Monday, December 20, 2010

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National Aviation Hall of Fame reveals 2011 inductees from AviationDayton 
Dayton, Ohio – The National Aviation Hall of Fame Friday night revealed the names of the four individuals elected for enshrinement in July 2011, along with the recipient of its 2011 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award. ...

Thunderbirds for Waddington! from Classic Aviation Worldwide 
It has been confirmed that the USAF Thunderbirds display team have been confirmed for the entire weekend at Waddington International Airshow 2011! This stunning formation aerobatic team fly the iconic F-16 Fighting Falcon in immaculate Red, White & Blue schemes. A true American hero tribute team, they will be well received on these shores!

VIDEO: Tribute to the Patrouille Suisse - Cavok/Translated
An excellent video with great soundtrack, the squadron of Air Force aerial demonstration of Switzerland, the Patrouille Suisse, which flies to six fighters Northrop F-5E Tiger II, painted in white and red, and was founded on 8 August 1964. His name was designed based on the Patrouille de France French Air Force. The team has its home base in Emmen.
All members of the Patrouille Suisse are military professionals from various wings of ...
   
Rod Hightower to take over for Poberezny - Oshkosh Northwestern
I'm a lifelong aviator. I've been flying since I was 16. Who wouldn't want to have that much fun? Some EAA members feel there is a rift between EAA's ...

Airshows of the Past: RAF Displays 2005-2010 from Flightline UK 
The retirement flypasts by Joint Force Harrier earlier this week marked the end of an era of V/STOL flight in the RAF that has lasted 40 years, and 50 years since the first flight of the revolutionary Hawker P1127. But it was perhaps the most high profile aircraft of a number which have been retired over the last five years that have long been a feature of UK airshows. A look back at the archives over the last five years reveal a number ...

Air Force 1 Pilot speaks about 9/11 via ExpressJet Forum 

Relentless mayday 9_14_2010.mp4 - YouTube
Here is a view of what an engine starved of oil can do in a split second, Pilot Kevin Eldredge had a catastrophic failure which caused his prop to spin up to what sounded like turbine speeds and literally explode off the front of the airframe. For more on the story you can check Kevin's blog here ht...

Martin B-26C Marauder from Planeshots
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Flyboy, 72, is honored - Meriden Record-Journal
Bernardi was recognized by the Experimental Aircraft Association in October for flying 100 children and teens in the Young Eagles program. ...

San Diego museum accredited from General Aviation News 
The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) has been awarded accreditation from the American Association of Museums. ...

Museum offers winter break fun from General Aviation News 
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum’s (IWASM) Aviation Education Center at Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) in Cleveland will be open to the public Monday through Friday Dec. 20–Dec. 31. Admission is free to both the museum and the aviation education center. The museum will have two craft hours every day, at 11 am and 1 pm, for visitors to enjoy. ...

RA-3B Skywarrior rare expose at Castle Air Museum of California - Cavok/Translated
A rare reconnaissance aircraft RA-3B was rescued from a junkyard and placed on display at Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California. Only three aircraft Douglas RA-3BS existed and two were killed in Vietnam. The aircraft that survived the Vietnam War, participated in the missile crisis in Cuba and now survived longer a threat, to be turned into scrap.
The Castle Air Museum has recently acquired the aircraft Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior in long-term loans from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. He was taken from where ...

Mobile Kalashnikov - Fox 2/Translator
...Three record broke the MiG-21 photo, called E-166. Two speed record and a record of 22,670 meters. The E-166 at the Museum of Russian Air Forces in Monino. ...

Harrier (Harrier, Sea Harrier, AV-8 etc) from FenceCheck Forums

U-2 Chase Cars “Chasing The Dragon Lady” from AIRBOYD.TV 

December 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

December 19 - This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth
December 19, 1908 - The world’s first aerodrome, Port-Aviation, is opened 12 miles outside of Paris. December 19, 1968 - The Boeing Company receives its first order, from Israeli airline El Al, for a long-range version of the 747 Jumbo Jet, production of which was announced just under a month ago. December 19, 1978 - The first [...]

GA and rotorcraft experts scrutinize the SESAR Concept of Operations from Roger-Wilco 
A working group with a wide representation of operational expertise from the general aviation (GA) and rotorcraft communities commenced a study to enhance the SESAR Concept of Operations (ConOps) from a specific GA and rotorcraft perspective. The task of the group is to ...

TOP GUN 2 in the Works; Tom Cruise Will Return for a Small Role from "David Ellison"
Vulture reports that the impetus behind the project is David Ellison, who was three years old when Top Gun hit theaters. Yet Ellison wore out VHS copy, which inspired him to become an aerobatic pilot and instrument-rated commercial ...

Dowload the 2011 calendar (both Italian and English versions available) by David Cenciotti
The 2011 calendar is available for download (and print up to A3 size). Two versions available: one for Italian readers (with Italian festivities) the other one for foreign readers. ...

Paths of Flight from A mile of runway will take you anywhere by Steve
Found this video while browsing online this afternoon. Such an incredible job was done editing the individual captures into a continuous composite! It's interesting to see just how precise airliners fly their approaches. Enjoy!

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