ICAS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AIR SHOW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES By ICAS Foundation via ASB | Air show legends Jim and Ernie Moser, Julie Clark, Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver will be inducted into the International Council of Airshows (ICAS) Foundation Hall of Fame on the evening of Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas during the annual ICAS Chairman's Banquet....
Blue Angels to visit Tuscaloosa this week to plan for 2012 air show - Al.com | TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Two U.S. Navy Blue Angel pilots will visit Tuscaloosa this week to begin planning the 2012 Tuscaloosa Air Show, according to the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission. The pilots will meet with Tuscaloosa...
LIVE EVENT: Breakfast with LiveATC.net Founder! - The Pilot Report | Join us LIVE online Thursday, November 17, 2011 for a virtual breakfast of sorts as I interview Dave Pascoe, founder and 
This USAF pararescueman decides he’s been cooped up in... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | This USAF pararescueman decides he’s been cooped up in this HC-130 for too long. Can’t decide what’d be funner, flying this bad bird or jumping out of it!...
Airmen screen Tuskegee Airmen documentary at Pentagon - USAF | WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- More than 150 Airmen came out to screen a documentary about the original Tuskegee Airmen during a red-carpet event here Nov. 10. "Double Victory" was produced by George Lucas, of "Star Wars" fame, in support of his new feature film about the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails." Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Tuskegee Airmen William Broadwater and...
Tuskegee Airmen:A legacy of love - USAF | PENTAGON (AFNS) -- Last week I had the opportunity to learn about some Air Force history as well as family history. There was a screening of a new documentary about the Tuskegee Airmen that was produced, by George Lucas, in conjunction with his feature film called "Red Tails." I was especially excited to see the documentary because my paternal grandfather was a bombardier in World War II and an original Tuskegee Airman. This was one of the most exciting times in my Air Force career. The...
Pilot’s long lost ring is key to forgotten crash - Oak Hill Gazette | This is a story about how a Christmas card to the sister of a local veteran started a chain of events that led to a ceremony in France and a monument to a forgotten plane crash in World War II. Oak Hill resident John Tschirhart was a B-17 bombardier who flew 35 combat missions over Nazi occupied Europe. The 91 year-old is proud to be a member of the Oak Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4443, and is also proud of his younger sister who he says is “a great patriot, who through diligent research solved a 60 year-old mystery.” As we observed Veterans Day recently and honored all the men and women who have worn the uniform 
Fallon Air Park Recce - Neptunus Lex
They yet live among us - McCook Gazette | Veteran's Day has come and gone but the memories continue. As a reminder of the annual commemoration of service by American GI's someone went me a YouTube video, produced by the History Channel, of a World War II B-17E mission in the Pacific, circa 1943. A lone B-17, Old 666, out on a long overwater photo reconnaissance mission to Bougainville and Buka Islands, was besieged by 17 Japanese fighters, collectively called the "Zero." The crew shot down at least two of the Zeros in a 45-minute combat, which ended only due to low fuel state of the Japanese combatants....
Honoring our Veterans - The Town Crier | We buried my Uncle Bill two weeks ago. Then a few days later, before I put the coffee on, a dear friend phoned to say that her husband had died in the early morning hours. He was my friend too. Both Uncle Bill and my deceased friend have been a part of my life forever, it seems....
North American F-86 Sabre 1947 onwards (all day-fighter variants) — book review by travelforaircraft | ...South Korea, the USA and Western Europe were surprised by the advanced technology of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 with its swept wing and powerful centrifugal jet turbine engine as well as its fearsome cannon armament (2 x 23mm and 1 x 37mm). The U.S. Air Force 
quickly countered with the North American F-86 Sabre which was similar in design aspects but also having significant differences....
Exhibition on the assistance of military airplanes in 1911 from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | I spoke recently of Tender forgot to 14-18 # 1 -themed "Competition military airplanes" that took place in Reims in 1911 and was designed to select the best manufacturers in accordance with a specification very precise, in order to develop military aviation....
HyperMach Now Aiming for Mach 4 Bizjet - AIN Online | HyperMach Aerospace’s planned 20-seat supersonic business jet (SSBJ), dubbed the SonicStar, will be able to fly at Mach 4.0, the company said Friday in Dubai. This is faster than the Mach 3.6 top speed announced when the proposed V-tailed aircraft was first revealed in June at the Paris Air Show. At Mach 4, the SonicStar would be able to fly from New York to Dubai in just 2 hours 20 minutes. According to...
