Two of the world’s most potent fast jets are among a stellar line-up of RAF aircraft joining celebrations marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo.
As well as displays by the RAF’s frontline fighting force, the Typhoon and the Tornado, visitors to the Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on July 7-8 will be able to see a 
There will be another special homecoming for the RAF’s solo Hawk display pilot Flt Lt Phil Bird who will be performing in his home town of Fairford. He said: “Becoming a fast jet pilot in the RAF was a life-long dream and the idea of displaying in front of the crowds at my home airshow is something I am incredibly excited about.”
It is also likely that the A400M, the new heavy transport aircraft that will supercede the C-130 Hercules in RAF service, will be put through its paces by its Airbus Military test pilot at the airshow.
Air Tattoo spokesman Richard Arquati said the level of RAF participation reflected the important role the Air Tattoo plays in enabling the Service to demonstrate to the public the capability of its aircraft and the professionalism of its men and women. He added: "We’re really looking forward to working with the Royal Air Force to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with an exciting aerial tribute that will live long in the memory.”
Other Air Tattoo highlights this year include displays by the Vulcan bomber, a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey and the European debut of the Al Fursan aerobatics display team from the United Arab Emirates. Special Air Tattoo ‘Earlybird’ tickets, priced £34, are available until the end of March from airtattoo.com or by calling 0800 107 1940. All accompanied under-16s go free. Free parking.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
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Monday, November 14, 2011
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Blue Angels close season with Pensacola show - Miami Herald | PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Thousands of people came to watch the Navy's Blue Angels close out their season over the Veterans Day weekend with a show in the Florida Panhandle. The Pensacola News Journal ( http://on.pnj.com/t5qfPO) reports that 101,000 people watched the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show on Saturday at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The six-jet team's dress rehearsal on Friday drew about 85,000 people....
Want To Take A Ride In A Blue Angel Fighter Jet? - Radio Sophie | It sounds fun and I think I would love to do it. This reporter had the opportunity to do a ride along and he may not volunteer next time. Listen to the pilot check in with him....
UAE's aerobatic team puts on flawless show - Gulf News | Dubai: Al Fursan — The Knights, the UAE's new aerobatic team, put on a colourful first performance during the airshow. Seven knights representing the seven emirates, dressed in black, delivered a flawless 22-minute display, the longest during the airshow. "All seven black and gold-coloured planes executed manoeuvres so smoothly, and yet at a speed that left most spectators gasping and yet in awe," said a spectator. They drew the UAE flag in the sky as the countdown for the celebrations of the 40th UAE National Day continues....
Russia demonstrates its best combat aircraft at Dubai airshow - Ria Novosti | Russia will demonstrate its most advanced combat aircraft and air defense systems at a major airshow in the Middle East, which started on Sunday. The Dubai Airshow will be held on November 13-17 in the 
Formation flight Sunday. Phantom IIs - Planeshots |
Plant City Marine pilot gets his wings - TBO | Marine Lt. Jarod Dicks, who grew up in Plant City, recently received his wings as a Naval Aviator. His father, former Mayor John Dicks, pinned his wings on at a recent ceremony at the Centennial of Naval Aviation Air Show in Oceana, Va. His mother, John's wife Sharon, was also on hand for the ceremony....
Sea Hurricane Mk Ib, Old Warden – the Royal Navy’s first 300mph fighter - Short Finals | Sidney Camm was an absolute genius – no ands, ifs, or buts, the man simply was. He specialised in designing fighter aircraft, and produced some of the most elegant and amazingly beautiful aircraft, ever. Think of the original Hawker Fury of the 1930s, and you will get a flavour of his greatness. The immediate successor to the Fury...
Veterans Day 11-11-11 - Another Time | Thank you to all the Veterans for your service to your country!
Kicking fear in the face and getting REAL about my plan - Amelia Earhart | I am compelled to write 
Aussie Airplanista: Great Food and Scenery at Mungo Lodge - Airplanista Aviation Blog | Having mentioned Mungo Lodge in her last article for Airplanista, Kathy Mexted decided to go and check it out for herself. She found a great airstrip, beautiful accommodation and the best roast duck in Australia....
U.S. To Buy Decommissioned British Harrier Jets - Defense News | WASHINGTON and LONDON - Britain has agreed to sell all of its 74 decommissioned Harrier jump jets, along with engines and spare parts, to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps - a move expected to help the Marines operate Harriers into the mid-2020s and provide extra planes to replace aging two-seat F-18D Hornet strike fighters....
Tony Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer at the helm of the following Top Gun - Translated | The rumors are rife in Hollywood. If we know that for a year after the famous "Top Gun" is preparing, we learn a little more now. At the helm of this film, Tony Scott, director of the film already in 1986. At his side Jerry Bruckheimer...
Burt Rutan gets Flightglobal award - Hobbyspace | Flightglobal's Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing to life some of the world's most unique and innovative aircraft...
Soyuz TMA-22 Crew Cleared for Launch Tonight from Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Spaceports | Expedition 29 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA Flight Engineer Dan Burbank and Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin appeared before the Russian State Commission on November 12, 2011, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The commission gave its final...
Monday, May 23, 2011
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Legendary Air Force Thunderbirds Give Camelina Jet Biofuel a Workout - Clean Technica | It’s showtime for camelina, a modest, weedy little plant that has started to make a big splash in the biofuel world. The U.S. Air Force took camelina under its wing a couple of years ago and tested it out on the A-10C Thunderbolt II, and it must have done pretty well because for the first time ever a camelina based jet fuel has been used by the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s official aerial demonstration team...
Atwater air museum holds open cockpit day (California) - ModBee | Castle Air Museum will hold its annual Open Cockpit Day on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater. The event will include food, helicopter rides, restored aircraft and other activities. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors, $30 for a family of four, and $5 for children 6-17. Children 5 and younger and active duty military personnel with identification are admitted free.
Grosseto, arrows Tricolore A real show in the Gulf - La Nazione | A ground commander Mark Lant, Tricolour Arrows in the sky. Yesterday, the Italian Air Force aerobatic team has enchanted audiences Follonica coloring the sky in the Gulf. All over the heads of tens of thousands of people who were discharged early in the morning on the waterfront: the first digit (official) spoken by at least 40 thousand visitors...
