101st Airborne Division kicks off celebration - Sacramento Bee |The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are celebrating 70 years since the inception of the airborne division with a weeklong celebration including games, a concert, an air show and memorials for the fallen. The celebration at the Army ...
Blades are back for another run - Eastbourne Herald | Six of the Blades were Harrier pilots, two were 
Stunt team Aerostars prepare for lift-off at Weymouth Carnival - Dorset Echo | Dave Boardman from the Aerostars said the team were used to being compared to the Red Arrows because the routines were similar – although the planes used 'are a different beast altogether'. The six Yak 50 aircraft will use the airspace over Weymouth ...
Walking on air on a wing and a prayer - Blackpool Gazette | Breitling Wingwalkers, who are appearing at Blackpool Airshow 2012. BELOW: The Gazette's essential guide to the Blackpool Air Show 2012. By David Sharman Published on Friday 10 August 2012 12:11. With terrifying speeds to encounter and bullet-like ...
Air show soars to new plateau - The Province| The planes are bigger and faster, but in half-a-century of flying at the Abbotsford Air Show, some things never change. "You can't be a fighter pilot unless you think you're the best in the world," said Jim Reith, the show's air boss since 2001. "You ...
Airshow could still take off once more - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Paul Bayfield, managing director of Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival, said: “This was a spontaneous and generous offer and it was typical of the support that we have from this wonderful group of people. “If we could have at least another 11 similar ...
Air show is grounded by poor sales - The Oxford Times | THIS year’s Fly to the Past show has been cancelled, organisers have announced. The show – originally two days then reduced to one day – was due to take place at Oxford Airport in Kidlington on Sunday, September 2....
High flyers ready to take the challenge - Spencer Daily Reporter | (Photo). Following practice runs on Friday, 20 pilots from the region are expected to take part in the Doug Yost Challenge, an aerobatic compeition which will begin Saturday morning and continue Sunday at the Northwest Iowa Regional Airport in Spencer.
WW II planes on display - Coeur d'Alene Press | It's 180 degrees from "Maid in the Shade's" working days, when the B-25 fighter plane flew 15 missions out of Corsica, Italy, during World War II. She was the only plane to return to base after one mission whose goal - successful despite the losses ...
Nord (Aérospatiale) 262 from Planeshots
Green Speed Cup – Year Two, Days Three and Four from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | As the Stemme Green Speed Cup speeds into day five of a six-day series of challenges, the leaders are all – little surprise here – Stemme aircraft. Markus Scherdel took first place on day three’s task, a 346.1 kilometer (214.58 mile) triangle, with a new low in fuel consumption, 2.5 liters per 100 kilometers (94.08 mpg or 188.16 passenger miles per gallon) at an average speed of 142.2 kilometers per hour (88.16 mph).
Yeagar With Bell X-1A “Mach 2.5 1650 MPH Altitude Over 90,000 Ft” (1954) from AIRBOYD.TV
Air Transport Command from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Air Transport Command (ATC)...The service was an outgrowth of the Army’s Ferrying Command, which was an airplane delivery system utilized when Britain entered WWII and needed American-built planes to fight the Nazis. The major airlines of the day – Pan Am, Northwest Orient, Eastern, Western and United (only one of which is still flying today!) – contracted with the government to do the deliveries. Some contracts were active through the Ferrying Command and some were set up through other military organizations...
Beechcraft Starship — too good, too soon from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Beechcraft Starship was an advanced aircraft which appeared in the 1980s and not failing to show Burt Rutan’s influence outside as well as inside the aircraft. Together, Beechcraft and Rutan brought us an aircraft which owns these firsts: First civilian certified [...]
Natalie's Final Scholarship Essay from Life on the Road as a Pilot | The time has arrived - when we read the final essays of the Girls With Wings Spring Scholarship Winners and anxiously await the essays from the Summer Scholarship Winners (starting Sept 1st). The Girls With Wings Scholarship Program provides funds for flight training to selected individuals with a...
Neil Armstrong Reportedly Recovering From Bypass Surgery from Aero-News Network | First Moon-Walker 'Doing Great' According To His Wife, Carol Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to walk on the surface of the Moon, recently underwent a quadruple coronary bypass after four blocked arteries were discovered during a routine checkup...
Friday, August 10, 2012
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
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Navy targets War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations with PR blitz to improve ... - Washington Post | “We've been working on this for a long time,” Adm. John Harvey, commander of US Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, said last fall in announcing that the Blue Angels would perform in Virginia as part of the commemoration ceremonies....
Passengers Feel Zero Gravity on C-130 Ride - KEYC TV | For many people the highlight of this weekend's Air Spectacular will be the Blue Angels....But it takes a lot more than the 6 pilots and their jets to make it all happen including the c-130 carrier. For many people the highlight of this weekend's Air ...
