Tauranga Airshow 2012 - Classics of the Sky was held at Tauranga Airport on 28-29 January 2012. Hosted by Classic Flyers Museum this was an outstanding and must see show on the New Zealand circuit. A full two days of flying displays and a practice day on Friday. One of the biggest attractions was the Hawker Hunter ex Singapore Air Force flown by Dave Philips and a master at displaying this aircraft. He also displays the Tiger moth and a real joy to watch for all ages. The Warbirds from Ardmore were present and as always gave a fantastic...
Air Show Marketing Team Awarded Twice - Military.com | MCAS Beaufort -- The 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show received industry-wide recognition after winning 1st place for Best Website and 3rd place for Best Air Show Marketing Campaign during an International Council of Air Shows marketing ...
Nine Weeks and Counting – Sun ‘n Fun 2012 is on the Horizon - Flight Monkeys | We’re at nine weeks and counting. So go ahead and enjoy your winter extravaganza. Ski in Vail, hit Vermont for a long weekend of cocoa and marshmallows, make Minnesota your destination of choice, or trek on out to Calgary for a western adventure. But make sure you’ve got your calendar clear by the last week of March. It’s time for Sun ‘n Fun to rise from the cool grass of central Florida and burn a hole in your psyche....
February 4th: You're all Invited! - Flight to Success | It's a Sweetheart Fly-In and you're invited!
Air show returns July 28, this time with beer garden - Surrey Now | The air show will return to Boundary Bay Airport this summer after a one-year hiatus. Delta council has approved a request from Alpha Aviation, the company that has the long-term lease to operate the municipally-owned airport, to again host an air show. The event is to be held Saturday, July 28....
The OFFICIAL Reminder Blog Entry from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | February 1st is tomorrow! Our first of two webinar sessions with Tuskegee Airmen Harold Brown and Charles McGee is tomorrow! Coincidence? I think not! Dozens have signed up for tomorrow's 8-8:45 p.m. (Eastern time) online webinar, but there's room for more. Participants will have the opportunity to text questions to Harold and Charles, making this an interactive webinar. There will be no boring Powerpoint presentation. Instead, Harold and Charles will speak off the cuff about their experiences as Airmen and comment on the new Red Tails movie....
Celebrate Black History Month at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF | As Black History Month approaches and the United States commemorates the 70th anniversary of World War II, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force can learn about African Americans who served during that war. Near the B-24D Liberator in the World War II Gallery is the museum's exhibit on the famed Tuskegee Airmen. On July 19, 1941, the AAF began a program in Alabama to train black Americans as military pilots. Primary flight training was conducted by the Division of Aeronautics of Tuskegee Institute, the famed school of learning founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881. In addition to telling the story of their distinctive combat record, the exhibit presents uniforms, photos and other mementos of the Tuskegee Airmen....
In brief: Chinese aviator in rough landing - Commercial Appeal | Wei Chen flew around the world without a hitch last summer, but came in for a surprise landing at Charles Baker Airport near Millington on Sunday. Chen damaged his CJ-6, a Chinese-made military training plane, when the landing gear didn't extend during a landing. He was alone in the plane and wasn't injured, the Federal Aviation Administration said....
Marine Pilot Mourned In Hometown Service - Aero-News Network | The Marine Corps pilot of a CH-53D Sea Stallion was laid to rest Sunday in his hometown of Crystal Lake, IL. Capt. Nathan McHone was fatally injured when his helicopter went down during a mission in Helmand province in Afghanistan January 19th. Thousands of people reportedly lined the streets of the small town northwest of Chicago as his body was brought home....
Dahl served as gunner on a B-17 - Hot Springs Village Voice | Perched beneath the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was a 43-inch-diameter steel ball with .50-caliber machine guns sighted through a Sperry gun sight. Commonly known as the ball turret, it was a location on the bomber that saw plenty of action as ...
Restoration of iconic wartime aircraft nearing completion - Yorkshire Post | A PAINSTAKING restoration of an iconic Dakota aircraft is due to be completed in the spring in one of the most ambitious projects to be undertaken in recent years at the Yorkshire Air Museum. The 18-month project has seen the Douglas C-47/DC3 Dakota undergo a repaint, its two Pratt & Whitney engines have been revamped and new propellers have been fitted....
