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'Wings Over Gaylord' ready to take off - Petoskey News-Review | Acts of aerial daring include the Aero Stars, Scream'n Rebels, Davy Dacy, Doug Dodge, Super Chipmunk, a B-25 Mitchell, a C-47 Skytrain and a US Navy MH-53E helicopter. Because of the popularity of last year's Big Band Night event, organizers have added ...

Airshow is set to be one of biggest yet - West Sussex Today | EVEN more flying displays will make the 2011 RAFA Shoreham Airshow one of the biggest in its 22-year history. Don Bean, Shoreham Airshow organiser, announced this week: “We have booked aircraft that will take the flying into almost six hours of ...

2011 Dakota Thunder airshow wows crowd from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Nearly 40,000 people of all ages and walks of life gathered for the 2011 Dakota Thunder airshow on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 4.  The airshow showcased 100 years of South Dakota aviation history and featured a vast array of aerial demonstration teams and static aircraft displays from World War II to present day.  ...
Photo essay: 2011 Dakota Thunder air show from www.af.mil

Fair St. Louis Airshow Details Now Available - Local Favorite Aeroshell Team Again Headliners from The Aero Experience

WW II Reading Air Show - The Dusty Cellar | The World War II Air Show in Reading, PA. is a very popular spot with history buffs. Previously I posted on the flame throwers,. but today we'll see the vintage airplanes. On the ground... This planes wings fold up. ...

DAV Brings B-25 to Downtown New Orleans by DAV Flight Team | To celebrate the 2007 Disabled American Veterans' National Convention, the DAV Flight Team coordinated with the City of New Orleans to display the B-25 "Panchito" in downtown New Orleans. Here is a brief video documenting the event. Special thanks to Aaron Tippin for his help along the way. ...

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome - The Red Baron | The Skies over Rhinebeck: A Pilot's Story The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Return to Rhinebeck: Flying Vintage Aeroplanes Wind in the Wires: A Golden Era of Flight, 1909-1939. External links. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome website ...

2011 Bomber camp from Military Photos | ... with the Collings folks and Vintage aviation. ...

B-1B Lancer Bomber Over The Nevada Desert from I Love Planes 

Tour The Museum of Avaition’s Exhibit: The Shadow War: The USAF and Unknown Heroes of Vietnam from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO – The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia is working hard to complete it’s new exhibit the The Shadow War:  The USAF and the Unknown Heroes of Vietnam.  The new exhibit is housed in it’s own hangar, dedicated entirely to the veterans of the Vietnam War.  Inside visitors are immersed in period [...]

Historians write their own chapter with Air Force awards from Air Force Link Top Stories | Air Force officials recently named the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency history office the recipient of the 2010 Brig. Gen. Brian S. Gunderson Award for overall history program management excellence and the Air Force Heritage Award for its heritage center and projects. ...

Cessna honors 100th anniversary of Clyde Cessna’s pursuit of flight from General Aviation News | Cessna Aircraft Co. is commemorating the 100th anniversary of its company founder learning to fly and building his first airplane. ...

Dig into Flightglobal's Pre-Paris Air Show interactive magazine from FlightBlogger | Can't wait another 12 days before the 2011 Paris Air Show kicks off in Le Bourget?  Flightglobal has put together an interactive preview issue for the biennial show for your perusal. The FG team is going to be bringing coverage of the show from every conceivable angle, including the return of our  ...

Pacific Flyer:  Recent issue is now posted:  Brits Plan World Flight In Spit, AF Awards First Amputee, Real Adventure In Real Warbirds, Chino Airshow Warbirder’s Delight, Inside The Tumbling Bear’s World, and more.

Electric Flight Innovations on Display, in Action at Wisconsin's eaa ... PR Newswire | EAA AirVenture 2011 will also host the second annual World Symposium on Electric Aircraft on July 29-30. The open forum will feature several influential industry leaders discussing electric propulsion and the future for this rapidly growing flight ...

New Details on the Mission to Rescue Downed F-15E Crew from Defense Tech | This video posted over on Steve Trimble’s blog, The DEW Line provides some interesting details of the mission to rescue the crew of the Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle that went down in Libya a couple of months ago. We’ve all heard that Marines aboard the MV-22 Ospreys  sent to rescue the pilot opened fire when they ...

