Sean D. Tucker on Oprah this Thursday from FenceCheck Forums
Sean Tucker and Team Oracle will be on the Oprah show this Thursday October 22nd. If you're like me, it gives you time to set your DVR's! Big stuff for the industry!
For 39 years, Hall of Fame pilot has had her head in the clouds - Fort Worth Star Telegram
... Clark has earned virtually every honor in the aviation community, including membership in the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame. ...
Bobby Younkin, Tom Poberezny & Charlie Kulp are inducted into Air Show Hall of Fame from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The International Council of Air Shows Foundation (ICASF) will induct Bobby Younkin, Charlie Kulp and Tom Poberezny into the 2009 Air Show Hall of Fame. The hall of fame ceremony will be hold on December 6-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas…
Kent Pietsch To Land on RV Driven by Three-Time Indy 500 Winner Bobby Unser from Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Blog by alliance@hillwood.com
In his 1942 Interstate Cadet, Kent Pietsch performs an aerobatic comedy act. As part of that act, Kent lands on an RV, that for this show only, will be driven by Kent’s good friend and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser. Follow us on Twitter to learn where and when Bobby & Kent will be available for autographs. More...
Hurricane air show crash 'caused by unplanned manoeuvre' - Telegraph.co.uk
A crash which killed an experienced pilot, Brian Brown, during an air show was probably caused by an unplanned manoeuvre in a Second World War Hurricane, ...
Yankee Air Museum moves to a temporary new home - Detroit Free Press
The Yankee Air Museum moved Monday to a temporary home at the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport. The museum's four flying planes and 14 ...
Women pilots honor "Amelia" actress, director from Aviation eBrief
An organization of women pilots presented actress Hillary Swank and director Mira Nair with Amelia Earhart memorabilia to hon -More-
General Aviation :: RE: Amelia Earhart - (2009) The Movie . . . from FlightAware > Discussions
Search for Amelia Earhart expands to theaters this week - USA Today
She lectured, wrote a magazine column, designed clothes and luggage, endorsed products, promoted aviation. And she set records: In 1928 she was the first ...
WWII B-25 bomber at Los Alamitos base this weekend - Long Beach Press-Telegram
The Mitchell B-25 is among the military and civilian airplanes and helicopters set to appear at the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo on the airfield. ...
Supersonic bizjet designers troll for manufacturing partners from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Harry Weisberger
If paper was aluminum, glass and titanium instead of just paper, two Nevada-based groups developing supersonic business jet designs would have revolutionary aircraft ready to fly. To date, though, the specifications publicized by Aerion in Reno (Booth No. 1154) and Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI), with offices in Las Vegas, are little more than exciting numbers stemming from what the promoters call promising preliminary research and development. Neither is known to have actually cut metal for a flying prototype…
Staggering aircraft rip through Edwards for 'Flight Test Nation' - Tehachapi News
An F-22 Raptor jet shrieked across the desert sky, it's eardrum-puncturing exhaust rivaled only by its impossibly pointed turns. In the distance, trails of ...
Flight Test Nation 2009 Air Show and Open House from Military Photos by Chucky
Following an extended hiatus after the October 2006 show, Edwards AFB hosted Flight Test Nation 2009 Air Show and Open House this weekend. The show was put together on short notice, only having been announced in May after funding was finalized. Regardless, the staff put together an excellent program - it was a great show.
Knowledge Is Necessity: Airshow by John McManamy
Airshow · video. Last weekend, a group of us rented a van and headed out to Edwards Air Force Base, scene of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound-barrier in the Bell X-1 in 1947. He did it again on Saturday, with an authoritative sonic boom, ...
