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Where the Blue Angels call heaven (or at least home) * SFGate (blog) | But where to the Blue Angels roost when they're not burning jet fuel for crowds at events such as this week's Fleet Week? Do the Blue Angels go home? Yes. It's in Florida. When they're not in the air around the globe, the flight demonstration team can...

Beautiful, simple video clip from Sean D. Tucker * The International Council of Air Shows

Beachgoers packing Daytona Beach for Wings and Waves Air Show By Saul Saenz, Volusia County Reporter | DAYTONA BEACH -- If you plan on visiting the World's Most Famous Beach this weekend, you might want to get an early start...

Dozens of WWII aircraft to fly in formation over Northern Virginia today - Inside NoVA | Look up in the sky around lunchtime today and you may get to see a large collection of World War II aircraft flying over in formation. It’s called the Potomac Flight, and it will involve about 30 planes flying in restricted airspace over the Washington area to honor the nation’s veterans. The “once in a lifetime” event kicks off the 15th Annual Culpeper Air Fest this weekend, according to a news release...

Cambridge pilot flying high in World Air Race Championship * ITV News | Professional sportsmen and women choose different ways to relax and switch off from their day job. Golf and fishing are a couple of favourites for footballers and cricketers. But motorsport...

Culpeper County Airfest grows * The Daily Progress | In order to draw maximum attention to the cause of disabled veterans, the AirFest will be home base for a "Potomac Flight" to be held at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. The route will include flyovers of Washington, D.C. landmarks including...

California International Airshow - Salinas Review by Tyson Rininger | Celebrating their 34th year, the Salinas Airshow hosted the USAF Thunderbirds as well as Vicky Benzing, Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, the Liberty Jump Team and the always popular Metal Mulisha. Along with the performers, warbirds took to the skies showcasing both the European Theater with a trio of P-51's, a BT-13, Sherman Smoot's historic C-47 and the incredible flying of Sam Knaub's C-54. The Pacific Theater warbirds included the B-25 'Executive Sweet', Taigh Ramey's amazing PV2-D Harpoon, Chuck Wentworth's F4U Corsair, four T-6 Texans and a replica Japanese 'Kate'...

Art Nalls shares a great story of first class piloting skills * The International Council of Air Show | About 10 years ago, I owned the YAK-3 in this photo. Jack Schultz, former F-14 test pilot, was at the controls when the right landing gear failed on landing. He managed to get the YAK airborne, where I joined him in chase in the L-39. The right wheel had rotated 90 degrees in the gear strut, or so I first thought. With the wheel perpendicular to the airstream, there is no hope of landing, so he retracted the gear...

Momentum builds for permanent Aviation Hall of Fame * The Australian | THE Australian Aviation Hall of Fame is accelerating moves to set up a permanent display as it heads towards its third induction and gala dinner next month.... Other inductees include aviatrix, flying instructor and Australian Women Pilots Association founder Senja Robey, Australia’s first Controller of Aviation Horace Brinsmead, Hawker Aircraft founder Harry Hawker and Reginald Ansett...

Breitling celebrates AOPA’s anniversary with new watch · General Aviation News | Swiss watch company Breitling is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) with the release of a special limited edition timepiece, a scholarship program aimed at expanding the aviation community, and special events focused on sharing the passion of aviation with people across the USA throughout the year...

The Pixie Pilot: Help Vegas Adventure Flights become a reality!: Meet private pilot and future sport pilot instructor, Mike Daniels. I've recently have been assisting Mike with insurance quotations fo...

Douglas A-20 Retrieved From Bottom of the Baltic Sea · WarbirdsNews | A Polish salvage crew has recovered the substantial, but battered remains of a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber from the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the last few days. Just a dozen or so substantially complete examples remain in preservation, along with a few hulks. It is likely that the aircraft is one of many hundreds supplied by the USA to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease during WWII. So far the wreck is unidentified though. While it is always possible that a detailed researcher may one day be able to determine her serial number, either through examining crash records, or possibly finding a data plate on the airframe or engines that tallies with a known example, it is likely she will always remain anonymous...

Air and Space Museum to remain open as exterior revitalized · General Aviation News | The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is preparing for a multiyear revitalization of the museum’s exterior and mechanical systems, anticipated to begin in 2017. When the project is complete, the museum will be an energy-efficient building that meets or exceeds best-practice standards for sustainability and energy use, according to museum officials...

Speakers series launches at the Pima Air & Space Museum * Arizona Daily Star | The A-10 Thunderbolt II — also known as the “Warthog” — launches the Pima Air & Space Museum's Second Saturday speakers series. Capt. Matt “Ace” Orlovsky, Davis-Monthan wing weapons officer, will talk Saturday about flying the aircraft. The series...

Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor · WarbirdsNews | The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is continuously working to provide interesting events for the public, and we thought you might like to see what is coming on the agenda in the next few weeks...

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Senators tell FAA 'stop' on OSH ATC fees from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Calling the FAA's move "completely unacceptable," a bipartisan group of 28 U.S. senators today delivered a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, strongly urging the agency to reconsider its unilateral decision to assess fees for air traffic and other services at general aviation events, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Red Bull helicopter pilot calls flying 'magic carpet ride' - DelmarvaNow | OCEAN CITY — “Malibu” Chuck Aaron has the unique honor of being the only civilian pilot ever to be licensed to perform helicopter aerobatics in the United States — and one of only three in the entire world....

Aerial escapades - Delmarva Daily Times | “From the roar of the jets to the crazy spins and rolls of the aerobatic pilots, every year offers something for everyone. There are also opportunities for the public to meet the performers throughout the week, whether it's breakfast at Layton's or ...

