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Video: Fat Albert to thrill crowd during Thunder Over Louisville - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Thunder Over Louisville is not only about the fireworks, but also the airshow. There will be some incredible aircraft soaring over the Ohio River. At the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida where the Blue Angels are based, more than 150 planes are in the museum, each with an incredible story to tell...
Video: Last-minute preps being made for Thunder Over Louisville * WLKY Louisville | Security is the top priority for police going into Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday. Authorities said they have a plan in place to keep everyone safe. Ever since the outbreak of violence on March 22, police have been very visible at Waterfront ...
Video: DM Air Show: Thunderbirds fly in, base gears up - TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) | Davis Monthan Air Force base is expecting more than 200 thousand people to watch its air show this weekend. Thursday the Air Force Thunderbirds arrived to practice for the aerobatics they'll show off Saturday and Sunday afternoons....
80000 people expected at Red Bull Air Race * Croatian Times | Some 80,000 visitors are expected in the western Croatian town of Rovinj this weekend at the Red Bull Air Race. Tickets for the event that will take place in Saturday and Sunday, and will attract pilots from around the world, cost from 99 to 4999...
Sun 'n Fun Celebrates Successful 40th Fly-In * EAA | April 10, 2014 - The 40th Sun 'n Fun International Fly-in and Expo that wrapped up in Lakeland, Florida, on April 6 saw one of the largest turnouts in years thanks to perfect weather, improved operations, 3,000 dedicated volunteers, and popular attractions including the Navy's Blue Angels Naval flight demonstration team that performed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday....
Banner year for SUN ’n FUN * General Aviation News | “Pick your cliche,” said John “Lites” Lennhouts, as the president of SUN ‘n FUN kicked off his closing day briefing. “We hit it out of the park, hit a home run, what have you.” Great weather, both locally and for those traveling from afar, strong advertising in both Tampa and Orlando, and a stout schedule all led to a banner year for SUN ‘n FUN, based at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida....
Crawl through WWII-era planes at Wings of Freedom Tour stop - East Valley Tribune | Rare aircraft from the World War II era will land April 10-13 in Scottsdale for a living history display, and local veterans are encouraged to visit and share their stories with the public as part of the affair. The Wings of Freedom Tour, presented by The Collings Foundation, will feature the authentic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter....
More Military Displays for RAF Cosford Air Show * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Today the organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show revealed a number of exciting additions to aircraft appearing at this year’s event. Following on from last year’s popular Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) demonstration, which saw Prince Harry in his first air show appearance, the RAF Chinook and Army Apache will again be at Cosford as part of the planned six-hour flying display. As well as performing their individual displays, they will showcase the combat capabilities of the two helicopters in an exciting joint demonstration with the RAF Regiment. Other helicopters taking part in the flying display include the Royal Navy Lynx, making a welcome return with its ‘Black Cat’ solo routine...
Red Arrows practice session over Cyprus - Famagusta Gazette | The Red Arrows have tweeted a cockpit photo of a practice session over Cyprus yesterday. For the next two months, the Team will operate from the the Akrotiri bases as training is completed for its 50th display season....
The arrows Tricolori May 18 for the first time in Loano * Translated | The "Frecce Tricolori", and all other participants will be deployed by Friday, May 15th on the airport of Villanova d'Albenga. The program is updated daily on facebook Aero Club Savona and the site www.aeroclubsavona.it....
X-47B UCAS-D wins Collier trophy - Australian Aviation | The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”...
Historic Flight Foundation commemorates Doolittle Raid - South Everett Beacon | The Historic Flight Foundation is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with an all-day event and contest. During this time in 1942, the U.S. was planning its first air raid on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attack....
Solar Impulse 2 Completed, Aims for 2015 Global Flight * EAA | Solar Impulse 2, the new solar-powered aircraft designed to make the first around-the-world solar flight in 2015, has been completed, according to its visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg....
Cleveland Air Race Mustang Under Restoration at New England Air Museum * Warbirds News | The 
Four named for Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame * macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- A pilot who helped rescue hostages with a C-130 that now sits at the Museum of Aviation is among four people named Thursday to be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. According to a museum release, the inductees are Gordon Bellah, a World War II flight instructor and skydiving pioneer; David Garrett Jr., former president and chief executive officer of Delta Airlines; Johnny Kytle, an airmail and aerobatic pilot; and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mack Secord, one of the first pilots who served in Vietnam....
Spirit of ’45 Day Express to Helping to Rally Support for Preserving Willow Run · WarbirdsNews | The Spirit of ’45 Day Express will be visiting the Yankee Air Museum in Bellevue, MI on Wednesday, April 15 to help rally public support for the “Save The Willow Run Bomber Plant Campaign” that is raising $8 mm to restore the plant. The Campaign has been organized by the Michigan Aerospace Foundation, the fund raising arm of the Museum, and is chaired by former astronaut Jack Lousma and GM CEO Bob Lutz. A portion of the restored aircraft plant will be used as a new home for the Museum. More than $7 mm has been committed so far. Approximately $1.5 mm remains to be raised by May 1....
Airship Hangars Around The World· Ian Brown | From the late 19th century to the period between 
Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Deborah Rocheleau, Jarrod Roetenberger and Claud J.A. Boyd were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio...
Take Someone Flying on International Learn to Fly Day * EAA | April 10, 2014 - EAA always encourages its members to take others flying, but on Saturday, May 17, there's an even better reason to do so: The fifth annual International Learn to Fly Day is an opportunity to help someone take that first step to discover the fun, freedom, and accomplishment of becoming a pilot. It could be a friend, a relative, a friend of a relative, or a relative of a friend. For a person age 18 or older, you could take an Eagle Flight. If your passenger is age 15-17, you could make it a Young Eagles flight....
Friday, April 11, 2014
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Collier Trophy competitors revealed · General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has unveiled the names of the nine aviation and aerospace projects that will compete for the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy...
Air show offers look at helicopters - Gainesville Sun | Some people don't know the full role helicopters play in law enforcement. The American Heroes Air Show on Saturday hopes to teach them...
Navy Blue Angels to highlight Selfridge Air Show - The Macomb Daily | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and their thrilling, high-precision maneuvers will highlight the 2014 Selfridge Air National Guard Base Open House & Air Show, in September. Flying F/A-18 Hornets, the pilots are scheduled to perform on both days of the show,...