Reporter Brian Shane tells of Thunderbirds' twists and turns - Delmarva Now | They will 
Aerobatic Pilot, Musician To Perform At Shriners Fest - Tristatehomepage.com | Eyewitness News talks to Tim Weber -- the aerobatic pilot for team Geico who is also known for his musical talent. Tim Weber's passion for flying started when he was a little boy. He says he would bike to Turf Soaring School in Phoenix to stare at the...
Gary preparing for air show amid bustling lakefront construction - nwitimes.com | The 2012 South Shore Air Show will see many changes with Marquette Park construction, but one defining change to the weekend event is the addition of Beach Bash for Regional Charities, a charity event for local nonprofits. In years past, a VIP party...
Prairie Air Show awaits new date - Bloomington Pantagraph | PEORIA — Prairie Air Show 2012, originally scheduled for this weekend on the downtown Peoria riverfront, has been postponed. According to a statement issued Friday: “Prairie Air Show directors and city officials are continuing their negotiations and ...
Kingdon Airport hosts Wings 'N' Wheels RC Air Show - Lodi News-Sentinel | Wings 'N' Wheels, featuring and remote controlled airplanes and a classic car show, will be held this weekend at Kingdon Airport in Lodi. There will also be a bonfire on Saturday and camping is permitted free of charge. General aviation fly-in,...
Model airplane clubs to be featured at air show - Parkersburg News | A well-known act is preparing for another performance at the 2012 Air Show at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport in October. "The three local model airplane...
Hail storm grounds WWII B-17 bomber - Blue Springs Examiner | By The Examiner staff - localnews@examiner.net A freak hail storm in Colorado this week has forced postponement of the return of a restored World War II-era B-17 bomber. “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, ...
Team Working to get Aluminum Overcast Back in the Air After Freak Hailstorm from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | An impressive display of teamwork is occurring this weekend in Denver, Colorado, to get EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast back in the air after a surprise storm on Wednesday night pelted the airplane and temporarily grounded it.
Crew takes Sentimental Journey in Yuba County - Appeal-Democrat | For those who peer inside the bomber at this weekend's Golden West Regional Fly-in & Air Show at Yuba County Airport, those aspects might make a packed Southwest flight seem like a Lear jet cruise by comparison. But the pilots and service crew who take...
T-6 from Apron 6 | Today part 2 in the Orange Lion serie. After photographing the preflight routine of the Yak I went to the T-6, my photoship. The T-6 is not only a beautiful plane but’s is also an amazing photoship. The backseat can...
Marine killed in crash in WWII to come home - Quad City Times | The remains of the B-25 bomber co-pilot from Moline will be buried Thursday at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Any service medals he was awarded and his Marine officer's uniform will be interred with him...
D-Day commemorations offer troops a glimpse at past - The Fort Gordon Signal | Afterward, Charles Rivkin, US Ambassador to France, jumped with the Golden Knights, the US Army's parachute team. Then spectators, dignitaries, soldiers and veterans gathered on the grassy slope nearby for a series of commemorative speeches and wreath ...
An Allusion-Acrostic for Aviators from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | ...Davis is of another generation. However, his grandfather flew B-24 Liberators in WWII. Included in his logbook is the second run over Ploesti. Mr. Davis clearly knows of what he writes, and he has a real feel for the individuals who lived through the events that have come to be seen as the most astoundingly dramatic examples of aerial combat in human history. We’re very glad he sent his work our way....
Pilot killed in gyroplane crash - The Augusta Chronicle | The Fly-In, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association's Chapter 172, attracts small planes, ultralights, paraplanes and other aircraft like the gyroplane. Also known as gyrocopters, gyroplanes are small aircraft that use an unpowered rotor for...
Amelia Earhart: Artifacts reveal aviation pioneer didn't 'disappear' over Pacific - Alaska Dispatch | For decades, pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart was said to have “disappeared” over the Pacific on her quest to circle the globe along a 29000-mile equatorial route. Now, new information gives a clearer picture of what happened 75 years ago to Ms. Earhart ...
Non-Profit Girls With Wings Soars North With Support from Alaska's Famous ... - PR Web | The goal of Girls With Wings is to use women in aviation to inspire girls to achieve their full potential by understanding that anything is possible through hard work, commitment to education, and a tireless pursuit of personal achievement...
Phantom Phorever!!! Wittmund hosts last F-4 Spotter Day. For real Phantom Phreaks from 
These people really love to fly - CNN | ...Searching online later for more about their aircraft, she learned that Lockheed Martin was inviting Twitter users to apply to attend a ceremony marking the delivery of the last F-22 Raptor to the U.S. Air Force. Carson had only been Tweeting for about a year when her application was accepted to the Lockheed Martin "Tweet Up," which brought Twitter users together in May to tour the Georgia facility, meet and greet F-22 pilots, have free lunch and Tweet about the experience. "I really felt connected to my father by going to this Air Force ceremony," said Carson, who traces her love of flying to her late father, who was a bomber pilot in World War II...
