50 years of Air Fiesta remembered - Valley morning Star | Patti Sandusky is a member of the Minnesota Chapter 99s, an international group of women pilots with more than 5,000 members in 35 countries. She has flown in a trans-continental air race. The group was founded in 1929 by the legendary Amelia Earhart, ...
2013 National Hall of Fame Inductees Announced from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Home of the legendary Wright Brothers, and widely considered to be the “birthplace of aviation”, Dayton is the perfect location for the National Aviation Hall of Fame – a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the pioneering and innovative people who have been behind the development of aviation in America. Situated at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the National Aviation Hall of Fame recently announced the names of the four individuals who will be joining the ranks of other inductees at the prestigious annual ceremony taking place in October 2013. They are Major General Patrick H. Brady, Captain Robert L. Gibson, the late Charles Alfred Anderson and the late Dwane L. Wallace....
Buff Alpha Jet takes you to the military base of Dijon - Le Parisien | A unique opportunity to get 
AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Typhoon Display Dates 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The RAF Typhoon Display Team have released their 2013 Display Calendar.
World's Oldest Balloon Race To See 10 Nations Competing from Aero-News Network | A Field of 20 Balloons Is Set for the 57th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett The launch of the 57th edition of the world's most prestigious balloon race is scheduled for August 24, 2013 and with the close of registration on February 15th, the field of competitive teams is now set. Twenty balloon teams from ten nations will launch from Nancy, France. Several of the countries will be represented by multiple teams. Each balloon team is comprised of two pilots....
BAFB Air Show - KTBS | National news sources are reporting that the Navy's Blue Angels have canceled several air shows due to the mandatory cuts by the sequester with a chance of dozens more getting cut, including Barksdale Defenders of Liberty air Show. Military Affairs ...
Redding Air Show flying high with Snowbirds - Record-Searchlight | The Redding Exchange Club, the air show's organizers, announced late last month that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, which have not appeared in Redding since 2006, will headline the Sept. 27-28, 2014, air show at the Redding Municipal Airport.
"Look Mom... No Hands" from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | I spent last weekend at Seattle's Museum of Flight as we took women on Free Flights. Tomorrow we'll have the exact number and photos galore. But today, meet an amazing pilot who will show you that there is nothing you can't do, despite the obstacles you think may be standing in your way. Please meet Jessica Cox, and see what she is doing to save the children of the world....
Aircraft Mechanic. Me? Really? from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Outside of the United States, the question above is fairly common, I’m told. Many female mechanics and aircraft maintenance engineers have heard it, followed by “That’s amazing! How did you ever get involved in that?”...
Astronaut encourages Frederick County girls to fly high from Toriaflies | Astronaut encourages Frederick County girls to fly high ...
Girls take flight in free Women in Aviation Week program - Inside Bay Area | Pilot Carol Andrews, right of Grass Valley, and Michaela Price, 13 of Brentwood, get set to take a demonstration flight in a Grumman Tiger at Byron Airport on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Byron, Calif. Jacquie Warda of the Patriots Jet Team Foundation ...
Two AF nurses heroes of 'Operation Babylift' from Air Force Link Top Stories | No matter how far women were kept away from combat roles, they were never far from harm and the opportunity to rise above and beyond the call of duty. An explosion blew out a pressure door of a C-5A Galaxy as it took off from Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, April 4, 1975, forcing it to make an emergency landing with 313 passengers and crew, including 250 orphans.
MC-12 Project Liberty Team competes for aviation's 'Greatest Achievement' from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Baseball has the World Series, Hollywood has the Oscars, the aviation and aerospace industry has the Collier Trophy. The Air Force's MC-12 Project Liberty has earned a nomination for aviation's most prestigious award. The Robert J. Collier Trophy is...
Open Cockpit Day at Oakland Aviation Museum from General Aviation News | Oakland Aviation Museum will hold its first Open Cockpit Day of the 2013 season March 24, with the planes open for inspection from noon to 4.m. Imagine sitting in a Korean War MiG-15 and feeling what it would have been like to fly for the “other side” in America’s first war of the Jet Age. Relive “Top Gun” by channeling your best Tom Cruise as “Maverick” sitting in an F-14 Tomcat waiting to be launched off the carrier deck....
Museum of Flight acquires Electra 10-E from General Aviation News | SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight will add a restored, antique Lockheed Model 10-E aircraft to its collection. This is the same 
Historic flyover to mark historic walk - Australian Aviation | Former RAAF Wing Commander Matt Hall, Australia's leading aerobatic display pilot, is co-ordinating the event on behalf of Businesses Supporting the Bicentenary (BSB) and Blue Mountains Lithgow & Oberon Tourism. Hall, who served time in combat over ...
