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Celebrating 100 years of Marine Corps Aviation with the Red Bull Air Force Team - Hawaii News Now | This is only a taste of what you'll see this weekend during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. "Hats off for those gentlemen for dialing us in and giving us those freedoms to enjoy what we are doing," said Daisher while sharing his appreciation to the military ...

Blue Angels From Above - Military Times (blog) | A formation of Navy Blue Angel FA-18 Hornets from Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., fly together after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from Altus Air Force Base Sept. 20, 2012. Aircrew from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus AFB refueled ...

Thousands heading to North Georgia for weekend air show - WRCB-TV | ROME, GA (WRCB) -- With an amazing lineup headlined by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show is expecting a great show this weekend. Gates open to the public at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, and at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday ...

Support our local air force base - Kansas.com (blog) | The question of whether Sedgwick County should spend $10,000 on a hospitality tent for the Wings Over McConnell air show this weekend got a lot of attention, with commissioners having a worthwhile debate about such taxpayer-funded perks before voting ...

Spoleto A FORMER COMMANDER OF ARROWS TRICOLORI  - Spoleto City  | This is what will take place Tuesday, October 2 on the occasion of the visit to Spoleto the former commander of the Frecce Tricolori Massimo Tammaro. The day will begin at 10:30 am with a visit to Casa Menotti, host of Monini Foundation, which manages the museum house ...

Libyan Chinook for Malta Air Show - Times of Malta | A Libyan air force Chinook twin rotor helicopter is to participate in the Malta Air Show this Saturday and Sunday. This will be the first time that a Libyan Chinook will be in Malta and it is very rare for such helicopters to fly outside Libya. The two ...

Cold Front Hits Gold Team from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | The Duluth Airshow is a celebration of aviation that brings together aviators and aviation enthusiasts from all over the world and is also the largest event of the year in Minnesota. This event was also the first time in 30 years that the Canadian Snow Birds performed there. The Gold Demonstration Team arrived on Wednesday prior to the Airshow to make some appearances and let the Minnesotans about the great demonstration the team would make later on in the week. Among those was a visit to Superior High School to talk some select science classes on the physics of skydiving and to let them know that their Assistant Principal Bill Punyko would be making a tandem skydive with the Golden Knight’s very own SFC Aaron Figel into the football game that afternoon. The team was excited and ready to go until the plane took off and reality started to set in as the temperature dropped to below freezing. The team knows all too well about the temperature shift from the ground up to altitude but this time the ground temp was in the upper 40s so that made the temp at altitude was about 10 degrees. The team performed a spectacular show for the high school and Mr. Punyko got the ride of his life and a story to share with his students...

US Air Force Thunderbirds (circa 1959) by doobybrain | ...video of a bunch of retro US Air Force Thunderbirds flying in formation...

The Knickebein from CAF Red Tail Squadron | ...The British confirmed that the Germans were using this landing beam system to drop bombs by eavesdropping on captured Luftwaffe pilots. However, many scientists refused to believe this was possible because they felt the curvature of the earth would not allow radio beams to be sent accurately. Winston Churchill finally settled the controversy by sending British pilots up to find out if the beams were really there. A crew found the beam and followed it. They found the crossbeam, marked the coordinates and later found out that the beams crossed directly over the Rolls Royce plant where the Merlin airplane engines (yes, like the one in our P-51C Mustang) were manufactured...

Poll: Lowestoft people asked 'has the Airshow got any future?' - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | And although the airshow committee is downhearted, it has pledged to meet in a “couple of months' time to review the situation” but because of a £60,000 shortfall in the wet weather contingency fund, caused by this year's poor weather, there is no ...

WWII pilot remembers B-29 bombers - Tulsa World | The aircraft is owned and maintained by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force, and it is in Tulsa at the museum for public viewing and revenue flights through the weekend. Along with the B-29, a North American P-51 Mustang, a Beech C-45 Expediter! and ...

World War II era airplanes land at Norwood Memorial Airport - Wicked Local | Peter Kidd, James Kidd and Harold Bleicher weren't going to let the opportunity pass them by: They were going to fly on a B-17 Flying Fortress. “I want to go because it's the last chance I'll ever have to fly in a piece of history,” Peter said at the ...

B-17 "Flying Fortress" Tour Makes Local Stop - WFPL | Its' been restored by the non-profit Liberty Foundation and was used in the 1990 film Memphis Belle, about the famed B-17 that survived 25 combat missions in the war. This is a plane built for combat, not for comfort, and just climbing aboard is an ...

GoPro - Kermie Cam - Albatros over Shuttleworth - YouTube | You Are There! Come fly the Albatros with me over the beautiful countryside at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome in England. This plane is one of the magnificent works of art built by Peter Jackson's, The Vintage Aviator Limited in New Zealand. This is my first flight over here with this aircraft, so let's take to the skies... maybe we'll run into Gene DeMarco from TVAL piloting the Re-8. - Kermit Weeks (20120831)  http://www.fantasyofflight.com

Airman missing from WWII identified from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

How many A-10 combat planes can you count in this photo? All of them are deploying to the Middle East… from David Cenciotti's weblog | Although the caption of the following picture reads “more than a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt….” I can count 19 such combat planes belonging to the 354 FS, 355th Fighter Wing from Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona at Westover Air Reserve Base...

The end of an era from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | For 37 years Dyess' C-130 Hercules and its Airmen have built a legacy in the Air Force. That legacy came to end Sept. 26 as the last two C-130 H models, tail numbers 1667 and 2063, departed for Little Rock AFB, Ark...

Fifth-generation formation from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-22A Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at...

Aéropuces 2012 from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Aéropuces 20 and October 21, 2012  | For the 6th consecutive year, the Museum of Air and Space organizes its large flea aeronautics. Collectors, individuals and professionals find themselves under the wings of two Concorde Museum for two days of "treasure hunt" in a festive atmosphere. More than 60 exhibitors are expected to exhibit linear 300m. Free admission.

Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Readies ISS Cargo Launches from Wallops
from Spaceports |  The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority has handed over the newly constructed Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to Orbital Sciences Corporation for the new Antares rocket booster. The new rocket is set to commence commercial cargo launches with the new Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station from Virginia's Eastern Shore...

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Today Marks 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation (Video) - KPBS | On May 22, 1912, Lt. Alfred Cunningham became the first Marine aviator in a plane the Navy purchased from the Wright Brothers, according to the Department of Defense. “From the very beginning, the spirit of courage and determination exemplified by ...

Thunderbirds To Rehearse For AFA Graduation - KKTV 11 News | In preparation for Wednesday's Air Force Academy graduation, the Thunderbirds will practice their flyover and aerial performance Tuesday. The team conducted aerial surveys Monday after they arrived. The team also took Denver Broncos head coach, ...

