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Blue Angels weekend called successful - WEAR | Blue Angels weekend called successful - PENSACOLA BEACH - The big Blue Angels weekend on Pensacola....

Airshow Celebrates 100 Years of Aviation on Catalina Island - Catalina Island News | The first Catalina Island Air Show and Festival, celebrating a century of aviation on the island, will be held just outside the breakwater of Avalon Bay September 29 and 30. This is the only air show held over water in southern California.

Arctic Thunder air show roars over Alaska skies this month - Alaska Dispatch | This year's Arctic Thunder will take place July 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Fierce Flying—and Competition—at Farnborough Airshow - Composites Mfg | This year’s Farnborough Airshow, July 9-15, 2012 in Hampshire, England, was packed with information, sales and stunning displays to engage attendees. Nearly 1,400 exhibitors from around the world represented the aerospace, defense, equipment and technology, and composite manufacturing industries. The Airshow, organized by Farnborough International Limited, a subsidiary of British aerospace organization ADS Group Limited, demonstrates...

Notes From Farnborough  - AirSpaceMag.com

Information about Wings of Freedom Tour - KLKN | The Collings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang are on display at Silverhawk Aviation near the ...

B-17 Flying Fortress 3 - Timesonline.com | Flying Fortress 2 · Contributed · Updated. B-17 at the Allegheny County Airport, early July 2012: the flight took place towards the end of a two week heat wave that not only gripped the Pittsburgh area, but extended from the Mid-western states to the ...

Photos: B-17 bomber - 77Square.com | A restored B-17 bomber nicknamed "Aluminum Overcast" flew into Truax Field Friday as part of a Salute to Veterans national tour. The Experiemental Aircraft Association owns the B-17 and is.

Toledo man recalls service as WWII Naval aviator - Toledo Free Press | Toledoan Alex Rapp made it through World War II unscathed, but not for lack of action. The Naval aviator, now 94, was stationed on the USS Yorktown and flew a.
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The Seaplane Specialist- Going Coastal and Beyond Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News BELLE CHASSE LA- Not long ago Southern Seaplane Inc- SSI received FAA recognition for the only known contiguous US Part 141 certificate, add-on Seaplane Rating and the founding of the Seaplane Safety Institute. As if that was not big enough news, they also celebrated the completion of a new operations center at the 58-year-old, three-generation business. A truly unique private facility located near the shadow of New Orleans, is the center of all that is floatplanes- in activity, training and commercial operations. The...

John Glenn's Project Bullet  - Air & Space magazine | Marine Corps Major John Glenn got up on the morning of July 16, 1957, strapped into a Vought F8U Crusader, and took off from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station in California like a cannon shot. Three hours, 23 minutes, and 8.4 seconds later (a time based on a National Aeronautic Association formula for records), he touched down at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, setting a transcontinental speed record: 725.55 mph. At a time when...

Command: Recent F-22 oxygen deficit was mechanical failure, not related to ... - Washington Post | HONOLULU — The Air Combat Command says an oxygen deficit involving an F-22 stealth fighter in Hawaii was a mechanical failure and not the malfunctions other pilots experienced last year.

CAP cadets catch glimpse of pilot training from Air Force Link Top Stories | Forty Civil Air Patrol Cadets came here to Columbus Air Force Base July 6 to 14 to catch a glimpse of just what Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training is really like. The weeklong camp, known as the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Program Familiarization Course, is an annual event that gives select CAP cadets from a pool of all 50 states a chance to see what pilot training is like...

Flying Car moves into Phase 2 of flight tests from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Terrafugia's prototype street-legal aircraft, the Transition, has moved into Phase 2 of its six planned phases of flight-testing, said company officials, who note the prototype won't be at next week's AirVenture in Oshkosh as they don't want to disrupt flight tests...

"OFLOTW" UCAP #295 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | In a change of pace the boys talk about nothing but off field landings. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded July 2, 2012.

Museum of Flight Gets Space Shuttle Trainer from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda  | By Makayla Walters and Michael Barber | Looking like a fish in the sky, NASA’s Super Guppy cargo aircraft arrived at Seattle’s Boeing Field amid cheers from space enthusiasts who gathered on June 30 to welcome the Space Shuttle program’s Full Fuselage Trainer crew compartment to its new home at the Museum of Flight.  As invisible, but important as the wind beneath the Guppy’s wings to many in the crowd, was Boeing’s long history of involvement with the space program and the future use to which the trainer will be put...

A space shuttle lands at NYC's Intrepid museum - USA TODAY | Thursday, the Space Shuttle Enterprise is due to open to the public at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86 in New York City. Previously it was at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport.

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Vulcan bomber needs £300,000 to keep flying - Daily Echo | ONE of the favourites of Bournemouth Air Festival is facing another battle to keep flying. Vulcan to the Sky Trust needs to raise £300,000 by the end of March to keep the Cold War bomber in the air. It currently has around £70,000 and is appealing for donations. Vulcan XH558 receives no...

Cadets from Spalding flying high with Red Arrows  - Guardian | SPALDING’S air cadets have been treated to an up-close encounter with the Royal Air Force’s elite Red Arrows team. The 21 cadets from the 1406 Squadron made the journey to RAF Scampton for a talk on the history of how the “Reds” were formed. They also enjoyed a guided tour around the hangar and viewed the cockpit of one of the Hawk jets....

Air show coming to New River Valley this fall - The Burgs | New River Valley Airport outside Dublin will host an air show Sept. 7-9. Timed to coincide with the airport turning 50 years old, the SkyFest AirShow is posting details on its site. Organizer Debbie Seagle, an experienced air show promoter, is lining up aviators to perform a host of flying maneuvers and has asked the U.S. military to bring combat aircraft for...

7 Golden Knights Jump Their First Demo from US Army Golden Knights by Dan Cook | The 2012 Demonstration season has finally begun for the newest members of the Golden Knights. While at our Winter Training site in Homestead, the “New Guys” performed their first parachute jump into the 4th Annual Biscayne/Everglades Greenway Bike Festival. A light fog drifted through the city of Homestead  but high above the sky was clear. For [...]

Collier Trophy nominees named from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that former Collier Trophy recipients Dick Rutan, Joe Lombardo, Bobby Sturgel, and Jeff Pino will be among the aviation leaders who will participate in the Selection Committee for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Nominees for this year's trophy are: Taurus G-4 Electric-Powered Aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, C-5M Super Galaxy, and the Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter....