Mercy: West Virginian's tale - Charleston Gazette | West Virginia farm boy Charles Brown, age 21, was making his first raid over Germany as pilot of a B-17 bomber, five days before Christmas 1943. The four-propellor craft was shot almost to pieces by Nazi fighters. Most crewmen were wounded and the ...
Grissom Air Museum striving to maintain state's aviation history - Times-Mail | BUNKER HILL — Grissom Air Museum is working to preserve aviation history and honor those who have sacrificed to protect the United States. The museum, which officially opens on April 1 for the 2013 season, has cut the number of months it will stay ...
Indianapolis Aero Club - WISH | John Brill, President Indianapolis Aero Club talks about the long history enjoyed by the Indianapolis Aero Club plus we learn about the many high ranking military officials who speak to the club annually. The Indianapolis AERO Club will be awarding two...
Human-Powered Helo - Mission Possible? - Aviation Week | The two leading teams competing for the $250,000 AHS Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight are regrouping after back-to-back unsuccessful assaults on the challenge, which remains unclaimed after three decades. ... "Sadly, even with the ...
The Space Shuttle Era: Stories from 30 Years of Exploration - Air & Space | Air & Space magazine presents a celebration of the 30-year history of the U.S. Space Shuttle, which launched more people into space than any other spacecraft. Based on the popular print Collector’s Edition Space Shuttle 1981-2011, this digital version includes bonus interactive features, extra photographs, and multiple videos....
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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March 16-17: Thunder in the Valley Air Show - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | Expect to see aircraft formations, jump teams and other aerial acrobatic acts at the Thunder In The Valley Air Show. It's 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 16-17 at the Columbus Airport. Tickets cost $10 in advance and it's a $15 day-of-the-event ticket. For ...
Sequester may ground Wings Over Houston - Your Houston News | If the choice is between military readiness and the airshow, military readiness must take priority,” Olson, a former naval aviator said. “The House passed two separate bills to improve the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration with targeted ...
Fantasy of Flight to host Splash-In from General Aviation News | For the fifth year in a row, Fantasy of Flight will once again host the Splash-In of the 39th annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held in nearby Lakeland, Fla., April 9-14....
Reno Air Race Tickets on Sale MARCH 1st from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Hey race fans, 
Wings Club to present award to Patty Wagstaff from General Aviation News | NEW YORK — The Wings Club will honor Patty Wagstaff, champion aerobatic pilot, with the fourth annual Outstanding Aviator Award. The Outstanding Aviator Award was created by the Wings Club in partnership with the International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA). The mission of the award is to recognize pilots whose actions have made major contributions to aviation and/or security and serve as leadership role models....
Doolittle Raider Reunion taking shape - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Out in front will be the remaining Doolittle Raiders, the legendary World War II fliers who will be in town for their 71st and final official reunion. The Parade of Heroes on April 20 will be the first of its kind in Northwest Florida, a community ...
Doolittle Raider who shunned title of 'hero,' dies - Cincinnati.com | Tom Griffin, 96, of Green Township, one of Doolittle's Raiders in WWII, died Tuesday, Feb. 26. Griffin was a navigator on plane #9 on the bombing run to Tokyo where he and his crew had to bail out over China. He then had to bail out over Sicily and ...
A Hero Among Us: Part II - Novato Advance | On a raid to Anklam, Germany in October 1943, Everett was flying a different B-17 in order to train that plane's pilot. His regular plane and crew, led by his original copilot 2nd Lt. Alexander E. Stewart, were flying immediately to his right in the...
Visiting the USAF Thunderbirds Museum at Nellis - Airline Reporter | Visiting the USAF Thunderbirds Museum at Nellis. By Malcolm Muir, on February 27th, 2013 at 1:53 pm. Welcome to the Home of the USAF Thunderbirds - Photo: Mal Muir - airlinereporter. Welcome to the Home of the USAF Thunderbirds – Photo: Mal Muir ...
Horsham Air Museum Blends History, Education - Patch.com | Once the fence around the sprawling 1,100-acre former Willow Grove air base come down to make way for homes, a school, a town center and more, future generations may not know its history as a military base, or an airfield. “Fifty years from now, no one ...