Red Arrows granted official authority to display in 2012 - This is Lincolnshire | “This year's display is an energetic mix of formation and precision flying, and I know how much the Red Arrows are looking forward to the forthcoming season and enhancing their reputation as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams...

C-5 with mouth open at the March Field Airfest 2012 from Planeshots

Reno Air Races secure insurance for 2012 races; announce course changes - Reno Gazette Journal | The Reno Air Racing Association also announced plans to change some race courses and increase G-force training for pilots for this year's National Championship Air Race. Houghton said they also face some tough financial challenges and said they will go ...

Aaron Tippin to play at Wings Over North Georgia air show - Rome News Tribune | by press release The Commemorative Air Force will bring the Red, White and Loud Concert featuring Aaron Tippin to the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show. The concert will take place at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on Friday, September 28...

Air show arrives in Kitchener-Waterloo - Toronto Sun | The Waterloo Air Show had its start four years ago as volunteers created an annual spectacle at the Waterloo Regional International Airport in suburban Breslau after the demise of shows in London and Hamilton. About 40000 spectators are expected over ...

American Heroes Air Show returns to Southern California - Vertical Magazine | The American Heroes Air Show, an event dedicated to showcasing the role of helicopters in the military and parapublic sectors, is set to return to Southern California this summer. Taking place at the Hansen Dam Recreation Complex in the San Fernando ...

Air show coming to Hill Air Force Base - ABC 4 | Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hill Air Force Base for this weekend's air show. It's the first time sine 2009 that the northern Utah base has hosted "Warriors Over The Wasatch." The show attracted more than 400000 that year.

Nonprofit Hopes To Bring Airshow To Vero Beach from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | VRB Last Hosted Airshow Over Ten Years Ago Vero Beach Municipal Airport Director Eric Menger said plans to host an airshow at Vero Beach are underway with three local Exchange Club chapters interested in sponsoring the event. Vero Beach Air Show Inc. is a nonprofit organization that includes members of the Indian River, Vero Beach and Treasure Coast chapters of the Exchange Club.

Air Festival set for WWII dogfight - and the Vulcan is promised to return too - Bournemouth Echo | BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival organisers are promising a dramatic World War Two re-enactment for the first time – and have confirmed the return of a big crowd pleaser. The fifth festival, which takes place between August 30 and September 2, ...

Raytheon to host Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow, extending ... - MarketWatch | WALTHAM, Mass., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) will invite 50 of its Twitter followers to participate in a day of activities at the Farnborough International Airshow on Friday, July 13. Raytheon opened registration...

Credit union to hold drawings for eight thrill jet rides - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Service Credit Union is holding drawings for eight thrill rides aboard a high-performance jet to take place days before the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. The sweepstakes ends June 21. To enter to win the thrill ride ...

DLA Aviation Hall of Fame inductees selected - Progress-Index | A former Maritime Detachment Division Chief and a former Site Director of DLA Installation Support in Richmond have been selected for induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame...

FAA Examines Historical Flight Rules from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The FAA said on Tuesday it's ready to "reevaluate its policy" regarding the operation of historical aircraft for hire, and announced a series of public meetings on the topic. The meetings, which are open to the public, will be held June 26, 27, and 28 at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FAA said its current Living History Flight Experience policy, adopted in the mid-1990s, allows owner/operators of historic aircraft to sell passenger flights "as a way to generate funds needed to maintain and preserve these historically significant aircraft for future generations." However, the FAA said an "increasing number of requests ... [with a] clear market orientation" seek to operate types of aircraft, or offer various types of flight experiences, that aren't covered by the current policy.

Glenn Martin and the First Flight to Catalina Island - Catalina Island News | AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - In the early morning hours of May 10, 1912, a budding young aviator by the name of Glenn Luther Martin scanned the skies above Newport Beach and frowned. Above him and all around him as far as he could see was that most common ...

Video: Stearman aerobatics from Apron 6 | Let’s call it a day after eight hours of studying and ease the pain with a GoPro movie of a Stearman doing some aerobatics...

World War II airman to pilot Memorial Day parade in Park Ridge - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate | Smaus would go on to fly 38 combat and reconnaissance missions as a B-25 pilot during World War II, his missions taking him to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and a number of small Pacific islands. On May 28 Smaus will preside over...

1,600 museums offer troops free tickets from Air Force Times - News by The Associated Press | WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.

World Hot Air Balloon Championships from ExpressJet Forum by osupilot | Wanted to keep people updated who like to know about this stuff. This year the World Championships are in Battle Creek, MI August 18-24. This year we also have t-shirts for sale to support the entire nine member team that will be competing. Shirts are $20 a + $3 for shipping or we can figure out how to get it to you in...

Atlanta Aero Club honours HAI President from HeliHub.com News by HeliHub.com Editor | Join the Atlanta Aero Club as it welcomes Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter Association International (HAI), at a luncheon on June 7, 2012 at the Capital City Club Downtown, Atlanta, Ga. All HAI members are invited and will receive the Aero Club member discount for attendance. Zuccaro, who became HAI President in 2005, has [...]

Sporty's Open House/International Learn to Fly Day Draws 1,000-Plus from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Several EAA staffers joined EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower at the annual Sporty's Open House and International Learn to Fly Day celebration Saturday at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport in Batavia, Ohio.

Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX's Historic Mission from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Hawthorne, CA - Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station - something only a handful of governments have ever accomplished....

The Dragon is in orbit on her way to the ISS! from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Below is a replay of the NASA TV feed of this mornings launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 along with the description. Way to go SpaceX! w00t! "On Tuesday, May 22, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule on a demonstration flight towards the International Space Station. The launch occurred at 3:44 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....

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Pilot With Blue Angels To Give CovCath Commencement Address - WKRC TV Cincinnati | Lieutenant John Hiltz of the Navy's Blue Angels landed his FA-18 Hornet at Lunken Airport at about 2 pm The Fort Mitchell native has a two day break from the Blue Angels' schedule, and as Joe Webb shows us, Hiltz has some big plans...

Parade of Ships Opens Fleet Week Tomorrow - Brooklyn Heights Blog | ... and other countries, which will begin passing the Statue around 11:30 am From 11:15 to 12:15 there will be a flyover above the Hudson of nineteen fixed wing aircraft, including the US Navy's famous Blue Angels aerobatic team, and six helicopters.

Thunderbirds arrive for Air Force Academy graduation - Colorado Springs Gazette | The Air Force Thunderbirds, a team of F-16 demonstration pilots, arrived at Peterson Air Force Base on Monday afternoon ahead of their 50th annual performance at Wednesday's Air Force Academy graduation. Upon arrival, the team held a small reenlistment ...

