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Solar Impulse Gets Place In Aviation History  - Aviation International News | A decisive milestone was reached yesterday as the solar-charged, electric-powered Solar Impulse successfully completed the second-to-last leg of its Across America mission by landing at Washington Dulles International Airport–locally it was Sunday, June 16 at 12:15 a.m.–stimulating renewed enthusiasm for discovery and innovation...

Solar Impulse - Official Site | Bertrand gracefully touched down on runway 19L at Dulles International Airport at 00:15 AM EDT (UTC-4), Sunday June 16^th. Bertrand had a chance to get some incredible shots above the Appalachians and the solar airplane was in great shape despite the quasi-shower it experienced this morning before take-off....

10 unforgettable moments from the Paris Airshow By Tara Kelly & Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN | To celebrate the exhibition's 50th airshow, CNN takes a look back at some of the most iconic moments and achievements over the course of Le Bourget's 104 year history....

2013 Reno Air Races - PRS Wrap up - LiveAirShowTV  | An overview of the 2013 Pylon Racing Seminar. Hear from Tiger Desefani, Will Whiteside, John Bagley with Bob Hoover's Ole Yeller, and Reno Air Racing CEO Mike Houghton. Everybody is getting ready for September and the 50th National Championship Air Races.

PRS Complete!  - Wasabi Air Racing Elliot Seguin's Formula One class air race team based out of Mojave, California. Pylon racing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno Nevada...

LiveAirShowTV Will Bring The 50TH Anniversary Reno Air Races To YOU! - AirPigz | The 50th anniversary Reno Air Races are now just under three months away (September 11-15) and there's a wild mix of news emerging concerning the world's fastest motorsport. First I want you to know that even if you can't get on-site at Reno Stead Airport September you'll still be able to experience the races as they happen via the internet with the help of LiveAirShowTV! A free and live web broadcast will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with some limited coverage taking place on Thursday. This is an amazing opportunity to be connected to the historic 50th anniversary of Reno!...

Fayetteville hosts final leg of 2013 Air Race Classic - Fayetteville Flyer | At least 47 teams of female aviators are set to touch down this week at the Fayetteville Executive Airport as part of the 2013 Air Race Classic. The annual four-day, transcontinental event features all women pilots who fly several legs of the race making stops at different airports each year...

All-Female Transcontinental Air Race Will Make Mountain Home Landing Tuesday  - Boise Weekly | A unique 2,100-mile air race will make a brief stopover in Mountain Home this Tuesday, June 18. Mountain Home will be the first of nine stops during the 37th annual Air Race Classic—the longest-running transcontinental air race featuring female pilots...

UND aviation student, instructor first from ND in all-women air race - Grand Forks Herald | UND pilot Amy Warbalow waves goodbye to her sister, Michellle Warbalow, as she and UND flight instructor Katrina Kugler get ready to taxi their Cessna 172 for takeoff at UND Tuesday morning. Warbalow and Kugler will represent UND at the 2013 Air Race Classic starting June 18...

Frecce Tricolori display in Vasto - Translated | All ready for the event of the year in Vasto: The International Air Show . The event will conclude with a performance of the Frecce Tricolori in Vasto on 22 and 23 June. The City of Vasto, in collaboration with the organization of the International Air Show on Vastese states that the performance of aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori will take place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23....

Aviation Days draws 10000 to York Airport - York Dispatch | There was a lot of buzz at the York Airport this weekend, figuratively and literally.  Planes and helicopters whirred as more than 10,000 people came through the fifth annual Aviation Days on Saturday and Sunday. The free event, presented by York Flight Training, featured authentic World War II-era airplanes...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Vulcan signs up for ​Clacton Airshow on A​ugust 23​ - Flightline UK | The Avro Vulcan, the most recognisable of the V-bombers, made its debut at the air show last year and proved a smash hit with people travelling from far and wide to get a glimpse. The aircraft appearing at Clacton is the world’s last flying Avro Vulcan.  There had been fears that it would have to stop flying at the end of the year but earlier this month it was announced its future is secure through to the end of 2015 at least....

Lots of interest in Norfolk Airshow pleasure flights as countdown to show begins - Norwich Evening News | There will be the choice of an aerobatic ride in an Extra 300, with British Aerobatic Academy pilot Adrian Willis, or a trip in a 1941 world war two vintage Boeing Stearman, which is flown by Gerry Honey, chief flying instructor with Old Buckenham Aero ...

General Aviation to have a presence at Farnborough International Airshow - Flightline UK | Farnborough International Limited (FIL), has confirmed that it will introduce a dedicated General Aviation (GA) Park as part of the new look Farnborough Airshow. The GA Park will showcase the latest in private and recreational flying and hopes to attract all the leading aircraft and helicopter manufacturers and distributors in the category...

Pilots test their skills at Ohio Aerobatic Open - ThisWeekNews | Brett Hunter, of Waynesville, closes the canopy on his experimental Pitts biplane before heading out for a practice run at the Ohio Aerobatic Open June 14 at the Union County Airport in Marysville. Hunter, a professional pilot for 25 years, has...

Thousands visit Weston Park model air show  - Shropshire Stare | The Wrekin Model Flying Club staged the event from Friday until yesterday. Model helicopter flyers gave displays of heli acrobatics and the flying school gave novices the chance to get their hands on the controls....

Cole volunteered for Doolittle Raid, makes history - Maxwell AFB | 6/17/2013 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - -- Lieutenant Richard Cole and the 17th Bombardment Group had never seen combat, but that changed once Japanese bombs surprised Pearl Harbor, flinging America into World War II. Cole found himself volunteering for a near impossible, top-secret mission known as the Doolittle Raid.  "We felt we were part of a big team to help the war effort," said Cole. "We were just happy we were able to do that."...

Avemco donates to museum - General Aviation News Staff  | Avemco Insurance Co. recently donated $2,000 to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum to support its acquisition of a classic 1956 Fairchild C-123K aircraft. According to a report in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail, the donation is part of the Avemco General Aviation Community Support Initiative...

Palm Springs Air Museum on mission to save fighter-bomber - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era Republic F-105 Thunderchief supersonic fighter-bomber like this one from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Through Airmen's Eyes: Student pilot survives lymphoma, continues dream  - af.mil | Capt. Dakota Olsen, a 310th Fighter Squadron student here, envisioned becoming a pilot starting at age 5. As Olsen looked into careers in high school, one of his mentors, a retired F-111 pilot, spoke with him about his experiences. The conversation led Olsen to apply for the Air Force Academy where he studied mechanical engineering. After graduation, he received a pilot slot for the initial pilot training course, or IPT, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss....

Students begin building planes  - General Aviation News Staff  | The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) aviation design challenge competition began today to assemble two Glasair Sportsman aircraft at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington...

NASA selects Airman for 2013 astronaut candidate class | NASA officials selected an Airman as one of the eight military and civilian candidates to become an astronaut trainee. After a 1 ½ year search, officials chose Lt. Col. Tyler N. Hague, the Department of Defense deputy chief of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, out of more than 6,100 applicants. Hague is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif....