Memorial Day Weekend Recap

Blue Angels Soar Over Naval Academy Class Of 2014 Graduation - CBS Local | ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—It’s the finale of four years of hard work. Hundreds of midshipmen at the Naval Academy became commissioned officers. Monique Griego has more from the ceremony that also welcomed back the Blue Angels. For the graduates, Friday’s ceremony marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another. After a four-year absence, the Blue Angels once again take flight over Annapolis....

Blue Angels take to sky on Memorial Day weekend - Fox News | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels took to the sky in New York this weekend. According to Newsday, nearly 231,000 came out to watch the Blue Angels at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park Sunday. Cloudy weather kept attendance to about 86,000 people the day before. The appearance last year was canceled because of federal budget cuts, the report said. The crowds also saw Red Bull Air Force skydivers jump out of a plane in "wing suits," streaming colored smoke, Newsday reported...

Aboard the 'Fat Albert' with the Blue Angels | PIX 11 | FARMINGDALE, Long Island (PIX11) – It was a gloomy and rainy day in Farmingdale, Long Island, but that didn’t stop the Blue Angels. I got a special look inside a Blue Angels flight. A once in a lifetime experience in the skies over Long Island. The Blue Angels maintenance and support crew travel aboard a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, according to officials, known as “Fat Albert.”...

PHOTO GALLERY: Golden Knights perform at Salute to Veterans Air Show - Columbia Missourian | The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team performed in Columbia as part of the Salute to Veterans Airshow Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. It was the team's first Columbia performance in 15 years....

Vibrant aerobatic display by the Patrouille de France,begins commemoration of 70th anniversary of D-Day at Duxford Air Show * Wisbech Standard | Thousands of visitors came to IWM Duxford today, Saturday, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day at The D-Day Anniversary Air Show...

SLIDESHOW: D-Day commemorations at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford ... - Cambridge News  | More than 10 thousand visitors watched spectacular aerial displays at the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day Anniversary Air Show at Duxford. The weekend event is to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944. Visitors were able to meet with serving soldiers from today’s airborne forces alongside living history groups who brought D-Day’s history to life...

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach holds final performances - News 12 Long Island  | WANTAGH - Huge crowds flocked to Jones Beach State Park under sunny skies Sunday for the second and final day of the 11th annual Bethpage Air Show. The Meadowbrook Parkway seemed more like a parking lot for most of the day as cars inched their way to the beach to see the show in the sky....

Daredevil Bethpage Air Show stuns spectators By Tom Wilson | ...The show went off without a hitch despite overcast skies. Along with the famous formation squadrons, the Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey, half plane and half helicopter, drew cheers as it hovered over the water...

Fans call 2014 air show a success - KRCG | COLUMBIA -- Newcomers and regulars alike told KRCG 13 Sunday they thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Salute to Veterans Air Show.  Fayetteville, Arkansas resident Tony Miller said while he has been to a number of air shows nationwide, this is the first time he has been to Columbia’s. He said he liked the predominance of propeller- as opposed to jet-driven aircraft. He said the Canadian Forces’ Snowbirds were the main reason he came to Columbia....

SLIDESHOW: Cannon AFB Air Show & Open House 5/25 | Photos from the air show and open house at Cannon Air Force Base.

Sporty’s celebrates 10th Annual Fly-In · General Aviation News | Sporty’s welcomed more than 100 airplanes and their occupants, as well as many guests who arrived by car, to Sporty’s Tenth Annual Fly-In, held Saturday, May 17. “Counting attendance is always an iffy proposition, but at Sporty’s, we can count free hot dogs,” says Sporty’s President Michael Wolf. “We grilled and distributed more than 1,100 hot dogs to Fly-In attendees...

Community Aviation Day Fly-In/Drive-In - Pocono Record | The Mount Pocono Rotary sponsored the Community Aviation Day Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast at Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport. The majority of this year's proceeds are benefiting the Valor Clinic for Homeless Veterans and Monroe County Joint Veteran's Honor Guard....

Marines put on air show at Orchard Beach - News 12 Bronx | ORCHARD BEACH - The U.S. Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force put on an air show Friday at Orchard Beach for Fleet Week. Among the spectators was World War II veteran William Johnson, who said it was his first time seeing the choppers up close....

23 Awesome Photos From The Berlin Air Show * Business Insider | The 2014 edition of the Berlin Air Show took place this week at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, with festivities both in the air and on the ground. First held in 1909, the air show proclaims itself to be the longest-running show of its kind in the world...

The Red Bull DC-6B during its display at ILA 2014 Berlin. · Airliners.net

Fly-In and Car Show draws large crowd to Mercer County Airport - Bluefield Daily Telegraph | BRUSHFORK — When young Aiden Jennings saw all the airplanes in the sky Saturday, he wanted to join the hundreds other people converging on the Mercer County Airport.   “We were going down Airport Road,” said Darren Jennings of Princeton, Aiden’s father. “He saw the planes and he had to come.” Soon, 5-year-old Aiden was getting a peek inside a Soviet jet....

20 Years Flypast Wows Inauguration Crowd - AllAfrica.com | Jacob Zuma's presidential inauguration in Pretoria on Saturday was followed by a stunning aerial display - including a formation flypast in the shape of "20", marking South Africa's 20 years of democracy - that left the massive crowd at the Union Buildings breathless....

Aviation and heritage fans wing it to Old Station Fly-in - Central Queensland news | A BIRTHDAY present doesn't get much better than a joy flight in a Second World War Yakovlev fighter plane. Well, maybe it does - if it's your 77th birthday present. Norman Taylor was one of many aviation enthusiasts that flocked to the Old Station Fly-in and Heritage Show at Mt Larcom on Saturday to see a collection of vintage planes, cars and trucks, as well as live music and Red Bull Air Race legend Matt Hall in action....

Flying in B-17 is a 'Sentimental Journey' - Midland Reporter-Telegram  | The Flying Fortress began to sway and bounce as her four engines roared to life under an overcast West Texas sky Sunday afternoon. I could smell the fuel, and feel the outside breeze whipping around in my hair. This flight is about to be unlike any other I’ve ever taken, I thought, as I sat strapped in near the waist gunners’ stations on the World War II-era bomber for a media flight....

Memphis Belle On Memorial Day · Beau Goff, Photorecon.net  | The early morning fog is thick, heavy and low hanging. It blankets the fields in a gray mist dense enough to block the early morning sun as it creeps over the eastern horizon. The fog touches everything, and when it does it sticks- to leaves, blades of grass and to olive drab green aluminum...

Air Force Museum Foundation hosts annual Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor Tribute Ceremony by Matt Lynch, Air Force Museum Foundation | 5/23/2014 - DAYTON, Ohio -- Stories honoring the heroic actions and dedicated service of veterans, patriots and loved ones were commemorated yesterday at the Air Force Museum Foundation's Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor Tribute Ceremony.  Every one of the 665 data plates on the Wall of Honor represents a unique and lasting tribute to veterans, patriots and loved ones. Data plates are custom-etched aviation-grade stainless steel plates displayed near the entrance to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

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Women prepping for lengthy air race - The Free Lance-Star | This is the first time they'll participate in the Air Race Classic, a race for women only. This year's event celebrates 100 years of licensed female pilots. ...

Almost here from Snow Eagles Air Racing Team by snoweaglesracingteam | One week left before starting the engines. Suzanne and I will be leaving tomorrow for our journey to Florida. Sarah will join us this coming weekend, and I'm excited to met her. There is still chances to help donating by hitting the paypal button on the website.

2010 Indy Air Show Pic Stream #4 - Super Sunday Airshow! by Martt | The media and practice day at the Indy Air Show on Friday June 11th went great, but heavy rains that fell in a short amount of time very early Saturday morning caused the car-parking fields to flood.  The inability to safely park cars along with some additional weather issues caused the Saturday airshow to be cancelled.  The hard working volunteer crews at IAS developed a plan to use the second runway and taxiway for car parking on Sunday.  This involved building a road along with loads of other logistical changes that all took place thru the day on Saturday.  By Sunday morning the weather had improved and the Mt. Comfort Airport was ready for an airshow … I think this picture of Amanda Franklin on top of Kyle's Waco is amazing... partly because of all the smoke, but mostly because Amanda looks so comfortable and 'into it' even as the airplane begins to slide backward!  They do a fantastic wingwalking act, and it's just extra sweet that they are husband and wife…

Air show expecting 12000 to 25000 people - Southeast Missourian | Organizers of this year's Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival are preparing for big crowds Saturday and Sunday. ...

2010 Dayton Air Show | USA Travel Guide by Steven | See how 'The Birthplace of Aviation' puts on an Air Show. Spoiler alert: it's pretty awesome!...

Awe-inspiring navy celebration weekend closes - Victoria News | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform at Fort Rodd Hill Saturday as part of the fleet celebration. By Erin Cardone - Victoria News A solid row of ...

Thousands Attend Weekend Air & Water Show - WISN Milwaukee | However, poor weather forced the show's organizers to cancel the air show on Saturday. "Even though the aircraft did not fly on Saturday because of weather ... Planners are trying to get the Air Force's Thunderbirds team to headline the next show. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department said it issued 99 parking ...

Airshow gets the green light - Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star | Event organisers also confirmed that the airshow would host a celebratory event in 2011 to mark the 90 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force. ...

United States - Indiana - Indianapolis Air Show 2010 - Indianapolis - 06/12/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Vapor anyone? loved this show!

F-35B goes supersonic from key.Aero | The F-35B has flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time.

Unequalled Access for Photographers at the 2010 California Capital Airshow - Indy Transponder | From state-of-the-art military aircraft and gravity-defying aerobatics, along with jet-propelled cars, parachutists, and a huge roster of displays and activities, a day at the California Capital Airshow is a fantastic and memorable experience, whether you're an avid aviation fan or just love a spectacular show. The 2010 Airshow will be bigger, faster, louder, and more colorful than ever before. You will not only have a front row seat to the future of aviation, but also the opportunity to experience the past nine decades of aviation history. And for photographers, there is a NEW and exciting way to get involved this year…

Final Berlin Air Show photo gallery from Aerospace News by aubreycohen@seattlepi.com (Aubrey Cohen) Here's the final photo gallery from the ILA Berlin Air Show, which ended Sunday. The gallery starts with the most-recent photos and works back to the beginning of the show.

Video Shows Soyuz Spaceship Landing Like Never Before from SPACE.com | A new video of the recent landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft shows the touchdown on the Central Asian steppes of Kazakhstan from a rare ground-based view of the space capsule's jarring touchdown...

How do you restore a B-17 from World War II? – KVAL | For example, one airplane builder might have drilled holes for a door on a B-17 in one spot and another builder working on another B-17 might have drilled ...

Display of B-17 brings back memories of war - Contra Costa Times | The front fuselage of the B-17E bomber "Swamp Ghost" is unveiled during a homecoming ceremony held at The Reef restaurant ...

'I knew if I could come and be under the wings of the plane, I'd be safe' – KVAL | And he's not talking just about those who fought in World War II and maybe even flew a B-17 or rode in one. He's also talking about the folks in the local ...

Festival Of Flight exhibition to open at Yorkshire Air Museum - The Press, York | THE Yorkshire Air Museum will be celebrating the thrill and passion of flight this week at its Festival Of Flight exhibition. ...

Another Great Sinful Sunday from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Ginger and I had pretty much given up on the June Sinful Sunday when on that Saturday the forecast for Sunday was thunderstorms all day long.  Having accepted fate, we decided to take a break and went to bed without doing much of the work required for the event…

Balloon Federation of America offers summer camps - AOPA Pilot | In the letter posted on the association's website, McDonald recalls the aviation history and weather information that she learned from the experience ...

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Massive Crowd Takes In Air Show After Washout - WRTV Indianapolis
MOUNT COMFORT, Ind. -- Dazzling stunts and amazing acrobatics filled the sky over Mount Comfort Airport on Sunday for the 14th annual Indianapolis Air Show, ...

Gold Team gets the show started in Milwaukee from armygoldenknights's
Due to low clouds on Saturday the airshow in Milwaukee was completely shut down, but on Sunday the clouds parted and the show went on. Gold Team opened up the show on Sunday, performing a mass formation mixed with canopy relative work. ...

Photos: Crowds gather in Bay View to watch air show - Bay View Compass
Hundreds of people chose to skip downtown Milwaukee traffic this weekend and instead watched the Milwaukee Air & Water Show from the Bay View area. ...

Blue Angel Plane Makes Emergency Landing - WISN Milwaukee
A Blue Angel plane was forced to make an emergency landing after it hit a bird during a performance at the Milwaukee Air & Water Show Sunday afternoon.
Show spokesperson says the plane landed safely and was going to be inspected for damage.
A similar incident happened at the show last year to a Thunder Bird plane.
Nobody was hurt in either incident.

