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Bremont teams up with aerobatic and airshow professional Michael Goulian - Retail Jeweller | The aerobatic air-show is based in the US and has received all three of the industry’s most prestigious awards: the ICAS Sword of Excellence, the Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award, and the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Nick English, Bremont Co-Founder said of the partnership: “Bremont and Goulian Aerosports are harmonised in many ways, a joint passion for aviation, engineering, precision and brand values are to name just a few. Mike is such inspiration to so many pilots out there; he is the consummate professional in every respect so from our perspective the partnership is very relevant indeed.”...

"USAF Thunderbirds" Edition Ford Mustang to be sold at EAA’s Gathering of Eagles · eaavideo.org | "USAF Thunderbirds" Edition Ford Mustang to be sold at EAA’s Gathering of Eagles August 1, 2013. VIN #0001, a truly unique car. Visit www.airventure.org/gathering for more information and to pre-qualify.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT - Ford Motor Company | The engineering and design teams at Ford Motor Company have produced a unique U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT. This car will be donated by Ford to be sold at the Gathering of Eagles charity event on Thursday, Aug. 1 during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 - the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration...

Mississippi Valley Soaring Association Holds Gateway Soaring Open - The Aero Experience | Mississippi Valley Soaring Association | 2013 Gateway Soaring Open Emerald View Turf Farm, O’Fallon, MO | For a little bit of a change of pace from full size aircraft features, there’s a whole other world of model aircraft that many participate in and enjoy with the same type of passion. From free flight to control line and radio control model aircraft, many people enjoy aviation without ever climbing into a cockpit and taking to the skies, yet they can enjoy it every bit as much as those who go flying....

Spitfire lands in shopping centre as part of Sunderland International Airshow ... - Sunderland Echo - A REPLICA Spitfire will land in Sunderland city centre tomorrow. The single-seater aircraft, used by the RAF throughout the Second World War, will go on public display at The Bridges to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sunderland International Airshow, which also kicks off tomorrow night. Shoppers also will have the chance to sit in the fighter, which has an interactive cockpit complete with machine gun noises....

Red Arrows return to Cowes Week - Yachting World | Cowes Week Limited have confirmed that the renowned aerobatic display team will be performing at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2013 on Friday 9 August at 19:30, providing a perfect prelude to the traditional fireworks. This display has been made possible by support from local letterbox...

Glider aerobatic events in Oripää, Finland - 7th flying day - World Air Sports Federation | Today is the 7th flying day at the 16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 4th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships. There is one pilot left to fly to have the first Known Compulsory for both ...

Salem couple lead effort to honor Doolittle Toyko Raiders - The Union Leader | SALEM— A Salem couple is "leaving no stone unturned" in their efforts to get legislation passed honoring the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, a group of World War II pilots that led precarious raids on Japan in the early 1940s...

Bomber taken to Livingston County for restoration - Minneapolis Star Tribune | BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Crash-landed in Alaska, scavenged for parts, abandoned for 44 years and overgrown with trees, the B-25 Mitchell bomber would have been forgotten. Brighton Township residents Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor made sure that didn't happen to the World War II-era plane....

To Those Who Fix Planes - Flight To Success | T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill | ...I happen to be lucky right now. I fly two totally different aircraft, the C-12 and T-38. They are maintained by two completely different contract maintenance organizations and they are both awesome. The C-12 has a two man crew who reports to a mothership maintenance headquarters somewhere in Mississippi. Mostly, they're allowed to do their job without much intrusion because the mothership knows that, historically, our two guys have been very successful at keeping their aircraft top-notch and ready to fly. The result: the C-12 is constantly ready and rarely suffers unexpected issues....

U.S. Air Force to shoot down its own F-16 (aerial target drones) · Jacek Siminski | As no Phantoms are left to be converted after the last one left the 309th AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) based in Tuscon, Arizona to join the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the role of aerial target (i.e. manned or unmanned aircraft flown as target and decoy within a controlled range for testing against potential adversaries, radars, surface-air missiles etc) is to be undertaken by the QF-16....