100 years of US Marine Corps aviation from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | On May 22nd, 1912, the first Marine aviator reported for 'duty in connection with aviation'.  100 years later, United States Marine Corps Aviation is larger than many Air Forces, and supports the USMC, other US forces and their allies around the world from bases on shore and afloat...

RE/MAX skydivers to appear at Take to the Skies AirFest by RE/MAX of Texas | Mike "Spanky" Gallaway, announcer for the famous Red Bull Air Races and other prestigious events will have you jumping in excitement as he announces the show and flies as well! Performers are still being added. New this ...

Sea cadets help with recent air show - St. Augustine Record | At the request of event organizers, the Navy and Air Force affiliated youth organizations teamed up to provide support services and logistical assistance necessary to the operation of the air show. Over the course of the two- day event,...

Reno Air Racing Association to announce safety findings and recommendation by Blue Ribbon Panel from RGJ.com | A special panel formed to study the National Championship Air Races to see if changes are needed to make it safer is scheduled to release its recommendations...

Rare Bear's New Website - Lewis Air Legends | Rare Bear and a collection of other warbirds including a CF-5D Freedom Fighter

Team Jessica-The Air Race Classic 2012: Almost time! by The Jessicas | LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO! EXCITING NEWS!!! Our pilot, Jessica Lowery, is now a Commercially rated pilot! Woo hoo! I, JV, am so proud of her and know what work and dedication she put in for this! Next up, CFI!

Red Arrows granted official authority to display in 2012 - This is Lincolnshire | The Red Arrows have been given a green light to display during the 2012 season, following a rigorous training programme. Chief of the Air Staff, air chief marshal Sir Stephen Dalton has given 'public display authority' for the world-renowned display...

AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Tornado GR4 Role Demo Display Dates from Flightline UK | The 2012 Tornado GR4 Role Demostration Display Dates are as follows:...

UAE aerobatics team set for historic UK debut - Trade Arabia | The fighter pilots were trained in formation flying by the Italian Air Force display team the Frecce Tricolori, who also fly the same aircraft. Alan Peaford, the editor-in-chief of Arabian Aerospace magazine said: "The Al Fursan team surprised...

Cosford Air Show promises full programme of entertainment - shropshirelive.com | With less than four weeks to go the Cosford Air Show on Sunday, June 17 time is counting down to the biggest aviation event in the West Midlands. The flying display promises to be one of the most exciting yet with everything from fast jets to biplanes...

R.A.F Rules the Waves for Queen's Diamond Jubilee from RAF Museum London News | A recently restored rescue craft used during World War II will be returning to the water at Hythe Marina at 11am on Thursday 24th May. 'ST 441' will be recovering its sea legs ahead of representing the Royal Air Force Museum at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

SLIDESHOW: UPDATED with photos of...B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Boeing Field ... - Highline Times | After being displayed at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a decade, the airplane made its national tour debut in the spring of 1994. Known as "The Flying Fortress," the B-17 bomber is considered one of the greatest military airplanes ...

Nod to history at Camp Roberts Historical Museum - Paso Robles Press | He was very well-known in Paso Robles as he was active also with the Paso Robles Historical Society (charter member), Estrella Warbirds Museum, Paso Robles Air Shows, American Legion, AMVETS, San Luis Obispo Historical the Friends of the Adobes,...

Warbirds club a safe place for veterans to share memories - Stockton Record | He doesn't need solitude, and he shared his story on Wednesday at a meeting of the Warbirds, a group started in 1983 to give veterans an opportunity to share their war experiences. The numbers have dwindled, from a high of more than 100 to about 80, ...

Podcast: The Stachler Brother's Story – Warbird Radio | ...a special broadcast of The Stachler Brother's Story on Warbird Radio ... Herb and Walter both served in WWII and were treated to the flight of lifetime this past April....

The Florida Aero Club Springs to Life! from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | May 17, 2012 was a big day in the general aviation world. You may not have noticed it. And it's okay if you didn't. It's not like the average general aviation enthusiast is attuned to the Force with the crystal clarity of a Jedi Master. You'll be hearing about what happened in the future, though. In fact, I'll go so far as to suggest you'll be hearing about it a lot – because the Lakeland Aero Club officially sprung to life right there in the Cessna building on the grounds of Sun 'n Fun – and I'm pretty sure this is a game changer for the general aviation industry....

Aviation Education from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Mike: It's been nearly five years since the FAA extended the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 60 to 65. Now the thousands of airline pilots who were close to retirement then will be leaving the cockpits of major and regional airlines, both passenger and cargo, creating a surge in the need for new pilots. Regional airlines are already seeing a diminished pool of qualified applicants, and the competition has some companies offering significant signing bonuses...

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Andrews Marines contribute to Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation - Capital Flyer | by Senior Airman Amber Russell, 11th Wing Public Affairs This May, the Marine Corps will celebrate 100 years of aviation history. Since AA Cunningham's first flight in 1912 until now, Marines have adapted their aviation abilities to support ground...

WTOP guide to the Andrews Air Show - WTOP | WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands are expected to descend on Fedex Field over the weekend to soak in the spectacle of the annual Andrews Air Show. The event will feature performances by the Blue Angels, the US Navy flight demonstration squadron, ...

[VIDEO] Tommy McFLY Takes To The Sky In A Fighter Jet! - CBS Local | In preparation for the Joint Services Open House and Air Show this weekend at Andrews Air Force Base Tommy McFLY took to the skies with Dragon Aviation for some high flying fun! The sounds of the engines revving was ...

Westover air show to salute Greatest Generation - WWLP 22News | This year's Great New England Air Show will be a " Salute to the Greatest Generation." On Friday, the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base announced the theme of this year's show, which will be held on August 4 and 5...

THE 61 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMY AVIATION IN VITERBO from Aviation-Report.com (translated) | Viterbo 10 May 2012, a formation of helicopters of various models and fixed-wing aircraft in the sky flying over the Italian Army cargo area of the airport "T. Smiths "of Viterbo, officially closing the ceremony to celebrate the 61 th Anniversary of the Constitution dell'AVES, the Italian Army Aviation. The ceremony, along with the civil authorities, military and religious authorities of Viterbo, was...

Episode 87: Wings Over Illawarra 2012 from Plane Crazy Down Under | The Great PCDU Road Trip of 2012 covered over 1,700km in the course of a single weekend. From late on Friday night to early on Monday morning, Steve, Grant & Allan drove from Melbourne up to Wollongong (just south of Sydney) to attend the Wings Over Illawarra 2012 air show. Firmly ensconced in...

Remains of missing WWII gunner to be buried at DFW National Cemetery - FOX 4 News | Corporal Wayne Richard Erickson was just a month shy of his 20th birthday when his PBJ-1D, similar to a B-25 bomber, crashed on an island in the South Pacific. On April 22, 1944, the plane took off from Luganville Airfield on the island of Espirtu ...