Black Team Takes To The Blue Skies Of Homestead - U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | 
War birds to descend on Fort Lauderdale on Friday - Sun-Sentinel | Three vintage war birds, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator and a P-51 Mustang, are scheduled to swoop into Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at 2 p.m. Friday and remain on display over the weekend...
EAA AirVenture 2013 – Matt Younkin - Other People's Airplanes | In this episode of Other People’s Airplanes, we talk with Matt Younkin of Younkin Air Shows. Matt flies a beautiful black and red Beechcraft 18 … and he does it inverted! Join us for this short talk about the performance and what you can expect when you see (and hear) this gorgeous bird take to the skies.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Jim Peitz and His Aerobatic Bonanza - Fred Harl and Carmelo 
Turdo | The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 continues with the Jim Peitz Aerosports airshow. Peitz masterfully displays his unique aerobatic Beechcraft F33C Bonanza performance. The Pierre, SD native has been flying since 1975, aerobatics since 1992, and has...
There's more than a whiff of danger in the Air Race
- Metro | The Red Bull Air Race is back later this month – and for its
returning adrenalin junkies, it's a flight into the unknown. With the
Series' safety issues addressed and some new circuits ready to go, Red
Bull Air Race head of aviation Sergio Pla is...
Chasing Reno Gold · General Aviation News | An air racing symposium will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. It will feature top winning race pilots, who will share some of the best air racing stories from the last five decades, museum officials promise.
SUN ’n FUN Radio celebrates milestone · General Aviation News | The annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in & Expo is hitting a benchmark April 1-6. Also hitting a milestone this year is SUN ’n FUN Radio. Twenty years ago, as the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in & Expo feted its 20th year, a media volunteer launched a new communications service for guests at the fly-in...
Flying Tigers want to see history respected - Chinadaily USA | As the tension between China and Japan deepens since Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, US soldiers who fought in the World War II who were members of the Flying Tigers, shared their stories and called for respect for ...
Freshly Restored P-40 Goes on Display in New Orleans · Warbirds News | The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana took delivery of their freshly restored P-40E Warhawk in early February. A crane lifted it into position, hanging in the museum’s new Campaigns of Courage pavilion, while Claire Chennault’s granddaughter, Nell Calloway, looked on with much appreciation. Claire Chennault’s American Volunteer Group, better known as the “Flying Tigers”, has become synonymous with the P-40...
Sandbar Mitchell Project Update · WarbirdsNews | Warbirds News has been keeping very close tabs on progress with the Sandbar Mitchell project. As readers will know, Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor’s team have made remarkable progress in a very short space of time since their recovery of the B-25’s center section from Alaska last summer. They have...
Urbana's B-17 restoration project now halfway done - Dayton Daily News | Volunteers working on the B-17 construction project at the Champaign Aviation Museum said they are about halfway done with making the “Champaign Lady” fly. Bill Albers works on the plane and led a presentation Thursday to update about 40 people from...
Support the Dakotas Over Normandy – Buy The Official T-shirt · Warbirds News | If you have been following Warbirds News for a while you are already familiar with the Dakotas Over Normandy 
project.For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of parachutists called the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, has set its goals at...
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Strategic Bomber for IAF - The New Indian Express | When Jawaharlal Nehru's government first approached the United States for arms aid in 1948, it was the war-tested B-25 Mitchell bomber which topped the procurement list. During the Second World War the Walchandnagar aircraft company (precursor to the...
F-14 Tomcats flybys, treetop passages and gun strafing video - The Aviationist | There are not so many videos showing the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat on the range, perfoming some insane, treetop flybys before being cleared for a gun strafing pass. The much interesting and rare footage was shot in 1993 at Fort Chaffee, in Arkansas.
DC-9-15(F) returns home to Long Beach - Aero Pacific Flightlines | This 47 year old "Baby9" was originally delivered to Continental Air Lines as a DC-9-15(RC) registered as N8905 on June 26, 1967. In 1972 the DC-9 was bought by Air Canada and registered CF-TOR then changed to C-FTOR in 1974. In 1981, the aircraft was...
Randall Brooks - Flight To Success | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | ...Randy was born at Edwards Air Force Base while his father attended the Test Pilot School. He soloed in gliders while in high school and began flight instructing during college. While attending the University of Colorado in Boulder working toward a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Randy learned aerobatics in sailplanes, and was instructing in Decathlons, Great Lakes, and Pitts Specials before he graduated....
James E. Spanier - Mendota Reporter | As a licensed pilot, he was involved with the Young Eagles Flying Program, taking up over 400 young people to introduce them to flying. He was also a member of the Mendota Moose, Mendota Lions Club and was a past exalted ruler of the Mendota Elks ...
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Aerial demonstration approved for graduation events - U.S. Air Force Academy | Scheduled teams include a group of privately-owned T-33 aircraft, the Texas Flying Legends, the Mile High Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation, and the National Museum of WWII Aviation based in Colorado Springs ...
Snowbirds back in the sky - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Hundreds of family, friends and military 
REDLANDS: Hangar 24 releases full details of AirFest - Press-Enterprise (blog) | Kent Pietsch executing an amazing landing on a moving RV and dead stick aerobatics. Gregory “Wired” Colyer performing his high performance aerobatic maneuvers in his T-33 “Ace Maker”. Clay Lacy bringing his Lear Jet aerobatics. Vintage warplanes will ...
Sporty's annual Fly-in set for May 18 - The Clermont Sun | Sporty's Pilot Shop, the largest pilot shop in the world, is hosting their annual Fly-In on Saturday May 18. This event has been going on for about ten years and attracts over 1,000 attendants each year. Last year, over 200 pilots and their passengers ...
Air show to honour Korean War vets By DON RICE, The StarPhoenix | For the third year in a row planes, not cars, will be the object of attention at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. The Canada Remembers Our Heroes Air Show is back for another soar past ACMS on July 6 and 7. Organizing body of the event, 602 Lynx Wing Association, who saved the air show from cancellation last year, attracted around 11,000 people for their first event at ACMS in August 2012...