Douglas A-26C Invader Reida Rae Unveiled By WarbirdsNews | Following an exhaustive nine-year restoration, the combat-veteran Douglas A-26C Invader 43-22499 “Reida Rae” was unveiled to much fanfare at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, beautifully polished and sporting her vanishingly-rare early-style upward hinged canopy....
Nebraska's Very Own Ghost Busters At The Strategic Air & Space Museum - WOWT | TRIP, or Tri-City Research and Investigation of the Paranormal, will be at the Strategic Air & Space Museum this Saturday, March 2, at 3pm. This is a chance for those who believe in paranormal activity, or those who might be a little skeptical, to ...
From Antique Airfield News:
- Texas Chapter March 2013 Newsletter
- Deb McFarland's Planning Her Blakesburg Trip
- American Eaglet Restoration Update from EAA Chapter 211
- Li'l Red Riding Hood Video
'Planes' Trailer: Disney's 'Cars' Spin-Off Lands Online - ScreenCrush | From high above the world of “Cars,” flies “Planes,” Disney's upcoming animated action-packed comedic adventure starring Dusty, a big-hearted, fast-flying crop duster who dreams of competing in
the most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history.CoolPix: Looking Back At Shuttle Endeavour (Looking Over Earth) from AirPigz by Martt | ...While the Space Shuttle Program seems a rather simple achievement compared to Apollo's moon mission, it was still a remarkable human accomplishment....
Friday, June 22, 2012
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Blue Angels to take to sky at Westmoreland County Air Show - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Airport gates will open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and the Army Golden Knights will launch at 10:40 a.m. At 10:55 a.m., stunt pilot Rob Holland will take to ...
First Blue Angel set to roar into city on Tuesday - Seacoastonline.com | Other performers include the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team, air show legend Sean D. Tucker, aerobatic superstar Michael Goulian, Wingwalker ...
Snowbirds doing Canada Day flyby - Seaway News | The roar of jet engines will fill the skies above Cornwall for a short period of time Canada Day. Local MP Guy Lauzon announced Thursday the Snowbirds...
Soaring Nationals take to the air today - The Record-Courier | The nationals are expected to wrap up on Thursday. ... “Now we have competing places in Truckee and Pyramid Lake, but Minden's the...
EAA Celebrates 30 Years of Part 103 Ultralights from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Head on down to The Farm this year as ultralight enthusiasts celebrate the 30th anniversary of the FAA Part 103 regulation at AirVenture 2012. On the schedule are aircraft demonstrations, giveaways, and much more...
Goodyear's “Spirit of Goodyear” Blimp Returns to EAA AirVenture in 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - The famed Goodyear blimp "Spirit of Goodyear" will grace the skies once again at EAA AirVenture 2012, scheduled for July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport. The "Spirit of Goodyear" will arrive on Wednesday, July 25, and weather depending will fly regularly the following two days before departing on Saturday, July 28. While it is moored, spectators have the chance to get a rare, up-close look at the blimp at Pioneer Airport, located near the EAA AirVenture Museum...
Three Upcoming Air and Water Shows on the Shores of Lake Michigan - Jaunted | ... but the parachute teams from both the Army—the Golden Knights—and the Navy—the Leap Frogs—will give them some serious competition. Kirby Chambliss ...
Fly-in comes to Niles airport - Niles Daily Star | If you've ever wanted to see a Corvette engine powering an experimental ...
"Up Up and Away!" At the 12th Annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair ... - Kenai Peninsula Online | The air show included a variety of aviation informational booths inside the hanger as well as the static air displays on the tarmac. 46 pilots, family and friends ...
Sentimental Journey Celebrates 75 years of Cubs with Alabama Boys J-3 Act from Alabama 
Aviator - Aviation News | Piper Memorial Airport Loch Haven PA- Happening now at the Piper Memorial Airport is a celebration of 75 years of the iconic Cub. It is the 27th Annual Sentimental Journey Fly In to the hallowed ground that produced the most popular aircraft- the J-3 Cub...
Former Kemble airfield prepares for ultimate celebration of Britain - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | Glen Moreman, operations manager at Cotswold Airport, said: "We are delighted to welcome the Red Arrows to headline the inaugural Best of British Show ...
Evreux: the Patrouille de France trains - Paris Normandy | The Patrouille de France has been training this Thursday, June 21 at the beginning of the afternoon in Evreux where she will demonstrate Sunday, June 24 to 17 h over ...
Cannes AirShow celebrates 2012 event - Corporate Jet Investor | The show had just under 8500 visitors over the three day event.
