Reno Air Races to continue in 2012 - GAN | A Reno television station is reporting that the Reno Air Races will continue in 2012. They quote CEO Mike Houghton as saying it is his objective to have a full event next year. He says there is some work left to be done to make sure they can get the necessary permits to have the 2012 air races, but they are going to work to make that happen....
Canada Remembers air show back for another year - CKOM | Air show set to return on Aug. 4 and 5, 2012 | The Canada Remembers International Air Show will return to Saskatoon for the first weekend of August in 2012 at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. Director Brian Swidrovich says 2009 was supposed to be the last run, but due to rain that year and a cancellation the next year, this year appeared to be the final run for the air show. He says that there are still those in the community who value the importance of the air show....
Hill Air Force Base open house, air show, back in 2012 - Deseret News | HILL AIR FORCE
BASE — The popular air show featuring the Air Force Thunderbirds that took a hiatus this year will be back in 2012, the base announced Monday. The two-day event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for May 26-27....Wind gusts canceled Army-Navy parachute jump - Military Times | For those who thought they might have gotten into FedEx Field too late and missed the Army Golden Knights and Navy Leap Frogs parachute teams deliver the game ball, you can’t blame the long security lines for that too. High winds forced both parachute teams to stay in the plane forcing some ball boy to...
New World Records - Autogyro circumnavigation of the globe | It has been a while since we have been able to post any news to this blog page but rest assured, Norman has not let the grass grow beneath his feet and has been very busy with preparations for the resumption of the flight next spring. Norman has also been busy compiling some blog posts that will be run over the Christmas and holiday period, but first we are excited to announce that the F.A.I. (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) has awarded Norman with four new World Records for Autogyro flying....
Video: Amelia Earhart to retrace flight of namesake - 9News | Denver- 9News Traffic Reporter Amelia Earhart is about to embark on her first trans-continental flight in a single-engine aircraft.
Evoking memories of a legend, Amelia Earhart will once again take to the skies over the United States, retracing the North American route of her namesake, distant relative and legendary aviatrix. Fueled by a love of adventure and passion for inspiring others to pursue their own dreams, this modern-day Amelia will fly a Cirrus SR22 from Oakland, California to Miami, Florida. Amelia's thrilling quest to recreate Earhart's trans-continental flight soars on Dec. 26, 2011. Why Oakland? In the late spring of 1937, Earhart flew from Oakland to Miami where she announced her bold...[Don't forget to check out Amelia's blog too! - which is where the photo came from]
Pieces Of Silver - ShortFinal.tv | Beau Skarda cut this video titled Pieces of Silver
Shot Down U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers To Be Awarded The Silver Star By Mike Mitchell | December 19, 2011 - The United Stats Air Force will award the Silver Star, posthumously to
Francis Gary Powers for valor in the face of the enemy when his U-2 spy plane was shot down on May 1, 1960, while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace. Powers’ son, Francis Gary Powers Jr. had made a request to the Air Force that his father be considered for the medal. This week the Air Force confirmed to Powers’ son that the medal would be awarded to his father. “It is vindication of my father 50 years afterwards. Dad is one of our American heroes.”...Managing the difficoult Landing of the U2 - TakeOffTube.com | Great video that show the problems related to the landing of the fantastic U2.
Back in Black Widow - Flightglobal | When the world's only flyable Northrop P-61B Black Widow
returns to the skies a few years from now under the command of Mid-Atlantic Air Museum director Russ Strine, it will do so at an appropriately named airport - the Carl Spaatz Field, in Reading, Pennsylvania. That's because US Army Air Force general Carl Spaatz, born in nearby Boyertown, Pennsylvania, will be just as integral to this amazing first flight feat as Strine....The Bell L-39 Swept-Wing Demonstrator - Tails Through Time | Following the end of the Second World War, captured German aerodynamic research had indicated the high-speed benefits of swept wings and many designs under development in the mid to late 1940s...
Cold War: F-14 Tomcat First Flies By Kennedy Hickman, About.com Guide | December 21, 1970 - The iconic F-14 Tomcat (left) first flies after being in development for only 22 months. Designed as a result of the US Navy's withdrawal from the Tactical Fighter Experimental Project (F-111), the F-14 was the first American fighter to...
NAR FX Three-View - The Unwanted Blog | A three-view drawing of the North American Rockwell FX, dated June 1969, with a good deal of dimensional and other data. Note the large ventral fins which fold out of the way for takeoff and landing....
Jan Peters, prominent figure in American contemporary craft movement, dies at 64 - Art Daily | ...She married photographer, illustrator and aviator, David Peters in 1982. Along with him, she developed a passion for vintage aircraft, approaching the world of flying with her usual fearlessness and enthusiasm. The couple regularly attended air shows where Jan took part in activities at many of the events. She also flew as crew aboard the B-25 bomber, Heavenly Body. Jan and David were regulars at the annual Reno Air Races. In 2001, Jan was given the “Volunteer of the Year” award by the Reno Air Race Association....
Four Legged Friends / Pilots ‘n Paws - Flight Monkeys | “Transporting dogs is one of the most important steps in saving dogs.” That simple statement by Mike Young, is the lead-in to a great example of how general aviation pilots share the gift of flight with those who can’t possibly say thank you....
UAF hopes to buy hangar for aviation program - The News Tribune | The University of Alaska Fairbanks wants to buy an aircraft hangar at Fairbanks International Airport. The hangar would give a training boost to students in UAF's aviation maintenance program....
Yet more Stratolaunch... - Hobby Space | Burt Rutan Video and more links
Expedition 30 Soyuz Spacecraft On Pad - Spaceports | The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft and its booster were moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a railcar on December 19, 2011, for final preparations prior to launch to the International Space Station on December 21, 2011....