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Sunshine helps air tattoo attract 130000 spectators - This Is Wiltshire | THE Royal International Air Tattoo was sold out on both days with 130,000 people attending across the weekend. Air tattoo chief executive Tim Prince said: “We have been blessed with excellent weather, and this air tattoo has been buzzing with happy people...

GALLERY: Snowbirds prepare for Alberta International Air Show - Inside Track Motorsport News | On Friday, July 19, Inside Track editor Greg MacPherson flew with Canada's legendary Snowbirds Demonstration Team (431 Squadron) during their preparations for the 2013 Alberta International Air Show, which took place July 21-22 in Lethbridge, Alberta....

Miramar Airshow to go on without military planes - fox5sandiego.com | MIRAMAR, Calif. — The two-day 58th annual Miramar Air Show this fall will be missing the Blue Angels and other military planes, Commanding Officer Col. John Farnam announced Monday. The show will continue with civilian planes and pilots and with “static displays” on the ground of Marine aircraft, Farnam said....

Air Show gives back more than $41000 to Valley youth organizations and charities - WTVM | During a breakfast celebration on August 1, eight youth organizations and charities from across the valley will be presented $25,000 by the 2013 Thunder in the Valley Air Show. The presentation will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the main conference room of the Columbus Airport. Checks will be presented to the executive directors of the following youth organizations and programs:...

Culpeper Airfest to salute WWII training plane - The Free Lance-Star | The North American Training Organization will hold the 75th anniversary celebration of the T–6 World War II advanced training airplane at Culpeper Regional Airport’s Airfest on Oct. 12. As part of the celebration, some 24 T–6 planes are scheduled to fly in formation over the Pentagon and Washington on Friday, Oct. 11, according to Airfest 2013 chairman Mike Dale. “It’s going to be quite a sight,” Dale, an avid aviator, said, adding that this will be the first time since World War II that such a formation will have occurred....

Gathering touches down Aug. 10 - Simcoe.com | The annual Gathering of the Classics at the Edenvale Aerodrome in Clearview Township is Saturday, Aug. 10. Organized by the Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation, which is based at the airfield, the event will feature an array of vintage airplanes, cars and motorcycles. The foundation, comprised of aviation buffs, expects up to 250 aircraft will be on display and that more than 120 vehicles will be as well....

Air shows facing more turbulence - Standard Speaker | PITTSTON TWP. - Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien wants Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to once again host air shows, but the idea appears to be a long shot for now. The air show drew large crowds between 1983 and 2000; it then was suspended for construction of the new terminal and never returned. In its last year, the air show lost $23,000....

Glider aerobatic events in Oripää, Finland - World Air Sports Federation | Today is the fifth day of competition in Oripää, Finland, for the 16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 4th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships. So far there have been only nine flights in total, due to strong winds, low clouds and rain....

Sporty's releases official AirVenture app — General Aviation News | Sporty’s 2013 free EAA AirVenture app is now available for download – and it’s free. Now in its third year, the app has been continually enhanced with user feedback, according to Sporty’s officials. “With literally thousands of exhibitors, airplanes, workshops, forums, talks, social gatherings, and displays, you have to approach AirVenture with a plan,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “Spend some time organizing your visit, stick your phone in your pocket and you’re set.”...

B-17 brings back memories for veterans - Fox11online.com | ASHWAUBENON - Some area World War II veterans are getting to relive not only a piece of history, but their own. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse bomber for the United States' European bombing campaigns; many of those missions flown without fighter escorts for protection. According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, fewer than 100 B-17 planes are still around and fewer are able to fly. Aluminum Overcast, is one...

EAA's vintage B-17 bomber arrives in Green Bay - Green Bay Press Gazette | ASHWAUBENON — Eighty-seven holes. That's what crew members found on Lester Rentmeester's B-17 Flying Fortress upon his return to England after a mission during World War II.He stood in front of the same type of airplane on Monday, enjoying the results of a four-year effort to get the Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 bomber in Green Bay for ground tours and flights....

History takes flight with B-17 visit to Bolton - ThisWeekNews | This was one ride not built for comfort. This plane's cabin is not pressurized and has no insulation, crew members have to cram and crouch to move about and the loudness of the engines makes communication without headphones difficult. "The B-17 was built to conduct stable bombing runs," said Ray Fowler of the Liberty Foundation. "And it did that job very well."...