Middle-school students will learn about flight in STEM class from Aviation eBrief | Menifee Valley Middle School in California will offer a new class for the 2011-to-2012 school year focusing on science, techn ...

Pilots to give kids chance to take to the skies - Morris Daily Herald | Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, June 18, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 95 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Morris Municipal Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles ...

Canadian flying club offers free flights for youth from Aviation eBrief | The Kamloops Flying Club in British Columbia, Canada, hosted an aviation event on Sunday for young people.

Dr. Robert Goddard photo set from The Original Rocket Dungeon

Final Space Shuttle Mission Gets 'Nose Art' Tribute - Space.com | When the space shuttle Atlantis launches on its final mission next month, it will be adorned with the same markings it has always been – the United States flag and the NASA logo – with one subtle but special addition. Launch spectators may find it difficult to see, but painted on an access door near the top of the shuttle's ...

Historic Photos Show Shuttle Endeavour & Space Station Together for Last Time from SPACE.com | See the first-ever photos of a NASA shuttle and the International Space Station linked together as seen from another spacecraft.

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Rockford Airfest officials keep fingers crossed for good weather - Rockford Register Star | Brian Norris of Spruce Creek, Fla., puts on his helmet while getting ready for a test flight after some repairs in a team Oracle stunt plane Thursday, June 2, 2011, before AirFest at the Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford. ...

Day trip: Air show weekend in Ocean City - Baltimore Sun | the Geico Skytypers pass over the airport, painting the sky before their final approach to Ocean City Municipal Airport to participate in the OC Air Show. What: The F-22 Raptor and AV-8B Harrier demo teams share the skies at the OC Air Show this summer ...

As June arrives, so do the Alaska fly-in breakfasts - Alaska Dispatch | This weekend will be one of the “flyingest” weekends of the summer with the 20th Annual Federal Aviation Administration pancake breakfast in Palmer, and a fly-in breakfast, poker run, and barbecue at the 11th annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair. ...

Fast Five - Aviation Week | Regarded by many as the finest, most exciting aerobatic pilot in the world, Tucker, a Southern California native, attended the University of Santa Cruz for two years following junior college majoring in sociology while “trying to figure out what I ...

Pilot project: New airport hosts inaugural fly-in - Times Record | BRUNSWICK — Base redevelopment officials hope the first annual International Fly-In event scheduled for Saturday will help elevate the fledgling Brunswick Executive Airport's status as a destination landing spot for ...

Thanks to Our Supporters from Nordo News | Those of you who receive the world famous Lee Bottom Flying Field calendar know that every Winter we send them out as an airport fundraiser.  And with each passing year, despite the economic ups and downs, you continue to send the donations that make the difference between keeping the airport alive and not.  Your patronage and support has directly contributed to keeping this beautiful corner of the aviation world alive and you should be proud of that.  Thank you. ...

WWII veteran talks about serving in the Air Force as a B-24 nose gunner in Europe - The Republic | In a World War II photo provided by Charles Ware, Ware, front, third from the left, is pictured with his B-24 bonber crew during World War II. Ware served as a nose gunner on B-24 Liberator airplanes during the latter part of World War II. ...

More Than 20 WASPs Show for Homecoming at Avenger Field from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The National WASP World War II Museum held its annual WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) homecoming at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, to honor more than 1,000 women who trained at the field during WWII. [logo via b29.org]

NAS Meridian Holds Battle of Midway Commemoration from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Naval Air Station Meridian personnel paid tribute to one of the most significant events in naval history – the Battle of Midway during a commemoration ceremony, June 3.

Decisive Victory from Neptunus Lex  | This weekend, 69 years ago.

June 2011 Roadrunner News - Roadrunners of Groom Lake |  Miscellaneous news: Read about Sam Pizzo’s colorful military career shared with a devoted wife ...  * * *  For the past several months we Roadrunners anxiously awaited the publishing of a book being authored by Annie Jacobsen who had previously written an interesting article for the LA Times titled The Road to Area 51. The book being published by Little Brown publishers became embargoed, preventing us from knowing even the title, much less the contents until the book was released on 17 May 2011. Along the way, author Jacobsen morphed from author to investigative journalist to reporter and in the final chapter, activist. Instead of being a book depicting the great legacy of the Roadrunners, the following is typical of what one sees advertised in the media and during a search on the Internet. ...

