Patriots Jet Team Expanding to Six Jets for 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle | The group was founded in 2002 with a mission to entertain air show and special events audiences, while encouraging the nation's youth towards careers in the ...
Alaska military base says F-22 fighter overdue - Washington Post | AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A spokeswoman for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson says an F-22 fighter jet based at the military facility near Anchorage is overdue. ...
USAF F-22A Raptor - Nellis AFB 2010 by Britt Dietz www.warbird-photos.com | Probably my favorite shot of the 2010 Nellis AFB Airshow, and one of my favorite F-22A Raptor shots of all time... and it was all by accident! I'll have a blog post talking about how I got this shot during sunset this week! www.warbird-photos.com/airshows/2010-NellisAFB-2/Nellis10D2_F-22A_Raptor_5297.jpg
75th Anniversary Celebrations Mark China Clipper's First Flight - Business Wire | Ongoing exhibits are open to the general public at the Oakland airport, at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos and at the Alameda Naval Air Museum, ...
J-10 Fighter - Airshow China 2010 from Military Photos by DefenceTalk.com by The Watcher:
Mason Co. native inducted into aviation hall of fame - Lexington Herald Leader | James Graybill, a pilot who has logged more than 33000 flying hours in his career, was inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame on Nov. ...
Picture(s) A Day – Aviation Nation 2010 – Sunday At Nellis AFB from Parrothead Jeff | Sorry for the delay everyone, but I was just flat worn out Sunday night and yesterday wasn't the greatest day, either. I managed to get the pictures for this post edited and the panoramas stitched together, and uploaded, but getting them built into the post and captioned took a bit too much time…
World War II veteran paints 'City of Savannah' B-17 nose art - Savannah Morning News … the World War II veteran painted the nose art on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, the "City of Savannah. ...
History Major's Dream Vacation – Udvar Hazy part II - Reaching ... by Redfokker | It does not look like much, but it is another rare piece of aviation history and I was excited to see it. The airplane/spacecraft geek in me got all weepy in viewing some of the most mundane artifacts of the space race of the 1960s. ...
Airplane Geeks - Episode 123 - Listener Mailbag | Airplane Geeks ... by maxflight | We also have David's This Week in Aviation history segment, the Australia Desk report by Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, and Pieter Johnson's latest Across the Pond segment. Mentions: The World Airport Data App ...
Greatest Generation: James Mulder - WSAV-TV | On October 6th on a bomb run to take out a ball bearing factory in Berlin Mulder's B-17 was shot down. "The two guys in the waist got killed and the guy in ...
Seahawk helicopter retires to Pacific Aviation Museum - Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Its last mission was a short jaunt — from the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor this morning. ...
Liberator — Consolidated B-24M walkaround from Travel for Aircraft | The Liberator was a contemporary of Boeing's B-17 Flying Fortress in the European Theater and the unchallenged heavy bomber for the U.S. Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater until the advent of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-24 is one of the most produced airplanes in history, partly because its design better envisioned mass production methods of the day. It was also known to be heavy on the controls and Liberator pilots famously had well developed muscles in their left arms to demonstrate that characteristic…
The Lockheed L-1011 Flies Into It's 40th Year from Flying With Fish | The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took to the skies for the first time forty years ago today, November 16th 1970. To me is the L-1011 is the airplane that started my love of airplanes, airlines, travel and the smell of jet fuel. The L-1011 was not only an airplane that flew over my house day and night growing up next New York's JFK Airport, it was also the plane that flew me to Grandma (usually Delta and sometimes Eastern). On the windowsill next to my bed I had a collection of little white plastic Delta Air Lines L-1011s collected from every flight…
The Anatomy of the Airbus A380 QF32 near disaster from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands | The Airbus presentation to accident investigators of the damage done to QF32 on November 4 gives new technical insights into this near disaster involving a Qantas A380 with 466 persons on board. The examination of the damage is far from complete, as the presentation makes clear. It doesn't deal with the other dimensions of this serious incident, which are the loss or impairment of various systems on the giant airliner, and the emerging difficulties the crew faced from fuel load imbalance caused by some of those failures…
'GatwickSpotting' Airliner Videos Are Awesome! by Martt | Jordi Blumberg is GatwickSpotting on youtube, and wow, these are some really awesome videos of airliners at Gatwick Airport, London's second airport. You might have already seen the fabulous slow motion 747 video I posted a while back, and now, I highly suggest you experience these two videos.
