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The Great Tennessee Air Show | Flying Friday - Leaving Terra Firma | I don’t know what your plans are this weekend, but if you’re near Smyrna, TN you should get to The Great Tennessee Air Show. The air show gates open at 8 a.m. this Saturday and Sunday at the Smyrna Airport. There are still tickets are still available for $20 at the gate or $10 for kids under 12 and kids under 4 are free...

Picture gallery: 2011 N'Awlins Air Show preview day thrills students, military families - NOLA | Near perfect weather greeted the crowd during the 2011 N'Awlins Air Show preview show for students, military members and their family members and invited guests Friday at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, Louisiana...

VIDEO: High flyin' times at Central Texas Airshow - KCEN | Brace for daring stunts in the skies over Temple, with the return of the Central Texas Airshow! The three day event kicks off Friday, but pilots started arriving Thursday evening to practice their hair-raising tricks with our KCEN-HD camera on board...

War Dog - Foreign Policy | The question of how the dog got into bin Laden's compound is no puzzle -- the same way the special ops team did, by being lowered from an MH-60s helicopter. In fact, U.S. Air Force dogs have been airborne for decades, though the earliest flying dogs accompanied Soviet forces in the 1930s...

JetMan delayed his flight through Grand Canyon - Aviation News EU | Yves Rossy and his team want to do some test runs before the actual flight. Just before 10 a.m., they announced that they had scrubbed the event. Rossy reportedly saying he didn’t have enough time to train...

VIDEO: Aluminum Overcast B-17 Flying Fortress - BlueRidgeNow | The Aluminum Overcast B-17 is at the Asheville Regional Airport for tours and flight experiences.

Bomber brings back memories - The Adobe Press | High winds sweeping along the Santa Maria Public Airport runway couldn’t keep 88-year-old Joel Johnson from crossing the tarmac for an up-close look at a restored B-17 parked outside the Radisson hotel last week. A 10-year Nipomo resident, Johnson fought back tears as he examined the World War II bomber nicknamed Aluminum Overcast...

Honor Flight sends another 105 WW2 vets to Washington - KSFY |  They are among the best this nation has ever produced.
 The men and women of World War II literally saved the world from unspeakable evil. Friday morning, 105 World War II veterans left Sioux Falls for Washington D-C, to see for themselves the memorial dedicated to the war that left a mark on them and the world...

North Korea hands over remains of RAF pilot - Histroy News Network | North Korea has handed over the remains of a British pilot who died in the Korean War nearly 60 years ago...

Strizhi: 20 years up in the sky - Voice Of Russia | Russia’s famous aerobatic team Strizhi is celebrating their 20th anniversary. Breathtaking air shows by Strizhi ace pilots stunned the public in dozens of countries in the past years. Not a day passes without Strizhi’s six MiG-29 fourth-generation fighter jets rocketing almost vertically into the sky at Kubinka airport near Moscow on routine training flights...

Parachute Team Lands In Loudoun To Support Veterans' Project - Leesburg 2Day | Leesburg, VA - Residents shouldn't be alarmed Monday if they see a group of Army Rangers parachuting into Loudoun. The drop by the Obligated, Dedicated and Determined Ranger Group Veteran Parachute Team will be part of the Fisher House Golf Classic to be played on the Norman Course at Lansdowne Resort...

Women in Aviation receive scholarship pledges of $375,000 so far - Dayton Daily News | WEST ALEXANDRIA — Businesses and individuals have pledged a total of $375,000 in funding to be used by the Women in Aviation International organization for training and academic scholarships in 2012...

Young Eagles Flight Rally at Minute Man Airfield - Community Advocate | Stow - All those between ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies Saturday May 14, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., as EAA Chapter 196 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Minute Man Airfield, 302 Boxboro Rd., Stow...

New Buoyant-Aircraft Design Could Lead to Fleets of Efficient Cargo Zeppelins - PopSci | A California company is working on a new airship design that could solve one of the biggest problems facing buoyancy-aided aircraft — how to control floatworthiness without wasting fuel.
Aeros, founded by Russian-born entrepreneur Igor Pasternak, is working on a rigid-hulled airship that varies its buoyancy to take off and land vertically...

CoolPix: Scaled Composites Model 355 - Pilot Optional - Martt | A few days ago there were some aviation news stories about a mysterious, apparent Rutan designed, UAV-looking flying machine that had been spotted flying near Beale Air Force Base north of Sacremento California. Today, much more info has been revealed about what this airplane is. It started life as Scaled Composites Model 355, and it first flew in February 2010. It's now officially known as the Northrop Grumman Firebird...

