Wings Over Water in Ocean City - Delmarva Now | Award-winning aerobatic pilots Mike Goulian, in his Goodyear Extra 330SC custom-built aerobatic aircraft, top, and Rob Holland, in his Veteran Home Loans MXS/RH Aerobatic Aircraft, fly over Ocean City during a media fly-along Thursday. They can be seen...
Airshow to let crowd 'Feel the Rush' - News-Press Now | While some air shows appeal to a sense of 
South Plains Airshow scheduled at Slaton Airport - LubbockOnline.com | Jimmy Doolittle launched from the USS Hornet for a first strike against Tokyo, will roar across the skies above Slaton Airport on Saturday, June 8, during the biennial South Plains Airshow. The B-25 will play a part, along with replica Japanese fighter...
Dusty, star of Disney’s Planes to appear in Dayton Dayton, Ohio – The summer release of Disney’s Planes, the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the popular 2006 film Cars, has the entire aviation community buzzing. Disney’s Planes captures all of the thrill and excitement that flying has to offer—plus a lot of heart and humor.
Aerobatic Freestyle Challenge - Formula 1 with wings will once again fly over Prague - EuroZpravy.CZ | Last year, the Aerobatic Freestyle Challenge came to look around 10,000 people a year are expected to have higher attendance. Not surprisingly, it will be because the most competitive aerobatic show in Europe! Airmen with its top aerobatic planes pass...
Photos: Płock Air Picnic 2013, Wings Over Gillespie 2013 Airshow
Vertical Power Sponsoring the 2013 EAA AirVenture Cup The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Cross country air racing has a long history in the U.S., starting in the early 1920s, and has been credited with many advances in aviation technology, speed and reliability of engines. The organization's goal is to combine aviation history with ...
Solar Impulse Lands In St. Louis from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A month after its departure from San Francisco, Solar Impulse on Tuesday landed in St. Louis, marking the fourth stop on its six-stop flight across the U.S. The unique solar-powered airplane previously landed in Phoenix and Dallas, and plans to stop next in Washington, D.C., and New York. The latest leg of the trip, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls, lasted 21 hours and 21 minutes and covered 562 nautical miles. The advance crew for the first time used an inflatable hangar that was designed for the project's planned 2015 round-the-world flight, after the planned hangar space in St. Louis was damaged by storms over the weekend...
WWII 'warbirds' create excitement in Chadron - Rapid City Journal | Seeing a vintage WWII airplane in flight is a rare event in the 21st Century, more than 60 years after the end of the conflict. That made seeing eight planes from the era flying in formation over Chadron last week particularly intriguing for residents...
New Orleans FBO hosts B-17 from General Aviation News | NEW ORLEANS – Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, an FBO at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, recently host the Texas Raiders, an authentically restored World War II B-17 Bomber owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force. Thanks to Jay Taffett, general manager, for sending these photos along:...
Warplanes come back to Felts Field - The Spokesman Review | The B-25, based at Paine Field in Everett, will be on display to the public throughout the week, and paid flights can be arranged through Historic Flight, the company that owns the plane through its foundation. “It's probably the nicest B-25 in ...
Fantasy of Flight aims to take you higher. - Freeline Media | Despite the change in schedule, Fantasy of Flight will continue to offer attractions like , including the Wing Walk Air Ropes Course & Zip Line, the Art Deco-themed Compass Rose diner — which aims to recreate a 1940s-style roadside diner — its gift...
A Visit from A Legend from Vintage Wings of Canada By Dave O'Malley, photos by Peter Handley 
70th Anniversary at Duxford — Remembering the Mighty Eighth from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | | The famous Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire UK has been a nexus of aviation since 1918 and is now home to the Imperial War Museum Collection, The Fighter Collection, The Old Flying Machine Company, The Aircraft Restoration Company, Historic Aircraft Collection, B-17 Preservation Society as well as more […]
Radio chatter clip of WWII Lancaster bomber engaged by German plane during a attack mission
from David Cenciotti's weblog | Since radios were not so advanced, audio clips from World War Two are quite rare. This make the following radio chatter clip of a Lancaster bomber being attacked by a German fighter during a war mission over Germany particularly interesting....
The Patrouille de France like you never have seen - Paris Match | François-Olivier Robin, the producer of the film, we tried to film the Patrouille de France as it had never been shown, do something completely cinematic and dramatic, with a bias very aesthetic...
Inside Microsoft Mogul Paul Allen's Multi - Million Dollar WWII Airplane ... - Forbes | Inside Microsoft Mogul Paul Allen's Multi-Million Dollar WWII Plane Collection. Allen's generally stiff demeanor dissolves when he describes the inner workings of each plane, like the Royal Canadian Air Force B-25 bomber sitting in the center of Hangar...
Personal Finance: Youthful entrepreneur makes good on high-flying vision - Sacramento Bee | He hasn't yet graduated from high school, but Sean Burris is already airborne with his first business venture: Classic Jet Tours. Fueled by his passion for vintage jet airliners from the 1950s and '60s, the 18-year-old has organized...
NASA Talk Shows How Most Aircraft Had Model Beginnings - Space Ref | That same evening at 7:30, Chambers will present a similar program for the general public at the Virginia Air & Space Center in downtown Hampton. This Sigma Series event is free and no reservations are required. Beginning in the biplane era of the ...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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Friday, May 31, 2013
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Military Renames Air Demonstration At Reno Air Races 2013 and Fleet Week To Overcome Budget Obstacles - WarbirdsNews.com | WarbirdsNews.com has learned, from a source who asked not to be named, that the US Military is considering making an appearance at the Reno Air Races in 2013 and Fleet Week by cleverly changing the way their flights will be characterized for budgetary purposes...
Big plans are in the works for this year’s Reno Air Races - Fox Reno | ...Spectators can look forward to an exciting schedule this year including seeing Jet-Man at the races. Breitling U.S. President 
Thierry Prissert, says bringing their friend Jet-Man to the races will be a first for the air show...
