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Hinton flies Strega to Unlimited qualifying record at National Championship Air Races from RGJ.com | One speed record has already been set at the National Championship Air Races — this one in the event’s keynote class.

P51 "Strega", Qualifying monday noon - Reno Airraces 2011 - YouTube

Photo: Air plane in new sport class getting ready to qualify at Reno air races - RGJ

Reno Air Races – Changing Things Up - Moose Peterson's Website | Yeah, it’s that time of year again for the Reno Air Races and man, is it going to be great this year! There is an amazing group of aircraft here racing and my favorite, the “warbirds” are thick with some gorgeous aircraft. We’re here for the week with today being a “saying hello and working out the bugs” kind of day. With the change of the end of the hangar shooting location, I decided to change things up and try something I never ...

2011 Winston-Salem Airshow - TA-4J Demo & Legacy Flight - YouTube | The AWESOME flight display of the TA-4J Skyhawk courtesy of the Collings Foundation, www.collingsfoundation.org. Also followed by the Legacy Flight in formation with the AD4 Skyraider and F4U Corsair at the 2011 Winston-Salem Air Show located at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC. Saturday September 10th, 2011. ...

Canadian Forces Snowbirds at the Canadian International Air Show 2011 - newcacom | The finale demonstration to each day is the crowd favorite and Canadian nation's aviation pride and joy - the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.

Video: B-29 FIFI To Oshkosh (Behind The Scenes) - The Spirit Of Aviation!  - AirPigz

Seaplane flypast marks 1931 Schneider Trophy victory - BBC News | The 80th anniversary of Britain's victory in the Schneider Trophy will be marked by a seaplane flypast. A pair of seaplanes will fly along the 1931 route, which covered a 50km triangular course along the Solent. The contest was won in 1931 by a ...

Hey - Slow Down! Sweet Video Of Aircraft In Slow Motion - AirPigz  

Two Free Air Shows Take Off in Ocean City This Weekend - Patch.com | One highlight of the ground display will be a rare Mitchell World War II B-25 bomber that gained fame for its flexibility and durability during the war. It was brought to national attention in April 1942 when General James "Jimmy" Doolittle led 15 ...

WINGS OVER GATINEAU AIR SHOW LINE-UP BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE - Ottawa Start | Coinciding with the air show is the second annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in that will attract more than 200 recreational aircraft from across Canada and parts of the United States throughout the weekend. Admission is $10 (tax incl. ...

MAAG's Blog: September MAAG Gathering at Eagle Field from Antique Airfield News | September 17th

Scottsdale Air Fair returns from General Aviation News | The Scottsdale Air Fair will return to the Scottsdale Airport [Arizona] on November 5 and 6. The air fair was canceled in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks ten years ago. Hosted by the City of Scottsdale, the air fair supports the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program and other community organizations. ...

Video: Why we Volunteer - ASB/POF | To all our volunteers, we say thank you for all your great work! Planes of Fame Air Museum is operated almost entirely by a "family" of volunteers. From the pilots and mechanics, to the display cleaners and docents, each job that must be completed is usually done by a volunteer. We take great pride in the dedication and continuing efforts of our volunteers. so we have decided to produce a series of short videos to give recognition and appreciation to our volunteers. In this video, one of our Planes of Fame volunteers and pilots, Ron Hackworth, expresses his views on why we volunteer. If you would like to join the Planes of Fame Air Museum "family" of volunteers, contact us for more information. http://www.planesoffame.org

Video: World Aerobatic Championships from Latest Vlog | The 26th FAI World Aerobatic Championships in Italy has recently finished with ...

Fleet Week San Diego Events Honoring the Military Launch this Weekend from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense |  The San Diego Fleet Week Foundation's spectacular series of events launches this weekend, with many events open to the public.  Some events are designed for adults, many are geared toward families, and best of all, many are...
   
Vintage WWII air exhibit inspires veterans to open up - SouthCoastToday.com | "These were the most rugged of the bombers," said Dartt, a Dartmouth resident who served as a copilot aboard a B-17 during World War II. He spent two years as a prisoner of war until the Allies liberated his camp in 1945. "I lost a lot of weight in the ...

Tri-Motor Making Bartlesville Stop - Bartlesville Radio | EAA's airplane underwent a 12-year restoration beginning in the 1970s and since the mid-1980s, has been based at the EAA AirVenture Museum's historic Pioneer Airport located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Visitors will have the opportunity to take 15-minute ...

Castle Museum opens for tribute from Warplanes Online Community | ATWATER — With the 100th anniversary of U.S. naval aviation at the center of attention for those at Castle Air Museum, caretakers are celebrating the milestone the only way they know how — by showing off a naval addition to the museum’s fleet. ...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Supports Tailhook Education Foundation ... - MarketWatch | "I'm honored to be a part of this event to honor these outstanding naval aviators," said Schaefer. "Our support to the Tailhook Education Foundation enables this vital nonprofit organization to provide educational scholarships to the children and ...

Space, Women focus of Air Zoo expansion from General Aviation News | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — On Oct. 1 the Air Zoo will open a 50,000-square-foot expansion, which will house "Space: Dare to Dream" as well as additional exhibits about women in aviation. Space: Dare to Dream, is an interactive exhibit that pays tribute to the dreamers who dared to find answers to our existence. The exhibit, made possible by a grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, also celebrates the history of space exploration ...

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Video: Robot submarine parts of crashed plane found in Chile from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS

Aviation history flies into the I-X Piston Power Show from General Aviation News | Get a sense of aviation history with a B-17, B-25 and other warbirds at the I-X Piston Power Show, slated for Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in Cleveland, a showcase of cars, bikes, and planes — all things piston powered.  ...

Women in Aviation at AOPA Summit from General Aviation News | Women in Aviation, International (WAI) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) have partnered for the third year to create "Women's Wing" at the AOPA Aviation Summit, Sept. 22-24, in Hartford, Connecticut.

Stacie Rine added to Sun ‘n Fun staff from General Aviation News | LAKELAND, Florida -- Stacie L. Rine has been named Director of Business Development for the Sun 'n Fun. In making the announcement, Sun 'n Fun President John R. "Lites" Leenhouts said he was impressed not only with Rine’s strong business and communications background but also with her extensive flying experience in both military and general aviation environments. ....