GEICO-Sponsored WATER AND AIR PERFORMERS WILL RENEW THEIR RIVALRY DURING THE 2013 ATLANTIC CITY AIR SHOW | ...Meanwhile, one of the GEICO Skytyper World War II-trainer planes will break away from its skytyping missions and attempt to outrun the speedboat in an exhibition race. While the Miss GEICO is capable of higher top speeds than the North American SNJ-2 flown by the Skytypers, weather conditions handicap the watercraft and even the odds. Skill and expertise will prove the ultimate victor in this battle....

Former Marine test pilot flies private Harrier jump jet in airshows - WJLA | Nalls and and fellow Harrier pilot Joe Anderson are using the jet to come to the rescue of a summer favorite - the local air show, now a sequestration endangered species. Bryan Lilley, president of this weekend's Ocean City air show, hired Nalls after ...

Eddie Andreini's Primo Branco By Sagar Pathak | For more than 40 years, Eddie Andreini has been dazzling airshow crowds across the country. With the recent military participation in airshows being cut back due to sequestration, a small group of pilots are doing what they can to remind our nation that airshows are still alive and going strong....

Win a flight during Kenora's air show - KenoraOnline | Grade seven and eight students from Evergreen, Lakewood, and St. Thomas Aquinas are involved in an essay writing contest, which is organized by aerobatic pilot Super Dave Matheson, for a chance to get a ride in Matheson's MX2 aerobatic aircraft....

Record Ticket Sales promise bumper turn-out at RAF Cosford Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News  | With pre-show ticket sales already breaking records, the RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show looks ready to provide an excellent day out this Sunday 9th June....

Ocala pilot to fly 2100 mile air race - Ocala | In a few days, the data modeling analyst will trade in her computer chair for a cockpit as she competes in the 2013 Air Race Classic, which begins June 18 in Pasco, Washington, and culminates four days later in Fayetteville, Arkansas, spanning more...

Pilots to compete in touchdown auto contest from General Aviation News | McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Officials at Jerry Trimble Helicopters say they are anticipating an international group of helicopter pilots to compete in the 3rd Annual Touchdown Auto Rotation competition to be held at the McMinnville, Oregon airport June 23....

RIVERSIDE: Tuskegee Airman to speak at March museum - Press-Enterprise | Tuskegee Airman Master Sergeant Buford Johnson USAF (Ret) is set to speak at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, pictured, on June 8, 2013....

Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" from Keith Breazeal Video Productions  | These great aircraft were a product of some of the best aeronautical engineering minds in the world. World Wars generated the need for control over...

B-17 Lets Vet Relive History - DoD Live | Today is the 69th anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, commonly referred to as “D-Day“. In remembrance of this event, I thought it would be fitting to share the story of one WWII veteran who recently returned to the cockpit of a fully restored...

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II takes flight this weekend in Reading, PA - Baltimore Post-Examiner | Nothing in the world quite compares with the roar of a B-17. For occupied Europe, the thunderous engines echoed the sound of liberation. For the Germans, they were the harbingers of a falling Reich, as American airmen went about the systematic ...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: The Cold War Era from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | The Aero Experience visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in our Midwest Aviation neighboring city of Dayton, Ohio finds us in the deep, dark recesses of the Cold War Era. The dim lighting and dense arrangement of aircraft in the hall brings a sense of foreboding that is reminiscent of the...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: The Vietnam War Era from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | The Aero Experience visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force takes us to the Vietnam War Era gallery. Again it is dark and gloomy, like an R.G. Smith oil painting, with war clouds hanging over Southeast Asia. Many of the Cold War Era aircraft and weapons were tested in this arena, with some performing well in a foreign environment while others proved inadequate for the task. Putting the...

General Aviation Appreciation Month declared in Washington from General Aviation News | Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared June “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Washington state. Washington is home to 135 public-use airports, more than 19,000 pilots and more than 6,660 general aviation aircraft. The state’s aviation system supports 248,500 jobs, $15.3 billion in wages and $50.9 billion in economic activity....

High school seniors learn ups and downs of aircraft design from General Aviation News | REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Remotely controlled aircraft designed by high school seniors recently took to the air for the first time as part of a mentoring program sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corp....

Minnesota Aviation Learning Center planned from General Aviation News | AirSpace Minnesota and The Museum of Flight in Seattle have joined forces to create the first Museum of Flight Aviation Learning Center (ALC) outside of the museum....

Surrounded By Thunder-The Story Of Unsung Heroes Who Made Space Travel Possible from Featured by Webmaster | From America’s first satellite Explorer I, through Apollo and putting the first man on the moon, aeronautical engineer Darrell Loan had a hand in them all! Surrounded by Thunder: The story of Darrell Loan and the Rocket Men (Inspire on Purpose Publishing), by Tom Williams, tells the true story of this extraordinary man, his family, friends and colleagues, and of a time not to be forgotten in America’s history - a time that has never been surpassed and that truly was and always will be, Surrounded by Thunder....

DR.SKY SPEAKS AT SPACEFEST V from Photorecon by Dr Sky | Spacefest is a unique gathering of astronauts, space scientists and space artists with a something special for every space enthusiast and collector both young and old. It was conceived and organized by Kim Poor and Novaspace to fill a void in the space community. Novaspace began in 1978, as the mail-order source for a few prints by Kim Poor. Moving...

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Bring Back the Jets - www.bringbackthejets.org | Join the White House Petition to Restore the USA's Military Flight Teams

Snowbirds to soar above the roar - Niagarathisweek.com | In what organizers are calling the first official air show over Niagara Falls, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be displaying their own brand of formation flying over the Horseshoe Falls on May 29. “It's the first time there will be an official air ...

