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Sertoma Cajun Air Festival Next Week - KATC Lafayette News | This year's air show will feature the Thunderbirds, the US Air Forces' elite demonstration squadron. "The Thunderbirds had such a wonderful experience in Acadiana in 2008, they expressed an interest in returning. We are honored to again host the ...

Commissioners approve funding request for air show - Broward Politics | The source of their angst: When they approved the Lilley-Motwani proposal for a Lauderdale Air Show over the summer, they expected no city money would be involved. “I do not like for whatever reasons how this came about,” said Commissioner Bruce ...

NAS Lemoore-Central Valley Air Show. A Homecoming.  from Parrothead Jeff by ORPO1 Glenn | This past weekend I drove over the Tehachapis, turned right at Bakersfield and took a left at Visalia. This was a special one. A show for Our Centennial.  It was a homecoming as well. I had not been on the Ops Area since the early spring of 1989…

Frogs Leap From C-53D - Strategy Page | Members of the US Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, jump out of "D-Day Doll", a Douglas C-53D Sky Trooper aircraft, during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Central Valley Air Show at Naval Air Station Lemoore. ...

Japan's air force plans major overhaul - Atlanta Journal Constitution | Six T-4 trainers, teaming up for the Blue Impulse, show off their skill during their aerobatic flight over the Japan Self-Defense Forces's Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Japan Self-Defense Force ...

The Snowbirds  by markspowart | These are from the Great Lakes International Air Show earlier this summer.  I love watching the Snowbirds fly their shows. The planes they use are a little slower compared to the F-18 and F-16 used by the US Navy Blue Angels and US Airforce Thunderbirds, and as such the routines seem to have an added touch of grace…

Flying celebrated at Norman aviation festival - NewsOK.com | NORMAN — The fifth annual Aviation Festival was held Saturday at the University of Oklahoma's Max Westheimer Airport. Josh and Kara Givens and their son Jaxson, 3, walk past an Oklahoma City Police Departmet helicopter as it arrives for Max Westheimer ...

Kansas family who lost limbs, mother in Reno Air Race crash: "I can't imagine ... - Reno Gazette-Journal | Four members of the Elvin family lost part of their right legs at the crash at the Reno Air Races last month, and the family's matriarch, Cherie, died. As Brian Elvin and his wife Linda, both in wheelchairs, prepared Tuesday to leave Renown Regional ...

Their Best Friends Are Parachutes  from English Russia by ok4u2bu | Have you ever tried parachute jumping? Whether your answer yes or no, you will find it interesting to see these guys trembling with fear! One of the aerodromes where they practice parachuting (for 60 dollars) is located in the Samara … Read more...

Captain Sully, F/O Skiles Reunite For Charity Flight  from Aero-News Network  | Will Pilot The Historical Flight Foundation's DC-7B From Miami To Charlotte The pilots who famously landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 in an Airbus A-320, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crewmembers onboard, will make another trip to CLT, the flights scheduled destination, on November 18, 2011. But this time the airplane will be a 1958 DC-7B from Miami, and a few select passengers will be on board…

 Some Great Rob Reider, Bob Braun Photos | TV and Media Blog from cincinnati.com

Kugisho MXY7 Ohka  Model 22 and the Campini Jet  from Travel for Aircraft | WW II’s combat operations had ended in the European theater but was continuing in earnest in the Pacific theater. The invasion of Japan by the Allies, mostly by United States and British forces, was inevitable as well as imminent. The Japanese government and military forces had long since realized the war would not be won by them but they continued to fight…

Tillamook Air Museum to regularly fly its vintage aircraft - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The Tillamook Air Museum has put together a regular flying schedule for its unique collection of restored vintage flying aircraft. Today, you might glance up and see a P-51 Mustang, J2F-6 Duck, FM-2 Wildcat or possibly the P-38 Lighting and T-6 Texan. ...

Helicopters For Everybody  from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul:

Today in Aviation History – October 19  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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40/29 Chief Meteorologist Drew Michaels Flies With Thunderbirds - KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas | FORT SMITH, Ark. -- 40/29 Chief Meteorologist Drew Michaels is getting to fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds on Friday as part of the Fort Smith Air Show. As part of his experience, Drew is sending in some web extra videos talking about his ...

Marine Corps portion of air show is fiery, loud - SignOnSanDiego.com | Marines file out of an MV-22A Osprey in a demonstration of the Marines' Marine Air-Ground Task Force during the airshow. — John Gastaldo The Marines just finished strutting their stuff at their annual air show in San Diego. For the Corps, it couldn't ...

Air Fest not just for planes - Culpeper Star Exponent | Culpeper County Airport's Air Fest on Oct. 8 will not only be a spectacle for aviation enthusiasts, but automobile enthusiasts as well. About 22 hot rods, muscle cars and racecars will be on display as attendees make their way into the compound at the ...

Gold Team and Team 6 pull together to continue the mission. - US Army Golden Knights | The Friday demonstration at any air show is typically the eye-catching experience for media and early attendees.  However this year for the first time our C-31 Fokker aircraft suffered minor damage to the right landing gear, shutting down the Golden Knights for our first show.  Although faced with logistical issues, Team 6 back at Fort Bragg has kicked into high gear and has already  ...

