EAST TROY, WISCONSIN -- World Airshow News magazine (www.airshowmag.com) has 
announced that Greg Koontz is the 2014 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Koontz joins a growing list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame.
Greg Koontz is known throughout North America and parts of Latin America as a foremost authority on American Champion Super Decathlon aircraft. His aerobatic routines in both the Super Decathlon and the new Xtreme Decathlon have been featured at airshows from coast to coast and internationally, and culminate with an inverted ribbon cut in a stock aerobatic training airplane. His comedy act – The Alabama Boys – features Greg as “Clem Cleaver,” an Alabama Good Ol’ Boy who steals a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub. The act concludes with Greg landing the Cub on top of his pickup truck.
Koontz learned to fly in 1969 while he was still in high school and got his start in the airshow business at the age of 20 with Ernie Moser’s Flying Circus based in St. Augustine, Florida. While with Moser’s flying circus, he began perfecting the comedy act, the truck top landing, and began performing low-level aerobatics in the Great Lakes and the Decathlon. Greg stayed with the flying circus until 1981 when he began pursuing a corporate flying career.
Until 2002, Koontz flew jets for a corporation in Alabama while flying airshows part time. Today, he is a full time airshow performer and teaches basic aerobatics at the flight school/bed & breakfast called Sky Country Lodge that he runs with his wife Cora. Greg is a former chairman of the ICAS ACE Committee, holds an unlimited aerobatic waiver, and has been designated a Master Certified Flight Instructor-Aerobatics by the National Association of Flight Instructors.
The Bill Barber Award for Showmanship began in 1986, and is awarded to airshow performers or teams that have demonstrated great skill and showmanship. World Airshow News and the friends and family of the late Bill Barber present the award annually.
Plans are for the award to be presented on Tuesday, July 29 during EAA AirVenture at EAA’s Theater in the Woods.
Past Bill Barber Award winners include:
2013 Skip Stewart
2012 Matt Younkin
2011 Rich and Dee Gibson
2010 Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver
2009 Michael Goulian
2008 Bud Granley
2007 Dacy Family Airshow Team
2006 Danny Clisham
2005 Pietsch Airshows
2004 Bobby Younkin
2003 Jim LeRoy
2002 AeroShell Aerobatic Team
2001 Northern Lights Aerobatic Team
2000 John Mohr
1999 Dan Buchanan
1998 Patty Wagstaff
1997 Gene Soucy & Teresa Stokes
1996 Wayne Handley
1995 Bob Hoover
1994 Bob & Annette Hosking
1993 Red Baron Stearman Squadron
1992 Sean D. Tucker
1991 Julie Clark
1990 Leo Loudenslager
1989 Jimmy Franklin
1988 No Award
1987 The French Connection
1986 Eagles Aerobatic Flight Team
Friday, July 18, 2014
Greg Koontz to Receive 2014 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship
Saturday, July 12, 2014
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Greg Koontz to receive 2014 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship · General Aviation News | Greg Koontz has been named the 2014 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Koontz is known throughout North America and parts of Latin America as a foremost authority on American Champion Super Decathlon aircraft, according to officials with World Airshow News, which bestows the award...
Amelia Rose Earhart | Everyone has oceans to cross... Today, Amelia and I cross one together. Thank you to everyone who has joined us as we flew around this big, beautiful world. I felt like we all shared a bit of Amelia's passion for adventure in the process....
Weekend Calendar * Fencecheck | All your weekend shows are listed by our friends at the link. 
History major embraces Blue Angels traditions * Pensacola News Journal | Blue Angels pilot Mark Tedrow is a quintessential aviator at Pensacola Naval Air Station: a Naval Academy graduate who loves his job with the elite flight team and especially enjoys buzzing the crowd at the annual Pensacola Beach Air Show. Lt Mark...
Saturday fly-in/air show: It will be loud * Valley Courier | “It's a lot of noise,” said Del Norte and former Army pilot Vern McCallister, who will fly his World War-II era T-6 in this Saturday's SLV Pilot's Association Fly In and Air Show based out of the SLV Regional Airport in Alamosa. “It's what the people...
Video: Jets Over Kentucky offers small-scale airshow in Lebanon * WDRB | An annual event - held in Lebanon, Kentucky - gives new meaning to the term "forever young."...
Latest Newsletter! * Planes Of Fame News | Read our newly released Newsletter, Vol.38, No. 2
Video: Yankee Lady take off at Waterloo Air Show * International Council of Air Shows
New BBC Two documentary follows RAF's Red Arrows * seenit.co.uk | The Red Arrows, the RAF's world famous display team, are being showcased in a new BBC Two documentary which airs later this month. One of the nation's true icons, the team celebrates 50 seasons of world-famous displays this year and acts as the public...
The Patrouille de France will eventually happen that late Monday morning ... * La Voix du Nord (translated) | Big disappointment this morning for all lovers of airplanes. Considering the awful weather which prevails in the Valenciennes region, the Patrouille de France (PAF) is not arrived at Valenciennes as expected. The eight drivers will stand on the tarmac late Monday that...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Farnborough Airshow selects Midair Squadron XH134 for Flying Display * UK 
Sponsor of Earhart search wants suit to continue * Seattle PI | ...The group is concentrating now on analyzing a piece of aircraft aluminum, about the size of a dinner tray, discovered on the island in the 1990s, Gillespie said. While the rivet pattern on the piece didn't match the Lockheed Electra, he said they're now focusing on whether it could be conclusively identified as a patch that was placed on Earhart's plane before it disappeared. "It's always so ironic to be working on this stuff, and then at the same time fighting a lawsuit that says, 'Ah, you found the thing years ago,' " Gillespie said....
Only flying B-29 in the world flies into Boise * KTVB | BOISE -- It was a once-in-a-lifetime sight for many at the Boise Airport Thursday as three World War II aircraft were flown in by the Commemorative Air Force. "The Commemorative Air Force is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to keeping...
