Snowbirds air show booked for Moose Jaw this summer - MJ Times | The Canadian Forces 
New chairman of Sun ’n Fun named - GAN | Following the retirement of long-time Sun ’n Fun chairman Bill Eickhoff, the Sun ’n Fun board of directors has elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment of Lakeland, Fla., as the new chairman....
NTSB meeting 'bigger' than the air races - RGJ | The National Transportation Safety Board hearing on air race and air show safety on Tuesday will provide officials with critical information into the workings of one of the nation’s most popular forms of family entertainment, air race and air show proponents say. “This is much bigger than the Reno Air Race,” said Howie Keefe, 90, a veteran air racer who was asked by the NTSB to write up an analysis of the Sept. 16 deadly crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races that left 11 dead and about 70 injured....
NTSB investigation won't interfere with Thunder Over Louisville plans - LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The National Transportation Safety Board has decided to investigate the safety of air shows and air races following last year's deadly air race crash in Nevada. One concern brought up during the hearings were the "air bosses" who are normally in charge of air shows and air races. Board members say they are concerned these people are not required to get any kind of certifications....
Shoreham Airshow performer in BBC documentary - Shoreham Herald | CHRISTIAN Moullec, who appeared at last year’s Shoreham Airshow, has been taking part in a new television documentary. Mr Moullec, who trains geese and cranes to fly alongside his microlight glider, wowed the crowds at the airshow with his co-ordinated displays. This week, he was featured on the BBC website for his part in the filming of new documentary, Earthflight....
Tuskegee Airmen of Arizona to be honored in Mesa - AZ Central | As the debut of "Red Tails," a 
She had a dream - Lee's Summit Journal | ...A year later, after being asked to fill in as a guest speaker at a local middle school at the last minute, Campbell wondered what she might talk about, she said. And then she was struck by an inspiration: She would address the students as Bessie Coleman. “I had two books about Bessie,” she recalled, “and that night (before her performance), I wrote 40 pages of notes” – notes that were polished and embellished into “Follow Your Dreams.” Since then, Campbell has since portrayed Coleman dozens of times....
Legendary Grumman test pilot Bob Smyth dies at 84 - Flightglobal w/video | I received word this morning of the passing of legendary Grumman test pilot Robert "Bob" Smyth. Smyth, 84, was responsible for an extraordinary contribution to civil and military aeronautics and astronautics....
Jackson flew the "Wampus Cat" bombers in WWII - Kathryn's Report | The late Newton County 
resident Britt Jackson spent 15 months as a prisoner of war in the infamous Stalag 17 during World War II. Known by many Americans as the setting for the hit TV sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," Stalag 17 was certainly not a situation comedy to the airmen imprisoned there....
Cincinnati Reds to visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - USAF Museum | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cincinnati Reds organization on Jan. 29 from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Broadcaster Thom Brennaman, catcher Devin Mesoraco, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty, Chief Operating Officer Phil Castellini, Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, minor league outfielder Ryan LaMarre and mascot Mr. Redlegs will be appearing at the museum stop....
Naval aviator knows meaning of sacrifice - The Daily Transcript | Rear Adm. Patrick Moneymaker commanded the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, served as commander of Naval Space Command and flew fighter missions during the Vietnam War....
A Picture of Combat | Retired combat photographer reflects on career that spanned three wars - Airman | ...Morrell, who received two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star, bailed out of three airplanes during World War II and in Vietnam after they were hit by enemy fire. The first time he bailed out, he had to evade capture for 25 days....
Video: Postcards: Military Aviation Museum - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - The Military 
Wildwood Aviation Museum gets $20,000 tourism grant - Press of Atlantic City | The Naval Air Station at the Wildwood Aviation Museum has been awarded a $20,000 N.J. Travel and Tourism grant. The museum said in a news release that it will match 25 percent with its own funds, it said in a news release. The museum's 2012 marketing plan will work with the state division of travel and tourism's goal of increasing tourism development and promoting the state's arts and cultural activities....