Civilian Jet Confirmed As New Air Show Headliner - SBY News | OCEAN CITY -- Just weeks after the U.S. Navy Blue Angels team, the planned headliner of the 2013 Ocean City Air Show, announced it was shutting down its show schedule indefinitely due to federal budget cuts, the event has added a civilian-owned Harrier jet to the lineup....

AirFest to continue this weekend with private pilot fly-in and air time trials - ReporterNews.com | However, without the airshow this weekend, Krazer said the scheduled Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 471 Private Pilot Fly-In and Sport Air Racing League air race “time trials” weren't enough to draw out the crowd of 30,000 or more who ...

Sporty's to hold fly-in, open house - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - AOPA Pilot | “Sporty's has always believed in creating a sense of community at the airport, and so the Fly In is a natural expression of that,” said spokesman Mark Wiesenhahn. “We enjoy providing a venue on a beautiful spring day where folks can come out to the ...

Tickets now on sale for Salinas Airshow - The Salinas Californian | Performing for the first time at the Salinas Airshow are The Pemberton's Wing Suit Jump and Aerobatic Demonstration, the Ace Maker Airshows T-33 Demonstration Team and Metal Mulisha, a free-style motocross demo. General admission tickets (does not ...

September Boy Scouts Airshow cancelled - WEAU |  Representatives for the Chippewa Valley Air Show have announced the event has been cancelled. Julie Pangallo, the media representative for the event, says due to a lack of military support, the show has been cancelled. She says the decision ...

Michigan Sen. Goeff Hansen to hold fly-in events at airports, landing in ... - Mlive Kalamazoo | “Our airports are hubs of commerce and play an important role in Michigan's economic turnaround,” Hansen said in a statement. “They are also a great resource to pursue recreational interests and host community events.” The fly-in schedule includes a 1 ...

AirVenture Attendees To Get Preview Screening Of 'Disney's Planes' from Aero-News Network | Animated Feature To Be Shown At Fly-In Theater August 2 Those attending AirVenture this year will have the opportunity to experience a Special Preview Screening of the Disney animated feature "Disney's Planes" at the Fly-In Theater on Friday night, August 2, one week before the movie opens in theaters nationwide. The company said in a news release that the movie "will touch all who see it and help them understand the thrill and excitement that flying offers."

Air show takes flight - Kiama Independent-Lake Times | NOT only does the Wings Over Illawarra air show provide entertainment to thousands of people each year, it offers valuable financial assistance to those who need it. Wings Over Illawarra takes place this Sunday, May 5 at Illawarra Regional Airport...

Warbirds to fly over Sydney in commemoration of ANZAC Day - Australian Aviation | HARS sends its collection of warbirds aloft each year to mark the occasion. Catalinas and Dakotas saw service in World War 2, and Caribous served with the RAAF from 1964 until their retirement in 2009, including service in Vietnam. The Caribou taking ...

Restoration reunites WWII vets - Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria Times | The group, associated with the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, just finished restoring the plane at ArtCraft Paint at the Santa Maria Public Airport. The volunteers and the craftsmen at ArtCraft carefully restored the plane to its flat, dull ...

Adacel Hosts Women in Aviation International from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Adacel welcomed the Central Florida Chapter of Women in Aviation International to a reception held at Adacel’s Orlando Headquarters on the 18th of April. Ten very accomplished women representing a wide range of roles within the aviation and environmental fields attended to learn more about Adacel’s role in the aerospace community....

Wings Over Michigan - Hour Detroit Magazine | A couple of generations later, the former aviatrix relives the life-changing moment in the opening lines of the unpublished manuscript she wrote for the benefit of her children and grandkids. “Although I was very young,” the now 80-year-old memoirist...

Historic flight to get a new home - South Coast Register | The Historic Flight is to come under the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) management and will be known as Navy Heritage Flight. The project, which will involve building three new hangars and an administration block, as well as a ...

FedEx Express Boeing 727 Walk Around: Donated Aircraft Shines in the Midwestern Sun from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A little over a week ago, a FedEx Express Boeing 727 was delivered to St. Louis Downtown Airport as the first installment of a future regional emergency services training center. The overcast conditions that day made it difficult to fully appreciate the gleaming white jet as...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: QF-4E Phantom II from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Over the last decade, aviation enthusiasts and history buffs have been given the opportunity to share a timeless experience: the raw power and performance of the F-4 Phantom II more than a decade after its retirement....

Happy 100th Birthday Alenia from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | To celebrate it's 100th birthday, Alenia Aermacchi has sent through this cracking pic of its four key products...


B787 Battery Fix!!! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt

Flight delay from General Aviation News | By RAEANN SLAYBAUGH  | More than 60 years elapsed before 87-year-old Karl Klingelhofer of Tucson, Ariz., revisited his love of aviation and earned his sport pilot’s license. But if you ask him when he decided he wanted to fly...

April 2013 Young Eagles Report: Now Past 10,000! - EAA Chapter 242 | Productive Month! At our first Young Eagles event in April we flew twenty-seven. We needed 26 to make 10,000 – so we are now past 10,000! Later in April...

Sea Harrier to debut at Vectren Dayton Air Show

P-51 Quick Silver...Gene Soucy...A-4B Skyhawk also announced

Dayton, Ohio – Unique and star-studded are just some of the words that could be used to describe four performers added to the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger lineup. The 38th annual show headlining the US Navy Blue Angels will be held on July 7th and 8th at the Dayton International Airport.

