Singapore Airshow 2014 Attracts Close to 100000 Visitors Over Weekend - MENAFN.COM | Singapore Airshow 2014 attracted close to 100,000 visitors over the public day weekend on 15 and 16 February. Visitors to the airshow were treated to an impressive line-up of public day activities,...
Cat Shot and Sprint competition returns to SUN ’n FUN · General Aviation News Staff | LAKELAND, Florida — In celebration of the 40th year of SUN ‘n FUN, the Cat Shot and Sprint competition is returning to the annual fly-in. A 40-mile course featuring both a timed takeoff and timed circuit around the course from a flying start will be open to piston aircraft.
Air Fiesta boasts top aerobatic performers for 2014 - Monitor | Air Fiesta 2014 also will feature a 1943 Douglas A-26 “Invader” light bomber, a freshly restored North American P-51 “Mustang” fighter, and a Curtiss P-40 “Warhawk” fighter and Douglas C-47 transport plane, both owned by the Commemorative Air Force...
Late wingwalker's husband and brother discuss returning to Air Fiesta - Monitor | Younkin said he's looked forward to flying at Air Fiesta again in part because he loves the venue but also because of the friendships he's made with the people in the Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing who put on the air show each year...
Red Bull Air Race flies back to Abu Dhabi after 3-year break - The National | ABU DHABI // After a three-year break the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is returning to the skies above Abu Dhabi's Corniche at the end of this month. From February 28 to March 1 the capital's coastline will once again host the opening round of ...
At Marshfield fly-in, some pilots have an answer for snow cover - Stevens Point Journal | Some participants ditch landing gear, switch to skis
RAF Red Arrows to mark 50th Display Season at Biggin Hill - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The first public appearance in the UK by the fledgling team was at the Biggin Hill International Air Fair in May 1965 flying the Hawker Siddeley Gnat, the lead-in jet trainer of the era. Since then, the team have gone on to perform around 5,000 displays, many of them overseas where the team contributes to Defence Diplomacy and promotes the professional excellence of Royal Air Force. The team were re-equipped with the BAe Hawk T1 in 1980...
Red Arrows' pilot selection policy could change following death of Sean Cunningham - Grimsby Telegraph | The pilot selection policy for the world famous Red Arrows could undergo changes as a result of the Ministry of Defence's report into the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham. The Red Arrows pilot was killed when his ejector seat fired during pre...
Museum to hold Open Cockpit Day, feature Blimp Car · General Aviation News Staff | WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — The New England Air Museum will hold Open Cockpit Day March 16. On that day visitors will be able to climb into the cockpits of up to nine vintage airplanes, including two supersonic jet fighters, the Vietnam era Huey helicopter, the World War II P-47 Thunderbolt, the Vintage DC-3 airliner, and more.
“Tuskegee Airmen” P-51C Mustang officially moves to Hinz Family Hangar - CAF Red Tail Squadron | ...Retired United States Navy Commander and businessman Don Hinz created the Red
Tail Project based on a dream to restore an authentic P-51C Mustang – not just to wow audiences at air shows, but as a vehicle to spark conversations and educate young and old alike about the often-overlooked history of the Tuskegee Airmen, that had flown this same model as their signature aircraft in WWII....Former B-17 pilot recalls dangerous missions near end of WWII – Combat flight over Cologne, Germany, most hazardous - War Tales | By the time Capt. Bill Haase reached England and the 8th Air Force during the last half of World War II, he was an experienced aviator with 15 months under his belt flying new bombardiers on practice bombing missions stateside. The 85-year-old Punta Gorda, Fla. man, a former B-17 “Flying Fortress” pilot, arrived at the […]
Kim Crow, the Original Bitching Betty – Audio Episode Show Notes - Airspeed | ...The very first voice digitized for use in fighter cockpits was that of actress Kim Crow and the voice soon became known, loved, and hated as “Bitching Betty.” Kim spent an hour talking with Airspeed about being Betty, from the very first Betty sessions in a conference room and later in a studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Betty evolved with...
Hangar Chats, 02-16-2014 · Other People's Airplanes | In this video Damon interviews US Navy Captain and Hornet driver Mark “Mutha” Hubbard. This interview was part of the 100 seconds for 100 years of Naval Aviation and was...
The People’s Mosquito Project - Warbirds News | A group of enthusiasts in the UK has brought together a committed effort to build and fly a deHavilland Mosquito. Known as “The People’s Mosquito” the team has sourced the remains of a Mosquito NF.36, serial number RL249, upon which they will base the identity of their aircraft. While some of our readers may be aware of this project, Warbirds News believes in spreading the word as widely as possible to help...
Bronco 99+18 (G-ONAA) New Paint Being Applied · Warbirds News | Bronco 99+18 (G-ONAA) is in the paint shop and she should be able to roll out by the end of this month. As we reported here Bronco “99+18” is expected to be...
Bomber Restoration Project Seeking Online Votes For Grant - WHMI | The B-25, dubbed Sandbar Mitchell, was recovered from a sandbar near Fairbanks, Alaska last July by a team of volunteers, then shipped to the small Wings of Glory Aviation Museum in Brighton. Right now the project is progressing, with work being done ...
Helicopter photo contest winners named · General Aviation News Staff | The winners of the second annual ROTOR Magazine Photo Contest were unveiled in the just-printed Winter 2014 issue of the magazine, which is the Helicopter Association International’s official publication. This year’s grand prize winner shows a Belgian Air Force SeaKing taking part in a rescue demonstration.
Tiger Flight Flies For Kids Fighting Cancer - The Chattanoogan | The Tiger Flight Foundation and flight team are associated with the original Flying Tigers and honored to be the only civilian flight team associated with this famed World War II squadron. In 2003 Tiger Flight was given permission to use the squadron ...
Intrepid Museum Opens Arms To Kids This Week - CBS | NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s Kids Week on the Intrepid. With New York public schools out for midwinter break this week, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is offering a jam-packed schedule through Feb. 23 of tours and activities for children...
DRSky Interviews 56th Fighter Wing/ Base Commander Brig. Gen. Michael D. Rothstein - Photorecon.net | Here in Arizona and the “Valley Of The Sun”, we are very fortunate to have one of the largest training bases in the world, that turns out some of the best pilots in the US Air Force. Recently, I had the high honor of interviewing 56th Fighter Wing/ Base Commander, Brig. General Michael D. Rothstein .In this interview we discuss training with the F-16, the soon to arrive F-35A and the many exciting things that are happening at Luke AFB...
Navy to recover Orion spacecraft - U-T San Diego | The amphibious warship San Diego heads to sea this week to practice recovering the Orion spacecraft, a key step in NASA’s development of a new vehicle for carrying astronauts far beyond Earth and bringing them home safely. The 26-foot long spacecraft will be released from the flooded well deck of the ship and later reeled back aboard with help from teams in high speed boats. The exercise is a dress rehearsal for a mission in September in which an unmanned Orion will parachute into waters off Baja California after a brief trip into space...
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