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Unveils New Exhibit Featuring Greg Olsen's Soyuz TMA-6 Descent Capsule - Space Ref | Space Adventures, the only company that has provided human space missions to the global marketplace, is pleased to announce that a new exhibit has opened at the 
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City featuring the Soyuz TMA-6 descent capsule that returned to Earth on October 11, 2005 with spaceflight participant Greg Olsen, Ph.D. and the Expedition 11 crew onboard....
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: Tourists in for a 'Magical' Ride - Space.com | The 400 space tourists who've already signed up to fly on the private Virgin Galactic space plane are in for a wild ride. Virgin Galactic is developing the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to carry passengers to the edge of space for $200,000 each. Once the prototype is ready, a fleet of the spacecraft will be produced by The Spaceship...
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Flying Car Landing In A Driveway Near You from Alternative Energy Newswire | Apparently the FFA works much faster than the EPA – the FFA has just approved the "Flying Car," also known at the Transition Roadable Aircraft. While the flying car, developed by Terrafugia (ter-ra-FOO-gee-ah), doesn't currently run on an alternative fuel such as ethanol or biodiesel, it is an "alternative" way to get yourself around town. So here is how it works….You jump into the cockpit and back your Flying Car out of the garage and head to the airport, driving on the same roads as FFVs, electric cars and hybrids. You pull up to the airport, head out to the runway, drop your wings, which are controlled from the cockpit, and take off. Sweet. No more three hour commutes in rush hour traffic…
Dreamliner Invited To AirVenture from AVweb Top News | There's a chance the Boeing 787 will make its airshow debut at this year's AirVenture Oshkosh. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski has confirmed that Boeing has been invited to show off its latest design and is considering the idea. "The Boeing folks have an open invitation to join us, and we have had discussions about them attending," Knapinski said Tuesday. He noted that the participation of the Dreamliner and its extent will depend on the aggressive flight-test schedule Boeing has set for the aircraft. The schedule hit a minor setback last week when "workmanship issues" were discovered in the horizontal stabilizers of the five test aircraft.
EAA Tries a New Air Venture: Hot-air Balloons – WBAY | For those heading to the EAA fly-in later this summer, you may be in for a special treat. This summer's event will feature two large hot-air balloon ...
Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver to Receive 2010 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship - World Airshow News has announced that Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver are the 2010 recipients of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. The award will be presented during EAA AirVenture 2010 at EAA's Theater in the Woods on Monday, July 26. Steve and Suzanne join a list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame over the past 25 years…
2010 International Council of Air Shows Hall of Fame Nominations - The original deadline for the ICAS Foundation Hall of Fame nominations was June 1st. Yep you missed it! Good news, the ICAS Foundation has given you another chance. The new deadline for nominations is July 31st. So get on it! Visit http://www.icasfoundation.org/halloffame.htm for the rules and how to nominate. Think about that hero of yours who has helped the airshow industry. Now's your chance to recognize them…
Barnstormers take Aberdeen from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Sarah Wilson, who is part of the American Barnstormers Tour, sends these photos from the tour's latest stop at Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR) in South Dakota. Aberdeen was the fourth stop of the seven-city tour, which is set to wind up July 5 at Chandler Field Airport (AXN) in Alexandria, Minn. At each stop, people can tour the flight line for free, meet the barnstormers, who dress in vintage clothing, and buy a ride in one of the planes…
Red Bull Stratos Team Announces Latest Test Results from Aerial Sports Feed by noreply@redbull.com(Red Bull Staff) Santa Monica, Calif. – June 29, 2010 – As Red Bull Stratos grows increasingly near to realization, the mission's aeronautics experts today announce encouraging results from the latest high-altitude test jumps and step-off procedure tests. Mission pilot Felix Baumgartner himself acknowledges…
Great Reviews for Rocket Racing League Game from Rocket Racing League Games by smitty …Bronze Award Winner. "Hopefully word will spread about what a decent and original racer RRL is, and the social element – like the real event – will finally get off the ground. Even if it doesn't, though, Rocket Racing League is a fine alternative to the reams of arcade and kart racers on the App Store."…
DVD Review: 'Obsession' - Inside Sport Class Racing At Reno by Martt | The 'Obsession' DVD is not for sale, but interested individuals or groups can find out how to get a copy by sending an email to 77Obsession@gmail.com …
US Air Force & US Navy Drones from FenceCheck Forums
Historic World War II bomber to visit Purdue airport - Carroll County Comet | The B-17 was the heavy bomber vital to winning World War II. From 1935 to 1945, 12731 were built and 4754 were destroyed in combat. ...