Pentagon: F/A-18E/Fs Needed to Offset F-35 Delays from Defense Tech | As Congress moves to flat-line F-35 Joint Strike Fighter purchases over the next two years, the Navy is buying more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to offset any fighter gaps caused by the delay of the fifth-gen fighter, ...

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Bush says U.S. will never forget Flight 93 - Reuters | 1 of 4. Former president George W. Bush speaks at the ceremony marking the opening of the Flight 93 National Memorial and the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack in Shanksville, Pennsylvania September 10, 2011. By Daniel Lovering SHANKSVILLE, ...

Female 9/11 pilot to compete in Reno air races | Sacramento Bee | AP RENO, Nev. -- A former military fighter pilot who was sent to ram a hijacked commercial airliner en route to Washington, DC, shortly after the 9/11 attacks will be competing in next week's National Championship Air Races in Reno. ...

A display of spirit -- both patriotic and collegiate -- at Airshow - Lincoln Journal Star | A B-2 stealth bomber makes a pass over the crowd at the Guardians of Freedom Airshow in Lincoln on Saturday, September 10, 2011. (ERIN DUERR/Lincoln Journal Star) Barb New and her great-grandsons didn't know it, but they arrived at the Guardians of ...

Day 9.1 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Well, the results are out for the technical contest, and with some surprises.   I missed Francois Levot's HZ for a positive crossover snap instead of a negative snap (downward iverted 45 leg of a humpty).   This dropped him down the standings considerably.  Phillipp's HZ also cost him - same applies as at home, NO DONUTS.  Some lovely flying in the last seven,  ...

WAC Day 10 - 4 Minute Freestyle from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Just back from the 4 minute Freestyle.   Great flying on show with Hannes Arch, Ramon Alonso and Eric Vazeilleadded to the classic competitors.   I don't expect any results to be announced until the closing ceremony this evening,    My picks were Kairys, Sonka, Holland and Marmy (maybe not in that order).  A lot of  ...

Coach Lindy Ruff Takes To The Skies - WKBW-TV | NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, NY – Lindy Ruff, the longest-tenured coach in the National Hockey League, received an aerobatic aircraft flight with the John Klatt Airshow Team at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Friday, ...

Winston-Salem Air Show 9/10/11 - Winston-Salem Journal | Members of the Black Daggers Parachute Jump team and the Aeroshell Teasers open the aerial performances with the delivery of the American flag to Smith Reynolds Airport during the Winston-Salem Airshow Saturday, September 10, 2011. ...

Airshow is a Take-Off - WHIZ | The airplanes were on their way to the 3rd annual air show put on by Home Depots Lead Generator Frank Berlo. Berlo has been partnering with the Y-City Flying Service since the beginning. "We had a car show here and then I heard talk about many, ...

The Breitling Jet Team in BD - Apache Roll | S i you are used to air shows, you probably met the friendly staff of the publishing house "Ideas Passion + BD " ... They are usually in their booth located at the end of a queue of players waiting for the dedication of bought the book.  You can not miss them, they always smile and passionate and if you talk comics and Aviation, become inexhaustible! Make a comic about the exploits of Team Breitling Jet Team is part of their dreams and hope it will happen one day soon. Why not! For the "Laverdure" series, they are torn between Douky and Gaston ...

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Flying the Golden F-86 Sabre ... - Marketwire | As he once said: "we must keep our aviation heritage alive and continue to challenge and inspire today's explorers both in aviation and aerospace". He certainly will be inspiring Canadian youth when he embarks in his third space mission. ...

Air Marshall confirms three more years of Leuchars airshow - stv.tv | The RAF's top officer has guaranteed the future of the Leuchars airshow for at least three years. But Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Dalton said no decisions have been made about whether it will continue once the base is handed over to the army. ...

B-17, Teterboro airport 9.10.11 - YouTube | Wing and Wheels expo, Teterboro Airport, NJ

See the Historic Warbirds That Swooped Into Wall Airport - Patch.com | The Collings Foundation, a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization devoted to aviation history, brought its 22nd annual Wings of Freedom Tour from to Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township over the long Labor Day weekend. ...

Wreckage of Michigan WWII pilot's plane is located - MiamiHerald.com | Like many men of his generation, Marshall native Charles Dobbins Sr. didn't talk much about his part in World War II. But several years after his death, an archaeological find in Florida brought his son and namesake, Chuck, a reminder of the dangers ...

Supermarine Stranraer – the last flourish of the military biplane flying-boat from Shortfinals's Blog | During WWI, both Britain and the United States built numbers of large, biplane flying-boats and used them to patrol far out over the oceans, searching for enemy surface fleets, downed aviators and the new menace, enemy submarines. By the 1920s, the original stocks of early flying-boats were just about worn out. Even though the Royal Air Force had very little money to spend, it recognized that control of the sea lanes and maritime reconnaissance was vital for an island nation (with an Empire, no less), so a new ...

Display of aviation heritage - Toronto Star | Air shows are an incredible display of our aviation heritage, combining modern and historic aircraft. Where would we be today if it wasn't for our military aircraft in World War II? I volunteer with a historic aircraft association and am proud to see ...

Biplanes Take Center Stage At Tulsa Air & Space Museum - News On 6 | TULSA, Oklahoma -- Vintage aircraft and a children's book about a biplane took center stage at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium Saturday. As the museum highlighted its traveling exhibit "Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation ...

Top photo from Airfighters.com - The damage to the tailpipe was caused by a AIM-120 AMRAAM fired at it by a F-15 on February 22nd 1988.

Opportunity to Earn Your Aviation Merit Badge! by Aaron Weissman | Hello Scouters!! Please get this out to all of your Scouts and other Scouters! (including Cubs, Webelos, Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts) Please see the flyer for info.  The Aviation merit badge was one of the Original 57 Merit Badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911. Working with Lt Col Carlton of the MT ANG, we’ve been able to arrange for District Boy Scouts to work for their Aviation Merit Badge and attend the Flight Over the Falls Air Show. VOLUNTEERS for the AIR SHOW are also needed; Scouters, Cubs, Venture Scouts are all welcome to participate. ...

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F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11  - The Washington Post | Late in the morning of the Tuesday that changed everything, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93. The day’s fourth hijacked airliner seemed to be hurtling toward Washington. Penney, one of the first two combat pilots in the air that morning, was told to stop it.  The one thing she didn’t have as she roared into the crystalline sky was live ammunition. Or missiles. Or anything at all to throw at a hostile aircraft.  ...
Also - Here's an interview on CSPAN.

