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Blue Angels Plan Advance Photo Shoot Over Cleveland - ErieTVNews | The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly the squadron's six-jet F/A-18 Hornet Delta Formation around the city with a seventh flying abreast of the formation to photograph the Delta with the city in the background...

Real-life WWII 'Rosie the Riveter's dream comes true, meets the Blue Angels - The Grio | The dreams of two women, one of whom was a real-life “Rosie the Riveter” during WWII, came true earlier this month when their wish to meet the Blue Angels was granted. Ida Settle, 78, and her half-sister Isabelle have shared a love of airplanes, often spending time together at airshows....

Lt. Cmdr. John Hiltz, Right Wing, Blue Angels - FederalNewsRadio.com | If you've been to an air show, you've seen them: The Blue Angels. They're the Navy's flight demonstration squadron zooming in formation in meticulously painted F-18s. Tom Temin caught up with Lt. Cmdr. John Hiltz, number 2 pilot and right wing, on the Federal Drive as the Angels prepare to receive new recruits. He told Tom about the crew of 130 that make the show happen day in and day out...

Get ready Texas – the Red Bull Air Race is coming * Red Bull World Series | The fifth round of the Red Bull Air Race might have only just wrapped up, but the racing is stepping up a gear and taking it to the next level with the next stop in Texas, USA just over two weeks' time. The Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas - Fort Worth will welcome the sixth stop of the Red Bull Air Race as the action hots up and there's everything to play for... and only limited points left to be won...

UAS Challenge latest addition to National Championship Air Races * News4 | RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- In addition to drone displays, National Championship Air Race fans can now fly UAVs this coming September. "Incorporating UAS into the National Championship Reno Air Races has been a huge push for us," said Vice Chair of Sponsorships Mary Beth Sewald....

Wings and Wheels expo returns to OC Airport - Delmarva Daily Times | A vehicle and aircraft exhibition this weekend will raise money for maintenance and upkeep of a Vietnam-era helicopter on display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport. Proceeds will support the Huey Memorial Display Fund. The helicopter is a Bell UH-1 Iroquois, manufactured in 1973. It’s one of the latest in the series, which made its debut in the 1950s. The troops call it a Huey, a play on its UH-1 designation....

A Look Back at EAA AirVenture  * eaavideo.org

Fort Bend Radio Control Club air show to benefit ADA - Your Houston News | The Fort Bend Radio Control Club will host its 16th annual Model Air Show and Model Aircraft Fly-in on Saturday, Aug. 30 at the club’s flying field in Rosenberg.  The program is held to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Fund (Jerry’s Kids)...

Thunder in the Valley · U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Over the past weekend Gold Team participated in the Thunder in the Valley Air Show in Waterloo, IA conducting 3 shows. On Friday, the team did a mass formation with SSG Roman Grijalva, fresh out of Senior Leaders Course, jumping into the show first and then narrating for Children’s Appreciation Day. There were hundreds of students, which came from...

World Champion Golden Knight’s 8-Way Team · U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Monday morning at the 2014 World Parachuting Championships in the Czech Republic. The 8-Way Formation Skydiving Team has completed their eighth and final practice jump out of the L-410 Turbolet aircraft. The L-410 is extremely different than the UV-18 Twin Otter aircraft that the Golden Knights primarily train from. The turbojet door is...

A Sentimental Journey aboard a B-17 - Fredericksburg.com | The Free Lance-Star Photography Department shares the stories behind the photos. One of the last flying WWII B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be available for cockpit tours and flights at Culpeper Regional Airport, August 25th – 31st, 2014. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the primary bomber used by the American Air Force against the industrial strength of Nazi Germany, and is widely acknowledged as having turned the tide of World War II. Of the...

Five World War II aircraft scheduled here Aug. 29-31 - Princeton Union Eagle | The Commemorative Air Force-Minnesota Wing, based in South St. Paul, plans to bring five World War II aircraft, including the, to the Princeton airport for the public to inspect for free on Friday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Aug. 31.  Miss Mitchell was flown during World War II, serving with distinction as part of the 12th Air Force, 57th Bomb Wing in Corsica, Sicily and Italy, and completed more than 135 missions with no serious injuries to her crew...

The Aero Experience:

• Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour Makes Stop In St. Louis: Part 2, Veteran Flight, Departures
• Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour Makes Stop In St. Louis: Part 1, Friday Arrivals
• Dreams of Flight in Vintage Biplane Come True for St. Louis Area Residents

World War One anniversary: Bullet passed through pilot's neck and hit my leg ... * Nottingham Post | Nottinghamshire airman William Hodgson Sugden-Wilsn was taken prisoner after landing his plane in northern France during the First World War. Marcus Boocock reports. WITHIN three months of gaining his Aero Club certificate, William Hodgson...