Flying Dreams Could Become A Reality At The Cosford Air Show - Shropshire Live | The dream of joining one of the UK’s top aerobatic display teams as they complete thrilling close formation moves could become a reality for fundraisers in the Midlands. The Blades will show off their skills in the skies above RAF Cosford at the annual air show on June 12 – but the crowds at the event now have the chance to experience it for themselves. Now in their sixth consecutive display season, The Blades are made up of four Extra 300 stunt planes flown in an array of intricate manoeuvres...
CAF' B-29 "Fifi" Scheduled to Visit Spirit of St. Louis Airport August 1-4 - The Aero Experience | (with Video) Commemorative Air Force B-29 "Fifi" is scheduled to stop at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield following AirVenture at Oshkosh. For more information, visit http://www.cafb29b24.org/
Congress honors Antarctic explorers, May 23, 1930 - Politico | On this day in 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed legislation awarding congressional gold, silver and bronze medals to members of an Antarctic expedition led by Rear Adm. Richard Byrd. On Nov. 28, 1929, Byrd, a pioneering aviator and polar explorer, led the first expedition to fly over the South Pole...
National Wings of Freedom Tour - CBS | MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Three planes with a long history of service in the United States military made a stop south of San Francisco as part of the National Wings of Freedom tour, a traveling aviation museum honoring World War II veterans and providing a living history experience to attendees... (Great picture gallery)
Mr. Lincoln’s Air Force: Top 10 Reasons to visit the Museum on June 11th - NASM Blog | How do the National Air and Space Museum and the Civil War intersect? Come find out as we tell the story of the Union Balloon Corps founded in June 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln. 150 years ago next month Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated ballooning to President Lincoln on a spot just north from where the Museum now stands on the National Mall...
Hurricane Walkaround - Air & Space | During his 38-year career with the Royal Air Force, Ron Dick flew 60 aircraft types and accumulated more than 5,000 flight hours. A contributing editor of Air & Space/Smithsonian, he now lectures and writes about aviation history. In December, Dick met with the magazine's editors at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where he gave an engaging lecture about the Hawker Hurricane on display there...
Seating still available for CIA symposium at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Air Force Museum | DAYTON, Ohio -- Seats are still available for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) symposium recognizing the sacrifice and dedication of Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America (AA) personnel, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Movie Monday - May 23 - Lockheed's 56 year old C-130 - FlightBlogger | This week's Movie Monday is another trip into the vault for classic aircraft development footage. This declassified 1955 report on the original Lockheed C-130 Hercules runs 13min - a bit shorter than usual MMs - but the level of detail provided in the report is really extensive. The C-130 airframe has been upgraded and adapted to so many different missions over the years that the 1955 C-130 bears little to no 'under the skin' resemblance to the C-130J of today...
Videos by Liz Matzelle (short with awesome sound)
Bearcat and Tigercat taxi out for GA Day
Spitfire and Mustang Fly-by at Historic Flight's GA Day
Artist scoops first prize in Lincolnshire aircraft competition - Lincolnshire | A YOUNG artist has won a competition to design aircraft nose art. Heidi Weightman, 20, was given first prize for her age category in the county-wide competition. But the winning design is being kept top secret until the official unveiling at Newark Air Museum for its annual Cockpit Festival...
A Week in the Philippines - Gyrox Goes Global | Following Norman’s arrival a week ago at Woodland Air Park in the Philippines, people may have been wondering what he has been up to. Obviously, because of the long gap since the circumnavigation was put on hold last year, Norman has been extremely busy with updating flight plans and attaining new permits for flying to modified destinations...
Image of the Day Gallery - NASA | Astronaut Andrew Feustel reenters the space station after completing n 8-hour, 7-minute spacewalk at 10:12 a.m. EDT Sunday, May 22, 2011. He and fellow spacewalker Mike Fincke completed this, the second of the four STS-134 spacewalks, for a mission total of 14 hours 26 minutes...Friday, October 8, 2010
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Developing News: Thunderbird pilot prepares for show - Today's THV | The entire Thunderbirds crew arrived Thursday for this weekend's air show at the Little Rock Air Force Base. And among them a pilot with Arkansas roots. ...
High-flyin' Thunderbird from AF.mil Photos | Thunderbird 4 piloted by Maj. Sean Gustafson prepares to land Oct. 4, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds were finishing a practice show at nearby Creech AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)
TGIF – On an Air Show Weekend by Joe Clark | It's Friday! Not only is it Friday, things are abuzz at the world's greatest beach down in Florida. This weekend, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University will host the The Embry-Riddle Wings and Waves Air Show in Daytona. The air show will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Daytona Beach, FL, right off the shoreline centered in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. If you are a fan of airplanes then there is no other place to be on Saturday or Sunday this weekend…
Hundreds of planes to "Fly-In" the Rose City Friday - WALB-TV ... Annual Thomasville Fly-In. It's sponsored by the Thomasville Aviation Club and will include aerial demonstrations, a Candy Drop, a Spot Landing Contest, ...
400 volunteers will support Stuart Air Show – TCPalm | Stan and Carol Waldrop are coordinating the volunteers for the Stuart Air Show on Nov. 13 and 14. With them is Pam Still, an active volunteer with the Air ...
Air Show, Other Events will Crowd Jacksonville – KATV | Jacksonville expects between 250000 to 300000 people to attend the Little Rock Air Force Base Air Show, which begins Saturday at 10 am (gates open at 8:30 ...
Wings Over Atlanta Air Show – Oct 16-17th | by Meg | Wings Over Atlanta Air Show. Dobbins Air Reserve Base. High-flying aerobatic performances by the Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds, plus the Wings of Blue…
IAF celebrates 78th anniversary – Oneindia | A fly past of three Mi-17 helicopters trooping the Air Force ensign will be followed by a formation of Mi-25 and Mi-35 helicopters. A transport fly past ...
The French connection - Times of Malta | "I'm just a pilot with other pilots," said Major Guyot, who had spent six years flying a Mirage F1 before joining the Patrouille de France (PAF), ...
"SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2010). Members of the U.S. Navy flight... from x planes | "SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2010). Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 2010 Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans)"
Miramar Air Show takes entertainment to the skies - Mesa Press | Pilots raced like lightning across the sky, breaking the sound barrier like erupting storm clouds at the 55th annual Miramar Air Show. ...