Airship Bullet™ Class 580 Successfully Completes 2nd Inflation Test for Pre-Flight Demonstration at NASA Ames Research, Moffett Field from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -MONTGOMERY AL- E Green Technologies, Inc. / 21st Century Airships today announced that it has successfully completed the 2nd Inflation Test of its Airship, the BulletTM Class 580 at the Montgomery, Alabama Garrett Coliseum. The 1-hour Airship inflation took place inside the Garrett Coliseum, one of the few facilities large enough to host the operation. With the inflation, the mission is to complete pre-flight engineering fit checks for attachments in preparation for the Company's near term maiden flight of the BulletTM Class 580 at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California…
World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil | On Nov. 3, 1944, the Japanese started launching balloons with bombs attached, hoping the jet stream would carry them eastward across the Pacific to the United States. More than 9,000 of them were released during the war, with approximately 1,000 reaching the destination. The bombs were meant to start forest fires, produce chaos and divert manpower from the war effort in the U.S. They were a reprisal for the Doolittle raid on Tokyo…
Aero-TV: The Voice Of Fiesta -- Glen Moyer's Love Of Ballooning from Aero-News Network | Long-Time Enthusiast Has Become One Of The Voices Of An Amazing Aerial Pursuit The ANN crew has known Glen Moyer for a long time... enjoying his emails and calls with news of the ballooning world, as well as an accompanying passion for all things flight. So... it was no surprise that when we showed up, in force, to cover the extraordinary sights and sounds of the 2010 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, that Glen Moyer was the principal voice for this lofty gathering.
The Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | The first production group of Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transports, designated the C-5A, were built in the 1970s and even then, there were issues with the jet's reliability. When the production line was reopened during the Reagan-era defense buildup in the 1980s, the C-5B was produced to introduce a variety of systems improvements aimed at boosting the jet's reliability…
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AirFest tells the story of freedom - San Antonio Express | "Tora! Tora! Tora!" has been coming to Lackland AirFest since the base was called Kelly. The aerial show — a re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor — returns for the event this weekend, but its message from the old days has changed…
Air Force Thunderbirds headline AirFest - The US Air Force Air Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, will headline Lackland AirFest 2010 Saturday and Sunday on the historic Kelly Field Annex flightline…
THE 7TH ANUAL JACQUELINE COCHRAN AIR SHOW IS SATURDAY « EZ-103.1 ... by mcgrath7 | The 7th annual JACQELINE COCHRAN AIR SHOW is this Saturday at the Thermal airport…..9a-3p…admission and parking….free……find out more at their web site…………. www.jacquelinecochranairshow.org.
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Andalusia's 1st Annual Airshow & Homecoming Next Weekend from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The South Alabama Regional Airport Authority and Cities of Andalusia and Opp are proud to host their 1st annual airshow on November 13, 2010. This year's event will feature the US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II West Coast Demo Team and the US Army Silver Wings Parachute Team. Our Civilian performers are some of the best in the business. World Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland in the Window World MX-2 will headline the event which will also feature the Firebirds Extreme Aerobatic Team, Skip Stewart Airshows, Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys, Gordo Sander in the Roll Tide T-6, and many other…
J-10 fighter jet to cut a dash at air show - People's Daily Online | "We pilots have a strong sense of pride every time we take off," said the 46-year-old command pilot. Yan also said his team is now among the top aerobatic ...
Cocoa Beach Air Show by adventuresoffour | The Cocoa Beach Air Show was last weekend. I decided to take the boys up to see the action on Sunday to get them out of J's hair while he worked on the new driveway.