We Will Never Forget from Nuts About Southwest | It’s hard to grasp that it has been a decade since the terrorist attacks on our country in September 2001. The world and our industry were changed dramatically with the repercussions of that vicious attack reverberating today.  That Tuesday morning in Dallas was an absolutely gorgeous day and I was getting ready for a workout as I  ...

Pilot's tie to 9/11 - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- Retired military pilot Jim Maroney will be in Kirksville for the upcoming Air Fest at Kirksville Regional Airport. Maroney graduated number one out of fifteen hundred pilots from the Naval Flight Training School in 1981 ...

Air Force One journey on September 11: no escort during the attacks, 11 fighters when the airspace was completely free of airliners from David Cenciotti's | Here’s the second episode of the 9/11 series. The first one, titled US Air Defense response to the September 11 attacks: known and unknown facts described how the NORAD reacted to the hijackings. This article will explain the tour across the US of the Air Force One on that day. ...
   
Palm Springs Air Museum honors our defenders - The Desert Sun | Madison, a former P-38 pilot, contacted his friend Bob Pond, a Navy aviator who had amassed an impressive collection of warbirds and classic cars for a number of years. Pond, who had his collection of planes at the Eaton Prairie airfield near ...

What it Takes to be a Thunderbirds/Blue Angels Pilot from Warplanes Online Community | One of the many ways to promote the U.S. military is by flight demonstration squadrons, namely the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds. They help the military recruit more people and give the public more understanding and education about what the military does for them.  Some of you might be interested on joining these elite teams. Well, here’s how you can be an eligible candidate . ...

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President Lescinski Flies With 'The Angels' - St. Ambrose University | It isn't everyday that you see a university president don a flight suit—let alone one with a "Blue Angels" emblem on it. Even so, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, Joan Lescinski, CSJ, president of St. Ambrose, did just that and "flew with the Angels. ...

Bad weekend forecast won't stop air show - Buffalo News | NIAGARA FALLS — Poor flying weather during the past couple of days drowned out some practice flights and delayed the arrival of the US Air Force Thunderbirds precision military jet team, but the 2011 Thunder of Niagara air show ...

WAC Day9 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | The final seven have flown.   The re-fly's went first.  Victor Chmal had a solid flight, but Tom Cassels' problems reoccurred and he again landed and went to the technical area.  I doubt he will fly again, but this has not been confirmed.  next up was Oleg S. and it was a neat flight, though I...

IMAGES: Japan holds the Misawa Air Fest 2011 - Cavok [Translated] | Thousands of visitors from all over northern Japan were present at Misawa Air Fest held on September 4. The event was organized by the Self-Defense Force Air of Japan and the 35th Fighter Wing of the USAF, which together with local volunteers were visited by nearly 100,000 people in the Misawa Air Base. ...

Battle of Britain Weekend - Urgent Update from What's On at RAF Museum London | 10 September 2011 - 11 September 2011 | The Museum's annual pageant commemorating Veterans of the Battle of Britain inclusive of talks, tours, tableaux and concerts. STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS As of 11.30 am on 9th September we have been informed that this weekend's Lancaster Flypast has now been cancelled due to predicted high winds at RAF Conningsby tomorrow. We would like to apologise in advance for any disappointment that  ...

Airfest to feature 1940s planes, stunts - Culpeper Star Exponent | Planes will litter the skies at Culpeper Regional Airport's 12 th annual Air Fest on Saturday Oct. 8. The free event will feature several types of aircraft including World War II-era and civilian aerobatic. Attendees will watch as planes fly in ...

Video: DAV B-25 Performs at NAS Patuxent River Air Expo 2011 by DAV Flight Team
   
Wings Over Pittsburgh Takes to the Sky This Weekend at 911th Airlift Wing - Patch.com | The show will feature aeronautics displays from the Heavy Metal Jet Team, a Lancaster-based group of former Blue Angels and Navy pilots, the Northeast Raiders Demonstration Team and the Viper West F-16 air show. By Jenna Staul More than 250000 ...

Expect thrills, chills at Courtland air show Sept. 23-24 - The Huntsville Times | The Red Thunder Air Show Team offers lots of smoke, big radial engine airplanes, precision warbird demonstrations, the Russian YAK-52 and Chinese Nanchang CJ-6. Family entertainers Greg Koontz and The Alabama Boys Comedy Team do aerobatic ...

Organisers insist Leuchars Airshow is not the last - Scotland Courier | Saturday's Leuchars Airshow will not be the last despite the imminent closure of the RAF base. This year's show will feature an emotional return by the Red Arrows. By Dave Lord The annual extravaganza is sure to be laced with added poignancy this year ...

UARC Air Race School? - Aviation Criminal | The photo album is entitled “UARC Air Race School”. These appear to not have been taken the day of the “Qualifying” run that the UARC had that helped them find the 7 worlds greatest pilots. That was in May and this guys ...

Liaison Pilots Gave New Meaning To The Term "Sitting Duck" by CAF Red Tail Squadron | 997 cadets received their pilot wings after training at Tuskegee Army Airfield. Of this number about 30 were USAAF Field Artillery Liaison Pilots who flew light observation airplanes for the 92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo Soldiers), which saw action assigned to the American 5th Army. This ...

Slidell skydiving is wish come true for 85-year-old birthday girl from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From 2nd:  From Nola.com: Slidell skydiving is wish come true for 85-year-old birthday girl  Skydiving for your 85th birthday may seem a bit out of the ordinary to some. But for the friends and family of Willa Cristina of Harahan, it’s just “classic Willa.”  ...

Video: F-35 rollout ceremony from Latest Vlog 

Eurofighter photo comp from Flight Image of the Day | Eurofighter has just released details of the winner of its first annual Eurofighter Typhoon amateur photo contest.Top of the heap was Ian Ramsbottom, with his stunning shot of a 17 Sqn Typhoon in the Mach Loop in Wales, UK. ...

Texas Chapter September 2011 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News | 2011 Fly-In Award Winners, Final Aircraft Count for AAA/APM Fly-In,

Preserving and Displaying the “Bat-Wing Ship” – August Update from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | ... German artisans formed the wood around the nose of the H IX center section using steam to make it soft and pliable, and then bending it to shape. Said Melvin Wachowiak , Senior Conservator, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, "I am still impressed by the bending of the laminated plywood into a ...