Canadian Bush Flying: The MacAlpine Expedition - Flightglobal | In 1929 the disappearance of 2 planes carrying 8 men, led to one of the largest aerial searches in Canadian history. Known as "the ill-fated MacAlpine Expedition", it is one of Canada's greatest stories, demonstrating the bravery of both those who had to survive on land, and those who searched desperately to rescue them....[Flightglobal has 4 posts related to Canadian Bush Flying]
Chief skunk on 6th-gen fighters, 2-seat F-35s & classified UAVs - The DEW Line wVideo | NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It was a presentation this morning by Alton "Al" Romig, the new chief of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, on unmanned air vehicle technology, so you know he had to say something about the RQ-170 Sentinel. Anticipation only grew as he began his lecture to the 50th annual Sciences Meeting of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with this sentence:...
Six Great Private Pilot Training Programs in the U.S. - Airplanista | There are hundreds of flight schools located across the United States, many of which offer great instruction. When searching for an aviation training school, you will want to make sure the school you choose is the best for your needs....
NASA study shows aircraft technologies that increase energy efficiency nearly 50% - Flightglobal | A suite of technologies now in development can deliver a new airliner by 2025 that is 40-50% more energy efficient and generates 30-40dB less noise, according to results of a NASA study released on 11 January. NASA last year funded three contractors - Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman - to each develop new airliner concepts that could enter service around 2025 specifically designed to meet a set of ambitious targets for emissions reductions....
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Houghton tells NTSB panel Reno Air Races works with FAA on safety - Reno Gazette-Journal | Witnesses are sworn in, in at National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, as the NTSB opened hearings on air show and air race safety after eleven people died and about 70 more were badly injured at ...
NTSB chair: Set-back standards for air racing will be addressed - Reno Gazette Journal | Mike Houghton, president of the Reno Air Racing Association, said they have an air boss, deputy air boss and a tower chief, and they bring them up through the ranks as they secure their positions. Hart asked if the FAA is involved in the process....
NCCU Dean And Tuskegee Airman, Dr. Stewart B. Fulbright Dies At 91 from AvStop | Dr. Stewart B. Fulbright, 92, a Tuskegee Airman during World War II who later became the first dean of the School of Business at North Carolina Central University, died in Durham on January 1. Born in Springfield, Mo., in 1919, Dr. Fulbright attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., graduating in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree in French. He remained at Lincoln as an instructor in French. In early 1943...
Video: "Red Tails" gets air! from Guided by History by Charles Riggs | Hey, check it out! George Lucas was on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" last night talking about his film Red Tails, which we discussed here last week...
From the Airplaine Channel:
- Illinois Ultralight & Light Plane Safety Seminar 2012
- Tico Warbird Airshow
- Valkaria Air Fest 2012
- The Museum of Aviation in Georgia
- Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Museum, 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks. From 10 am to 4 pm, climb into the cockpits of up to 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion flight simulator and two static flight simulators. For the first time, the US Navy SH-2F ...New book recounts author’s solo flight around globe at age 76 - SAJ | At the age of 76, rather than choosing a life of quiet retirement interspersed with trips to the golf course, Randolph decided that he would embark on the flight of a lifetime. After building his single engine plane, Randolph flew it solo 27,000 nautical miles over three oceans, eight seas and three gulfs as well as a few continents. From an emergency landing in a thunderstorm in Brazil to a near crash and aircraft fire in Thailand to pursuit by fighter jets over the Mediterranean, the journey was fraught with danger at every turn....
The Amundsen/Ellsworth North Pole flight attempt from x planes | The Amundsen/Ellsworth
North Pole flight attempt, 1925 (photo via this amazing Flickr set from the Preus Museum of photography, Norway)...Pilot encourages students to study aviation from Smart Brief | Jeff Skiles, who was a co-pilot on the "Miracle on the Hudson" flight in 2009, recently encouraged Wisconsin students to...
'The sky's the limit': Central High students learn about aviation careers - MiamiHerald.com | Teens learned they can dream big and reach for the stars in aviation and aeronautics careers. By Eileen Soler The gymnasium at Miami Central Senior High School, home of the Rockets, was a launching pad recently for hundreds of students on a journey to ...
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NTSB Hearing on Air Shows and Air Racing - capitolconnection | Adjourned until 1:15pm local time. Watch it live on this link.
No big changes in air show safety rules likely - USA TODAY | Witnesses are sworn in at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters Tuesday in Washington at a hearing on air show and air race safety. By J. Scott Applewhite, AP Witnesses are sworn in at the National ...