EAA News - Joe Kittinger to Keynote EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner from http://www.eaa.org/ On December 17, EAA will celebrate the 107th anniversary of the first successful powered flight at the 8th annual Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner. The evening's keynote speaker is most famous for making perhaps the most incredible unpowered flight; Joe Kittinger, Jr. - Fifty years ago, on August 16, 1960, Kittinger jumped…
WWII fighter plane to roar over Camarillo - Camarillo Acornt …the Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum at the Camarillo Airport, 455 Aviation Drive. The Commemorative Air Force will give a presentation of the ...
The planner (take your pick) - Tampabay.com | You can ride the Liberty Belle, or at least get a good look at the famous B-17 "Flying Fortress" from World War ...
Take time to remember those who made ultimate sacrifice - Quest News | Mal Sayers and Cliff Robinson with the plaque to commemorate RAAF airmen at the Queensland Air Museum. LEX Gilvear will be among those who stand in silence, ...
Naval Air Station Fort Worth honors women pilots who served there in WWII - Fort Worth Star Telegram ... base officials unveiled WASP Court, named for the 1074 women who flew warbirds -- stateside only -- so that men could be freed up for combat missions. ...
Museum will honor 3 aviation figures from Kansas.com: Aviation by MOLLY McMILLIN | Three aviation experts — a test pilot, the designer of the Walter Beech Wind Tunnel and a founder of a general aviation insurance company — will be honored Saturday at the Kansas Aviation Museum's annual gala. Shanda Lear, daughter of Bill and Moya Lear, is the keynote speaker for the event. Bill Lear was founder of jet manufacturer Lear Jet. Shanda Lear's grandfather, Ole Olsen, a vaudeville comedy performer, came up with her unusual name. Read more
Raising the Nieuport 11 from San Diego Air & Space Museum Blog by bbernasconi | After spending about two years in restoration out at our Gillespie Field Annex, the Nieuport 11 Bébé has returned to the Museum. Today, after some final paint touch-ups by exhibit department paint specialist, Mark Weixeldorfer, our crew raised it up in the World War I Gallery. I must say it looks good, especially the freshly polished copper on the engine.
Museums and culture in Alaska - Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum The museum overlooks Lake Hood, the world's busiest float plane lake. It has 20 airplanes on display, including a 1944 Grumman Goose amphibian, a 1928 Stearman, a Stinson L-1 and an Army reconnaissance ...
Northrop's Huge Army Spy Blimp Floats On from Wired: Danger Room by Spencer Ackerman | Northrop Grumman's ginormous experimental spying blimp is progressing rapidly, the company wants you to know. In barely a year, Northrop predicts, it'll be ready to test in an "operational environment." The Army awarded Northrop a $517 million contract in June to develop a trio of unmanned, seven-story, football-field sized mega-blimps called Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicles…
Young Eagles flight rally at Minute Man Airfield - Wicked Local Stow …when EAA Chapter 196 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Minute Man Airfield. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest ...
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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The biennial event, which features the US Navy's Blue Angels flying act, drew many people from around metro Atlanta, as well as other states. ...
Amigo Airsho: Aerial acrobatics, stunts lure 32,000; show continues today - El Paso Times
FORT BLISS -- Thousands of people craned their necks to watch aerobatic planes and jets climb into the air and loop, swoop and drop at the Amigo Airsho on Saturday at Biggs Army Airfield.
Jets thundered as they performed corkscrews and flew ...
Photographer takes flight with the Thunderbirds - Lonoke Democrat
I was privileged to enjoy that view Friday, courtesy of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Friday began with a lesson by Staff Sgt. Sang Lee on how to assemble the ...
October ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ in Minnesota from General Aviation News
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s has signed a proclamation declaring October “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Minnesota. ...
J-10s in acrobatics in Zhuhai City Air Show - Military Strategy
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, a new sponsor of Airshow China 2010, is set to participate in it with a bigger contingent, bringing with them a majority of the aircraft displayed at the 60th National Day Parade on 2009, ...
Aero Sport Activities in Himachal Pradesh Back on Track - Rang7.com
The event is being supported by Aero Club of India. To get more information about the championship, participation and other details one can log on to ...
