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Skydivers Will Fly Largest US Flag Over Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11/11 - DigitalJournal.com | The team has also jumped over balloon festivals, air shows, NASCAR, Indy Car, symphony performances, golf courses, amusement parks, mall parking lots, tennis courts, Red Bull Air Races and Veteran support events. The tribute is sponsored by ...

Getting Ready for the Air Races from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | ... In addition to the local traffic today we saw Rare Bear out and about and sounding strong. It’s good to see it in the air before qualifications week – the crew is historic in their all-nighters to get the plane flying well enough to qualify. We also saw Marilyn Dash’s racing biplane out flying today – testing the new drag reduction modifications the crew has been working on lately. Nemesis NXT racer preparing for the 2011 Reno Air RacesWe also saw a French Nemesis NXT ...

Video: Reno Heritage Trophy from Latest Vlog | It's almost Reno time with the air races starting September 13-18, 2011. Here's a look at the national heritage invitational where  ...

WAC Day 8 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Day 7 was a rest day and the organisers put on a trip to the Italian Air Force Museum in the morning and Trevi on the way back.   The family and I went to Siena, Florence and San Gimignamo instead.  Tuscany in a day, as Annette says!  Again, the weather fine and beaut for flying with 37 pilots to get through, plus the warm-ups.   The remaining top 75% of pilots were again split into three groups,  ...

Harvard flying duo fills performances with high energy - Northwest Herald | The first thing Dave Dacy wants you to know about his airshow routine is that it's real. “People look at this and say, 'There's a gimmick there,' ” said Dacy, of Harvard, a pilot who performs with Wingwalker Tony Kazian, also of Harvard. ...
   
Aerobatics - WIVB | allie meets lt. col. john klatt.

Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Comes To Lee Bottom from Aero-News Network | Event Has Grown, But Faces Economic Pressures The unofficial end of summer has passed, and the official Autumnal Equinox isn't far behind, but the fly-in season has some life remaining. Lee Bottom Flying Field in Hanover, IN has its 15th Annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In scheduled for the weekend the seasons officially change, September 23-25.

Kirksville Air Show - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The 2011 Kirksville Air Show will start September 10th and 11th at the Kirksville Regional Airport. The kick off day for entertainment begins September 10th with a kids zone free all day play, tandem sky diving, ...

Spirits high for upcoming UC Air Show - Sparta Expositor | The preparations are almost complete for the 2011 Air Show at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, on Sept. 17. Gates open at 9 am for visitors to get an up-close view of some unique aircraft, as well as other fun activities for the ...

Wings and Wheels Expo at Teterboro Airport - NorthJersey.com | The World War II B-17 bomber 'Yankee Lady' and the Batmobile will be among the featured attractions at the expo at Teterboro Airport this weekend. TOP GUNS: This family event has World War II airplanes and helicopters, as well as unique and antique ...

Don Weaver presenting EAA Webinar on Acro from UCAP Blog | On Thursday September 15 at 7 PM AcroCamp CFI Don Weaver will be presenting an EAA Webinar on The Aerodynamics of Basic Aerobatic Flight.

Fly in to Marshall for the weekend - Battle Creek Enquirer | In 2006, a fly-in was marked by Michigan Air National Guard's A-10 Warthog fighter jets thundering overhead. All of these events took place near or under a hangar roof that seems unchanged since it was built. An old wooden ceiling, contrasting with the ...

Photo: Great Reno Balloon Race preparation this morning | The Great Reno Balloon Races are getting underway. Marilyn Newton/RGJ

80000 chatsworth turnout as red arrows make emotional return - Sheffield Telegraph | One of the highlights was a display by eight Red Arrows pilots who made their first public performance since the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, aged 33, at the Bournemouth Air Festival last month. Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall said it was a ...

Guernsey Red Arrows display cancelled due to weather - BBC News | The Red Arrows, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers and a Skyraider aircraft were among those unable to take part. Those gathered along the island's east coast also observed a minute's silence for all RAF pilots who lost their lives serving their country ...

Clacton Air Show has been saved - Gazette | CLACTON Air Show will go ahead next year – despite Tendring Council's decision not to fund it. Tourism boss Stephen Mayzes said he was confident the show would be staged, even though a bucket collection at this year's event raised ...

Podcast: A7 / A4 Pilot Dan McClung – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | THURSDAY – Back in the day Dan McClung was a hot shot A4 / A7 pilot in the US Navy.  Today…Dan is entertaining air show audiences across the country as Team Lead of the PPG Aerospace Red Eagles aerobatic team.  Hear his story this Thursday morning at 10am (EASTERN) on Warbird Radio LIVE!  For more [...]

World War I drama coming to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | One of the nations' premier historical aviation events will bring the excitement and adrenaline of World War I air power to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Sept. 23-25.  The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous will feature vintage reproduction full scale and 7/8 scale aircraft,  ...

Battle Of Britain Air Display 2011 - Island FM | Today's display will also include a new 8 piece formation from the Red Arrows, following the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging last month. A minutes silence will be held for him, and all other RAF Pilots who have lost their lives both at war ...