Corsicana AirSho salutes military war birds - Corsicana Daily Sun | Paul Fiala's Aerobatic act, Falcon Flight and the Texas V-Tails Formation Flight teams, and the Trojan Phlyers Flight Demonstration Team are scheduled to perform. The Coyote Squadron is selling rides in its PT-19 for $150 and several other war birds ...
EAA Annual Member Meeting Moves To Wednesday At AirVenture from Aero-News Network | Pelton Says More Members Should Be Able To Attend Mid-Week Meeting To allow more EAA members to attend their annual membership meeting at AirVenture, which is also the organizations annual convention, EAA's annual meeting has been moved to Wednesday, July 31, at 8:30 a.m. at Theater in the Woods. The annual meeting had traditionally been held on Saturday morning at the fly-in.
Fly-in celebrates 40 years of training - McPherson Sentinel | Kollett moved from Oklahoma to McPherson at age 19, graduating from McPherson High School in 1957 and from Central Christian College in 1960. Kollett said he took lessons from the McPherson Airport, before CCC even had its own aviation program.
VIDEO. Tricolor arrows in the sky of Bari, performances for children ... - Radiobombo | Our city today has been able to experience the excitement of the Tour of Italy and in many yesterday they went to the Bari to watch the spectacle of the Tricolour Arrows in the sky looking the waterfront of the city. The artists of the Force, on board ...
Impressive air display over Warwick - Leamington Observer | In response the school was offered a 15-minute aerial display from RAFA's Blades display team, a group of full-time civilian aerobatic display made up entirely of former RAF Red Arrows pilots, renowned worldwide for flying close formation aerobatics....
Folkestone Airshow cancelled from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The organisers of the Folkestone Airshow have released the following on Facebook...
Take a peek inside the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit! by CAF Red Tail Squadron | Did you know that RISE ABOVE was created by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Adam White of Hemlock Films who specializes in aviation cinema? This is the third time White has made a documentary featuring the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. He said in an interview, “It’s been my privilege to meet and work with many of the Tuskegee Airmen while making Red Tail Reborn, Flight of the Red Tail, and now RISE ABOVE. I’m pleased to be part of the team that is ensuring that the dedication and accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen will not be forgotten.” Additionally, The Restorers, a documentary about the restoration of vintage war planes, is also White’s creation, for which he earned his Emmy in 2005. An interesting side note, White is a licensed pilot himself....
Hawthorne Global Hosts The Commemorative Air Force and Its WWII B-17 Bomber - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, an FBO tradition since 1932 and the preferred FBO at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, will host the Texas Raiders, an authentically restored WWII B-17 Bomber owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force, ...
Indiana State University Flight Academy taking off - Indiana State University | ... is currently being developed. The Diamond DA40, which Indiana State graduate Kay Brown and professor Melanie Abel flew in the Air Race Classic in 2011, features a modern cockpit and technology that makes it a preferred choice to train aspiring pilots.
HSC-2 Pilot Receives USO Woman of the Year Military Leadership Award - Navy.mil | A helicopter instructor pilot from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 was selected as the Navy's Woman of the Year honoree for the USO of Metropolitan New York, May 2. Lt. Janis Harrington was one of five female service members - one from each branch of the armed forces - who received the award in commemoration of their dedication, achievements, and service to the country....
Fresno pilot Jack Wiegand forgets passport in around-the-world quest - The Fresno Bee | In a haste to start his quest to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world, Fresno pilot Jack Wiegand forgot one of his most important documents -- his passport. The oversight grounded him in Canada for an extra two days....
Local aviator to follow explorers' route - South Coast Register | Ray Vincent from Coolangatta will fly his Piper Challenger among a group of aviators, including the RAAF aerobatic team, the Roulettes, as part of the historic Blue Mountains Bicentenary Flyover on May 25. The flyover will follow the path trodden by ...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
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Maverick 'Flying Car' Crashes In Canada from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Two men suffered minor injuries Friday when the Maverick "flying car" they were in crashed in an elementary schoolyard in Vernon, British Columbia Canada. Children had just started classes for the day and no one on the ground was hurt. Ray Sebring, the pilot, and passenger Ed Haaskyk were on a demonstration flight of the aircraft...
Check out this hot air balloon! - Picture speaks for itself.
Podcast: Pilots Get Social from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The $100 hamburger can be a pleasant quest for pilots, but there's nothing like planning a flight to a specific event to get the prop turning. That's the theory behind Social Flight, an app that lists more than 3,500 flying-related events all over the U.S. with customized features that let pilots know where they can fly -- but, more importantly, why they should. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Social Flight's Jeff Simon.
Aviation workshop offered to high schoolers at expo - Weakley County Press | There will be a business expo set up on the grounds as well as airplane displays, a petting zoo, activities for youngsters and food vendors. The airport has scheduled fly-in displays as well as aerobatic demonstrations during the afternoon as part of ...
Mini rover rolls into museum - The Daily Standard | Curio, a 1/4 scale fully-functional model of the Mars rover Curiosity, debuted Thursday afternoon at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta. The six-wheel drive, remote-controlled model was a year-long effort by engineering students at Ohio ...
NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards from Aero-News Network | Collier Trophy To Goes To Mars Science Laboratory Team For Curiosity Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented its Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Team of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, at an event in Arlington, VA, Thursday night. At an event in Washington on Wednesday, the team received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Award.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Golden Knights To Light Up Sky Over Homestead - CBS Miami | MIAMI – Homestead residents who wake up early Wednesday may see strange lights over the air reserve base. Don’t panic, it’s not aliens or falling killer meteors. The lights will be from the U.S. Army’s parachute team The Golden Knights which will be...
Cory Bird's Symmetry to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Wildfire to be on display from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Detroit Tuskegee Airmen Glider Club on a mission - AOPA | The Detroit Tuskegee Airmen Glider 
No Air Force Thunderbirds for Air & Water Show - Chicago Tribune | The Air Force Thunderbirds, the "loud and proud" precision team of F-16 fighter jets, have called off plans to appear in Chicago's Air & Water Show in August because of federal budget cuts, military officials said. Because of the cuts, known as ...
Thunderbirds cancelled for academy graduation - Our Colorado News | There will be no Air Force Thunderbird flyover at this year's United States Air Force Academy graduation. The long-standing tradition has been axed this year thanks to sequestration. Because of the federal cuts active duty, reserve and guard units have ...
