Preview clip of National Aviation Heritage Invitational * NAHI / LiveAirShowTV | Here is our 
annual preview of the planes participating in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational during the Reno Air Races. To date we have 30 planes entered. (list will be mailed shortly)…..some are returning participants, and former winners. Two planes do stand out in the field. The first is the 1933 Lockheed Vega DL-1 Special. It is the last Metal Vega of the ten that Lockheed Built. The second is the Moss QED, Gee Bee Replica. You probably saw this plane in Oshkosh. It will be in Reno, and only eligible for the People's Choice Award, since it is replica, and not a restoration. Winners in each class, as well as the overall winner, receiving the Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy will be handed out on Sunday morning, Sept. 14th.
Wisian to be airshow marshal at Heart of Texas Airshow · General Aviation News | WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow will take to the skies Saturday, Sept. 27, at Texas State Technical College airport. Serving as air show marshal will be Major General Kenneth Wisian, the Deputy Adjutant General-Air for Texas and Commander of the Texas Air National Guard....
Warbirds Over Tulsa set for takeoff this weekend - Tulsa World | The monumental tapestry triptych by Marc Chagall, hanging in the State Hall of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, hints at some of the artist's own memories, including from his childhood in Vitebsk, Russia. But these float among images of Jewish history: of Moses with his tablets, of David with his harp. Images of wandering and vulnerability: a village burned, a dead body surrounded by six candles, standing in for 6 million. Images of return and security: pioneers, soldiers and a new flag among the nations.
20 aerobatic shots from the 2014 Air Show in Toronto * blogTO (blog) | toronto air show The 65th running of the Canadian International Air Show (CIAS) on Toronto's waterfront featured a selection of military and civilian aircraft taking to the skies to perform for the crowds at the Canadian National Exhibition, but, as...
Plenty of planning goes into Selfridge's Open House and Air Show - The Macomb Daily | Any military operation takes tim to plan but an open house and air show can take years. Just ask Maj. Todd Wasilewski. He’s the air operations director for the Open House and Air Show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Sept. 6 and 7. Wasilewski works in the standardization and evaluation office, where his primary duty is that of a KC-135 Stratotanker instructor pilot. He’s been at Selfridge for 13 years, five of them flying the KC-130...
Women in Aviation: Misty Blues to set the stage for air show - The Macomb Daily | Misty Blues, an eight-member, all female skydiving team has the honor of opening the 2014 Open House and Air Show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Sept. 6-7....
Barack Obama 'to land at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Air Force One ... - Gloucestershire Echo | ...Rumours abound that the President of the United States will enter the UK at RAF Fairford, flying in on the presidential Jumbo Jet Air Force One. Already several aircraft from an elite US marines unit, which are used to support presidential movement have been deployed to the Gloucestershire air base from their home base in Quantico, Virginia. And they have created much excitement in south Wales by flying what are understood to be familiarisation missions from Fairford to Cardiff and Newport and back again....
A rare stop - Lakeland Times | For Morgan Shepard, Aug. 25, 2014 will be a date he won’t soon forget. That was the day the young man from Rhinelander went for his first ride of any sort in any type of aircraft. On this day, it would be no ordinary aircraft. “Oh wow, that was fantastic!” the 22-year-old Morgan said after that ride....
FAA 'Hangar Rule' Would Hurt Historic Warbird Preservation - Jalopnik | The Federal Aviation Administration is currently seeking comments on a proposed "hangar rule" which seeks to restrict the use of hangars on airport property for the storage and maintenance of flyable aircraft. However, the nation's largest keeper of vintage planes would be put in jeopardy by the proposal....
US Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane passes 600 days in orbit - Fox News | The U.S. Air Force's mysterious unmanned space plane has winged beyond 600 days in orbit on a classified military mission that seems to have no end. The X-37B space plane is carrying out the Orbital Test Vehicle-3 (OTV-3) mission, a long-duration cruise that marks the third flight for the unpiloted Air Force spaceflight program....
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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Upcoming Air Show to Fundraise for Military Personnel, Veterans - Patch.com | Vintage fixed-wing aircraft and modern-day Medevac helicopters will fly in to Central Jersey Regional Airport on Oct. 5 to help Rotary District 7510 raise funds for various charities and foundations dedicated to assisting the US military and veterans...
Lehigh Valley Airshow brought big crowd, but little profit - Allentown Morning Call | The Sands Lehigh Valley Airshow, the area's first in 16 years, may have brought oohs and ahhs from more than 40,000 people, but it did little to brighten Lehigh Valley International Airport's gloomy financial picture. Despite being attended by four times the number of people as originally projected, the two-day air show netted $32,000. That's a welcome cash infusion for an airport selling assets to pay off a $26 million court judgment against it for taking a developer's land in the 1990s...
Sadournin. The meeting of the Patrouille de France - LaDépêche.fr (translated) | Attention event!
Although the Patrouille de France has already had the honor of Hautes-Pyrénées in recent years, including the airport of Tarbes / Laloubère, the presence of the elite of the French army pilot is an event in each of their passage . This will be the case this Saturday at 10 am, in the Canton of Trie-sur-Baise...Swiss PC7 team and Baltic Bees on Sanicole - The News | Lommel - The poster Sanicole, with the Patrouille de France and the Super Constellation, was complemented by the PC7 team and the Baltic Bees. The Swiss PC7 team brings a sparkling show Sunday at nine Pilatus aircraft. During the Royal International Air Tattoo 2013, the largest air show in the world, the team was awarded the King Hussein Memorial Sword for best demonstration. The Baltic Bees are a professional burgerjetteam from Latvia L-39 Albatros aircraft of Czech origin. It is the first time that this team participates in the Sanicole. The Baltic Bees occurred Friday night during the Sunset Airshow. More info: www.sanicole.com.
World War II vet flies in same B-25 bomber decades later - KY3 | SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- For a World War II veteran from Republic, it was like going back in time. Marvin Russell flew 18 missions in B-25 bombers, and Thursday, for the first time since the war, he took off in one. When Russell, 88, known as Rusty, saw that a World War II B-25 bomber was in town, he had to visit.