Dan Rossman, who piloted B-25 that sank in Lake Greenwood in 1944, dead at 90 - Greenwood Index Journal | The late Daniel Rossman is associated with an often-talked-about incident in Greenwood’s aviation history that occurred on the same date as D-Day, the invasion of then German-occupied France, during World War II. Rossman was one of two Army Air Service students in training in the Upstate, under the guidance of an instructor, when a B-25 bomber went down in Lake Greenwood....

Potez 29 Squad 1 Indochina * Xavier Cotton | Here again is a picture of Jacques Hemet collection. To the question on Aéroforum Lucien Morareau who participated in the book " The French Air Force in Indochina 1910-1945 "Christophe Cony Michel Ledet replied. This photo was...

F-4D Phantom II Cockpit Resurrected from the Dead · WarbirdsNews | The hobby of collecting aircraft cockpits first really took off, so to speak, in the UK, where hundreds of people are involved in their collection, restoration and display. These range from just the actual cockpit section, all the way up to entire forward fuselages of aircraft types as large as an Avro Vulcan bomber. Typically, the...

National WASP WWII Museum Participates in"Museum Day Live" by the Smithsonian * WASP Museum | On September 27th, the National WASP World War II Museum will be participating in "Museum Day Live" by the Smithsonian.

Wingfoot One ushers in new era for Goodyear Blimps· General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest blimp, Wingfoot One, was christened Aug. 23 by Robin Roberts, the co-anchor of ABC News’ “Good Morning America.” Wingfoot One officially joins Goodyear’s fleet of blimps, ushering in a new era of technologically-advanced airships....

Flying On The New Goodyear Zeppelin Is Unlike All Other Flying from Jalopnik | I've flown on many aircraft types, from modern widebody jets to vintage turboprops, helicopters and even a military transport plane. But of those hundreds of flights, nothing I've flown on in the past compares to the Zeppelin LZ N07-101 I flew on Saturday. It's Goodyear's newest airship, dubbed Wingfoot One....

Museum to begin restoring massive Titan 4B rocket by Sarah Swan, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | DAYTON, Ohio -- It sits in gigantic pieces in a World War II era hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force. Acquired in 2005 from Lockheed Martin, this important space artifact has been waiting in storage for restoration specialists to bring it back to life. Now, as the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force prepares for its new 224,000 square foot fourth building, the time has finally come to begin restoring the Titan 4B space launch vehicle....

Women in Aviation expands youth outreach · General Aviation News | Women in Aviation, International (WAI) has announced that the association’s “Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day” held for the past three years during WAI’s annual conference has been expanded to include an international day to attract girls to aviation planned for Sept. 26, 2015....

Young pilot named finalist in Entrepreneur contest · General Aviation News | At just 19, John Hill already has three years under his belt working the front desk at an FBO. A passionate pilot — he earned his ticket at age 17 — Hill divides his time between his work at ProJet Aviation, the FBO at Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) in Virginia, and his studies at George Mason University...

X-47B night ops by suas News • Along with its successful mission of flying with a manned aircraft, the X-47B team also completed “Night Taxi Ops.” The team successfully maneuvered X-47B around the...

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Jets the showstoppers at Warbirds - Otago Daily Times | The Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has signalled it is moving firmly into the jet age. While much of the pulling power of past airshows has been their displays of piston-engined veteran aircraft from World War 2, the highlights of Saturday's show at Wanaka Airport revolved around jet engines....

Video: Tanner Yaberg's Record Flight, 4-17-14 * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

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Air show coming to Kalispell - KPAX-TV | ...Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Vice President Chris Parson says this event will be one of a kind for residents. "It's an airshow where we bring in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds - which is their jet performance team - along with that other professional performers that will do some nice stuff for us."...

Marrakech Air Show To Take Place on April 23-26 - Morocco World News | “The fourth Marrakech Airshow will be hosting once more, African and Mediterranean civil and military delegations as well as senior corporate executives in order to confederate Marrakech Airshow’s exchange platform and consolidate the position of Morocco within the development of the African aerospace industry,” according to the Marrakech AirShow website. ...

Warbirds Over the Beach – May 16th-18th, 2014 * Warbirds News | It’s that time of the year again, and we are just under a month away from one of the great air shows of the season. Warbirds Over the Beach, the Military Aviation Museum‘s annual aerial extravaganza in Pungo, Virginia will take place over the weekend of 16th-18th of May. Jerry Yagen’s museum has regained its momentum, and is moving forwards very positively. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster B.X FM213 is expected to take part again this year, and...

Buzz Aldrin at Sun N Fun 2014 * Photorecon.net | ...So I start looking, there is a gray haired man in a red flight suit, being interviewed on TV, as I circle around I identify him instantly….. as the one and only  BUZZ ALDRIN....