B-17 wreckage a haunting hike * Colorado Springs Gazette | On June 13, 1944, an Army Air Corps B-17 flying a training mission out of Rapid City, S.D., went off course and slammed into a snow-covered mountainside a quarter mile from the Flowers Trail, killing four of 10 on board. Seventy years later, the...
Reliving historic mail run into our fair city * Wangaratta Chronicle | Historic and unique planes, including some belonging to members of Wangaratta Aero Club, will take part in a re-enactment of the first air mail run in 1914. Frenchman Maurice Guillaux flew a Bleriot XI aircraft from Melbourne to Sydney from July 16-18...
New exhibit for kids opens at Hampton's Virginia Air and Space Center * Daily Press | Put on a spacesuit, build a pillow rocket, drive a lunar craft, inspect moon dust or sleep strapped to the wall in the new permanent exhibit for preschoolers at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton. The "Space Racers" exhibit celebrates its grand...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: David Martin and Kirby Chambliss * The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is well known for attracting top-tier aerial entertainment, and we continue our photo essay series featuring David Martin in the Breitling CAP 232 and Kirby Chambliss in the Red Bull Edge 540. Martin is a third generation pilot with both military and civilian flying experience. Chambliss began flying at an early age, becoming the youngest Southwest Airlines pilot at age 24 and their youngest captain at age 28. He later became 5-time U.S. Aerobatic Champion and 2-time Red Bull Racing Champion. We present both here with highlights from their airshow routines...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Cropdusters! * The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 featured two prominent agricultural aircraft: the Air Tractor AT-502B with P&W Canada PT6A-34AG engine and a Thrush S2R-H80 with GE H80-100 engine (also on display in front of the GE exhibit). The Air Tractor was similar to the AT-301 model used to represent "Dusty" from the movie Planes, and at times they were both static display together. The Thrush flew in the airshows, including a full hopper drop. Here are some views of both aircraft...
Thursday, July 10, 2014
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Greg Koontz to Receive 2014 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship | EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, 
June 27, 2014 -- World Airshow News has announced that Greg Koontz is the 2014 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Koontz joins a growing list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame. Greg Koontz is known throughout North America and parts of Latin America as a foremost authority on American Champion Super Decathlon aircraft. His aerobatic routines in both the...
National Cherry Festival aerial photos show record crowds at Blue Angels air ... * The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com | TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- Organizers of the National Cherry Festival say record crowds flocked to Traverse City for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels performances. More than 500,000 people lined West Grand Traverse Bay parks and beaches to see the Blue Angels...
Geneseo Airshow lands this weekend at National Warplane Museum * The Daily News Online | GENESEO — The world's only flying mosquito airplane is expected at the Geneseo Airshow, which lands Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13 at the National Warplane Museum and airfield off Big Tree Lane. More than 50 historical aircraft, including the...
American Airpower Museum : Looks like our FG-1D "Corsair" will be heading to the Geneseo Air Show in Upstate New York this weekend.
Arlington fly-in to salute those who helped after mudslide * The Seattle Times | A free jazz concert and airborne pyrotechnic show Saturday night at the conclusion of the three-day Arlington Fly-In will be a gesture of gratitude to the many Stillaguamish Valley residents who helped their neighbors deal with the effects of March's...
Red Arrows hit 50 with party in the sky * The Times | Squadron Leader Jim Turner, known as Red 1, will lead the nine Hawk jets in the skies above Fairford in the Cotswolds on Friday as they take part in a special formation alongside the team leaders of Patrouille de France, Patrouille Suisse and Italy's...
Red arrows captured on camera, flying over York Minster * The Press, York | THIS fantastic photograph of the Red Arrows flying over York Minster was taken just minutes before their flypast at Harewood House to mark the start of the Tour de France. It was taken by Senior Aircraftman Adam Fletcher, a photographer with the RAF's...
Aerial thrills aplenty at this year's Fairford tattoo * Swindon Advertiser | The Prince of Wales will meet the pilots and aircrew beside their aircraft following the display and after the team has performed a special flypast with aircraft flown by the team leaders from the Patrouille de France, Patrouille Suisse, Frecce...
After delay, B-29 bomber expected in Cd'A * Coeur d'Alene Press | The B-29 Superfortress bomber Fifi is expected to be in Hayden this morning for the last day of the three-day vintage aircraft exhibition by Commemorative Air Force, the Texas-based flying museum. Mechanical problems kept the vintage bird grounded on...
Lancaster bombers to fly in formation over Britain * Express.co.uk | They will become the first Lancasters to fly in formation over Britain in 50 years. And next month aviation enthusiasts will get the opportunity to see and photograph the Canadian bomber in the air at close quarters. The Lancaster is in the markings of...
91-year-old Ernster flies vintage bomber at special event in Austin * Cuero Record | July Fourth had a little different meaning for Clete and Kathleen Ernster of Cuero this year. They were whisked away Friday morning by helicopter to Bergstrom airport in Austin for the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing Barnstorming Event in...
Polka Dot Warriors · Vintage Wings of Canada | Somewhere over southern England, the crew of a fully bombed-up, four-engined Consolidated B-24J Liberator by the name of You Can't Take it With 
Australian B-24 Liberator Restoration * Warbirds News | Most aviation enthusiasts are aware of the role that the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator played in USAAF service during WWII. Many, however, are not aware that seven Royal Australian Air Force squadrons flew the B-24 Liberator in long range strikes against Japanese military targets in South East Asia. During WWII, the RAAF operated a mixed fleet of 287 B-24D/J/L and M models. RAAF B-24s flew missions from...
The life of a B-1 Aviator Part 1 * Newscenter1.tv | Ellsworth Air Force base is home to the very complex B-1 bomber aircraft. The B-1 is the backbone of America's long range bomber force and after following a B-1 Weapons System Officer around for a week, its easy to see that these brave men and women...