B-29 ditching in the Pacific 1945 from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | Vincent "Enzo" Romano is a historian and researcher who has created the "most complete Italian private digital archive related to American History, from the end of the 19th century to 1970." Included in his collection is a stunning video from March 1945 in which Captain Bernard "Barney" McCaskill Jr ditches his B-29, the Hopefull Devil, in the Pacific near Pagan Island....

GUEST POST – Cleared for Takeoff: Second Annual Aviation Inspiration Day Is A Week Away from Aviation Queen | ...Lynda Meeks, the founder of Girls With Wings, is traveling to the Upper Midwest to host her 2nd annual Aviation Inspiration Day on Saturday, May 26th, at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Together with the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), Wipaire, Young Eagles, and several other great partners, this event hopes to host hundreds of families, but more importantly, dozens of young girls – grades 1st-8th – who will learn the basics of becoming a pilot...

VIDEO: Recovery of C-17 which crash-landed in Afghanistan from Kathryn's Report | Three C-17s have crash-landed in Afghanistan since operations began. All three have been recovered. First two were repaired and returned to service. This one should also return to service once repaired...

First plane to land at Manchester airport returns as Hornet Moth marks 75th anniversary of historic flight (UK) from Kathryn's Report | Duncan Menzies' pilot log book, showing his entry from May 1937 when he landed at the Ringway  A historic biplane that was the first to land at Manchester Airport has returned to mark the airport's 75th birthday. The vintage de Havilland Hornet Moth flew in today carrying Peter Menzies, son of original pilot Duncan who was aboard the aircraft back on May 17, 1937. The single-engined...

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'I have an airplane hangar in my front yard' - CNNMoney | Like so many Americans across the nation, Julie Clark commutes to work. But she doesn't drive, walk or even take a bus or train. Instead, she flies a plane. Clark, an air show performer and retired airline captain, lives 30 miles ...

America's aging aviation force: Father, son flew same fighter jet 30 years apart - Hot Air | We are." The Heritage Foundation featured Deptula's story as a part of a three-part series highlighting the risks of budget cuts to the nation's military. The first part told the story of Col. Kerry Kachejian, an Army Reserve engineer, who relied on ...

2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge Results from Space Prizes by Ray | Here's more on the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge that was just held...

The Dawn of the Commercial Space Age is (Probably) Happening This Weekend from POPSCI | Tomorrow morning, whether they realize it or not, Americans will likely wake up to a new era. Though nothing will be outwardly different, a fundamental shift in the nature spaceflight will commence during the wee morning hours. Call it a defining moment, or a milestone, or simply call it what it is: the dawn of the private spaceflight industry's real presence in outer space....

Kennedy Space Center Welcoming Visitors During 50th Anniversary Year with Special Tours and Offers from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- NASA is offering visitors rare access to several key areas of Kennedy Space Center during its 50th anniversary year to enhance a popular destination that already features an array of authentic...

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AirFest seeks nominations for Honoring Heroes - Rockford Register Star | By Anonymous The individuals will be recognized during the 2012 AirFest Honoring Heroes program at Chicago Rockford International Airport. The annual program is designed to recognize heroes, both military and civilian, from throughout the region who ...

Saskatoon airshow for veterans back on, in new venue - 650 CKOM News Talk Radio | The Canada Remembers Airshow is back on track, after being cancelled in February for financial reasons. "It's going to be a scaled down version from past years. This will be a strictly military show," said Cpt. Louis Montreuil, president of the Lynx ...

Photos: Sean D. Tucker flys stunt plane over Inland Empire - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Tucker will preform at the Planes of Fame Air Show May 5-6 at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. Daily Bulletin reporter Andrew Edwards takes a media ride on board an Extra 300 stunt plane flown by aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker of Team ...

Acrobatic pilot will be part of air show - StandardNet | Kevin Ireland, director of the Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee, said that Kirby Chambliss, a four-time acrobatic champion, will be part of the lineup of pilots taking part in the Warriors Over the Wasatch air show. In addition to Chambliss, ...

Hometown Heros Could Fly with Thunderbirds this Summer - WABI | by Catherine Pegram - May 4th 2012 04:47pm - Read more Local News The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is teaming up with the Air Force to give a chosen few a flight with the Thunderbirds. It'll be at the Great State of Maine Air Show, ...

CHINO: See the IE from a stunt pilot's POV - Press-Enterprise | BY FIELDING BUCK Press-Enterprise videographer Angel Ortiz found out this week when he went on a flight over the Inland area with aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker. Tucker, who is a favorite at Inland air shows, will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, ...

Cherry Point air show takes flight - WNCT | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC - The doors are open for this year?s Heritage Air Show at Naval Air Station Cherry Point. (more) MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC - Right now, some of our most talented military men and women are hard ...

Tricolour Arrows: resume with visits to the Air Force Base Looking - Information Courier (translated) | E 'here that shows the Tricolour Arrows, known throughout the world, are prepared with daily training in the skies of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The visits, organized by the TurismoFVG in collaboration with the Air...

New wingwalker takes to the skies - This is Gloucestershire | Originally from Liverpool, Freya has moved to Cirencester and will join the wingwalking team at all their airshows up until September when the season ends. Her first appearance will be today at an airshow in Abingdon, Oxfordshire...

Shaw Air Force Base's 'real thrill' - The State | The former detention officer from Easley has been a Thunderbird enthusiast for years, watching them over and over again on YouTube; but, he had never seen the world's premier aerobatic team live. So on Friday he drove his family – wife, Teresa,...

Wing off benefit for the Prairie Air Show canceled - Peoria Journal Star | By JUSTIN GLAWE A chicken wing cook-off to benefit the Prairie Air Show had about as much luck getting off the ground as the flightless fowl itself. The 10th annual PNC Air Show Wing-off was to be Friday night at Embassy Suites.

Westmoreland airshow tickets take off today - Chicago Tribune | The airport authority is anticipating a larger crowd than last year because the 2012 airshow will feature attractions such as the Navy's Blue Angels and the Army Parachute Team, known as the Golden Knights, Pickels said. The airshow has not had such a ...

Cirrus Aircraft CEO receives honor at German air show from Aviation eBrief | Dale Klapmeier, the CEO of Cirrus Aircraft, received an honor from German magazine Fliegermagazin...

USS Hornet Event Honors World War II Pilots - Patch.com | Today's day-long event will honor not only the pilots, known as the Doolittle Raiders, but the man who planned and led the attack and gave the group his name, Alameda native and University of California at Berkeley graduate Gen. Jimmy Doolittle...

Plane crash near Durban airport - Independent Online | By SAPA A light aircraft crashed on a beach near the Virginia airport in Durban on Friday afternoon, paramedics said. Crisis Medical spokesman Dean Macpherson said the pilot was not injured. “It is believed that the plane took off from Virginia airport ...

