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Spring into April with Alabama Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | So many choices, so little time to enjoy all these fresh spring aviation events. The quality and quantity of fun places to fly in April is but a forerunner to the huge selection coming next month. Don't miss a single one of your favorite Alabama Aviation events....

Geneseo Air Show set to fly - WROC-TV | The Rochester Air Show has been postponed, but the

annual Geneseo Air Show will take flight as scheduled this summer. On the grounds of the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum in Geneseo stands a vintage C-47 that dropped paratroopers over France ...

HEMET: Air show moving to November - Press-Enterprise (blog) | The popular air show is held at the Hemet airport every other year. It is being moved to November because the county's Economic Development Agency, which operates the airport and show, has had success securing top-notch performers at that time of year ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Italian Air Force RSV Airshow Participation 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Italian Air Force RSV (Reparto Sperimentale Volo) has released details of it’s airshow participation for the 2013 display season which includes the Weston Air Day and the Royal International Air Tattoo.

Pilots fly high, but without an air boss there's no air show - Daytona Beach News-Journal  | An air show without an air boss is like an orchestra without a conductor, Steve Clegg said....

Airshow gets thumbs-up - Marlborough Express | Amelia Reid, top and Sally Martin both actors on Shortland Street dressed in Royal Air Force uniform on the stairs of a MK1 Avro Anson at the 2013 Classic Fighters Air Show at Omaka. The Anson the only one of it's type flying in the world was restored ...

B-17 bomber to visit Chino Airport - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | A restored B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast will be on display later this month at the Chino Airport. Restored by the Experimental Aircraft Association is making more than 30 stops during the 2013 "Experience History" national tour. EAA's Aluminum ...

Michigan men hope to recover WWII bomber southeast of Fairbanks - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (blog) | The plane is dubbed "Sandbar Mitchell" because it is a B-25 Mitchell on a sandbar. Trainor said they acquired rights to the wreckage from the descendants of the owner and are forming the Warbirds Of Glory Museum to rebuild a B-25, using the remains of ...

Lynchburg Aviatrix one of the Virginia Women in History - Lynchburg News and Advance | Membership would be open to any woman with a pilot's license, and the purpose was 'good fellowship, jobs, and a central office and files on women in aviation.' Choosing a name was a little harder. Some offerings were The Climbing Vines, Noisy Birdwomen ...

Timeless Voices - Gary Moore from eaavideo.org - most recent | Gary Moore served in the U.S. Navy as a P-3 Orion navigator and later aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise during the Cold War of the 1980s and 90s. He is now the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BRS Aerospace, Inc.

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: Airpark in Winter - McDonnell Douglas YC-17A Globemaster III from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A recent whirlwind tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on a snowy Midwestern winter day produced some interesting views of the aircraft in the Airpark outside of the main museum. Among....

Air Race 21 - Raju Grace | Nice pics!

Red Flag 13-3 from Photorecon by stevelewis | Red Flag 13-3 was held at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, from Feb. 25 to March 15, 2013. While twenty-nine different countries have participated in Red Flag exercises since 1975, this particular Red Flag was a tier 3 exercise, which is restricted to America’s closest allies. The Royal Air Force contingent of the exercise was provided by XI...

[Video] B-2 stealth bomber out of Guam refuels over the Pacific from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following interesting video depicts a B-2 stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, being refueled in-flight by a KC-135 on Jan. 23, 2013, over the Pacific Ocean....

Episode 242 – Anthony Nalli, The Aviators TV from Airplanegeeks.com | Guest Anthony Nalli is the Executive Producer / President of FourPoints Television Productions, which brings us The Aviators. This TV series has a weekly viewership of ten million and their fourth season comes out later this year. We talk about how The Aviators got started, how it covers pretty much everything...

"Boeing 380" UCAP #320 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast This time on UCAP... ...All sorts of action at New York's JFK airport: Two airliners have a fender bender on the taxiway, and reports of a drone near-miss on final... The 787s may soon be back in the air... and... we urge you to visit the DC3 airports around the US capitol.

Pilot participates in Young Eagles program - Quad City Times | Pilots in the Young Eagles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight before the short trips. The flights are provided by volunteer EAA-member pilots in aircraft ranging from the newest airplanes to vintage biplanes. Such ...

Space ship completes 24th test flight in Mojave - Bakersfield Californian | How many test flights did the Starship Enterprise undergo before it was cleared to boldly go where no one has gone before? Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completed its 24th unpowered test flight above Mojave Air & Space Port in eastern Kern County on ...

How the Air Force and SpaceX Saved Dragon from Doom - Universe Today | ... perspective on the history of reacting to unexpected emergencies in space on both human spaceflight and robotic science probes, Universe Today contacted noted space historian Roger Launius, of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (NASM).

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'Aviation Nation' air show canceled at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base - Truckee Times | NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Air Force officials say federal budget cuts mean the grounding of the Thunderbirds precision aerial demonstration team and cancellation of a popular Nellis Air Force Base open house and air show. The 99th Air...

Blue Angels cancel Friday practice - Pensacola News Journal | Because of the uncertainty surrounding the federal budget cuts known as sequestration, the cancellation leaves only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week as confirmed Blue Angels practices. The Navy has announced that the Blues's participation ...

25th Annual 2013 Salute To Veterans Airshow - STLtoday.com | It made history as the first aircraft to fly down Broadway over the 1989 Salute to Veterans Parade 25 years ago accompanied by the WWII B-25 Mitchell Bomber SHOWME who will return to join it and fly a Heritage Flight. DON'T MISS THE INCREDIBLE ...

Dick Rutan Recalls Voyager's 1986 Circumnavigation from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Twenty seven years after the fact, Dick Rutan says he's somewhat astonished that he and Jeana Yeager made it around the world in the Burt Rutan-designed Voyager, given the rudimentary avionics of the day and the fact that the airplane had so little surplus load factor that moderate turbulence would have torn it apart. As the keynote speaker at the 56th Aircraft Electronics Association Convention opening in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Rutan flashed a photo of his panel that was then state-of-the-art but which now features some boxes long since faded from the market.

Leading the Way for Women in the Air Force: Jacqueline Cochran - DoD Live | Just as Nazi troops began their march across Europe, Jacqueline (Jackie) Cochran suggested her plans for using women pilots to fight the war. The initial suggestion was rejected, but her determination and consistency made her the first woman to pilot a bomber across the North Atlantic. Her efforts also made it possible for women to serve in what is today’s Air Force....

