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Big crowds, big money - Florida Today | COCOA BEACH — In just its second year, the Cocoa Beach Air Show proved to be an economic boon to ...

Cocoa Beach Air Show: A Pictorial Review – Part 1 « AmericaSpace by Jason Rhian | Such is the case with the Cocoa Beach Air Show, held on the beach October 30-31. An amazing, American experience that sets a new standard in air show entertainment. Our first set of images will deal with the opening act, the Navy Seals ...

Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Cut Loose in Goofy Photo from SPACE.com | The six-astronaut crew of space shuttle Discovery's final mission, set to launch Wednesday, recently took time out for a goofy photo with their orbiter…

Military museum set to take over Stuart Air Show, bring new acts – TCPalm | STUART — A small, local military museum has taken over as the lead sponsor at the 2010 Stuart Air show this November and promises to bring ...


The Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series™ Announces Its 2010 Winner - Julia Wood - Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2010) – With pilots all over the U.S. battling for the top spot in the Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series (ARC Series™), Texas' rookie race pilot Julia Wood fought off her closest challenger, Mike Niccum, to become the 2010 National Aerobatic Racing Champion…

Blue Angels jet through North Texas | North Texas Daily - By Josh Pherigo / Assigning Editor - Packed tightly in the diamond formation they've made internationally recognizable, six F/A-18 Hornets roared across…

Blue Angels to salute veterans - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels have scheduled a three-day homecoming show this month that will include a performance on Veterans Day. The air show will be at Pensacola ...

Aviation Icon Returns: Fifi Takes Flight by chronicwanderlust - The following article was written and photographed by Chronic Wanderlust contributors James Pritchard and Jacob Pelham in Midland, Texas. | The creator of Chronic Wanderlust once said that using the phrase "Hidden Gem" is a cliché. I hate to say it but he's correct. But sometimes there really is no other way to describe something that truly is unknown to most people. In Midland, Texas, a city known mainly for oil and natural gas production is the hometown of a few people such as Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Spud Webb, George W. Bush, Matthew McConaughey and my personal favorite, "FiFi"…

World War II bomber returns veteran to air - Paducah Sun | Sitting on the tarmac at Barkley Regional Airport, the shiny B-17 Aluminum Overcast stands apart from sleek corporate jets and other personal aircraft. ...

Former bomber may fly again - NewsOK.com | It was returned to the US Air Force in 1955, according to the Warbirds Resource Group. After sitting in storage in the Philippines for three years, ...

Spectacular flying and wing walkers to honor veterans - Examiner.com | The Pearl Harbor bombing will be recreated with spectacular flying, smoke, fire and explosions for the Warriors and Warbirds Air Show this weekend at the ...

Volunteers resurrect Cold War planes on shoestring budget - Mountain View Voice | Among the collection being restored is an F-18 that used to fly as one of the Blue Angels, a U2 spy plane that used to take pictures from high altitudes of ...

Old school journalism meets new media buzz from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | It is with great pleasure that I present issue No. 2 of Airplanista Magazine. The response from the aviation community has been both overwhelming and humbling, and it made producing this second issue all that much more rewarding…

Pacific Northwest Boasts Variety of Air Museums | News Summary - There are examples of aviation history all over the Northwest, but many are concentrated in the Seattle-Everett area because of the influence of Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer that has produced thousands of aircraft in Puget Sound ...

The Day US Customs Found a Bullet in My Pocket
by MastaHanky - Interesting read. The following hour and a half of my life is a period of time that I will never forget and truthfully, never really want to endure ever again…

Weather balloon carries KU research project to lofty heights from This Week in Amateur Radio | Paul Verhage and his team of students and amateur radio operators spent their Halloween morning with eyes toward the sky. When not looking upward, their gaze was fixed on high-tech tracking equipment and GPS units…

Vought's Not-So-Fearsome F6U Pirate from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In September 1944, the US Navy gave eight aircraft manufacturers a shot at a contract to build its first carrier-based jet fighter. The Navy relaxed its usual carrier and landing takeoff limitations as much as was practical in order to "obtain the highest possible performance for a carrier-based VF type."…

The Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series™ Announces Its 2010 Winner - Julia Wood

Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2010) – With pilots all over the U.S. battling for the top spot in the Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series (ARC Series™), Texas’ rookie race pilot Julia Wood fought off her closest challenger, Mike Niccum, to become the 2010 National Aerobatic Racing Champion. 

