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Reno to welcome big names and returning champions · General Aviation News Staff | In preparation for the 50th National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has unveiled a star-studded field of competitors and aircraft registered to compete this September. Headlining the recently unveiled Unlimited & Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) is four-time defending champion Steve Hinton who, in a surprise twist this year, will be helming the fan-favorite P-51 Mustang “Voodoo.”...

Fighter jets, cargo aircraft, warbirds and choppers of the Volkel Airshow 2013 by David Cenciotti | On Jun. 14 and 15, Volkel airbase, in the Netherlands, the military installation where 22 U.S. nuclear bombs are housed, hosted the airshow that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Air Force....

Kiev Retro Aircraft Festival by Wallace Shackleton | On 2-4, July the Festival of retro-aircraft at the State Aviation Museum will be held. The pilots of the club «Air Squadron» from the UK, who will arrive to Kyiv on their own aircraft will be the Museum guests. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Honorary Member of the club will also conduct the flight on Pilatus PC-12...

RAF Red Arrows close fair with spectacular flypast - Comet 24 | The Red Arrows were spectacular, complete with smoke, and the Hurricanes did four loops round flying very low. We really couldn't have asked for better.” About £3,000 was raised on the day and funds will go towards providing new tables and chairs for ...

Waddington Airshow round-up - This is Lincolnshire | Visitor numbers for the RAF Waddington International Airshow reached 148,000, one of the highest figures since the show began. The show took on the several themes this year, from celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Royal Air Force to the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid....

Canada Remebers Our Heroes Airshow will take place - News Talk 650 CKOM | Sunday morning the Canada Remembers Our Heroes Airshow posted the exciting message on their Facebook page that officials declared the show will take place. A new schedule was also put on the page: 11:00 Gates Open at Auto Clearing Motor ...

Airborne angels enact Air Tattoo drama - airshows.org.uk | Whether it’s the police, ambulance or fire and rescue, the speed and effectiveness of the UK’s airborne emergency services in responding to an incident can often be the difference between life and death. Thanks to Eurocopter UK Ltd, their capability and professionalism will be demonstrated in vivid fashion when a dramatic rescue is enacted at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds on July 20-21....

Souvenir T-shirts joke about the Blue Angels being grounded - PNJ.com | The federal budget cuts that grounded the Blue Angels have frustrated Terry Hynds and cost him money, but he has found a way to get a laugh and recoup some of his losses at the same time.When the reprogrammed Pensacola Beach Air Show takes place Friday and Saturday, with civilian pilots instead of the traditional Blue Angels extravaganza, Hynds will be there selling T-shirts to commemorate it as “The Sequestration Air Show.”...

Lights In Sky Confirmed As Sky Divers, Part Of Scioto Downs Show - 10TV | COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police have confirmed to 10TV that lights visible across the sky in Franklin, Pickaway and surrounding counties were caused by a sky diving light show at Scioto Downs. An advertisement on the Scioto Downs facebook page also promoted an event for Saturday, July 6 with the description “Meteor Shower Sky Diving show by Fastrax Professional Skydiving Team."...

National Warplane Museum Planning a Return to Normandy in Their C-47 - Warbirds News | The National Warplane Museum of Geneseo, New York is planning to bring their Veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain back to Normandy, France to mark the 70th anniversary of when this very plane dropped paratroopers on the beach on D-Day....

Ole Griffith “The fascination of flight” · Joe Kates, Photorecon | Our very own Drsky conducted an audio interview with Col Ole C. Griffith USAF (Ret). The story of a life in the air and a fascination with flight. Please visit the links below to find out more about this world class aviator.

Sporty’s Sweepstakes winner takes delivery of his Legend Cub · General Aviation News Staff | Christopher Boyle, a private pilot from Arcata, California, is the winner of Sporty’s 2013 Aircraft Sweepstakes, a Legend Cub. He was informed of his winning status by Sporty’s President Michael Wolf during Sporty’s Annual Fly-In on Saturday, May 18....

"The Gap" Widens: Last Space Shuttle Launch Two-Years Ago Today - Spaceports | STS-135 Atlantis launched on 8 July 2011 on the last flight of the United States space shuttle program from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. "The Gap" of American-based human spaceflight continues but must be closed. It remains up to Americans to demand the Congress to enable the private sector to place humans back on orbit from American soil before the end of 2015. Take action: call and/or write your two US Senators and your Congressman today.

Congratulations to SpaceX - again! · Peter | The Telegraph has just reported on the latest test of SpaceX's maneuverable Grasshopper rocket....