

Team Viper announces it's end | Nothing fancy. Just a quick note on their FB fan page.   Here was their website.

Al Khor Fly-in attracts hundreds - Gulf Times | Hundreds of people attended the fifth open Fly-in day at Al Khor Airfield yesterday. Visitors, estimated to be at least 3000, expressed their joy to attend the “exciting and dramatic festival. The offer by some of the small ...

Al Khor air show lends wings to visitors’ flying aspirations - The Peninsula | DOHA: Excitement was aflutter as the Fifth Al Khor Fly-in Open Day took off yesterday. The two-day event tasted success on the first day as it surpassed the expectations of visitors,  whose excitement was not dampened despite most of them being unable to enjoy a flight.  There are more than thirty attractive and colourful private aircraft on display. The owners...

2012 West Coast Formation Clinic (WCFC) - Van Air Force | The 2012 West Coast Formation Clinic (WCFC) will be held from Friday April 27 to Sunday April 29, 2012 at Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE), Madera, California, hosted by the West Coast Ravens RV Formation Squadron.  Formation flying is an extremely fun, challenging and rewarding activity. The WCFC is designed to introduce you to the basics of, and develop your skills in, RV Formation Flying to FFI standards...in a safe, professional and fun environment....

Gone — Ken Terry and his “Midnight Special” by Travel for Aircraft | ...While drafting the post I received the latest newsletter of the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, UnScramble. Ironically, it brought word of the sudden passing of Ken Terry. He, as well as Mike Fuller of Port Orange FL, died as a result of the crash of his T-34B Mentor called “Midnight Special” upon departure from Wings Field, near Williston FL on 5 November 2011. Mike Fuller was in the front seat and Ken Terry was in the back seat. Terry was quite accomplished as an aviator (60,000 hours experience), service man and family man. I also know he was well liked by those in the museum....

Aviation museum hosts tribute to Tuskegee Airmen; Alumni now Valley residents - East Valley Tribune | As part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum in Mesa is hosting an event to honor America’s first all Black aerial unit, the Tuskegee Airmen, and mark the premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Red Tails.”...

Sci-fly: Piece of aviation history slips under Purdue radar - Journal and Courier | While in development and since, the A-12 Avenger II captured the imaginations of aviation fans, conspiracy theorists and military enthusiasts for 20 years. Kettleman's bargain piece, which he is offering on eBay for sale for more than $600000,...

Book celebrates city's aviation history - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | The book features stories and photos of local aviation history. Myers, a World War II aviator, wrote the book with help from his son Larry, center right, and grandson Geoffrey, center left. The book tour continues from 10 am to 4 pm today at the ...

Aviation film uses Clay County airpark as backdrop - Clay Today | GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A Middleburg High School graduate has written and produced a film shot mostly in Clay County that is expected to be completed in a few months. Writer-producer Lisa Weseman graduated from Middleburg High School in 1996 and earned a degree in television and film production from the University of Florida in 2000.  She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. “SOLO” is the story of a close-knit aviation community mourning the loss of an experimental aircraft pilot.   Filming ended Dec. 21. The final cut is expected in March. The first public viewing will be at Sun 'N' Fun Air Show in Lakeland at the end of March.   Weseman said the family element sets “SOLO” apart from other aviation films....

Georgia: New film details Athens brothers' aerial circus  - Online Athens | The photographs, 8mm film, yellowed newspaper clippings and other dusty memorabilia from the high-flying daredevil days of 1945-50 lay stored away for decades in dark closets.  But in coming days, those images will have new life when “The World’s Smallest Airport,” a documentary film about The Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus, will be shown...

Video: RAF Blasts Japanese Supplies (1945) - airboyd.tv | Universal Newsreels RAF Blasts Jap Supplies; “really pinpoint bombing” of targets in Burma

Awesome CRw Camp last weekend here at SDAZ, check out the neat... from Bonjour BlueSky

Marine UH-1 crew chief receives Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic action from Military Photos | Inside the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron369 hangar is an honor roll, a wall covered with patches of distinguishedMarines who have done outstanding work. Staff Sgt. Bart C. Davis’ patch waselevated to the honor roll after he received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism....

Lippisch Aerodyne Naval from The Unwanted Blog | Another of one Alexander Lippisch’s aerodyne concepts. Wingless VTOL vehicles, they obviously never caught on. This one is for a US Navy craft of some type, apparently a...

Personal Fighter Jet Plan for $100,000 - Hanute Living | If private aviation is your little piece of heaven, you may be interested in taking it one step further and purchase your very own personal fighter jet plane. The price ranges from $76,511 up to $102,014.  Those with significant discretionary income enjoy...
   
Dauck helps with EAA Young Eagles Program - Green Bay Press Gazette | Participating young people become official Young Eagles with the flight, with the names of the pilots and the participants are also included in the "World's Largest Logbook" that is on permanent display in the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, ...

Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission - Spaceports | Reaching for the heavens looks pretty easy in Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars. The title character didn't meet the eyesight requirements to train as a NASA astronaut. So he just paid $30 million to the Russian space program, and hopped a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, notes NPR....

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Cable Airport's annual airshow finishes today - Daily Bulletin | It is thrills galore at the Cable Airshow that wraps up today. Photo Gallery...

Cannes AirShow to celebrate 100th year of Cannes Int'l Airport - Industry Headline News | At the sixth Cannes AirShow, which will be held from June 7 to 9, 2012, the only General Aviation Exhibition in France will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cannes-Mandelieu International Airport. To mark the occasion, several special activities are planned, including a photographic presentation tracing the history of aviation and air shows....

NTSB Agenda on Air Race and Air Show Safety Set from Alabama Aviator | The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a one-day hearing on air show and air race safety. The hearing, which is open to all and free to attend (there is no registration), will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, and will begin at 9:30 am EST. The NTSB has invited to the proceedings, entitled "Air Race and Air Show Safety Heari...

Build that aircraft! - Reubuild Tsunami | Receive a FREE Tsunami T-shirt with a $50 donation or more.  Offer good from January 7, 2012 - January 14, 2012.  Share this with your friends | In the late 1970's two men got together adn decided to challege Mother Earth with a one of a kind aircraft designed for piston powered speed records.  1986 this dream came to reality when "Tsunami" graced the skies for the Chino, CA airport. One month later she was already challenging speeds at the Reno National Air Races.  Tsunami challenged the records for 6 years, creating a few new records along the way. Her first win was the Texas Air Races in 1990, where she sported a new aerodynamic look....

Red arrows tragedy: Crash cause may not be revealed until summer - Bournemouth Echo | A Service Inquiry was convened following the tragedy at Throop in which Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, died minutes after the team had finished a display at Bournemouth Air Festival in August. A MoD spokesman said on Thursday that it was likely to be April or...

Weird and wonderful aircraft visit Isle of Man in 2011 - IOM Today | FROM giant Hercules transporter planes to a visit by the Red Arrows, 2011 was a busy year at Ronaldsway – as these dramatic photographs by former airport director Phil Pain show....

Saturday, Jan 14, 2012, Sporty's Saturday Hot Dog Fly-In - Fun Places to Fly | Clermont County/Sporty's (i69), Cincinnati, OH (Local Weather) | Visit Sporty's, the World's Largest Pilot Shop, and a must-see for every pilot. Each Saturday, all-year-round, free hot dogs are served from Noon to 2 pm to dozens of pilots who make the trip. Shop, eat and enjoy a fun day at the airport with fellow pilots....

16th Annual Amelia Earhart Fundraiser Draws Crowd from Alabama Aviator | Distinguished speaker Cheryl Stearns, Airline Captain and the most highly awarded Parachutist in the world told the gathering how she got her start in aviation. From a member of the prestigious Golden Knights to over 18,000 skydives, the most of any woman in the world. She holds numerous championships and world records....

A Pilot Reflects, Then Grounds Himself: 1911 - Saturday Evening Post | One day, late in 1911, flier Frank B. Elser lost his nerve. Or else he came to his senses. Either way, he was through with flying....

WWII prop blade tribute - Lynn News | CADETS old and new gathered at the Lynn Cadet headquarters to honour the fallen as a memorial was unveiled on Monday.  The centrepiece of the 42F Squadron’s memorial is an aircraft propeller blade from a plane which crashed in the Wash in 1945 and was recovered in 2004....

Warbird University 2012 - Vintage Wings of Canada | Are you, like me, stuck in a dead end job? Has being third fry-cook at Gilles and Hughette's P'tit Patate Casse-croûte lost its original "job-appeal”?  Does it say "Acting Second Assistant Filing Manager, Dormant Records and Forms" on your business card? Does your wife look at you over breakfast and just shake her head or roll her eyes? Was crashing the gate at the Ottawa Valley Beanie Baby Collectors Meet the last really exciting thing you did?...

DVD Review: Shoreham Airshow 2011 - Flightline UK | The August Summer Holidays see plenty of airshow action along the South Coast. One of the most well loved airshows is that held at Shoreham Airport is aid of the Royal Air Forces Association. The show has not had a souvenir DVD produced for a number of years so it is good to see Planes TV finally produce one for the 2011 show which enjoyed much better weather than in previous years.... 

Must See Video: Paragliding + An Amazing Hawk = ParaHawking! - AirPigz | Paragliding is already one of the most amazing ways to fly, but combining it with a real live hawk trained to fly formation and even land on an outstretched arm is pure flying perfection... and this awesome video from about a year ago lets you and me experience that perfection in a very stunning way. Wow!...

Woman Sneaks Into Russian Rocket Plant, Takes Photos - AVweb | Lana Sator may be something of a real-life Lara Croft (played in the film Tomb Raider by Angelina Jolie), in that she managed unauthorized access to very unique places -- in this case, a Russian liquid-fueled rocket plant. Sator apparently first studied the plant...

NASA Langley Upcoming Events from Alabama Aviator | KEEPING AN EYE ON FIRST COMMERCIAL LAUNCH TO ISSA, team at NASA Langley that had expertise in capturing thermal pictures of the space shuttle at Mach 18 will now turn its lenses towards the first commercial spacecraft headed to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Se...