MAGTF demo rocks 2010 air show - Marines.mil | We've come here for the past few years and every year the air show gets better and better." MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif.-Two MV-22 "Osprey" with ...
Free access to Hurricane and Spitfire engineering papers from PPRuNe Forums by alistair® - To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology has published a special issue containing fascinating articles that first appeared in the journal in 1939. The papers detail the development and construction of the iconic Hurricane and Spitfire, and, interestingly for the time, of aircraft used by the German Luftwaffe.
B-17 bomber comes to WNC, offers a blast back to WWII - BlueRidgeNow.com | Mike Hastings, left, and Neil Morrison, B-17 pilots, fly the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Thursday over Western North Carolina during a media flight. ...
Wanna Buy a Mirage III? from Ares by Christina Mackenzie | This is a Mirage V BR-21 and if you want to buy the unarmed version all you have to do is be in Paris on October 29 when it will be the star lot of an auction sale organised to commemorate the inaugural flight of the Mirage III which took place 50 years ago on October 9, 1960. Part of the money raised by the auction will go to charity…
MythBusters' Tory "Cold Feet" Belleci Gonna Meet Sean Tucker! by Martt - When you get 'cold feet', do you really get cold feet? Looks like the MythBusters are gonna try to answer that soon when Tory Belleci meets Sean Tucker for some hardcore akro! This 2 minute promo for the episode (which appears to be scheduled for Wednesday 10.20.10) has some awesome footage of Sean flying low over the Tory, Kari and Grant. Most awesome!
Air Show Pilot Inks Movie Deal from Aero-News Network | Andy Anderson Signs With Forbes Films To Adapt "The Golden Countess" Christopher Forbes, Director and Producer of Forbes Films, announced Thursday that an agreement has been reach with Author Andy Anderson to produce a feature film based on Anderson's novel "The Golden Countess"…
2nd prison term for pilot in phony crash - UPI.com …The Indianapolis Star reported Thursday. He was also ordered to pay restitution to victims. Schrenker was fined more than $900000 in ...
Flight Attendant has been flying for 50yrs from FlyerTalk Forums by sluggoaafa | This year, Barbara Beckett marked her 50th anniversary as a flight attendant, a career that once would have been ended after a decade by mandatory retirement rules. The 70-year-old Boynton Beach resident has logged thousands of flights in her career with American Airlines, and has no firm plans to retire…
Albuquerque Balloon Festival Underway from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The nose of an inflatable half-scale model of a NASA F/A-18 in front of the NASA Aeronautics exhibit points skyward as a host of hot-air balloons ascend at the 2010 International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M. Winds have hampered the annual event schedule over the past few days. Along with the start of the race will be a special tribute for missing American pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis. -Staff Report
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Day 2 of annual Indianapolis Air Show canceled - Chicago Tribune | The second day of the annual Indianapolis Air Show has been canceled because heavy rainfall created unsafe conditions in the parking areas and low clouds ...
Indy Airshow 2010: Friday from Airspeed
... he mission was to form up with several of the aerobatic performers and go do an overflight of an Indianapolis Indians game at Victory Field downtown. Airshow announcer Rob Reider was plugged into the PA at the field and ready to do commentary for the crowd. We proceeded to a lat-long waypoint and formed up from there for the pass(es). ...
LA FOTO DE HOY PHOTO OF THE DAY - Nuevo Herald
Mike Leonard, in the front seat, a columnist for the Herald-Times, fly on Friday to Lt. Col. John Klatt Air National Guard on Mt Comfort, Indiana, during a demonstration to promote the body Aerobat armed and Air Show Mt Comfort to be held from 11 to 13 June.
Oscar Winner James Horner Writes Music For The Horsemen Aerobatic Team by Parrothead Jeff
James Horner has written the musical score for a multitude of Oscar winning films including Apollo 13 and Titanic. What I didn’t know until recently is that he’s also an avid aviation fan and a licensed pilot as well. Now he’s teamed up with The Horsemen after becoming good friends with the guys on the team. For those of you who don’t know, The Horsemen are the only team to fly precision formation aerobatics in vintage aircraft. Their usual mounts (there have been others at times) are WWII vintage P-51 Mustang fighters. ...
Next time, Ill watch the Air Show from the ground from onmilwaukee.com
My inner F.O.M.O. (Fear Of Missing Out) has struck again.
Last time it reared its ugly head was on New Year's Day, when I ill-advisedly jumped into icy Lake Michigan for the Polar Plunge. This afternoon, I joined the Blue Angels for a ride in "Fat Albert," a 1970s vintage C-130 Hercules, in one of the first official events in this weekend's Air and Water Show.
Despite that fact that I'm generally afraid to fly (though I do), and don't really like the feelings of vertigo associated with roller coasters, I didn't give my invitation to join the U.S. Marines on this mission a second thought. ...
Win a four-pack of tickets to the Great Minnesota Air Show - KARE
The Great Minnesota Air Show will feature the US Navy's Blue Angels and the first Minnesota appearance of the US Air Force's F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter. ...
Airshow to feature trio of aerial performers - Spencer Daily Reporter
At the age of 12, he had the opportunity to meet the legendary airshow pilot Bob Hoover. Hoover's sincerity and great personality gave Melby the inspiration ...
Salute to Veterans Celebration 2010 - Columbia - 05/29/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Canadian navy throws centennial party in Victoria - Xinhua
... "Homecoming" depicting the reunion of a child and her naval officer father, and a flyover by the famed "Snowbirds" squad from the Canadian Airforce. ...
Thousands set for RAF Cosford air show - shropshirestar.com
Up to 60000 visitors are set to descend on RAF Cosford tomorrow for a day of thrills at the base's world famous air show. Cosford Air Show regularly ...
The Queen marks official birthday with Trooping the Colour and 30 aircraft fly ... - Telegraph.co.uk
... take part in the fly-past, including World War II Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, modern Typhoon fighters and the Red Arrows aerobatic display team. ...
Win Royal International Air Tattoo tickets - SoGlos.com
Ends 21 June – Win a pair of tickets to the Royal International Air Tattoo 2010 at RAF Fairford this July, in SoGlos.com's high-flying competition. ...