Howard Hughes, A Legacy That’s Bigger Than Life from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | Howard Hughes purchased land in Culver City, California to build the Hughes Aircraft Campus during World War II. It became the site on which he built the Spruce Goose, also known as the H-4 Hercules, although he and his team also built many other airplanes and helicopters at the Campus. Measuring five stories tall and the length of a football field, this flying boat was the largest plane built to that time and for many years after. The Hughes Aircraft Campus is rarely open to the public and no longer houses the Spruce Goose. The iconic aircraft was taken to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, just south of Portland, in February of 1993...

“USS Growler” Open House Weekend - City Guide Magazine | Description: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will support the preservation of the former USS Growler, the only nuclear missile-carrying submarine open to the public in the United States, with a weekend of special guests, events and demonstrations...

There’s a place in London where RAF Typhoons will buzz your car during the Olympics from David Cenciotti | If you plan to visit London during the Olympic Games and you are an aviation geek, I suggest you to pay a visit to one of the best (temporary) spotting places ever. Judging by the image below, published on May 2 by the Daily Telegraph and taken during Exercise Olympic Guardian, the viewing area is located somewhere around RAF Northolt airport, in west London....

Two elephant walks - aviation version from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I wasn't aware that the term 'elephant walk' is used in military aviation - in my (African) experience, it's always involved pachyderms!  Nevertheless, I was entertained to read about two 'elephant walks' by US Air Force units in recent months.

Inside Pratt's new flying testbed from Things with Wings by Guy Norris | Pratt & Whitney’s latest geared turbofan engine – the PW1200G for the Japanese MRJ project – is now starting test flights on the company’s recently-inaugurated Boeing 747SP flying testbed. The high-altitude, long endurance and wide speed range capability of the SP make it ideal as a testbed particularly since the unusual-looking stub wing, which houses the test unit, can be...

Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuff from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | One, two, three or four.  These are the number of engines that most people would associate with an airplane.  A good number of people would even be familiar with six engines on the AN-225.  On Wednesday May 2, 2012 a good number of Pratt and Whitney employees, plane spotters and regular people who happened to look to the sky at the right time got to see an unusual sight.  These lucky people got to see a jet aircraft, Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying engine test bed, equipped with five jet engines....

Photo: C-17 creates a huge cyclonic twist during NASA test from David Cenciotti | There’s a certain interest in technologies capable to detect volcanic ash in flight since, in April 2010, the European airspace was almost paralyzed as a consequence of the eruption of the volcano Eyjafsallajokull, in Iceland....

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Celebrate the Heritage: Marine rehearses for Air Show performance - DVIDS | The air show runs May 4-6 celebrating the heritage of 100 years of Marine aviation. Duarosan said he looks forward to celebrating Tahitian heritage at the event, as well. “When I dance it comes from my heart,” said Duarosan, a mission assurance ...

Air show celebrates history of Marines, air station - New Bern Sun Journal | The Cherry Point Air Show is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and promises a full slate of activities in the air and on the ground. The event will feature the Navy's Blue Angels, scheduled to fly around 3 pm Saturday and Sunday...

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Warbirds Over Whiteside slated from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Warbirds Over Whiteside will be held at the Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill., July 20-22. Owners of all types of warbird-type airplanes are...

Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame to honor eight individuals at Air Zoo ceremony - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com | Hovious formed Hov-Aire, Inc., specializing in major repairs and restorations of Ford Tri-Motors and Piper Malibu/Mirage aircraft, as well as other piston aircraft, warbirds, and corporate jets...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Shuttleworth Spring Airshow Cancelled from Flightline UK | Due to a waterlogged airfield, the Shuttleworth Collection have regrettably had to cancel thier Spring Airshow scheduled for this Sunday (6th May). If anyone has...

Warbirds draw in crowds - Arkansas Online | The main attraction for hundreds of people who came to Aerospace Day at the Hot Springs airport were two warbirds that made history during World War II: a B-25 “Mitchell ” bomber and a Grumman TBM “Avenger” torpedo bomber.

Small events have some big shoes to fill - This is Bath | That just leaves the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford in Gloucestershire, where somewhere between 150000 and 200000 aircraft fans from across the country come to the former USAF base to see the cream of military air power from around the ...

Here Comes AirVenture! - www.eaavideo.org | This year’s AirVenture 2012 preview video provides the sights and sounds of the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Make sure you have your speakers on, subwoofer preferred! Enjoy the video!

"Flight of a LIfetime" for 38 local WWII vets - WXXA | For 38 WWII vets from across the Capital Region, a recent trip to Washington DC was anything but an ordinary flight. On Saturday April 28th, FOX23 News Reporter Julie Tremmel, and Photographer Peter Busa had the privilege of traveling alongside the ...

“Buckingham Palace Flypast, June 1980” (via... from x planes 

Video: New Post at AOPA from AOPA Live | New Post at AOPA thumbnail Come join AOPA as the Vice President of the Center to Advance the Pilot Community.

Video: Real Kids, Real Planes from AOPA Live | Real Kids, Real Planes thumbnail High School students compete with real LSA designs.

Falling in Love with a Cassutt, Part II from Featured by Steve Weaver | To anyone who has been stranded, immobile and silent on the side of a busy interstate, the whoosh of passing cars and the blasts of air from speeding tractor trailers rocking your vehicle is familiar. You sit in your crippled automobile on the verge and you change not a whit the traffic that ignores you and continues on its way. I can tell you though, when the stalled vehicle is an airplane, things change...

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• Member A.J. Stricker's Helicopter Chase with the Missouri Highway Patrol
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U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay By Sagar Pathak | ...Recently I had the privilege to spend a few days with the maintainers and air crews of the MH-65C Dolphin at the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, Calif.   With three MH-65C Dolphins based at the Air Station, a standard crew of two pilots and a flight mechanic on each, and several Coast Guard rescue ships in the area, the group is able to provide immediate search and rescue (SAR) assistance and respond to any maritime emergency in the region; along the coast, well offshore, or even inland...

Little Rock AFB members say goodbye to last C-130E from Air Force Link Top Stories | Airmen gathered for a ceremony here May 1 to say goodbye to the first C-130E Hercules ever produced and the last one to be retired. Tail No. 61-2358 will retire to Edwards AFB where it will be used as a static display after more than 50 years of service...

National WWII Museum Sets New Attendance Mark, Welcomes its Three Millionth ... - Sacramento Bee | By The National World War II Museum NEW ORLEANS, May 2, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- May Day arrived with fanfare at The National WWII Museum as the popular institution celebrated the three million mark in paid visitation since opening in 2000.

