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Blue Angels Captain soars into Sherwood Acres and Albany High - Fox 31 | A Blue Angel Naval Aviator from Pelham visited two schools in Albany on Thursday. The Blue Angels goal is to boost Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and this group represents the naval service of the United States....

What would you do for a Thunderbird flight? - AOPA | They’re sleek. They’re fast. They’re precise. Their airshow performances put pilots in awe. They’re the Air Force Thunderbirds. After watching a show, who hasn’t thought of what it would be like to be in the cockpit during one of those routines? I’m hoping to find out what it’s really like. I’ve been...

Tickets now available for Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show - al.com | Tickets are now available for premium seating for the 2012 Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show on March 31 and April 1 and the pilot's reception on March 30. The pilot's reception will give attendees the opportunity to meet air show performers including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Golden Knights from...

Brilliant aerobatic performance at Singapore Airshow - Straits Times | The Singapore Airshow 2012 is not only a showcase of the latest and best in the aerospace and defence industry but also features the visually captivating aerobatic performance put up by various pilots from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the United States. In The Straits Times Online video clip...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737AEW&C to attend RAF Waddington International Airshow - Flightline UK | The Royal Air Force Waddington International Airshow is thrilled to announce the participation of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and its Boeing 737 AEW&C, Wedgetail aircraft at this year’s Airshow on 30th June and 1st July 2012. The Wedgetail, which is the RAAF equivalent of RAF Waddington’s own E-3D Sentry aircraft, is based at RAAF Williamtown on the east coast of...

Jetpack simulator confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka - Voxy | A simulator version of the revolutionary Martin Jetpack has been confirmed to appear at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. Organisers announced yesterday that the Martin Aircraft Company would be bringing the Jetpack simulator to Wanaka from their base near Christchurch. Company founder and Jetpack inventor, Glenn Martin, would accompany the machine and airshow visitors would have the opportunity to use it....

Ohio Air News 173 - Charles Johnson | Coming events, new staff, and more.

CAF Red Tail Squadron – In Honor of the Tuskegee Airmen - Midwest Flyer | With the release of the motion picture “Red Tails” on January 20, 2012, more Americans are becoming aware of the contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, but the effort to educate people started with the “Red Tail Squadron” of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based at Fleming Field, South St. Paul, Minnesota....

Lt. col. lauded for aid at Nev. air show crash - AirForceTimes.com | An Air Force Academy instructor is being honored for rushing to the aid of injured spectators after a plane crash killed 11 people at an air race in Nevada last year. Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos was at the Reno Air Races in ...

Air Force One to return to Everett factory from Warplanes Online Community | ...Friday, one of them flies home to Paine Field, carrying President Barack Obama for an Everett factory visit and speech. Boeing Field in Seattle is the usual destination of U.S. presidents, so this will be the first time in 19...

2nd Annual Veterans Fair Set For Sunday - Patch.com | "The Family of World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph R. Sarnoski, bombardier of the famous B-17 #666, will show his medal, artifacts and memorabilia," Anhorn said. "This may be a last opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from heroes who...

Vin Fiz flying replica at the Oakland Aviation Museum - Travel for Aircraft | ...This Vin Fiz replica has been made more air worthy the 1911 original using modern materials as needed, as well as flight instruments located on the foot beam...

New England Air Museum Unveils New Addition - Patch | The New England Air Museum Thursday unveiled its newest addition to its collection of aircraft, a SH-2F Seasprite helicopter. The SH-2F Seasprite was manufactured in 1985 by Kaman Aerospace Corporation of Bloomfield, and saw service with the U.S. Navy. With the first model introduced in 1962, the SH-2 Seasprite helicopter has...

Pipistrel Circumnavigation Attempt Is Safe In Antarctica - Aero-News Network | Landed On The Southernmost Continent February 16th | The Slovene pilot Matevž Lenarcic, who is flying around the world in his modified Virus SW 914 Turbo with an Intercooler unit, made a succesfull landing in the Antarctic February 16th at 1800 CET on the antarctic base of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. This historic moment is the first-ever landing of a Pipistrel airrcaft of the 7th continent....

Friday's Fabulous Flyer - Karlene Petit | What do you get when you cross a commercial pilot who’d flown 200 fighter missions during the Korean War, with a woman who’d been a WWII radar operator? | Owen is a published author, journalist and commercial airline pilot. He’s got over 16,000 hours of experience, and has flown around the world and back again, and currently lives down-under in Australia....

Citizen Airman leaves mark as African-American female aviator - Air Force Link | Stayce D. Harris, currently the Air Force's highest ranking black female aviator, said she is proud to play a part in both. As a Citizen Airman in the Air Force Reserve, Harris continues to leave her mark in the military and civilian sectors....

F-16s intercept drug carrying Cessna near Air Force One - Black Horizon | As Air Force One sat on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport this morning, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a small private plane that had invaded the airspace....

Spirit AeroSystems’ Jeff Turner Wichita Aero Club trophy winner - Air Capital Insider | Jeff Turner, CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, was the second recipient of the Wichita Aero Club’s trophy at a gala Saturday at the Wichita Airport Hilton. Turner was nominated for his deep connections to Wichita and for furthering the aerospace industry in Kansas, organizers said.

GIRLS WITH WINGS SCHOLARSHIP: Two Awards - Girls with Wings | Girls With Wings, Inc., announces its 6th Annual Scholarship Program for a future Girl With Wings to include an additional award for 2012. Girls With Wings has traditionally given out a Private Pilot Scholarship to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship is targeting those individuals whom have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course. In addition, the new, second scholarship offered by Girls With Wings is...

Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company's California Headquarters - Popular Mechanics | Soon, if all goes according to plan, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, will become the first private company to dock with the International Space Station. The mission was originally scheduled to launch on February 7, and though the company just announced a delay to work out some final launch details, its mission should be the first real test to show that spacecraft built, owned, and operated by private American companies can accomplish what space shuttles did in orbit for so many years....