Thunderbirds cancel Burlington appearance - Burlington Free Press | Update to be announced today after Air Force Thunderbirds cancel | ...Show organizers for the Aug. 10-11 “Wings Over Vermont” event are expected to announce updated plans today, said Kelly Goudy of Essex Junction-based Revision Military, which is the air show’s chief sponsor...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Red Arrows to Headline Wings & Wheels Weekend from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by admin | The unmissable, sensational summer event for the whole family, Wings & 
And The Collier Goes To -- Curiosity
from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The NASA/JPL Mars Science
Laboratory/Curiosity Project Team will receive the 2012 Robert J.
Collier Trophy, the National Aeronautic Association announced on
Tuesday. In choosing the project from a field of seven nominees, the
committee cited the"extraordinary achievements of successfully landing
Curiosity on Mars, advancing the nation’s technological and engineering
capabilities, and significantly improving humanity's understanding of
ancient Martian habitable environments."
HDR Pictures (Aviation) from FenceCheck Forums | Three from Reno....
See Clare upside down - Northern Argus | ...Pilot Robert Parsonage has been with the Adelaide Warbirds for nine months and is a huge fan of anything aerobatic. “I love anything aerobatic, it’s a lot of fun and out of the ordinary,” Mr Parsonage said. When he’s not flying a Warbird, he drives one of Clare local Peter Eaton’s rusty Whippet cars which have made three trips across outback Australia to raise funds for the Make a Wish Foundation....
AIN Blog: Aviation Welcomes Young Women - Aviation International News (blog) | It was created to showcase women in aviation and encourage young girls and women to consider careers in aviation. Mireille Goyer, founder and international team leader of the celebration, says, “The women of the past cracked the doors open; we intend ...
Double lung transplant survivor earns Private from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | “Well, I am now a real private pilot, as of yesterday,” noted an email I received this morning from Jennifer Julian. If you don’t recall, I wrote about Jennifer last May. She survived a double lung transplant, earned her 3rd class medical, and was an active student pilot. She’s now a certificated pilot...
Amelia Earhart experts push for CNMI Cultural Center - Saipan Tribune | A team of researchers doing investigative work in the Northern Marianas on the mystery surrounding famed American aviatrix Amelia Earhart's disappearance is reviving efforts to have a CNMI Cultural Center built on Saipan. Capt. Paul H. Cooper, one of ...
Locals Ride WWII Model Planes Over Hattiesburg
- WHLT22 | A B-17, B-24 and a P-51C were delayed because of rain in
Hattiesburg and from their departure city of Pensacola, Fla. Louis
George, Vietnam War veteran road in one of the planes. He says this gave
him a chance to see first hand what it was like to be...
Bill Yoak has Gone West from Photorecon by Mark Hrutkay | Earlier this morning on March 12, 2013, WIlliam Yoak of Lewisburg, West Virginia went west to join generations of aviators. Bill
wasn’t someone who’s name popped up in magazines everyday, but he made some significant contributions in his time. His P-51D N51HY “Quicksilver” set some standards that have yet to be matched. Bill was a master A&P, pilot, and...
Vietnam Memories and History at CAF 03/12/2013 - KOSA | March 12, 2013. Midland - A new exhibit at the Commemorative Air Force Museum brings back memories for those who served during the Vietnam War. The exhibit also brings perspective to young people who don't know much about that era in our history.
New Wings for Forrest Lovley's Waco QDC N11470 from Antique Airfield News | Forrest Lovley sent us this update on his Waco QDC:...
Tiger Six from Apron 6 | Not really my best shot. But one of the best that I’ve made of a Mirage F1. Simply because I haven’t had many opportunities to photograph this jet. And it’s worth the share because it’s another French beauty (together with the Rafale and Mirage 2000). Tomorrow some Swiss planes. No tigers, but they were flying [...]
Wetumpka Municipal Airport Listed as Historical Landmark from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Wetumpka Municipal Airport, formerly known as Elmore Auxiliary Training Field #2, is now listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Local aviator notches up 9000 hours' flying - South Coast Register | MILESTONE: 723 Squadron pilot instructor, Lieutenant Commander Tony Reyne (right) recently passed 9000 flying hours while instructing the Army's Lieutenant Shaun Ruedin, who was undergoing a Squirrel helicopter conversion with 723 Squadron.
St Patty's Weekend Alabama Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | A bit ‘o the green is coming with spring and weekend flying looks great. Celebrate with a trip to the airport and take an aerial overview. Moontown's monthly EAA Young Eagles and Fly In Breakfast begins at 7:30am for old fashion grass field fun. Cullman Regional Airport is hosting a 5K and 10K race that includes family activities and airplane rides starting at 9:30am...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Collier Trophy Nominees Announced from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Seven aviation and aerospace projects have been named as contenders for the 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the National Aeronautic Association announced this week. The nominees are: the Gulfstream G650; Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team; Lockheed Martin's autonomous K-Max helicopter; the NASA/JPL Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity project; the NASA/JPL Voyager Interstellar Mission project; the U.S. Air Force MC-12 Project Liberty, which converted a King Air to military use as a crewed surveillance aircraft; and the NASA/JPL Dawn mission, which sent a 
“Aviator J. E. Mair’s biplane that he built in his... from x planes
Blue Angels members fly in for air show meeting - Ventura County Star | Photo by Andrea Howry / Lighthouse Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cheng, formerly the deputy air operations officer at Naval Base Ventura County and now No. 8 on the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, recently returned to the base for an air show planning ...
Aero India air show gets under way in Bangalore - video - The Guardian | The ninth Aero India show, claimed by the organisers to be the biggest air show in Asia, gets under way on Tuesday in Bangalore. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, chief scientific adviser to India's defence ministry, says the event showcases India's defence and...
Take to the Skies AirFest gets ready to launch in Durant - Durant Daily Democrat | There will also be an Aerobatic Air Racing Challenge. Woman against Woman … Julia Wood faces Kate Kyer (both are airline captains). Man against Man, and here's where the skill comes in … Husband against Wife … Julia against husband Tony Wood.
Blue Ridge Air Show Preparations Are Underway - WHAG | Even though the 167th Airlift Wing will not be hosting the open house and have a slightly lesser role during the air show, Nic Diehl from the 
Fly-In Announcement: Flabob Flying Circus 2013 from Antique Airfield News | The Flabob Flying Circus is going to be September 26-29, 2013...