What you see in a Hornet photo - from ELP Defens(c)e Blog
This is a typical photo of a Hornet config (classic or Super) in the new era where almost every air-to-ground weapon is a precision guided munition. As a legacy of the Hornet family design, the most practical place to have the electro/optical-laser pod is on the left waist. So, in order for the pod to have a good field of view; you go with an asymmetric config with no left drop tank. ...
Maj. Ralph Cheli from Air Force Link Top Stories
Maj. Ralph Cheli knew if he punched out, he'd destroy the integrity of the squadron of B-25 Mitchells he led on Aug. 18, 1943 over the heavily defended airdrome near Wewak, New Guinea, many of his men would be lost and the mission would fail. He could eject and save himself, or he could maintain his course and save his men. He chose his men. For his actions, he would receive the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Cheli was born in San Francisco October 1919. He had made ...
WWII replica P-51: Pilot Injured In Plane Crash Near Southern Pines, North Carolina from The Kathryn Report
Photo Credit: Frank Staples MOORE COUNTY, N.C. - One person was injured in a small plane crash Sunday in Moore County. The Moore County Sheriff's Office says the plane went down around 2:45 Sunday afternoon on Old Morganton Road just outside of Southern Pines. Officials say the plane was destroyed, Cypress Pointe Fire Department says the pilot of the single engine plane was the only person on ...
Morris People: The Ninety-Nines just love to fly - Dailyrecord.com
Kollar was a member of one of four teams of pilots from the North Jersey Chapter to participate in the Air Race Classic, a cross-country race for women ...
17 Oct, 2010: FIRST FEMALE PILOT FOR ETHIOPIAN TAKES TO THE SKIES from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the maiden flight of its female Captain Amsale Gualu Endegnanew. Captain Amsale proudly took off her first flight from the left hand seat of the flight deck of a Q-400 aircraft from Addis Ababa to Gondar then to Axum and finally returned back to Addis Ababa after a total of 3.6 flight hours.
Amsale joined Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Training School on July 10, 2000 and started her career as first officer ...
Revised: F-14 Tomcat Video Gallery from MILAVIA Updates
Revised the video gallery page for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat section.
Jules Richard Portable anemometer Jules Richard - Passionate about Aviation
During my last visit to the museum Henri Guillaumet to Bouy (Marne) I had the opportunity to see this presentation portable anemometer in superb condition, made by Jules Richard institutions in the early 20th century. ...
Chronology of Military Aircraft from Aviation by K.P.
What’s It Like To Land A Space Shuttle? Reporter Finds Out from Aviation Blogs
Now I know what it feels like to land in the space shuttle.
I’ve made that daunting, bricklike dive toward the landing strip at Kennedy Space Centerand plunged seven times steeper than commercial airliners, with the ground approaching the cockpit windows at an alarming pace. ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Arrows Tricolori promotional tour of the Emirates - Map
Show in Dubai of Arrows Tricolori, the Italian Air Force acrobatic team. From November 15 to 19 will perform in the UAE ...
Six J-7GBs, painted in blue-and-white strips, presented a series of aerobatic maneuvers at the demonstration to give a farewell performance as the aerobatic ...
Where presidents dare: Pratibha Patil to fly in fighter jet - Thaindian.com
IAF vice chief Air Vice Marshal PK Barbora Tuesday said the force was "proud of the moment" when Patil will fly in the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet, ...
Then we heard the roar from the skies as the Red Arrows practised overhead and we laughed in exhilaration. I am sure the flypast must be the Queen's ...
Inaugural Bahrain International Airshow only two months away ... - Google
With only two months to go until the launch event, joint-organisers Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) for the Kingdom of Bahrain and Farnborough International Ltd (FIL) are looking forward to what looks...
Slideshow: Nellis holds Aviation Nation Open House - Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories
Nellis' Aviation Nation Open House is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various aircraft from the military. The open house also acts as the final air show of the year for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team "Thunderbirds." View the slideshow. Click here for the Wings of Blue slideshow.
Lauderdale Commission gives tentative yes to air show entry fee, cooler ban - Broward Politics
A business team hoping to put on a new air show, to be called Air Lauderdale, got tentative support from Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday to charge an entry fee ...
