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Flying high on the way to Selfridge Open House and Air Show - Detroit Free Press | John Klatt Airshows will be performing at the Selfridge Open House and Air Show on Saturday and Sunday at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Lt. Col. John Klatt will fly the Air National Guard MXS aircraft both days, providing entertainment through precision performance aerobatics....

Video: Detroit's DeKeyser flies with the Blue Angels - NBCSports.com | Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser jumped on a unique opportunity on Tuesday, as he flew in a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet jet at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in southeast Michigan. He raved about the experience to MLive.com … and not just because he didn’t need to use one of the barf bags he brought with him. “It was awesome,” DeKeyser told MLive.com moments after flying with the Blue Angels. “I’m still feeling a little woozy right now. I’ve never experienced anything like that.”...

Thunder Over Santa Maria * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Last weekend our team traveled to the west coast and arrived in Santa Maria, CA for the 26th Annual Thunder Over the Valley Air Show. The Santa Maria community spent the past nine years requesting the presence of the US Army Golden Knights for their air show lineup....

Atlantic City, NJ Thunder over the Boardwalk Air Show 2014 · Daniel O. Myers, Photorecon.net | This year’s show kicked off with its fourth annual Monday evening boardwalk parade and salute to America’s Veterans. A Charlie Daniels beach concert and laser-light show followed the parade. The Wednesday air show opened with the traditional fly-by of banner-towing planes. For regular shore goers, these planes are a familiar sight as they regularly fly up and down the beach advertising local businesses. Unfortunately, early clouds prevented the U.S. Army Golden Knights from picking up their ground target forcing them to cancel their show-opening jump to the National Anthem. However, the skies did clear later in the afternoon for their mass exit....

Reno-bound racing plane damaged in Vinton runway mishap By Dean Close | A biplane racer who won a major event at last year's Nationals in Reno, Nevada, saw his hopes for victory again this year dashed after a runway mishap at the Vinton airport Wednesday. Brett Schuck of Elkhart, Ind., made a fuel stop in Vinton as he attempted to complete the 1,766.33 mile flight from his home town to the race site...

Two WWII P-38 Pilots to Speak at Planes of Fame Air Musuem · WarbirdsNews | The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting its monthly Living History Event on September 6th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature is titled the ‘Fork-Tailed Devil’, referencing the German nickname for the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Distinguished aviation experts, historians and actual P-38 Lightning veterans will make presentations to the audience, followed by a question & answer period and then the museum’s P-38 will make an aerial demonstration (weather and maintenance permitting). The two highly distinguished combat veteran speakers for the day will be Don Oldis and Lynn Shubert. At...

F1 Team Helping Build World's Fastest Electric Airplane | Flying Magazine | Electroflight showed off a mockup of its electric race plane recently at the Red Bull Air Races in Ascot, England. Williams Advanced Engineering will serve as technical lead for the airplane's electric motor and high-power structural battery system....

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Pensacola native returns on Blue Angels team * WEAR | "Growing up in Pensacola, I always loved the Blue Angels and I feel so privileged and proud to be a Blue Angel," Burmeister said. Meet Burmeister and two other Gulf Coast natives on the Blue Angels team on our feature story....

The Patriots Jet Team Announces the Availability of a Static MiG for Event Rental * DigitalJournal.com | Featuring former members of world-class teams such as the U.S.A.F Thunderbirds, U.S.N. Blue Angels and R.C.A.F. Snowbirds, the team has been featured in over 1,500 air shows. The team delivers a wide range of innovative marketing opportunities to...

Speed, grace showcased with US Thunderbirds * Davisclipper | HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For thousands of spectators, watching from the ground as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds roared overhead in an exhibition of speed and grace was the highlight of this year's air show. Becky Austad got an even more inspiring view...

Planes Of Fame’s Living History Event July 5th · WarbirdsNews |  The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is well known for holding one of its well known Living History Events for the general public every month. The topic for their event on July 5th will be the ‘Air War Over Vietnam’, featuring the Cessna L-19 Bird Dog. As usual, the event will feature a speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans, followed by a question & answer period and then a flight demonstration with the subject aircraft when possible....