Stunning images as 'Jetman' flies over Rio - Seattle Post Intelligencer | The Swiss aviator dropped from the helicopter and deployed the Jet powered carbon-kevlar Jetwing, which he uses his body to steer, as he flew over the city before landing on Copacabana beach....

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Navy's Blue Angels Arrive At Cherry Point For Air Show - WITN | The Navy's Blue Angels have arrived at Cherry Point for this weekend's big air show. The air show opens Friday night with the Blue Angels taking to the skies at 7:30 pm They are also scheduled to fly around 3:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, ...

Salute to Veterans Airshow - KRCG | by Jennifer Weiser The schedule is set for the 24th annual Salute to Veterans Air Show at Columbia Regional Airport over the Memorial Day weekend. Demonstration teams this year include the Navy's F-18 Superhornet Team, the Lima Lima Team, ...

Cherry Point Air Show to celebrate aviation heritage - Havelock News | By Ken Buday The culmination of 100 years of Marine Corps aviation and 70 years of Cherry Point will come down to this weekend. The Cherry Point Air Show is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and promises a full slate of activities in the air ...

Snowbirds focused on necessary practice over Comox Valley - Comox Vallety Record | By Contributed - Comox Valley Record As a result of lost training opportunities due to weather, as well as an intense training schedule, there will not be a formal public Snowbirds show in the Comox Valley, confirmed 19 Wing Comox this week. Lieut...

The sky's the limit in Wanaka this weekend - The Press | Spitfire and torpedo bomber flights, aerobatics displays by the Royal New Zealand Air Force Red Checkers' team, display parachute jumps and the unveiling of a new A109 military helicopter should keep aeronautic buffs happy, but the beauty of the event ...

Red alert for airshow - This is Grimsby | AN AIRSHOW in June has been reborn as Red Sunday as organisers confirm more incredible aerial – and red – acts to complement the Red Arrows. Organisers of the Festival Of Flight have announced a number of attractions for the airshow on Sunday, ...

Air show founder seeks lease relief - Quad City Times | Concerned about a jump in the lease rate for the city-owned airport, the founder of the Quad-City Air Show took his concern to the Davenport City Council on Wednesday. Ken Hopper, who founded the air show 26 years ago, told the council he would seek ...

Team Flight – Texas Flying Legends from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Two gorgeous aircraft over Grimes Field, OH. Texas Flying Legends P-51D “Dakota Kid” and P-40K “Aleutian Tiger” fly in formation of the port side of the B-25G “Panchito.” At the stick is Casey Odegaard and Warren Pietsch who make it look real easy and keep the planes in tight when they are working real hard at their craft!

Aerobatic flights roll into city - Barrier Daily Truth | Designed by an award-winning German aerobatic pilot, the Extra 300L has since become the number one aircraft choice for stunt pilots around the world. It is sturdy and travels along the ground smoothly- the takeoff would have been pleasant if I wasn't ...

Flying promotion for Russian war birds - Wiltshire Business | Yakovlevs is one of the UK's leading formation and aerobatic display teams, wowing more than 35 million spectators - including the Queen and the Sultan of Brunei - at more than 850 events across the world in their 12-year history...

Up and away as aviation history flies again - ABC Local | By Justin Huntsdale This weekend Albion Park will again host the Wings Over Illawarra weekend as rare and restored vintage planes take to the sky. To view this media, please enabled Javascript in your browser setttings. It's worth taking a trip to the ...

More Desert Kittyhawk data from Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Since my last post here on the topic, further images by Jakub Perka have been released (the full set are here) and two videos plus a later one.  It is now reported that it is near the Farafra Oasis in the Al-Wadi Al Jadid in Egypt...

Great Northwest Air Race 16 June, 2012 Ephrata, WA (KEPH) from VAF Forums by Bob Axsom | kThe RVs are well represented in the RV Gold (390) and Blue (360) classes but once again no Reds (320) . The number of FAC5s is impressive (see www.sportairrace.org for definition of the classes)....

Fly-in adds vintage touch - Pauls Valley Daily Democrat | “This is our annual antique fly-in,” Lucas said. “We normally hold it later in the summer, but this year we moved up to be on the same day as BrickFest.” As with past fly-in events at the local airport this one is expected to feature some very unique ...

'This is Cinerama' Coming on September 17 - High-Def Digest | ...and concluding with a flight across America in the nose of a B-25 bomber. Bonus features will include: Audio commentary ...

Air Force Museum Foundation pitches future at Dayton Dragons from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The Air Force Museum Foundation, in coordination with several community leaders, will make a special announcement regarding the expansion of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in front of a home town crowd at the Dayton Dragons game on May 7, 2012. The announcement will surround a night of aviation activities in and around Fifth Third Field that are geared towards educating and entertaining Dragons fans, including some sneak peeks at what will be coming to the museum in the near future....

F-15E crashes in Southwest Asia from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle crashed May 3 at 11:40 a.m. local time while conducting a routine training mission. Both crew members ejected safely...

Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor from Air Force Link Top Stories | Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service...

Celebrating in the sky with a birthday flight - News Chief | There are probably no more than 10 people in the United States who still fly an airplane at the age of 90, according to Jon Brown, owner of Brown's Seaplane Base in Winter Haven. One of those rare individuals was recently spotted in the air on his 90th birthday. Jim Torphy flew his 1946 Piper Cub airplane solo on April 17, and called it his "birthday flight."...

Jetman flies over Rio - News & Observer | The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the Jet powered carbon-kevlar Jetwing which he uses his body to steer as he flew over the Brazilian city before landing on Copacabana Beach.

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Navy Week begins with tall ships' arrival - WWL First News | ... take pictures, even ask questions of the sailors. The ships will be docked through Sunday afternoon. The Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team performs two shows for Navy Week, Saturday and Sunday afternoon over Lake Pontchartrain...

DeKalb Peachtree Airport's Annual Good Neighbor Day and Open House Air Show from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | This year's airshow sponsor, the Jim Ellis Automotive Group Atlanta, has gone over-the-top to provide  what will truly be the Best Civilian Airshow in the country. Committals to this year's airshow includes: Team AeroShell, world renowned Gary Ward in the MX2, U.S. Aerobatic Champion Skip Stewart in his...

Pilots take to the sky to promote air show - New Bern Sun Journal | Sheehan and McKinley, part of the Raiders Flight Demonstration Team, spent Monday flying barrel rolls, loops and other stunts to promote the upcoming Cherry Point Air Show to be held May 4-6. McKinley, who lives in Shrewsbury, Mass., ...

Marine Aviation Centennial Bell casting ceremony and fundraising dinner - Examiner.com | The Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) McCutcheon Squadron of North Carolina is erecting a memorial bell tower on the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the first Marine Aviator, Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham, who also became the first ...

