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70 years on – D-Day is Remembered · WarbirdsNews June 6th, 2014 will mark 70 years since the invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord, which began the final stages of the Second World War in Europe. In the space of three crucial months in 1944, Britain and its Allies the United States, Canada, Poland and France progressed from landing 150,000 troops on five Normandy beaches, to a victory march through Paris....

The Patrouille de France makes its show in Normandy. Where to see? - 76actu (translated) |
The Patrouille de France arrived in Le Havre, Thursday, June 5, 2014, in the late morning. Of Octeville airport, she made her rear base in the 70th anniversary of D-Day. It will take off and land at many times ...

Punxsutawney native returns to area as Blue Angels crewman - Indiana Gazette | When Zachery Bernat pays a visit to his family this weekend, he’ll really make an entrance. The Punxsutawney native is part of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration team, which will perform Saturday and Sunday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe....

South Shore Regional Car Show to Kick Off Air Show Weekend - LaPorteCountyLife.com The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority and Fair Oaks Farms will be hosting the South Shore Regional Car Show, sponsored by Schepel Buick GMC Cadillac, to kick off the 2014 South Shore Air Show. On Thursday, July 10, hundreds of classic and antique cars will take over Fair Oaks Farms for a unique car show experience....

A little radial engine goodness to brighten your day. · Commemorative Air Force, Indiana Wing A little radial engine goodness to brighten your day. There will be plenty of them at Warbird Expo this Saturday! #warbirdexpo14

The Buzz | Air show to benefit Kosair Hospital - The Courier-Journal | World War I & II Warbirds, turbine-powered jet aircraft, plus aerobic and vintage planes will fill the sky over the Bill Fluke Airfield in E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park Saturday and Sunday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. It's called Wings for Kids and benefits Kosair Children's Hospital...

The EAA AirVenture Cup Race Announces 2014 Course, Apply Now! - aviationpros.com | Milwaukee, WI – June 3, 2014 – This July, fast airplanes, race pilots, and aviation enthusiasts will once again be descending upon Mitchell, South Dakota (KMHE) in advance of the 17th annual EAA AirVenture Cup. This year’s race is planned to start from Mitchell, South Dakota (KMHE) and have a mandatory turn point over Mankato, Minnesota (KMKT). Pilots then set course, throttle wide open, to the finish line in Wausau, Wisconsin (KAUW) for a total of just over 400 statute miles....

Pease AirFest Aug. 9 to replace air show - Foster's Daily Democrat | Pease AirFest Aug. 9 to replace air show PORTSMOUTH — The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and the National Guard Assistance Foundation announced plans Wednesday for a new Pease AirFest. Pease AirFest is now a family-focused festival taking place on a single day, Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The event is presented by the Service Credit Union of Portsmouth....

Tour to bring B-17 to Redding Airport ~ June 9-11 - Red Bluff Daily News | The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will be on display at Redding Municipal Airport from June 9-11. In honor of WWII veterans, The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour will visit as part of a 110-city nationwide tour....

Summer fun with Jerry Trimble Helicopters · General Aviation News | McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Jerry Trimble Helicopters (JTH) is planning a fun summer with two upcoming events: The JTH 4th annual touchdown autorotation contest and a Poker Run. The 4th Annual Touchdown Auto Rotation competition is slated for June 22....

The Convoy · Voices From The DC-3 | We passed the first of the slow-moving vehicles on the A13 winding through Calvados on our way to the beaches this morning. From miles back, I figured there had been an accident, and I braced myself for whatever miscreancy of traffic awfulness I was in for, while my husband slept off jet lag in the right seat....

During the 1967 Mediterranean cruise of USS America (CVA 66), what normally woul... ·AVIATIONGRAPHIC.com During the 1967 Mediterranean cruise of USS America (CVA 66), what normally would have passed as just another day of flight operations turned into a literal "cliff hanger" for LTJG Karl Leuffen of VA 36. After trapping on board America, Leuffen routinely added power to taxi forward out of the arresting gear, only to discover that he'd lost hydraulic pressure and had no brakes. Following that discovery, in short order he made two contributing errors. He forgot to drop his hook (the pilot signal to deck crew indicating loss of brakes) and he failed to shut down his engine. As a result, the aircraft continued to move forward on the flight deck toward the bow....

Meet The Photographer Who Uses A Fighter Jet As His Studio· Tyler Rogoway | When it comes to the small world of aviation photography, José "Fuji" Ramos is notorious for taking fantastic shots, often times from the backseat of a Navy aggressor jet. Here's what he captures.José's images have a certain candid presence and mood about them that is often lost in the comparatively sterile and forgiving world of digital photography. You can...

Museum slates summertime activities · General Aviation News | WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The New England Air Museum will hold family fun programs starting June 30. Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to put their creativity and problem solving skills to use at the Engineering Design activities offered throughout the summer. Learn about flight, aircraft design, and aerodynamic principles....

AirplaneGeeks 301 – The House of (Ron) Rapp · maxflight| ...Guest Ron Rapp blogs at House of Rapp. He’s also a professional charter pilot with over 7000 hours. He’s flown flown more than 60 aircraft types, including tailwheel aircraft, aerobatics, formation flying, gliders, seaplanes, turboprops, biz jets, warbirds, experimentals, radials, and more....

Inside the Classroom Where the Air Force Teaches Drone Pilots · Eric Limer Flying a drone for the Air Force is like any other skill; you have to learn it. The Atlantic got a rare look inside the classroom where that instruction happens. It's a lot like most classrooms...

On the line: An F-22 Raptor dedicated crew chief - DVIDS | LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Before wheels leave the runway, bombs are put on target and the mission is complete, countless hours of maintenance and communication takes place between a pilot and their crew chief. United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Hubbard, a 94th Fighter Squadron and F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team dedicated crew chief, is committed to staying highly trained and keeping his aircraft is fully mission capable....

Kid-friendly picks: Clay Day, airplanes and more - Asheville Citizen-Times | ...If your kiddos (or you) like airplanes, check some out at the Western North Carolina Air Museum’s Air Fair. (Did you know we even had an Air Museum, which, by the way, is celebrating its 25th anniversary?) It has 15 aircraft, from the early days of flight to warplanes to civilian aircraft into the 1950s. The Air Fair will offer plane and helicopter rides, antique cars, concessions and a chance to check out some aviation history. It’s free, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 7-8 at the museum at the Hendersonville Airport on Shepard Street....

