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Greenwood Lake air show returns to West Milford for fifth year - NorthJersey.com | Excitement is building as the 5th annual Greenwood Lake Air Show prepares to take flight again on Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18. In the spotlight this year is Kirby Chambliss, a five-time U.S. national aerobatic champion named one of the top 15 aerobatic pilots in the country. Kirby was invited to compete in the first Red Bull Air Race events held in the early 2000s. He is a two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Appearing for the first time at the Greenwood Lake Air Show, there will be a jet-powered funny car driven by Jerry McCart. Powered by a jet engine commonly used on the F-5 fighter, the jet-powered funny car can produce over 12,000 hp and produces 4.6 g-forces of acceleration force. It burns fuel at a rate of 3 gallons per second, and has been clocked at over 284 mph in the quarter-mile....

Disney's Dusty ready to entertain Airbourne crowds - Eastbourne Herald | Airbourne prepares to take to the skies later this month and the Matadors Aerobatic Team will undergo a makeover in honour of the new Disney film Planes to bring Team Dusty and Team Ripslinger to town (August 15-18). The two planes, Sbach XtremeAir XA41s, are piloted by air racing champion Paul Bonhomme (Team Dusty) and Steve Jones (Team Ripslinger). From above the world of Cars and Cars 2, Planes is an action packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty, a plane with dreams of competing as a high flying air racer....

Local air show expects boost in attendance - Winston-Salem Journal | The Winston-Salem Air Show could get a boost in attendance this year because federal sequestration has led to the cancellation of air shows across the country, organizers said. Of the typical 300 to 325 yearly air shows throughout the United States about 65 have been canceled this year, according to the International Council of Air Shows, an industry trade association based in Leesburg, Va. “We’re certainly expecting 40,000 plus this year,” said Steve Flippin, the director of the Winston-Salem Air Show, which will be held Sept. 21 and 22 at Smith Reynolds Airport. “Part of that is there are a lot of air show fans all over the country, but, certainly in the Southeast, so many air shows have been canceled.”...

Rutherford Airshow - ABC Online | Helen Clare visited the Royal Newcastle Aero Club on Sunday and was taken up to host her show from the air by Chris Hirst, the club president, in his Cessna. The airshow included formation flying from club Cessnas and a Grumman Avenger giving a low flyby to the crowd. Over the 85 years the club has operated a range of aircraft with the clubs current fleet consisting of Cessnas, a Piper Archer and a De Havilland Tiger Moth....

Milwaukee Air & Water Show soars in the air but flops in the water - Examiner.com | This past weekend, Milwaukee residents spent their time at the beach, watching the skies and waves during the 2013 Milwaukee Air and Water Show. Sunday, August 4, was a gorgeous day to spend on the beach, as weather conditions were perfect. Some visitors were let down by the lack of Thunderbirds and Blue Angels in the Air Show, but the real disappointment was in the water show....

Three Electric Airplanes Fly at AirVenture 2013 - CAFE Foundation Blog | Electric aircraft have flown for the last six years at the big Oshkosh AirVenture airshow. Randall Fishman started the movement in 2007 showing his ElectraFlyer trike, and then flew his ElectraFlyer C, a single-seater derived from the Moni motorglider the following year. He won the 2008 Stan Dzik Memorial Award For Design Contribution “for the installation of the Electric-Motor power train” and the Dr. August Raspet Award. Last year he displayed his ElectricFlyer ULS, a twin-boom pusher with soaring capabilities....

Why we want to bring back our much-loved Southend Airshow - Southend Standard ...News the council could no longer afford to run the show came as a huge blow. Mr Delaney said: “I was absolutely devastated when I heard they were cancelling it. I was really angry and thought it ridiculous. I immediately started a Facebook campaign. In fact, Tom and I had launched our campaigns within an hour of each other. “When I saw we were getting a good response, I contacted Tom and said: ‘Let’s get together’. We had never met before, but we have become close friends.”...

WWII style hangar dance to be held at Maverick Air Center - KELO AM-FM | Sioux Falls S.D. (KELO AM) - The Joe Foss Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is putting on a WWII style hangar dance as an initial fund raiser for their unit on Monday, 12 August. The Commemorative Air Force is the largest owner and operator of historic privately owned aircraft and the Joe Foss Squadron is the newest unit....

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP: Yankee Air Museum hosting exhibit on Tuskegee Airmen - Heritage Newspapers The Yankee Air Museum will be hosting a free educational exhibit on the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first-ever group of black military pilots, on Friday, Aug. 9. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of black military pilots who fought in the racially segregated United States Army. Despite the discrimination they faced, these men served their country in World War II and trained at the Tuskegee...

Air museum hopes to save Rosie the Riveter's factory - Michigan Radio | The Yankee Air Museum hopes to save part of the historic factory where Rosie the Riveter made B-24 bombers during WWII. The historic Michigan factory where the iconic Rosie the Riveter and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers during World War II could face the wrecking ball two months from now....