Proposed for air show: $5 and 10 fees at some gates, no personal coolersSun-Sentinel.com
Vimy's Final Flight - Flightline UK
The Vickers Vimy replica made it's final flight into Brooklands on November 15th 2009. The aircraft had been stored at Dunsfold Aerodrome prior to it's last flight. A special grass runway was laid out at Brooklands to allow the aircraft to land there. It will be placed on show at Brooklands Museum where it will be the star of a specially themed day on November 21st.
A video of the aircraft's final flight has been posted on Youtube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPe79Bhvb4
Vickers Vimy replica NX71MY landing at Brooklands on 15 Nov 2009Aeroplane Editor Michael Oakey and Vimy project co-ordinator Jenny Moseley were at Brooklands on Sunday November 15 to record Vickers Vimy replica NX71MY's final landing before retirement.
Memorial unveiled to WWII pilots - BBC News
On Sunday, they travelled from the US for the unveiling of the memorial, including a flypast and wreath laying, near the site where the plane crashed. ...
Pilot faced more danger from wind than enemies - The Desert Sun
Roberts, who piloted four-engine B-17 bombers, said his most harrowing flight was a 10-hour, 20-minute round-trip jaunt from England to Posen, Poland. ...
Endeavor Academy honors veterans - Battle Creek Enquirer
Special guest speaker Captain Larry Jenkins, B17 pilot/POW shared his Unsung Hero slide show and spoke to Endeavor students about his experience as a B17 ...
Women pilots represented at the Smithsonian - You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Of the 100 planes, space craft and so in the book Best of the National Air and Space Musseum, four of them represent women and their achievements in the air.
Most famous, of ocurse, is Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega, ...
Patty Wagstaff flew the Extra 260, in which she became the first woman to win the US National Aerobatic Championship in September 1991. The Extra 260 is a one of a kind aircraft created by Walter Extra, a former German aerobatic competitor and one of the world's premier aerobatic aircraft designers and builders. ...
'Local hero' faced stiff competition for aviator honour - St. Catharines Standard
Niagara Helicopters president Ruedi Hafen's "quick-thinking and airmanship" were the reasons he was a finalist for aviator of the year, but he just couldn't ...
Harrison Ford honored - General Aviation News
Harrison Ford piloted the skies of Denver this past weekend. However this time, it was not for a movie role, according to a story at 9News.com, which notes Ford received the "Spreading Wings" award from the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. The award recognizes Ford's work in promoting aviation to youth in addition to in his films.
The story quotes Ford as saying general aviation is under "severe threat by special interests, adding:
"General aviation does a great job for this country."
Aviation career day takes flight - Santa Maria Times
After graduating from UC Irvine in 1987, he received his Marine commission a year later and was designated a Naval aviator in 1990. He has flown in Somalia, ...
"Tomorrow's leaders" at 14 Wing - Aviation.ca News
On the 4th of November 2009, we had our annual "Take your kids to work Day" here at 14 Wing. The day started off with a quick and uplifting introduction from the Acting Wing Commander Lieutenant Colonel Irvine and Wing...
Channel 4 to crash pasenger jet - PPRuNe Forums
Channel 4 to crash passenger jet for new TV show | TV Blog - Yahoo! TV UK
"A passenger jet will be crashed at high speed in the desert as part of a new Channel 4 programme next year.
The plane will be destroyed in a bid to gain an unprecedented insight into safety issues for the new documentary Plane Crash.
The two pilots will parachute from the airliner, which will be loaded with cameras and sensors, after setting it on autopilot to crash. ... So...any idea who the brave pilots will be?
Atlantis launches!!!!! - How I Am Becoming An Astronaut
Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis occurred yesterday at 2:28 p.m. It was a perfect launch and the weather definitely played in our favor. I leave for Houston today to assist in the review of the imagery that will be downlinked from the ISS of Atlantis. Tomorrow morning we will begin to get the imagery and start inspecting for any critical damages.
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Freeing Spirit - Air & Space Magazine
NASA's Mars rover prepares to escape the worst trouble of its life.