DVD REVIEW: RAF Leuchars Airshow 2011 from Flightline UK | ...For many reasons, RAF Leuchars Airshow 2011 was a very significant event. Defence Cuts and financial cutbacks may have reduced the show’s static displays, but the flying display was a very well varied and impressive affair. A few weeks aftre the show, it was announced the RAF would be leaving Leuchars over the next few years with the Typhoon squadron (No 6(F))  based there supposedly moving to RAF Lossiemouth. Happily though, this airshow will not be the last staged at Leuchars....

G.A.S.E. REVIEW AND POTTED HISTORY – PART TWO from JR HAFER AVIATION BLOG.COM by JR HAFER AVIATION BLOG.COM | ...We were able to continue working with Norman Surplus who had called a halt to his circumnavigation in the autumn of 2010 whilst in the Philippines because of problems with bureaucracy meant that he would not get across Siberia and the Bering Sea before winter, but as the spring approached we were back on the job (running his social media sites) as he returned to the Philippines to resume his journey....

Reno man remembers how Red Tails protected his bomber crew - RGJ | During the fall and winter of 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged a relentless series of daylight raids on French and German military targets. The raids were undertaken mostly by B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers. On several daylight missions, there were over 1,000 bombers in the air — most assigned to a single military target. I was a crew member on a B-17 Fortress with the 447th Bomb Group....

Palm Springs Air Museum gala includes tribute to Tuskegee Airmen - Mydesert.com | In addition to having a world-class World War II aviation museum, superb educational facilities and a prestigious cadre of loyal supporters, the Palm Springs Air Museum knows how to put on one heck of a party. The annual Black Tie gala played to a packed house of 475 guests at $350 each. This year's theme was Hollywood in the Skies and...

Longest serving Airman also longest serving African-American in DoD from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force's longest serving Airman, who retired this past January after nearly 47 years of service, is also the longest serving African-American service member within the Department of Defense. Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers recently retired from the Pentagon where he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget for Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. Originally from rural Jones County, North Carolina, Flowers enlisted in the Air Force shortly after graduation from high school in 1965. He began his career as a...

It’s Mosquito time – again! This time with a Canadian twist… from Shortfinals's Blog | In honour of National Aviation Day (February 23rd) in Canada, I thought we should add a Canadian twist to this post! If I had to pick just one warbird which is making headlines this year, it would be the de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito. From New Zealand to the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom, projects are being started, being worked on, or being planned almost everywhere it seems. However, we must not forget Canada, the second home of the Mosquito, a country which provided many aircraft, mostly to RAF Bomber Command, in order to help smash the industrial heart of the Third Reich....

The Museum of Flying Grand Opening - NBC LA | When the Museum of Flying opened in 1989, it was located not in a downtown area, or next to other museums, but probably at the best place it could be: an airport. And if you visited the Santa Monica Airport in the...

The Grumman A-6E TRAM: Making the Intruder More Lethal from Tails Through Time by JP Santiago | The main variant of the Grumman A-6 Intruder to fight in the Vietnam War was the first production version, the A-6A. The next two variants, the defense-suppression A-6B and the night attack-optimized A-6C, were just modifications of the basic A-6A variant and both the B and C versions served in only small numbers...

No backup plan for aging jets if new F-35s are delayed from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | There's little wiggle room to prolong the life of Canada's CF-18 jet fighters beyond 2020 and they may have to be flown gently if there are further delays in the F-35 program. A Defence Department chart that tracks maintenance on all 77 aircraft shows the CF-18s had used up about 73 per cent of their airframe life prior to last year's Libya bombing campaign....

Navy pilots in good condition after F/A-18F Super Hornet crashes - The Kathryn Report | Two pilots are in good condition after their single F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed this afternoon during a training flight about 30 miles northeast of Fallon in an unpopulated, dry lakebed....

Forest Service presents "Aerial Safety Over Wildland Fires"  - Silver City Sun News | GRANT COUNTY On Saturday the National Forest Service presented the program Aerial Safety over Wildland Fires. Private, commercial, and air transportation pilots arrived at the Forest Service Aerial Headquarters at the Grant County Airport near Hurley, to learn from Robert Madill, the Forest Aviation Officer for the Gila and Lincoln National Forests on how to fly safely around wildland fires. Last year in our region we had over 10,000 flight hours, and the majority of these were fire related, Madill said....

Schools encouraged to join in aviation time capsule competition - Sleaford Standard | A NEW education project is being launched by the county’s aviation heritage promoters. For 2012 Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire is running a competition based around Time Capsules from March 1 to September 20, with all entries submitted and received for judging by October 1....

1962 Glenn Addresses Congress - NY Times | Lt. Col. John H. Glenn told a cheering Congress today [Feb. 26] he and the other astronauts of 1962 “are just probing the surface of the greatest advancement in man’s knowledge of his surroundings that has ever been made.” In a 17-minute speech before a joint meeting of the Senate and House, the globe-girdling Marine was at once a...

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Tricolour Arrows, training 2012 - Italy News (translate.google.com) | Pending presented the official program of events, which take part in the aerobatic team, while we mention the formation that will fly in 2012. Presented by Lieutenant...

Black Diamond Jet Team Teaser | Video of the Day! Who wants to go fly some jets? We do! from GoPro's Facebook Wall by GoPro

AIRSHOW NEWS: Top Award for RAF Waddington International Airshow from Flightline UK | The Royal British Legion (RBL), which provides support to serving and ex-Service personnel and their families, has awarded RAF Waddington Airshow its Courtesy Cup for 2012. RAF Waddington received the prestigious accolade from the Lincolnshire Branch of the RBL following its efforts to promote and raise the profile of the charity during its annual International Airshow....

Axe hanging over Welshpool Air Show - shropshirestar.com | Welshpool Air Show could be axed this year because of a lack of air displays, it emerged today. Organisers said they would do all they could to save the event because they wanted to hold it in memory of Mid Wales Airport owner Bob Jones....

Air show cancelled - The Star Phoenix | Saskatoon's long-running but financially inconsistent Canada Remembers International Air Show has been cancelled this year, say organizers. The event lost more than $166,000 last year, according to organizers at Credit Union Centre (CUC). It lost money in some past years while earning a profit in other years, but it did manage to raise more than $400,000 for local charities since the first show in 1995....

Doolittle Raiders banquet sold-out - WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -Tickets for the April 19 luncheon and banquet and April 20 luncheon with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders during their upcoming reunion have been sold-out. Those who mailed in order forms that were not able to be processed will be notified by phone and their payment will be returned. These special activities...

Can you spare some gas money for the B-25s/Doolittle Reunion?