Just can't wait to kiss the ground...- Sheila Kumar | I have signed up for a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey. This is a weak giving-in to people who'd been there, done that and raved about 
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy from Planeshots
Youth Fly High in Royal Eagles Program - ChrisD.ca | The youth between the ages of eight and 17 from Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. and Ma Mawi Chi Itata Centre will get to fly, many for the first time in their life, in a small aircraft as part of the international Young Eagles program. Other activities, such as...
NASA ventures to Mack Benn - Suffolk News-Herald | Jolley was offered the Young Eagles flight by pilot Donald Bagwell of the Tidewater Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen. “He can expect to have to fly the aircraft,” Bagwell said. “When we're clear of the ground, I'm going to raise my hands and say, ...
Chinese Move Shenzhou-9 to Launch Pad from Spaceports | China will launch three Taikonauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveler, a government news agency said Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Shenzhou-9 was moved to a launch platform Saturday to allow scientists to conduct tests before the mid-June flight, Xinhua news agency...
Friday, March 16, 2012
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U.S. Navy Blue Angels land in St. George for air show - The Spectrum | A group of U.S. Navy Blue Angel fighter jets screamed through Southern Utah for the first time Wednesday, giving onlookers a brief preview of this weekend's Thunder Over Utah Air Show. "It makes the hair on your arm stand up," said St. George resident Carol Barrett, who waited to watch the planes land at the St. George Municipal Airport. "They're just amazing."...
LDS leader takes VIP flight with Blue Angels - KSL | In anticipation of this weekend's "Thunder Over Utah" Air Show in St. George, the United States Navy Blue Angels hosted a few VIP riders. Among them, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An experienced pilot himself, for President Uchtdorf it was an opportunity to fly the skies once again....
Red Arrows learn to fly as seven after 'recent tragedies' - BBC News | The Red Arrows will learn to fly in an unusual seven formation when the team leaves Lincolnshire for its annual training in Cyprus later. The team usually flies with nine aircraft but its first female pilot moved to a ground-based role earlier this month. Her move followed the death of two Red Arrows pilots last year....
Tricolour Arrows, the program 2012 - Translated | For the aerobatic team, known as the "Tricolour Arrows", the 2012 is not only important for the full program of exhibitions that will be involved from May to November. In fact, this year also rely on 30 years of Aermacchi MB.339PAN used by training....
Geico Skytypers New Webisode Series – “In-Formation” from Aero-News Network | A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Air Show Activities As An Air Show Performer The Geico Skytypers, the only civilian flying unit in the world to use World War II-era planes to ‘type’ their messages in the sky, recently launched a webisode series entitled, “In-Formation”.
Thunder in the Valley roars into Columbus Airport - ledger-enquirer.com | Thunder in the Valley is an air show that’s grown and grown over the years. It started out in the late 1990s as a fly-in for area pilots. A fly-in is a social gathering of pilots and their aircraft. The first fly-in attracted 3,000 spectators in one day. After a few of those gatherings, the organizers decided to invite professional pilots and flying groups and Thunder in the Valley was born. Since 1998, Thunder in the Valley has grown to attract more than 30,000 aviation buffs in two days at the Columbus Airport...
Bronco Day from Apron 6 | t’s official now, the first Bronco Fan Day will take 
AIRSHOW NEWS: Farnborough International 2012 – Public Day Tickets On Sale Now! from Flightline UK | Tickets for the public days of the 49th Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) are now on sale. Marking the start of an unprecedented calendar of summer events in the UK, the show promises not to disappoint. During the public weekend – Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July – the Aerodrome will be buzzing with aviation delights both in the air and on the ground, as well as a whole host of other attractions....
Planes of Fame looking for volunteers from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | CHINO, Calif. – Organizers of the Planes of Fame Airshow (May 5-6) are looking for volunteers. Volunteer applications can be filled out online...
Vintage airplane competition kicks-off with call for applications | Reno, Nevada – The 14th annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational kicked-off today with call for applications for vintage aircraft to compete for the acclaimed National Aviation Heritage trophy....
Video: Blue Angels Rockin' The A-4 Skyhawk! (Hiller Museum Too) from 
A Short Vietnam War Story from PPRuNe Forums by bubbers44 | ...CDR Wunche flew the tanker like a fighter and frequently delighted the tactical pilots by rolling the "Whale," as we all called the KA-3B tanker, on completion of a tanker mission. Consequently, John's nickname was "the Red Baron." On 21 July 1967 he proved just how appropriate that name was....
More on the death of 'Neptunus Lex' from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Readers will recall the tragic death last week, in an aircraft accident, of retired US Navy Captain Carroll LeFon, known in the blogosphere as 'Neptunus Lex'. There have been a number of developments in this case. First, arrangements have been made for Capt. LeFon's funeral service....