23rd Annual Dawn Patrol Fly In-Drive In Pancake Breakfast - The Flint Journal - MLive.com
... the Civil Air Patrol during the 23rd Annual Dawn Patrol Fly In-Drive In Pancake Breakfast at Dalton Airport in Flushing, Sunday morning, June, 13, 2010. ...

Waco Fly-In, Creve Coeur Airport - The Aero Experience  [Lots of great photos]

Tens of thousands flock Berlin Air Show displays - Feature - Earthtimes 
Berlin - Tens of thousands of people have flocked to the the Berlin Air Show in Germany, which is both a trade fair and air displays over ...

2010 ILA Berlin Air Show Photo Gallery- Seattle PI
Jets of the Patrouille Suisse, the official aerobatic team of the Swiss Air Force, perform at the ILA Berlin Air Show.

Air show to provide a parade of military aviation - Waterloo Record
As the red-and-white Snowbirds jets scream over Waterloo Region next weekend, Lubitz and Taylor will be on the ground, in a hangar, giving fellow flying ...
   
Annual event marks its 20th year on Father's Day - Sheboygan Press
"This is our 20th year and we're very excited," said Daniel Miller, an EAA chapter member and president of the Aviation Heritage Center at the airport. ...

Public invited to Flag Day event - Adrian Daily Telegram
By Staff reports A B-17 bomber fly-by and a former commander of paratroopers in Baghdad highlight a Flag Day event on Monday. The Gleaner Life Insurance ...
   
Local Pilot Competes in 'Classic' Race - Southern Pines Pilot
On Tuesday, June 22, the Whispering Pines resident will climb into her Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft to compete in the 2483-mile route of the Air Race Classic ...

Texas Women Become First to Compete in Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series at Midlothian Festival. from Planenews Aviation News 
MIDLOTHIAN: Auto racing has Danica Patrick. Airplane racing has Kate Kyer and Julia Wood. The two North Texas women made a little aviation history Saturday when they became the first female pilots to join a competition called the Aerobatic Racing Challenge Series.

WASP Anita Mathew honored with the Congressional Gold Medal from WASP & WINGS 
REPOSTED FROM THE LITCHFIELD, CT ONLINE .BZ Litchfield Bancorp customer Anita Matthewreceives Congressional Gold Medal courtesy of Litchfield Bancorp Anita Mathew during World War IIAnita Matthew can still recall the cover of that Life Magazine, the one showing a woman standing on the wing of a plane she flew for the Air Force during World War II. "I found it enchanting," said Matthew, a ...

Sergey Rakhmanin Gives His Account Of The Windsor Race from raceplane.com
Team Rakhmanin had a busy week during the Windsor leg of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. On top of last minute modifications to their MXS-R, challenging track conditions made the Windsor track one of, if not, the most challenging tracks this year. Read Sergey's Account Of Windsor ...

Day -8: Last week-end at home from Flying Across America 
Our flight will start in 8 days from now, but Vincent will leave Frankfurt for Jacksonville and then Ocala on next Friday. The flight will land at 10pm in Jacksonville, and after one year spent developing this project together, we’ll finally meet “for real”.

Area 51 Refugee – Close Encounters of the Blackbird Kind! from Parrothead Jeff
Did that title get your attention?
These pics are a couple of years old now, but I hope to add some more new ones in the next year or so.  All were taken at the March Field Air Museum in southern California on a couple of different visits.  There are no Blackbirds in or near Las Vegas, so I have to travel to southern Arizona or California to see one.  I’m hoping to go visit Glenn sometime in early 2011 and maybe we can get over to the Blackbird Air Park in Palmdale, but until then these will have to do ...

Cockpit Photos - Inside B-52 Stratofortress
from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog 
I had the amazing chance to enter a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and see it from inside. This very plane was built in 1961 and is still on active duty, at least till 2020. It seems like nothing was modernized since then as you can see on the photos below. Climbing through the cramped inside and sitting in the cockpit was quite a surreal experience. ...

Holy Grail of Military Aviation comes home 68 Years After Take-Off ...
However, my family is honored to continue his vision of preserving this invaluable relic of aviation history for the benefit of future generations.” In 1996, aircraft salvage efforts were carried forward by Aero Archaeology founder and ...

Aviation museums - Africa Aviation 
For instance, aviation history in Canada is a very big part of their national history, because the country was practically explored and settled by air. Same in Alaska. Every Canadian city, and even many small towns, has its own aviation ...

From Aviation Collection to Aviation Museum - Job Conger
On May 25, the general manager of a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) visited AeroKnow, a collection of aviation photographs, model kits, built models, books, magazines and memorabilia I have nurtured and maintained since about 1965 when the plan started coming together. I had just graduated high school at the time. Rob Fisher’s visit the 25th followed two weeks after a tour by Mark Hanna, executive director of the airport, who had spent almost three hours viewing it. As Rob departed to return to work, he told me I was welcome to begin setting things up in the room I had visited earlier in the month. I had been waiting to hear those words since I was 18 years old.
When does a collection become a museum? When it has a place to display its history that’s not “in some guy’s house.” ...

Aviation Sights of New Jersey
The museum, founded by Michael T. Stowe to preserve US military aviation history, mostly displays artifacts, equipment, photographs, and engines contributed by air base veterans. A Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp twin-row radial engine, ...

re-paint Mig-27 latest work-13-6-2010 by Gary Watson
Got to Newark today, despite 'heavy-showers' forcasted today. John's team had completed and fitted the 'dummy' wheel-covers on the aircraft, since our last visit. I think they are 'first-class' and really do 'finish' the aircraft off. The bloke who 'knocked' them out, is an ex 'brickie', and he's done us proud. I was told by a ...

Oh, the Humanity! from surroundedbyair by Dr.ATP
The day after the Hindenburg accident, the Boston Globe ran a small story under the head "18 Major Dirigible Disasters Have Marked Last 23 Years." The list included the 1935 crash of the Macon (the site was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places), the 1930 crash of the R-101, and so forth, the first being the 1912 crash of the Akron. ...

Oldies and Oddities: A Different Kind of Hybrid - Air & Space Magazine
In the early 1970s, Henry Smolinski, a California engineer formerly employed by North American Aviation and Rocketdyne, believed he had the solution to the intractable problem of how to combine an airplane and a car in a single vehicle. ...  