Homestead invaded by UFO? Nope just the Golden Knights - USAGK [video] | Gold-Team-Night-Mass,-Photo-by-SSG-Chris-AcevedoOn 16 February, the Golden Knights conducted night jumps as part of the annual winter training. As usual the Team sparks calls to the local authorities and news channels, this year was no different. Most people are asleep at 3a.m but not the Team. Our day starts off with night jumps from 4500 feet stack outs. The Team’s work their way up to normal jump altitude of 13,500 feet and conduct mass jumps at night with pyrotechnics. And, this is...

Reno Air Race Plans Progressing On Pace from Aero-News Network | But Officials Are Concerned Liability Insurance May Be Much Higher Than In The Past Officials for the Reno National Championship Air Races are making progress with plans for the 2012 event, thought permits for the races have not yet been issued. In a meeting with the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, Mike Houghton, president of the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) told the airport officials that planning had to be done prior to the release of the NTSB probable cause report...

Paul Walker to Narrate New IMAX 3D Theatre Film | 3D Entertainment Distribution announced today that actor Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious franchise, Takers) will narrate Air Racers 3D, the first-ever IMAX 3D theatre film devoted to the fastest race in the world: the legendary Reno National Championship Air Races. With stunning aerial photography filmed entirely in 3D and unprecedented access granted to the course...


Museum to celebrate Women’s History Month - General Aviation News | In 1911 Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license. On Saturday, March 10, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, will celebrate her achievements at the museum’s seventh annual free family day. The event is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m....

The Flightglobal Achievement Awards are back – and better than ever - Flightglobal | ...In last year’s awards, which culminated in a ceremony at the 2011 Dubai Airshow, Emirates president Tim Clark, BEA AF447 investigation team, Sikorsky’s X2 pilot Kevin Bredenbeck and airline pioneer Burt Rutan were named the Leader, Innovator, Aviator and Lifetime Achievement award-winners respectively....

One Century Ago: Pioneer Aviator Astonishes Thousands in Tarrytown - Patch | ...The plane sped off across the river, and the crowd gasped as they saw the wheels leave the ice and lift up into the air. At the height of about 50 feet Hadley turned the plane toward Irvington. Koenig, in his automobile, started after him and the two machines raced neck and neck to Helen Gould’s dock and back. Hadley’s aeroplane won the race by a mere 50 feet, and on landing he was immediately surrounded by a huge mob of admiring spectators, all desperate to congratulate the pilot on his victory....

Wings With Memories from Aero-News Network | First-Hand Account Of A Flight Aboard A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Frequent ANN contributor David Juwel had the opportunity recently to take a flight in a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, which remains the sole flying example of a B-24 Liberator left in the world. The aircraft is operated by The Collings Foundation. He offers a first-hand account.

DC7 waiting in El Berriel - Passion for Aviation | South of Gran Canaria is next to Bahia Feliz is the airfield called "El Berriel" (GCLB) On a hill near the entrance of the aerodrome is exposed since 1976 a DC-7C Seven Seas produced by four- Douglas. Here is some information on this aircraft from the book Swedish...

Hanwell woman aims to solve WW2 mystery - Ealing Gazette | ON the night of April 8, 1942, a young pilot named James Linehan took off from RAF Feltwell in a Wellington bomber, bound for a raid on Hamburg. He never returned. Listed as missing, presumed dead, even his final resting place is a mystery, but...

Cockpit fogging led F-16 off Wis. runway - The Northwestern | ...A fighter pilot whose cockpit became engulfed in fog briefly experienced vertigo and considered ejecting during a Wisconsin air show when he lost visibility, but ultimately decided to land because he was worried about the safety of hundreds of spectators, according to a report released Tuesday. The F-16C Falcon landed safely at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., in July without anyone getting hurt, but not before...

Sikorsky S-92® "Legacy of Heroes" Tour to Honor Military Heroes in Thailand from PR Newswire | Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s S-92® "Legacy of Heroes" (LOH) helicopter will visit Thailand this week as part of its world tour, continuing to demonstrate the aircraft's capability to customers while saluting first responders in the Asia...

Aerobatic pilot amazed at outcome of midair collision - News10.net | CAMERON PARK, CA - Veteran aerobatic pilot Julie Clark is the former owner of the plane involved in a midair collison Sunday night. She calls it "remarkable" that the two pilots survived. The accident involving a Robinson R-22 helicopter and Beechcraft ...

F-22 crew chiefs ORE, real-world ready - DVIDS | At Holloman, the 49th Wing’s mission is to fly, fight and win by forward deploying when called upon to support ongoing combat operations with combat-ready airmen; training aircrews and support personnel of remotely piloted aircraft to be mission ready for immediate combat action; and training, equipping and certifying F-22 Raptor forces in order to...

Vote looming on land purchase for aviation industrial park - The Northwestern | If there’s one thing supporters and opponents of a proposal to purchase more than 80 acres of land to create an aviation industrial park adjacent to Wittman Regional Airport can agree on, it’s that the Feb. 28 vote on the matter is long overdue....

Video: Radar Track Of Traffic Inbound, Then Outbound At Super Bowl - Cool! from AirPigz | Super Bowl XLVI was a money droppin' party for a lot of jet-setters, and this video shows the track of those jets (and yeah, probably some prop jobs too) both into and then out of Indianapolis on Sunday February 5, 2012. It's a pretty stunning amount of traffic that...

Fedex Joins Aviation Green Alliance As A Founding Member from AvStop | Just a few days following the 110th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s birth, the Lindbergh Foundation announced that FedEx Corp. has joined the Aviation Green Alliance as a Founding Member. “We are thrilled that FedEx Corp. will be memorialized as one of our elite group of Aviation Green Alliance Founding Members,” said Lindbergh Foundation...

African-American astronaut gave ultimate sacrifice during space shuttle mission from Air Force Link Top Stories | Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson was one of only a handful of African-American astronauts and was one of the seven crewmembers aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia when it exploded on re-entry just 16 minutes before its scheduled touchdown Feb. 1, 2003. His accomplishments were numerous, and he showed that nothing should get in the way of a person's goals, including their race....

Astronaut Mark Kelly to Publish a Picture Book With Simon & Schuster's Paula Wiseman Books from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Astronaut Mark Kelly has signed with Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, to publish Mousetronaut: A Partially True Story, a picture book. Mark Kelly was a captain in the United States Navy when he...

Red Bull Stratos: Meet the team from Aerial Sports Feed | Red Bull Stratos will see Felix Baumgartner heading into Earth's Stratosphere, while back on the ground, Felix's life will be in the hands of a team of experts. Find out more about the team here...