Volunteer group lands B-17 at Bluffs airport to honor vets - Omaha World-Herald | COUNCIL BLUFFS — Picture trying to avoid hot machine-gun shells as they slide past on the floor in a space barely 4 feet wide. Strapping on an insulated jacket to stay warm in an unheated plane when the temperature drops to 40 degrees below zero. Trying to stay alive while enemy bullets hit a plane filled with 8,000-pound bombs. Such was the life inside a B-17 bomber, the type of plane on display this week at the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport....
Silver Wings Fraternity to host convention in Oshkosh - General Aviation News | The Silver Wings Fraternity will host its 2013 annual convention in Oshkosh, Wis., from Oct. 17- 20. The convention hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn on Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH). President James McCarthy, LTC, USAF (Ret), said tours are scheduled at Sonex Aircraft Co. and the EAA Airventure Museum, as well as guest speakers...
Top awards to six women in aviation and aerospace - skiesmag.com | Recently retired Commander of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Lt.-Col Maryse Carmichael, will be one of six women honoured at the fifth annual Northern Lights Award Foundation Gala on Sept. 27, 2013 in Toronto. The Northern Lights Award Foundation (NLAF) is a not-for profit organization that was established in 2009 to celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in aviation and aerospace in Canada. The Foundation's prestigious...
Fly in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane - northwestohio.com | PORT CLINTON, OH -- If you know planes, you'll know the Ford Tri-Motor. The Tri-Motor was built in 1929 by the Stout Metal Aircraft Division of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan...
Battle of Britain Weekend - RAF Museum | 14th - 15th September 2013 | Pilots scrambling to their aircraft summer 1940This year’s annual commemoration of Hendon’s role in the events of the Battle of Britain will take place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2013 at the Royal Air Force Museum London. The weekend will consist of living history displays, memorabilia, military vehicles, guided tours and live concerts...
Former Air Force One plane comes to Atwater next month - Modesto Bee | The plane will join Castle Air Museum's collection of more than 60 aircraft, spanning more than 75 years of aviation history. Initially, the plane will be stored in an airport hangar until Castle Air Museum officials can construct a new building to...
North American SNJ-6 Texan Restored After Hitting Power Lines is Acquired By Lyon Air Museum By WarbirdsUpdate | Lyon Air Museum of Santa Ana, California has announced that they have acquired an airworthy North American AT-6F/SNJ-6 Texan to be added to their growing collection of airworthy warbirds. Founded by Major General William Lyon, the Lyon Air Museum is co-located with Martin Aviation, an Air/Lyon Inc. company and award-winning general aviation repair facility established by the famed Eddie Martin in 1923...
Hall of Fame Airshow Performer Sean D. Tucker Now Inspiring New Generation Through EAA Young Eagles Program - PRWEB.COM Newswire | Sean D. Tucker, the Hall of Fame aerobatic pilot whose air show performances have dazzled more than 80 million fans over the past 25 years, has added a new role to his storied career – role model and mentor as chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles...
Chateau Residents Fly in Vintage Bi-Plane - Southeast Missourian | Four lucky residents of Chateau Girardeau had the opportunity Friday morning to fly in a vintage Boeing Stearman bi-plane, thanks to the nonprofit Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. Darryl Fisher, pilot and founder of the California-based organization, travels the U.S. donating the flights to military veterans and seniors...
Friday, September 6, 2013
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Pyrotechnic display will be highlight of air show - Lake County News Sun | Federal budget cuts might have trimmed the star power at air shows around the nation — including the one scheduled for this Saturday, at Waukegan Regional Airport — but Jeff Clark said it best when asked to sum up the 2013 edition of “Wings Over Waukegan.”...
The annual Lander Fly-In is this Saturday; Aerobatic pilots and contests among ... - County 10 | (Lander, Wyo.) – The annual Lander Fly-In return this Saturday at Hunt Field Airport from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to the event is free. “There will be 3 aerobatic pilots performing between 9 and 11 a.m.,” organizer Holly Evans said. “There will be tethered balloon rides, a car show, prizes and raffles.” Also during the morning there are scheduled to be flour bombing and spot landing contests for pilots...
Can airshows come back? - AOPA Pilot | First, the federal budget sequester grounded the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds as well as military demonstration aircraft for the entire season, and their pullout led organizers to cancel 63 shows, roughly 20 percent of the U.S. total. Since the scrubbed shows were among the season’s larger events, total airshow attendance and revenue fell disproportionately—by some estimates more than 50 percent...
High flyers to land in hall of fame - The Australian | AVIATION industry pioneer Lawrence Wackett is one of nine people due to be inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame in November. Wackett, a World War I pilot who was just one of 21 officers to form the Royal Australian Air Force, was instrumental in setting up an aviation manufacturing industry in Australia and was the inaugural chairman of the NSW division of the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers...
Battle of the aerobatics at The Duxford Air Show this weekend - Haverhill Echo | There’s an array of amazing aerobatic spectaculars in store at The Duxford Air Show this weekend tomorrow (Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8) | Opening tomorrow’s (Saturday, September 7) flying display in gallic style is the Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic display team of the French Air Force, who are one of the world’s most skilled demonstration teams....
Manchester Airport to sparkle in 75th anniversary celebrations - Manchester Evening News | The Blades, former RAF Red Arrows pilots who excel at formations and aerobatics, will also perform. Parachute group The Ravens' seven man crew, will plunge from 5,000ft right into the Runway Visitor Park, armed with birthday messages, flags and smoke...
Domestic choppers make aerobatic stunt debut - ecns | China's first helicopter aerobatic team staged its maiden show on Thursday, wowing thousands of spectators at a helicopter expo. Five WZ-10 attack helicopters from the Fenglei (wind and thunder) aerobatic team presented a series of stunts at the four-day Second China Helicopter Expo, which opened in Tianjin on Thursday. The two-seater helicopters flew in various formations and performed a host of sophisticated aerobatic maneuvers including flying backward and nose-diving....