PICTURE: First flight of last F-22 from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | raptor 4195 first flight 2012 560.jpgWe last saw Raptor 4195 on 13 December after it 
Girls With Wings Flying Scholarship! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Girls With Wings is pleased to announce that they have developed an 
additional scholarship for 2012. Traditionally they have given out a Private Pilot Scholarship to help with the cost of flight training while in pursuit of their license. This scholarship was targeted to those women who have soloed but not completed their private pilot course....
Frederico Curado of Embraer named Jannus Award winner - Tampa Bay Times | The city's aviation history was on display Wednesday during a news conference at the St. Petersburg Museum of History. In addition to announcing the recipient of one of the area's most distinguished awards, the...A prelude to Wednesday's announcement was the launch of the Tony Jannus stamp campaign. The effort coincides with the upcoming 100th anniversary of Jannus' flight....
Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from The Cranky Flier | Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787 while it was on the ground here in Long Beach as part of a tour around North America. Of course, I was thrilled to do it....
Skydiver Leaps From Stratosphere in 'Space Jump' Practice - from SPACE.com | Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his capsule more than 71,000 feet up.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
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Air show to feature wing walker - News-Press Now | The “International Edition” of the Sound of Speed Airshow coming May 5 and 6 will feature a Canadian woman walking the top wing of a 1940 Navy Stearman bi-plane, and one of America's fifth-generation fighters — the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
Indonesian Growth Boosts Singapore Airshow from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock | Southeast Asia, rather than the behemoth economies of China and India, provided the bulk of the sales impetus for the 2012 Singapore Airshow. More specifically, it was from Singapore’s neighbor Indonesia that the latest wave of airline fleet modernization came when Lion Air confirmed a massive order for 201 of Boeing’s new 737Max-9 narrowbodies, plus 29 of the existing 737-900ERs. Lion Air had in fact made provisional commitments for the aircraft at last November’s Dubai Air Show but the fact that the deal has been firmed up so quickly and conclusively is undoubtedly good news for Boeing....
Race in the Skies - WSET | This summer, they'll make a journey across the country by plane in the Air Race Classic. It's an all female competition modeled after the "powder puff derby" that Amelia Earhart flew in. We met with some of the Liberty Belles Friday.
Canadian Skyhawk, by Craig Obrien from Bonjour BlueSky | Canadian Skyhawk, 
FlightMonkeys Celebrates Girl Power with Girls with Wings Founder, Lynda Meeks from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | We’re back with another episode of the Fabulous FlightMonkeys Podcast, and this one is a beauty. Lynda Meeks Skyped in to chat with Jamie about Girls with Wings, being a professional flight instructor, and why women make better pilots than men do. She’s funny, smart, accomplished, and one of the best role models we’ve come across in quite some time. We’re hooked.
Pilot born without arms tells MT pilots her story - KPAX-TV | "From day one I was born without arms, so from very early on I had to become adept with using my feet," said Jessica Cox. Her quest to becoming a pilot began with her fear to fly. "Eleanor Roosevelt once said, 'Identify your greatest fear, ...
Grief During Wartime Up next, a series of posts about Harald... from x planes |Up 
WWII Veteran Finally Receives Military Honors - KGTV San Diego | George Balthazor was a decorated pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during the war, but problems surfaced after he returned home to Wisconsin. "I would hear his screams at night," said Frank ...
7771K from Randy TinsethWhen you think about it, 1995 wasn’t all that long ago. But since that time, we’ve seen 1,000 777s come out of the Everett factory. Today, we took time to celebrate that incredible milestone with thousands of the men and women who built those beautiful airplanes....
Harrier Refueling Over Afghanistan (2012) from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd
Igarashi Design Personal Helicopter from Helikopter Hysterie - The Helicopter Blog by Axel V | I recently had an email conversation with Yutaka Igarashi about the helicopter shown in today's photos, which we have obtained permission to show here on HH. The renderings are of a single seat personal helicopter, powered by a turboshaft engine. The rotorcraft is designed exquisitely, combining design themes from several different engineering fields into one unique beautiful machine.
Business Aviation Taps Asia’s Bounty from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock | Hawker Beechcraft found itself on the receiving end of the Lion Air spending spree when the Indonesian airline ordered a pair of Hawker 900XPs, with options for two more. The operator says it intends to use the jets, which are scheduled for delivery in the second and third quarters of this year, to meet growing demand for executive charter services throughout Asia. Indonesia, in particular, is a rising regional hotspot thanks to the growth in personal wealth in the country....
NASA Commercial Crew Budget Under Review from Spaceports | Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations commerce, justice, science subcommittee, suggested in comments during a Congressional hearing this past week that it might be better for the four NASA-funded commercial crew programs come together under NASA's leadership, reports Space News....
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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MOD confirms the death of Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham by Flightline UK | It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (the Red Arrows). Flight Lieutenant Cunningham was killed when he was ejected from his Hawk T1 aircraft on the morning of Tuesday 8 November 2011. A full Service Inquiry will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. Red 5 – Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 34, was born and raised in...