SPACE.com Facebook Q&A: 10 Alan Shepard Questions for Biographer Neal Thompson - Space | This year marks the 50th anniversary of American human spaceflight, and yesterday (May 5), NASA celebrated the historic suborbital flight that made astronaut Alan Shepard the first American to reach space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard launched aboard his Freedom 7 spacecraft on a 15-minute journey that changed the face of the nation's space program...

STS-134 moves to NET May 16 target amid APU wiring and thermos work - NASA Space Flight | Endeavour’s final mission is now tracking a No Earlier Than (NET) May 16 launch date, following a Program level meeting to evaluate the schedule for the troubleshooting work on the orbiter’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU-1) heater system. Work has – and continues to – focus on the Aft Load Controller Assembly (ALCA-2), while additional work is being performed on replacing wiring and thermostats to provide improved fault mitigation...

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Will the Blue Angels be flying Joint Strike Fighters next time we see them? - TheDigitel | Well it's unlikely that will occur by the next time we see them, 2013, but apparently there are discussions that the Blue Angels will hang up their F-18s for the F-35s. And while we're talking F35, there are several reports out there that a House ... [photo via]

Steel beams from World Trade Center will be on display during 2011 Indianapolis Air Show - dBusinessNews | Two huge steel beams from New York City’s World Trade Center, a target of the deadly and historic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be on display during the Tom Wood Automotive Group 2011 Indianapolis Air Show, May 13-15 at Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly Mt. Comfort Airport).  The beams, one of which measures over 21-feet long and the other which measures over 18 feet, will soon be the focal point of “Project 9/11 Indianapolis,” a permanent memorial along the White River Canal dedicated to the thousands of people who lost their lives in the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon nearly 10 years ago. The memorial’s design will incorporate the times that the Twin Towers collapsed, as well as a passage from President George W. Bush’s address to the nation on the evening of Sept. 11th. ...

N'Awlins Air Show is Saturday and Sunday in Belle Chasse - NOLA.com | The US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron perform during the preview show for students, military members and their family members of the 2009 N'Awlins Air Show at Naval Air Station -Joint Reserve Base in Belle ...

Rockford AirFest 2011 Seeks Heroes to Honor - WIFR | ROCKFORD (RAF) -- Rockford AirFest 2011 will honor area Heroes to be recognized before and during this year's show, and community members are asked to nominate people for the program. A Hero can be a member of the US military or a veteran, ...

BAFB prepared for air show - KSLA-TV | The 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show is set to take flight this weekend at Barksdale Air Force Base. The show features some of the best pilots in the world from all branches of the military, and it attracts hundreds of ...
   
2011 air show act has new angle - Monroe News Star | "Vintage Warbirds" will include a T-6 Texan trainer, P-51 and MiG 17 fighters, and a B-17 and B-29 bomber Preview will highlight the different performers at this weekend's Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base. ...

Manassas Freedom Museum hosts weekend air show - WTOP | The museum's B-25 nose is set to go on tour at local schools. (WTOP Photo/Hank Silverberg) WASHINGTON - Tucked inside one of the region's busiest small airports is a museum hoping to get a boost with a new exhibit and sky-high event. ...

Chino Sneak peak - You Tube

Cleveland college teams with Hemlock Films to produce aviation show from General Aviation News | The creators of the Emmy award-winning PBS hit “Red Tail Reborn” have partnered with Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio, to bring “The Restorers” to televisions nationwide. This new PBS series, based on the original 2004 movie of the same name, will chronicle those who restore warbirds and antique…

CWJ 2011: Live Vulcan, Victor, Lightning, Nimrod, Buccanneer, and more! from PPRuNe Forums | Only 3 1/2 weeks left until this year's Spring Cold War Jets Open Day at Bruntingthorpe, on Sunday 29th May! ...

S. Korea's largest aviation exhibition draws big crowds - Yonhap News | The Black Eagles, the aerobatics team for the South Korean Air Force, performed formation flying with T-50 supersonic trainer jets, and the opening day show also featured other world-class aerobatic pilots. Now in its third year, the aviation ...

The acrobats of the air force to do the show Show - Maritima.info | The official presentation to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force of all demonstrators the Air Force (Patrouille de France, Rafale, Cartridge Golden Alphajet, aerobatic team of the army air) was held this Thursday on the air base ...