S-92® "Legacy of Heroes" Demo Tour Begins from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation | sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today launched a "Legacy of Heroes" demonstration tour by its S-92® helicopter, commencing a multi-country visit from its Sikorsky Global Helicopters facility that will recognize first responders to natural...

An Electric Helicopter Lifts Off – Briefly from CAFE Foundation Blog | Gizmag apparently beat everybody to this story, with even Popular Science quoting from the online gadget hunter’s web site.  They report that in mid-August 2011, Pascal Chretien piloted his creation, a coaxial rotor, twin Lynch-motored helicopter that he built for Solution F, a Swiss racing engine development firm.  He performed the flight “in the presence of a court appointed witness,” according to a press release from Lithium Balance, the firm that supplied the battery management system (BMS) for and acted as consultants to the project.   ...

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Skydivers Will Fly Largest US Flag Over Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11/11 - DigitalJournal.com | The team has also jumped over balloon festivals, air shows, NASCAR, Indy Car, symphony performances, golf courses, amusement parks, mall parking lots, tennis courts, Red Bull Air Races and Veteran support events. The tribute is sponsored by ...

Getting Ready for the Air Races from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | ... In addition to the local traffic today we saw Rare Bear out and about and sounding strong. It’s good to see it in the air before qualifications week – the crew is historic in their all-nighters to get the plane flying well enough to qualify. We also saw Marilyn Dash’s racing biplane out flying today – testing the new drag reduction modifications the crew has been working on lately. Nemesis NXT racer preparing for the 2011 Reno Air RacesWe also saw a French Nemesis NXT ...

Video: Reno Heritage Trophy from Latest Vlog | It's almost Reno time with the air races starting September 13-18, 2011. Here's a look at the national heritage invitational where  ...

WAC Day 8 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Day 7 was a rest day and the organisers put on a trip to the Italian Air Force Museum in the morning and Trevi on the way back.   The family and I went to Siena, Florence and San Gimignamo instead.  Tuscany in a day, as Annette says!  Again, the weather fine and beaut for flying with 37 pilots to get through, plus the warm-ups.   The remaining top 75% of pilots were again split into three groups,  ...

Harvard flying duo fills performances with high energy - Northwest Herald | The first thing Dave Dacy wants you to know about his airshow routine is that it's real. “People look at this and say, 'There's a gimmick there,' ” said Dacy, of Harvard, a pilot who performs with Wingwalker Tony Kazian, also of Harvard. ...
   
Aerobatics - WIVB | allie meets lt. col. john klatt.

Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Comes To Lee Bottom from Aero-News Network | Event Has Grown, But Faces Economic Pressures The unofficial end of summer has passed, and the official Autumnal Equinox isn't far behind, but the fly-in season has some life remaining. Lee Bottom Flying Field in Hanover, IN has its 15th Annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In scheduled for the weekend the seasons officially change, September 23-25.

Kirksville Air Show - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The 2011 Kirksville Air Show will start September 10th and 11th at the Kirksville Regional Airport. The kick off day for entertainment begins September 10th with a kids zone free all day play, tandem sky diving, ...

Spirits high for upcoming UC Air Show - Sparta Expositor | The preparations are almost complete for the 2011 Air Show at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, on Sept. 17. Gates open at 9 am for visitors to get an up-close view of some unique aircraft, as well as other fun activities for the ...

Wings and Wheels Expo at Teterboro Airport - NorthJersey.com | The World War II B-17 bomber 'Yankee Lady' and the Batmobile will be among the featured attractions at the expo at Teterboro Airport this weekend. TOP GUNS: This family event has World War II airplanes and helicopters, as well as unique and antique ...

Don Weaver presenting EAA Webinar on Acro from UCAP Blog | On Thursday September 15 at 7 PM AcroCamp CFI Don Weaver will be presenting an EAA Webinar on The Aerodynamics of Basic Aerobatic Flight.

Fly in to Marshall for the weekend - Battle Creek Enquirer | In 2006, a fly-in was marked by Michigan Air National Guard's A-10 Warthog fighter jets thundering overhead. All of these events took place near or under a hangar roof that seems unchanged since it was built. An old wooden ceiling, contrasting with the ...

Photo: Great Reno Balloon Race preparation this morning | The Great Reno Balloon Races are getting underway. Marilyn Newton/RGJ

80000 chatsworth turnout as red arrows make emotional return - Sheffield Telegraph | One of the highlights was a display by eight Red Arrows pilots who made their first public performance since the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, aged 33, at the Bournemouth Air Festival last month. Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall said it was a ...

Guernsey Red Arrows display cancelled due to weather - BBC News | The Red Arrows, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers and a Skyraider aircraft were among those unable to take part. Those gathered along the island's east coast also observed a minute's silence for all RAF pilots who lost their lives serving their country ...

Clacton Air Show has been saved - Gazette | CLACTON Air Show will go ahead next year – despite Tendring Council's decision not to fund it. Tourism boss Stephen Mayzes said he was confident the show would be staged, even though a bucket collection at this year's event raised ...

Podcast: A7 / A4 Pilot Dan McClung – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | THURSDAY – Back in the day Dan McClung was a hot shot A4 / A7 pilot in the US Navy.  Today…Dan is entertaining air show audiences across the country as Team Lead of the PPG Aerospace Red Eagles aerobatic team.  Hear his story this Thursday morning at 10am (EASTERN) on Warbird Radio LIVE!  For more [...]

World War I drama coming to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | One of the nations' premier historical aviation events will bring the excitement and adrenaline of World War I air power to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Sept. 23-25.  The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous will feature vintage reproduction full scale and 7/8 scale aircraft,  ...

Battle Of Britain Air Display 2011 - Island FM | Today's display will also include a new 8 piece formation from the Red Arrows, following the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging last month. A minutes silence will be held for him, and all other RAF Pilots who have lost their lives both at war ...

World War II Navy pilots reunite in Fargo after 66 years - In-Forum | Theirs was one of many reunions fostered by Friday's luncheon for naval aviators, part of Navy Week being held here in conjunction with the Fargo AirSho today and Sunday. Bass, 90, and Frankel didn't find each other again until five years ago. ...