MoD flight suspension after Red Arrows ejector seat death from Pilot News Magazine | Training flights in aircraft fitted with ejector seats similar to the one in which a Red Arrows pilot was killed, have been suspended. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) grounded the flights following the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 34, at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. Other RAF aircraft fitted with MK10 ejector seats are Hawk T1, Tornado and Tucano. The MoD said: “The safety of our crews remains our paramount concern.” It added: “All non-essential RAF flying on aircraft fitted with a similar ejector seat to the Hawk T1 has been temporarily suspended.” It said the suspension was “pending further investigation and purely as a precautionary measure”....
Tuskegee Airmen to be honored at aviation gala - 9News | Denver - Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Lowry is planning for a special evening honoring the Tuskegee Airmen. The 2011 Spreading Wings Gala takes place on November 19th and several of Colorado's living Tuskegee Airmen will be in attendance...
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to appear at Dubai airshow - Hindu Business Line | PTI America's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will make its first appearance in the Gulf at the forthcoming Dubai Airshow which will feature more than 100 planes, including military fighters. Running from November 13 to 17 at the city's Airport Expo, ...
José Luis Aresti Aguirre - FAI | José Luis Aresti Aguirre and the Aresti CupJosé Luis Aresti Aguirre (1917-2003) is a true legend in the world of aerobatics. Born in Bilbao, Spain, Aresti became a flyer in the 1930s in time to get involved in the Civil War where he served as a pilot for the Republican Government; he was assigned the Polikarpov 1-16 Rata low-wing monoplane and within six months he found himself flying demonstrations for his military chiefs. After the war, Aresti became a test pilot for...
Vet considers Toronto’s imperilled air museum a monument to war heroes - Globe and Mail | For some members of the public preserving the Canadian Air & Space Museum is about saving precious artifacts. For others, like Philip Gray, it’s also about honouring those who served in the wars. Since September, the museum has been under the pall of an eviction notice that would put its contents into storage, making way for it to be turned into an ice rink, alongside a condo development....
Booklet celebrates local airfields and memorials - Hucknall Today | HUCKNALL'S rich and historic connections with aviation are celebrated in a new booklet that has taken off thanks to Newark Air Museum. 'Aviation In Nottinghamshire' is a 48-page guide that delves into the background of the county's airfields and ...
Episode 172 – Girls With Wings - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Guest Lynda Meeks is Executive Director of Girls With Wings, Inc. a non-profit organization which introduces young girls to aviation. Lynda began her flying career in the military where she learned to fly helicopters. She’s flown twins and the Citation X as a professional pilot. Lynda also offers flight and ground instruction...
Top 10 Soviet and Russian Space Missions from SPACE.com | Russia, formerly the Soviet Union, has long been at the forefront of the space frontier, beginning 50 years ago with the historic Oct. 4, 1957 launch of Sputnik - the world's first artificial satellite. Here is a rundown of the ten top Russian space...
23 former astronauts send letter to Mikulski & Wolf in support of commercial crew - Hobbyspace.com | In addition to the letter mentioned earlier, 23 former astronauts have also sent a letter (pdf) to Sen, Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), who is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee covering NASA, and Rep. Frank Wolf (R, VA), who is chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee over NASA, a letter in support of full funding for Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Here is the text of the letter:...
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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Air Show creates buzz in OC - Delmarva Now | Team RV, the world's largest air show team with 10 aircraft, flies in formation above the water as they rehearse for the Ocean City Air Show. The team flies the aerobatic series of aircraft designed by Richard Vangrunsve, all homebuilt. ...
RAF flypast marks monarch's big day - British Forces News | Details of today's RAF flypast for the Queen's birthday have been revealed this morning ahead of the celebrations later today. It will be made up of 25 aircraft which will fly over Buckingham Palace at 1pm. There will be 11 different types of aircraft ..."Skywackers" fly like a bird in Botetourt Co. - WDBJ7.com | They're here for this weekend's fifth annual Fly-In which is held by the Southwest Virginia Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club also known as the Skywackers. It's an annual celebration where people show off their skills and fly like a bird. ...
Girls With Wings Awards Two $1000 Scholarships from Aero-News Network | Nonprofit Focuses Efforts On Introducing Young Girls To Aviation-Related Occupations Girls With Wings, Inc. has announced their 5th Annual Scholarship Program. The application packet requires an essay with photo stating why the applicant believes she is a role model for Girl With Wings, to include her motivation, inspirations and future plans. Applicants must not have yet received a private pilot's license but have completed her solo. Entries are to be received between July 1st and July 31st, 2011…
Flying car delayed to March 2012 - AOPA Pilot | The company's proposed flight demonstration at EAA AirVenture 2011 has been postponed, but the company hopes to have the vehicle on static display. It will also provide information on progress so far. The flight had been highly anticipated. ...
