LONG OVERDUE! Bob Hoover Nominated For NAA's Wright Brothers Trophy - Aero News Network | Nominating Letter Signed By An Astounding Group Of 19 Leaders From The Aviation Industry | A veritable "Who's Who" in the aviation community has banded together to nominate legendary aviator Bob Hoover for the National Aeronautic Association's (NAA) Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy -- an honor that many think is LONG overdue (and yes, we quite agree with that sentiment -- ANN E-I-C). As a matter of fact, the big question is simply this... why did it take so long for the legendary (in every meaning of the word) Bob Hoover to be even considered for an honor that he is so clearly suited for? This can't possible be the first time his name has come up...
Video: THE WORLD'S FASTEST MOTORSPORT - BreitlingOfficial | Reno. Nevada. Each year, in September, an array of original planes converge on Stead Airport to take part in one of the world's great aviation venues, the famous Reno "pylon races". Flying at dizzying speeds, these aircraft face off one courses traced out in the desert, just a few feet off the ground. Their motto: Fly low, fly fast, turn left. Loyal to its passion for aeronautics, Breitling actively supports this...
National Aviation Heritage Invitational · UPDATE: Here's our most recent list of participants--record number: 35!! We are thrilled to be celebrating our 15 year anniversary at the National Championship Air Races as they celebrate 50 years!
Deer Park pilot flies to National Championship Air Races - The Spokesman-Review | The 50th National Championship Air Races will take place north of Reno, Nev., from Sept. 11-15. Deer Park pilot Matt Burrows will compete for the first time. Each September, tens of thousands of spectators flock to Nevada to watch precision pilots chase one another around pylons rising 50 feet off the desert floor. Matt Burrows made his first pilgrimage there to watch in 1978, the same year he got his own pilot’s license....
2010 & 2012 Reno Air Race Photo Gallery by Tatsuo “Ken” Sakurai Warbirdbabe's Blog | Each year, world class photographers meet at Stead Air Force Base in Reno, Nevada to capture breathtaking pictures of grand aircraft – old and new, exceptional pilots, race fans and many of the small intricacies that most eyes overlook at this extraordinary event, The National Championship Air Races and Air Show. Ultimately, feelings of awe, joy, excitement, and many other emotions unique to each individual, are captured in these photographs, all in a collective moment in time....
Pilot, Cancer Survivor Brian Kissinger Promotes Labor Day Benefit Event on Dave Glover's Radio Talk Show - The Aero Experience
Photos: Air show delights Toronto - Toronto Star | The Snowbirds of the Royal Canadian Air Forces' 
Precision Jet Team soar under a brief bit of blue sky at the 64th annual Canadian International Air Show on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. People lined the parks and road along Lake Shore Blvd. for the long...
350000 People Visit Moscow's MAKS-2013 Airshow - RIA Novosti | MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) – Over the six days that this year's MAKS airshow was open to the public, about 350,000 people attended, Moscow Region police said Sunday, adding that more than 2,200 law enforcement officers maintained public...
Flight team performs first show abroad - ECNS | The August 1st Aerobatics Team, China's first and best-known aerobatic demonstration team, performed its first show abroad in Moscow on Friday. Six J-10 multi-role fighter aircraft performed a 20-minute stunt show in front of thousands of spectators at the MAKS-2013 air show at Ramenskoye Airport. The 11th international air show opened on Tuesday and will conclude on Sunday....
Thousands enjoy air show in Portrush - U.TV | Around 100,000 people have enjoyed breathtaking displays of aerial acrobatics at the NI International Airshow in Portrush. Video available to UK viewers only. We're sorry. This video is unavailable from your location. To find out if this video is...
Simply the best: The 2013 Bournemouth Air Festival draws to a close - Bournemouth Echo | The record breaking sixth Bournemouth Air Festival drew to a spectacular close with the general view that it was greatest show yet. THE grand finale didn't quite materialise as planned, but there was still plenty to see as Bournemouth Air Festival basked in the sun again on its final day. Sunday had been the day many were looking forward to - with the Vulcan planned to make its one and only appearance before taking part in a unique heritage flypast with the Sea Vixen, Miss Demeanour, the Meteor and Vampire....