John Glenn Calls Historic Flight Best Day from AviationWeek.com Space Channel | Glenn, 90, told an audience in Columbus the flight was the result of “more than two years of training and working with a marvelous team.”

John Glenn's Spaceflight Was Filled With Unknowns from History News Network | When John Glenn blasted off inside his Mercury capsule 50 years ago on Monday to become the first American in orbit, not everyone breathed a sigh of relief that the country had finally matched the Soviet Union's technology. Doctors were worried that Glenn, a 40-year-old Marine Corps pilot, might not be able to see in space....

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Airshow Marrakech: the third edition of the International Aeronautics and Space - Translated | The International Exhibition of Aeronautics and Space returns in its third edition to restore contact between the International Aviation and the African continent. Marrakech Airshow will be held from 4 to 7 April 2012 at the military base of Royal Air Forces of Marrakech....

Proud parents look forward to Yuma Air Show - Yuma Sun | Yumans Jack and Sandra Riley will be among the tens of thousands of spectators attending this year's Yuma Air Show on March 17 at Marine Corps Air Station. While interested in seeing all the civilian aerial acrobatic shows...

2012 Vectern Dayton Air Show July 7th and 8th Show off that Cub for the 75th - Supercub Forums | ...This letter is written in follow-up to our recent meeting regarding you're having a Piper Cub 75th Anniversary display at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show (VDAS) on July 7th and 8th. ...

Chinese Pilot Wants To Form Aerobatic Team - AVweb | Wei Chen, a Chinese citizen and Memphis resident who flew around the world in his TBM700 and became the first Chinese “earthrounder” says he wants to start the first civilian aerobatic team in his home country. Thanks to the growing number of air shows in China in recent years, aerobatic performance is in booming demand. Several western and Chinese military teams flew...

Fly Girl K.T. Budde-Jones – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Tuesday – 10am (EASTERN) | TUESDAY – Stallion 51′s own K.T. Budde-Jones joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE!  K.T.’s life reads like an adventure novel (discovered sunken treasure, pilots vintage warbirds, etc)....

Making movies in and around aircraft, both aloft and on the ground - EAA | Presenters: Steve Tupper, Producer of the Airspeed podcast and director of Acro Camp | Will Hawkins, Director of A Pilot's Story and director of photography of Acro Camp | You've seen the shaky, blurry, poorly-composed homemade airborne videos...

pink Spitfires ? True  -  Military photos | RAF conducting aerial reconnaissance, using new camouflage: pink Spitfires to blend in with clouds at...

Taking up the 'pilot maker' - Chron.com | I've punched my ticket on a commercial airliner more times than I can count. But it wasn't until I was strapped inside the claustrophobic cockpit of a World War II-era T-6 Texan, its engine buzzing like a chain saw, the smell of grease filling my nose, that I realized I'd never really "flown" before....They dared to fly

Pilot 'did things people were timid of doing' - Toronto Sun | Obituary: Warm and friendly, Hilda Mickle helped other female pilots | A pioneering pilot for women in Southwestern Ontario, Hilda Mickle was a fun-loving adventurer who mentored many female flyers. The London woman, a Cherryhill resident, died Feb. 10. She was 90. Her memory endures through a London aviation club for women and an award for Canadians in aviation, both of which she established....

They Dared to Fly - General Aviation News | For three days in early February the south hangar at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, was packed with visitors. They were seated in long rows of folding chairs, and stood on the gleaming painted hangar floor. Everyone faced the raised platform near the eastern wall, paying rapt attention to the reminiscing of three elderly gentlemen who had remarkable tales to tell....

Vought V-173 "Flying Flapjack" Rollout Photos - Antique Airfield | Here are some photos of the Vought V-173 "Flying Flapjack" that was rolled out from restoration last week. The aircraft is heading for the Frontiers of Flight museum in Dallas. The night shot is by Jay Miller. The other shots are by AAA National Director Joe Haynes who worked at Vought. A...

Dick and Shelia Russell's Continental-powered Meyers OTW - Antique Airfield | I am aware that Jim Jones and the other Greg Schildberg have brought their OTW to Antique Airfield as have I when we lived in Kansas. I have installed an engine I believe is more sustainable long term than the...

XP-82 - The Unwanted Blog | The North American Aviation P-82 was one of the stranger designs produced by the US in the years just after WWII. Originally designed as a straightforward welding of two P-51 Mustangs together to create a...

Unmanned version of A-10 on way - Outcome Magazine | Aurora Flight Sciences has been selected to work on a U.S. military project for an unmanned version of the A-10 close support aircraft. Its selection as a team member in the Persistent Close Air Support program of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was made by Raytheon, which is leading the effort....

Will Defy the laws of Gravitation - Planeshots | Under basic patents granted to W. Pitts of Los Angeles California., W.P. Kindree has developed this unique helicopter with which he hopes to take to the air shortly. The motor, not yet installed, weighs...

Sen. Joe Fain hosts Aviation High School student as page - Maple Valley Reporter | Benton Coblentz, a sophomore at Aviation High School in Des Moines, participated in the Senate Page Program during the third week of the 2012 Legislative session. Coblentz was sponsored by Sen. Joe Fain of Auburn....

'Girls Engineer it Day' set for Saturday - Savannah Now | The Coastal Empire has a number of blue-chip firms looking to fill high-paying, challenging engineering jobs — companies such as Gulfstream Aerospace, Mitsubishi, JCB and others. So why should the boys have all the fun? That’s the theory behind Saturday’s upcoming “Girls Engineer It Day,” sponsored by five professional...

More Freedom 7 stuff - Rocket Dungeon | A few graphics from: Voas, Robert B, (1962), John Glenn's Three Orbits in Friendship 7 - A Minute-by-Minute Account of America's First Orbital Space Flight, National Geographic, 792 - 827 . Poor quality, but what can ya' do?...

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Heli Expo 2012 new photos from Military Photos by Raven2008 | Dear all, here's again some of the fruits of my annual jolly to Heli Expo convention this time downtown Dallas enjoy...

Airshow sees record crowd over the weekend - Today Online | A record crowd of about 100,000 people turned up at the Singapore Airshow over the weekend and organisers pledged an even better show in 2014. Tickets were snapped up by about 10am yesterday, just half an hour after gates were opened to the public. This year's event also saw a record US$31 billion (S$39 billion) worth of deals sealed during the four-day trade segment....

Historic aircraft coming to Pensacola - PNJ | The public can tour and even fly in some historic World War II-era aircraft beginning in March. The Wings of Freedom Tour will be at the Pensacola Aviation Center at Pensacola International Airport from March 5-7. The aircraft that will be on display are:...