History of Aviation in Anjou - Jacques Boisnard | This is an overview of more than a century since the first flights of mini-hot air balloons, to the amazing performance of modern gliders, to racing speed of 30 years. Anjou is indeed a rich province in the history of aviation...
From stickandrudderWTO | RCAF Trenton AFB Museum visit 13-6-2012, Meanwhile, down Trenton lakeside
Stan Sweikar's Fleet Fully Rigged, Ready for First Flight from Antique Airfield News | Stan Sweikar at Wingfield Airstrip in Dameron, MD has his Fleet restoration almost ready for the first flight. Stan says:...
Historic flying units celebrate anniversary, continue making history from Air Force Link Top Stories | In the spring of 1942 the United States filled battle-torn European skies with squadrons of airborne war machines. Among them, two transport squadrons began carrying troops and supplies into the Second World War, beginning a parallel history spanning seven decades and many military conflicts....
Iowa State University Students Complete Zenith from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft 
Gamera II Human-Powered Helicopter Claims New Record from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | If verified by the National Aeronautic Association, the Gamera II human-powered helicopter team created by students at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering set a new flight duration record of 35 seconds on Wednesday, June 20, beating the team's previous record of 11.4 seconds set last July.
Local aviator Ed Mux leaves mark on community - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune | MERRILL -- Ed Mux's life revolved around aviation....
New Pilots Get Their Wings Through Able Flight from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Able Flight, a scholarship program that empowers those with physical disabilities to learn to fly, will return to EAA AirVenture 2012 for its Wings Pinning Ceremony...
32 and Counting as E-Spider Lifts Two from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Anne Lavrand, founder and head of Electravia in Sisteron, France, emailed to tell of her latest creation before packing up to attend the Basse-Ham, France powered paraglider meet and airshow, the Mondial de Paramoteurs. She wrote, “I hope this new realization will have some success there!”...
Video: Man jumps from airplanes without parachutes used correctly from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | After seeing the video, you may wonder if Greg Gasson is a brave or just crazy. He is known as the sportsman's time for more radical jump from an airplane. Gasson does not wear a parachute jump. He holds the equipment only with the hands or feet. Luckily, he has reached the ground safely...
727 Conversion to Dream Home - Wright Squawks
X-treme close up from AF.mil Photos | The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, the Air Force's unmanned, 
Video: Taikonauts to Perform Re-Dock Sunday from Spaceports | The Tiangong-1 space lab and the Shenzhou-9 spaceship have been combined as one, and early Wednesday morning they completed their first repositioning since docking. The three taikonauts will...
Encasing Enterprise: Space shuttle shelter inflated on Intrepid ... - SPACE.com | Two weeks after landing atop of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, the space shuttle Enterprise is now under the inflatable canopy that will ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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GK Canopy Team brings home medals and a World Record from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | Over the last two weeks the Golden Knights Canopy Piloting team were in the midst of an 
'Breakout year' for Denton Airshow - Denton Record Chronicle | It was a “big breakout year” for the Denton Airshow, said Amanda Addington, marketing director for the annual event that drew more than 10000 people to ...
Flying Musicians Announces AirVenture Schedule from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Be sure to pack your guitar for AirVenture this year as the Flying Musicians Association returns with the FMA AirVenture MusicJams. Everyone with a passion for music is invited to this nightly jam session, which runs 7-10 p.m. Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, at Honda Forums Pavilion No. 9...
Are You Flying into EAA AirVenture 2012? from inflightusa.com | Yes, it may seem like this topic is a bit early. Perhaps the July issue would be a bit closer to show date. But if that is your first thought, it is also your first mistake – you need to start planning now! Flying into EAA AirVenture is exciting, fun, scary, memorable and a topic of hangar flying that will gain strength as the years wear on. The show itself is mind bending. With more than 800 vendors in attendance, you have the opportunity to spend the national debt before you are half way through the displays. Yep, EAA AirVenture is a fun, educational, event … with a possible dark side....
CF18 Demonstration Team To Perform at the Mont-Laurier Air Show ... - Ottawa Citizen | Press release from the RCAF: MONTREAL, June 20, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The 2012 CF18 Demonstration Team will be performing at the Mont-Laurier Air Show ...
Planes will serve veterans in the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | Aircraft restored the periods I and II World Wars will be apesentados for the first time, the air show in the city of Jukovski (outside Moscow), dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force, said Anatoli Serdiukov, Minister of Defense of RF...