NHANG participates in Ilopango Air show in El Salvador - DVIDS | ILOPANGO, EL SALVADOR -- Airmen from the New Hampshire Air National Guard joined personnel from various United States federal agencies at the Ilopango Air Show here, January 26th and 27th. Participating in the weekend's events were New...
Sudden move for Vancouver air museum - The Seattle Times | Employees and volunteers of the Pearson Air Museum moved planes and exhibits out of their hangar Tuesday in Vancouver. They told The Columbian (http://bit.ly/Yaq8Ea) they were given short notice by the National Park Service, which owns the hangar and ...
Outstanding Images - 2013 from Articles | An annual collection of recent and stunning photos of Lockheed Martin aircraft.
Len Rulason's Progress on Monocoupe N501W from Antique Airfield News | Len Rulason sent an update on Monocoupe N501W:
Photorecon attends Red Flag 13-2 from photorecon.net by Douglas Aguillard | Out in the Nevada desert, just outside of Las Vegas sits Nellis Air Force base and its different live fire training areas, called the Nellis Range Complex. The Nellis Range complex is located northwest of Las Vegas and covers an area of 60 nautical miles (111 km) by 100 nautical miles (190 km), approximately half the area of Switzerland....
Blimps To Hover In DC Airspace from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Two large tethered helium blimps carrying surveillance gear will be deployed for testing by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, somewhere near Washington, D.C.'s airspace by the end of September, Reuters reported this week. The blimps, each of them about 243 feet long, can reach altitudes up to 10,000 feet and stay aloft for up to 30 days at a time. They will carry radar and other surveillance gear that enables them to detect ground targets, manned and unmanned aircraft, boats, 
First F-35A four-ship flies over Eglin from Air Force Link Top Stories | Increasing capability is becoming routine for the F-35 Lightning II team. The 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit produced a four-turn-four for the 58th Fighter Squadron flying Jan 31. "The pilots flew four F-35As in the morning and...
Sunday, April 15, 2012
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Fat Albert Hiatus from World Airshow News Forum | I just heard that Fat Albert is at the depot undergoing maintenance, and will be off the airshow circuit for a few months...
Wright Flight kids open DM air show - TucsonSentinel.com | Students from the Wright Flight program opened the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Open House air show Saturday after taking off from Tucson International Airport and landing at DM. For Sabrina Gruenhagen, 11, her second time in an airplane was her first ...
A Wonderful Aviation Experience on your Doorstep - Christchurch People | If you are interested in aviation history or you want to entertain the kids then we can't reccommend it enough. We left feeling rather "enthused". Do speak to the staff and ask them about the aircraft. It will make such a difference to your visit....
WWII Heritage Days event today, Sunday - Newnan Times-Herald | Experience the sights and sounds of the Greatest Generation as the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the WWII Heritage Days at the Historical Airpower Facility, Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field in Peachtree City from 9 am- 4 pm both ...
Red Arrows to showcase skills at Cleethorpes' Festival Of Flight - This is Grimsby | THE world-famous Red Arrows are coming to Cleethorpes to provide a spectacular conclusion to the resort's Festival Of Flight. The Grimsby Telegraph can reveal that the famed RAF aerobatic team is to perform its full display over Cleethorpes seafront on ...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner wins 2011 Collier Trophy from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Boeing says that the award of the trophy places the Dreamliner in an exclusive group of pioneers that revolutionised air travel...
The Doolittle’s Raiders Goblets from Photorecon | This year marks the 70th anniversary of the raid which was the first strike against the Japanese homeland. The National Museum of the United States Air Force has a B-25 that was restored by North American Aviation and presented to the Museum in 1958. The aircraft was restored and painted to represent B-25B, Serial Number [...]
WWII heroes to gather at Wright-Patt - Springfield News Sun | CV Glines, the official historian for the Doolittle Raiders and himself a World War II aviator, said the raid “greatly humiliated” Japanese military leaders who assured their the nation's population they would not be attacked...
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Mike Lucas' and Andy Heins' Skyranger Has Paint from Antique Airfield News | Mike Lucas sent an update on the Skyranger project that he and Andy Heins are working on Dayton. Andy and I finished painting all the fabric, and we are pretty happy with the results. The gold trim on the red really makes it pop. All that is...
Lockheed chief test pilot hits 1,000 hours in Raptor from Aerospace-Defense News | Friends and family gathered April 6 to congratulate F-22 Lockheed Martin Chief Test Pilot James "JB" Brown III on his 1,000 hours of flying an F-22 at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif...
On a wing and a prayer for Gary - This is Nottingham | THE widow of the oldest British serviceman to be killed in Afghanistan has performed a wing walk to mark the anniversary of his death. Jacqui Thompson's husband, Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson, 51, of Sherwood, was killed on duty in Kandahar in 2008...
Raptor videos from Red Flag from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Happy Saturday minions... Here are some videos from Red Flag over at Nellis courtesy of the USAF. One is just of them
refueling over the barren Nevada desert. The other is of airfield operations at Nellis... Caption Contest #72 Has A Winner! from AirPigz
Biggin Hill Spitfire hangar set to open next month - News Shopper | It is hoped the hangar, opening on May 2, will put the former RAF fighter station back on the aviation map following the demise of the popular Biggin Hill Air Fair. With further Spitfires scheduled to arrive over the coming months, for now there will ...
Twenty Spitfires buried in Burma during WW2 to be repatriated to UK - Metro | Twenty Spitfires that were buried in Burma during the Second World War are to be restored and repatriated to the UK. David Cameron struck up the deal with Burmese president Thein Sein in a bid to thaw relations. The move will see the historic fighter ...
Cameron signs deal to bring wartime Spitfires home from Myanmar - gulfnews.com | The Spitfire is arguably the most important plane in the history of aviation, playing a crucial role in the Second World War. It is hoped this will be an opportunity to work with the reforming Burmese [Myanmarese] government to uncover, ...
RAF Typhoons Scrambled Over UK from Aero-News Network | Quick Reaction Alert Force Responded To Helicopter Transmitting Emergency Signal Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via radio. The RAF jets are part of the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) force which has Typhoon fighter aircraft and crews held at continuous ground-readiness at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and at RAF Leuchars in Fife...
