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Red Arrows get display licence in time to star at Waddington air show - Lincolnshire Echo | THE Red Arrows are set to perform at RAF Waddington International Air Show after being granted their public display licence. It was feared the team would ...

Ups and downs - Stearman day in DC from Things with Wings by Guy Norris | Progress in aviation, like hard-won safety, is frequently taken for granted. There was a big reminder of this yesterday when a vintage Stearman biplane, which flew in to help publicize the premier of an IMAX movie celebrating a century of aviation progress, was involved in a landing mishap at Washington Reagan (DCA). The incident, in which the aircraft nosed over on landing on runway 01, highlighted the fact that accidents happen – no matter how much planning is involved – and drove home the Stearman's reputation as an aircraft that can be tricky to land…

A close call at National Airport from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower | I think any recounting of today's events has to begin this way: Thank God this ended well. Covering the aerospace industry I have the good fortune of regularly getting up close and personal with things that fly, some older, newer and riskier than others. In the back of your mind there's always a quietly lingering thought that something like this could happen. This was that moment…

Space Shuttle Atlantis Photographed from F15 from A Welsh View by Robert Gale | A stunning shot of Atlantis shortly after launch on May 14th, 2010. The photo was taken from one of two F-15E Strike Eagles patrolling the area:

Zeppelin Claims Distance Record from Pacific Flyer | The Zeppelin Eureka claims to have broken the world distance record for a modern airship by flying from the San Francisco Bay area to Brown Field in San Diego May 25th. The airship covered 459 miles by leaving at about 7 a.m. and arriving at the San Diego field at 5:10 p.m. Flying between Airship Ventures home base, the historic Airship Hangars at Moffett Field, and Brown Field, the airship covered 459.3 miles in a little over nine hours, breaking the standing Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) record previously held by a Russian team by 70.2 miles…

Planes to take off at Fun Fly - Berkshire Eagle | The Fun Fly will show off aerobatic planes, as well as helicopters and warbirds valued from $300 to $20000. The planes are mostly gasoline-powered and range ...

Final Nimrod MR.2 Flight from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | At 1:40 p.m. on 26 May 2010, the final flight of the Nimrod MR.2 came to an end as XV229 touched down on the 2,752-metre runway 10 at Manston, Kent International Airport. The aircraft—flown by a mix of Nimrod Wing crew from RAF Kinloss—had departed from its Scottish base 1 hour and 25 minutes earlier on what was a historic occasion that brought another chapter of British aviation to a close…

'Living history' event offers joyrides to veterans - Elk Grove Citizen | The tour promotes aviation history, while remembering and honoring veterans. It costs $425 to get a seat on the 10-seat plane. The Wings of Freedom Tour ...

Video: Australian RC Model Of Jimmy Franklin's Jet Waco! by Martt | Jimmy Franklin took 'extreme' right over the edge when he introduced his Waco biplane powered by a 450 hp radial AND a 3,000 pound thrust turbine engine in 1999.  If you ever saw him fly it, I doubt you'll ever forget it.  Sadly, both Jimmy and the airplane were lost in the 2005 accident that also claimed the life of his friend and fellow airshow great Bobby Younkin…

The Vintage Aviator Limited—WW1 Anzac Weekend Display from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | It was a case of "third time lucky" for The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) on Saturday 24th April when Masterton put on great weather for the final flying display of the season—finally allowing the company to debut three World War One aircraft. The assembled crowd of just under 2,000 people witnessed the inaugural public flights of a Sopwith Triplane replica and newly built reproductions of a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c and Albatros D.Va….

B-24 pilot to get Distinguished Flying Cross at Tattoo from http://www.afmc.af.mil/ WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As a member of the 491st Bombardment Group, Ralph Hoehn piloted B-24 Liberators for 35 missions over Europe in World War II. For that, he will be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross at the Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2010 on June 25. A Delphos, Ohio, resident, Mr. Hoehn joined the military in October 1942. He entered flying training in San Antonio and earned his wings in late 1943. He and "10,000 other Airmen" set sail from Boston to Birmingham, England, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Mr. Hoehn recalled that the ship, the New Amsterdam, was "very fast, was not escorted, and had to zig-zag across the Atlantic to avoid U-boats." He said that despite the rough seas, he never got seasick and was one of only two people who showed up for one of the meals during the five-day voyage…

Airport museum to welcome visitors every weekend - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Since attracting about 300 visitors in just one weekend recently, the KLBE Air Museum will be open every weekend this summer. ...

100 years of aviation in Switzerland - Contest for Emmen Air Show - Travelio.net | With its "100 Years of Aviation in Switzerland" programme, the country's Aero-Club is revisiting those pioneering days. At the same time, the more than 30 ...

Sweet Super Hornet photo in Australia from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | Cheers to the Royal Australian Air Force for releasing a series of lovely new photos of Boeing's pride-and-joy, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The aircraft apparently can't impress the Canadians this week, but it still looks good in a photo…

Aviation Author Dies at 92 from Pacific Flyer | Aviation author Robert J. Serling, brother of TV's Rod Serling, died last month at his home in Tucson. He was 92. His most famous work was "The President's Plane Is Missing," concerning the predicament in which the vice president finds himself after Air Force One disappears. The book spent 21 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was made into a 1973 TV movie starring Buddy Ebsen…

Amazing  from Unicom by Ian Seager | I recently had the pleasure of flying with Nathan Doidge, a very special individual. Nathan is working towards his NPPL and recently went solo. That's a huge moment in any pilot's life, but Nathan has cerebral palsy and must be one of the most disabled people ever to solo a powered aircraft…

Free airplane rides offered in Willow Springs - Houston Herald | The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. Since it was launched in 1992, Volunteer EAA pilots have ...