National Championship Air Races - Official Page
Wings & Wheels festival lands Doolittle Raiders' co-pilot - Newzap | The 2013 Wings & Wheels: A Georgetown Fall Festival has landed a nostalgic connection to World War II history. Lt. Col. Dick Cole, a member of the Doolittle Raiders who was a co-pilot for Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, the legendary Doolittle Raiders leader during the historic April 1942 bombing of Japan, is on the radar screen as a special guest at the Oct. 4-5 Wings & Wheels event at the Sussex County Airport...
Duxford visit 25-5-2013 Seen warbirds - The Northern Aviator | During the day out at IWM Duxford with 'Chester', we saw a number of airworthy warbirds on the airfield, which included P-51B Mustang 'Princess Elizabeth' back over this side of the 'big pond' taking part with the Eagle Flight/Horsemen demo over the Bank Holiday weekend. A few of...
Fly in for Ohio benefit race - AOPA Pilot | The Rise Above educational program—the traveling exhibit of the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron, which seeks to inspire youth through the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen—will be on hand; a multiscreen multimedia presentation will be shown...
Art exhibit highlighting Tuskegee Airmen now open from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | An exhibit featuring artwork that highlights the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II is now open at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The exhibit, titled "Red Tails, Silver Wings," features 35 paintings by Chris Hopkins and can be viewed daily during regular museum hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The artwork is displayed in the museum's Hall of Honor, and admission to the museum and the exhibit is free. The exhibit will be open through February 2014...
Can a 7 ton airborne crane really fly? from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Road to Victory Military Museum in beautiful downtown Stuart FL is an excellent local museum primarily regarding U.S. Armed Forces servicemen during World War II. An associate had mentioned a Huey helicopter was now there so a trip was planned and…
Disney's Planes: Can One Movie Really Save GA? from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | We know the aviation world will gather in Wisconsin this summer to see Disney's new animated full-length movie, Planes, a week before the public. As that day approaches, maybe now is the time to start thinking about what this cartoon movie could do to help the GA community's efforts to get young kids more interested in airplanes. And everyone in the aviation family knows that...
Five things you didn’t know about Rinker Buck and ‘Flight of Passage’ from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points
by Jill Tallman | Rinker Buck and his brother Kernahan flew from New
Jersey to California in a Piper Cub in 1966. Kernahan, the pilot in
command, was 17 and Rinker was 15—and the trip was done with their
parents’ full consent. (And flown solely by pilotage and dead
reckoning—Rinker’s job was to be the navigator.) Rinker Buck’s memoir...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
Winner of Flying Club scholarship named from General Aviation News | After four months of receiving and evaluating 126 applications for the first ever Flying Club scholarship, Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) has chosen a winner. Zachary (Zach) Pietch, of Wilmington, N.C., and his prospective flying club, Cape Fear Flyers, will receive more than $3,500 worth of products, services, and support from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), David Clark, Sporty’s Pilot Shop, Signature Flight Support, Cirrus Aircraft, Schedule Master, PilotEdge and LiveATC.net, all of which is geared towards getting a flying club off the ground...
Summer Camps for Aviation-oriented Kids Worldwide from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Science, Math Technology, Engineering....who wants to think about that in summertime? Certainly not kids! Instead we've assembled a neat group of possibilities for having some fun (don't worry, they'll learn something, too!)...
Young Eagles to offer plane rides - Fond du Lac Reporter | The local Experimental Aircraft Association 572 Chapter has been offering Young Eagles rides since 1992. Since the Young Eagles program has begun, over 1,750,000 rides have been given worldwide, according to the release. Pre-registration is not ...
Air Force OCC chopper retires - National Museum of the USAF | ...The chopper toured the nation in a trailer that featured a video documenting the chopper being built. The 150-horse power chopper sports an F-22 Raptor custom theme complete with F-22 shaped mirrors, rims, seat, exhaust and an aircraft themed paint scheme...
Sunday, May 26, 2013
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Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach on for Sunday after Saturday washout - Newsday | Air show performers are expected to take to the skies over Jones Beach as scheduled Sunday after cold, rainy and windy weather grounded them Saturday. The cancellation of a full day's events was a first for the 
Meet the voice of the Bethpage Air Show - Newsday | More than three decades after his aeronautical interest and broadcast career intersected, the 64-year-old Cincinnati resident is one of two full-time professional air show announcers working in the country. So when hundreds of thousands of spectators...
Air show will salute San Diego's wartime spirit - La Jolla Light | The air show chair is Bob Simon of Del Mar, a retired American Airlines captain and Naval aviator, who now owns and flies a Stearman biplane named after his wife, D'Marie. Also from Del Mar is assistant chair Erich Moulder, a corporate jet pilot, who...
"Pearl Harbor" Movie Plane to Drop Memorial Day Carnations - Palm Springs Life | Three thousand red and white carnations will descend from a Mitchell B-25 Bomber at 1 p.m. May 26 to honor military veterans at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Palm Springs Air Museum. In a tribute to Jimmy Doolittle upon his death in 1993, a single B-25 ...
Two Who Did Not Return - New York Times | Gedeon, who was assigned to the Army Air Corps, was on board a B-25 bomber that crashed during training in North Carolina in August 1942. He freed himself and crawled out, despite three broken ribs. Gedeon then went back inside the burning plane to try...
Sporty’s Fly-In draws enthusiastic crowds from General Aviation News | Sporty’s Ninth Annual Fly-In went off without a hitch last Saturday despite the all-day threat of thunderstorms. About 100 aircraft made the trip to Ohio’s Clermont County Airport (I69), coming from as far away as Virginia, Maryland and Michigan....
Star of Disney’s Planes to appear at Oshkosh from General Aviation News | The star of Disney’s “Planes,” the animated feature set to be released this summer, will be featured at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh during the airshow. Playing the role of Dusty in the airshow performances is Texas-based aerial applicator Rusty Lindeman, who customized one of his own Air Tractor AT-301 airplanes to match Dusty’s paint scheme and features....