Shrapnel hit his Corsair on mission over Tokyo – 2nd Lt. Jack LeBoeuf thought ‘it was the end’ - War Tales | It was Feb. 22, 1945; 2nd Lt. Jack LeBoeuf was flying his Corsair fighter from the deck of the carrier USS Essex as a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 213. Destination, Tokyo! “We were sent on the Tokyo mission to protect our TBMs torpedo bombers (Douglas TBM Devastators),” the 83-year-old Port Charlotte Marine recalled. “The TBMs were flying low and we were flying above them to make sure nobody bothered them as they hit their targets in Tokyo.” It was a thankless mission because the TBMs flew low and slow when they attacked. They were sitting ducks for the anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter planes. As a consequence...

Wiley Post by The National Air and Space Museum | July 22, 2010, marks the 77th anniversary of Wiley Post’s 1933 solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae. This record-breaking flight demonstrated several significant aviation technologies. It used two relatively new aeronautical devices—an autopilot and a radio direction finder. The...

Museum slates open cockpit day · General Aviation News Staff | The Oakland Aviation Museum in Oakland, Calif., will hold Open Cockpit Day Aug. 11. The planes will be open for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Aircraft that will be open include a Mig-15, a Harrier vertical takeoff and landing airplane and the largest and heaviest carrier-based operational aircraft ever built, the Skywarrior (pictured), the Navy’s first strategic all-jet nuclear bomber and was in service for over 35 years....

Lost Capitol Hill: Planes at the Capitol - thehillishome.com | 1913Demonstrations have become a routine on Capitol Hill, to the point where we barely notice them any more. And today, demonstrations usually mean a bunch of people waving signs and chanting. In the old days, things were actually, well, demonstrated. Although it was not until 1903 that the Wright brothers showed that powered flight was a possibility, the outbreak of the world war in...

Air Force aims to land more top guns amid pilot shortage - Los Angeles Times | Help wanted: At least 130 veteran military aviators for nine-year commitment to fly fighter jets. Salary: $34,500 to $97,400. Plus good benefits and a $225,000 signing bonus — guaranteed. Contact: U.S. Air Force by Sept. 30. That's the offer from the Pentagon, which is so short of Air Force fighter pilots that it's boosting its salary package to make the job more enticing....

Youngest Ever Hanscom Aero Club Pilot Earns Her Wings - Patch | ...Seventeen-year-old Nicole Case, who has only been driving a car for six months, earned her pilot's license from the Hanscom Aero Club Flight Training Center July 6. She in fact took her first solo flight before she was able to drive in a car alone...

Kids Airbridge - Flight To Success | Please welcome Mireille Goyer and Victoria and Neuville Zajko... Two amazing women doing something pretty spectacular. These women will fly a Cessna along the Aéropostale airmail route and connect school kids across continents...

Cause Of Yuri Gagarin Death Finally Revealed By Fellow Cosmonaut - CNN | For more than 45 years, the death of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to cross the Earth´s threshold and venture into space, has been shrouded in secrecy. But now, details of his 1968 death have been released by none other than the first man to walk in space, Aleksey Leonov. Gagarin, who became the first man to travel into space on April 12, 1961, was killed when his MiG-15 aircraft crashed on March 27, 1968. Gagarin was just 34 years old. The details of that crash and his death have long been a confusing and controversial subject, with many theories coming forward on the actual cause of his death....

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NI International Airshow at Portrush - Belfast Telegraph | The RAF Red Arrows pulled out of their appearance at the NI International Airshow at Portrush after one of their pilots died in a crash in Dorset. However, spectators were still treated to helicopter displays, with a Royal Navy Sea King also performing ...

Ferndale Fly-In Draws Aviation Fans - NBC Montana | If you heard a loud, booming roar over the Flathead, there's a chance that it was the Ferndale Fly-In. The show, also known as “Rumble over the Bay,” was held at Bigfork's Ferndale Airport and brought pilots in from as far as Washington and Calgary. ...