Doolittle Raiders’ final toast ceremony to take place at Air Force museum · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Air Force will host the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ final toast to their fallen comrades during an invitation-only ceremony on Nov. 9 at the National Museum
of the U.S. Air Force....Visit: DoolittleRaider.com
Missoula man honored as surviving Raider - The Missoulian | DAYTON, Ohio — A flyover by World War II bomber planes, Chinese visitors and a memorial ceremony with four Doolittle's Raiders helped mark the 70th anniversary of the daring U.S. air attack on Japan. Thousands of people flocked to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton for the events, part of a four-day observance. The four Raiders looked up into blue skies Wednesday as 20 B-25 planes similar to the ones they used flew just before a memorial service that included the placing of a wreath at the memorial here to their mission and the playing of Taps....
Castle Air Museum in Atwater to get retired Air Force One - Merced Sun-Star | SUBMITTED PHOTO/CASTLE AIR MUSEUM The VC-9, used by presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, is the latest addition to the Castle Air Museum's collection of aircraft. The museum will receive the plane in about a month, after clearance from the...
Windsor Locks: New England Air Museum to host 'Flights & Fantasies" quilt show - Foothills Media Group | The New England Air Museum is hosting its “Flights & Fantasies” Quilt Show from Sept. 16-22. This major non-juried show will give visitors the opportunity to view a spectacular array of more than 150 quilts to be displayed among the Museum’s collection of more than 80 historic aircraft and dozens of related exhibits....
CAF museum artifacts could travel to new HQ - Odessa American | A new Commemorative Air Force national airbase, complete with the move of the CAF headquarters, will also come with a new attraction. Autumn Vest, the director of the American Airpower Heritage Museum, said the new attraction could feature some artifacts from the Midland museum, but the artifacts would only be on a loaned basis...
The 'sky port' that made it big - Chicago Tribune | Midway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't remember the golden age? The little airfield on the city's Southwest Side understands that. It has battled low expectations and self-esteem issues since its birth in the 1920s...
September 3, 2013 Hank's Stowaway · Linda Street-Ely, Ely Air Lines | ...I was looking out the windshield when a wasp dropped out of the left air vent. He landed on the dash and started flexing his wings and tail. I'm pretty sure he was about a foot long with a two foot wing span and a stinger the size of a fountain pen. I stared at him and he stared back at me...
In my fantasy future, airplanes are advanced and affordable, and GA thrives once again - Airplanista Aviation Blog | This article is part of the monthly Blogging in Formation series, and this month's topic is "One Wish for Aviation." | It's 2018, and you've just walked into the showroom at Futuristic Aircraft, just off the ramp of your local general aviation airfield. The feeling is much like a giant car dealership found across town, where fine automobiles are for sale next to entry-level rides....
1,000 Eagle Flights in first year · General Aviation News Staff | The Experimental Aircraft Association’s year-old Eagle Flights program, which provides one-on-one flight experiences for adults interested in becoming a pilot, marked its 1,000th flight on Aug. 10 in Hickory, North Carolina. Bradley Bormuth of Hickory’s EAA Chapter 731, took Joshua Austin for a flight in a Cessna 172....
Virgin Spacecraft Completes Second Test Flight - San Fernando Valley Business Journal | Space vehicle SpaceShipTwo took to the skies above Mojave on Thursday for its second rocket-powered supersonic flight as part of testing prior to taking up paying passengers. The 90-minute morning flight took the aircraft to an altitude of 69,000 feet and a maximum speed of Mach 1.43. SpaceShipTwo made its first rocket-fired flight in April and reached 55,000 feet and Mach 1.2...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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EAA Chapter 50 slates last fly-in at SKY · General Aviation News Staff | With great sadness, the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 50, will hold its 17th — and final — annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY) in Ohio. Since 1937, The Griffing family owned and operated airport has provided international services to the North Coast of Ohio, including...
Weatherman does it again with Hurricane prediction for Air Tattoo - Swindon Advertiser | ...In fact there will be a Hurricane at the Air Tattoo at Fairford on July 20 and 21, part of the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight which will perform a special flypast with an RAF Tornado from 617 Sqn to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid...
ARROWS TRICOLORI: Between Heaven and Sea AIR SHOW - Translated | Great return in Chioggia acrobats of the sky, the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team (PAN) Italian Air Force. The PAN consists of 9 planes in formation and one soloist, is the most numerous and the most appreciated in the world. The fantastic riders delight us with their aerial acrobatics. Sunday, July 14th...
Aviators plan RC fly-in to Libby airstrip Saturday - The Western News | Their airplanes may be smaller, but to say these aviators pamper their planes less than their full-scale aircraft cousins would not be accurate. These pilots are radio-controlled fliers and their planes come in all sizes and colors. Many are World War II-era replicas. One kit of a B-17 Flying Fortress features a five-foot wingspan...
The 2013 race entries have been posted on our website. As we receive more entrie... · Reno Air Race Association | ...we will be updating the list. Hope you find your favorite on the list.
Flying Tigers reunion to take place in King of Prussia - The Times Herald | The Flying Tigers "Last Dance Reunion" of the veterans who served in China, Burma and India during World War II will take place Aug. 9, 10 and 11 at the Valley Forge Casino Resord, Radisson Hotel Valley Forge, 1160 First Ave., King of Prussia...
US National Museum of the Marine Corps Unveils Ambitious Expansion Plan - Warbirds News | In furtherance of it’s long-term expansion plans, the National Museum of the Marine Corps of Triangle, Virginia, has unveiled the ambitious plans for it’s latest expansion. We recently reported on the restoration of one of the planes planned for the new exhibition space, a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 
First Air Force One plane decaying in Arizona field By AP staff, Associated Press | TUCSON, Ariz. - The first plane to be designated as Air Force One now sits in a southern Arizona field that's part of Marana Regional Airport. The aircraft that once spirited President Dwight D. Eisenhower on cross-country voyages is nearly forgotten on a 10-acre parcel, decaying under the relentless glare of the 
Restoring history - Bomber taken from Alaska to Livingston County for restoration (with photo gallery and video) - Livingston Daily | Crash-landed in Alaska, scavenged for parts, abandoned for 44 years and overgrown with trees, the B-25 Mitchell bomber would have been forgotten.Brighton Township residents Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor made sure that didn’t happen to the World War II-era plane....
