Air Race F1 launches inaugural international air race in Lleida, Spain - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | The first event will take place at Lleida-Alguaire Airport, near Barcelona in Spain, on 1st June when it will showcase the skills of the world's premier Formula 1 air racing pilots and their high-performance planes. This inaugural race will be the ...
2014 National Flying Competitions a Blazing Success | The 2014 RNZAC National Flying Competitions were hosted by the Tauranga Aero Club in February. Good weather, a great turnout from clubs all over New Zealand, excellent organisation by the RNZAC executive, and and army of volunteers made this a successful weekend. The...
HELI-EXPO 2014
- WAI Connect Blog | If you'll be in Anaheim, California this week for
HAI's annual HELI-EXPO be sure to stop by Booth 5613 to meet Aviation
for Women editor Kelly Nelson, and...
Canada Remembers air show cancelled - Star Phoenix | There will be no Canada Remembers our Heroes air show in Saskatoon this year, but organizers are still planning an event to honour veterans this summer....
F-22 Raptor coming to Duluth Airshow - Budgeteer | Organizers of the Duluth Airshow announced Thursday that a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft will take part in this year's event. By: News Tribune staff, Duluth News Tribune. U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor. image. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor ...
Museum of Aviation's First Director Dies at 87 - WAI Connect Blog | Peggy Young, 87, the first director of the Museum of Aviation, died January 24 in Alexandria, Virginia, after suffering a stroke. Peggy became the first director of the Museum of Aviation Heritage, Exhibit and Education Center in 1988. According to her obituary, under her direction the museum, which began with $20 in private funds, two airplanes, a 43-acre site and a great idea, grew into the "Crown Jewel of Middle Georgia." 
When Peggy retired in 1997 the Peggy B. Young Education Center was dedicated in the Century of Flight Hangar....
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Goulian Aerosports - The Aero Experience | The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 continues with a photo essay of aerobatic superstar performer (Extra 330C) and Red Bull racer (Edge 540) Michael Goulian. His aerial performance is honed to a sharp edge, featuring...
Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, The Greatest Stick and Rudder Man, is Honored in Hollywood by The National Air and Space Museum | On the evening of Friday, February 21, friends of legendary pilot Bob Hoover will gather with him at Paramount Studios Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate his “Lifetime of Achievement.” We doubt this Red Carpet event will make Access Hollywood but of course that is not the point. Instead, these friends will gather to honor an exceptional man with extraordinary flying skills and, hopefully, to hear Bob tell a few more of his incredible stories...
Pancake breakfast to celebrate 109th birthday of aviation legend - The Oshkosh Northwestern | Wittman was active in air racing through most of his aviation career; from the Thompson Trophy 
Future of Flight to celebrate women in aviation - Edmonds Beacon | Patricia Beckman was honored in 2010 by the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame, for being the first woman to qualify as a crewmember in the F-15 and the first American woman to qualify as a crewmember in the F/A-18. Loraine Bratset...
Venice man served as Navy aviator for 30 years - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | George L. Ayers of Racine, Wis., was a naval aviator for 30 years, serving during World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to F4U Corsair training before qualifying for carrier operations on the ...
Museum Receives Several High-Profile Aviation Artifacts | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum recently received several high-profile aviation artifacts to add to its already impressive collection at its location in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport. The museum has been preserving and exhibiting local aviation history for over 30 years, and continues to attract donations from across the region. The museum receives hundreds of items each year of all types relating to St. Louis and Metro East Illinois aviation. Additionally, the museum has a world-class archive of media relating to aviation history throughout the world that is regularly used by researchers in their books and professional journal articles. Recent donations include:...
New season of 'Aviators' on Discovery Turbo - Best Media Info | Get behind-the-scenes look at the US Air Force air demonstration squadron, USAF Thunderbirds, and their F-16s. Find out about Fifi, the infamous B-29 bomber from WWII, through the different crew positions of this historic aircraft. The series also ...
Two Antonov AN-124-100 "Ruslans" on the ground at Long Beach Airport - Aero Pacific Flightlines
Exercise Red Flag from Nellis AFB in high-res (82 Photos) - The Brigade
Stunning Combat Artwork Reveals WWII Fighting That Will Never Be Seen Again - Business Insider Australia | The U.S. B-25 Bomber was the first medium sized bomber to successfully take off from a carrier, allowing the U.S. to carry out bombing runs on mainland Japan. 'Can't talk now, gotta shoot' -- was Capt. Bud Anderson's famous radio response after ...
Big cat saves lives - Flight Image of the Day | Belatedly spotted on the Rex picture agency site is this wonderful shot of a French Search and Rescue helicopter – an Aerospatiale SA330 Puma no less – on a mission to rescue seamen from the stricken Spanish freighter Luno on 5 February near Bayonne, France.
Through Eager Eyes - Chapter 2: Machines That Fly * Airplanista Aviation Blog | Full of Wonder and Innocence, a Young Girl Romances the Sky
Getting to the Heart of Future Cygnus Payload Return from the International Space Station? - Spaceports | Chris Bergin at NASA Spaceflight.com has noted that the recently released NASA Commercial Resupply2 (CRS2) RFP document includes a provision that the Agency is looking at a requirement that would result in the return/disposal of up to 14,250 to 16,750 kg of pressurized cargo and the disposal of 1,500 to 4,000 kg of unpressurized cargo per year...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Heli-Expo 2012 and Huey Follow up
PFLUGERVILLE, TX – MARCH 12, 2012 – LiveAirShowTV traveled up to the Dallas Convention Center for the Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo 
2012. Over a million square feet of exhibit space will filled with everything helicopters! Take a quick look at some of the latest rotary wing aircraft from the major manufacturers and suppliers. In addition to the latest models, HAI sets aside space for older aircraft in the Heritage of Helicopters display. “I almost felt more comfortable around the older choppers”, said Jeff Lee, LiveAirShowTV President. “The new models are very cool, and some of the technology is amazing, but I just love the look, feel and smell of aircraft that have done their time.” We also spoke with Sikorsky on their Legacy of Heroes Tour which celebrates and honors first responders all over the world.
