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Hemet Air show wows thousands - Press-Enterprise | Thundering engines put all eyes on the sky Saturday as thousands gathered for the Hemet-Ryan Air Show. But there was plenty to see on the ground as well, with more than 40 vendors and 30 static displays. Seeing the underbellies of ...
Cameron air show thrills in old-fashioned way - News-Press Now | From war veterans to infants, the friendly blue skies of Cameron welcomed visitors and planes both classic and new to its air show. Entering the city on Saturday, helicopters giving rides as well as planes taking off were audible for miles. ...
'Lt. Dan' flies high from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories by acc.pai@langley.af.mil (9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs) Even though he has been a strong military supporter and philanthropist, most remember Gary Sinise by his award-winning role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor, who he played in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump." The Blue Island, Ill., native visited Team Beale June 6-9 to document the capabilities of the U-2 Dragon Lady and meet with Airmen to boost morale. "Where ever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan," he said. "What I really want to be remembered as is a good father, a man that does what he needs to take care of his family and someone who supports the troops that protect the country I live in. It's a dangerous world out there and anytime anything happens, the U.S. military is there to help." more...
Sideways Dad: Spitfire in the kitchen - Times LIVE | Thomas and I found ourselves at Rand Airport a Sunday or two ago, watching an airshow featuring Harvards, Dakotas and a solitary but rather poignant Mustang. The airport has family associations. My late paternal grandfather, Lionel Alfred, ...
The pull of AVIATION - Press Herald | There's more to aviation than that," said Airport Director Paul Bradbury. As people of all ages milled about among smaller planes, others flocked to a military plane and helicopter parked at the far end of the tarmac. Isaac and Zoe Dinnerstein of Cape ...
Father's Day contest held for flight on B-17 in Port Angeles - Peninsula Daily | Wings of Freedom stop coordinator Alan Barnard and Ruddell Auto Mall owner Howie Ruddell have announced an essay contest for a father-son or father-daughter flight aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress. The iconic World War II-era aircraft is ...
'Flying Fortress' circles back for second time - In-Forum | Pilot Bob Davis walks around the B-17 bomber he landed in April at Pulliam Airport in Flagstaff, Ariz. Associated Press FARGO – The “Flying Fortress” is coming back to Fargo for the second time in three years, and it's offering rides again. ...
FLIGHTGEAR PHOTOS 1940-60s from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | JUNE 2011 - More pilot flightgear photos from a era long ago ... when flightgear looked exciting and modern. RAF Lancaster during WW2 walking away from their bomber after a sortie over Germany. Note their Mae west life jackets, wool flight boots, parachutes packs, Irvin parachute harness and C type flight helmet…
Handley Page Hastings – coal, cod and the Cold War from Shortfinals's Blog | The Handley Page H.P. 67 Hastings was an anachronism. At a time when most other large four-engined transports were being designed with tricycle undercarriages, the Hastings betrayed its WW2 roots and stuck with the ‘taildragger’ conformation, which makes ground-handling trickier, and imposes stricter cross-wind limitations on landing…
Model planes star at Waverly air show - Lincoln Journal Star | Fields' radio-controlled aircraft is among the attractions on display at this weekend's Huckfest air show hosted by the Lincoln Sky Knights model plane club. The show is part of a national tour and features enthusiasts from across the country. ...
LAUNCH Magazine is back online from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | After being down for over a year, LAUNCH Magazine's website is back on-line. The word is that the magazine will be reincarnated in an on-line format, with reprints of past articles and, more importantly, new content. Rocketeer Mario Perdue is helping Mark and Deb Mayfield (the original principals in the magazine) in getting it up and running…
Grand Rand Airshow 2011 from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin | The Grand Rand Airshow took place on 22 May 2011 at Rand Airport in Germiston. Many thanks to Canon for the use of some unique lenses…
Air tattoo takes wing with Sir David Jason - British Forces News | Sir David Jason arrived by an RAF Chinnook HC2 to launch this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The Only Fools and Horses star is a great supporter of the air tattoo and its honorary vice patron. ...
The sky's the limit for air spectacular - Evesham Journal | A flypast from the Red Arrows is also planned. Other attractions include RAF Merlin and Chinook helicopters, a parachute freefall team, custom trucks and super cars, aircraft flight simulators, military and police vehicles, an Army bomb disposal squad, ...
Shriners are ready to put on a show - Evansville Courier & Press | Vernon Stevens, Shrinersfest chairman, said he felt discouraged and sick at heart when the Blue Angels, the Navy's precision flying squadron, canceled a planned performance just a few weeks before the festival. But the Shriners went back to “fest mode” ...
Hemet-Ryan Air Show > from http://www.hemet-ryanairshow.org/ - The Hemet-Ryan Air Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hemet-Ryan Airport in Hemet. There will be something for everyone to enjoy. Fulfill your sense of adventure with gravity defying performances by Tim Decker, Melissa Pemberton, Golden Stars Skydiving and Doug Jardine. The United States Air Force will also be making their first ever appearance at the Hemet-Ryan Air Show with the A-10 and C-17. The A-10 West Demonstration Team is a select group of professionals dedicated to showing the extreme capabilities of the A-10 aircraft through exceptional aerial maneuvers…
Blue Angels grounded, but Millville Airshow will go on - Press of Atlantic City | MILLVILLE - Safety concerns have grounded the Blue Angels, knocking out one of the headliners at this weekend's two-day Millville Wheels and Wings Airshow. "I know that all of us have a sense of disappointment that they won't be able to participate," ...