EDITORIAL: Air show has been a welcome boon to T-Town - Tuscaloosa News | The BCS national championship inspires pride in its own right, so it’s good that the national title game is just that — it isn’t tagged with a corporate sponsorship, at least yet. It was played this year in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Most people may still refer to the venue simply as the Superdome, but at least the named sponsor there is classy....
Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2013 - Malaysia Flying Herald | The Red Bull Air Race is an international series of air races in which competitors have to navigate a challenging obstacle course in the fastest time. The air race has been established since 2003 but was postponed for two years starting from 2011 due to revampment and safety enhancement....
The 'Snowbirds' fly over the Peace Tower - Translated | Slip planes on the Peace Tower of Parliamentary Hill . One picture, one picture to dream and draw us pilot one of those birds flying compelling the government palace in Ottawa . On a night with no news to bring you, offer an image can already be news. Especially if the picture is beautiful. Protagonists of the photos are the famous Snowbirds Canadian Air Force aerobatics squad, or the Canadian aerobatic team, the one that corresponds to our Tricolour Arrows....
Aero-TV: Bob Hoover At Airventure -- Getting a Little Help Along the Way - Aero-News Network | ANN is pleased to offer you yet another snippet from the public conversations that took place with Bob Hoover at AirVenture 2011... where he was honored for a lifetime of aviation excellence. In this program, Bob continues his discussion about his life in aviation, in a segment entitled, 'Getting a Little Help Along the Way.' Ask any pilot who he (or she) thinks is the best he ever saw and depending on how long they've been in the business, the answers might surprise you... BUT, for anyone who had the grand opportunity to see much of the Golden Age of GA, its hard to forget the grace and...
AirPigz Gets A Pic Into The January 2012 Air & Space Magazine! - AirPigz | I had two great
The last of the true interceptors – the BAC Lightning F.6, XR771 - Shortfinal's Blog | In the 1960s there seemed to be two schools of thought in manned air defence. One said that you built a large, heavy aircraft, equipped with as many long-range missiles as possible, to enable patrols to be carried out as far from home base as practicable – examples of this would include...
Hillsdale native Frank Hill, 92; WWII air ace - North Jersey | Frank A. Hill, a World War II ace 
WW2 Newsreel: Blimps Fly in Formation - UP Ship | Airship Al sent us this neat WW2 era newsreel showing blimp training at Moffett Field....
"Frozen Frost" UCAP #267 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | How ugly is ugly?... Kansas losing Boeing jobs... New Years Av Resolutions... Some Administrator candidates... Oppose SOPA/ProtectIP Bills... Alternate Titles: F-Troop, Hard to find && Unique, "Mun-Aural", Bake Your Noodle, Fugly. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast...
Monday, January 9, 2012
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Safety of popular air shows, races under scrutiny - San Francisco Chronicle | Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims have told their lawyer they would like to attend future races....
Final agenda revealed for NTSB airshow hearing - GAN | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced the final agenda for its Air Race and Airshow Safety Hearing, which takes place Jan. 10. The start time for the hearing, which is being held at the NTSB Conference Center and Board Room in Washington, DC, has been changed to 9 a.m. (EST). Fifteen witnesses will 
Formation flight Sunday. Curtiss B-2s - Planeshots
2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas - You Fly Girl | January 22 - 23, 2012 * | http://www.aviatorshotline.com/bahamas | Aviators Hot Line is hosting the 2nd Annual Sport Pilot Fly-in to the Bahamas. Participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt personalized with their N-number and aircraft manufacturer's emblem. For those who are attending Sebring, there will be a noon briefing on January 22, at the Alan Jay Hangar on field at the Sport Aviation Expo....
19 Jan, US Sport Aviatin Expo at Sebring Florida - You Fly Girl | Press Release: 5th Annual LAMA Dinner: Open to Vendors and Associations of the Light Sport Aircraft Industry. | Where: AeroShell Hospitality Tent | When: Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 5:30 Beverage Service | 6:00 Free lasagna dinner served buffet style | 6:30 Rod Hightower Speaks | http://www.aviatorshotline.com/dinner...
Planes announced for Thunder Over Louisville - WDRB Video | New details on the air show lineup for this year's Thunder Over Louisville. WDRB News has learned from Thunder producers that the show will include a demonstration from an F-22 raptor. That's a stealth fighter....
RNZAF celebrates at Tauranga - Sun Live | The Royal New Zealand Air Force is expecting to begin celebrating its 75th anniversary with a good showing of aircraft at this month’s Tauranga City Airshow....
