Saturday, October 6, 2012

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5 Photos Of The Blue Angels Practicing - SFist | 5 Photos Of The Blue Angels Practicing. In anticipation of this weekend's Fleet Week air show, the Blue Angles took to the skies above San Francisco to practice acrobatics and make very, very loud sounds. Here are five images of the Angeles in flight ...

Raw Video: Blue Angels Arrive At SFO - CBS San Francisco |Raw Video: Blue Angels Arrive At SFO. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels arrived at San Francisco Airport Tuesday night ahead of the annual Fleet Week celebration. Performances will take place Saturday and Sunday afternoons...

Aerodynamics Pioneer Whitcomb Honored from AVwebFlash Current Issue -->The Whitcomb area rule, the supercritical wing, and winglets changed supersonic flight, modern jetliners and aircraft of all kinds and are attributed to Richard T. Whitcomb, who will be posthumously inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame Saturday, October 6. Whitcomb...

Antique airplanes fly in on Saturday - Topeka Capital Journal | Fly-in events will bring owners and pilots of sports and antique airplanes to Onaga, Wamego and Riley on Saturday, according to a news release. At 8 a.m., pilots and their passengers will fly in to the Onaga Charles Grutzmacher Municipal Airport in Onaga...

Historic WWII warbirds visiting Terre Haute International Airport this weekend - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Hosted by Hoosier Aviation, LLC, the airport open house will feature the B-25 "Show Me" as well as a Red Tails exhibit, and a visit with Indiana State University alumnus Quentin Smith, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen at 3 p.m.today. Also, Jordan ...

ISU alum, Tuskegee airman at today's WWII event at airport - Terre Haute Tribune Star | TERRE HAUTE — Quentin Smith, one of the original World War II Tuskegee Airmen, will tour the Commemorative Air Force Red Tails exhibit and a rare Red Tail P-51 warplane at 5:15 p.m. today at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field. Smith also ...

That “Gigant” German Warbird from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | Nope, that’s not a misspelling of the word “giant” – that’s “giant” in German! The Germans gave that nickname to their Messerschmidt Me 323 because it was a huge 6-engined troop carrier and ultimately turned out to be the largest land-based transport vehicle of WWII...

Flying fortress - Reporter-Times | It is based at the Indianapolis Regional Airport in Mount Comfort and is available to the public for half-hour flights over the city. Funds raised will be used to keep the plane flying on its lengthy trip in coming weeks. George Gladden, 90, of Clayton ...

Experimental Aircraft Assn (EAA) World War II National B-17 Tour - WTVY, Dothan | World War II National B-17 Tour. Oct 5, 2012 - Oct 7, 2012 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.. Dothan Airport Aircraft ground tours and flights;raffle ticket drawing on Oct 1 will provide ten free flights. Event focuses on use of this ...

Might at the museum from The DEW Line by Craig HoyleIt's nice to see that one of the UK's Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence aircraft has been put on public display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford (which provided the image below), a little over a year after it was retired from service....

Beech D17S Staggerwing F AZJP from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Jean-Philippe Chivot aboard his Beech D17S Staggerwing F-AZJP © Xavier Cotton | September 16, 2012 at the meeting of Polish Air Franco-Lens-Benifontaine, Jean-Philippe Chivot us presented in a Beech D17S Staggerwing the sublime, the F-AZJP (cn 6738) Built in 1944 and based for over 20 years Abbeville.  The prototype of beech 17 "Staggerwing" flew for the first time on 4 November 1932, this aircraft was designed as...

Behind the scenes : past and present RAF Waddington 5-10-2012 from stickandrudderWTO | Meanwhile at RAF Waddington today 5-10-2012, I have just had, a most wonderful day on the base, mainly looking at the historical side of the station, although the 'present' was touched upon. Today's visit was with North Kesteven district council, and the tour was conducted by members of the Waddington heritage centre and serving members of the Royal Air Force of which there is a fine co-operation between the two bodies, to show off the history of RAF Waddington. All guests assembled at the 'Officer's mess' on the base at 10.00am, where we had tea and a 'munch' which with today's weather, was most welcome. First port of call was the HQ building of number 8 Squadron, for a 'talk' on what 8 Squadron gets up to today and...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.  View the slideshow.

All you need to know about arrested landings on U.S. aircraft carriers from David Cenciotti's weblog | From the last three quarters of a mile all the way to touchdown the pilot approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier can rely on LSO (Landing Signal Officers – radio callsign “Paddles”) talkdown. LSOs are skilled and experienced pilots whose job is to watch the deck-landing of all the airplanes and provide the pilots with radio guidelines to...

Gallery: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: America's Aerospace Treasures - Space.com 

Young Eagles Program Offers Kids Free Plane Rides - Payson Roundup | Young Eagles Program Offers Kids Free Plane Rides. Rim Country children and teens will get a chance to spread their wings on Saturday when the Young Eagles program offers free introductory flights to inspire youngsters to pursue aviation. Photo by Andy ...

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