3rd Annual Lake Minnetonka Air Show * KARE | Wiskus says this year, there will be a combination of high performance airplanes and WWII vintage war birds taking to the skies over Excelsior and Gideon Bay. Watch as T-6's perform some low level fly by's, skydivers demonstrate their precision...

Red Arrows wow Greencastle * Derry Journal | Red Arrows wow Greencastle. Thousands of people descended on Greencastle village on Sunday as the Clipper yachts said farewell to the Foyle and began the next leg of the race. Spectators were treated to a spectacular aeronautical display from the Red...

Aerobatic team creates stunning pyrotechnic display * Telegraph.co.uk | The Twister Aerobatics Team pilots have travelled the world from their base in Oxford to perform spectacular routines complete with LED lights and wing-tip pyrotechnics some 500ft above ground. The men, Peter Wells, Jon Gowdy and Guy Westgate, came...

Top US Officials Return To Farnborough As F-35 Debuts * Breaking Defense | “We are continuing to plan for our deployment” to the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Air Show, he said. Editor's note: Our RIAT and Farnborough coverage beings July 10 at RIAT and continues through Wednesday, July 16. Sydney will be...

Fly-in held at airport * The Hillsdale Daily News | Hillsdale — Many came out for a Fly-in Sunday at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport, sponsored by the Hillsdale Exchange Club. Attendants were able to see a variety of planes and antique cars. Rides were available and a breakfast was offered in return...

Salida Fly-in attracts 50 planes and 600 people * Mountain Mail Newspaper | Approximately 600 people attended the second annual Salida Fly-in Saturday at Harriet Alexander Field, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “It was very successful. We had over 200 more people than last year,” said Jim Dickson, event...

Come see us TODAY through Saturday at Fair St. Louis for FREE, FREE, FREE! * Red Tail Squadron | For our supporters and aviation enthusiasts near St. Louis, if you’re not already planning to attend the amazing Fair Saint Louis then we’ve got a TWO big reasons for you to come on down to “America’s Biggest Birthday Party” – our RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen!...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Warbirds - The Big Bombers · The Aero Experience Missouri and Air Associates of Kansas, with a collection of warbirds - the big bombers! The classic U.S. bombers of World War II, the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress, were available for close inspection during the week. We feature B-17G "Yankee Lady" from the Yankee Air Museum in Yspilanti, Michigan and B-24A "Diamond Lil" and B-29A Superfortress "Fifi" from the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron in Addison, Texas. These aircraft regularly tour the country when not in Oshkosh, and we encourage everyone to welcome the crews and support their efforts to preserve these aircraft....

Matt Hall Racing-led consortium settles at Belmont * Australian Aviation | The consortium is led by former RAAF pilot Matt Hall's Red Bull Air Race, aerobatic and corporate flight business, and also includes Airborne, Newcastle Helicopters, and Skydive the Beach. Contracts for the sale were exchanged with former owner Mirvac...

High flyin' adventure * Ontario Argus Observer | Payette Pilot Brenda Carter and her two partners went full throttle across the country in June to promote women in aviation. The “Three Musketeers” — so called because they fly Carter's Beechcraft Musketeer — have participated in four Air Race...

Swiss aviator prepares to fly solar plane around the globe * The Japan Times | PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND – A Swiss psychiatrist-turned-adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in a hot air balloon now wants to become the first to do it in a solar-powered aircraft. Bertrand Piccard, 56, believes the flight by Solar Impulse 2 offers a...

Memorial planned for Hoosier aviator at Indianapolis airport * WTHR | Plans were unveiled Wednesday for a statue of Colonel Weir Cook to stand at the entrance of the Indianapolis International Airport. The statue captures the colonel, a World War I ace, who was the driving force behind the airport's creation. "People of...

Famous aviator Rutan talks to CAP Squadron 84 * Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards AFB Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 84 Cadets were visited by famous aviator Dick Rutan at their weekly meeting June 24. "I am Dick Rutan and I flew around the world," said Rutan...

Bob Taylor celebrates 90th birthday in style · General Aviation News | Bob Taylor, who founded the Antique Airplane Association in 1953, invited all to AAA headquarters at Blakesburg, Iowa, for his June 28th birthday celebration. More than 150 family members and friends enjoyed the catered lunch and dinner — plus cake and cupcakes. There was time to visit with flying friends and meet some new ones....