On board with the Snowbirds - Winnipeg Free Press | Gregg Wiebe, pilot of Snowbird 4 on the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team. Wiebe, who grew up in Kenora, Ont., took to the skies north of Winnipeg with his teammates Saturday to impress and/or strike fear into some civilian passengers along...
Frecce Tricolore in Roseto, in conversation with Maristella Urbini - Translated | ...Assessor and Airshow 2013 has been considered by many as an almost historic event for the city...
60 years of the Patrouille de France: Le Drian wants to "keep this" - AFP | SALON-DE-PROVENCE 
Dubai Airshow new venue on target for completion - Breaking Travel News | The new Dubai Airshow venue is on schedule for completion with just 90 days until Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) officially hand over the keys for the show site to show organisers, F&E Aerospace. The biennial show takes place 17 to 21...
Duxford airshow marks US Army Airforce 'friendly invasion' - BBC News | Four World War II aircraft, which make up the Eagle Squadron, can be seen together for the first time in the UK, at IWM Duxford on Sunday. A Hawker Hurricane X, Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, Republic P-47G Thunderbolt and P-51C Mustang Princess Elizabeth...
Female stunt pilot began flying in 1960s - Daily Press | Over the years, Mathias has participated in cross-country races and aerobatic competitions, performing stunts such as loops, rolls, hammerhead dives, inverted flying and other tricks. That part of her flying career was just for fun, she says. "She has...
Video: Kermit Takes The Gee Bee Z Out For A Spin from AirPigz by Martt | Don't get too excited here, there's no 'spinning' or even leaving the ground with the beautiful replica Gee Bee Z that's part 
A-10 jet severs two protective cables above power lines at Stockton Lake - News-Leader.com | A low-flying A-10 Thunderbolt II military jet hit two protective cables above a major power transmission line crossing Stockton Lake Wednesday afternoon, and boaters are being kept away from the downed cables....
Angel Flight NE Aircraft Crashes from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A Piper PA-34 Seneca being flown for Angel Flight Northeast crashed in Garoga, NY killing at least two of the occupants and likely the third. The aircraft took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass bound for Rome, NY and crashed about 60 miles from its destination. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft, minus a wing, drop into a reservoir next to a campground crowded for the long weekend....
Monday, May 20, 2013
Dusty, star of Disney’s Planes to appear in Dayton
For thousands of air show attendees, the movie will jump to life with Dusty’s flying performance at select air shows across the country. Dusty will show off his talents, communicate with the crowd and be accompanied by an exclusive and uplifting Disney musical score.
In addition, the movie will come to life with a colorful interactive display that will be loaded with activities. The display, which is a great attraction for children and adults alike, will feature stickers, tattoos, coloring sheets and more featuring all of the characters from Disney’s Planes.
Disney’s Planes is a great underdog story, said director and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall. “It has a lot of heart and a message we can all use: If we can believe in ourselves, step out of our comfort zones and get past whatever fear is holding us back, we’d be surprised with the results. And that’s exactly what happens to Dusty in this movie. He’s a crop duster who’s never flown above 1,000 feet, but he dreams of being the fastest air racer in the world. He has a lot of obstacles to overcome and needs to dig pretty deep to find the courage to become more than he was built for.”
“The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is a wonderful family event and we are absolutely thrilled to be a part of the ultimate family experience with this very special appearance of Dusty from Disney’s Planes. We invite those of all ages to join us for this most unique event,” Hall added.
Along with Dusty, the 2013 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger takes off on June 22nd and 23rd at the Dayton International Airport. In total, there will be 15 feature attractions in the air and a host of ground display aircraft and interactive exhibits. Flying attractions range from award-winning aerobatic great Sean D. Tucker to the only flying B-29 Superfortress in the world, "FIFI", to a first ever demonstration of the MiG-17. Spectators will also enjoy the AeroShell Formation Aerobatic Team and the "Great Wall of Fire" just to name a couple more. Visit the show website at www.daytonairshow.com for a complete lineup and ticket information.
The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is produced by the United States Air and Trade Show, Inc, a 501(c)6) not-for-profit Ohio Corporation that relies on sponsorship and community support to offset the cost of producing the event. The Dayton/Montgomery Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that the show has a $3.2 million annual economic impact on the region.
MORE ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT
The owner and pilot of the aircraft tapped to play the role of Dusty in the air show performances is Texas-based aerial applicator Rusty Lindeman, who customized one of his own Air Tractor AT-301 airplanes to match Dusty’s paint scheme and features. Manufactured in Olney, Texas, Air Tractor aircraft are used for agricultural spraying, seeding and fertilizing, plus forestry protection, fire fighting and more in the U.S. and more than 30 countries around the world. “We’re happy to help bring Dusty to life for the performances and hope that the audience will have fun and learn a bit more about the importance of aerial application in modern agriculture,” said Air Tractor’s Kristin Edwards. Air Tractor's founder, Leland Snow, designed, built and flew his own purpose-built crop duster in 1953 and devoted his career to designing bigger and better aircraft for aerial application.
MORE ABOUT THE MOVIE
From above the world of Cars comes Disney’s Planes, an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a highflying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing—and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. Featuring a talented roster of voice talent, including Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more, Disney’s Planes, takes off in theaters on Aug. 9, 2013. For more information, check out Disney.com/Planes, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/DisneyPlanes and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/DisneyPictures.
Founded in 1975, the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is one of America’s premier air shows. The Air Show showcases world-class aerobatic champions, military jet demonstrations and entertainment for the whole family celebrating Dayton’s aviation heritage as home of the Wright Brothers, National Museum of the US Air Force and Wright-Patterson AFB. For more information, visit www.daytonairshow.com.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
“DISNEY’S PLANES” INTERACTIVE DISPLAY HANGAR TO BE A PART OF QUAD CITY AIR SHOW!
The summer release of “Disney’s Planes,” the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the popular 2006 film “Cars,” has the entire aviation community buzzing. “Disney’s Planes” captures all of the thrill and excitement that that flying has to offer—plus a lot of heart and humor.