Aside from getting to see beautiful helicopters in the middle of winter, the main reason for our trip was to catch up with the crew of the 25th Infantry Huey Helicopter that jumped into action last September at the Reno Air Races. They were awarded the EuroCopter “Golden Hour Award” for their actions. The 
biggest surprise was when they introduced us to the original Crew Chief that flew with pilot Ray Murphy in Vietnam. Our original story is posted on our website, and it was an honor to be with them for this event.
Air show season is cranking up and LiveAirShowTV is working on the schedule of shows that we will be attending. Keep watching for news on the schedule and for stories as we continue to bring you the “Inside Story” on performers and aircraft. In the coming weeks, you’ll meet Jason Newburg, and Rob Holland. We will also preview the IMAX feature Air Racers 3D which premieres in April.
To get the very latest, “Like” us on our Facebook Fan page, and follow us on Twitter. We have daily postings on both. This looks like a great 2012 air show season, and LiveAirShowTV will be there all along the way as we continue to be the “Eyes and Ears of Aviation, Today!”
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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World record attempt to be part of Hot Air Festival - Times Bulletin | Jerry Mazur is mixing hot air balloons and individual helium balloons in an effort to bring a world record to the resurrected Hot Air Festival this September. The event, which ran from 1985-1998 in Van Wert as the Hot Air Affair ...
WWII-era aircrafts to be on display - PNJ | The public can tour and — for a price — even fly in some historic World War II-era aircraft from March 5-7. The Wings of Freedom Tour will be at the Pensacola Aviation Center at Pensacola International Airport...
Sporty’s sets date for annual fly-in from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Sporty’s annual Fly-In will be held Saturday, May 19, at the Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport. At this year’s Fly-In, the winner of Sporty’s 2012 Skycatcher Sweepstakes will be unveiled...
Flying fun at Busselton Aero Club open day - Busselton Mail | GET along to the Busselton Airport for a fabulous day of flying and fun. On March 4 the Busselton Aero Club will hold its annual open day, with demonstration flights of the Tiger Moth, the Chinese Nanchang and other veteran aircraft....
HFI Reports Another Successful Heli-Expo from Aero-News Network | Heritage Helicopter Display Among The Most Dramatic Of The Show Helicopter Foundation International was very busy at Heli-Expo 2012. The foundation held its annual golf tournament, hosted mentoring panels, and shared a great deal of information with attendees about our mission and goals. New additions to our plans for the show this year were a silent auction, heritage helicopter display and historical interviews...
Taylorcraft Foundation’s Forrest Barber – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday : WarbirdRadio.com | WEDNESDAY – Forrest Barber from the Taylorcraft Foundation joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE! Tune in this Wednesday morning at 10am (EASTERN) and hear all the news on the foundation....
Gone West: Clarence Dart, Tuskegee Airman from Aero-News Network | NY Veterans Hall Of Fame Member Flew 95 WWII Missions Another of the Tuskegee Airmen has gone west. Captain Clarence Dart, who flew 95 missions with the Red Tail Squadron and was shot down twice flying Curtiss P-40s during WWII, passed away Friday at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dart, 91, never regained consciousness following a stroke on February 4, according to the Albany 
Black Buffalo from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | February is Black History Month in Canada. What better way to contribute to the collective knowledge of what black Canadians have accomplished in the face of intolerance and repression, than to tell the story of the courageous man who was the first black combat pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. And what a story it is....
South African Air Force Museum adds two helicopters from HeliHub.com News | The SAAF Museum has acquired two new exhibits that symbolise the technological prowess of the South African aeronautical industry in the late twentieth century. First to arrive at the Museum at Zwartkop, Centurion, on Friday 11 February was an Aerospatiale SA-330L Puma (serial 190). The medium-transport Puma was a stalewart of the airforce from the ...
Flying radar missions over North Sea was scary and boring ‘Cold War’ duty from War Tales by Don Moore | George Burger of Rotonda was a radar operator aboard a four-engine Navy Super Constellation patrol plane flying out of Argentia Naval Air Station, Newfoundland in the mid 1950s during the “Cold War” searching for Soviet missiles and submarines as a member of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 13. “It was hard to describe. It was a...
The George at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force — a Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (紫電 
Rocket-boosted P-51D Mustang from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Retro Mechanix features a report on the evaluation of two P-51D Mustangs that were retrofitted with liquid rocket motors. The fuel and oxidizer were held in fixed wing tanks (on opposite sides). The fuel tank held a mixture of analine and furfuryl alcohol and the oxidizer was red fuming nitric acid. Both were pressurized by...
Unusual Lockheed SST Nose Concept from The Unwanted Blog | In 1963, supersonic transports were obviously just around the corner. One aspect of the concept that received a lot of study was the nose of the aircraft...
Some very tricky arrivals and departures from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | The video clip 
below shows crosswind landings and takeoffs at Düsseldorf airport in Germany earlier this year....
Forget formation flying, try this with your RV from VAF Forums by Frank Smidler | How many dancing wing walkers can you get on an RV before it affects aerodynamics....
The New Space Race: The Next 30 Years of Human Exploration of Space - Huffington Post | At a time when many doubt our national commitment to human exploration of space, it is important to reflect on where we have been, where we are going and most importantly, why. There can be little doubt that humanity is destined to live beyond the confines of our Earth and even our solar system. But this expansion is far more than mere...
Red Bull Stratos: Felix Baumgartner under pressure from Aerial Sports Feed | Red Bull Stratos 
NASA Officials Participate in 2nd Annual White House Science Fair - NASA | WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other senior agency officials joined President Obama in honoring student science fair winners from across the country at the second annual White House Science Fair today in the East Wing of the White House. The event highlighted student achievement and excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM....
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Singapore Air Show - KVUE | Photo Gallery. The Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes perform 
Heli-Expo Draws Crowds And Buyers To Dallas - AVweb | Heli-Expo, the annual event for vertical aviators, closed out on Tuesday with record attendance, reporting more than 19,000 visitors to the four-day show in Dallas. More than 650 exhibitors filled the show floor, and 60 helicopters were on display. Eurocopter announced sales of...