Tuskegee Airmen symposium set - GAN | A Tuskegee Airmen Symposium will be held at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. The event is free to museum members and included in the price of regular admission for non-members....
Once you have tasted flight… A challenge and an offer - Flying with Amelia | So I ask myself, all 
the time… How can I help make this possible for more people. How can I get someone, who has never even sat in a small airplane, in touch with an undeveloped but potentially life changing experience? We must make that initial contact with the airplane possible. We must get kids who want to fly, up in the air. It was Leonardo DaVinci who said, “For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return”....
Adventurer launches world light plane trip - news.com.au | SLOVENIAN adventurer Matevz Lenarcic has flown out of Ljubljana at the start of an eco-friendly trip around the world in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low fuel mileage. "I want to make people understand that this world is the only one we've been given and if we destroy it, we and our descendants will be losing it for good," Lenarcic said ahead of the solo adventure dubbed GreenLight WorldFlight....
Operators suspend hot air flights - The Dominion Post | Balloonists around the country grounded their aircraft yesterday out of respect for those who died in Saturday's tragedy. Balloon Aviation Authority of New Zealand president Martyn Stacey said there had been no collective decision to 
How’d you get that shot – Rare Bear - TVR Photography | Let me first start by saying, I have never witnessed harder working aircrews than those who toil over air racers. Months before the Reno Air Races, air racing crews are diligently working on their aircraft tweaking and modifying every square inch for that one extra mile per hour. And as race day nears, they become sleepless masters of...
Seized Skyraider Heading To Museum - AVweb | A federal judge has ordered an Alabama man to forfeit his AD-4N Skyraider after siding with the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) branch of the Department of Homeland Security that the Vietnam-era close support aircraft was illegally imported to the U.S. ICE is turning the Skyraider over to the Navy for display in the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. As we reported in 2009, ICE agents seized the aircraft, which is in good flying condition, from Claude Hendrickson. In a news release, ICE said the aircraft and parts, including four 20-mm cannons, were "smuggled" into the U.S. because the plane is a "defense article" and Hendrickson hadn't done the required paperwork to import it and...
Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Resides in One of TWO Viable 1929 Curtiss-Wright Hangars - Museum News | 1929 Curtiss-Wright hangars were once scattered about the U.S. at most major airports where Curtiss-Wright did business. With time and aviation industry consolidation taking their toll on nearly all of these facilities, only a few remain in any condition. We in the St. Louis area are very fortunate to have TWO of these magnificent historic landmarks not...
Fokker D.VIII and its parasol wing from Travel for Aircraft | The D.VIII came out late in WW I and this replica Fokker D.VIII is displayed at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Alabama in original vintage lozenge patterned fabric. Originally known as the Fokker E.V. — and nicknamed “Flying Razor” by the Allies — it is notable for its single wing design, mounted in parasol fashion above the 
Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A — a “Scarlet Lady” from Travel for Aircraft | This Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A replica can be seen in U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Alabama and is in the markings of the 25th Aero Squadron. The SE-5A, along with the Sopwith Camel, were significant aircraft in the late stages of WW I since they attained final air superiority over the German forces....
'Cardiff Airport At Rhoose: 70 Years Of Aviation History' - Barry & District News | 'CARDIFF Airport At Rhoose: 70 Years Of Aviation History' by Geoff Jones is a celebration of 70 years at Cardiff Airport through photographs. Published last month, this £16.99 paperback original is the first dedicated photographic history of Cardiff Rhoose Airport....
Historic pages from the archives of the Staten Island Advance: Oct. 14, 1908 - SI Live | ...Wilbur Wright, the American aero-planist, made a flight here with Mrs. Hart O. Berg, the wife of his European business man-ager, as a passenger. The governing committee of the Aero Club of France has awarded its gold medal for 1908 to Wright. By making two successful flights, each time carrying a passenger, Wright has won the prize of $100,000....
World War 2 pilot biography set to speak at Jan. 21 Arden-Dimick Library program - From the Capitol | ...Royal Leonard was 20th century Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek’s personal pilot, co-conspirator with the famed World War II Flying Tigers commander, and aviator on the Skyway to 
Hell. The author will talk about the Golden Age of American Aviation and the Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s and 1940s.
Air Candy - A photo esseay by Max Haynes | Air & Space Smithsonian | Everybody had their own reasons for flying this photo mission....