June 13 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

Through Eager EyesFull of Wonder and Innocence, a Young Girl Romances the Sky - A Short Story by Dan Pimentel
(Note: This is the first of six chapters in this story. Check back every Friday at noon when I will present the next chapter, or click here to read all chapters after they are published - dan) ... 

Sullenberger 'back to work' to ignite passion in young people about aviation, - Pleasanton Weekly
Sullenberger said the program, which takes children up in a small airplane for a short flight, "is designed to ignite passion in young people about aviation ...

Free youth admission in June at The Museum of Flight from General Aviation News 
Children under 18 will be admitted free at The Museum of Flight on June 14, 21 and 28 when accompanied by an adult. Admission is free for up to four youths per one paying adult. The free youth days are sponsored by a grant from US Bancorp. The admission price for youths is normally $8. General admission for adults is $15. Children under 5 are always free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more information: 206-764-5720 or MuseumOfFlight.org.
   
Ready to spread their Wings: Local students going to aviation camp - Freeport Journal-Standard | The academy offers young people the opportunity to meet and work with aviation professionals while living and learning the arts, sciences and lore of ... 

Putting the 'flight' in in-flight movie - Lynnwood Enterprise
Please fasten your seat belts: A pilot for the Boeing 787 program was the star of the show when the IMAX film “Legends of Flight,” featuring scenes of the ...

Hayabusa re-enters over Australia from The Original Rocket Dungeon  
Here's some footage taken from NASA's DC-8. Read all about its journey on Spaceflight Now. Can't wait to hear how the return capsule fared. Its beacon has been picked up and they expect to find it tomorrow. ...

Uncontrolled Airspace #190 "Reparable"
Two off-field-landings-of-the-week... ADS-B gets real... and a flying-fish. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #190 "Reparable"

Upside-Down Planes - LIFE [Sean Tucker and others featured!]
Private Yakovlev Yak-18 taken at Inflight - Jens Wiemann
THird Part of the 2009 DVD from Windsor International Air Show 

Photos from Fence Check Forums

• B17 Boeing Bee 
• Nellis AFB part 2 
• DFW Balloon Classic & Airfest 2010 - Midlothian / Waxahachie - 06/11/10 
• Poland - Góraszka international Air Picnic 2010 - Góraszka - 06/12/10  

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Opens 51st Season June 12 from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation

RHINEBECK, N.Y., June 9 : Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome announced today the beginning and highlights of the 2010 air show season. A barnstorming air show on Saturday, June 12, featuring pioneer antique airplanes will open the season. Then on Sunday, June 13, there will be mock dog ...
Official Website of the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition opened in Berlin  - Hauptstadtstudio
... on the open weekend, visitors can expect several hours of air show program. These include the flight team, the Patrouille Suisse with six F-5 Tiger jets, the aerobatic team "The Flying Bulls" from Austria with a Douglas DC-6B, the engine aerobatic pilots Ali Öztürk from Turkey with a Acromach S2, the breathtaking wingwalker Lady Peggy Krainz on the Boeing Stearman, the Italian team with four Pioneer Pioneer 300 and the Mistral War Birds with the Sea Fury.

US military participates in Berlin air show - Air Force Link
Berlin Air Show photo gallery - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Indianapolis Air Show Fan Page - Lot's of YOUR questions about the Indianapolis Air Show are answered right here.

10 questions for the Air and Water Show's Paul Rogers - OnMilwaukee.com
OnMilwaukee.com: What's with the on-again-off-again history of the air show in Milwaukee? Paul Rogers: I started the air show with Festa Italiana at the ...

Warbirds Saluting Veterans Highlight Air Shows Each Day of EAA AirVenture ... - AMTOnline.com | "Spectators will gain an appreciation for the veterans who piloted them and get a glimpse into their history and aerobatic flying capabilities. ...

Spitfires in our skies again - Daily Echo
It will also mark the 70-year anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which is carrying out the flypast. Crowds are expected to assemble along ...

COMPETITION: Win tickets to the Biggin Hill Air Fair - News Shopper
The event at the airfield on June 26 and June 27 will also include displays from the Red Arrows, among others. Five runners-up will also each win a pair of ...

The Mission -  Flying Across America - Promoting General Aviation | This is an excerpt from the "About Us" page on their website: ... Now that you are more acquainted with our backgrounds, let us explain our mission to you. We will fly from Daytona Beach, on Florida’s Atlantic coast to Catalina Island, in the Pacific, about 25 miles west of the Californian coastline. ... Jason and Vincent post more about their endeavor here. 

Rock At Your Six O'Clock via http://jalopnik.com/

Maj. John Baum, the No. 2 pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, gives a "rock on" signal while refueling his F-16 Fighting Falcon after an air show at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. last month. Photo Credit: USAF

Feel the heat! from FenceCheck Forums

Sun 'N' Fun - Episode 17 from Mile High Flyers Podcast | Mike interviews the President of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, and Mike and Elisabeth join the Pilot's Flight Podlog on Sun 'N' Fun radio at SnF 2010!

Kansas City, MO, June 17 - WASP Marjorie Ellfeldt Reesspeaks to marines from You Fly, Girl
WWII WASP to Speak at June 17 Marine Corps League Meeting
Marjorie Ellfeldt Rees, 88, will tell about her experiences as a World War II pilot, at the monthly meeting of the Simpson-Hoggatt Detachment of the Marine Corps League, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, at the Disabled Veterans of America building, 8787 Old Santa Fe Rd. in Kansas City, Mo.
Rees flew military planes as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, known as WASPs. A Prairie Village, Kan., resident, she was one of only 1,800 women accepted for training and 1,074 who graduated and became civilian pilots. Last July President Barack Obama signed a bill recognizing Rees and the other women pilots. The WASPs were also honored in Washington, D.C., in March receiving Gold Medals, the highest award given in honor of civilian service. In the 1970s the WASPs had also received retroactive militarization, and are now recognized as veterans. ...

RIDLEY-THOMAS OBSERVES 100th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SECOND DISTRICT
... The Supervisor also led the Board of Supervisors in proclaiming June 12, 2010 as “Centennial Aviation Day” in the County of Los Angeles, recognizing the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, which in 1910 granted a portion of Dominguez Adobe for the International Aviation Meet, signifying the birth of aviation in California.   ...