Europe Trip #34: Bye bye England from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney
All too soon it was time to start the 30+ hours of travel back to New Zealand. The trip back was the reverse of the trip over, namely London Heathrow - Hong Kong - Auckland - Wellington. We arrived at Heathrow in plenty of time, and as we experienced with the rest of our travels, there was very little in the way of hold ups. Check in was a bit of fun, if only because the airline systems had been flagged as my parents and I needing special assistance [stop laughing you lot!]! We were all able to walk and find our way around so none was required, although it would have been quite funny if I had asked for a wheelchair for each of us :-) ha ha - Just a couple of pictures this time... some scruffy looking fella airside at Heathrow [I've scrubbed up better since getting home :-)], then a picture of the sunrise over southern Russia and the "desert" of northern [central???] China. I particularly like the sunrise picture - I took a few of them as did a member of the cabin crew I was having a chat with at the time [they are a friendly lot at Air New Zealand]. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Episode 69 – Rob and David from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof joins Rob and Max as they discuss the week’s aviation news. David also provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant have the Australia Desk report, and Court returns with another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation.
Now that's spectacular! from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter
I'd have loved to have been in London, England, a couple of weeks ago, when a balloon was towed up the Thames River and under Tower Bridge as part of the preparations for the release of Disney's 'Up' movie in that country. The Daily Mail published this picture of proceedings (click it for a larger view).
Gordon Bennett Ballooning Cup To Be Held in UK For First Time from Flight International by Will Horton
Next year's Gordon Bennett Ballooning Cup, or Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, will be held in the UK for the first time in the cup's history. The cup was inaugurated in 1906 and was frequently held until WW II. It went on hiatus until the 1980s when it was revived. At the 2009 cup, Britons Janet Folkes and Ann-Ruth Rich broke the female duration world record flying for almost 70 hours covering 1,100 kms from Geneva to Madrid. During their flight they made this excellent video that has some spectacular views.
Air New Zealand crews propose a new kind of 'joint venture' with Southwest Airlines from Cabin Crew News by B. N. Sullivan
You remember the Air New Zealand Bare Essentials of Safety video, right? (In case you have forgotten, that was the memorable pre-flight safety briefing video in which Air New Zealand staff wear only body paint while demonstrating the safety features of the aircraft.) Well, the same crew now have come up with a new idea. They are inviting Southwest Airlines to participate in a new kind of joint venture. They've invited Southwest crew members to New Zealand to collaborate on producing a new musical safety briefing. The intention is to join Southwest's musical talent with Air New Zealand's body paint. (Apparently they've heard all about David Holmes, Southwest's rapping flight attendant!)
On This Day in Aviation History: October 20th by Phil Derner Jr.
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The Going Out Gurus recommend free things to do for every day of the week - Washington Post
Stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff went to Africa to teach the Kenya Wildlife Service the correct methods of flying, and director Miles O'Brien tagged along to ...
First “Amelia” Review… - Indie Wire
is a full on rave from The Hollywood Reporter: “Freckle-faced, prairie-voiced and fiercely independent, Hilary Swank's depiction of aviator Amelia Earhart ...
Hilary Swank Wants to Fly! - Showbiz Spy
The Boys Don't Cry star, 35, says she's learning how to fly for her role as famed aviator Amelia Earhart in upcoming film Amelia. ...
Only after that did it reach a brief declarative leg of its flight: “Aviator Charles F. Walsh of San Diego, Calif., gave a thrilling exhibition of aeroplane ...
United States - California - Flight Test Nation 2009 - Edwards AFB - 10/17/09 from FenceCheck Forums - The "never to be seen again" fly by.
Ecomony curbs attendance at Redlands Fall Fly In - San Bernardino Sun
"There's a difference between an air show and a fly in," said Brian Holohan, president of the Redlands chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. ...
Women headed to DC Wednesday aboard Honor Flight
Europe Trip #31: IWM Duxford - 12 - Final Display Hanger A from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney
OK, the last of the in hanger shots are in this and the next post. The pictures in these posts cover [approximately] World War Two through to the Concord. It's amazing how they manage to get so many aircraft in to one [big] room without it all looking cramped - I guess it helps being able to hang a few aircraft off the ceiling :-) Clearly the most impressive aircraft was the BAC/ Aerospatiale Concord - the fact that it was open was ever better! This particularly aircraft was one of the test models and was equipped with the flight test gear int he front half. The rear of the aircraft had the usual seating [although masked off so I couldn't get a rest :-)].