Doolittle Raider to visit Goodfellow [JUMP]97-year-old Cole to recall nearly ... - San Angelo Standard Times | SAN ANGELO, Texas — A national treasure will visit Goodfellow Air Force Base today, a man whose 97 years of life experiences include flying the right seat of a B-25 Mitchell in the famous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Ret. USAF ...

Sgt. Norman Page was a C-130 ‘Cold War’ mechanic and flight engineer from War Tales by Don Moore | For most of his 24 years of service in the Air Force Sgt. Norman Page kept C-130 “Hercules,’ four-engine transport planes flying as a senior aviation mechanic and flight engineer or crew chief. After graduating from aviation mechanics training his first assignment, a Strategic Air Command mechanic at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa in the [...]

Georgia pilots band together to inspire - AOPA Pilot | The distinctive paint scheme, along with patches and insignia, are used by TigerFlight both to capture the interest of children, and honor the Flying Tigers of World War II. Photo courtesy Phil Cataldo/TigerFlight Foundation. Phil Cataldo worried he ...

Meet the Chairman of the Board from Vintage Wings of Canada by DaveIf there is one person you should introduce yourself to at Vintage Wings of Canada this year, make it Todd Lemieux, our new Chairman of the Board. You will be glad you did, for your life will be the richer for it. Todd has been involved with Vintage Wings as a volunteer pilot and event organizer for the past three years, and he has committed to taking a couple of years off from a successful Oil Patch career to lead Vintage Wings towards an self-funding existence, capable of self-sustained operation independent of the present massively generous financial support of our Founder and major benefactor, Michael U. Potter. While Mike will remain our single biggest funder and donor of assets such as the major part of our fleet and our hangar, Mike needs to know that ...

1911 Ely-Curtiss Pusher Replica, C-54 Spirit of Freedom to Appear at Virginia Regional Festival of Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Bob Coolbaugh's 1911 Ely-Curtiss Pusher replica and the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation's C-54 Spirit of Freedom will be at the 2013 Virginia Festival of Flight slated for May 4-5 at Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ).

More than $125,000 in scholarships awarded from General Aviation News | LAS VEGAS — During the Opening Ceremonies at the 56th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show on Tuesday, March 26, the Aircraft Electronics Association’s Educational Foundation announced the names of 26 individuals who were awarded individual scholarships worth more than $125,000 for the 2013-14 academic year.

Preserving backcountry flying from General Aviation News | By JOHN J. MCKENNA Jr. | Some things are just worth holding onto and that is all there is to it. That simple statement is really how the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) was formed — six folks sitting around a campfire with the idea that if they did not get busy protecting the special places that we know as backcountry and recreational airstrips, these cherished destinations would most likely just go away....

Val Kilmer & Anthony Edwards Are Fighter Jets in Full 'Planes' Cast - First Showing | Planes is directed by Klay Hall ("King of the Hill," Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure) and follows Dusty (Dane Cook), a small town crop dusting plane who longs to enter the most epic around-the-world air race despite his fear of heights. But Dusty's ...

Space shuttle Enterprise lands in historic places registry - NBCNews.com (blog) | Located at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, the test orbiter has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, becoming the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction. "We are extremely proud to be ...

Dragon Returns in Successful Splashdown from Spaceports | Elon Musk tweeted "Cargo looks A ok," referencing the nearly 2,668 pounds of equipment, supplies and scientific instruments returned from the International Space Station on-orbit. The cargo will be shipped to the Port of Los Angeles and then trucked to Texas for unloading with NASA....

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International Air Meet takes off at DUA from General Aviation News | High Velocity Events will present the first International Air Meet–Championship Cross Country Air Races to be held June 6-9 at Durant, Oklahoma. Pilots will head for America’s heartland where the state of Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation and Durant Municipal Airport-Eaker Field, Durant, Oklahoma will welcome pilots to their own “Big Show.”...

Bethpage FCU Says Air Show Will Go On - Patch.com | ... Supersonic F18 Demo Team. Performances by the Geico Skytypers, John Klatt, David Windmiller, the Warbirds and Sean Tucker among many others will wow audiences with their fast paced maneuvers and unique capabilities, Bethpage organizers say.

Sequester pulls Thunderbirds out of Lauderdale Air Show - Broward Politics (blog) | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying team canceled its schedule from April 1 forward, including the Fort Lauderdale show, because of federal budget cuts. Yes, sequester has hit home in another way. But air show producer Bryan Lilley and Fort ...

Arrows still fly on Sardinia  - BuongiornoAlghero.it  | The General Staff of the Air Force officially announced the program PAN 2013, a calendar of events where the "Frecce Tricolori" participate in their new formation. There are 19 events, including exhibitions and overflights, which ...

WWII B-17 begins national tour in Atlanta - WSAV-TV | ATLANTA (AP) - The Memphis Belle, a B-17 Flying Fortress, is in Atlanta this weekend on the first stop of a nationwide tour to raise awareness of the living history of World War II. The bomber, used in the 1990 film "Memphis Belle," will be available...

Warbirds Weekend in Punta Gorda - NBC2 News | Take a trip back in time this weekend. Antique airplanes from World War II will be on display at the Punta Gorda Airport for the 4th annual Warbirds Weekend. When John Makinson goes for a flight, he prefers an old warbird. "I'd rather be in one of ...

Photos: Military Aviation Museum / Fighter Factory - Virginia Beach and Suffolk, VA from FenceCheck Forums | Getting Chuckie ready to fly to Titusville, Florida...

Two women, different backgrounds, one goal from Air Force Link Top Stories | Two women, from completely opposite economic, social and cultural backgrounds, earned common ground during the early days of World War II to set a path for women in aviation that would steamroll into women's roles today that are without boundaries....

Searching for the supernatural at the Air and Space Museum - Lincoln Journal Star | That's what a facility worker at the Strategic Air & Space Museum thought when he turned off the lights in Hangar A, only to return for a second walk-through to find lights glowing in one plane's cockpit. It was creepy, and it prompted the Tri-City...

Amazing: The Journey Of N6ZQ from Aero-News Network | ...Bill is planning a circumpolar record attempt in March or October this year. His flight plan departs Bangor, ME, Recife, Brazil, Punta Arena, Chile, over the South Pole to New Zealand, on to Honolulu, Fairbanks and back to Bangor. Bill plans to do the legs back to back with minimal enroute time at his stops- shattering the old record. Bill and Sue have completed three homebuilt aircraft including Sue's Rans."...