F-22 Pilot Celebrates 1000 Hours at Tyndall AFB * WJHG-TV | Major Daniel "Magic" Lee logged his one-thousandth hour Wednesday afternoon in an F-22 Raptor. Maj. Leep was supposed to be the fourth erson to log a thousand hours in a Raptor, but his friend, Maj. Jonathan "Stiffler" Gration, at Langley Air Force...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Bill Barber Award Winner Greg Koontz! * The Aero Experience | It has just been announced that Greg Koontz has won the 2014 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship! Awarded annually by World Airshow News, it will be presented at EAA AirVenture 2014 (Skip Stewart was last year's winner). The Aero Experience has covered his performances in both the Decathlon and Piper Cub at Midwest airshows, and we have great photos from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. Congratulations, Greg, and see you in a few weeks!...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: The Breezers * The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 featured a flight of Breezer II home- built/light sport aircraft during some of the daily airshows. This aircraft is a German-designed, all-metal aircraft distributed by Breezer Aircraft USA in Lakeland, Florida. The aircraft were flown by young pilots from the Aerial Formation Demonstration Team, and they looked great against the evening sky....
Museo de la Brigada 2506 — the Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami * Travel for Aircraft | It is known as the Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami, by the Miami Times and on the streets of Little Havana. 
Access the Avro Vulcan * RAF Museum London Events | Sit in the pilots seat of the magnificent Avro Vulcan
Silver Line Will Link Air & Space Museums in D.C., Va.* Comcast SportsNet Washington | Metro's new Silver Line will provide the first public transportation link between the National Air and Space Museum's locations in D.C. and Northern Virginia. Beginning July 26, when the Silver Line launches, Fairfax County will begin running a bus...
Take flight this weekend with the Young Eagles program at Manitoulin East * Manitoulin Expositor | Manitoulin East Airport manager and Young Eagles pilot George Dobbs told The Expositor that all children, 7 to 17, are welcome but encourages pre-registration. These forms can be picked up at the Northeast Town municipal office in Little Current, the...
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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Air Race Classic pilots pass through Rawlins - Rawlinstimes | Claudette DeCourley (left) and Mary McMahon pose for a picture in front of their plane Wednesday afternoon in the hangar at Harvey Field in Rawlins. The duo is traveling from Washington state to Arkansas as participants in the 37th Annual Air Race Classic.
In awe of aerobatics - The Express | In the next couple of days when you look to the sky, don't be alarmed if you see a Cub flying haphazardly over Piper Airport - it's just Greg Koontz doing his job. Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys, the infamous airshow entertainers, are captivating the crowds at Sentimental Journey with their zany air antics throughout the week....
Atlantic City Airshow moves from August to June 26 to ignite summer season ... - Atlantic City Weekly | Beasley is a founding member of the United States Heritage Flight program, and has flown in hundreds of Heritage Flights across the United States, Canada and the U.K. In 2006, he was voted “Civilian Heritage Flight Pilot of the Year.” He flies the ...
A Celebration of the #Avgeek Community: It's a Bash. At OSH. - Airplanista Blog Editor | It is pretty common right now to have someone ask me what this #Oshbash event I've hatched is all about. They've seen the tweets, and now, as #OSH13 gets closer, many are asking...wazzup? I get this question via Twitter, in email, and even in person at my EAA chapter meetings....
Supersonic Suzi launches Air Tattoo near Swindon - Link Magazine | Formula 1 presenter Suzi Perry went supersonic on Tuesday 18 June, blasting her way into the launch heralding this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in one of the most awesome aircraft in the RAF’s current line-up....
Witham: Photographer catches Red Arrows as they fly past - Braintree and Witham Times | The nine Red Arrows planes flew in their iconic Big Wing formation, leaving a trail of white smoke behind them in the skies. Derek Ager, 65, of Barwell Way, Witham, managed to capture photographs of the planes as they passed over. He said: “We have ...
Services held for WWII veteran Russell Verby, 90 - Tulsa World | The flight, courtesy of the Tulsa Commemorative Air Force, happened last summer at Jones Riverside Airport. The best part for Verby, however, came upon landing. Unlike 65 years earlier, this time, he didn't have to look around to see who hadn't made it ...
Floating pilots to gather at Rathmines - Lakes Mail | The conference would host a number of influential speakers, including Red Bull Air Race and fighter pilot Matt Hall, and University of Newcastle aviation program convener Kirstie Carrick. Aviation co-ordinator of the Catalina Festival, Bill Hitchcock ...
Broken Wing project debuts - General Aviation News | Renegade Light Sport recently unveiled its Broken Wing project for wounded warriors. Officials with the company, which recently relocated to Saint Lucie County Airport in Fort Pierce, Florida, said, “We will introduce our injured military heroes to the freedom of flight using two specially designed and equipped SC07 Speed Cruisers.”...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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The Blue Angels | The Navy has cancelled the remaining 2013 performances of its Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.Budget cuts ground Blue Angels, Thunderbirds - CNN | The Navy action follows the Air Force's April 1 announcement that its Thunderbirds team would not perform again this year. "Recognizing budget realities, current Defense policy states that outreach events can only be supported with local assets at no ...
Sun 'n Fun Begins - Flying Magazine | Night performers include Manfred Radius, flying his elegant sailplane act, Eugene Nock in his Bell-47 Batcopter and for the first time at Sun 'n Fun, Team Aerodynamix, a formation group of RVs formerly known as Team RV. And, as usual, the Friday...
Sun 'n Fun welcomes thousands - AOPA Pilot | One of many Stearmans arrive in Lakeland April 8. Image 3. The only SB2C Helldiver still flying, operated by the Commemorative Air Force West Texas Wing, takes a place among the warbirds April 8 at Sun 'n Fun. Image 4. Polishing was the
order of the ...Greg Koontz practicing for Sun `n Fun from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Airshow performer Greg Koontz got practice with his new Decathlon Xtreme for his Friday, Saturday, Sunday performances at Sun `n Fun, and we got great pictures for...