Entertainment lined up for next weekend's MotoGP at Silverstone - Buckingham Today
Spectators will be able to see The Parachute Regiment Freefall Team's The Red Devils, the Blades aerobatic team and a Typhoon air display. ...
A unique show not to be missed - Courrier Picard
In addition to the Patrouille de France, which will close the show, two other aviation landmarks in the sky Albertine evolve. ...
Air Force holds open days - blik do nieuws.nl
Gilze-Rijen - Friday 18 and Saturday, June 19 as the Air Force opens the gates of Gilze-Rijen airbase to the public.
Besides the so-called static show of many aircraft and other war materials are also in the air demonstrations. The participants of the airshow from home and abroad. So include demonstrations from the Patrouille de France, Red Arrows and the Turkish Stars.
Unique this year is the participation of the replica of the Bleriot, who should be included in the year Gilze-Rijen airbase exists 100 years. 100 years ago, the Blériot because the first plane flew from airport Molenheide, the precursor of Gilze-Rijen airbase.
Photo from: Poder Aereo
Arrows in Galatina tricolor with a patrol in Salentino - La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
"I'm very excited, is the first flight with the tricolor arrows in my land." So Captain Gaetano Farina, only pilot in the South of Italy ...
USAF Thunderbirds History by Hank Plumley
The Thunderbirds are the aerial demonstration squadron of the US Air Force (USAF), based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerial formation and solo flying in ...
Don Parsons' Blog: Waco Fly-In from Antique Airfield News
Arch has insatiable appetite to learn going to New York from www.redbullairrace.com:
In his quest to bring the Red Bull Air Race World Championship title back to Austria, Hannes Arch admits he is open to ideas and inspiration from unusual sources. ...
Matthias Dolderer Unveils Edge 540 V3 #2 from raceplane.com
Just two days after his strong result at the Red Bull Air Race in Windsor (CAN), Matthias Dolderer is working hard to prepare for a successful second half of the season. The 39 year-old German completed first test flights in his new race plane, an Edge 540 V3 produced by American manufacturer Zivko Aeronautics. Race debut will be next week (19th/20th of June) in New York City at the fifth stop of the World Championship 2010. ...
Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair - Tailspin
Ironically, the F2G Corsair made its name in the peacetime world of air racing.
Aerobatis championship held in Grayson County - KXII
Top notch pilots from across the country are in Grayson County this weekend.
They are taking part in one high flying competition; the Lone Star Aerobatics Championship.
The sound of engines and the sight of planes spinning and diving overhead can only mean one thing in Grayson County, The Aerobatics pilots have returned to North Texas Regional Airport.
"North Texas Regional Airport is the best place on earth for what we do," said Pilot Mike Gallaway.
The fact that aerobatics pilots enjoy flying the skies over North Texas is just one of the reasons that this weekend’s competition, the Lone Star Aerobatics Championship, is a popular event among flyers.
"It is the hotspot in our competition; we have almost 40 pilots here," said Event Organizer, Barbara Boyle.
Not only has the North Texas Regional Airport hosted the Lone Star Championship for the past 13 years, it is also the home of the National Aerobatics Championship. ...
WWII veterans recall Pacific battles at Hard Rock reunion - Tulsa World
The three men had a catbird seat to an earlier history-making moment — the April 18, 1942, launching of 16 B-25 bombers from the deck of the Hornet for Lt. ...
Midway 'was one hell of a fight' - Tulsa World
The three men had a catbird seat to an earlier history-making moment — the April 18, 1942, launching of 16 B-25 bombers from the deck of the Hornet for Lt. ...
World War II: The Hawker Hurricane from About.com Military History
Cool Stuff Related to Black Projects in Nevada by Parrothead Jeff
If you’ve been around this site for any length of time, you should know by now that I’m a fan of just about all the stuff that goes on in Nevada that can be described as “black” or Top Secret. I’ve actually been fascinated with these things since long before I moved to Las Vegas, but once here I had the good fortune to meet T.D. Barnes and the Roadrunners Internationale ...
June 12 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Algae-Powered Plane Will Debut at Berlin Air Show - HeatingOil.com
... developed a plane that will run on pure algae-based biofuel and will be showing it off at the Berlin Air Show (ILA) that runs from June 9 to June 13. ...
Show Build up June 12 2010 from Farnborough Airshow July 19 - 25 July 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
News from the Media Launch of this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo
At the event, the RAF will be staging its flagship public commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and the Hurricane R4118, together with its Battle of Britain pilot Wg Cdr Bob Foster, DFC, played a starring role at today’s media event.
“I’d love to have another go in her,” he added, “but I doubt they’d let me!”
Wg Cdr Foster joined the RAF in 1939 and was posted to 605 Squadron. During the Battle of Britain he flew Hurricane R4118 on several missions, including one in which he damaged two JU-88s and shared one kill.
He also saw action in the Pacific arena, helping defend the Darwin area of Northern Australia from Japanese attack throughout 1943, and being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. Returning to the UK he took up an RAF public relations assignment, being sent to Normandy within three weeks of the D-Day invasion, and eventually was one of the first RAF officers to enter Paris with the liberating French army, taking part in General de Gaulle’s triumphant procession down the Champs-Elysees.
His Hurricane was sent to India as a training aircraft in 1943 where it remained until being discovered and returned to England in 2001.
ACTOR AND dancer Ricky Whittle flew into RAF Fairford today to help kick-off the media launch for this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo on July 17 and 18.
He made up one half of a father-and-son team publicising the July event which draws aviation fans from all round the world, and which features over 300 aircraft. Ricky’s dad Harry is now a civilian helicopter crew instructor, having joined the RAF in 1977 where he worked on Puma, Chinook and Wessex helicopters, taking part in operations in Northern Ireland, the Lebanon, the Falkland Islands and Bosnia.
Having supported his son all the way through last year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, today marked Harry’s turn to be supported. Ricky flew in with him aboard a Griffin helicopter, from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, to highlight the Air Tattoo’s operational theme of Training 2010.
Harry said: “I work at RAF Shawbury training aircrew on helicopters with basic tactics. I’ve come back into training relatively recently and so I’ve seen the progress that’s been made with new equipment and modern technology: it’s all about dealing with the next threat.”