ICON Aircraft photo gallery by EAAupdate (via Twitter)
RAF Cosford Airshow 2009 [ON Demand] - PlanesTV
Dubai Airshow Image Gallery 2009- Dubai Airshow 2009, Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE - OneRiot.com
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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"August First" Aerobatics Team to fly J-10 fighter planes - People's Daily Online
... “August First” Aerobatics Team of the PLA Air Force which took the lead in flying over the Tian'anmen Square during an air show of the military parade ...
Getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH - Wired News
The impressive number was posted by a pilot in a 400-mile air race over Arizona last month. The Fuelventure 400 is more than a showcase for efficiency. ...
Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular Nov. 6-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular in Jacksonville, Florida is on November 6-8, 2009…
Warriors and Warbirds Air Show Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Warriors and Warbirds Air Show is November 7 through the 8, 2009 at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport in North Carolina. It's from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Wings Over Homestead Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Wings Over Homestead is November 7-8, 2009 in Homestead, Florida from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Randolph Air Force Base Airshow Nov. 7-8, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Randolph Air Force Base Airshow in San Antonio, Texas is November 7-8, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M…
Matthias fliegt mit F1 Fahrer Adrian Sutil from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com (Editor)
German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil paid a visit at Matthias' homebase in Tannheim to fly some aerobatics with the Red Bull Air Race pilot. They both had a lot of fun when flying loopings, rolls and other aerobatic maneuvers. Afterwards they talked about the Red Bull Air Race world championship and its similarities to the Formula One.
Biplane Artisans Never Get the FullCredit They Truly Deserve! from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel
Back in “the day”, we owned a small but very active art gallery, and I came to admire the artisans who displayed and sold their work in my shop. These painters, sculptors and potters never ceased to amaze me in their never-ending quest for perfection. So what does that have to do with airplanes? Stay with me now… In my life, I have had the distinct honor to know one of the finest biplane artists in this country by the name of Bob Lock. I say “biplane artists” because Lock (nobody calls him Bob) is one of a tiny group of Master Craftsmen who possess the skill set to bring those wonderful vintage biplanes literally back from the dead…
Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest - The Associated Press
The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace of ...
Masten Space Wins One Million Dollars While Armadillo Remains Three Feet from the Gold from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)
NASA announced Monday that Masten Space Systems of Majove, California had won the $1-million dollar Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 contest; Armadillo Areospace of Rockwall, Texas was the runner-up by three feet winning a $500,000 prize. Both teams flew robotic rockets that had to rise more than 160 feet (49 metres), stay aloft for at least 180 seconds while travelling to a rocky landing pad, and then fly back to the starting point. One team, Unreasonable Rocket, did not complete the requirements to qualify for prize money…
Masten Qualifies for $1 Million Prize; Unreasonable Rocket Completes 1st Attempt from The Launch Pad by Stiles
B-17 evokes emotion during Enid stop - Enid News & Eagle
It is not every day, after all, that a World War II-vintage B-17 Flying Fortress comes to town. Among those admiring the ...
World War II Bombers Arrive at Tri-Cities Regional Airport - Bristol Herald Courier
Large bombers Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator awaited takeoff alongside their small although formidable two-seat buddy, ...
Air museum burgled - Weekend Post
Police spokesman Captain Johann Rheeder said the museum near the airport had been closed for the weekend but when a staff member arrived for work yesterday ...
'Mama Bird' Looks Forward To 100 - Aero-News Network
On November 4th, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame aviatrix, who has logged 57635.4 flight hours, turns100 years old. AOPA Online reports that Mama Bird, ...
3 Cool Things About the World War II Museum's New Movie - Popular Mechanics
For example, the nose of a B-17 actually juts seamlessly from the screen during the bombing of Europe. A computer coordinates all these movements, ...
Jumping Ship from Air & Space Magazine
Associate Herbert Watson Photo series. Harold.A. Fischer. from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder by Gary Watson
China Aviation Museum to Reopen to Public from english.cri.cn
China's largest aviation museum, located in the northern outskirts of Beijing, is to reopen to the public on November15 after a four-month renovation, the Beijing News reported on Monday. As China's only and Asia's largest aviation museum, the newly-renovated museum displays 309 aircraft of 136 types, ranging from China's first airborne early warning to the official plane of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
Need to Know: Aft-Facing Seats from Air & Space Magazine
Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler, a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online, Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally…
This Day in Aviation History: November 3rd by Phil Derner Jr.