Progress on APM American Eaglet Restoration by EAA Chapter 211 from Antique Airfield News | EAA Chapter 211 in Grand Haven, MI has partnered with the APM to restore an American Eaglet. After moving the Eaglet to Michigan in November the chapter members have assessed the project and are busy restoring the wings to original configuration. ...
Museum education staff to participate at annual TechFest™ from National Museum of the USAF | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will participate in the 10th annual TechFest™ in the David Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Feb. 19 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum's education staff will demonstrate fuel cells - a promising means of producing energy in the future without the use of nonrenewable resources. The museum fuel cell demonstration will provide information on what fuel cells are, how they work and the chemistry behind the process. A hands-on demonstration with a working fuel cell model car will allow participants to see the fuel cell in action. Historic, current and future advances in fuel cell technology will also be highlighted....
Spirit AeroSystems’ Jeff Turner Wichita Aero Club trophy winner - Air Capital Insider | Jeff Turner, CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, was the second recipient of the Wichita Aero Club’s trophy at a gala Saturday at the Wichita Airport Hilton. Turner was nominated for his deep connections to Wichita and for furthering the aerospace industry in Kansas, organizers said....
NTSB Study On Experimental - Amateur Built Aircraft from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ...innovators and aviators in the community information about accidents that will result in a real and immediate safety payoff for them when they are flying these aircraft." As part of the study, NTSB investigators have conducted in-depth investigations of 222 E-AB aircraft accidents that occurred during 2011. Fifty-four of these acciden...
Thousands Seek Astronaut Jobs for 2013 - Spaceports | A remarkable 6,372 people submitted applications to NASA for a handful of openings in the Astronaut Office — this despite the fact that NASA retired the shuttle fleet in July and its next NASA spacecraft for piloted missions won't be ready to launch until 2017. The astronaut candidates must be prepared to be patient for the job, though. The application period closed on January 27, 2012. There is an extensive period of review, interviews, medical testing, and other things to start to weed through and narrow the 6,372 candidates for NASA to hire but a few....
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2011 air show at Pease earns honors - Seacoastonline.com | The U.S. Army Golden Knights have named the 2011 Service Credit Union Boston Portsmouth Air Show as their air show of the year. The announcement was made recently during the 2011 International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the Golden Knights parachute team presented air show officials with the award recognizing the show for their outstanding 2011 event.....
US Navy Blue Angels to headline NY's Jones Beach Air Show in 2012 - Washington Post | The United States Navy Blue Angels military jet team has just been announced as the headline attraction at the Jones Beach Air Show. The popular shows take place on Memorial Day weekend. The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation....
RIAT 2012: Polish Mi-14 and An-26 from Hungary - Defense Online | The 2012th 7 to 8 July. held between the Royal International Air Tattoo n (RIAT) is a - a rarity nowadays - types of involvement 
So much awesome in this photo. A beautiful Grumman F7F Tigercat... from You like airplanes, too? | So much awesome in this photo. A beautiful Grumman F7F Tigercat in...
Heart of America Sport Aviation Classic set for 2012 from General Aviation News | A new fly-in event, the Heart of America Sport Aviation Classic (HOA Classic for short), catering to the experimental, light-sport and ultralight segments of general aviation will be held in Lee's Summit, Missouri, October 5-7. This free-to-the-public event is...
Backers of grounded Homestead aircraft show seek new flight plan - Miami Today | Miami economic development officials are scratching for alternatives to keep alive their idea of bringing a 
Martinsburg air show to fly again - Heral-mail | The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard will host an air show and open house again next year at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg. The 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show and Open House will be held at Shepherd Field on Sept. 15 and 16 in partnership with the community, the Airlift Wing announced....
Recovery continues for Reno crash survivor Larry Cruz from General Aviation News | I spoke with Larry Cruz's wife, Tracy, last week about his recovery from the accident at this year's Reno Air Races. He finally made it home on November, two months after the accident. While hospital-bound, friends and family outfit their home to make it easier, and safer, for Larry to move around. A new prosthetic arm is on order and he's....
Bob has Gone West Skuldt from Wisconsin Aviation History by John Dorcey | The fabric of aviation is interwoven with threads of aviators of all types. A common part of each of those threads, each of those aviators, is passion. That fabric lost a thread on Monday, December 19, 2011. Bob Skuldt, a very passionate aviator, has gone west. Bob’s passion for aviation was evident that day in [...]
