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Melbourne Air and Space Show takes off Saturday - Florida Today | Titusville. Cocoa Beach. Valkaria. Now, Melbourne. For years, hundreds of thousands of people trekked up to North Brevard for the Tico Warbird Airshow, to Central Brevard for the Cocoa Beach Air Show or to South Brevard for the Valkaria Airfest. This weekend, they’ll welcome with open wings, er, arms, the inaugural Melbourne Air and Space Show...

Stuart Air Show kicks off this weekend at Witham Field - WPTV | Stuart, Fla. - The 2013 Stuart Air Show is coming back into town this weekend. Presented by Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney, the show will offer a lot of new things to see. No government budget cuts are going to stop the Stuart Airshow. Don McGlynn is the Vice President of the Stuart Air Show and thinks the show is better this year...

Death defying stunts on show at Warbirds Downunder - Border Mail | THERE won’t be a shot fired in anger but there could be a few war stories retold at the Temora aerodrome today when some of the rarest military aircraft in the country take to the skies for Warbirds Downunder. Hosted by the Temora Aviation Museum the event attracts people from across the country...

Vintage WWII aircraft set to touch down at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport on Monday - The Albany Herald | ALBANY — If any aviation enthusiasts or World War II history buffs missed getting up close and personal with the “Movie Memphis Belle” B-17 bomber in Thomasville this past weekend, you’ll get a second chance next week at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport....

NOVEMBER 4: Frecce Tricolori Monday 'overfly Rome - Translated | Monday 's aircraft aerobatic team will fly over the city' of Rome for the traditional passage tricolor on the altar of the Fatherland opening of the official celebrations for the Unity Day 'National Armed Forces Day. The flyover, expected around...

The 50th National Championship Air Races -- Wrap-up -- Part 2 * The Pylon Place | Last month, we reviewed the Unlimited/UWRC races. And I promised this month to cover the other five classes of competitors. Let’s get started...

The 50th Reno National Championship Air Races  · Julie In The Sky | I want to personally thank the Commemorative Air Force So Cal Wing and Classic Fighters Racing for allowing us access to put the Re-Play XD cameras on board all of the aircraft and their incredible support in making this video possible.

Peachtree City Veterans Day to Honor Viet Nam Veterans · Warbirds News | PEACHTREE CITY, GA – (October 29, 2013) – On Saturday, November 9th, veterans of the Viet Nam War will be recognized at Peachtree City’s 2013 Veterans Day Observance hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing. The program will be held during the flying museum’s third annual Veterans Day Open House, 9am-Noon.  The open house and program is free to the public...

SMAC059 – Aircraft Salvage, Recovery, and Transport with @FastAviationFL - Toriaflies | ...We've got a cool guest today to talk about aircraft salvage, recovery, transport, and all kinds of other cool topics like growing up with some of aviation's legends. Not only does she have an amazing story and background, but she's also overcome some pretty difficult heath issues on the road to pursing her pilot's license...

FTHO/CAMM Gala Celebrates U.S.- China Ties by Honoring Flying Tiger WW ll War Heroes and their Families - Ticker Report | ...The event was organized by the Flying Tigers Historical Organization (FTHO) and the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum (CAMM), two non-profit organizations that work to promote awareness about the story of the Flying Tigers and foster closer ties between the U.S. and China....

Gamera Team Sets Unofficial Record For Human-Powered Helicopter Flight - Aero-News Network |Team's Achievements Celebrated At Event Attended By Officials From Sikorsky, United Technologies, AHS International | They may not have won the Sikorsky prize, but University of Maryland students from Team Gamera have unofficially set a world record of 97 seconds for the duration of a human powered helicopter flight. The announcement came at an event on Saturday, October 26 celebrating the team's accomplishments, which was attended by senior officials from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, as well as University of Maryland President Wallace Loh. At the same event, Sikorsky and United Technologies Corporation representatives presented a trophy and a check for $50,000 to honor the team's achievements...

Being Amelia - 5280 The Denver Magazine | ...“We start here,” she says. Although she chose Oshkosh—home of the weeklong Experimental Aviation Association’s annual AirVenture show (essentially Comic-Con for air show nerds)—to formally announce her ambition to fly around the world next summer, Earhart’s plan is among the worst-kept secrets in the aviation world. She’ll tell anyone who’ll listen that she’s been imagining this adventure since she began flying nearly a decade ago...

2013 ROADRUNNERS INTERNATIONALE REUNION - Photos

SR-72, a Hypersonic Drone is Positioned to be the Successor of SR-71 'BlackBird' - Defense Update | Lockheed Martin broke silence today about the development of an unmanned hypersonic aircraft it is proposing for future reconnaissance and long-range strike missions. The company said it is ready to embark on the development of the SR-72 hypersonic unmanned aircraft that could enter service with the U.S. Air Force in 2030....

A wondrous BONUS essay from Scholarship Winner Susan! - The Girls With Wings Blog | Susan's post as a Girls With Wings Additional Scholarship Winner: Susan's lessons have been funded in part by the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. Additional Awards were designated to four individuals that showed great promise and dedication. We therefore offered them $250 to help in funding at least a small portion of their flight training...

Caylee's third essay as the Girls With Wings Private Pilot Scholarship Winner! - The Girls With Wings Blog | Congratulations to Caylee who has resumed her flying lessons thanks in part to the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. The Private Pilot Scholarship is to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship, an award in the amount of $1000.00, targets those individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course...