World Aerobatic Championships Wraps Up In Sherman-Denison - KTEN | GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- The World Aerobatic Championships wrapped up at the North Texas Regional Airport. The closing banquet was held on Saturday night in Denison, and results showed French pilots taking the 
top spots. The overall winner was Francois Le Vot with a nearly 78-percent score....
The 27th FAI World Aerobatic Championship - Results and more
US Jet Teams Are Back In 2014! Hear the details on this episode... - Warbird Radio | BREAKING NEWS - US Jet Teams Are Back In 2014! Hear the details on this episode of Warbird Radio LIVE!
National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrines Dwane Wallace - Aviation International News | During the Great Depression, he used money won by air racing to meet the company's payroll. After World War II, Wallace directed Cessna's development of an extensive line of corporate and general aviation products that grew the company into an aviation ...
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Entertains 45,000 Fans - CBS | FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show drew a crowd of 45,000 people this weekend. Attendees enjoyed an all-star lineup headlined by the Black Diamond Jet Team (shown above), civilian aerobatic stars, classic military aircraft and a special appearance by the Spirit of Alliance T-38 Talon. Show officials reported strong attendance at the annual two-day event, despite cooler than normal temperatures each morning. Held at the...
Early morning at the air show - Jonathan Rice Photography | Once in, I headed straight for the big jets. Only two this year. Apparently American Airlines no longer participates in the air show. Bummer. But I was able to get the shots for my project thanks to a FedEx plane and a private wide bodied jet. These shots made the price of admission well worth it....
Aero club celebrates 75 years - ABC Online | Broken Hill airport was jam-packed with planes at the weekend as pilots from all over the country flew into town to celebrate the local aero club's 75th anniversary. Vintage aircraft, former war planes and other old-time memorabilia were on display at ...
Engine Nacelles and Propellers Ready For B-29 “Doc” · Warbirds News | The restoration of the B-29 Superfortress “Doc” is making progress, today we called Tony Mazzolini to catch up with the latest events. Last weekend the volunteers have worked to hang the first of four restored & rebuilt engine nacelles. Yesterday San Antonio Propeller Service packed the first two propellers which will be delivered to Wichita next week. The propellers were fully restored and balanced in the San Antonio based shop so the Doc’s team will only have to ...
Replica Gee Bee Q.E.D. In The Sky (The Beauty Of Teamwork) - AirPigz | There's a good chance you already know that the Gee Bee Q.E.D. replica envisioned by Jim Moss made its first flight back on September 26, 2013. But if you're like me you didn't realize that Jim had been ill for some time during the latter stages of the project, and in fact he passed away on September 1st. It was the team of dedicated friends (wonderful aviation craftsmen) that carried Jim's Gee Bee dream into the sky...
Profile 82 - FINAL: "Cocktail Hour" as flown by Raymond Plank, 43rd BG, 64th BS - JSM | ...The day was August 9, 1945, the location was an air base within the Okinawan island chain called "le Shima." The day's missions were scrubbed, the 43rd's B-24s grounded. Raymond, never one to sit still and always reading between the lines, was quick to figure that 'something was up,' and managed an impromptu and unauthorized check flight in a C-46 Commando transport plane that an old buddy, Joe Sharpe, had flown in a day or two earlier...
FLYING TIGER TALKS ABOUT WAR YEARS - KNOE 8 News | Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 news) - Richard Sherman is one of a handful of World War II vets who still remind us of the sacrifices made during that time. In 1942 he was nineteen years old when he flew his first combat mission in a B-25, over the South China Sea....
Wreckage from US Bomber Found in Yangtze River - English.anhuinews.com | Four fishermen in Anhui discovered the wreckage of an American fighter plane, probably a "Flying Tiger" B-25 bomber in the Yangtze River on Wednesday. According to the Anhui Daily, a provincial newspaper, the wreckage is likely to belong to a B-25 bomber, part of the American volunteer group the "Flying Tigers," during World War II....
Planes that braved the unknown North celebrated in aviation museum - Brandon Sun | WINNIPEG - Only a few generations ago, northern Canada was largely unknown and unmapped. As the era of flight dawned, a few brave pilots took to the skies with little more than a wing and a prayer, hauling goods and people to remote, frozen communities with almost no protection from the elements. The derring-do era of the bush pilot is celebrated at the Western Canada Aviation Museum, an 8,500-square-metre trip back in time that sits near Winnipeg's James Armstrong Richardson International Airport....
The Kalinin K7 Was King of the Propeller Planes - Gizmodo | When the Spruce Goose was still just a 
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (?? Flying Dragon) by travelforaircraft | The Ki-67 Hiryu (?? Flying Dragon / Allied reporting name "Peggy") was a highly capable aircraft design inspired by the lessons Japan had learned during their Manchurian campaign, the opening act of World War II. The campaign did not go quickly and soon became a quagmire which threatened a war against Japan's historical enemy, Russia. Mitsubishi responded to a request from...
Helicopter museum plans at Shotton Airfield ready for lift-off - Northen Echo | PLANS have been unveiled for a North-East helicopter museum combined with a ground-breaking venture in the rehabilitation of disabled former armed forces personnel. The proposals, revealed at...