For thousands of air-show attendees at select air shows across the country, the movie will come to life with a colorful interactive display that will be loaded with activities. The display, which is a great attraction for children and adults alike, will feature stickers, tattoos, coloring sheets and more, featuring all of the characters from “Disney’s Planes.”
“‘Disney’s Planes’ is a great underdog story, said director and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall. “It has a lot of heart and a message we can all use: If we can believe in ourselves, step out of our comfort zones and get past whatever fear is holding us back, we’d be surprised with the results. And that’s exactly what happens to Dusty in this movie. He’s a crop duster who’s never flown above 1,000 feet, but he dreams of being the fastest air racer in the world. He has a lot of obstacles to overcome and needs to dig pretty deep to find the courage to become more than he was built for.”
Added (Kenneth W. Hopper, Quad City Air Show President-Founder), “The Interactive Disney Display Hangar is a wonderful family attraction and we are absolutely thrilled to be a part of the ultimate family experience with this very special display featuring Dusty and the characters from ‘Disney’s Planes.’ We invite those of all ages to join us for this most unique display at our 27th Air Show on June 22-23, 2013."
ABOUT THE MOVIE
From above the world of “Cars” comes “Disney’s Planes,” an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing—and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. Featuring a talented roster of voice talent, including Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more, “Disney’s Planes” takes off in theaters on Aug. 9, 2013. For more information, check out Disney.com/Planes, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/DisneyPlanes and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/DisneyPictures.
ABOUT THE AIR SHOW
The Quad City Air Show is nationally recognized as one of the TOP-THREE air shows in the industry and Disney is proud to be associated with this quality air show that has been showcasing aviation for over 27 years. Please come out to the Quad City Air Show on June 22-23, 2013 and meet "Dusty" and please check out all the action on the Quad City Air Show at www.quadcityairshow.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes History with 1st Rocket-Powered Flight - Space.com | A private spaceship designed to carry space tourists made its first rocket-powered test flight today 
Video: Virgin Galactic one flight closer to space tourism - CNN | Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California....
Six P-38s at Airshow!!! from Planes Of Fame News | SIX P-38s AT THE 2013 PLANES OF FAME AIR SHOW!!!
Air show to host last flying Lancaster bomber - The Oxford Times | ON MAY 16, 70 years ago to the day, a brave squadron of RAF pilots took off on what was to become one of the most famous missions of the Second World War. The Dambuster squadron as they became known, flew in specially-modified Lancaster bombers ...
Aviators: Spring brings bevvy of Alaska fly-in events - Alaska Dispatch | The 23rd Annual Valdez Fly-in and Air Show is scheduled for Friday, May 10 through Sunday, May 12. It includes lectures, the Alaska Air Show Association Warbirds celebration of 100 years of Alaskan flight, “flour bombing” on Sunday and an air show with ...
Fly In for Autism Charity Event - Illinois Times - Illinois Times | Fly In for Autism Charity Event. Saturday June 29,2013. Holmes Airstrip. 8113 N. Pawnee Rd. Category: Bulletin Board. R/C airplane and helicopter flying and demos. Hands on flight of R/C airplane with an instructor. Raffle tickets for a variety of items.
AIRSHOW NEWS: Hayward Aviation supports the Wildcats Aerobatic team from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Hayward Aviation Ltd is delighted to support the Wildcats Aerobatic team in 
RCX | The Radio Control Expo - RC's ultimate radio control show - www.rcx.com |RCX is the ultimate radio control expo. Sponsors include Traxxas, Horizon Hob
San Marino. Started the season dell'Aerobatic Team San Marino - Giornale.Sm (translated) | Pilots dell'Aerobatic Team, Selva only able to enter the final reserved for the top ten held Sunday morning with an excellent fifth place. His lack of preparation during the winter caused by various problems does not seem to have affected ...
"Flying Catfish" UCAP #325 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Guest Dan Johnson. From the deck of Sun 'n Fun Radio Jeb, Dave, and Jack wrap up the 2013 fly-in. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded April 14, 2013.
Disney’s Planes to air at AirVenture from General Aviation News | The summer release of “Disney’s Planes,” the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the popular 2006 film “Cars,” has the entire aviation community buzzing. Those attending AirVenture this year will have the opportunity to experience a Special Preview Screening at the Fly-In Theater on Friday night, Aug. 2, one week before the movie opens in theaters nationwide....
'Racing Red Tails' to compete in all-female race - digitalBURG.com | The University of Central Missouri's aviation student Molly Brand will participate in one of the most prestigious, all-female, cross-country events this summer, “The Air Race Classic.” Brand and her teammate, Miyukiko ...
Today in 1918, Lt. Edward V. Rickenbacker downed his first enemy aircraft via IASAR | Rickenbacker of Columbus, Ohio, was a famous race car driver before the United States' entry into World War I. As the United States prepared to send troops to Europe, Rickenbacker was offered a position as General Pershing's chauffeur. He accepted and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Soon after arriving in France...
Historical Society to honor early aviator - Rutland Herald | Schmitt, who will be honored this week with a historical marker at the Rutland fairgrounds, set a handful of aviation records in the early days of flight, became the first pilot to fly from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and, in 1913, had the less happy...
Restorers and promises to come from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may
Mc Donnell Douglas YC-15 (part 3) - The Lexicans | ...as part of further operational demonstrations were conducted at China Lake, CA using dummies for static-line drop tests. Cargo drops with 5000lb to 20,000lb were also conducted from an altitude of about 4750ft. The heaviest drop was a 28,243lb load of CDS containers. The primary result of the drop tests found the troop door was too narrow.
Major Cache of Ryan PT-22 Parts to Donated APM from Antique Airfield News | Thanks to the generosity of Mike & Margaret Wilson of Cedar Rapids, IA, the APM has received a large donation of Ryan PT-22 projects and parts.