Discover A New Star · WAI Connect Blog|Introduce someone new to WAI and help them shine!You already know the advantage of membership in Women in Aviation, International—WAI offers hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships annually, mentoring by the most successful women in aviation and aerospace, and loads of opportunities for...

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'Jetman' to Make First US Airshow Flight - Wall Street Journal (blog) | Yves Rossy, also known as Jetman, is slated to make his first public U.S. flight demonstration during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture gathering, which begins this week in Oshkosh, Wisc. Rossy’s flying machine, called the jetwing, consists of a small wing made of a carbon-Kevlar composite with four jet engines, each putting out up to around 49 pounds of thrust. This is enough power to propel the Swiss flyer thought the air at more than 150 miles an hour...

AirVenture Air Shows are the Crowd Favorite - WBAY  | - The opening of EAA AirVenture means a lot of aircraft over Oshkosh. It also brings the crowd favorite -- the daily air show with unbelievable stunts. From the ground it's hard not to watch as professional stunt pilots perform daring feats, amazing flips and dramatic turns, dazzling the opening day crowd...

EAA AirVenture 16th Annual Cup Winners Announced - AvStop Aviation News | The EAA AirVenture Cup Race was founded in 1997 in the spirit of recreating the old Bendix Trophy Race and is dedicated to aviation advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of cross-country air racing. The race is held annually in advance of EAA ...

AirVenture Cup Draws 48 Racers - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |The AirVenture Cup Race was delayed until Monday, but when the numbers were tabulated, the overall winner in the 48-plane race was Marty Abbott in his Turbine Legend, with an average speed of 354.3 mph.

Only at Oshkosh: Jetman and a Flying Car - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |This week at EAA Oshkosh two of humanity's longest dreams reach fulfillment, starting with Monday's first public demonstration of the Terrafugia folding-wing flying car followed today by Yves 'Jetman' Rossy's U.S. public demonstration of his jet-powered wings...  More from EAA News

We're thinking Jason Paur has some cool pics for the day at EAA Airventure. Jetman off the wing of the B-17, and having to hold for Fifi....yeah, cool!

Seven days, seven can't miss AirVenture activities - Appleton Post Crescent | Oshkosh-based Sonex Aircraft's SubSonex jet will fly Tuesday, while Terrafugia's Transition roadable aircraft will make its first drive and flight before a large public audience Wednesday evening. Yuneec's eSpyder electric aircraft is scheduled to fly ...

The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Arrivals and Displays - The Aero Experience | Day two for The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 included more arrivals that were held up by the cold and rainy weather experienced in Oshkosh and vicinity Friday and Saturday. Aircraft of all types, including general aviation, antiques, warbirds, homebuilts and ultralights descended on Wittman Regional Airport all day, giving plane watchers a great experience on the flightline. Aircraft manufacturers and... More Aero Experience coverage

The Non-Aviator's Ultimate "A-to-Z" Guide to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - Airplanista Aviation Blog | As I prepare to depart for #OSH13 in one sleep, I've been thinking a lot about EAA AirVenture...or as most pilots and aviation family calls it, just "Oshkosh." For people who have been lucky enough to attend this annual flying festival, block party and gawkathon, you already know this show is like no other. And, yes, it does make a difference in what you call this mammoth event. "AirVenture" is a huge EAA convention and trade show, while "Oshkosh" is the world's largest, most incredible hangar party anyone could possibly imagine...

Oshkosh or Bust - Nordo News | Several years ago Gingerand I drove to Oshkosh instead of flying. Beginning as transportation to an event, it ended up a journey of self-discovery. When all was said and done, I would never be the same....

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Twas The Night Before Oshkosh….. - Photorecon.net | It’s Sunday evening, we just got to Oshkosh for the 2013 EAA Convention. AirVenture is ready to start in the morning. People have been here for months setting up the show. Campers have been coming in for weeks. Airplanes have been coming in for days....

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AirVenture race ready for takeoff - Mt. Vernon Register-News | VERNON — A misty rain late Friday afternoon prevented many of the participants in the inaugural EAA AirVenture Cup Race from landing at Mt. Vernon Airport, and to make preparations for Sunday's race. Manager Chris Collins though said the airport will ...

Air race, open house today at Mount Vernon - The Southern | MOUNT VERNON — Planes will buzz across the Southern Illinois sky as pilots take flight from Mount Vernon Outland Airport this weekend. The pilots and their exotic-looking homebuilt aircraft are participating in Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Cup 2013, a cross-country race that begins in Mount Vernon Sunday. While the race is Sunday, the birds began flying into the airport Thursday and nearly 60 are expected to arrive in time for today’s activities at the airport....

Don't Look Now, But It's Time For Oshkosh - Aero-News Network | The ANN Team Is Geared Up And Ready To Go | In case you hadn't heard, aviation’s crown jewel will get underway Monday. But ANN has had people on the ground at Wittman Regional Airport for more than a week getting ready to bring you great coverage of the show. Oshkosh may feel a little different this year. While the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds have not recently been part of the show, there has been a lot of military hardware on display. Because of sequestration, it’s a pretty fair bet that the active-duty military airplanes won't be in attendance at the show in 2013, and the sound of jets flying over the airport will not be as pronounced as it has been in years past, particularly during the afternoon air shows...

Wis. Air Show Leads Fight Against Federal Fees - ABC News | One of the nation's largest air shows begins Monday in Wisconsin, and for each of the 10,000 planes flying in, the federal government will collect about $45 for air traffic control services. The fee has angered pilots, who already pay for air traffic control through a fuel tax, and aviation enthusiasts, who say air shows have been disproportionately hurt by the automatic federal budget cuts that went into effect earlier this spring...

Storms postpone Waupaca flight to Airventure - WAOW | Storms caused pilots in Waupaca to postpone their formation flight to "Airventure" until Saturday. More than 50 pilots and air enthusiasts gathered at the Waupaca Municipal Airport for the flight. It was scheduled to leave around noon, but severe ...