Tornado tragedy turns into blessing from General Aviation News | ...Two years ago, in March 2011, a tornado ripped through the SUN ’n FUN International Fly-in and Expo, damaging a number of aircraft, including a Cessna Grand Caravan owned by a Florida family. The plane, with distinctive zebra-stripe accents on its cargo pod and interior, was flipped over and sustained extensive damage. Two years later, that aircraft is back on display at this week’s SUN ’n FUN before taking off for a new life as a missionary plane in Africa....
Put me in coach from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett | While it’s common knowledge in the aviation community that SUN ’n FUN’s International Fly-In and Expo is massive, you may not know the whole story. Sure, you’ve read about the economic impact of this weeklong event creeping up on $70 million. You may have heard rumors of the staggering air traffic, too. The fly-in will see somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 aircraft operations during this one week period, making it the busiest airport on the planet – bar none....
Navy pulls the plug on NAS Oceana Air Show due to budget cuts (New Video and photos) - News Channel 3 | “The Oceana Air Show highlights the tremendous partnership between the people in the Hampton Roads area and our Navy team. It is unfortunate we must cancel the 2013 celebration due to the continuing budget challenges. Over the years, the city and many community agencies have developed strong partnerships with the Navy and the Air Show affords us an opportunity to highlight military service during the three-day event. However, until we finish our evaluation of what the current budget will support, with priority on operational and Fleet readiness, we have no choice but to cancel the Air Show,” said Capt. Bob Geis, commanding officer of NAS Oceana....
Thrilling aerobatics - Barossa & Light Herald | Australia's aerobatic living legend, Chris Sperou, National Freestyle aerobatic champion Paul Andronicou, and Top Gun turned aerobatic champion Tony Blair will perform thrilling high class adrenaline pumping action at the Barossa Valley Airshow this ...
Wings of Freedom Tour 2010 - Daily Commercial | Wings of Freedom Tour 2010. This is a few clips from the Leesburg, FL Wings of Freedom Tour in 2010. Sponsored by the Collings Foundation, it visits about 110 cities each year to teach the history of these "warbirds." ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Multi-Role Typhoon Returns to Wings & Wheels from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The RAF’s only Multi Role fast jet will be demonstrating its unrivalled flexibility and war fighting capabilities at Wings & Wheels in August as the Typhoon returns to the skies over Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey....
Women in Aviation group schedules fundraiser - Kansas.com | Women in Aviation Air Capital City Chapter is hosting a movie, dinner and auction to raise money to send low-income girls to space camp at the Kansas Cosmosphere. The movie, Breaking Through the Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby, will be ...
Last surviving members of WWII's Doolittle Raiders to hold 71st and final ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | A series of commemorative events, including rides aboard five historic B-25 bombers, and a flyover of numerous historic WWII-era aircraft, will be offered to the public at various times April 17-21. "We are honored to have these true American heroes ...
Once a Gambler, Always a Gambler - Shaw AFB | SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- On April 5,
2013 Shaw AFB flags were slowly brought to half-staff at noon honoring a fallen 20th Fighter Wing combat Airmen. The Airmen, 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, Capt. James Steel, died April 3, 2013, after his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Afghanistan. He is the first aviator lost in combat from the 20th FW since 1945 during World War II in England... Burt Rutan developing Ski Gull seaplane from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points | Burt Rutan is developing an amphibious, two-engine, motor glider, seaplane on skis. Have to read that one slowly. He described it on a YouTube video made by the organization Old Bold Pilots in California where he gave a speech in January....
Air Force Reserve celebrates 65 years of historic service - Air Force Link | This included the legendary Jimmy Doolittle who was ordered to active duty to work in Detroit to convert automobile manufacturing plants into aircraft factories and later went on to lead "Doolittle's Raiders," the first American bombing attack on the ...
KC-46 progress on track from Air Force Link Top Stories | The top acquisition priority in the Air Force - acquiring a new aerial refueling capability - is proceeding "on track," Maj. Gen. John Thompson, the program executive officer for Tankers, said....
Hope takes flight from General Aviation News | It is not often that you can save a kid’s life and win an airplane with the lessons to learn to fly it! Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Wings of Hope does this each year with its Annual Raffle. And this...
Saturday, December 8, 2012
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NORAD Provides Website, Apps To Track Santa - from Aero-News Network | Annual Holiday Countdown Underway By The North American Aerospace Defense Command Children of all ages will be able to track Santa Claus on his annual journey, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The "NORAD Tracks Santa" website is up and running. The site features a holiday countdown, games and daily activities, video messages from students around the world and more, officials said.
Greg Koontz Air Shows and ICI Aviation Insurance Team Up for 2013 Season from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- Greg Koontz Air Shows and ICI Aviation Insurance have teamed up for the upcoming 2013 Air Show Season. Greg Koontz has performed in over 350 air shows since 1974. He 
Living History Flying Day - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 10:00am to 12:00 noon, Planes of Fame Air Museum hosts its monthly Living History Flying Day. Museum doors open at 9:00am. The theme for January 5 is the “Luftwaffe vs. the 8th Air Force”, featuring the Focke-Wulf Fw 190...
RAF’s Tornado Role Demo Team to return to the UK airshow scene in 2013 from David Cenciotti's weblog | The RAF has recently announced that its highly acclaimed Tornado Role Demo Display Team is to return to the UK Air Show circuit for 2013. The two-ship display team using radio callsigns Poker 1 and Poker 2 provides a display that shows the British public the RAF’s frontline...
Searching for a Christmas present? The 2013 air show season is ready for take off - Saffron Walden Reporter | Shows include the spring event, called 'Remembering the Mighty Eighth', on Sunday May 26, the popular Flying Legends Air Show (July 13&14), the Duxford Air Show (September 7&8) and the Autumn Air Show (Sunday October 13). IWM Duxford is the ...