Roulettes Display Team Put PC-9s Through Their Paces - AIN Online | The Roulettes are flying the flag for Australia at this year’s Singapore Air Show. Six Pilatus PC-9/A turboprop trainers are looping and swooping above Changi, flown by instructor pilots from the Central Flying School of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at East Sale in Victoria. They are led by...
Classic flyers mix with modern jets - The Sun | Aircraft from the ‘Classics in the Sky’ Tauranga City Airshow are set to join some of the world’s top military aircraft in a ‘modern world meets history’ spectacular next month....
EAA’S Women Soar You Soar Will Inspire Young Women at AirVenture’s 2012 Final Weekend - Alabama Aviator | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - Young women will be inspired to reach for their aviation dreams as Women Soar You Soar, a four-day mentoring camp featuring inspirational women aviators, returns for its eighth year in conjunction with EAA AirVenture 2012....
Sporty's releases Women in Aviation conference app - AOPA Online | Sporty’s has released a new free app for the 2012 International Women in Aviation Conference, to be held March 8 through 10 in Dallas. The WAI 2012 app continues Sporty’s successful run with tools designed specifically for aviation shows. In 2011 Sporty’s released similar apps for Sun ’n Fun, EAA AirVenture, and AOPA Aviation Summit....
Women Of Aviation Worldwide WeekWomen Of Aviation Worldwide Week - www.womenofaviationweek.org | During the week of March 5-11, the staff at Southern Interior Flight Centre welcome you to come out for a visit at the Kelowna International Airport. Come out for a tour of our training operation, try out a simulator, and ride along on an actual Commercial training flight – at no charge! Just give u...
Front page news - GAN | LINDBERGH DOES IT! TO PARIS IN 33-1/3 HOURS cried out the newspaper headlines on May 22, 1927. Lindbergh’s epic flight made front page headlines in papers all around the world. We are all aware of the impact Lindbergh’s New York-to-Paris ?ight had on the public, but what other aviation events of the 1920s and 1930s were deemed of enough importance to garner headlines in the newspapers?...
Black Wings African Americans in Aviation History 2/25/12 - Soul of Miami | Celebrate Black History Month! Since the invention of the airplane, aviation has been associated with adventure and heroism. For African Americans, however, flight opportunities were initially limited – a consequence of racial discrimination. Learn about the African Americans who broke these barriers from...
Tuskegee Airman, Wilkerson, visits Advocate South Suburban Hospital By Advocate South Suburban Hospital | Original Tuskegee Airman, Lawton Wilkerson, visited Advocate South Sububurban Hospital on Feb. 10, 2012 as part of the hospital's Black History Month Celebration. Wilkerson, a native of Chicago Heights, Ill., was trained as a B-25 pilot during WWII as part of the Tuskegee Airmen group that...
Canadian Aviation Award To Bushplane Centre: Museum plans vintage craft's restoration - Kathryn's Report | A plane that "gave birth" to the water bombing of forest fires is being restored by Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre. The museum plans to spend $30,000 over three years to replace the canvas on the Fairchild KR-34. The fabric, about 20 years old, covers most of the 82-year-old plane except the cowl and the cockpit area. The canvas will be stripped off and a longer-lasting polyester fabric put on....
British Spitfire Builders Attract Support - AVweb | A group of aviation enthusiasts in the U.K. is steadily moving ahead with an ambitious plan to build a fleet of 90-percent-scale Spitfires, and the interest sparked by the project may have helped to save their local airport. Paul Fowler, owner of The Enstone Flying Club, attracted a lot of publicity with his plan to build a squadron of Spitfire replicas. The project...
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Cherry Point celebrates its heritage - JDNews | Paul Ringheiser knows something about the history of Marine Corps aviation. After all, his grandfather was a nosegunner in a PBJ bomber squadron at Cherry Point during World War II. The Vanceboro resident who...
WWII pilot gets back in B-24 cockpit thanks to Wings of Freedom - Warplanes Online Community | Three fully restored World War II planes are on display this week at Wings of Freedom at the Sarasota airport. It’s part of a national tour drawing hundreds of spectators. Tom Diggs of Sun City Center is one...
HAI Heli-Center To Return To AirVenture - Aero-News Network | Two Organizations Announce Agreement During Heli-Expo | The EAA and the Helicopter Association International (HAI) have renewed an agreement that assures the return of the popular Heli-Center on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh flightline in 2012 and includes other support for this year’s 60th annual EAA fly-in gathering, which will take place July 23-29....
Three-generation team to compete in 2012 Air Race Classic - AOPA Online | When the Air Race Classic women’s cross-country race launches from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., in June, one team of pilots will boast three generations, ranging in age from 72 to 16. The team calls itself the Baldwin Family Flyers: Caroline Baldwin of Silver City, N.M.; Lydia Baldwin of Fort Collins, Colo., and Lydia’s niece, Cara Baldwin of Morgantown, W.Va. They will fly Caroline’s Piper Cherokee. The race begins on...
Exhibition "The aviation Meuse in 1914-1918" - Aviation Enthusiast | by the association 14/18 Meuse | February 25 to June 3, 2012 | the World Peace Centre in Verdun | Beginning in December 2011, we announced the creation by the association MEUSE 14-18, with support from the General Council of the Meuse and the Federation Maginot, a traveling exhibition on "Aviation in the Meuse in 1914-1918" . His inauguration will take place on...
First Model Airplane Turkey Championship begins - Air News Times (translated) | Turkey Federation's first Model Aircraft Model Aircraft Championships in Turkey this organization having the characteristics of the approximately 50 athletes participating athlete....
Video: Altitude Chamber Test: Red Bull Stratos - Red Bull USA
Tuskegee Airman one of first 'top guns' - af.mil | When most of us think about "Top Gun," we 
Veterans fly in for bombing anniversary - Big Pond | Eric Thompson was walking slowly down the street in Darwin 70 years ago when a plane flew overhead and began shooting at him. He recognised the plane as a Zero, one of the feared Japanese aircraft capable of great destruction....
Me-262 Stormbirds - Deano In America | Today I had the privilege of visiting Legend Flyers at Paine 
Fokker D.VII – so dangerous, it was mentioned in the Armistice Agreement - Shortfinals's Blog | Sometimes, an aircraft arises that so dominates the battlefield, that it changes the conflict it is involved in for a period of time. Examples of this include the Fokker E.III Eindecker of the early part of WWI, and the North American P-51 Mustang (in its Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined form) from the middle of WW2. Another aircraft which was dominant – in this case over the Western Front in the last few...