Ricky added: “I always wanted to be in the RAF, inspired by being brought up in the RAF family as my dad was posted to Hampshire, Hong Kong and Northern Ireland. In fact, Top Gun was one of the first films I ever saw and that really inspired me – I really did want to be Maverick!
“But my dad has been a massive inspiration all along, so it’s great to fly in with him – and a bit of a novelty as this is the first time we’ve actually flown in the same aircraft – and to be a part of the Air Tattoo launch. Bumping into so many of dad’s old friends, who all remember me when I was little with an Afro, really brought home to me the family culture of the RAF.”
While at RAF Fairford, Ricky had time to join in the World Cup theme, donning an England shirt and posing for photos with Forces’ Sweetheart Nell McAndrew. The celebrities both posed beside a giant football alongside pilots Capt Calvin ‘Quake’ Peterson from the USAF and the RAF’s Flt Lt Jim ‘Woody’ Woodward. With England’s opening World Cup match against the States looming on Saturday, the pilots joined in the fun, posing for photos in front of the RAF’s most potent front-line fighter, the Typhoon, and its US counterpart, the F-15.
This summer’s Air Tattoo will be staging the RAF’s flagship public commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and the launch also featured the only airworthy Battle of Britain Hurricane, which flew in to be reunited with its Battle of Britain pilot Wg Cdr Bob Foster, DSO.
- This year’s Air Tattoo takes place from July 17 to 18 at RAF Fairford, when more than 160,000 visitors are expected to view around 300 aircraft from across the world.
- The event is staged in support of its parent charity, the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, which provides financial support to a wide variety of RAF-related projects and initiatives within the RAF family. Since 2005 it has gifted over £1.3 million to worthy causes.
STARS KICK OF AIR TATTOO LAUNCH - Air Tattoo
FORGET Peter Crouch & Co, when it comes to a display of aerial firepower there's only one team to turn to – the Royal Air Force. And Britain's best airmen turned out today (June 9), bringing an impressive Top-Gun strikeforce - a Typhoon, Tornado and a Harrier - to kick-off the media launch for this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
The pilots were backed up by celebrity guests Forces' Sweetheart Nell McAndrew and Hollyoaks actor Ricky Whittle. Both stars were on top sporting form at the United States Air Force Base at Fairford, donning England shirts and posing for photos beside a giant football with pilots from the RAF and the USAF. <<complete article>>
RED BULL AIR RACE ACE WELCOMED TO AIR TATTOO
The Royal International Air Tattoo is famous for its long history of fast and furious displays from the world's greatest pilots and this annual aviation extravaganza is a showcase of the skills needed to fly modern and historic aircraft. It is with great pleasure that Air Tattoo organisers welcome the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Champions, Team Bonhomme to this summer's airshow. ...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Ferte Alais 2010
Our friend, Frederic Cottin, sent us the following from Ferte Alais 2010 ...
Last week-end, I went to the Ferte-Alais air show, and this cession was like a good old wine, tasty and sunny!
This meeting, wich was the thirty seventh edition, and is organised yearly by the Jean Salis team, a gang of aircraft lovers with real showman skills!
The Fighter's collection, lead by Sir Stephen Grey, came in reinforcement from Duxford (England) with beautifull warbirds and more particulary a gorgeous Hawker Hurricane. ... And this Hurricane is a real veteran of the Battle of Britain with five kills!
Two themes prevailed: The Seventy Years of Battle of Brittain and the First Century of the French Aeronavale!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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The Sunday Florida International Air Show was canceled today because of a storm at the airport. A heavy rain with lighting passed through Punta Gorda and the airport about 9:30 AM and continued for over two hours. Air Show board members made the decision about 11:45.
As the storm neared the show site, air conditioned buses were moved onto the tarmac for patrons who were on site. After the heavy rain let up, they were invited to the show's upgrade tents for lunch.
This was the first cancellation of the show in several years.
THIS WEEKEND: Eglin Air Show thunders over thousands (VIDEO, PHOTOS) - Destin Log
It was base's first air show in three years and a celebration of its 75th anniversary. For those involved, the Eglin Air Show's ...
Looking forward to another nice weekend of mingling and sharing my knowledge and Army experiences at the Elgin Air Force Base Air Show near Pensacola, Florida. Myself and fellow Drill Sergeant, SFC Medina will be at the Virtual Army ...
Eglin AFB Open House and Air Show 2010 - Eglin AFB, Valparaiso - 04/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Air show excites patriotic hearts - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Around midday, former Green Beret Paul McGowan parachuted down and unfurled a massive 5,000-square-foot American flag as two T-6 planes made circles of smoke around him. The jump was greeted by thunderous applause, followed by the playing of the national anthem.
For its 30th anniversary, the Florida International Air Show is featuring rare military aircraft at the ...
Showing off wings of old - Charlotte Observer
During an air show rehearsal at Concord Regional Airport, pilots wow the crowd with their 1950s aircraft. By Kathy Haight Jack Mitchard of Charlotte ...
Seats for Thunder Over Louisville going fast - WDRB
It is almost time for this year's Thunder Over Louisville. As always, seats for the big show are going fast. However, one of the best seats in the house is ...
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight honoured by Engineering Heritage Award from Institution by Flightline UK
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been honoured with an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at a ceremony at the Flight's Coningsby base.
Citing the historic warplanes as "a tribute to the airmen who lost their lives in the service of this country and an inspiration to all," the Institute presented the Award on Thursday (April 8th) in front of dignitaries ranging from RAF personnel to a pilot who originally flew an Avro Lancaster bomber....
Sky's the limit with visit by Hurricane - Irish Independent
The famous RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team will also perform, along with the Swiss Air Force PC-7 display team. The show will also include an AirShow village ...
Michael Combs Describes His Flight for the Human Spirit in His Own Words from The Aero Experience
Spirit of St. Louis Airport Hosts Michael Combs and Flight of the Human Spirit! Here are the sights and sounds of his visit, including his message in his own words. ...
Wings of Freedom Tour returns to Lubbock - KCBD-TV
Since its start, tens of millions of people have seen the B-17, B-24 & P-51 display. It's put on by the Collings Foundation, a non-profit educational ...
Doolittle pilots returning to Dayton this week - Dayton Daily News
Doolittle, already a famed aviator by that time, planned the raid within 90 days, finding volunteers and getting extra fuel tanks installed on the B-25 ...