March Field Airfest 2012 from inflightusa.com | With temperatures in the high 80s under clear, blue skies, the skies in Riverside, Calif. were filled with the sweet sounds of fighter jets and vintage planes May 19 and 20. More than half a million people viewed nearly 20 acts and dozens of static displays on the airfield at March ARB....
New territory brings excitement to pilots lives - Purdue Exponent | Keck said the 55 teams participating in the Air Race Classic are racing ... Keck and Steele have been preparing for the Air Race Classic by flying together...
WWII pilot flies again: Bud Jones takes a ride in a B-17 - The Rolla Daily News | In 1943 Maries County native Bud Jones could be found in the pilot's seat of a P-40 Warhawk flying over the Mediterranean coast of Italy. On Monday, he ...
Two Airmen missing from Vietnam War identified from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Lt. Col. Charles M. Walling of Phoenix was buried June 15 at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There will be a group burial honoring Walling and fellow crew member, Maj. Aado Kommendant of Lakewood, N.J., at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 8 -- the 46th anniversary of the crash that took their lives....
Featured flyers restore WWII 'living history' to Fargo - Jamestown Sun | Toby McPherson pulls a B-25 named Betty's Dream into the hanger at the Fargo Air Museum Monday night after the Texas Flying Legends Museum pilots flew ...
Reeve Lindbergh to speak at museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Reeve Lindbergh, youngest daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will speak at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire Saturday July 21, at 11 a.m....
Tante Ju — Jünkers Ju 52 - travelforaircraft | Odd how the nation which developed the first modern 
Flying Lions from Latest Vlog | Watch the Flying Lions perform their waterskiing act not so long ago up in...
Missionary Pilot Steve Saint Suffers Paralyzing Injury from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Steve Saint, who founded I-Tec (the Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center) in Dunnellon, Florida, was seriously injured during the morning of June 12 while conducting an aerodynamic test on a small aluminum airfoil mounted on a rolling test stand, according to I-Tec. The accident left Saint with...
Watch It Live: Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter Attempts World Record Flight Today - POPSCI | Already demolishing the standing world record more than twice over, a massive human-powered quadrotor designed by students at the University of Maryland is poised to make aviation history today. The Gamera II helicopter is shooting for the Sikorsky Prize, one of aviation’s last great challenges, by hovering for one full minute under human power only. Their first attempt Wednesday morning lasted 35 seconds!...
Deaf, blind student gets to fly plane - St. Augustine Record | It doesn't matter what disability you have, you can still fly in a plane.” Katie, who lives with her family in Atlantic Beach, was born blind as a result of a genetic ...
Monday, May 16, 2011
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USAF Museum Series: Part 12 - A Mile Of Runway | I thought it would be best to separate these photos from the ones I posted the other day. Yes, they're all from the same visit to the Restoration Hangars at the USAF Museum. However, these two aircraft are so special that I believe they deserve their own post. The Swoose is the only B-17D remaining in existence...
Air show boosts local economy - WAVY | HAMPTON, Va. -- For the Lowery family of Maryland, AirPower Over Hampton Roads means more than a quick vacation and amazing acrobatics in the sky. "We came down to the air show at Langley because our daughter flew in on a B-52...
Flooding hits Smyrna, but air show goes on - Murfreesboro Post | While one end of Smyrna Airport was filled last weekend with spectators witnessing the thrills of the state’s largest air show, the other end of the historic former Air Force base was filled with flood waters from the over-flowing Stewart Creek...
Historic aircraft, ‘bomb drop’ to highlight Terre Haute International Airport open house - Tribstar | The ride may be noisy and mildly smelly, and the quarters a bit close, but the thrill of taking a ride in a World War II B-25 bomber will be a highlight of the open house at Terre Haute International Airport on Saturday...
2011 MT Air Show Guide Now Available Online - Milcom | I am pleased to announce the public release of our 12th annual 2011 Monitoring Times Air Show Guide, now available on the Monitoring Times magazine website. You can get your copy by...
All eyes above for superb display - Fraser Coast | Australia -- ALL eyes looked to the skies above Maryborough over the weekend as the Wings, Warbirds and Wheels event flew into town. Organisers said more than 5000 spectators attended and more than 70 pilots brought all manner of aircraft to the Heritage City for the two-day event...
Amelia Earhart's Visit to Grosse Pointe - GrossPointePatch | On July 21st, 1932, Amelia Earhart was invited to christen a new line of automobiles produced by the Hudson Motor Company. Amelia Earhart is the most famous aviatrix since the advent of the airplane...