Monday, May 30, 2011
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Photos: Air Show Flying Machines - Massapequa Patch | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air was another incredible success this weekend as more than 100,000 people flocked to Jones Beach for each session. The aircraft at this annual event are spectacular, and the spectacle is breathtaking. Many representatives of the U.S. Armed Forces were on hand as well...
Photos: Home Base at the Air Show - Farmingdale Patch | A look at the Bethpage Air Show weekend events from its launching grounds in Farmingdale...
Updated: Thousands turn out for Southend Air Festival - Echo-News | BARREL rolls, nosedives and loop-the-loops became familiar sights in the skies above Southend as aviation fans lapped up two days of aeronautical stunts and displays. The 2011 Southend Airshow attracted about 300,000 people to the town’s seafront to watch the spectacular sights overhead on Saturday and yesterday...
Honor Flight | For the WWII Vets (with VIDEO) - OkcHomeSellers | We need to honor the World War II vets. Unfortunately, we are losing them at a rate of 1,000 per day. My dad was one of those vets and great Americans, but unfortunately I lost him in 1964. I miss hearing his stories of the war in the Pacific, specifically Guadalcanal, where he served in the Navy Seabees. He had an influence on me that has lasted a lifetime...
WWII pilot, POW finds joy in life - The Spectrum | ST GEORGE - At 95 years old, Harold "Bud" Cannon is enjoying his life too much to stop for Memorial Day observances. "I usually don't participate," said the retired Army Air Corps bomber pilot and World War II prisoner of war. "I hold back and be quiet."...
History comes alive; WWII vet honored in Missoula - KAJ18 | MISSOULA- The Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History honored a handful of former pilots and ground personnel on Sunday to kick off their Memorial Day celebrations, and one of the men they honored is a 94-year-old combat pilot from World War II...
Last shall be first: World War II POW to lead 91st annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade - Missoulian | Chuck Duus has always considered himself a lucky man. As an 18-year-old, Duus' luck held for 16 bombing missions as a tail gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress that struck deep over German territory in World War II...
Memorial Day Memories: Tosa Veterans Recall Service in WWII - Wauwatosa Patch | Some 16 million Americans served in World War II. Most of them were very young men and women when they entered their country’s service in the largest conflict the world has ever seen. We are now entering the year that, on Dec. 7, will mark the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into that war...
Inside a Flying Fortress - Air & Space | Compared with the B-29, the B-17’s navigation equipment was basic. The navigator’s principle tools were the air position indicator (an electromechanical dead reckoning computer), a drift sight, and an astrodome to take sextant sightings...
American good deed remembered -- and appreciated -- 70 years later - Star Advertiser | Military Appreciation Month in Hawaii seems the perfect time to recount a recent experience that defines military appreciation. As an American with a busy international travel schedule, I'm often drawn reluctantly into political discussions with citizens of countries I am visiting...
Aviation Inspiration Day Recap - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Last Saturday, May 28th, was the first ever Aviation Inspiration Day - a joint effort between Girls With Wings, Inc., and the Commemorative Air Force - Minnesota Wing, led by Squadron Commander Col. Amy Lauria. Amy and I had talked at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh about "someday" coordinating an event at the CAF museum...
Love of aviation led to illustrious career - Winnipeg Free Press | George Elliott is being remembered as an icon in Manitoba's aviation history. Elliott, who was general manager of Winnipeg International Airport and later the executive director of the Western Canada Aviation Museum, died suddenly on Thursday of a heart attack...
Still Time to Register - Big Muddy Air Race | We will be taking registrations right to the end. Claude Hendrickson just entered with his beautiful P-51, Sarah Jean, so I just had to post this photo from the Texoma race...
“Piston” pack reaches 5,000 feet - AOPA Blog | The Martin Jetpack, really a piston-engine pack powered by a derivative of a Mercury motorboat engine, has reached 5,000 feet above New Zealand with a mannikin simulating the pilot. It should be ready for delivery, the company says, in 18 months...
Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth for Final Time Wednesday - NASA | Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, June 1, completing a 16-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. If Endeavour lands Wednesday, it will have spent 299 days in space and traveled more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992...
Endeavour is Coming Home: Amazing Photos From the Shuttle’s Last Voyage - Mashable | NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station at 11:55 p.m. ET Sunday, embarking on its last voyage towards home. After undocking, Endeavour flew around the station at distances of about 450 to 650 feet, with crew members taking videos and photos of the station...
Sunday, May 8, 2011
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Video (Blue Angels Ride) Damon Singleton Previews Air Show From Cockpit - WDSU | Meteorologist Damon Singleton takes a wild ride with the Blue Angels.
USAF Thunderbirds Pilot Taxis With US Navy Blue Angels - I Love Planes | EL CENTRO, Calif. (March 3, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Jim Tomaszeski, a pilot assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, taxis with Maj. John Gallemore, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds...