Tour goes on a 'Sentimental Journey' - Kenosha News.com | Cole Sharp, 8, of Kenosha, exited the close confines of the B-17 "Sentimental Journey" Monday and described the experience in three words: "It ...
CarolAnn Garratt at International Women's Air and Space Musuem from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale - I attended CarolAnn Garrat's talk tonight at the Women's International Air and Space Museum, located at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.alsworldflight.com/our_story.php CarolAnn's mother died of ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) in April 2002. A pilot for many years, this event spurred her to attempt to raise money for ALS research by using her love of aviation as a springboard. In 2003 she flew around the world, a 7 month trip, raising awareness of ALS along the way. (She paid for the trip herself, all funds donated went to ALS)…
What's The Next Big Idea, Burt Rutan? - Palm Springs Life | Burt Rutan made international headlines in 2004 with his design of SpaceShipOne, the first privately built spacecraft to reach space, followed with the ...
Museum of Flight breaks ground on space shuttle gallery from Aerospace News by aubreycohen@seattlepi.com (Aubrey Cohen) The Seattle Museum of Flight on Tuesday broke ground on a new gallery that will house a retired space shuttle orbiter, should the museum win one…
Veterans' stories may be filmed, filed in Library of Congress - Ventura County Star | The filming will take place at the Commemorative Air Force World War II Air History Museum, 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo. Poutre asked interested veterans ...
Hurricane Heralds Air Tattoo - RAF - News by Date - THE ONLY airworthy Battle of Britain Hurricane still in existence flew in to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire today for the media launch of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. Hurricane R4118, together with its Battle of Britain ...
A little Airshow action in Iowa... - The Photo Forum - Photography ... by USM IS | Quad City Airshow........FA-18 hornet F-15C Strike Eagle......lighting was HARSE to say the least. Super Chipmunk Strike Eagle, turn and burn....
from FenceCheck Forums - Finally getting around to more. These are from Friday. Kent Pietsch:
Episode 103 – Live ATC from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Guest Dave Pascoe from LiveATC.net explains how he provides real-time Air Traffic Control feeds directly to your browser, mp3 player, and mobile device. LiveATC will be streaming ATC communications live from EAA Airventure at Oshkosh (in a joint partnership with EAA) – including both Tower frequencies and some other goodies. Look for Dave during the first few days of the show…
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Heroic craft of WWII joins air show - Florida Times-Union, FL
... known as the "Sizzlin' Liz," to Jacksonville NAS on Wednesday afternoon as the base began final preparations for this weekend's Jax Air Show. ...
Jacksonville Air Show 2008 from http://www.airshow.jacksonville.com/
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM - Witness thrills like never before from a variety of military and civilian aerobatic demonstrations. The world-famous Super Shockwave Jet Truck will be racing down the runway at speeds of more than 300 mph. The grand finale will be the Navy's flight demonstration team: The Blue Angels. While you are at the air show, enjoy static displays; shop at novelty, food and beverage booths; or head to the Kids Zone for games and activities for all ages. Click here for a complete schedule of performers.
Civilians Fly with the Blue Angels - First Coast News, FL
The 2008 NAS Jax Air Show is Saturday and Sunday. It is free to the public. Gates open at 9 am The shows start at 10 am The Blue Angels fly at 3 pm on both ...
World War II bombers take to the skies over Weyers Cave - Staunton News Leader, VA
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is only one of nine in flying condition in the United States, and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft," and P-51 ...
Aero-TV: Keeping History Alive -- The B-17 Flying Fortress (Part 1) from Aero-News Network
NEVER, EVER, Forget... LSFM's B-17 Is A Living/Flying Museum Amidst all the gleaming and shiny new whiz-bangs at Oshkosh 2008, were a few ghosts of the past. Birds that had seen better days and been forced to prove themselves on the field of battle not once but a hundred times... and more.