Commemorative Air Force lands in Duluth - Duluth News Tribune | Planes full of passengers were taking off and landing Monday on the tarmac surrounding the Duluth International Airport, just like every other day. Except most of these planes first flew during World War II. The Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, a volunteer nonprofit, is hosting seven World War II-era plans at its hangar through Wednesday as part of the nationwide AirPower History Tour....

Warbirds on Parade - Allen American | Lancaster, TX -- There are numerous war movies, history books and stories handed down from servicemen and -women about how warplanes played a significant role in our fight for freedom over the years. Now is your opportunity to walk among some of those planes and experience up close the beauty and silent strength that earned them our respect and gratitude. "Warbirds on Parade" will be held at the Lancaster Airport, Beltline Road at Ferris Road, Between I-45 and I-35 on Saturday, Aug.31, 2013, from 10 am to 4 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 a carload or $5 per person, so bring the family, a friend or a whole carload. This year’s event is bigger and better than ever before!...

World War II warbird a flying history lesson - WXOW.com | LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) - A rare piece of history landed in La Crosse on Monday. The B-25J "Maid in the Shade" was a fighter back in WWII, and is still putting up a fight. "We're just wiping it down because these engines back in the day were just meant to leak oil," said pilot Col. Spike McLane, who's rag is covered in oil...

Vet reflects on service during B-17 bomber ride VIDEO - Troy Record | ALBANY - Clad in a blue and green button up shirt, tan pants, and his WWII Army Air Corps hat, Earl Morrow of Granville looked at home in the B-17 bomber, similar to the plane he used to fly when stationed in England in the 1940s. "It felt the same," he reflected after the quick low-flying ride which took him and about 10 other people around the Capital District. "I enjoyed it. I always enjoy anything with wings on it."...

The Aero Experience Contributor and U.S. Air Force Veteran Featured in EAA AirVenture Oshkoch 2013 Publication | The Aero Experience contributor and U.S. Air Force Veteran Fred Harl was featured in the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 "AirVenture Today" daily newspaper (p.42) distributed to thousands of visitors on the grounds Saturday and now online. Harl served in active duty for four years, stationed at Langley AFB in Virginia, Kunsan AB in South Korea, and Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. He also served...

The Lone Wolf and the Alpha Male - Vintage Wings of Canada | It's a famous photograph... at least here in Canada. It depicts two Flying Officers of 403 “Wolf” Squadron, RCAF. Both men are Canadian, both born in or near the Québec city of Montréal. Both are fighter pilots, Spitfire pilots, the finest. It looks like a cool day as the two young men have their battle dress tunics on and the pilot in the back wears a wool turtleneck sweater under his. It's the late autumn of 1943, RAF Kenley in the south of England. Both men are in their early twenties. Both have spent many months training and flying Spitfires in England and Malta. They are both highly experienced....

Air Zoo to restore historic World War II fighter · General Aviation News Staff  | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo has been selected by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to oversee restoration of a historic World War II era “Wildcat” fighter recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan after 68 years. The plane, an Eastern Aircraft FM-2 “Wildcat,” Bureau Number 57039, was recovered from 200 feet of water by A & T Recovery of Chicago on Dec. 7, 2012...

Author TD Barnes Interview with uShip News CIA Movement of A-12 Spyplanes to Area 51 | Thornton D. Barnes, former Area 51 Special Projects and author of “My Odyssey to Area 51″ tells about secret military and CIA shipments to Area 51 that have been declassified.

John Mollison & X-POW / F-4 WSO Dick Francis – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Ep 514 WARBIRD RADIO – Aviation artist, author and historian John Mollison is featured on this episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! John is currently working on a series of Vietnam War drawings and invited former Prisoner of War / F-4 Weapons System Officer Dick Francis to join in on the conversation as well. Don’t miss a minute of this incredible story.

A Teacher With Lofty Goals Takes Off In Spirit Of Aviation Aero-News Network | Kentucky Institute For Aerospace Education Growing Momentum By Maxine Scheer | Last week at AirVenture, ANN met up with Tim Smith, CEO of the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education (KIAE). Tim is an educator with a passion for making a difference in STEM education. He first appeared at AirVenture in 2008, with a group of students from a high school in Frankfort, Kentucky, towing along the skeleton of an Aeronca 60-TF. Over the last five years, Time has established an aviation pathways program that has grown from serving one high school (Frankfort, KY) to serving 23 high schools in not only Kentucky, but now includes Tennessee...

Flying Scholarships For Disabled People Presents Wings And Scholarships - Aero-News Network | Awards Made At Royal International Air Tattoo 2013. | On the occasion of this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT 2013) the disability and aviation charity, Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP) awarded certificates of scholarship to nine new trainees and congratulated a further eight for achieving their wings. The charity’s program aims to change the candidate’s lives, all of whom are disabled, through the medium of flight. This brings the total number of students that have been through the training program to nearly 400 over a 30 year period...