Theatrical Evenings at the Museum of Regional Air Angers from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton(translated) | The Regional Museum of Angers in the Air is pleased to present his new movie: the theatrical evenings | During these evenings, conducted in collaboration with the theater group "pinched scene," René Gasnier, Hélène Boucher and Henri Mignet, welcome you to the heart of the Angevin aviation history through drama skits (3 skits 20 minutes with seats)....
Airport aims to stop thrill-seekers at 'blowback beach' - overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com | Security measures will be increased at Maho Beach on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in response to a
viral video showing a woman being injured by jet blast from a JetBlue airplane. The beach is just steps from Princess Juliana International Airport, where airplanes take off...More on the Space Shuttle's final missions from The Original Rocket Dungeon | CollectSpace reports on the Space Shuttle's final crew patch, which will commemorate the delivery of the Shuttles to their final resting places. The patch was designed by pilot Jeff Moultrie who is the chief pilot of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). The patches will be worn by Moultrie and his crew during next week's delivery of...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Indy Transponder 04-APR-2012 2300z
Red Checkers Tour Finale — Warbirds Over Wanaka - Scoop.co.nz | The Air Force Red Checkers will perform their popular aerobatic displays at Warbirds over Wanaka during Easter. This display will mark the end of their national tour to celebrate 75 years of the RNZAF. The Red Checkers' display will take place at ...
World War II-era B-29 bomber lands in Tallahassee today - Tallahassee.com | The World War II-era bomber is part of the Commemorative Air Force's fleet and is accompanied by a P-51 plane. Scott Sutor, the president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, saw the plane last year in Wisconsin and said the machine was ...
The midwest tour of “the Restorers” starts this Saturday - Hemlock Films | This Saturday 
THE BOEING COMPANY 787 DREAMLINER TO RECEIVE 2011 ROBERT J. COLLIER TROPHY - NAA | Washington, DC, March 13, 2012 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced today at their annual Spring Awards Luncheon that The Boeing Company has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “designing, building, certifying, delivering, and supporting the Boeing 787; demonstrating significant advances in the use of materials, technologies, and systems to enhance safety, performance, comfort, and value in commercial aircraft.” The Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the...
1965 HUEY GUNSHIP UH-1E - Blades Magazine | What’s that word called when you find something wonderful without looking for it? Ah, yes. Serendipitous. For the longest time I’ve been feeling this void that seemed could only be filled by some sort of historical aerial antique. So imagine...
Profile 65 - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | It's "The Story" that draws me to a particular airplane. Some stories are obvious - like that of Leo Thorsness' F-105 or the B-24, "Flak Shack." They represent the heroic clashes of aerial sabers. Some are historic - Hank Snow's "Snowballs" and Dick Cole's "Doolittle Raider" B-25 come to mind....
Setting My Thoughts On The Pitts S2C (Flying Soon With Billy Werth) from AirPigz by Martt | 
1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8: 90-year-old pilot causes stir at Hickory Municipal Airport - He’s flying vintage airplane to Pennsylvania – solo! from Kathryn's Report | For those interested, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) is in Hickory, NC. Pittsburgh International (KPIT), in Pittsburgh, PA, is a straight line distance of 290 nautical miles. Taylor has a new best friend in his 1946 Luscombe. Credit: Hickory Daily Record This is the 1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8 that landed in Hickory Paul Taylor, 90, talks about his vintage airplane and his ...
Aviation museum supporters: If there's money for Botanica, why not us? - Kansas.com | By Bill Wilson The Kansas Aviation Museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response from the Wichita City Council on Tuesday. An aviation museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response ...
Episode 192 – Mike Flies Seaplanes from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Mike Kincaid is a CFI/Designated Examiner at Mountain Lakes Seaplanes, based at Pappy Boyington Airport (COE) in Hayden, Idaho. He learned to fly in Alaska, where seaplanes are a must, and he had a career with the Alaska Department of Public Safety. In Alaska, Mike...
Video of hail at DFW Airport shot by ramp worker from Sky Talk by Star-Telegram | A ramp worker at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport just sent me this video that he shot with his phone during Tuesday's hail storm at the airport....
The moon landing +25 years: BIS's Lunar Space-ship, NOVA and the evolving Apollo from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Here are some more snippets from the July 1994 Moon Landing edition of IEEE Spectrum. I mentioned in the previous post that the British Interplanetary Society's 1929 "Lunar Space-ship" study was cited as a predecessor to Apollo. The proposed booster would use...
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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Vulcan bomber needs £300,000 to keep flying - Daily Echo | ONE of the favourites of Bournemouth 
Cadets from Spalding flying high with Red Arrows - Guardian | SPALDING’S air cadets have been treated to an up-close encounter with the Royal Air Force’s elite Red Arrows team. The 21 cadets from the 1406 Squadron made the journey to RAF Scampton for a talk on the history of how the “Reds” were formed. They also enjoyed a guided tour around the hangar and viewed the cockpit of one of the Hawk jets....
Air show coming to New River Valley this fall - The Burgs | New River Valley Airport outside Dublin will host an air show Sept. 7-9. Timed to coincide with the airport turning 50 years old, the SkyFest AirShow is posting details on its site. Organizer Debbie Seagle, an experienced air show promoter, is lining up aviators to perform a host of flying maneuvers and has asked the U.S. military to bring combat aircraft for...
7 Golden Knights Jump Their First Demo from US Army Golden Knights by Dan Cook | The 2012 
Collier Trophy nominees named from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that former Collier Trophy recipients Dick Rutan, Joe Lombardo, Bobby Sturgel, and Jeff Pino will be among the aviation leaders who will participate in the Selection Committee for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Nominees for this year's trophy are: Taurus G-4 Electric-Powered Aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, C-5M Super Galaxy, and the Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter....
DVD REVIEW: RAF Leuchars Airshow 2011 from Flightline UK | ...For many reasons, RAF Leuchars Airshow 2011 was a very significant event. Defence Cuts and financial cutbacks may have reduced the show’s static displays, but the flying display was a very well varied and impressive affair. A few weeks aftre the show, it was announced the RAF would be leaving Leuchars over the next few years with the Typhoon squadron (No 6(F)) based there supposedly moving to RAF Lossiemouth. Happily though, this airshow will not be the last staged at Leuchars....