'Young Eagles' Get Their First Taste Of Flying - Greeneville Sun | Members of the Smith family of Chuckey enjoyed a flight Saturday morning with pilot Jerry Hope as part of the “Young Eagles” program at the Greeneville Municipal Airport sponsored by local Chapter 1355 of the Experimental Aircraft Association
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Update on Kirby Chambliss from Skip Stewart's FB page: There is a lot of false information about Kirby out there. I was flying off his wing practicing a dual routine when it happened. So this is the 
Translated News Story: Kirby Chambliss - Valencia-Oscar Iraheta Marielos Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | A small plane crashed this afternoon on Highway 3 Ilopango Airport, said the armed forces. The military said the aircraft pilot is alive and was identified as Kirby Chambliss. A UH-1H helicopter assisted the pilot and took him to the military hospital....
Chambliss Reportedly OK After Crash in El Salvador from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Veteran air show performer and AirVenture participant Kirby Chambliss is reportedly fine after experiencing a forced landing Wednesday, January 23, while practicing in his Zivko Edge 540 for a performance in this weekend's Illopango, El Salvador Airshow.
Thunderbirds award Airmen for 2012 Defenders of Liberty Airshow - Barksdale Air Force Base | 1/23/2013 - Maj. Warren Carroll, 11th Bomb Squadron, Capt. Joshua Yerk, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, and 1st Lt. Andrew Cooper, 2nd Munitions Squadron are awarded a plaque for excellence from the US Air Force Thunderbirds by Col. Reid Langdon ...
Tom Poberezny Named a Living Legend of Aviation from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA Chairman Emeritus Tom Poberezny was inducted as a Living Legend of Aviation on January 18 during the 10th annual Living Legends of Aviation awards presentation event in Beverly Hills. Tom served as convention chairman from 1977 to 2011, EAA president from 1989 to 2010, and chairman of the board from 2009 to 2011...
Famed aviator honoured - InsideHalton.com | Famed aviator honoured. HALL OF FAME: Honorary Col. Gerald P. J. Haddon, representing his grandfather Honourary Air Commodore J.A.D. McCurdy, and his wife Amanda, were presented with a handmade crystal and proclamation from Prime Minister...
60 Years of EAA: A Bigger Role (1984-1997) from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Now in its new, permanent home in Oshkosh, EAA entered the mid-1980s with increased visibility inside and outside the aviation community, while creating programs to bring more people into flight...
RC Club to host 3rd Annual Indoor Fly-In - Lake Gaston Gazette Observer | Bring the kids and come join the 95th Squadron Radio Control Model Airplane Club for its 3rd Annual Indoor Fly-in on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Lake Gaston Baptist Church from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The event will feature flight demonstrations of indoor...
WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees for 2013 - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Women in Aviation, International has announced the latest inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women and men will be honored at WAI's 24th Annual International Conference which will be held on March 14-16, 2013, at the Gaylord ...
The hit PBS TV show "The Aviators" had a chance to experience the incredible fee... from Sky Combat Ace's Facebook Wall by Sky Combat Ace | The hit PBS TV show "The Aviators" had a chance to experience the incredible feeling of dogfighting while on location for Vince Neil's flight training. Lisa "Vixen" Charney and Devin "Deadeye" Lund squared off as trash talking competitors, and...
Spitfire Dig To Continue At Second Site from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Undaunted by a failure to find any buried Spitfires at the first dig site in Burma, project leader David Cundall said he is ready to start excavating a second site. Cundall said he will be flying soon to Myitkyina, about 900 miles from the first dig site. A preliminary dig at Myitkyina found a buried wooden crate filled with water, and Cundall...
Planes - Coming to Theaters - Are You Excited? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Next in line for aviators starving for anything related to flying is “Planes”, the movie. “Planes” is an offshoot of the animated movie “Cars” which many of you may have seen. Produced by Pixar, the original four wheeled animated movie did quite well. Its sequel though took on the more typical Hollywoodslant and a third has been hard to get rolling....
Sikorsky and Boeing teaming up to build the next gen combat helicopter? from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | Sikorsky and Boeing will once again team over a military rotorcraft project, this time the venture is the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate’s (AATD) requirement for a Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrator (TD), the forerunner to the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) requirement in the 2030s....
Flight keeps teen's dream alive - Hawke's Bay Today | He is a familiar sight at the Hawke's Bay Aero Club, where as a "Young Eagle" he helps out wherever he can. He cleans aircraft and talks with the pilots. "I need to focus on my school work for now, and see a specialist eye doctor and find out for ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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Liberty Belle Destroyed - news here .
A-10 pilot returning to Tullahoma for air show - Tullahoma News and Guardian | He arrived on the weekend of the Centennial of Flight Celebration air show in 2003. Shetterly spent about a year at Arnold AFB before going into undergraduate pilot training. During that time, he spent time at the airport dropping skydivers out of a ...
Second annual air show flies in this Saturday - Houston Today | Once again the Bulkley Valley Radio Control Fliers will be taking to the skies for people of all ages to enjoy in their second annual Bulkley Valley Air Show on June 18. Last year was immensely successful, ...
Golden West Fly-In & Airshow - KHSL | Members from the liberty parachute team kicked off the fun for the 10th annual Golden West Regional Fly-In and Airshow Saturday. The skies above the Yuba County Airport were full of colored smoke and tumbling planes as hundreds of spectators watched in ...
"AIRCRAFT IN UNIFORM" FLY-IN, SANDOWN, Sunday 31 July 2011 from PPRuNe Forums | There will be an 'AIRCRAFT IN UNIFORM' fly-in at SANDOWN, Isle of Wight on Sunday 31 July 2011 and an open invitation is made to all aircraft types still displaying Military Markings, and that can safely operate from Sandown, to make the trip across the Solent. ...
POKIN AROUND: Aviation group offers flights in WWII bomber - STL Today | I sat in the nose turret of the B-25 bomber. I handled the 50-caliber gun. I took a turn in the pilot's seat. I crawled through the narrow passage to the tail-gunner's post. This was Thursday afternoon. It was hot. Even hotter in the plane, which sat in its hangar at St. Charles County Airport — Smartt Field. By the time I exited I was soaked with sweat. "It wasn't built for comfort. It was built for fighting," says volunteer Jim Lammert, of St. Charles. ...