Stunt pilot knows tricks are scary - Delmarva Now | The US Air Force Thunderbirds flew these F-16 Fighting Falcons at last year's air show. This year, flyovers by F-18 Super Hornets and A-10 Warthogs, among others, are scheduled. Where:14th-17th Streets, Ocean City. Parking will be restricted on streets ...
Festival of Flight Hearkens to an Earlier Time - Patch.com | Now in its 40th year, the air show features aerobatic performances, demonstrations that hearken back to a time of pin-up models, victory gardens and WWII bombers. “You will see some of the best pilots in the world doing all kinds of things planes and ...
Pilot wants big-time air show, small-town feel - News-Press Now | This feeling has driven him throughout 2011, pushed him past setbacks as the pilot helped put together the Cameron Air Show and Fly-In, scheduled for this weekend. He resides now near Kansas City International Airport, a job-related proximity. ...
Mid-air crash pilots 'lost sight' - BBC News | As a result of the accident in which he died, the Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Aero Club Records, Racing and Rally Association are reviewing air race procedures and the risk air racing poses to third parties...
Classic Flyers' coup for aeroplane buffs - The Bay of Plenty Times | People will be able to go and watch the Classic Flyers' Skyhawk being reassembled once it has been delivered in September. Photo / File. When an ex-RNZAF Skyhawk fighter is delivered to the Classic Flyers aviation museum in September, visitors will be ...
First Doolittle Award Presented To 4th Fighter Wing from Aero-News Network - Award Promotes History And Heritage Of The Unit On Which It Is Bestowed The 4th Fighter Wing received the inaugural Air Force Historical Foundation Doolittle Award during a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, VA, June 2…
The B-25H Barbie III from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Moose Peterson Aviation Photography by Moose | I was incredibly fortunate to be invited for a flight with the amazing B-25H Barbie III. You can’t help but notice that it’s nose isn’t like most of the B-25s flying around today. Not only the shape is different, but so is that big, shinny 75mm canon sticking out! Can you imagine being a pilot of this ship in WWII with the job of strafing ground troops and ships and firing on them with a canon?! The canon could be fired about 20 times before the nose of the B-25 had to go in for “refit” to manage the abuse the firing of the canon had on the air frame….
The Harmon Trophy Story from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7 | In 1926, Clifford B Harmon, a wealthy real estate investor, balloonist and aviator, set up the International League of Aviators and instituted a set of three annual trophies to be awarded to outstanding achievers in aviation in three different domains in the previous year These were the Harmon Trophies. This is how the Harmon Trophy [...]
Rolls Royce from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua - FROM IFALPA Daily News Service - Thursday 2 June 2011 BY Mike Mellors | 1910 - Charles Rolls (1877 - 1910) achieves the first non-stop double crossing of the English Channel. Starting and finishing at Dover the flight, using a Wright biplane, lasted one hour, 35 minutes. In 1901 having become an ‘aeronaut’, he helped found the Aero Club. Two years later he became involved in a sales venture in London selling expensive French cars. One day a friend introduced him to F. H. Royce who was just beginning to build high quality motor cars…
Big and burly, a 'plane with a problem - it's a Bristol Beaufighter by shortfinals | Big, bold…..and ‘in a bind’. The Fighter Collection’s beautiful Bristol Beaufighter, ‘A19-144′, at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford is one of the most impressive airframes you will see in a British museum. Unfortunately, despite the fact that it belongs to The Fighter Collection who like to fly all their aircraft if possible, the hangar is exactly where it will stay unless a major problem can be solved…
Local Teachers Fly High with Civil Air Patrol from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Five local educators from Shelby County, Alabama took to the skies from Shelby County Airport as part of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) flight to experience the thrill of soaring above the local terrain while being introduced to principles on how the plane flies, turns and banks...
Hemet Air show wows thousands - Press-Enterprise | Thundering engines put all eyes on the sky Saturday as thousands gathered for the Hemet-Ryan Air Show. But there was plenty to see on the ground as well, with more than 40 vendors and 30 static displays. Seeing the underbellies of ...
'Lt. Dan' flies high from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories by acc.pai@langley.af.mil (9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs) Even though he has been a strong military supporter and philanthropist, most remember Gary Sinise by his award-winning role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor, who he played in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump." The Blue Island, Ill., native visited Team Beale June 6-9 to document the capabilities of the U-2 Dragon Lady and meet with Airmen to boost morale. "Where ever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan," he said. "What I really want to be remembered as is a good father, a man that does what he needs to take care of his family and someone who supports the troops that protect the country I live in. It's a dangerous world out there and anytime anything happens, the U.S. military is there to help." more...
Building world’s largest aircraft in 30 seconds - www.emirates247.com | How much time do you think it takes to build the world’s largest aeroplane Airbus A380? May be weeks or months. No it takes less than a minute…
Model planes star at Waverly air show - Lincoln Journal Star | Fields' radio-controlled aircraft is among the attractions on display at this weekend's Huckfest air show hosted by the Lincoln Sky Knights model plane club. The show is part of a national tour and features enthusiasts from across the country. ...