Snowbirds annual migration to Comox Valley - North Island Midweek | The snowbird team (above and below, right) will return to 19 Wing Comox this spring, ending its visit with an air show scheduled for May 4. By Staff Writer - North Island MidWeek A sure sign of spring in the Comox Valley is not visible on the ground or ...

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Ginger Resigns From Event Planner Position from Nordo News | I have resigned my position as event planner at Lee Bottom Flying Field....

Air show set to take off again - Grand River Sachem | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornet and more than 40 war birds highlight the Hamilton International Air Show on Father's Day weekend in June. “We're pumped,” said Al Mickeloff, marketing director at the Canadian Warplane Heritage ...

No Binghamton air show this year - YNN | The Binghamton Air Show is being cancelled for the third consecutive year. Our Melissa Kakareka spoke with airport officials to find out why it's cancelled and when the show might return. Then come back here and refresh the page...

Air Racers 3D - LiveAirShowTv.com | PFLUGERVILLE, TX - APRIL 17,2012 - LiveAirShowTV's behind-the-scenes story on the making of Air Racers 3D has been picked up and promoted by the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA)!  GSCA's core purpose is to advance the business of producing and presenting educational giant screen and immersive cinema experiences globally.  This should bring even more attention to the Reno Air Races and this wonderful IMAX 3D film.
Click HERE to find out more about the GSCA on their web site
Click HERE to see: Air Racers 3D: A First Look

Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Announces New Chairman from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | SMYRNA TN -Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Founder, Bob Minter of Gallatin, Board Chairman for the past decade, and Board Members presented a "plan of succession" to assure the aviation hall of fame's future. Minter announced his plans to retire following Last year's 10th Anniversary TAHF Gala event. On February 22nd Mr. Minter and the TAHF Board handed the gavel to John R. Black, Executive Director of the Smyrna Rutherford County Airport. The Board then named Minter, Founder & Chairman Emeritus as well as a lifetime board member...

Member of "Flying Tigers" comes to China again - People's Daily Online | Degraaf Hank who participated in the "Air transport mission over the Hump" is the only living member of 93 years old of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) famously nicknamed the "Flying Tigers" which fought Japanese aggressors together with Chinese ...

Adventure House Unearths a Great Aviation Series from the Pulp Era from S. Mark Rhodes | The pulps of the 30s and 40s are a rich (though somewhat forgotten) treasure trove of American storytelling not necessarily at its best, but maybe at its most memorable and original. Memorable and...

Falling in love with a Cassutt from Steve Weaver | In the summer of 1974 I was operating a Flying Service in the northern part of West Virginia. My days were full to overflowing as I jumped between management duties and flying, managing the bustling FBO when I could and flying when I was needed to fill-in for the other pilots....

Florida Antique Biplane Association March/April Newsletter from Antique Airfield News | Here's the Florida Antique Biplane Association March/April 2012 Newsletter, along with the updated classifieds list. This month has several fly-in reports featuring the "Under the Wing Thing" at Sun n Fun.

Tommy Bullion's Military Trim Stinson V77 from Antique Airfield News | These beautiful air to air shots of Tommy Bullion's extremely original Stinson V77 are care of renowned aviation photographer Jim Koepnick. Tommy's Stinson was...

Hawker Hunter make-over 2012 update 17-4-2012 - xe606 | Second day at RAF Barkstone heath re-painting the 8 Squadron Hawker Hunter in hangar two, which today involved a morning's 'rubbing-down' to remove the painted-on decals of the former squadron, but after some serious 'abrasive-action' this was done by just after 12.30, then after 'tea' started to put the Vinaprime 'primer' coat on the aircraft, and around 3pm, Barry rolled-up and looked 'happy' with the progress. Joining me today was...

Selfridge Military Air Museum to Restore Old Plane - Patch.com | By John Hetzler Volunteers from the Selfridge Military Air Museum watch as a crane lifts the fuselage of an F-89 Scorpion off a flatbed truck into an aircraft hangar at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., April 16, 2012...

Solar-Powered Plane Doubles Range - Engineering on the Edge | While most of the focus on electric vehicles has been terrestrial in nature, there have been significant advancements in the world of hybrid-electric aircraft over the past few years, primarily because the weight and cost of the batteries have ...

Retired Shuttle Deliveries In Progress from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON- The Space Shuttle Discovery flew over Washington D.C. earlier this morning, next the Space Shuttle Enterprise will be coming to New York City on April 23rd. NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Enterprise mounted atop will fly at a relatively low altitude over various parts of the New York City metropolitan area on Monday, April 23...

Astronaut David Wolf from Indianapolis to speak at Purdue graduation in May - Indianapolis Star | NASA astronaut David Wolf, who graduated from an Indianapolis high school, peers through an airlock window of the International Space Station from space as he prepares to begin his third spacewalk during the STS-127 mission July-August 2009...

Aerospace Community Mourns the Passing of Warren North from The Aero Experience | ...After earning a bachelor of Science degree from Purdue and two masters degrees in aeronautical engineering from Case and Princeton, he participated in the formation of NASA, served on the selection team for the seven original astronauts, completed rigorous astronaut training with them, worked on Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo and rose to one of the most important positions at NASA, Chief, Flight Crew Operations Division, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Astronaut selection, training, evaluation and designs for spacecraft operations were all part of his job description....

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Hudson County waterfront has best view for Navy 'Blue Angels' test runs in ... - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com | The US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron "Blue Angels" perform a survey flight in New York City on Monday to prepare for Fleet Week New York 2012. As part of an aerial survey ...

Casting of the Marine Aviation Centennial Bell in commemoration of 100 years ... - Cincinnati.com | The MCAA McCutcheon Squadron is erecting a memorial bell tower on the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the first Marine Aviator. The bell for the tower will be cast in Cincinnati at the Bell Event Centre (444 Reading Road) on April 26, ...

Ebace 2012 Preview: Manufacturers Gather for Europe’s Must-attend Event from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock | The 62 aircraft on static display at last year’s Ebace contrasted starkly with the economic gloom, and organizers expect this year’s show to have a similar turnout. While Europe’s economies continue to struggle, and in some cases flirt with disaster, there might be a case for playing down expectations over prospects for the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace). But the highly successful show has defied general economic pessimism in the years since the financial crisis took hold in the Old World in 2008, and the 2012 event (May 14 to 16) looks as if it could be no exception when it opens again in Geneva, one of Europe’s most prosperous cities....

See spectacular Sun `n Fun photos - AOPA Blogs by Al Marsh | March 30, 2012 by Alton K. Marsh, Senior Editor, AOPA Pilot. Scott Kelby, president of an association devoted to improving everyone's photos, visited Sun `n Fun in Lakeland, Fla., Thursday and got some amazing shots. See them here (and...

Red Arrows back flying again with Sunderland in their sights - The Northern Echo | THE world acclaimed aerobatics team, the Red Arrows, are to return to the Sunderland International Airshow later this year. Despite two fatalities involving Red Arrows pilots last year, the RAF's premier display team is back flying again and will be at ...