WW II-era bomber tours grounded by failed engine - Crookston Daily Times | By AP An engine failure has forced the Commemorative Air Force to cancel appearances of its World War II B-25 bomber "Miss Mitchell" in Oakes and Fargo. The Fargo Forum reports that the group that maintains the airplane was slated to give rides in ...
Workers restore Boeing B-17 - Seattle Post Intelligencer | Workers restore the B-17 Flying Fortress
Mary Alice on May 10, 2011, at the Imperial War Museum Duxford's American Air Museum near Cambridge, England. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) | Click picture for photo gallery. Here's something to help lessen the ...Celebrate Our History: Bessie Coleman from WAI Connect Blog | Wednesday, June 15 marks the 90th anniversary of Bessie Coleman's earning her pilot's license in 1921. The Centennial of Flight web site gives this description of Bessie: Bessie Coleman, the daughter of a poor, southern, African American family, became one of the most famous women and African Americans in aviation history. "Brave Bessie" or "Queen Bess," as she became known, faced the double ...
Greg Koontz Emphasizes Back to Flying Basics at FAASTeam Meeting from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -BESSEMER ALABAMA- Best known for his aerobatic Cub comedy routine with the Alabama Boys and Decathlon aerobatics, Greg Koontz spoke to a packed house at a recent FAA Safety Meeting at the Bessemer Airport Terminal. With over 28,000 flying hours, FAA Alabama Flight Instructor of the year, Aerobatic competency examiner, writer, and aerobatic flight school owner, ...
Remembering Joshua and Nicholas: Wings of Hope set for Saturday - Greene County Daily World | The Bloomington Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be sponsoring a Young Eagles event for children between the ages of 8 and 17. There will be 6 pilots available, and Young Eagles will receive a certificate stating that they have ...
'StratoShuttle' aims for 120,000 ft from The Original Rocket Dungeon | The folks at Quest for Stars are at it again. ...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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Thunderbirds soar over Kennedy Space Center - Central Florida News 13 |The world famous "Thunderbirds" will be thundering over the skies at this year's Daytona 500 for the second time. But before that, they soared through the air over the ultimate place for space -- Kennedy Space Center on Friday. ...
Grandson Of Navy's First Black Aviator Speaks At NAS Jacksonville from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Hundreds of Sailors and civilians gathered at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Officers' Club Feb. 16 to learn about the life of the Navy's first black aviator, Ensign Jesse Brown, from his grandson, Jamal Knight, during the annual African-American History Observance.
Snowbirds returning to Kelowna - Castanet.net | The Snowbirds, who celebrated their 40th anniversary last October, will perform August 1 at the first annual Rotary Air Show. "We do have confirmation that the Snowbirds will be here August 1, but we really don't have all the details worked out. ...
Heritage Classic to feature rock stars, original music - NHL.co | After the performance of the Canadian anthem, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team will fly over McMahon Stadium in salute of Canadian troops overseas and around the world watching the game. A Canadian icon for the past four decades, ...
Checkered fly past - Hawke's Bay Today | FLIGHT PLAN: Red Checkers pilot Anthony Budd
keeps a keen eye on his wingman during a RNZAF flying display for Art Deco weekend over Napier. Photo / Warren Buckland "It's good to be back," Red Checkers Squadron Leader Jim Rankin said as the sun glinted ...Airshow Season Has St. Augustine Looking Up - First Coast News | ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- It's a bird. It's a plane. It's pilots practicing for airshow season. According to the St. Augustine Airport Authority, planes may be seen doing some strange manuevers overhead as pilots get ready for airshows and get recertified. Aerobatic pilots will be in the air frequently between now and April ...
Jul 9, 2011: Wings 'n Wheels from Fly-In Calendar | I68: Lebanon-Warren County Airport - Lebanon, OH
Civil aviation minister and Bengaluru International Airport kick-off centenary year from Bangalore Aviation | Civil Aviation minister Vayalar Ravi kicked off the centenary year celebrations at Bangalore earlier this morning. Bengaluru International Airport Limited, the airport operator of Bangalore, together with its partners and concessionaires began the celebrations with an auspicious lighting of the lamp followed by unveiling of the official Civil Aviation Centenary Year logo. ...
Goulian on Chronicle 2/23/11 from Executive Flyers | Tune in Wednesday to watch Mike Goulian on Chronicle, a Boston based nightly television show with anchor, Anthony Everett. Mike helps Anthony make his dream come true – starting his quest to learn to fly. Anthony spent the day with us at our hangar in North Andover, MA to experience the passion of flying at Executive Flyers. ...
Tuskegee Airmen archives donated to Temple University - Newsworks.org (blog) | He was a mechanic and crew chief on dozens of B-25 bombing missions. During the war, he turned down an offer to return to the United States. At the time, he never planned to go home again. "I was thinking very seriously about it," said Moore. ...
Lyon Air Museum Hosts Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson at Book Signing Feb. 20 from Featured | Famed Tuskegee Airman and author Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, 90, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who currently resides in Southfield, Mich., will be signing copies of his book Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, on Sunday, Feb. 20, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Lyon Air Museum, located on the west side of John Wayne Airport. ...
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Pioneers of the Sky - Amy Johnson and Charles Lindbergh from www.suite101.com | This article looks at two of the greatest long-distance pilots in the history of aviation - the American, Charles Lindbergh and British pilot, Amy Johnson ...
World War II hero receives medals after 65 years from Air Force Link Top Stories | A safety NCO here helped a veteran receive recognition for his service during World War II. Tech. Sgt. Wayne Herold, a 22nd Air Refueling Wing ground safety technician, helped Gordon Ballagh, a 90-year-old veteran and prisoner of war during World War II receive four medals: the Prisoner of War Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the Euro-African-Middle Eastern Medal. ...
February 18 from Cut and Paste Aviation | 1832 -- Octave Chanute, first great historian of aviation, is born in Paris, France. ...
On This Day in Aviation History: February 18th - NYCAviation | 1981 – Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop, co-founder of Lockheed Corporation and, later, founder of Northrop Corporation, dies at the age of 85. 1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried to altitude on top of a Boeing 747 Shuttle ...
Disney Set to Release “Planes” in 2013 - DisZine | ... who sets his heart on competing in a trans-global air race – despite his fear of heights. Here's what John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, had to say about the project: “We had such a great time exploring ...Ohio Ups Ante for Shuttle Retirement Home - Discovery News | Another strong candidate is New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which draws more than 915000 visitors each year and is home to a Concorde supersonic jet. This week, Ohio upped the ante, with a request in the Obama Administration's ...
NASA Sets Launch Date for Space Shuttle Discovery Mission from NASA Breaking News | Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Announces STS-133 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details from NASA Breaking News | News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery. Lift off is targeted for 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to begin the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station.
Friday, February 18, 2011
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Blue Angels at Rest in El Sweato - TwitPic
Historic air mail flight to be celebrated in Petaluma - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Displays at the Sonoma Jet Center Redwood Hangar from noon to 3 pm Tickets are $5 for ages 6-21, $10 for air museum members, $15 for adults in advance and $20 at the event to benefit the Pacific Coast Air Museum. Saturday: Smithsonian Institution ...
Streaming colors of the Italian flag over Sanremo from Photoblog | The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) leave trails of smoke in the colors of the Italian flag over Sanremo on Feb. 17 to celebrate 150 years of Italian unification.
Tuskegee Airmen speak to students - WZZM | Thursday morning, surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen spoke at GE Aviation's Grand Rapids facility as part of Black History Month. It was an inspiring day for students like 15-year-old Austin Wilson who is a freshman at the West Michigan Aviation ...
Women are flying high in the sky - Oshawa Express | It’s been 100 years since Raymonde de Laroche of France became the first woman to earn a pilot license worldwide. That same year in 1910, Bessica Medlar Raiche from Wisconsin became the first woman credited to have soloed an airplane on the American continent. To celebrate these momentous events, pilots introduced 1,647 girls and women to flying in 29 countries on four continents and Oshawa came out flying high in a number of award categories. ...
A lifetime of flying from General Aviation News | Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Young Bobby Burns was infatuated with flying and airplanes, and on his 13th birthday his parents fed the fire with a 10-minute flight in an Aeronca Champ at San Fernando Airport in San Fernando, Calif. He was prepared. He had memorized a little book called “Let’s Fly,” and when the pilot of the Champ gave him the controls, he was sure Bobby had flown before. ...
Video: Heritage Flight Museum - KVOS
Excellent photos of the HL-10 Lifting Body (plus more) from The Original Rocket Dungeon | I grabbed this photo from a thread on the Replica Prop Forum. Although it focuses on the HL-10, the thread also has some photos of other lifting bodies and X-Planes. I have seen a lot of them, but many were new to me. It's well worth wading through. I also need to see what else is on that forum.
Air Force Museum Foundation receives $5 million donation from Boeing | from Air Force Link Top Stories | Officials from the Air Force Museum Foundation announced their acceptance of a $5 million donation from The Boeing Company. The funds will be used to help construct a new 200,000 square-foot building to house the museum's presidential aircraft collection; the space gallery; and the global reach gallery, featuring cargo and tanker aircraft. The facility will provide educational opportunities in collaboration with NASA and a variety of other educational organizations and institutions focusing on history, science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based programs. ...
Yankee Air Museum - FB Page | We are an aviation museum that is celebrating its 30th year of helping preserve our local history. Throughout that time we have evolved as an institution in what we have to offer our visitors. However, our main goal, which continues to this day, is to tell the story of World War II through the eyes of Metro Detroit and the Willow Run Bomber Plant. History was made at this airport and we want to do everything we can to preserve it. ...
Jean Boulet Former Record Breaker And Test Pilot Dies At Age 90 from AvStop | First hired in 1947 by the SNCASE, which would later become Sud Aviation and then the Helicopter division of the Aerospatiale Group, Jean Boulet was one of the greatest pioneers in the history of rotorcraft flight testing, he died on February 15, 2011. Just a few highlights from his illustrious career include the first flights of the SE3000, the ...
Oakland Aviation Museum — two models from Travel for Aircraft | There are several models in the Oakland Aviation Museum but two stand out the most to me, one since it is a remarkable display of a Wright Flyer and the other due to its professional quality display of am exotic aircraft I had not known f before the day I visited this great museum.
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.Latest Uploads from the Chicken Works | Pan American Seversky Super Clipper, Northrop N-63 VTOL Fighter
Twin-body 747 from The Unwanted Blog |A highly theoretical idea from NASA-Langley, 1976, was to build a freighter aircraft using two 747 fuselages. This would create an aircraft with twice the payload of the 747, but at less than twice the gross weight and ...
Empire State Flashback - WNYC | In one of the most dramatic incidents to ever involve the Empire State Building, in July of 1945, a B-25 crashed into the 79th floor of the building as it made its way to Newark Airport in heavy fog. A total of 14 people died in the incident. ...
Today in Aviation History – February 18 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club | In 1832… Octave Chanute (1832-1910), first great historian of aviation, is born in Paris, France. Brought to the US when young, Chanute was a civilian engineer before turning to aviation. In 1894 he published Progress in Flying Machines. The book became a bible for the Wright brothers. ...
Cars Spins Off Planes - IGN | It revolves around a small-town plane known as Dusty, who marvels at the big-city air shows and dreams of entering the most epic around-the-world air race -- despite his fear of heights. Production will begin soon with an aim for release on DVD and ...
Disney's “Planes” - Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation | PLANES takes off with an international cast of the fastest air racers around, in a comedy packed with action and adventure starring Dusty, a small town dreamer who longs to enter the most epic around-the-world air race … despite his ...
NASA chief Bolden makes call on where shuttles will stay - Florida Today | The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC, traditionally has first dibs on NASA artifacts, and Discovery might be headed there. The orbiter Enterprise, which was used in shuttle approach and landing tests in the 1970s, is located at the ...