Aces High: A Heavy Metal Tribute to WWII Fighters - Warbirds News |Spitfire TE311 of the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight performing a flyover for the crowd during Iron Maiden’s June 15th concert at Donington Park, UK.
A different kind of flying by General Aviation News Staff | Ryan Southwell Films has released a short film about flying powered paragliders in Glamis Dunes and Salton Sea in California earlier this year.
Women Rule the Skies - New America Foundation (blog) | History is full of bold and charismatic aviatrixes: Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American to earn a pilot’s license; Beryl Markham, the British-born Kenyan adventurer; and (to name just one more in a long and lively list) Elinor Smith, the “Flying Flapper of Freeport,” who in 1928, at the age of 17, became the first and only pilot to fly under New York City’s four East River bridges, a stunt she did on a dare...
Double amputee, veteran to skydive into, speak at Beartooth Rally - Billings Gazette ..."I do a lot of things other people don't do," he said in a Tuesday telephone interview with the Gazette. "We all have our disabilities and not everyone can land on target. Your disabilities are the things you think you can't do." And Bowman should know. He's a retired sergeant first class who served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army and a double-amputee who has spoken at more than 1,000 events and continues to skydive after losing both of his legs 19 years ago in a skydiving accident...
Naval Aviator mentors youth in Houston - DVIDS | HOUSTON – A Naval Aviator took time to mentor youth interested in becoming aviators at two separate events July 12-13, in Houston. Lt. Cmdr. Mike Jackson, attached to Navy Recruiting District Houston, spoke with high-school students July 12, at the Aviation Sciences and Technology Center at Texas Southern University. The students, who were attending an aviation summer camp, listened to Jackson as he offered advice, shared personal stories and talked about aviation opportunities in the Navy....
X-47B fails fourth trap attempt · Dave Majumdar | The US Navy confirms that a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft made a fourth unsuccessful attempt to make an arrested landing on the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush on 15 July, 2013....
Monday, July 15, 2013
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Pensacola Beach Air Show dodges storms on final day - pnj.com | Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed over the waters of Pensacola Beach Saturday, but neither commanded as much attention as the roaring engines and billowing smoke of the planes zooming overhead.Gray rainclouds loomed in the corners of the sky like curtains waiting to close, but the weather couldn’t steal center stage from the dozens of civilian pilots who flew in the 2013 Pensacola Beach Air Show...
Geneseo Airshow Took to the Skies This Weekend - Rochester YNN | Although Rochester will not have an air show this year, people headed out to Livingston County for what organizers call "The Greatest Show on Turf." Visitors set up their lawn chairs and watched all weekend as nearly a hundred vintage planes took off from Geneseo Airport. Some formation and acrobatic planes performed, while other aircrafts demonstrated how pilots were trained to fly more than 70 years ago during World War II....
Airshow rewards sky high - Marlborough Express | ... Classic Fighters committee member Jane Orphan said the report was "impressive" and confirmed the entire community benefited from the 
Formation flight Sunday. - Planeshots | “A formation of U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar transport planes of the 403rd Troop Carrier Wing over Korea, on 1 October 1952." Many different aircraft types featured HERE.
Ike's Air Force One-type plane joins air museum collection - Gilmer Mirror | ...Dean is making reference to the plane used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on short hauls, such as to Camp David when he was in office 1952 to 1960. Dean previously had acquired a red-and-white Aero Commander, but it could no longer be flown because of a lack of available parts....
Aviator's dream set Shizuoka on course to be hobby model capital - Asahi Shimbun | SHIZUOKA--At the recent 52nd Shizuoka Hobby Show, a crowd of enthusiasts gathered around a booth set up in the back of the venue to get a look at what many will be undertaking as their next project. On display was a 1/32 scale plastic model of the U.S. Corsair fighter aircraft, which will be released from Tamiya Inc. this summer. The Corsairs overwhelmed the Japanese Zero fighters during World War II in the Pacific....
Ex-Voto to Notre Dame de la Garde: Victor Merentier - Passion for Aviation | On a visit to the Basilica "Notre Dame de La Garde" which dominates Marseille I noticed several votive with an aviation theme and in particular the above signed "Merentier VR" and painted in 1967 about which I wanted to learn more. It is with the help of fans of Aeroforum and in particular that of Gerard Pourteau I could find on gallica.bnf.fr the article Morning of April 28, 1930 which tells us the following event:...
F-35: the new US fighter plane, up close - NBC Nightly News | Critics say the F-35 Joint Striker program is an over-budget, behind-schedule boondoggle; supporters say it's now on-track and necessary to ensure continued U.S. air superiority.
Great picture! · Peter | Lockheed Martin has released this lovely picture of an F-35A refueling from a KC-135 tanker aircraft. I've reduced its size to fit this blog, and flipped it horizontally from its original vertical orientation....
Young Eagles take flight - Daily Advertiser | Thomas Patterson, 12, Diesel Mitchell, 14, Charlie Bergmeier, 14, and Isaac Dore, 15, with pilot Malcolm Robertson, president Wagga Aero Club John Smith and pilot Alan Eldridge. Picture: Les Smith. THOMAS Patterson designs his own planes and has...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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“Airshow China” debuts in Zhuhai - Macau Daily Times | The Breitling Jet Team, the only private aerobatics team in the world - whose members are retired 
Breitling Jet Team makes test flight before opening of Airshow China 2012 - People's Daily Online | 11, 2012, before the opening of the 9th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2012 on Tuesday. The Breitling Jet team, Europe's largest civilian aerobatic display team, will present wonderful performance ...