19-year-old Australian pilot to visit Oshkosh | FOX6Now.com· Melanie Lawder |OSHKOSH (WITI) -- A 19-year-old Australian teenager is attempting to break a world record by becoming the youngest pilot ever to fly around the world, alone. Ryan Campell has his sights set on big things. He "always wanted ...

Coming from near & far, on their way to AirVenture 2013 · Judy | They're coming from near and far, all headed to the busiest airport in the world for one short week. Look out Oshkosh, here we come!! Brian Matz. “Waitin' on weather in Kankakee, IL. Only 2.5 hrs to Oshkosh. Got time to spare ...

Classic Airborne--Oshkosh 07.27.12: Cessna, House Aviation, Piper's Numbers - Aero News Network | Looking Back At Oshkosh 2012--Part Five: Two members of the House Aviation Subcommittee and two other members of Congress held a town-hall-style meeting at AirVenture Friday. The members addressed issues ranging from user fees and aviation fuel issues to UAVs in the national airspace and the Pilot’s Bill of Rights....

Half a Lifetime Ago at Oshkosh 1986…. - Photorecon | ...Family traditions die hard, they also make memories that last forever. In our family we have been going to EAA Conventions since 1966 in Rockford. Forty seven years is a long time to go to these events. It’s amazing to see how many airplanes that were at the conventions ended up in museums. I can’t count how many friends we have that we only see one week a year. Countless family memories are associated with the EAA. I was scanning slides the other night from Oshkosh 1986 and had a few I’d like to share....

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Tucker, Kittinger to Appear at Pre-AirVenture Program at Theater in ... - airventure.org | July 17, 2013 - AviationSpeakers.com will present its 28th AirVenture kickoff program, "An Evening With Champions," Sunday evening, July 28, at Theater in the Woods. Featured presenters include aerobatic legend Sean D. Tucker, aviation humorist Dr. Jerry Cockrell, and record-setting high-altitude parachute jumper Col. Joe Kittinger. The pilots have flown more than 56,000 hours collectively. For the third year the program will be emceed by Tye Mortensen, son of Danny Mortensen, who emceed the event for 25 years...

Volunteers needed for AirVenture Cup - Mankato Free Press | The EAA AirVenture Cup Race was founded in 1997 in the spirit of recreating the old Bendix Trophy Race and is dedicated to aviation advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of cross-country air racing. The general public is invited to the Mt. Vernon ...

Terrafugia Readies Flying Car for First Public Air Show - Wall Street Journal (blog) By Jonathan Welsh | Flying-car maker Terrafugia said its Transition vehicle will make a demonstration later this month during EAA AirVenture, an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts and industry insiders in Oshkosh, Wisc. The event, known by the airplane crowd simply as “Oshkosh,” will also mark the first public airshow appearance of the Transition, which can be driven on roads and highways like a car and flown off airport runways where other small aircraft operate. Its wings fold electrically for driving and extend for flight....

Sporty’s releases official AirVenture app · General Aviation News Staff | Sporty’s 2013 free EAA AirVenture app is now available for download – and it’s free. Now in its third year, the app has been continually enhanced with user feedback, according to Sporty’s officials. “With literally thousands of exhibitors, airplanes, workshops, forums, talks, social gatherings, and displays, you have to approach AirVenture with a plan,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “Spend some time organizing your visit, stick your phone in your pocket and you’re set.”...

This Weekend: Find the air show closest to you on the Fencecheck calendar!  Lots of choices.

AIR TATTOO A SATURDAY SELL OUT - ONLY SUNDAY TICKETS REMAIN | Royal International Air Tattoo | We have now announced that tickets for tomorrow (Saturday, July 20) have completely sold out - however, a number are still available for Sunday, July 21 from our website here. No one should turn up at the Air Tattoo over the weekend without a ticket as none will be available to buy at the gate on either day....

THANK YOU TO SEA KING SAVIOURS - Royal International Air Tattoo | AIRCRAFT to the rescue! The Operational Theme at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo is SkyGuardian, recognising the role of civilian and military aircraft around the world in rescuing those in need. And one of the visitors to the show, Janice Brown from Dorking, is happy to testify to the value of airborne services after the crew of a Sea King helicopter came to her rescue when she suffered a serious injury while caving back in April 2000....

Vulcan bomber hopes are sunk - Dartmouth-Today | He said that next month's regatta spectacle includes helicopter displays, The Blades aerobatics show, the famous Red Arrows display and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. 'That really is plenty,' he said. 'We weren't going to have the Typhoon but ...

Scotland's National Airshow 2013 is on July 27th! - People's Postcode Lottery (blog) | Scotland’s National Airshow is a spectacular day out for all the family. Aircrafts old and new take to the skies for an afternoon of breathtaking aerial displays over the skies of East Fortune and the National Museum of Flight. This year the RAF’s supersonic Typhoon will take centre stage, with a Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. We welcome back the breathtaking Breitling Wingwalkers, a P 51-D Mustang and the Sea King helicopter. You will also be able to see spectacular aerobatic displays from the SWIP team and the Trig Aerobatic Team....

Red Arrows on their way to Cowes - Isle of Wight County Press | There had been fears the aerobatic team would not feature at the regatta after a post on the official Red Arrows Facebook page said the display had been cancelled. But, the County Press can exclusively reveal the team will be performing their stunts in ...

CAF's B-29 aircraft to return in Midland for three weeks - Midland Reporter-Telegram | Although Midland is still not its permanent home, the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29, known as FIFI, will return for three weeks. From Aug. 24 to Sept. 17, FIFI will be on display at the George H.W. and Barbara Bush Commemorative Center at the CAF Airpower Museum. During that time, the plane will undergo maintenance while being on display for viewing and tours...

Remote control air show is back - Niagara Frontier Publications by Maddy Matthews | For the past 19 years, spectators have come to enjoy the Fly Over Niagara Remote Control Airshow. Hosted by The Wing and Rotor Flying Club of WNY, this event started as a way for remote control airplane enthusiasts to do what they love and for the public to understand the skill of this hobby...

Postal Service to issue ‘inverted Jenny’ collector stamp · Jill Tallman, AOPA Pilot Blog | Philatelists, start your engines: The U.S. Postal Service plans to issue a collector stamp commemorating “the most famous error in the history of U.S. stamps”: the 1918 misprint that produced an upside-down Curtiss-Jenny biplane....