ARC’s Race Operations Director Spencer Suderman stated, “What’s remarkable about Julia is that she flew two completely different aircraft during the season and claimed top honors by mastering successful race strategies in each, the Russian built Sukhoi Su-26 as well as the American made Pitts S-2B. Transitioning between a monster monoplane (the Sukhoi) and a smaller biplane (the Pitts Special) is no easy task. By consistently winning with that kind of multitasking, Julia really carved out a name for herself and deserves her ranking as this year’s number one pilot.” 

Julia lives on a ranch north of Dallas, TX and benefited from flying and practicing nearly every day from the runway that she built next to her home with husband Tony, also an ARC Series Race Pilot. Tony races a turbine-powered Sukhoi boasting over 600 horsepower. When asked about how she can defeat aircraft with a superior power advantage Julia explains, “It’s not always horsepower that wins an Aerobatic Race. Managing airspeed and cornering like a sports car help gain the lead rather than just raw horsepower.” 

The International Federation of Aerobatic racing (IFAR), which manages, promotes, and sanctions the ARC Series, has greatly popularized Aerobatic Racing over the past two years. The ARC Series has doubled in size since it was first brought to air shows in 2009 and is planning even further expansion, exposure, and notoriety. According to IFAR’s Executive Director Dick Schulz, “ARC Series is being embraced by spectators and event organizers because it’s different and entertaining while offering unique marketing values for the show. I’m very happy how Aerobatic Racing energizes the crowd as well as pleases the sponsors.”

The ARC Series format challenges pilots to race head-to-head in airplanes that often have quite different performance and handling characteristics. After dashing through a series of thrilling aerobatic maneuvers, the first plane to finish the sequence wins the race. With varying pilot strategies and no two aircraft exactly alike, there’s always a battle for the lead and a close side-by-side finish. 

Mr. Schulz praised Julia’s winning performance this year by saying, “Julia is a great competitor and role model for all of us. She delivers a top performance each time she flies while being personable, professional, and fun. She always has time for the spectators and is easy to work with. She’s quite an aerobatic pilot and will have plenty of competition next year when she tries to defend her crown. For more information plus race video and images, visit WWW.ACRORACING.ORG and become a fan!

For more information plus race video and images, visit WWW.ACRORACING.ORG and become a fan!

Contact:

Dick Schulz
dick@acroracing.org
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Aerobatic Racing – The Next Generation of Air Shows from Aero-News Network | The ARC Racing Series Adds Thrilling Addition to Air Show Circuit In 2009, the International Federation of Aerobatic Racing developed a new revolution in aerobatic performance. Imagining as an entirely unique addition to the air show circuit, the Federation started the Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series. The Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series (ARC Series) consists of high-performance aerobatic duals, featuring pilots competing against one another in a jaw-dropping race to the finish…

Greetings from Yuma!: Flying with the Blue Angels tomorrow! by Maria Hechanova | Flying with the Blue Angels tomorrow! I will be flying with the Blue Angels Naval Flight Demonstration Team at the Naval Air Facility in El Centro tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck! Posted by Maria Hechanova at 8:07 PM ...

Air show tickets go on sale, contest winner selected - ENC Today | The US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team is scheduled to be the featured act at this year's show, which is expected to draw more than 100000 people ...

Air show crashes and burns - The Lowe Down (satire) Regarding the impending demise of the Ft. Lauderdale Air Show and why it will be missed, here are a couple of thoughts on the mystical power of military ...

World's Biggest Space Party Returns to Hampton Roads - PR Newswire | For science lovers, the Peninsula Astronomy Club will offer stargazing using state-of-the-art telescopes on the Virginia Air & Space Center's Observation ...

NEW VIDEO: DUXFORD - FLYING LEGENDS - The newest video in the Horsemen Cometh series finds the team humbled by the honor of flying Mustangs off the historic grassy grounds of Duxford, England during the annual Flying Legends air show. It was a moment where history not only came to life, but quietly became a vivid reminder of the pilots who never returned home. Watch this beautiful video 

2010 Red Bull Air Race Season Starts March 26-27 In Abu Dhabi by Martt | Winter is finally winding down, and the Red Bull Air Races are definitely winding up for another big year!  The first race of the season is coming soon with qualifying on Friday, March 26, and then the races on Saturday, March 27 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.  This is the 6th straight year that the races have included Abu Dhabi…

Mojave Transportation Museum » Plane Crazy Saturday March 2010 ... by Mike Massee | Michael Dorn is a pilot and serves on the advisory board of the Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation. Mr. Dorn has owned an F-86 Sabre, T-33 Shooting Star and a Sabreliner. Plane Crazy Saturday takes place from 10am to 2pm at the ...

