Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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Bay Area Jet Team Takes to the Skies for NASCAR Weekend in Sonoma - WhoWon.com | The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team, the nation's only civilian aerobatic jet team, will highlight the festivities for a sixth consecutive year with gloss black Aero L-39 Albatros jets and signature red, white and blue smoke trails. ...

Photo via Patriots Jet Team Website

2011 Air Race Classic To Cross Finish Line in Mobile Alabama from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Mobile, AL - After logging more than two thousand miles in the air across nine states for four days, 50 teams comprised of women pilots competing in the 35th Annual Air Race Classic will land at the finish line in Mobile, Alabama on Friday, June 24, 2011.  ...

Northfield Pilot Ready to Take Flight in Race - Patch.com | So much, in fact, the Northfield pilot is readying for her second Air Race Classic, a 2400-mile race across the country. She recently took time from her preparations to answer a few questions for Northfield Patch. Northfield Patch: Where did your ...

Quick update from Norfolk, Nebraska !!!! from Air Race Classic | We started the morning with the racers breakfast then spent the next couple hours checking weather and planning our flight to the new start. We left Iowa city around noon and just stopped for fuel in Norfolk, NE. There’s a neat little restaurant right on the field called Barnstormers :) We will check the wx again after filling up and decide if we’re going to continue to Alliance. We’ll keep you posted!

WOAW Week sponsor, Breaking Through the Clouds, wins an Indie - Women of Aviation Worldwide Community | In November of 1910, Hélène Dutrieu became the 4th woman to earn a pilot license worldwide. One year later, in May 1911, she beat 14 male pilots to become the first woman to win an air race worldwide.  Tomorrow, nearly 50 women pilots will take off from Alliance, NE, to compete in the Air Race Classic, 82 years after the tradition began.  ...

The 7 Coolest Things You'll See At The Paris Airshow - Business Insider | The 49th annual Paris Air Show is in full swing this week as industry executives, flight aficionados, and buyers gather to see what's new in aviation. Though its oldest aviation event of its kind in the world the 2011 Paris show is packed with ...

Between Performances - US Army Golden Knights | The American public sees the high flying, black and gold of the US Army Parachute Team during each of our performances. Whether it is displayed at an air show, football game, military event, or special appearance, we strive to bring a positive light to America’s armed forces. ...

Spitfire fly-past to mark forces day - The Advertiser Series | The fighters, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight that appears at airshows across the country, will stage the flypast at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, County Durham, at some point on Sunday (june26)afternoon. The open air museum, ...

‘Who’s Who’ to be at National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement from General Aviation News | Master of Ceremonies for the National Aviation Hall of Fame's 50th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony, which will be held at the Dayton Convention Center on Saturday, July 16, will be retired Air Force Colonel Thomas N. Moe, a former fighter pilot and Vietnam POW who currently serves as Director of Veterans Services for the State of Ohio ...

NEW 'Maid in the Shade' touches down for Walla Walla visit - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | The second was the "Maid in the Shade," a restored B-25 warbird which will be on display through Sunday. When Fletcher arrived at the airport to see the bomber when it arrived that afternoon, it didn't take long for the flight crew to invite him to ...

‘Air Racers 3D’ to soar into IMAX theaters from General Aviation News | 3D Entertainment USA, a 3D entertainment films company, has completed principal photography on its upcoming IMAX theater film about the Reno Air Races, "Air Racers 3D."  ...

Tour The Palm Springs Air Museum! from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO – The Palm Springs Air Museum is truly an oasis in the desert for warbird fans.  Go inside and take a look for yourself via the Photo Tour in this story.
   
COCKPITFEST AUSTRALIA - REPORT PART 3 from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | June 2011 - Continuing on from Part 2 - we review more of the aircraft details...

YouTube – BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR TWO from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club

Queen of the Skydivers from J Clark | Georgia Ann Thompson was a very slight girl born in Oxford, NC on April 8, 1893. At birth, she weighed only three pounds and the nickname “Tiny” would stick to her for life. She was a different kind of young girl; she was the youngest of her siblings, married at the age of 12, gave birth to her daughter at the age of 13, and her husband abandoned her a short time later. ...

P-51 Mustang Flight Raffle to Benefit Angel Flight Southeast from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | In partnership with Stallion 51 Corporation, Angel Flight Southeast is offering one lucky person the experience of a lifetime - a breathtaking one hour orientation flight in the legendary WWII fighter, the P-51 Mustang "Crazy Horse". For the price of a nice lunch, entrants can put their name in the hat to win a half-day program at Stallion 51's headquarters in Kissimmee, FL. The winner of the fund raising raffle will participate in pre- and post-flight briefings, along with cockpit experience and at the dual controls of a Mustang.  ...

FlightTime Radio Show 179 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Our show was broadcast Live from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Were were joind by all of the Airplane Geeks as our guests for the show.

A Conversation With Robert K. Weiss, President of X Prize Foundation - Wired | These days, he's Vice Chairman and President of the X Prize Foundation. An unabashed geek, Bob sat down with GeekDad during the FIRST World Championships to talk about the importance of STEM education, kids and developing the next generation of ...

Video: Two boys, a dream and one big paper airplane - Mainline Media news | An attempt at aviation history was made on a grassy hill on the Main Line on Sunday. ...

Mark Kelly leaving NASA, will write memoir with Giffords - USA Today | PHOENIX -- NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly announced his retirement from the military and space travel Tuesday, and said he plans to focus on his recovering wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, ...


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