Here is how a Royal Canadian Air Force F-35 in special color scheme could look like from David Cenciotti's weblog | Even if the future of the F-35 in the Royal Canadian Air Force is at least uncertain, after the program was “reset” (with several other replacement combat planes being considered, including the Super Hornet, the Rafale and the Typhoon) because of the problems, schedule slippages and cost overruns, Al Clark has drawn a digital mock-up (first published in the March issue of Air Force Monthly magazine) of how the Joint Strike Fighter would look like in Canadian service....

The lifesize Spitfire made from 6,500 EGG BOXES: Architect recreates Battle of Britain fighter using 10,000 staples and five litres of glue - DailyMail |  A creative pair spent six weeks creating a lifesize model of a Spitfire made from 6,500 egg boxes. The replica of the Battle of Britain fighter was built using five litres of glue, 5,000 nails, ten litres of paint and 10,000 staples....

Southwest's Adopt-A-Pilot Volunteer Program Takes Off In Schools Nationwide from Aero-News Network | Carrier Says The Program Has Inspired More Than 412,000 Students Since Its Inception Southwest Airlines has kicked off another year of its award-winning "Adopt-A-Pilot" program in which thousands of fifth-grade students "adopt" Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Pilots. Through this unique volunteer program, Pilots commit their resources and time from February through May to educate students through aviation-themed activities related to math, science, and other core subjects.

Dragon Docks w/International Space Station from Spaceports | The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST on March 3, 2013, where it will remain most of the month. as the cargo hold is unloaded and refilled with down mass cargo to return to Earth....

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Locals Get Full Tour of Blue Angels Airplane - KRIS Corpus Christi News | The barbecue is a nice opportunity for people to come inside one of the Blue Angels airplanes and check out what it's like to be a pilot or a crew member of "Fat Albert." For some kids it was their first chance to see a Blue Angel close up and for...

History takes flight in Charlotte County this weekend - Wink News | Visitors can view a large variety of Warbird Aircraft such as B-25, C-45, P-51 Mustang, Yak-9, PT-17, BT-13/15, T-6, T-28, T-34, L-39, O-2, DeHavilland Chipmunk. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from EAA Chapter 565. Rides on tan AT-6...

Cashman ready to take dive, will parachute from plane - New York Daily News | Cashman will parachute over Miami Monday morning with the Golden Knights of the U.S. Army to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Westmoreland County Air Show canceled - Tribune-Review | The 2013 Westmoreland County Air Show at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport has been canceled because the Air Force ended public aviation performances by the Thunderbirds precision jet team as a result of the federal sequester, the executive director of...

Spending cuts grounding an AFA graduation tradition - KXRM | Thunderbirds and Heritage Flight crews will complete the certification procedures for safely flying those demonstrations, in the case that the budget changes and scheduled events in 2013 are resumed. The Air Force said this will reduce flying hours by ...

AF traces women's roles to World War II from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force's acceptance of women into the force dates back to long before the first "Women's History Week" celebration in 1978. In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) took the unheard-of step of forming and employing two women's aviation units. That same year, a unit of flight nurses who had not yet quite finished their training, were sent into North Africa on Christmas Day following the Allied invasion in November of that year...

Celebrating women in aviation - San Mateo Daily Journal | Women in Aviation International Week is celebrated during the week of March 8, which marks the anniversary of the first female pilot license worldwide earned by Raymonde de Laroche in 1910 as well as International Women's Day, first observed March 8, ...

Chinatown landmark named for pioneering jurist - Los Angeles Times | As a navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress, he completed 30 bombing missions in Europe, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals. When he returned home, Wong decided to attend law school. His parents disapproved, fearing that racial ...

Storch from Apron 6 | With the high cockpit, the bars and the narrow entrance to the plane, it’s certainly not easy to get in the plane or to get out. I experienced it myself when I tried to get into the backseat for a flight! But once you’re in it and you’re up in the air, the view [...]

Gamera II Team Still Short Of Sikorsky Prize from Aero-News Network | Made Several Attempts This Week But Could Not Break 10 Feet Of Altitude The Gamera II team from the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering made several attempts this week to meet the requirements of the Sikorsky Prize, but were unable to reach more than six feet of altitude in the latest iteration of the human-powered quad-copter ... the Gamera II XR.

"Dee Whiz" UCAP #319 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Legendary aircraft company Beechcraft exits bankruptcy... They're building a really big airship in Tustin, wherever that is... We disagree on what the impact to GA will be from the sequester budget cuts... And... Trying to avoid notice by the Feds, by changing the tail number on your plane... not a very good idea. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded Feb 27, 2013.

Dragon Spacecraft Hits Glitch On Way To ISS from Aero-News Network | Spacecraft's Thruster Pods Failed To Initialize Properly Once In Orbit After a perfect launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Friday morning, the SpaceX Dragon supply capsule carrying stores and experiment to the ISS hit a glitch. The spacecraft reached orbit on time at 1010 EST Friday, but a problem with the capsule's thruster pods delayed the deployment of the spacecraft's solar arrays.

Dragon to Dock with ISS @6 a.m. EST Sunday from Spaceports | International Space Station managers on Saturday cleared the Dragon to approach the orbiting research complex after SpaceX reported that all 18 thrusters, and other systems, were operating normally.

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St. Charles Flying Service Open House Brings Wide Variety of Aircraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The St. Charles Flying Service Open House held at St. Charles County (SMARTT) Airport this weekend brought a variety of aircraft just west of St. Louis for the last local fly-in of 2012. The star of the day, the Missouri CAF B-25J "Show Me," flew passengers and later dropped pumpkin cluster bombs as part of the pumpkin drop competition. Aircraft from throughout the area...

Airscapade DC3 inbound NZ! from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Douglas DC3 N451ZS "The Jean Batten Clipper" has embarked on its journey from the UK to NZ retracing (as best they can) the route flown by Jean Batten...

First-time author wins Combs Gates Award from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will award its 10th Annual Combs Gates Award to first-time author, Regina Wirtanen Buker, of Baltimore, Maryland. Buker is being recognized for her as yet unpublished book, "The Skytrain Pilot: Flying a C-47 into Combat," about her late father, Lieutenant George Neale Wirtanen. Buker will receive the $20,000 cash award in a formal presentation on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 31, at a special opening session of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 65th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, Florida...

CUMMINS: The perils of my Aunt Pauline - Evening News and Tribune | Pauline flew many times in the Powder Puff Derby, an air race for women, later named the Air Race Classic. The competitors zigzag across country making five stops where their times are recorded to determine the placement of each pilot. She emphasized...