G.A.S.E. REVIEW AND POTTED HISTORY – PART TWO from JR HAFER AVIATION BLOG.COM by JR HAFER AVIATION BLOG.COM | ...We were able to continue working with Norman Surplus who had called a halt to his circumnavigation in the autumn of 2010 whilst in the Philippines because of problems with bureaucracy meant that he would not get across Siberia and the Bering Sea before winter, but as the spring approached we were back on the job (running his social media sites) as he returned to the Philippines to resume his journey....
Reno man remembers how Red Tails protected his bomber crew - RGJ | During the fall and winter of 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged a relentless series of daylight raids on French and German military targets. The raids were undertaken mostly by B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers. On several daylight missions, there were over 1,000 bombers in the air — most assigned to a single military target. I was a crew member on a B-17 Fortress with the 447th Bomb Group....
Palm Springs Air Museum gala includes tribute to Tuskegee Airmen - Mydesert.com | In addition to having a world-class World War II aviation museum, superb educational facilities and a prestigious cadre of loyal supporters, the Palm Springs Air Museum knows how to put on one heck of a party. The annual Black Tie gala played to a packed house of 475 guests at $350 each. This year's theme was Hollywood in the Skies and...
Longest serving Airman also longest serving African-American in DoD from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force's longest serving Airman, who retired this past January after nearly 47 years of service, is also the longest serving African-American service member within the Department of Defense. Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers recently retired from the Pentagon where he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget for Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. Originally from rural Jones County, North Carolina, Flowers enlisted in the Air Force shortly after graduation from high school in 1965. He began his career as a...
It’s Mosquito time – again! This time with a Canadian twist… from Shortfinals's Blog | In honour 
The Museum of Flying Grand Opening - NBC LA | When the Museum of Flying opened in 1989, it was located not in a downtown area, or next to other museums, but probably at the best place it could be: an airport. And if you visited the Santa Monica Airport in the...
The Grumman A-6E TRAM: Making the Intruder More Lethal from Tails Through Time by JP 
Santiago | The main variant of the Grumman A-6 Intruder to fight in the Vietnam War was the first production version, the A-6A. The next two variants, the defense-suppression A-6B and the night attack-optimized A-6C, were just modifications of the basic A-6A variant and both the B and C versions served in only small numbers...
No backup plan for aging jets if new F-35s are delayed from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | There's little wiggle room to prolong the life of Canada's CF-18 jet fighters beyond 2020 and they may have to be flown gently if there are further delays in the F-35 program. A Defence Department chart that tracks maintenance on all 77 aircraft shows the CF-18s had used up about 73 per cent of their airframe life prior to last year's Libya bombing campaign....
Navy pilots in good condition after F/A-18F Super Hornet crashes - The Kathryn Report | Two pilots are in good condition after their single F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed this afternoon during a training flight about 30 miles northeast of Fallon in an unpopulated, dry lakebed....
Forest Service presents "Aerial Safety Over Wildland Fires" - Silver City Sun News | GRANT COUNTY On Saturday the National Forest Service presented the program Aerial Safety over Wildland Fires. Private, commercial, and air transportation pilots arrived at the Forest Service Aerial Headquarters at the Grant County Airport near Hurley, to learn from Robert Madill, the Forest Aviation Officer for the Gila and Lincoln National Forests on how to fly safely around wildland fires. Last year in our region we had over 10,000 flight hours, and the majority of these were fire related, Madill said....
Schools encouraged to join in aviation time capsule competition - Sleaford Standard | A NEW education project is being launched by the county’s aviation heritage promoters. For 2012 Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire is running a competition based around Time Capsules from March 1 to September 20, with all entries submitted and received for judging by October 1....
1962 Glenn Addresses Congress - NY Times | Lt. Col. John H. Glenn told a cheering Congress today [Feb. 26] he and the other astronauts of 1962 “are just probing the surface of the greatest advancement in man’s knowledge of his surroundings that has ever been made.” In a 17-minute speech before a joint meeting of the Senate and House, the globe-girdling Marine was at once a...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Nominees Announced For Collier Trophy - AVweb | Four nominees were named last week by the National Aeronautic Association for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, which honors the "greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America." The nominees are:...
Theme for 2012 Cherry Point Air Show to get officials announcement - WNCT | On Wednesday, we'll get to officially find out this year's theme of the Cherry Point Air Show. This year's theme will be "Celebrate the Heritage." It will be announced at 10:00 a.m. aboard on base....
AIRSHOW NEWS: New Home for Typhoon Display Team at RAF Leuchars - Flightline UK | From RAF Leuchars Website: The Royal Air Force Typhoon Display Team 2012 will be based at RAF Leuchars in Scotland with the pilot and ground support team being provided by Number 6 Squadron in addition to their Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission. Typhoon’s deployment in support of the...
Mesa Takes Flight Festival highlights city’s ties to aviation - East Valley Tribune | What do a flash mob dance, flight simulators and a truck full of video games have in common? They’re all part of Mesa Takes Flight, a celebration of aviation, aerospace and all things flight-related. It takes place Friday through Sunday at Mesa Arts Center....
RSAF aerial display at Singapore Airshow - TODAYonline | Major Yip Chiang Syn will also be making his debut as part of the aerial display team for the Singapore Airshow. "In terms of the manoeuvres that we try for the air show, it's not much different from what we do in our day-to-day flying....
Tuskegee Airman gives account of 'lucky' day - AF.mil | Famed Yankees pitcher "Lefty Gomez" 
Video: Tuskegee Airman speaks at Devon Elementary - Mainline Media News | Devon Elementary School started Black History Month in a big way by managing to get Dr. Eugene J. Richardson Jr., a Philadelphia native resident and veteran of the famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen, to come and speak to the first- through fourth-graders Thursday morning.
Interstate TDR-1 — the Navy’s first UAV? by travelforaircraft | 
Air museum in hunt for F-111 - Sunshine Coast Daily | THE QUEENSLAND Air Museum has just over a month to complete its submission to acquire one of the seven F-111 aircraft to be gifted by the Federal Government. Queensland Air Museum president Cliff Robinson said the government had issued requests for offer and they were in the process of compiling their submission....