Alabama's Aviation Museum * Gulf Coast News Today | The museum began its life in the Samford University Library in 1965 through the efforts of the Birmingham Aero Club. The first exhibits completed what was then referred to as the Birmingham Air and Space Museum. In 1967, the exhibits were moved to the...

History of the air force and French air forces of the eighteenth century to the present day * Passion for Aviation | History of the Air Force and French air forces | eighteenth century to the present day | Under the direction of Jean-Marc Olivier | This book seems to mark the 80th anniversary of the French air force.  This book by Claude Carlier, Sylvain Champonnois Pascal Gaste, Claire july, Eric Mahieu, Jean-Marc Olivier and Gaëtan Sciacco is a reference for all those...

Teen US aviator seeks world record for circling globe * GMA News | Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, 19, of South Dakota, USA, arrives at the NAIA from Kuala Lumpur. Manila is one of his 12 stopovers during his round-the-world flight on board a single engine Beechcraft A36 plane. Guthmiller is seeking to set a...

Fantasy of Flight owner hopes new rum will take off · General Aviation News | Kermit Weeks, the owner of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, is preparing to launch a brand of spiced rum called “Naked in Jamaica,” according to a report at TheLedger.com. Weeks has even written a song to hep promote the new rum...

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Pick one * A list of air shows for you to choose from for this weekend! Provided by Fencecheck.
» Sun n Fun International Fly-in & Expo 2014
» Namibian International Airshow 2014
» Heli-Weekend 2014
» Chandler Airport Dayz 2014
» Wings Over Columbus 2014
» Riverside Airshow 2014

Blue Angels Return: Lumbering 'Fat Albert' Accompanies Jets at Sun 'n Fun - The Ledger | When the Blue Angels come, look out for Fat Albert. The massive C-130, affectionately named after the cartoon character because the yellow nose looks like Fat Albert's belly, has been on the team since 1970. But it still surprises some spectators expecting just the jets....

US Air Force Thunderbirds perform near Alabama this weekend - al.com (blog) | After a year's absence, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds return to southern skies this weekend. The Thunderbirds are set to headline the Columbus Air Force Base "Wings Over Columbus" Air Show and Open House Saturday and Sunday. The base is located just north of Columbus, Miss....

Sun 'n Fun Splash-In Draws Crowd Of Enthusiasts and Collectors - The Ledger | AUBURNDALE | “It's like riding a Harley in the sky,” Lori Smith said of the gyrophibian that she and her boyfriend, Roy Hanan, landed in Lake Agnes on Thursday morning. “It's awesome.” Smith and Hanan were two out of nearly 100 people who landed aircraft in Lake Agnes for the 40th annual Sun 'n Fun Splash-In at Fantasy of Flight on Thursday...

RIVERSIDE: D-Day paratrooper plane to welcome airshow visitors - Press-Enterprise | As the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion looms, an airplane that dropped paratroopers into that epic World War II battle will greet visitors at this week’s Riverside Air Show. “Being able to sit in the seat that an 18-year-old (paratrooper) sat in 70 years ago, ready to jump (into combat), is kind of heady,” said Andy Conley, crew chief aboard the C-53D Sky Trooper nicknamed D-Day Doll. “To smell the smell of an aircraft like that is unique: Oil and gas, and burlap and greasy rags. It’s (vintage) aviation....

Italy's Frecce Tricolori flying team displays its skills over Aviano - Stars and Stripes | AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Italy’s national acrobatics flying team entertained Americans and Italians during a brief demonstration over the base Friday. Frecce Tricolori is based at nearby Rivolto Air Base and performs at air shows around the world. It’s become a tradition for the team to provide a brief demonstration of its abilities over Aviano. The short demonstration included...

Italians in Air Tattoo Show of Force * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Italian Air Force has confirmed no fewer than five flying items for this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds. Headlining the Italian involvement in the weekend’s flying display on July 12-13 will be the country’s national aerobatic team, the world-renowned Frecce Tricolori. Flying 10 examples of the Aermacchi MB339 PAN jet trainer, the Frecce are joining celebrations to mark the 50th display season of their British counterparts, the Red Arrows....