Flying Tigers News: This Week in American Military History by XPDR | 1943: "The Flying Tigers" – the famous volunteer group of American fighter pilots contracted to the Chinese Air Force during World War II and ultimately brought under U.S. Army Air Forces command as the China Air Task Force – is ...

Congressional medal event will be missing Springfield legend - Springfield News Sun | Reporting to Biggs Field in El Paso, Texas, she was part of a B-25 two-target squadron. While serving in the military, she flew the SBC Dauntless, ...

Bombers to appear at air show - Katy Times | Participating in the Callings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 ...

CAF Wins Lawsuit Against Airpower Museum - NewsWest9.com | MIDLAND - The Commemorative Air Force has won a lawsuit it filed against the American Heritage Airpower Museum. The CAF says the museum will now go into ...

Honoring women who flew in WWII - Florida Today | The B-25 crashed in the desert. In 2005, personal items were recovered from the crash site. Today, Michell Van Riper will represent her aunt at the ceremony ...

We Represented All Women from Air & Space Magazine

Women Pilots of WWII Inspired Generations - Department of Defense | As a Thunderbird performing in her third air show, Malachowski recalled how five WASPs elbowed their way to the front of the line to meet her and get her ...

Column: Tell my 5-year-old that we've given up on space - USA Today | In New York, she has visited the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and attended lectures in the planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History. ...

Buzz Aldrin Pushes a New Space Plan from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)

We are good for another year! by NORDO News | Every year in late winter, when most of you are dreaming of getting back into the air, our airport is inspected for compliance with state and federal regulations.  We are happy to tell you that, once again, we  have our airport operating certificate in hand. To us, this means that the flying season is just around the corner and it is time to start thinking about getting the tractors and mowing decks ready for another year of grass mowing!  We hope that you are close to wrapping up the annual inspection on your airplane so that you can plan on visiting us this year!  An article reprinted from NORDO News. Written by the staff at Lee Bottom Flying Field - your favorite GRASS RUNWAY AIRPORT! www.LeeBottom.com

Interview with Captain David John USAF F-22 Raptor Pilot - Episode 7 from Mile High Flyers Podcast by DenverPilot | Mike, Zyola and Nate interview Captain David John, USAF.  David answers our questions about flying the F-22, sprinkled in with his own experiences flying the F-15, T-37, and T-38.  David is currently stationed at Nellis AFB in a non-flying but very important role, and we appreciate him taking the time to talk with us on Sunday February 28th, 2010.  David answers both some common questions, and also a few questions you may never have heard posed to an F-22 pilot. Our host Doug, couldn't make it for the interview, but don't worry -- he'll be back! ..

A relic of the Cold War from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | LiveJournal user Igor113 has posted a series of remarkably detailed photographs of a relic of the Cold War: the Lun-class Ekranoplan, only one of which was ever built. It carried six P-270 Moskit supersonic anti-shipping missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-22 Sunburn) in tubes above its hull, and was equipped with special targeting radars in the nose and tail to provide guidance to them…

American air power - Palestine Herald Press | "I was on the Crossroads Project and they would explode the atomic bombs on Bikini Island and they would fly the radio-controlled B-17 at different ...

Martin Jetpack priced at $86,000, mere mortals will soon be able to buy one too from Engadget by Vladislav Savov | Tired of the limited legroom, bad food, and worse movies you have to put up with during a flight? Well, it's time to bust out your company credit card and get yourself a Martin Jetpack, which has just become the first commercially available jetpack. Driven by a pair of washing machine-sized fans strapped to your back, this personal transporter will give you a pretty cool 30 minutes of flight time and comes with a bunch of redundancy systems to ensure any mistakes don't turn fatal. The rotors are built out of a carbon / Kevlar composite and are powered by a two-liter V4 two-stroke engine capable of delivering 200hp (or 150kW). Good old gasoline is the fuel of choice here and private individuals are expected to be offered the chance to fulfill every geek and geekette's dream later this year. Just make sure you have $86,000 lying around to fund it.

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Four years after its first flight the Republic F-105 Thunderchief in the form of the first production variant, the F-105B, finally reached operational status. Two years prior, though, planning had already begun for the definitive Thunderchief variant, the F-105D, and it was this variant that made up the bulk of the F-105's production run. The USAF's early plans were for 800 F-105s to equip 11 fighter wings of the Tactical Air Command. However, when the US Navy's new McDonnell F-4 Phantom II began smash existing records with its performance, Thunderchief production was abruptly curtailed in favor of the first USAF versions of the Phantom which offered a multirole versatility that the strike-optimized Thunderchief lacked…