Wings for Maggie Ray - Indy Film Fest | The film is the true story of Margaret Ringenberg, a US Army Air Force WASP pilot in World War Two, and later a renowned long distance aviation racer who competed well into her late 80s. The story is told through exciting re-enactments, meticulously researched archive photos and film, and insightful interviews, including unique perspectives from Indycar racer and team owner Sarah Fisher, and Lieutenant Colonel Nicole Malachowski, the first female pilot to perform with the US Air Force demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.

Mig-25 defection: How a Soviet Pilot Brought a Secret Warplane To The West · Jacek Siminski | Viktor Belenko, is a Mig-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, based in Chuguyevka, Primorsky Krai, in the east of the country. When he brought his Mig-25 “Foxbat” to Hakodate he gave the Western intelligence officers the opportunity to give a first close look at one of the most secret airplanes of those years: a supersonic interceptor featuring a powerful radar, four air-to-air missiles and a top speed above Mach 3....

Air Force Week in Photos | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

New Fort Bliss combat aviation leader says she's soldier, aviator first - Las Cruces Sun-News | FORT BLISS -- A pioneering Army aviator has landed at Fort Bliss. Col. Carey M. Wagen, of St. Petersburg, Fla., took over as commander of the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade on Thursday. Wagen, a helicopter pilot, is the first woman to command a combat aviation brigade and just the second woman commander of any aviation brigade in the Army....

Two Super Hornet video clips · Peter | The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and its EA-18G Growler electronic warfare variant are currently the front-line fighter and strike aircraft in the US Navy. Here are two interesting video clips depicting the aircraft....

American Military Aircraft: a century of innovation - Travel for Aircraft | Jim Winchester, the general editor of this title, has produced an attractive and comprehensive coffee table book on U.S. produced military aircraft. Over 3000 photographs are included to illustrate nearly all of the U.S. armed forces aircraft placed into service since just before World War II. The author...

How our shaken Reg Playmonaut survived a 113000ft stratodangle - Register | We're pleased to report that the intrepid Playmonaut who last weekend soared to 34,571m (113,421ft) during the test flight of our Special Project Electronic Altitude Release System (SPEARS) control board is, although somewhat shaken, otherwise none the worse for suffering a dramatic stratodangle...

Amazon CEO says discovery is Apollo 11 rocket engines - CNN | Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos rescued sunken treasure in the Atlantic this year: components of two F-1 rocket engines. Now he says he has verified that they are engines from Apollo 11, the first mission that took U.S. astronauts to the moon. The timing, as Bezos is aware, is appropriate. Saturday is the anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. "44 years ago tomorrow Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, and now we have recovered a critical technological marvel that made it all possible," Bezos wrote on his blog....

The Other Guys - airspacemag.com | NASA needs a space taxi. The likely pick is SpaceX—but don’t count out Colorado-based Sierra Nevada. | Standing beside Dream Chaser, it’s hard to ignore its resemblance to the space shuttle. It’s smaller—only 30 feet long from nose to tail—and the wings are upswept and canted. But in overall shape, the kinship is clear. Still, the company building this vehicle says it is not trying to make Shuttle 2.0. “We’re not fixing all the shuttle’s problems,” avows Jim Voss, the avuncular vice president of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Exploration Systems division. “We’re an evolutionary step from the shuttle, taking everything we learned from it and applying that to our vehicle to take [spaceflight] to the next generation.”...

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'Thunderbirds' announce 2014 officer selections - Air Force Link - Air Force Link | Matthew Bradley, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron director of operations from Tyndall AFB, Fla., will become Thunderbird No. 1, the squadron's commander and lead pilot. As the twofold duty title implies, his responsibilities will include commanding a...

KDF: Thunder Over Louisville will go on as scheduled  - WDRB | LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival says Thunder Over Louisville will go on as scheduled, but with "heightened awareness."  It also says it is revisiting its emergency plan, taking a closer look at it following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. KDF says its plan is already "comprehensive," and always evolving. And people attending events are urged, "If you see something, say something."...

Another Amazing, Thoughtful Factoid From The Int'l Council of Airshows - AeroNews Network | ...The two U.S. military formation teams are two of the three oldest teams in the world. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have been performing since 1946 and are the oldest military team in the world....

AirVenture Cup Race returns for 16th year from General Aviation News | The EAA AirVenture Cup Race will continue racing in 2013 with the full support and involvement of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Race volunteers and EAA Chairman Jack Pelton met earlier this year to coordinate details of the race and establish guidelines for the EAA event. Race officials are still determining the course for this year’s event, but plan to hold the race on Sunday, July 28, in advance of EAA AirVenture as they have done for the past 15 years....

OU Pilots Prepare to Compete in the Air Race Classic - OU Nightly | Two women pilots will represent the University of Oklahoma’s aviation department this summer as they compete against 55 other teams in a cross country race that spans 2,400 miles...

Air Race Classic 2013 - University of North Dakota | ...Second, our race route has changed!! They have taken out out the stops in Sarasota, WY and North Platte, NE and replaced them with Rawlings, WY and Holdrege, NE....

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Sequestration Cuts Won't Stop Paulding Airshow - Patch.com | Through the measures brought about through sequestration, the air show industry has taken significant losses. The industry depends heavily on military demonstrations as headliners both in the air and on the ramp to draw folks to the show. With the cuts ...

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Dassault celebrates 50th anniversary with presentation of restored Mystere 20 ... - eTurboNews | The restored Mystère 20 s/n 1 was unveiled last week at the third annual Air & Space Museum Airshow, held at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris. It will next be shown at this year's Paris Air Show, scheduled for June 17-23, before returning to its ...

Sky Combat Ace - USA Today | Fly a fighter jet with Sky Combat Ace. The 40-minute fighter-pilot experience enables you as a passenger, under the guidance of a trained pilot, to experience the adrenaline rush of a dogfight. The planes employ an optical targeting system to give you the sensation of hitting another plane without doing damage. Get the gut-wrenching thrills of low-flying passes toward earth as well as hurtle through the air as the plane executes tail slides, spins and other air show routines. With...

Warbird Adventures, Inc. Exciting from the Ground Up! from Featured by Webmaster | ...The original plan was to barnstorm around the country, but they ended up in Kissimmee by accident and set up shop out of the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum instead. The rest is history....