Remembrance Sunday at IWM Duxford from Flightline UK | Sunday 11 November 2012 – Free admission to all | Remembrance Sunday holds a special significance in the IWM Duxford events calendar.  On this day, we offer free admission to all and we very much hope that people will take the opportunity to visit IWM Duxford on the day when we remember members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in active service.  At 11am, a two-minute silence will be observed across the museum, starting and finishing with a traditional gun salute by The Garrison.  This will be followed at 12.30pm by a remembrance service in the Conservation Hall in AirSpace, where there will be standard bearers from the Royal British Legion and local air cadets...

Mission to Tokyo — a book for those who want the knowledge, not simply the facts from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Mission to Tokyo — a book for those who want the knowledge, not simply the facts Mission to Tokyo: the American airmen who took the war to the heart of Japan...

Video: Flying DH Mosquito KA114 from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon

Poll: Which Logo Best Represents The Experimental Aircraft Association? from AirPigz by Martt | This is the same poll I put up almost a week ago in 3 Reasons Why I Should Be The New EAA President (And 3 Why It'll Never Happen), but the poll wasn't the focus of that post so I thought it might be good to make it easier for people to find it. Almost 200 votes have come in since last Tuesday and I have been extremely pleased to see that my retro logo is currently running at over 82% favorability! I'd like to see where the numbers are at with about 1,000 votes, so if you haven't voted in this poll yet, please do....

‘The Aviators’ debuts as best seller on iTunes from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | “The Aviators,” one of PBS’ most-watched television reality docuseries, reports that the debut episode of its third season was the number one “best-selling” iTunes download of a free non-fiction television episode on its inaugural day of availability. Episode 3.01 garnered thousands of downloads on its initial day of release, Sept. 18...
Civil Air Patrol Prepares For Sandy’s Arrival from Aero-News Network | Standing Ready To Respond To All Requests For Assistance With northbound Hurricane Sandy storming toward the East Coast and expected to arrive Tuesday, Civil Air Patrol’s Northeast Region and the Florida and Massachusetts wings have approved missions to move aircraft inland, and members throughout potentially affected areas stand ready to assist as needed.

Helicopter scholarships available from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The deadline is fast approaching for the 18 scholarships that the Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) will award to students in the helicopter industry...

City hopes new club puts youths on a flight path - Houston Chronicle | In an effort to get high school students on a path from imagining flight to piloting an aircraft, the Houston Airport System began an Aviation Club in two Houston high schools this fall. "We're announcing the launch of a new collaborative effort to ...

Miss NASA, 1968 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | ...from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver mentioned a 1968 Miss NASA pageant in...

The Dragon CRS-1 Splashes Down on Earth from Spaceports | The SpaceX Dragon CRS-1 cargo craft that delivered about a half-ton of supplies and hardware to the International Space Station has now returned to Earth with more than 13-hundred pounds of scientific and other materials...

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MCAS Miramar Air Show 2012 - KPBS | The world's best military and civilian pilots will soar through San Diego's skies at the world-famous MCAS Miramar Air Show October 12-14, 2012 featuring the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Marine Air Ground Task Force simulated combat demonstration.

Pilots say air show is public payback - U-T San Diego | Pilot Sean Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger III stunt biplane near the Patriots Jet Team off the coast near Encinitas as they prepare for this weekend's Airshow at MCAS Miramar...

Miramar Air Show holds live webcast - DVIDS | As the largest military air show in the nation, the Miramar Air Show is held over three days, Oct. 12 – 14, and features military and civilian performers and static aircraft displays from around the world. Notable acts include the U.S. Navy Blue Angels ...

Wings and Waves - WFTV Orlando | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is proud to announce the return of its spectacular Wings and Waves Air Show over the Atlantic Ocean in beautiful Daytona Beach, Florida. The show will be performed on October 13 and 14, 2012, off the Daytona Beach ...

Airshow Performer Jerod Flohr Attains Lifelong Dream, Debuts at Watsonville from Featured by Webmaster  | Jerod Flohr flys his Extra 300. The 2012 Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow in California was the first weekend in September. Did you make it to the show? It was a great one. They featured great display aircraft, great food, and of course, some of the most well known Airshow pilots on the West coast. Their performers included greats such as Eddie Andreini, Bill Stein, Vicky Benzing, Beech Boys, West Coast Ravens, Warbirds, and Jerod Flohr....

Free airshow to take place this weekend - Yellow Advertiser | Richard Smith with Keith Reynolds, airfield manager, at Damyns Hall airfield.

Vintage warplanes visiting Danville - GoDanRiver.com | A Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” World War II heavy bomber, at front, and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” World War II heavy bomber are two of the aircraft that will be visiting Danville Regional Airport next week. The public will ...

Ellington hosts aviation history a week apart - Your Houston News | Ellington hosts aviation history a week apart. An aerial view Clear Lake, seen through the nose window of a B-25 flight prior to the Wings Over Houston Airshow. Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:04 am. Ellington hosts aviation history a week apart ...

Autumn Air Show closes 2012 flying season in style! - Dunmow Broadcast | The flying display offers excitement for all ages and tastes, with contemporary fast jets, exciting helicopter displays, fun aerobatics and an array of historic warbirds. Agile helicopter displays come from The Black Cats Lynx Pair from 702 Naval Air ...

Grantham cadets meet elite Red Arrows pilot - Grantham Journal | During their tour they met former Red Arrows pilot, Squadron Leader Steve Johnson, who spoke to the cadets, explaining how difficult it is to be selected for the elite team of pilots. Sqn Ldr Johnson once had to eject from his aircraft having hit the ...

Doolittle Raider returns to Eglin (SLIDESHOW) - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Doolittle Raider returns to Eglin (SLIDESHOW). doolittle raiders. Richard Cole stands in front of a B-25 Mitchell on Thursday afternoon as he talks with reporters at the Air Force Armament Museum. Cole and Jimmy Doolittle flew a modified B-25 Mitchell ...

Combat planes' visit stirs WWII vet's memories of war, capture - Yorkdispatch.com | This Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ÒNine O NineÓ WWII Heavy Bomber is part of the Participating in the Collings FoundationÕs WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, event at York Airport. (John A. Pavoncello). Charles Ferich wasn't supposed to be on the B-24 ...

Flying the Dirigible from Featured by Sagar Pathak | Sitting in the right seat of Eureka, the Airship Venture’s dirigible. (Sagar Pathak)Sitting in the right seat, and at the controls, of one of the most rare flying machines didn’t hit me until I was having my logbook signed. But this tale started two days earlier. Recently I had the opportunity to participate in Airship Ventures Pilot Experience where...