The De Havilland Moth family of aircraft – the types that launched an aviation revolution - Shortfinals's Blog | From 1925 to 1939 – and on through the Second World War – on two sites, first Stag Lane and then Hatfield - the De Havilland Company designed and produced a series of interelated light aircraft which were to change aviation forever. So ubiquitous did these revolutionary aircraft become that soon every small, single-engined aircraft was being refered to as ‘a Moth’ (rather like how, post-war, a vacuum-cleaner was refered to as ‘a Hoover’). There was some truth behind...
The forgotten delta – Boulton Paul P.111A, VT935 - Shortfinals's Blog | The late 1940s and early 1950s were a time of great experimentation in the world of aviation. The Allies had prevailed over the forces of Fascism, but had soon split along ideological lines. As Winston Churchill said, ‘..an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent’. Either side of it the Western Allies and the Warsaw Pact strove to perfect their first generation of jet aircraft. They had...
Video: Fascinating 1995 Story Of The 'Kee Bird' B-29 Salvage Attempt - Airpigz | There are so many interesting stories from the world of aviation that it's easy to miss some of the really fascinating ones. One such story for me is seen in this video about the 1995 attempt to recover the B-29 Kee Bird from a frozen resting place in northwest Greenland. The effort was led Darryl Greenamyer, a man who has had a most incredible life in the sky....
Video: Bell Helicopter introduces the Bell 525 - pilotnewsmag.com | Video recap of Bell Helicopter’s unveiling of the Bell 525 Relentless Super Medium Helicopter at HELI-EXPO 2012. The most spectacular unveiling the rotorcraft industry has ever seen....
Albacete’s NATO Tactical Leadership Program 12-1 photo file - The Aviationist | Since Jul. 2009 Albacete – Los Lanos, in Spain, has become the permanent base of the NATO Tactical Leadership Program, once headquartered at Florennes, Belgium. Through the...
Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Airshow display plane makes emergency landing at St. George Airport - The Spectrum | There were no injuries this afternoon when a vintage civilian aircraft painted as Blue Angel plane made an emergency landing without landing gear at the St. George Municipal Airport....
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE SET TO HOST AIRSHOW - Macon CH | Wings Over Whiteman 2012 is scheduled to take place May.19 and 20. This free, family oriented event is expected to draw spectators from all over the region. Although still in the planning stages, the schedule already features the US Army Golden Knights, world class performers, dozens of static displays,...
Top 10 reasons to go to Heli-Expo 2012 - Helihub | See the largest helicopter trade show and exposition in the world. Learn about HAI’s new...
Reno Air Racing Foundation welcomes new board member - KRNV | The Reno Air Racing Foundation welcomes Jack Prescott, market president for U.S. Bank, as the most recent addition to the board of directors. In his new role, Prescott will assist the board in its promotion of aviation through a variety of programs focusing on literacy, math, science and history....
Bournemouth pupils design tributes to Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging - Daily Echo | CREATIVE school pupils have risen to the challenge of designing a fitting memorial to Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging. Young pupils at Kinson Primary School are among those eager to help create a tribute to the 33-year-old Red Arrow pilot...
World War II Veteran, 89, Flies Again Above South Florida - NBC 6 Miami | Stuart Newman flew his last mission of World War II 67 years ago, in the spring of 1945. On Friday he returned to the skies, high above South Florida, in a vintage B-17. “It was a real thrill being up there, particularly with my son,” said Newman, 89....
Link by Link (and Webinar II) - CAF Red Tail Squadron | I was going to write today’s blog about landing gear – an airplane requirement if ever there was one. One website I went to talked about early airplane designer Jack Northrop. Because I’m from Minnesota that name struck a chord. The University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus houses the huge Northrop auditorium, site of countless cultural events ranging from...
Engineer promotes African-Americans in early days of aviation - AF.mil | An engineering student 
WWII radar station RAF Dunkirk is auctioned in Kent - BBC | The site of a former radar station in Kent which played a role in defending Britain during WWII is to be auctioned. RAF Dunkirk near Faversham was built in 1937 to provide early warning of bombing raids over the Thames Estuary area....
Video contest - Women of Aviation | Meet the video contest finalists (in alphabetical order): Elizabeth – Altamonte Springs, FL | Esther – Silver Spring, MD | One of these two ladies will travel to Europe to be the guest of honor and act as the ambassador for America’s next generation of women pilots at the “Across the Channel: Women Unifying Nations” event on March 10, 2012....
185 women received free flights in March 2011 setting a world-wide record... - Women of Aviation | Fly it Forward is brought to you by Women of Aviation Week, whose aim is to introduce as many women to aviation as possible during the week that the first female pilot, Raymond de Larouche received her pilot's certificate in 1910. In March of 2011, Frederick Municipal Airport won the honor of...
Women of Aviation Week News FROM THE DESK OF MIREILLE GOYER - Toria Flies |"It was my turn at last. Everybody was expectant. I was eager to get into my seat and be off....
The Flyin' Hawaiiowans - Our 2012 Air Race Classic adventure will take us from eastern Iowa to Lake Havasu AZ and then to Batavia OH via New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, S Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. We invite you to join us on this flight of fancy...
Fighter jets to land in city for museum event - My Desert | At least two Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will swoop into Palm Springs for a special “Fly-in” event hosted by the Association of Naval Aviation, Desert Storm Squadron. The jets, from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, will arrive at the Palm Springs Air Museum ramp at 10 a.m. Saturday. The...
What a photo of two Soviet Mig-29s intercepted by four U.S. F-15s over the Bering Strait says about fighter tactics - The Aviationist | Although it has been already published on several websites, this image suggests some interesting analysis. It was taken on Aug. 1, 1989, and shows two Soviet Mig-29 being intercepted by four (one is the camera ship, another one is not visible in this photograph) F-15s of the 21st Composite Fighter Wing, whosee 43rd and 54th Tactical Fighter Squadrons patrolled 580,000 square miles from the North Pole to the tip of the Aleutian Islands....
