Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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Flyabout An Australian Hit At Oshkosh from Aero-News Network | Father and Daughter Brave Outback In 4 Week Adventure Oshkosh AirVenture is full of amazing stories. I had the pleasure of interviewing Monika Petrillo, the writer, producer and star of 'Flyabout', an amazing cross between a documentary and a diary as she discovers herself in the Australian Outback…

Father, daughter launch on Flight Around America from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Steve Sullivan, a member of the board of directors of the IMC Club, and his daughter Delaney, 13, are undertaking the Flight Around America. The pair took off Monday, Aug. 2, for a 25-day, 6,500-mile flight around the United States. They will stop at 20 mostly small airports to visit family and friends and see the sights, from Lake Superior to the Pacific coast to Key West and places in between. "I've been dreaming about this trip for many years hoping to one day show our daughter, and our youngest son (whose flight will be next year), the wonders of our country," Sullivan said. "I also hope they'll come away with an appreciation for the privilege we pilots have of being able to fly nearly anywhere in our country without a lot of fuss." Read more...

B-2 Flyover Among Highlights at Airport Open House by Tim | Oakland County International Airport in Waterford will host its annual Airport Open House 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15th, 2010. Among the highlights will be a flyover by a B-2 Stealth Bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base; aircraft rides (including the Yankee Air Force); and the Scream'n Rebels Airshow Team…

Santa Paula Airport Commemorates Eighty Years with the Biggest Little Air Show ... - Ventura County Star
Santa Paula airfield is rich in aviation history and is recognized around the world. Legendary aviators including Charles Lindberg, Chuck Yeager, ...

Red Bull Wraps Air-Race Season – Avweb | Austria's Hannes Arch placed first in the final event of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race in Lausitz, Germany, on Sunday, ...

787 flyover by Randy Tinseth | Crowds along Seattle's Lake Washington got a thrill over the weekend when ZA003 flew over the annual summer event known as Seafair.

Blue Angel shares his story - Gainesville Times | Scott "Yogi" Beare, a member of the elite Navy Blue Angels, told the story of his life Monday, ...

Edward's tribute to The Few Portsmouth News | Flight Flypast in London and a re-enactment of Winston Churchill's 'The Few' speech to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle. ...

Aerobatic team from Bladen Co. represents the USA - WECT-TV6 | BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – An team from Bladen County is in Poland representing the United States in an International Aerobatics competition. ...

Where to sit and other questions. - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/ First timers going to Reno should read this. Great advise on where to sit, where to stay and what to bring. These guys are the veterans -

Soar into History - Youngstown Vindicator | I had the opportunity to hitch a ride on a B-17 bomber as part of a promotional event for the Experimental Aircraft Association. The group tours the country ...

Gathering of Ryan STs at Sonoma Valley Airport from Antique Airfield News | Five Ryan STs gathered on the grass at Sonoma Valley Airport (aka Schellville), which is a west coast hotspot for antique aircraft. Jimmy Rollison, Chris Galloway, Don Carter, Walt Bowe, and Dave Masters brought out their Ryans for a photo shoot and some air to air. Photos by Michael Shreeve…

Messerschmitt Me 109G plane transported to Royal International Air Tattoo at ...
The Press, York
... Elvington transported the Yorkshire Air Museum's Messerschmitt Me 109G to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, ...

WW II Plane Lands at Regional Airport – WYTV | A symbol of World War II landed at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport Monday in the form of a B17, also known as the flying fortress. ...

20 minutes aboard a B-17; or, "How cool is this?" – WDRB | Slowly the World War II B-17 Flying Fortress begins to roll. Aboard the historic craft are members of the Liberty Foundation, dedicated to restoring and ...

B-17 "Flying Fortress" lands in Elkhart - Fox 28 | A B-17 "Flying Fortress" landed at Elkhart Municipal Airport Monday. The World War II plane kicked off Aviation Week in Elkhart. ...

World War II B-17 flies in for Aviation Week, ribbon cutting at Elkhart ... - WNDU-TV | Pilots now have another great reason to fly in and out of the Elkhart Municipal Airport. A new concrete ramp at the airport opened Monday with a ribbon ...

Aircraft on display get cleaned up - Havelock News ... curator of aircraft for the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation, steward over them while on loan from the Marine Corps and Navy. ...

August 9 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite…

Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2010: Avimech Aircraft's Dragonfly from Aero-News Network - There's More Than One Way To Turn A Rotor! It was a sight -- and sound to see/hear... Avimech Aircraft's Dragonfly, at first glance, looks like a bare bones single place helicopter. Then you look at the rotor blade tips and realize there is something different. The tips have small rocket nozzles on them! In fact this helicopter has no conventional engine! The tips are propelled by the rotor rocket nozzles, eliminating the need for a gearbox and conventional powerplant…

Episode 38: Dick Smith: Around the World in Many Ways from Plane Crazy Down Under by Grant (Falcon124) Dick Smith is an entrepreneur well known to most Australians, ranging from the country wide chain of Dick Smith Electronics stores he created to Dick Smith Foods and Australian Geographic

Children's workshop on Tuskegee Airmen to be held - Press-Enterprise | The Palm Springs Air Museum is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring veterans. It is home to a large collection of flying WWII ...

Space tourism firm faces bankruptcy from Kansas.com: Aviation | OKLAHOMA CITY — An aerospace company that had once hoped to soar in the space tourism business may end up landing in bankruptcy court. Rocketplane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month in Wisconsin, where the company moved after closing its Oklahoma City headquarters and relinquishing its hangar at the Oklahoma Spaceport in Burns Flat in 2009…

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