Lone Star Flight Museum gives would-be aviators an authentic WWII trip - My SA | I've punched my ticket on a commercial airliner more times than I can count. But it wasn't until I was strapped inside the claustrophobic cockpit of a World War II-era T-6 Texan, its engine buzzing like a chain saw, the smell of grease filling my nose, that I realized I'd never really "flown" before....

Fantasy of Flight to host Camporee from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Scouts of all ages will gather at Fantasy of Flight in Central Florida for the Annual Scout Aviation Camporee, Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18...

Local WWII Tuskegee fighter pilot, Clarence Dart, dies at 91 - CBS6 Staff | SARATOGA SPRINGS – He lived through a war and then lived long enough to see his part in that war brought to life on the big screen. Last Friday, that local military legend passed away. 91-year-old Clarence Dart died in Saratoga...

AIN Blog: 60 Years On, Canada’s Arrow Is Still Remembered from www.ainonline.com | Next month marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of one of aviation’s great “might-have-beens.” The start of development of an aircraft that became a source of national pride. The start of an aircraft that could have been a world-beater. I’m referring to Canada’s mighty Avro CF-105 Arrow fighter. But an even more recent anniversary looms on Monday: the 53rd anniversary of its death. Known as Black Friday by those in the Canadian aviation industry, February 20 is the day the Canadian government suddenly pulled the plug on the program. The airplane was already well into the flight-test phase....

Military, aviation museums merge in Fayetteville - TodaysTHV | The Arkansas Air Museum and the Ozark Military Museum are merging and will become one entity that will feature collections of both military and racing aircraft. The new museum will be renamed the Arkansas Air and Military Museum and will remain at Drake Field in Fayetteville. The Arkansas Air Museum opened in...

WWII radar station RAF Dunkirk sold at auction - BBC | A former Kent radar station which was used to help defend Britain during World War II has been sold at auction. RAF Dunkirk, near Faversham, was built after 1937 to provide long range early warning for the Thames Estuary and the south eastern approaches to London....

Boeing Delivers the Air Force 1st Re-Winged A-10 Thunderbolt II from Warplanes Online Community | The first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II of the US Air Force finally rolled-out at the Hill Air Force Base. It is the first aircraft out of the 233 units that Boeing are commissioned to fix up with new set of wings. All the re-winged aircraft is set to be delivered by 2018....

Photo: Lockheed Martin F-35′s first mission with external weapons from David Cenciotti | Although no weapons were delivered during the sortie, the payload of the Joint Strike Fighter’s Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant in this test mission included two AIM-9X air-to-air missiles on the outboard wing stations, two internal 2,000-pound GBU-31 GPS-guided bombs and two AIM-120 AMRAAMs (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles) inside the two internal weapon bays....

Odegaard in his “Cripes A’ Mighty” Mustang from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | This Heritage Trophy winner P-51D Mustang was brought back to life by famed restorer Robert Odegaard. There are a couple of “Cripes A’ Mighty” P-51Ds flyin in the US and that’s because of the Ace for whom it represents. Major George Preddy was...

"Sense and Avoid" UCAP #274 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | With our apologies to Schoolhouse Rock and L. Frank Baum...

Presidential visit by Randy Tinseth | President Obama’s visit to our 787 factory last Friday gave us the opportunity to show off the Dreamliner on a national stage. But it also put the spotlight on our employees who’ve worked so hard to bring this airplane into service. Since I was traveling home from Singapore, I didn’t get a chance to attend the event. But I wanted to share this photo gallery from...

Civil Air Patrol honors Spotsylvania teen - Fredericksburg.com | ...The award has existed since 1964. A Civil Air Patrol member can earn the award after completing the first eight achievements of the cadet program. In addition, the cadet must pass a 100-question examination testing leadership theory and aerospace topics....

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An Interview with John Glenn - Video Library - The New York Times from National Air and Space Museum | John Schwartz talks with the astronaut John Glenn about his mission as the first American to orbit the Earth....

John Glenn's Historic Spaceflight Was No Sure Thing from SPACE.com | The space agency worried about where Glenn would come down — and if he'd survive the trip...

Friendship 7 50th Anniversary: McDonnell Aircraft Rises to the Challenge With America's First Manned Spacecraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | February 20 marks the 50th anniversary of America's first manned orbital flight in the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, flown by astronaut John Glenn.  The flight lasted nearly five hours and orbited the earth three times.  McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, MO, by then primarily a...

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Thunderbirds fly over South Fla. Beach - 7Online WSVN-TV video | The US Air Force Thunderbirds conducted a flyover at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Captain Michael Fisher piloted the F-16 aircraft, landing at Opa Locka Airport ahead of the upcoming air show. "Right now we're going to do a quick site survey of the Fort...

Air Fiesta to feature vintage Russian jet fighter - The Brownsville Herald | It would’ve been unthinkable just a couple of decades ago, but a Soviet-era MiG-17F fighter is laying over in Brownsville for a few weeks. The rare aircraft is on display at the CAF Rio Grande Valley Wing museum at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, and will be...

Fighters old and new to highlight RNZAF airshow - Australian Aviation | Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustang and Spitfire fighters of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75 th Anniversary Air Show next month. Flight demonstrations by RAAF F/A-18A Hornets will headline the show, which will also ...

Jump start a jetpack at Wanaka airshow - The Southland Times | Punters can get a taste of flying using a jetpack at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Christchurch company Martin Aircraft, developers of the first commercial product, will display a simulator of their Martin Jetpack at the show....

In pictures: Singapore Airshow - BBC News | The Singapore Airshow is as much for defence deals as for commercial aviation. The region's pockets of instability, such as disputes in the South China Sea, ensure that countries continue to spend on their military capabilities.

Clacton air show boosted by restaurant backing - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | A RESTAUANT chain has thrown its weight behind the Clacton Air Show in a bid to boost the show and the town. Toby Carvery restaurants around the country will help advertise the summer spectacular to help increase interest in the event.

EAA’S Women Soar You Soar Will Inspire Young Women During AirVenture from Aero-News Network | Rewarding Experiences Await Young Women Interested In Aviation-Based Careers Young women will be inspired to reach for their aviation dreams as Women Soar You Soar, a four-day mentoring camp featuring inspirational women aviators, returns for its eighth year in conjunction with EAA AirVenture 2012.

Four Georges — three easy, one hard — what is left of one of Imperial Japan’s best WW II fighters, the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (紫電 “Violet Lightning”) Allied Codename George - travelforaircraft | It is difficult to find aircraft of countries which have lost in war. Aircraft on the winning side usually abound while the defeated have their equipment scrapped — to the detriment of history, increasing the inherent bias of the victor's interpretation of events....

