California Capital Airshow Announces Historic Gathering of P-38 Lightnings - Business Wire | The Airshow website will be updated regularly with news, attraction information and more. Community members and attendees can also follow the Airshow on ...
Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again from Military Photos by NovocastrianUK | Veterans returned to the skies this weekend where they defended their country 70 years ago in a special flight held as part of the anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Britain…
60000 to 80000 expected at W.Va. air show - The Herald-Mail | With mild temperatures in the weekend forecast, organizers of Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show say 60000 to 80000 people or more could ...
2010 Warbirds on Parade - Pegasus News | Approximately 40 warbirds will attend this static event (come early and stay late to see the warbirds fly in and out). Some of those expected will be Ol'927 ...
Mosquito Home Sailsbury Hall 31-8-2010 from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder | Whilst working at Barking, I called in to London Colney, and the Sailsbury Hall collection of D.H. aircraft. Open in the afternoons in the summer, and entry for £6, I had a nice time there, and here are some images of the museums Mosquito tennants.Work is going well with the third Mosquito, and the replica Comet racer is coming along too…
The Hutton Family: Air Show by The Hutton Family | Air Show. Ryder and Daddy went to the Colorado Sport Aviation Airshow on Sunday. Ryder was absolutely enthralled by all that he saw and heard. He liked walking around and looking at all the different planes and watching all the ...
Thunderbirds seek local "hometown hero" - San Antonio Express | San Antonians have until Monday to nominate a "hometown hero" to be honored by the Air Force Thunderbirds with an hourlong orientation flight in a high ...
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Flight For The Human Spirit Arrives In California from Aviation Blogs by Av8tor | Michael Combs and the Flight for the Human Spirit landed in California last week. Combs, who is attempting to fly in or to all 50 states in a Remos GX light sport aircraft, has now flown coast to coast on the journey that began in April…
Norman Surplus who is attempting the be the first person to fly a gyrocopter around the world. - He is in the Philippines now and intends to fly to Japan in the next few days flight permissions and weather permitting! After 10,000 miles flying through 17 countries (54 Airports). Norman will soon be heading across the US from Portland OR. to Portland Maine. His US route is not yet fixed but keep an eye on his Facebook and or blog. Norman has thousands of supporters across the world, over 3,000 on Facebook alone, and lots of media coverage internationally, in each country he has travelled through. Norman is a cancer survivor and he is using his record attempt to raise awareness about and funds for cancer.-- Gyrox Goes Global Team
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Our "Gunpoint-at-the-Airport" Ordeal from John and Martha King - Life is good when it's up in the air. by John and Martha - Less stressful times with N50545 - By now you have probably heard about our being handcuffed at gunpoint by the police at Santa Barbara Airport. Our registration number had mistakenly shown up on a stolen aircraft list. Being detained at gunpoint, handcuffed and placed in two separate police cars, left us shaken enough that we had misgivings about flying home that afternoon—especially using the IFR system that had set us up for this ordeal in the first place. Sleeping at night hasn't been easy either. Our minds keep replaying the events…
1970's Dreamin' - Ford Powered Biplane Racer Concept by Martt | With the 2010 Reno Air Races fast approaching (Sept 15-19), I thought now might be a good time to check out this little blast from the past. I remember seeing these pix when I was a kid, but I don't even know what this hot looking little biplane racer was called. And, it's just a model here, as far as I know, it never got built. It sure would be cool to know the whole story on it, but two things you can tell for sure from these pix - it's gorgeous, and it was meant for some Ford V power…
Accreditation Puts EAA AirVenture Museum in Top Tier of Nation's Museums from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA's AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the nation's premier aviation museums, has again earned accreditation from the American Association of Museums, recognizing its commitment to excellence and high professional standards. The latest approval marks the third consecutive time the AirVenture Museum has earned the AAM's "seal of approval." The EAA facility was the first aviation museum in the U.S. to earn accreditation in 1988, and one of fewer than 10 aviation museums in the nation to hold the rating…
Full Moon at the Proud Bird Restaurant from Telstar Logistics - Telstar Logistics stumbled upon the Proud Bird while heading back to our room at the glamorous Travelodge at LAX Airport during a recent business trip. It was late in the evening, and the Proud Bird was preparing to shut down for the night, so we went on a brief, self-guided tour of the grounds. The evening was warm, the air was still, and a full moon bathed the collection of old airplanes in a spooky yellow light…
Two Minute Test On The Largest Most Powerful Rocket For Flight from AvStop | On Tuesday, with a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle designs…
Microsoft Re-Enters Flight Simulator Market from PropBlast by mjg | Shortly after killing off the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, they have announced Microsoft Flight. On August 17th they announced the development of "Microsoft Flight" that will, along with "Fable III" and "Age of Empires Online" will "fully integrate the free* Games for Windows – LIVE online service to deliver compelling socially connected gameplay experiences."…
Aviation scholarship takes off for area students - Hamilton Journal News | The scholarship fund was recently created to administer the assets of the Middletown Aviation Club upon that nonprofit organization's disbanding…
American Airlines Picks the DC-10 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | American Airlines' involvement in the development of the Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas widebody trijets was extensive. It all goes back to when George Spater took over the reins of the airline from the legendary C.R. Smith…
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Only a trail remains: At least 70000 attend air show over two days; crowds pleased - Foster's Daily Democrat | "A beautiful weekend, great weather and the Blue Angels were a great combination." For most of those estimated 70000 people, bathrooms, shade and mapping ...