Public climbs aboard a WWII bomber - KVAL
he Liberty Belle, a restored World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, took to the skies over Eugene Saturday. Next stop? ...
Jeppson Was A Weapons Test Officer On The Historic Flight Morris Jeppson, one of the crewmembers on board the Enola Gay during her historic mission which helped bring the war in Japan to a close, has passed away. The Weapons Test Officer was 87.
[Morris Jeppson on Wikipedia, photo via Wikipedia]
Janet Simpson, Ponte Vedra WASP from WASP & WINGS
Janet Simpson from the Ponte Vedra RecorderJesse S. Jones | April 9, 2010 | 0 Comments Sixty-six years after World War II, this Ponte Vedra resident was among those honored for their service to the country as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.How did you become involved in aviation?My father was a pilot. We were the "Flying Hutchinsons, America's Flying Family," we flew to all
Hanadi Al-Hindi, one of the "100 Greatest Women in Aviation" from You Fly, Girl
A story of great courage and indeed heroism for Hanadi Zakaria Al-Hindi. In Saudia Arabia, women aren't allowed to drive a car, let alone pilot a plane. But Hanadi, like Bessie Coleman a little less than a century ago, did not let the naysayers stop her, and travelled to a different country to pursue her ambition. (And unlike Bessie Coleman, Hanadi's life could actually be in danger because of her refusal to conform to female stereotypes in Muslim countries like Saudi. Who knows when some fanatic Saudi might not decide Hanadi needs to be taught a lesson before she "infects" other Saudi women? ...
E. Idaho museum acquires World War II aircraft - KIVI-TV
The Legacy Flight Museum in southeastern Idaho has acquired a World War II advanced trainer to join ...
Soaring history returns - Examiner
An important part of Tasmania's aviation history is being brought back to life, reports SHELLEY SPENCER. PETER Johnson was a pilot for 36 years but he did not start flying until his father, Lawrence, who was a pioneer Australian aviator, died in 1958.
"Dad never saw me in the air," Peter said.
Peter, like his father, flew all types of aircraft from Tiger Moths, Austers and Cessnas to an Airbus 320.
Lawrence McKenzie Johnson's legacy has been kept alive by his family, who met at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston last week.
His grandson Andrew Johnson is the museum's exhibition co-ordinator, who is in charge of displaying his grandfather's first Desoutter monoplane, Miss Flinders. ...
There is also the story of John Boyd from the Warbird's blog
I wrote my thesis at King's College London on the maverick Air Force officer and military strategist, John Boyd. So I was pleased to know that the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, held him up as a model of sorts to the cadets at the Air Force Academy recently: ...
Q&A with Andrew Brookes, Aerospace Analyst and Writer from Flight Image of the Day
Andrew Brookes's Royal Air Force career included command of Greenham Common cruise missile base. Since leaving the service he has been an aerospace analyst and writer and in 2009 he took charge of the Air League.
What turned you on to flying? | I learned to fly with Leeds University Air Squadron back when sex was safe and flying was dangerous. We flew from Dishforth alongside the A1 and I spent many lovely hours doing practice forced landings and aeros over the Vale of York. We did lots of stalling and spinning back then but young people don't seem to do that any more. I think it is a shame that you can't experience the thrill and sense of danger associated with getting to know your limits based on first-rate flying training. I am still in touch with my old ex-Javelin instructor and we now reminisce together as the old and bold always do....
Sightings: Head On - Air and Space Magazine
You don't normally see a DC-3 from this angle. Good thing, too.
April 11 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1970 -- Apollo 13 (AS-508) was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, KSC, at 2:13 p.m. EST, with astronauts James A. Lovell, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr., and Fred W. Haise, Jr., aboard. ...
Shuttle diplomacy - Crain's New York Business
Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, believes that his campaign to bring one of the retiring space shuttles to the Intrepid will ...
Air & Space Center joins international 'Yuri's Night' party - Daily Press
HAMPTON-- The Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton will host a "Yuri's Night" party on Saturday, joining a worldwide celebration marking ...
New altitude record set in a Cessna 172 ! from Plastic Pilot
The pilot of a modified Cessna 172 did set a new altitude record for this aircraft type on the 1st of April 2010, reaching flight level 6600. No typo, this is really flight level six-six-zero-zero. The pilot / engineer modified the aircraft's systems to make it compatible with space flight. ...
38 teams join Plane Pull - Pacific Daily News
Hosted by Continental Airlines, the 5th annual Plane Pull competition attracted 38 teams and numerous spectators to the airline's hangar in Tiyan, ...
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Fighter Factory in Virginia Beach and Suffolk, VA from FenceCheck Forums
Friday, January 8, 2010
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Blue Angels plane to be displayed at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi Caller Times
The plane came from the Blue Angels practice grounds in Pensacola, Fla. Chief of Naval Air Training recently acquired a F-18 fighter jet for display on ...
Blue Angels to take flight in New Hampshire after 20-year hiatus - NewHampshire.com
It's been two decades since the United States Navy Blue Angels soared into the Granite State, but New England Air Show officials say the high-flying air ...
Thunderbird fly-by on Cocoa Beach delayed to Friday - Florida Today
... in the Midwest grounded an F-16 Thunderbird that was scheduled to do a fly-by on Cocoa Beach today in preparation for next fall's Cocoa Beach Air Show. ...
Singapore Airshow 2010 by Rocky
If you want to visit airshow on trade days (2-5 Feb), you can purchase a one day pass ($50) or 4 day pass ($180). Otherwise, you can visit Singapore Airshow 2010 on weekends. Tickets can be purchased at SISTIC website: ...
Future pilots inspired by Lamb's tales - Air Race News Watch
As part of a national competition, devised in conjunction with the UK's Air Cadet Organisation, young future flying hopefuls were tasked with designing a good luck emblem for the British pilot to use in his 2010 Red Bull Air Race ...
Wings of Blue to jump into college football championship game from Air Force Link Top Stories
The U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute demonstration team is scheduled to jump into the Rose Bowl as part of pregame activities during the Citi Bowl Championship Series National Championship football game Jan. 7, in Pasadena, Calif.
Wings of Blue members will drop into the stadium with the American flag and game ball, as well as team flags for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns, the two teams competing for the championship trophy.
