Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Sky-high top guns ready to roar - Herald Sun | The event, to run at Avalon Airport between March 1 and 6, will boast a range of high-flying attractions, including the F-22 Raptor and the B-1 Bomber (pictured), which arrived yesterday. Russian triple world unlimited aerobatic pilot Nikolay Timofeev ...


It's lift off for Weymouth Carnival and Air Show - Dorset Echo | Carnival favourites the Red Arrows have already confirmed they'll be at the event on Wednesday August 17 – surprising organisers who usually get the nod in April. The Arrows – the RAF's world-famous aerobatic display team and carnival ...

Kemble air show salute to Hunters - Wiltshire Gazette and Herald | The 2011 Cotswold Air Show is planning a flypast consisting of nine of the iconic jets, many of which were built and maintained at the airport. From 1954 to 1989, RAF Kemble became known as the Hunter HQ, as virtually every UK Hunter, more than 1200 ...

The largest aviation event in the country - in August in Radom - News 24 | In August in Radom gets known throughout the world aerobatic teams, including Italian - FrecceTriColori, French - Patrouille de France and the Croatian Wings of Storm. According to the organizers, for the first time in Poland there is also the team ...

About the Snowbirds - Great Falls Tribune | The Malmstrom air show this weekend was the first outing of the season for the Canadian Snowbirds. The nine red and white Canadair CT-114 Tutors flew in from Canada to show off the skill and teamwork of the Canadian Forces during the Malmstrom Air ...

Air Show lineup to be unveiled - Delmarva Now | Last year's event featured the US Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team, several civilian prop plane demonstrations and parachute jumps by the US Navy Seals' Leap Frogs and the US Army's Golden Knights teams. The Thunderbirds are not available ...

Swellendam Airshow - Sout African Air Force Museum | The year's first and the Cape's largest air show will be hosted at the Swellendam air field on 5 March 2011. The air in the Overberg area will be ...

Sen. Reid Joins the National Championship Air Races as They Announce 2011 Event Theme and Entertainment - This is Reno | Today, in a joint press conference with Sen. Harry Reid, the National Championship Air Races announced that military fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, will be the headline entertainment for the 2011 event. The Air Races also publicly recognized the U.S. military as well as congressional leaders in Washington, most notably Sen. Reid for the continued support and help in making the event a success. In addition, the Air Races announced they will welcome the L-39 Patriot Jets Team,  ...

13 Florida mayors skydive with the Army - NBC2 News | The mayors of Cutler Bay, South Miami, Coral Gables, Sweetwater, Miami Gardens, Surfside, Biscayne Park, Southwest Ranches, Deerfield Beach, Minneola, Belle Isle, Ocoee and Madison will tandem jump with members of the Army's Golden Knights Parachute ...
   
High flying ladies take their message to the sky -  KLTV | The times have changed, as there are a number of growing opportunities for women in aviation. "More and more women are becoming pilots, flying for the military and our armed services and this was all because of some of the pioneering women like Amelia ...

The Great Race - Air & Space Magazine | When the Air Mail Service decided to establish a route between New York City and Chicago, two pilots competed to fly it first. 

Vintage Fighter Jet Crashes Into Hudson River, Pilot Missing - NYCAviation | A Cold War-era British fighter jet crashed into the Hudson River near Kingston, NY Saturday afternoon, according to an AP report. Rescuers found the plane partially submerged with the pilot unaccounted for. ...

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum - Dallas, Texas - Official website | Embark on a memorable aviation journey - a tour of the Frontiers of Flight Museum. During your experience, you will bridge several lifetimes starting with the pioneers who realized their earliest dreams of flying; identifying with the aviators of the 20's and 30's, known as the "Golden Age of Flight"; understanding the sacrifices of the fliers of World War II; and progressing to the jet and rocket age of today. By virtue of these chronicles of time, you will also find a new appreciation for the role the Dallas/Fort Worth area (known today as the Aviation Capital of the World) has played in the unfolding global aviation story. At the Frontiers of Flight Museum you will see, hear, and touch some of the rare artifacts that have contributed to this exciting history. On display is a World War I Sopwith "Pup" biplane along with hundreds of models, uniforms, decorations, engines and propellers. You will long remember your "Flight Thru Time". ...

Ejection Seats - Historical collection of escape systems - YouTube | The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas (@ Love Field) has a large collection of escape systems on display. This short video is seveal years old but it gives an impression of the collection. Many more seats and better signage are currently on display. The collection is intended to preserve some of the amazing equipment that has been saving lives for decades. The museum has 100,000 square feet of space and over 35 aircraft, plus the Apollo 7 Command Module on display. www.flightmuseum.com

The World’s First Supersonic Ejection from J Clark | In 1955, George Smith was 31 years old, unmarried, stood 6’1” and weighed 220 pounds.  It was a Saturday morning just like today.  He was off work and on his way to the grocery store, but he stopped by his office to drop off some flight test reports on some acceptance flights he performed earlier in the week.  The North American Aviation dispatcher, Bob Gallahue, saw George walking to his car in the parking lot.  He called out to George and asked if he would perform an acceptance flight for an F-100A in need of delivery to the Air Force. ...

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Warbirds need new nest - St. George Daily Spectrum | Scheduled for March 19 at the Barn at Cotton Town Village in Washington City, the gala will feature a variety of aviation legends and a keynote address by Thunder Over Utah Director Kevin Walsh, who works with Michigan's Yankee Air Museum. ...
 
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Officials aim to complete the $7.5M Ford Island Control Tower restoration before the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor's bombing from The Kathryn Report | Officials are hoping that a badly needed project to stabilize and restore one of the enduring symbols of World War II can be completed in time for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor this Dec. 7. A blessing was held yesterday for the Ford Island Control Tower restabilization project being spearheaded by the nearby Pacific Aviation Museum with the help of the Navy and Ford Island  ...

Stored in Kearny, the 'Miracle on the Hudson' jetliner will move to an ... - The Jersey Journal | The "Miracle in the Hudson" US Airways Airbus 320 that carried the passengers of Flight 1549 about two years ago will be a permanent exhibit this summer in the at the Carolinas Aviation Museum Charlotte, North Carolina, NBC-TV reports. ...

FlightTime Radio Show 163 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Charlie and Milford had Roxy and Rhonda on the show. They talked about the New Smyrna Beach Balloon and Sky Fest coming to the New Smyrna Beach Airport on April 8th, 9th and 10th!  There will be fun and aviation of all sorts to be enjoyed by all that attend! Next week, join us to hear Cloudy talk about his books, CloudDancer's Alaskan Chronicles!  He has three books about his adventures in Alaska.  Does anyone  ...

International Society for Aviation Photography - Official Website | International Society for Aviation Photography, Inc. is an international non-profit professional society whose broad range of member contributions span a wide variety of fields including: professional photographers, writers, historians, publishers, trade representatives, pilots and amateur photographers. ...

William H. Gerhold - Marietta Times | He was a member of the Experimental Aviation Association and worked closely for several years with the Young Eagles program which exposes young people to aviation through a hands-on process that culminates in a flight with a private pilot. ...

Friends of Minute Man Airfield Stow plan for the future - Harvard Post | The EAA 196 also sponsors Young Eagles, a program designed to help young children discover and explore the world of aviation. Every second Saturday from spring until fall, there are free rides in planes for children age 8 to 17. ...


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