Piloting a vintage warplane takes extra study from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | By Cory Graff, Flying Heritage CollectionYou know that uncomfortable feeling when you first sit in a rental car? Finding the seat adjustment handle, the fuel door release, and twisting the mirrors to the right spot? If locating the wiper switch on the car was as important as knowing how the landing gear handle worked on a plane, you'd take a bit more time to study before rolling out into the ...

Petersen elected Lindbergh Foundation chairman from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Board of Directors of the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation has elected John L. Petersen as its new chairman, succeeding BRS Aerospace's Larry Williams, who has completed his three-year term in the position...

(title unknown) from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic PerryTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the iconic Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan freighter, one of its biggest operators - cargo airline Volga-Dnepr - has organised a photo competition to capture the raw beauty of these bulky lumps of aluminium. Over...

The return of White Lightning from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | Polished metal, blue, green, yellow, red — these are the colors I'm used to seeing on Ercoupes. So it was downright exciting to find a solid black Ercoupe parked in the vintage display area of this year's AirVenture, with the name "White Lightning" emblazoned on the side of the cowling...

Canadian heritage plane on the auction block from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | Surviving war and time, a Canadian flyer that's roamed the skies for 70 years -- losing some heritage along the way -- is about to find a new home.But it would take top dollar to get the veteran back to the place it first protected.A rare Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft that flew along Canada's East Coast during the Second World War -- possibly helping to protect convoys from German ...

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - www.ustream.tv | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum @ USTREAM: Live discussions with prominent men and women of aviation and space exploration...

Grumman F-14 Tomcat explodes as it breaks Mach 1 from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | This isn't news per se, but it is kinda cool. This is a video of a US Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat exploding after it punches through the sound barrier... Of course, the Navy retired the Tomcat a few years back, but it...

Kids can fly for free at airport Saturday; 'Young Eagles' give introductory ... - News-Reporter | Dozens of kids and teens will get a taste of flight Saturday at the Washington-Wilkes Airport as volunteer pilots take them to the air for “Young Eagles” flights.

Free Fall Countdown: Top 10 Red Bull Stratos Stories from Aerial Sports Feed | As the world waits for the weather window to open on October 14, why not...

Sunday the Soonest for Baumgartner from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association  | After the wind scuttled Tuesday's scheduled launch, the next opportunity for Felix Baumgartner's record parachute jump attempt from the edge of space will be Sunday, October 14, according to the
Red Bull Stratos team...

To The Edge Of Space And Beyond! X-15 CoolPix 2Fer from AirPigz by Martt | With all this Felix Baumgartner edge-of-space talk, I found myself getting all misty-eyed thinking about the North American X-15 and the amazing things that little black beast accomplished in the late 50's and early 60's. I figure this is a good time to offer up a couple hi-res CoolPix images for you to gaze at. To put it all in perspective, Felix plans to jump from 120,000 feet, but the...

Milestone: SpaceX's Dragon Resupplies the ISS from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association  | This week's SpaceX Dragon spacecraft delivery flight to the International Space Station marks a key milestone in commercial spaceflight. The flight that began Sunday, October 7, is the first of NASA's 12 contracted resupply missions with SpaceX in the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services contract that runs through 2016....

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Be a part of history: Watch Red Bull Stratos live! - Redbull.com | ...The lift-off will be the culmination of five years' intense planning, and the entire mission will be beamed live to a global audience on www.redbullstratos.com. Freefalling from 120,000 feet (or 23 miles!) Felix Baumgartner is attempting to become the first man to break the sound barrier without mechanical assistance....

Fitting finale to Imperial War Museum Duxford air show season - Haverhill Echo | One of the highlights of the Autumn Air Show will be a display by P-51Mustang Ferocious Frankie alongside Spitfire IX from the Old Flying Machine Company, presenting the might of the Merlin engine in these legendary American and British fighter aircraft...

Formation Flying from Latest Vlog | Filmed in Johannesburg earlier this year by HeliMedia at the Rand show, this video captures a formation of Harvards taxiing out and taking off to group over the city....

Airport Day 2012 this Weekend - Clarksdale Press Register | Rides on a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, similar to the one pictured above, will be available courtesy of the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force as part of the 2012 Airport Day being held Saturday at Fletcher Field.

Video: Remembering WWII - Pioneering pilot roles for women - KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News | Young is one of those pilots, and one who helped pioneer roles for women in aviation. She took her first ride in a plane when she was 14, and finally learned to fly in college. "It was the feeling of the power of the aircraft," Young says is what ...

Wings of Freedom Tour – Promoting Aviation History from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Founded in 1979 the Collings Foundation undertakes to organize and support what they describe as ‘living history’ events to encourage Americans to discover more about their heritage through the various exhibitions and events arranged by this non-profit organization. Events organized by the foundation include airshows, historical reunions, barnstorming, joint museum displays, Vietnam Memorial Flights and the ever-popular Wings of Freedom Tour which travels to numerous destinations in the United States, bringing ‘living history’ to the public....

Flying history - San Angelo Standard Times | Patrick Dove/Standard-Times A B-17G Flying Fortress, owned and operated by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, sits on the tarmac at Mathis Field Monday morning as local citizens tour the aircraft. The bomber went into service near the end ...

An aviation hero - Hawaii Reporter | When I first started in flight school, I was not a natural aviator. The instructors did a good job teaching me because I was able to graduate in the top two percent of my class." During his time as a UH-60 pilot, he generated more than 6,700 flight ...

Aircrew killed in wartime crash honoured - This is Total Essex | "The severed tail fell 300yds away, still strapped inside was the tail gunner Adams, suffering from shock and a badly lacerated leg but otherwise unhurt, the rest of the crew perished as did all those in the other B-17 flown by 2nd Lieutenant Keeley ...

'Spooktacular Aerospace Fun' during Family Day at the museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Learn fun aerospace principles through Halloween-themed activities during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Visitors are...

Museum's archive gets off to a flying start - The Press, York | A new £150,000 home for the Yorkshire Air Museum's archives, including historic documents, films and artefacts, is due to be completed next year after it is fitted out with racks and research facilities. The keys to the building have been handed over ...

Raising Money for WAI Scholarships? Follow This Lead from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | The Oshkosh chapter of Women in Aviation, International announced the top three winners of its second annual Frosting for Flight cupcake competition. Six teams competed in the Oct. 6 event, which raised funds for the chapter’s Spirit of Flight scholarship...
Sikorsky Aircraft Hosts 11th Annual Regional Boy And Girl Scouts Camp from Aero-News Network | Toured Facilities, Learned About Aerospace Careers More than 500 Boy and Girl Scouts, and their leaders, from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York pitched their tents for a three-day campout on the Sikorsky Aircraft grounds in Stratford over the weekend. As part of the campout, the scouts learned about aerospace, electricity, emergency preparedness, energy and other Merit Badge subjects....