Tributes paid to former RAF pilot from Much Hadham - Herts and Essex Observer | He started off as a pilot officer with a four-engine Lancaster bomber, and soon went on to become part of the reserve team for the New Zealand Air Race in June 1953. At the last minute, Mac got his chance to take part in the race and, together with his ...
Cultivating passion through rockin’ technology: N Flight Cam joins our adventure from Amelia Earhart | ...I had a great conversation yesterday with a new friend who also shares my love of aviation. We talked about the fact that in order to grow this field, and inspire others to fall in love with the 
Pioneering flight over Mt. Tam made 100 years ago - San Francisco Chronicle | Nineteen eleven was also the year of the first transcontinental air race. William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, sponsored a race with a $50000 prize for the first flier to cross the country within 30 days. Calbraith Perry Rodgers made the trip, ...
Videos of the year: Editors' picks - The Seattle Times | In 2011, Seattle Times photographers and videographers captured the screaming of the Blue Angels and first flights of the Boeing Dreamliner, slipped underwater to see salmon swim in the Elwha River and traveled far and wide to create videos for ...
Video: Now, With Music - Neptunus Lex | Courtesy of occasional reader Kirk, LMCO’s promo video of the F-35B’s sea trials aboard Wasp...
Week in photos Dec. 15, 2011 from U.S. Air Force Live | The Operation Toy Drop photo from this week’s Air Force week in photos exemplifies one of the Air Force’s most valuable contributions while bringing smiles to faces of children during the holiday season....
Lexington grad, elite naval aviator causes commotion on trip home - Lexington Herald Leader | 
Hobby Quest: Kids Can Learn the Science of Flight - Patch | ...The class gives resident children something to do during their winter break. They will learn all about the science of flight, develop skills, and create and fly a model airplane - which they get to keep! All materials will be provided by the instructor of the class....
The best and worst of 2011 - Flight Training Blog | Welcome to the second annual Best and Worst of for the flight training industry. The 2010 blog, which you can read here, pointed to flight...
So, how will Stratolaunch stack up? from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Parabolic Arc just posted this cool graphic to compare Stratolaunch with other US space launch systems. The graphic is sorted by LEO lift capability. Visit the Arc for the...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Neb. Guard air show wins international award - KGWN | (AP) - An air show hosted by the Nebraska Air National Guard has won an international award. The International Council of Air Shows awarded the 155th Air Refueling Wing with the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award....
Blue Angels to return to Bethpage Air Show - Newsday | The Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds had alternated appearances at the annual Memorial Day weekend show since it started in 2004, but last year neither of the headliners could make it because of scheduling conflicts. The Bethpage Air Show will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27....
Bethpage FCU, NY Officials Announce Air Show - Credit Union Times | John Klatt – National Guard Reserve, world renowned sports aviators Mike Goulian, Matt Chapman, David Windmiller and Ed Hamill, who will fly the Bethpage Bi-Plane. “We are pleased that the United States Navy Blue Angels have committed to perform again ...
Bournemouth children to design Jon Egging memorial - BBC News | Every school in Bournemouth is invited to submit their ideas for a memorial to a Red Arrows pilot who died after an airshow display. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, was killed when his aircraft crashed into a field at the village of Throop, ...
2nd Annual AirPigz/Air Force Museum Meetup: January 27-29, 2012 - AirPigz | 2nd annual
AirPigz meetup at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio will take place January 27-29, 2012 (Fri, Sat, Sun - come 1, 2 or all 3 days) | Come-if-you-can to this casual gathering of avgeeks to again experience the amazing collection of aircraft at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Nine people made the trip in 2011, including two that flew via the airlines to join in. Museum admission is free and of course the meetup is too. This is a great winter getaway and a fantastic aviation history experience. | Friday (January 27, 2012) will include the behind-the-scenes restoration shop tour. You must register in advance with the museum for the restoration ...Feats of flight: High-flying hybrids - AOPA Pilot | That brings renowned aircraft designer Burt Rutan into the conversation, and before you rush to add the prefix “retired” to his name, the story of the BiPod hybrid must be told, which AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Thomas A. Horne did in this AOPA Online...
