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December 17, 1903 – December 17, 2013 -110 Years From The First Flight - Warbirds News | At 10:35 a.m. on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew the Flyer for 12 seconds over 120 feet of ground. This flight, conducted on Kill Devil Hill just outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the very first flight by a manned, controlled, heavier-than-air aircraft that flew under it’s own power. In other words, it was the first flight of an airplane. This...

National Air and Space Museum marks anniversary of first flight · General Aviation News Staff | On Dec. 17, 2003, America looked back a century to celebrate the first successful flight of a powered airplane. Ten years after the Centennial of Flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s achievement at Kitty Hawk is still inspiring creativity and provoking discussion. In time for this year’s anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is focusing a spotlight on its updated exhibition, “The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age.”...

'Ohio's Aviation Heritage' podcast tour now available - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | DAYTON, Ohio -- 110 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful powered, heavier-than-air flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C. These two brothers from Dayton were the first of a number of Ohioans who have played an integral role in the history of the United States Air Force and its predecessor organizations. The history of many of these contributions, from the early days of flight through the Space Age, is outlined in the latest self-guided audio tour available from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force...

Cincinnati helped get aviation off the ground - Cincinnati.com | Today marks the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk. On this anniversary, let’s not just look north to honor Dayton and its achievements in aviation. The Cincinnati area has played a critical role in the development of flight. Here are some little-known facts that put Cincinnati on the aviation world’s map:...

‘SKY FIESTA’ 2013 to mark 101 years of Lankan aviation a success - ft.lk | ...Our objectives were to celebrate the 101st year of Sri Lankan aviation industry, celebrate the World Civil Aviation day, gather all the aviation lovers in to a one place and enhance the Aviation subject and also our Ceylon Aviation Club etc...

Catalina Air Show 2013 - Photorecon.net | Catalina Island hosted its second annual Air Show on the weekend of October 26th and 27th. Sponsored by Scheyden Glasses, the show boasted aerobatic air show performances by “Super Dave” Mathieson in his customized Scheyden MX2, John Collver’s AT-6, Team Rocket Aerobatics with Eric Hansen and Ken Fowler, John Melby’s Muscle Bi-Plane, Ross Granley’s YAK 18-T, Marcus Paine’s Super Cub, Mike Blackstone’s Waco YMF-5, and the Red Bull Chopper piloted by Chuck Arron, the only pilot in the United States licensed to perform with a helicopter...

Red Arrows try to track down young fan who sent them a letter - This is Lincolnshire | The Red Arrows are trying to track down the address of a young fan who sent them a letter saying they wanted to meet the team. The letter, sent by 9-year-old Tahnee Johnson, is decorated with hand drawn Red Arrows planes as a border and asks how Tahnee can meet the team...

BBC Radio recognises Shoreham Airshow Achievements - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | BBC Community Heroes Award - Derek HarbarBBC Radio Sussex and Surrey recognised the achievements of the Shoreham Airshow by awarding Derek Harber – Airshow Organiser the Community Hero’s Award under the Volunteer Section Banner for 2013...

Warbirds show to host first French presence - Otago Daily Times | A delegation of French military officials and a specialist surveillance aircraft will arrive in Wanaka next Easter, jointly hosted by the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. The French will be bringing a CASA CN-235-300 aircraft, which will be open for the public to view throughout the three days of the airshow...

Duluth International Airport showcases ‘The Lark of Duluth’ - General Aviation News | DULUTH, Minn. — Jan. 1, 2014, marks the 100th anniversary of the world’s first airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line. To commemorate the anniversary, The Lark of Duluth, a replica of the first airliner, is now on exhibit inside the Duluth International Airport terminal, in the baggage claim area, through January 2014, according to officials with the Duluth Aviation Institute...

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum | Located on Miramar Way in San Diego, California, the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum offers visitors the opportunity to view a wide range of aircraft and military vehicles, along with exhibits and artifacts detailing the exciting history and fascinating legacy of the United States Marine Corps Aviation. In summer months, the museum has scheduled days during which visitors can sit in the cockpit of a static airplane, examine the controls and get the feeling of what it must be like to be a real pilot. Visitors can also take a stroll along the Walk of Memories which features memorial bricks inscribed with the names of US Marines...

Oldies & Oddities: The Alraigo Incident - Air & Space Magazine | ...As Sea Harrier ZA 176 settled on the slick containers, it began sliding backward. Watson tried to retract the landing gear. The main gear dropped off the back edge of the container...

Air Force museum poised to grow · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio – The world’s largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Co. of Washington, D.C...

Last SR-71 Blackbird engine test in full afterburner at Edwards Air Force Base - The Aviationist | “To experience a J58 in full burner close up and personal is hard to describe. Picture a gigantic blow torch, 40 inches in diameter, putting out a blue-yellow-orange flame over 50 feet long. Imagine standing 30 feet from this, feeling the vibration and heat. You wear both foam plugs and earmuffs. Your ears still ring afterward, because the...

Kalamazoo man builds plane in honor of grandfather - Hilton Head Island Packet | ...Flaten, a 2010 STAR Award winner and a metal artist who had taken art classes at Kalamazoo Valley Community College prior to the accident, has now finalized his dream project. It's taken years of recovery to get to where he is now, nearing completion of a B-25 Mitchell model plane to honor his grandfather, a World War II veteran who died in 2002...

Video: Wow! Did You See This Cub Land On Skis? - AirPigz | So, I was searching for a nice video to post today... there was a fresh people are awesome video with a variety of extreme death-defying sports feats including various airborne activities... then there was a new-just-yesterday extreme wingsuit video with an impossibly long-and-low flight down a slope (literally just a few feet off the ground)... and then I stumbled onto this video of a humble Cub on skis landing on a packed and icy patch next to a runway at an airport up in Canada last January.  Sorry extreme freaks, the Cub wins...

Long Beach businesses donate to Veterans Airlift Command · General Aviation News Staff | LONG BEACH, Calif. — At a holiday fundraiser at the Long Beach Airport (LGB), Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, made a donation to Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots...

Wichita Aero Club gets $10000 for scholarship program - Wichita Business Journal | The Wichita Aero Club on Monday was awarded a $10,000 grant from BBA Aviation's Charitable Giving Program for the club to use for its scholarship program. BBA Aviation is the parent company of Signature Flight Support, which operates a fix-based ...

New Plymouth student set to fly in space - Radio New Zealand | An engineering student from New Plymouth could become the first New Zealander in space in a year's time. Hamish Fagg, 21, has returned from a space academy camp in Florida, after winning a competition for a place on a commercial flight into space...

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