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Thrasher Brothers' Aerial Circus Documentary -Video Trailer Link from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | What began as a memorabilia DVD for relatives at a family reunion became a documentary film, "World's Smallest Airport: The True Story of the Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus, 1945-1950," released this year. Perhaps the only traveling circus ever to spring from Athens Georgia roots to national recognition in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum was the innovative and outrageous 1940s air show....

Today in history: a step closer to the atomic bomb raids from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | ...What very few Americans knew at the time (and certainly none of the landing force knew) was that the seizure of Iwo Jima was an integral part of preparations for the atomic bombing of Japan. The island had no real strategic value in terms of a future amphibious invasion of Japan, but was a vital element of the air war, for several reasons. Some of them were downplayed by later historians, but at the time all seemed vitally important reasons to invade Iwo Jima....

VMM-561 Tiltrotor Squadron trains on a stack of matresses - Helihub | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 conducted emergency landing pad procedures for MV-22B Ospreys aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. The training helps pilots react if an aircraft suffers landing gear malfunctions. One Osprey practiced landing to test the configuration of the pad eyes. Pad eyes are used to anchor the ties that hold the numerous stacks of mattresses together, ensuring they can withstand the down wash of an MV-22B or a CH-53E. Mattresses are used to protect the aircraft frame from damage....

Mission booms rattle Holloman neighbors - KRQE | The F-22 Raptor flies at supersonic speeds, and can create a boom loud enough to set off car alarms. One of the squadrons is based at Holloman Air Force Base outside Alamogordo. But, the booms that come with them are rattling some people up to 50 miles ...

Rare behind the scenes video of Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer operations from David Cenciotti | The following interesting video shows daily operations at the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 F...

An air of kindness: Longview pilots provide free flights for people with serious medical conditions - News-Journal | Atrio of Longview pilots are using their time and aircraft to benefit people with serious illnesses. Robert Davis, Richard Hamilton and Jim Hurst are part of Grace Flight of America, an organization that provides free transportation to and from major medical centers for people with cancer or other life-threatening medical conditions. None of the three men are professional pilots — Davis and Hamilton are dentists, while Hurst owns an auto dealership....

School flies with project to build plane - Nelson Mail | A group of 15 students from Nayland College are going to build a six-metre long kit aeroplane. And then they get to fly it. Behind the project are retired aircraft engineer and pilot Alan Caudwell and his partner Julja Vogt....

Enterprise provides template for orbiter fleet retirement from NASASpaceFlight.com by Chris Bergin | As the retired Shuttle fleet continue their Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, efforts are being focused on Northern Virginia, as preparations are made on shuttle Enterprise for her final flight to the Intrepid Air and Space...

A Golden 50th Anniversary for Astronaut John Glenn and America's First Orbit of the Earth from Spaceports [video] | 50-YEARS AGO: The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission was the first attempt by the U.S. Mercury program to place astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in orbit. The Friendship 7 mission was launched on 20 February 1962, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the wake...

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Crowds flock to Singapore Air Show - Today Online | SINGAPORE - The week-long Singapore Airshow opened its doors today to the public and thousands of aviation enthusiasts from the world over, came in droves to the event site at the Changi Exhibition Centre. From as early as 8am, visitors hopped onto shuttle buses at Changi Airport to make their way to the airshow....

Incredible aerial acrobatics at the Airshow - Asia One | Watch daredevil pilots show off their precision flying skills at the Singapore Airshow 2012, featuring aircraft from all over the world. Vistors will be treated to an aerial display which includes highlights such as the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) F-15SG and F-16C and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) MiG-29N aerial display team the "Smokey Bandits". ...

Memorial designs for Red Arrow Jon Egging ‘uplifting' - Bournemouth Echo | THE widow and the mother of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging have spoken of their hopes for a “positive, uplifting and inspiring” memorial to him. Flight Lieutenant Egging died at the age of 33 after he...

Knight Replaces Eickhoff On Sun ‘N Fun Board - Midwest Flyer | LAKELAND, FLA. – The Sun ‘n Fun Board of Directors elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment, Inc., Lakeland, Fla., as its chairman at their January 2012 board meeting. The chairmanship was vacated with the retirement of Bill Eickhoff, who served...

Officials: Planning on schedule for Reno air races - Sheboygan Press | RENO, Nev. (WTW) — Despite the deadly crash that marred last year's event, officials say planning for the Reno National Championship Air Races is on schedule pending approval of permits....

Dayton competing for aviation hall of fame dinner - Springfield News Sun | DAYTON — Other cities are competing to be host sites for the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s annual enshrinement ceremony, long an annual event in Dayton, the organization’s board chairman said Friday. The hall of fame’s board hopes to decide by ...

St. Louis Aviation Community Mourns the Passing of Rick Albrecht - The Aero Experience | Regretfully, we announce the passing of Rick Albrecht (January 21, 1934 - February 5, 2012) after a long illness. We express our sympathies to his wife Gen and family. Rick donated his body to science so there will not be any visitation...

Tuskegee Airmen thrill history buffs, movie fans at Pueblo appearance - Chieftain | Sixty years ago, they were arrested by military police when they walked into white-only officers' clubs, but Friday, there were lines of people asking for their autographs at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum....

Former Dothan resident featured in documentary - Dothan Eagle | A newly-released documentary, “World's Smallest Airport: The True Story of the Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus, 1945-1950,” will be shown on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Landmark Park. The film begins at 2 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn. The film is free with paid admission to the park. The film features the flying stunts of Grady Thrasher Jr. and his brothers...

WWII comes alive - Pasco News | ZEPHYRHILLS --The Zephyrhills Airport is no stranger to war and the military. Back in the World War II days, it was home to the 10th fighter squadron which was training for the D-Day invasion. This weekend it will be the site of renewed, but simulated, combat between U.S. and German armed forces at the Sixth Annual Bivouac & Barracks re-enactment and fundraiser....

Museum Receives Spirit of St. Louis Cockpit Exhibit - Museum News | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, located in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport, received a Spirit of St. Louis cockpit exhibit on loan from the Missouri Historical Society this week. The cockpit was part of the Lindbergh collection at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, and...

Airplane graveyards - Bayou Renaissance Man | Environmental Graffiti has an excellent photo gallery of what it calls the '10 Most Incredible Airplane Graveyards on Earth'. Here are a few examples to whet your appetite....

Airspeed LPA Part 2 – Military Pilot-Speak – Audio Episode Show Notes - Airspeed | We all admire military pilots. They’re some of the best in the world at what they do. And there are many reasons for that. They’re talented to begin with. They’re highly trained. And they have built up around themselves a culture that preserves the mystique and morale associated with military aviation. That culture is...