World War II Navy pilots reunite in Fargo after 66 years - In-Forum | Theirs was one of many reunions fostered by Friday's luncheon for naval aviators, part of Navy Week being held here in conjunction with the Fargo AirSho today and Sunday. Bass, 90, and Frankel didn't find each other again until five years ago. ...

Bomber crew recalls close calls from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | SHELBY — It has been 67 years since Carmen Fox flew his last bombing mission over the Third Reich.  “Our crew flew 26 missions and that was enough,” Fox said. “When we first arrived in England the number of missions per tour was 25. Later it was 30. But for most of us 26 was more than enough.”  Fox, who just turned 90, was a radio operator and sometimes gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator called “On The Ball.”  When the B-24 plane and its crew arrived at Hardwick Airfield in England they  ...

Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Ten years ago this weekend, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge -- first, how to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the events of September 11, 2011 and his assessment of how we're doing 10 years later. ...

Ice Pilots Spinoff In Production from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Fans of Ice Pilots NWT can look forward to a sequel of sorts. A dramatic spinoff of Ice Pilots, called Arctic Air, is now in production in Vancouver by OMNI Film and will air on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation starting in January. Ice Pilots NWT, which is airing on the

After Record-Making Flight, Martin Jetpack Will Soon Be on Sale from POPSCI | Buy one next year for just $100,000 | In May, inventor Glenn Martin-along with fire-rescue officers and crews on board a pair of chase helicopters-watched as his jetpack flew for nine minutes and 43 seconds, soaring 3,500 feet into the New Zealand sky. Had the machine been holding a live person instead of a 150-pound dummy, it would have  ...
   
U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Honored by Defense ... - MarketWatch | The company has built two X-47B aircraft to fulfill the demonstration objectives of the UCAS-D program, which is intended to reduce risk for potential unmanned systems operating in and around an aircraft carrier. "It's an honor for the X-47B UCAS to be ...

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Cleveland Air Show - Cleveland Scene Weekly | With more "bangs" and "booms" than the Fourth of July, the Cleveland Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport is undeniably our loudest Labor Day tradition. And now a flame-emblazoned, jet-powered school bus is bumping up the volume. ...

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Airfest to feature 1940s planes, stunts - Culpeper Star Exponent | The free event will feature several types of aircraft including World War II-era and civilian aerobatic. Attendees will watch as planes fly in formation and perform stunts. “We want the public to come out here and see their airport. We want them to see ...
   
Airshow set for Sept. 10 in Smith Center - Salina Journal | SMITH CENTER -- Kyle Franklin, of Franklin Airshows, will be featured at the Smith Center Airshow, which begins at 11 am Sept. 10 at Gary Gardner Memorial Field. A fly-in and pancake breakfast will take place from 7 to 9 am at the airport, ...

Flying is second nature for Air Show stunt pilot who touts 'wow factor' - Toronto Star | Competing on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship circuit, McLeod routinely pushes his customized, single-seater Edge 540 to speeds of 400 km an hour. While cornering, McLeod's lean 6-foot, 175-pound frame is ...

Acro Camp 2 QuickCast 2 from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | Michelle, Will, and David have all gathered at Ray Community Airport (57D) in Michigan for the principle filming for Acro Camp 2, the independent film that takes for pilots and teams them up with two aerobatic instructors. The “campers” spend four days learning acro in a Citabria, a Super Decathlon, and a Pitts S2B.  Will has returned as ...

Annual Fly-In and Air Show Soars into Town - Patch.com | The event, established in 1964, was created to help educate the public about aviation history and to support local charities and nonprofit organizations. This year, event proceeds will go to organizations like the Pajaro Valley ...

Red Arrows take to the skies at RAF Linton-On-Ouse's Family Day - The Press, York | HUNDREDS of people gathered to watch as the Red Arrows flew across the skies of North Yorkshire. The display, which was part of RAF Linton-On-Ouse's Family Day, was the first from the legendary aerial team since the death of one ...

Plovdiv Hosts a Unique Airshow - Standart News | September 3, Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv is expecting over 20000 guests who will come for a unique airshow dedicated to the centenary of the Bulgarian air forces. The base in Krumovo will host air aces of the whole world, who are coming ...

PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON - La Voix du Nord |This afternoon, the demonstration of the Patrouille de France will take place between 15 and 16 h 30 h on the waterfront music and comments from the podium because the air force will accompany the air show. The public will raise wondering eyes to ...

Navy''s `Sagar Pawan'' take a break from aerobatic displays - IBNLive.com | PTI | 12:09 PM,Sep 03,2011 Panaji, Sep 3 (PTI) `Sagar Pawan', the aerobatic demonstration team of the Indian Navy's aviation arm, will take a break from its displays for a few more months, senior officials said today.The break has been necessitated as ...