Fighter pilot Brian Shul to speak at 2014 Aviation Summit in Palm Springs · General Aviation News | Former United States Air Force fighter pilot Major Brian Shul will be one of the keynote speakers for this year’s 2014 Aviation Summit, set for Oct. 31-Nov. 2, in Palm Springs. Recently inducted into the Air Force’s Legends Hall of Fame, Shul flew more than 200 missions in the Vietnam War. Suffering a near fatal crash, he was able to miraculously resume his flying career. He flew the A-7D, the A-10 and went on to fly the most heralded spy plane, the infamous SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built....

deHavilland Mosquito Restoration – Engine Runs in Canada * Warbirds News | Bob Jens’ deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796, under long-term rebuild at Victoria Air Maintenance, Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada edged a step closer to flight today. Maintenance staff fueled her tanks for the first time on April 10th in preparation for engine runs, which are set to happen next week. As is common with all airworthy restorations, it usually takes a fair bit of time from first engine runs to first flights, but it...

Five Iconic Mustangs To Celebrate the Life of Ed Bowlin · Warbirds News | Today five P-51 Mustangs will be arriving at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA to participate in a missing man to honor the life of Ed Bowlin, who passed away on March 7, 2014.  Yesterday two Mustangs arrived and were hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing: “Old Crow.” “Gentleman Jim”,  “Ain’t Misbehaving”, “Petie II” and “Swamp Fox”  are due to arrive today.Tomorrow, Saturday between 5-6 p.m., all the Mustangs will be departing Falcon Field to fly to Peach State Airport for the missing man flight....

Happy Birthday To The Grumman A-6 Intruder · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Grumman A-6 Intruder flew for the first time fifty-four years ago today.  The A-6 was the result of a 1957 Navy request for proposal for an all-weather attack jet to replace the AD Skyraider.  Initially known as the A2F-1, the Intruder was re-designated as the A-6A when the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft designation systems merged in 1962.  The A-6 was...

Air Museum has Nieuport 11 airplane on display - Sioux City Journal | SIOUX CITY | The Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation is now displaying a replica of a French airplane flown by American volunteers in World War I. The scaled down version of the original French Nieuport 11 was constructed by Bob Heath, of Sioux City, from plans drafted by Graham Lee of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The original prototype received the “Best New Light Aircraft” award at the annual EAA Fly In....

Burt Rutan's Favorite Ride * Air & Space Magazine | When I first saw the Boomerang, Burt Rutan’s twin-engine, asymmetric, five-place, long-range oddity, my reaction, like that of a number of Rutan fans who witnessed the airplane’s debut at the 1996 Oshkosh, Wisconsin AirVenture, was Why? Why is there a small boom to the left of the fuselage? Why is the second engine, in the nose of the boom, five feet behind the engine on the fuselage nose? Why is the right wing almost five feet shorter than the left? Why are the wings swept forward? Why does the horizontal stabilizer, which joins the fins on the twin tails, extend past the right fin, but not past the left?...

Finalists for Name The Blimp contest revealed · General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio — After receiving nearly 15,000 submissions for its national “Name the Blimp” contest, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has selected 10 finalist names for its newest blimp. The new blimp, which took its first test flight one month ago, is an all-new, state-of-the-art version of the tire company’s world-famous icon. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable and builds on the company’s legacy as the world’s leading builder and operator of airships, according to Goodyear officials...

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After a year absence, Luke air show wows thousands - YourWestValley.com | Brian Churchill, himself a pilot for 36 years, was on hand as part of the Commemorative Air Force with a C47 built in 1943 and later converted to a DC3. “After the war was over it was civilianized, if you will,” Churchill said. “In the '50s it became a...

Wheels up: Air Show a hit - Florida Today | TITUSVILLE — South Carolina pilot Greg Connell zoomed his rotating blue biplane over the runway at low altitude and rolled upside-down, leaving behind a billowing trail of white smoke. Then a silver A-4C Skyhawk roared past the Space Coast Regional Airport crowd, demonstrating noisy Vietnam War-era aerobatic maneuvers...

New acts wow crowds at 10th annual Jasper Air Show - KTRE | JASPER, TX (KTRE) -The weather didn't stop hundreds from coming out to see the planes flip, fly, twist and turn through the skies of East Texas. These pilots rip and roar through the sky defying gravity and performing dangerous and thrilling stunts. Nearly all the acts were new to the Jasper Air Show this year and each brought their own unique style and planes to the show....

Warbirds Coming Back To Martinsville Speedway For STP 500 Flyover - SpeedwayMedia.com | MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 18, 2014) – The Warbirds will offer up an encore flyover performance for the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, repeating their amazing effort from last fall. The Warbirds, a group of five former military pilots flying vintage post-World War II-type aircraft, will present the pre-race flyover for the STP 500 on March 30...

Australian Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show Report · Warbirds News | An F/A-18F Super Hornet from No. 6 Squadron during a demonstration for the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show held at Point Cook. ( Image credit CPL Glen McCarthy © Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence)...