Navy Week Runs to Oct. 9 in Albuquerque - Albuquerque Journal | ... 10 am US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team the Leap Frogs parachute onto Balloon Fiesta Field; Friday, sailors undertake refurbishment projects at Casa Esperanza and Ronald McDonald House, 10 am Navy Leap Frogs parachute onto Balloon Fiesta Field; ...

Redlands Air Show is Canceled - Patch | Committee members say they are forced to pull the plug 10 days before the show after being hit with service and permit fees by the city. 

Leeward remembered as skilled pilot, loving family man - Ocala | The local pilot crashed his P-51and died during an air race in Nevada on Sept. 16, 2011. A total of 11 people died in the crash. By Marian Rizzo To say that Jimmy Leeward lived life to the fullest might be an understatement, friends said at a memorial ...

NTSB: pilot amid maneuver before W.Va. crash - Times Union | ... Mangan, a decorated retired Air Force pilot, was performing with the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team when he and another pilot began a maneuver in which both planes fly directly at each other at 300 feet above ground, ascend and then roll their aircraft, Knudson said. ...

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Expands Attractions for 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Since 2004, the Expo is the place to see, try, buy and sell Light Sport Aircraft, and is the event where new businesses establish relationships with people who learn about LSA, Sport Pilot Certificate and other LSA related certifications. This year will mark the eighth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring Florida, and it is a must-go to event for aviation enthusiasts. EXPO has grown to over 200 area volunteers orchestrating an event for over 10,000 attendees per year.

World War II fighter planes at Nashua Airport - Nashua Telegraph | A machine gun is seen in the window of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is seen as part of this weekend's Wings of Freedom Tour at Boire Field in Nashua. The North American P-51 Mustang sits at the front of the line-up of the three warplanes visiting ...

Tuskegee Airmen traveling exhibit comes to Maine - WCSH-TV | Their story has inspired a group called the Commemorative Air Force to create a unique, traveling exhibit called "Rise Above", which tells the story of the Red Tails - the nickname for the unit because of the distinctive markings on their P-51 Mustang ...

The 63rd anniversary of South Korea's Armed Forces Day from Military Photos | Korea celebrates its 63rd Armed Forces Day today at the Army's Kyeryongdae military headquarters and various other sites. The red-letter day was established in 1956 to mark the day that the South Korean Army broke through the 38th parallel in 1950 at the start of the Korean War. While traditionally an eventful occasion, it has become more limited to military and public officials since the HQ was relocated to Kyeryongdae.  

Cleveland Air Race Revival - ... This year, the Sport Air Racing League, now in its fifth season, welcomes the addition of a new air race: The Cleveland Air Race Revival | Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 6R3 Cleveland Municipal Airport | Cleveland, Texas ...

Air and Space Museum shut down - Toronto Sun | Lancaster WWII pilot Leonard Levy stood in front of a Lancaster aircraft at the Canadian Air & Space Museum last week, before the facility was forced to close its doors for good.

Armless pilot arrives in Ghana for motivational talks - Myjoyonline.com | The phenomenal armless American pilot, Jessica Cox, is arriving in Accra Friday to begin a four-day motivational seminars in Ghana. The seminars, which kick off from the capital at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday October 1, 2011, ...

Lindbergh Prize To Be Awarded To The Quietest Aircraft from Aero-News Network | Award To Be Presented At NASA's Green Flight Challenge Erik Lindbergh said on the blog of The Lindbergh Foundation that the first annual Lindbergh Prize for Quietest Aircraft will be awarded at the NASA Green Flight Challenge being held this week at Charles M. Shulz airport in Santa Rosa California.

Electric Planes Take to the Sky at NASA Green Flight Challenge from Autopia by Jason Paur | SANTA ROSA, Calif. — There is no roar of a 3,000 horsepower V-12 at an electric airplane race. Instead there is only the whir of an electric motor as pilots entered in the NASA Green Flight Challenge take off into the morning sky above the Sonoma County vineyards.  Minutes later the aircraft begin their speed runs overhead on a rectangular course with no perceptible  ...

Today in Aviation History – October 1 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Starts October 1 (PHOTOS)  - Huffington Post | The 40th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifts off October 1, with more than 600 balloons headed to the New Mexico skies for the more-than-week-long event. It's the world's largest hot air balloon rally.  With more than 100,000 people expected to attend, the crowds start lining up to see balloons and ...

milairpix  | A site devoted to Military Aviation Photography with images using both Film and Digital formats from the early Eighties to the present day. These images were taken at some of the major Airshows and Airbases in the UK including, the ...

Who gets the Shuttle Enterprise, NYC or Houston? - Albany Times Union | In April, NASA announced that the space shuttle Enterprise will be retired at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. (Associated Press, CHANG W LEE) From Stewart M. Powell at the Hearst Washington Bureau Texas lawmakers rekindled efforts to ...