Video: U-2 Training (2012) - AirBoyd
Martin MGM-13 Mace, descendent of the V-1 - Seattle PI | The Mace first flew in 1956 and was part of NATO’s nuclear deterrent since it was located both in fixed launch bunkers as well as portable sites. Though a large surface-to-surface missile it could be flown in on its translauncher (a portmanteau of transport and launcher) and repositioned quickly, relative to the standards of the day. Large rockets were unreliable so the Mace was boosted to flight speed using an expendable solid fuel rocket where a turbojet engine would be used for the remainder of the flight....
Dan Linn's Blog: Sunny Sunday Flight - Antique Airfield | Some days I wonder why my fellow 
aircraft owners aren't pulling their airplanes out to enjoy the nice warm winter days we can have here in Texas. Last Sunday was one of those warm days and...
Dream Flight: Youngsters from SOS Children’s Villages treated by the Phoenix Aviation Limited - Kathryn's Report | Ten youngsters from SOS Children’s Villages selected according to academic excellence, talent, good behaviour and involvement in hobbies and sports were treated to a dream flight by Phoenix Aviation Limited....
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Sebring LSA Expo: Keeps getting better and better - General Aviation News | Sunshine, light 
breezes, and a 15% increase in attendance over 2011 helped make this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, one of the best attended LSA expos in recent years. (See gallery of photos below). Known by most as the Sebring LSA Expo, the show was held Jan. 19-22 at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). It attracted more than 16,000 people, with many visitors arriving by air....
The Fly-In You Might Have Missed ... But Shouldn't Have - Aero-News Network | In a previous edition of Aero-News, we advised our readers about the second annual Fly-in at the Palatka, Florida airport this past Saturday. Well, if you missed this fly-in, you missed an excellent event, because it wasn’t like the typical fly-in where you just have a gathering of pilots and their planes with a few dissimilar models interspersed among the food and trinket vendors. No, not at all, this was much different....
Twirly Birds Announce Annual Meeting - Aero-News Network | To Be Held In Dallas, TX In Conjunction With Heli-Expo | The social helicopter pilot organization "Twirly Birds" has announced their annual meeting to be held in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, February 12th during the 2012 HAI Heli-Expo. The reception will begin at 1700 CST immediately followed by a membership meeting at 1800 in Ballroom A, Section 1 in the Dallas Convention Center. Steve Sullivan, Twirly Birds President, along with Vice President Jim Kettles and Treasurer, Dennis MacBain, will conduct the meeting and presentation of the prestigious Les Morris lifetime achievement award. A silent auction of vintage helicopter models will also be held....
Red Checkers no show investigated - Sun Live | A Red Checkers Airtrainer that made a forced landing while on its way to the Tauranga City Airshow will be returned to Ohakea Air Force base in Manawatu by road today, or tomorrow. The forced landing on Friday, January 27 meant the Red Checkers were pulled from the Tauranga Airshow, and from the Anniversary Day celebrations in Auckland on Monday....
CAF AZ Wing Event to Recognize Inductees into the Arizona Military Aviation Walk of Honor - Fighter Country | SPECIAL INAUGURAL TRIBUTE EVENT TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST INDUCTEES TO THE CAF ARIZONA WING AVIATION MUSEUM’S WALK OF HONOR | PHOENIX – The Commemorative Air Force (“CAF”) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum, located at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, announced today the inauguration of its Walk of Honor as a tribute recognizing the contributions by Arizonans to the field of military aviation. Inductees will be honored for their achievement with the installation of a special bronze plaque at the Museum....
Outback Air Race 2012 raising funds for Flying Doctors - Australian Flying | Organisers of the Outback Air Race, a fundraising event Royal Flying Doctor Service, are looking for pilots to compete in this year's staging of the event. Since the very first Outback Air Race was held in 1996, the event has raised over $1.2 million for the RFDS, and this year the race will be staged..
Aero-TV: The Veteran’s Airlift Command -- A Higher Purpose - Aero-News Network | A Little More In-Depth Look At One Of The Bright Shining Lights In The GA World | Some months ago, we offered up a short but impressive look at a small organization that embodies the true spirit of today's aviators... the Veteran's Airlift Command. This time around, we get a little more in-depth and detailed about one of the true stars in the GA biz... folks who serve those who served us and present a positive and impressive aero-image for the world....
The Taylor Aerocar - InFlight USA | The future is strange to us, or at least that is the general consensus. When we think of the future, certain scientific anomalies dominate our consciousness: the personal robot, the teleportation device, the complete meal in a cup, the flying car, etc. We imagine that these are machines that would be built far off in the distant future, with teams of corporate or government backed engineers working tirelessly to produce such fantastic creations. After all, in what era could one have the knowhow or the money to make something like a flying car? The answer to that question is 1949....
The WW2 ‘Shadow Factory’ system – Ford-built Merlin engine, MOSI - Shortfinals's Blog | The year was 1938, and it was getting late, very late indeed if Britain was to save itself from the coming storm which threatened to engulf Europe. Hitler’s armies had marched into the Rhineland (1936), taking it back from Allied control, they had merged with Austria (1938) Adolf Hitler’s native country, in what was known as ‘Anschluss’ (political union) and a significant part of the Czech Republic, known as the Sudentenland, which was mainly populated by ethnic Germans. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was thought to have submitted to Hitler’s demands too easily, but in reality, he bought precious time....
Day #3: Air Force Museum MeetUp - Avgeeks, Bacon, And Airplanes! - AirPigz | A total of 12 
History of Aviation, Animated Video - Pilot Salary
Explore the Air Force Museum of New Zealand - The Airplanes Channel | With a collection of twenty-eight classic aircraft, and millions of aviation-related mementos of all descriptions, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand has been preserving and presenting the fascinating history of the country’s Military Aviation since 1987. The museum is located at the Wigram Aerodrome just outside Christchurch. The aerodrome is named in honor of...
Metro State College of Denver's aviation team is on a higher plane - The Denver Post | Students on the Precision Flight Team of Metropolitan State College of Denver have won the Loening Trophy, the oldest and most prestigious collegiate aviation award. The U.S. Air Force Academy is the only other college in Colorado to land the trophy. Other winners include Stanford University and Kent State University....