Night Air Show at the Battle Creek Field of Flight & Balloon Festival by Michael Delaware | The night air show is one of the exciting events at the Battle Creek Field of Flight annual Festival. One of the most exciting annual events in Battle Creek is the Field of Flight Airshow & Balloon Festival that was just held this past weekend.  It is the largest 4th of July festival in the Southwest portion of Michigan, and with good reason.   The festival boasts not only an amazing airshow, but a ...

Naval Aviation: 100 Years And Another Battle Ahead - Bay Net | That was one of the conclusions from a panel of top brass at the Patuxent Partnership sponsored “Air Boss Panel” Thursday at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department social hall in Lexington Park. The event was part of the week-long celebration of ...

'Navy Week' tour stops at Hamilton High School - Hamilton Journal News | The Navy also brought a flight simulator so students could try their hands at flying military aircraft, but the highlight was the landing of nine members of the US Navy Leap Frogs exhibition parachute team. It was all part of Navy Week Cincinnati, ... more on Navy Week here.

Castle Museum opens for tribute - Modesto Bee | ATWATER -- With the 100th anniversary of US naval aviation at the center of attention for those at Castle Air Museum, caretakers are celebrating the milestone the only way they know how — by showing off a naval addition to the museum's ...

Gone West: Betty Skelton Erde from Aero-News Network | One Of The Pioneer Women In Aviation News has come in to ANN that Betty Skelton Erde, known as one of the pioneer women in aviation, passed away in Florida Wednesday. She was 86 years old. Erde, a resident of Winter Park, Florida, was born in Pensacola, FL in 1926. According to Wikipedia, she set 17 aviation and automobile records and was credited with opening doors for women in aviation and the automotive world, as well as astronautics and advertising. ... Betty's bio on First Flight Society.

A Match for Men in the Skies - Wall Street Journal | Betty Skelton was a champion aviator and a speed-demon driver who set records for flying and land speed and so impressed the original seven Mercury astronauts with her skills that they joked that she was "No. 7 1/2. ...

Hurricane Irene — aviation’s history “no damage” report from Travel for Aircraft | Hurricane Irene — aviation’s history “no damage” report | Hurricane Irene had the potential to damage much of aviation’s history since so many museums and air parks where in her path. Winds, of course, get most of the media’s attention but water in the form of rain as well as flood does as much — or more — damage. A few days after Irene passed out of Vermont I emailed  ...
 

Alberta Aviation Museum set to roll out restored B-25 - iNews880.com | The museum's Tom Hinderks says the B-25 bomber has been restored to represent the 418 City of Edmonton Squadron aircraft of the 1950's. "In the 1950's 418 was a reserve squadron operating from City Centre Airport and its job was to be the guardians of ...

Fairey Firefly TT.1 – Pacific warrior turned target tug from Shortfinals's Blog | The Fairey Aviation Company had long been known for their naval aircraft. Their Flycatcher fighter biplane had served the Royal Navy for many years, and the company was always happy to contend when any official specification was issued by the Admiralty for a new Fleet Air Arm aircraft. However, in the late   ...

Flying history museum shows off more than a dozen vintage war planes in Heber City - Deseret News | Bob Wickern is a World War II veteran and one of several historians for the Heber Air Museum. He took part in the occupation of Japan. “World War II was a war that meant something to all Americans,” Wickern said. He is an aviation buff that knows this ...

42-102945 – B-17G-60-BO – “Sweet Pea” from Warbird Central - WWII Historical Aircraft Information Website | See also 43-38114 – B-17G-80-BO – “No Comment Needed”

Blue Origin flight said to have failed from RLV and Space Transport News | The Blue Origin suborbital test flight of their vertical take-off and landing vehicle on August 24th (see the copy of the NOTAM) is rumored to have gone badly: Bezos-Funded Spaceship Misfires - WSJ.com.  Of course, Pasztor must characterize this as a big setback for NASA commercial crew program, with which  ...

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San Diego Pilot Joins Blue Angels - NBC San Diego | She will be the new administration officer for the Blue Angels Navy flight Demonstration Squadron. Taylor will be the second woman to join the team in 2012, alongside returning squadron member Lt. Katie Kelly. Nearly 50 people applied for the position ...

Documentary follows Santa Cruz roller derby enthusiast's love of aerobatic flying - Santa Cruz Sentinel | After an application and interview process, she was cast by the Michigan-based production company Airspeed to appear in Acro Camp 2, the sequel to 2010's Acro Camp, a film that similarly followed novice aerobatic pilots. It's not a free ride - since ...