Warbirds Land at John Wayne: Fly for $435! (With Video) - Fountain Valley Patch | Three vintage warbirds will be at John Wayne Airport through Monday, and those willing to fork out $425 can take a flight in B-17 Flying Fortress. Alongside the World War II bomber at the Lyon Air Museum will be P-51 Mustang, the hotrod fighter of its day, and a lesser-known B-24J, a bomber known as a "flying coffin" because of its tendency to catch fire, as part of the 110-city Wings of Freedom tour...
Plane Crazy in Mojave - May 21st - Hobby Space | Mojave Air & Spaceport tenant Orbital Sciences will showcase the Lockheed Tri-Star “Stargazer” at the May Plane Crazy Saturday! Come and see one of only a few L-1011’s left in airworthy condition! "Stargazer" is an L-1011-200 commercial transport aircraft modified to serve as the launch platform for Orbital’s air-launched Pegasus rocket...
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Kemble show flies high with jet display - Gazette and Herald | Visitors to Kemble’s Cotswold Airshow are in for an aviation first, when a foreign team displays in the UK for the first time. Next month’s show, on June 18 and 19, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Hawker Hunter jet and is set to feature a spectacular diamond nine formation flypast...
Want to visit the Red Arrows for the day and help a charity? - PPRuNe | Following their recent annual spring training camp in Cyprus, the Red Arrows have donated a great prize for charity to BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service). You and three buddies will visit the team during their winter training programme at their base at RAF Scampton. You'll meet the team, sit in on briefings, enjoy a buffet lunch with the team and get the chance to have pictures taken with the famous red Hawk aircraft and pilots...
End of a Legend—Harrier Farewell - Pacific Wings Mag | Britain led the world with the introduction of the V/STOL jet but despite its second-to-none capability, after 41 years of successful operation, the Harrier is now a thing of the past in British service. Peter Cooper looks back at the Harrier’s genealogy and offers images of the final day of Harrier operations at RAF Cottesmore...
Videos from AIRBOYD:
Black Hawk Training - Lake Tahoe
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You call this work? - Girls With Wings | I am interrupting this regularly scheduled update on my flight training for this important message… I have just returned from a Women in Aviation Day at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinneville, Oregon, and I must say, I had so much fun!...
‘Aviation Day’ at Griff sponsored by MVCC - Rome Sentinel | Swoop in and land at Aviation Day — Mohawk Valley Community College’s free public event that takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. The program will be held on Apron One off Ellsworth Avenue, near the Family Dollar distribution center on the east side of Griffiss International Airport...
Aerial Intelligence - The LEMV Modern Blimp - WebAviation | The US military gave Northrop Grumman a $ 517 million contract to create an LEMV or Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle. The LEMV is basically a giant airship that will provide long term aerial reconnaissance and surveillance support for ground troops...
VIDEO: “Bo” Bobko Becomes Astronaut Hall of Famer - CRUFC | Karol J. “Bo” Bobko became a NASA astronaut in September 1969.
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This Thanksgiving holiday, women from all over the country and the world gathered at Skydive Arizona, in Eloy, AZ to attempt to build the world’s largest vertical formation of all women. SGT Jen Schaben represented the Golden Knights by joining 40 other women to build this record. Ladies started arriving on Monday, to jump at [...]
Sky-diving is his profession - Omaha World-Herald
Staff Sgt. Matt Acord, as a member of the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, does just that. He comes about as close as a human being can to knowing what ...
In June 2011 in Gelnhausen Air Classics - Sonja Sahme
Hopefully, good summer weather, do the leaders of the Aero Club Gelnhausen eV write this weekend in the truest sense of the word 100 years of aviation history at the blue sky. From the early 20th. Century to the present range of the planned air show attractions: The exhibits aircraft between yesterday and today, from biplanes and warbirds are to modern gliders and microlights. We fly solo, or in formations are presented as Corso, and aerobatics, impressive stunts. ...
ROBERT MEYER FINER AKA: BOB "SNAPPER" FINER (1953 - 2010) from Turbine Toucan
... Bob was closely involved with the Turbine Toucan project and was a personal mentor. His highly contagious, upbeat attitude and incredible discipline for safety made him a perfect fit for our little circle. Once in a lifetime do you meet someone like Bob, who has had a profound effect on my life. You will be missed is simply an understatement. ...
Norman Recounts His Day at the Flying Show by The GYROX Team
(Norman has returned home to Larne, Northern Ireland, after visiting the ‘Flying Show’ at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. He has written about his day at the show where he was able to meet up with aviator friends old and new as well as many fans of his adventure.)
"The trip to Birmingham was a fantastic opportunity to meet up with many of my UK gyro flying buddies. The first person that I encountered was Gyro stalwart and fellow “expeditionary raconteur” John Butler, who had accompanied me to Duxford for the launch of our Global Challenge at the ...