Video: Ice Pilots NWT - Global Calgary | Mikey McBryan from Ice Pilots NWT joins Global Calgary with details on the History channel TV series.
16 year old’s solo captured by local TV news · General Aviation News Staff | What a cool story! Sierra Patterson soloed on her 16th birthday and the local television station was there to capture it — complete with a proud dad, worried mom and a very excited young girl. Check it out here. And Congratulations Sierra!
Atwater student makes ramp for planes at Castle museum - mercedsunstar.com | ATWATER — A high school student’s advanced welding and fabrication skills came in handy as he built a viewing stand that will allow people to inspect vintage military aircraft up close. Giancarlo Kamesch, 17, an Atwater High School senior, built the portable viewing stand for the Castle Air Museum. It can be used by visitors to the museum or by volunteers rebuilding planes in the restoration hangar...
Essay winner gets ride of a lifetime - Rome News-Tribune | Abby Rose Justice, a Coosa Middle School eighth grader about to step inside an airplane for the first time, was a little nervous. Abby, 13, stood beside the single-engine biplane on a run-way at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The top winner of an essay contest, her prize was a ride in the tiny plane...
Young Eagles Program Lets Dozens Of Kids Fly - Greeneville Sun | More than 40 youngsters were able to enjoy free flights over Greene County Saturday thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles program...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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Thrills expected at air show - The West Milford Messenger | WEST MILFORD — Pack up the family and head over to the Greenwood Lake Airport this weekend for the fifth annual Greenwood Lake Air Show. The festivities begin on Friday and continue through Sunday with headliner Kirby Chambliss, a five-time U.S. national aerobatic champion leading the way. Chambliss is a two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Justin Lewis will fly the FLS Microjet, which is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's smallest jet. The Alabama Boys Comedy Team with Greg Koontz will land his Piper J3 Cub on a truck. Koontz will also perform aerobatics in his Extreme Decathlon. The Iron Eagle Aerobatics team fly two high performance biplanes in perfect unison. A very rare P51-C model Mustang will perform fly bys on Saturday and Sunday. Gary Ward, Kevin Russo and the Northeast Raiders Russian Warbird team round out the lineup....
Memories of Oklahoma legend take flight at Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In - Tulsa World | The 
first time Martha Swartz visited the Will Rogers Memorial, it was as part of a field trip her Girl Scouts troop made to the Claremore landmark. That was also the last time Swartz had been to the memorial - until about four years ago. That's when Swartz, an Owasso resident and licensed pilot, decided she wanted to volunteer to help with the museum's annual Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In...
Spanish champion aerobatic pilot killed in Velez-Malaga air crash - Olive Press | A PLANE crash near the Real Aeroclub Veleño in Velez-Malaga has left one dead and another seriously injured. The Yak-52 aerobatic plane crashed on Friday, at 13:50 hours onto a mango farm, a little more than ten meters from a rural housing and just a mile from the runway. Pilot Javier Fernandez, a prominent businessman from Granada, 52, was killed instantly, and his Brazilian friend, 50, died last night in Axarquia hospital....
Rare Spitfire, B-25 bomber to fly over air show - Vancouver Sun | On the ground and in the sky, this weekend's Chilliwack Flight Fest is shaping up to be one of the biggest in years, thanks in large part to another air show hundreds of kilometres away. Not only will the Chilliwack airport play host to a rare Spitfire fighter and B-25 bomber, but Sunday's preshow will feature a flyby by the Snowbirds aerobatics team, a CF-18 Hornet fighter and a military CC-150 transport jet...
Copper Props Fly-in wonderful - Daily Mining Gazette | To the editor: Thanks to all who turned out on a beautiful Sunday for the EAA Chapter 1270 annual Copper Props Fly-In. It was a wonderful day to fly, 150 community members got a taste of flying with local pilots, the community support was great, all seemed to have a good time...
B-17 Aluminum Overcast at Ford Airport - WOOD-TV | CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - You can take a ride aboard a restored B-17 bomber as its national tour makes a stop in West Michigan. The media will get its first look at the Aluminum Overcast on Thursday at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Cascade Township. Known as the Flying Fortress, the aircraft is one of the best-known military aircraft of the World War II era, according to a news release....
Tuskegee Airman to visit Palm Springs Air Museum - The Desert Sun | PALM SPRINGS — The oldest surviving Tuskegee Airman will be at the Palm Springs Air Museum Saturday. Lt. Col. Bob Friend, part of the first all-black pilot squadron to serve in World War II, will be at the museum at 1 p.m. on Saturday.He flew 142 combat missions in Europe and is one of about 45 left of the 992 original Tuskegee Airmen...
Salvage team begins Flying Tigers search - Global Times | A salvage team on Thursday started to retrieve an airplane that was flown by the Flying Tigers during World War II from beneath a lake in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese air force, was a group composed of ex-pilots from the US military...
Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat - Warbirds News | We’ve been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost to the waters of Lake Michigan almost 70 years ago, from its retrieval from the bottom of Lake Michigan late last year, to it’s appearance most recently as the “before” plane next to a restored example at the Warbirds in Review program at EAA AirVenture 2013. The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida, which owns the plane, annunced last week that it had selected the Air Zoo Museum of Kalamazoo, Michigan to restore the Warbird to her former glory....
