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US Navy Blue Angels perform at Seafair festival - WZZM
The US Navy Blue Angels took to the skies over Seattle Saturday for the Boeing Air Show, at the annual Seafair festival. You see it right here -- the best ...

Seafair 787 Fly-by 1st pass RAW from camera from FlightBlogger 

NAS Point Mugu Airshow 2010 - Point Mugu - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums

E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYES OVER PAX RIVER from Navy Gold 

Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums

CHICAGO AIR AND WATER SHOW 2010: A GUIDE TO THE SHOW AND THE 10 BEST PLACES TO ... - ChicagoNow

... on top of Lake Point Tower, you won't get to see a lot of the water show at Cite, but you will have an awe-inspiring 360 degree view of the Air Show. ...

VINCE VAUGHN TANDEM Chicago Air & Water Show from US Army Golden Knights 
Vince believes "Comedy, at it's best, is healing" Vincent  Vaughn will be taking his comedy sky high!  On Saturday August 14 at 11:00 am, he will be soaring over the waters of Chicago charted by Billy Murray. Vince is a strong believer that comedy, at it’s best, can be healing and always attempts to [...]

Rhode Island Guard hosts international jumpers at Leapfest from National Guard
The goal: Reach the “X” in the center of the field in the least amount of time...

Public input sought on air show - StarPhoenix
... of The StarPhoenix August 9, 2010 7:52 AM The planes are grounded this year, but the director of the Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show, ...

B-2 Flyover Among Highlights at Airport Open House - Tim Burns
There will be a pancake breakfast fundraiser to benefit the Air Fair Committee; there will be a health and safety tent sponsored by POH Regional Medical Center's Trauma Center; and attendees will be able to learn about the airport's new ...

Video: DC-3 Bluebonnet Belle from I Love Planes 
Bluebonnet Belle DC-3I filmed this plane at the Burnet Airshow earlier this year. I have to tell you, I love the sound of these big radial engines, they just sound like an airplane is supposed to sound.

Stewart's airshow & our Chapter's Taildragger Fly-In - EAA Chapter 284
If camping under the wing of your plane and pancakes on Sunday morning aren't enough to get you excited about coming (walk, ride, drive or fly), maybe an airshow video will help put you in the mood? (Thanks Steve for highlighting the ...

Red Arrows Fly high at Rhyl Air Show - Welsh Icons News
Sunny skies and dizzying displays made this year's Rhyl Air Show a fly-away success, organisers said today. Crowds of more than 60000 lined the Promenade at Rhyl to see the World famous Red Arrows perform a breathtaking display over the ...
   
Red Arrows delight Chester fans - Chester Standard
HUNDREDS of Chester fans looked to the skies as the famous Red Arrows took part in an historic flypast of the Deva Stadium. The event went ahead on Saturday ...
   
Red Arrows wow crowds during Festival of Flight - Belfast Telegraph
The Red Arrows were incredible,” said Mr Smith. Environmental artist Celia Spouncer was on hand at Murlough beach to help little ones make beach art in the ...

Bournemouth Air Show gets ready for action - Motor Boats Monthly
Taking place around the motorboat haven of Poole Harbour, the Bournemouth Air Show draws thousands of people to watch the air and sea displays between ...

Air Force: 50 years of Tricolour Arrows in September meeting in Looking - Free-News.it
(Adnkronos) - The Air Force this year recalls the story of the 50 seasons of Tricolour Arrows aerobatic and arranges for the occasion ...

Hawk One – Western Update
Just a short note to bring you up to date from the West Coast. In spite of continuous rain yesterday, over 1,400 people young and old showed up at the BC Aviation Museum to participate in their very well organized Open House. Hawk One was there in all her glory thanks to Rob and I answered ...

Plane goes down during Fly-In - Mille Lacs County Times
The plane flew over Milaca Airport during the annual Fly-In/Drive-In on Sunday, Aug. 8 and witnesses, including a Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Deputy said ...

An airline’s view of Oshkosh - AOPA

I had already left AirVenture 2010 when one of Southwest Airline’s Boeing 737s,  N948WN–a month-old 737-700–arrived on July 31.  The jet carried a special “2010 AirVenture” logo on its nose.

The arrival of an airliner at Oshkosh is nothing unusual; last year the show saw the gigantic Airbus A380, among others.  But a recent post on Southwest’s blog describes the Aeroshell Square experience as seen through the fresh eyes of an airline employee who helped to coordinate the Boeing’s arrival. You can read the post here.

PACAF Demo team brings the thunder to Chitose Air Base - F-16.net
8, the nine Airmen of the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team stationed at Misawa Air Base performed at the Chitose Air Festival to give more than ...

