EAA’s Freedom Of Flight Award And Spirit Of Flight Award
- Aero-News Network | Sonex Aircraft Founder And President John Monnett
Honored By John Ylinen | The Experimental Aircraft Association
announced that Sonex Aircraft Founder and President John Monnett will be
presented two major awards during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: The EAA
Freedom of Flight Award, and the SETP Spirit of Flight Award....
Video: 'Jetman' adventurer Yves Rossy flies with B17 bomber aircraft - Telegraph | A Swiss 
adventurer is making his first public flights in the US
this summer with his custom-built jet suit. Yves Rossy, also known as
"Jetman", is making appearances at the Experimental Aircraft
Association's AirVenture in Oshkosh....
AirVenture 2013 – “Day 1″ Monday In Review!
- WARBIRD RADIO – AirVenture 2013 is officially off and running. Day 1
is in the books…and what a day it was. Perfect weather and the world’s
largest aviation event all make for a wonderful time. Matt Jolley and
the Hartman & Hilt crew spent the day collecting stories for their
first broadcast Tuesday morning....
Visitors to the Singapore Airshow 2014 will be treated to a visual feast by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Black Knights aerobatics team as they perform their precise manoeuvres and tight formations using six of RSAF's F-16C Fighting Falcons. The F-16C Fighting Falcon is one of the most sophisticated and advanced multi-role fighter aircraft in the world today....Montgomery Aviation at TYQ slates annual house · General Aviation News Staff | Montgomery Aviation at Indianapolis Executive Airport (TYQ) will host its seventh annual open house and fly-in Aug 3. The event is a fundraiser for Down Syndrome Indiana. The event, from 10 am-2 pm, is free to the public and will feature a number of activities and aircraft, including a Huey helicopter, Commemorative Air Force (CAF) aircraft, a magic show with aviation “surprise”, an airplane candy drop, a hot dog lunch and other food vendors, dozens of local vendors, bounce houses, remote control airplanes, a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) airplane, and discovery flights...
Lake in the Sky Air Show to be held in South Lake Tahoe for 24th year - KRNV My News 4 | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The 24th annual Lake in the Sky Air Show at Lake Tahoe Airport in South Lake Tahoe, California is scheduled for Saturday, August 24, 2013. This year’s Air Show will span three days from August 23rd-25th, 2013, starting with a Pre-Flight party at the Flight Deck located at Lake Tahoe Airport at 5:30pm. Triple Ace “Bud” Anderson will be a special guest speaker along with two Vietnam Fighter Pilots. ...
Wings Over North Georgia To Feature Several Aerobatic Performers - Aero-News Network | Black Diamond Jet Team Among The Headliners On The Bill | The Black Diamond Jet Demonstration and AeroStars Aerobatic Flight Teams will take to the skies above the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA, on Oct. 12-13 as headliners for the 2013 Wings Over North Georgia, but the weekend will also include a ramp full of outstanding aerobatic performers, a BBQ competition and more...
New date and name for Southend Airshow - Echo | THE returning Southend Airshow looks set to be held on the first weekend of September next year and will be renamed the Southend Airshow and Military Festival, the Echo can reveal. The event, being put together by volunteers Thomas Curtis and John Delaney, with a strong military theme, looks to make what would be a popular comeback....
A380, to wow crowds at MAKS airshow - WebWire (press release) | Airbus solution to allow traffic growth with less environmental impact The A380, the most advanced, spacious and fuel-efficient passenger aircraft in service, will delight the Russian aviation industry being a star attraction at the international aviation and space salon MAKS for the second time. MAKS takes place from August 27th to September 1st 2013 in Zhukovsky, Moscow....
Patrouille de France "Alpha jets" to Saint-Cyprien - Translated | The Patrouille de France, which is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, conveys values of patriotism and excellence, which she demonstrated every airshow. The team is based at Salon-de-Provence in winter, is renewed annually and must obviously meet huge expectations. The nine pilot (the "Athos"), three left and three arrive, making the challenge even more difficult. Accompanied thirty-seven mechanics, these "Athos" is daily train from October to May to prepare for the "Series" in 2013....
English Electric Canberra XH134 Returns to Royal International Air Tattoo - Warbirds News | Last having appeared at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2006, English Electric Canberra XH134 returned to the air show for 2013, and while it did not perform in the aerial display portion of the festivities, it did fly in under its own power to RAF Fairford, and was on static display throughout the show, which sold out both days with an attendance of over 130,000 visitors over the course of the weekend....
Daring pilot McLeod back to highlight Red Bull Air Show - The Province | ...Daring 29-year-old pilot Pete McLeod will be at the helm of a singleseater Eagle 540 aircraft as it buzzes over English Bay, twisting and turning through the air in an incredible display of aerial acrobatics. So if you are one the smart ones who arrive early to get a great viewing spot for the fireworks, you are certainly in for an additional treat. The...
Michigan Balloonist Paul Petrehn Wins U.S. National Balloon Championship - Aero-News Network | Had Previously Won Back-To-Back Championships In 2004 And 2005 | After a week long flying competition in which Mother Nature drew most of the headlines, forcing cancelation of 50% of the flying opportunities, Paul Petrehn (pictured) of Michigan won the 2013 U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship in Longview, Texas. It was his 3rd win as he had previously claimed the title in 2004 and 2005....
B-17 Bomber: History on Wheels - KIMT | ROCHESTER, MN – Rochester is playing host to what some are calling a history lesson on wheels. This Boeing B-17 bomber dubbed “Sentimental Journey” is making a stop in Rochester as a way to pay tribute and honor veterans of the past, present and future. “We maintain these airplanes to bring history to the people. Not everyone can come to the museum, so in this case we come to you,” said Chris Schaich, Sentimental Journey Pilot....
B-17 flight brings back memories for WWII vets - Post-Tribune | VALPARAISO — Harold Chubbs looked out the window of the B-17 Flying Fortress as it flew over Lake Michigan. There was a wide grin on his face. “That was quite a flight,” he said Monday, after the World War II plane landed at Porter County Regional Airport. “It made a good landing. And that’s a good thing — no one was shooting at me.”...
Jetting Through the Grand Canyon - Air & Space Magazine: This Week's Most Viewed Articles | They wouldn't be allowed to do it today, but back in 1959, experienced military pilots would sometimes buzz the Grand Canyon when flying out of nearby Nellis AFB. At the time, RAF pilot Ron Dick was an exchange officer with the US Air Force, training students in a Lockheed T-33. Fellow instructor Bud Pratt recalls that during these Canyon flights, the pilots would fly low enough that water would spray up from the river.
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