No airshow at Chennault this year - Sacramento Bee | LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Chennault International Airport has decided not to host airshow this year. Randy Robb, president of the airshow's board of directors and Chennault's executive director, said Monday that the nonprofit organization needs more time to gather resources and recruit committee members before the airshow will return....

Purchase a ride in our P-51C Mustang THIS week! - CAF Red Tail Squadron | Is taking a trip of a lifetime in a fully-restored WWII-era warbird on your bucket list? Well then now’s your chance to hop on board our P-51C Mustang – the Tuskegee Airmen – and soar through the skies with one of our very own pilots!...

Goodyear unveils new blimp, launches contest to find name - General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company recently unveiled an all-new, state-of-the-art version of its world-famous icon, the Goodyear Blimp. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable, according to company officials.The new blimp was introduced to media, Goodyear associates and dealers at an event held at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, Ohio. The blimp is scheduled to begin test flights over Northeast Ohio later this month before going into service in the summer...

US Silver Star awarded to Aussie airman - Ninemsn | The US military decided all five aboard the B-25 Mitchell should posthumously receive the Silver Star for bravery, with the four Americans duly awarded the medal in 1942 and 1943. But in an administrative oversight not unsurprising for that desperate time, Flying Officer Mobsby's medal was never presented to his widow Erica...

Timeless Voices - Victor Tatelman - eaavideo.org | Victor Tatelman flew B-25s with the 499th Bomb Squadron of the 345th Bomb Group during WWII. While flying combat missions in the South Pacific, Victor was selected for a special operation to attack and destroy Japanese radar installations.

‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ was Bill Grant’s plane - War Tales | ...The young airman flew as a gunner aboard a C-47 transport plane of World War II vintage converted into a “Dragon Ship” for the Vietnam War. This was the plane the troops on the ground called “Puff the Magic Dragon.” The low and slow flying twin-engine transport bristled with a trio of Gatling guns that could each spew out 1,500 rounds of ammunition in 15 seconds....

Handley-Page Hampden Resurrection at RAF Museum Cosford - Warbirds News | Hampden P1344 joined the RAFas a standard medium bomber variantin December 1939. After passing through 14 OTU (Operational Training Unit), the aircraft underwent major modifications for conversion into a torpedo bomber, being re-designated as a Hampden TB Mk.I. She then joined Coastal Command with 144 Squadron at RAF Leuchars in Scotland. Whilst at Leuchars she flew a mission to Kristiansand, Norway. The weeks of...

Hollywood films to screen at Air Force Museum Theatre on fourth Sunday of each month - USAF Museum | ...April is the anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, which makes it a perfect chance to catch Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris. Three astronauts must devise a strategy to return to Earth safely after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage. "Houston, we have a problem." Apollo 13 is one of the top space movies of all time and a winner of more than 20 awards including two Oscars. This is a film you will want to see again on Southwest Ohio's largest digital screen....

C-47 coastal survey plane of the National Oceanographic Office by travelforaircraft | A C-47 modified from the original radial reciprocating engines to turboprop engines — and painted in a lively looking livery...

First flight of the E-Fan Airbus Innovations Group - Translated | March 11, Didier Esteyne, technical director of ACS, made the first flight with the prototype all-electric twin E-Fan from the Bordeaux-Merignac. It was designed by the Charente SME Aero Composites Saintonge (ACS) and Airbus Innovations Group...

Wanted: A few more women aviators - WTOP | Ruby Sheldon, 92 years-old from Phoenix, checks her plane before the 34th Annual Air Race Classic, the longest all-women transcontinental air race in the world, with a history that dates back more than 80 years. Air Race Teams consist of two female...

Gift of Flight Continues! - Flight To Success | Victoria, TX — Over 450 girls and women of all ages took to the skies the week of March 3rd – 9th with the pilots of Calhoun Air Center. This marks the fourth year the air center has taken part in Women of Aviation Worldwide (WOAW) Week. WOAW aims to foster diversity in aviation by celebrating history, raising awareness, and sparking vocations among the female population....

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Air Show loss: $700,000 - UT San Diego | Estimated hit on Miramar programs after last-minute cancellation | The Pentagon’s last-minute cancellation of the Miramar Air Show this month during the partial government shutdown has cost the base as much as $700,000, according to preliminary figures...

Former Aerobatic World Champ Glen Dell Killed - FlyingMag | As the FAI World Aerobatics Championship began this weekend at the North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field near Sherman, Texas, the aerobatic community tragically lost one of its own. Former FAI Advanced World Champion Glen Dell died in an accident at an airshow in Secunda, South Africa...

Presenting the official insider's guide to the 2013 Stuart Air Show - TC Palm | STUART — Attack helicopter flights? Balloon rides? General admission to the formerly “invite only” Friday night air show? A 5K run? The 24th Annual Stuart Air Show promises several new and exciting attractions. Fly a warbird, balloon or chopper. See a balloon glow. See aerial stunts from our seven new performers and five returning crowd favorites!...