Bomber crew recalls close calls from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | SHELBY — It has been 67 years since Carmen Fox flew his last bombing mission over the Third Reich.  “Our crew flew 26 missions and that was enough,” Fox said. “When we first arrived in England the number of missions per tour was 25. Later it was 30. But for most of us 26 was more than enough.”  Fox, who just turned 90, was a radio operator and sometimes gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator called “On The Ball.”  When the B-24 plane and its crew arrived at Hardwick Airfield in England they  ...

Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Ten years ago this weekend, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge -- first, how to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the events of September 11, 2011 and his assessment of how we're doing 10 years later. ...

Ice Pilots Spinoff In Production from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Fans of Ice Pilots NWT can look forward to a sequel of sorts. A dramatic spinoff of Ice Pilots, called Arctic Air, is now in production in Vancouver by OMNI Film and will air on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation starting in January. Ice Pilots NWT, which is airing on the

After Record-Making Flight, Martin Jetpack Will Soon Be on Sale from POPSCI | Buy one next year for just $100,000 | In May, inventor Glenn Martin-along with fire-rescue officers and crews on board a pair of chase helicopters-watched as his jetpack flew for nine minutes and 43 seconds, soaring 3,500 feet into the New Zealand sky. Had the machine been holding a live person instead of a 150-pound dummy, it would have  ...
   
U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Honored by Defense ... - MarketWatch | The company has built two X-47B aircraft to fulfill the demonstration objectives of the UCAS-D program, which is intended to reduce risk for potential unmanned systems operating in and around an aircraft carrier. "It's an honor for the X-47B UCAS to be ...

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CNE Air Show stalled by weather - Toronto Sun | The roar of jet engines filled the downtown core, Saturday, as the 62nd Canadian International Air Show flew into town, bringing with it dazzling aerobatic pilots and death-defying loops and spins. ...

Best pictures from the past 24 hours - Globe and Mail | Aerobatic Pilot Rick Volker who flies a Sukhoi 540, cruises alongside Red Bull Pilot Pete McLeod who flies an Edge 540, during a media event in Toronto. They will be flying at The Canadian International Air Show this weekend. ...

Biofuel efforts continue with Blue Angels show - NavyTimes.com | It's a first for the six-plane Blue Angels squad, but it's increasingly common in Navy and Marine Corps aviation. Late last month, a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft flew on the blended fuel, following a Marine MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, ...
   
Final salute to Red 4 - British Forces News | A Red Arrows pilot killed when the jet he was flying crashed shortly after completing a display at an air show will be laid to rest today at a private service. The funeral of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, is taking place at St Mary the Virgin ...

Immersion at the briefing pilots Alphajet, just before takeoff ... - La Voix du Nord | Before every flight, pilots of the Patrouille de France to attend a briefing in which they mimic the actions they recur up to 700 km / h, according to the letter the instructions of their leader. "For the heart we go, buckle, ...

The 70 aircraft from 14 countries presented in Hradec Kralove in the show CIAF - Czech Radio | Visitors are already behind appearances Czech Gripen and Péter Besenyeiho of the Red Bull Air Race Extra 300 aircraft with aerobatic group of Latvian Baltic Bees, which flies to the Czech-made machine L-39. His speech has had the Czech Army helicopter ...

Air Show Marks 100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Aviation - Novinite.com | Bulgaria is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the country's aviation a large-scale air show "Skies for Everyone." Photo by BGNES Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, took part Saturday in celebrations dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the ...

WACDay3 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Rich and Paul did not have to fly today, so took it easy and watched some of the other groups fly, or lounged by the pool at the hotel.   Still very warm, and hazy, which affected the performance of aircraft and pilots noticeably. We submitted our Free Unknown sequence for vetting at 0900.   By 1030 all the Free Unknowns had been  ...

Color The Skies -  Color the Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival 

National Stearman Fly-In Schedule of Events - Galesburg Register-Mail | This will be a familiar sight during the 40th National Stearman Fly-In Sept. 5-10 at Galesburg Municipal Airport. This plane, dressed in its World War II colors, served as a primary trainer for the US Navy. The year 2011 also marks the 100th ...

EXCHANGE: Biplanes heading to Galesburg for fly-in - Houston Chronicle | 5-10 at Galesburg Municipal Airport for the 40th National Stearman Fly-In. Besides their pilots, the airplanes will attract hundreds of aviation enthusiasts from across the country. Using a drawing by aviation legend Lloyd Stearman, engineers Mac Short ...

Ribbon Cutting Flight in a Cub from TJ's Flying Adventures | On the way home from Lansing, I decided to make a pit stop @ Dayton Wright Brothers airport.  Partly out of necessity (because I needed one fuel stop between Lansing and Tampa).  But more significantly, it was a great excuse to meetup with a fellow pilot blogger named Steve from the Mile of Runway blog.  As often happens when pilots get together, we found an excuse to go for a joyride in "his" Piper Cub.  ...

Saturday Morning at Blakesburg - from Antique Airfield News | Over three hundred airplanes have been on the field by Saturday morning. Here are a couple of photos from Friday evening by Don Thun.  ...

Fokker DVII Mercedes DIIIau - YouTube

R/C F-16 Falcon with POV Camera from Warbirds Online

EAA Young Eagles Rally Sept. 25, Oct. 23 by Staff Writer | Village Chronicles is a community newspaper serving DuPage County including Warrenville, Naperville, Wheaton, Winfield, West Chicago and more!

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WACDay2 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Another fine day in Foligno.  Serious discussion has taken place regarding moving the Oz Nats here....?

WACDay2.1 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Just had the Unknown submission meeting - all good fun, just like at home.  You put up a figure and the  ...

Blue Angels Flight Practice With 50/50 Biofuel from AIRBOYD.TV


SOARING WEEKEND: Annual air show to amaze fans in the sky and on the ground at ... - The Morning Journal | John Klatt, whose stylized John Klatt Airshows bring a new level of aerobatics to air shows all across America, teams up with Air National Guard for a special performance. * Star of the movie “Memphis Belle,” the famed B-17 “Flying Fortress” has become ...

CP140 from Windsor International Air Show | The anti-submarine CP-140 Aurora will be at the Windsor International Air Show. As Canada’s only strategic maritime surveillance aircraft, the CP-140 Aurora is often used to patrol Canada’s coastlines, ...