Longtime Homebuilder Mickey Whittenburg to Receive EAA's Tony Bingelis Award from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Mickey Whittenburg of Kiln, Mississippi, will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2011 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing contributions to EAA and the aviation community.

Supporters of aviation heritage centre get peek at progress - TbNewsWatch.com | Supporters of the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage Centre got a chance last night to see the progress in bringing the idea to life. Organizers held their annual general meeting at the centre on Waterloo Street. ...

Cessna celebrates 100th anniversary of Clyde Cessna's first airplane - Kansas.com | Cessna, who by 1911 had moved to Enid, Okla., bought a Bleriot XI fuselage from the Queen Aeroplane Co. of New York City, after watching a traveling air demonstration in Oklahoma City. Cessna and his brother added an engine and propeller, ...

Is The George Lucas Produced WWII Film 'Red Tails' Coming In January 2012? - Indie Wire | With production beginning in the spring of 2009, it's now two years since the George Lucas produced WWII film “Red Tails” first started rolling but it now appears to be headed to the finish line. Last week it was revealed that Terrence Blanchard had ...

“My First Helicopter Night Flight Hooked Me Forever!” from FWHIhelicopters.com | My first Night Helicopter Training Flight I had early in my Helicopter Pilot Training hooked me on helicopters forever!  When I first got there that night, I remember exactly what my instructor said. “We can go out at work in the pattern, or if you want we could fly downtown!” Well I knew what that meant, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO!  ...

June 11 is EAA International Young Eagles Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 11, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition-International Young Eagles Day. The annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, the largest youth aviation education program ever created.

Get Ready for the Last Space Shuttle Launch in July from The Aero Experience 

Space Shuttle Sonic Booms Lead to Burglary Spree Arrests - Space.com | ... will find a home at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC; Atlantis will be displayed at the visitor center at Kennedy Space Center; and the test vehicle Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Air & Space Museum in New York City. ...

Video: Amateur-Built Danish 'Non-Profit Rocket' Blasts Off from the Baltic Sea - POPSCI | Just one day later than expected--and that’s pretty good for a rocket launch--Copenhagen Suborbitals’ “non-profit rocket” successfully launched from its catamaran launch platform in the Baltic Sea today, notching a major milestone for the organization that plans to eventually send an amateur-built manned rocket into suborbital space. ...

Danish Amateurs Launch Homemade Rocket, Aim for Future Spaceflight from SPACE.com | A homemade Danish rocket blasted off today, marking the first test flight of a system designed to launch people to suborbital space on the cheap.

Homemade rocket launched in Denmark, part of human spaceflight plans from PhotoBlog 

Atlantis - The last Roll Out from Military Photos 

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Blue Angels to make Pensacola appearance - Gulf Coast Newspapers | In commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will perform over Pensacola Bay and numerous aircraft will be on display at NAS Pensacola May 3 and 4. Tuesday, May 3, performances will ...

A casual flight on a World War II bomber - San Francisco Chronicle | If you had a chance to fly on a World War II B17 bomber, would you do it? Our buddy "Radar" had that chance on Monday, and he jumped on! The bomber, which is named the "Aluminum Overcast", flew all around the East Bay, and "Radar" got a few images from ...

See how historic bomber stays in top condition - Cambridge News | Imperial War Museum Duxford's conservation department is about to undertake conservation work on B-17 Flying Fortress Mary Alice, currently on display in the American Air Museum. The aircraft is in the process of being dismantled in situ at the museum, ...

A LANCASTER Bomber flypast will take place at Hibaldstow Airfield on Saturday. - This is Scunthorpe | A service will take place at approximately 3pm which will be followed by the flypast of the bomber which is subject to weather. ART enthusiasts are in for a real treat next month at the annual Barton Arts Festival. The popular event will take place ...

Crowd salutes pioneering black women aviators – SouthtownStar | And on Saturday, the trio of pioneering aviators were remembered at Lincoln Cemetery in Alsip for the 80th annual tribute to the world's original black woman pilot. Bessie Coleman, who made history by earning her international aviator's license in June ...