Cajun Fly-in set for Saturday - Tri-Parish Times | Aircraft enthusiasts converge on Houma-Terrebonne Airport for a special day of exhibits and fly-ins that also includes free ride-alongs in small aircrafts. Static aircraft displays at the 2013 Cajun Fly-in include a DC-3 and L-39 Albatros, several home-constructed aircrafts and helicopter displays...

Annual fly-in returns Saturday with airplane and helicopter rides - shelbystar.com | Airplanes will fill the skies Saturday at the Shelby Regional Airport’s sixth annual fly-in event. More than 1,000 people usually attend the event, which is held every year on the third week in October...

Warbirds To Perform Flyover For Goody’s 500 At Martinsville Speedway - speedwaymedia.com | MARTINSVILLE, Va. (October 15, 2013) – Six vintage post-World War II-type aircraft will supply the pre-race flyover for the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway on October 27...

SARANG Helicopter display team enthralls audience - groundreport.com | Udhampur, October 15 (Scoop News)-Sarang ( Peacock as it is called in Sanskrit ) acrobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) led by Wg Cdr Ravi C Pathak conducted a breathtaking display at the Air Force Station, on Tuesday as part of the 81st IAF celebrations...

Former DDN writer takes air show position - Dayton Daily News | The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger has named Tim Gaffney to its newly created media relations director position, the show said Tuesday. Gaffney will be responsible for media relations, performer liaison, the souvenir program and related ...

HonorPoberezny.com launches - General Aviation News Staff | A group of high-powered Experimental Aircraft Association members have launched a campaign to honor Tom Poberezny, the association’s former president...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Redbird Flight Simulations Exhibit Puts Visitors in the Pilot's Seat - The Aero Experience | The Aero Experience resumes its review of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 by revisiting the Redbird Flight Simulations exhibit. Redbird Flight Simulations is one of the leading producers of flight simulation equipment with over 300 units in use worldwide, with two of those units in service with the sponsors of our EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 series...

Poland fans to unveil flag commemorating WWII pilots - BBC | Poland football fans plan to unveil a flag at the World Cup qualifying match against England commemorating Polish pilots' role in the Battle of Britain....

A Veteran's Story: James Hutchins Pilot's divine intervention - Covnews.com | Courage and coordination are just two of many qualifying attributes for commanding a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell. To reach that level requires successful training in flimsy Piper Cubs, PT-17 Stearmans, and shake-your-teeth-out Vultee BT-13s...

The Blue Max - Vintage Wings of Canada | Since the early years of the last century, when the bewildering sight of flying machines began to fill the sky, the dreams of young boys and girls were lit by a new fire, one painted in lofty colours of blue and warmed by the unearthly possibility of dancing among the clouds, with hearts pounding as the sun sent shadows spinning through their imaginations....

Goodbye, Goodyear blimp - AOPA Pilot | I had a chance to say goodbye this morning to what, for many of us, feels like an old friend. N3A, the Spirit of Goodyear–one of the company’s three blimps and the one traditionally based in Akron, Ohio–was on her farewell tour. The airship has left Ohio for the last time, and was passing through Frederick, Maryland, on her way to Florida. There, in a few months, she’ll be decommissioned...

A Blue Angel arrives at Legacy Flight Museum - Standard Journal/Joseph Law | REXBURG — A small U.S. Navy fighter plane has had a circuitous journey to get to its new home at the Legacy Flight Museum at the Rexburg-Madison County Airport...

World War II training aircraft undergoing restoration by Sarah Swan National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 10/15/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- In the front corner of the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force sits pieces of wood and metal in various stages of repair. Restoring a World War II aircraft to its former glory takes time and attention to detail...

Zimmer’s Skimmer - Air & Space Magazine | Seven decades after it first flew, the V-173 got its old look back.

Antarctica. Reflections 2011 - Flight To Success | Adventures are amazing... and Dr Judith O'Malley-Ford sent me the most incredible adventure... with photos flying over the Antarctica. From the front of the plane or the back. Enjoy the reflections of a journey with a fabulous lady....

Talented Bournemouth Air Festival snappers presented with prizes for winning photos - Daily Echo |  THREE people who captured stunning images of the Bournemouth Air Festival have received their prizes from a Daily Echo and Castle Cameras competition...

Jewelry made from B-17 featured in EAA gift catalog - General Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — Aviation fans may dream of flying the legendary B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber from World War II, but even if that isn’t yet possible, you can give a piece of the legend this holiday season, as original jewelry made from the exterior skins of the a B-17 are featured in this year’s EAA merchandise catalog....

PICTURE: Brothers in arms - The DEW Line | The UK Ministry of Defence has released a series of stunning Crown Copyright images from an ongoing air exercise involving the Royal Air Force and its French counterpart. Being staged as part of the multinational ‘Joint Warrior’ event, the allies’ Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Mirage 2000N communities have got together, for a ‘Capable Eagle’ series of flights being conducted from Leeming in Yorkshire....

