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World Aerobatic Championships Wraps Up In Sherman-Denison - KTEN | GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- The World Aerobatic Championships wrapped up at the North Texas Regional Airport. The closing banquet was held on Saturday night in Denison, and results showed French pilots taking the top spots.  The overall winner was Francois Le Vot with a nearly 78-percent score....

The 27th FAI World Aerobatic Championship - Results and more

US Jet Teams Are Back In 2014! Hear the details on this episode... - Warbird Radio | BREAKING NEWS - US Jet Teams Are Back In 2014! Hear the details on this episode of Warbird Radio LIVE!

National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrines Dwane Wallace - Aviation International News | During the Great Depression, he used money won by air racing to meet the company's payroll. After World War II, Wallace directed Cessna's development of an extensive line of corporate and general aviation products that grew the company into an aviation ...

Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Entertains 45,000 Fans - CBS | FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show drew a crowd of 45,000 people this weekend. Attendees enjoyed an all-star lineup headlined by the Black Diamond Jet Team (shown above), civilian aerobatic stars, classic military aircraft and a special appearance by the Spirit of Alliance T-38 Talon. Show officials reported strong attendance at the annual two-day event, despite cooler than normal temperatures each morning. Held at the...

Early morning at the air show - Jonathan Rice Photography | Once in, I headed straight for the big jets. Only two this year. Apparently American Airlines no longer participates in the air show. Bummer. But I was able to get the shots for my project thanks to a FedEx plane and a private wide bodied jet. These shots made the price of admission well worth it....
   
Aero club celebrates 75 years - ABC Online | Broken Hill airport was jam-packed with planes at the weekend as pilots from all over the country flew into town to celebrate the local aero club's 75th anniversary. Vintage aircraft, former war planes and other old-time memorabilia were on display at ...

Engine Nacelles and Propellers Ready For B-29 “Doc” · Warbirds News | The restoration of the B-29 Superfortress “Doc”  is making progress, today we called Tony Mazzolini to catch up with the latest events. Last weekend the volunteers have worked to hang the first of four restored & rebuilt engine nacelles. Yesterday San Antonio Propeller Service packed the first two propellers which will be delivered to Wichita next week. The propellers were fully restored and balanced in the San Antonio based  shop so the Doc’s team will only have to ...

Replica Gee Bee Q.E.D. In The Sky (The Beauty Of Teamwork) - AirPigz | There's a good chance you already know that the Gee Bee Q.E.D. replica envisioned by Jim Moss made its first flight back on September 26, 2013. But if you're like me you didn't realize that Jim had been ill for some time during the latter stages of the project, and in fact he passed away on September 1st. It was the team of dedicated friends (wonderful aviation craftsmen) that carried Jim's Gee Bee dream into the sky...

Profile 82 - FINAL: "Cocktail Hour" as flown by Raymond Plank, 43rd BG, 64th BS - JSM | ...The day was August 9, 1945, the location was an air base within the Okinawan island chain called "le Shima."  The day's missions were scrubbed,  the 43rd's B-24s grounded.  Raymond, never one to sit still and always reading between the lines, was quick to figure that 'something was up,' and managed an impromptu and unauthorized check flight in a C-46 Commando transport plane that an old buddy, Joe Sharpe, had flown in a day or two earlier...

FLYING TIGER TALKS ABOUT WAR YEARS - KNOE 8 News | Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 news) - Richard Sherman is one of a handful of World War II vets who still remind us of the sacrifices made during that time. In 1942 he was  nineteen years old when he flew his first combat mission in a B-25, over the South China Sea....

Wreckage from US Bomber Found in Yangtze River - English.anhuinews.com | Four fishermen in Anhui discovered the wreckage of an American fighter plane, probably a "Flying Tiger" B-25 bomber in the Yangtze River on Wednesday. According to the Anhui Daily, a provincial newspaper, the wreckage is likely to belong to a B-25 bomber, part of the American volunteer group the "Flying Tigers," during World War II....

Planes that braved the unknown North celebrated in aviation museum - Brandon Sun | WINNIPEG - Only a few generations ago, northern Canada was largely unknown and unmapped. As the era of flight dawned, a few brave pilots took to the skies with little more than a wing and a prayer, hauling goods and people to remote, frozen communities with almost no protection from the elements. The derring-do era of the bush pilot is celebrated at the Western Canada Aviation Museum, an 8,500-square-metre trip back in time that sits near Winnipeg's James Armstrong Richardson International Airport....

The Kalinin K7 Was King of the Propeller Planes - Gizmodo | When the Spruce Goose was still just a twinkle in Howard Hughes' eye, Russia was quietly constructing the largest propeller-powered plane to ever leave the ground. The Kalinin K-7 was designed by the Russian Army in the early 1930's as an experimental Heavy Bomber aircraft that could also be used to transport civilians. Since jet engine technology hadn't...

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (?? Flying Dragon) by travelforaircraft | The Ki-67 Hiryu (?? Flying Dragon / Allied reporting name "Peggy") was a highly capable aircraft design inspired by the lessons Japan had learned during their Manchurian campaign, the opening act of World War II. The campaign did not go quickly and soon became a quagmire which threatened a war against Japan's historical enemy, Russia. Mitsubishi responded to a request from...

Helicopter museum plans at Shotton Airfield ready for lift-off - Northen Echo | PLANS have been unveiled for a North-East helicopter museum combined with a ground-breaking venture in the rehabilitation of disabled former armed forces personnel. The proposals, revealed at...

Video: Ice Pilots NWT - Global Calgary | Mikey McBryan from Ice Pilots NWT joins Global Calgary with details on the History channel TV series.

16 year old’s solo captured by local TV news · General Aviation News Staff | What a cool story! Sierra Patterson soloed on her 16th birthday and the local television station was there to capture it — complete with a proud dad, worried mom and a very excited young girl. Check it out here. And Congratulations Sierra!

Atwater student makes ramp for planes at Castle museum - mercedsunstar.com |  ATWATER — A high school student’s advanced welding and fabrication skills came in handy as he built a viewing stand that will allow people to inspect vintage military aircraft up close. Giancarlo Kamesch, 17, an Atwater High School senior, built the portable viewing stand for the Castle Air Museum. It can be used by visitors to the museum or by volunteers rebuilding planes in the restoration hangar...

Essay winner gets ride of a lifetime - Rome News-Tribune | Abby Rose Justice, a Coosa Middle School eighth grader about to step inside an airplane for the first time, was a little nervous. Abby, 13, stood beside the single-engine biplane on a run-way at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The top winner of an essay contest, her prize was a ride in the tiny plane...

Young Eagles Program Lets Dozens Of Kids Fly - Greeneville Sun | More than 40 youngsters were able to enjoy free flights over Greene County Saturday thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles program...