Aviation museum inducts 3 in hall of fame - Newsday - Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Robert "Hoot" Gibson was one of four inductees into the Long Island Air & Space…

Cessna CEO Pelton retires - AOPA Pilot | “Jack Pelton has been an exceptional leader for and friend to the entire general aviation community,” AOPA President Craig Fuller said. “I am certain that he will continue to be a powerful advocate for GA and look forward to future opportunities to ...

Video: Bob Hoover Teaches Some Shrike Aerobatics!  by Martt | With Oshkosh 2011 not very far down range, I figure now is a good time to get a fabulous, classic dose of Bob Hoover flying the Shrike Commander.  I'm definitely looking forward to the special 'Bob Hoover day' on Tuesday July 26th at OSH this year... if anyone ever deserved some recognition, it's gotta be Bob. I've got memories of him flying the yellow P-51 that go all the way back to 1968 at the Reno Air Races - when I was just 7 years old! And I don't know how many times I saw him fly the Shrike, but it had to be at least 20.

Young Eagles Soar at Wetumpka Spring Fly In  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | It is the annual fly in, held at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport, each spring that draws the kids in hopes of becoming a Young Eagle. This year 163 new Young Eagles got their wings at the Spring Fly In. EAA Chapter 822 members have made the annual event a work of art in organization and features to entertain every age group… 

Today in Aviation History – May 3  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Aerial extravaganza to benefit Wounded Warriors - Inside Nova | The Manassas Regional Airport is plan­ning to ring in the spring with a free, high­speed, high performance and high flying open house experience for the entire family. The event will be May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the tarmac will be packed with adrenaline-fueled family fun, including vintage warbirds...

Black Team and Boy Scouts Take Over Galena, IL - Golden Knights | Black Team made two jumps in Galena, IL for the 57th Annual Boy Scout Pilgrimage on Saturday despite breezy conditions and overcast skies. The jumps, which were made into the football field of Galena High School, were the pinnacle of two years of planning and fundraisers by the town of Galena and the Boy Scouts of America...

Red Barons in action - Ft Pierce Florida - AirShowBuzz | One great photo!

'Mission: Hangar Dance' achieved - Southwest Review | St. Paul - Put on your favorite 1940s fashion and be prepared to dance the night away May 21. Thanks to a helpful airport neighbor, the Commemorative Air Force- Minnesota wing will host its annual big-band hangar dance after all...

B-17 and P-40 flying, on display in Salt Lake City through May 8 - Deseret News | SALT LAKE CITY — James Dean Hill flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot during World War II, including the last bombing run the 8th Air Force flew as the war in Europe was winding down. On Monday, for only the second time since the war ended, an 88-year-old Hill climbed along the catwalk through the bomb bay and into the cockpit of a vintage B-17 as it circled the skies above the Salt Lake valley...

High-flying honour for down-to-earth Markham guy - York Region | A multi-talented Markham resident dedicated to Canadian aviation history and passionate about art has earned a place among distinguished achievers. William J. (Bill) Wheeler will be inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame at a gala dinner and ceremony on May 26...

Irish Air Corps Chipmunk - PPRuNe | G-ARGG been beautifully re-skinned and re-painted (7 big pix)

21,000 Attend Annual Alaska Aviation Trade Show - Kathryn Report | (with video) The event helps get the industry up to speed with the latest technology as well as hosts safety conferences for pilots. Thousands of pilots and aviation enthusiasts were in town over the weekend to take part in the state's largest aviation trade show...

Pelton retires from Cessna - Kansas.com | Jack Pelton, who took over as chief executive of Cessna Aircraft Co. on the heels of a recession and steered it to periods of record-breaking growth, retired from the business jet manufacturer Monday after nearly 11 years there...

This as an invitation to attend/participate in an absolutely fantastic AFA Great Lakes Regional Symposium - Montgomery Aviation | The date for our regional symposium is Friday and Saturday May 20 and 21, 2011. The location is Grissom Air Reserve Base, located approximately 60 miles due north of Indianapolis, off  US 31...

So what is this? - PPRuNe | Hey guys I found a nice pic on the internet the other day and was wondering what kind of flight vehicle this is.