On the Road to Rocket Access to Orbit Reuse: Next Gen Falcon 9 Demonstration Flight - Spaceports |On Sunday, Sept. 29th, 2013, SpaceX successfully completed the demonstration mission of its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket, delivering the CASSIOPE, CUSat, DANDE and POPACS satellites to their targeted orbits...

Government Shutdown Delays Major Private Space Plane Test by Leonard David, SPACE.com | A key test flight of a new private space plane that aims to be a next-generation transportation vehicle for astronauts has become another casualty of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The new commercial space plane, called Dream Chaser, was slated to...

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Videos: 49 Homebuilt Aircraft Build World Record Formation Over Arrowhead Stadium! - AirPigz | The video above gives you some details about the prep for the massive 49 aircraft fly-over of Arrowhead Stadium yesterday... it's an incredible Van's overcast of RV's! It was performed by the KC Flight Formation Team and it shows that we sure don't need the government to put on an awesome stadium fly-over! The video below shows the amazing 'arrowhead' shaped formation from inside the stadium...

Wings Over North Georgia air show line-up thrills crowd, despite Thunderbirds ... - Rome News Tribune | Despite the federal budget sequestration that kept the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds from appearing this weekend, Richard B. Russell Regional Airport officials said the Wings Over North Georgia air show was a sky-high success. The aerial antics at the ...

EDITOR’S BLOG: 40 years of IWM Duxford Airshows – 2003 Archives Part 2 - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | 2003 was certainly a memorable year for the IWM Duxford team. Thier September show celebrated 100 Years of Powered flights with an impressive display featuring a wide spectrum of aircraft including displays looking at the inspiration of flight. The stand out display of the show was the South African Boeing 747-100 “Springbok 100″ which gave a dramatic UK debut display.

Diest oldtimer fly-in: end - Apron 6 | Already the last post for this album. Below also a little teaser for the upcoming album that I’ve posted on our Facebook page yesterday. I thought I might post it here as well.

Antique Airfield:

• Flabob Fly-In by Dennis Hicklin
• Tim Linn's Stearman Flies
• Fly-in 2013 Photos by Jonathan Apfelbaum
• Luscombe at the Beach
• Fly-In Announcement: Chili Bowl Contest and Fly-In at Excelsior Springs October 26

Flying Tigers Historical Organization (FTHO) and Chennault Aviation & Military Museum (CAAM) Honored at a gala reception at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Washington D.C. - PR Newswire | WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The gala was held at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, DC. Also honored were American and Chinese veterans of the heroic Flying Tigers led by General Claire Lee Chennault. FTHO Chairman Major General James Whitehead, Larry Jobe, President of FTHO and Nell Calloway Director of CAAM presented special commemorative awards to Anna Chennault, the wife of General Chennault, and Catherine Stevens, the wife of former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, a former  Flying Tiger pilot.  In addition, several Flying Tiger veterans received service awards, including Frank Losonsky, Paul Crawford and Jerry Yellin....

Save the Bomber Plant Campaign Update -Deadline Extended · Warbirds News | Save the Bomber Plant is getting a great response – 1,200+ contributors from across the US and Canada. More than $4.9 million already mobilized leaving a little more than $3 million still to be raised. Five Million Dollars Down, Three Million Dollars to Go! — By the time you read this, the Save the Bomber Plant Campaign will have mobilized a little more than $5 million, leaving less than $3 million more still to be raised in order to reach the $8 million needed to preserve a portion of the Bomber Plant...

Fort Wayne Air Museum moving, but where? - WANE | FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Officials gathered at the Fort Wayne International Airport on Tuesday to announce that the Fort Wayne Air Museum will be moving. The museum is currently located on the airport's second floor, but since the September 11 attacks ...

Goodyear Blimp retires, becomes a snow bird · General Aviation News Staff | AKRON, Ohio — Like many Ohioans, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Akron-based blimp, the Spirit of Goodyear, has become a “snow bird” and is leaving northeast Ohio’s snow and cold for a retirement in the sunshine and warmth of Florida...

McDonnell XP-67 — gorgeous but unloved by travelforaircraft | The XP-67 design is manta ray-like in appearance with its flowing compound curves and broad wingspan. There is hardly a line to be seen and was, perhaps, almost unbelievably streamlined for the day which was mid 1941. Exhaust gases were manipulated to add to the total thrust and the intended armament would have been a fearsome set of 4 x 37mm cannon. This aircraft...

FlightTime Radio Show 299 | FlightTime Radio Crew was in the Mobile Renegade Light Sport studio at the Thomasville Fly-In, Thomasville, GA. Lots and Lots of aircraft flew in, some incredible aircraft included Dave Marco’s Generations in Aviation Lockheed Electra 12!! Dave joins us on the show… Tune in and hear his story...