BIAF 2011 Airshow in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (3-4 September) from Military Photos | International air show BIAF 2011 in Bulgaria - 3 and 4 September in Krumovo airport ...

Parade of helicopters and patrol the skies over France in Le Touquet - Translated | Airport Le Touquet deserved a great event to celebrate three birthdays. First one of the resort of Le Touquet, with the centennial celebrations this summer and spread out until July.  The airport board Canche blow on his side with 75 candles, while the company running it was created fifty years ago. So when the opportunity arose to host the European Cup helicopters, a competition highlighting the navigation capabilities and especially precision and skill of the crews, Le Touquet jumped at the chance.  ...
   
Hradecka airshow celebrates eighteenth, and arrive Gripens Baltic bees - iDNES.cz | Photo: Ondrej Litter, MF DNES Latvia odbude group to debut at the United International Air Fest (CIAF) with five standing produced in former Czechoslovakia. "The unusual name of the team describes the original camouflage aircraft. It has become clear indication of the team and ...

Aerobatic teams have key role in recruiting pilots - China Daily | Aerobatic teams practice in groups of up to eight aircraft, often with only a few meters separating them. Shan Shengzhe, 21, a student pilot at the aviation university who has finished two years of theoretical studies and will soon learn to fly a ...
   
Great air show - The Record-Courier | The Aviation Roundup and Airshow was a fantastic event for adults and children alike. It was run by the airport staff and a huge group of local volunteers, all with broad grins and plenty of sunscreen. The event was a benefit for the Franklin family ...

Thursday Fly-in Report - from Antique Airfield News | A hot and windy Thursday saw the arrival of more planes and people at the 2011 AAA/APM fly-in. Total aircraft count at present is 198 with a wide variety of aircraft from points as far away as ... also Don Parsons' Blog: Headed North, Photos from Thursday Blakesburg,

Vintage biplanes will fly to Kewanee next week - Kewanee Star Courier | Starting Monday, as many as 200 vintage Stearman trainers like this one will head for the Galesburg Municipal Airport for the 40th annual National Stearman Fly-In. On Wednesday, many of those planes will fly in to the Kewanee Municipal Airport. ...

Tuskegee Airman Arthur Saunders from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog |  The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit was set up at the International Women's Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio this past Wednesday and Thursday.  Two special showings of the "RISE ABOVE" movie were scheduled on Wednesday, and Tuskegee Airman Arthur Saunders attended the morning event and was gracious during a meet-and-greet session after the movie. ...

The Pub Landlord: Al Murray's Spitfire adventure at Imperial War Museum Duxford - Dunmow Broadcast | There will also be plenty of activities for all the family to enjoy throughout the day, including living history groups bringing the Second World War to life; Colonel Richard Graham hosting talks next to the SR-71Blackbird in the American Air Museum; ...

Dakota Territory Air Museum to get F-106 plane - Minot Daily News | It will be awhile yet before it arrives in Minot, but the Dakota Territory Air Museum is getting an F-106 fighter-interceptor. F-106 Delta Darts were flown by the former 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Minot Air Force Base from 1960 until the ...

The First Across the Continent - Air & Space Magazine | A 100th anniversary remembrance of Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz.

SAAF Air Capability Demonstration – Roodewal from Airstrike Aviation Photography | The South African Air Force Air Capability Demo (ACD) was held this year on 01 September at the Roodewal Weapons Range outside of Pietersburg, Polokwane.  What a privilege to be invited up as part of the media for this demo, this is not like any airshow, but a demonstration using live ordnance and ammunition. The SAAF pulled out all the stops to put on what can  ...

September issue of Airplanista is out!

Up in the air, junior birdman - Kitsap Week - PNW Local News | As part of the international Young Eagles Program, children will get first-hand experience flying in a small aircraft. “The Fly-In is a pilot's way to introduce kids to flight,” said Port Orchard pilot Lenn Richter. “It's one of the best ways to get ...

Shuttle training craft heading to Amarillo - Houston Chronicle | The donated craft is scheduled to be delivered next week to the Texas Air & Space Museum. Museum Board President Ron Fernuik told the Amarillo Globe-News that the aircraft is a significant gift to the city because it is "bringing one of our own home ...

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Blue Angels, SecNav Keynote Air Show - Bay Net | The press conference had a two-fold purpose: to tout the air show but also introduce the Navy's Biofuel Project. The Blue Angels will be flying during the air show with a 50/50 blend of biofuel. Sec. Mabus announced on Tuesday at the National Energy ...

NAS Oceana Air Show themed after Centennial of Naval Aviation - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 | The 2011 NAS Oceana Air Show, Sept. 23, 24, and 25 will showcase the very best of military and civilian aviation for spectators from around the world who travel to Virginia Beach just to attend the annual Air Show. With this year being the Centennial ...

That’s a lot of heavy, shiny metal flying through the air... from You like airplanes, too?

26th World Aerobatic Championships from Leaving Terra Firma | Today marks the beginning of the 26th FAI World Aerobatic Championships. The event runs from 31 August to 11 September and takes place at the Aeroclub of Foligno (LIAF) in Italy. In case you’re not a big follower of aerobatic competition, this is an international aerobatic contest administered by the FAI. This is kind of like the Olympics for aerobatic competitors. The winners of the US National Aerobatic Championships are sent as the official US delegation.  Our team this year consists of  ...

WACDay1.1 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | We're off and running! Richard flew his Q and did well, no donuts and a provisional score of 66.14%. Some good flying, the French warm-up pilot Francois Rolet, was one of the best! Castor was neat ...

Day1.2 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Paul flew a little while ago and was pretty neat. Provisional scores just out - 62.94%. Wind and temp had picked up this afternoon and some top pilots were pushed to the back downwind corner of the box. Paul  ...
   
Halls readies for 2011 Air Show - State Gazette | Performers joining the World War II four-engine bomber include a B-25, AT-11, P-47, TBM, BT-13, Skyraider, two Mustangs, Sea Fury, T-6s, C-47, T-33 and other World War II aircraft. Civilian and jet performances will include a team of 12 aircraft ...

Free air shows for public - Galesburg Register-Mail | Professional air show pilot Walt Pierce of Avon Park, Fla., and his air show Stearman Old Smokey will appear in free air shows at 6 pm Sept. 9 and 2:30 pm Sept. 10, during the 40th National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg Municipal Airport. ...