Flight International Front Cover Competition returns for a third year from Flightglobal by Michael
It's that time of year again! For the third year running, you have a chance to get your best image featured on the front cover of the world renowned Flight International magazine, by uploading your images to our AirSpace galleries. Below is last year's winner - one of over 1,500 high quality entries we received for the 2008 festive issue…
United States - Texas - Wings Over Houston Airshow 2009 - Houston - 10/30/09 from FenceCheck Forums
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United States - New Mexico - Raptors & Reapers over the Southwest 2009 - Holloman AFB, Alamogord from FenceCheck Forums
First Runner Up for November 3, 2009 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
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News 3's Hetty Chang explains how the Thunderbirds closed the show at Nellis' annual Aviation Nation. They perform nearly 90 shows per year. ...
Voxeons ROCKet at Kennedy Space Center from blogs.voxeo.com
... The highlight of the event was the Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. If you’ve never seem them and get the chance, don’t miss it! The precision pilots, flying FA-18 Hornets, performed high-speed passes, mirror formations, and their signature Delta formation. One fly-by from overhead approached so fast (these fighter jets can reach 700 mph) that it was right above us by the time we heard its deafening sound. It was truly breathtaking and a GREAT company outing.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Space and Air Show: U.S. Navy's Blue Angels; credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett - Space's posterous
Three of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels F/A-18 jets fly in formation over the runway before landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Blue Angels are at Kennedy to perform in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Space and Air Show Nov. 8-9. The Navy's elite flight demonstration squadron will take to the skies in military aircraft demonstrations by the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Super Hornet jets for the second annual Space & Air Show at Kennedy. ...
The Intrepid Is Back and Hosting President Bush for Veterans Day
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The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has reopened its doors to the public after being closed for nearly two years for a complete bow-to-stern refurbishment. ...
Utah vet mourned his flight crew for decades - but lost more than ...The Intrepid is Back and Open - Gothamist, NY
The rainy weather couldn't keep people from heading to the USS Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum on Saturday. The aircraft carrier-turned-museum reopened this ...
USS Intrepid is restored for a new 'mission' - International Herald Tribune
For Veterans Day ceremonies on Tuesday, President George W. Bush was scheduled to join New York politicians at the ship, formally called the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. This latest tour of the ship is largely a triumph.
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
The boys in 2nd Lt. Orville Spenst's flight crew are getting their plane - a B-17 some of them have taken to calling "Heaven's Above" - ready for takeoff at ...
Nov. 11 at Paine Field -- Meet WW2 Fighter Aces from Ares by David Hughes
City of Austin celebrates Veterans Day - News 8 Austin, TX
A flyover by the Commemorative Air Force from San Marcos will kick off the parade. A ceremony at the State Capitol will follow. The Congress Avenue Bridge ...
‘I’m no hero,’ POW Warren says - Tullahoma News and Guardian, TN
Tullahoma resident Jim Warren is one such World War II veteran who served in Europe as a top turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that went down ...
Good things came from service in the Air - Marion Star, OH
The planes used were the T-28 trainer and the B-25. I did not want to make the Air Force or flying a career, so I left active duty July 1956. ...
Vintage World War II Bomber Loses Home in Houston from AMTOnline.com: Top News
Historic bomber and its caregivers, the CAF Gulf Coast Wing, have been ordered to vacate the currently leased hangar by the end of the day Sun., Nov. 30, 2008.
Air Force C-17 over Long Beach, CA from Air Force Live by SAFPA
Thanks to our readers/viewers on Youtube and in LA for the videos of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III over Long Beach
Sally-B 10-11-08 from Warbirdworld
Sally-B getting ready for a trouble-free season next year, of which I'm sure we all wish Elly and the crew better luck for the fast coming 2009 season. [video]
Spitfire: The Illustrated Biography by Jonathan Glacey - Coventry Telegraph, UK
JONATHAN GLANCEY'S new book traces the full history of the Spitfire aeroplane from concept and design to prototype and war machine. In words and pictures, ...