Sad news from South Africa, the C-47 support aircraft for the Silver Falcons aer... from AirShowMedia.net's Facebook Wall | Sad news from South Africa, the C-47 support aircraft for the Silver Falcons aerobatic team crashed Wednesday killing all 11 on board. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by this horrible tragedy. -Jim
Honor Flight Documentary Opens Dec 7 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Honor Flight is a heartwarming documentary about four living World War II veterans and a Midwest community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime. Volunteers race against the clock to fly thousands of WWII veterans to Washington, DC to see the memorial constructed for them in 2005, nearly 60 years after the War.
Holiday shopping at the Museum Store from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Shopping online for holiday gifts? Check out the Museum Store online and give the gift that gives twice! The Museum store carries unique and interesting aviation-themed merchandise, and 100% of the proceeds directly support the many fine programs and events offered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force -- from educational programs and lectures to special events such as the Doolittle Raiders Reunion....
The Doolittle Raid on Japan - Ag Journal | Doolittle had gained his fame as a flyer by the records he had set in air race competitions and distance flying. He had three degrees in Aeronautical Engineering - a BA from the University of California Berkeley and an MS and PhD from M.I.T. Doolittle ...
Pearl Harbor Day Recovery: One Wildcat from AVwebFlash Current Issue | An FM-2 Wildcat that rolled off the deck of a ship on December 28, 1944, after suffering an engine failure during take-off was plucked from Waukegan Harbor on Lake Michigan in Illinois, Friday, reportedly thanks to a donation from 78-year-old pilot Charles Greenhill. The aircraft's pilot, William Edward Forbes, was rescued when the aircraft went into the water more than 60 years ago. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 85. Now, local enthusiasts hope to use the aircraft to encourage development of a museum at a former Naval Air Station museum in nearby Glenview, Ill.. But before that, the aircraft will be headed to Greenhill's hangar in Kenosha, Wisc., if only temporarily.
Flight museum expects to leave Bellingham over disputed lease - Bellingham Herald | B-17 Bomber+. People line up for a chance to tour the B-17 bomber, Sentimental Journey, as it visits Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham from July 6 to July 9. The museum and plane will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday and will make only ...
Millville Air Museum dedicates wing to chairman - Gloucester County Times - NJ.com | A new section of the Millville Army Air Field Museum has been named to honor Hugh McElroy. ... The museum was founded at the airport in 1983 with the mission to help preserve U.S. aviation history, especially the role the Millville Airport has played ...
Tora! Tora! Tora! (トラトラ虎) from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Tora! Tora! Tora! (トラトラ虎) This is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which occurred on 7 December 1941. The attack was part of Japan’s strategy to become the preeminent colonial power in Asia and proved the supremacy of the aircraft carrier over the battleship (though some battleship supremacists influenced both the Imperial Japanese Navy [...]
Commemorating Pearl Harbor Day: CAF's Tora! Tora! Tora! Team from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting December 20 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo
John D. Silva dies at 92; introduced news helicopter - Los Angeles Times | "I never thought about being a pioneer," Silva told Air & Space magazine in 2009. "All I ever wanted to do was get us there and get the picture — before the competition got it." Silva is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Steinkraus-Silva; daughters ...
Dakota from Apron 6 | One of the two Dakota’s that visited us during the Photoflying days. It should have been 1 Dak and the Breitling Super Constellation, but than the Connie cancelled. Breitling decided to send us their Dakota instead…
Skinning the right wing from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | Skinning the wings is not something I thought we would be doing before Christmas! But because the team skills have built quickly, and we have consistent participation each and every session, being ahead of schedule by a good margin is the result....
See the Apollo 8 mission and learn more from the astronaut who lived it - The Seattle Times | The Heritage Flight Museum website includes information on visiting the museum Anders founded at the Bellingham International Airport. The site includes flight schedules for the museum's historic war birds, some of which Anders still flies. Anders says ...
Video: We are all children of Apollo! from Spaceports
Monday, August 20, 2012
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Air show strives for sky-high entertainment - Denver Post | Featured activities at the weekend air 
Open House and Fly-In slated for AL60 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The 8th annual Open House and Fly-In by Greg Koontz Airshows will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at Dugger Field Airport (AL60) in Ashville, Ala...
Chicago Air & Water Show: On board Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' C-130 Support ... - WGNtv.com |
On tonight's WGN News, we took a ride on the Blue Angels' Hercules C-130, better known to Chicago Air and Water Show goers as Fat Albert. The cargo aircraft transports all of the crew and the supplies the Blue Angels need for every show, but it does so ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Final flying participation announced for the Duxford Air Show from Flightline UK | The final flying participation has now been announced for The Duxford Air Show (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September) and it is an amazing line-up! Just confirmed is a flypast of United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on both Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September. On Sunday 9 September only, a pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons fromthe Royal Norwegian Air Force will fly alongside a pair of de Havilland Vampires fromthe Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron...
Red Arrows mark one year since pilot's death - The Lincolnite | There are no plans for a memorial flypast on or around the anniversary of Flt Lt Egging's death, and the Red Arrows are not scheduled to fly on August 20. There were however a series of displays over the weekend of August 18/19. They landed back at RAF ...
Golden Knight gives the Ultimate Sacrifice from US Army Golden Knights | It is with great regret that Lieutenant Colonel Jose Melendez and Members of the team bid farewell to a Golden Knight, 
GKF4 Prep for the 2012 World Parachuting Cup from US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights Female 4-Way Team heads overseas this week for the 2012 World Parachuting Cup in Prostejov, Czech Republic. This is an annual competition between the various formation skydiving teams of several countries around the world. The competition begins on Tuesday, 28 August and...
Second Saturday Open Hangar Day - GardnerEDGE | The Heart of America Wing of the Commemorative Air Force invites you to come out to our hangar and see our fully-restored WWII planes, tour our hangar and museum, take a jeep ride, sit in a real airplane cockpit, experience our 'Get Your Hands on ...
