Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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EAA to honor Paul and Audrey Poberezny's contributions on fly-in's 60th ... - The Oshkosh Northwestern | For Paul Poberezny, the last 60 years have gone by 'in the blink of an eye.'...

Franklin describes air show act as 'everything you're not supposed to do' - The Oshkosh Northwestern | A word of advice for any wanna-be pilots watching Kyle Franklin perform: Don't do what he does.

Red Arrows to perform at White Horse Show - Oxford Mail | THE Red Arrows will be performing a full aerobatic display at this year's White Horse Show in Uffington.

The Tricolour Arrows enchant the whole coast  - New Venice | JESOLO. Half a million with the nose in Jesolo mesmerized by the spectacle of the Tricolour Arrows aerobatic team. In front of an audience of 300 000 fans rushed to the coast for the show and over 200 thousand tourists...


Vietnam to hold first ever air show from Talk Vietnam | Vietnam plans to hold its first ever international air show in Binh Thuan from August 29 to September 9 to celebrate the country's 67 th National Day on...

C919 plane takes flight at air show - EastDay.com | C919 plane takes flight at air show-THE China-made large passenger aircraft model, C919, caught the attention of visitors at the 48th Farnborough International Airshow, which closed on Sunday.The project was launched in 2008 by the COMAC, ...

2012 American Heroes Airshow from Photorecon | On Saturday July 14th, Seattle's Museum of Flight held its `American Heroes Airshow'. This now annual Pacific Northwest event is staged by the museum to salute the vital roll carried out by Helicopters and their crews in ...

Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. Consolidates Operations from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | - from EAA- Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. announced Friday that its board of directors has voted to consolidate all operations and staff - including the Florida Air Museum (FAM) - under the leadership of Sun 'n Fun and its president/CEO, John "Lites" Leenhouts....

Air Show Asks for Cash Advance from City - Twin Falls Times-News | TWIN FALLS • The Blue Angels are still coming to Twin Falls, but parts of the show could be scaled back. On Monday, the Twin Falls City Council voted to advance an additional $40000 to organizers of the Magic Valley Air Show, to be held July 28-29.

Historic planes take to the air again - Buffalo News | It certainly is not the 747 people are used to these days, but a restored World War II B-17aircraft provides its own, unique fly...

Air show highlights rhino plight - The New Age Online | The fight against rhino poaching literally took to the skies last week when a rhino was airlifted in a breathtaking “Skydive for Rhino” at the 2012 Durban Air Show.

Plane Crazy Schedule! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Last weekend I had a great time at the Arlington Fly-In. Moving planes and taking fun photos...

Wilbur Wright Honored at Carillon Historical Park from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | The history of the invention of the airplane more often than not brings to mind the Wright Brothers – Wilbur and Orville – and their innovative developments leading to the legendary event of the first heavier-than-air, controlled and powered flight on December 17, 1903. The Wright Brothers were born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and their ground-breaking work was carried out there. Sadly, Wilbur Wright didn’t live to see the impact of his work on the world, as he passed away at the age of 45 on May 30, 1912, reportedly from typhoid. One hundred years later, to commemorate the life and achievements of this visionary inventor, a team of graduate students in the Public History program of Wright State University have compiled an exhibit focusing on Wilbur Wright which will be on display at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton until the end of 2012....

July 17, 2012 The Great Northwest part 4 from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: Wings aloft over gently incoming tide, we soared southward, Pacific blue to our right, chiseled rock to our left. The lovely Bellingham weekend with my sister and her beau ended too soon, but as they returned to their routines and work we looked forward to vacationing over and along the west coast. Around Elliot Bay and downtown Seattle, beneath us a mountain valley dotted by lakes and streams emptying into the Columbia River, the mass of Mount St. Helens arose to the east, her cratered peak snuggled into puffy obscuration. Above the...

Aero-TV: Col. Mark Tillman (Part 2): The Most Important Left Seat In Aviation from Aero-News Network | An Honored Flyer Tells Of His Service To America (Part 2 of 4) OK... we gotta tell you... this one was one of the best speeches we have EVER heard at any aviation event... and it occurred this year at the 2012 AEA Convention and Tradeshow. The kind folks of Universal Avionics pulled off quite a coup and arranged for a truly...

F-35 flight training at Eglin picks up steam from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | F-35 pilot training at Eglin AFB, Florida, is picking up stream as the US Air Force's 33rdFighter Wing gears up for its operational utility evaluation later this summer. Already, the unit has gradated its first true student--US Marine Corps Lt Col Roger Hardy--who finished his transition course last week. Hardy is the Defense Contract Management Agency's first F-35 acceptance pilot--his job will be to ensure new jets being delivered...

Vene-low: Su-30 pilot goes Caracas from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | It seems that it's not just our     friends in the Brazilian air force who enjoy nothing more than a good low-level flypast. This Rex Features shot shows one of the Venezuelan air force's 24 Sukhoi Su-30 fighters getting down below rooftop level during Independence Day celebrations in Caracas on 5 July. Hopefully President Hugo Chavez was impressed....

FlightMonkeys Visit With the Aviation Careers Podcast from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | There are plenty of podcasts out there on the Internet. Some of them are interesting and some of them aren’t. We’re fans of several podcasts, and we’re perfectly happy to live in the big digital pool of entertainment and education with them. On Monday (yesterday) Jamie had the great honor of being a guest on an upcoming episode of the...

Student attends Farnborough airshow - Khaleej Times | Zayed University student Mariam Mohammed Abdulla Hasan toured the Farnborough International Airshow with Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group....

French Students Win 2012 International Rocketry Challenge from Aero-News Network | Lycee Louis Bleriot (France) First, Madison West, WI, High School Second, Perse School (UK) Third Lycee Louis Bleriot of France beat out stiff international competition to win the International Rocketry Challenge at the Farnborough International Air Show last week. The French team won for the first time against the national champions of the United States and the United Kingdom.

NASA's Crew Compartment Trainer being prepared for shipment to Air Force's national museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | After many months of intensive planning, the first steps have been put in motion to move NASA's first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1) from Johnson Space Center (JSC) to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

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