Elon Musk Sees A Future Fully Reusable Commercial Space System from Aero-News Network | Booster, Second Stage, Crew Or Cargo Capsule Would All See Multiple Uses SpaceX Founder Elon Musk outlined a fully re-usable commercial space system Thursday in a speech that was webcast from the National Press Club in Washington, DC and archived by C-SPAN. In a video SpaceX has placed on YouTube, the company foresees a transportation system in which all components can be recovered and re-used.

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Friday Is Military Day at the Miramar Air Show - Patch.com | Organizers expect more than 750000 people—many of whom are members of the military—to attend the Miramar Air Show. “We do get active duty from all over,” said Nicole Wright, the special events coordinator and air show advertising coordinator. ...

Leap Frogs Race Into Coronado Speed Festival from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed during the opening ceremony of the 14th annual Coronado Speed Festival at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in Coronado, Sept. 24-25…

The Golden Knights take WECT skydiving - WECT-TV6 |The United States Army Parachute Team, better known as the Golden Knights, are ranked top in the world. Their job is to represent our country as they jump out of planes and perform a series of complicated formations. Both the men's and women's ...

Into the wild blue yonder - Times Record News | The Air Forceís Air Combat Command Viper East Team, an F-16 aerial demonstration team from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, will perform at Sheppard Air Force Baseís Open House and Air Show in aircraft similar to this one. contributed Photo/Mohr ...

Airshow a hit after shaking off weather - The Salinas Californian | Attendees sit in the cockpit of the C-130 "Bold Venture" Sunday at the California International Airshow Salinas. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas Californian : The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform Sunday. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas ...

Air Festival Gets Go Ahead – Heart | It has been confirmed that the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival will be happening again in 2012, but the date will have to be changed so it doesn't clash with the London Olympics. The festival is normally held in August, but will now be taking place on ...

Saturday - Sunday, Oct 1-2, 2011 - Women Fly Weekend, Rhinebeck, NY  from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will feature "WOMEN FLY WEEKEND" on October 1 and 2 to expand awareness among girls and young women about the fun of flying for recreation and the potential for careers in aviation. There will be displays and exhibits on Saturday for girls and young women of all ages and Girls With Wings® seminars specially created for grades 1 - 8 on Sunday. Girls, parents and young women and will have opportunities to discuss aviation with women pilot role models and aviation professionals throughout the weekend. The museum and grounds open at 10 AM with air shows on both days at 2 PM biplane rides are available for 75 per person…first come - first served…

Amid chaos of Reno Air Races crash, heroes emerge  from Latest news updates from RGJ.com | On Friday, Sept. 16, Northern Nevada faced tragedy when a vintage war plane crashed in front of VIP boxes at the air races. The crash killed 11 and injured dozens…  

Leeward Memorial Services Set for September 30 in Ocala  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Memorial services for EAA board member Jimmy Leeward, who died September 16 in an aircraft accident at the National Championship Air Races, will be held Friday, September 30, at Ocala, Florida. Also that day, a memorial service for Leeward will be held at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Fergus Chapel on the EAA grounds in Oshkosh. All are invited to attend…

A Dreamliner's march, fifty-one months later  from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | EVERETT -- To watch the more than 500 Boeing employees who designed, built and tested the 787 walk together ahead of Airplane 24's roll to the gathered crowd of thousands for the first delivery to All Nippon Airways, I could not help but see a fitting bookend for this part of The Boeing Company's history.  On an early summer's night in Everett on exactly the same spot - with weather warmer and far dryer than today - Boeing employees who worked to assemble, and later disassemble and reassemble, Dreamliner One, walked the first 787 out of the factory… 

Dream Delivered  by Randy Tinseth | I’ve never seen so many smiling faces in the pouring rain as I did in Everett today. The weather did nothing to dampen the energy and excitement as we delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to ANA. I could actually feel the pride coming from the crowd of thousands of Boeing employees who turned the parking lot into one giant party space…

Surprise takes WWII veteran back to old heights - Press Herald | The World War II aircraft, now part of the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, travels across the country to teach the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and to inspire young people's interest in aviation. As the P-51C circled the airport Saturday, ...

Flight in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor a Thrill for The Aero Experience  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience flew in the EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor during it's tour stop in St. Louis hosted by the Gateway Chapter 64.  The flight took place on Saturday morning, taking off from St. Louis Downtown Airport and touring the St. Louis skyline near the Mississippi River.  Special thanks to the EAA Trimotor team, EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum for making this flight possible…

EAA 64 and The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Host Successful Ford Trimotor Tour Event  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum hosted a successful EAA Ford Trimotor tour event this weekend at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  Local area residents flew in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor (serial number 69) to view the St. Louis skyline along the Mississippi River.  All enjoyed good food, music and plenty of souvenir opportunities.  The Aero Experience contributor and museum President Mark Nankivil took these ground and aerial view photos of the Trimotor during the weekend flights…

Canadian Air & Space Museum Closing Down Posted on Sep 26, 2011 - Ottawa Citizen /CNW/ – Toronto's Canadian Air & Space Museum has received notice from its landlord Parc Downsview Park that the Park will be closing the Museum to regular business. The Park, a branch of the federal government, has control over the Museum's ...