33rd Fighter Wing to dedicate F-35 hangar to Doolittle Raider - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Edward Saylor (far right) was part of the Doolittle Raiders Crew No. 15 that took off from the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. The 33rd Fighter Wing will dedicate an F-35 hangar in his name on Wednesday as part of the Raiders' 71st and final reunion ...

EDITORIAL: 'Thirty Seconds' over FWB - The Northwest Florida Daily News | The chamber has given the name “Thirty Seconds Over the Emerald Coast” to a planned flyover of five vintage B-25 bombers on Friday, April 19, to mark a reunion of the surviving Doolittle raiders. The raiders — all volunteers — trained secretly on ...

Red Tails Project to keep Tuskegee Airmen legacy alive - WTXL ABC 27 | The event is run by the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, a non-profit based in Indiana. They will bring several Mustang aircraft, including an antique P-51C that will be available for tours. They will also bring a traveling movie exhibit ...

World War One - Part III from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Plenty of photos...

Spitfires at the Bunker - Coffs Coast Advocate | A fascination with 'warbirds', vintage wartime aircraft, began after a chance meeting with the legendary aviator Col Pay. Col had purchased and rebuilt a Spitfire Mk VIII and allowed Terry to sit in the pilot's seat where the instrument panels could be ...

MO Aviation Historical Society Meeting Set for April 18 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo

Bill Allen's Ryan STM-2 Flying Again from Antique Airfield News | Bill Allen at the Allen Airways Flying Museum, Gillespie Field in San Diego wrote us that his Ryan is back in the air after restoration:...
Gary Baglien's J-2 Cub from Antique Airfield News

New CAP facility to bear name of WWII vet, local supporter from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol  | NORTH CAROLINA -- Civil Air Patrol recently honored a pilot who earned his wings a long time ago. CAP members from the North Carolina Wing’s Asheville Composite Squadron renamed their flight operations center at Asheville Regional Airport for Lt. Col. Robert Augur, who flew three different types of bombers during World War II, and is a big supporter of the local CAP squadron...

SR-71 “Blackbird” Skybound At Museum of Aviation In Georgia! - Warbird Radio | The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia recently elevated their SR-71 “Blackbird” into a nose-up “take off’ position in their Century of Flight Hangar. A combined...

New Ohio license plates showcase aviation heritage from General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — As Ohio rolls out its latest license plate design, the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is urging motorists to show their pride in Ohio’s aerospace industry and support aviation heritage by ordering specialty “Leader in Flight” license plates....

Navy To Honor Sally Ride from Aero-News Network | Academic Research Ship To Be Named For America's First Woman In Space The United States Navy has revealed that its next ocean-class auxiliary general oceanographic research (AGOR) vessel will be named after the first American woman to fly in space. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said in a statement Friday that the ship will be christened the R/V Sally Ride.

SpaceShipTwo Achieves Milestone First 'Cold Flow' Test Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Private space tourism inched closer last week as test teams from Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic announced an important milestone in the development of SpaceShipTwo on Friday, April 12, at the Mojave Air and Space Port.

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Lakeland Sun 'n Fun Fly-in goers watching the weather, memories of 2011 storm ... - ABC Action News | LAKELAND - The memories of the tornadic activity that swept through the Sun 'n Fun air show are never far too off whenever the weather gets a little cloudy. Pilot Mike Zidziunas still remembers when hail and high winds pelted the Lakeland Regional ...

Breezy day at Sun 'n Fun Splash-In - AOPA Pilot | The skies were blue, the air hot but not steamy—a perfect day for the Sun 'n Fun Splash-In except for one thing: the wind. Some 35 varieties of seaplanes flew in for the day to participate in the grapefruit bomb drop and spot landing contests, and to ...

At Sun 'n Fun, the secret pilots of World War II - MyFox Tampa Bay | The secret is out, and a group of women, mostly in their 90s now, have gone from unknown to wildly popular. They are the "WASPs": Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II. Back in the early 40s, the government started their unit as an experiment ...

The EAA AirVenture Cup Race Continues Into Its 16th Year from Aero-News Network | Race Once Again Has The 'Full Support' Of EAA The EAA AirVenture Cup Race will continue racing in 2013 with the full support and involvement of EAA. Race volunteers and EAA Chairman Jack Pelton met earlier this year to coordinate details of the race and establish guidelines for the EAA event. Race officials are still determining the course for this year's event, but plan to hold the race on Sunday, July 28, in advance of EAA AirVenture.

Lifeflight Open Day on 14 April from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | I know this is very late notice, but I've just found out [maybe I've been living in a cave??] that the Lifeflight Open Day is on tomorrow, Sunday 14 April, from 10am to 2pm. The open day is held at their Wellington airport base, on the Lyall Bay side of the airport. I will probably be there in the afternoon and hope to have a few pictures to share.

10th Al Ain Aerobatic Show from Nov 30 - Khaleej Times | The 10th Al Ain Aerobatic Show, one of the emirate's longest running and established family events, will return to the skies over Abu Dhabi's 'Oasis City' this year from November 30 to December 2. “The show has been timed to run up to and across ...

Warrior Poet' Pilot Honored At Fort Rosecrans - 10 News | Caroll LeFon Flew In Navy, Commanded Top Gun School In Fallon, Nev. | ...A flyover of FA-18s from nearby Naval Air Station North Island as well as a uniformed sailor who played taps completed the formal ceremony for Caroll LeFon...

The Airs: Jacques Henri Lartigue and the beginnings of aviation from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Wednesday, April 24 to Sunday, July 28, Issy-les-Moulineaux unveils an exhibition a great photographer, Jacques Henri Lartigue. Fascinated by the beginnings of aviation, he came to Issy between 1907 and 1912 to photograph the bold and dramatic performances that are held....

Pax River museum on hold over dispute with contractor - Baltimore Sun | "Now we're waiting for it to happen," said Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association board president Ed Forsman, a retired Navy test pilot. "The purpose of the museum is to show what happened here." The 21,000-square-foot museum is being built on ...

Virgin SpaceShipTwo aces 2nd flight test - Bakersfield Californian | Virgin SpaceShipTwo aces 2nd flight test. By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN. MOJAVE AIR & SPACE PORT -- History continues to be made in the skies above the Mojave Desert. According to a series of Twitter posts and a late-afternoon news release, ...