In a powerful tribute to the African American patriots of the Tuskegee Airmen...  from American Airpower Museum's Facebook Wall by American Airpower Museum | In a powerful tribute to the African American patriots of the Tuskegee Airmen, the American Airpower Museum flew a memorial flight to those who have passed and the legacy they left. Surviving Tuskegee Airmen and their families attended. After the formation flight several Tuskegee Airmen flew in the museum's B-25 - similar to the one that a number trained on for combat…

WWII veteran fighter pilot shares story, memories - Martinsburg Journal | He now lives happily near Martinsburg, and for the last 14 years he has volunteered as a docent and tour guide at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC "I never visualized myself in a war. When I was a kid I just wanted to fly. ...

Evolution of a Corsair  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Warbirds go through one helluva an evolution as time goes on. During WWII in the European theater for example plaint scheme on some fighters was changed for the season to stay camouflaged. For many WWII warbirds in these days, this hasn’t changed but now the evolution is to honor those who flew and fought in these aircraft during WWII. You see an aircraft once at an airshow, you wouldn’t recognize this and unless pointed out in the show guide, this tribute goes unnoticed. I’ve been fortunate to see a couple evolve, that latest being Matthews’ “Hudner” F4U-4B…

Sudden balloon landings cause security headache at academy - Colorado Springs Gazette | The balloon pilots had been cleared to fly in the academy's air space, but didn't have approval to land, according to Tech Sgt. Raymond Hoy, an academy spokesman. Academy security personnel, already on heightened alert because of the upcoming ...

Today in Aviation History – September 5  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Gliders take flight over England  from PhotoBlog by Katie Cannon | Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images - A high performance glider mid air over the Yorkshire Gliding Club which lies on a plateau in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park on Sept. 1, in Thirsk, England. Towed into the sky to a height of 2000ft by an aircraft called a tug, the gliders are then released and can ride the thermals for a considerable amount of time, the club record being 13 continuous hours…

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Blue Angels and beams from WTC will be key attractions at earlier-than-ever air show - Daily Reporter | Indianapolis Air Show - The roar is back: The Blue Angels, which last appeared at the air show in 2009, are back this year. Accommodating the Angels' schedule is one reason the air show, typically held in August and then June over the past few years, is early this year...

Langley Air Show Wynne Hampton Local Ford Dealer - Ford Dealer Virginia | Wynne Ford in Hampton is part of your Local Ford Dealers and happy to have the AirPower over Hampton Roads Show in their community.  The show runs from Friday May 13th through the 15th, 2011.  Below is a schedule of events.  Please enjoy and stop by to see Wynne Ford of Hampton...

Kirtland Air Force to put on a show - KASA | KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (KRQE) - The air force thunderbirds will dazzle crowds with their aerial maneuvers at Kirtland Air Force Base. It’s part of the Kirtland’s open house to celebrate its 70th anniversary... 

New River Air Show This Weekend - WCTI | ONSLOW COUNTY -- At the 2011 New River Air Show, the Marines appear to be going the Canadian way. The Snowbirds, a Canadian military jet team, will headline this year's show with a nine-plane demonstration team...


CAF’s Red, White & Loud to take part in AirVenture - GA News | The world’s only flight-worthy Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI, and country music star/pilot Aaron Tippin will take the CAF’s Red, White & Loud Tour to the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” EAA AirVenture July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh...

Michelin inks deal with Rob Holland - GA News | Michelin Aircraft Tires has signed a sponsorship agreement with aerobatics expert pilot Rob Holland. Holland, the 2008 World Advanced Aerobatic Champion, will feature Michelin Air tires on his plane at the 2011 World Aerobatics Championships, as well as showcase his plane for Michelin at a number of air shows in 2011...

First F-35A formally delivered - Aviation week | he U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin at its Fort Worth, Texas facility on May 5. The milestone, which occurred with the formal acceptance of F-35A AF-7, comes just under 10 years since the F-35 System Development and Demonstration contract was awarded to Lockheed...

WWII paratrooper skydives at 85 (With VIDEO) - USA Today | TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Clarence Turner Jr. had open heart surgery in 1999 and knee replacement surgery in 2009. Before anything else happened, the 85-year-old wanted to realize a dream: A parachute jump, just like he did 65 years ago right after World War II...