Canadian Air & Space Museum shut down  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Canadian Air & Space Museum's landlord, Parc Downsview Park, has closed the museum to regular business. Continue Reading »

Plane vs. Porsche: The Race is On  - It isn't every day an automobile dealership who specializes in Porsche, Maserati and Jaguar challenges you to a race. Nor is it every day that same dealer seeks to give you the advantage: air travel. When Aristocrat Motors approached the Kansas City Aviation Department, operator of Kansas City International Airport (MCI), and proposed a race from downtown Kansas City to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, I was all ears…

Minot B-52 co-pilot continues family tradition  from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE — When 1st Lt. Daniel Welch arrived at Minot Air Force Base in January, he became part of the same squadron his grandfather commanded in the 1970s.  That squadron is the 23rd Bomb Squadron, a unit of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB.  Welch, a B-52 co-pilot, is keeping up his family’s tradition as a B-52 Stratofortress flight officer.  Both his grandfather, retired Col. Don Sprague, of Sacramento, Calif., and his father, retired Lt. Col. Don Welch, of Las Vegas, were B-52 aviators…

'Hero of Hudson' to offer free flights to kids - San Jose Mercury News (Anda Chu/Staff) LIVERMORE -- Along with the usual array of eye-popping aerial stunts, antique aircraft displays, children's activities and other offerings, the annual open house at the Livermore Airport will feature some aviation star power this year. ...

Free Fuel for Charity Flights  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A newly established petition process on the White House website designed to encourage direct citizen input is enabling you to voice your opposition to GA user fees directly to the Obama Administration…

Boeing hands over first 787 to All Nippon Airways  from PhotoBlog by Rich Shulman writes - Maybe I'm a little biased because this is so close to home, but it sure is nice to see American workers manufacturing a state of the art product. Full story.

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Cleveland Air Show - Cleveland Scene Weekly | With more "bangs" and "booms" than the Fourth of July, the Cleveland Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport is undeniably our loudest Labor Day tradition. And now a flame-emblazoned, jet-powered school bus is bumping up the volume. ...

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Airfest to feature 1940s planes, stunts - Culpeper Star Exponent | The free event will feature several types of aircraft including World War II-era and civilian aerobatic. Attendees will watch as planes fly in formation and perform stunts. “We want the public to come out here and see their airport. We want them to see ...
   
Airshow set for Sept. 10 in Smith Center - Salina Journal | SMITH CENTER -- Kyle Franklin, of Franklin Airshows, will be featured at the Smith Center Airshow, which begins at 11 am Sept. 10 at Gary Gardner Memorial Field. A fly-in and pancake breakfast will take place from 7 to 9 am at the airport, ...

Flying is second nature for Air Show stunt pilot who touts 'wow factor' - Toronto Star | Competing on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship circuit, McLeod routinely pushes his customized, single-seater Edge 540 to speeds of 400 km an hour. While cornering, McLeod's lean 6-foot, 175-pound frame is ...

Acro Camp 2 QuickCast 2 from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | Michelle, Will, and David have all gathered at Ray Community Airport (57D) in Michigan for the principle filming for Acro Camp 2, the independent film that takes for pilots and teams them up with two aerobatic instructors. The “campers” spend four days learning acro in a Citabria, a Super Decathlon, and a Pitts S2B.  Will has returned as ...

Annual Fly-In and Air Show Soars into Town - Patch.com | The event, established in 1964, was created to help educate the public about aviation history and to support local charities and nonprofit organizations. This year, event proceeds will go to organizations like the Pajaro Valley ...

Red Arrows take to the skies at RAF Linton-On-Ouse's Family Day - The Press, York | HUNDREDS of people gathered to watch as the Red Arrows flew across the skies of North Yorkshire. The display, which was part of RAF Linton-On-Ouse's Family Day, was the first from the legendary aerial team since the death of one ...

Plovdiv Hosts a Unique Airshow - Standart News | September 3, Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv is expecting over 20000 guests who will come for a unique airshow dedicated to the centenary of the Bulgarian air forces. The base in Krumovo will host air aces of the whole world, who are coming ...

PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON - La Voix du Nord |This afternoon, the demonstration of the Patrouille de France will take place between 15 and 16 h 30 h on the waterfront music and comments from the podium because the air force will accompany the air show. The public will raise wondering eyes to ...

Navy''s `Sagar Pawan'' take a break from aerobatic displays - IBNLive.com | PTI | 12:09 PM,Sep 03,2011 Panaji, Sep 3 (PTI) `Sagar Pawan', the aerobatic demonstration team of the Indian Navy's aviation arm, will take a break from its displays for a few more months, senior officials said today.The break has been necessitated as ...