POF’s Northrop Flying Wing For Living History Event · Warbirds News | Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the April 5 event is ‘Pioneering Aircraft’, featuring the Northrop N9MB Flying Wing. Ron Hackworth will talk about the N9MB Flying Wing, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The N9MB will be on display and perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur in the featured aircraft if possible....

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Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii Returns to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor · Warbirds News | Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii is back and it’s bigger than ever, Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 10am to 4pm. Guests will be able to drive on to Ford Island for this event, or take the free shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is a Hawaii Tourism Authority sponsored event. Sponsored in part by Clear Channel Hawaii Radio and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Sponsors and vendors are invited to participate by calling 808-441-1013808-441-1013....

Los Angeles County Airshow 2014 · Julie In The Sky * On March 21st and 22nd, 2014; Los Angeles County held its inaugural Air Show at the William J. Fox Airfield located in Lancaster CA. And what a show it was! I wonder if the organizers haven’t set the bar a bit high....

Saving the Reno Air Races * The Pylon Place | What can be done to save the Reno Air Races? This is the question posed to me by so many of the Air Racing fans. We know changes are being made – but – are they enough. Are these changes coming too late, what are the signs we should be looking for to see if the changes are working? RARA has made several announcements lately – including the dismissal of the Michael Houghton, the President and the paring down of the paid staff to six individuals. Recent news adds a reduction in the Board of Directors from over 20 members to a total of seven....

Video: Visiting Superfortress rides selling fast * PNJ.com | The barnstorming World War II vintage B-29 visiting Pensacola from Friday through Sunday already has sold out two of its 10-seat flights and the non-profit Commemorative Air Force historic group that runs the tour eager for more....

Ford Tri-Motor plane to visit Dothan - Dothan Eagle | When Henry Ford built the first mass-produced commercial aircraft, he had his engineers put three engines on it to reassure a public still skeptical of the safety of air travel. Ford’s plan worked, as the Ford Tri-Motor earned a reputation of reliability that helped get the commercial aviation industry off the ground....

Collings Foundation – WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR 2014 * Photorecon.net

Three warbirds in formation on Anzac Day - Manawatu Standard | Three warbirds from the Biggin Hill collection at the Ohakea Air Force Base will fly past in formation during this year's Anzac Day commemorations. The aircraft will fly past eight Manawatu/Whanganui locations this year, with three off duty air force pilots taking command of the cockpits....

Mishap expensive for 'flying museum' - Grand Junction Sentinel | ...The Avenger, which has become a staple at air shows around the West, was built near the end of World War II and saw duty flying searches for submarines in the Atlantic. It also flew over London as part of the Canadian Air Force for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and has been based in Grand Junction since 1985....

All-Female Crew Breaks Longest Flight Record - Military.com | Last weekend, a Global Hawk from Grand Forks Air Force Base flew back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours without stopping. The base said this week that that was the longest flight by a military aircraft without aerial refueling and it was the longest flight by an all-female crew....

Mike Patey to attempt 3 closed course speed records * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

Clinton WWII Airman Found After 70 Years - KWQC 6 | After more than 70 years, 1st Lt. Class Louis L. Longman is returning home to Iowa. Longman, a 26-year old Clinton, Iowa native serving with the 433rd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps, was last seen April 16, 1944 as his unit returned from a B-25 bomber escort mission. He was one of 53 pilots and crewman who went down during a storm....

19 year old Matt is flying around the world solo! * Flight To Success | The first week in April our Blogging In Formation team has written about solo flights. And there is no better way to end our series this month than to join the journey of a young man who is planning the trip of a lifetime in his solo flight around the world! Matt tells me, “Fewer people have flown solo around the world than have been to space.”...

Young Eagles flights and historical planes Sunday · RM.com | Ever wondered what your neighborhood looks like from the sky? Or maybe you dream of being a pilot, or are simply curious about how airplanes work.  If you're nodding you're head "yes" and are age 8 to 17 (accompanied by parent or guardian), come our to Rancho Murieta airport on Sunday, April 6th for a FREE Young Eagles flight in an airplane.  (We will also take adults 18 and over!!!)  We'll also have historical planes on display!...