High school aviation endures bumpy ride - News & Record | HIGH POINT — Aspiring engineer Mrwan Othman nearly gave up on the Andrews Aviation Academy. “I was going to drop off,” said Othman, a junior from Jamestown. “I was going to go back to Ragsdale (High) because the program was so focused on pilots. It didn’t have what I was looking for.”...
PM Visits Mojave's Burgeoning Private Spaceport - Popular Mechanics | The sign at the entrance to the Mojave Air and Space Port says "imagination flies here." The motto fits this collection of World War II–era hangars and outbuildings with two control towers and four airstrips in the middle of the California Desert. In 2004, the airport became a spaceport when a three-seat rocket-powered airplane built by a company called Scaled Composites and designed by its founder and CEO Burt Rutan...
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Indy Transponder 28-JAN-2012 1145z
American Heroes Air Show returns to Lee County - News-Press | Helicopters from all facets of law enforcement and public safety will roar into Lee County. The American Heroes Air Show, the nation's premier helicopter-only air show, makes a return visit to the Lee County Sports Complex from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is assisting in the set up and coordination of the event....
The EXTRA 330SC Gets a Fresh Look for 2012 - Mike Goulian Airshows | Taken at Oxford 
Aviation. The EXTRA 330SC will have a brand new look for 2012. The experts at Oxford Aviation will apply a stunning new finish to our airplane.
Forced landing takes Red Checkers out of show - Bay of Plenty Times | One of the leading aerial displays scheduled for the Tauranga City Air Show this weekend will not go ahead after a Defence Force aerobatics plane made a forced landing yesterday afternoon. A Royal New Zealand Air Force CT-4E Air Trainer, part of the Red Checkers aerobatic display, was en route to Tauranga when it...
Heli-Expo Preview: Helicopter Industry To Gather in Dallas in February - AINonline | A cornucopia of copters and rotorcraft-related gizmos, conference sessions and conversations awaits attendees at the Helicopter Association International’s annual Heli-Expo, to be held in Dallas February 11 to 14. This year, HAI is expecting more than 18,000 visitors, 65 helicopters and 600 exhibitors at the Dallas Convention Center. The location has the unique feature of being the...
Air show to highlight this weekend’s veterans tribute - Cape Coral Daily Breeze | The Cost of Freedom Tribute and American Heroes Air Show continues today and Sunday at the Lee County Sports Complex. The Traveling Vietnam Wall and other memorial war displays will be on view all day today while the all-helicopters air show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A group Naturalization Ceremony is set for 11 a.m....
Photos: Airshow: Lethbridge - CRUFC
Meet Harriet Quimby, the Groundbreaking Aviatrix Who Was Completely Overshadowed by the Titanic Sinking - The Mary Sue | In the chilly April of 1912, a major story was spread across the world’s newspapers concerning a groundbreaking vessel of transportation. We know exactly what story you’re thinking about: aviator Harriet Quimby, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel! That happened on April 16, 1912. Then there was that other thing that...
Tuskegee Airmen Movie -Red Tails Day- Alabama Success from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ...Alabama National Guard Squadron Commander, 187th Fighter Wing. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin) On opening day of the movie, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley held a signing ceremony honoring the Tuskegee Airmen with Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. Herbert Carter and Oscar Gadson proclaiming January 20, 2012, as The Tuskegee Airmen “Red Tails” D...
CoolPix: Memphis Belle Restoration Progress At The Air Force Museum - AirPigz | The 2nd 
Aviation first introduced in Cleveland in 1911 - Cleveland Daily Banner | Although Cleveland’s Hardwick Field was constructed in the late 1940s and used as a training site through the early 1950s, aviation was first introduced to the community more than 30 years earlier. A Curtiss biplane, a Wright Brothers-like aircraft, was the...
Greatest fighter pilot of WW2 - Indian Defense | Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993), nicknamed "Bubi" (the hypocoristic form of "young boy") by his comrades and "The Black Devil" by his Soviet enemies, was a German World War II fighter pilot and is the highest-scoring fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He claimed 352 aerial victories (of which 345 were won against the Soviet Air Force, and 260 of which were fighters) in 1,404 combat missions. He engaged in aerial combat 825 times while serving with the Luftwaffe. During the course of his career,...
Marine MV-22B Osprey Stops for Fuel and Food at St. Louis Downtown Airport - The Aero 
Experience | A Marine MV-22B Osprey stopped in at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, IL today for a brief fuel stop on a delivery flight from the Bell Helicopter plant in Amarillo, Texas. The inter-service crew parked in front of the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum in Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 and received fuel from neighboring Ideal Aviation. After getting...
Lockheed Vega to Fly Again - Antique Airfield | Many will remember the Lockheed Vega owned for years by AAA Founder and President, Robert Taylor....
Florida Cub Flyers January 2012 Newsletter - Antique Airfield
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Named ‘Aircraft of Legend’ - By Rob Vogelaar | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been honored with the “Aircraft of Legend” Award presented by the Living Legends 
Already legendary - Randy's Journal | I’ve used many adjectives over the years to describe the 787. Now there’s a new one to add to the list - legendary. During a ceremony in Beverly Hills, the Living Legends of Aviation presented the 787 Dream Team with a special award— the very first Aircraft of Legend award. While the group has...
January 28 – Aviation History - CRUFC
Podcast: Young Eagles for Grown-Ups - AVweb | Jeff Skiles, known as the first officer for the "Miracle on the Hudson" flight, served as co-chair of EAA s Young Eagles program for a...
‘Barefoot Bandit’ sentenced to 6 1/2 years - Pilot News Magazine | A federal judge on Friday sentenced “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010. Harris-Moore hopscotched his way across the United States...
Iranian F-14 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Persian Gulf, Killing Both Crewmen - NYC Aviation | Two people were killed early Thursday morning when a fighter jet crashed in the southern region of Iran, state-run media reported on Friday. There were no survivors....
