Blue Angels take wing - The Detroit News | The same question must go through the mind of every awestruck soul watching the four Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets zipping low across the sky, their wingtips almost imperceptibly separated. "The easy answer," says Maj. Brent Stevens, the only Marine on ...
YPSILANTI TWP: Blue Angels back for Thunder Over Michigan this weekend - Heritage Newspapers | The Yankee Air Museum's 2011 "Thunder Over Michigan" Air Show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24 and is proud to welcome back the world's most famous military demonstration team, the US Navy's Blue Angels to Willow Run Airport in ...
Images from Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader's flight with the Blue ... - AnnArbor.com | Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader rode with the US Navy Blue Angels on Wednesday morning, and the elite crew flew out of Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. AnnArbor.com photographer Angela J. Cesere captured the action. The Blue Angels are at ...Air show expects to weather heat spell - Dayton Daily News | DAYTON — Corporate sponsorships and brisk advance sales of reserved seating sections should guarantee the Vectren Dayton Air Show a profitable run this weekend despite the expected hot weather, ...
Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down in Florida, won't be going back up again from Engadget by Tim Stevens | You already know how we feel about the Space Shuttle program coming to a close, but of course that was just a little premature. Now it's all done except for the mothballing, with the Atlantis touching down successfully at runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center. Crewmembers Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus, and Rex Walheim are back on our planet and, traveling at speeds decidedly slower than escape velocity, can officially put a cap onto this historic series of space missions that we, at least, will never forget. In the words of NASA: "Job well done, America."…
US Navy Marks Flight Milestone - Bay Net | The Hornet and Super Hornet are also represented in international military community. auspicious occasion and help celebrate a remarkable milestone in aviation history,” said Squadron Leader Tytus Rogoyski, Royal Australia Air Force. ...
US Navy is helping Millville Army Airfield Museum after Blue Angels ... - Press of Atlantic City | Five barrels were purchased for use last weekend in the Penn Valley Airshow in Selinsgrove, Pa. Others may be used in next month's Atlantic City Airshow. In all, the air show raised $78513 for the Millville Army Airfield Museum, Wyble said, ...
Waterloo Air Show in one month - Fighter power joins the Canadian Forces Snowbirds at the Waterloo Air Show August 20 & 21, 2011 | Breslau -- July 20, 2011 -- The roar of fighter jets will join the Canadian Forces Snowbirds on August 20th and 21st at the 3rd annual Waterloo Air Show at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. For the first time since an air show returned to the Region in 2009, thunder will fill the skies thanks to demonstrations by Canada's CF-18 Hornet and the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon…Ninth Annual "Thunder Over The Boardwalk" Returns To Atlantic City - NEWS.GNOM.ES — The 9th annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” will return to the sky on August 17, 2011. Headlined by the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Army Golden Knights, the largest airshow on the East Coast will feature parachute ...
EAA AirVenture good for business in Fond du Lac - Fond du Lac Reporter | Hotels may not fill as quickly as they used to, but the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh still draws a crowd. Traffic spills over into Fond du Lac, bringing business to gas stations, stores, restaurants, hotels and the local airport. ...
Out-of-town students see aviation careers up close - Pensacola News Journal | For many of the teens, like Rayjhan Bethune, 17, Wednesday's practice air show was the first they had gotten to see live. "I wanted to see them my entire life, but I've never gotten to," Rayjhan said. "It was amazing." The 150 high-schoolers — most ...
Heritage Flight – F-16 Viper and P-51 Mustang from Fargo AirSho by jimb | In what promises to be a memorable Heritage Flight, Capt Garrett “Mace” Dover will pilot the mighty F-16 Viper alongside Dan Friedkin in the P-51 Mustang. Heritage Flight formations of vintage aircraft alongside contemporary fighters serve as a living memorial to the men and women of the USAF past and present. With as many as sixty Heritage Flight demonstrations taking place across the US and overseas in any given year, the Heritage Flight Program has supported hundreds of events in its fourteen years, attracting millions of viewers to everything from air shows to funerals, sporting events to parades…
Oakes woman recalls her days "Rosie the Riveter" – WDAY | Helped build B-17 bombers during World War II. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - An Oakes, North Dakota woman drove up to Fargo today to take a look at a piece of history that changed her life. An Oakes, North Dakota woman drove up to Fargo today to take a look at ...
