Monday, May 20, 2013

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Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels - Baltimore Sun | He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation ...

Clark, Philippines February 25, 2013 from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil | The renowned French display team arrived on 18th February after a 2.5 hrs flight from Zhuhai, China over the daunting South China Seas. After establishing a base at Clark airport the seven elite pilots demonstrated their skill and expertise, looping and rolling at high speeds, high G's and in close formation less then three meters apart. Before departing the team took the opportunity to fly over the famous Mount Pinatubo, the "Sleeping Giant".

Albinia, facing the sea the flight of the Frecce Tricolori  - The Republic Firenze.it | The event to celebrate the 80's flight across the Atlantic Orbetello-Chicago-New York-Rome 1933. Albinia, facing the sea the flight of the Frecce Tricolori.

Red Arrows at Dragon Boat Festival - Peterborough Telegraph | All eyes will be turning to the skies at the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival next month as organisers have confirmed spectacular flypasts from the Red Arrows and a Hurricane and Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The festival takes ...

SLIDESHOW: Historic Eagle Squadron aircraft to take to the skies at IWM ... - Cambridge News | Paul Bonhomme, a Red Bull Air Race pilot, flew the Hawker Hurricane before landing it next to the Spitfire, Mustang and Thunderbolt at the airfield on Thursday. He said: “The Hurricane is light and incredibly manoeuvrable to fly. It turns very quickly ...

Restored WWII B-17 bomber 'Memphis Belle' to visit Broomfield as part of ... - The Republic | BROOMFIELD, Colorado — The Memphis Belle, a restored B-17 bomber, is scheduled to be in the Denver suburb of Broomfield next weekend as part of a national tour that aims to raise awareness about World War II. The B-17, nicknamed the "Flying Fortress ...

New monument honors 'overlooked' WWII aviators killed in training at Columbia ... - The State | All were killed in crashes that occurred mainly because the pilots were inexperienced in handling large B-25 bombers, organizers say. Their deaths largely went unpublicized amid the patriotic fervor of the war, Jones said. Jones, 80, made the new ...

Dassault Aviation Celebrates 50th Anniversary - AINonline | ...It all began in 1909, with a brilliant young French engineering student who saw Wilbur Wright fly while on a tour of Europe. Marcel Bloch, later to be known as Marcel Dassault, was smitten with flying machines, later remembering, “I knew that aviation had entered my spirit and my heart.”...

Recent CSULB alumna looks to take flight - Daily 49er | According to Women in Aviation International, an organization encouraging women to pursue flying, of the 600,000 active pilots in the U.S., only 6 percent are women. But for Rippy, a career involving flying, which she said gives her a temporary escape ...

Willow Run Bomber Plant could be a new home for the Yankee Air Museum - Michigan Radio | An interview with Dennis Norton and Ray Hunter from the Yankee Air Museum. When you think about what it took for the United States and our Allies to win World War II, it wasn't just up to the troops fighting in Europe and the Pacific, the war was waged ...

Air museum raises cash to fly 'Connie' again - HeraldNet | This Lockheed Constellation, or "Connie," is the only one left in the. National Airline History Museum. This Lockheed Constellation, or "Connie," is the only one left in the U.S. that is ...

North American O-47B from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | North American O-47B Built to replace biplane observation and scout aircraft the North American O-47 was quickly surpassed with the rapid development of aircraft designs during Woorl War II. The design was sound for the pre war years with a crew of three seated in tandem and windows in the pronounced “belly bump” for clearer […]

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Awesome footage shows EA-18G Growler low altitude training from David Cenciotti's weblog | Shot by aircrews of the VAQ-132 Scorpions of the U.S. Navy between 2011 and 2012, the following awesome video brings you along the Military Training Routes in Washington State, where...

Disney releases new trailer for ‘Planes’ from General Aviation News | Video

Nebraska governor declares May GA appreciation month from General Aviation News | Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has proclaimed May as “General Aviation Appreciation Month.”  The proclamation is the third of its kind by Governor Heineman, following one in 2010 and one in 2012. Across the state, general aviation has an annual economic impact of $721 million each year.

Embry-Riddle team wins SAFECON from General Aviation News | For the ninth time and the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles flight team from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott, Ariz., campus has won the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) national competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA).

Young Essayists Get Chance to Fly at 'Positive Altitude' - KTXL | Don't miss the jets, world-class aerobatics, wingsuit flyers, barnstorming, wing walking, ground acts, warbirds, and endless entertainment and interactive displays from 9:00-5:00pm each day on the one of the largest airport ramps in the western United ...

Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests - Yahoo! News | "Other flight tests will follow to validate the aerodynamic data used to control the vehicle in the atmosphere when it returns from space," Voss added. "This is a huge step forward for the SNC and NASA teams towards providing our nation with safe and ...

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