Flight simulator at Air Museum is almost like the real thing - ReminderNews | As Ornella, Chadrick and RJ Ebanks walked around the New England Air Museum on Aug. 14, they learned about several planes used during World War II and throughout history. Though it was interesting for the Cayman Islands children, it was even more interesting to practice flying some of the planes....
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Arch won bronze at Aerobatics Championship - courier | "The experience of the Red Bull Air Race have helped me here extreme to stay cool despite the few training sessions," said Arch Herbert Weirather, the son of the ex-Skiweltmeisters Harti Weirather landed on his debut in the classic 
49th Annual CAF Airsho - Odessa American | The Commemorative Air Force has scheduled the 49th Annual CAF Airsho, presented by Western National Bank, at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 13-14 at Midland International Airport. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Purchase advance ...
First air show attracts big crowd - Morehead News | The Kentucky State Police “Roll-Over” vehicle was on display at the air show. Post 8 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Endre Samu demonstrated the importance of wearing a seatbelt. The KSP wants to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers by...
28 Malaysian Light Aircraft To Take Part In Bandung Air Show - Bernama | SEREMBAN, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Twenty-eight light aircraft from Malaysia General Aviation Team will take part in the four-day Bandung Air Show 2012 at Husein Sastranegara Airfield in Bandung, Indonesia starting Thursday. Malaysian Sports Aviation ...
Fifth annual M Mountain Fly-In taking off - El Defensor Chieftain | Heading into its fifth year, the Fly-In will again give residents from all around the area a chance to check out aircraft of all types, including vintage, home-built and experimental airplanes and much more, says organizer Dave Finley. “Its been great ...
Rotary members cook breakfast at airport fly-in - Marshfield News-Herald | This yellow 1946 Model Piper super cruiser is owned by Duffy Gaier. It was on display at the annual fly-in, drive-in breakfast held Sunday at the Neillsville Municipal Airport. / June Thompson/For the Marshfield News-Herald...
Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Hosted by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 will take place off the Daytona Beach shoreline on 13 and 14 October. Performers include USAF Thunderbirds, Canadian Snowbirds, Black Diamond Jet Team...
Jacksonville Sea and Sky Spectacular 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | With the show center located between 1st Ave N and 6th Ave N, the Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular is set to bring action to the skies in this exciting event. The world-famous United States Navy Blue Angels will be the...
Texas Fall Festival of Flight 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | The Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association presents the Fall Festival of Flight on 12-13 October 2012. This annual fly-in offers the...
Sedgwick County gives Wings Over McConnell a $10000 grant, won't use 'chalet ... - Kansas.com | WICHITA — Sedgwick County will support this weekend's Wings Over McConnell air show with a $10,000 grant but will forgo use of a special “chalet tent” where commissioners and other leaders could have enjoyed a catered meal and beverages.
'Red Tail' squadron flying to Purdue to honor Tuskegee Airmen - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis | The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron will visit Purdue Airport next month to honor the Tuskegee Airmen and teach about their color boundary-breaking accomplishments during World War II. The squadron will bring a restored, red-tailed P-51C ...
History In The Making For Ms. "Memphis Belle" from GlobalAir.com by keely | “We Used To Call It Luck” - Wayne Tabor | On a non-stop flight from Brazil to Africa, Wayne Tabor is 21 years old. He is riding on the right side of the Boeing B-17, alert at all times because their carrier is under attack. He is a waist gunner and completely exposed as his squadron is rapidly approaching enemy boarders. He will complete 30 missions in a matter of 72 days averaging out to a rugged 6 missions per day over Nazi occupied Europe. Everything seems to move at the speed of light until you hear a “THUMP,” and then another “THUMP” all at once you realize...
US B-17 Bomber Crash during WWII Links Dutch Town to Santa Clara - Santa Clara Weekly | Sixty-eight years ago today—on September 26, 1944—a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Bomber named Jayhawk was returning from its mission in Germany when it was hit by German flak and crashed among the tulip fields of the Dutch town of Lisse, killing ...
COMBINED BOMBER OFFENSIVE (CBO) from War and Game by MSW | When Western Allied leaders met at the Casablanca Conference (January 14–24, 1943) the Combined Chiefs of Staff agreed that the …
Photo: This is what remains of a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jet after the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following picture, sent by a reader of the blog, shows 
Canadian memories of the T-6 Texan from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | In July last year I wrote about the T-6 Texan (a.k.a. Harvard, shown below) in South African Air Force service.
Aircraft of World War 2 is featured in museum within SP from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | The museum's aviation TAM in São Carlos (SP), has a "strengthening" of the time of World War 2: a Focke-Wulf - J44 "Stieglitz" (pictured above). The Beechcraft Model of German origin came to be produced in Rio de Janeiro, in the former factory of the Galleon. The specimen, manufactured in Argentina in 1943, is one of the 82 planes exposed at the site...
aviationphotography.be update from apron6 | Just finished updating aviationphotography.be with the entire album of the photoflying days (Wednesday.) Personally I think it’s one of the best albums...