He flew with Jimmy Stewart in WW II - War Tales | “Jimmy Stewart was just one of the guys after we got to know him,” Jim Myers said. The Englewood, Fla. aviator flew with the movie star in a B-24 Liberator bomber during World War II. “Jimmy became our squadron commander early in the war when we were back in the states, and I became the squadron bombardier,” Myers said. “I flew 13 missions with him.”...Scholarships awarded - GA News | This year as part of the annual “Green Skills for Life” competition, the San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) and Ford Motor Company Fund asked San Diego County students the following question: What is one change or action you think you and others could do in your everyday lives in order to make the world a greener place?...
Human-Powered Helicopter- The Gamera - Web Aviation | A team of 52 graduate students of the University of Maryland has successfully flown their human-powered helicopter called the Gamera this week Thursday. The project was started in a bid to set an aviation 'first', a world record, and to win the $ 250 000 Sikorsky Challenge...
Atomic- , Vacuum- , & Solar-Powered Dirigibles with Built-in Airports--Bits of a Bad Historic Future - Ptak Science | A post ("Nuclear Everything") over at Dark Roasted Blend that featured a magnificent and stodgy atomic-powered zeppelin pushed me into this short visual note on differentially-powered airships, and then in general about airships with airports on them. (There's a whole other category for planes-of-tomorrow that were so enormous that they had landing strips on their wings, but that's another story)...VIDEO: Buzz Aldrin Talks Future Space Goals - Spaceports | Dr. Buzz Aldrin talks of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's speech to the Congress May 25, 1961 as a political launch pad to advance space politics to lead to a permanent settlement on Mars by 2035...
Friday, May 13, 2011
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VIDEO: Riding with the Blue Angels - WTHR | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron arrived in Indianapolis Thursday for a weekend of performances at the 15th Annual Air Show at the Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly known as Mt. Comfort Airport). Units 1 through 6 will show off their precision flying skills, but you may not know that Blue Angels Unit 7 has been in town for a few days. Unit 7 is the one that takes the VIP riders up to experience what it is like to fly in one of the military's most advanced aircraft...
The Blue Angels - Fargo Airsho August 13-14 | The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps...
Thousands expected for New River air show - JD News | This weekend, thousands from around Eastern North Carolina will be treated to a two-day airshow that has been a year and a half in the making. Held at New River Air Station, the show will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation, said Marine Maj. Karl Kuga, the air show’s director...
Major Air Show Act Currently Grounded Over Safety Concerns - The Dispatch | OCEAN CITY -- One of the headline acts for the 2011 Ocean City Air Show, the F-22 Raptors, has been placed on “stand-down” indefinitely, while the Air Force investigates potential problems with the oxygen systems on the aircraft, casting doubt on the appearance of the famous jets during the June event in the resort...
Former Coventry schoolboy joins Red Arrows - Coventry Telegraph | A FORMER Coventry schoolboy has achieved his dream of joining the famous Red Arrows. Since he was a young boy growing up in Ernesford Grange, Sean Cunningham set his sights high, with a burning ambition to become a pilot with the renowned RAF aerobatic team...
Yeovilton Air Show competition - Midweek Herald UK | RNAS Yeovilton will be celebrating 40 years since the first flight of the Lynx helicopter at this year’s International Air Day on Saturday, July 9...
Flower drop honors war dead - My Desert | The 13th annual Memorial Day Flower Drop will take place May 30 at the Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m with “Kool Kids” activities, live radio broadcasts from K-News radio, performances from the Heatwave Jazz Band. At 2 p.m. a B-25 bomber will drop 3,000 carnations in honor of veterans killed defending the U.S...
Fly in a historic aircraft - Denver Daily | The public this weekend will have the rare opportunity to fly in World War II aircraft. The Liberty Foundation has flown in two World War II-era aircraft to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield and are inviting the public to purchase tickets for flights...
Fly a World War II bomber - Summit Daily | World War II veteran Wayne Whitlock settles into the back of the B-17 bomber's seats — metal benches, thinly padded and covered in army green canvas. He gazes at the interior of the door, where former vets have signed their names after flying on the same plane, recalling, just like he does, their war-hero buddies...
‘Drop a Bomb on Cancer’ from a plane May 21 - Tribstar | TERRE HAUTE — An up-close look at the Terre Haute International Airport will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 21 during an airport open house. Many types of aircraft will be on display, and visitors will have the chance to drop a “bomb” on a target to benefit the fight against leukemia...
Happy 'Top Gun' Day - Wood TV | "I feel the need... the need for speed!" Twenty five years ago this month, "Top Gun" debuted in theaters, and Friday, May 13th has been established as "Top Gun Day" by the creators of the website...