P-51 vs P-38 from Fighter Pilot University
Sorry, but we just can't get enough of Robin Olds here at FU. This an awesome interview with Robin where he compares flying combat missions in the P-38 verses the P-51 in WW II. He was asked by the interviewer if there was ever a time he was caught with his pants down, and in typical Olds fashion he gives a one word response--"NO." The pure love of flying that this aviation hero had should be contagious.
U2 Spyplane Chase Car from Atcbox
Women in Aviation – Making history! - Right Seat
Aviation is such an amazing world! This last decade has seen so many celebrations and historic events recounted. On December 16th, 1903, the Wright Brothers made history with the first recorded powered flight! ...
There’s nothing quite like standing aboard an aircraft carrier gazing down its flight deck that is spotted with warbirds from every generation – with the New York City skyline in the background no less!
The USS intrepid (CV-11) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her notable achievements include being the first U.S. carrier to launch aircraft with steam catapults, and serving as the recovery ship for Mercury and Gemini space missions. During the war, ...
Technikmuseum Speyer from Let Let Let - Warplanes
The Technik Museum Speyer is a technology museum in Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. It was opened in 1991 as a daughter of the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum and is run by a registered alliance called “Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e.V.”. As of 2004, it has more than 2,000 exhibits and an exhibition ...
Trade Names: SkyShots Photography - Richmond Times Dispatch
Instead of seeing the opening kickoff at the new University of Richmond stadium from the bleachers, photographer Tom Stiles watched the action on the field from an airplane.
Stiles spent hours in the sky Sept. 18 capturing more than 1,000 images of game day for Bob Black, UR's assistant athletic director/communications.
"He did a great job," Black said. "He understood what we were looking for. He not only got great aerial shots of the stadium and the game in action but also the surroundings, tailgating and buildings."
Stiles started ...
An afterburner glows on an F-15 Eagle engine following a repair during an engine test run November 10, 2010, at the Florida Air National Guard base in Jacksonville International Airport, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shelley Gill)
Consolidated Model 36 cutaway, yet again from The Unwanted Blog | A less artsy but much clearer view of the Model 36 cutaway shown here.
X-15 Crash Landing from Uploads
Courtesy: NASA Langley Research Center Footage of the X-15 in an emergency situation. Just after launch the pilot is unable to obtain more than 30% thrust. A plan has to be made, fast. Procedure calls for a landing on a dry lake bed under the flight path.
November 30 from Cut and Paste Aviation
“Social Networking in Aviation” video discussion panel from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog
I had the pleasure of participating in a “Social Networking in Aviation” video panel last month at AOPA Summit in Long Beach, hosted by Rod Rakic of MyTransponder. Others on the panel included Lynda Meeks of Girls With Wings and recent CFIs of the Year, Max Trescott and Jeffrey “MossY” Moss. ...
Deadline looms for Wolf grant proposals from General Aviation News
The Dec. 15 deadline is approaching for Wolf Aviation Fund grant proposals. Each year the fund provides help for innovative projects that “promote and support general aviation.” ...
Frame that shirt tail from General Aviation News
Most pilots know about the tradition of cutting off a new pilot’s shirt tail at the conclusion of their first solo flight. Sporty’s wants to help preserve the memory of this accomplishment by professionally framing the shirt tail as a keepsake. ...
Breakfast club: Local pilots meet for weekly flight, meal - Journal-Courier
Through the doors of the Jacksonville Municipal Airport, Ted Birdsell sits with a Styrofoam cup of coffee, waiting for everyone to arrive, occasionally contributing a one-liner to the aviation banter of pilots who have already arrived.
The group gathers at the airport every Saturday to check the weather and notices to airmen. They usually determine where they are going ...
NP club puts planes in the air - Lansdale Reporter
Technology education teacher Mike Voicheck has formed his own group of young Wright Brothers through the North Penn High School Model Aviation Club, ...
Flying Car company wins contract to help develop four-place ‘Humvee’ helicopter from General Aviation News
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a $65 million program to develop a four-person flyable and roadable vehicle. Terrafugia, Inc., developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, or “Flying Car,” is the largest subcontractor to one of two winning teams, led by AAI Corp. and comprised of other Textron companies. ...
In April, the Air Force launched into orbit its brand-new X-37B robotic space-plane, a maneuverable vehicle capable of spying on earth — and on other spacecraft — for nine months at a time. Now America’s private space companies want their own speedy, reusable space-plane in the vein of the X-37. To get it, late last ...
Construction delay at Spaceport America from Personal Spaceflight
Spaceport America officials have stopped work on one of the facility’s buildings until as late as next spring in order to reevaulate the design of its interior, the Albuquerque Journal reported Tuesday. The Air Rescue Fire Facility (ARFF), a building that will be the spaceport’s fire station as well as host the spaceport’s administrative offices, was 70-percent complete last week when officials ordered work on it halted. Rick Homans, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, said the work stoppage was designed to ...
Will space tourists fly next year? - msnbc.com
That feat won the $10 million Ansari X Prize for the project's backers, and earned SpaceShipOne a place in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. ...
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