Photo: Four New Airbus A380s in Production, Taken from the Air - Airline Reporter | What a great areal shot. Here you have four Airbus A380s at Toulouse, France. They will be delivered to Qantas, Emirates, Korean Air and China Southern.

Let's Go Flying With Fred Pfeiffer! - KRTV | (with video) Baby boomers are beginning to retire in large numbers, and commercial pilots are required to stop flying commercially at the age of 65. That means in the coming few years there will be a need for more commercial pilots...

Two Events Commemorate 50th Anniversary of U.S. Human Spaceflight - NASA | WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. manned spaceflight during two events this week around the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Television will carry both events live...

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VIDEO: Team Viper Promo 2011 - YouTube | Team Viper in Hawker Hunter Jets (screenshot shown)

Airshow repeat is not a done deal - Marlborough Express | The Classic Fighters airshow at Omaka is a great event, put on at great risk, organiser Graham Orphan says. It is too early to say whether the show would be put on again in two years, Mr Orphan said. The organisation team had yet to evaluate how it went financially. "It would be folly of us to say that we would always keep doing it."...

Boeing and Its Employees Commit $70,000 to Support Clean-up and Relief Efforts in St. Louis - PR Newswire | CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 / Boeing (NYSE: BA) and its employees will contribute $70,000 to the American Red Cross for its relief efforts in St. Louis following the damage caused by a tornado April 22...

WWII fighter traced to W.Va. Rosies - WV Gazette | CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- In 1943, four women working in an aircraft factory in Ohio signed their names on the wing of a fighter plane they were putting together. Nearly 70 years later, one of the signatures has been traced back to a West Virginia "Rosie the Riveter."...

Superintendent in Flight: Janet Valentine Gets Bird’s Eye View of Her Domain - Flagler Live | A Marine for 26 years–a casualty-assistance officer, to be precise, which means he brought bad news to many a family–Jack Howell has spent the better part of the last 15 years soaring above gravity’s more depressing forces. Quite literally. His Teens-in-Flight organization, started in Jacksonville in 1994 and now established at the Flagler County Airport, is a non-profit flight school for teens who generally had difficult times in their lives...

Phantom Ray - Future of UAV's? - WebAviation | The Phantom Ray is a stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by Boeing using company funds and is currently being used as a testbed for UAV technologies. It made its first flight in December last year and is...

The Cessna 120 and 140 - Joe Clark | One of the best airplanes Clyde Cessna’s company put out was the little 140. The 140 also has a little twin, the Cessna 120. Both airframes are very similar, with only slight differences. The most notable difference is the 120 lacks flaps and the “D” window in the back of the fuselage...

New Bill Directs NASA Back to the Moon By 2022, With Permanent Habitation In Mind - PopSci | After a rollercoaster year for NASA, it looks like Congress isn’t quite done tinkering with the space agency’s future. A return to the moon is back on the table after a Florida congressman introduced a moon-centric bill in the House of Representatives, which he’s calling the “Reasserting American Leadership in Space Act,” or the REAL Space Act. Really...

Full scale V-2 model - Rocket Dungeon | Rocketry Planet posted an article on a full scale V-2 model that was built for the Classic Fighters Airshow at Omaka Airfiel, New Zealand.  The article describes the V-2 'flight' in the future tense, but the slideshow shows the 'launch'...

Virgin Galactic's Tourist Spaceship Makes Longest Test Flight Yet - Space | A privately built spaceship built by the space tourism company Virgin Galactic soared through its longest flight yet today (April 22) during a drop test over California's Mojave Desert...

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Video: DC-7 Visits Sun 'Fun - AVweb | There's not much you can do to a beautifully restored DC-7B passenger airplane to make it more interesting than it already is — except, perhaps, to pair it with a strikingly young captain. 23-year-old Glen Moss showed us around the venerated DC-7 (the last flying passenger version) and shared her story with us at Sun 'n Fun 2011 in Lakeland, Florida...

Double whammy of Red Arrows in Clacton air show - Clacton Gazette | CLACTON celebrates its 20th air show with a double whammy by the world famous Red Arrows. Clacton air show fans can look forward to breathtaking displays from the best loved aerobatic display team on both days of the town’s summertime air show...

More Than 450 Young Eagles Fly During Skycatcher Tour - EAA | Young Eagles Co-Chairman Jeff Skiles and EAA Chapters in four communities opened the world of flight to young people over the past two weekends, as more than 450 kids were flown during EAA’s Young Eagles Skycatcher Tour that wrapped up Sunday at Spruce Creek, Florida...


Plane Featured in ‘Amelia' Took 17 Years to Rebuild - The Ledger | LAKELAND - Joe Shepherd's 1936 Lockheed 12 was used a couple years ago in filming the 2009 movie "Amelia" starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor...

Video: Bleriot at Sun 'n Fun 2011 - AVweb | A modernized version of the airplane Louis Bleriot used to cross the English Channel isn't for everyone. "You really have to fly it all the time to get it where you want it," cautioned builders Pascal Kremer and Robert Bassley, who were both at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida...

Lane Wallace Now Contributor to EAA Publications - EAA |  Lane Wallace, an internationally known aviation columnist, will be supplying her unique viewpoints to flying and an adventurous life in EAA Sport Aviation magazine beginning in the May 2011 issue...

Skagit Aero's Blog: Barn Find – WWII Wooden Constant Speed Propeller - Antique Airfield | Some times its the parts that are almost as much fun to find as the airplanes themselves. This was recently the case when Jim was crawling around a barn belonging to a friend of the museum down the river. Amidst the large number of airplane fuselages and other pieces, was a long wooden box with a brand new propeller inside...

Skagit Aero's Blog: New Piper Pictures – J-5A & PA-16 Clipper - Antique Airfield | We took advantage of some nice evening light recently to add some pictures to our galleries. Last summer we did some air-to-air photos of the J-5A and the Clipper, but we forgot to get some simple ground photos of each airplane. So with sun setting in the west and snow on the mountains to the east...

'Space!' is the theme of this month's Family Day - Air Force Museum | DAYTON, Ohio -- Visitors can learn about "Space!" through free hands-on educational opportunities during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 16 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This month's theme commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first human...

Don’t Sell Your Spy Drone on the Internet - Gawker | Raven spy drone lying around? If so, don't try to sell it on the internet! A Philippine man, Henson Chua tried to do that last year when he offered up his Raven for $13,000 on eBay in violation of the Arms Export Control Act — a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison...

Cessna unveils new Corvalis - AOPA | Cessna revealed its latest piston single—the Corvalis TTx—March 29 at Sun ’n Fun in Lakeland, Fla. The TTx is an upgraded version of the Corvalis TT, and its central feature is Garmin’s newly-introduced G2000 in a package that Cessna is calling its Intrinzic Flight Deck....

Lindbergh Foundation Sponsors AOPA Summit Event Entitled, “Aviation, the Environment & the Future”

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Nov. 4, 2010) —The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation is sponsoring a special event during the AOPA Summit 2010 in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency, adjacent to the convention center, in the Regency Ballroom, Salon B. The forum, dubbed, “Aviation, the Environment and the Future,” will provide attendees a quick, interesting taste of the leading edge of the future of general aviation.

“This hour–long session will highlight big changes that are in the pipeline at the intersection of aviation and the environment,” said Lindbergh Foundation Chairman Larry Williams, President and CEO of BRS Aerospace.  “This intersection is at the very core of the Lindbergh Foundation’s desire to encourage solutions, acknowledge progress and communicate ideas that affect general aviation.”

The event is open to all attendees and includes six, 10-minute-long presentations that will give those who attend a rapid but substantive look at the advances in alternative bio-fuel for use in GA aircraft, Cessna’s electric airplane program, fuel cell and drag reduction initiatives, new diesel engine options, the company-wide environmental program at Cessna, and some stage-setting general future trends that will shape the coming environment.

“The relationship between technology and our environment is one of the most important issues facing aviation, and in fact, all humankind,” said John King, co-chairman of King Schools and director on the Lindbergh Foundation’s Board.  “For our own good and the good of society, we in the aviation industry must exercise leadership and steer the dialog and action toward a more productive approach.”

The Lindbergh Foundation’s Aviation Green Investment Program is a forward-looking, multifaceted effort that targets the aviation community.   It encourages innovative solutions through providing research grants and facilitating significant industry initiatives, acknowledges the progress of those who have made substantial contributions through its annual awards, and communicates new and important ideas through its education programs.

