Thunderbirds Ground Ceremony Rehearsal - USAF Thunderbirds FB Page | We may not being flying but we are still maintaining our proficiency.Air National Guard airshow pilot makes Owatonna home for training - Southernminn.com | The engine of the aerobatic plane started with a roar and its propeller ripped through the air as the plane made the trek down and around the Owatonna Degner Regional Airport runway Tuesday morning for its destination. The sound of the engine hummed....
Air show becomes centennial event - U-T San Diego | EL CAJON — Wings Over Gillespie, the annual airshow at Gillespie Field, got the El Cajon City Council's nod to be celebrated this year in conjunction with the city's centennial. "If you're an aviation aficionado you should be there," City Councilman ...
Snowbirds to Fly May 22 - The Roundup | The Canadian Snowbirds will fly over Sidney again Wednesday, May 22. The aircraft demonstration team will arrive at the Sidney/Richland County Airport at approximately noon. There will be a “meet and greet” event at the airport that evening, with the ...
Red Arrows go full thrust for new season - British Forces News | For the last seven weeks the Red Arrows have been training in Cyprus preparing for their annual display season. This year they are back to flying a formation of nine and their Hawk aircraft have become a regular sight over RAF Akrotiri as they practise ...
World War II bomber coming to Blaine Aviation Days - Coon Rapids Herald | Making a special appearance will be “Miss Mitchell,” which is a World War II-era B-25 bomber. This bomber became an important part of history when it was one of 16 medium range bombers launched from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean ...
A wonderful Alaska gathering from General Aviation News | ANCHORAGE – When the Alaska Airmen’s Association changed the name of its May event to the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering, I have to admit I sighed. I’d grown used to the Alaska State Aviation Conference & Trade Show. But as I walked the massive FedEx hangar at Ted Stevens International Airport the first weekend of May during the “Gathering,” I overheard many exclaim,...
Hawthorne Global Hosts Fly In June 1-2 - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, the preferred FBO at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, will host a fly-in on June 1-2 featuring the Texas Raiders, an authentically restored WWII B-17 Bomber owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force...
introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances. The B-17 was primarily employed by the U.S.A.F. and was given the task of destroying enemy war facilities through precision strategic bombardment during World War II. The Flying Fortress quickly proved to be a strategic weapon for the U.S. as a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was able to not only defend itself but also return home regardless of substantial damage. The B-17 secured itself as an effective weapons system by dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft throughout WWII....Yankee Air Museum to Host Fund-Raising Kickoff Event at Willow Run Airport - ReadMedia | Yankee Air Museum and the Michigan Aerospace Foundation will hold a briefing for museum supporters, community leaders and news media on Thursday May 16, beginning at 5 p.m. (program at 6 p.m.). The purpose of this...
Images of the Reno Air Races from The Lexicans by Bill Brandt | ...The Europeans like to cite Formula 1 as the ultimate sport in speed – but to see these magnificent planes – in a tight bank, full throttle over the desert – over 2x as fast as any Michael Schumacher – well, to me that is the ultimate....
Magnificent women in their flying machines brought to life at RAF Cosford - shropshirestar.com | ... and attempting to break the world record flying to Australia. The future of women in aviation will be represented by three female museum apprentices who will be working on panels from the Handley Page Hampden currently being restored at the museum.
Pilot is A Jailbird! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Lora Yowell, My dear friend from Aviation Universe sent me the following plea to help bail her out! She tells me she's a jailbird. So I donated to not only free her, but to free the children plagued with muscular dystrophy, ALS and other neuro-muscular diseases from their wheelchairs.
Marines Training In The Old West. from Photorecon by Douglas Aguillard | While it may resemble Brawley, CA, it’s actually the country of “Black”, and in one of the smaller towns, there is an insurgent leader who Intelligence has found out, is who holed up in a certain house being protected by a small group of armed men. The “Mission”, go in under the cover of darkness, and get the this “High...
Video: No Pilot, No Problem: X-47B Makes First Unmanned Carrier Launch! from AirPigz by Martt | Today is a big day for unmanned aircraft as Northrop Grumman's X-47B made the first ever carrier
launch without an onboard pilot at 11:18 am EDT off the coast of Virginia from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush. The catapult launch appears to have been a tremendous success! And while the X-47B can be operated autonomously (with no active human input) this launch was done with humans controlling the aircraft's actions....New image of China’s first weaponized stealth drone emerges from David Cenciotti's weblog | Few hours before the U.S. Navy launched the the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator off the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time, a new clear side image of Lijian (“sharp sword”), China’s first weaponized stealth drone has emerged from the Chinese Internet. A coincidence?
Twin Turboprop Flies By Remote Control from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Two pilots sat in the cockpit of 16-seat BAE Jetstream 31 and did nothing as it flew for 500 miles from England to Scotland in civil airspace, controlled by an operator on the ground, according to news reports this week. The flight reportedly took place sometime last month...
Transitioning to TF-X: Interview with Terrafugia's Anna Mracek Dietrich from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | I have made it quite clear over the years that I'm a big fan of Team Terrafugia, that determined group of MIT grads who are working towards making a roadable airplane a reality. With each passing day, their Transition moves one day closer to certification and deliveries, and I have zero doubt the day will come when we see their creation on ramps all over the country...
Just like Christmas morning from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett | ...The dozen high school students in our company were excited, but played it cool as best they could. They are teenagers, after all, and the teenager’s universal code of conduct requires an aloof attitude during most encounters with adults. Unfortunately, these kids failed that standard miserably. They were bright and alert and genuinely interested in what they would discover inside this bastion of aviation training....
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