Breguet 270 from Planeshots
Wichita Aero Club seeks nominations for annual trophy - Kansas.com (blog) | The Wichita Aero Club is seeking nominations for the recipient of its annual trophy honoring someone who has made achievements and contributions in the field of aviation or aerospace with close ties to Wichita and Kansas. The organization's first ...
Race Car Drivers Take Flight from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | At Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Marco Bonanomi and Alvaro Parente, the two drivers for QI Meritus. Mahara have been given the opportunity to fly and land a A330 Airbus at Bahrain Airport. This is as a result of an invitation from Gulf Air, the title sponsor of the Grand Prix. The flights were carried out in the simulator at the Gulf Air Flight Simulator Center,...
U.S. military inspires South African youth from Air Force Link Top Stories | The sun was shining almost as brightly as the smiles on the faces of hundreds of children stepping onto a C-17 Globemaster III for the first time, Sept. 20. The children arrived at the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition, here to participate in a Youth Development Program. The program partners U.S. and South African military personnel with youth to develop techniques to empower them both socially and economically...
Pilots to offer free flights for young people - East Brunswick Sentinel | 315 Young Eagles Flight Rally set to begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at Monmouth Executive Airport, Route 34 south, Farmingdale. Guests should enter the airport at the main entrance at the traffic light on Route 34 and follow the white arrows to the building...
Singer Sarah Brightman Expected to Undertake Soyuz to Space Station Flight from Spaceports |
British singer Sarah Brightman may join a tourist flight to the International Space Station with an official announcement expected in Moscow Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Eric Anderson, Chairman of...
Baumgartner Space Dive Set for October 8 from Spaceports | Felix Baumgartner will attempt the record breaking dive from the edge of space on October 8th, 2012. This breathtaking animation shows the dive in...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Today Marks 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation (Video)
- KPBS | On May 22, 1912, Lt. Alfred Cunningham became the first Marine
aviator in a plane the Navy purchased from the Wright Brothers,
according to the Department of Defense. “From the very beginning, the
spirit of courage and determination exemplified by ...
Thunderbirds To Rehearse For AFA Graduation
- KKTV 11 News | In preparation for Wednesday's Air Force Academy
graduation, the Thunderbirds will practice their flyover and aerial
performance Tuesday. The team conducted aerial surveys Monday after they
arrived. The team also 
Red Arrows granted official authority to display in 2012
- This is Lincolnshire | “This year's display is an energetic mix of
formation and precision flying, and I know how much the Red Arrows are
looking forward to the forthcoming season and enhancing their reputation
as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams...
C-5 with mouth open at the March Field Airfest 2012 from Planeshots
Reno Air Races secure insurance for 2012 races; announce course changes
- Reno Gazette Journal | The Reno Air Racing Association also announced
plans to change some race courses and increase G-force training for
pilots for this year's National Championship Air Race. Houghton said
they also face some tough financial challenges and said they will go ...
Aaron Tippin to play at Wings Over North Georgia air show - Rome News Tribune | by press release The Commemorative Air Force will bring the Red, White and Loud Concert featuring Aaron Tippin to the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show. The concert will take place at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on Friday, September 28...
Air show arrives in Kitchener-Waterloo
- Toronto Sun | The Waterloo Air Show had its start four years ago as
volunteers created an annual spectacle at the Waterloo Regional
International Airport in suburban Breslau after the demise of shows in
London and Hamilton. About 40000 spectators are expected over ...
American Heroes Air Show returns to Southern California
- Vertical Magazine | The American Heroes Air Show, an event dedicated
to showcasing the role of helicopters in the military and parapublic
sectors, is set to return to Southern California this summer. Taking
place at the Hansen Dam Recreation Complex in the San Fernando ...
Air show coming to Hill Air Force Base
- ABC 4 | Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hill Air
Force Base for this weekend's air show. It's the first time sine 2009
that the northern Utah base has hosted "Warriors Over The Wasatch." The
show attracted more than 400000 that year.
Nonprofit Hopes To Bring Airshow To Vero Beach
from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | VRB Last Hosted Airshow Over
Ten Years Ago Vero Beach Municipal Airport Director Eric Menger said
plans to host an airshow at Vero Beach are underway with three local
Exchange Club chapters interested in sponsoring the event. Vero Beach
Air Show Inc. is a nonprofit organization that includes members of the
Indian River, Vero Beach and Treasure Coast chapters of the Exchange
Club.
Air Festival set for WWII dogfight - and the Vulcan is promised to return too
- Bournemouth Echo | BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival organisers are promising a
dramatic World War Two re-enactment for the first time – and have
confirmed the return of a big crowd pleaser. The fifth festival, which
takes place between August 30 and September 2, ...
Raytheon to host Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow, extending ... - MarketWatch | WALTHAM, Mass., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) will invite 50 of its Twitter followers to participate in a day of activities at the Farnborough International Airshow on Friday, July 13. Raytheon opened registration...
Credit union to hold drawings for eight thrill jet rides - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Service Credit Union is holding drawings for eight thrill rides aboard a high-performance jet to take place days before the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. The sweepstakes ends June 21. To enter to win the thrill ride ...
