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World-flight Pipistrel suffers structural damage from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Matevž Lenarcic of Slovenia has landed safely in Australia at Ayers Rock Connellan Airport in central Australia after suffering in-flight structural damage on his quest to fly around the world in a Pipistrel, but detour for ecological surveys along the way. He has already covered a distance equal to that around the globe, with half his trip still to fly. Serious vibrations alerted him to problems ...

RIP Milblogger Carroll LeFon (aka Lex) of Neptunus Lex from Milblogging.com | I received some sad news earlier today that retired TOPGUN pilot US Navy Capt. Carroll LeFon, better known as Lex of the military blog Neptunus Lex, was killed Tuesday when a jet he was flying crashed at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada...

Blue Angels Bring Winter Thrill To California City - NPR | For 45 years, the city has been the winter training home of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The "Blues," as the locals call them, have been an enduring source of pride for the desert community. The "hay bales" is a dusty crop field a stone's...

2012 GA Award Winners to Be Honored at AirVenture from EAA Airventure | The General Aviation Awards program announced this week its 2012 national winners who will receive their awards this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. They include Marvin Hornbostel, of Junction City, Kansas,...

EAA 2012 Hops & Props from eaavideo.org | Highlights from the 2012 Hops and Props celebration.

Change in air for area show - Parkersburg News and Sentinel | WILLIAMSTOWN - The 2012 Air Show is likely to be different from previous events as the new committee is looking to make positive changes. Among changes is a new organizer. "Donna (Rusche) stepped up to the table to lead the air show this year," said Terry Moore, manager of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport. "She has some new and fresh ideas."...

Letter gets girl US spyplane treat - ic CheshireOnline | Luckily the Monkleigh Primary School pupil keeps a close eye on the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) website and spotted the plea from organisers trying to track her down. After her mother, Lorna Carter, got in touch it was arranged by the crew of...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Wings & Wheels to Showcase Aerodromes Iconic History at 2012 Show from Flightline UK | The historic setting for one of the UK’s most popular family days out, ‘Wings & Wheels’, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2012. As the airshow returns to Dunsfold Aerodrome (home to BBC’s Top Gear) on Sunday 26th & Monday 27th August 2012, the event will showcase some of the airfield’s iconic aviation and motoring history....

Cactus Fly-In 2012 from PHXspotters by Felipe Garcia | Last Friday and Saturday the Cactus Fly-In was held in Casa Grande (CGZ). One of two fly-ins in the area that that, the other being the monthlt Coolidge Fly-In, it was packed with fun and lots of airplanes. I was able to squeeze those two events and a visit to Sky Harbor all the same day (as well as the drive to and from Prescott), mainly to see how much I could handle and also for the variety....

Women are Key to Aviation’s Future - Scott Spangler | Did you know that March is Women’s History Month, and that Women of Aviation Worldwide Week started March 5?  I didn’t, until a friend shared  an e-mail from Penny Hamilton, a pilot with a Ph.D. who’s invested a lot of time studying just...

A Week To Celebrate Aviation's Women from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Over the years, various events to recognize women's contributions to aviation have been held in March to coincide with Women's History Month, and this year, many events are scheduled for this week, in honor of International Women's Day on Thursday. A group based in Canada has...

Happy Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week! from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From Women in Aviation Week: Happy Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week! | “I was annoyed from the start by the attitude of doubt by the spectators that I would never really make the flight. This attitude made me more determined than ever to succeed,” said Harriet Quimby before taking off for France....

Warhawk Air Museum A Trip In time from Pacific Flyer | Visiting the 40,000 sq. ft. Warhawk Air Museum at the Nampa, Ida. Municipal Airport is akin to taking a trip back into time. The 20,000 sq. ft. WW II wing allows visitors to experience the 1940's through thousands of personal collections and memorabilia, airplanes, trucks, engines and equipment that was used during the war years. It was a war that had a beginning, a known enemy, and an ending....