Today in Aviation History - CRUFC
Airspeed Rolls Out New Website! - Airspeed | After a successful run of six years on the Blogger platform, we've outgrown it. Please head over to www.airspeedonline.com to see the new blog and catch up on all of the news and content from Airspeed and its related projects! We've migrated all of the content from this Blogger site (more than 400 posts, including the show notes from more than 200 episodes) over the new site, so you won't miss a thing....
Military reveals revolutionary pilotless cargo drone that can deliver supplies to... - Military Photos | The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys....
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Air Races Crash NTSB Hearing Agenda Announced - My News 4 | More answers about just what caused the deadly National Championship Air Races crash are expected early next month according to a hearing agenda just announced by the National Transportation Safety Board. The hearing will take place in Washington D.C. on January 10, 2012. NTSB spokesperson Terry Williams wrote in a news release to News 4:...
Air Races Still Need to Nail Down Stead Location - My News 4 | ...Air Race CEO Mike Houghton says it's true there has been no formal request made, but RARA would like to sit down and talk about all this as soon as the airport is open to that. And he says RARA hasn't been led to believe there will be any problems in moving forward with securing the Stead airfield as the location for next year's air race event.
Stunt Pilot Flying in for Singapore Air Show - Jakarta Globe | Aviation buffs are in for a real treat when the next Singapore Air Show flies into town in February. For the first time in the show's 30-year history, spectators will be wowed by a solo stunt-flying segment. In an Asian debut, Australian pilot Tony Blair, 41, will perform daredevil stunts in his single-propeller Rebel 300. He said: "The Rebel is capable of just about anything....
Air show slated to return - The Journal | There will be a 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show, according to a release sent out Tuesday. The West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing will partner with the local community and Thunder Over the Blue Ridge, Inc. to host the annual event, currently slated for the Sept. 15 to 16, 2012 weekend....
Air show tickets selling like hot cakes - Gult weekly | Batelco has reported high demand for tickets for the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2012. They are being sold at all Batelco retail shops and are selling fast. Due to the success of the inaugural event in January 2010, there is increased demand for tickets for BIAS 2012, which will take place at the Sakhir Airbase on January 19-21. Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated communications provider, is a major sponsor of the event for the second time....
Air Museum offers plenty of special all-ages events during vacation week - NewsTimes.com | No matter your age, if you love anything remotely to do with flying, airplanes or avionics, a place to visit between Christmas and New Year's Day is the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. Jason Archer, the museum's assistant director of education, said the museum has scheduled "five days of special activities during the holiday break," designed to "show that aviation is accessible to a lot people." "There is such variety within aviation, from history, to...
The Epicenter of General Aviation – as Seen From Space - Airplanista | Google Earth's satellite images of the crust of our planet are a marvel of modern technology. I am forever amazed at how detailed they have become, and that makes me wonder what even more precise detail our country's spy satellites can achieve. Despite the many uses for...
Hawk jet crash with the Royal Saudi Air Force - Translated | A Hawk jet trainer of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) fell on Tuesday in the Tabuk region, northwest of the country, according to information from the state news agency SPA. Hawk The aircraft was conducting a training mission in the area of Tabuk, when it collided with a bird, the report said, citing an unidentified official of the Ministry of Defence....
Episode 178 – Bill English from the NTSB - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Bill English is a commercial pilot, multi and instrument CFI, and he’s flown corporate, charter, and was an air traffic controller in Boston and NY. Bill has written for IFR Magazine and worked on....
There's a bit of Howard Hughes in Paul Allen’s space dream - Tech Flash | A wealthy entrepreneur with a reclusive streak pours his money into a dream to build a record-sized aircraft to conquer the heavens. That describes Paul Allen’s latest quest to reach space, a venture with aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan to build the world’s largest airplane that will launch a rocket to carry payloads — and eventually humans — beyond Earth’s atmosphere. But it also describes an earlier time in the 1940s, when the...
Sunday, December 4, 2011
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In wake of Reno crash, feds to probe air show, race safety - USA Today | RENO, Nev. – A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70 at an event in Reno. The hearing announced Friday by the National 
Transportation Safety Board is not solely related to the Sept. 16 disaster at the National Air Race Championships, but the 47-year-old competition will be included in the review, agency spokesman Terry Williams told The Associated Press....