Pair to launch joy flight business - Toowoomba Chronicle

FIREFIGHTER Warren Buckley and his poultry farmer mate Chris Adams have a grand plan — a plan that will take them soaring to great heights in the Darling Downs business community.
Heights of about 8000 feet, to be precise.
The pair will this weekend launch their new Tiger Moth joy flight business.
Mr Buckley said it would be the first time a Tiger Moth had operated commercially out of Toowoomba for about 28 years...

Children being offered free airplane rides in Ray - Romeo Observer
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) launched the Young Eagles program in 1992 to give interested young people an opportunity to go flying in a ...

Join NASA's Final Shuttle Missions - KWCH
Have you always wanted to fly in space? Now at least your photo can reach orbit. NASA is inviting the public to send their portrait into ...

F-35C first flight and the audacity of naval aviation from The DEW Line
As Tom Burbage closed the F-35C first flight media teleconference on Monday, the Lockheed Martin vice president and ex-US Navy fighter pilot sought to lend a perspective to the occasion.
The 55-minute flight on 6 June by CF-1 -- the first carrier variant -- may seem a minor event in the history of the F-35 program.. But, in the sweep of naval history, CF-1's airborne debut will be remembered as a "very historic day", Burbage says. ...

Moscow Aviation Firm Unveils 'Flying Car' (VIDEO) - Huffington Post
The thing looks a little like Burt Rutan's Long EZ. A fine airplane by the way, but no flying car. Let me insert the obligatory 'runs on vodka' comment. ...

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Behind the Stearman roll-over at DCA from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points
By now, millions of people around the world have seen the ghastly video images of the gorgeous Stearman biplane locking its brakes and flipping over onto its back at Washington’s Reagan National Airport.
The high-profile gaffe took place during the promotion for Legends of Flight, a 3-D, IMAX movie that premiered Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum in downtown Washington, D.C., and provides an amazing, behind-the-scenes look at building the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner.” Although the movie promoters wanted to get attention by bringing the legendary Stearmans to DCA, this wasn’t the kind of attention that anyone who loves aviation was looking for.
Still, there are a couple of bright spots that no one who sees the infamous video should miss. ...

'Legends of Flight' Celebrate in Washington Despite Crash-Landing at Start - Politics Daily
It was set to be a triumphant arrival for the Imax 3-D film "Legends of Flight," which opens Wednesday at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. ...

Gary air show gets ready to take off - Gary Post Tribune
The USAF Thunderbirds will headline the show in its 11th year July 9-11. New for this year, the Friday evening show will take place at Marquette Park ...

Gary Air Show Moving From Airport - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick | The city of Gary and the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority (CVA) are changing one of the locations for the upcoming South Shore Air Show. Friday's preview night is moving from the Gary-Chicago International Airport to Marquette Park and Beach in hopes of improving attendance. CVA President Speros Batistatos says the July 9-11 event draws more than 300,000 attendees each year and has become the largest destination event in northwest Indiana. 

Spectacular flying display heralds Berlin air show - MyNews.in
As partner country, Switzerland is commemorating '100 years of Swiss Aviation' and is present with one of the public's favourites, the Patrouille Suisse, ...

Aviation managers spread their wings in Berlin - Deutsche Welle
The Berlin Air Show (ILA) is underway again as the sector prepares to take off again after the global financial downturn. According to industry projections, ...

Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder to Participate in Farnborough Air Show in UK by ThePeopleOfPakistan
Pakistan first indigenous multi role fighter aircraft JF 17 is expected to participate in one of the most prestigious Farnborough International Air Show in United Kingdom that will be held from 19th July, 2010 till 25th July 2010. Farnborough Air Show is one of the most famous Air Shows of the world and almost all famous aircrafts participate in it. The list include the famous names like F-16, F-18, F-22 and Eurofighter Typhoon etc. Below is the details of the Show as per their official site: ... 

Video: Planes of Fame 2010 "Brian Sanders Sea Fury display" from www.vimeo.com
These are some random shots from both days during Brian's display. Unfortunately there is some background noise from an F-16 taxing around the hot ramp.

Demostrators Participate in Joint Training With Air Force from armygoldenknights's
Four members of the Demonstration Teams participated in a very productive day of training today with some Air Force HALO (high altitude low opening) jumpers at Camp Mackall Air Field.
It was a beautiful sight to see the clear blue skies over Luzon drop zone filled with gray MC4 parachutes and vibrant Black and Gold. ...

'Take Flight' event dominates ScienceWorks this weekend - Mail Tribune
A weekend of exploration of flight is planned at Ashland's ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum June 19 and 20. The Take Flight event includes planes, helicopters, ...

Wartime weekend at Avoncroft Museum - Bromsgrove Advertiser
Watch out for the Museum's flypast on Saturday at 3.35pm when a period Spitfire and Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight will pass over head ...

The Nike Hercules of the Italian Air Force Museum by David Cenciotti
A recent visit to the Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle provided the opportunity to take some close up pictures of the MIM-14 Nike Hercules missile that was added to the huge collection of the Museum on Oct. 29, 2009. The Hercules was a solid fuel propelled two-stage SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile), that were employed by the 1^ Aerobrigata of the Aeronautica Militare from 1959 to 2006 (last one was launched in the Sardinian range of Capo San Lorenzo on Nov. 24, 2006). The missile was phased out since it could not fulfil its ...

Blimp lifeboat that made aviation history headed from Ohio to the Smithsonian ... - The Republic
A lifeboat attached to a blimp that made aviation history 100 years ago is headed to the Smithsonian Institution. ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day  by JP Santiago
... Two-thirds of the entire B-36 Peacemaker force was either damaged or destroyed in the tornado. One aircraft was completely shattered and would have to be written off while 72 bombers on the flightline and adjoining aprons were damaged and unflyable. Fortunately there were no fatalities given the long holiday weekend. Another 10 B-36s parked at the Convair plant were also damaged. Some of the bombers were shoved on top of each other and many had lost wings, empannages, or large fuselage sections. Because of the national priority placed on the B-36 fleet, by 5:30 the next morning a repair plan was underway with ...

June 9 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1959 -- The first non-stop flight between the United Kingdom and Cape Town is made by a Vickers Valiant of No.214 Squadron captained by Wing Commander M.J. Beetham and covers a distance of 6,060 miles in 11 hours 28 minutes, achieving an average speed of 530mph. The aircraft was refuelled in flight twice. ...

