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Blue Angels ready to fly - Pensacola News Journal

The Pensacola mom, an air show veteran, has a game plan. DiRusso knows exactly where to park, what to bring and who to look for during her beloved Blue ...

Coming Home: Blue Angels Shows Today, Saturday - NorthEscambia.com

... Patty Wagstaff will be pushing her Extra 300S to its limits and Dale Snodgrass will fly his P-51 Mustang as part of the Air Force Heritage flight. ...

Editorial: The Blue Angels team: The best in the business - Pensacola News Journal

With 43 members of the Blue Angels' support team leaving after this weekend's season-ending airshow, it is an appropriate time to acknowledge the men and ...

No. 2 pilot ready for last show - Pensacola News Journal

A Blue Angels' pilot is about the closest thing the Navy has to a rock star. "There's nothing better than going around, touring America and representing the ...

The last of a Blue Angels tradition - WALA-TV FOX10

PENSACOLA NAS - The economy is hurting even the Blue Angels. After this weekend, they will no longer use booster jets on Fat Albert. ...

Jets ready to roar at Nellis air show from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots

On Saturday and Sunday, more than 100 fighter planes will loop, swoop and dive over Nellis Air Force Base as part of Aviation Nation 2009. The eighth consecutive Las Vegas air show is expected to draw more than 100,000 spectators to the base, according to a Nellis spokesman, making it the largest free public event in Nevada this year…

Pilot returns to hometown to participate in air show - Hometown News

At this weekend's VNA Air Show, set for Nov. 14 and 15, he is scheduled to demonstrate the T-6 Texan II, his latest aircraft. "It's an honor to return to ...

Dubai Air show one of the top international aviation events: Alison Weller ... - WAM - Emirates News Agency

WAM Dubai, Nov 13th, 2009 (WAM)--Director F'&'E Aerospace Alison Weller, said Dubai Air show has become one of the most important events in the world due to ...

AOPA Summit 2009 from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve

I made the trek down to Tampa last week to attend the first-ever AOPA Summit. While I've been to plenty of conferences for work before, this was the first time I've ever ventured off to one for fun. Just about everyone would probably agree that it's no Oshkosh but I still had a great time soaking up all things aviation for three days. There were plenty of highlights and I'm going to do my best to share them below in a somewhat organized fashion. But before I do that, a few general thoughts…

'Fly by Wire' the book, and an incredible video from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands

The six minute flight then glide of US Airways flight Cactus 1549 from La Guardia airport to splashdown in the Hudson River on January 15 this year was a rare and spectacular good news story when it comes to air crashes. The release this week of Fly by Wire, the Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson by William Langewiesche (Farrer, Straus and Giroux), is a gripping read from a brilliant writer. And it coincides with the production of a remarkable package of multimedia reconstructions of the accident by the Exosphere3D graphic enterprise, which can absorb hours of exploration. View in HD mode, and watch the view from the captain's seat displayed on the split screen presentation.

Klaus Savier on How He Won This Year's Fuelventure 400 Air Race
from AVWeb Podcast – Podcast

Klaus Savier's modified Vari Eze, named "The Delaminator," won the Fuelventure 400 this year for the second time in a row, flying 207 mph on 45 mpg while carrying a 400-pound payload. The race, held annually at the Copperstate air show in Arizona, aims to motivate improvements in aircraft efficiency. Savier, who is president of Light Speed Engineering, talks about how he modified the airplane and what he has in the works for next year's competition.

At 101, aviation pioneer keeps going - Baltimore Sun

Aviation was just coming into its own. "We would see Mr. Martin as he walked around and observed the plant," Grant said. "We weren't allowed to speak to him ...

Military history comes alive - Casper Star-Tribune Online

The purpose was to train pilots for the B17 and B24 bombers, giving bomber crews their final training prior to being sent overseas for combat missions. ...

Indiana astronaut to appear on Indy talk show - Chicago Tribune

AP INDIANAPOLIS - Astronaut David Wolf will discuss his experiences on the International Space Station during a live talk show next month in Indianapolis. ...

Ex-Commando Pilot to Speak - The Ledger

The event begins at 7 pm at the Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n Fun, 4175 Medulla Road in Lakeland. It is free for museum members and veterans. ...

History Has A Future At Kissimmee
from Aero-News Network

New Oral History Program To Collect Stories From "The Greatest Generation" Kissimmee Air Museum, located at he Kissimmee Gateway Airport, is initiating a new Oral History collection program to record the greatest generation's history.

Thoughts About the Flying Legends Air Show « FOOD FOR THOUGHT - I attended the July 11-12, 2009 Flying Legends Air Show at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, in England. When at that air show I was involved in unwanted conflict with air show fans who were official rule violators, who were rude, ...

Group's project taking off - Clovis News Journal

Papageorgiou said the EAA has a program geared toward younger members called "Young Eagles." "We don't want it to be an old man's hobby, but it's not," he ...

Experimental Aircraft Fly In – WTVY

It is free admission and free airplane rides for children ages 8 - 17 are provided by the Young Eagles Program. We will also have live music on Saturday ...

Community calendar - Arizona Daily Star

Offering flights and aerobatic glider demonstrations. Reservations for glider rides will be taken only from 7 to 9 pm Nov. 13. Event dates: 9 am-5 pm Nov. ...