SpaceShipTwo advancing to powered flight from Spaceports | According to a series of Twitter posts and a late-afternoon news release, Virgin Galactic on Friday chalked up yet another successful test flight of SpaceShipTwo "Enterprise" at the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California....

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Air Force chief to visit Russia for centenary air show - Newstrack India | New Delhi, Aug.9 (ANI): Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, leaves New Delhi today on a three day visit to Russia. Air Chief Marshal Browne will be attending the Russian Air Force Centenary Air Show in Moscow. During his visit, Air ...

Red Arrows make a flying visit to Russia - The Lincolnite | The Russian Air Force formed on August 12 1912, and the Red Arrows appearance is part of their Centenary Celebrations. Sqn Ldr Jim Turner,who flies Red 1, said: “We are delighted to be part of the Centenary Celebrations for the Russian Federation Air ...

Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow under way - BBC News | Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the first day of a free seafront airshow in East Sussex. The four-day Airbourne: Eastbourne, now in its 20th anniversary year, will feature military displays, historic aircraft and parachute ...

Event aims high with its free air spectacular - This is Kent | It is being sponsored by Bay resident Dave Jordan who is a plane fan and was determined that the town would have an air show for its festival's 20th anniversary. The display will feature daredevils from Breitling Wingwalkers, a display by the Red Bull ...

Blades Aerobatic Display Team join Battle Proms concert at Althorp - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | This year's programme of music, displays and pyrotechnics will include the Blades Aerobatic Display Team, who are based at Sywell Aerodrome. There will be a full two hour programme of classical music performed by the New English Concert Orchestra, ...

Milaca Fly-In features showstopper - Mille Lacs County Times | Those attending the annual Milaca Fly-In last weekend had many exciting and attractive aircraft to gaze over. All eyes turned to the landing field around 10:30 Sunday morning when this sleek 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor SM-6000-B airliner touched down and ...

A parade in the sky: Airshow debuts at third annual Fly-In - St. John Valley Times | “The annual fly-in and premiere of a two-day airshow is the first and largest of its kind in Aroostook County in nearly 20 years since before the closure of Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, in 1994,” said Randy Harper, a Presque Isle pilot and event ...

A Day at Lambeau Field from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | The Black Demonstration Team dropped in on the city of Greenbay, Wisconnsin this weekend. Famed NFL football team, the Greenbay Packers, invited the Golden Knights to help kick off thier “Fan Appreciation Day” with a parachute demonstration into the legendary Lambeau Field. To the tune of over 70,000 roaring Packers fans, the Golden Knights lept...

Washington County fair and air show conflict sparks anger among coordinators, residents - OregonLive.com | The city is bracing to host possibly double that number of people within a one-mile stretch after the Oregon International Air Show knowingly booked its 2013 show for the same weekend as the fair. The double-booking of two major events in Hillsboro ...

AirVenture Cup Air Race  - Aeroaustin | On the Sunday right before Oshkosh, for the last sixteen years, the AirVenture Cup Air Race has been held. The starting point alternates between Mitchell, SD and Dayton, OH, making the race around 450-500 miles long. It used to finish at Oshkosh but the finish line has been moved out to nearby airfields since Oshkosh gets so busy. This year, the finish line was set to be at West Bend, about an hour's drive south of Oshkosh. It is also the first year that the Sport Air Racing League was in control of the race, which meant that it was open to production aircraft for the first time - previously it had been for Experimental aircraft only...

Police recover remains from World War II Spitfire crash site - Southern Reporter | On the afternoon of January 16, 1943, a New Zealand pilot was killed as his spitfire crashed into the Borders countryside, shortly after he took off from an East Lothian air base on a training flight. The wreckage was discovered at the time by local residents near the site at Westruther near Greenlaw in Berwickshire, and investigators 69 years ago concluded there was only one person on board the fighter plane: Sergeant Malcolm Eric Edward Robertson of the Royal New Zealand Air Force....

The attack on Nagasaki from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | On the morning of August 9, 1945, the flight crew of U.S. B-29 Superfortress (with his crew in the photo above), named Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney and carrying the nuclear bomb code-named Fat Man, was faced with its primary target, Kokura, obscured by clouds. After three flights over the city...

Sunday Conversation with...Aviator Bill Bell - Atlanta Journal Constitution | Forty-eight Wednesdays a year, aviators and flying enthusiasts meet for lunch at Petite Auberge in the Toco Hill Shopping Center and chat all things aircraft. And forty-eight guest speakers address the gathering of the Georgia chapter of the Silver ...

Gocta: Cedric Dumont BASE jumping Peru's tallest waterfall from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch Cedric Dumont BASE jumping the world's fifth tallest waterfall in northern Peru. The Belgian...

Pilot becomes Guard's first F-35 instructor pilot from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Airman became the Guard's first F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot recently at Eglin's multi-service, multi-national F-35 Integrated Training Center.  Maj. Jay Spohn, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here as the assistant director of operations for the 58th Fighter Squadron and the chief of standards and evaluation for the 33rd Operations Group, successfully flew his final of six flights Aug. 3 becoming fully qualified and able to teach follow-on pilots to fly the F-35A...

Autonomous robotic plane flies — indoors from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | For decades, researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); progress has been so rapid that the last two challenges have involved indoor navigation without the use of GPS...

Women in Aviation, International and Learning for Life Agree to Work Together from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | ...A crucial component going forward will be to encourage Women in Aviation's 76 regional chapters to form a relationship with Aviation Explorer posts in their area. What's more, WAI chapters may also form their own Aviation Explorer post as an adjunct to chapter activities...

Flight Award Winner Excited for Training! from Toriaflies | Following the 2012 Women Fly it Forward event I introduced you to Toni, the winner of the essay contest for free flight training sponsored by Aviation Insurance Resources. She is

Free Young Eagle flights 4th Annual Calhoun County Fly-In set for September 8 - TheCountyRecord.Net | Warbirds, experimental aircraft, helicopters, and general aviation aircraft will be on display. Various aircraft perform air maneuvers and patterns. FREE airplane rides provided for children ages 8 to 17 by the Young Eagles. Helicopter rides and tandem ...