My daughter's first general aviation flight: 'It was awesome!' - Wichita Business Journal | Aviation reporter Daniel McCoy's daughter, Ariah, peeks out the window of a Cessna 170 during her EAA Young Eagles flight. Fifth-grade students in Clearwater got one up on other area kids this past weekend...

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CAF Red Tail Squadron remembers the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - CAF Red Tail Squadron | During a turning point in American history, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the voice of a movement that touched the entire country, and the world. Millions have respected his life’s work and been inspired to emulate his tireless efforts to advance the just cause of civil rights.... And today, the CAF Red Tail Squadron honors that legacy and continues its work to reach and inspire future generations, across all divisions, to RISE ABOVE....

Weekend Air Show attracts over 15000 - Newsroom Panama | OVER 15,000 people attended the air show at the Scarlett Martínez International Airport in Rio Hato on Sunday January 19.

Sebring Light Sport Expo, Friday: Airplanes, Innovation and FAST cars By Dan Pimentel, Airplanista Blog Editor | After a few hours of walking around the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, I am convinced this is the place to be if Light Sport aircraft is even remotely on your radar screen. This niche of our GA world is on full display here in Sebring, and it is like a giant shopping mall, only instead of Dog-on-a-Stick, they have a really impressive selection of LSAs to fill your hangar....

UPDATE Dakotas Over Normandy Well Underway · Warbirds News | For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of parachutists called the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, has set its goals at assembling as many as possible still flying Douglas C-47 Dakota’s at the airport of Cherbourg, Maupertus.Founded in 2009 and with our main activities in Europe and the United States, the Round Canopy Parachuting Team is a foundation aimed at conducting parachuting activities with an emphasis on World War II style round canopy jumps and at conducting memorial services to honor Allied soldiers who...

WWII Aircraft Go on Display Today - The Ledger | Vintage World War II aircraft, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang fighter, will be on display at Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport today through Wednesday. The bombers and fighter, part of the Collings Foundation's collection of historic combat airplanes, are expected to arrive at the airport at noon today....

Best Airshow in U.S. of 2013! - Planes Of Fame News | AirShowsReview Magazine, after attending over 50 events worldwide last year, has rated Planes of Fame's airshow as the "Best US Airshow of 2013."

Midwest Airport Fun Days Will Take Off from St. Louis Downtown Airport June 7-8 - The Aero Experience | St. Louis Downtown Airport, Ideal Aviation, the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, EAA Chapter 64 and The Aero Experience presents the Midwest’s newest aviation event offering free, family-friendly fun hosted by a thriving airport community!  At Midwest Airport Fun Days,...

Hot-air balloons to take to the skies in Putrajaya - The Star Online | THE EMPIRE strikes back as Darth Vader — or rather, the Darth Vader balloon from Belgium — marks its return at the upcoming 6th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. The fun-filled family event will be held from March 27 to 30 at Millennium Monument, Precinct 2, Putrajaya...

VIDEO: Six-year-old Elliot lives his firefighter and pilot dream as fundraising continues for operation - Bournemouth Echo | A SIX-year-old boy with cerebral palsy lived his dream of being a Red Arrows pilot and a fireman on Saturday. Elliot Gower, of Southbourne, was diagnosed with CP spastic diplegia at just two years old, which has left him unable to walk unaided...

Restoration volunteers show love of detail in their work - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | DAYTON, Ohio -- Their work is so intricate, so tiny, that you may not even notice it even if you peer closely at the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

Squadron seeks experienced help to restore World War II-era plane - Budgeteer | The Lake Superior Squadron 101 of the Commemorative Air Force seeks volunteers to help at the Armed Forces Museum. The Squadron is in Hangar 101 of the old Duluth Air Base at 4931 Airport Road in Hermantown. Volunteers can be anyone with...

Naval Aviator/ Historical Thriller Author To Speak at CHA 'Wine & Lecture' event - eCoronado.com | Retired naval aviator combat veteran, defense industry executive and now author, Marc Liebman of North Texas will be the next guest speaker at the Coronado Historical Association’s popular Wine & Lecture series, on Friday, January 24, at 5:30 p.m.  Not only an experienced writer but also a naval aviator combat veteran of both Vietnam and Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Liebman has...

Ever Wanted to Fly A Bf109? - NORDO News | Have you ever wanted to fly a Bf109 but were not allowed to because, as you were told, only Gods could fly it?  Yeah, me too....