Somewhere over the inevitable - Flight Image of the Day | A lazy headline writer’s dream, this picture, which comes via Lockheed Martin. It shows an F-35B landing on the USS Wasp and was released to celebrate the Joint Strike Fighter programme reaching 10,000 flight hours in September.

Howard 'Mike' Hunt: Life of a bush pilot, in his own words - Alaska Dispatch | They showed us how to start the P-39 engines and told us to join as a flight of five with a B-25 leading us to Fairbanks. “No need to waste fuel shooting landings around Great Falls. Just follow the B-25 and by the time you get to Fairbanks you'll be ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Exclusive: A Timelapse of the Final Ride - CNN | Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford did not give a thought to a 12-year-old photographer named Scott Andrews in the early morning hours of June 3, 1966. The two astronauts had just strapped themselves into the cockpit of their Gemini 9 spacecraft — a tiny pod into which they were crammed shoulder-to-shoulder, nose-to-instrument panel, atop 109 ft. of Titan missile. Sometime that morning, massive tanks of aerozene 50 and nitrogen tetroxide would mix and explode in the belly of the Titan, producing an eruptive thrust of 430,000 lbs. and hurling the men into orbit. Two launch attempts had been scrubbed already, and...

SpaceX Grasshopper Sets New Test Record - Spaceports | On Monday, October 7th, Grasshopper completed its highest leap to date, rising to 744m altitude. The view above is taken from a single camera hexacopter, getting closer to the stage than in any previous flight...

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Weekend Wings Over North Georgia air show set to go - Rome News Tribune | The buzzing of planes and the roar of jets will fill the skies over Floyd County this weekend as the Wings of North Georgia Air Show returns to Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. After attracting thousands of aviation enthusiasts and curious spectators at the inaugural show in September 2012, JLC Airshow Management is...

Red Bull Posts Schedule For 2014 Air Race Series - Aero-News Network | Events To Be Held Worldwide Beginning In Abu Dhabi In March The schedule has been posted for the Red Bull Air Races for the 2014 season, with events being held from the Middle East to the U.S. and China.

The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Provides Heavy Support for WARBIRDS DOWNUNDER · Warbirds News | The Temora Aviation Museum welcomes HARS to Warbirds Downunder at Temora Aviation Museum on November 2nd, 2013. HARS crews will make the flight to Temora from their base at the Illawarra Regional Airport for Warbirds Downunder with three of Australia’s largest warbirds, the Super Constellation, the DHC Caribou and the PBY Catalina Flying Boat. All three aircraft will take part in Warbirds Downunder with both flying and static displays. The Lockheed Super Constellation, ‘Connie’, is considered to be one of the most graceful aircraft ever produced and is an icon of Australia’s introduction to luxury air travel reducing the...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 Photo Gallery - Crosswind Images | The 2013 edition of the world's greatest aviation event!

Atlantic Flyer interview with Evan Flies - Wasabi Air Racing | Evan (of Evan Flies) and I did this interview a few years back.  It ran in the Atlantic Flyer during the build up to this years races. Check it out! (link)

AOPA Summit: AOPA recognizes first AOPA-AbleFlight scholarship recipient · General Aviation News Staff | FORT WORTH, Texas — The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) celebrated the achievements of U.S. Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard upon the successful completion of flight training as AOPA’s 2013 Aviation Summit opened here Thursday. Kinard learned to fly after having lost both legs while serving in Iraq. He took flight training through Able Flight, a non-profit program that...

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Shearwater Aviation Museum presents its TBM Avenger · Warbirds News | The Shearwater Aviation Museum on 3 October 2013 presented the newly restored Grumman TBM Avenger. This particular torpedo bomber it has been used to bomb forests in New Brunswick with water. Tanker 23/NAVY 303 was of 125 US Navy Grumman TBM-3E Avenger’s were taken on...

Goodyear Blimp Becomes 'Snow Bird,' Flies South For The Winter - Aero-News Network | 'Spirit Of Goodyear' Retiring To The Sunshine State, Construction Of New Goodyear NT Airship On Schedule Like many Ohioans, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Akron-based blimp, the Spirit of Goodyear, has become a "Snow Bird" and is leaving northeast Ohio's snow and cold for a retirement in the sunshine and warmth of Florida. The blimp, which has been based at the company's Wingfoot Lake Hangar since its christening 13 years ago, will join The Spirit of Innovation and operate from the company's Pompano Beach, FL airship base this winter...

Female F-22 pioneer lauds Air Force's progress - Politico | Ask Col. Dawn Dunlop about her background, and she ticks through her accomplishments in the simplest and most matter-of-fact way. “I was the first female Air Force fighter pilot in Europe. I was the first F-22 pilot. I was the first test wing commander ...