Touring the B17 - Toriaflies | Despite the rainy and cloudy day, Bob and I pulled out the airplane to head to Leesburg Airport (JYO) to tour the visiting B17. Okay, part of that was a lie. Yes, we did see the B17 but no, I did not help Bob pull out the plane. I hadn't thought...
French Team Unlimited Glider Champion (CORRECTED) from AVwebFlash Current Issue Laurent Aboulin, of France, won the unlimited class in the World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, TX on Sunday. Dozens of teams competing in three classes flew prescribed courses with a minimum of three waypoints in closed loop over more than 200 miles over 13 days of competition. First place in...
Rep. Brooks To Make Presentations At Civil Air Patrol Promotion Ceremony - The Chattanoogan | The Amelia Earhart Award honors the late Amelia Earhart, aviatrix, advocate, and pioneer, who set many records for women aviators in aviation's infancy, and who was lost while attempting to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Rep. Brooks is ...
‘Whittle — The Jet Pioneer’ DVD set to be released on 70th anniversary of first jet flight in US from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | To coincide with the 70th anniversary of the first flight of a U.S. jet plane, the DVD "Whittle – The Jet Pioneer" will be released on Oct. 2...
F-4 Jet Gets Removed to be Refurbished - South Dade News Leader | Asking for volunteers is one 
Aviation Promo Video by AAA Members from Antique Airfield News | Several AAA members have collaborated on the production of an aviation promotional video. The video is was done to promote Iowa aviation but it is hoped that it will go regional and national. If...
TA-4J Skyhawk Arrives at Lyon Air Museum from TAKEOFF TUBE | Mike McDougall's TA-4 Skyhawk arrived at the Lyon Air Museum where it will go on display for the public to enjoy...
'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after jumping off bridge in Los Angeles County from RGJ.com |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said...
Check Out This Young Aviator Video - Patch.com | Racine's (EAA Chapter 838) next Young Eagles Rally is on Saturday, Sept 8th. Upcoming Young Eagles events are also scheduled through Milwaukee's EAA Chapter 18 on Saturdays: September 1 at Waukesha Airport: and on October 6th at Timmerman...
Young Eagles take to the skies - Dekalb Daily Chronicle | Kaylee Skeens (left), 4, of Cortland, and Ava Wilkins, 3, of Sycamore, play together inside a hangar at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport while their siblings participate in a Young Eagles flight on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in ...
Monday, August 6, 2012
Indy Transponder 06-AUG-2012 1045z
Firefighter who saved boy's life honored with Thunderbird flight - KATU | PORTLAND, Ore. – A 
Hillsboro firefighter who saved a boy's life four months ago got a chance to fly with the Thunderbirds Sunday while the boy and his family looked on. Eliceo Lopez, 7, was standing near a charcoal grill on Easter Sunday when his...
Camarillo man achieves Blue Angels dream that began in elementary school - Ventura County Star | His job will be to ensure air show sites have adhered to the Blue Angels support manual, which requires venues to provide items such as cranes for repairs and smoke oil so the jets' trails are visible. He'll also work with the Federal Aviation...
Airshow Pilot Kent Pietsch Injured Following Wetaskiwin Airshow from Aero-News Network | Accident Reportedly Not Part Of Weekend Airshow Performance A well-known and highly-experienced member of the airshow community is recovering from an accident in his 1942 "Jelly Belly" Interstate Cadet. Airshow Pilot Kent Pietsch is reported in stable condition following a 1700 (local time) Saturday accident that occurred during the first day of a weekend airshow in which he was listed as a featured performer. Wetaskiwin is some 70 km South of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to local media reports, Kent had finished a performance at the show when the accident occurred in which the aircraft flew close to the ground in a bank, struck a wingtip, and thereafter impacted just off the runway. Some reports indicate that a power failure may have led to the accident...
Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Base in Chicopee attracts 100000 - MassLive.com | CHICOPEE – For some, the highlight of the Great New England Air Show was the performances from the vintage aircraft, for others it was being able to view some of the most modern aircraft used today. And for some veterans, it was checking out the planes ...
Air show adds ship tours - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | The venues are the biggest of all: the land, the water and the sky. The Milwaukee Air & Water Show is teaming up with the U.S. Navy's commemoration of the War of 1812 bicentennial to bring a week of entertainment at the lakefront that stretches across ...
ARCTIC THUNDER 2012 Review! from Photorecon by Brandon Farris | The bi-annual Arctic 
Thunder Event held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) up in Anchorage a couple of weeks ago and was attended by approximately 225,000 people between the two days. The headline acts for the show was the United States Air Force Thunderbirds and the F-22 Raptor Demo team. JBER was a must do for the F-22 team as the base houses the 525th and [...]
Details Emerge On 'Close Call' During OSH2012 Airshow from Aero-News Network | It's Good To Be Lucky... And It's Lucky To Be Good -- Greg Koontz Is Both One of the airshow industry's more experienced performers had an 'interesting' incident during this Thursday performance at the recently concluded 2012 Oshkosh EAA AirVenture airshow. Greg Koontz, known for his precise work in a bright red Decathlon (his previous Decathlon pictured below) showed up with a new airplane for this year's show and wound up using up more of his luck and skill than he cared to expend. In a recent chat with ANN, Koontz told the tale of what could have been a very bad day, rather dispassionately. As he undertook his first performance in a brand new Super Decathlon... an airplane he had picked up at the factory just a few days before... he did not expect what would transpire just a few short minutes into its inaugural outing...
The Tricolour Arrows enchant tourists and bathers - Chronicles Maceratesi | All looking up for the show in Porto Recanati Frecce Tricolori. The acrobatics areas have attracted tens of thousands of people and bathers, already out in force at the beach, they had no choice but to raise his eyes to heaven...