Appearing for the first time in Dayton will be the renowned British Sea Harrier, a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Operated for many years by Britain’s Royal Navy, the Sea Harrier became famous for its service during the Falklands War. Lifting like a helicopter, hovering in mid-air and then flying at nearly the speed of sound, the Sea Harrier is a unique and an incredible example of aviation technology. Nicknamed the jump jet, the Sea Harrier will astound spectators with its amazing capability and is sure to be a crowd favorite. The Sea Harrier performing at Dayton is the only privately owned Harrier in the world. It was acquired from the Royal Navy in 2005 by U.S. citizen, Art Nalls, a retired and decorated Marine Corps pilot. The Sea Harrier has a more powerful engine and is faster than the Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier that has performed at Dayton in the past.

Making its inaugural appearance in Dayton is the beautifully restored P-51 Mustang Quick Silver. This is the story of father and son team, Bill and Scott "Scooter" Yoak, who spent 13 years meticulously working side-by-side to make this incredible Mustang a reality. Having a lifelong dream of building a perfect example of a Mustang, a highly-skilled Bill Yoak became very good friends with key people in the California warbird community. Soon Bill became heavily involved in the California movie business and flew outstanding air combat scenes for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep and feature films. Along the way to his life’s dream of building a Mustang, Bill collected parts from nearly three hundred Mustangs that were lost in action or otherwise crashed. With his metal fabrication skills, Bill was able to make parts needed to the exact specs of the original Mustang. The Yoak’s are certain that Quick Silver is made from parts of Mustangs that were used in every war theater the Mustang was utilized – about 27 countries. Now flown by Scott Yoak, Quick Silver serves as a celebration of our nation's armed forces. This gleaming beauty will be a sight to see in the skies over the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger.

Last appearing in Dayton in 2005, the award-winning team of Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes will delight audiences of all ages with their barnstorming wing walking act in the brightly painted Showcat, a highly-modified Grumman bi-plane. Dubbed “Mr. Airshow”, Gene is one of the most-respected pilots in the air show industry; Teresa is an acclaimed aviation and space artist along with being a top stuntwoman-wingwalker. It’s no surprise that this proficient pair have racked up an impressive list of accolades in the air show industry.

Another debut performer, the Warbird Heritage Foundation’s A-4B Skyhawk, will look to many spectators like a modern-day U.S. military jet fighter. The Skyhawk is actually a restored light bomber/attack aircraft used during the Vietnam War. In service for both the Navy and the Marine Corps, the A-4B was flown by notable Vietnam-era pilots, Vice Admiral James Stockdale and LCDR John McCain. It was also flown by the Blue Angels from 1973 to 1986. The Skyhawk appearing at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show is painted to represent aircraft BuNo 148609 flown by LCDR Ted Swartz, who shot down a MIG-17 over North Vietnam with an unguided ZUNI rocket. This was the only air-to-air kill by a Skyhawk during the Vietnam War.

“These are incredible additions to our 2012 lineup,” stated Michael Emoff, Chairman of the United States Air & Trade Show Board of Trustees, producers of the event. “We have an awesome show this year and expect to add even more attractions in the coming weeks,” he added.

Other show features announced in December include TORA TORA TORA, an emotional reenactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor complete with pyrotechnics; Michael Goulian, an acclaimed and high-energy aerobatic performer; and the Misty Blues, the world’s only all-woman skydiving team.

The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger previously announced that ticket prices will remain unchanged from 2011. The popular Chairman’s Club, LaRosa’s Pavilion, Family 4 Pack, and Blue Sky Chalet tickets are now on sale offering a range of seating amenities. Tickets can conveniently be purchased through our show website at www.daytonairshow.com. Many of these venues sell out early, so don’t wait to get your tickets.

Beginning May 21, 2012, deep discount general admission tickets will also be available for purchase at over 100 Kroger stores in the Dayton-Cincinnati region.

For more information on performers:
www.nallsaviation.com
www.quicksilvermustang.com
www.genesoucy.com
www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org

Founded in 1975, the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is one of America’s premier air shows. The Air Show showcases world-class aerobatic champions, military jet demonstrations and entertainment for the whole family celebrating Dayton’s aviation heritage as home of the Wright Brothers, National Museum of the US Air Force and Wright-Patterson AFB. For more information, visit www.daytonairshow.com.

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Two Jet Teams Named as the Headline Acts for the 2011 Culpeper, Virginia Airfest - Michael Dale, director of The Culpeper Virginia Airfest announced today that the two headline acts for their October 15th Air Show have been selected | Nalls Aviation’sSEA HARRIER and “RED STAR and THE DRAGON” will take the lead rolls in their October 8th show.  Mike Dale, Culpeper Airfest Chairman, said he was delighted that the "Red Star and Dragon" jet team had agreed to come to Culpeper to perform in the Airfest Saturday October 8th.  Culpeper is going to enjoy one of the most exciting and innovative air show acts in the U.S. and we look forward to welcoming them into the Airfest community.  Combined with Art Nalls and his amazing jet – the Sea Harrier, we are expecting to present a wonderfully exciting air show to the Culpeper community.  For more info on these two exciting jet air show acts go to: RED STAR and THE DRAGON  www.jerrythejet.com -  NALLS AVIATION  www.nallsaviation.com - For more info on the entire show visit: www.culpeperairport.com

 

Cops take on plane crazy feat Quakers Hill Police haul a Hercules - Rouse Hill Times | Herculean strength was on display at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Richmond on the weekend, as 20 Quakers Hill police officers competed in the annual 2011 Plane Pull. The challenge for charity saw defence and emergency service personnel haul a ...