Sporty's Flight Training Course Enrollment Exceeds 15,000 Young Eagles from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA's and Sporty's Pilot Shop's partnership has now allowed more than 15,000 EAA Young Eagles to pursue aviation interests beyond their first flight through Sporty's Complete Flight Training Course, as part of EAA's Flight Plan program...

Red Bull Stratos: Final Jump Pushed to Autumn 2012 | New Capsule for Felix from Aerial Sports Feed | The second test jump from an altitude of 97,145.7 feet / 29,610 meters represented a significant achievement for the Red Bull Stratos team but has resulted in pushing the final mission – a free fall from the edge of space – back to October. Felix Baumgartner’s capsule suffered damage after...

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‘Backstage look at Blue Angels’ from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Museum of Flight's Need for Speed Festival, "gives our visitors the opportunity to get an up-close and personal look at some amazingly fast aircraft, cars and even a hydroplane," said Doug King, Museum of Flight president and CEO. "We are excited to partner more closely with Seafair this year to offer a unique, backstage look at the Blue Angels air show, while giving our guests and members a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities for everyone."...

The Blue Angels are coming (and you can meet one) - Seattle Central District News | It's that time of year again: The Blue Angels will start practicing their deafening, crowd-pleasing (and pet frightening) fighter jet dancing over Lake Washington today (Thursday) and will fly every day until Monday. They should start no earlier than ...

Weekend Preview: Hydroplanes and Air Show, King County Fair - The Seattle Times | Weekend Preview: Hydroplanes and Air Show, King County Fair. A lineup of entertainment options for the weekend of Aug. 3-5, 2012, including Seafair Hydroplane Races and Air Show, and the King County Fair. Films opening Friday include the remake of ...

Fighter jets converge on Hillsboro for 25th annual air show - KATU | Holmes, one of six pilots from the Air Force's demonstration team known as The Thunderbirds that will participate in this weekend's 25th annual Oregon International Air Show in Hillsboro, was eight years old when he first got in a plane. The Denver, Colo.

Yankee Air Museum ready for Thunder Over Michigan air show - Hometownlife.com | The roar of airplane engines will fill the sky over Willow Run Airport this weekend as the Yankee Air Museum presents its 2012 Thunder Over Michigan air show. The air show, a fund-raiser for the Yankee Air Museum in Van Buren Township, runs Saturday ...

Falconara: Deputy Mayor Rossi receives the patrol of the 'Tricolor Arrows' - living Ancona | Receipts from the image Deputy Mayor Rossi "Tricolor Arrows". Thursday morning around 12 has landed at the airport Raffaello Sanzio the aerobatic ...

Southport Air Show: get special preview and show tickets - Telegraph.co.uk | Attending two special days at the Southport Air Show is just one of the summer's Open Doors experiences, brought to you by The new Ford B-MAX. It was one of the most captivating moments of this year's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. As the Queen and ...

Army soldiers dazzle crowd at open house - DVIDS | Opening the day with a free-fall demonstration presented by the U.S. Army's premier parachute team, the Golden Knights, jumpers clad in black and gold leapt from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft at an altitude of more than 12000 feet to perform amazing stunts ...

US Army Golden Knights take training to never-ending heights - sandhills.news14.com | The U.S. Army Golden Knights started in 1959, since then they have become a nationally recognized elite team. Now, there is a competition team, tandem team, and several other sections that make up the Golden Knights. News 14 Carolina Reporter Amanda Weber took a leap with the team.

Ohio Air News #203 - Charles Johnson | A boat trip across Lake Michigan - pictures from AirVenture and the New Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, OH.

Cross-country air race draws 40 aircraft - AOPA Pilot | Weather challenges changed the course but did not dampen enthusiasm as 40 aircraft participated in the 2012 Airventure Cup air race, flown July 22 between Mitchell, S.D., and Waupaca, Wis. Billed as “the world's largest cross-country air race,” the ...

Victoria eyes Red Bull Air Race over Albert Park - Herald Sun | Talks are under way to hold a Red Bull Air Race - dubbed the "Formula One of the skies" - in 2014. The global series sees pilots race against the clock through slalom-style inflatable air gates and pylons. The Herald Sun understands the State ...

Commemorative Bricks are still available for the Walk of Fame. - AMA | For a $100 donation to the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a brick in the Walk of Fame will be engraved in black with the AMA Wings and two lines reserved for your name, that of a friend, or your club.

Visit Albuquerque or Quebec for mass displays of ballooning enthusiasm - CNN | Quebec, Canada. International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (August 11-19): Every August, more than 125 balloonists descend on Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, midway between Montreal and Vermont, for the largest hot-air festival in Canada.

1909 Wright Military Flyer - airandspace.si.edu | The National Air and Space Museum famously has in its collection the original 1903 Wright Flyer, but the Museum also possesses the 1909 Wright Military Flyer, the world’s first military airplane.

We've Got You Covered - Vintage Wings of Canada |Here in the United Kingdom, it has been raining for months now, after a long, dry winter. It is almost as if tears are falling in remembrance.  And then, there is one glorious day of brilliant and warm sunshine in London, on the 28th of June. It is likely the only summer we will have. But it’s perfect timing. Which is a good, because the establishment of an international memorial to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the people involved in the bombing campaign of the Second World War is long overdue. Organized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and...

Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6 - Timesonline.com | Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6. A short presentation of a few areas of the aircraft and a little history. youtube jQ7srwSe2uE. Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6 read more. A short presentation of a few areas of the aircraft and a little ...

Iconic WW2 bomber to visit Cranbrook - Cranbrook Daily Townsman | The B-17 bomber is considered by many to be the most popular and recognized aircraft of World War 2. It helped win the war in Europe by dropping over 640000 tones of bombs. Around 200 of the planes were built, and only 13 remain air-worthy today.

Winlock Veteran Returns to B-17 Bomber for a Day - Centralia Chronicle | Jerry Brewer, 90, Winlock, sits next to a World War II-era B-17 bomber on Wednesday at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport. Brewer flew in 50 missions as a tailgunner in a B-17 during World War II and Wednesday was the first time since the war that he had ...

How to Ship a B-17 Bomber: Shrinkwrap! - Jaunted | They are shrink-wrapping a B-17 airplane so it can survive a 1000 mile trip to its new home in the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. And, if any airplane can survive that trip, it's My Gal Sal, an aircraft which survived on the polar ice cap for...