Mayor, military officers detail next month's War of 1812 bicentennial events ... - NOLA.com | Tall ships and modern warships from an array of nations will dock along the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans, and the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team will perform over Lake Pontchartrain. US NavyThe USS Wasp,...

New Smithsonian Exhibit on Hindenburg and Titanic from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site | A new exhibit, Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic, opens March 22, 2012 at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy, and the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster. Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum | The Hindenburg and Titanic were the world’s largest mobile post offices in their day, and zeppelin mail played a...

Renovated airport terminal dedicated and named after aviation pioneers in Augusta - The Republic | A newly renovated airport terminal in Augusta is being dedicated and named after a pioneering aviation family in the east Georgia city. The Augusta Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/zH4h4U) the terminal at Daniel Field is being renamed Boshears Terminal...

"Slip Slidin' Away" UCAP #275 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

C-130 Hercules: World’s Most Versatile Warbird? | Warbird Wednesday from Leaving Terra Firma | Much like my obsession with the U2, which has outlived another ‘replacement,’ I am always amazed by the C-130. Obviously, considering its long life of service, so is the military. I’m hard pressed to find any area where the C-130 doesn’t do something amazing. I guess maybe if you compared it to a Cessna 150 in a fuel economy test it might not come out on top. That said, I challenge you to put 92 people or 2 armored personnel carriers in a Cessna 150 and make it off the ground...

43-37716 – B-17G “5 Grand” - warbird-central.com | B-17G 43-37716 “5 Grand” flew its combat tour with the 338th Bomb Sq, 96th BG. Much publicity surrounded the aircraft when it departed the Boeing factory, the crew being handpicked from among members of the 486th BG who were native to the Seattle area. 2LT Edward C. Unger was her first pilot, but the aircraft was taken from them upon arrival in England and assigned to the 96th....

Stahr's Flying Works of Art (Part 2):A Tedious Process Only an Artist Could Love from Av8rdan's World of Flying | In part one of this article series, I introduced you to John Stahr, one of this country's most prolific aviation airbrush artists. He's also a member of my EAA Chapter in Eugene, Oregon, and a hangar row mate at KEUG....

Unmanned aircraft conference April 17-18 at Sinclair College - Dayton Daily News | DAYTON — Registration is open to businesses, military personnel and others interested in attending an April 17-18 conference on unmanned aerial systems, which include the aircraft and their sensor systems. Sinclair Community College will host the Ohio...

RC club a draw for aviation lovers - Daily News - Galveston County | “Aviation is in the blood,” Ammons, 52, said. “Since I was 10 years old, I've been thrilled to get wind under the wings. It's a passion more than a hobby.” Ammons, an avionics technician manager for what was until Saturday known as Continental Airlines...

NASA Tweetups Are Evolving. It's Time To Be More Social from NASA Breaking News | NASA is expanding its successful program of Tweetups to include more social media platforms, broadening the agency's use of social media to engage audiences about the agency's mission of exploration and discovery.

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 Chills and thrills of the Apple Valley Airshow - Victorville Daily Press | On Saturday, the Apple Valley Airshow will take to the sky in hopes of giving thrills and chills to aviation enthusiasts from all over the region. “We had 4000 people last year and we're expecting big numbers this year,” said airport manager Terry ...

AirSho to offer exclusive sunrise tour to photographers - My West Texas | For the first time, organizers with the Commemorative Air Force AirSho have organized a tour this year that will give photographers and those interested in photography an exclusive chance to capture the planes in a new light. The Early Bird Photo Tour ...

Stuart Air Show Veterans Day Weekend showcases new performers and displays – TCPalm | The Amber Leigh Band will appear at the Stuart Air Show Dirty Flight Suit Party on November 11. Wear your cowboy boots and kick up the dust to the sounds of country fiddling with a Celtic Twist. Tickets are on sale at http://www.stuartairshow.com. ...