Taking to the air for festival - News & Star | Aerobatic routines from the precision flying squad SWIP team will provide plenty of drama. Other air demonstrations include the British fighter aircraft the Hawker Sea Fury, the Matadors aerobatic team and a parachute drop. Festival favourite the RAF ...

Air show for Sydney announced - Cape Breton Post | John Fraser event manager and Lauri Gallaway from Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation are shown following the press conference to announce an air show for Sydney in June. Greg McNeil - Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — Nova Scotia's only air show this summer ...

HORNET SOLO DISPLAY 2011 from AirSpace | Today there where the first Low level Trainings 2011 in Payerne. For his 2nd year as Display Pilot, Ralph «Deasy» Knittel made already an impressive show. You can enjoy him during those airshows listet: ...

Runway 5K Run/Walk at EAA AirVenture 2011 to Benefit Three Community Groups - AMTOnline.com | All participants receive snacks, water, and a timing-chip to track their progress, plus Saturday  admission to AirVenture – featuring the widely popular Night Air Show and Daher-Socata Fireworks, country star Aaron Tippin in concert, and an expanded ...

REO Speedwagon at EAA from eaavideo.org | On Monday, July 25, REO Speedwagon will rock Oshkosh, courtesy of Ford Motor Company. The performance, free of charge to all AirVenture guests that day, is held on ConocoPhillips Plaza immediately following the afternoon air show.

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Local Civil Air Patrol Squadrons To Be A Part Of The N’AWLINS Air Show

New Orleans- Members of the Louisiana Wing Civil Air Patrol assist with the 2011 N’AWLINS Air Show at the New Orleans Naval Air Station in Belle Chase, LA. May 7-8. The Alvin Callender Composite Squadron and the Pontchartrain Composite Squadron have volunteered to help set up the VIP sections tables and chairs. We will have a static display on the flight line and we hope to see you there. The Alvin Callender Squadron is located on the Naval Air Station Base in Belle Chase and the Pontchartrain Squadron is located at the VFW Hall, 1133 Hickory Avenue, Harrahan, LA.

  The squadrons will also have a CAP Search and Rescue aircraft and a 15 passenger emergency services ground team van that is used in coordination with aircrews to locate downed aircraft. There will be cadet, 12-18 yrs., and senior, adults, members on hand to tell you all about the rewarding and exciting opportunities available in CAP. There will be displays on aerospace education, cadet programs, emergency services and brochures on membership, aviation and flight training.

  The Navy base will celebrate the centennial of naval aviation with the Blue Angels and many other military and civilian aircraft. On 8 May 1911, Captain Washington Irving Chambers, United States Navy, officer in charge of aviation, prepared the requisition for the Navy’s first aircraft to be purchased from aviator and inventor Glenn H. Curtiss. The Navy has progressed forward to the Blue Angels F/A 18 Super Hornet. You can find more information on the air show at www.nawlinsairshow.com.

 

 Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 57,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 90 lives in fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 67 years. For more information, visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com.

DAV Brings Message to 2009 N’Awlins Air Show

New Orleans, Louisiana – The Disabled American Veterans will bring its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s veterans to the 2009 N’Awlins Air Show on May 2-3, 2009.

The DAV, an organization of more than 1.2 million disabled veterans, is a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932. It is dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for our nation’s disabled veterans and their families.

As part of a national airshow tour, the DAV will bring its timely and patriotic message on the wings of Special Delivery, a fully restored B-25 Mitchell Bomber. Throughout the day, DAV representatives will be on hand and ready to meet, greet and answer questions about the organization’s free services to veterans and their families.

Alongside the B-25, airshow spectators will find a fully interactive display where they can learn more about DAV services and obtain information about veterans benefits. Information on the DAV’s extensive Voluntary Service Network will also be available to let those interested know how to get involved in providing assistance to disabled veterans.

“The DAV is thrilled to bring our message of volunteerism and support to our nation’s sick and disabled veterans to this air show. We believe the men, women and children who will visit this air show are the patriotic, military-friendly citizens that have helped make this nation so great,” said DAV National Commander Raymond E. Dempsey. “The DAV is proud to be among this crowd, and meet those who want to know more about our service to veterans.”

For more information on the Disabled American Veterans, visit their website at
www.dav.org.

Contact: Marvona Welsh, Lynn May
585-748-2428 585-309-9100
Marvona@airsupport.com Lynn@airsupport.com