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Top-class entertainment lined up for Cosford Air Show - Powys County Times | THE flying display line-up for this year's Cosford Air Show is set to feature a host of top aircraft and spectacular aerobatic teams, organisers have revealed. A five-hour flying display wows the crowds at the event on the Shropshire/Staffordshire ...

Welcome, Spring? - Steve's AirVenture Site Updates | It wasn't quite as intimidating as a warbird roaring over the flightline, but the first bird of the season - the sure sign of spring, the North American Robin - made its return to the AirVenture grounds a few weeks ago.  ...

Ferrari hires aerobatics commander - Yahoo! Eurosport UK | Ferrari has hired a former commander of the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian national aircraft aerobatic team, to help improve its teamwork and communication in 2011. Ferrari has hired a former commander of the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian national ...

Photo from Planeshots
   
Warbirds flocking to Flagler - Daytona Beach News-Journal | PALM COAST -- Flagler Beach will look like "Pearl Harbor without the bombs" this afternoon as 30 vintage military planes soar over the county for the Wings Over Flagler Fly-in, organizers say.  "It will be quite a sight," said Bill Mills of Blue Sky Yakrobatics Inc., the county's planning partner for the event. "It will be a mass arrival from Georgia flying in one big formation." . ...
   
Model airplanes take off at annual air show - The News-Press | The model airplanes in the Cape Coral R/Sea Hawks Gathering of the Giants Air Show last weekend looked like their larger counterparts. Some were colorful and large, others were painted and scaled like warplanes and fighter jets, sounding like the real ...

RAAF history lands in Ballarat - Ballarat Courier | The pilgrimage will take place in association with the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft will start from Temora in NSW on Monday before heading to ...

From Antique Airfield - Website of the Antique Airplane Association and the Airpower Museum

• Antique Airplane Association Chapter Launched at Flabob
• Cabin Waco on Floats in Canada Video
• Taylor vs. FAA Final - FAA is Now Going to Fulfill FOIA Requests
• Casa Grande Photos by Gilles Auliard
• Cousin Eddie Gets a Major
• Bill Kelly's Stolp Starlet and Stearman
• Denny Siebel's Corben Jr. Ace Restoration
• APM Link Trainer Restoration by Tom Huf
• Mike Araldi's Waco AGC-8 Restoration Update
• Addison Pemberton's Waco Has the Power On
• January - April 2011 Chapter Newsletters

Life advice from Maureen Scurfield  - Winnipeg Free Press | Monthly talks about Canadian aviation history. Recent topics have included: Elsie MacGill, Canada's first woman aeronautical engineer; Andrew Mynarski, VC; writing aviation history books; and the Canadarm. Open to everyone interested in Canadian ...

The First Armless Pilot from Amazing Facts | Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any arms. ... Ms Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has a no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and she can type 25 words a minute.  The plane she is flying is called an Ercoupe and it is one of the few airplanes to be made and certified without pedals. Without rudder pedals Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years instead of the usual six months to complete her lightweight aircraft licence, had three flying instructors and practiced 89 hours of flying, becoming the first pilot with no arms. ...

First pilot without arms meets pope - Catholic Newspaper | Pope Benedict XVI after the general audience on Wednesday welcomed Jessica Cox, a 28-year-old American who was born without arms. Cox gives motivational speeches, which she used for her personal achievements others ...

Today's Photos - Friday, March 25th, 2011 from Military Photos

Video: Russians Promote SubOrbital Space Tours from Spaceports

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