Europe Trip #32: IWM Duxford - 13 - Final Display Hanger B from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney
OK, the very last of the in hanger pictures from Duxford are here. The next [and last IWM Duxford] post will contain a few more outside pictures, but for now, top to bottom we have:
Europe Trip #33: Good bye Duxford from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney
Here are the final pictures from the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. It's been a long road, lots of pictures, and even more fun. I guess that I can only recommend that if you have the chance, go visit! The best lesson learnt was to leave more time so I'm not rushed because of a short visit. Next time I'll make sure I have a couple of days around Duxford and also at Hendon. The final pictures are of the rear of the American Hanger [which faces the airfield proper], a Boeing B17G Flying Fortress and the Duxford Airfield Control Tower…
Warner Museum Almost Ready to Take Off – KCAU
The re-opening comes after the September 11th terrorist attacks led to the closing of the Mid America Air Museum for security reasons. ...
Florida Air Museum Receives Grant to Fund a February 2010 Aviation Adventures from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Florida Air Museum in Lakeland, Florida has revived a grant to fund a February 2010 Aviation Adventures lecture by Florida documentary filmmaker Jon Anderson in observance of Black History month. Jon Anderson will lecture on "Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly," which focuses on the Tuskegee Airmen. The lecture by Jon Anderson will be on February 19, 2010, 7PM in the Florida Air Museum on the Sun 'n Fun campus on Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida.
Paul Siedenburg Receives FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
Paul Siedenburg - People gathered at the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, September 24, 2009 to see Paul Siedenburg receive FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50+ years of safe flying. This type of award honors people who have contributed and maintained safe flight operations for 50+ years. Paul Siedenburg's first ride was in a Ford Tri Motor in Savanna, Illinois. He barnstormed in a Waco UPF-8 at someones farm. His career began in the United States Air Corps in 1943 and soloed on July 14, 1943 at Stamford, Texas. He bought a Waco UPF biplane. Paul Siedenburg is accident free for 65 years and 7,000 hours of flying. Congratulations Paul Siedenburg!
Bear Attack - Duct Tape wins again from Aviation Professionals dot Org by Mark
Apparently a bear attacked his plane while parked in a remote field up in AK. He had not cleaned out the inside after a long fishing trip and the bear smelled it. He had 2 new tires, 3 cases of Duct Tape and several rolls of cellophane delivered. Then went about repairing the plane so he could fly it home.
Video: Fifteen B-52s Take Off Within Minutes During Exercise by Matt Molnar
If the world’s powers should ever crumble and decide thermonuclear war is the final solution for mankind, chances are that many air force bomber bases—American and Russian, respectively—will look a lot like this during their final minutes. Barring that scenario, the sights in this video are only seen during war games and practice drills. Here we see 15 B-52s conducting Minimum Interval Take-Offs (MITO) from Minot AFB, North Dakota, during the U.S. Strategic Command nuclear exercise GLOBAL THUNDER in June 2009.
4 out the door: College Park Aviation Museum and Air Fair 100 by ak
After serving as a public affairs officer in the Air Force for almost 10 years, I've worked on my fair share of Air Show committees, so when I read about the Air Fair 100 happening this weekend at College Park Airport, I jumped at the ...
This Week In Military/Aviation History 19 - 25 October - from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.
Well Folks, seven more gone. Let’s gather ’round to keep warm and get down to some history, shall we? Yes we shall. Tom K.
Today in History - Prescott Daily Courier
... lofty mountain peaks, about sixteen planes manned by the world's crack aviators soon will be winging on the greatest race in aviation's history. ...
The Northeast Airlines Reunion from Rand Peck, A Life Aloft by Rand Peck
As many of you know, my Dad flew for BOS based Northeast Airlines from 1946 through 1980, during the "golden age" of American Air Transport. I can practically recite the 1957 seniority list with names that included; Anderson, Bean, Mudge, Lord and Chaves. I wanted desperately to fill a slot on the NEA seniority list, but was too young when they merged with Delta in 1972. I interviewed with Delta in 1978 while flying with BOS based Air New England, but when they discovered that I was "Red's boy," I was done. DAL employed a nepotism policy in those days…
Boeing 727 limousine from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua
United States - Virginia - NAS Oceana Airshow 2009 - NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach - 10/17/09 from FenceCheck Forums - Strike Eagle demo on Saturday
United States - Nevada - National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
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