Modification XXX - by Gaëtan Marie | In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy. During the war, the Heneger
and Constable brewery donated free beer to the troops. After D-Day, supplying the invasion troops in Normandy with vital supplies was already a challenge. Obviously, there was no room in the logistics chain for such luxuries as beer or other types of refreshments. Some men, often called “sourcers”, were able to get wine or other niceties “from the land” or rather from the locals. RAF Spitfire pilots came up with an even better idea....Marines in Afghanistan Execute the World's First Cargo Resupply with an Unmanned Helicopter - PopSci | In Afghanistan, supply convoys have been a favorite target of insurgent fighters, not only because they make warfighting possible for troops at forward operating bases but also because they are so very vulnerable to ambushes and IEDs. But on Saturday, NATO logisticians hit a major milestone in Afghanistan, reaching out and touching one of the holy grails of robotic warfare when an unmanned K-MAX helicopter successfully delivered a sling-load of beans, bullets, and band-aids to an unspecified base for the first time....
Meet the pilots who fly America's drones - TucsonSentinel.com | Almost everyone involved with unmanned aerial systems winces when they hear their vehicles called “drones.” It's a misrepresentation, they say, to conflate their highly-sensitive aircraft — navigated by a team that includes a certified pilot — with ...
Sporty's Pilot Shop Offers Fast Track to First Solo Flight from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation | No matter your ultimate goal, if you want to learn to fly, you have to solo. Talk to any pilot and a major milestone in their flying is the first time they flew an airplane alone. For most pilots, soloing an airplane is even more...
Video: SpaceX's Future Rocket System Will Guide Itself Home, Land Gently on the Launchpad - PopSci | Commercial spaceflight venture SpaceX has been talking for a while now about reusing
every part of its space launch system, from the optionally manned Dragon capsule (which is already reusable) to the rocket stages that it discards on its way to orbit. Via a new animation, the private space enterprise is showing exactly how this would happen, not via splashdown and recovery at sea like you might be thinking, but by vertically landing back at the launch site under their own power....Vega To Fly ESA Experimental Reentry Vehicle - Aero-News Network | Launch Of IXV Planned In 2014 From French Guiana | The launch of ESA's IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle on Europe's new Vega rocket is now in detailed planning, a major step towards the craft's flight in 2014. After launch into a suborbital trajectory from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, IXV will return to Earth as if from a low-orbit mission, to test and qualify new critical technologies for future reentry vehicles....
Saturday, December 17, 2011
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ICAS Convention Sets Stage for 2012 Oshkosh Air Shows from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | - from EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower- Last week, Vice President of Industry and Regulatory Affairs Sean Elliott, Vice President - AirVenture Adam Smith, AirVenture Director of Flight Operations Joe Schumacher, and I were at the annual International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas. Warbirds of America president Rick Siegfried also joined us. The primary annual purpose of the visit is to confirm the core of the following year's air shows at AirVenture, and....
Sun 'n Fun preps grounds for drier 2012 show - AOPA | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as airshow headliners for the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Exhibition is not all that will be new in 2012. There will also be plenty of new dirt, gravel, and other enhancements to better manage whatever weather phenomena that may decide to descend on the Lakeland, Fla., event in 2012....
Advance Tickets Available For Duluth Airshow - KDAL | DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Advance tickets for the 2012 Duluth Airshow are now available online. An official schedule and list of performers at...
WWE Skydives with Golden Knights - US Army Golden Knights | Five WWE Superstars came to 
jump with the Tandem Team at Laurinburg, NC Friday. The wrestlers were in town for their annual “Tribute to the Troops” performance. Admission to....
F-16 Fighter Pilot & Filmmaker Christopher Vasquez - Warbird Radio LIVE! | THURSDAY – F-16 Fighter Pilot and Filmmaker Christopher Vasquez joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE! Tune in this Thursday at 10am (EASTERN) and hear all the latest details on Christopher’s project “Magnificent Nation”. A brief description and photo gallery are below:...
So, farewell, then F-22 - Flightglobal | A sad day in aviation history yesterday (no, not Southwest's order for the 737 Max) as the final Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor rolled off the manufacturer's Marietta, Georgia production line. The fifth-generation fighter has been in production since 1997....
