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Hero firefighter to ride with Air Force Thunderbirds - WLS | CHICAGO (STMW) - A Chicago firefighter-paramedic who rescued a woman from a burning Lincoln Park high-rise in 2009 will ride along with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds before this year's Air and Water Show after the famed jet team dubbed him a ...

Fat Albert crew yankin’ and bankin as seen from the... from You like airplanes, too? | GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. (July 29, 2011) U.S. Marine pilots Capt. John Hecker, left, and Capt. Ben Blanton perform a bank over Glacier National Park while ...

Civilian acts add pizzazz at Abbotsford's airshow - Abbotsford Times | From high-flying aerobatics to a jet-powered school bus and pyrotechnics, the civilian acts at the 49th annual Abbotsford International Airshow will keep fans on the edge of their seats. ...

Sky drama as bird downs Red Arrow - Blackpool Gazette | THERE was a dramatic end to Blackpool Air Show after a bird strike forced one of the iconic Red Arrows to make an emergency landing. Fire and ambulance crews were put on standby at Blackpool Airport when a pilot in the acrobatic fleet put in a Mayday ...

Bournemouth Air Festival: countdown begins - Bournemouth Echo | The flying programme will see favourites like the Red Arrows return, alongside the Vulcan bomber, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Hawk, Tucano, Tutor, The Blades, World War Two bomber Sally B, the Breitling Wingwalkers, aerobatic maestro Gerald ...

Up, up and away at Lowestoft Air Festival - Norwich Evening News | Watching the Red Arrows dart, flip and weave an airborne trail across the sky from the sunny comfort a deckchair — what could be better. Several hundred thousand people seemingly agree as the Lowestoft Air Festival, which takes place in the resort ...

2011 Durban Airshow with Ray‬‏ - YouTube

MAKS-2011 air show - The Voice of Russia | The Russian Air Force will demonstrate 17 airplanes and helicopters at the MAKS-2011 international show in Zhukovsky near Moscow. The famous groups of Russian Knights, Strizhi/Swifts and The Falcons of Russia will perform exhibition flights. ...

Warbirds flock to BVS from General Aviation News | The B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" and B-25 Mitchell "Maid in the Shade" from the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be on display at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) in Washington state, offering rides and tours Thursday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 14. ...

War plane enthusiast rides famous B-29 bomber - Macon Chronicle-Herald | Ricker has now flown in two B-17s, a B-24 and the B-29 as these various WWII aircraft make tours of the United States. Next on Rickersr's flight list is Show Me, a B-25 bomber that is owned and operated in St. Charles. ...

Mid-America Antique Group Annual Fly-In This Saturday! from Antique Airfield News | The Mid-America Antique Group will be holding their 9th annual fly-in this Saturday, August 13, at Weibe Field, Halstead, KS. For more info check their website.  ...

August 9, 2011 The Indy Air Race by Linda Street-Ely | Mike: Saturday August 13 will witness “The Indy Air Race,” a new event in Indiana. Airplanes will test their metal against the clock as they course their way around six turn points through Central Indiana on a cross-country course of 144.5 nautical miles.  So far, eighteen airplanes are registered for this weekend’s event. Traditionally, several entries come in  ...

Moments & Milestones: Giddyup 409 | Flight Today | Air & Space Magazine | [Editor Note: Timely since the announcement of Jon's retirement!]  When Jon Sharp and his air racing team flew the NemesisNXT kit airplane to a qualifying speed of 409 mph at the Reno Air Races last September, they not only became the first in the Super Sport category to break 400 mph, they also made hearts beat faster among light-airplane owners and pilots who fly behind the traditional horizontally opposed piston engines that have powered smaller aircraft for decades. That a conventional Lycoming engine—admittedly hand-built and tweaked to extract every last bit of horsepower—could hit speeds previously reserved for the Unlimited and Jet classes was like a hot shot of adrenaline for aviation buffs everywhere. ...

Tsunami construction photos from www.aafo.com | ... We also will have a new surprise that has been two years in the making on display in our booth at Reno. ...

Missouri Historical Society Displays St. Louis Aviation Artifacts from The Aero Experience | As part of the Seeking St. Louis exhibit at the Missouri History Museum, The Missouri Historical Society features artifacts from the McDonnell Douglas St. Louis production facility and other local donors.  For more information, visit http://www.mohistory.org/.  Below are some illustrative views of various aviation artifacts at the museum: ...

Fox Moth at the Bushplane Center, and Request for Help on Prop Liner from Antique Airfield News | Jack Lalonde at the Bushplane Center in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, sent us an update and a request for help on the DH Fox Moth project that he and other volunteers have been working. Progress looks good - for comparison check the last update from 2009.   ...  Other articles at Antique Airfiled: Terry Bowden's Blog: Dick Fischer's Curtiss Robin J-1

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Entire US Stealth Fighter Fleet Grounded - Wired News | But after building more than 170 F-22 Raptors and a handful of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, not a single one is available for service. The Air Force currently has zero flyable stealth fighters. None. The vaunted F-22 has been grounded with a possible ...

A new generation of Airbus A330 Beluga Super Transporters? (Update1) from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis |At first glance, this looks like one of the five heavily modified Airbus A300-600 Beluga Super Transporter, right? Now look again. That is the unmistakable shape of an A330 wing and winglet. The photos, which appear on the Airbus website and photo gallery (page 15), illustrate an A330-300 heavily modified to a next generation Beluga Super Transporter. A quick back-of-the-napkin ...