Day One of the Fly-in With High Attendance    Antique Airfield News | Day one of the AAA/APM Fly-in has come to an end. Though hot and humid we ended the day with 90 aircraft on the ground at Antique Airfield. Included are several Wacos and Stearmans, two Travelairs, six Monocoupes and one Mullicope, a very rare Rearwin 8090 and the replica Stinson "O"…

Griffon Powered P-51 'Precious Metal' Gets Dressed For Reno 2011  by Martt | The Unlimited racers for Reno 2011 (Sept 14-18) are lining up to make this an incredible year of racing. While I'm certainly no expert on all the aircraft that'll be racing, I have spent some time soaking up some info on several of the most notable... and the Rolls Royce Griffon powered mixmaster P-51 (with counter-rotating props) known as Precious Metal is certainly one of them. The airplane is now based at the Kissimmee Air Museum in Florida, where it can be seen when it's not at Reno. I had the pleasure of talking with PM's race pilot Thom Richard on the phone Wednesday about how progress is coming along for one of the most unique P-51 racers ever built. Here's some of what I found out…

TORA TORA TORA: An Airshow That Will Leave You Breathless - CultureMob | The Rocky Mountain Airshow in Broomfield, Colorado was host to the performance this past weekend (August 27-28) and I was completely blown away. It started with the Japanese planes circling the sky, building the anticipation. Then the attacks began… ...

Pilots, planes, parachutes part of air show highlights - Weakley County Press | The air show will begin at 10 am Sept. 10 with the Special Forces parachute team taking part in the celebration of the national anthem. Pilots Mike Rinker of Union City, flying his Sukhoi in honor of Cystic Fibrosis research; John Bostic and Morris Ray ...

Bunny McLarty - Vintage Wings of Canada - Just this spring, Donald “Bunny” McLarty was on hand for the dedication of our Hawker Hurricane IV to his name and honour. Sadly, he too has died. It has been a bad week indeed and we know full well that there are not many of these humble and brave gentlemen left to carry the banner of this greatest of generations. We will redouble our efforts to capture their stories and speak of their honour and their loyalty - to King, Queen, country and comrades.  Bunny McLarty will be laid to rest at the Beechwood National Cemetery in Ottawa on Wednesday, August 31st. A Vintage Wings fighter will overfly the interment in tribute.  For more on his life visit http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=529466

Voices From The DC-3  from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Guest Julie Filucci manages the Cessna Pilot Centers program for Cessna, but she’s also written the book, Together We Fly: Voices From The DC-3. Published by Aviation Supplies & Academics, the book tells the story of the Douglas DC-3 through the voices of the people involved with it, from its design and production to the present day. Julie had completed her type rating in the airplane several years ago, and did an article for AOPA Pilot on the airplane for its 70th anniversary in 2005. “The feedback from that article was the most I’d ever received for a piece during my time at AOPA. And not just pilots wrote to tell their stories, but also engineers, mechanics, stewardesses, soldiers, and regular folks who had taken their first airline trip in the airplane. Capturing their voices became a quest for me, as so many of the people from the airplane’s early days have passed on.”…

Iron Maiden Singer Rescues Hurricane Victims - Tone Deaf | The passengers will be ferried across the Atlantic in style in Ed Force One, a 757 aeroplane which is decked out in Iron Maiden's colours and was most recently used as the band's plane on their world tour which finished up three weeks ago. ...

Today in Aviation History – September 1  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Blue Angels will fly at Miramar air show - NavyTimes.com | SAN DIEGO — The Blue Angels flight demonstration team will highlight this year's Miramar Air Show, the Marine Corps announced Friday. The Navy's blue-and-gold team of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will perform during the annual air show, which runs Sept. ...

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WAC Day 0 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | Wended my way down to Foligno Aeroporto this morning to catch up with the guys. Both Rich and Paul flew early in the box - the first time they had while still cool. Both looked comfortable and flew well. The 300S with 4-blade prop isn't as fast as ...

Bid to Be Part of “Team Goulian for a day” – AOPA’s Fundraiser from Mike Goulian Airshows | You can help make General Aviation better. Bid now to be one of Mike Goulian’s “Crew for a Day” at the Quonset, RI air show in June of 2012!  This auction will help fund critical preservation and improvement initiatives that the AOPA Foundation supports to ensure the future of general aviation including community airports, pilot safety education, growing the pilot population and educating the public on the benefits of GA. ...

Pietschs to be featured at Sunday’s airshow - The Ticket Depot | This year, Kent and Warren Pietsch – pilots and operators of the Pietsch Airshow will be featured as they take to the air for their comedy act, dead stick act, aerobatic act and performing dual act.  ...

Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team: Disabled American Veterans Brings Message to Patuxent River Air Expo ’11 from davflightteam.blogspot.com | NAS Patuxent River, MD – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) brings its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women to the Patuxent River Air Expo – September 3-4.  More than sixty-five years ago, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched off an aircraft carrier to conduct the famed Doolittle Raid over Japan. The mission proved to be one of the most galvanizing events of the Second World War – establishing the B-25 as a symbol of American military strength ...

Memphis Airshow 2011 | Join the 2011 Memphis Airshow in celebrating 100 Years of Naval Aviation at Millington Regional Jetport September 17 & 18.

2011 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo Offers Something for Everyone - Examiner.com | Its cache includes the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey,” which rolled off the Douglas assembly line in 1944 (shown, left); “Maid in the Shade,” a B-25 “Mitchell” twin-engine bomber; and the SNJ T-6 “Texan,” a two-person pilot-trainer aircraft ...