Hees soars into national competition - The Star Phoenix
Hank Hees takes time out from checking his sleek glider to peer at the billowing clouds starting to form against the slowly diminishing blue backdrop of sky.
"I'm hoping the rain stays away, we've had too much of it these past weeks and it sure cuts into our flying time,'' Hees sighs.
The practice sessions on this day have a sense of urgency that's adding to the rising adrenaline levels for him and some of his fellow glider pilots waiting to get airborne at this small rural airport, northeast of Saskatoon.
Hees is thinking about the upcoming 2010 Canadian National Soaring Contest, scheduled for June 15-24 in North Battleford (www.sac-nationals.ca/). He will be one of the pilots in the ...

Old-time Cropdusters needed for a television series from The Kathryn Report
A television director has been in contact with me in regards to producing a TV series on the subject of cropdusting in America. They are seeking veteran cropdusters who have seen the landscape and infrastructure changes to rural America over the last 40-50 years. They are particularly interested in veteran crop dusters who also fly vintage aircraft ...

Podcast: The US Naval Academy, Naval Aviation, and Super-D Acro with MIDN 1/C Evan Levesque from Airspeed
MIDN 1/C (“Midshipman First Class”) Evan Levesque (pron. leh-VEHK) just completed his third year at the United States Naval Academy. He’s a private pilot with a tailwheel endorsement and he flies aerobatics on weekends. He’s also managed to get a couple of flights in the back seat of an F/A-18 Hornet.
You can find out more about the United States Naval Academy at http://www.usna.edu/homepage.php.
Contact information for MIDN 1/C Levesque:
myTransponder.com: EvanLevesque
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=587468096&ref=ts

Innocon Unveils 1.5m anti-pirate VTOL UAV from Flight Image of the Day | Israeli unmanned air systems maker Innocon has unveiled a fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing concept designed for shipboard operations, to help protect shipping from pirates. ...

Immitation is the Highest Form of Flattery...A400M and C-17
from The Aero Experience

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History meets innovation at ILA Berlin Air Show - The Independent
... A whole section of the site has been set aside for the show's centenary exhibition, which will feature one aircraft from each decade of the show's history, including the Bleriot XI, the first aircraft to cross the English channel
, Fokker DR-1 , the leading German aircraft of World War One, and the Douglas DC-6, the world's first modern long haul passenger aircraft. ...

Photo via Official Website

Spectacular flying display heralds Berlin air show - Sify
'Aviation is one area that pushes the development of technology as a whole and has significance beyond the sector,' Merkel said, inaugurating the expo in ...

DFW Summer Balloon Classic Partners with City of Midlothian - PRLog.Org This year's festival will be especially exciting, with the addition of an air show and aerobatic racing! While you and your family are in the area, ...
Red Arrows to fly at Cosford Air Show - expressandstar.com
The Red Arrows today revealed they will be taking part in this weekend's RAF Cosford Air Show. The aerobatics team were forced to pull out of Sunday's show ...

Stearman Ground Loops Promoting First 3D IMAX Movie Video Link from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON DC- A flight of a lifetime turned out all wrong when one in a

formation of eight Stearman biplanes did a "nose-over" on landing today. The good news is the occupants of the plane, pilot and reporter, were apparently uninjured except for the pilot's pride and his pristine aircraft. Not since 9/11 have GA aircraft been allowed to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport -DCAI. What should have been a day celebrating the premiere of a first 3D IMAX movie, Legends of Aviation, turned into an incident for one pilot. ...

WaPo Reporter Uninjured in Vintage Plane Crash - DCist.com | It was about 9:45 this morning when Alert DC let the city know that eight vintage bi-planes were set to fly into National Airport at some point between 10 ...

Need a Gift Idea for Father's Day? How About a Ride on a B-17 Bomber from WWII? - AMTOnline.com | The “Aluminum Overcast” B-17 bomber, is on tour from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Museum in Oshkosh, and will be available for rides and ...

War Heroes Observe 68th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway in San Diego
from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
Active and retired service members along with their families came together on the flight deck of the USS Midway (CV 41) aircraft carrier museum in San Diego Harbor on June 5 to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the historic Battle of Midway.

Museum of Aviation wins Air Force award for Thunderbirds F-16 aircraft exhibit - Air Force Link | The Museum of Aviation has won the 2010 Air Force Heritage Award for its Ambassadors in Blue - US Air Force Thunderbirds exhibit. ...

Convair XB-58 Hustler from Planeshots
more B-58 photos here

Wind beneath their wings - SuburbanJournals
It evolved into the 34th Annual Air Race Classic for women pilots which is set for June 22-25. The four-day race will feature about 50 teams, including Camp ...

Two ISU women to compete in national women's - Indiana State University News

Last summer, Jessica Campbell - then an ISU senior - and ISU aviation technology instructor Victoria Dunbar placed second overall in the Air Race Classic and won the collegiate portion of the competition. The Air Race Classic begins ...

Christina Olds – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday from WarbirdRadio.com WEDNESDAY – Legendary aviator Robin Olds’ daughter Christina Olds joins us on Warbird Radio LIVE.  Christina shares her stories about her father… as both a dad and a world class fighter pilot.  We’ll also hear from SSGT Mitch Court who flew this weekend in a P-51 courtesy of Team Vandy 1.  SSGT Court is participating in [...]

Young Eagles Flight Rally planned for June 19 in Dodge Center - Post-Bulletin
DODGE CENTER — The Experimental Aircraft Association Southern Minnesota Warbirds of America, Squadron 28, will host a Young Eagles Flight ...

“NASA Launchpad” Tv Episode Captures Emmy Award from NASA Breaking News
A NASA video program aimed at helping high school students learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) has won an Emmy, one of the best-known awards in regional television.

A4H Ben Corbin at the Astronaut Hall of Fame by Astronauts4Hire
Astronauts4Hire new recruit Ben Corbin attended the 2010 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala at the Kennedy Space Center this past weekend. Corbin, who is an Astronaut Scholarship recipient (2007-2008), also attended the pre-induction gala on Friday night, which included a dinner beneath the Saturn V rocket with many Hall of Fame astronauts from all U.S. human spaceflight programs. Astronauts attendees included ...

Nellis AFB part 2 from FenceCheck Forums
X-51A Waverider  from High Power Rocketry
D-Day Air Display 2010 - Old Warden - 06/06/10 from FenceCheck Forums

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Vintage plane down at National - Washington Post

Eight vintage biplanes were headed to the airport to mark the premiere of "Legends of Flight," a 3-D IMAX film about aviation history, according to the ...