AVIATOR URGES ‘BOOK NOW’ FOR FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW AND LONDON 2012 - Travelio | Just a stone’s throw away from the Airshow site and within easy reach of London and all the main Olympic events, TAG owned Aviator hotel is already gearing up for the next Farnborough International Airshow (9-15 July) and the London Olympics (27 July -12 August).
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Solar Impulse's first international flight is underway (live) - Engadget | We've been following Captain Piccard's Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane for a few years now. Today, right now as a matter of fact, the pioneering Swiss HB-SIA aircraft with 200-foot wingspan is attempting its first international flight. The flight to Brussels began at 8:40am (0640GMT) and should conclude about 12 to 13 hours later when...
Video: Judy Wexler Powers UMD 'Gamera' Off The Ground! - Martt | Here's the youtube version of the successful flight on Thursday 5-12-11 of the University of Maryland 'Gamera' human powered helicopter. It's an impressive accomplishment no matter how you look at it...Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Video: After Rocky Start, Jetman Conquers The Canyon! - Martt | After a rocky start (hehe), Yves Rossy has indeed made his Jetman flight thru, around, or over the Grand Canyon. News is just now cracking about the event, but according to some sources, the flight actually took place on Saturday...
Red Arrows’ future secure - Gainsborough Standard | THE Ministry of Defence has rubbished speculation that the future of the iconic Red Arrows display team was under threat. Often seen colouring the skies over Gainsborough and based at neighbouring RAF Scampton, The Red Arrows are one of the UK’s flagship display teams – but fears have been voiced regarding their future in light of...
She's awesome! So excited to see Ashley and Gary perform this summer! - 'Great State of Maine Airshow' Facebook picture.Air show to aid tornado victims - GA News | The Wings Over Cullman Air Show on May 21 will provide aid to tornado victims of Cullman County, Alabama, and beyond. Less than four weeks before the show, violent tornados cut across Alabama leaving Cullman and many communities reeling...
VIDEO: Bob Hoover's Aero Commander Shrike Ice Tea Routine - EAA | A classic flashback look at Bob’s famous routine.
WWII Veterans Honored With Flight To DC - WLWT | HEBRON, Ky. -- Local war veterans are getting the trip of a lifetime, decades after serving their county in World War II. Seventy elderly veterans received a free trip Tuesday on Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., where they'll visit the memorials built in their honor.
10th anniversary of RAF C-17 operations - Flightglobal | The UK Royal Air Force will complete its first 10 years of flying Boeing's C-17 transport, with its use of the type continuing to run well above planned rates. Seven of the tactical heavy airlifters are now assigned to 99 Sqn and flown from the RAF's transport super-base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire...
Finnish Air Force Hawk flies with the first modernized - Cavok | The Finnish Air Force is progressing well with the introduction into operation of training aircraft BAE Systems Hawk jets that were 66 Swiss Air Force. A Hawk jet red and white with a new cockpit completely modernized in Finland performed the first flight on Thursday evening, May 5, 2011...Hosting America’s Best Teachers - NASM | Last week the Smithsonian Institution hosted the state Teachers of the Year, who were in town for their annual visit to the White House. The teachers split into smaller groups to visit eight different Smithsonian units, and we were honored to have seven teachers come to the National Air and Space Museum. They represented Texas, Minnesota, Louisiana, New Jersey, Connecticut, Utah, and Wisconsin...
History of Aviators Continues... - Flight To Success | Last week's Friday Flyer was Hannah Hunhoff, a pilot in the making who is flying in a long line of aviators. Their history is incredible...Human-powered quadcopter flies live tomorrow (With Video) - Hack A Day | A team from the University of Maryland will be taking their human-powered helicopter to the air tomorrow. The current flight record for this type of vehicle is just over 19 seconds of flight at a height of about 8 feet. What surprises us about this attempt is that they’re not pedaling just one main rotor...
VIDEO: Bored Russian pilot shaves volunteer with helicopter (Russia Today) - Seattle PI | This, apparently, is what happens when Russians get bored. To overcome his malaise, a Siberian helicopter pilot decided to perform a series of tricks, Russia Today reported Tuesday...
Preview Tours Start at Spaceport America - Hobby Space | LAS CRUCES, NM — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has selected Follow The Sun, Inc., to conduct public Preview Tours of Spaceport America. Spaceport America's Preview Tours will feature guided, exclusive access to the spaceport and provide guests an up close and personal encounter with the spaceflight facilities only available during the current pre-operational phase...