Jet-powered school bus reaches 350 mph, eliminates tardy slips - Autoblog
Riding the bus to school  was never exactly a pleasure cruise, but when we turned 15, it suddenly moved from a lower form of torture like water boarding and squarely into the realm of driving bamboo under our fingernails. Having tasted the freedom afforded by piloting the family Suburban into the high school parking lot with a pale, wide-eyed parent pleading to various deities from the passenger seat, being forced back into the worst possible interpretation of public transportation was an insult too great to stand.
Things might have been different if we'd been riding this beast to school. ...

Bonhomme wins 2010 Red Bull championship from General Aviation News 
Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria’s Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday, Aug. 8. Australia’s Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in the sport’s histor. A total of 118,000 spectators watched the racing this weekend. ...

The last word: Red Bull Air Race Germany - Red Bull (International)
I'm absolutely proud of the achievement of the Red Bull Air Race and I really hope it will come back to an even higher level in 2012. ...

Red Bull Air Race in Lausitz - via Aerial Sports Feed Gallery

WAAC Underway and Programme Q is Completed from FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA
Plagued by some bad weather, the 9th World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Radom, Poland has gotten off to a bit of a slow start but now that weather has improved, rapid progress is being made.  ...

The 1919 Air Race - Aircraft Sky
In March 1919, four months after the war was over, the Australian government announced that it would give a ￡10,000 prize for the first successful flight from England to Australia. Despite the obvious dangers, this appealed to some airmen, not yet discharged, who were awaiting repatriation home. There were plenty of war surplus aircraft available and six crews eventually took part. However only two crews finished. The winning team ...

Flying the Tuskegee Memorial Trail - Times Tribune of Corbin
Some 381 served overseas and saw combat in North Africa, Italy and Sicily. Other pilots were trained as B-25 pilots for the 477th Bomber Group.

Women's Museum exhibit lets history take flight from WASP & WINGS  Most Americans know about Amelia Earhart and that Sally Ride was the first female U.S. astronaut to enter space, but the stories of women who fought incredible prejudices between Earhart's disappearance in 1937 and Ride's re-entry in 1983 are lost in the murk of forgotten history. There were scores of female aviators who fought long, difficult ...

Dunbar takes on new job at Museum of Flight from General Aviation News 
The Museum of Flight has appointed Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar to the position of executive director of “Wings Over Washington,” a museum affiliate established in 1989 to recognize and enhance the historical and contemporary role of aviation and the aerospace industry in Washington, as well as support the museum’s education efforts.
Dunbar, who was president and CEO of the museum from 2005 to 2010, will focus on the development of the museum’s west-side campus, including fundraising for the new Space Gallery, future Air Transport Gallery and supporting the museum’s application for one of the retiring Space Shuttles. ...

August 9 from Cut and Paste Aviation  

On This Day in Aviation History: August 9th from NYCAviation.com 
On this day in 1945, the United States delivers a final blow to Japan, dropping an atomic bomb on Nagasaki; in 1970, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes on takeoff from Cusco, Peru, killing 101 people.

Movie Monday - August 9 - Aeroflot after the fall from FlightBlogger

Aviation Adventure Day - Photo Gallery - KansasCity.com
Although the air show was cancelled for 2010, its accompanying youth aviation activities were held at the Downtown Airport on Saturday, including free Young Eagles flights for children ages eight to 17 and a scout merit badge program. ...

Soaring high TEENS DISCOVER JOY OF AVIATION - news telegram
... Joshua was one of eight teens to participate in the first Aviation Discovery Weekend at Worcester Regional Airport, and he finished the two-day camp more informed and more excited about flying.  ...



Social media takes flight from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. 
The 434th Air Refueling Wing recently hosted an orientation refueling flight for social media journalists and bloggers Aug. 4.
Partnering with the Indiana Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, the 434th ARW public affairs office invited 14 media representatives to Grissom and gave them a chance to witness and aerial refueling mission onboard a KC-135R Stratotanker.
Prior to the mission, the group received training on crisis communication from public affairs staff and PRSA members. ...

Video: KC-135 Social Media Flight  - Indy Transponder
Just before AirVenture we were able to join the 434th ARW on a refueling mission over Louisiana to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress.  Below is a video from that flight. ...

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Space Shuttle Launch Called 'Most Beautiful' Ever - AOL News | You wait until you see the exit coming around, factor in the time it'll take you to coil up and launch yourself," Air & Space Magazine writes. ...

Eglin's Air Show this weekend by Lois Walsh | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 75th Anniversary Eglin Air Force Base Air Show this weekend, Apr. 10-11. Gates open at 9 am to the general public and it's free for anyone attending this event. The gates will close to the ...

Eglin's own comes home for air show - Major David Lemery is in his second season with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, as #11, the team's Maintenance...

PLANES OF FAME ANNOUNCES LINE UP – ASB.tv | Planes of Fame Museum and Air Show officially announced its 2010 line up, which includes The Horsemen, Strega, and other warbird flights you can't see anywhere else…

Warbirds over Wanaka 2010 - Stuff.co.nz | A North American Harvard in action in a mock battle at the Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow. Tana Hansen (6) at the controls of the American C-130 ...