The race to send civilians to space - 17KGET | Ground has already been broken at the Mojave Spaceport on a huge hanger, funded by Paul Allen of Microsoft and X-Prize fame. Congressman Kevin McCarthy toured the site Friday, right next...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Indy Transponder 02-MAR-2011 0300z
Aviation park restoring T-33 Shooting Star - Bowling Green Daily News | The T-33 was taken apart to make the trip to Bowling Green from Ypsilanti, Mich., where it had been on display at the Yankee Air Museum. Before that, the aircraft was stripped down and “de-militarized,” Franklin said, meaning the engine, ...
Heli-Expo Next Week from AVwebBiz Current Issue | The helicopter world converges on Orlando next weekend as the annual Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo fills the Orange County Convention Center. The meeting kicks off on March 5 with industry forums and panels and the trade show opens March 6. Almost 600 companies are exhibiting and there are always major product announcements at the show. There will be 65 helicopters on the show floor…
First female CV-22 pilot completes training from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Stefan T. Bocchino) After nearly three years of flight training with the Air Force, she recently became the first qualified female pilot of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. It started with pictures of aircraft in her grandfather's home. Then it was on to starting lessons to earn her private pilot's license as a high school senior. It kept up through her Air Force training. First Lt. Candice Killian, a 58th Training Squadron student, has always wanted to fly. "I had two major influences for initially getting interested in flying," Lieutenant Killian said. "One was my grandfather. He flew civilian aircraft. I never got to see them because I was too young, but I saw pictures of them at his house and he would tell me stories. The other was a friend who flew. His father was in the Air Force. When my friend went to the Air Force Academy, he encouraged me to learn to fly." more...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Indy Transponder 1-March 2340z
Honoring women's achievements - Zanesville Times Recorder, OH
"Also, we have a research center onsite and many have come in pleased and a little surprised to learn how much information we have on a relative or family friend they knew who was a female aviator," she added. Aviation buffs will be able to research ...
Celebrate Women's History Month with stories of famous Women in Aviation and Space History. by airandspace (SmithsonianAirSpace)
Helicopter show defies economic indicators from Aviation & Aerospace News
This week, the halls of the Anaheim, Calif., Convention Center are offering shelter from the economic storm outside. Here at Heli-Expo, the annual convention for the Helicopter Association International, the...
Mustang aerobatics video from Pilots of America Message Board by Steve
Jan gets an intro to the P-51
http://www.clipwings.com/index.php?c...o&video_id=377
Cattle rule at Wigram after big birds depart - The Press, New Zealand
Two Douglas DC-3s and a Harvard were the last planes to take off from the 250-hectare aerodrome, which began operating in 1916 and housed the training school of the Royal New Zealand Air Force from 1923 after Sir Henry Wigram gave the land over to the ...
Vulcan appeal '558' Please Help from AirshowEuro by WireFox
Whilst on a fact-finding mission today 1-3-09 at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. I was able to see at first hand the efforts being made buy the Vulcan to the Sky Trust people. When I entered the hangar today, I must say that the 'mood' was pretty 'upbeat' and not all 'doom and gloom'. Yes, there is a long way to go, but whilst I was there, I was informed that cash pledges were coming in well, and that the 'tally' was to the tune of being half way there. The facts are this, that if, by this friday the 6th of March the Trust cannot raise £1m to fund this years airshow season running costs, then quite simply thats it for this piece of history of which a lots of people have given there time and money in the hope that this aircraft stay's alive for around 8 to 10 years. ...
Business aviation loses a corporate aircraft pioneer - Aviation International News, NJ
By Matt Thurber Durrell Unger "Dee" Howard, a determined and talented pioneer in the post- World War II development of business aviation, died on February 11 at age 88 in San Antonio, Texas. An Air Force mechanic during the war, Howard turned wrenches ...
Times: Upside down stamp ready to take off at auction: A stamp featuring an aircraft printed upside down.. - UKRightofCentre (Blueroom Forum)
Aug 4, 2009 - Aug 8, 2009: PRA International Convention, Mentone IN: from Fly-In Calendar
122 FW Indiana Air Guard switching to A-10s from Military Photos by grenadier07
Scouts Honor Photo Gallery - Modesto Bee, CA
The Cub Scouts are members of Modesto's Pack 14, which recently held its annual Blue and Gold Dinner at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at the Modesto Airport. Earning this rank prepares a Webelos Scout to become a Boy Scout, by practicing outdoor ...
Burnelli CBY-3 from The Unwanted Blog by admin
On display at the New England Air Museum in Connecticut is the rather sad carcass of the Burnelli CBY-3 prototype. This 1944 cargo transport used the "lifting fuselage principle, as most of Burnellis designs did, to increase lift. The aircraft on display has obviously seen better days. The tailbooms and horizontal stabilizer have been removed (at least they were when I took these photos in late 2007), and are stored within the fuselage.
The Naval Aviation Museum by Skewbiedoo (Paul Gignac)
Learning to Fly from Fighter Pilot University [video-Blue Angels]
WWII Aircraft Flying Today ...!!! from Military Photos by corsairboss
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Indy Transponder 26-February 2300z
Plans Announced For Thunder Over Louisville - WFPL, KY
The official kickoff of the two-week festival draws about 750000 people to the Ohio River banks for an airshow and fireworks display. Festival President Mike Berry says the tough economic times have forced organizers to cut the pyrotechnics budget by ...
The Kentucky Derby Festival Inc. Thursday announced that E.On US LLC, Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, Meijer Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. will serve as official sponsors of Thunder Over Louisville, the kickoff celebration for the Kentucky Derby ...
Economy forces changes in Thunder 2009 - WAVE, KY
Historic World War II planes visit Hattiesburg - Hattiesburg American, MS
Crew members flew a B-17, B-24 and a P-51 from Panama City to Hattiesburg as part of a 110-city Wings of Freedom Tour sponsored by the Collings Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation. Fred Lewis, pilot of the B-24 named "Witchcraft," said he ...
US Navy Blue Angels F-18 Hornet Flies into the San Diego Air ... - AMTOnline.com, MD
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Air & Space Museum is offering a very special and rare peek into the Blue Angels 2009 season as they unveil their newest addition, Blue Angel aircraft #1. The Museum's new exhibit highlights the Hornet, military flight ...