DLA Aviation Hall of Fame inductees selected
- Progress-Index | A former Maritime Detachment Division Chief and a
former Site Director of DLA Installation Support in Richmond have been
selected for induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame...
FAA Examines Historical Flight Rules
from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The FAA said on Tuesday it's ready to
"reevaluate its policy" regarding the operation of historical aircraft
for hire, and announced a series of public meetings on the topic. The
meetings, which are open to the public, will be held June 26, 27, and 28
at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FAA said its current Living
History Flight Experience policy, adopted in the mid-1990s, allows
owner/operators of historic aircraft to sell passenger flights "as a way
to generate funds needed to maintain and preserve these historically
significant aircraft for future generations." However, the FAA said an
"increasing number of requests ... [with a] clear market orientation"
seek to operate types of aircraft, or offer various types of flight
experiences, that aren't covered by the current policy.
Glenn Martin and the First Flight to Catalina Island - Catalina Island News | AVALON, 
Video: Stearman aerobatics
from Apron 6 | Let’s call it a day after eight hours of studying and
ease the pain with a GoPro movie of a Stearman doing some aerobatics...
World War II airman to pilot Memorial Day parade in Park Ridge - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate | Smaus would go on to fly 38 combat and reconnaissance missions as a B-25 pilot during World War II, his missions taking him to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and a number of small Pacific islands. On May 28 Smaus will preside over...
1,600 museums offer troops free tickets
from Air Force Times - News by The Associated Press | WASHINGTON — More
than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to
active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a
program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.
World Hot Air Balloon Championships
from ExpressJet Forum by osupilot | Wanted to keep people updated who
like to know about this stuff. This year the World Championships are in
Battle Creek, MI August 18-24. This year we also have t-shirts for sale
to support the entire nine member team that will be competing. Shirts
are $20 a + $3 for shipping or we can figure out how to get it to you
in...
Atlanta Aero Club honours HAI President
from HeliHub.com News by HeliHub.com Editor | Join the Atlanta Aero
Club as it welcomes Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter
Association International (HAI), at a luncheon on June 7, 2012 at the
Capital City Club Downtown, Atlanta, Ga. All HAI members are invited and
will receive the Aero Club member discount for attendance. Zuccaro, who
became HAI President in 2005, has [...]
Sporty's Open House/International Learn to Fly Day Draws 1,000-Plus
from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Several EAA staffers
joined EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower at the annual Sporty's Open
House and International Learn to Fly Day celebration Saturday at
Clermont County/Sporty's Airport in Batavia, Ohio.
Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX's Historic Mission from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Hawthorne, CA - Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station - something only a handful of governments have ever accomplished....
The Dragon is in orbit on her way to the ISS!
from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Below is a replay of the
NASA TV feed of this mornings launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 along with the
description. Way to go SpaceX! w00t! "On Tuesday, May 22, SpaceX
launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule on a demonstration
flight towards the International Space Station. The launch occurred at
3:44 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station in Florida....
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Buckeye Air Fair returns Saturday - AZ Central | A three-year hiatus will end Saturday when Buckeye brings back its air fair. The Buckeye Air Fair was held annually at the Buckeye Municipal Airport for a decade until a lean town budget put the show in a tailspin in 2008. Private donations and volunteers have helped to bring it back to finally celebrate the airport's half-century of aviation. The fair, which is free, runs from 9 a.m. to noon....
Florida International Air Show - northport online | The Florida International Air Show will return this year with the wonders in the sky, celebrating and showcasing all that the machines of flight and the brave souls who fly them can accomplish. The 32nd Florida International Air Show will excite attendees on March 24 – 25 at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda. There will be aircraft displays from pre- World War II to the present day. The event will also feature a children’s entertainment area with interactive exhibits. This year’s event will be bigger than before and has an impressive line-up of performers from military to civilian aircraft demonstrations....
B-29 Bomber lands in Mobile - Fox10tv | A living piece of history is open for tours in Mobile. A B-29 Superfortress was flown in. It's the only one you'll find on the planet that still flies. And it served a vital role in ending World War II....
Video: Fox10 takes a ride on the B-29 - Fox10tv | The B-29 ‘FiFi’ is the last B-29 in the world that can still fly. Fox10 News Reporter John Rogers got a ride. The B-29 Superfortress played a vital role in American history. The planes delivered the atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II. World War II Veteran James Quint said, "In my opinion, I'm alive today because of the B-29."...
The Air Racers 3D trailer as well as promo bumper with Steve Hinton, Jr. are now online. There is 
also a downloadable film image gallery.
Blink and you might miss this Hawk - Otago Daily Times | A Hawker Hunter jet fighter will travel from Queenstown to Wanaka in about two and a-half minutes for daily flyovers at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. The flights to and from...
Air show should be louder this year - Santa Maria Times | Thunder Over the Valley will be a little louder this year, thanks to the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors. The board voted to contribute an extra $12,000 to the annual air show this year to bring in more aerobatics attractions, which have yet to be booked....
Brussels Air Museum from Apron 6 | Updated aviationphotography.be again. This time some pictures from the Air Museum in Brussels (Belgium). The museum has quite a large collection. From the little Tipsy Trainer to the Ju-52 and even an ex-Sabena Caravelle...