NBAA Trumpets Exciting Plans in Monday-Wednesday Lineup for 2011 Convention - AMTOnline.com | The second-day Opening Session will include aviation legends and luminaries such as actor Harrison Ford, famed air show performers Sean D. Tucker and RA "Bob" Hoover, FAA Administrator Babbitt, astronaut Gene Cernan, and former Thunderbirds lead pilot ...

NBAA Preview: Bizav Convention Coming Soon to Las Vegas  from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Matt Thurber | NBAA is holding its 64th Annual Meeting & Convention October 10 to 12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year’s gathering also marks the 40th anniversary of AIN’s creation, starting as a convention daily publication launched at NBAA’s 1972 meeting in Cincinnati…

Planes put on top show for school - Ipswich Queensland Times | But the pilots behind yesterday's impressive RAAF Roulettes aerobatic display were determined to put on a spectacular show for Ipswich. That's because the team had heard about the damage the city sustained in January's floods, especially at Ipswich ...

NASA Awards Historic Green Aviation Prize Video  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  -MOFFETT FIELD CA- NASA has awarded the largest prize in aviation history, created to inspire the development of more fuel-efficient aircraft and spark the start of a new electric airplane industry. The technologies demonstrated by the CAFE Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, competitors may end up in general aviation aircraft, spawning new jobs and new industries for the 21st century.  The first place prize of $1.35 million was awarded to team Pipistrel-USA.com of State College, Pa. The second place prize of $120,000 went to team eGenius, of Ramona, Calif. ..

F-35B makes first vertical landing at sea  from Air Force Times - News by Staff writer | A Marine Corps F-35B made its first vertical landing on an amphibious assault ship Monday, Joint Strike Fighter program officials confirmed…

Naval Aviation: The Next 100 years - Second Line of Defense | ABOARD USS WASP, At sea – The Navy and Marine Corps Team made more remarkable naval aviation history today as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) test aircraft BF-2 landed safely on USS Wasp's (LHD-1) flight deck, the first at sea vertical landing for ...

T-33 jet trainer to be unveiled at Aviation Heritage Center - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | A T-33 jet will be unveiled in front of the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin at the Sheboygan County Airport in Sheboygan Falls on Saturday. The T-33 will be unveiled at 4 pm and will be on permanent display at ...

WWII vet recounts Doolittle's Raid in a B-25 - Snohomish County Business | Ed Saylor of Puyallup, 91, one of the few remaining survivors of the group known as Doolittle's Raiders, the crew members of 16 B-25s that made a daring attack on Japan in April 1942. The raid, with Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane, ...

Vintage warbirds to swoop into airport for 3-day visit - Reading Eagle | A B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator, both heavy bombers, and a P-51 Mustang fighter plane will fly into the airport and stay for three days, beginning Wednesday. "This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore and learn more about these unique and ...

Tin Goose lands in Porter County - nwitimes.com | The Tri-Motor, nicknamed "The Tin Goose," is touring as a flying outreach component of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Air Venture Museum based in Oshkosh, Wis., and will be available for public flights from 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday and Wednesday. ...

Airport lets public fly in early Ford model aircraft - Post-Tribune | Pilot Gerry Flaugher of Poplar Grove, Ill., flies a Ford Tri-Motor over Valparaiso, Ind., during a demonstration flight originating from the Porter County Regional Airport in Valparaiso, ...

Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Set for October 13 from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | The Missouri Aviation Historical Society is an informal group of folks with a love of aircraft, and we are striving to record and document the rich aviation history that has been a part of the great state of Missouri for the past century. From Benoist to Zenith, the aviation industry in the "Show Me" state has always been at the forefront of technology, and has produced some of the world’s best known aircraft. Famous pilots, from Jimmy Doolittle, to Slim Lindbergh, all called Missouri home for a portion of their lives, and made significant contributions to the advancement of aviation. One of our goals is to establish a Missouri Aviation Hall of Fame…

EAA Young Eagles Program is the Cover Story of the October, 2011 Airplanista ... - Eugene, OR, United States, 10/03/2011 - Airplanista Magazine's October, 2011 issue presents an in-depth look at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles Program as part of a Special Report entitled "Aviation's ...