Kids fly free at Vinton County Airport event - Vinton Courier | Kids fly free at Vinton County Airport event. The final scheduled event for 2012 at the Vinton County Airport will be Sunday, Oct. 21 when the Annual Leaf Peep/Young Eagles Day is held. During this event, sponsored by the Vinton County Pilots and ...

Podcast: Shuttle Transport Pilot from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast  | Space shuttle deliveries are not a simple affair from a technological, aerodynamic or security standpoint. AVweb speaks with NASA shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA) pilot Bill Brockett.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

Video: Dragon mission update from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Parabolic Arc reports that the Dragon CRS-1 mission is proceeding well and all systems are nominal. That's especially good news since the launch suffered an anomaly. SpaceX explains that the apparent explosion at MET of one minute and 19 seconds was in fact...

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Airport readies for fly-in - hdnews.net | ...The day starts with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Pilots eat free, and the public can join them for a freewill offering. The breakfast, along with a hot dog lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will by served by the Sunrise Rotary Club. More than 80 aircraft, including a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, are expected for the event, he said...

Big Bird Fly In near Ferndale features all sorts of R/C aircraft - Bellingham Herald | By MARGARET BIKMAN — THE BELLINGHAM HERALD The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its 23rd annual Big Bird Fly In from June 2-3 on South Red River Road near Ferndale. The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its...

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Do it like Doolittle - AOPA Pilot | By Alyssa J. Miller Dancing a Jimmy Doolittle move with airshow legend Sean D. Tucker across the Virginia sky in an Extra 300 was so surreal, it made this aviatrix's heart flutter and head swoon. OK, maybe it was the negative-4-G outside loop...

Blades will take place of Arrows - This is Cornwall | The Blades – former Red Arrows pilots themselves – will be bringing their show to the sky above the harbour instead. Two of the Blades' four Extra 300 aircraft perform a daring move. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) are sponsoring the performance...

IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012 - PlanesTV | Highlights from the IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012. Recorded for our Duxford Year 2012 double disc DVD and Blu-ray programme. The show celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style, bringing together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years and beyond.

Fairford pilot takes centre stage at RIAT launch - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | A FAIRFORD pilot took centre stage at the launch of the world-famous Royal International Air Tattoo. Flt Lt Phil Bird made an impressive entrance when he flew into the Fairford airbase with BBC Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood in an RAF Hawk...

Pilot's spirit to fly for ever over village - This is Somerset | A RED Arrows pilot who died shortly after flying over Drimpton last year has been permanently remembered by the village with a weather vane. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, and the Red Arrows performed a fly-past for Drimpton for the village fun day...

Wilde About Texas: History takes flight through CAF - YNN, Your News Now | Jim Liles is one of the volunteers who keeps the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in the air. "We are in a World War II hangar built in 1943. [It's] one of the last ones remaining in the whole central part of Texas," Liles said...

N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame’s annual Fly-in June 9 - Courier-Tribune | ASHEBORO — Notable military Warbirds will be flown in for folks’ viewing pleasure Saturday, June 9, for the N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame annual Fly-in. The event will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m...

Aerobatic championship passes on county airport - Shore News Today | LOWER TOWNSHIP – There is good news and bad news in regards to the county's effort to host the 27th annual FAI Aerobatic Championships in 2013. “The good news is that the president of the international aerobatics club did visit and found the airport...

High-flying Pride: Weekend will honor Tuskeegee Airmen - post-gazette | Local officials and the community will gather Friday at Allegheny County Airport to pay tribute to nearly 100 local men and one woman who joined the famed Tuskegee Airmen unit during World War II. It is part of a three-day celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first graduating class to train at Tuskegee, Ala., in 1942...

Spy Docs: The Difference Between the A-12 and the SR-71 from Defense Tech by John Reed | Ever wonder what the real difference between the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart Mach 3 spy plane and its legendary successor, the Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird? Well, these declassified documents from 1967 compare the two jets performance side by side. Basically, the Blackbird could carry a lot more spy gear and electronic countermeasures than the A-12 could...

One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice with the Lomo Sprocket Rocket 35mm camera...

Must read feedback from GWW AID 2012 - pt 2 from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I thanked a couple of people in Part 1 for their assistance before, during and after Aviation Inspiration Day, but it doesn't even come close to all of the people who joined in the effort to make AID a success. For example, Keith Jones, on our Board of Directors, and his friends, Victoria Neuville, U.S. Team Leader for Women of Aviation Week, and Rebecca Pickrell all helped to send out a massive number of emails to different organizations in the Twin Cities area to try to raise awareness and attendance. As usual, my dad also helped to let people know about the event and was able to bring in the not-so-local Minnesota Soaring Club on board. Phil brought his glider to the S. St. Paul Airport and in between storms set it up so people could take a look - it was a real hit!...

U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best “Bone” photos ever taken from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers belonging to the 28th Bomb Wing, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, made passes around 30 seconds apart...

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Pilots group to let children ‘reach for the stars’ - Frederick News Post | "Reach for the stars" is an oft-repeated phrase, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association suggests trying for the clouds, instead. The organization will host its third annual International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday at Frederick Municipal Airport...

Felix Baumgartner: Purpose In Planning | Red Bull Stratos from Aerial Sports Feed | Chances are you think that Felix Baumgartner is either a pampered star with expensive equipment or an impulsive bundle of energy. This video will make you think again...

SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Ocean, Ending Historic Trip - theledger.com | Triumphant from start to finish, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA's new approach to exploration...

First photo of the Dragon upon its return from the ISS from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Posted on SpaceX's Facebook account about an hour before this post...

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B-24 Suffers Nose Gear Collapse On Landing in Charlotte - Aero-News Network | "Diamond Lil" Skids Down Runway, But No Injuries | The B-24 "Diamond Lil" was among three WWII aircraft on display and offering rides at the Carolinas Aviation Museum this weekend. A P-51 fighter and the last airworthy B-29 bomber in the world were also brought in by the Commemorative Air Force, the iconic Texas-based nonprofit group that restores and preserves WWII historical aircraft....

'Air Boss' of Bethpage Air Show flies under radar - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Few of the 186000 spectators Sunday at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach took notice of Wayne Boggs standing on a scaffold set up on the boardwalk. But if not for coordination by the husky man wearing a yellow T-shirt emblazoned "Air Boss,"... 