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21st Annual Fly-in/Cruise In | Marion Municipal Airport, Marion, IN | Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 is the date for the 21st Annual Fly/In Cruise/In at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana. The action starts early at 7:00am and runs until 2:00pm. This annual event features antique, classic, homebuilt , ultralight, rotorcraft and warbird aircraft as well as vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, autocycles and tractors. An all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is served, with all proceeds benefitting the Marion High School Band.

Let's Fly! Aviation history coming to Des Moines - Highline Times | Information: (206) 878-1642 John McEvoy is an expert of aviation history with practical predictions for the airline industry and employment requirements. September 13th, John will feature the airplane itself from start to delivery. ...

PICTURES: Red Arrows resume training with eight Hawks - Flightglobal | The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has begun flying rehearsals to appear at its first public event since suffering a fatal incident on 20 August. Eight of the team's distinctive BAE Systems Hawk T1s were photographed ...

Dreadnought Flies the Line! from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | “Dreadnought” is a Hawker Sea Fury owned by famed Sanders Aeronautics with a long lineage of performance. The history of this Hawker tells the story of an amazing home of restoration. From the Dreadnought website, “This Hawker Sea Fury T Mk.20 was delivered in 1957 as VZ368 and transferred to  ...

Matt Hall announces new 2011 performance schedule - Australian Flying | Aussie Red Bull Air Race ace Matt Hall has announced a raft of new aerobatic demonstrations he'll be performing at events throughout the country for the remainder of 2011. Over the next five months a very busy Hall will thrill crowds with his dynamic ...

Ruby Riptide goes to Acro Camp | 3 thoughts on “Acro Camp Day -1”. Larry Overstreet on August 25, 2011 at 4:57 am said: Ruby,. You are doing this for you, your son, and for each of my four girls. Thanks for getting out there and showing them what is possible! ...

Jet man sets his sights higher - Jersey Evening Post | JET Man Yves Rossy is preparing to rocket back over the skies of Jersey – but has been forced to cancel his planned low flypast. Last month, event organisers said that the stuntman might be able to swoop down to just 600 ft over St Aubin's Bay after ...

2011 Viper West Ride A Long - YouTube | Come "Ride-A-Long" with Capt Garret "Mace" Dover, your 2011 Viper West Demo pilot, as he performs a full Demo during the 2011 Heritage Flight Training Conference at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, March 2011! This is also a video we like to play for the kids during our numerous school and community visits to go along with our presentation!

B25 Roll out Ceremony at Alberta Aviation Museum. from Aviation.ca News | From the flying the pitch black battlefield skies of Europe in the Second World War through standing guard over Canada’s North through the Cold War in the 1950s as well as Search & Rescue and humanitarian missions through to the...

First black naval aviator honored in new film - The Boston - Bay State Banner | At the age of 24, Brown became the first African American naval aviator in the United States Navy. In a new documentary film produced by the University of Central Florida and the Zora Neale Hurston Institute for Documentary Studies, Brown is honored ...

Centenary Of 1st Air Mail in UK from What's On at RAF Museum London | 30 August 2011 - 9 September 2011 | On 9th of September at 11.00am we will be commemorating the 1st Air Mail Flight in the UK with a helicopter flight from the Museum to Windsor Great Park retracing the exact route taken by Gustav Hamel in a Bleriot aircraft on 9th of September 1911. This flight will be carrying letters to Her Majesty The Queen. As part of this commemoration, the Museum will be providing children with the opportunity to place a letter to  ...

Spectacular WW2 aerial displays at heritage site - Horncastle Today | The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, near Spilsby, will be holding the special event all day on Monday, August 29. And those who pop along to the centre will be in for a treat - with flying action from iconic aircraft such as the ...

See history in action at vintage aircraft fest - Mukilteo Beacon | It takes you there a little bit.” The festival is sponsored by the Cascade Warbirds, Castle & Cooke Aviation, Flying Heritage Collection, Future of Flight, Heritage Flight Museum, Museum of Flight, Paine Field, Port Townsend Aero Museum and KUOW.

Collings Foundation aircraft return to MAPS - Suburbanite | The Collings Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing "living history" events that allow people to learn more about the aviation heritage of these famous aircraft. The foundation has been flying the tour for 22 years and, ...

Air Museum may move near brewery - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The owners of the Tillamook Air Museum are in negotiations with the Port of Tillamook Bay to relocate to a facility that would be built alongside the planned Pelican Pub Brewery. The owners are looking to move the museum from the space it currently ...

Walk around photo's of AH-6M Littlebird 160th SOAR from Military Photos | Hi guys are ther any walk around pictures of the AH-6M that the 160th SOAR use with the six blade rotor head anywhere. I remember seeing some but ...

Convair Fish - Eric Hehs | We noted in the first part of this four-part series that the Convair Super Hustler had to be small because it was to be launched from below a B-58 Hustler. It had to be fast to deliver its payload without being intercepted. And it had to fly high to reach supersonic speeds and to avoid detection. Small, fast, and high-flying were characteristics that also made the aircraft a logical candidate for a reconnaissance platform to replace the Lockheed U-2. ...