VIDEO: Stearman biplane flips, shuts down DCA from Flightglobal Events

Berlin Airshow opens 100th edition with largest ever participation - Earthtimes
The Berlin Airshow opened on Tuesday, with the participation of over 1000 exhibitors making it the largest show in the event's 100-year ...

Red Bull Air Race Windsor -Team 99 Video Recap 2010 - Mike Goulian
Mike Goulian's edgy, crisp, and aggressive style of aerobatic flying captivates air show and air race fans across the globe. His passion for aviation and pursuit of excellence shows up in his performances and in his general aviation ...

Goulian VIP Package Giveaway Winners Announced from Mike Goulian Airshows 
Congratulations to the four lucky winners of our “AIR SHOW VIP TICKETS” giveaway. We gave away two family packs of deluxe VIP tickets to the Indianapolis Air Show and two packs to the Quonset, Rhode Island Air Show (both in June). They were among over 250 people that entered to win ...

Planeberries! No...airstraws...shoot. by casey mullins
So last week you know how I was all JUNE 12 IS THE MOST BUSY DAY EVER in Indianapolis? Guess what I forgot? The Indianapolis Air Show, which actually runs Friday the 11th through Sunday the 13th, but still one more thing to do on Saturday the 12th. ...
So if you’re going (which you should because it’s awesome) bring a cooler full of ice, tasty beverages (WATER) and cold snacks. While there is plenty there available for purchase, you’ll need more than what your wallet is willing to pay for. Also do not forget the sunscreen and sunglasses. And if you have them? Chairs and umbrellas will make your experience much more enjoyable. The air show will take place at Mount Comfort airport just east of the city off I-70. ... 
Michelle Kole's Epic Spin from AcroCamp

Here's a sample of some of the great footage that we captured with one of the outboard cameras. This is a GoPro HD Hero mounted on the right wing strut of the Super-D and pointed more or less straight at Michelle.
Michelle pulled off a great seven- or eight-turn spin. Nice and stable (you can watch where the horizon intersects the frame). This angle gives a real sense of the world rotating.

P-51 joins Pima Air & Space Museum collection from General Aviation News 
A North American P-51 Mustang is now on display at the Pima Air &  Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz.
The airplane, considered the best American fighter of World War II, used a Rolls Royce Merlin engine. It was originally developed for the British Royal Air Force in 1940. The P-51D features a cut down rear fuselage and a bubble canopy to improve rearward visibility. It has six .50 caliber machine guns in the wings in place of the four guns in most earlier versions. ...

Spirit of Aviation Auction prepares for takeoff from General Aviation News
EAA’s inaugural Spirit of Aviation Aircraft Auction, scheduled for Saturday, July 31, during AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, now has 18 planes registered. Aircraft listed include production planes as well as homebuilts, singles and twins, taildraggers, and a jet. ...

Idaho museum to honor Korean, Vietnam war vets - KHQ Right Now
The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa is expanding with a new wing to honor veterans of the Korean and Vietnam ...

Lecture starts off Korean War commemoration at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Internationally-recognized aerospace historian Dr. Richard P. Hallion will present "Airpower in the Korean War: America's First Jet-Age Air War" at 7:30 p.m. on June 23 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
A former Smithsonian curator and a retired Air Force senior executive, Hallion has written over a dozen works on the history of flight, and military and civil aviation. He has a particular interest in the history of the early jet age and the role of air power in the Korean War. During this talk, Hallion will examine air power in Korea, within the context of American airpower development, the postwar roles and missions debates, and the crucible of air combat. ...

From Roadrunners Internationale
42 years ago last Friday we lost a very important member of the Roadrunners. Jack gave his life for this country that we love so dearly. I was unable to put the wreath out on Friday because Article 132 was outside for a dinner for Airbus. Today is Monday 06/07/10, Article 132 is back inside with Jacks story for all to see. Jack may be gone now but his legacy is still as strong as it ever was. As long as I am the keeper of Article 132 he and the others that have followed will always be in the forefront so that the public will know what the Roadrunners stood for.
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In behalf of Roadrunners Internationale I commend Mike Thompson, Director Bill Tunnell, Owen Miller and all the rest of the staff and volunteers of the Battleship Memorial Park - Mobile, Alabama for their continued remembrance of former CIA A-12 pilot Jack W. Weeks who gave his life during Operation Blackshield. We also commend the museum for its out front preservation of the legacy of all of us who participated in Project Oxcart at Groom Lake, Nevada and Kadena, Okinawa during the operational phase of Project Oxcart. The management and staff of the Battleship Memorial Park have gone to great links to include in their efforts the legacy of all our nation's secret heroes, the men and women who built and flew the magnificent A-12 in their care: 

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/article132.html
For this the Roadrunners will be forever grateful.

CIA Pilot Jack Weeks remembered by family and members Roadrunners Internationale from roadrunnersinternationale.com
Jack W. Weeks | Dutch 29 | OPERATION BLACKSHIELD AND THE USS PUEBLO INCIDENT
In January 1968 the North Korean navy captured the U.S. spy ship, USS Pueblo and its crew. The task of determining the location of the ship and any related military activities in North Korea was dealt to the CIA's A-12 Operation Blackshield operating out of Kadena, Okinawa. On January 26, February 19, and May 6, 1968, Missions BX6847, BX6853, and BX6858 respectively were flown over North Korea in regards to the ...
[patch photo from Iain Baird]


Honorary GWW Spokespeople, Mike and Donna from Life on the Road as a Pilot 
If you look very carefully, can you see what's in this guy's back pocket? Well, there's a reason for that...
In an earlier post, I spoke of being a Girls With Wings crew member and mentioned a couple of members of my Canadian fan club who were doing such a great job promoting GWW on their travels. I found out that they were doing this after receiving an email from a woman in Georgia who signed up for a membership. She wrote me saying: ...

Norman Surplus - FacebookNorman Taxis to the Terminal at October Airport, Cairo [HQ]
The 8th April 2010 and intrepid round the world autogyro pilot, Norman Surplus, taxis G-YROX from the apron at 6th October Airport near Cairo, over to us by the terminal so we can help with refueling and loading before he sets of to continue his journey around the world.

Young Eagles program returns to Nashua next weekend ...
Since it began in 1992, the Young Eagles program has flown more than 1.5 million children worldwide.

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, the pilots who landed their plane in the Hudson River in New York ...

Free Flights for Kids at Albert Whitted Airport - Tampabay.com
Kids ages 8-17 can get the ride of their life when certified pilots take them up, up and away during International Young Eagles Day. ...