Fleets at the Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | Last week we got two registrations for Fleet 2's for this year's fly-in. Stan Sweikar has been updating us with pictures and videos of his Fleet over the past several years, and just completed his restoration in July. We're looking forward to seeing the finished airplane at Blakesburg. Jeremy Young and Bob Juranich just purchased their Fleet 2 this past weekend, and will be flying it to...
2012 AAA/APM Fly-In T-Shirt Designs from Antique Airfield News | The new Antique Airfield shirt began with an ad in the May 1928 issue of Popular Aviation magazine. While browsing through the newly donated magazine last winter, Bob Taylor found this great image of a barnstormer giving rides and waving to the crowd below. Starting with that image, APM artist Peggy Bates worked her magic...
WWII era plane giving rides over Lexington - WKYT | The B-17, named "Texas Raiders", is owned by the Commemorative Air Force, which flies vintage warbirds across the country to keep the memories of WWII alive. A woman whose late husband was a B-17 crew member came from Franklin, Kentucky to find ...
The “Vampire” from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The DH-115 Vampire is a WWII British Jet, the second they entered into service. Its first flight was in 1943 and in military service in 1979 with over 3200 being constructed. It’s single engine design was unique in its day with...
Bill Springer Flew bomber escort i sin P-51 Mustang from War Tales by Don Moore | Bill Springer will never forget his first night on Iwo Jima, March 1, 1945. He was a 20-year-old P-51 Mustang fighter pilot attached to the 72nd Fighter Squadron of the 21st Fighter Group in the 7th Air Force. They had just flown in when the Japanese attacked that first night on the island during World...
AREA 51 VETERANS BETRAYED by tdbarnes | With the declassification of the CIA U-2 and A-12 projects at Groom Lake, the Roadrunners engaged in a mission to record our legacy on a web site, and with various oral history programs to include UNLV and the Library of Congress. The National Geographic Channel did a great documentary about our proud legacy and our members conducted numerous presentations to our nation’s intelligence agencies in Washington, D.C....
Aero-TV: Col. Mark Tillman (Part 4)--The Most Important Left Seat In Aviation from Aero-News Network | An Honored Flyer Tells Of His Service To America (Part 4 -- Final) OK... we gotta tell you... this one was one of the best speeches we have EVER heard at any aviation event... and it occurred this year at the 2012 AEA Convention and Tradeshow. The kind folks of Universal Avionics pulled off quite a coup and arranged for a truly inspiring speaker for one of the most important gatherings in all of aviation -- the opening ceremonies of the 55th Annual AEA International Convention and Trade Show. And Universal's choice knocked it out of the park. Former Air Force One Command Pilot Colonel (ret) Mark W. Tillman, the United States’ 12th Presidential Pilot, served as Commander of Air Force One from 2001-2009...
The streamlined decade from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | During the decade of the Great Depression, the streamlined form stood as an optimistic symbol of progress and efficiency. Streamlining was applied to cars, trains, ships, buildings, and even household appliances. This new idiom replaced the angular, art deco forms of the 1920s. By the mid-1920s aircraft construction was in need of a new design approach. With the availability of engines with 200 to 350 horsepower, aircraft were flying faster, but not in proportion to the increase in power. With all the higher turbulent flow being experienced at higher speeds due to common design practices of the time, a reduction in drag became important to improved performance. So in the era between the middle 1920s and middle 1930s, streamlining came into its own in aircraft design...
Nuclear Powered Geologist on Mars! from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Nuclear Powered Geologist on Mars! NASA officially terms their latest extraterrestrial rover to land on the Red Planet the Mars Science Laboratory — but it is widely known as Curiosity. It is the size of a small car, like the MiniCooper, and literally weighs a ton (909kg). Also twice as large as the twin rovers [...]
NASA's Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands on Mars from http://www.theledger.com | NASA says it received a signal from the Curiosity rover Sunday night after a plunge through the Martian atmosphere described as "seven minutes of terror."
NASA: Mars rover lands on the red planet from RGJ.com by ALICIA CHANG,AP Science Writer | In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Indy Transponder 22-JUN-2012 1045z
Blue Angels to take to sky at Westmoreland County Air Show - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Airport gates will open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and the Army Golden Knights will launch at 10:40 a.m. At 10:55 a.m., stunt pilot Rob Holland will take to ...
First Blue Angel set to roar into city on Tuesday - Seacoastonline.com | Other performers include the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team, air show legend Sean D. Tucker, aerobatic superstar Michael Goulian, Wingwalker ...
Snowbirds doing Canada Day flyby - Seaway News | The roar of jet engines will fill the skies above Cornwall for a short period of time Canada Day. Local MP Guy Lauzon announced Thursday the Snowbirds...
Soaring Nationals take to the air today - The Record-Courier | The nationals are expected to wrap up on Thursday. ... “Now we have competing places in Truckee and Pyramid Lake, but Minden's the...
EAA Celebrates 30 Years of Part 103 Ultralights from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Head on down to The Farm this year as ultralight enthusiasts celebrate the 30th anniversary of the FAA Part 103 regulation at AirVenture 2012. On the schedule are aircraft demonstrations, giveaways, and much more...
Goodyear's “Spirit of Goodyear” Blimp Returns to EAA AirVenture in 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - The famed Goodyear blimp "Spirit of Goodyear" will grace the skies once again at EAA AirVenture 2012, scheduled for July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport. The "Spirit of Goodyear" will arrive on Wednesday, July 25, and weather depending will fly regularly the following two days before departing on Saturday, July 28. While it is moored, spectators have the chance to get a rare, up-close look at the blimp at Pioneer Airport, located near the EAA AirVenture Museum...
Three Upcoming Air and Water Shows on the Shores of Lake Michigan - Jaunted | ... but the parachute teams from both the Army—the Golden Knights—and the Navy—the Leap Frogs—will give them some serious competition. Kirby Chambliss ...
Fly-in comes to Niles airport - Niles Daily Star | If you've ever wanted to see a Corvette engine powering an experimental ...