Air Force history lives in Hawk One from www.aviation.ca
A fighter aircraft that enabled thousands of Canadian air and ground crews to fight the menace of the Cold War has come back to life, and will fly once again.
CHRISTOPHER MILLS - Alberta Daily Herald Tribune (subscription), Canada
Max recalls his first battle, when he was flying his Mitchell B-25 in formation when the lead plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He speaks of seeing three ...
Snowbird almost ready for display - Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Canada
The plane’s pedestal has been prepared and painted in Snowbirds’ colours, so once the Tutor is mounted, Kirkpatrick predicts it will resemble “a Snowbird ...
Memorial clash: Vets get place in museum - New Zealand Herald
He said the dedication would be held in an appropriate location before Anzac Day (April 25), in the presence of a full Air Force colour guard and invited guests.
Memoirs of time in Bomber Command from Aviation.ca News
April 14, 1940. That was the day I was enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Soon after, I was sent on a tour with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command.Serving as a wireless operator (ground) in England, I split..
The Flying White House - Air and Space
Presidential airplanes, past and present.
In this post-election season, we offer a look at the airplane that serves as both transportation and command center for U.S. presidents—Air Force One. ...
And The Latest, Greatest Antarctic Exploration Aircraft is:
from AviationBull - Where pilots go to shoot the bull... by Jason
2008 Michelin, Careers in Aviation Scholarship Awarded - AMTOnline.com, MD
PALM COAST, FL -- Careers in Aviation announces the 2008 Michelin Scholarship recipient is Desiree Nicole White from Mary Esther, FL. ...
Young Eagles Soar Over 100 - BainbridgeGa.com, GA
It was the highest number of "Young Eagles" ever flown in one day by EAA 445 Chapter President Danny Deason and his fellow pilots. ...
RV Builders BBQ - AirVenture 2009
from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins
J-10 pilot flew up to 8.6G from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
The PLAAF pilot who flew the J-10 demonstration at Airshow China said he flew the aircraft up to a maximum of 8.6G.
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SPECTACULAR SEASON from Red Bull Air Race News
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship completed its fourth and most successful season with a spine-tingling finale in Perth that saw Austria’s Hannes Arch take the crown as the first European title winner ahead of perennial runner-up Paul Bonhomme of Britain. The groundwork is being put in place for an even more exciting campaign in 2009 after the 8 thrill-filled races in 2008...
Astronauts Prepare for Extreme Home Makeover in Space from SPACE.com
NASA astronauts are preparing for some orbital makeover work aboard space station.
The new airport: A quick user's guide
from IndyStar.com News Headlines
The old airport closes at 8 p.m.Tuesday.Flights coming in after that hour will land at the new airport. Departures from the new terminal begin Wednesday morning.
Soldiers' arrival at new terminal delayed from IndyStar.com - Top Stories
The first passengers to land at the new Indianapolis International Airport won't be Hoosier soldiers after all. Plans had called for about 100 members from the Indiana National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to be the first passengers to arrive at the new Weir Cook Terminal. Their flight was supposed to get in about 2 p.m. Tuesday.
New Terminal Opens Tuesday with Increased Security from WIBC News
Facelift complete - the new Colonel H. Weir Cook Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport opens Tuesday.
TSA Unveils Security Checkpoints at the New Indianapolis ...
Media Newswire (press release), NY
... lights and new technology, into the checkpoint and partnered with the Indianapolis Airport Authority to create a streamlined checkpoint environment. ...
On WTHR.com: Airport gets ready for switchover:
It's the last full day of operations at t..
Photos on Flickr - Weir Cook Terminal
H-53 (all variants) from Fence CheckC-17 Globemaster III from Fence Check
Just posted my video from the Air Show here: by DaveCarey (Dave Carey)
this guy came in for a couple touch-and-go's right as I was about to leave, and made my day... from Fence Check
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