40th National Stearman Fly-In takes off Sept. 5 - Galesburg Register-Mail | Jim Martin, right, and Rick Stratton fly in Martin's N146CM Stearman over the parked stearman on the north end of the Galesburg Municipal Airport during a previous Stearman Fly-In event. By Anonymous “The Stearman is rare enough to be a valued American ...

Red Arrows resume public displays - BBC News | The Red Arrows are to perform in public for the first time since one of their pilots was killed in a jet crash. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed into a field in the village of Throop, near Bournemouth Airport, ...

Spitfire celebrations at RAF Cosford to mark 75th anniversary - The Birmingham Post | To commemorate the instrumental role of the Spitfire – built predominantly in Birmingham – and the 75th anniversary of its first flight, there will be a flypast of a Spitfire at the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, Shropshire. ...

Grandiose Air Show MAKS-2011. Part 4 from English Russia | We have visited the MAKS show more than once ( Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), but there are still many pictures to share. Let’s go back to the show.  ...

Aerobatic displays for Changchun's aviation open day - China Daily | Three aerobatic teams comprised of the newly founded "Sky Wing Air Demonstration Team" from the university, "Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team" from Third Flying College of the Chinese Air Force and "August 1st Aerobatics Team" from the Chinese Air ...

Bid NOW for Round Trip Travel to Reno Air Race and Join 'Team Big Red' as Crewmember from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | A live charity E-bay auction is underway now that offers a lucky winner and their guest air travel to Reno, NV for the 48th Reno National Air Championship Race, Sept 14-18, 2011. The "Team Big Red" package includes: Courtesy Southwest Airline round trip tickets to Reno, Air Race Admission Tickets and Pitt Passes for two.   ...

Helitech celebrates 25 years with photo competition from HeliHub.com News | This year Helitech is celebrating 25 years of supporting the rotary industry. To mark this special occasion we want to look back on highlights from across the industry, since the show began in 1986, and create a retrospective to display at Helitech 2011 from the images we collect. To be a part of this all [...]

In the Loop from www.eaa.org | The Betty Skelton Trophy is awarded each year to the highest-placing woman in the powered Unlimited category at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, but that doesn't say much about the woman who inspired the trophy. Today, her Pitts Special Little Stinker, in which she won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championships in 1948, '49 and '50, hangs at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Wikipedia has a great biography of Betty and the airplanes she made famous.   ...

Ride in a 'Tin Goose' - AOPA Pilot | “Flying a Ford Tri-Motor is like roaring through the pages of aviation history,” Schiff wrote. “It is entering a time warp and returning to a simpler yet more challenging era. Unlike many modern aircraft, vintage machines have unique personalities ...

Hill Goodspeed: Helicopters had big role in Naval history - Pensacola News Journal | I recently drove through Ellyson Industrial Park, the vestiges of the once-bustling air station mixed with the more modern structures of local industry.  Named after the Navy's first aviator, Theodore Ellyson, Ellyson Field, for more than two decades starting in 1950, served as the training base for a then-unconventional aircraft, the helicopter. ...

Macchi Mc 72 - Aircrew from Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Following up on the current Aircrew feature in Aeroplane magazine for October 2011, here's a couple of the online items that can't be presented in print.  Perhaps the most important online offering is this link here which gives what is claimed to be the sound of the Mc 72 - a spine-tingling sound.  ...

Pewsham boy's sale takes off from The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald | ... The seven-year-old from Lockside, Pewsham, fell in love with the iconic Vulcan bomber two years ago and decided he wanted to help Vulcan to the Skies, the charity that is raising money to save the last flying Vulcan. ...

Photo Essay: Eglin F-35 number increases to four from Air Force Link Top Stories | Two F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters were delivered here Aug. 31.  Labeled as AF-10 and AF-11 by Lockheed Martin, the new JSFs bring the total count of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft here to four.  View the slideshow.
   
NASA Glenn Exhibit at Cleveland National Air Show - Space Ref | CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will share in the excitement of inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers at the Cleveland National Air Show in Cleveland, Sept. 3-5. Visitors will be able to explore technology ...

Calling All Space and Aviation Thrill-Seekers! RR Auction Presents a Special ... - PR Web | RR Auction, an Amherst, NH-based company, is offering a treasure trove of more than 800 unique and amazing historical objects in a Space and Aviation Artifacts auction this September 15-22. The uncertain future of the NASA space program may mark the ...

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Blue Angels will fly at Miramar air show - NavyTimes.com | SAN DIEGO — The Blue Angels flight demonstration team will highlight this year's Miramar Air Show, the Marine Corps announced Friday. The Navy's blue-and-gold team of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will perform during the annual air show, which runs Sept. ...

2011 BLUE ANGELS Website PROMO from vimeo.com

WAC Day 0 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Wended my way down to Foligno Aeroporto this morning to catch up with the guys. Both Rich and Paul flew early in the box - the first time they had while still cool. Both looked comfortable and flew well. The 300S with 4-blade prop isn't as fast as ...

Bid to Be Part of “Team Goulian for a day” – AOPA’s Fundraiser from Mike Goulian Airshows | You can help make General Aviation better. Bid now to be one of Mike Goulian’s “Crew for a Day” at the Quonset, RI air show in June of 2012!  This auction will help fund critical preservation and improvement initiatives that the AOPA Foundation supports to ensure the future of general aviation including community airports, pilot safety education, growing the pilot population and educating the public on the benefits of GA. ...

Pietschs to be featured at Sunday’s airshow - The Ticket Depot | This year, Kent and Warren Pietsch – pilots and operators of the Pietsch Airshow will be featured as they take to the air for their comedy act, dead stick act, aerobatic act and performing dual act.  ...

Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team: Disabled American Veterans Brings Message to Patuxent River Air Expo ’11 from davflightteam.blogspot.com | NAS Patuxent River, MD – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) brings its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women to the Patuxent River Air Expo – September 3-4.  More than sixty-five years ago, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched off an aircraft carrier to conduct the famed Doolittle Raid over Japan. The mission proved to be one of the most galvanizing events of the Second World War – establishing the B-25 as a symbol of American military strength ...

Memphis Airshow 2011 | Join the 2011 Memphis Airshow in celebrating 100 Years of Naval Aviation at Millington Regional Jetport September 17 & 18.