EAA 1929 Ford Trimotor Tour Stop in St. Louis Provides Fun for Everyone  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | There was fun for everyone during the EAA Ford Trimotor tour stop in St. Louis.  Thanks go out to the EAA Ford Trimotor team, EAA Chapter 64, the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum and all of our visitors!  Here is a glimpse of what we experienced this weekend…

Les aventures de l'Ours from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil:

Blue Angels Talk to Media Before NAS Oceana Air Show - Military & Aerospace Electronics … before the start of the 2011 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show, which ran through Sept. 25. Both pilots and enlisted crew members answered questions about what it's like to be part of the Blue Angels and offered advice for those who would like ...

CoolPix: Lady Luck B-25 At OSH11 Dawn Patrol - Wow!  by Martt | I know a great picture when I see it, but I have to work really hard sometimes to capture a great image. I've been working at it more lately, and with the recent upgrade to a Canon T3i camera, I'm trying to take everything up several levels. Ultimately, I hope to be able to create images that are compelling enough for some of y'all to consider buying high quality prints of them... AirPigz needs financial support! Anyway, this amazing picture that I took during a sunrise at Oshkosh 2011 is definitely moving in the right direction. What do you think? Please give me some feedback…

Today in Aviation History – September 27  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Dago Red  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Some will see the heading and hope it’s back but for the last few years, it has been missed at the Reno Air Races. The holder of speed records back in 1983 of 517.323, it has gone MIA. A modified P-51D Mustang, every year at Reno its name comes up among the old timers with longing which it were in the skies racing…

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India air show practice - Toronto Star | Indian Air Force aircrafts perform aerobatic flight during rehearsals ahead of the Aero India in Yelahanka, India, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. ...

India to flaunt indigenous fighter at aero show - Sify | But come Wednesday and India's first indigenously developed combat jet will for the first time flex its wings at the AeroIndia international air show on the ...
   
Russian aircraft at Aero India show - The Voice of Russia | Russia is to showcase more than 80 air force weaponry makes at the international Aero India 2011 air show, which goes ahead in Bangalore on Wednesday. ...

Acrobatics in the air - Deccan Herald | Fearless and full of energy to do just about anything and everything in the sky, the Flying Bulls aerobatic team is in India for the first time to perform ...

Boeing to showcase its advanced Super Hornet fighter - The Hindu | “We are going to display a mock up of the Super Hornet international roadmap aircraft at the air show,” Boeing Defence, Space and Security India head Vivek ...

Wings & Wheels Propels Towards 2011 Show by Flightline UK | Firmly established as one of the UK’s most popular family days out , ‘Wings & Wheels’ will be returning to Dunsfold Park (home to BBC’s Top Gear) on Sunday 28th & Monday 29th August 2011 for its seventh successive year. Wowing crowds of over 32,000 with an outstanding variety of dynamic air and motoring displays, static vehicle exhibitions, shopping and arena attractions, the airshow has raised some £250,000 for charity to date. ...

Sponsors Needed for Gulf Coast Salute Air Show - WMBB-TV | The Gulf Coast Salute will be held this year on March 26th and 27th at Tyndall Airforce Base. This year's event will be highlighted by the US Air Force ...

Image of the Week: 'Love is in the air' heart contrail by Swedish Air Force from Flight Image of the Day  | This week's Valentine's Day-themed Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user lammet67. His photo depicts a heart contrail formed by four aircraft from Team 60, the Swedish Air Force's acrobatic team. Team 60 made the heart in 2006 during the 80th anniversary celebrations for the Swedish Air Force.

Eurocopter EC120B at the Singapore airshow from Flight Image of the Day  

Air Race organiser’s Royal Aero Club accolade - This Is Guernsey |ISLANDER Ralph Burridge has been honoured for his services to air racing. Former Aurigny pilot Ralph has organised the Alderney Air Races for the past 14 years and his support of the event has been recognised by the Royal Aero Club. Ralph and wife Maggie, head teacher at Ormer House School, were recently invited to the club’s Annual Symposium and Award Presentation in Hinckley, Leicestershire. ...

Cactus Fly-In 2011 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | The Cactus Fly-In, hosted by the Arizona Antique Aircraft Association, Inc. (AAAA) with the cooperation of the City of Casa Grande, is the season’s premier aviation event. It is considered a “not to be missed” opener to the years’ up-coming fly-in events. With emphasis placed on the aircraft of yesteryear, the Cactus Fly-In is certainly in a class of its own. ...

How to Restore a Harrier Jump Jet - Popular Mechanics | Art Nalls, a former Marine test pilot, enlisted a gang of volunteer wrenchers to breath new life into a 31-year-old decommissioned Sea Harrier jump jet—and it gladly returned the favor.

8 Way Takes Gold at 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships from US Army Golden Knights | The US Army Golden Knights Competition Team made a strong showing this weekend at the 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships hosted by the Paraclete XP wind tunnel in Raeford, NC.  The Knights competed in the 4way and 8way Formation Skydiving categories.  Saturday consisted of 8 rounds of 4way followed by 8 rounds of 8way.  16 rounds [...]

Golden Knights Medal but not for Skydiving from US Army Golden Knights by Dave Herwig | Golden Knights are Soldiers first, continuesly training,  not only do they excell in the air but also on the ground. Team members strive for excellence in all aspects of being a good Soldier. Team members not only compete and train in skydiving, but many have interest in other sports. Four members from the Golden Knights SGT [...]

Nominees Announced For Collier Trophy from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The National Aeronautic Association has announced its 2010 nominees for the Robert J. Collier Trophy, which will be awarded for the 100th time at a luncheon in Arlington, Va., next month.The award aims to honor "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America" during the year. This year's nominees are: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the X2 Technology Demonstrator team, the Boeing Company C-17A Globemaster III team, the X-51A WaveRider team, the automatic ground collision avoidance systemfighter risk reduction program team, MC-12W Project Liberty team, the Orion launch-abort system development team, and a nominee listed as "General Aviation: Saving Thousands of Lives in Haiti."

