NAS Oceana air show safety preps - WAVY-TV | As officials prepare for the NAS Oceana Air Show this weekend, they assure spectators an accident similar to the one that happened at a Nevada air race is not likely. On September 16, a World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter plane crashed nose ...
Air race crash casts long shadow - MyFox Tampa Bay | According to Leenhouts, a similar accident is almost impossible at an airshow. "Our flight line and show line are 1500 feet back from the public and where the aircraft are participating." While in the air, unlimited aerobatic pilots perform in what's ...
Redding Air Show To Go On With No Changes - KRCRTV.COM | In light of the two fatal crashes this weekend, KRCR spoke to officials in charge of the Redding Air Show to see exactly what they are doing to make sure spectators are safe. Airshow chairman, Bill Wagner says they have several precautions in place to ...
Miramar Air Show Safer Than Reno Air Races - KGTV San Diego | Meanwhile, preparations are under way for the annual air show at Miramar. The air show is less than two weeks away but with the Reno crash in mind, 10News reporter Bob Lawrence looked at with why the risk is different between the two. ...
Video: Are Air Shows Safe? - AirShowBuzz
Fly-in features early aircraft - Military & Aerospace Electronics | A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, number 69 of 199 manufactured by Ford before Donald Douglas' DC-3 revolutionized commercial air travel and made the Ford obsolete, will be the star this weekend at the 55th Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-In. Soucy and the other EAA ...
Video: Kirby Chambliss: Car vs. Plane from Aerial Sports Feed | Kirby Chambliss and his crew chief Jason Resop step up to a speed challenge, pitting the Team Chambliss Red Bull Air Race plane up against a Porsche at Kirby's private air strip, the Flying Crown
Women in Aerospace Awards To Be Celebrated from WAI Connect Blog | Seven outstanding women will be awarded for their contributions to the aerospace industry and to the advancement of women in the field at a reception and dinner to be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. ...
AREA 51 SPECIAL PROJECTS from Roadrunners of Groom Lake | The public is invited to join NVAHOF and the Atomic Testing Museum as they kick off the 18-month Area 51 Myth or Reality educational exhibit by hosting members of the Roadrunners Internationale participants in ...
B-29 pilot still enjoys flying fast - Pratt Tribune | Chauncey attended the Commemorative Air Force Fly-in Saturday in Pratt. Low ceilings prevented the fly-in but Chauncey shared his combat memories. By Gale Rose Weather and mechanical problems prevented any aircraft from coming to the Commemorative Air ...
The Aero Experience Visits the AeroKnow Museum in Springfield, IL from The Aero Experience | During a recent trip to Springfield's Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, The Aero Experience visited the AeroKnow Museum. We were met by Director Job Conger, author of Springfield Aviation, who graciously gave a tour of the extensive model and archive collections available for in-house research. For a detailed ...
F-22 fleet to resume flight operations from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 Raptor to resume flight operations after a four-month stand down. ...
Senior leaders: B-2 has a bright future ahead from Air Force Link Top Stories | Senior leaders from across the Air Force visited here last week to discuss the future of the B-2 Spirit bomber. The General Officer Steering Group for B-2 Sustainment met here Sept. 8 to discuss challenges and solutions for keeping the B-2 fleet healthy and operational for years to come. ...
West River Story: Aviator was hooked on flying 71 years ago - Rapid City Journal | When Vern Kraemer was a young boy in Parker, S.D., he saw an airplane flying off in the distance. Young Vern was hooked -- he wanted to fly. Then, in 1927, when Vern was 10 years old, the family moved to Wood, just east of White River, and South Dakota aviation pioneer Clyde Ice flew into town in his Ford Tri-Motor. Ice barnstormed around the country in those days. Vern got his first plane ride in that Tri-Motor. He never forgot it. ...
Whirly-Girl Scholarship Applications are Due October 1, 2011 from WAI Connect Blog | The Whirly-Girls organization and its sponsors provide a number of impressive scholarships every year to members. Application details can be found online at http://www.whirlygirls.org/wg-scholarships. The scholarship application deadline is October 1, 2011. Please note that electronic applications are being accepted this year.
Flying high with new aviation history education project - Horncastle Today | YOUNGSTERS will be taught about the county's aviation heritage through a new education resource being launched. The Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL) is putting a Take Flight programme on their website, which is believed to be the largest ever ...
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