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Air Race Classic stalled - KEPR 19 | PASCO -- The departure of the Air Race Classic was delayed a bit because of the bad weather. The race features only female pilots. They were worried the small aircraft would be at risk over the mountains in these conditions. "If you get 40 planes...

Russian Jets Shine at Paris Air Show - Flying Magazine | There are plenty of storylines worth following as the Paris Air Show opened yesterday at the famed Le Bourget Airport. The Russians are filling the void left by the absence of U.S. military aircraft and the heated rivalry between Boeing and Airbus is ...

28th Fly-In this week at Piper Airport - Lock Haven Express | LOCK HAVEN - Living in this area, it is a difficult task to avert your eyes when spotting the infamous bright yellow aircraft in the sky. You ogle at the plane suspended in air and trace its path with your fingers, in awe of its bird-like freedom and ...

Open Hangar Day, fly-in set in Frederick - The Lawton Constitution | The Open Hangar Day and Fly-In, which concludes the team's school, will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be free and open to the public. The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team extends a special invitation to all veterans of World War II to ... 

 ''International Air Show "in Vasto keenly awaiting the tricolor arrows“ - Translated | '' International Air Show "in Vasto keenly awaiting the tricolor arrows „  Growing waiting in Vasto for the performance of aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori, scheduled for Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June. ''The first International Air Show on Vastese "also includes an exhibition of airplanes, June 18 to 20 at the Palazzo D'Avalos in Vasto and at the cultural center'''' Aldo Moro in San Salvo...

Royal Air Tattoo's flying high launch - Swindon Advertiser | FORMULA One presenter Suzi Perry got to try out some seriously hi-tech gear at the launch of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. The Gadget Show star made quite an entrance at RAF Fairford on board a Typhoon jet to mark the countdown to the ...

Pilot association raffling ride on B-17 Yankee Lady - Manisteenews | LUDINGTON — The Mason County Pilots' Association is selling raffle tickets for a ride on the B-17 Yankee Lady Flying Fortress that will be at the Mason County Airport on July 3 and 4. Tickets can be purchased at the Ludington American Legion Post 76, ...

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) And EAA Announce ‘Heavy Bombers Weekend’  - Aero News Network | Event In Madison, Wisconsin July 26-28 Features The B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress And B-24 Liberator In an unprecedented and rare gathering of World War II era aircraft the CAF and EAA are joining forces for a ‘Heavy Bombers Weekend’ in Madison, Wisconsin the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The event starts Friday, July 26, 2013 and will feature the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress FIFI; the B-17 Aluminum Overcast; and the B-24 Diamond Lil. Other attending aircraft include a P-51 Mustang, C-45 Expeditor, SNJ-5, PT-26, PT-17 Stearman and T-6 Texan.

Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013 - Warbird News | As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin will feature a very special presentation for Friday August 2nd’s afternoon session. The Naval Aviation Museum of Pensacola, Florida will display the World War II-era FM-2 Wildcat fighter that was recovered from Lake Michigan last December by A&T Recovery of Chicago. The General Motors-built FM-2, BuNo 57039, suffered engine failure while taking off from the carrier training ship, USS Sable on December 28, 1944. While the plane sat sinking in the frigid water it was run over by the Sable, severing the tail. The pilot, Ensign William Forbes, fortunately managed to escape...

Video: Music of the Merlins  - AVweb | An extraordinary assembly of Merlin-powered warbirds took to the skies over Hamilton, Ontario on Father's Day weekend, providing sights and sounds not experienced in decades. The star of the show was Jerry Yagen's recently rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito (the only one of its type flying), and it flew in formation with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster, alongside two Spitfires and two Hurricanes. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Mosquito pilot Mike Spalding of the Military Aviation Museum.

For 60 years ex-Navy Cmdr. Bob Thomas has served his country and his God  - War Tales, Don Moore  | After graduating from Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1951, Ensign Bob Thomas served as a navigator aboard a Navy P-2V, twin-engine “Neptune” bomber. He flew intelligence missions with the “Blue Goose Squadron,” VP-22, part of the “Formosa Straits Patrol Force” that surveilled the China coast. It was during one of Thomas’ 47 missions aboard a […]

The League of WWI Aviation Historian’s – Over The Front Radio – Episode 2 | WARBIRD RADIO – The League of WWI Aviation Historian’s is back with Episode 2 of Over The Front Radio. Tune in each month as host Stephen Skinner welcomes authors and historians from around the world. To find out more about the League of WWI Aviation Historians click on the Quick Link posted below. Enjoy! QUICK [...]

Build a Plane builds two planes, Day 2: The engine has landed  - AOPA, Jill Tallman | On Day 2 of the Build a Plane/GAMA project, the builders from Saline, Mich., and Canby, Minn., kept up the same teen-fueled pace that they had set on day one. But it wasn’t all work and no play. All eight of the students got to take breaks in the form of airplane rides today, and the weather cooperated beautifully. (I’m told that “when it’s nice here, it’s really nice.” With scattered to broken clouds at 10,000 feet, nearly unlimited visibility, and temps in the 70s, “really nice” seems about right.)...

Flying Bicycle, Version Two  - AVweb | Last week, a group of Czech engineers flew a hybrid bicycle/multi-copter by remote control, but this week, another take on the flying-bicycle concept -- one that's already flown with live human pilots -- turned up in the news. This one is basically a lightweight powered-parachute with a bicycle attached as a means of traveling from your garage to your launch site. For a powered parachute, the launch site doesn't have to be much more than an open field. The folding bicycle tows a two-wheeled trailer that holds the fan. An optional tent creates an all-in-one door-to-campsite recreational vehicle. Its British creators have spent two years developing and test-flying a prototype, and now have launched a Kickstarter campaign with the hope of developing a production line.