Night Air Show at the Battle Creek Field of Flight & Balloon Festival by Michael Delaware | The night air show is one of the exciting events at the Battle Creek Field of Flight annual Festival. One of the most exciting annual events in Battle Creek is the Field of Flight Airshow & Balloon Festival that was just held this past weekend.  It is the largest 4th of July festival in the Southwest portion of Michigan, and with good reason.   The festival boasts not only an amazing airshow, but a ...

Naval Aviation: 100 Years And Another Battle Ahead - Bay Net | That was one of the conclusions from a panel of top brass at the Patuxent Partnership sponsored “Air Boss Panel” Thursday at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department social hall in Lexington Park. The event was part of the week-long celebration of ...

'Navy Week' tour stops at Hamilton High School - Hamilton Journal News | The Navy also brought a flight simulator so students could try their hands at flying military aircraft, but the highlight was the landing of nine members of the US Navy Leap Frogs exhibition parachute team. It was all part of Navy Week Cincinnati, ... more on Navy Week here.

Castle Museum opens for tribute - Modesto Bee | ATWATER -- With the 100th anniversary of US naval aviation at the center of attention for those at Castle Air Museum, caretakers are celebrating the milestone the only way they know how — by showing off a naval addition to the museum's ...

Gone West: Betty Skelton Erde from Aero-News Network | One Of The Pioneer Women In Aviation News has come in to ANN that Betty Skelton Erde, known as one of the pioneer women in aviation, passed away in Florida Wednesday. She was 86 years old. Erde, a resident of Winter Park, Florida, was born in Pensacola, FL in 1926. According to Wikipedia, she set 17 aviation and automobile records and was credited with opening doors for women in aviation and the automotive world, as well as astronautics and advertising. ... Betty's bio on First Flight Society.

A Match for Men in the Skies - Wall Street Journal | Betty Skelton was a champion aviator and a speed-demon driver who set records for flying and land speed and so impressed the original seven Mercury astronauts with her skills that they joked that she was "No. 7 1/2. ...

Hurricane Irene — aviation’s history “no damage” report from Travel for Aircraft | Hurricane Irene — aviation’s history “no damage” report | Hurricane Irene had the potential to damage much of aviation’s history since so many museums and air parks where in her path. Winds, of course, get most of the media’s attention but water in the form of rain as well as flood does as much — or more — damage. A few days after Irene passed out of Vermont I emailed  ...
 

Alberta Aviation Museum set to roll out restored B-25 - iNews880.com | The museum's Tom Hinderks says the B-25 bomber has been restored to represent the 418 City of Edmonton Squadron aircraft of the 1950's. "In the 1950's 418 was a reserve squadron operating from City Centre Airport and its job was to be the guardians of ...

Fairey Firefly TT.1 – Pacific warrior turned target tug from Shortfinals's Blog | The Fairey Aviation Company had long been known for their naval aircraft. Their Flycatcher fighter biplane had served the Royal Navy for many years, and the company was always happy to contend when any official specification was issued by the Admiralty for a new Fleet Air Arm aircraft. However, in the late   ...

Flying history museum shows off more than a dozen vintage war planes in Heber City - Deseret News | Bob Wickern is a World War II veteran and one of several historians for the Heber Air Museum. He took part in the occupation of Japan. “World War II was a war that meant something to all Americans,” Wickern said. He is an aviation buff that knows this ...

42-102945 – B-17G-60-BO – “Sweet Pea” from Warbird Central - WWII Historical Aircraft Information Website | See also 43-38114 – B-17G-80-BO – “No Comment Needed”

Blue Origin flight said to have failed from RLV and Space Transport News | The Blue Origin suborbital test flight of their vertical take-off and landing vehicle on August 24th (see the copy of the NOTAM) is rumored to have gone badly: Bezos-Funded Spaceship Misfires - WSJ.com.  Of course, Pasztor must characterize this as a big setback for NASA commercial crew program, with which  ...

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'JetMan' Yves Rossy Will Fly Through Grand Canyon On Jet Pack from Aviation | Yves Rossy, nicknamed 'JetMan', is a Swiss engineer and aviator. Being the first man to achieve sustained human flight with a jet pack, Rossy has flown across the Geneva river, the Alps, the English Channel, and partway through the Strait of Gibraltar (he had to ditch in the ocean because of bad weather but was unharmed). He is planning another feat on Friday, May 6 this month. This time, he will be flying across the Grand Canyon in Arizona. ...
   
2011 Beaufort Air Show - ABC NEWS 4 | The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight performance squadron, is the special act. The team is known for its precision flying and formations. "I wanted to come out and hang out for a bit just wanted to say the Marines did a really good job at the air station ...
   
Airport celebrates with air show - Mackay Daily Mercury | HEADS were pointed skywards towards spectacular aerobatics and vintage aircraft yesterday, as thousands of spectators turned up for the 2011 Grand Airshow, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whitsunday airport. Young and old were treated to the ...

Skies come alive for classic - Toowoomba Chronicle | More than 430 vintage and classic motor vehicles were on display to the large crowd along with about 35 classic motor cycles, trucks, hot rods, utes, military vehicles, racing cars and, of course, the historic planes and warbirds. ...

Wings & Wheels runs this May in Toronto - Autos.ca | The show is produced by the Canadian Air & Space Museum and is its biggest annual fundraiser. Among the vehicles expected on display will be a 1937 LaSalle, 1937 Cord, 1939 Chrysler, 1940 Packard, 1941 Cadillac, and a Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius ...

Aeronautics: Arrows, party Looking for the 120 club - ANSA.it | (ANSA) - PUT (UDINE), 1 MAG - Big party today all'aerobase Rivolto (Udine), where the Arrows tricolor claimed the last acrobatic training before the first official exhibition, Sunday, May 8 at the patrol Bari and 'performed ...

IAF holds air show in Vadodara to cumlinate Guj golden jubilee - IBNLive.com | The air show included thrilling demonstrations of sky diving by the ''Air Devil'' team known for its capability to jump from the height of 30000 feet using hot-air balloons and through micro-light aircraft. The Air Devil sky diving Team is under ...

EDITOR’S BLOG: It’s show time!!! by Flightline UK | After a long winter it’s finally the start of the airshow season with the Shuttleworth Collection’s Spring Air Display getting things underway under clear blue skies, but a brisk cool easterly wind keeping temperatures down.  The forthcoming airshow season is probably going to one of the most challenging for airshow orgainsers.  ...

Golden Knights tandem team and Virginia's First Lady jump at Dinwiddie Airport - Progress Index | Bob McDonnell's daughter, Cailin, parachutes with the Golden Knights at Dinwiddie Airport on Friday. DINWIDDIE - Maureen McDonnell is used to seeing Virginia as the state's first lady - but it's not every day that she sees it falling from 12000 feet. ...

Leap Frogs Get a Jump on Drake Relays, Des Moines Community from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed for nearly 22,000 track and field enthusiasts during the opening ceremonies of the 102nd Drake Relays, America's Athletic Classic, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, April 29 and 30. ...

Daredevil races in the sky - The Standard | However, the first air race took place in Missouri, US in 1908. Participants piloted four aircraft around a designated course, says Wikipedia. During the event, two of the pilots went off-course due to strong winds, and the other two successfully ...
   
Honor Flight of Northern Colorado recognizes WWII, Korean War veterans - The Coloradoan | During World War II, Donald Deppe earned the rank of sergeant by renovating munitions that were sent to troops overseas. He served in the Army from 1942-1946 and spent much of his time in Hawaii. Deppe was one of hundreds of World War II and Korean War ...

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Photos: Aviator memorialized with courthouse banner - The Times Herald | US Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason "Jake" Moletzsky was killed in a 2009 collision of his plane and a Marine helicopter. At noon Sunday, he was memorialized in his hometown at the Montgomery County Court House. ...

Museum of Aviation aircraft to be moved Monday - The Warner Robins Patriot | An aircraft from the Museum of Aviation will be moved to Robins Air Force Base Monday morning to be re-painted. It will travel about a mile and then be moved through a gate used specifically for moving aircrafts on and off ...

Naval-Aerial Power - Carrier Battle Groups from Aviation by K.P.  | ... As an example of the composition of a typical carrier battle group, here's what the French Charles de Gaulle carrier battle group usually consists of:  the carrier air wing - about 40 aircraft,  a submarine  ...

Another scrub - Endeavour a no-go for Monday. from Black Horizon | No Launch Attempt Monday, Teams to Replace APU Heater Power Box | Technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are narrowing in on the likely source of what caused heaters on a fuel line for space shuttle Endeavour’s auxiliary power unit-1 (APU-1) to fail on Friday and scrubbing  ...

For Paul Dye (and of course, anyone else) from VAF Forums | A fella posted this on another aviation site I visit. VERY cool!

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Barreling Over The Beaches In A Stunt Plane - WMBB-TV | Pilots and planes are soaring into Bay County from all over the country for this weekend's Gulf Coast Salute Air Show. It's being held out at Tyndall Air Force Base starting Saturday. Greg Poe is an aerobatic pilot, he'll be debuting a new plane. ...

Coastal Air Show coming to ILM April 16-17 - WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Air shows deliver a multi-faceted experience that touch all of the senses – military jets traveling at near-supersonic speed and aerobatic performances that defy gravity and challenge the imagination; a collection of modern and vintage aircraft for ...

Air Show Celebrates Two Important Developments - WTOK | The Golden Wings Over Meridian Air Show will mark two special occasions, for the Navy and for NAS Meridian.

Event Runs Aug. 6-7 On Lakefront - WISN Milwaukee | Other performers include the US Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team, Air Force A-10 Warthog Demo Team, Air Force Viper East F-16 Demo Team, Air Force C-17 Demo Team, US Coast Guard SAR Demo, Lima Lima Aerobatic Team, Lucas Oil Aerobatics ...

Insurance deal helps air show take to sky with vintage war bird collection - Stoney Creek News | ... “It’s a very good deal,” said Rohrer, who noted rising insurance costs were one of the reasons the previous air show was grounded.  Rohrer said Canadian Warplane Heritage officials decided in December to bring back the air show this year as a trial run for a bigger air show next year to mark the museum’s 40th anniversary. ...