Japan Plans to Send its Own Tweeting Humanoid Robot to the ISS in 2013 - POPSCI | When the humanoid Robonaut takes off for the ISS next week aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, his days as the sole humanoid in orbit may already be numbered. JAXA, the Japanese space agency, has announced that it plans to send its own humanoid ‘bot to the ISS in 2013. ...
Google Lunar X PRIZE: 'Official Private Race To the Moon Is On' - Neon Tommy | Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, Sep 13, 2007. Photo from X PRIZE Foundation For part of a $30 million prize, privately-funded teams across the globe are competing to put a robot on the moon by 2015 that could explore and ...
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Blue Angels to perform at Sun ‘n Fun from General Aviation News | The United States Navy’s Blue Angels military jet demonstration team will be the featured air show performers at this year’s Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will be held March 29-April 3 on its campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Florida. ...
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F-22 Raptor leads aerial display - WXYZ | Selfridge Air National Guard Base (WXYZ) - The aerial expertise of the latest addition to American's Air Force will lead the 2011 Selfridge Air Show. The US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft will take to the skies over Selfridge Air National Guard ...
TALL Ships Event Will Have Red Arrows Display - Inverclyde Now | THE Red Arrows will be making a welcome return to Greenock this July as part of the Tall Ships Race event. The flying display team will take to the skies over the ships at lunchtime on the final day of event, 12 July, barring any operational ...
Cotswold Air show to celebrate iconic jet’s 60th anniversary by Flightline UK | One of Britain’s most iconic fighter jets will be honoured with an historic and breathtaking display at the 2011 Cotswold Air Show. The theme of this year’s show, at Cotswold Airport, on June 18 and 19, is the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the Hawker Hunter. Only a few airworthy examples remain of the elegant swept wing aircraft and it is hoped that one of the highlights will be a spectacular diamond nine formation flypast. ...
SANREMO: THE ARROWS SHOW TRICOLORI Acrobazie AGI - Agenzia Journalistic Italy | Steps to repeat Frecce Tricolori in the sky of San Remo in view of the exhibition this afternoon, sandwiched between the events that will accompany the evening event that the Sanremo Festival dedicated to 150 years ...
Tomorrow is the 100th year anniversary of civil aviation in India from Bangalore Aviation | Tomorrow, February 17, 2011 marks the 100 year anniversary of civil aviation in India. To commemorate this milestone, the year 2011-12 has been being declared as the 'Civil Aviation Centenary Year’. From humble beginnings, India has grown in to the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world. Airlines, airports, aircraft, and pretty much anyone connected with civil aviation in India will commence on a year long celebration. ...
Southeast Aviation Show slated from General Aviation News | On Oct. 29, the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) will host the Southeast Aviation Show, sponsored by the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). The event will showcase the latest aviation products, a static aircraft display and educational sessions. ...
Women In Aviation To Gather In Reno from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Women in Aviation International will host its 22nd annual conference next week in Reno, Nev., from Feb. 24 to 26. The event brings together a wide range of aviation professionals, educators and enthusiasts, and welcomes men as well as women from around the world. A variety of ...
Legends of Naval Aviation – Jesse Brown & Tom Hudner from Warplanes Online Community | ... Four years after Annapolis, however, Tom would find himself in another war, the Korean War. Here he would lead a heroic effort to save a downed pilot when his flight was on patrol over the Chosin Reservoir. For this extraordinary rescue attempt, President Harry Truman would present the first Congressional Medal of Honor of the Korean War to Tom Hudner. ...
'Huey' helicopter adds to Southeast Asia War storyline at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | As the renovation of the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force continues, visitors have the opportunity to learn more about the aircraft and personnel who served during that time. The museum's UH-1 "Huey" helicopter, for example, served with the 20th Special Operations Squadron in South Vietnam, flying dangerous, highly-classified missions inserting special operations personnel into Laos and Cambodia. In June 1969, this aircraft was converted into a UH-1P gunship equipped with two rocket pods and two miniguns. ...
F-14 Tomcats (2006) from AIRBOYD.TV
IMAGE: Nimrod R1 aircraft receives special paint at RAF Waddington - CAVOK | The Nimrod R1 aircraft XV249 was specially painted to commemorate the last flight of the Nimrod at RAF Waddington, home of 51 Squadron "Goose". The Nimrod R1 reconnaissance aircraft are in operation since 1974, flying from the station at RAF Waddington in 1995. These images show the aircraft in your current job with the crew aboard the Nimrod during a routine mission with the aircraft taxiing on January 31, 2011.
The Martin Marietta X-24B, via this excellent thread of images from x planes | The Martin Marietta X-24B, via this excellent thread of images
Boeing Donates 'Legends of Flight' Proceeds to Washington State LASER from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Boeing (NYSE: BA) on Wednesday made a surprise donation of $26,000 to Washington State Leadership & Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER). Boeing's donation comes from proceeds from its sponsorship of the IMAX film "Legends of Flight." The present ...
Boeing Announces $5M Donation to Air Force Museum Foundation from AVIATION-NEWS | Gift Will Enable New Exhibits and Educational Programs ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it will donate $5 million to the Air Force Museum Foundation in three installments over the next three years. The foundation will deliver the funds to the U.S. Air Force for the benefit [...]
VIDEO: AeroVironment's Nano Hummingbird Flies! from Ares | AeroVironment has released a video of flight tests of its tiny Nano Hummingbird flapping-wing UAV, built under DARPA's Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program. As you watch the video, remember this vehicle, like a real hummingbird, is hovering, maneuvering and flying under its own power, using its flapping wings for propulsion and control. ...
Boeing's Triple Challenge: Three aircraft, three certifications from Flightblogger | SEATTLE -- What originally began as a plan to sequentially develop an all-new jetliner and two jumbo variants, has turned into a concurrent push to achieve a three-front certification effort by the close of 2011. Boeing is facing a challenge on three fronts as it aims to gain regulatory approval on the 747-8I, 747-8F and the 787 - the first time in its history it has attempted such a demanding target. ...