B-25 Vets To Hold Reunion in Crest - CMC Herald | WILDWOOD CREST - Veterans from World War II and their families will be having their Eastern Reunion at the Pan American Hotel in Wildwood Crest this weekend, May 13-16. These veterans are from the 57th Bomb Wing. They flew B-25's over North Africa, Corsica, and Italy in 1943-1945...

RAF aerial photos from WW2 used to discover location of £500m Nazi gold bunker - Daily Mail | Historians using RAF surveillance photos shot by Mosquito fighter-bombers over Germany during WW2 believe they are poised to uncover a mammoth bunker containing the secret gold reserves of the Third Reich. After using photos and eyewitness reports from the time to pinpoint the spot, a dig is due to start next month in the Leinawald forest near Leipzig in the hope it will uncover the lost underground complex...

Naval Aviation: Breathing Life into Pilots and Passengers - DoD Live | This month we celebrate the centennial of Naval Aviation.  This is a huge milestone in the history of our service and I am incredibly proud of our aviation community.  For the past 100 years, Navy Medicine has been committed to keeping our pilots and aviators in the air and I am elated at the success we’ve had and the partnerships we’ve built within the community...

Lockheed Martin pledges $10M to Air Force Museum Foundation - Aviation Dayton | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. today announced its acceptance of a $10 million pledge from Lockheed Martin Corp. It's the single largest dollar gift the Foundation has ever received, according to the announcement...

1939 Waco popular bird at fly-in - Abilene-RC | A hobby of Jim Clark is to restore biplanes and his rare 1939 Waco bird was a star at the annual Abilene Fly-In this past Saturday. Clark, Chapman, said his 1939 Waco Custom Cabin EGC-8 was built for the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the fore-runner of today’s Federal Aviation Administration...

Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame to honor outstanding youth - Milford Beacon | Wilmington, Del. - The Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame will confer its annual “Youth Aviation Achievement Award" this fall to the young man or woman who has distinguished himself or herself in aviation training, career development or participation in aviation community activities. Delaware youths ages 15 through 21 are eligible...

CHELSEA: Resident to be inducted into Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame - Heritage | Chelsea resident Captain Jim Mynning was enthralled as a child watching the planes flying over his home -- so much so that he hitchhiked to the Ann Arbor airport when he was 9 years old. There, his aviation career began. Pilot Roy Rice hired young Mynning on the spot at the airport to hawk rides in his 1929 Stinson SM-8A...

Earning her wings: Montana teen flies solo at Eagles Nest - The News Virginian | She started by biting her lower lip. Pre-flight jitters, mostly hidden in a stiff westerly wind that tossed the hair of a dozen onlookers. At 14 years old, Lillymae Gunick prepared Friday to do what few before her have attempted in their early teens: a solo flight in a glider plane...

V750 Unmanned Helicopter Can Rival US Counterparts - Gizmodo | Shiny and purple. It may look like a baddy chopper from an 80s TV movie made in a Foxconn factory, but it's China's latest flying machine, the V750. And it means the Chinese's aerospace industry is maturing dangerously quickly...

Endeavour's Launch Set for Monday ... - Black Horizon | NASA managers have set the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 16. Space Shuttle Program Launch Integration Manager Mike Moses and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach announced the date at a news briefing Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

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Fly-in draws thousands - Today's News-Herald, AZ
The 2009 “Fly-In at the Lake” hosted by Havasu Air Center consisted of 47 private aircraft, three military airplanes and two military helicopters on display during the weekend event, Marinelli said. The aircraft show-and-shine is the first overnight ...

Air-show snags bother visitors - Arizona Republic
30, 2009 12:00 AM Last weekend's air show at Luke Air Force Base surpassed previous attendance records, but the crowds created massive traffic snarls and frustrated visitors.

RUSSIAN ROULETTE - The smell of fear will be in the air this season as Russian pilot Sergey Rakhmanin unveils his all-new 350hp MXS-R race plane in Abu Dhabi on 17-18 April. Already revered by his fellow competitors for his considerable flying achievements gained in his pre-racing career, this potentially unstoppable combination of man and machine could see Rakhmanin moving up the ranks in 2009.