NTSB To Investigate Air Show Safety - AVweb | The NTSB will hold a hearing next month to gather information about the safety of air races and air shows, the board said on Friday. During a one-day meeting on January 10, the board will hear from regulators, aviation organizations, industry groups, and airport authorities to learn about safety practices, procedures, and protocols. The board also will gather information about the safety regulations and oversight in the planning and execution of these events. In September, a pilot and 10 spectators were killed in an accident at the Reno Air Races, and several performers died in U.S. air show accidents over the last season....
Penny Wise/Pound Foolish??? USAF Reduces Air Show Support In 2012 - Aero-News Network | A major draw for air shows large and small is the ability for the public to see military aircraft much closer than they would probably be able to otherwise. But looming defense budget cuts may spell at least a temporary end to the displays by Air Force planes at many shows, often seen as an effective recruiting tool....
Innovators Recognized at Air & Space Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Scoop San Diego | (Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - He’s a six-time World Series champion, a Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster and an integral figure in the San Diego community. Coleman’s biggest accomplishments, however, lie outside of the baseball diamond, he says. “I’ve done a lot of great things in baseball. There’s no question about that,” said Coleman, who’s served as a radio broadcaster for the Padres for nearly four decades. “But nothing surpassed that day (April 1, 1944) when I became a naval aviator and the second lieutenant in the [U.S.] Marine Corps,” he said, while boasting a smile. Coleman isn’t the only person to have taken pride in his military feats.On Nov. 5, the San Diego Air & Space Museum recognized him, and several others, during its 48th Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, Legends of Flight, an...
WASP First Day Cover - You Fly Girl | A First Day of Issue Cover or First Day Cover is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. Sometimes the issue is made from a temporary or permanent foreign or overseas office. There will usually be a first day of issue postmark,...
First Responder F-15 Gets New Home - PacificFlyer | More than 1,000 people attended the unveiling last month of the 9-11 First Responder F-15A at the Pacific Coast Air Museum (PCAM), the fighter aircraft that patrolled the skies over New York City after the attacks began. This F-15, 77-0102 ("102") is now on permanent display in a one-of-a-kind exhibit at the museum, located at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif. During a somber ceremony ...
Flabob Salutes Vets - PacificFlyer | In a series of touching ceremonies reminiscent of life in this country 60 years ago, Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif. honored America's veterans on Nov. 12. Despite some early showers, thousands of people from the surrounding communities turned out to dine in a military mess tent complete with SOS (officially it's known as "creamed chip beef on toast," but if you don't know what SOS stands for, ask a vet....
Alberta Aviation Museum fights the clock to buy fastest plane in Canada - Edmonton Journal | EDMONTON - The Alberta Aviation Museum has only 10 days left to raise $47,000 for a fighter jet that’s a major part of the province’s aerospace history. For seven years, the museum has been looking for a Starfighter F-104, the fastest plane ever operated in Canada and a key part of Edmonton’s aviation repair industry. They just found one, at a cost of $70,000, and have collected $23,000 in donations so far....
APR issue V3N2 now available - The Unwanted Blog | At long last, Aerospace Projects Review issue V3N2 is now available....
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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Blue Angels Meet with Students at Norfolk High School from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Members of the Navy's flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, visited Granby High School in Norfolk, Va. and met with Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) students Sept. 23.
Blue Angels return to Va. following safety issue - MiamiHerald.com | The Navy's Blue Angels will perform in Virginia for the first time following an air show in Lynchburg that resulted in the commanding officer's resignation. The flight squadron is scheduled to perform Saturday at the Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach. ...
Pilots tout safety record ahead of Oceana Air Show - The Virginian-Pilot | Several planes took off from The Military Aviation Museum on Thursday morning to be shown at the NAS Oceana Air Show. In order to get the best experience with our full-size images, you should enable JavaScript in your browser. ...
2011 Courtland Air Show & Music Festival Underway - WHNT | The 2011 Courtland Air Show and Music Festival is taking place on Friday and Saturday. Music will fill the air and planes will take over the sky in Courtland. It's been years since Courtland held a big airshow. Passionate pilots like Dan McClung are ...
Snohomish County Air Show to Feature Restored B-52s - Patch.com | Michael O'Leary/Air Classics Magazine Flying enthusiasts from around Puget Sound are expected at an air show in Snohomish County on Saturday, Spet. 24. Two legendary B-25 bombers will once again take to the skies over Paine Field for the Flying ...