CANADIAN ASTRONAUTS IN OTTAWA - Aviation.ca | On Thursday, May 12th, Canadian astronauts will be on hand to inaugurate a new exhibition on living in space at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa...
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Thrill of a part-time job - Kansas.com | Pilot John Klatt takes the Wichita Eagle's Jill Erickson for a high performance Aerobatic flight northwest of Wichita on Wednesday. (Sept. ...US National Aerobatics Competition at the North Texas Regional Airport – KTEN | The Eagle Sport Aviation Club was created in 1999 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Group members say they started the group to help others discover the pleasures ...
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Reno 2010 Photo Round-Up- Anything Goes! - ASB.TV Community from http://www.asb.tv/ Reno 2010 Photo Round-Up- Anything Goes!, Images of the Reno Air Races and Airshow
Rockford AirFest attendance proves difficult to tally - Rockford Register Star | ROCKFORD — On Chicago Rockford International Airport's books, 90000 people attended Rockford AirFest 2010. But next year, when the Rockford ...
Up, up and away: Airport sponsors annual Fly In and open house - Alton Telegraph | The 16th annual Fly In and open house will bring in about 60 to 70 antique airplanes and as many as 100 hot rods and classic automobiles, along with a few ...
More than 35 nations taking part in Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition 2010 – DVIDS …to participate in the African continent's largest air show, the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition 2010. The event, held at Ysterplaat Air Force ...
Selah "Air Show" Pilot Finally Found - KIMA CBS 29 | SELAH -- For the last three days KIMA has been tracking down the plane and pilot who performed that impromptu air show over Selah on Sunday ...
Historic bomber may be grounded as charity runs into money troubles - Yorkshire Post | But a charity flypast planned for this Sunday could be the aeroplane's last mission after the charitable trust which led the restoration effort revealed ...
Historic WWII plane for sale - The State | The B-25C Mitchell bomber housed at Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport was used as a centerpiece for the 50th Reunion of Doolittle's Raiders and in two reunions ...Fifi to fly at Airsho - Odessa American | If things follow the plan, "Fifi" will return in all its glory at the Commemorative Air Force's annual Airsho in October. Autumn Hicks, CAF director of ...
Aviation artist hosting exhibit at Shelby museum - WDAM-TV | CAMP SHELBY, MS (WDAM) - A Hattiesburg aviation artist known for his depictions of Tuskegee Airmen in combat is displaying his work at the Mississippi Armed ...
Facebook | Pearl the movie from http://www.facebook.com/ Pearl the movie What an honor! "Pearl" will be privately screened for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during their reunion in Palm Desert, CA, at the end of this month. "Pearl" star Elijah DeJesus is making time to attend this special event!...
It's a deal! - 32 JSFs. from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | Lockheed Martin and Pentagon officials confirmed Sept. 22 that the company has reached an agreement with the Pentagon on the highly anticipated buy of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, known as the low rate initial production lot 4 (LRIP-4)…
XF-92 vs B-36 from The Unwanted Blog by admin | A publicity photo from Convair (from SDAM via Nankivil) showing the Convair XF-92 experimental delta winged research plane next to the Convair B-36. The size difference is really quite staggering…
Back In The Air: X-48B from Aero-News Network | Blended Wing Body Resumes Flight Tests At NASA Dryden After undergoing a major overhaul and upgrades, the Boeing / NASA X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft resumed flight tests with a checkout flight September 21 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, CA…
Six former USAF missile officers claim UFO's have interfered with missile C&C systems from Military Photos by [WDW] Megaraptor | WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Witness testimony from more than 120 former or retired military personnel points to an ongoing and alarming intervention by unidentified aerial objects at nuclear weapons sites, as recently as 2003…
Aero-TV: Flying The F-86 Sabre-Jet -- Captain 'Snort' At Oshkosh 2010 from Aero-News Network | Legendary Fighter Looks Good Wherever It Flies! ALL eyes craned skyward as the sound the F-86 became audible... and the only person enjoying it more had to be the guy on the stick... Captain Dale "Snort" Snodgrass. The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre was one of this nation's best known and much favored transonic jet fighters. Best known for its astounding ability to take down MiG 15s in the Korean war, the bird developed an almost mythical rep among the pilots who flew it…
Balloons to fly in Montague sky - Mount Shasta Herald | Twenty-eight hot air balloon pilots from northern California, Oregon and Nevada are expected to participate in this weekend's annual 2010 ...