IAF's Suryakiran team enthralls Jaipur - Indopia, India
Jaipur , Mar 30 Shockwave, Phoenix, Yankee, Wedge, Tango were some of the mid air formations by the Indian Air force&aposs Suryakiran Formation Aerobatic Team which left the people of the pink city spell bound here today. ...

Two-Seat Supermarine Spitfire Going To Auction from AVwebFlash Current Issue
It may be the first time in more than 20 years that a two-seat Supermarine Spitfire has gone to auction and the current example (once stationed at RAF Lyneham in 1944) is expecting to draw bids of more than $2.1 million, next month. Some estimates put the number of flying two-seat Spits at seven (flying single-seaters may number closer to 60). That, from some 22,000 Spitfires flown between March 1936 and 1957. But this particular aircraft did not begin its life as one of the roughly 20 two-seat Spits originally built; it was born as a Mark IX. Classic Aero Engineering was hired by the aircraft's recent owner, Paul Portelli, to restore the aircraft and transform it into a two-seater. That process took seven years, and outlived Portelli, but met the authenticity requirements demanded by CAA to certify the aircraft as an airworthy genuine Spitfire. As such, the auction's lucky winner can expect to carry an annual insurance policy in the $70,000 range for serial number SM520 and about that much for annual maintenance. Fuel will be extra, provided the buyer has the fortitude (and skill) to risk flying the aircraft at all. The auction will be held by Bonhams' at the RAF Museum in Hendon, April 20.

Virgin Galactic's Eve Goes Faster And Farther from AVwebFlash Current Issue
WhiteKnightTwo (WK2, also dubbed "EVE" by Virgin Galactic's Sir Richard Branson), which will serve as the launch vehicle for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2), has expanded its flight envelope with a third test flight that took the aircraft to 140 knots and 18,000 feet. The flight also tested engine thrust asymmetry parameters and in-flight engine restarts. Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites, which has been instrumental in the development of the vehicles, believes WK2 will ultimately find niche applications "beyond the initial requirements of Virgin Galactic." Powered by four Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A engines and slung below a 140-foot carbon composite wing spar, WK2 is designed for a payload capacity of more than 37,000 pounds and a "coast-to-coast" range. Tests to 50,000 feet (SS2's launch altitude) are expected to take place during the next few months. As for the huge aircraft's flight characteristics, pilot Peter Siebold commented that the aircraft "might look unique from the ground" but "it is not strange to fly" and is "in fact a great piloting experience." Rutan believes the capabilities of WK2 will find it work outside of space tourism, as well.

Aviation HS Receives $4M Gift Toward Permanent Home - Aero-News Network
Seattle's Aviation High School last week moved another step closer to realization of its goal of finding a permanent home on the campus of the Museum of Flight, with the announcement of a $4 million gift from benefactors James and Sherry Raisbeck.

On the lookout: WWII tower reopens - Philadelphia Inquirer
…and a museum in nearby Erma dedicated to the Navy dive-bomber pilots who trained there. It also includes stops at the Millville Army Air Field Museum, ...

Texas Glider Rally Sailplane pilots from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport near the Davis Mountains in southwest Texas to attempt glider altitude and distance records by soaring in wave and thermal lift. Introductory glider rides and lessons available by appointment. Marfa Airport (MRF), April 4-11, 2009.

Snow Buster Fly-In EAA Chapter 43 (Mile High) is hosting the annual Snow buster Fly-In and Pancake breakfast. Erie CO Municipal Airport (KEIK) 7 AM until ?, April 18, 2009. Bad weather date is April 25. Drive-ins welcome.

Cockpits from FenceCheck Forums - On short final yesterday to Bullhead City, AZ KIFP aboard a Cirrus SR22

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Congress MP Naveen Jindal flies in fighter at air show - Thaindian.com
Bangalore, Feb 14 (IANS) Congress parliamentarian and industrialist Naveen Jindal was Saturday flown in fighter jet F/A 18 of US aerospace major Boeing at Aero India international air show here. “I dedicate this amazing flight experience to my wife ...

Navin Jindal rides F-18 during Bangalore air show – SamayLive
Bangalore: Congress MP and industrialist Navin Jindal today rode the US fighter plane F-18 during the ongoing air show, the sources said.