New York Students Connect With International Space Station Astronaut for Out of This World Conversation from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, orbiting 220 miles above Earth, will discuss living and working in space with students gathered at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, N.Y., on Thursday, June 10. The call between the students and International

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Worlds Oldest Air Show - 100th Anniversary of ILA from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael | The oldest aviation show in the world - ILA Berlin Air Show - celebrates its 100th anniversary these days! With the largest participation in a history stretching back over 100 years the ILA 2010 will be the year's largest industry event for every aspect of the aerospace business. From 8 to 13 June a total of 1153 exhibitors from 47 countries are displaying the entire range of current and future products and services connected with aviation and space technology at Berlin Schönefeld Airport…

Red Arrows granted Public Display Authority a week early! from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, has been granted its Public Display Authority (PDA) and will be allowed to perform at events starting from this weekend. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic's Team first UK appearance for the 2010 season will be The Queen's Birthday Flypast in London this Saturday (12 June), followed by a display at the Cosford Air Show in Shropshire on Sunday (13 June). Red 1, Squadron Leader Ben Murphy, says: "We are delighted that we are able to start our display programme a week earlier than we previously planned. Our revised training schedule went well and we are all looking forward to starting the 2010 season."

Facebook | Air Show Buzz from http://www.facebook.com/ The Indianapolis Air Show June 11-13 attracts the country's best performers and ASB is honored to provide three acts to this year's stellar line up. The Horsemen will be flying to James Horner's new music, while Michael Goulian will add high energy power aerobatics in his slick new ASB Extra 330. Meanwhile, Rob Reider'...s vocal skills will surely keep the audience engaged and informed throughout the weekend.

Canada - Ontario - Red Bull Air Race 2010 - Windsor - 06/05/10 from FenceCheck Forums | Here's Friday's shots, taken from the Detroit side:

Legends of Flight IMAX 3D premiers Tuesday in DC from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | In one of my favorite photos I've ever taken, Dreamliner One's wheels are just inches off the wet pavement in Everett. The photo was taken on December 15, 2009, the date of the 787's maiden flight. Behind the rotating 787 is a red Aerospatiale A-Star helicopter with an odd fixture affixed to the front of its nose. That fixture was an IMAX camera filming the moment from a yet-to-be-seen angle…

Women show altitude to mark aviation anniversary - The Bay of Plenty Times | GLIDING ON: Tauranga Gliding Club president Sandy Griffin at the 50th Anniversary of Women in Aviation at Tauranga Aero Club. JOEL FORD 050610JF07BOP The ...

Few problems reported at Air Show - Leader-Telegram | The flight demonstration team, which demonstrated a number of tight maneuvers and close passes, headlined the 2010 Chippewa Valley Air Show Saturday and ...

Fourth Annual Antique Homebuilt Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | The Fourth Annual Homebuilt Fly-In, at Antique Airfield July 2nd and 3rd. Don't miss it!...

Restored World War II bomber in Terre Haute open for tours, flights - Terre Haute Tribune Star | He flew in one: West Terre Haute native Bernie Monaghan talks with a crew member of the B-17 bomber, Sentimental Journey, as he and his great-grandson, ...

A piece of WWII history on display – WTHI | The B-17 has been restored as a flying museum/memorial by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing. All tour proceeds benefit the Sentimental Journey. ...

Historic World War II bombers come to Napa - Napa Valley Register | The "Wings of Victory" tour features a B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator as well as a P-51 Mustang. These planes will be available for tours ...

Skyraider Arrives at Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show Memorial Day Weekend - from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo:

Georgia Chapter AAA Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | A happy and fun day was the comment about the Georgia Chapter's best Fly-In yet! Our 2010 event was held at Ron Alexander's PeachState Aerodrome on Saturday May 15th and was an outstanding success. At the end of the day over 30 members were present with five new aviators signing up for AAA. The weather was perfect and we counted over 83 aircraft, which is a new record. One of the great attractions for our Georgia Chapter is the central location of GA2 and this beautiful 2400' grass runway. The adjacent Candler Field Museum plus Ron's super Barnstormer's Grille makes this an attraction in its own right…

Airplanes that Transformed Aviation from Air & Space Magazine

7 Videos of Airbus A380 testing from Plastic Pilot by Vincent | The test program of the Airbus A380 did last for 15 months and was Well documented. I picked the best YouTube video for you. You'll see the Airbus A380 in extreme flight attitudes but also extreme take-offs and landings, plus some destructive tests of engines and brakes…

DRAGON AVIATION ANNOUNCES – "DRAGON II" from Indy Transponder | As a result of mechanical issues Dragon Aviation's air show aircraft "The Dragon" was unfortunately forced into an untimely retirement earlier this year, however, Andy Anderson President of Dragon Aviation has announced that "Dragon II "is now at its new home base in Tennessee and is currently undergoing the artwork to complete the transformation to "Dragon II"…

Jet-Powered Glider Completes Test Flights – Avweb | The BonusJet will be on display next month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Carlton said the jet is glass-smooth when running, eliminating the component and ...

A Closer Look: 747-8F engine damaged in Victorville
from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | Boeing disclosed late last week that 747-8F - RC521 - had sustained damage to its number four General Electric GEnx engine while the aircraft was being towed at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California. The aircraft was loaded with fuel as it was being prepared for nautical air miles testing and weighed an estimated 835,000lbs at the time of the collision. Additional details have emerged about the collision, as well as several photographs that illustrate the incident…

Facebook | Hiller Aviation Museum from http://www.facebook.com/ Hiller Aviation Museum Jump Jet to fly at Wild Brew Yonder and Vertical Challenge. Don't miss this first time ever appearance at the San Carlos Airport June 18, 19. For tickets go to: http://bit.ly/MPery For more on the AV-8 check out our blog: http://bit.ly/8HTWzK

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - The Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber was built in two locations in the United States during the Second World War- at the main Martin plant at Middle River outside of Baltimore, Maryland, built 3,681 B-26s and the Omaha, Nebraska, plant, built 1,585 Marauders. Designed by Peyton Magruder, who at the time he was placed in charge of the B-26 program by Glenn Martin he was only 26, the B-26 Marauder started once it won the Army competition for a medium bomber in July 1939. The prototype rolled out at the Middle River plant on 25 November 1940 and made its first flight that day. The first production Marauders were already flowing to USAAF combat units in February 1941…