The Tricolour Arrows expected to Albenga Sunday, September 16: the logistics base ... - Your Newspaper (translated) | It 'already countdown to the eagerly awaited show of the Tricolour Arrows returning in Liguria on 15 and 16 September. After the stage of Imperia on Saturday with a performance at the rally of Vintage Sails to be held in Porto Maurizio in Imperia,...

This week's Flight International: F-22 flying into the sunset - Flightglobal | It has been dubbed the world's best air dominance fighter, but when the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor finally entered flight testing in the late 1990s the world had already moved on from the Cold War and the USA was preparing for different kinds of ...

Airshow victim of its own success - Wanganui Chronicle | The fallout has already begun over the traffic chaos from the Royal New Zealand Airforce 75th Anniversary Airshow held at Ohakea over the weekend - but it would be a shame if these concerns overshadowed what was clearly an enormously successful event...

Women in Aviation 2012 Conference Report from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Amy Laboda | Recovering jobs market boosts attendance at networking event | This year aviation companies, even airlines, are resuming hiring, and that alone may explain the new attendance record set by the annual Women in Aviation International Conference, held in Dallas from March 8 to 10. It might be difficult to believe that in 2012 women still need to band together to help each other find jobs in the aviation and aerospace industries. After all...

Spitfires return to Biggin Hill in heritage hangar - This is Local London | Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar spokesman Robin Brooks said: "Interest is very much on the agenda and with the sad demise of the annual Air Fair, the establishment of the heritage hangar will certainly put Biggin Hill back where it belongs on the vintage ...

Hometown Heroes: Pancho Barnes and Donald Douglas Sr. - Santa Monica Mirror | Pancho Barnes (1901-1975) joined 19 other women pilots, including the most famous woman aviator of the time, Amelia Earhart, as they took off from Santa Monica Airport. The women were flying in the first Women's Air Derby. It was 1929, a time when only ...

Former Record Holder Unable To Get A Pilot Certificate Renewal from Aero-News Network | Rachel Carter Had Double Heart Valve Replacement At 19 Years Old The young girl who at one time was the youngest to fly across the country on her own ... with her father in the right seat ... has been denied the renewal of her pilot certificate due to a double heart valve replacement eight years ago. FARs do not allow persons who have had such surgery to hold pilot certificates....

Big way, Florida state record. Picture by Willy Boeykens from Bonjour BlueSky

Lockheed Reached a New Milestone with F-16 from Warplanes Online Community | Lockheed Martin celebrates the delivery of the 4500th unit of the F-16 jet model. It is such a huge milestone for Lockheed Martin and Fort Worth, where the jet planes are made. The F-16 is considered the best combat airplane of the jet age. It is the foremost warplane of the United States Air Force and 25 other nations. The 4500th plane is bound for Morocco. Almost half of all the F-16 that was built was ordered by foreign nations....

Photo: Tornado night take off with full afterburner from David Cenciotti | Here’s what a flight of Italian Tornados taking off from Decimomannu airbase for a night mission looks like...

New Aircraft Introduced At P-8A Roll-Out Ceremony from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | More than 1,200 distinguished visitors filled the Patrol Squadron 30 hangar at Naval Air Station Jacksonville March 28 to celebrate the first fleet delivery of the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft. "In the same year that our maritime patrol and reconnaissance force (MPRF) is celebrating 50 years of service for the P-3 Orion, we're also celebrating the fleet introduction of P-8 Poseidon," said Capt. Mark Stevens, VP-30 commanding officer and master of ceremonies....

Aero Club makes pitch for survival - Dayton Daily News | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Members of the Wright-Patterson Aero Club, battling the base's proposal to shut down the flying group, made a pitch to base officials Monday in an effort to ...

Video: PAL-V Flying Car Kinda Motorcycle Gyrocopter Thingy Flies! from AirPigz by Martt | ... But there remains a significant desire among many to see the car and the airplane produce some sort of hybrid offspring. The PAL-V flying car project designed and...

Movie Tuesday - April 3 - The Birth of Concorde from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | This week's Movie Monday takes a deep look at the birth of the first commercially operational supersonic airliner, Aerospatiale/BAe Concorde. The development of the Mach 2.4 aircraft goes back through the technical origins that served as the basis for the drooping nose, delta wing design of jet. The hour-long documentary examines the material and aerodynamic properties and the challenges to sustain both low and high-speed stability, as well as the trans-atlantic political dynamics of the supersonic aircraft fielded by Tupolev and Boeing....

Photos: BA's Olympic Dove Livery from Things with Wings by Rupa Haria | British Airways has painted nine Airbus A319s in the new Olympic inspired 'Dove' livery.  The livery was designed by British designer Pascal Anson with mentoring from artist Tracy Emin. It "transforms the aircraft into the bird of peace," according to British Airways....

The Rest of the Rocket Scientists - airspacemag.com | Some went west. This is the story of the ones who went east. | IN THE CLOSING WEEKS OF WORLD WAR II, AS ALLIED TROOPS RUMBLED INTO GERMAN TOWNS and the victors jockeyed to divide the spoils, one prize stood out: the people and machinery that had produced the V-2 rocket, one of the war’s most exotic weapons. To the delight of U.S. intelligence, Wernher von Braun and most of his top associates on the V-2 development team chose to surrender to the Americans, shrewdly calculating where they might be allowed to continue their pioneering research after the war....

Virgin Galactic 500th Ticket Bought by Ashton Kutcher for $200000 - Z6Mag | The Virgin Galactic is a six-passenger, two-pilot spaceship built and tested by Scaled Composites, an aerospace company founded by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and now owned by Northrop Grumman. Right now the Virgin Galactic is in the final stages of ...

NASA v. NASM: Different approaches to mating (and demating) from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Flickr user james_gordon_los_angeles (click image to see his photo stream) recently posted the following photo of the Shuttle Mate-Demate Device (MDD) at the Shuttle Landing Facility, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. NASA has (had?) three of them, all with different designs. James has more into attached to his photo....

Press Release: "Astronauts for Hire" Book Available Now from Astronauts for Hire by Astronauts4Hire | Tampa, Florida – Human spaceflight is no longer the sole preserve of professional astronauts working on government-funded space programs. As private companies build and operate launch new vehicles, a new breed of astronaut is coming into being – the commercial astronaut. Astronauts4Hire (A4H) Training Officer Dr. Erik Seedhouse’s ninth book titled Astronauts for Hire: The Emergence of the Commercial Astronaut Corps (ISBN 978-1-4614-0519-1) explores how this new breed of astronaut will be selected and trained, providing a unique insight into the kinds of missions and tasks that commercial astronauts will perform....