Sunday, October 17, 2010

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Air show attracts 100000; last day today - Rome News Tribune [slide show]
The biennial event, which features the US Navy's Blue Angels flying act, drew many people from around metro Atlanta, as well as other states. ...

Amigo Airsho: Aerial acrobatics, stunts lure 32,000; show continues today - El Paso Times
FORT BLISS -- Thousands of people craned their necks to watch aerobatic planes and jets climb into the air and loop, swoop and drop at the Amigo Airsho on Saturday at Biggs Army Airfield.
Jets thundered as they performed corkscrews and flew ...

Photographer takes flight with the Thunderbirds - Lonoke Democrat
I was privileged to enjoy that view Friday, courtesy of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Friday began with a lesson by Staff Sgt. Sang Lee on how to assemble the ...

October ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ in Minnesota from General Aviation News 
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s has signed a proclamation declaring October “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Minnesota. ...

J-10s in acrobatics in Zhuhai City Air Show - Military Strategy
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, a new sponsor of Airshow China 2010, is set to participate in it with a bigger contingent, bringing with them a majority of the aircraft displayed at the 60th National Day Parade on 2009, ...

Aero Sport Activities in Himachal Pradesh Back on Track - Rang7.com
The event is being supported by Aero Club of India. To get more information about the championship, participation and other details one can log on to ...

What you see in a Hornet photo - from ELP Defens(c)e Blog 
This is a typical photo of a Hornet config (classic or Super) in the new era where almost every air-to-ground weapon is a precision guided munition. As a legacy of the Hornet family design, the most practical place to have the electro/optical-laser pod is on the left waist. So, in order for the pod to have a good field of view; you go with an asymmetric config with no left drop tank. ...

Maj. Ralph Cheli from Air Force Link Top Stories 
Maj. Ralph Cheli knew if he punched out, he'd destroy the integrity of the squadron of B-25 Mitchells he led on Aug. 18, 1943 over the heavily defended airdrome near Wewak, New Guinea, many of his men would be lost and the mission would fail. He could eject and save himself, or he could maintain his course and save his men. He chose his men. For his actions, he would receive the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Cheli was born in San Francisco October 1919. He had made  ...

WWII replica P-51: Pilot Injured In Plane Crash Near Southern Pines, North Carolina from The Kathryn Report 
Photo Credit: Frank Staples MOORE COUNTY, N.C. - One person was injured in a small plane crash Sunday in Moore County. The Moore County Sheriff's Office says the plane went down around 2:45 Sunday afternoon on Old Morganton Road just outside of Southern Pines. Officials say the plane was destroyed, Cypress Pointe Fire Department says the pilot of the single engine plane was the only person on ...

Morris People: The Ninety-Nines just love to fly - Dailyrecord.com
Kollar was a member of one of four teams of pilots from the North Jersey Chapter to participate in the Air Race Classic, a cross-country race for women ...

17 Oct, 2010: FIRST FEMALE PILOT FOR ETHIOPIAN TAKES TO THE SKIES from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the maiden flight of its female Captain Amsale Gualu Endegnanew. Captain Amsale proudly took off her first flight from the left hand seat of the flight deck of a Q-400 aircraft from Addis Ababa to Gondar then to Axum and finally returned back to Addis Ababa after a total of 3.6 flight hours.
Amsale joined Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Training School on July 10, 2000 and started her career as first officer ...

Revised: F-14 Tomcat Video Gallery from MILAVIA Updates
Revised the video gallery page for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat section.

Jules Richard Portable anemometer Jules Richard - Passionate about Aviation
During my last visit to the museum Henri Guillaumet to Bouy (Marne) I had the opportunity to see this presentation portable anemometer in superb condition, made by Jules Richard institutions in the early 20th century. ...

Chronology of Military Aircraft from Aviation by K.P.

What’s It Like To Land A Space Shuttle? Reporter Finds Out from Aviation Blogs 
Now I know what it feels like to land in the space shuttle.
I’ve made that daunting, bricklike dive toward the landing strip at Kennedy Space Centerand plunged seven times steeper than commercial airliners, with the ground approaching the cockpit windows at an alarming pace. ...


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