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Air shows suffer due to sequestration, Hondo Fly-in expected to draw crowd - Bandera County Courier | Hondo's own Commemorative Air Force Tex Hill Wing is named for famous AVG ace David "Tex" Hill. Special recognition will be given to all military veterans and active duty personnel. The Air Force Band of the West will provide music for the opening and...

Briefs: Hollister Air Show approaches, VFW needs volunteers and more - Hollister Free Lance | HOLLISTER – The Hollister Airshow will be May 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Hollister Municipal Airport. See thrilling aerobatic maneuvers in the sky and motorcycle demonstrations. Tickets are available at the airport manager's office at 90 ...

Fulton flying club to host Fly-in Sunday - Canton Daily Ledger | he Fly-in Drive-in will include a car display and plane rides as well as an appearance of the 1944 B25J Mitchell Bomber form the Commemorative Air Force-Missouri Wing. The Bomber will land at 8 a.m. and will be available for rides for people of all age...

Planes of Fame To Host ‘Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft’ Living History Event - Warbird Radio | Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) is presenting its monthly Living History Event Day this Saturday May 18th 2013.  From 10am-12pm the event ‘Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft’ will take place.  Aviation historians and modeler builders Charlie Isaacs and Kevin Thompson will provide an overview of Italian military aircraft through the years.  A first for the...

First-ever display by the Eagle Squadron opens the Spring Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show (Sunday 26 May) commences its flying programme in superb style with the first-ever display of the Eagle Squadron, a historic four-ship comprising a Hawker Hurricane, upermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and North American P-51 Mustang. P-51C Mustang Princess Elizabeth was shipped over from the USA specifically for the Spring Air Show....

Stearman Flight Formation Clinic Held at Creve Coeur Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Last Saturday was a busy day for The Aero Experience. While Carmelo Turdo was at Air Associates of Missouri covering Cessna Demo Day, Fred Harl and I were covering the Bonne Terre Community Airport ribbon cutting ceremony. After each event we converged upon Creve Coeur Airport as we received information that there was going to be a clinic on formation flying in the classic Stearman biplane. Of the 12 Stearman...

The Allen Airways Fly In San Diego May 10-11, 2013 from Photorecon by Douglas Aguillard | Now I have always been a huge fan of aviation, but more towards the planes of the second World War and after, so when I got a call on a Thursday night from a fellow Photorecon photojournalist, about covering a story for him, I was a little apprehensive, as the story was about a group of Boeing/Sterman owner’s who would...

Warbirds invitations go out - Otago Daily Times | Reporting to the annual meeting of the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust this week, general manager Ed Taylor said he had contacted the air forces of Australia, France, Singapore and the United States about the Easter 2014 show but had yet to hear ...

Memphis Belle Anniversaires Highlight Aircraft’s Famous Past - Warbird Radio | The National Museum of the United States Air Forces reports one of history’s most famous aircraft will celebrate two anniversaries this weekend. Seventy years ago, the B-17F Memphis Belle was flying over the skies of Europe on bombing missions during World War II. Today, the famed aircraft is undergoing restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

Captain William Stewart "Bud" Orr, USN (Ret.) and co-author Fran E. Orr from What is Silver Wings Over Washington? by Ron David | ...Please join us to welcome our eclectic and entertaining Speakers Captain William Stewart "Bud" Orr, USN (Ret.) and his charming and beautiful co-author Fran E. Orr...

Documentary on Cliff Robertson underway from General Aviation News | Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson was a talented actor and a skilled and accomplished aviator and no doubt both will be featured prominently in a planned documentary to honor him....

Orville Wright letter to be auctioned off from General Aviation News | One of aviation’s greatest storylines comes to life during Swann Auction Galleries’ Autographs Sale on May 23.  On Nov. 10, 1921, Orville Wright sent a typed, signed letter to the publisher of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, in response to the controversy surrounding the Langley vs. Wright flight...

The Aviators adds Joe Ellis to Season 4 cast from General Aviation News | The international docuseries “The Aviators,” which can be seen weekly on most public television stations across the U.S., will add airline captain and professional musician Joe Ellis to the cast for Season 4 as one of the program’s hosts.

Chapter to Finish Fallen Member's Plane from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A special project is occurring at the EAA Chapter 79 hangar on Spokane, Washington's Felts Field. About a dozen chapter members are working to complete panel work on the RV-8 owned by a fellow member, United States Air Force Capt. Tyler Voss, who was tragically killed along with two other airmen when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed on May 3 in Kyrgyzstan.

A Morning visit to MCAS Yuma. from Photorecon by Douglas Aguillard | On May 9th, the United States Marine Corps invited a select few members of the media to the Air Station for an “Open House” of the new faculties that have been built on the base for the latest Marine Corps addition to it’s aviation wing, the Joint Strike Fighter, a.k.a, the F-35B Lightning II, made by Lockheed. Photorecon.net was represented...

SolarWorld e-One is an Electric Plane with Over 600 Miles of Range - Inside EVs - InsideEVs | How is it that electric aircraft can stay airborne for 1000 km and as long 8 hours at a speed of roughly 75 mph? According to the manufacturer, it's possible because the SolarWorld e-One requires only 2.5 kW of power while in flight. When the sun is ...

Jackie Chan shows off his Embraer Legacy 650 from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | ...We taxied past the RAF’s famous Red Arrows display team on our way out of Farnborough. Since everyone on board was an aviation enthusiast this was a nice treat. They even park neatly....

Young Eagles rally at Fallbrook Airpark includes 1000th flight - Village News Network | FALLBROOK – During the Young Eagles rally held at Fallbrook Airpark on Saturday, April 27, the 1,000th youngster was flown out of Fallbrook Air Park. The Young Eagle was Dacy Denton, 8, of Fallbrook, and the pilot was Don Evans, also of Fallbrook.