Bolen Raises More LASP Questions At Congressional GA Roundtable - Aero-News Network, FL
... the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the EAA, and the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) -- need to be ...

PT1, The Last Ace-Mark Bowden-Atlantic Monthly from Military Photos - General Discussion by KB
Cesar Rodriguez, who retired with more air-to-air kills—three—than any active-duty Air Force pilot, stands beside an F-15. The Doorstep of Oblivion - Over Cesar Rodriguez’s desk hangs a macabre souvenir of his decades as a fighter pilot. It is a large framed picture, a panoramic cockpit view of open sky and desert. A small F‑15 Eagle is visible in the distance, but larger and more immediate, filling the center of the shot, staring right at the viewer, is an incoming missile. It is a startling picture, memorializing a moment of air-to-air combat from January 19, 1991, over Iraq. Air-to-air combat has become exceedingly rare. Even when it happens, modern fighter pilots are rarely close enough to actually see the person they are shooting at. This image recalls a kill registered by Rodriguez, who goes by Rico, and his wingman, Craig Underhill, known as Mole, during the Gulf War. The F‑15 in the distance is Rodriguez’s. “The guy who is actually sitting in the cockpit staring out at this, he’s locked on to me with his radar, and that,” he said, pointing at the missile, “is about to hit him in the face.” “So this is an artist’s rendering?” “No,” said Rodriguez. “That’s actually the real picture.” …

How Canada got airborne - Toronto Star, Canada
The Dart was eventually destroyed, when McCurdy made a crash landing after a flight demonstration for the Canadian Army in Petawawa.

Aviation Hall of Fame inducting five new members - Macon Telegraph
By Gene Rector - grector@macon.com ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - Two aviation pioneers, a husband and wife who were commercial airline pilots and a famous aviation artist will be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame beginning at 7 pm today with an ...

Wings of Freedom touches down - Florida Times-Union, FL
The Wings of Freedom Tour returns to the Keystone Heights Airport next weekend, bringing with it World War II bombers, including this B-17 Flying Fortress. ...

Dick Rutan First-Flights New Berkut from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
Veteran test pilot and world aviation record holder Dick Rutan has a new ride, with yesterday's first flight of his new Berkut homebuilt. The Berkut is a descendant of the Rutan (as in Brother Burt) Long-EZ, with the prototype being designed in 1989 by Dave Ronneberg and Kerry Beresford of the company Experimental Aviation. The type subsequently suffered through several failed companies, replete with numerous bankruptcies and lawsuits, leading to the current Berkut Engineering Inc…

Intro To Gliding - Aviation Podcast #152 from The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast by jason@ontheflightline.com
Hello Aviators, This week we will discuss unpowered flight. Understanding flight without power will help make us well rounded, safe pilots. Fly Your Best - Jason

UP, UP & AWAY! by docgelo
It’s not often that we see an elephant, a coca-cola bottle, and a red mug of cappuccino FLY all at the same time! But we certainly did when we attended the 14th HOT AIR BALLOON FIESTA at Clark field, Pampanga. It’s an annual festivities of EVERYTHING that FLIES! Up, up & away on my beautiful balloon…

Robert L. Sharp: Memories along 99 -- Much to explore on highway - Merced Sun-Star, CA
Going forward, Castle Air Museum in Atwater displays a great collection of aircraft. Its Startrekky Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird evokes what Batman would fly. ...

Aviation History - Chapter 2.5 - Lockheed C-5 Landing Gear - I’ve been doing research for the next post on air refueling, which should be up in a couple of days. In the process I found these two videos which show the operation of the Lockheed C-5 landing gear. I tried to describe the operation in words in my last post covering some of the unique features of the C-5 but I don’t think the words described the contortions very well. This is another instance where a picture (video) provides a much clearer description. The first video is actually an...

Tyson Rininger joins American Barnstormer from Fence Check

Red Flag 2009-02 from Fence Check - Coming & Going.

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F-22 Raptor from Fence Check

Skydiving Pics from Pilots of America Message Board by HPNFlyGirl
In May of 2001 I did my 1st tandem skydive. It was the most amazing experience ever. Here are some of the pictures that were taken. (sorry for the low quality...but I still think they are rather fun pictures.) http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnflyg...7613770567481/

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