Russian Knights aerobatic team performs in China - The Voice of Russia | On Tuesday, five Su-27 fighter jets from the Russian Knights aerobatic team have performed a demonstration flight at an international air show in Zhuhai, China. The world's leading aircraft producers, including a spate of aircraft-manufacturing ...
China-made private plane debuts at Airshow 2012 - Global Times | More than a century after aviator Feng Ru from Guangdong Province flew the country's first aircraft in 1909, the province presented Monday its first independently designed aircraft in the lead up to Airshow China 2012, which kicks off in Zhuhai Tuesday.
Mike to fly with the 'Knights of the Sky' - This is Leicestershire | An RAF engineer is set to take his place among the "Knights of the Sky" after landing his dream job with the Red Arrows aerobatic team. Sergeant Mike Poultney, from Melton, will spend next summer high in the clouds with the world-famous flyers, as one ...
Flying Fortress rumbles into Pensacola for fundraising excursions - Pensacola News Journal | Built toward the end of World War II, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that's visiting Pensacola today never saw combat, but it stirs the imagination and recalls images of many an action-packed movie scene. The 17-ton, four-engine bomber is among only ...
WWII B-17 Bomber Takes to the Skies in Tallahassee - WCTV | She doesn't fly solo, though, as you'll always see her with her friends Sally and Virginia; the two guns located on the B-17's sides. The Belle is part of the Liberty Foundation's Salute to Veterans tour, and on Monday, 90 year old WWII pilot Albert ...
World War II showcase with vintage video featured at Fargo Air Museum tonight - WDAY | The speech at the Fargo Air Museum will be delivered by Kay Nehring, whose father Charles shot this video while serving in the South Pacific in 1944. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can catch a fascinating World War II showcase on this day after Veteran's Day.
Tuskegee's Own Airman- Col Herbert Carter- Gone West from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSKEGEE ALABAMA- The surviving member of the City of Tuskegee's "First Family" passed away last Thursday after a brief hospital stay. Retired Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene Carter, an original WW II Tuskegee Airman, died at 95 years old. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Alabama's First Black Lady pilot, Mildred Hemmonds Carter last year. The couple was revered by their historic community....
Stateside: The men with the bomber planes and the man with the camera - Michigan Radio | I got through the training when I was 19 and after I finished the navigation school, they sent me to Texas and I met my B-17 crew. Then we went to Nebraska and they gave us a brand new plane and said, 'I want you to take it to England,'” said Rosnyai.
Veteran's Day: What I Never Told You - Galesburg Register-Mail (blog) | Candy Kyler Brown retraced her father's World War II footsteps when Staff Sergeant John Roland Kyler, at age 20, parachuted from the skies after his B-17 was gunned down, and was taken prisoner by the German army. The author shares her journey from ...
World War II showcase with vintage video featured at Fargo Air Museum tonight - WDAY | The speech at the Fargo Air Museum will be delivered by Kay Nehring, whose father Charles shot this video while serving in the South Pacific in 1944. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can catch a fascinating World War II showcase on this day after Veteran's Day.
Video: Actual Footage From The 1935 National Air Races In Cleveland from AirPigz by Martt | This video tells some of the story of the 1935 National Air Races held in Cleveland Ohio where 65,000 people gathered to watch the daring men and their flying machines. I find it pretty amazing 
New museum opens to tour aviation heritage - Seattle Post Intelligencer | Page 1 of 1. VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Walk through the front door of the Southern Heritage Foundation Air Museum and step into history. Wander through the displays of model aircraft, photos of Mississippi pilots and learn some of the state's and the ...
Carvair N89FA from Another Time by Dan Linn | A couple months back I was itching to find a unique subject to shoot with my new camera, a Canon 60D. With any new camera there is a learning 
curve so I have been shooting airplanes, cars, scenery and my niece and nephews soccer games! So one Saturday morning I flew the 170 up to KGLE, Gainesville, Texas airport to...
Wichita Aero Club hears tales of Air Force One - Wichita Business Journal (blog) | Steve Wade, site leader of Boeing's local defense facility, introduced Monday's speaker at the Wichita Aero Club luncheon as a “great storyteller with a great story.” Retired Col. Mark Tillman of the U.S. Air Force more than lived up to that billing ...
A Woman's Flight and Plight in Life Offers Inspiration to Readers - PR Web (press release) | She is currently preparing to participate in the Air Race Classic, a women's transcontinental air race. This is her story.
Cluster Balloonist Plans Atlantic Ocean Crossing from Aero-News Network | Lifeboat Gondola Will Be Suspended By 365 Helium Balloons The lawn-chair "Cluster Balloonist" who flew his unusual aircraft across the English Channel has his sights set on a more ambitious project ... a trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
Red Bull Stratos Documentary from Latest Vlog | Here it is! The full 1 hour & 28 minute documentary on Felix Baumgartner & Red Bull Stratos. Love the fact that's it online and free to anyone with a decent broadband connection. Enjoy!
Monday, February 20, 2012
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Heli Expo 2012 new photos from Military Photos by Raven2008 | Dear all, here's again some of the 
Airshow sees record crowd over the weekend - Today Online | A record crowd of about 100,000 people turned up at the Singapore Airshow over the weekend and organisers pledged an even better show in 2014. Tickets were snapped up by about 10am yesterday, just half an hour after gates were opened to the public. This year's event also saw a record US$31 billion (S$39 billion) worth of deals sealed during the four-day trade segment....
Historic aircraft coming to Pensacola - PNJ | The public can tour and even fly in some historic World War II-era aircraft beginning in March. The Wings of Freedom Tour will be at the Pensacola Aviation Center at Pensacola International Airport from March 5-7. The aircraft that will be on display are:...
Lone Star Flight Museum gives would-be aviators an authentic WWII trip - My SA | I've punched my ticket on a commercial airliner more times than I can count. But it wasn't until I was strapped inside the claustrophobic cockpit of a World War II-era T-6 Texan, its engine buzzing like a chain saw, the smell of grease filling my nose, that I realized I'd never really "flown" before....