Today in Aviation History – October 4  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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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. ...

NewsChannel 3's Bianca Martinez flies with the Blue Angels - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 | She had the opportunity to get into an FA-18 with the legendary Blue Angels. “I am not even sure I am ready for this, but I guess I can't back away now, “ said Bianca before she  ...

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. ...

Smoke Squadron will be featured in "Saturday Air" in Brasilia - Translated |The Brasilia Air Base held on 24 September, from 9 to 17 hours, the traditional "Saturday Air." The expectation is to receive 40,000 people at the event.  The program will be prepared for diverse audiences. There will be a presentation of the Smoke Squadron, an exhibition of military and civilian aircraft, model airplanes, parachute jumping and flying the "Demoiselle". They are also provided for specific attractions for ...

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  ...

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Planes turn and twist in an airshow - Biggleswade Today | Preparations are now well under way for the annual Little Gransden airshow and family day, which has been scheduled for the August bank holiday. As well as the planes there will be a vintage and classic car rally. Cathy Jefferies, whose husband owns ...

Ice Road Truckers star in Fargo for AirSho – WDAY | Star of Ice Road Truckers flew with the Blue Angels this week. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - A reality TV star stopped in Fargo to check a goal off her to-do-list. A reality TV star stopped in Fargo to check a goal off her to-do-list. ...

VIDEO: Air Force Thunderbirds Strut Their Stuff - Patch.com | The US Air Force Thunderbirds conducted a rehearsal show on Friday afternoon to get ready for this weekend's Service Federal Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. It was nothing shot of spectacular. It was only a rehearsal, ...

Fly long and prosper — Vulcan to return to Leuchars Airshow - Scotland Courier | Visitors to this year's RAF Leuchars Airshow will be treated to the sight of the Vulcan bomber, among others. The awe-inspiring shape of the Vulcan at last year's airshow. By Craig Smith Organisers of the event, which will take place on Saturday, ...

Photos: The spectacular, high-flying aircraft at the Abbotsford air show - Vancouver Sun | A sneak peek at some of the cool aircraft lined up for the weekend event. Dave Mathieson and his Super Dave Airshows Pitts Special flies over the Fraser Valley during media day at the 2011 Abbotsford Airshow in Abbotsford, BC, August 11, 2011. ...

Norfolk men fly high with the Red Arrows - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | But behind the stunning acrobatics that made thousands gasp at Lowestoft Air Show, the Red Arrows are a finely honed team of highly skilled professionals- with two even hailing from Norfolk. Pilot Flt Lt Sean Cunningham said that airshows like that in ...

In pictures: Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival 2011 - BBC News | The 2011 Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival took place on 11-12 August, with displays from the likes of The Blades providing the entertainment. All photos by Andrew Easton More than 350000 people attended the airshow over two days - witnessing displays ...

Atlantic City Air Show Set for Wednesday, August 17th - TheAlternativePress.com | "Each year we work with Airboss David Schultz to make sure the Atlantic City Airshow is a unique and truly different experience from the year before," said Joe Kelly, president, Greater Atlantic City Chamber. "The addition of the Sky Hawks and the ...

Golden Knights to make dramatic entrance, bearing stars and stripes at air show - Seacoastonline.com | The US Army Golden Knights, a silent precision parachute team, gets ready to jump from a plane at 12500 feet during a demonstration Friday, before the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. Rich Beauchesne photoRich Beauchesne/rbeauchesne@seacoastonline.com By ...

The Army's Golden Knights skydiving team takes top prizes at world competitions - Fayetteville Observer | The Army's Golden Knights skydiving team earned a gold medal in the eight-way event at the 2011 World Cup of Formation Skydiving last week in Germany. The Golden Knights edged out the defending world champions by a single point. ...

