Friday, January 7, 2011

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2011 Cable Air Show this weekend in Upland - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | The 36th annual Cable Air Show will be from 10 am to 3:45 pm Saturday and Sunday. The show at 1749 W. 13th St. will be highlighted by skydivers, ...

You'll have to wait for this year's MacDill Airfest - ABC Action News | Officials at MacDill Airforce Base confirm that the annual airshow, typically held in March, is scheduled for November 5-6 of this year. ...

Air show returns to HAFB in September StandardNet | After a successful show in summer 2009, Hill Air Force Base officials announced Thursday the biennial air show at Hill will be back again in ...

Air show in Bollywood style wedding - Newstalk ZB | The skies of east Auckland will be treated to a spectacular air show shortly as a groom is taken to his bride in a Bollywood style wedding. ...

Chinese aircraft won't grace Bangalore skies - Daily News & Analysis ... the eighth edition of Asia's biggest air show, organised by the ministry of defence at Yelahanka Air Force Station from February 9 to 13. ...

Navy Takes Delivery of T-39N Sabreliner in Centennial of U.S. Naval Aviation Colors  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | T-39N Sabreliner, Bn 165523 was delivered today to VT-86 at NAS Pensacola, FL after a morning evaluation flight.  The aircraft, painted in Centennial of U.S. Naval Aviation colors representing circa 1938, was flown from the Sabreliner Perryville facility this afternoon following a conventional red and white CT-39G used to ferry the test crew earlier in the day.  Details of this and other flight operations today at the Sabreliner facility will be featured in upcoming posts.  Here are some images of the T-39N taking flight...

Amelia Earhart Luncheon to Feature Alabama Aviation Author from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL-  "For a short time in 1910, Montgomery, Alabama, became the center of the world's fledgling aviation industry. Civic leaders, hoping to improve the city's and the South's public image, lured Orville and Wilbur Wright to set up America's first civilian school to train pilots."  Wings of Opportunity, the story of America's First Civilian Flying School, will be the topic of author and speaker Dr. Julie Hedgepeth Williams at the Annual Amelia Earhart Luncheon.

Alberta farmers restore Second World War-era Canso aircraft from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal | Mammoth undertaking requires technical and artistic skills | EDMONTON — There are quilting bees, spelling bees and even baking bees. Wednesday nights in Fairview are reserved for "Canso" bees. At least that's the term being used to describe the activity inside a workshop near the northwestern Alberta town, where a group of farmers gather each week to restore their pride and joy: a Second World War-era Canso aircraft…

Weather camera catches plane crash - Anchorage Daily News | An FAA webcam at the Kipnuk airport captured the moments before, during and after an Era Aviation Cessna 208 crashed on the runway today. ...

Early Aviators of Japan from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | I live in the USA and I enjoy reading about aviation's history that has occurred here. It is a bit more difficult to learn of that history in Europe and Russia and even more difficult to learn of Asia's early aviation heritage. When I began reading of the Wright Brothers and their accomplishments I learned that more people had attempted to fly before the Wright Brothers other than Lilienthal — and there were many…

Sikorsky Preps Electric Firefly Helo for First Flight | Aviation International News | The modified S-300C, in which the piston engine has been replaced with an electric motor, was exhibited at EAA AirVenture last July, with hopes to fly by ...

Sebring Welcomes LSA Shoppers from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The unique thing about the Sport Aviation Expo coming up January 20-23 in Sebring, Fla., is that it's easy for pilots to schedule demo flights in a variety of aircraft. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with show organizer Dan Johnson about other interesting aspects of the show and a special event planned for the following week…

R A F Photograph Of The Year Exhibition from RAF Museum London News | The winning images from the annual Royal Air Force Photographic Competition will be on view to members of the public at the RAF Museum from 15th January 2010. The Royal Air Force is celebrating the superb achievements of its photographers following the judging of the annual RAF Photographic Competition. Subject categories range from 'The Operational Experience', an image that reflects the Royal Air Force conducting vital work on operations or training in support of operations, through to the 'Equipment' category which gives photographers the exciting opportunity to display their skill photographing the Service's world-class equipment…

Getting Inspired… from Vintage Aviation Photography Blog by John Slemp | Three years ago I walked into a small aviation supply store, and it literally changed my life.  It's a small store, with advertisements provided by various vendors tacked up on the wall, and clean, functional, but very ordinary shelves.  The products are neatly arranged and the florescent light makes it easy to read the small tags under each item.  Otherwise, it's pretty much a "plain jane" customer area. To be honest, I can't even remember why I went in, as I'm not yet a pilot, or an aircraft owner…

Airspace violations – Episode 7 from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti | Tragedy on the way home (Korean Airlines B-747 vs. Soviet Sukhoi Su-15) On Sept. 1, 1983, a civilian B-747 flying with registration HL7442 as Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007, KE 007) was shot down by Soviet fighters over the Sea of Japan, in an area located west of the Sakhalin Island. All the 269 people on board (crew comprised) were killed…

Fly me to the moon: the Google Lunar X PRIZE, three years in - Ars Technica | The $30000000 Google Lunar X PRIZE, first announced a bit more than three years ago, officially closed to new registrations on December 31, 2010, ...

Today in Aviation History – January 7 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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