Boeing "Ultra Hornet" Takes Off on Maiden Flight Today - The Aero Experience Exclusive! | The Boeing F/A-18 "Ultra Hornet" took off on its maiden flight today at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport this morning. The modified Super Hornet was configured with conformal fuel tanks as part of a year-long development program to enhance the range and weapons capabilities of the aircraft. Pilots Steve Schmidt and Mike Wallace reported that the aircraft flew as expected and declared the hour-plus functional test flight a success. Here are some exclusive photos of the takeoff:...

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Photos: Air Show Flying Machines - Massapequa Patch | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air was another incredible success this weekend as more than 100,000 people flocked to Jones Beach for each session. The aircraft at this annual event are spectacular, and the spectacle is breathtaking. Many representatives of  the U.S. Armed Forces were on hand as well...

Photos: Home Base at the Air Show - Farmingdale Patch | A look at the Bethpage Air Show weekend events from its launching grounds in Farmingdale...

Updated: Thousands turn out for Southend Air Festival - Echo-News | BARREL rolls, nosedives and loop-the-loops became familiar sights in the skies above Southend as aviation fans lapped up two days of aeronautical stunts and displays. The 2011 Southend Airshow attracted about 300,000 people to the town’s seafront to watch the spectacular sights overhead on Saturday and yesterday...

Honor Flight | For the WWII Vets (with VIDEO) - OkcHomeSellers | We need to honor the World War II vets. Unfortunately, we are losing them at a rate of 1,000 per day. My dad was one of those vets and great Americans, but unfortunately I lost him in 1964. I miss hearing his stories of the war in the Pacific, specifically Guadalcanal, where he served in the Navy Seabees. He had an influence on me that has lasted a lifetime...

WWII pilot, POW finds joy in life - The Spectrum | ST GEORGE - At 95 years old, Harold "Bud" Cannon is enjoying his life too much to stop for Memorial Day observances. "I usually don't participate," said the retired Army Air Corps bomber pilot and World War II prisoner of war. "I hold back and be quiet."...

History comes alive; WWII vet honored in Missoula - KAJ18 | MISSOULA- The Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History honored a handful of former pilots and ground personnel on Sunday to kick off their Memorial Day celebrations, and one of the men they honored is a 94-year-old combat pilot from World War II...

Last shall be first: World War II POW to lead 91st annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade - Missoulian | Chuck Duus has always considered himself a lucky man. As an 18-year-old, Duus' luck held for 16 bombing missions as a tail gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress that struck deep over German territory in World War II...

Memorial Day Memories: Tosa Veterans Recall Service in WWII - Wauwatosa Patch | Some 16 million Americans served in World War II. Most of them were very young men and women when they entered their country’s service in the largest conflict the world has ever seen. We are now entering the year that, on Dec. 7, will mark the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into that war...

Inside a Flying Fortress - Air & Space | Compared with the B-29, the B-17’s navigation equipment was basic. The navigator’s principle tools were the air position indicator (an electromechanical dead reckoning computer), a drift sight, and an astrodome to take sextant sightings...

American good deed remembered -- and appreciated -- 70 years later - Star Advertiser | Military Appreciation Month in Hawaii seems the perfect time to recount a recent experience that defines military appreciation. As an American with a busy international travel schedule, I'm often drawn reluctantly into political discussions with citizens of countries I am visiting...

Aviation Inspiration Day Recap - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Last Saturday, May 28th, was the first ever Aviation Inspiration Day - a joint effort between Girls With Wings, Inc., and the Commemorative Air Force - Minnesota Wing, led by Squadron Commander Col. Amy Lauria. Amy and I had talked at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh about "someday" coordinating an event at the CAF museum... 

Love of aviation led to illustrious career - Winnipeg Free Press | George Elliott is being remembered as an icon in Manitoba's aviation history. Elliott, who was general manager of Winnipeg International Airport and later the executive director of the Western Canada Aviation Museum, died suddenly on Thursday of a heart attack...


Still Time to Register - Big Muddy Air Race | We will be taking registrations right to the end. Claude Hendrickson just entered with his beautiful P-51, Sarah Jean, so I just had to post this photo from the Texoma race...

“Piston” pack reaches 5,000 feet - AOPA Blog | The Martin Jetpack, really a piston-engine pack powered by a derivative of a Mercury motorboat engine, has reached 5,000 feet above New Zealand with a mannikin simulating the pilot. It should be ready for delivery, the company says, in 18 months...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth for Final Time Wednesday - NASA | Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, June 1, completing a 16-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. If Endeavour lands Wednesday, it will have spent 299 days in space and traveled more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992...

Endeavour is Coming Home: Amazing Photos From the Shuttle’s Last Voyage - Mashable | NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station at 11:55 p.m. ET Sunday, embarking on its last voyage towards home. After undocking, Endeavour flew around the station at distances of about 450 to 650 feet, with crew members taking videos and photos of the station...