Make-A-Wish treat: Youngsters meet pilots, see planes before weekend's air show - Foster's Daily Democrat | As soon as she said it, the crowd under the tent erupted into applause as the pilots of the US Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron entered and began to shake hands and take pictures with the children under the tent. ...

Air force stages show, entertains visitors at anniversary celebrations - Focus Taiwan News Channel | 13 (CNA) Taiwan's Air Force held an open house event and air show for the public on Saturday at its Songshan Air Base to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Air Force Day, Aug. 14. The Air Force's Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team launched the air show with ...

Pilots still working with FAA to perform at Camarillo air show - Ventura County Star | "We concluded it is unlikely they would be able to meet all of the requirements to safely perform the air race," Gregor said. "We worked very hard with UARC on their proposal, but at no time did the FAA approve UARC's plan. We were unable to conclude ...

Westmoreland air show back but smaller - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Months of planning for next weekend's air show -- booking acts, meeting federal safety guidelines and advertising -- apparently is no problem for Gabe Monzo and his crew at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. "It's like riding a bike," said Monzo, ...

14th Great Georgia Airshow set for Oct. 8-9 - Newnan Times-Herald | The Great Georgia Airshow returns to the skies over Peachtree City for its 2011 edition Oct. 8-9. Airshow Director Angie Faulise recently announced the appearance of a new jet team at this year's show, which will feature some of the world's top ...

Line-up announced for the Cape Air Kirksville Air Festival – KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The City of Kirksville announces the 4th annual Cape Air Kirksville Air Festival is set for September 11, 2011 with a line-up of performers to provide the thrilling, family-friendly entertainment that the residents of northeast ...

The G4 Gets Off the Grass  from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Pipistrel had a good week at Oshkosh.  Shortly after its G4 placed ninth in the Dead Grass Awards, an indication of the number of spectators who tramped around the perimeter of the displayed aircraft,  the company could announce the first test flight of the four-seat electric motorglider.  “We are pleased to announce that after long and demanding work nearly of a nearly 30-member team of developers and constructors from Pipistrel’s R & D Institute the first 4-seat electric aircraft in the world took off this morning [August 12, 2011] at 7 AM local time.”…

Wittman Regional Airport Sees First Flight For Taurus G4  from Aero-News Network | Pipistrel Flies The First 4-Seat Electric Aircraft In The World The Tarus G4 ... the first 4-seat electric aircraft in the world ... took off Thursday morning at 0700 local time from Wittman Field in Oshkosh, WI. Pipistrel, the developer of the G4, said the flight was the result of long and demanding work nearly of a nearly 30-member team of developers and constructors…

WWII bombers fly again at MAPS Museum - Canton Repository | By Gary Brown Sitting in the belly of a B-24 bomber, facing its tail and looking out two side gun ports, you wonder what it would have been like to take off in the night on a World War II bombing mission. So many decades later, on a sunny day in the ...

Wheelchair skydive! Read the story here….

 

Today in Aviation History – August 13  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Inside the Jelly Belly at the Abbotsford Airshow - Abbotsford Times | His lemon yellow Interstate Cadet painted with rainbow coloured jelly beans is parked on the tarmac amongst some pretty serious military birds of prey at the Abbotsford International Airshow, but the veteran aerobatic ace isn't intimidated. ...

Pilot takes Sun photographer on the aerobatic ride of her life - Vancouver Sun | Aerobatic pilot Rob Holland takes photographer Jenelle Schneider for the ride of her life his Veteran Homeloans MX2 on Thursday, August 11, 2011 in advance of the Abbotsford Air Show which gets underway Friday, August 12, 2011. ...

Air Show Preparations - WCSH-TV | Portsmouth, NH (NEWS CENTER) -- If you're in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire this weekend, you may be in for an aerial treat -- it's the Boston-Portsmouth air show. Thursday people lined the tarmac to get a sneak peek of what's to come, ...

Nebraska AirFest puts on Military Gala in Norfolk Friday – KTIV | Organizers with Nebraska AirFest are putting on a fundraising Military Gala Friday in Norfolk, Nebraska. The semi-formal event will have a military theme and a keynote military speaker; Harlon Hainm who is one of the first people ever to pilot an SR-71 ...

Spectacular show - Norwich Evening News | Organisers of the air show are hoping some 200000 will throng to the seafront esplanade for today's activities. Paul Bayfield, managing director of Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival Ltd – the not-for-profit company behind the major event, said: “I think ... 

Airport hosts Fly-In - Mt. Vernon Register-News | VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Airport will host 200 to 250 gyroplane enthusiasts as the 29th annual St. Louis Rotorcraft Club Chapter 35 Fly-In comes to Jefferson County for the first time Aug. 26-28. Airport Manager Chris Collins announced the event ...

I Rode The Zeppelin! - The Farmers Airship In Indy! (Short Post)  by Martt |  I had the amazing opportunity to ride in the Farmers Airship today in Indianapolis. It was a preview ride for the upcoming public rides taking place August 12-14 out of Indianapolis Regional Airport - formerly Mount Comfort Airport. I've been in love with airships since I was a kid, and tho this was only my second time in an airship (first was the Goodyear Blimp back in the late 60's when I was a kid), it was everything I had hoped for and more!...

Help Us 'Crowdsource' Oshkosh Photos  www.airventure.org | Needless to say, we took an awful lot of photos at Oshkosh this year. Among the estimated 100,000-plus taken by EAA staff and volunteers are more than 1,300 images showing arriving and departing aircraft, shot from Saturday, July 23, through Sunday, July 31. We don't have the resources to organize a...

Pipitrel's Oshkosh Test Hops  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The Pipistrel Taurus G4 is one step closer to its first flight after making four test hops at Wittman Field in Oshkosh Thursday. The twin-fuselage aircraft was a clear Dead Grass Award winner during AirVenture 2011 and Pipistrel is aiming this one-off design for NASA's Green Flight Challenge (GFC) that will take place in September. The aircraft has already made some test hops in Europe but its first flight and aircraft certification will take place in Oshkosh and one other location in the United States before the competition…

Wichita Aviation Film Festival planned for Saturday - Wichita Business Journal | The museum is partners with the Orpheum Theatre, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau, McConnell Air Force Base, Tallgrass Film Festival, KPTS , the city of Wichita and the Wichita Aero Club in conducting the film ...

Hamilton Air Show 2011  by Summer Sortie | The 40th anniversary show scheduled for June 16-17th 2012 is to include aircraft like the Me109, Me262, Fw190 and a formation flight with a B-29, B-24, B-17 and Lancaster. With a tentative lineup like that it will be the must see show of 2012 for Canadian vintage aviation fans… 

WWII fliers reunited with B-17 bomber - Colorado Springs Gazette | Fliers from the 381st Bomb Group took to the skies over Colorado Springs Thursday aboard a vintage B-17 bomber. “This was what we call a milk run,” said Alex Stromayer, a 90-year-old from New York who last flew the four-engine bomber during 35 missions ...

Future of space travel: Looking for liftoff - New Zealand Herald | Spaceport America - which has hit snags in its plans to accommodate Nasa-style orbital launches, to attract an aerospace plant and even to hold competitions of a nascent "Rocket Racing League" - shows some of the challenges ahead for space-age ...

Young Eagles Rally at Lake in the Hills Airport this weekend - Examiner.com | Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK) will be hosting a Young Eagles Rally held by EAA Chapter 790 this weekend on Saturday, August 13th. The Young Eagles program was established by the EAA as a method to introduce youth to aviation and to encourage more ...

Today in Aviation History – August 12  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal