Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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Blue Angels thank Boeing for its support - KSDK
Bridgeton, Mo (KSDK) -- The Blue Angels thanked Boeing for its support over the years and met with employees of the aviation company. ...

2010 Blue Angels Schedule

Detroit Science Center wins the right to bring a Blue Angel jet to Michigan ... - WXYZ
Vapor comes off the wings of a US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet during a practice performance ahead of the Fleet Week air show October 9, ...

California Capital Airshow Ticket Giveaway Winner - The Rancho Cordova Post
Last week we started our ticket giveaway for the California Capital Airshow being held September 11-12 at Mather Field. Our first weekly contest giveaway winner of a Family Four Pack, 2 adult and 2 child tickets, is Michelle Pond of ...

Chicago Air and Water Show Conclusion 8-16-20 from US Army Golden Knights 
Well it has been a magnificent weekend in the great city of Chicago. The Chicago Air and Water Show is one of the largest free events of its kind in the United States. The Office of the Mayors Special Events stated about 2 million people attended this year’s show. The Golden Knights have been performing [...]

Upcoming Antiquer-Oriented August Fly-ins from Antique Airfield News
Blakesburg is coming up at the end of the month, but these two fly-ins are worth checking out if you're located nearby:  ...
   
Grounded CF-18 Hornet will fly in Ont., air show - CTV.ca
WINDSOR, Ont. — A plane that the military grounded after a fiery crash in Alberta last month will fly in a Windsor, Ont., air show this weekend. ...

Don't panic - summer's not over yet! - Bournemouth Echo
With the final preparations being made for the four-day Bournemouth Air Festival from Thursday, this week is expected to stay mainly dry with some sunny and ...
   
Air Southwest flypast at Dawlish Air Show - DCA
Regional airline Air Southwest will be making a guest appearance at this year's Dawlish Carnival Air Show when one of its 50-seater Dash 8-300 aircraft ...

"Grade Airshow" Sunday, August 22 with the Tricolour Arrows - informazione.it 
For the seventh time aerobatic Tricolori "returns to perform in the skies of the Island of the Sun for the performance aerobatic plane ...Photo Credit

Sun ‘n Fun cruise slated from General Aviation News 
Sun ’n Fun has coordinated an aviation-themed mid-Winter cruise that sets sail from Fort Lauderdale Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. The five-day Western Caribbean cruise features John and Martha King, who will give two presentations during the cruise’s two “days at sea” as well as participate in other cruise-related activities. ...

NTSB issues preliminary report on Roush Airventure crash; update on injuries he received
from GlobalAir.com 
The NTSB issued its preliminary report  late last week into the Beechcraft Premier crash landing of NASCAR team owner Jack Roush that occurred last month during EAA Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh, Wisc.
It cites amateur video taken during the incident, which hospitalized Roush and a passenger with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The agency said in its report that the video shows ...

B-17G "Liberty Belle" Will Stop In St. Louis August 21-22 from The Aero Experience 
The B-17G named "Liberty Belle" will arrive at Million Air FBO, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, and will be open to the public August 21-22, 2010.  The "Liberty Belle" usually flies between 10am to 3pm each day with ground tours after the flights.  Each flight cost is $390 for Liberty Foundation Members, $430 for non-members. Become a member for $40 and receive the member discount for friends and family. Call 918-340-0243 to schedule your flight.

Lancaster Bomber returning to Edmonton - iNews880.com
With Edmonton's aviation history, touching down at this airport is just kind of a highlight for a lot of guys who've never had the chance before and it ...
   
Ocean Museum celebrates centennial of Wright brothers' air show - Asbury Park Press
The public can see an exhibit setting the stage for the air show and then the story of the meet at the Township of Ocean Historical Museum, 703 Deal Road. ...

Finnal results AWAC 2010 from Airsports.TV's Blog 
The 2010 Advanced World Aerobatic Championships was a major success for the French! With Baptiste Vignes as Overall Champion and France as team winner, once again they conquered one of the most prestigious air sports competitions. Last year they impressed at Silverstone by taking the World Aerobatics Championships trophie at home. ...

Duo Finish Sixth in Air Race - Southern Pines Pilot
Laurie Zaleski (left) and Barbara Harris-Para display the medals they received for taking sixth place in the Air Race Classic in June. ...

Found a great quote... from www.aafo.com
Found this great quote about Reno in a short story online by Sherry Ditmer -
"But the warbirds are even more — a reverent memorial to a time of selfless bravery and sacrifice. These are glory runs for heroic planes. To see their beautiful forms scream across the sky allows us to hold onto the finest specimens remaining of a rugged past. Each flight heralds mighty men and women — facing an uncertain future, but choosing only to look forward, pull together, and sacrifice for the generations to come. ...

World War II Helldiver on schedule to be raised - UNION-TRIBUNE
It has sat submerged in more than 85 feet of water at the bottom of Lower Otay Lake, but on Wednesday morning plans call for the Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver that crashed there in 1945 to be salvaged and taken to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. ...

Giants fly in for Battle of Britain air show - BBC News
Giants of the aviation world will be flying in to Cotswold Airport for the Battle of Britain Air Show. The event at Kemble, on September 18 and 19, ...

UK COMMEMORATES BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMANDER - AVIATION-NEWS 
PERMANENT BRONZE STATUE OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK TO BE UNVEILED IN WATERLOO PLACE, LONDON SW1 ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2010, BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY 15.00hrs BST Installation in Waterloo Place at a formal commemoration ceremony Unveiling taking place on Battle of Britain Day in the 70th anniversary year of Battle of Britain ...

Photo of 95th BG Rongstad Crew Discovered after Years of Searching
from Remembering World War Two Airmen
Just received news from James Mutton in Suffolk that a crew photo of the ill-fated Rongstad crew has been donated by a neice of crewmen Warren Strawn. James has been looking for a photo of this crew for many years, as the crash of this crew was one of the things that drew him into his interest in the 95th Bomb Group and the air war in World War Two. Rongstad's B-17 crashed ...

‘Lefty’ Last Pan American Boeing 314 Flying Boat Pilot Still Flying. - Planenews Aviation News  | Imagine it is 1944. Four radial engines growl as your giant Pan American Boeing 314 flying boat makes its way from San Francisco to Hawaii. Twelve crew members are required for the 16-hour flight—18.5 hours if the winds are bad. You’re the first officer—or, at least, one of them. ...

1910 Air Meets Promoted Pioneering Aviation from Antique Airfield News
The theme of this year's fly-in is "Iowa's Centenary of Flight", celebrating 100 years from flying in Iowa since 1910. 1910 was a milestone year where the public at large saw flying machines with their own eyes for ...

Air museum will see Flying Farmers in 2012 - Liberal Southwest Daily Times
Mid-America Air Museum director Jim Bert said the plan is to have the new exhibit open in 2012. Bert said the Air Museum is working with ...

W.Va. aviator wins award for home-built plane - Daily Mail - Charleston
The Lindy, which was named for aviator Charles Lindbergh, signifies excellence in construction and maintenance, according to the Experimental Aircraft ...

Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth - Life
On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger flew in a helium-balloon gondola to 102,800 feet (roughly 19 miles) above the Earth ... and jumped. His free-fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds. He experienced temperatures approaching minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit. As he fell, Kittinger  ...

On This Day in Aviation History: August 16th from NYCAviation.com
The 82nd Airborne Division is formed, First flight of the Junkers Ju 287, the crashes of Northwest Flight 255 and West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, ...

August 16 from Cut and Paste Aviation

50-Year-Old Skydiving Altitude Record Could Be Broken Soon from SPACE.com
Fifty years ago, Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger set the record for world's highest skydive. But a daredevil is hoping to break that record with a supersonic jump from near the edge of space.

Video: Amazing Footage: Free Fall Feat 104 skydivers break record at 15th attempt
from The Kathryn Report
Polish skydivers broke a European record when 104 people managed to create a formation in the air. This was their 15th attempt at breaking the record, having failed to link together on Wednesday. This formation of 104 people is the largest ever made in Europe, beating the previous record of 99 people.

"Position and Hold" UCAP #203 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
A long landing near LA... A fatal crash in Alaska... and more new terminology from the FAA. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #203 "Position and Hold"

SpaceShipTwo motor test from RLV and Space Transport News
The Space Show this week from RLV and Space Transport News
Movie Monday - August 16 - Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Airlines from Flightblogger 

Raw Video: Full-scale real airplane and 46% R/C plane mid-air collision at Van Airpark, North of Denver from The Kathryn Report 
Hungary International Air Show & Military Display 2010 - Kecskemét -FenceCheck Forums

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