Charles and Anne Lindbergh, throughout their many pioneering flights, shared a previously impossible aerial view of the effects of the advance of human population and economic development on the land, water and air.  Realizing that technology was a major component of any equation describing how humanity would both advance and protect its environment, Charles Lindbergh became a very strong advocate for the environment.  The Lindbergh Foundation continues this legacy.

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Aviation Nation – Nov. 13-14th 2010 from photorecon.net | The largest free public event in Nevada returns to Nellis Air Force Base Nov. 13-14 when the U.S. Air Force hosts Aviation Nation 2010– the Nellis Air Force Base Open House and annual Las Vegas air show. Aviation Nation celebrates the work of America's military and its achievements on land, at sea and in air, [...]

Cocoa Beach Air Show wraps up - Florida Today | COCOA BEACH — Flying in pyramid formation from the west, the Air Force Thunderbirds screamed over Lori ...

A reporter's dream comes true at Alliance Air Show – WFAA | It was the annual Fort Worth Alliance Air Show featuring the Navy's Blue Angels and Army Golden Knights demonstration teams. There were also commercial ...

Air show under texas sky | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (D Double H Photography (AKA MHDouglas)) What a sky for an air show at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth Texas today!

Like the Dickens: air show by Sarah | DH & J went to an air show rehearsal with his friend Jack & Jack's dad. The actual airshow was on Saturday & Sunday but they do a practice run through of the show on Fridays. Jack's dad's company got tickets to the practice. ...

Halloween Plane Crash Scene Draws Hundreds Of On-Lookers - KTSM News Channel 9 | EL PASO - A home in West El Paso drew a crowd of the little ghosts and gobblins after a plane full of skeletons ...

Reno 2010 – From a First Timers Perspective from photorecon.net | Reno 2011 (September 14-18) is less than a year away and I am ready for my second Reno National Championship Air Race and Air Show experience!  Reno 2010 was my first time covering an air race.  My experiences at Reno this year were nothing short of incredible.  As a first timer attending the Reno Air [...]

Jimmy Leeward and his Mustang warbird are in Air Classics ... - Ocala | A 24-page section includes coverage of the 47th National Championship Air Races & Air Show held in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 15-19, and there is a separate story and photo spread featuring Leeward and his P-51 Mustang racer, the "Galloping ...

Bernie Vasquez solos and joins the ranks as the latest P-51 pilot at Reno 2010…
from photorecon.net | One of my 2010 Reno National Championship Air Race and Air Show highlights was being there when a young pilot named Bernie Vasquez soloed in a P-51. I was out on the ramp when I saw the "Jelly Belly" #44 P-51 taxi in and shut down.  As soon as the plane shut down, I saw [...]

Warriors & Warbirds Airshow – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday ... by Matt | MONDAY - Bob Russell from the Warriors & Warbirds Airshow in Monroe, North Carolina joins us on Warbird Radio LIVE! Find out what's in store for this.

Rose Pelton Solos Skycatcher from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The owner of the first production Cessna Skycatcher has soloed for the first time and is looking forward to completing her training. Rose Pelton, wife of Cessna CEO Jack Pelton, announced her accomplishment on her Facebook page Friday…

Video: STOL Testing The McDonnell Douglas YC-15 - Circa 1975 by Martt |  I was a young teen when the McDonnell Douglas YC-15 and the Boeing YC-14 were built and tested to fulfill the proposed Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) role. I was really interested in this kind of stuff back then (and still now), so it was fun to see some of the thinking that went into these unique airplanes. You may have seen my CoolPix post of the YC-14 a while back where I make it clear that the Boeing aircraft caught my eye more than the MD one, but that doesn't mean I didn't find the YC-15 to be a very cool airplane…

Book Review: Jet Age by Sam Howe Verhovek from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | I recently was given the opportunity to review a new book, Jet Age: The Comet, the 707, and the Race to Shrink the World by Sam Howe Verhovek. It was released on October 14, 2010 and is available for about $15. Grade school book reports aside, I have not ever formally reviewed a book before so I'll do my best and happily accept your criticism…

Birds swarm around US navy plane landing at Fort Smith, Arkansas of 29 October 2010. Photo by Kala; Lawson from Pixdaus: Popular Today Pics:

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El Paso UFO? from US Army Golden Knights by Joe Martin | Or USAPT pyro?