Air Force Base Overberg from http://www.flyin.org.za/

AFB Overberg (TFDC) is extremely fortunate to be the host of one of only two air shows that will be presented by the SA Air Force in South Africa this year. The other will be presented by the SAAF Museum in Pretoria. As in 2007 the biennial AFB Overberg air show will also be combined with a Fly-in that can boast with a record amount of 185 light aircraft in 2007. This year we aim to break the 200 mark over the weekend of 13 -15 November 2009.

B-47 at Hill AFB from The Unwanted Blog by admin

Three panoramic shots (scaled down to 20% of the originals) of the B-47 on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum. Click on the links after each dinkysized version to get the larger panoramas…

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"August First" Aerobatics Team to fly J-10 fighter planes - People's Daily Online
... “August First” Aerobatics Team of the PLA Air Force which took the lead in flying over the Tian'anmen Square during an air show of the military parade ...

Getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH - Wired News
The impressive number was posted by a pilot in a 400-mile air race over Arizona last month. The Fuelventure 400 is more than a showcase for efficiency. ...

Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular Nov. 6-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular in Jacksonville, Florida is on November 6-8, 2009…

Warriors and Warbirds Air Show Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Warriors and Warbirds Air Show is November 7 through the 8, 2009 at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport in North Carolina. It's from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…

Wings Over Homestead Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Wings Over Homestead is November 7-8, 2009 in Homestead, Florida from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…

Randolph Air Force Base Airshow Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Randolph Air Force Base Airshow in San Antonio, Texas is November 7-8, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…

Matthias fliegt mit F1 Fahrer Adrian Sutil from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com (Editor)
German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil paid a visit at Matthias' homebase in Tannheim to fly some aerobatics with the Red Bull Air Race pilot. They both had a lot of fun when flying loopings, rolls and other aerobatic maneuvers. Afterwards they talked about the Red Bull Air Race world championship and its similarities to the Formula One.

Biplane Artisans Never Get the FullCredit They Truly Deserve! from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel
Back in “the day”, we owned a small but very active art gallery, and I came to admire the artisans who displayed and sold their work in my shop. These painters, sculptors and potters never ceased to amaze me in their never-ending quest for perfection. So what does that have to do with airplanes? Stay with me now… In my life, I have had the distinct honor to know one of the finest biplane artists in this country by the name of Bob Lock. I say “biplane artists” because Lock (nobody calls him Bob) is one of a tiny group of Master Craftsmen who possess the skill set to bring those wonderful vintage biplanes literally back from the dead…

Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest - The Associated Press
The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace of ...

Masten Space Wins One Million Dollars While Armadillo Remains Three Feet from the Gold from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)
NASA announced Monday that Masten Space Systems of Majove, California had won the $1-million dollar Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 contest; Armadillo Areospace of Rockwall, Texas was the runner-up by three feet winning a $500,000 prize. Both teams flew robotic rockets that had to rise more than 160 feet (49 metres), stay aloft for at least 180 seconds while travelling to a rocky landing pad, and then fly back to the starting point. One team, Unreasonable Rocket, did not complete the requirements to qualify for prize money…
Masten Qualifies for $1 Million Prize; Unreasonable Rocket Completes 1st Attempt from The Launch Pad by Stiles

B-17 evokes emotion during Enid stop - Enid News & Eagle
It is not every day, after all, that a World War II-vintage B-17 Flying Fortress comes to town. Among those admiring the ...

World War II Bombers Arrive at Tri-Cities Regional Airport - Bristol Herald Courier
Large bombers Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator awaited takeoff alongside their small although formidable two-seat buddy, ...

Air museum burgled - Weekend Post
Police spokesman Captain Johann Rheeder said the museum near the airport had been closed for the weekend but when a staff member arrived for work yesterday ...

'Mama Bird' Looks Forward To 100 - Aero-News Network
On November 4th, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame aviatrix, who has logged 57635.4 flight hours, turns100 years old. AOPA Online reports that Mama Bird, ...

3 Cool Things About the World War II Museum's New Movie - Popular Mechanics
For example, the nose of a B-17 actually juts seamlessly from the screen during the bombing of Europe. A computer coordinates all these movements, ...

Jumping Ship from Air & Space Magazine

Associate Herbert Watson Photo series. Harold.A. Fischer. from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder by Gary Watson

China Aviation Museum to Reopen to Public from english.cri.cn
China's largest aviation museum, located in the northern outskirts of Beijing, is to reopen to the public on November15 after a four-month renovation, the Beijing News reported on Monday. As China's only and Asia's largest aviation museum, the newly-renovated museum displays 309 aircraft of 136 types, ranging from China's first airborne early warning to the official plane of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Need to Know: Aft-Facing Seats from Air & Space Magazine

Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler, a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online, Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally…

This Day in Aviation History: November 3rd by Phil Derner Jr.

Flight International Front Cover Competition returns for a third year from Flightglobal by Michael
It's that time of year again! For the third year running, you have a chance to get your best image featured on the front cover of the world renowned Flight International magazine, by uploading your images to our AirSpace galleries. Below is last year's winner - one of over 1,500 high quality entries we received for the 2008 festive issue…

United States - Texas - Wings Over Houston Airshow 2009 - Houston - 10/30/09 from FenceCheck Forums
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United States - New Mexico - Raptors & Reapers over the Southwest 2009 - Holloman AFB, Alamogord from FenceCheck Forums

First Runner Up for November 3, 2009 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day

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