Veterans share World War II stories inside Mesa mall - Tri Valley Central | ...Other stories Saturday will be shared by 1st Lt. Robert J. Jones, a Mesa resident who flew 29 missions as a pilot of a B-25 Bomber in the 345th Bomber Squadron’s Air Apaches. Jones’ crew bombed Japanese island installations near the end of the war while their plane, “White Wing,” frequently was shot at by....
History buffs ensure World War II-era planes keep flying - Chronicle | ...The restored Lockheed C-60A Lodestar and several escort planes reached the historic battleship and the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte right on time, circling several times before heading back to Hangar B-5 at West Houston Airport, 18000 Groschke Road. Piloted by Gordon Cragg with co-pilot Ken Hyman, the 1940-era plane was on its first nontraining mission for the...
From Antique Airfield: Terry Bowden's Blog: Christmas at the Old Fort (Fort Parker Flying Field), MAAG's Blog: MAAG Christmas Party
New colors for 40 years - Passion for Aviation | To celebrate its 40 years the F-C150 BTFA the Flying Club Champagne had as a birthday present new colors, it restores youth. But to talk about this plane, I 
would rather call it L FA 150 (A to Aerobat) as built under license by Reims Aviation in 1971 under the serial number....
Secret saucer shaped cargo transported through Kansas may be exotic aircraft - Black Horizon | Kansas - Residents in Cowley County are still talking about a mystery craft, seen being towed down US 77 Monday. Sitting inside Lindly's Appliance Store, Kammi Root is used to seeing large machinery towed down US 77. But what she saw Monday afternoon is something she won't soon forget....
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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2011 ICAS Opening Session - www.airshowbuzz.com | Here's the opening video for the ICAS convention produced by Mark Magin and Onboard Images.
Navy Blue Angels to be part of 2012 Westmoreland Air Show - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | The Blue Angels will take flight in Westmoreland County again. A year after returning a scaled-down version of the Westmoreland Air Show, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority is looking at a full-fledged comeback this summer. The Navy Blue Angels will perform at the Arnold Palmer 
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Scott Air Force Base Air Show Confirmed - Gather | An indirect confirmation of tthe 2012 Scott Air Force Base Air Show has been revealed by the Air Force Thunderbirds precision jet demonstration team. The Thunderbirds announced at the International Council of Air Shows that they will headline the Scott Air Show September 15th and 16th of 2012. The air show was not held ithis past fall because of a conflict with a major base inspection but it appears it is back on for next year....
2012 Air Show Season shaping up! - Dan Marcotte Airshows | We’re just back from Las Vegas and the 2011 ICAS Convention. It was great to catch up with old friends and make some new ones too! Will was a star in his lobster costume at the Welcome Reception (pictures coming soon!) and Sarah did a great job in the ICAS Has Talent production....
PATTY WAGSTAFF JOINS PLANE & PILOT MAGAZINE AS A MONTHY COLUMNIST - Plane & Pilot | Jessica Ambats, editor of PLANE & PILOT, is excited to announce that Patty Wagstaff has joined her team of monthly columnists. Patty WagstaffAir show pro and industry figure Patty Wagstaff will be writing a new monthly column! “Let It Roll” will feature the observations, ponderings and philosophical meanderings of an air show pilot, flight instructor and life adventurer who loves to compare aviation with non-aviation experiences. Upcoming columns will showcase her passion for flying with exciting—and sometimes quirky—stories of aerobatics, learning to fly, airplanes and the pilots who fly them....
Blue Angels Mission for Toys for Tots - YouTube | Each year employees from Lockheed Martin partner with the Blue Angels and Toys for Tots to deliver holiday magic to communities devastated by natural disaste...
Google founders want to restore Moffett hangar - ABC7 | A company controlled by the founders of Google has offered to pay the full cost of preserving a hangar at Moffett Field in Mountain View. Hangar 1, as it's known, is contaminated with toxic chemicals and scheduled for...
Gone West: WASP Betty Haas Pfister - Aero-News Network | One of aviation's pioneer women passed away November 17th. Betty Haas Pfister, who served as a WASP during WWII, died at her home in Aspen, CO, at the age of 90....
