Friday, July 17, 2009

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Airshow Attendance Spikes This Summer - AVweb
The recent Rhode Island Air National Guard airshow in North Kingstown, RI, featuring the Blue Angels, Canada's Snowbirds, Sean Tucker and Mike Goulian, ...

Dayton Air Show this weekend highlights one of its own from Technorati
July 16th, 2009JosephLeave a commentGo to comments This coming weekend July 18-19 is the annual Vectren Dayton Airshow held at James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport. In addition to the headlining U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, one of Wright-Patterson AFB 445th Airlift Wing's aircraft will be featured. A C-5 Galaxy from the 445th AW has been added to the schedule. Not only will it be doing a flyover. You will be able to get up close and personal to it as it will also be on ground display. Also ...

Air show set to take off this weekend - Springfield News Sun
US and Brazilian air force pilots will once again give the Vectren Dayton Air Show a distinctly ...

Vectren Dayton Air Show - WHIOtv.com
VANDALIA, Ohio -- The countdown is on for this year's Vectren Dayton Air Show in Vandalia. A whopping 75000 people are expected to pass through the gates. ...

While Blue's Weekend Has Come & Gone, The Angels Still Fly 24 More ... - Orange Beach
The Blue Angels Air Show this past weekend saw one of the highest attendances in the history of the event. ...

Rockford Airfest Announces Premiere Act - WIFR
The premiere act at this year's Rockford Air Fest is expected to be one of the highest classified performances in the world. The F-22 Raptor has only come ...

Thrills in the sky at Pitt air show on Sunday - Maple Ridge News
The second annual Pitt Meadows Air Show runs all day Sunday at the airport, where a great line-up of flyers will put on stellar performances for the crowd. ...

Air Show only 3 days away - Energeticcity.ca
We are now just over three days away from the start of the Sunday's Air Show...the first one in Fort St. John, since more than eight thousand attended, ...

A biplane, a jet fighter, a wartime bomber - part of Aviation Heritage Week from Aviation.ca News
On Friday, July 17, the little Kelly-D biplane of the Alberta Aviation Museum takes to the skies again. It will depart from Edmonton City Centre Airport to participate in the Peace River Air Show on Saturday, July 18 as one...

Organizer cancels plans for Toledo area air show this year - BLADE STAFF
The man who hoped to bring an air show to the Toledo area for the first time in five years has informed Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority officials that he has not been able to secure enough sponsors to go ahead with his plans.

airexpo this weekend in Eden Prairie - Shakopee Valley News
"Invited vips include Tuskegee Airmen, Doolittle Raiders, Black Sheep, Vietnam River Rats, aces from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, World War II aircrew ...

Nanaimo residents can see Snowbirds in action - Canada.com
Nanaimo residents will be able to get a front-row seat to see the Canadian Forces Snowbirds squadron in action. The Snowbirds will perform manoeuvres over ...

The hunt is the thing - Cornwall Seaway News
The public was notified that the CAF aerial display team; The Snowbirds, was to over fly Cornwall some time between 9:00 and 10:00 AM on Canada Day. ...

Arrows to fly into Lyme Regis next week - Bridport News
THE Red Arrows will make a spectacular return to Lyme Regis next week as part of Lifeboat Week. The aerobatic display team is expected ...

Airshow set to hit the heights - Sunderland Echo, UK
Crowd favourites the world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies at noon on both days. helicopters are also set to wow the crowds, along with amazing aerobatic displays from The Blades and breathtaking performances from the RAF Falcons Parachute ...

Flight Festival Plans Announced - KWCH
The twilight air show will feature breathtaking aerobatics feats in an aerial display of pyrotechnics. After the air show, Wichita will experience a British ...

Red Bull race rejected - Cairns Post
CAIRNS should forget about importing an expensive event like the Red Bull air race and concentrate on a home-grown signature event with a local flavour. ...

Sky's the limit for fun during hot air balloon festival at Warren ... - Warren Reporter
The Ninth Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival will be taking place every night at the upcoming Warren County Farmers Fair, ...