Emmy Nominations for Ohio/Minnesota Aviation Film - CAF Press Release | The Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing Museum, along with Hemlock Films is proud to announce that The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers has been nominated for three Emmy's. The pilot episode of The Restorers is based on the Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing, their members, and their journey to the 68th Doolittle Raiders Reunion in 2010 in Dayton, Ohio.  The Minnesota Wing volunteers are proud to be part of such an amazing series that showcases what they do best, preserve history for future generations to enjoy. The Minnesota Wing is based in South Saint Paul, MN and has resided there since 1971. The Restorers- They Were All Volunteers was nominated in three categories: Best Writing, Technical Achievement, and Best Documentary.  The 2012 The Regional Great Lakes Emmy Awards will be held on Saturday, June 2nd in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about the Emmy's, please visit their website at  http://www.nataslgl.org/index.php.  

Fun and games at Air Show - Times of Swaziland | This year's Swaziland Air show 2012 was not as well-attended as in previous years. During the 2009 air show, about 13 700 people turned out for the event while this time around only about 30 per cent of that...

Photoflying Days 2012 from Apron 6 | The final version of our poster for the photoflying days is ready!...

GALLERY: Jubilee air show is a diamond event - Royston Crow | Over 17000 people attended The Jubilee Air Show at IWM Duxford to bask in the glorious weather and watch stunning aerial displays. The airborne festivities kicked off at 2pm with the powerful Eurofighter Typhoon from 6 Squadron, RAF Leuchars....

The Jug from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | The Tuskegee Airmen flew P-40 Warhawks, P-39 Aircobras and P-47D Thunderbolts before the faster and more agile P-51 Mustangs became available.  The Tuskegee-trained pilots only flew the P-47s for a short time in the field, but it was a memorable airplane for the Airmen and other USAAF pilots for a number of reasons...

OAN 187 - Charles Johnson | Memorial Day edition 

Why America scours the earth for her fallen soldiers - USA TODAY | By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Temporary name markers of the nine crewmembers of the B-17 nicknamed "Naughty but Nice" are positioned at their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery earlier this month. The plane was shot down in the jungle of... 

Historic Aircraft On Display in Clermont County - WKRC TV Cincinnati | This is the tri-state Warbird Museum at the Clermont County Airport. Among the aircraft on display is a B-25, the same kind of plane used in the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo, the P-51, America's best fighter plane during the war, and even a German...

About 1800 people honor war dead at Palm Springs Air Museum on Memorial Day - The Desert Sun | Brian Nordstrom, 46, a US Navy veteran who served in the first Gulf War, and his sons Rylan, 8, and Sawyer, 2, attend Palm Springs Air Museum's annual flower drop to honor veterans for Memorial Day on Monday in Palm Springs. / Richard Lu/The Desert Sun...

Bomber pilot's daughter is touched by the past - Richmond County Daily Journal | Moore holds a picture of her father as a B-17 bomber pilot in World War II. Moore jumped at the chance to meet a man who knew her father and was with him the night before he died. Pictured from left to right are Eric Freeman (Moore's cousin),...

May 29, 2012 Fly-in Camp outs from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: One of my favorite photos of those I've taken myself is of a yellow Piper Cub snuggled up to a tent along a grass runway in the misty morning sunrise. I took that photo at the first annual Ranger Fly-In, one of several very popular Fly-in/Camp-outs....

Acro Camp Sneak Peek 04: With Friends Like These . . . – Video Episode Show Notes - Airspeed Online | The campers at both of the Acro Camp shoots were very collaborative and supportive of each other.  But that doesn't mean that there wasn't at least a little laughter with (okay, at) each other when stuff went wrong.  And stuff is bound to go wrong when you're learning to fly an aircraft whose center of gravity is behind the mains....

Odyssey of an A-4 Skyhawk Pilot during the Falklands War: Captain Alberto Jorge Philippi's story from David Cenciotti's weblog | Whilst much has been written about the British involvement in the Falklands/Malvinas conflict a short story was written by an Argentinean pilot who was involved in the attack on the beach head at San Carlos. The article written a year after the conflict finished describes how Captain Alberto Jorge Philippi took off from the Rio Grande naval base as a three ship A-4 Skyhawk formation and headed towards the Malvinas at 27,000 feet....

Lockheed: F-35 Oxygen System 'Very Different' Than Troubled Sibling - U.S. News & World Report | The fighter jet fleet in which the Pentagon has staked its future is equipped with a "very different" oxygen system than the one that has plagued the F-22, its Lockheed Martin sibling. After at least 12 cases where F-22 Raptor pilots reported losing... 

Military Airship Floats Toward First Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Northrop Grumman's 300-foot-long, 70-foot-tall, remotely piloted Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship is scheduled to fly for the first time in early June at Lakehurst, N.J. The maiden flight could take place anytime between June 6 and 10, weather permitting, and will be followed by a trip to Florida where it will be outfitted with surveillance gear. The LEMV has been designed to operate for the U.S. Army as a surveillance and reconnaissance platform, capable of loitering in the sky for days, or weeks, at a time ... provided it's not really windy at its operating altitude...

Summer at the Smithsonian - airspacemag.com | Planning a visit to the Museum? We provide some helpful hints. 

Give Me A Chance Challenge launched at Elvington Air Museum - The Press, York | A NEW scheme to help young people into employment will be launched today at Elvington Air Museum. The Give Me A Chance Challenge, which helps students with communication, confidence and jobs skills, will be launched at the Battle Group North event at...

Video of 80-Year-Old's Plunge To Earth Goes Viral; Watch It - The Ledger | For her 80th birthday last year, Laverne Everett fulfilled a longtime wish: She parachuted from a plane. But her tandem jump with an instructor from 13,000 feet above Earth did not go as planned. Everett nearly slipped out of her harness....

Video: Enter The Dragon - ISS Crew Answers Questions From Inside The SpaceX Dragon from AirPigz by Martt | The youtube channel for NASAtelevision has been posting a lot of great videos of what's been taking place with the Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station in the last few days. The Dragon is the first commercial/private spacecraft to demonstrate the capability of resupplying the ISS, and is expected to add the capability of being a manned capsule sometime in the next three years....

SpaceX Mission Milestones Recapped from Spaceports | Mission milestones of the first commercial spaceflight to visit the International Space Station are recapped... 

Explorer en-route to Space center Houston from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Shuttlebration is coming.  Photo via Tookies, the best hamburger joint in the Houston area (or possibly everywhere)....