Fortress Rabaul: the Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942–April 1943 by travelforaircraft | ...Gamble also describes in detail how skip bombing evolved and the role of Major General George Kenney in this as well as gunship development. Famous for skip bombing the B-25 Mitchell bombers under Kenney's command were also famous for being the first gunships with several 0.50 caliber machine guns in the nose (for starters) — according to Kenney's recollection of events. Well, not quite, as Gamble corrects this common misunderstanding (one of many by Kenney) with the observation of the work of a self-taught engineer, Major Paul "Pappy" Gunn, who months before modified A-20 Havocs to carry several nose-mounted machine guns to begin the hugely successful, as well as spectacularly dangerous, low level bombing and strafing attacks....

How Things Work: Ejection Seats - Air & Space magazine | LAST DECEMBER, WHEN AN airman on a mission to Afghanistan initiated the ejection sequence on a B-1 bomber that was going down over the Indian Ocean, all four crew members blew out of the airplane in less time than it takes you to read this paragraph. They ejected at four different times and at four different angles so they wouldn’t hit each other while clearing an airplane that, crippled by “multiple malfunctions,” was going more than 600 mph at 15,000 feet....

Erik Lindbergh predicts electric business jet future - Corporate Jet Investor | Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles, discusses electric aircraft, his involvement with Air Charter Service and what he remembers of his grandfather. Erik Lindbergh steps off a business jet. A question Corporate Jet Investor often asks aviation ...

Wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats dies after cliff crash horror - www.cnn.com | The body of a Hungarian daredevil "wingsuit flyer" has been found a day after he plunged into a remote valley in northwestern China during a practice flight ahead of the World Championships.

Mercury Seven astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88 - CNN | ...Carpenter was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts chosen by NASA. He was a backup pilot for John Glenn in the preparation for America's first manned orbital space flight in February 1962....

The Aviators: New Trailer / AirVenture Premiere / Goodyear Blimp

The BIGGEST Aviation Show on the Planet July 26th, 2013 New GA Trailer! Sure The Aviators features everything from fighter jets to airliners but we don't overlook general aviation (GA) as being the heart and soul of flying. Enjoy this look at what's coming up in season 4 with a special focus on the kind of aviation we all have a passion for! The Aviators: Season 4 Trailer #2 (GA) Season 4 Premiere @ EAA Want to be one of the luck people to be the first to see the full premiere episode of Season 4 of The Aviators? Well then come to the Sennheiser Tent (booth #288) at EAA AirVenture 2013 at 6:00 pm on Friday, August 2nd. Special Guests include: Emcee and New Host Joe Ellis SR-71 Pilot Terry Pappas (Featured in Episode 4.01) FLS Microjet Pilot Justin Lewis (Featured in Episode 4.01) Special thanks to our friends at Sennheiser for hosting the premiere. See you all there! Goodyear Blimp Click the picture for more photos The crew spent two days at Wingfoot Lake near Akron, OH filming the Goodyear blimp. We are going to give viewers an in depth look at the Goodyear Blimp's current fleet and history, and very interesting future! Construction of Goodyear's new Zeppelin NT We got a first look at the construction of their new Zeppelin NT fleet in Ohio. You'll witness what it takes to construct one of these amazing airships! In This Update New Season 4 Trailer AirVenture Premiere! Goodyear Blimp Find us on PBS Watch Us Online...Now! We want to make sure you have as many ways to watch as you need - and a popular option is directly from our website. All 3 Seasons is now online! Now in U.K. & Australia The long wait for our fans in Great Britain and Australia is over! All 3 Seasons of "The Aviators" are now available on iTunes in the U.K. and Australia!  NEW: The mini Pack The ultimate package for long time fans! Want all the cool stuff from the MEGA Pack 3 HD but already own previous seasons of The Aviators? Then the mini Pack 3 HD is for you! We've included the most current season on Blu-ray plus the cap and shirt you really want! Get yours now!  Now in HD on Blu-ray! Sure, DVD is great. But Blu-ray is drop-dead gorgeous! We film in high-definition, so why not enjoy in high-definition? The Aviators on Blu-ray is brand new for season 3 and has quickly become a huge seller. Order now  Find Us on PBS with Your Zip Code Our most common question relates to air times on the local PBS stations of our fans. Stations air us on widely varied schedules, but in order to make it more simple we've added a new feature! Click Here and enter your zip code for personalized listing of The Aviators in your area!   If your local station isn't currently airing The Aviators,  contact your PBS station and let them know you want The Aviators! Download on iTunes Watch Season 3 in its entirety right now on iTunes! "The Aviators" jumped to the top of iTunes Charts when season 3 premiered in September and continues to hold strong chart positions three months later! Enjoy all 3 Seasons on iTunes! Media Contact Please direct media inquiries to: Jeff Touzeau Publicist 1-877-773-5988 Ext. 777 Media@FourPointsTV.com

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