Mexico, MO Salute to Veterans Air Show from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo:
Winds trim Offutt air show - Omaha World-Herald | One of the show's highlights was the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, which performs aerial stunts in tight formation. The Thunderbirds have been ...
Flypast offers a new view of show - The Northern Echo | A FLYPAST by a Second World War Dakota aircraft proved to be the star attraction at an agricultural show in the heart of the North Pennines. ...
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Nation loses another hero - Sun-Sentinel | He was a B17 navigator in World War ll. He was truly part of the Greatest Generation. Try to imagine climbing into your B17 aircraft knowing you will be ...
Review: A2A Simulations' B-17G Flying Fortress - FlightSim.com | The Boeing B-17 could be called the greatest aircraft in history. It was produced and shot down in vast quantities, housed a crew of around ...
Scrapbook: Legend of the skies. 25th Aug 1943 - RantRave | Published Opinion.| Didn't he win the Kings Cup Air Race in 1938? And now he is more than ever a legend for all the ants on the ground, who never cease to be astonished when ...
Aviation Celebration Honors Alabama's First Lady of Flight Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- On National Aviation Day the Birmingham Aero Club hosted an evening event honoring Alabama's First Lady of Flight- Nancy Batson Crews (1920-2001) with a new exhibit at the Southern Museum of Flight. Award winning author and featured speaker, Sarah Byrn Rickman, highlighted Nancy's story from her recent biography as told to her by her late friend and mentor. Aero Club President, Holly Roe opened the program with Dr. Ed Stevenson from the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame introducing Sara Rickman. Dr. Jim Griffin, Director of the Southern Museum of Flight presented the new Crews exhibit…
The DC-3, A Real Man's Airplane from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7 | Every now and then you run across an article you just have to read, and so it was with an article in Flying by Martha Lunken titled "DC-3, A Real Man's Airplane." Without a doubt this is one of the best articles written about this wonderful 75 year old airplane, and which brought back memories [...]
Happy 40th Birthday To The DC-10 from Flying With Fish by flyingfish | If you're a regular reader of Flying With Fish you may have noticed I am a 'three-holer' fan. While my favorite three-holer, the Lockheed L-1011, is all but gone from the skies, the long serving three-holer workhorse of the skies is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its very first flight…
Video: Sumptuous 747 Landing In 120fps Slow Mo - Wow! by Martt | I'm a freak for great video, and for great airplanes... guess you could say that makes me a 'super freak' for great video of great airplanes! That's exactly what youtuber GatwickSpotting has here. Shot from over 4 miles away, this slow mo 747 landing is a real treat to watch…
John And Martha King Held At Police Gunpoint (Really) from AVwebFlash Current Issue - Aviation's most prominent husband and wife team is calling on government agencies to keep their databases up to date and warning pilots and aircraft owners they could be next to be surrounded by heavily armed police, handcuffed and detained because of a bit of miscommunication. John and Martha King say there's a lesson to be learned after they spent about 30 scary minutes in the custody of Santa Barbara, Calif., police at the Santa Barbara Airport Saturday…
Guns, Handcuffs and John and Martha King from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Think it can't happen to you? John and Martha King (of King Schools) beg to differ. Aviation's best-known couple were the subject of a bizarre case of mistaken identity on Aug. 28 that resulted in them having guns drawn on them, being handcuffed and held for about 30 minutes. As always, there are lessons to be learned from Martha King as she goes through the bizarre event at the Santa Barbara Airport in this unedited and, at 15 minutes, longer-than-usual AVweb podcast.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation…
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