Tuskegee Airmen featured at Fantasy of Flight from General Aviation News | Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla., will celebrate Black History Month in February with the Tuskegee Airmen, who will share their personal stories with the public during a three-day limited engagement event called “They Dared to Fly.”  The Tuskegee Airmen tribute is part of Fantasy of Flight’s Third Annual Legends & Legacies Symposium Series. ...

Documenting history in Denver: Aviator educates new generation - Marines.mil | “I had two options,” the 89-year-old pilot states. “I could ditch my plane or bail out of the cockpit into the dark waters below.” As the man speaks, ...

For Valentine's Day Weekend - Love in the Forces from RAF Museum London News | To celebrate Valentine's Day the Museum will be exhibiting a small display of trinkets and love tokens given by RAF Personnel during the last century to their loved ones, together with correspondence written by RAF service men and women describing their hopes for the future, in our Aeronauts Interactive Gallery. On Saturday and Sunday we will be enabling children to make their own sweetheart token to take home and give to either mother or grandmother free of charge.

Gap in aviation history: Site of 1st RP-powered flight lost - Manila Bulletin | ... Philippines – Today, no one knows the exact spot where the first airplane flew in the country a century ago, a great loss to national aviation history. ...

5th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium Launches New Age of Flight from CAFE Foundation Blog | SANTA ROSA, CA.—On April 29-30, 2011, an outstanding faculty from NASA, industry and academia will present the technologies necessary to inaugurate the Age of Electric Flight.  The 5th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS V) will reveal how safe, emission-free, 2-4 seat electric aircraft could soon make a ...

I Learned About Flying From That: A Freight Dog's Christmas - Flying Magazine | ... With blinding flashes of lightning so close that at one point I thought I had been struck, the rain became so intense that I saw the tips of my propeller turn green with the static electricity of Saint Elmo's fire. ...

81-year-old woman fulfills life-long dream with first flight from USATODAY.com - Today In the Sky | With scores of road warriors and elite-level frequent-fliers among our daily readers, it's probably safe to assume that many Today in the Sky ...

Vandenberg officials launch Minotaur I from Air Force Link Top Stories | A Minotaur I rocket was launched from here Feb. 6.  The rocket carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Press Release: Astronauts4Hire Joins the Commercial Spaceflight Federation as Research & Education Affiliate from Astronauts for Hire  | Astronauts4Hire is pleased to announce that it has officially become a Research and Education Affiliate of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Astronauts4Hire joins research and education affiliates such as Purdue University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, George Mason University, and the University of Central Florida that are interested in flying scientists and payload specialists onboard the new generation of commercial suborbital spacecraft. ...

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WORLD'S ONLY CIVILIAN-FLOWN HARRIER COMING TO EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2010

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (April 13, 2010) - The world's only civilian-flown Harrier jump jet will make its Oshkosh debut this year as it appears and flies at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration."  The 58th edition of EAA's annual fly-in convention will be held July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

The BAE Sea Harrier F/A2, owned and flown by retired U.S. Marine test pilot Art Nalls, is scheduled to arrive at Oshkosh on Sunday, July 25, the day before opening day, then make several flying demonstrations throughout the week.

Nalls purchased the completely demilitarized aircraft in 2006 from a broker who had obtained it from Britain's Royal Navy surplus. It's the second Sea Harrier ever manufactured, according to Nalls, and at 31 years old, the oldest surviving one.

"AirVenture attendees have seen numerous U.S.-built AV-8A and AV-8B Harriers demonstrate the type's unique vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) abilities, but this will be the first British Sea Harrier to appear," said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman/president and AirVenture chairman.

The Sea Harrier is a fighter aircraft designed to shoot down enemy aircraft, according to Nalls, while the AV-8s were designed for air-to-ground and close air support. The Sea Harrier has a bigger nose, a raised canopy for better visibility, and shorter wings. It also has a climb rate much faster than the AV-8, which Nalls spent most of his military career flying.

In 1980, this Sea Harrier also made the first trial of the "ski-jump" takeoff technique, which was a critical element in the Falklands campaign of 1982.

Nalls and his flying partner, retired Marines Maj. Gen. Joe Anderson, are the first two civilian pilots to be rated for aerobatic flight in Harriers. The pair has known each other for 25 years and flew AV-8A Harriers in the U.S. Marines' famous Ace of Spades Squadron, VMA-231. Anderson, now the Deputy Director for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., also has attained the rare feat of 2,500 flight hours in Harriers.

Exact flying demonstration times at Oshkosh have yet to be finalized for this aircraft, but will be announced when confirmed.  When not flying, the aircraft will be on static display on AirVenture's showcase AeroShell Square.

EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA's yearly membership convention.  Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org.  EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates.  For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org.  Immediate news is available at http://twitter.com/EAAupdate.

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Lakeland Digest: EAA at Sun 'n Fun 2009 from EAA
The Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Florida, is living up to its name this week, with a bright blue sky and sunshine ... and lots of aviation fun. Members of EAA's Publications and Photo staffs have been covering the field to find interesting content for upcoming magazines, e-newsletters, and web reports.

AVweb's Sun 'n Fun 2009 Video #6: Sea Fury Cockpit Tour from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Like the Bear Cat, the Hawker Sea Fury was one of those end-of-war superfighters that arrived too late to have much impact in any theatres in World War II. But there's only one word to describe the Fury: awesome. The Commemorative Air Force has its Fury at Sun 'n Fun, and we got a cockpit tour from David Peeler, the Fury's pilot.This video is brought to you byLightspeed Aviation's Zulu Headset andGulf Coast Avionics.

