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Air Show loss: $700,000 - UT San Diego | Estimated hit on Miramar programs after last-minute cancellation | The Pentagon’s last-minute cancellation of the Miramar Air Show this month during the partial government shutdown has cost the base as much as $700,000, according to preliminary figures...

Former Aerobatic World Champ Glen Dell Killed - FlyingMag | As the FAI World Aerobatics Championship began this weekend at the North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field near Sherman, Texas, the aerobatic community tragically lost one of its own. Former FAI Advanced World Champion Glen Dell died in an accident at an airshow in Secunda, South Africa...

Presenting the official insider's guide to the 2013 Stuart Air Show - TC Palm | STUART — Attack helicopter flights? Balloon rides? General admission to the formerly “invite only” Friday night air show? A 5K run? The 24th Annual Stuart Air Show promises several new and exciting attractions. Fly a warbird, balloon or chopper. See a balloon glow. See aerial stunts from our seven new performers and five returning crowd favorites!...

Cajun Fly-in set for Saturday - Tri-Parish Times | Aircraft enthusiasts converge on Houma-Terrebonne Airport for a special day of exhibits and fly-ins that also includes free ride-alongs in small aircrafts. Static aircraft displays at the 2013 Cajun Fly-in include a DC-3 and L-39 Albatros, several home-constructed aircrafts and helicopter displays...

Annual fly-in returns Saturday with airplane and helicopter rides - shelbystar.com | Airplanes will fill the skies Saturday at the Shelby Regional Airport’s sixth annual fly-in event. More than 1,000 people usually attend the event, which is held every year on the third week in October...

Warbirds To Perform Flyover For Goody’s 500 At Martinsville Speedway - speedwaymedia.com | MARTINSVILLE, Va. (October 15, 2013) – Six vintage post-World War II-type aircraft will supply the pre-race flyover for the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway on October 27...

SARANG Helicopter display team enthralls audience - groundreport.com | Udhampur, October 15 (Scoop News)-Sarang ( Peacock as it is called in Sanskrit ) acrobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) led by Wg Cdr Ravi C Pathak conducted a breathtaking display at the Air Force Station, on Tuesday as part of the 81st IAF celebrations...

Former DDN writer takes air show position - Dayton Daily News | The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger has named Tim Gaffney to its newly created media relations director position, the show said Tuesday. Gaffney will be responsible for media relations, performer liaison, the souvenir program and related ...

HonorPoberezny.com launches - General Aviation News Staff | A group of high-powered Experimental Aircraft Association members have launched a campaign to honor Tom Poberezny, the association’s former president...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Redbird Flight Simulations Exhibit Puts Visitors in the Pilot's Seat - The Aero Experience | The Aero Experience resumes its review of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 by revisiting the Redbird Flight Simulations exhibit. Redbird Flight Simulations is one of the leading producers of flight simulation equipment with over 300 units in use worldwide, with two of those units in service with the sponsors of our EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 series...

Poland fans to unveil flag commemorating WWII pilots - BBC | Poland football fans plan to unveil a flag at the World Cup qualifying match against England commemorating Polish pilots' role in the Battle of Britain....

A Veteran's Story: James Hutchins Pilot's divine intervention - Covnews.com | Courage and coordination are just two of many qualifying attributes for commanding a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell. To reach that level requires successful training in flimsy Piper Cubs, PT-17 Stearmans, and shake-your-teeth-out Vultee BT-13s...

The Blue Max - Vintage Wings of Canada | Since the early years of the last century, when the bewildering sight of flying machines began to fill the sky, the dreams of young boys and girls were lit by a new fire, one painted in lofty colours of blue and warmed by the unearthly possibility of dancing among the clouds, with hearts pounding as the sun sent shadows spinning through their imaginations....

Goodbye, Goodyear blimp - AOPA Pilot | I had a chance to say goodbye this morning to what, for many of us, feels like an old friend. N3A, the Spirit of Goodyear–one of the company’s three blimps and the one traditionally based in Akron, Ohio–was on her farewell tour. The airship has left Ohio for the last time, and was passing through Frederick, Maryland, on her way to Florida. There, in a few months, she’ll be decommissioned...

A Blue Angel arrives at Legacy Flight Museum - Standard Journal/Joseph Law | REXBURG — A small U.S. Navy fighter plane has had a circuitous journey to get to its new home at the Legacy Flight Museum at the Rexburg-Madison County Airport...

World War II training aircraft undergoing restoration by Sarah Swan National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 10/15/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- In the front corner of the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force sits pieces of wood and metal in various stages of repair. Restoring a World War II aircraft to its former glory takes time and attention to detail...

Zimmer’s Skimmer - Air & Space Magazine | Seven decades after it first flew, the V-173 got its old look back.

Antarctica. Reflections 2011 - Flight To Success | Adventures are amazing... and Dr Judith O'Malley-Ford sent me the most incredible adventure... with photos flying over the Antarctica. From the front of the plane or the back. Enjoy the reflections of a journey with a fabulous lady....

Talented Bournemouth Air Festival snappers presented with prizes for winning photos - Daily Echo |  THREE people who captured stunning images of the Bournemouth Air Festival have received their prizes from a Daily Echo and Castle Cameras competition...

Jewelry made from B-17 featured in EAA gift catalog - General Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Aviation fans may dream of flying the legendary B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber from World War II, but even if that isn’t yet possible, you can give a piece of the legend this holiday season, as original jewelry made from the exterior skins of the a B-17 are featured in this year’s EAA merchandise catalog....

PICTURE: Brothers in arms - The DEW Line | The UK Ministry of Defence has released a series of stunning Crown Copyright images from an ongoing air exercise involving the Royal Air Force and its French counterpart. Being staged as part of the multinational ‘Joint Warrior’ event, the allies’ Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Mirage 2000N communities have got together, for a ‘Capable Eagle’ series of flights being conducted from Leeming in Yorkshire....

On the Road to Rocket Access to Orbit Reuse: Next Gen Falcon 9 Demonstration Flight - Spaceports |On Sunday, Sept. 29th, 2013, SpaceX successfully completed the demonstration mission of its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket, delivering the CASSIOPE, CUSat, DANDE and POPACS satellites to their targeted orbits...

Government Shutdown Delays Major Private Space Plane Test by Leonard David, SPACE.com | A key test flight of a new private space plane that aims to be a next-generation transportation vehicle for astronauts has become another casualty of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The new commercial space plane, called Dream Chaser, was slated to...