2011 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo Offers Something for Everyone - Examiner.com | Its cache includes the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey,” which rolled off the Douglas assembly line in 1944 (shown, left); “Maid in the Shade,” a B-25 “Mitchell” twin-engine bomber; and the SNJ T-6 “Texan,” a two-person pilot-trainer aircraft ...

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21st Annual Fly-in/Cruise In | Marion Municipal Airport, Marion, IN | Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 is the date for the 21st Annual Fly/In Cruise/In at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana. The action starts early at 7:00am and runs until 2:00pm. This annual event features antique, classic, homebuilt , ultralight, rotorcraft and warbird aircraft as well as vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, autocycles and tractors. An all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is served, with all proceeds benefitting the Marion High School Band.

Let's Fly! Aviation history coming to Des Moines - Highline Times | Information: (206) 878-1642 John McEvoy is an expert of aviation history with practical predictions for the airline industry and employment requirements. September 13th, John will feature the airplane itself from start to delivery. ...

PICTURES: Red Arrows resume training with eight Hawks - Flightglobal | The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has begun flying rehearsals to appear at its first public event since suffering a fatal incident on 20 August. Eight of the team's distinctive BAE Systems Hawk T1s were photographed ...

Dreadnought Flies the Line! from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | “Dreadnought” is a Hawker Sea Fury owned by famed Sanders Aeronautics with a long lineage of performance. The history of this Hawker tells the story of an amazing home of restoration. From the Dreadnought website, “This Hawker Sea Fury T Mk.20 was delivered in 1957 as VZ368 and transferred to  ...

Matt Hall announces new 2011 performance schedule - Australian Flying | Aussie Red Bull Air Race ace Matt Hall has announced a raft of new aerobatic demonstrations he'll be performing at events throughout the country for the remainder of 2011. Over the next five months a very busy Hall will thrill crowds with his dynamic ...

Ruby Riptide goes to Acro Camp | 3 thoughts on “Acro Camp Day -1”. Larry Overstreet on August 25, 2011 at 4:57 am said: Ruby,. You are doing this for you, your son, and for each of my four girls. Thanks for getting out there and showing them what is possible! ...

Jet man sets his sights higher - Jersey Evening Post | JET Man Yves Rossy is preparing to rocket back over the skies of Jersey – but has been forced to cancel his planned low flypast. Last month, event organisers said that the stuntman might be able to swoop down to just 600 ft over St Aubin's Bay after ...

2011 Viper West Ride A Long - YouTube | Come "Ride-A-Long" with Capt Garret "Mace" Dover, your 2011 Viper West Demo pilot, as he performs a full Demo during the 2011 Heritage Flight Training Conference at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, March 2011! This is also a video we like to play for the kids during our numerous school and community visits to go along with our presentation!

B25 Roll out Ceremony at Alberta Aviation Museum. from Aviation.ca News | From the flying the pitch black battlefield skies of Europe in the Second World War through standing guard over Canada’s North through the Cold War in the 1950s as well as Search & Rescue and humanitarian missions through to the...

First black naval aviator honored in new film - The Boston - Bay State Banner | At the age of 24, Brown became the first African American naval aviator in the United States Navy. In a new documentary film produced by the University of Central Florida and the Zora Neale Hurston Institute for Documentary Studies, Brown is honored ...

Centenary Of 1st Air Mail in UK from What's On at RAF Museum London | 30 August 2011 - 9 September 2011 | On 9th of September at 11.00am we will be commemorating the 1st Air Mail Flight in the UK with a helicopter flight from the Museum to Windsor Great Park retracing the exact route taken by Gustav Hamel in a Bleriot aircraft on 9th of September 1911. This flight will be carrying letters to Her Majesty The Queen. As part of this commemoration, the Museum will be providing children with the opportunity to place a letter to  ...

Spectacular WW2 aerial displays at heritage site - Horncastle Today | The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, near Spilsby, will be holding the special event all day on Monday, August 29. And those who pop along to the centre will be in for a treat - with flying action from iconic aircraft such as the ...

See history in action at vintage aircraft fest - Mukilteo Beacon | It takes you there a little bit.” The festival is sponsored by the Cascade Warbirds, Castle & Cooke Aviation, Flying Heritage Collection, Future of Flight, Heritage Flight Museum, Museum of Flight, Paine Field, Port Townsend Aero Museum and KUOW.

Collings Foundation aircraft return to MAPS - Suburbanite | The Collings Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing "living history" events that allow people to learn more about the aviation heritage of these famous aircraft. The foundation has been flying the tour for 22 years and, ...

Air Museum may move near brewery - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The owners of the Tillamook Air Museum are in negotiations with the Port of Tillamook Bay to relocate to a facility that would be built alongside the planned Pelican Pub Brewery. The owners are looking to move the museum from the space it currently ...

Walk around photo's of AH-6M Littlebird 160th SOAR from Military Photos | Hi guys are ther any walk around pictures of the AH-6M that the 160th SOAR use with the six blade rotor head anywhere. I remember seeing some but ...

Convair Fish - Eric Hehs | We noted in the first part of this four-part series that the Convair Super Hustler had to be small because it was to be launched from below a B-58 Hustler. It had to be fast to deliver its payload without being intercepted. And it had to fly high to reach supersonic speeds and to avoid detection. Small, fast, and high-flying were characteristics that also made the aircraft a logical candidate for a reconnaissance platform to replace the Lockheed U-2. ...

Balloons take to sky this weekend for 17th annual bash - Mywesttexas.com | ALPINE -- Around 20 hot-air balloons will launch at daylight Labor Day Weekend from the Casperis Airport during the 17th Big Bend Balloon Bash.  "I've been doing it for a long time," said Kenneth Clouse, president of the Big Bend Balloon Bash Inc., a non-profit group sponsoring the hot air balloon activities. "I've flown quite a bit. Every flight is different. I don't care how many times you've flown, every one of them is going to be different. No two are going to be the same."  Time for flight is ...

AF: Raptors could resume flying 'soon' - DoD Buzz | Norton Schwartz says he expects a report soon that will lay out the next steps for getting the F-22 Raptors back into regular service, Air Force Magazine reported Wednesday in its must-read Daily Report. Schwartz told air scribe John Tirpak that the ...

The First Boeing 747 from I Love Planes by Rafael

NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures from SPACE.com | NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

Video:  Human Space Flight: A Look Ahead from Spaceports