WAI Networking Event at Sun 'n' Fun - WAI
The PilotMall.com showroom will be open late for an exclusive Women in Aviation Networking event. Network with other WAI members and shop too! Snacks and drinks will be provided. Saturday, April 25, 2009 / 5:00pm - 6:30pm / PilotMall.com Showroom at Sun 'n' Fun (former Gifts of Flight Bldg)

Plane Lands In Ditch At Lakeland Sun 'N Fun Fly-In - Central Florida News 13|, FL
LAKELAND (Bay News 9) -- Spectators at the Lakeland Sun 'n Fun Fly-In got a surprise Thursday morning when a plane missed the runway and ended up in a ditch. The mishap happened just before 10 am Thursday. The plane was taking off from the Lakeland ...

Sun N' Fun Day 2 - Dale Craven
Dale's updates and pictures from Sun N Fun.

Thunderbirds flying team takes Hampton by storm - Daily Press, VA
The Thunderbirds arrived in town Wednesday and did a quick stroll around the block, just to get a feel for the neighborhood. In an F-16, that happens in fairly short order. The US Air Force demonstration team swooped ...

Thunderbirds fly 'Hampton Roads Hero' - WAVY-TV, VA

Air Power Over, In and Around Hampton Roads - NASA
Airplanes are coming out in full force this week for Hampton Roads residents' viewing pleasure – in the sky, on the ground and even on the big screen.
NASA Langley will tow three of its planes, the OV-10 Bronco, the UC-12 and the Columbia 300, from the hangar to Langley Air Force Base (LAFB) for the "Airpower Over Hampton Roads" show this weekend. ...

Check out our new Video introducing the Langley Airshow coming this weekend. by livemedianow

Blue Angels coming back to air show - Belleville View, MI
After a one-year absence from the Thunder over Michigan Air Show at the Willow Run Airport the Yankee Air Museum is proud to announce that the US Navy Blue Angels will be back for this event in July. Kevin Walsh, director of the show, announced that ...

Blue Angels have several members with local, NC ties - Goldsboro News Argus, NC
By Kenneth Fine One of the Navy Blue Angels taxis down the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base runway this morning. The elite F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstration team arrived in advance of its performances at this weekend's Wings Over Wayne air show. ...

Meet and Greet With The Snowbirds! - Soonews.ca, Canada
Tickets are now available for the dinner reception in honour of Canada's famous Snowbirds. The event will be held Tuesday June 9th, in the Grand Ballroom of the Water Tower Inn beginning at 7:00 pm This is your chance to meet and dine with members of ...

French Air Force's hi-tech Rafale flying into RNAS Yeovilton's Air ... - This Is The Westcountry, UK
One of these aircraft – the French Air Force's ultra hi-tech Rafale - has never displayed at a British airshow before – a real coup for Air Day. The Rafale was the result of France's decision to produce its own indigenous combat type after pulling out ...

Nalls Aviation - Sea Harrier from FenceCheck Forums
Note from Art Nalls today...
UPDATE 23
We haven't posted an update in quite a while. To the untrained eye, it may appear that we've just been sitting on our duffs, fighting anorexia. Some of us have been VERY successful fighting anorexia…

Up, Up and AWAY! Airshow Industry Providing Own Stimulus from Aero-News Network
This Is Where Aviation Makes A Great Impression On The Public ANN has just received a note from the International Council of Airshows, confirming something that we had started to hear over the past few weeks... that airshow attendance was not only holding up... but trending dramatically and demonstrably upwards.

The Skies Will Be Full Over Oshkosh this Summer from Aero-News Network
EAA Airventure Oshkosh Again Welcomes Mass Aircraft Arrivals To Kick Off Fly-In As aircraft from around the world again make their way to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this summer, hundreds of aviators gather together to arrive at "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" in flocks of similar aircraft, creating their own communities along the flight line.

Sky's the limit for Kirkcaldy pilot - Fife Today, UK
"Everyone did brilliantly staying within the confines of the aerobatic box and there was some tough competition." Colin scored a very impressive 75.57 per cent flying the beginners sequence twice in the Loop competition, organised by the British ...

Public can fly in WWII bomber Saturday - Arizona Republic, AZ
The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum at Falcon Field in Mesa will flights of its B-17 Flying Fortress Sentimental Journey at 10 am, 11 am and 12 pm Saturday as part an open house. Visitors will be able to tour the museum, ...

The Red Bull Air Race Rookie Report - Bleacher Report
by Sheiban Shakeri (Columnist) The Red Bull Air Race season began last weekend with the largest number of pilots competing at 15 including four rookies.

From Red Bull Air Race Video Podcast

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RBAR Coverage by Smoke-On:

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Family history includes aviation memories - Alvin Sun Advertiser, TX
A Nebraskan family with Alvin roots has recently been inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame. The seven Savidge brothers were way ahead of their time as they built their own airplanes. In fact, on May 7, 1911, their Nebraskan community was ...

Sir Barnes Wallis honoured by RAF fly-past - Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Sir Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the "bouncing bomb" which led to the Dam Busters raid during the Second World War, has been honoured by a RAF fly-past. By Chris Irvine Sir Barnes, one of Britain's greatest wartime inventors, was honoured by the ...

Tuskegee Airmen: The birth of a proud legacy from Air Force Link Top Stories
The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here traces its military lineage back to the 332nd Fighter Group, led by the famous Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. On April 24, past will meet present as the wing welcomes several original Tuskegee Airmen.
Visiting here will be former Lt. Cols. Alexander Jefferson and James Warren; retired Maj. George Boyd and former Staff Sgt. Philip Broome, in addition to retired Lt. Gen. Russell Davis, president of the nonprofit Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
more...