WWII plane rolls through Portland - The Tennessean | The Collins family of Portland moved this 75-foot-long, 16000-pound 1943 airplane, used during World War II, on Thursday from the Portland Municipal Airport to their Days Gone By Museum. Here the plane rolls down Highway 52. ...
NTSB issues first report on Reno air race crash - CNN International | In their first official report on the Reno air race crash earlier this month, federal accident investigators on Friday noted evidence that a small piece of the plane's tail separated shortly before the crash. ...
GK Takes Gold at the 2011 USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals! from US Army Golden Knights | The 2011 USPS Nationals of Canopy Piloting has officially come to an end. The competition was held at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, TX. This year two members of the Golden Knights competed against 48 other skydivers from across the US. SFC Greg Windmiller, a seasoned canopy piloting competitor, faced off against 33 jumpers in the [...]
Air and Space Museum to become ice rink - Toronto News | It’s bad news for history buffs that could be good news for Toronto hockey players. The Canadian Air and Space Museum is being kicked out of its Downsview Park home to make way for a four-pad ice rink. Volunteers at the historic property were thrown into a state of panic on Tuesday when the museum was served an eviction notice and workers arrived to change the locks. “I’m distraught. I’m ready to cry,” museum CEO Robert Cohen told the Star. “I can’t leave this place. I’m camping here. They’re gonna have ...
Canada Air and Space Museum Newsletter - Canadian Air & Space Museum was served an eviction notice from the landlord Parc Downsview Park on Tuesday September 20, 2011 and the locks on all
the doors of the Museum were changed. [All the information, links, and "how you can help" listed on this letter - saved here]Save Canada's Aviation and Space Heritage Pt 2 - YouTube | The Canadian Air & Space Museum in Downsview Ontario is where Canada's space program was born. The building is unprotected and is about to be knocked down and replaced with a hockey rink. The Mosquito, the Chipmunk, the Beaver and the Tiger Moth were built there. It is the only place in the world to see a full-size Avro Arrow fighter interceptor. Save the Museum. Save the Building. Please help.
Happy Birthday To The Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | ... A lot has happened to the CAF Red Tail this past year. The two biggies were that we changed our name from the CAF Red Tail Project to the CAF Red Tail Squadron in June and rolled out the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit in July. These two events meant busy, busy months for the team, but have been so worth it. The Traveling Exhibit has opened minds to the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and ...
WW2 flying boats return to base - BBC News | ... part in the Fermanagh Seaplane Festival in Killadeas on 24-25 September. One of them was originally part of the Canadian air force and sank German U-boat U-342 on its maiden voyage in 1944. The Catalinas were based in County Fermanagh during WW2.
Rolls-Royce Engine Marks 3 Million Flight Hours on C-130J Fleet - Your Defence News |
Rolls-Royce made the announcement at the annual Air Force Association Air & Space Conference, near Washington, DC. Rolls-Royce has delivered 1155 engines to Lockheed Martin for the C-130J since the AE 2100D3 model made its debut in 1996. ...Pipistrel Preparing for Green Flight Challenge from CAFE Foundation Blog | Michael Coates, American distributor for Pipistrel, shares some pictures and videos of the G4, four-seat, twin-fuselage electric motorglider a “technology demonstrator” for the company and its entry in the Google/NASA/CAFE Foundation Green Flight Challenge, which starts Sunday, September 25 in Santa Rosa, California. The Pipistrel team, headed by Jack Langelann of Pennsylvania State University, is ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
STATEMENT REGARDING TUESDAY EVENING ACCIDENT AT WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT #OSH10
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (July 27, 2010) - At
approximately 6:15 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, a Beechcraft
Premier business jet registered to Roush Fenway Racing, LLC, was
involved in a landing accident on Runway 18 at Wittman Regional Airport
in Oshkosh.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Winnebago County
Sheriff's Department have confirmed the two occupants on board were Jack
Roush of Northville, Mich., and Brenda Strickland of Plymouth, Mich.,
who each exited the aircraft following the accident. Both were
transported to local hospitals, with Roush in serious but stable
condition and Strickland with non-life threatening injuries.
The NTSB is leading the investigation into the accident.
For more information contact:
Dick Knapinski, EAA Communications
(920) 379-1730
dknapinski@eaa.org