The game will be televised on ABC affiliates at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
more...
This "Once in a Lifetime" Will OnlyCome Along...Once in a Lifetime from Av8rdan's World of Flying
At the annual summer spectacle of airplanes, brats and friendly aviators we know as EAA Airventure, aka "Oshkosh", you see things that can only be described as magical. You see the absolute best of the best of any airframe ever made, you see airshow acts that redefine what "bringing your A game" can mean. You see four gigantic halls crammed with the hottest in aviator gear. And you see beautiful flying examples of ...
Area residents observe milestones, face challenging events in 2009 - SW Iowa News
A month after performing at the Clarinda Rotary Club Flight Breakfast and Air Show, aerobatic pilot Chandy Clanton died in a plane crash as she rehearsed ...
Tuskegee Airmen Return to Rockford! - Veterans Memorial Hall
Their first visit was in 2008 and were enthusiastically recieved by many in the community. This is a rare opportunity to hear their personal stories and get information on their legacy, the Young Eagles program. ...
Reaching Outside the Airport Fence from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper
Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane recognises achievements of Sir Sydney Camm - Culture24
By Culture24 Staff | 07 January 2010 Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane fighter plane (above) will be transported to Windsor this summer in support of ...
AMA this weekend! from Wasabi Air Racing
Some of team Wasabi will taking a break from the hangar to attend the AMA expo this weekend in ontario, hope to see you there!
A Parachute Jump of a Lifetime Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
BIRMINGHAM- Air Force Academy Cadet Spencer Walker of Birmingham, will be parachuting in for Alabama's national football championship bid in Pasadena -- from 4,500 feet in the air. He is a member of a four-man team from the academy's Wings of Blue jump team parachuting into the Rose Bowl stadium just before the national anthem. Though jumping into a stadium can be a little tricky, Walker has done it before as part of the 509 jumps he has made. His team will bring the flags to the Rose Bowl the night of the game jumping from high overhead. Spencer will be the one carrying the University of Alabama flag. He lobbied for the honor.
Click to View: NBC 13 Mike Royer Video Report - Spirit of Alabama
Spencer will graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in May. He wants to go ...
'Breathe the Sky' brings aviatrix legend to life - Danbury News Times
Prasad explores the enigmas surrounding the legend: "When the 39-year-old aviatrix decided to fly around the world and set one final record, ...
Family movie night at Aviation Center to feature 'Island in the Sky' - Sheboygan Press
The Aviation Heritage Center of Sheboygan County will show the movie, "Island in the Sky" (1953, unrated) at 7 pm, Friday, Jan. 8. ...
Pilots Assemble Planes for Aviation Meet - Los Angeles Times (blog)
7, 1910: Airplanes are being assembled at Dominguez Station for the Aviation Meet and a tent has been erected to serve as a hangar. ...
MaxAir2Air
Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you an essay on the lovely Pasped Skylark,owned by Buzz Penny. The Skylark is the last of its kind,
a true unicorn of aviation. http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy! Max
Patrol Reconnaissance Airplane, Single Float from The Unwanted Blog
The archives of the San Diego Aerospace Museum has a number of "brochures" of Consolidated Vultee/Convair aircraft projects from well before WWII to just after. Here, for example, is a design for a patrol seaplane/bomber dated 12-2-1944. Note the two jet engines in the ...
Brace for Impact The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story - TLC
Capt. Chesley Sullenberger reunites with the actual plane from that fateful day in January, re-traces his flight, and gives his chilling account during a trip back to the Hudson River, where 155 people exited a sinking plane and entered history.
Anniversary ...... Airbus on the Hudson .... http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/brace-for-impact/brace-for-impact.html
Chapter closes as Boeing finally delivers last of original 747s from Flight Image of the Day
Boeing has finally - and quietly - delivered the last of the original 747 family off the line, a -400ER Freighter (MSN 37304). Read more...
Award-Winning NASA TV Show to Air on WHRO Public Television from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
"NASA 360," a half-hour TV program that focuses on how NASA technologies are being used in people's lives and space exploration, is joining the line up on Hampton Roads public television station, WHRO.
Oak Park Elementary School Visit from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut
Today I visited Oak Park Elementary in Titusville, FL. I gave the pre-K class a presentation about the space shuttle and launch preparation processing. They enjoyed the presentation very much and got to handle some blankets and tiles. There favorite part of the presentation was watching a video from the solid rocket booster from launch to splashdown. At the end of my visit they were officially shuttle experts as I stuck a NASA sticker on them. We had a great morning!
2009 Reno Pictures from www.aafo.comJapan -Tsuiki October 2009 from FenceCheck Forums
Holloman AFB, NM from FenceCheck Forums
National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
More old pictures from/for the Archives from www.aafo.com
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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Thunderbird flying team to be at next year's Amigo Airsho - El ... by aerobaticteams
The US Air Force Thunderbird precision flying team will perform at next year s Amigo Airsho at Biggs Army Airfield. ...
Thunderbirds are go for Cocoa Beach Air Show in October - Florida Today
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are set to headline this year's Cocoa Beach Air Show, ...
Blue Angels to soar above the Seacoast this summer ... - seacoastonline
Blue Angel Pilots, Lt. C.J. Simonsonsen, left, and Lt. Amy Tomlinson, take part in a press conference Wednesday at Alpha Flying Group at Pease as they promote this summer's air show featuring their team with other guest flight ...
Blue Angels plan isle shows Sept. 25-26 - Honolulu Local News - Fwix
The Navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team will return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay in September to perform two air shows....
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show
MCAS Miramar's World Class Air Show is scheduled for October 1, 2, 3, 2010 and will showcase the world famous Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds as the featured performers. Watch both civilian and military ...
What is Right?: Air Racing: A Slowly Dawning Interest from ideamatters.blogspot.com
... Air Racing is not new. It existed in some form or the other prior to World War II and even before that or so our friend Wikipedia says. Good for me! Now I can spend a lot of my time reading up on it instead of keeping track of the rising oil index.
One more interesting thing is that, it is not only Red Bull which likes this sport, but there are other variants to it, such as the Reno Air Race and the Cross Country Air Races.
It also is interesting to note that there is a lot of history tied in to this show. Digging through Google, finds you at this History page. There is even a Society for such historians. ...