P-40F Flies Downunder from Another Time by Dan Linn
This just posted on the PlaneTalk forum... F model P-40 first flight in Australia. The F model is powered by the Merlin and not the usual Allison that most other models flew behind. Check out the pictures here!

Replica 1909 plane set for skies - BBC News, UK
The delicate three-winged aeroplane has left Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) to be reassembled at Woodvale airport in Formby. It is due to take part in flight trials at the airport in June. Volunteers built it to celebrate ...

Foreign forces to be honored outside Air Force Museum - Dayton Daily News
It is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:15 am in Memorial Park just outside the National Museum of the US Air Force. Members of the Royal Australian Air Force based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are hosting the service. It marks Australian and New Zealand ...

Air museum's new exhibit is running late - Kansas City Star, MO
The arrival of the latest addition to the Airline History Museum at Kansas City has been delayed. A Lockheed L-1011 that is set to become a permanent part of the museum at the Wheeler Downtown Airport had been scheduled to arrive about 2 pm Sunday. ...

Stearman Formation Flying Clinics from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Stearman Flight, a newly formed formation flight training organization, is aimed at enhancing safety and proficiency in the Stearman formation flying community.
The new organization is fully compliant with the Formation and Safety Team National Formation Standards and is sanctioned to offer formation training and conduct check rides for FAA licensed pilots. ...

PICTURES & VIDEO: Concorde simulator restored to 'flying status' at Brooklands museum from Aviation & Aerospace News
If you thought that you'd missed the chance to take the controls of Concorde for a supersonic...

Media Advisory: Students Visit Van Nuys Airport to Learn About ... - MarketWatch (press release)
VAN NUYS, CA, Apr 23, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- WHAT: Over 1700 students will attend the fourth annual Aviation Career Day for high school students presented in partnership with Los Angeles Councilmember Tony Cardenas, Syncro Aviation and the ...

"Fly your ideas" university contest ready for final round - Media Newswire (press release), NY
Five teams will be selected to continue to the live final in June 2009 at Le Bourget Airshow in Paris. The five finalist teams will have the opportunity to finalise their proposal with the help of an Airbus coach, before presenting the result to the ...

The plane truth: Hobby's a passion (with photo gallery) - Livingston Daily, MI
The group typically holds a Young Eagles event during the summer. Children ages 8-17 receive free airplane rides. Harris, an aerospace engineer, has been a pilot since he was 17 and has been flying for 30 years. His mother was a flight instructor. ...

Area student art highlights aviation open house - WMU News, MI
Western Michigan University's College of Aviation is holding an open house from 5 to 7:30 pm Thursday, April 30, in the college's Education Center at the WK Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek. A juried student aviation art exhibition, awards ceremony, ...

Sporty's Gives Young Eagles Training Boost - AVweb, CT
From now on kids who take a Young Eagles flight will leave the airport with more than a cherished memory. Sporty's Pilot Shop has teamed up with EAA to ensure that all of the approximately 100000 youth who take a Young Eagles flight with an EAA ...

Sporty's Helps Young Eagles Soar from EAA

Martin Jetpack Reaches Flight Milestone, Sets Records from EAA
Martin Aircraft Company of New Zealand, makers of the Martin Jetpack that was demonstrated at EAA AirVenture 2008, announced several new flight records for jetpacks and unveiled a new video showing a quantum leap over what attendees saw in Oshkosh last year.

White Knight Two:
Scaled statement on WK2 flight from RLV and Space Transport News
Briefs: WK2 flight; Mojave video from RLV and Space Transport News
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All The Rest - Rocktown Weekly, VA
PLANE PULL, a fundraiser conducted by The Community Mediation Center, will be held from 11 am-3 pm on April 25 at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave. Teams of five to eight people will pull an 8000-pound King Air Twin Turboprop and ...

11th Delaware National Guard Plane Pull Sunday, May 3 - The News Journal, DE
The ultimate man-versus-machine challenge is back, as the Delaware National Guard presents its Plane Pull to benefit Special Olympics Delaware on Sunday, May 3, at the Air National Guard Base in New Castle. The event will begin at 9:00 am when all high ...

Episode 44 - RunwayGirl from Airplane Geeks Podcast

Picture: F-22s, B-2s fly together over Pacific Ocean from Alert 5
USAF Heritage Flight / P-51, A-10, F-16 / Beale AFB Airshow 2009 by keith
KC-10 Extender / Rear View / Refueling Boom / Beale AFB Airshow 2009 by keith
T-33 Ace Maker Nose Art / T-33 Heritage Foundation / Beale AFB Airshow 2009 by keith
U-2 Cockpit Photo by keith
USAF SR-71 Blackbird Reconnaissance Aircraft from Military Pictures
Naval Air Show - Corpus Christi, TX by defythenorm
Today's Pics! 4/23/09 from Military Photos [Snowbirds with Hawk One]
N747PA rusting away from PPRuNe Forums
P-8A Poseidon all painted up. What a beauty: (via Twitter)



Airport Board: Victory Days Officially Canceled - MyWabashValley, IN
The Airport Board says there will be no Terre Haute Air Fair again this year either. "Victory Days has advised us that they're not having an event this year," says Airport Board President Darryl Huyett, who also said this about the Air Fair "It's kind ...

Harpo: An Immigrant War Survivor's Road to His Dream - Bell Gardens Sun, CA
During World War II, Harpo was found swimming shark-infested waters after a Japanese torpedo sunk the USS Indianapolis. The story continues with the jubilation of Harpo leading an underdog group of six Mexican American students to winning the Arizona ...

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