Mating and Demating a Space Shuttle — when NASA got sexy by travelforaircraft | The MDD essentially is a gantry structure supporting a large hoist ("lift beam" in NASA speak), like those seen at port facilities. The MDD is unique in that its design enabled the attaching or detaching of an orbiter to a modified Boeing B-747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft....

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Today Marks 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation (Video) - KPBS | On May 22, 1912, Lt. Alfred Cunningham became the first Marine aviator in a plane the Navy purchased from the Wright Brothers, according to the Department of Defense. “From the very beginning, the spirit of courage and determination exemplified by ...

Thunderbirds To Rehearse For AFA Graduation - KKTV 11 News | In preparation for Wednesday's Air Force Academy graduation, the Thunderbirds will practice their flyover and aerial performance Tuesday. The team conducted aerial surveys Monday after they arrived. The team also took Denver Broncos head coach, ...

Red Arrows granted official authority to display in 2012 - This is Lincolnshire | “This year's display is an energetic mix of formation and precision flying, and I know how much the Red Arrows are looking forward to the forthcoming season and enhancing their reputation as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams...

C-5 with mouth open at the March Field Airfest 2012 from Planeshots

Reno Air Races secure insurance for 2012 races; announce course changes - Reno Gazette Journal | The Reno Air Racing Association also announced plans to change some race courses and increase G-force training for pilots for this year's National Championship Air Race. Houghton said they also face some tough financial challenges and said they will go ...

Aaron Tippin to play at Wings Over North Georgia air show - Rome News Tribune | by press release The Commemorative Air Force will bring the Red, White and Loud Concert featuring Aaron Tippin to the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show. The concert will take place at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on Friday, September 28...

Air show arrives in Kitchener-Waterloo - Toronto Sun | The Waterloo Air Show had its start four years ago as volunteers created an annual spectacle at the Waterloo Regional International Airport in suburban Breslau after the demise of shows in London and Hamilton. About 40000 spectators are expected over ...

American Heroes Air Show returns to Southern California - Vertical Magazine | The American Heroes Air Show, an event dedicated to showcasing the role of helicopters in the military and parapublic sectors, is set to return to Southern California this summer. Taking place at the Hansen Dam Recreation Complex in the San Fernando ...

Air show coming to Hill Air Force Base - ABC 4 | Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hill Air Force Base for this weekend's air show. It's the first time sine 2009 that the northern Utah base has hosted "Warriors Over The Wasatch." The show attracted more than 400000 that year.

Nonprofit Hopes To Bring Airshow To Vero Beach from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | VRB Last Hosted Airshow Over Ten Years Ago Vero Beach Municipal Airport Director Eric Menger said plans to host an airshow at Vero Beach are underway with three local Exchange Club chapters interested in sponsoring the event. Vero Beach Air Show Inc. is a nonprofit organization that includes members of the Indian River, Vero Beach and Treasure Coast chapters of the Exchange Club.

Air Festival set for WWII dogfight - and the Vulcan is promised to return too - Bournemouth Echo | BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival organisers are promising a dramatic World War Two re-enactment for the first time – and have confirmed the return of a big crowd pleaser. The fifth festival, which takes place between August 30 and September 2, ...

Raytheon to host Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow, extending ... - MarketWatch | WALTHAM, Mass., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) will invite 50 of its Twitter followers to participate in a day of activities at the Farnborough International Airshow on Friday, July 13. Raytheon opened registration...

Credit union to hold drawings for eight thrill jet rides - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Service Credit Union is holding drawings for eight thrill rides aboard a high-performance jet to take place days before the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. The sweepstakes ends June 21. To enter to win the thrill ride ...

DLA Aviation Hall of Fame inductees selected - Progress-Index | A former Maritime Detachment Division Chief and a former Site Director of DLA Installation Support in Richmond have been selected for induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame...

FAA Examines Historical Flight Rules from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The FAA said on Tuesday it's ready to "reevaluate its policy" regarding the operation of historical aircraft for hire, and announced a series of public meetings on the topic. The meetings, which are open to the public, will be held June 26, 27, and 28 at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FAA said its current Living History Flight Experience policy, adopted in the mid-1990s, allows owner/operators of historic aircraft to sell passenger flights "as a way to generate funds needed to maintain and preserve these historically significant aircraft for future generations." However, the FAA said an "increasing number of requests ... [with a] clear market orientation" seek to operate types of aircraft, or offer various types of flight experiences, that aren't covered by the current policy.

Glenn Martin and the First Flight to Catalina Island - Catalina Island News | AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - In the early morning hours of May 10, 1912, a budding young aviator by the name of Glenn Luther Martin scanned the skies above Newport Beach and frowned. Above him and all around him as far as he could see was that most common ...

Video: Stearman aerobatics from Apron 6 | Let’s call it a day after eight hours of studying and ease the pain with a GoPro movie of a Stearman doing some aerobatics...

World War II airman to pilot Memorial Day parade in Park Ridge - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate | Smaus would go on to fly 38 combat and reconnaissance missions as a B-25 pilot during World War II, his missions taking him to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and a number of small Pacific islands. On May 28 Smaus will preside over...

1,600 museums offer troops free tickets from Air Force Times - News by The Associated Press | WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.

World Hot Air Balloon Championships from ExpressJet Forum by osupilot | Wanted to keep people updated who like to know about this stuff. This year the World Championships are in Battle Creek, MI August 18-24. This year we also have t-shirts for sale to support the entire nine member team that will be competing. Shirts are $20 a + $3 for shipping or we can figure out how to get it to you in...

Atlanta Aero Club honours HAI President from HeliHub.com News by HeliHub.com Editor | Join the Atlanta Aero Club as it welcomes Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter Association International (HAI), at a luncheon on June 7, 2012 at the Capital City Club Downtown, Atlanta, Ga. All HAI members are invited and will receive the Aero Club member discount for attendance. Zuccaro, who became HAI President in 2005, has [...]

Sporty's Open House/International Learn to Fly Day Draws 1,000-Plus from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Several EAA staffers joined EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower at the annual Sporty's Open House and International Learn to Fly Day celebration Saturday at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport in Batavia, Ohio.

Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX's Historic Mission from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Hawthorne, CA - Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station - something only a handful of governments have ever accomplished....

The Dragon is in orbit on her way to the ISS! from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Below is a replay of the NASA TV feed of this mornings launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 along with the description. Way to go SpaceX! w00t! "On Tuesday, May 22, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule on a demonstration flight towards the International Space Station. The launch occurred at 3:44 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....