Fly in a de Havilland Beaver to experience a hard-working piece of aviation history - The Oregonian | Warren LaFave with his 1957 de Havilland Beaver at the Moose Ponds, the headwaters of the Nahanni River.  If you're flying in to the Alaskan or Canadian bush to start any kind of wilderness adventure and you have a chance to ride in a hard-working piece of aviation history with a certain no-frills, 1940s-style glamour, take it. Be excited...

Sonic Booms Come From F-22 Raptors - 9 news | You know those loud, sonic booms that rattle your windows from time to time? They're going to happen more often. Today, Newschannel 9 learned where those booms are coming from. "When they go off it's loud, it shakes the house," said Bob Bradley, who lives in Alamogordo, NM....

John Glenn relives space orbit first 50 years on - BBC | John Glenn has found himself in the spotlight once again, 50 years after he became the first American to orbit the Earth. At an event to mark the anniversary of his historic space flight, Glenn addressed employees at Kennedy Space Center in Florida....

NASA Premier: Friendship 7 50th Anniversary - Spaceports | NASA celebrates the 50th Anniversary of John Glenn's orbital space flight. Glenn's flight ushered in a new era for space travel in this premier on NASA-TV the evening of Feb. 16, 2012. John Glenn, America's first astronaut to orbit Earth, launched aboard...

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Truckee Tahoe Air Fair and Family Festival: By and for the community - Sierra Sun | Though still in planning stages, the 2012 fair planning committee has tentative plans for an on-the-ground for display of aircraft of all types, hot air balloons (weather permitting), flyovers, a...

Saskatoon air show for veterans cancelled - CJME | This year will only see the Remembrance Day ceremony to honour veterans, with the Canada Remembers Air Show grounded....

Collings Bomber Tour Comes to Town - AVweb | The Collings Foundation roared into town last weekend with its two bombers, the B-17 and B-24, and Betty Jane, the foundation’s P-51C Mustang. Venice, it turns out, is one of the tour’s best stops gate wise and every year, I try to help my pal Nick Carlucci handling parking and other support duties. So a bunch of us put on our orange traffic vests, directing folks away from the...

Military history on display and in flight at Leesburg Airport - WFTV | LEESBURG, Fla. — Some pieces of military history have been drawing crowds to the Leesburg Airport. Eyewitness News reporter Berndt Petersen met some of the veterans who flew aboard those...

Rare warplane on way to New Zealand - Wanganui Chronicle | Marton businessman Brendon Deere has bought another plane to bolster his warbirds collection at Ohakea. The latest is a World War II Grumman Avenger, which will be flown over from Australia and should touch down at Ohakea on Thursday...

The Real Story of the Tuskegee Airmen By Gar Smith | George Lucas' Red Tails is a serviceable introduction to the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen but a richer and more honest story can be found in Adam White's Red Tail Reborn, which was originally broadcast on PBS and is now available in a two-disk set that includes extended bonus interviews with a number of surviving "Red Tails." (www.redtailreborn.com), including Col. Charles McGee, a man who has flown...

Deployed maintainers keep F-16s flying - 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs | BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. Highly maneuverable, F-16s have proven to be very effective in both air-to-air and air-to-surface combat. To keep these critical air-power assets mission ready, the technicians of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provide 24-hour service to the F-16s here....

Tale of WWII ace from Poplar takes flight in new radio show - Duluth News Tribune | The story of America’s Ace of Aces, Maj. Richard I. Bong, was more than a decade in the making. “Forever Ace: The Richard Bong Story,” narrated by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Jim Packard, airs at 7 p.m. Monday on KUWS-FM 91.3 in Superior and WUWS-FM 90.9 in Ashland.

F-14s, in-flight emergencies and arrested landings. Top Gun? No, an Iranian TV series February 17, 2012 - David Cenciotti | It is very well known that, more or less one year ago China tried to pass off Top Gun as air force footage but did you know there was also a mini-Top Gun made in Iran?...

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Revisiting past Red Flags at Nellis AFB from classicwarbirds.net | ...red at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. They were here to photograph aircraft that were participating in the current Red Flag exercise. Simply stated, Red Flag is an exercise that involves the majority of aircraft types in the United States Air Force, air assets from the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and foreign air forces. The purpose of Red ...

Video: A C-5 Galaxy Air Launches an ICBM. What!? - Defense.org | In the 1970s, the Air Force launched a Minuteman ICBM launched from a C-5 Galaxy. Hold on, what!?!? That was my reaction upon learning that the above sentence is true. In 1974, the Air Force decided that...

Young Eagles get boost in quest for building - the News-Sun | SEBRING -- EAA Chapter 1240 had extra reason to celebrate at their monthly pancake breakfast this past weekend.  The Experimental Aircraft Association, known in the aviation community as EAA, was founded in 1953 and is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Each summer Oshkosh is the home of the World's largest Fly-in Convention, AirVenture....

AOPA Launches Student Pilot Support Tool - Alabama Aviator | Students have a powerful new tool available to help them track the progress of their flight training with AOPA's new MyFlightTraining website. MyFlightTraining takes the content of Flight Training magazine and personalizes it for students anywhere in the flight training curriculum....

NASP PR Card #1 - The Unwanted Blog | In the days before the web came to domination, aerospace companies and government organizations would stamp out glossy propaganda/PR informational cards by the truckload. The X-30 NASP (National Aero Space Plane) program was no different. Below is one...

Friendship 7’s ‘Fourth Orbit’ - AirSpace blog.nasm.si.edu | The Friendship 7 space capsule was designed to orbit the earth and it did just that on February 20, 1962, with John Glenn, Jr. on board. It circled the globe three times before landing in the Atlantic Ocean. Three months later Friendship 7 began its second mission, or what was popularly referred to ...

John Glenn, 1st American in Orbit, Pushes for Manned Mars Missions - Space.com | As the 50th anniversary of his historic spaceflight approaches, former NASA astronaut John Glenn is pushing for manned exploration of Mars and other farflung destinations. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn became...

Stratolaunch announces purchase of Boeing 747 - RLV | Stratolaunch confirms officially that the Boeing 747 with tail number N196UA seen in pictures here earlier is in fact one of the two 747s that will be disassembled to provide parts for construction of their carrier aircraft:...