National Museum of the USAF - Doolittle Raiders Reunion - Source: www.nationalmuseum.a... On April 18, 1942, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan.This spring,wewillpay tribute to those brave men whose courageous ... Latest details on the 68th Doolittle Raiders Reunion. The men and planes that flew the historic mission…

Flying Fortress: Restored B-17 Liberty Belle pays tribute to WWII aviation from Diamond Pilots by Kathryn | One of the left engines starts first, giving off a puff of smoke as the propeller comes to life. The second left engine starts next, and then the two engines on the right side, one at a time, creating an ever-increasing roar as the plane powers up. For those sitting in the cockpit, it creates a feeling like no other. "It rumbles, it moves, it shakes. It has a personality," says pilot Chris Tuckfield of the B-17 Liberty Belle. "And what's really neat is you feel a connection with the past. It brings to mind what those people went through." That's what the Liberty Belle is all about. This fully restored Flying Fortress travels around the country, offering rides to the public (for a price). A stop was made in Salt Lake City last weekend. "This is a flying piece of history," says Sean O'Brien, a volunteer with the Liberty Foundation, which sponsors the Liberty Belle. "It's also a flying tribute to all those who made such sacrifices for the freedoms we have."  Read More and Photos: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700022226/Flying-Fortress-Restored-B-17-Liberty-Belle-pays-tribute-to-WWII-aviation.html

Tougher Texan from Ares by Guy Norris | Hawker Beechcraft has flown the first AT-6 Texan II production representative test vehicle (PRTV) powered by the 1,600 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68D engine – packing 500 shp more than the standard engine. The structurally beefed-up variant of the T-6A/B trainer is aimed at the USAF's Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) role, the acquisition phase for which is expected to be launched this year…

Air museum to hold VE Day presentation - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum is set to present the first program in a yearlong commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. ...

Pasadena female WWII pilots honored for wartime service - Pasadena Star-News ... medal as a keepsake, while the original medal will be donated for display at the Smithsonian Institution's "Women in Aviation" display in Chantilly, Va. ...

WASP's at Oshkosh from Aerographs Blog by John Slemp | Last summer at Oshkosh, during the event known as "Airventure", I was having a very casual conversation with Debby Rihn-Harvey, while making a few portraits of her for the Women in Aviation International organization.  We were away from the main hubbub that is Oshkosh, in the Weeks Hangar.  It is where all the aerobatic pilots keep their aircraft during the week of the show.  It is large, secure, and close enough to maintenance help, should it be necessary.  We were shooting in an area off the main floor, where we had set up an impromptu studio…

Why Hiroshima Was Destroyed The Detailed History Of An Infamous ... A PILOT'S STORY. Corroboration of these statements is found in the remarkable record of Ellsworth Torrey Carrington, "Reflections of a Hiroshima Pilot", (p.9) "As part of the Hiroshima atomic battle plan my B-29 (named Jabbitt III, ...

Public invited to fly WW2 era bomber in Temecula - 89.3 KPCC | It'll cost $399 a ticket to head into the wild blue yonder for half an hour aboard the retired B-17 "Flying Fortress". But it'll set you back just $5 to ...

Veteran aviator flies again on 66-year-old warplane – WFAA | "That was my old position; it made me homesick." The crew took the veteran aviator on a half-hour flight around Arlington. It cost his family more than $500…

Movie Monday - April 5 - XB-70 Valkyrie from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower | Alternating civil and military topics for Movie Monday seems to be working nicely, so I'll let that trend continue this week with a look at the XB-70 Valkyrie. This 5-part 45 minute look at the supersonic bomber takes you through the early development of the aircraft through to its 1966 mid-air collision with an F-104 Starfighter and eventual cancellation. Parts two through five are available after the jump, and yes, this is the second XB-70 documentary for Movie Monday, as the first set was removed. Disregard the obviously incorrect identification of the first supersonic flight, which was October 14, 1947 not December 9, 1946. My apologies for the delay in getting this up, been chasing a bunch of different items today…

Pan Am moon flight reservation card from The Unwanted Blog | Courtesy blog reader Michael Holt, the front and back of a moon flight reservation card from Pan Am. The back shows the "Orion III" spaceplane from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."… I've never seen this sort of thing before. Sad to see that there was once such enthusiasm fr spaceflight, but no longer…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Some planes are like the Rodney Dangerfields of aviation- they just don't get any respect. If there's one plane that I think of in that regard, it has to be the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye. Development began on the Hawkeye in 1956 as a replacement of the Grumman WF/E-1 Tracer as the "eyes" of the carrier battle group. The first E-2A Hawkeyes entered fleet service in 1964 and were a quantum leap over the early E-1 Tracer. Since then, Grumman (and now Northrop Grumman) have made continual refinements to the E-2 Hawkeye's systems that while the external appearance of the aircraft hasn't changed significantly, the radar systems are far more advanced than what went to sea in 1964…