Flight of the Intruder | Their assignment, 45 years ago: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet 
had ever done. - airspacemag.com | What Dave Cable remembers most about that night was the torrential rain. On February 26, 1967, a flight of seven Grumman A-6A Intruders, led by Commander A.H. Barie of squadron VA-35, took off from the USS Enterprise. The A-6s were loaded with Mk 50 and Mk 52 mines, which would be dropped into the Song Ca and Son Giang rivers in North Vietnam in an attempt to stop the flow of supplies and men into South Vietnam....
Airborne Laser Test Bed bids adieu to Edwards AFB from Air Force Link Top Stories | The aircraft known for turning science fiction into fact, more accurately recognized as the YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed, took to the skies here for the last time during its final ferry flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14. The ALTB, which was a part of the Birk Flight Test Facility here for...
X-15 Research Aircraft (1970) from AIRBOYD.TV
Alabama Native Publishes New Book from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Atmore native George William Sellers has recently published a new book, "The Windswept Clouds of Winter," that he said was inspired by his boyhood interests. Sellers was born in Atmore but spent most of his childhood near Pensacola where he developed a love of aviation through visiting the Pensacola Naval Air Station and watching the world famous Blue Angels perform....
Birmingham Aero Club Announces 2012 Aviation Scholarships Available from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Flight Education Program will be funding multiple scholarships up to $1,000 in 2012 for individuals pursuing aviation-related goals. These goals may include initial flight training, advanced ratings, Aircraft Maintenance Technician certification, and other aviation-related education....
SecAF: Air Force must continue to modernize from Air Force Link Top Stories | Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted the service's need to continue future modernization plans during remarks to approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members Feb. 24 here. Donley spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, telling attendees the...
"Taking America To New Heights" from Spaceports | The Commercial Crew program will take America to new heights.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Indy Transponder 16-AUG-2011 2200z
Atlantic City Airshow practice suspended for rain - Press of Atlantic City | Practice for the Thunder Over the Boardwalk Atlantic City Air Show has been temporarily suspended due to a passing rainstorm. Spectators are waiting word as to when the practice will resume. The rain started about 12:50 pm and 1:10 pm there seemed to ...
Kansas City Air Show 2011 Lineup - Kansas City infoZine | After a one-year layoff, the Kansas City Air Show returns in 2011 with an impressive lineup of flight performances and on-ground displays. Kansas City, MO - infoZine - The show will take to the skies on August 20th and 21st at Kansas City Wheeler ...
Selfridge Air Show this weekend - Royal Oak Daily Tribune | The 2011 Selfridge Air Show and Open House will held this Saturday and Sunday. The show, which opens at 8 am at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, features free admission and free parking. The show will feature dozens of aircraft parked on display at ...
Air show to host combat aircraft with local historical ties | Niagara Falls ARS, NY (PRWEB) August 15, 2011 It’s no secret that western New York was home to one of the biggest helicopter manufacturing plants in the world. Bell Aircraft Corporation, the predecessor of Bell Helicopter Textron was founded July 10, 1935 in Buffalo, New York by Lawrence D. Bell. In 1946, many aviation pioneers piloted ...
Russia set to show off its first stealth fighter from Pilot News Magazine | The Sukhoi Tu-50, being developed jointly by Russia and India, made its maiden flight at a Far East air base on January 29, 2010 but is being presented to the public at the MAKS airshow outside Moscow for the first time. ...
Vulcan grounded ahead of Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | THE Vulcan bomber has had to cancel its appearance at this weekend's Bournemouth Air Festival. This afternoon its operators Vulcan to the Sky Trust said that due to a problem with a fuel tank, it would be impossible to fly. ...
Vintage aircraft still flying from Flight International | How to enjoy aircraft: Pore over old aircraft photographs, revisit the news and features written at the time by Flight since 1909, wander around aircraft museums admiring aircraft restorations. But perhaps the most fulfilling way, for the aviation-minded, is to experience them still gracing the skies. ...
This clip was found by a contributor to the Discovery Channel web site at the beginning of August, and literally thousands of people viewed it. “As with many things on the web these days, something is hot for a few days, and spikes, then views go down”, said, LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee. “That’s exactly what happened here. Then over the weekend, Kim found the video and put it on her web site, and the hits spiked again! It’s great to have exposure like this for air shows, whether it’s a ground act, or aerobatics.”
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Planes missing after Tzaneen airshow - Independent Online | The passengers had been attending the Tzaneen Airshow. Limpopo provincial police spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi said the planes lost communication with the tower at about 5pm. He said the aircraft were privately owned and were heading to Gauteng at the ...
WWII plane crash victims 'were both wonderful guys' - The Des Moines Register | ... Griffith was the pilot, said Roger Pointer of the Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum in Ankeny, where both men were members. The men had been at a Military Appreciation Day event in Boone. ...
Air Force One pilot for President Nixon dies from Air Force Times - News | MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man who piloted Air Force One for President Richard Nixon has died at his home in Berkeley Country. West Virginia media outlets report that former Col. Ralph Albertazzie was 88. ...