Balloons take to sky this weekend for 17th annual bash - Mywesttexas.com | ALPINE -- Around 20 hot-air balloons will launch at daylight Labor Day Weekend from the Casperis Airport during the 17th Big Bend Balloon Bash.  "I've been doing it for a long time," said Kenneth Clouse, president of the Big Bend Balloon Bash Inc., a non-profit group sponsoring the hot air balloon activities. "I've flown quite a bit. Every flight is different. I don't care how many times you've flown, every one of them is going to be different. No two are going to be the same."  Time for flight is ...

AF: Raptors could resume flying 'soon' - DoD Buzz | Norton Schwartz says he expects a report soon that will lay out the next steps for getting the F-22 Raptors back into regular service, Air Force Magazine reported Wednesday in its must-read Daily Report. Schwartz told air scribe John Tirpak that the ...

The First Boeing 747 from I Love Planes by Rafael

NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures from SPACE.com | NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

Video:  Human Space Flight: A Look Ahead from Spaceports

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Summit Showcases America's Turn Toward Clean Energy - LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 30, 2011 (ENS) - On Labor Day, all six jets of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team will perform using a 50/50 blend of drop-in biofuel, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas today.  "This will be the first time an entire unit has flown on a biofuel mix," Secretary Mabus said of the Blue Angels Pax River Labor Day Air Show.  ...

San Diego Female Navy Pilot Joins Blue Angels (Video) - By Beth Ford Roth | The Blue Angels start training next week in Florida, and Navy Lt. Holly Taylor will be among their storied ranks. The 36-year-old Taylor is currently assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 49 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, according to ChipleyBugle.com. Taylor grew up in Louisiana, and graduated from the University of Alabama. ...

Fargo AirSho Introduction by former President Bush. - YouTube | The Fargo AirSho and the Fargo Air Museum hosted an Aviators Luncheon in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation, Fargo Navy Week and the Fargo AirSho on August 12, 2011. 

Local hero to fly with US Air Force Thunderbirds - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design | For the first time in Cleveland National Air Show history, the US Air Force Thunderbirds will fly a local community hero selected from among the dozens of nominations for its Hometown Hero program. Kevin Edmond, a fire battalion chief from Mentor, ...

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The warbirds are coming - Muncie Star Press | With a well-grounded career in natural gas pipeline construction, Chew will have his mind in the sky Friday through Sunday when warbirds like his take center stage at the Academy of Model Aeronautics, 5161 E. Memorial Drive, for the Indiana Warbird ...

Bill Boeing Jr. To Attend Vintage Aircraft Weekend from Aero-News Network | Flying Boeing Model 40 Will On Display At The Event Bill Boeing Jr. credits the Model 40 as being the airplane that saved his father's company from bankruptcy during the Great Depression, a message he will bring to the 4th Annual Vintage Aircraft Weekend at Paine Field in Snohomish County, WA, Saturday. 

Pilots Flock to Willapa Harbor Fly-in from General Aviation News | By Dave Gauger Pilots from throughout the northwest flocked to the Willapa Harbor Airport Saturday (August 6).  The promise of famous Ekone Oysters brought 22 aircraft into the Raymond airport from throughout Washington State, California, Nevada and Canada.  The hungry pilots consumed more than 300 oysters while swapping tales, showing off their proud flying machines and enjoying a special brand of camaraderie unique to aviation buffs.   ...

Acro Camp:  Shooting the @AcroCamp campers flying the IAC Primary here at Marine City

Italy, plane aerobatics at 26th "FAI World Aerobatic Championships" in Foligno ... - AVIONEWS | (WAPA) - From August 31 to September 11 it will take place at "Giorgio Franceschi" airport in Foligno, near Perugia (Umbria), Italy, the 27th edition of "FAI World Aerobatic Championships". They're the world aerobatics championships, which will take ...

The tribute letter written by Red Arrows leader Ben Murphy - Daily Echo | For the first time since the red Arrows lost their much-loved colleague, team leader Ben Murphy has paid tribute to pilot Jon Egging. In a letter to the Daily Echo's sister paper in Bournemouth and the Lincolnshire Echo, he thanked the people of ...

Mayor leads Eastbourne tributes to Red Arrows pilot - Eastbourne Today | “During the many years of Airbourne the people of Eastbourne have developed an affinity with the Red Arrows and the tragic news of the death of Flt Lt Jon Egging will have shocked the whole town. “My sincere condolences go to his wife Emma and his ...

Reno Air Races 2011 Just Two Weeks Away!! from photorecon.net | A Motorsport events like no other. Five days of racing action. Six classes of aircraft and speeds exceeding 500 mph. It all adds up to the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Each race is just one thrilling episode of a weeklong pylon-to-pylon drama filled with excitement at every turn and endings you will [...]