Yorkshire Air Museum Hawker Hurricane Fighter Plane to Support Windsor Tattoo ... - Beverley Guardian
The Harrier became famous for its impressive role during the Falklands War and an example of the aircraft can be seen at the Yorkshire Air Museum. ...
Connect with the Air Force's national museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Web users now have more ways to connect with the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
With the recent redesign of the museum's Web site, www.nationalmuseum.af.mil, virtual visitors have access to information and photos from the museum's exhibits, from the earliest days of military aviation through today's war on terror.
A museum tour podcast, launched at the end of the summer, acts as a virtual tour with a map of the museum galleries showing the arrangement of aircraft. "Hotspots" provide more information such as an audio recording, images or additional links. Museum staff recently completed the audio segments for the Cold War Gallery, and more information continues to be added to other galleries. ...
Canuck aviation pioneer honoured - Toronto Sun
The designer of three revolutionary jet aircraft was honoured yesterday by the Canadian Association of Retired Persons at the ...
WWII Warbird Flights. Support the Search for America's 78,000 WWII MIAs. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
History Flight gives you four patriotic ways to honor and preserve aviation history! First: To research and help locate the remains of the 78,000 American servicemen still missing in action from World War II Second: To educate the public about historic American military aviation with History Flight's "flying museums" that we take on old-fashioned, seven-month Barnstormer Tours of [...]
Then, now, the future (The Boeing story) from From the Flight Deck
Oldest Boeing Airliner in Flying Condition. After 8 years of repair and rebuilding, and 8,000 hours of toil, the Boeing 40C rolled out last winter as a finished airplane. Note the pilot gets the air conditioned seat.
The Boeing Model 40 was a United States mail plane that became the first aircraft built by the Boeing company to carry passengers. The airplane weighs 4080 lbs empty and has a gross weight of 6075 lbs. It is 34 ft long and 13 feet tall with a wing span of 44 1/2 feet. ...
Vero Beach resident receives national aviation award - Vero Beach Press-Journal
Roy Pinner remembers how a ski trip in 1977 changed the way he thought about planes. While on the trip, ...
Filipino-American pilot on the wings of a shout - Manila Times
Cox was born without arms and yet she became the first woman pilot in aviation history to fly using her feet. She spent three years to log 89 hours instead ...
EAA: C.A. Johnson Students Take Flight from Diamond Pilots
Cadet Tekeila Bennett recently had the opportunity to fly with pilot Doug Evans at the Columbia Owens Airport.
She and several other cadets were able to use the aerodynamics lessons they learned in the classroom while flying with pilots from the Columbia Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). ...
Privately owned Russian Su-27 fighters arrive in the United States from Military and Civil Aviation Examiner
Pride Aircraft reported yesterday, May 5th 2009, that they have successfully imported the first two privately owned Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fourth generation Russian-built fighters into the United States. The two aircraft, which are the direct S...
U-2s challenge pilots' endurance in the air from Stars and Stripes
The once-secret U-2 reconnaissance plane is known for its high-value role in some of the Cold War's most critical events. It's also known as the world's toughest plane to pilot.
Flight International front cover competition 2009 - the winner! from AirSpace
A great 2009 on AirSpace was brought to a fitting close with our annual front cover competion,...
World's Largest Zeppelin Is Back by Popular Demand in 2010 With Plenty of Opportunities to Check 'Airship Travel' Off Your Bucket List! from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
It's a brand new year...where are you on your bucket list? Check off 'airship ride' as Airship Ventures returns to southern California January 7th with extended stays each and every month thereafter through June 2010! Having sold out on many trips to So-Cal last year, Airship Ventures has decided to spend part of each month here - including Valentines Day and many holidays - to accommodate a seemingly insatiable crowd of travel enthusiasts. LA travel dates and flightseeing tours are as follows: ...
MAX AIR 2 AIR
Hello Plane Folks,
This week, this year, brings new things to the MaxAir2Air table. There will still be photo essays of beautiful airplanes and flying adventures, but in addition, I've decided to embark on a new adventure of my own. I hope you will find it entertaining! http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy! Max
FAI Grand Prix Sailplane Racing Santago, Chile - AOPA Pilot
Join us for some of the best "edge-of-your-seat" nail biting air racing drama available. It would be hard to pick a more dramatic backdrop for sailplane ...
DIY Jet Almost Ready to Fly - Wired News
It's no F-15, but those kinds of numbers from an aerobatic airplane that fits in your garage should provide plenty of smiles for those of us who don't have ...
Russian Fifth generation fighter -- PAK-FA T-50 from Wright Squawks
Russia has started the tests of its futuristic fifth generation stealth fighter jet, a project in which India is also a partner, as it prepares to compete with America's latest F-22 Raptor. The supersonic fifth generation PAK-FA T-50, with a range of 5,500 km, is scheduled to enter service with the Russian Air Force in 2015. Ahead of the maiden flight scheduled for this month, first runway tests of the futuristic fighter were held in December, Interfax reported...
Aviation book features Sault pilot - Sault Star
He described the memoir, given to him by Culliton's son, Ellis, as the "biggest find in Canadian aviation history in 25 years." "To find something new is ...
Endeavour On the Move from Uplinks by Miles O'Brien
Happy New Year, everyone! I'm back from my holiday Caribbean jaunt, and come Wednesday the shuttle Endeavour will be on the move as well – rolling out to launch pad 34A at the Kennedy Space Center. First movement is currently scheduled for 4am EST (0900 GMT). If you were there, you would not have to worry about blinking and missing it. The 3+ mile trip from the VAB to the pad typically takes about 8 hours with the massive crawler/transporter moving at literally snails pace.
SpaceX update from RLV and Space Transport News
SpaceX has posted a extensive update with and emphasis on Falcon 9/Dragon preparations for first launch. It begins with this from Elon:
The SpaceX team kicked off 2010 with the successful full duration orbit insertion firing of the Falcon 9 second stage at our Texas test site (details below). This was the final stage firing required for launch, so the second stage will soon be packaged for shipment and should arrive at Cape Canaveral by end of month. Depending on how well full vehicle integration goes, launch should occur one to three months later.
Israel Air Force F-4 Phantom from FenceCheck Forums
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"the two in-flight mechanics on German "giant"... from x planes
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