Aviation History: Alcock and Brown from Airplanes Channel: | Aviation history was made in the year 1919 by two brave pilots named John Alcock and Arthur Witten Brown. Their achievement of performing the very first transatlantic flight, non-stop, earned them the recognition of being knighted by King George V at Windsor Castle, and the Daily Mail Prize was awarded to them by ...
Aspiring glider pilot praises "graceful" sport from Aviation eBrief | The Puget Sound Soaring Association in Washington state allows glider pilots a chance to experience the thrill of gliding ...
Florida Air Museum offers aviation summer camp from Aviation eBrief | The Florida Air Museum at Sun 'N Fun in Lakeland, Fla., offers one-week aviation camps for teenagers.
Embry Riddle president keynote speaker at Wichita Aero Club luncheon - Kansas.com | Under his leadership, Embry-Riddle began working with the Federal Aviation Administration, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and others on the development of next-generation air traffic management technology. Embry-Riddle has been recognized with the Collier ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Indy Transponder 05-APR-2011 0300z
ABC 13 Anchors Chosen To Be Part of Lynchburg Airshow - WSET | Monday afternoon, the president of the Lynchburg Regional Airshow Jones Stanley presented Len Stevens and Shelley Basinger with letters saying they had been selected to be a part of next month's event. Len will get to take a ride with the Blue Angels ...
Greetings Race Nuts! from Indy Air Race | It’s been said that “It’s a big country – you need a fast airplane,” and we agree! The Sport Air Racing League exists to promote open course air racing for experimental and production aircraft. If we happen to be 500 feet off the deck with everything forward and racing against the clock, all the better! With the increasing proliferation of high performance experimental aircraft comes a need for a racing league for experimental pilot/owners who do not have the deep pockets necessary to race at Reno, even in the Sport Class. And we're not leaving out the production classes. Every race nut is welcome. ...
World famous Red Arrows to return to Lakes festival - NW Evening Mail | The RAF team will be a major attraction at the restyled Windermere Air Festival in July. The festival was run for years by the Windermere Rotary Club, founders of the event. But organising the festival has been passed to Bluestone Events of Kendal, ...
Caboolture to host aviation spectacular - Caboolture Shire Herald | Caboolture Aero Club president John Dawson said the club was ``so proud'' to have the festival in Caboolture. ``The quality of the planes that we'll display here on the ground will blow the average enthusiast's mind,'' he said. ...
Air Show Etiquette - JAF Home | As the weather improves in the east i am looking forward to attending at least one air show this year. Even for the non-aviation enthusiast, an air show is a must see. To view the aerial displays is the key element but it is a chance to see and understand a technology that we take for granted. I have observed people who go to these events and never really “get it.”. So go to a show but please do these things: ...
Air show finds there's no such thing as a free lunch - The Canberra Times | Avalon Airshow organisers say the event will fold if Defence chiefs don't relax ''draconian'' hospitality policies, a federal MP has claimed. Western Australian Liberal Warren Jensen has criticised the failure of ...
Some Interviews with Bob Hoover | Movie Monday from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt | The famed Jimmy Doolittle referred to Bob Hoover as “the greatest stick and rudder pilot who ever lived.” Mr Hoover also counts some of the best known aviators and astronauts as personal friends and acquaintances including Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong. Of course, none of that is at all surprising when you consider the man was Chuck Yeager’s backup on the first supersonic flight. Mr. Hoover is a fellow Tennessean having been born in Nashville in 1922. He learned to fly at Berry Field, which is now Nashville International Airport. ...
From Evan | I just want to share my 7th grade science project http://www.vimeo.com/21900206 I think all my aviator friends will like it! Also, there are some new pictures of Eddie Andreini's P-51 at the bottom of this page http://evanflys.com/44-73079 It's almost ready to fly! Evan
A Stunningly Simple Solution - Memphis Daily News | Most people interested in World War II history know about and understand the importance of the Boeing B-17's role in winning the war. If you live in Memphis, you probably know about a particular B-17 nicknamed “Memphis Belle,” the first United States ...
Robots discovered the wreckage of French aircraft - mondo | Avion Air France "with 228 passengers and crew members, who first June 2009. The flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, was stormed at high altitudes in the storm with thunder, and then crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. There were no survivors. ...
Lindbergh Foundation Announces First Aviation Green® Alliance Founder from AMTOnline.com | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has become its first Aviation Green Alliance founding member.
Video: Soyuz TMA-21 Now in Orbit of Earth from Spaceports | Soyuz TMA-21 'Gagarin' / Expedition 27 lifts-off from the Kazakhstan spaceport with American NASA astronaut ...
Elon Musk Press Conference 11:20 AM Tue. from Spaceports | [Tim] Hughes [of SpaceX] said that SpaceX is planning on pushing ahead to fly the ‘Falcon 9 Heavy,’ which adds two strap-ons to the Falcon 9 first stage, according to The Lurio Report. The recent SpaceX video shows near the end shows the date “04.05.11,” a silhouette of a Falcon 9 Heavy, and ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Indy Transponder 18-JAN-2011 1130z
Al Ain Aerobatics Show to offer family entertainment to visitors - AME Info | With the countdown to this year's Al Ain Aerobatic Show underway, organisers have unveiled a mega, on-ground family-friendly spectator experience to keep ...