Spaceport America Institute from RLV and Space Transport News - An announcement in the mail: Formation of Spaceport America Institute Announced
LAS CRUCES, NM – In recognition of the critical role that expanded personal and commercial access to space will play in the growth of the global economy and society, the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), has announced its intent to create a non-profit organization, called the Spaceport America Institute (SAI)…
Bell X-14 - found in an Indiana barn from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
The folks at “The Unwanted Blog” stumbled into the one and only Bell X-14, on display at Ropkey Armor Museum on a remote Indiana farm. The X-14 was a pioneering VTOL aircraft from the 50’s. The museum found the aircraft a few years ago, for sale by the government to be sold as scrap, and bought it unseen. Good find.
U.S. Pilot Fired On UFO During Cold War from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Classified British documents from 1957 that were released this week reveal that a U.S. fighter pilot flying from an English air base was ordered to open fire on a massive unidentified object that had lit up his radar screen. Retired pilot Milton Torres, of Miami, is not named in the documents but has long maintained that the incident took place. Torres was flying an F-86D Sabre and was told to fire all 24 of his rockets at a mysterious object visible on radar above the North Sea. It was moving erratically and was almost the size of an aircraft carrier, according to the documents. It appears to be the only time that a military aircraft has been ordered to fire on a UFO. "It was an amazing night, and I never thought the truth would be told," Torres said. "But I still don't know what it was." He told Sun Media that he believes the unknown aircraft -- which he saw only as a radar blip -- was a spaceship. "I don't believe it was of this Earth," he said. "It moved faster than anything we were capable of." As he closed in on the blip's location, it vanished from his instruments, he said.
Live ATC on your iPhone from The PlaneMadness Podcast by towertalk@planemadness.com (Capt'n Chris)
I was sitting around this morning, staring at my iPhone and thinking how far ahead of the pack it was in just about every category compared to all the other smart phones I’ve had- Believe me when I say I’ve had many. What’s great is that the functionality of the iPhone just keeps increasing, since Apple started allowing software folks to write programs for it…
William Hamilton, Joseph Thibodeau join Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame - Bea Khan Wilhite, president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society, has announced the forthcoming induction of Bill Hamilton and Joe Thibodeau into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame on November 1. Read more...
ICAS ANNOUNCES CONVENTION DATES THROUGH 2020 - ICAS has contracted with two different Harrah’s hotel properties in Las Vegas to host the ICAS Convention through 2020. “The convention business in Vegas is moving from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market,” said ICAS President John Cudahy. “Because our members have made it clear that they want to keep the ICAS Convention in Las Vegas for the foreseeable future, we negotiated the best terms possible and locked in for the next 12 years.” Future dates are December 8-11, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; December 6-9, 2009 at Paris Las Vegas; December 5-8, 2010 at Paris Las Vegas; December 4-7, 2011 at Paris Las Vegas; December 3-6, 2012 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; December 9-12, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; December 8-11 2014 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; December 7-10, 2015 at Paris Las Vegas; December 5-8 2016 at Paris Las Vegas; December 5-8, 2017 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; December 3-6, 2018 at Paris Las Vegas; December 9-12, 2019 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel; and December 7-10, 2020 at Paris Las Vegas.
CONGRATULATIONS TO…
* ICAS member and pyro contractor David Linebarger who was named recipient of the Commemorative Air Force’s Lloyd P. Nolen Achievement Award at the CAF Air Sho in Midland earlier this month.
* ICAS member and warbird pilot Reg Urschler who was named as recipient of the “other” Lloyd P. Nolen Award presented by Wings over Houston for lifetime achievement. Urschler was recognized for his 31 years of leadership in military service, and later with his commitment to furthering the Air Force’s way of life, history and ideals.” Other ICAS recipients of the Award are Bill Anders, Charles Hutchins, Bob Hoover, Tony LeVier, and Paul Poberezny.
* ICAS member and air show performer Debbie Rihn-Harvey who won the National Aerobatic Championship in Denison, Texas last month. This was Debbie’s second national championship.
TUMBLING BEAR ON THE REBOUND - ICAS member and air show performer Rob Harrison, who was severely injured in a May 10 accident in Modesto, California, continues his recovery and is making preliminary plans to get back in the air. Even as his body continues its own “restoration,” Harrison is overseeing improvements and changes to two different Zlin 50 monoplanes to make them “air show-worthy.”
Supermarine Spitfires from Fence Check - Nice spits! - Here are some more of Paul Allens Spitfire,
Afterburners! from Fence Check - my job never gets boring - I tried to bump up the levels so you can kinda make out the F-16..not the greatest quality.. but the burners make up for it
Wings Over Marietta from Fence Check - F-22
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