Nemesis NXT 'Relentless' To Be Auctioned on eBay from AirPigz | Looking for a really hot ride? Buy 'Relentless' on eBay during the Reno Air Races!  Kevin Eldredge is brewing up a plan to auction off his incredible Nemesis NXT racer known as Relentless during the 2011 Reno Air Races: September 14-18. The airplane is now hanging a Lycoming 720 cubic inch (8 cylinder) engine off the nose... and that engine appears to be good for about 428 hp! It'll take a starting bid of  ...

Check out our "Best of" photos from the Brunswick Air Show from last weekend. Th... by Mike Goulian Airshows | Mike Goulian's edgy, crisp, and aggressive style of aerobatic flying captivates air show fans across the globe. His passion for aviation and pursuit of excellence shows up in his performances and in his general aviation business. He is a true professional in the air show and general aviation industr...

Melissa Pemberton – Airshow pilot | Melissa strives to be a positive role model and inspiration to young people in aviation and women across the world showing them that no dream is too big and nothing is impossible! She was a keynote speaker at the...

Post Oshkosh from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Spending an entire week at Airventure is something most pilots would love to do. It goes to reason then that flying a rare biplane to the event would be even better. And truthfully, it is. Why then do I not miss it?  In years past it was almost sad leaving Oshkosh. This year though was different. Due to an unexpected unfolding of events, I ended up at Oshkosh with an amazing plane and no passenger. ...

Parachuting competitions in Kikinda: Day 7 - FAI | Red Bull Air Race World Championship. FAI continues its close co-operation with the Red Bull Air Race World Championship [ more ]. FAI Awards. FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have ...

69 skydivers set state record over Longmont - Times Call | LONGMONT -- Just after 10:30 Sunday morning, 69 skydivers linked in midair above Vance Brand Municipal Airport to set a state record that the organizer has been trying to beat since 2008. On its second jump of the day -- the last at an altitude that would allow the feat -- the team leaped from planes at 15,300 feet above the ground and in 69 seconds positioned themselves to grab hold of one another just long enough to get  ...

Hook 2011! The Centennial Celebration Continues from Tailhook Daily Briefing | A mere 10 days from now many of us will be gathering in the warm desert sun of Reno NV for the 2011 Tailhook Reunion and Symposium!  ...

Bomber Crew Fantasy Camp Update – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday | WEDNESDAY – Hunter Chaney from the Collings Foundation joins us with an update on their upcoming Bomber Crew Fantasy Camp. Tune in tomorrow morning for all the details.

Words on a plaque can keep alive the link to our heritage - Herald and News | Reber and his B-17 flight crew of 10, all in parachutes, disappeared into the low clouds over the English Channel Jan. 23, 1943, returning from a World War II bombing run to France, which was held by Germany. The crew and its plane, the Jerry Jinx, ...

Kevin Garrison’s History of Aviation Part 2 (With Part Two You Get Eggroll) from Flight Monkeys | Wake up, boys and girls. It is time for part two of my history of aviation. Last month we left our story at the beginning of World War II. ...

Amelia Earhart's Aviator Goggles Expected to Fetch $32000 in Auction - ABC News | Broken Luxor aviator goggles said to have been worn by Amelia Earhart are being auctioned and may fetch over $32000, according to The Guardian. Also to be auctioned are eighteen unseen photographs of Earhart as she prepared for her 1937 round the world ...

PC6 Pilatus de Brienne-le-Château from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier | To fill the void left into liquidation by the CPS (skydiving center) of Brienne-le-Château (LFFN), Elodie Perrot, vice-world champion in Gap in 2003, a bronze medalist in the World Cup 2005 Ivan Perrot, 5000 jumps under his belt, the patent owner state skydiving instructor, tandem instructor and PAC, created on 1 April 2011 a new company training center for skydiving: Dawn-Parachute .  The upturn in activity has received support from the council. The center is open weekends  ...

Today in Aviation History – August 31 - CRUFC

Air Force celebrates JSF arrival, rolls out nation's airpower future from Air Force Link Top Stories | Air Force officials said the unveiling of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter was a "historic occasion" during a rollout ceremony here Aug. 26.  The F-35A, on display during the ceremony, was delivered here in July by Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the Air Force's first F-35 pilot.  "This is indeed a new era," said Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., the Air Education and Training Command commander and host of the milestone event. ...

Call for GA Award Nominations Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | For nearly 50 years, the General Aviation Awards Program has recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and flight safety for their important contributions to the aviation community.   ...

Meet the MAX by Randy Tinseth | It may have been one of the best kept secrets in Boeing history. I’m still amazed we managed to keep the name 737 MAX under wraps until our official unveiling at today’s press conference. The members of our  ...

Indy Transponder 30-AUG-2011 2145z

Acrocamp — Behind the Scenes at Acrocamp 2 Podcast from UCAP Blog by Jack Hodgson | We talk with AcroCampers Denise Isaacs and David Klein.

Pictured:  campers briefing for the big finish "competition" by Jack Hodgson

Acrocamp — Final day begins from UCAP Blog by Jack Hodgson | Up and moving around for the final day of AcroCamp 2.  This day will be a little different. Some of the campers need to leave to catch airline flights mid afternoon,  ...