VIDEO: Highlights from Shoreham Airshow - Worthing Herald | SUNSHINE and blue skies launched the 24th RAFA Shoreham Airshow on Saturday, as tens of thousands headed to Shoreham Airport. There were many highlights over the two-day event, but one disappointment, with the Vulcan declared unserviceable just before it was due to set off for Shoreham Airport on Sunday afternoon...
700 thousand for the Frecce Tricolori Jesolo: spectacular performances - Translated | An afternoon at the beach with patrols of military aircraft and aerobatic, Italian, French, Swiss and Belgian. | Thousands of people with eyes | Jesolo. Over 700 thousand tourists attended in the afternoon at the air show "European Jesolo Air Show" broadcast live on Rai Uno and ended with a performance of the Frecce Tricolori. All airplanes, both military and civilian, have operated from the base of 51 / or Flock of Istrana (Treviso), from where they took off to reach 20 kilometers of the coast of Jesolo. It is the 17 / vaulted the seaside resort of the Venetian hosts the event and the acrobatics of the Air Force aircraft....
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Watsonville Fly-In a place for planes of all shapes and sizes - Santa Cruz Sentinel | WATSONVILLE -- Watching four airplanes flying in tight formation from the ground, Ron Moritz said it takes a special kind of pilot to fly an airplane within several yards of another. "It's not like driving a car down the freeway," said Moritz, 60, who flies helicopters as a hobby. "These guys are on their game all the time."...
Fly/In Cruise/In takes flight - Chronicle-Tribune | Planes and pancake sales took off at the 23rd annual Fly/In Cruise/In Saturday. Airplanes, hot rods and even tractors were on display throughout the grounds of the Marion Municipal Airport for the free event, which drew crowds whose cars packed the lawns surrounding the airport....
Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum draws 2500 visitors - Merced Sun-Star | ATWATER — About 2,500 people came through the gates at Castle Air Museum on Sunday to peek inside vintage military aircraft, take helicopter rides and even build model planes at the 2013 Fall Open Cockpit Day. Many people with children in tow came from throughout the region — Merced, Madera, Modesto, even Mountain View — to see the 30 aircraft with open cockpits, as well as the other 30 displayed at the museum....
High-flying showcase to benefit nonprofit's humanitarian work - Amarillo.com | Ministry Wings Aviation is having its second Air Fair & Car-nival on Saturday. The event at River Falls Airport, 12400 Wild Horse Trail, will feature an area wide fly-in, concert, car show presented by the Pura Vida Car Club and, of course, the air show....
Plane and Pilot Midwest LSA Expo set in Mount Vernon - The Southern | MOUNT VERNON — A three-day Plane and Pilot Midwest LSA Expo will kick off Thursday at Mount Vernon Outland Airport and continue until Sept. 7. The expo will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The expo will feature the commemorative Air Force’s B-25 Bomber, “Maid in the Shade,” Bowers Fly-Baby National Fly-In and St. Louis Women with Wings Aircraft Wash (final day only)....
Great Georgia Airshow coming back Oct. 11-13 - The Citizen.com | After a one-year hiatus, the Great Georgia Airshow will roar back to life Oct. 11-13 at Falcon Field Airport in Peachtree City with its first-ever “night show” featuring a fireworks show and a “pyro show” executed by an airplane flying in complete...
RAF Vickers VC10 Aerial Refueling Tanker Arrives at Classic Air Force Museum - Warbirds News | One of the final three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners left in the world landed last week at the Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, UK where it will be joining the collection of aircraft in the Classic Air Force Museum. This “Vickie Ten” was built in 1967 and began life with East African Airlines as 5Y-ADA. It was then acquired by the Royal Air Force and converted into a troop transport aircraft, before being converted for duties as an aerial tanker and aircraft refueler....