Luke Days air show official: Glendale event went smoothly - Arizona Republic | More than 200000 people watched jets and stunt planes streak across the sky at the biennial Luke Air Force Base air show, which organizers said went off without a hitch. That's not to say there weren't some waits to get through the ...

Thunder Funder campaign under way to help air, fireworks show - Louisville Courier-Journal | The hangar will be open to the public from 5 pm to 9 pm and the preview will feature displays of several planes that will be in the air show, a children's interactive area, helicopter rides and a display of the large American flag that will be ...

Entertainment announced for annual Courtland Airshow - The Decatur Daily | COURTLAND - Organizers of the annual Courtland Air Show and Music festival have announced the music lineup for the event. The air show is Sept. 23-24 at the Courtland airbase. Travis Womack will perform the night of Sept. 23, followed the an all-day ...

U.S. navy could sail in for 2012 air show - Windsor Star | Organizers of the Windsor International Air Show and a representative of the US Navy will be at city council next Monday to present an idea of bringing naval vessels to the show's 2012 edition. ...

Air Show May Fly Into Miami Beach - NBC Miami | NBC Miami has learned that Miami Beach is in talks with air show producers to bring a show similar to the one held in Ft. Lauderdale in the past to South Beach. "It's amazing, those planes, you think they are going to fall and they turn around and it's ...

Annapolitans Upset Over Being Left in Blue Angels Tailwinds - Patch.com | The Blue Angels flight demonstrations over Annapolis became what many thought were an intrinsic element of our city's identity – like Mardi Gras in New Orleans or New Year's Eve in Times Square. Blue Angels put blame on the US Naval Academy. ...

Greg Koontz Receives 2011 CFI of the Year Award from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- During an AOPA Safety Seminar last night, Greg Koontz received official recognition of his achieving the Flight Instructor of the Year for Alabama and NW Florida Flight Standards in the 2011 General Aviation Award Program.  An annual awards program, the General Aviation Awards Program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and aviation industry sponsors to recognize annually outstanding individuals in ...

Today's PIX!! Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 from Military Photos | CORONADO, Calif. (March 16, 2011) Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, perform a T-formation during a training jump above Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The team is stationed in Coronado and performs demonstrations across the country in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting. (U.S. Navy photo by James Woods/Released)

Jets in fly-past tribute to veteran of bombing raids - This is Nottingham | AN RAF sergeant who lived in Nottingham all his life had a fitting send-off when two RAF jets flew over his funeral. They had been diverted from RAF Cranwell to mark the death of Arthur Browett, who served on bomber planes during World War Two. ...

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou. from Planeshots

Tiger Moth joy flights - chocks for starting? from PPRuNe Forums | The latest issue of the Melbourne based magazine "Pacific Flyer" has an article by well known aviation author Macarthur Job. It is called "Whirling Scimitars -and Just as Deadly" It is about the dangers posed by propellers.  Some years ago, a newly graduated grade 3 instructor at a well known aero club at Moorabbin was tasked to ...

CAF Airpower Museum presents helicopter seminar - Odessa American | MIDLAND Visit the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airpower Museum Main Hangar at 2 pm on Saturday, March 26 for a special “Remembrance of War” seminar featuring Helicopters at War. The UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra will serve as the backdrop as two ...

Aviation museum recognized for historical contributions  - Shore News Today | Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum was recently recognized for the museum’s significant contributions to New Jersey history. NASW Chairman, Joseph E. Salvatore, MD, attended the awards ceremony in Trenton on March 9. The ceremony was held in honor of  ...

Spotted For Sale: 1947 Round Engine Fieseler Storch Project! from AirPigz | I saw Kermit Weeks fly the Fieseler Storch at the Fantasy of Flight Museum last year during Sun-n-Fun and was really impressed by how it looked like a lot of fun to fly. It's big, weird, kinda ugly, and a taildragger... 

Pilot to leave Air Force after 'Top Gun' flyover before Iowa game - USA Today | In the movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise played naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who was notorious for his flaunting of military rules while flying his F-14. Turns out the Air Force doesn't look too kindly on that type of ...

Another Jet Wing Project Underway from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
Yves Rossy may soon have a wingman in his jet wing exploits. Troy Hartman, EAA 732927, has been developing a similar aircraft since 2008 and will be ready to begin flight testing this fall.

Video: Another Chance for Commercial Airships? from Things with Wings | Lockheed Martin's famed Skunk Works has signed a contract with a private Canadian comonay to develop, certify and produce a family of commercial cargo airships derived from its P-791 hybrid aircraft demonstrator, which flew back in 2006. ...

Dream-come-true for 12-year-old thalassaemia girl - Gulf Times | And on Wednesday she was inducted as a pilot in 9-squad on the first female flyer in army aviation's history. “1 will live for my country, and will die for it,” she declared on the occasion. “In whatever capacity my beloved country needs my services, ...

While many students just want lunch, these crave launch - Florida Times Union | Middle-schoolers are part of a rigorous rocket contest with 600 teams.  To nine eighth-graders from Kirby-Smith Middle School Challenger Learning Center, it is rocket science.  Since November, the team of students from the science, technology and math magnet school has been on a mission to build a rocket that ...

NASA’s 100-Year Starship Project Sets Sights on Interstellar Travel. from Planenews Aviation News | Shooting for the stars will first require a lot of down-to-Earth elbow grease, as NASA's new 100-Year Starship project illustrates. The effort, to journey between stars in the 2100s, began with a workshop and now is in the study phase.

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Air show's return could have added benefit - Press Herald | It will be the first civilian operated air show since the Brunswick Naval Air Station began hosting the event in 1962. Organizers expect more than 100000 ...

49th Annual Yuma Air Show - Yuma Sun | Point your eyes to the sky and enjoy the 49th annual Yuma Air Show slated for March 26 starting at 9 am at the Marine ...

F22 in Australian airshow? - F-16.net | http://www.airshow.net.au/avalon2011/airshow/flying-display.html

Check out the Checkers - The Dominion Post ... Checkers aerobatic display team fly their CT-4 Airtrainers from Wellington to Masterton, where they are performing at the Wings over Wairarapa airshow. ...

Hornet Celebrates 100 Years of Naval Aviation - Alameda Sun | A new exhibit at the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum retells the story of pioneering aviator Eugene Ely and his groundbreaking 1911 flight that included ...

Helicopter Squadron to Commemorate Naval Aviation Centennial at Sea - www.navycompass.com | SAN DIEGO – With the celebration of 100 years of Naval aviation set to kick off in San Diego Feb. 10 at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 will be honoring the milestone aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at sea....

Officials announce Navy Week in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press | Scheduled for June 11-19, the event will include a performance by the "Leap Frogs" the service's parachute team, a visit from the sailors of the USS ...

AOPA Online: Women pilot centennial tallies 1,600-plus intro flights - www.aopa.org | Pilots around the world introduced 1,647 girls and women to flying in 2010, the centennial of the first certificated female pilot, the Centennial of Women Pilots campaign announced…

IMAC takes to the air in Land O' Lakes - Tbo.com | The International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) will hold a flying event at the Conner Preserve, Land O' Lakes from 8 am on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. ...

Amigo Airsho to feature Blue Angels performance - El Paso Times by By John Hall \ EL PASO TIMES | FORT BLISS -- A single Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 fighter came in low for a pass in front of the Biggs Army Airfield control tower, rolled once and then thundered out across the desert to make its final approach and landing…

Classified satellite launched from California base by Jim Seida:

Delta IV Heavy rocket launches from Vandenberg (carrying NRO payload) from Military Photos by jetsetter | LOMPOC, Calif. (KABC) -- The Delta IV Heavy rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, creating a loud rumble heard within 50 miles of the launch. The booster rose into the sky over California's central coast and arced over the Pacific Ocean, a spectacle visible over a wide area…

"I met a hero today" - Wizbang | Hearing that piece of information immediately piqued my interest, as I have an elderly friend who flew B-17's during the war and the plane has always been ...

Rocket Power and a Flying Wing — the Me 163 Komet from Travel for Aircraft | Lippisch's Rocket Powered Flying Wing — Me 163 Komet - I recall as a child first reading about this novel aircraft — swept winged and without a tail — with its small rocket engine propelling it to fantastic altitudes in just a few minutes — climbing at a speed of 450 mph (720kph) at a 45 degree angle, making a Ferrari look like a skateboard. Decades later I was able to see a real Me 163 Komet, looking fit for service in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, where these images were taken…

Navy Radio Man Who Reported Pearl Harbor Attack - The Navy radio man who sent out the first alerts regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor has died, according to a report on the Navy Times. Ed Chlapowski was born in Webster, Massachusetts, on June 5, 1922. He was working an early watch at the submarine base when the attacks started; since he knew that the radio room was short-staffed on Sundays, he came in and was handed a message by a supervisor. He then sent out news that Pearl Harbor was under attack, in Morse code…

Engineer drafted to Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor - The Desert Sun | Halperin, who started flying in 1939 and got his pilot's license in 1950, is the author of the book "The Sky's No Limit — Round the World Air Race: 1994. ...

Atlantis to Return to Space June 28, 2011 from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net | The Space Shuttle Atlantis has been given the 'GO' by NASA for the final and 135th flight of the space shuttle system on June 28, 2011 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida amid federal budget uncertainty. President Barack Obama has signed a bill authorizing NASA to conduct the third and final mission, but the US space agency's budget for 2011 remains to be approved so the shuttle flight depends on congressional authorization of extra funds during the winter or early spring…

January 21 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Today in Aviation History – January 21 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Photographer Spotlight 1-2011 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | We here at Phxspotters are happy to announce our first Spotter Spotlight. We are happy to announce that Chris Pasley has been picked for our first monthly spotter spotlight. Chris Pasley was just a small child when he picked up his first Aviation Book of "Air War in Vietnam" and he could not get enough. He attended his first Air show in 1996 "El Toro"…