Tangerine Back Online by P-38
We mentioned a while back that Tangerine, the P-38 owned by the Tillamook Air Museum, was moving toward coming back online. Well, we just got word from the Museum Curator, Christian Gurling, that Tangerine recently made two successful 30-minute flights, with owner Jack Erickson behind the wheel. It would be nice to see her in an air [...]

Teen Pilot's Flight Puts Program in Spotlight - New America Media
But if you're an aviator with a three-hour flight and two hours fuel, you'll figure out how far you have to go before you stop to refuel. ...

Preserved aircraft at the Museo Storico Aeroporto Cameri by David Cenciotti
After publishing the article about the preserved aircraft found at Istrana airbase by Matteo Marianeschi (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/images-from-istrana-airbase-home-of-the-51%c2%b0-stormo/), I was contacted by Simone Bovi who told me he had taken some picture of another interesting collection of preserved aircraft: the ones exhibited at the Cameri airport. The following pictures show some of the aircraft of the Museo Storico Aeroporto Cameri ...

No Air Force One museum for Wilmington - News14.com
WILMINGTON – A planned Air Force One museum will not be built in the state known for its First in Flight motto. Museum leaders say Wilmington is out of the ...

Exit Strategy from www.airspacemag.com
AT AN AIR FORCE FIREPOWER DEMONSTRATION HELD AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE IN FLORIDA on May 7, 1957, a silvery swept-wing Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber roared in low at 500 mph before a crowd of more than 3,000 people. The six-jet bomber tore past the front of the reviewing stand, which was filled with high-ranking military officers and 11 state governors, then pulled up into a steep climb and continued up, up, until it was almost standing on its tail. The bomb bay doors snapped open and an orange practice bomb, trailing smoke from a pyrotechnic device in its tail, arced up and away from the bomber. ...

AOPA Online: Politicians and Planes: From ejection seat to Senate seat from www.aopa.org
From flying combat missions in the Gulf War to supporting his state's airports and aviation resources in the South Carolina legislature, state Sen. Phil Leventis has spent decades using his passion for and knowledge of aviation to serve his community.
A pilot of 44 years, Leventis understands the contributions of aviation to South Carolina. In his 28 years in the state Senate, he has helped to re-establish the state Aeronautics Commission and has worked to ensure the state continues to be served by a healthy network of general aviation airports. Now, as state lawmakers consider divesting the state of some of its aviation assets, Leventis is working to communicate the ways aviation has helped South Carolina over the years and can continue to serve the state well into the future.

How Things Work: Shuttle Launch Windows - Air & Space Magazine
Space Shuttle launches must work like clockwork. Here is how the clockwork works.

Secret Space Shuttles- Air & Space Magazine

Uncontrolled Airspace #142 "Not Another 104"
This ep was a little delayed, but we hope it was worth the wait. Jack reports on the (then) recent UCAP Fly/Drive-In... When is a prop-strike not a bad thing... and Jeb finds his flying car. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #142 "Not Another 104"

Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Les Smith of Mukilteo, Washington took a warm glow from the Arlington Fly-In, captured it on film, and turned it into a warm glow in our hearts this week. How could we not name this shot our "Picture of the Week" and send Les a gorgeous new AVweb cap?

Prairie Air Show 2009 - Peoria - 07/10/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Classic Jets from FenceCheck Forums
US Air Force Strike Eagle from FenceCheck Forums


Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Honored By Hometown from TheIndyChannel.com - Local News
More than 45 years after his death, a celebrated Hoosier member of the Tuskegee Airmen has a permanent memorial in his hometown. ...

Indianapolis native on shuttle for 4th spaceflight - Chicago Tribune
It is the fourth spaceflight for 52-year-old David Wolf, who is expected to make three spacewalks during the shuttle's 16-day mission to the international ...

Wolf to inspect Shuttle for damage from IndyStar.com News Headlines
Mission specialist from Indianapolis is scheduled to make three space walks.

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