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[HD Video] Hang onto the wing of a C-130 Hercules as it flies at tree top height in the valleys during Red Flag Alaska from David Cenciotti's weblog | As already explained, even in the hi-tech age of stealth bombers, low-level flying is still one of the most important parts of combat pilot training.

1944 - Founder of the Little Prince, Saint-Exupery disappeared while flying over the French coast from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS | Remains of French author of the aircraft would be found only in 2004 ..., a pastor of Aix-la-Chapelle, a former intelligence officer of the Luftwaffe claimed to have seen on July 31, 1944 a model P-38 Lightning was shot down in the Mediterranean by a German Focke-Wulf. In 1972, there posthumous testimony of a young German officer, Robert Heichele, which would have thrown against the Lightning, around noon, on the French Mediterranean coast. In the 1990s, there is another witness later ...

Red Bull Stratos: The Cinematic Trailer from Aerial Sports Feed | Whet your appetite for the forthcoming cosmic expedition that is Red Bull Stratos by watching this short teaser.

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Duluth Airshow Announces Airforce Heritage Flight - Northland's NewsCenter | By KBJR News 1 Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - A tribute to generations of the Air Force will take to the skies at this year's Duluth Airshow in September. The Heritage Flight features a state of the art fighter and a vintage fighter flying ...
   
VIDEO: Fly high at the Wings, Wheels and Warriors airshow - Inside NoVA | InsideNioVA Managing Editor Steve Pendlebury flies with Team Oracle's Brian Norris to watch aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker practice for the Manassas air show on May 12. (more) Aerobatic flying star Sean Tucker gives a thumbs up as he prepares for a...

Aerial acrobatics fly into Metroplex - Celina Record | A major airshow, Take to the Skies AirFest, is about to take over the Metroplex during Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27. The event will begin both days at 10 am at Mesquite Metro Airport, 1340 Airport Blvd. The...

Military to boost presence at air show - Waterloo Record | WATERLOO REGION — The Snowbirds won't be the only military act at this year's Waterloo Air Show. Joining the headlining troop this year are the Canadian Forces CF-18 demonstration team and — for the first time — the parachute team, the SkyHawks...

Screech skydives with the Golden Knights - Washington Post | By Sarah Kogod Nationals mascot Screech tweeted these pics of himself skydiving Thursday with the US Army's Golden Knights. This excursion could have gone wrong in so many ways (note the Golden Knight holding Screech's head on), so I'm glad the lovable ...

Warbirds flying high - Fraser Coast Chronicle | Warwick Henry is ready to show off his Stinson Sentinel at the Wings, Warbirds and Wheels air show in Maryborough. WARPLANES will swoop on the Maryborough aerodrome this weekend for the Wings, Warbirds and Wheels spectacular. The two-day air show, ...

The Patrouille de France celebrates Joan of Arc - CommentCaMarche.net | In Orleans, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the birth of Joan of Arc and the traditional holiday of the same name, the Patrouille de France this weekend will illuminate the sky with aerobatics. Throughout this year, ... 

EAA Statement Sparks Concerns from AVwebFlash Current Issue | AirVenture Cup race
organizers are seeking to clarify a communication they received Thursday from EAA that they say could put the future of the race in question. An e-mail sent Thursday from Chad Jensen, EAA...

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Timeless Voices - Evelyn Bryan Johnson from eaavideo.org | Evelyn "Mama Bird" Bryan Johnson passed away on May 10, 2012 at the age of 102. She started flying in 1944 and stopped flying at age 96 in 2005, having logged 57,635.4 flying hours. She was the oldest flight instructor in the world at the time.

B-17 pilot honored for World War II heroics — 67 years later - Chicago Daily Herald | By Marie Wilson That youthful feeling of invincibility was part of what helped Elmer Wulf, Hugh “Robbie” Robinson and their crew survive a Valentine's Day, 1945, assault on their B-17 bomber and an emergency landing in rugged terrain during World War ...

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum holds Volunteer Recognition - Savannah Morning News | The Museum recognized the one hundred and twenty B-17 City of Savannah's Restoration Crew members. Native Texan, Tommy Garcia, a nationally recognized warbird professional was among the volunteers that were present at the event...

P-40 Discovered After 70 Years from AVwebFlash Current Issue | An early model RAF Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk (Warhawk) wearing markings from the 260 Squadron and likely lost in 1942 was found last month largely in tact in western Egypt's Al Wadi al Jadid desert. The aircraft has been photographed sitting on its belly with the canopy nearly closed. It is suspected to be that of...

Podcast: OpenAirplane Reinvents Aircraft Rentals from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | AVweb speaks to OpenAirplane's Rod Rakic for more details about his company's plan to make renting aircraft easier and more affordable for pilots — and more profitable for aircraft owners.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

Great time-lapse photography from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Readers may be familiar with the annual Great Reno Balloon Race, which is held over three days each September.  (The event's Web site provides more details.)  The good people of...

Soumya Saklani from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Originally from India, Soumya began moving about since 1997 to destinations such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. In 2009 he became a ‘Singaporean’ but in 2010 moved and made his home in Ghana....

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Tinker B-1 program awarded James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence award from Air Force Link Top Stories | The B-1 System Program Office from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., earned an Air Staff-level award recognizing the Air Force Materiel Command program office with the most improved aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness performance....

Young Eagles fly up, up and away - Fruita Times | After weeks of planning for a “Young Eagles Day” by the EAA members at their regular monthly hangar meetings for this special day, it was finally here. And the weather was fantastic. No wind, warm sunshine and Colorado blue skies.

The latest tech in meteorite hunting: zeppelins from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Space.com has an interesting photo essay on the hunt for meteorites generated by the April 22nd daytime fireball that thrilled Western Nevada and California.  What I found most interesting was the research aircraft!

Shuttle astronaut at Armstrong Museum Sunday - LimaOhio.com | Gregory H. Johnson will be at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum from 1 to 2 pm Sunday preparing for his appearance at this year's Summer Moon Festival in July. Col. Johnson, who piloted the space shuttle Endeavour on two missions, will autograph awards ...

Legendary racer, car designer Carroll Shelby dies from RGJ.com | Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died. He was 89...