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Volunteers sought for Lakeland's Sun 'n Fun Fly-In and Expo - Bay News 9 | LAKELAND -- The Lakeland Police Athletic and Activities League is looking for volunteers for the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo...
Thunder over Louisville Director Talks on Her Love for the Tradition - Louisville.com | As the Louisville skyline illuminates with the boom of fireworks and signature soundtrack of music, Louisvillians look forward for the annual tradition of Thunder over Louisville. While this year’s 25th anniversary marks a milestone in the tradition and the return of the Blue Angels, it also marks a special occasion for Mandie Clark, who is the new director of Thunder over Louisville. The job of director is a big one, coordinating the timing of the show, the timing of the planes, the announcer, the barges, and the people at the command center...
Oregon Airshow to feature new fighter - KEX | Less than a week after learning that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds reconfirmed as the headline performers for The Oregon International Air Show presented by Standard TV & Appliance, the Show announced an impressive contingent of U.S. military demonstrations have been added to the 2014 show lineup. The Show, scheduled for September 19th - 21st, 2014 at Hillsboro Airport, was forced to take to the skies in 2013 with no military performers due to budget cuts forced by the federal budget sequestration...
The Exhilarating Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi · Lady Anne Abit | The media invitation for the Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi was the least I expected to arrive in my inbox...
Spitfire Confirmed For Full Display at Thundersprint 2014 - Flightline UK | The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be sending one of their iconic Spitfires to this year’s Thundersprint on Sunday May 11. The display will be a particularly moving one because the Darley Moor circuit, near Ashbourne in Derbyshire, was originally an RAF airfield....
Video: Model Planes - Great War Flying Circus - Air Show * coolestone.com
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: RVs All Around - Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience continues our coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 with more RVs! The Vans RV series virtually personifies the EAA vision of member-built aircraft filling the skies, and there is no doubt about the popularity of the aircraft with over 8,000 kits completed and...
Ride in a P-51 prize in raffle · General Aviation News Staff | Mercy Flight and Angel Flight SE are partnering with Stallion 51 Flight Operations to make your flying fantasy come true while helping others find the medical treatment they need...
10 bad-ass women in Indiana - Indianapolis Star | In 1921, Margaret Ray Ringenberg, then 7, saw a
plane land in a field near her family's Adams County home. The pilot offered her and her family a quick ride, and Ringenberg was hooked. With her father's encouragement she attended flight school and completed her first solo flight at the age of 19....Jerrie Mock - Women of Aviation Worldwide | 50 years ago she became the first woman to fly solo around the world. Listen to Jerrie Mock's interview online NOW
Remembering Colonel John Boyd, USAF - Bayou Renaissance Man | I'm sure those of my readers who are aviation enthusiasts will have heard of the late Colonel John Boyd. He codified a new understanding of what became known as 'Energy–maneuverability theory', which affected the design of 1970's-era fighter aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. He went on to develop the concept of the OODA Loop, which has influenced doctrine and tactics in many fields, both military and civilian, to this day....
Timeless Voices - Roland Fisher · eaavideo.org | Roland Fisher (1921-2012) initially joined the British Royal Air Force and was trained on night fighters before transferring into the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942. He flew P-70 night fighters before transitioning into B-24s in the Pacific Theater.
Happy Birthday To The Supermarine Spitfire · WarbirdsNews | The Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time seventy-eight years ago today[March 5]. A single-seat fighter and interceptor, the Spitfire is the most famous British aircraft of all time. A small, graceful, elliptical-wing fighter, the Spitfire was not only one of the best performing fighters, but also one of the best looking. Although less..
Update on Australian F4U-1 Corsair Restoration - Warbirds News | Warbirds News has received a
couple of nice photographs we’d like to share showing current progress on the Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair under restoration at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum near Adelaide, Australia. This aircraft, Bu.No.02270, is the oldest Corsair in preservation and according to the number stamped into the upper main spar cap on the starboard side, the 124th example produced by Vought. It is also one of only two surviving “birdcage” canopy variants of the breed...Eh?: Restore history - Budgeteer | The Lake Superior Squadron 101 Commemorative Air Force is set to launch a benefit dinner and silent auction to benefit the restoration of a World War II PBY Catalina aircraft. The event will be at West Duluth Legion Post 71 on Grand Avenue on March 15. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner to follow at 6....
Chico Air Museum makes progress - Enterprise-Record | CHICO >> A glowing year-end report and the addition of a first-ever museum director puts the Chico Air Museum in a good position for 2014. Over 2013, the museum made significant strides, from acquiring six aircraft to repositioning itself for larger quarters at the Chico Municipal Airport, which should be open this year....
Scholarship will get Young Eagle in air - Marlborough Express | A Blenheim teenager is a step closer to his dream of becoming a pilot after winning one of five nationwide flying scholarships. Adam Baker, 15, is a member of the Marlborough Aeroclub Young Eagles and was awarded the scholarship at a national Flying ...
NASA threatens to ground 747SP "SOFIA" - Aero Pacific Flightlines | NASA has threatened to ground a vintage Boeing 747SP equipped with an astronomical observatory unless more funding is raised by partner Germany or new sources. The possible grounding marks the most serious threat to the Stratospheric Observation For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) project since NASA suspended funding to the programme for five months in 2006 following a long series of delays and cost increases...
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