The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight From Within the Cockpit - Warbirds News | As we reported yesterday, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF), a unique public/private organization that boasts an impressive fleet of airworthy warbirds, and the world’s largest collection of airworthy historic Saab fighter jets, has as its crown jewel, a recently restored and the world’s sole airworthy Saab 37 Viggen. Noted aviation photographer, journalist and author, Luigino Caliaro recently visited Linkoping, Sweden for an air display that celebrated the 75th anniversary of Saab and took the opportunity to sit down and talk to some of the assembled aviators about their experiences with these quintessential Nordic warbirds....
DeSoto, MO VFW Post 1831 Displays Newly-Arrived Army Cobra Helicopter - The Aero Experience | VFW Post 1831 in DeSoto, MO recently received U.S. Army AH-1G Cobra helicopter for display in honor of military veterans. After a five-year process of requests and preparations, volunteers from the post placed the Cobra, still with its well-worn exterior, on its pad August 10. It is now wearing a new coat of olive primer, and soon the post will put on two coats of olive drab paint along with the crossed swords of the Air Calvary and shark's teeth on the nose...
WWII pilot shares painting, legacy with Air & Space Museum - Lincoln Journal Star ...But on Saturday, with loved ones gathered from across the country to witness, the piece of one man’s history made it to its final home: the Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland, where it will give museum-goers a glimpse into the pilot’s journey. “It’s a great relief to know it will be safe for generations to come,” Clemmer said. Donated memorabilia is common for the museum, but Clemmer’s is unique, said Dr. Scott Tarry, CEO and president of the Strategic Air & Space Museum....
Spirited volunteers help MAPS air museum attendance to soar - Akron Beacon Journal | GREEN: Air Force veteran Robert Williams made a point of stopping at Akron-Canton Airport on his trip from Houston to New York one steamy day in July. He wasn’t flying. He was driving. He went out of his way to see the Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum, known to locals as “MAPS.” It’s nestled behind a line of trees, atop a hill on the far side of the airport, and consists of an old hangar, a multibay garage and small outbuildings....
Declassified Top Secret: SR-71 Blackbird Mission Over the Middle East - The Aviationist | The following story, that has been circulating on mailing lists and forums for a few days, recalls secret mission by a U.S. Air Force SR-71 during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. It was written by Col. Jim Wilson, a former Blackbird pilot who has written a self-biography titled “SR-71 Mission to the Middle East”....
Devin's First Post as the Girls With WIngs Private Pilot Scholarship Winner! | Congratulations to Devin, who has resumed her flying lessons thanks in part to the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. The Private Pilot Scholarship is to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship, an award in the amount of $1000.00, targets those individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course....
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17-foot rocket blasts off Rocky Mountain Airshow - Broomfield Enterprise | BROOMFIELD — Interns from a local aerospace company set the bar high Saturday for rocket launches at airshows everywhere — about 5,000 feet high. The rocket launch that kicked off the Rocky Mountain Airshow's second day was the first of its kind at an airshow. And getting Federal Aviation Administration officials to approve the launch has been about as difficult as rocket science...
Midwest Community Experiences Aviation at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In - The Aero Experience | The community of Sullivan, Missouri, located about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, was treated to a day of classic Midwest aviation experiences at the Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Saturday. A wide variety of non-aviation activities were available for the visitors, including a car show, craft booths, and dance performances, but the main attractions were in the air and on the ramp. The local EAA Chapter flew over 80 Young Eagles - youth from 8-17 years old received their first flights in a variety of aircraft. Robinson R-22 helicopter rides were given all day by Tom Cline Helicopter, and two rescue helicopters were on display, a BK-117BA-4 from Arch (Air Methods) and a Bell Helicopter 206L-1 Long Ranger II from Air Evac Life Team. Various general aviation aircraft were...
Variety of Aircraft and Great Weather at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Provide Opportunities for Photographic Art - The Aero Experience | A great variety of aircraft and perfect weather at last weekend's Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In provided an ideal backdrop for creative photography. The aircraft providing Young Eagle flights ranged from the two-seat Longeze and Ercoupe to the more conventional Cessna 172, Cirrus SR20 and Socata Tampico. Other aircraft at the Fly-In, such as Pitts Special, more Ercoupes, Rans S-7s and other home-builts, were emblazoned in contrasting colors that photographers count on for great results. Even the military colors of the Missouri CAF B-25J, TBM Avenger and L-3 made these warbirds stand out among the others on the ramp....