Video: Virgin Galactic Shows More Of SpaceShipTwo In Flight - AirPigz | Here's a recent showreel video from Virgin Galactic with some stellar views of both WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo in flight. Impressive stuff... and fun to watch : )

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Pensacola Beach Blue Angels show honored - PNJ | The Pensacola Beach Blue Angel Air Show has been named one of the “Top 20 Events” in the Southeast for July by the Southeast Tourism Society.  “We all know what a great, great event the Pensacola Beach Air Show is,” Buck Lee, executive director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority said in a statement. “It’s no surprise we’ve gotten the attention of the Southeast Tourism Society. But we like that they are spreading the good news.”  This year’s air show is scheduled for July 14....

This summer's Pensacola Beach Air Show will be one of the top 20 events in the southeast - WEAR TV | ...As a Top 20 designee the tourism society says the air show will get extensive exposure in print and electronic media in both the US and Canada....

Airspeed’s Steve Tupper – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) | Airspeed’s own Steve Tupper (AKA – Stephen Force) joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE!  In the wired and wireless world of aviation Steve’s podcast is king.  He’s flown with the USAF Thunderbird F‑16D, T-6A Texan II, T-38A Talon, and L-39 Albatross, been strapped into a...

American Heroes Air Show comes to SWFL with weekend long celebration and tribute - Naples News | FORT MYERS — Frank Ruckle knelt down to scan the seemingly endless list of names etched into the shiny, black wall, looking for one in particular -- a friend he served with in the U.S. Coast Guard who never returned home from the Vietnam War.  “He volunteered to go over there; he...

Whiteman Air Force Base set to host airshow in Central Missouri May 19-20 - Gallatin North Missourian | Wings Over Whiteman 2012 is scheduled to take place May.19 and 20. This free, family oriented event is expected to draw spectators from all over the region.  Although still in the planning stages, the schedule already features the US Army Golden Knights, world class performers, dozens of static displays, exhibition aircraft, vintage and modern war birds and much more. As plans progress, additional aerial acts will be added....

Airshow calendar announced for Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford - Haverhill Echo | Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford has detailed its air show calendar for 2012.  The Jubilee Air Show will be held on May 27 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, with historic and contemporary aircraft from the last 60 years marking the occasion.  Over-60s are being offered a free ticket when bought in advance with an adult ticket....

Smoke Squadron announces schedule for presentations in March and April 2012 - Cavok | The Air Demonstration Squadron of the Air Force, known as Smoke Squadron, has just returned from a vacation and released its schedule of presentations for the months of March and April 2012. The season of 2011 was a record for most appearances for the squad, with seven shows with 122 Tucano aircraft. Among the highlights of the presentations is...

AIRSHOW 'DESPERATELY SEEKING' DEVON ELLIE - Royal International Air Tattoo | It's a case of 'Desperately Seeking Ellie' for the organisers of the world's largest military airshow after we received a touching letter from a Devon schoolgirl.  Nine-year-old Ellie Carter wrote to the Royal International Air Tattoo, to ask if we could feature her favourite aircraft at this summer's airshow – a US Air Force U-2 spyplane!...
   
Dubai Airshow to be held on Nov. 17-21 next year - Emirates 24/7 | The 13th edition of Dubai Airshow will be held from November 17, 2013, to November 21, 2013, at the Dubai World Central, its organiser F&E Aerospace said in a statement to Emirates 24l7. This will be the first airshow to be held at the newly-built Al ...

Tandem Team graduates new Tandem Examiners - US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights prides itself on being the most highly qualified parachutist in the world. We were founded in 1959 not only to compete against the Soviets who were dominating the new sport of skydiving, but to also test and evaluate new equipment and freefall techniques. It became apparent that we had to be subject matter experts.  In keeping with that tradition, the Golden Knights...

C. R. Smith Museum Celebrates Black Aviation Accomplishments - PR Newswire | Special Program Marks Black Aviation's 106 Years and Counting, Separate Tribute Celebrates Women in Aviation | The American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum is again recognizing the accomplishments of the pioneers of Black Aviation with the Second Annual Black Aviation Celebration. The celebration features special presentations by C. B. Rice, an author and historian, and Donald E. "Don" Elder, an original member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen. The Feb. 4 event is an aviation-themed kick-off for Black History Month in February....

The achievement of 'Red Tails' - Daily Press | The new movie "Red Tails" finally gave me a chance to see in dramatic fashion the story of the all-black aerial fighter squadron that I read about many years ago in books from my parents and other relatives.  Thankfully for...

P-51C Up Close - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | This original P-51C was restored to the letter like famed Tusksgee flies Lee Archer flew in the ’40s (in fact, Archer autographed the armor plate behind the pilot seat). Everything from...

Mark Lightsey Restoration of Waco YKS-7 - Antique Airfield | Mark Lightsey of AeroCraftsman is making great progress on the restoration of a 1937 Waco YKS-7. The art deco paint scheme and colors this Waco is being finished in will make it a stand out at any fly-in it attends....

Sightings: VAQ-209 "Star Warriors" EA-6B Prowler at Spirit of St. Louis Airport  - The Aero Experience | A Grumman EA-6B Prowler ICAP II from VAQ-209, "Star Warriors," arrived yesterday at the TAC Air terminal at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in West St. Louis County.  Commander Dana Perkins, CO of Electronic Attack Squadron 209, and his crew arrived...

Matthew brings a piece of aviation history back to base - News and Crier | Part of a 1950s Canberra which used to be based at RAF Upwood has come home – after a couple now living on the site bought it. Aviation enthusiast Matthew Buddle was searching eBay when he saw the former RAF Upwood aircraft cockpit up for sale. Along with his wife Beccy, he seized the...

Boeing Dreamliner Makes Stop in St. Louis at Lambert-St. Louis Airport - The Aero Experience | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a stop at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport this week during the "Dream Tour."  A small group of St. Louis-based engineers support the Dreamliner project, and no doubt they were able to...

Ground school, AirVenture camp scholarships available - General Aviation News | For the sixth year running, the Cascade Warbirds is accepting scholarship applications. This year, students can apply for either Private Pilot Ground School and Introduction Flights or a trip to EAA AirVenture Aviation Camp 2012 to be held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at...

NASA to unveil unmanned X-plane - Black Horizon | A new U.S. Air Force X-plane designated X-56A will explore active control technology for potential use in future high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft....

Remembering Columbia - 'In their own words' - Space.com | The last crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia talk about their dreams of being astronauts and the spectacle of flying above the Earth in this retrospective.

NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth | CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an American. NASA also will invite 100 people for a behind-the-scenes Tweetup at GRC in advance of the celebration event. The Tweetup activities begin at 7:30 a.m. EST with a tour of Glenn's world-class flight research and ground test facilities that...