90-Year-Old WASP Flygirl Takes to the Skies Again at Caesars Entertainment's Second Wind Dreams Event from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 25, Ruth Tompkins' life-long dream of flying in her favorite WWII plane again will become a reality thanks to the support of Caesars Entertainment and its North San Diego Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort…
Flying never gets old - Santa Ynez Valley News | When a restored B-17 recently made a visit to the Santa Maria airport, Doug asked if his father would accept the gift of a ticket to take a ride in it. However, a little time riding in the belly of the bomber would cost several hundred dollars, ...
Retired WWII pilot, Alki resident, to share French honor with Museum of Flight - Westseattleherald.com | A Legion of Honor presentation ceremony will take place at the Museum of Flight on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10:00 am in front of the B-17. McMurray's life in Seattle solidified following his WWII heroism, when he became a pilot for United Airlines ...
Great News Has Just Arrived - Super Rare Biplane Takes to Air from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | If you have been reading NORDO News for a few years, you might remember my story of a visit to the Posey Brothers restoration shop. Inside were some of the most incredible flying machines you could imagine. Yet, one in particular grabbed my imagination. Walking through a door into a dimly lit hangar, before me sitting tall and strong, was a shape I simply could not believe. Having long been a fan of Stearmans, I had often dreamed of finding one particular model thought by most to be extinct, an M-2 Speedmail. And to my surprise, on that day...
Retired WWII pilot, Alki resident, to share French honor with Museum of Flight - Westseattleherald.com | A Legion of Honor presentation ceremony will take place at the Museum of Flight on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10:00 am in front of the B-17. McMurray's life in Seattle solidified following his WWII heroism, when he became a pilot for United Airlines ...
Great News Has Just Arrived - Super Rare Biplane Takes to Air from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | If you have been reading NORDO News for a few years, you might remember my story of a visit to the Posey Brothers restoration shop. Inside were some of the most incredible flying machines you could imagine. Yet, one in particular grabbed my imagination. Walking through a door into a dimly lit hangar, before me sitting tall and strong, was a shape I simply could not believe. Having long been a fan of Stearmans, I had often dreamed of finding one particular model thought by most to be extinct, an M-2 Speedmail. And to my surprise, on that day...
'Warbirds Over Iowa' to Raise Funds for Honor Flight - Eastern Iowa Life | CEDAR RAPIDS — When the replica airplanes take to the air Saturday, they're symbolically flying to Washington, DC That's because the Cedar Rapids Skyhawks seventh annual “Warbirds Over Iowa” is raising money for World War II veterans to visit the ...
Aerial hitchhikers from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | Aerial hitchhiking, the practice of carrying an aircraft aloft on or under a larger one, dates back to the ballooning era, but still has application in today’s space age. SpaceShipTwo, the first project to carry passengers to the edge of space, is air launched at 50,000 feet from its mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo. Continue Reading »
Aerial hitchhikers from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | Aerial hitchhiking, the practice of carrying an aircraft aloft on or under a larger one, dates back to the ballooning era, but still has application in today’s space age. SpaceShipTwo, the first project to carry passengers to the edge of space, is air launched at 50,000 feet from its mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo. Continue Reading »
Duggy – Smile in the Sky! from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | One of the first planes I saw at the famous gathering at Oshkosh in 2010 was Duggy. I had no idea then that I would be come good friends with it’s co-owner Bob Odegaard and I certainly didn’t know the story behind the big yellow plane with the smile. But knowing Bob, it makes so much sense now and you can see why its picture is all over Fargo, ND…
Summer Balloon Classic takes to skies this weekend - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The DFW Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest takes place this weekend in Midlothian, featuring mass hot-air-balloon ascensions and a competition among some of the nation's best balloon pilots. The airfest begins at 4 pm Friday and runs ...
What is Spaceport America? - International Business Times | Homans then picked up the torch, presenting the idea of a New Mexico spaceport to Governor Richardson, negotiating with the X Prize Foundation to locate the X Prize Cup in New Mexico, spearheading legislation to finance the spaceport, and most recently ...
What is Spaceport America? - International Business Times | Homans then picked up the torch, presenting the idea of a New Mexico spaceport to Governor Richardson, negotiating with the X Prize Foundation to locate the X Prize Cup in New Mexico, spearheading legislation to finance the spaceport, and most recently ...
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