Fly-In: Annual event deemed success - Claremore Daily Progress | OOLOGAH — Hundreds of spectators gathered during the Will Rogers and Wiley Post Annual Fly-In Sunday at the Will Rogers Memorial Ranch. Attendees were able to see vintage aircraft from World War I and II fighters to bi-planes, helicopters and more. Nearly 70 small aircraft flew in and landed on the 2,000 ft-long grass runway adjacent to the birthplace ranch....
PLA aerobatic team to perform in Russia - People's Daily Online ...The team will join its Russian 
PHOTOS: Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-in 2013 - Sullivan Journal | SULLIVAN - The Sullivan Regional Airport hosted a fly-in event on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at the airfield. A variety of aircraft were on display, including a B-25 bomber, Aeronca L-3E observation plane, and a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, as well as helicopters and private aircraft. More than 100 kids took a free flight under the sponsorship of the Young Eagles program....
Aerial rally Douzy - Passion for Aviation | Airshow Douzy | September 15, 2013 | 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | The flying club organizes Roger Sommer September 15, 2013, a superb airshow on Airfield Sedan Douzy. This new edition will be on the theme of legendary aircraft. The airfield will be open from 10:00 for early flights from 14:00 to 19:30 continuously except one intermission between 17hh00 and 17.20. The entrance fee is € 10 and free for children under 15 years...
A piece of flying history, WWII B-17 bomber on display at Manchester airport - Nashua Telegraph | MANCHESTER – For 93-year-old Al Kramer, it was a flight 70 years in the making. Kramer and two friends made the 2½ hour trek from South China, Maine, on Monday to spend a short 25 minutes in the air riding in a World War II era Boeing B-17, courtesy of the Liberty Foundation of Oklahoma. The flying museum has its four-engine bomber on a United States tour to raise awareness of sacrifices made by young flyers in the world war....
B-25 bomber to fly into Rochester - Post-Bulletin | World War II history and aviation buffs who enjoyed the B-17 bomber visit three weeks ago might be excited to hear that a B-25 bomber is arriving at noon today. The Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is back, this time with Maid in the Shade, a 1944 TB-N25, twin-engine bomber that the Arizona CAF finished restoring in 2009. The plane flew 15 combat missions in Italy during World War II, taking out mostly railroad bridges...
Alberta Aviation Museum Unveils Their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Restoration - Warbird News | 
USAF: B-1B bomber out of South Dakota crashes in Montana - ReporterNews.com | RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A B-1B bomber out of South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday but the four crew members survived, the U.S. Air Force said. Col. Kevin Kennedy, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, said the two pilots and two weapons system officers ejected from the aircraft before the bomber crashed near Broadus, Mont. He said the crew survived but there were some injuries....
16-year-old solos 10 airplanes in one day, sets world record - General Aviation News | EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss turned 16 years old on Friday, August 16. He celebrated by soloing 10 different aircraft from Flying Cloud Airport. “The day went great,” said Nate Bruss via email. “The wind picked up towards the afternoon and I had a 5 kt crosswind component, but it was within my personal limitations.”...
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"August First" Aerobatics Team to fly J-10 fighter planes - People's Daily Online
... “August First” Aerobatics Team of the PLA Air Force which took the lead in flying over the Tian'anmen Square during an air show of the military parade ...
Getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH - Wired News
The impressive number was posted by a pilot in a 400-mile air race over Arizona last month. The Fuelventure 400 is more than a showcase for efficiency. ...
Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular Nov. 6-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular in Jacksonville, Florida is on November 6-8, 2009…
Warriors and Warbirds Air Show Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Warriors and Warbirds Air Show is November 7 through the 8, 2009 at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport in North Carolina. It's from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Wings Over Homestead Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Wings Over Homestead is November 7-8, 2009 in Homestead, Florida from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Randolph Air Force Base Airshow Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Randolph Air Force Base Airshow in San Antonio, Texas is November 7-8, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Matthias fliegt mit F1 Fahrer Adrian Sutil from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com (Editor)
German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil paid a visit at Matthias' homebase in Tannheim to fly some aerobatics with the Red Bull Air Race pilot. They both had a lot of fun when flying loopings, rolls and other aerobatic maneuvers. Afterwards they talked about the Red Bull Air Race world championship and its similarities to the Formula One.
Biplane Artisans Never Get the FullCredit They Truly Deserve! from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel
Back in “the day”, we owned a small but very active art gallery, and I came to admire the artisans who displayed and sold their work in my shop. These painters, sculptors and potters never ceased to amaze me in their never-ending quest for perfection. So what does that have to do with airplanes? Stay with me now… In my life, I have had the distinct honor to know one of the finest biplane artists in this country by the name of Bob Lock. I say “biplane artists” because Lock (nobody calls him Bob) is one of a tiny group of Master Craftsmen who possess the skill set to bring those wonderful vintage biplanes literally back from the dead…
Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest - The Associated Press
The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace of ...
Masten Space Wins One Million Dollars While Armadillo Remains Three Feet from the Gold from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)
NASA announced Monday that Masten Space Systems of Majove, California had won the $1-million dollar Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 contest; Armadillo Areospace of Rockwall, Texas was the runner-up by three feet winning a $500,000 prize. Both teams flew robotic rockets that had to rise more than 160 feet (49 metres), stay aloft for at least 180 seconds while travelling to a rocky landing pad, and then fly back to the starting point. One team, Unreasonable Rocket, did not complete the requirements to qualify for prize money…
Masten Qualifies for $1 Million Prize; Unreasonable Rocket Completes 1st Attempt from The Launch Pad by Stiles
B-17 evokes emotion during Enid stop - Enid News & Eagle
It is not every day, after all, that a World War II-vintage B-17 Flying Fortress comes to town. Among those admiring the ...
World War II Bombers Arrive at Tri-Cities Regional Airport - Bristol Herald Courier
Large bombers Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator awaited takeoff alongside their small although formidable two-seat buddy, ...
Air museum burgled - Weekend Post
Police spokesman Captain Johann Rheeder said the museum near the airport had been closed for the weekend but when a staff member arrived for work yesterday ...
'Mama Bird' Looks Forward To 100 - Aero-News Network
On November 4th, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame aviatrix, who has logged 57635.4 flight hours, turns100 years old. AOPA Online reports that Mama Bird, ...
3 Cool Things About the World War II Museum's New Movie - Popular Mechanics
For example, the nose of a B-17 actually juts seamlessly from the screen during the bombing of Europe. A computer coordinates all these movements, ...
Jumping Ship from Air & Space Magazine
Associate Herbert Watson Photo series. Harold.A. Fischer. from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder by Gary Watson
China Aviation Museum to Reopen to Public from english.cri.cn
China's largest aviation museum, located in the northern outskirts of Beijing, is to reopen to the public on November15 after a four-month renovation, the Beijing News reported on Monday. As China's only and Asia's largest aviation museum, the newly-renovated museum displays 309 aircraft of 136 types, ranging from China's first airborne early warning to the official plane of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
Need to Know: Aft-Facing Seats from Air & Space Magazine
Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler, a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online, Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally…
This Day in Aviation History: November 3rd by Phil Derner Jr.
Flight International Front Cover Competition returns for a third year from Flightglobal by Michael
It's that time of year again! For the third year running, you have a chance to get your best image featured on the front cover of the world renowned Flight International magazine, by uploading your images to our AirSpace galleries. Below is last year's winner - one of over 1,500 high quality entries we received for the 2008 festive issue…
United States - Texas - Wings Over Houston Airshow 2009 - Houston - 10/30/09 from FenceCheck Forums
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United States - New Mexico - Raptors & Reapers over the Southwest 2009 - Holloman AFB, Alamogord from FenceCheck Forums
First Runner Up for November 3, 2009 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
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