Aero-TV Profiles A Show Stopper! Art Nalls' Civilian Harrier (Part 1 of 2) from Aviation & Aerospace News
For The Guy Who Must Have EVERYTHING... You must have heard the rumors... a VSTOL Harrier "JumpJet" in civilian hands!! Well, rumor no more, ANN and Aero-TV is proud to...
Just plane wonderful! - NW Evening Mail, UK
IT was a privilege to travel with Flight Lieutenant Paul Alan Rose and his 128 Barrow Squadron to the Red Arrows base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire. There I witnessed first-hand the stunning, articulate manoeuvres performed by the display team. ...
Wings and Wheels to return to north Suffolk - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK
The Team Guinot wing walkers will return to the event and the Tiger Club Turbulent Team, flying vintage Tiger Moths in aerobatic displays, will make their first appearance. The big top Circus Masquerade, which features clowns, high-wire acts and ...
Lakes air show gets £2000 boost - NW Evening Mail, UK
Mayor of Windermere, Councillor Bill Smith, said: "We have to be mindful that the air show has been a very important part of the town for the past few years for bringing people here and boosting the economy. "I feel the community would welcome our ...
Early school start causes problems for Air Show, Paris Fair - Paris Star, Canada
A likely early start to the school year has prompted the Brant United Way to cancel the popular air show held the Wednesday before labour day weekend. The announcement was released late last week following word from the Catholic and Public School ...
HAI: 'Heli-Expo'09 a Resounding Success' from www.ainonline.com
Despite all the gloom about the recession, this year's Heli-Expo in Anaheim, Calif., easily exceeded all expectations when it ended on Tuesday, with record attendance of 17,995 people, up from last year's record total of 17,373. ...
NC Aviation Museum Expecting New Jet Fighter - Greensboro Telegram
The gull-winged goliath came to the museum thanks to the generosity of owner Doug Matthews of Wellington, Fla., as well as the efforts of Air Associates' owners and longtime NCAM supporters Dave Turlington and Glenn Ball, and manager Jerry Jeffers.
Replica Gemini 3 to land at NY's Intrepid museum - Newsday
NEW YORK - A replica Gemini 3 space capsule is expected to land in Manhattan _ at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. A crane is slated to lift the replica Gemini onto the famed World War II aircraft carrier-turned-museum on Thursday morning.
Poster ace sets sights on air tattoo - Swindon Advertiser, UK
For years the Swindon and Wiltshire skies have been home to spectacular aircraft taking part in the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. Work is already going on ahead of this year's event. And the first fruits of that labour have gone on ...
Air Force Combat Camera Airman on Oprah today from Air Force Live by Air Force Public Affairs
We got word that today's Oprah Show (Feb 26) will feature military women in war, and Stacy Pearsall—former combat photographer with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron from Charleston AFB, SC—will be a part of the show.
Mythbusters, Blue Angels come to Yuma range - Desert Warrior, Arizona
Mythbusters co-host Jamie Hyneman listens to Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Carnicello, of the Blue Angels public affairs office, as he explains the effects of a sonic boom on a trailer Feb. 19 on Yuma's Barry M. Goldwater Range east of the air station. ...
How to Provide B-25 Flights at MacDill AirFest 2009 Air Show from www.ehow.com
The 6th Contracting Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is looking for an organization to provide aerial demonstration flights of a World War II B-25 Bomber in support of AirFest 2009. This How To article provides information on what is required. ...
Red Flag 09-3 exercise begins from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry
Southern Nevada residents may have notice increased military aircraft activity as the latest Red Flag exercise began Feb. 23.
Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. Red Flag is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by officials at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and at Nellis, through the 414th Combat Training Squadron. ...
Under the wing of the B-17 from Earning My Wings: a video blog about learning to fly by Brady Lane
I went over to the hangar yesterday to check on the plane. I learned the replacement windshield will be here next week, which means soon I will be back in the air!
While I was there, I was also able to witness Aluminum Overcast's first flight of 2009. After months of winter maintenance by EAA staff and volunteers, it's great to hear those four Wright 1,200 horsepower engines fire up. The sound, the smell and the sight of the B-17 leaping off the runway is amazing! ...
Tragic airman Pip Borrman put safety above all else - NEWS.com.au, Australia
THOUGH Pip Borrman routinely performed breathtaking aerobatic stunts, few would describe the brilliant airman as a daredevil. Friends and family yesterday remembered the Shepparton pilot as a fastidious man who put safety above all else during every ...
Column: LASP is "dagger in the heart of general aviation" - SmartBrief, DC
Snyder says it is "laughable" that this airplane should receive the same security treatment as a commercial jetliner. "This would put another dagger in the heart of general aviation, an industry that has already taken more than its share of pain this ...
- Large Aircraft Security Proposal Threatens to Strangle General ... BNET
- State House Unanimously Supports Anti-LASP Resolution KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
- Lawmakers Want Postponement of New TSA Rules KSRM
- Other news articles
For you pilots who are near southwest Missouri, we could use some help taking Young Eagles this year. We have 80 eager kids waiting for an airplane ride. These kids will have all completed reading all 20 books in this year's Mark Twain Reading Program, and an airplane ride is part of their reward for reading all the books and making book reports. We combine this with the Young Eagles Program and it works out really well. These are 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. ...
Wealthier nations bid for Branson's Galactic - The Australian, Australia
Virgin Galactic has already had two "secret" flights of the Burt Rutan-designed White Knight Two mothership and expects to fly it publicly soon. White Knight Two is the world's biggest all-composite aircraft, boasting the wingspan of a Boeing 757, ...
Flying Car Reaches New Milestone. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
The designers behind a car that flies with the aid of a parachute, say they have reached another milestone in the project, flying in the skies over Africa...
'Caption Contest' #9 from Airpigz Blog by Martt Clupper
P6M SeaMaster from Military Photos by JµµsoCorsairs, The Piston Powered Type... from Fence Check
German Air Force from Fence Check
US Airways 1549 -- Taxis through East Rutherford NJ... from ExpressJet Forum by AlohaFlyer
Red Bull DC-6B from PPRuNe Forums by b377
Photoshop Fun from Fence Check [Mig 17]
it's not every day you get to see a Collier Trophy from Twitter / myTransponder