Mega Family Entertainment To Wow Al Ain Visitors - Abu Dhabi City Guide | With the countdown to this year's Al Ain Aerobatic Show underway, organisers have unveiled a mega, on-ground family-friendly spectator experience to keep ...
Blue Angels to perform in Great Falls - Billings Gazette | Brandon S. Templeton/For The Gazette The Blue Angels take off from the Billings airport in formation. GREAT FALLS — The Navy Blue Angels flight ...
> INDYCAR: Indy 500 Centennial Tour Update… - SPEEDtv.com | I had a chance to meet up with the Blue Angels on occasion and we just kind of hit it off. That led to flying with them, and I've also flown with the Air ...
St. Louis Once Again on Aeroshell Team 2011 Airshow Schedule from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | It would not be a St. Louis Airshow without the Aeroshell Team, and July 2011 should be no exception. Fair St. Louis is once again on the Aeroshell Team schedule, which so far looks like this…
Aviation's "Living Legends" Gather Friday from AVweb Top News | On Friday night, Hollywood notables and famous aviators will mingle at the 8th Annual Living Legends of Aviation awards event, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Actors John Travolta, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, and Kurt Russell are scheduled to participate, as well as aviation legends including Sean D. Tucker, Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger, and Bob Hoover. Among those receiving awards for their contributions to aviation are Capt. James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission; U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), a former U.S. Air Force pilot; Clay Jones, CEO of Rockwell Collins; and Lynn Tilton, CEO of MD Helicopters. The event will be held at the Beverly Hilton. It is produced by the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, a nonprofit group that works to inspire young children, ages 5 to 11, to take an interest in aviation and excel academically.
London Blitz - 70th Anniversary from What's On at RAF Museum London | 1 February 2011 - 31 May 2011
Commissioned by the Mayor of London and produced in association with the London Transport Museum the 'London Blitz - 70th Anniversary Exhibition' is dedicated to the men and women of the emergency, volunteer, transport and specialist services who kept London going during the darkest days of the war…
Planes of Fame from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | This is a brief video tour of the Planes of Fame Air Museum's main facilities in Chino, California. It is the oldest and largest privately held Air Museum in America today. Their collection includes over 150 aircraft like the P26 Peashooter, F4U Corsair, Yak-3 and SBD Dauntless and many more! Approximately 40 of these planes are in flyable condition…
5 vertical landings in 8 days for F-35B- Marine Corps Times | Comparatively, the earlier development of Lockheed Martin's other fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor, faced far greater difficulties, Thompson said. ...
RIP Ken Fenwick... And some aerial photos... from Flying for Dummies by Chris Nielsen | Recently Ken Fenwick sadly passed away. He was an absolute legend who flew in WWII and was our CFI from the mid 50s to the late 70s, and I believe was still giving licenses out in the 1990s!! Our club patron from 1967 till present, I have a copy of his Fenwick Flying Manual, and he was a regular bar patron until a few months ago, where he would remember everything you had talked to him about even months before. Sharp as a tack, he will be much missed…
Plymouth Aero Club Now Accepting Scholarship Applications - Classes2Careers News | The Plymouth Aero Club recently announced that it is now accepting applications for this year's Aviation Scholarships. ...
A C-133 Cargomaster: Last Flight But Not The End Of The Line by Martt | The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster was the heavy airlifter thru the early 60's for the USAF. While it seems many people don't know it even existed, and a large number of people would simply think it was a C-130, the C-133 was a pretty important aircraft in its day. It was also significantly larger than the C-130…
Dream Chaser update from RLV and Space Transport News | A report on the SNC Dream Chaser project: A Private Space Shuttle Replacement: The Dream Chaser will go into orbit on the nose of a rocket, then land gently on airport runways - Technology Review - Everything on the Dream Chaser except the initial launch booster and the fuel cartridges is designed to be reused. Still, turning a profit will require flying multiple Dream Chasers 50 to 100 times each, and Sirangelo admits that he doesn't know when that will occur…
All-Seeing Blimp Could Be Afghanistan's Biggest Brain from Wired: Danger Room by Noah Shachtman | Come this fall, there will be a new and extremely powerful supercomputer in Afghanistan. But it won't be in Dave Petraeus' headquarters in Kabul or at some three-letter agency's operations center in Kandahar. It'll be floating 20,000 feet above the warzone, aboard a giant spy blimp that watches and listens to everything for miles around…
Today in Aviation History – January 18 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Area 51 of Russia (Yamantau mt.) from Military Photos by Andy_UA | An Area 51 in Russia? Some people think so and their suspicions are shared by the US Congress. Testamony was taken on Congressional suspicions of Russian complex in Yamantau Mountain, circa 1997, and can be checked with the Congressional Record for that session.A Huge Anthill?
The Pima Air and Space Museum CH-54 Tarhe from Helikopter Hysterie - The Helicopter Blog by Axel | This is the Pima Air and Space Museum's Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe, also known as Skycrane. They have it on loan from the US Army Aviation Museum. Today's photo is a panoramic image that I assembled using three individual photos…
