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17-foot rocket blasts off Rocky Mountain Airshow - Broomfield Enterprise | BROOMFIELD — Interns from a local aerospace company set the bar high Saturday for rocket launches at airshows everywhere — about 5,000 feet high. The rocket launch that kicked off the Rocky Mountain Airshow's second day was the first of its kind at an airshow. And getting Federal Aviation Administration officials to approve the launch has been about as difficult as rocket science...

Midwest Community Experiences Aviation at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In - The Aero Experience | The community of Sullivan, Missouri, located about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, was treated to a day of classic Midwest aviation experiences at the Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Saturday. A wide variety of non-aviation activities were available for the visitors, including a car show, craft booths, and dance performances, but the main attractions were in the air and on the ramp. The local EAA Chapter flew over 80 Young Eagles - youth from 8-17 years old received their first flights in a variety of aircraft. Robinson R-22 helicopter rides were given all day by Tom Cline Helicopter, and two rescue helicopters were on display, a BK-117BA-4 from Arch (Air Methods) and a Bell Helicopter 206L-1 Long Ranger II from Air Evac Life Team. Various general aviation aircraft were...

Variety of Aircraft and Great Weather at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Provide Opportunities for Photographic Art - The Aero Experience | A great variety of aircraft and perfect weather at last weekend's Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In provided an ideal backdrop for creative photography. The aircraft providing Young Eagle flights ranged from the two-seat Longeze and Ercoupe to the more conventional Cessna 172, Cirrus SR20 and Socata Tampico. Other aircraft at the Fly-In, such as Pitts Special, more Ercoupes, Rans S-7s and other home-builts, were emblazoned in contrasting colors that photographers count on for great results. Even the military colors of the Missouri CAF B-25J, TBM Avenger and L-3 made these warbirds stand out among the others on the ramp....

Fly-In: Annual event deemed success - Claremore Daily Progress | OOLOGAH — Hundreds of spectators gathered during the Will Rogers and Wiley Post Annual Fly-In Sunday at the Will Rogers Memorial Ranch. Attendees were able to see vintage aircraft from World War I and II fighters to bi-planes, helicopters and more. Nearly 70 small aircraft flew in and landed on the 2,000 ft-long grass runway adjacent to the birthplace ranch....

PLA aerobatic team to perform in Russia - People's Daily Online ...The team will join its Russian counterpart at the MAKS 2013 International Air Show at Ramenskoye Airport from Aug 27 to Sept 1. The J-10s will make stops on their way to Moscow, said a publicity official with the People's Liberation Army air force who is familiar with the mission and refused to be named. Since it was established 51 years ago, the August 1st Air Demonstration Team, named after the date of the founding of the PLA, has presented more than 500 shows for 668 delegations from 166 countries and regions, but the Moscow tour marks the team's first show abroad, the statement said....

PHOTOS: Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-in 2013 - Sullivan Journal | SULLIVAN - The Sullivan Regional Airport hosted a fly-in event on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at the airfield. A variety of aircraft were on display, including a B-25 bomber, Aeronca L-3E observation plane, and a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, as well as helicopters and private aircraft. More than 100 kids took a free flight under the sponsorship of the Young Eagles program....

Aerial rally Douzy - Passion for Aviation | Airshow Douzy | September 15, 2013 | 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | The flying club organizes Roger Sommer September 15, 2013, a superb airshow on Airfield Sedan Douzy. This new edition will be on the theme of legendary aircraft. The airfield will be open from 10:00 for early flights from 14:00 to 19:30 continuously except one intermission between 17hh00 and 17.20. The entrance fee is € 10 and free for children under 15 years...

A piece of flying history, WWII B-17 bomber on display at Manchester airport - Nashua Telegraph | MANCHESTER – For 93-year-old Al Kramer, it was a flight 70 years in the making. Kramer and two friends made the 2½ hour trek from South China, Maine, on Monday to spend a short 25 minutes in the air riding in a World War II era Boeing B-17, courtesy of the Liberty Foundation of Oklahoma. The flying museum has its four-engine bomber on a United States tour to raise awareness of sacrifices made by young flyers in the world war....

B-25 bomber to fly into Rochester - Post-Bulletin | World War II history and aviation buffs who enjoyed the B-17 bomber visit three weeks ago might be excited to hear that a B-25 bomber is arriving at noon today. The Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is back, this time with Maid in the Shade, a 1944 TB-N25, twin-engine bomber that the Arizona CAF finished restoring in 2009. The plane flew 15 combat missions in Italy during World War II, taking out mostly railroad bridges...

Alberta Aviation Museum Unveils Their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Restoration - Warbird News | Fittingly for the fastest plane ever fielded by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Alberta Aviation Museum of Edmonton completed the restoration of their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter in what seems like record time, with the restoration effort taking a mere four and a half months, though the acquisition of the plane took a bit longer. According to Tim Hinderks, executive director of the Museum, taking possession of the warbird was a huge undertaking: “Seven years of searching, 18 months of working through three different governments, across two continents and an ocean.” We’ve been...

USAF: B-1B bomber out of South Dakota crashes in Montana - ReporterNews.com | RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A B-1B bomber out of South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday but the four crew members survived, the U.S. Air Force said. Col. Kevin Kennedy, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, said the two pilots and two weapons system officers ejected from the aircraft before the bomber crashed near Broadus, Mont. He said the crew survived but there were some injuries....

16-year-old solos 10 airplanes in one day, sets world record - General Aviation News | EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss turned 16 years old on Friday, August 16. He celebrated by soloing 10 different aircraft from Flying Cloud Airport. “The day went great,” said Nate Bruss via email. “The wind picked up towards the afternoon and I had a 5 kt crosswind component, but it was within my personal limitations.”...