Fantasy of Flight to host Camporee from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Scouts of all ages will gather at Fantasy of Flight in Central Florida for the Annual Scout Aviation Camporee, Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18...
Local WWII Tuskegee fighter pilot, Clarence Dart, dies at 91 - CBS6 Staff | SARATOGA SPRINGS – He lived through a war and then lived long enough to see his part in that war brought to life on the big screen. Last Friday, that local military legend passed away. 91-year-old Clarence Dart died in Saratoga...
AIN Blog: 60 Years On, Canada’s Arrow Is Still Remembered from www.ainonline.com | Next month marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of one of aviation’s great “might-have-beens.” The start of development of an aircraft that became a source of national pride. The start of an aircraft that could have been a world-beater. I’m referring to Canada’s mighty Avro CF-105 Arrow fighter. But an even more recent anniversary looms on Monday: the 53rd anniversary of its death. Known as Black Friday by those in the Canadian aviation industry, February 20 is the day the Canadian government suddenly pulled the plug on the program. The airplane was already well into the flight-test phase....
Military, aviation museums merge in Fayetteville - TodaysTHV | The Arkansas Air Museum and the Ozark Military Museum are merging and will become one entity that will feature collections of both military and racing aircraft. The new museum will be renamed the Arkansas Air and Military Museum and will remain at Drake Field in Fayetteville. The Arkansas Air Museum opened in...
WWII radar station RAF Dunkirk sold at auction - BBC | A former Kent radar station which was used to help defend Britain during World War II has been sold at auction. RAF Dunkirk, near Faversham, was built after 1937 to provide long range early warning for the Thames Estuary and the south eastern approaches to London....
Boeing Delivers the Air Force 1st Re-Winged A-10 Thunderbolt II from Warplanes Online Community | The first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II of the US Air Force finally rolled-out at the Hill Air Force Base. It is the first aircraft out of the 233 units that Boeing are commissioned to fix up with new set of wings. All the re-winged aircraft is set to be delivered by 2018....
Photo: Lockheed Martin F-35′s first mission with external weapons from David Cenciotti | 
Odegaard in his “Cripes A’ Mighty” Mustang from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | This Heritage Trophy winner P-51D Mustang was brought back to life by famed restorer Robert Odegaard. There are a couple of “Cripes A’ Mighty” P-51Ds flyin in the US and that’s because of the Ace for whom it represents. Major George Preddy was...
"Sense and Avoid" UCAP #274 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | With our apologies to Schoolhouse Rock and L. Frank Baum...
Presidential visit by Randy Tinseth | President Obama’s visit to our 787 factory last Friday gave us 
Civil Air Patrol honors Spotsylvania teen - Fredericksburg.com | ...The award has existed since 1964. A Civil Air Patrol member can earn the award after completing the first eight achievements of the cadet program. In addition, the cadet must pass a 100-question examination testing leadership theory and aerospace topics....
Some recent posts at Airboyd.TV:
- Glenn Flight Thrills World (1962)
- Friendship 7 – 50th Anniversary (2012)
- John Glenn Presented With NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1962)
- Friendship 7 Splashdown (1962)
- John Glenn – Mini Biography (1962)
- Katherine Stinson (1917)
John Glenn's Historic Spaceflight Was No Sure Thing from SPACE.com | The space agency worried about where Glenn would come down — and if he'd survive the trip...
Friendship 7 50th Anniversary: McDonnell Aircraft Rises to the Challenge With America's First Manned Spacecraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | February 20 marks the 50th anniversary of America's first manned orbital flight in the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, flown by astronaut John Glenn. The flight lasted nearly five hours and orbited the earth three times. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, MO, by then primarily a...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Blue Angels Captain soars into Sherwood Acres and Albany High - Fox 31 | A Blue Angel Naval Aviator from Pelham visited two schools in Albany on Thursday. The Blue Angels goal is to boost Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and this group represents the naval service of the United States....
What would you do for a Thunderbird flight? - AOPA | They’re sleek. They’re fast. They’re precise. Their airshow performances put pilots in awe. They’re the Air Force Thunderbirds. After watching a show, who hasn’t thought of what it would be like to be in the cockpit during one of those routines? I’m hoping to find out what it’s really like. I’ve been...
Tickets now available for Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show - al.com | Tickets are now available for premium seating for the 2012 Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show on March 31 and April 1 and the pilot's reception on March 30. The pilot's reception will give attendees the opportunity to meet air show performers including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Golden Knights from...
Brilliant aerobatic performance at Singapore Airshow - Straits Times | The Singapore Airshow 
2012 is not only a showcase of the latest and best in the aerospace and defence industry but also features the visually captivating aerobatic performance put up by various pilots from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the United States. In The Straits Times Online video clip...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737AEW&C to attend RAF Waddington International Airshow - Flightline UK | The Royal Air Force Waddington International Airshow is thrilled to announce the participation of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and its Boeing 737 AEW&C, Wedgetail aircraft at this year’s Airshow on 30th June and 1st July 2012. The Wedgetail, which is the RAAF equivalent of RAF Waddington’s own E-3D Sentry aircraft, is based at RAAF Williamtown on the east coast of...
Jetpack simulator confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka - Voxy | A simulator version of the revolutionary Martin Jetpack has been confirmed to appear at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. Organisers announced yesterday that the Martin Aircraft Company would be bringing the Jetpack simulator to Wanaka from their base near Christchurch. Company founder and Jetpack inventor, Glenn Martin, would accompany the machine and airshow visitors would have the opportunity to use it....
Ohio Air News 173 - Charles Johnson | Coming events, new staff, and more.
CAF Red Tail Squadron – In Honor of the Tuskegee Airmen - Midwest Flyer | With the release of the motion picture “Red Tails” on January 20, 2012, more Americans are becoming aware of the contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, but the effort to educate people started with the “Red Tail Squadron” of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based at Fleming Field, South St. Paul, Minnesota....