I'm stumped! It's a mystery! What sort of plane is this? - Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | ...Yep, it's true. I've photographed a plane and I have no idea what type it is! If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. This aircraft went over head Wellington [or just north of] at about 12:21pm this morning [Saturday 10 December]. We only noticed it because of the condensation trail behind it which was well formed, indicating low winds at altitude....
F-35A Pushes to Mach 1.6 - ARES | ...At that time, Griffith had taken one of the initial F-35A test aircraft to 583 KCAS (exceeding Mach 1.2). Now, as the pace of testing continues to accelerate despite earlier delays caused by an inflight dual generator failure, and problems with the integrated power package (IPP), the jet has been flown to Mach 1.61....
787 breaks endurance records - Flightglobal | Boeing has pushed its 787 to the outer limits of performance, breaking two endurance records for an aircraft of its size. 787 test aircraft ZA006, powered by twin General Electric GEnx-1B engines, departed Boeing Field in Seattle at 11:02 local time on an eastward route to Dhaka, Bangladesh on 6 December covering a distance of 19,835km (10,710nm) overflying New York and Luxor, Egypt on its leg to South Asia. The leg broke the distance record for...
NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight - NASA | WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced the launch target for Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight will be Feb. 7, 2012, pending completion of final safety reviews, testing and verification. NASA also has agreed to allow SpaceX to send its Dragon spacecraft to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) in a single flight....
Colorado Seeks Spaceport Status - AVweb | Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has sent a letter to the FAA seeking designation as a spaceport and the ability to create facilities for that purpose. Colorado ranks third for highest state revenue generated from the aerospace industry, according to the Governor. It also hosts 140 aerospace companies, the Air Force Space Command headquarters and NORAD. The Governor's target is Front Range Airport, about 20 miles east of Denver. If federally approved...
Space Tourists' Spacecraft to Join Shuttle Exhibits on Both Coasts - Space.com | A self-funded space traveler loaned his Russian spacecraft to a museum Thursday (Dec. 8), where it will be exhibited near a full-size mockup of a U.S. space shuttle. The donation was anything but a...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Highlights of 2011 ICAS Opening General Session from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -LAS VEGAS NV-The 2011 International Council of Air Shows Convention, held in Las Vegas is officially underway with the Monday morning opening general session. The session, sponsored by Jim Peitz Aerosports, was attended by the single largest gathering of air show professionals in the world....
Setting up at ICAS for the 2012 Show Season - US ARMY Golden Knights | International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) is currently underway for the 2012 show season, and elements of the Team are here representing our organization along with the other two DoD sanctioned demonstration teams, the Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunder Birds. This venue is put on annually for air show organizers and performers to...
Airshows 101 at ICAS 2011 - Airspeed | I’m once again at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas for the annual convention of the International Council of Air Shows (“ICAS”). It’s the annual event at which the airshow community in North America gets together to talk about the recently completed season, catalog the collective experience, and plan for the next year’s operations. Just about everyone who matters in the airshow industry is here in person or represented in one way or another....
Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech Routine… An Air Show Act You Can Hear & See! - Midwest Flyer | Oftentimes, when a really good air show pilot performs, he/she tries to get as low as possible, thinking that is what the crowd wants. But what the crowd really wants is to see the show plane, and size does matter. With Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech act, the crowd not only sees the plane, but hears it too, because the aircraft is powered by two huge 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R985 engines. Matt Younkin is a third generation pilot. He is the grandson of aeronautical engineer, Jim Younkin, and the son of legendary air show performer, Bobby Younkin....
Sport Air Racing League - Media Page | Over the years several videos have been generated at the events of the Sport Air Racing League. Those videos are linked on the Race Memories page of the events where the video was shot. This page offers a compendium of those video links for your viewing pleasure.
CAP marks 70th anniversary, honors World War II members - AF.mil | Civil Air Patrol members observed the 70th anniversary of its founding with a ceremony Dec. 1 at its national headquarters here. During the ceremony, which celebrated the past, present and future of the official civilian auxiliary of the Air Force, CAP leaders presented Exceptional Service Awards to a pair of the organization's World War II members....
Blue Angels to return for 2012-2013 Seafair - Bellevue Reporter | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to the skies above Lake Washington as a featured performer at the Boeing Seafair Air Show in 2012 and 2013. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels make two-year performance commitments and previously announced their return to Seattle for 2012....
