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Breitling Wingwalkers to perform death-defying aerial stunts at Al Ain air show - The National | Breitling Wingwalkers, the world's only aerobatic formation wingwalking team, will be demonstrating their daredevil stunts at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show...

Aviation Dubai Airshow Preview - Gulf Business News | The 13th Dubai Airshow is upon us. All eyes will be on Dubai's second airport November 17 to 21, as a new venue for the first time plays host to what is fast becoming one of the key events in the global aviation calendar. A purpose-built venue at Dubai ...

'Jetman' joyrides around Mount Fuji - The National | Yves Rossy, known as the 'Jetman', flies by Mount Fuji in Japan. The Swiss aviator jumped from a helicopter at an altitude of 3,600 meters and successfully flew the jet-powered carbon-Kevlar Jetwing around Japan's highest peak...

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Veteran wins car at Stuart Airshow - TCPalm | STUART — Jeffery McCarty, 42, of Stuart was the winner of a refurbished Buick Century in the Wheels to Warrior program sponsored by Crown Car Care and Crown Collision, at the Stuart Airshow. McCarty joined the National Guard in 2008 and served in the ...

Liberty Foundation Gives Public Chance of a Lifetime to Ride B-17 - WUSF News | On Monday, November 4, 2013, The Liberty Foundation invited members of the media to Tampa Executive airport to get the chance of a lifetime to fly in a Boeing B-17 that was used in 'The Movie' Memphis Belle. This Saturday and Sunday they will be open ...

SUN ’n FUN hosts international Skype event · General Aviation News Staff | SUN ‘n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, Florida — Students at the Central Florida Aerospace Academy and students at the Nannestad High School outside of Oslo, Norway, will be the guests at the first International Skype event hosted by SUN ‘n FUN and the Florida Air Museum. The event, on Thursday, Nov. 7, is also open to the general public...

2014 MCAS Miramar Air Show sneak preview - KFMB News 8 | After this year's disappointing cancellation of the Miramar Air Show, CBS News 8 is getting an exclusive explanation straight from the commanding officer himself about what went wrong. The air show normally makes more than a $1 ...

EAA to Expand College Park Area at AirVenture 2014 - aviationpros.com | The College Park area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which made its debut in 2013 with dozens of aviation colleges and universities taking part, will expand in 2014 to include more opportunities for those seeking aviation careers and ...

The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers. Screening This Week At USAF Museum’s IMAX Theater · Warbirds News | DAYTON, Ohio –The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosts a reunion on 17 April 2011 for the brave men, who took off from an aircraft carrier for a top secret mission to bomb Japan. Achieving the unimaginable on 18 April 1942, these men, led by Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. The public had the opportunity to celebrate the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders as the World War II aviation heroes commemorated the 70th anniversary of the raid on Japan at a memorial service on 18 April 2012. The 20 vintage B-25 bombers were...

Air Museum offers free admission for veterans and active service personnel on Veterans Day - Blair Enterprise Publishing | The air museum will honor Veterans by inviting them to the museum and tour free of charge on Veterans Day. Bud Nelson, former commander of the 185th and museum board Vice President, is pleased “the museum is planning the activity to honor his fellow...

Claire Chennault Proved Fighter's Value Against Japanese Over China - Investor's Business Daily | And after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Chennault led the first American counterpunches, delivered by the American Volunteer Group — the famed Flying Tigers — in the skies over Burma and China. Before shipping off to China on what ...

‘Sandbar Mitchell’ B-25 Bomber Restoration Story Highlights Breakfast Honoring Veterans - Patch.com | The guest speaker will be Patrick Mihalek, director of the the Sandbar Mitchell Organization of Brighton, the group responsible for the recovery of the B-25 bomber that crashed on the Tanana River sandbar near Fairbanks, Alaska, in June 1969. In his ...

A World War II pilot remembers - Estes Park Trail-Gazette | He is dedicated to the Honor Flight program serving as Co-organizer of Benefits for the Honor Flights of Northern Colorado. Since retiring to Estes Park he has been a regular VIP at Rocky Mountain National Park and is active in the Aviation Club. He ...

Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (? Sabre) — ultimate Kamikaze? - Travel for Aircraft | Late in World War II, Imperial Japan began a strategy of what know of today as asymmetric warfare with the Special Attack Units, better know as Kamikaze in the West. Kamikazes were effective and were getting more effective as the Allies approached Japan’s home islands. Ironically, as the war wore on Japan began using...

Free Desktop CoolPix Of Thom Richard And Precious Metal At Reno 2013! - AirPigz | I posted a version of this image as a CoolPix a few weeks back but I didn't offer it in the various desktop sizes as I sometimes do to make it easy for y'all to use it for a computer screen background... and then I had a reason to shape one up for a friend in the 1366x768 size the other day. After I did I thought maybe now was a good time to go back and get that done for anyone wanting a pretty nice pic of Precious Metal and Thom Richard in the new Reno 2013 paint...

[Photo] F-14 Tomcat could land on carrier with missing radome, damaged wing - The Aviationist | The Grumman Aerospace Corporation, acquired in 1994 by Northrop Corporation to form the Northrop Grumman,  was one of the most respected aircraft manufacturer in the world and leading airplanes builder for the U.S. Navy in the 20th century. But among the fighter pilots community it was known as “Grumman Ironworks”, due to its aircraft ability to come back to the carriers or bases after having been heavily damaged, thanks to their strength and durability....

Hartzell Becomes Propeller Technical Partner for Red Bull Air Races, Featuring 'The Claw' - aviationpros.com | Piqua, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2013 – Hartzell Propeller has been selected by Red Bull Air Races as the propeller technical partner for the upcoming Red Bull Air Race World Championship motor-sport series...

Pilot pays it forward through Young Eagles - Florida Today | Yacono is passing on that same thrill to kids on the Space Coast via the EAA through the Young Eagles program. Members of the Merritt Island chapter donate their time, planes and cost for gas, equipment and insurance two times a year to give kids ages ...