This Year Fleet Week Celebrates its 30 Year Anniversary and 100 Years of Naval ... - Sacramento Bee | In addition, the air show will feature the Navy F-18 Super Hornet, USAF F-15 Strike Eagle, USMC V-22 Osprey, Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle, a United Airlines Boeing 747 and The Patriots Jet Team. A variety of family-oriented special events will be ...

B-52 coming to Newton for air show - Newton Daily News | The B-52H will be flying from Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport, La., and arriving during the air show. Of the 744 copies of the huge bomber that were built, only 97 remain flying today. The last B-52 rolled off the Boeing assembly line in 1961. ...

Indiana Warbird Campaign September 2-4

Red Arrows take to the skies to practise 'missing man' formations for the ... - Daily Mail | For decades the Red Arrow aerobatic display teams have flown at airshows across the country with nine planes in their trademark formations. But today poignantly just eight aircraft took to the sky as they resumed training for the first ...

Dorset Plane Pull: final pull in memory of Jon Egging - Bournemouth Echo | THERE was an extra poignancy at the third annual Dorset Plane Pull at Bournemouth Airport yesterday. Charity fundraisers pulled their weight – or rather an aircraft – for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and the Motor ...

August 30, 2011 Warbirds on Parade from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: Lancaster, 20 minutes from downtown Dallas, is home to a busy community airport. The International Aerobatic Club has contests there and this spring the locals hosted their first air race. It’s also home to the DFW Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). This Saturday, September 3, you’re all invited to the Lancaster airport for the annual Warbirds on Parade. This year  ...

 China air force to unveil new aerobatics teams - Telegraph.co.uk | The two additional teams will supplement China's equivalent of the Red Arrows – the August First demonstration team, named after the date of the founding of the PLA – which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year. Zhao Jingbo, deputy director of the ...

Up In The Sky With Aerobatic Group Rus from English Russia by Valeria | Let’s go right to the sky with the aerobatic group Rus. “Rus” is the aviation aerobatics team, created on the basis of the Vyazemsky educational aviation сenter in 1987. The group performs on jet training aircrafts L-39. via pompeya

Pilot has no memory of spectacular air-show crash - Nanaimo Daily News - He has no recollection of the spectacular crash of his homemade Steen Skybolt biplane at the Wings and Wheels airshow, sponsored by the Nanaimo Flying Club. The incident brought the first Nanaimo air show in 40 years to an early end. ...

Radial Rocket RG To Roar At Reno 2011! from AirPigz | I'm running behind getting some cool info up on some of the exciting racers planning to fly low - go fast - turn left at the 2011 Reno Air Races: September 14-18. One of the racers that has me drooling for the amazing sounds of the Russian M-14 radial is the all composite Radial Rocket RG. Now I don't expect the  ...

Race pilot performs aerobatic routine on alternative avgas from General Aviation News | Matthias Dolderer, a Red Bull Air Race pilot and co-organizer of the Tannkosh airshow presented an aerobatics display Aug. 24 with his engine running on the new SwiftFuel 100SF — a first in aviation history  ...

KCET Airs Special Live On-Air Fundraiser 'Wings Across the Channel: Catalina ... - KCET | Featuring stunning footage of seaplanes from post-war Catalina, "Wings Across the Channel: Catalina Island's Aviation History, 1946-Present," features the "Knights of Avalon" who tirelessly flew their Grumman Goose G-21s and the mighty Sikorsky VS-44 ...

Hiller Aviation Museum in California from Airplanes Channel: | Those who are passionate about aviation should not miss out on the opportunity to visit the Hiller Aviation Museum when in San Carlos, California, U.S.A. It is located at the San Carlos Airport, and was founded in 1998 by Stanley Hiller Jr. The Hiller Family are not only known for owning Hiller Aircraft Corporation, considered a pioneer of the helicopter, but also for their support of the museum, which is affiliated with the Smithsonian Affiliations Program, as well as preserving the history of the helicopter and various other aircraft. ...

Rare Amelia Earhart items up for auction in North Oakland - San Francisco Chronicle | 6 flying goggles worn by the famed aviator, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Earhart mysteriously disappeared on an attempted flight around the globe in 1937. The auction will be held both at the Clars store, where more than ...

Tora Tora @ Mountan Gravity 2011 - Head down above the mountains... from Bonjour BlueSky

Military jets collide over Lithuania. from Velozia Air | Two military planes collided over northern Lithuania today while flying in formation during a NATO patrol.  ...

Exclusive! White Triangle Over Amarillo- Stealth Airship? from Black Horizon | Myself and a group of local aviation photographers were having our usual Saturday lunch at Rick Husband /Amarillo Airport when we spotted a strange object in the sky  ...
   
Model air display to help Air Ambulance - Ledbury Reporter | Proceeds from the Much Marcle Annual Large Model Air Display, over the past eight years, have allowed the Herefordshire Model Aero Club to make donations totalling in excess of £27000 to various charities, including the Air Ambulance, St John's Hospice ...