"Up Up and Away!" At the 12th Annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair ... - Kenai Peninsula Online | The air show included a variety of aviation informational booths inside the hanger as well as the static air displays on the tarmac. 46 pilots, family and friends ...
Sentimental Journey Celebrates 75 years of Cubs with Alabama Boys J-3 Act from Alabama 
Aviator - Aviation News | Piper Memorial Airport Loch Haven PA- Happening now at the Piper Memorial Airport is a celebration of 75 years of the iconic Cub. It is the 27th Annual Sentimental Journey Fly In to the hallowed ground that produced the most popular aircraft- the J-3 Cub...
Former Kemble airfield prepares for ultimate celebration of Britain - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | Glen Moreman, operations manager at Cotswold Airport, said: "We are delighted to welcome the Red Arrows to headline the inaugural Best of British Show ...
Evreux: the Patrouille de France trains - Paris Normandy | The Patrouille de France has been training this Thursday, June 21 at the beginning of the afternoon in Evreux where she will demonstrate Sunday, June 24 to 17 h over ...
Cannes AirShow celebrates 2012 event - Corporate Jet Investor | The show had just under 8500 visitors over the three day event.
History of Aviation in Anjou - Jacques Boisnard | This is an overview of more than a century since the first flights of mini-hot air balloons, to the amazing performance of modern gliders, to racing speed of 30 years. Anjou is indeed a rich province in the history of aviation...
From stickandrudderWTO | RCAF Trenton AFB Museum visit 13-6-2012, Meanwhile, down Trenton lakeside
Stan Sweikar's Fleet Fully Rigged, Ready for First Flight from Antique Airfield News | Stan Sweikar at Wingfield Airstrip in Dameron, MD has his Fleet restoration almost ready for the first flight. Stan says:...
Historic flying units celebrate anniversary, continue making history from Air Force Link Top Stories | In the spring of 1942 the United States filled battle-torn European skies with squadrons of airborne war machines. Among them, two transport squadrons began carrying troops and supplies into the Second World War, beginning a parallel history spanning seven decades and many military conflicts....
Iowa State University Students Complete Zenith from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft 
Gamera II Human-Powered Helicopter Claims New Record from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | If verified by the National Aeronautic Association, the Gamera II human-powered helicopter team created by students at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering set a new flight duration record of 35 seconds on Wednesday, June 20, beating the team's previous record of 11.4 seconds set last July.
Local aviator Ed Mux leaves mark on community - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune | MERRILL -- Ed Mux's life revolved around aviation....
New Pilots Get Their Wings Through Able Flight from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Able Flight, a scholarship program that empowers those with physical disabilities to learn to fly, will return to EAA AirVenture 2012 for its Wings Pinning Ceremony...
32 and Counting as E-Spider Lifts Two from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Anne Lavrand, founder and head of Electravia in Sisteron, France, emailed to tell of her latest creation before packing up to attend the Basse-Ham, France powered paraglider meet and airshow, the Mondial de Paramoteurs. She wrote, “I hope this new realization will have some success there!”...
Video: Man jumps from airplanes without parachutes used correctly from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | After seeing the video, you may wonder if Greg Gasson is a brave or just crazy. He is known as the sportsman's time for more radical jump from an airplane. Gasson does not wear a parachute jump. He holds the equipment only with the hands or feet. Luckily, he has reached the ground safely...
727 Conversion to Dream Home - Wright Squawks
X-treme close up from AF.mil Photos | The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, the Air Force's unmanned, 
Video: Taikonauts to Perform Re-Dock Sunday from Spaceports | The Tiangong-1 space lab and the Shenzhou-9 spaceship have been combined as one, and early Wednesday morning they completed their first repositioning since docking. The three taikonauts will...
Encasing Enterprise: Space shuttle shelter inflated on Intrepid ... - SPACE.com | Two weeks after landing atop of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, the space shuttle Enterprise is now under the inflatable canopy that will ...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Indy Transponder 24-OCT-2011 1000z
Amigo Airsho: Blue Angels perform for about 50000 at Biggs Army Airfield ... - El Paso Times | The Blue Angels had returned to El Paso. Saturday's Amigo Airsho was the first time the Blue Angels, known as the Blues, performed in El Paso in 14 years. Organizers said they had worked for two years to ensure that logistics were in place for the ...Modern jets and vintage war planes thrill crowds at Alliance Air Show - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The Air Force's Thunderbirds are the main attraction at this year's show, which continues today. There were also demonstrations of F-15 and F-18 fighter jets as well as stunt performers. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison supplied the vintage ...
Air Show Performer Michael Wiskus Starts With Tanis from Midwest Flyer by mwflyer | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has become a sponsor of air show performer, Michael Wiskus. The Lucas Oil S-2C Pitts Special, which Wiskus flys, is equipped with a Lycoming AEIO-540 engine. Wiskus swears by the Tanis preheating system, … Continue reading →
Aviation Day flies over the county - Imperial Valley Press | IMPERIAL — El Centro resident Matthew Garcia, 8, showed up late to Aviation Day last year, but this year he and his family went to Imperial County Airport early Saturday morning so Matthew could fly for the first time ...Bournemouth Aviation Museum trustees' static site bid is rejected - Bournemouth Echo | TRUSTEES at Bournemouth Aviation Museum have gone back to the drawing board after planning permission for a permanent siting of their static display at Adventure Wonderland was turned down. The group of trustees who manage the display ...
NH Aviation Museum expands site, services - Nashua Telegraph | Preserving New Hampshire's aviation history is the first objective of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, which is just over the Londonderry line from Manchester, near the airport. “We've got 100 years of aviation history in the state of New ...
MiG 21 – Above All Simple from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » The MiG 21 is one of those classic aircraft shapes that when I see it, I just think, “Bad Guy!” All those Saturday movies had them as the black hat character and for good reason. The MiG 21 was the most produced jet, ever! This is in part because it was simple, it could and was cranked out in huge numbers with estimates starting at 10,000 and heading up to 15,000…