Airshow anniversary - Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star | NEXT Year's Avalon Airshow will recognise the 90th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with an increase in visiting military aircraft ...

Pilots speak to Rotary - Parkersburg News | Sweet and members of the US Air Force A-10 Demonstration team spoke briefly with Rotary members and showed video of the team from an air show last year in ...

CEO says Cessna Aircraft staying in Kansas - Kansas City Star | AP WICHITA | Amid fears of Kansas losing some aviation companies, the head of Cessna Aircraft says the company is staying put. "Cessna's not going anywhere ...

World's Fastest Form of Motor Sport from Pacific Wings Magazine | Article by John Kokshoorn. The US National Air Race championship is in its 47th year and "Australia" is about to have its first competitor (a Kiwi) in the Jet class. John Kokshoorn—better known in air racing circles as Johnny Rocket—has traded his 250 mph Formula One aircraft Outrageous for a jet in which he will compete with up to seven other jets at speeds of more than 500 mph, just 50 ft above the ground, in pylon races in Nevada…

October 2010 from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | Oskosh…By Gosh—a DC-3 Odyssey - When Geoff and Jessica Cooper took a rare break from their Fly DC-3 New Zealand duties, what did they do? They went to Oshkosh to look at DC-3s, of course! The husband and wife guardians of New Zealand Warbirds' beloved Dakota each give their own perspectives on the unique celebration at the 2010 Oshkosh air-show honouring the mighty DC-3. | Monochrome Memories—Whenuapai & Ohakea 1953–1958 - A keen aviation enthusiast and photographer, Dick Endt has been taking aviation photos since he was a boy. This month, he graciously shares some of his wonderful—never-before-published—images, taken at Ohakea and Whenuapai air bases in the 1950s. | Letters from War—O' Dark-Thirty - Early morning starts are bad enough for the rest of us when the most dangerous part of our day is the possibility of missing the train to work. The crews of the scores of helicopters flying supply missions in Afghanistan have other things to worry about after their early wake-up calls each day, as Don Harward relates…

B-17 brings WWII history to life – WACH | The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering the public the opportunity to travel back in time on a B-17. WEST COLUMBIA (WACH) -- A B-17 was parked on ...

Around the chamber - Gonzales Inquirer | We learned last week that the Texas Air Museum at Stinson Airfield in San Antonio has an exhibit on a Gonzales County native RA Juengermann, ...

NBC29World War II Planes on Display in the Valley - NBC 29 News | National News from AP Virginia News from AP Dozens of Collings supporters are racking up frequent flyer miles in the restored B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying ...

A must read for aviation enthusiasts – SunLive | It follows the development of our military aviation and warbirds. It concludes with a look into the infamous past of New Zealand's agricultural industry. ...

Takeoff! The Story of America's First Woman Pilot for a Major Airline from FlyerTalk Forums by 3galsontour | Authored by Bonnie Tiburzi - "Bonnie Tiburzi, at twenty-four, broke the sex barrier in commercial aviation by becoming the first woman pilot ever hired by a major United States airline.

Special Event: Guidance has BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Nov 13th from Arizona Aerospan by Aviation News | For more info on this event, go to: www.flyprescott.com/specialevent

Gulfstream G650 Travels 5,000 Nautical Miles Nonstop At Mach 0.90 from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | Just prior to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Meeting and Convention in Atlanta, Gulfstream test pilots and engineers made a compelling demonstration of the Gulfstream G650's exceptional high-speed cruise capabilities, flying a 5,000-nautical-mile (9,260 km) closed circuit at Mach 0.90 over the Atlantic Ocean in 9 hours and 45 minutes.

Aviation Leadership: Change the World from Jetwhine by Robert Mark | by Rob Mark — The fact that I grew up during the radical insanity of the 60's is not going to come as any great surprise to some readers. It might actually explain quite a bit about my personality to a few in fact. But before any snap decisions, readers need to know that when most kids on college campuses were carrying signs and burning bits of everything, I was serving on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. I mention this only as a point of reference though, not because we differed in philosophies…