US Air Force Thunderbirds to headline 2012 Rockford Airfest - Examiner | The US Air Force Thunderbirds have announced that they will headline the 2012 Rockford AirFest, on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3. The announcement was made yesterday at the International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas. The Rockford AirFest organizers also announced the theme for the 2012 
Republic F-84 Thunderjets in a heap - Planeshots
B-17 bomber descends into North Little Rock - Today's THV | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. -- "Aluminum Overcast," the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, will descend upon North Little Rock Municipal Airport December 6-7 for one of nearly 70 tour stops scheduled for its 2011 "Salute to Veterans" national tour....
B-17 Memphis Belle® Undergoes Restoration At National Museum of USAF - Midwest Flyer | DAYTON, OHIO – As the United States approaches the 70th anniversary of its involvement in World War II, one of the most famous aircraft from that war – the B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle” – recently reached two milestones in its restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Both wings were mated and the landing gear was extended. In May 1943, the Memphis Belle became the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States....
National WWII Museum Observes 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor with Special Line-up of Events - PR News Wire | NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National WWII Museum is inviting the public to share a day filled with observations and an exhibition opening on Wednesday, December 7, the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. "Pearl Harbor forever changed America," said Dr. Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, president and chief executive officer of The National WWII Museum. "It is appropriate and important that we observe this anniversary at the national Museum devoted to telling the story of our country's role in the Second World War. It is doubly so as this may be the last significant anniversary of the attack when we will have eyewitnesses to that event still with us."...
Pearl Harbor-Henry Heim was there-part 2 - The Patriot-News Videos | ...An Army Air Corps enlisted man, he was stationed at Hickam Field near the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Heim later flew B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress bombers in 129 combat missions in World War II and Korea.
Timeless Voices - Ralph Norton Featured - EAA Video | Ralph Norton flew TBF Avengers with Night Torpedo Squadron VTN-63 aboard the USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108) during the latter months of WWII. Recalled during the Korean War, he flew Grumman Guardians on anti-submarine patrols.
Photographer to sign copies of Goodyear Aviation calendar - General Aviation News | Aviation photographer extraordinaire John Slemp will be signing copies of the free Goodyear Aviation Tire calendars....
Mark Hanna 1959 - 1999 - Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Following the recent post of Mark Hanna's article on flying for the Empire of the Sun film in Warbirds Worldwide, [here] I thought it might be appropriate to give a bit of background. Mark Hanna was the son of the legendary Ray Hanna, ex-Red Arrows leader and doyen of warbird pilots. After service in the RAF, Mark joined his father in the Old Flying Machine Company and with a core...
Profile 62 - "229336" as flown by Ken Dahlberg - WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | On October 5th, I made the post that WW2 ace and post-war entrepreneur Ken Dahlberg died - my artwork was posted in its unfinished form. Well, it should be obvious that this post completes the picture. Have a look. One of the great disservices of popular culture is how it horrifies death. Having been to a few funerals, all the talk of "Celebrating Life" is really just marketing...
Abandoned Aircraft In Airplane Boneyards Captured In Global Remains (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post | ...Over the years, as I read flying magazines and searched airplane websites, I was always intrigued by the fact that thousands of relic aircraft were parked at the Pima Air & Space Museum (in Pima County) and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, both in Tucson. These included commercial airlines, fighter jets, cargo planes, helicopters, even dirigibles in different states of disrepair. For airplane buffs, a visit to Tucson's aviation boneyards conjures up images of the travelers who used and enjoyed the aircraft over the years.
Late Night Visitor - MRC Aviation | The Antonov 124 RA-82074 as previously mentioned on its arrival at Ohakea duly arrived at...
EAA inks deal with Learning For Life - General Aviation News | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program and the school- and career-based Learning For Life (LFL) program, an affiliate of Boy Scouts of America, have entered into an agreement that will help young people discover and explore opportunities in aviation, including orientation flights in general aviation aircraft. Opportunities will be primarily focused through Learning For Life’s Aviation Exploring program, a...
AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 Day 6 - Other People's Airplanes | David and Damon headed towards the North 40 today to check out the warbird flight line. While there, David talked with Mike Schiffer about his Vought F4U-5 Corsair. The Corsair has always been a favorite classic warbird of David’s. Mike tells us about what it’s like to fly this iconic aircraft....