Lt. col. lauded for aid at Nev. air show crash - AirForceTimes.com | An Air Force Academy instructor is being honored for rushing to the aid of injured spectators after a plane crash killed 11 people at an air race in Nevada last year. Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos was at the Reno Air Races in ...
Air Force One to return to Everett factory from Warplanes Online Community | ...Friday, one of them flies home to Paine Field, carrying President Barack Obama for an Everett factory visit and speech. Boeing Field in Seattle is the usual destination of U.S. presidents, so this will be the first time in 19...
2nd Annual Veterans Fair Set For Sunday - Patch.com | "The Family of World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph R. Sarnoski, bombardier of the famous B-17 #666, will show his medal, artifacts and memorabilia," Anhorn said. "This may be a last opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from heroes who...
Vin Fiz flying replica at the Oakland Aviation Museum - Travel for Aircraft | ...This Vin Fiz replica has been made more air worthy the 1911 original using modern materials as needed, as well as flight instruments located on the foot beam...
New England Air Museum Unveils New Addition - Patch | The New England Air Museum Thursday unveiled its newest addition to its collection of aircraft, a SH-2F Seasprite helicopter. The SH-2F Seasprite was manufactured in 1985 by Kaman Aerospace Corporation of Bloomfield, and saw service with the U.S. Navy. With the first model introduced in 1962, the SH-2 Seasprite helicopter has...
Pipistrel Circumnavigation Attempt Is Safe In Antarctica - Aero-News Network | Landed On The Southernmost Continent February 16th | The Slovene pilot Matevž Lenarcic, who is flying around the world in his modified Virus SW 914 Turbo with an Intercooler unit, made a succesfull landing in the Antarctic February 16th at 1800 CET on the antarctic base of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. This historic moment is the first-ever landing of a Pipistrel airrcaft of the 7th continent....
Friday's Fabulous Flyer - Karlene Petit | What do you get when you cross a commercial pilot who’d flown 200 fighter missions during the Korean War, with a woman who’d been a WWII radar operator? | Owen is a published author, journalist and commercial airline pilot. He’s got over 16,000 hours of experience, and has flown around the world and back again, and currently lives down-under in Australia....
Citizen Airman leaves mark as African-American female aviator - Air Force Link | Stayce D. 
F-16s intercept drug carrying Cessna near Air Force One - Black Horizon | As Air Force One sat on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport this morning, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a small private plane that had invaded the airspace....
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.
GIRLS WITH WINGS SCHOLARSHIP: Two Awards - Girls with Wings | Girls With Wings, Inc., announces its 6th Annual Scholarship Program for a future Girl With Wings to include an additional award for 2012. Girls With Wings has traditionally given out a Private Pilot Scholarship to help defray 
Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company's California Headquarters - Popular Mechanics | Soon, if all goes according to plan, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, will become the first private company to dock with the International Space Station. The mission was originally scheduled to launch on February 7, and though the company just announced a delay to work out some final launch details, its mission should be the first real test to show that spacecraft built, owned, and operated by private American companies can accomplish what space shuttles did in orbit for so many years....
Thursday, November 24, 2011
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Wishes all our U.S. Readers
a Very Happy Thanksgiving!
Thunderbirds Website
Showthrough P-40 - Vintage Aeroplane writer | During Alan Arthur's practice display at Temora on the Friday for the Warbirds Down Under airshow this last weekend, I noticed due to him....
Centennial of Naval Aviation - US Fleet Forces | Team, This year marks the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation. There have been many events (air shows, Fleet weeks, ceremonies, and expositions) over the past year across our nation to celebrate this historic milestone and showcase the talent, capabilities and contributions of Naval aviation over the years. The first aircraft was launched at sea from the deck of the cruiser USS BIRMINGHAM (in Hampton Roads!) on 14 November 1910. This achievement...
Two EAA Women Fly Mooney Through India and Thailand - EAA | Next month, former EAA staffer Judy Rice, EAA 458303, who helped develop EAA AirVenture’s KidVenture area, will join fellow pilot CarolAnn Garratt as they fly Garratt’s Mooney 201 through India and Thailand. Garratt is currently in Kenya (as of this writing) on her second “Dash for a Cure” global flight around the world to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig’s disease; her first was in 2008. Rice is preparing for her own global flight in which she hopes to raise the profile of aerospace education around the world. It’s always nice to have company on a global flight but....
Why Do Helicopter Pilots Sit in the Right Seat? - Air & Space Smithsonian | Patrick McCourt of Huntington, New York writes: “On fixed-wing aircraft, the pilot in command sits in the left seat, but on helicopters, the PIC seems to sit in the right seat. Is this always the case, and if so, why?” For the answer, we turned to Roger Connor, curator of vertical flight in the aeronautics division of National Air and Space Museum.....
Forget any security concern and welcome Air Force One on Flightradar24! - The Aviationist | ...Although even the Flightradar24 FAQs confirmed that the Air Force One, the world’s most famous and important aircraft, should NOT be visible on their website, for a few seconds around...
Video Blog: The lesser-seen face of business aviation (jumping from a perfectly good airplane) - Flightglobal | BOULDER CITY -- Journalists are advised never to get emotionally entangled in a story, and certainly not physically. Though this assignment found your correspondent unavoidably invested. I'm about to get thrown out of a perfectly good aircraft with five other people. "Why gamble with your money when you can gamble with your life???" asks Skydive Las Vegas, with two extra question marks added for emphasis. Based at Boulder City Airport southeast of The Strip, and just south of Lake Mead, Skydive Las Vegas has been asking that provocative question of its customers since 1993. When you think of business aviation....
Our 1st Scholarship Winner passes her checkride! - Girls with Wings | It was September 26th when I made the call to schedule my Private Pilot checkride. I sat in front of my phone with a paper and pencil for a good 5 minutes. Just thinking about what was about to happen. I never thought I would get nervous about making a simple call!...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Also - Here's an interview on CSPAN.