Airmen halt nighttime training to aid victims - AF.mil | Combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here halted their nighttime training operations at a remote drop zone in Central Florida to transport accident victims to the hospital. Four people were injured, one seriously, when their airboat flipped on the St. John's River, approximately 30 miles north of where the Airmen were rehearsing for war....
FLIGHT FOR CONTROL! - Flight to Success | Flight For Control is on it's way! Tonight I will 
receive my shipment of paperbacks, next week the hardbacks will arrive. Autographed copies can be ordered by...
Student Rocket-Builders Join Top STEM leaders at White House Science Fair - Sacramento Bee | President Obama highlighted the efforts of team members, teachers and parents from a Presidio, Texas, school that worked to raise funds to participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) contest in remarks at the second White House Science Fair. Lauding the initiative and creativity of all the students at the fair, the president mentioned that...
Mission: Red Bull Stratos [video] - Red Bull USA | ...Red Bull Stratos will take renowned athlete Felix Baumgartner to at least 120,000 feet above the earth, to the very edge of space. From there, he will attempt a stratospheric free fall jump - the longest in the history of man - and hopefully will become the first human to break the speed of sound with his own body. This is...
NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station - Reuters | Because of future funding uncertainties, NASA is asking its potential partners to propose how they would proceed with flat funding of $400 
Single engine is stuck in a 20 m grid floor in MG - Aviation News | The aircraft was caught by one of the wheels and passengers had to be removed from...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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NAA Announces Most Memorable Aviation And Space Records Of 2011 - Aero-News Network | Annual List Details The Most Memorable Aviation And Space Records Of The Previous Year | The National Aeronautic Association (NAA), as the official record keeper for United States aviation and space, each year tracks dozens of world and national record attempts. New U.S. records are certified and those qualifying as world records are then ratified with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world air sports federation. At the end of each year, under the direction of the Contest and Records Department, a list of the "most memorable" is created....
Four Former Recipients To Participate In Collier Trophy Selection - Aero-News Network | The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced last week that former Collier Trophy recipients Dick Rutan (1986), Joe Lombardo (Gulfstream – 2003), Bobby Sturgell (ADSB -- 2008), and Jeff Pino (Sikorsky Aircraft – 2010), will be among the aviation leaders who will participate in the...
Stuart show brings together car and aviation enthusiasts Feb. 12 - TCPalm | ..."Aviation is a big part of the Treasure Coast's history," MacDonald said, "so we wanted to begin celebrating that." The exhibit will feature about 15 privately owned vintage airplanes, including an OV-1 and a Stearman biplane used to train Army Air Force pilots in World War II....
Vintage WWII planes landing in Marathon - Keys Weekly | It’s been seven years since the Collings 
Wonder of flight - Timaru Herald Headlines | It's taken 12 years, but the end is in sight for the aviation enthusiasts building the Zogling glider destined for the South Canterbury Aviation Heritage Museum. Building a replica of the glider that so many Germans learned to fly in after World War I has been a long-term project for the aviation enthusiasts, but the framework is now completed....
B-29/P-51 WWII Footage - PPRuNE | Academy Award-nominated documentary, which shows the 21st Bombing Command and its role in the B-29 bombing of Japan and the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO). 36 mins.
Remembering ‘Queen Bess’ - The Telegraph | In 1922, an 8-year old Arthur Freeman watched in amazement as a plane maneuvered effortlessly through the skies over Chicago at the hands of his aunt, Bessie Coleman. Thirty-year-old Bessie was the first black female pilot in the United States, and likely the world. Aviation enthusiasts of all kinds flocked to airshows to...
Virginia Rabung, 94, pioneering pilot flew to Batista’s Cuba - Chicago Sun-Times | In 1943, 
Restored Cub Flies For The First Time Since The 1950s - Aero-News Network | But The Person Responsible For Its Restoration Will Never Fly The Plane | When a freshly-restored Piper Cub (similar airplane depicted) took off for the first time since the 1950s from Clearwater Air Park in Florida, the person largely responsible for its restoration could only sit and watch from his bedroom window. Walter Crosby, 74, has terminal cancer. His doctors say he has very little time left. But following the Friday the 13th flight of the airplane that was his passion, he managed to tell his friends and family "Enjoyed it immensely."...
Antique Airfield: Ryan STA Nose Bowls, Nebraska Chapter January 2012 Newsletter
Favor a Provost? by travelforaircraft | Toward the end of January I saw this Jet Provost for sale...
Cunningham: A Fort Worth aviation museum will have to be left to future generations - Star-Telegram | As the widow of a man who contributed to Fort Worth's heralded aviation history for more than 30 years, I am deeply saddened by the situation in which we find ourselves. Our great city -- which owes much of its prosperity to military and commercial aviation -- has once again failed to deliver on a dream of a permanent world-class aviation museum....
Sukhoi Su-15s on the ramp - Planeshots | More in the archives!
Three-year reprieve for Bournemouth Aviation Museum - Bournemouth Echo | HARD-WORKING volunteers at Bournemouth Aviation Museum have won a three-year temporary stay of execution at their Adventure Wonderland site. Councillors at Christchurch Borough Council’s planning committee voted to allow the popular attraction to stay in the Green Belt car park of the children’s theme park opposite Bournemouth Airport....
EAA’s President and CEO Rod Hightower Grass Roots Tour in Columbia, SC February 9, 2012 - EAA 242 | ...You are invited to join EAA President and CEO Rod Hightower and EAA Chapter 242 for a fun, informative evening. We’ll be talking about the leading aviation issues of our time and what EAA is doing to grow participation in aviation....
Paraplegic Man Realizes His Dream To Fly - Aero-News Network | Specially-Modified Pipistrel Tarus Gives Him Freedom Of Flight | "Actually, I have always dreamed of flying," Jan Hercek began his story. "When I was in the third grade of elementary school, that's nine years old in my country (Slovenia, formerly Yugoslavia), I started to draw sketches of aircraft and pretend-calculations on how to make an aircraft fly. I lived in a small village, about 50 houses – no more than maybe 200 people. So I was pretty alone in my daydreaming about aircraft. I had no idea how to make my dream a reality, so I just drew sketches and...
EAA Chapter 1128 hosts aviation events for local youth - General Aviation News | Two Harbors Chapter 1128 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, in collaboration with Two Harbors High School and Lake Superior School District Community Education, recently hosted a two part aviation event for local youth....
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