We Will Never Forget from Nuts About Southwest | It’s hard to grasp that it has been a decade since the terrorist attacks on our country in September 2001. The world and our industry were changed dramatically with the repercussions of that vicious attack reverberating today. That Tuesday morning in Dallas was an absolutely gorgeous day and I was getting ready for a workout as I ...
Pilot's tie to 9/11 - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- Retired military pilot Jim Maroney will be in Kirksville for the upcoming Air Fest at Kirksville Regional Airport. Maroney graduated number one out of fifteen hundred pilots from the Naval Flight Training School in 1981 ...
Air Force One journey on September 11: no escort during the attacks, 11 fighters when the airspace was completely free of airliners from David Cenciotti's | Here’s the second episode of the 9/11 series. The first one, titled US Air Defense response to the September 11 attacks: known and unknown facts described how the NORAD reacted to the hijackings. This article will explain the tour across the US of the Air Force One on that day. ...
Palm Springs Air Museum honors our defenders - The Desert Sun | Madison, a former P-38 pilot, contacted his friend Bob Pond, a Navy aviator who had amassed an impressive collection of warbirds and classic cars for a number of years. Pond, who had his collection of planes at the Eaton Prairie airfield near ...
What it Takes to be a Thunderbirds/Blue Angels Pilot from Warplanes Online Community | One of the many ways to promote the U.S. military is by flight demonstration squadrons, namely the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds. They help the military recruit more people and give the public more understanding and education about what the military does for them. Some of you might be interested on joining these elite teams. Well, here’s how you can be an eligible candidate . ...
President Lescinski Flies With 'The Angels' - St. Ambrose University | It isn't everyday that you see a university president don a flight suit—let alone one with a "Blue Angels" emblem on it. Even so, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, Joan Lescinski, CSJ, president of St. Ambrose, did just that and "flew with the Angels. ...
Bad weekend forecast won't stop air show - Buffalo News | NIAGARA FALLS — Poor flying weather during the past couple of days drowned out some practice flights and delayed the arrival of the US Air Force Thunderbirds precision military jet team, but the 2011 Thunder of Niagara air show ...
WAC Day9 from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | The final seven have flown. The re-fly's went first. Victor Chmal had a solid flight, but Tom Cassels' problems reoccurred and he again landed and went to the technical area. I doubt he will fly again, but this has not been confirmed. next up was Oleg S. and it was a neat flight, though I...
Battle of Britain Weekend - Urgent Update from What's On at RAF Museum London | 10 September 2011 - 11 September 2011 | The Museum's annual pageant commemorating Veterans of the Battle of Britain inclusive of talks, tours, tableaux and concerts. STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS As of 11.30 am on 9th September we have been informed that this weekend's Lancaster Flypast has now been cancelled due to predicted high winds at RAF Conningsby tomorrow. We would like to apologise in advance for any disappointment that ...
Airfest to feature 1940s planes, stunts - Culpeper Star Exponent | Planes will litter the skies at Culpeper Regional Airport's 12 th annual Air Fest on Saturday Oct. 8. The free event will feature several types of aircraft including World War II-era and civilian aerobatic. Attendees will watch as planes fly in ...
Video: DAV B-25 Performs at NAS Patuxent River Air Expo 2011 by DAV Flight Team
Wings Over Pittsburgh Takes to the Sky This Weekend at 911th Airlift Wing - Patch.com | The show will feature aeronautics displays from the Heavy Metal Jet Team, a Lancaster-based group of former Blue Angels and Navy pilots, the Northeast Raiders Demonstration Team and the Viper West F-16 air show. By Jenna Staul More than 250000 ...
Expect thrills, chills at Courtland air show Sept. 23-24 - The Huntsville Times | The Red Thunder Air Show Team offers lots of smoke, big radial engine airplanes, precision warbird demonstrations, the Russian YAK-52 and Chinese Nanchang CJ-6. Family entertainers Greg Koontz and The Alabama Boys Comedy Team do aerobatic ...
Organisers insist Leuchars Airshow is not the last - Scotland Courier | Saturday's Leuchars Airshow will not be the last despite the imminent closure of the RAF base. This year's show will feature an emotional return by the Red Arrows. By Dave Lord The annual extravaganza is sure to be laced with added poignancy this year ...
UARC Air Race School? - Aviation Criminal | The photo album is entitled “UARC Air Race School”. These appear to not have been taken the day of the “Qualifying” run that the UARC had that helped them find the 7 worlds greatest pilots. That was in May and this guys ...
Slidell skydiving is wish come true for 85-year-old birthday girl from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From 2nd: From Nola.com: Slidell skydiving is wish come true for 85-year-old birthday girl Skydiving for your 85th birthday may seem a bit out of the ordinary to some. But for the friends and family of Willa Cristina of Harahan, it’s just “classic Willa.” ...
Video: F-35 rollout ceremony from Latest Vlog
Eurofighter photo comp from Flight Image of the Day | Eurofighter has just released details of the winner of its first annual Eurofighter Typhoon amateur photo contest.Top of the heap was Ian Ramsbottom, with his stunning shot of a 17 Sqn Typhoon in the Mach Loop in Wales, UK. ...
Texas Chapter September 2011 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News | 2011 Fly-In Award Winners, Final Aircraft Count for AAA/APM Fly-In,
Preserving and Displaying the “Bat-Wing Ship” – August Update from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | ... German artisans formed the wood around the nose of the H IX center section using steam to make it soft and pliable, and then bending it to shape. Said Melvin Wachowiak , Senior Conservator, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, "I am still impressed by the bending of the laminated plywood into a ...
An Electric Helicopter Lifts Off – Briefly from CAFE Foundation Blog | Gizmag apparently beat everybody to this story, with even Popular Science quoting from the online gadget hunter’s web site. They report that in mid-August 2011, Pascal Chretien piloted his creation, a coaxial rotor, twin Lynch-motored helicopter that he built for Solution F, a Swiss racing engine development firm. He performed the flight “in the presence of a court appointed witness,” according to a press release from Lithium Balance, the firm that supplied the battery management system (BMS) for and acted as consultants to the project. ...