Second Tour de France of airplanes in 1932 - Passion for Aviation (translated) | In 1932, held the second Tour de France, under the leadership of the Union of Civil Pilots France and sponsorship "Diary", he went from Orly Airport Saturday, June 4 in the morning to finish Sunday, June 12 on the grounds of Buc. The Tour de France has been accomplished in several stages over a total of 3900 km....

Happy Birthday To The Grumman C-1 Trader · Warbirds News, By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Grumman C-1 Trader flew for the first time fifty-nine years ago today.  The C-1 was derived from the S-2 Tracker and featured a deeper fuselage for the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) role.  The Trader could seat nine passengers or accommodate cargo weighing up to 3,500 pounds.  The C-1 made the...

Early F-117 stealth jets used unusual black colored drag chutes - The Aviationist | The image in this post is particularly interesting as it shows an F-117 Nighthawk pilot deploying an unsual black drag chute. Since later photos show white chutes used by...

Stunning photos of the Earth from the Moon: China's lunar probe Chang'e 3 Continues ... - Spaceports | Stunning photographs of the Earth have been taken on the lunar surface by China's probe Chang'e-3. The probe has sent back thousands of high quality photos from the Moon, including plasma images of the Earth and the starry sky. Chang'e-3 comprises a...

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27th FAI World Aerobatic Championships - www.flickr.com | Event classification: First Category Event Type of event: World Championship Disciplines / Task Styles: Unlimited Aerobatics (Power) Place: North Texas Regional Airport

KC Flight attempts to break world record at Chiefs game - fox4kc.com | LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Pilots from 17 states and Washington D.C. are touching down in Kansas City this week, gearing up for Sunday's Chiefs vs. Raiders game. Fans on the ground will try to become the...

Great Georgia Airshow goes on despite government shutdown - Fox Atlanta | PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - The government shutdown and sequestration are taking a toll on the air show industry. One of the state's biggest air shows is set for this weekend in Peachtree City. Organizers of the Great Georgia Airshow say they have had to be creative to fill the sky due to politics in Washington...

Copperstate Fly In, Bucking the Trend - InFlight USA | Much has been said about sequestration and the negative effect it has had on not only aviation, but many public events. To be sure, elected representatives who serve inside the beltway seem to have gone out of their way to make sure recreational events are adversely affected, perhaps highlighting what the ruling elite consider to be “unnecessary activities.” Airshows and celebrations of our military services have been hit particularly hard, with the shutdown of military demonstration teams (like the Blue Angles and Thunderbirds), causing the cancellation of many aviation programs that have long and proud traditions. FAA political management follows the leadership of our politicians by implementing illegal service fees on programs that have used pre-paid FAA services in the past. Such fees, often running into hundreds of thousands of dollars, have caused many airshows to simply pack it in. Others fear potential liability issues (the predatory legal system), and do not proceed with an airshow in a non-towered environment. It is a disappointing trend...

Crowds gather for Aviation Day at Melbourne airport | Pilot News Magazine | More than 3,000 people flocked to Melbourne International Airport to see a vintage collection of aircraft and vehicles Saturday.

EDITOR’S BLOG: 40 years of IWM Duxford Airshows: 2003 Archives – Part 1 - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Tomorrow will see the Duxford Autumn Air Show celebrate 40 years of airshows organised by IWM Duxford. To mark the anniversary we’ve been posting some archive material of IWM Duxford Airshows over those 40 years and this time it is our first of two looks at 2003.

Angelina Jolie's first 'Unbroken' - Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY | Angelina Jolie has released the first picture from her directorial effort Unbroken. It's a photo of the director with the inspiration of the story, Louis "Louie" Zamperini. The famed Olympic long-distance runner survived brutal conditions as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II. Jolie and and Zamperini are actually neighbors in the Hollywood Hills and have become close friends over the film's development....

Lucky Louie by Martin Jacobs | Lou Zamperini was lucky. He survived a risky, put-up-your-dukes childhood  and made it into the Olympics. But in May ’43, in a B-24 over the Pacific, his luck seemed to run out...

We Served Too - The Story of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots of World War II - wstthemovie.com | This is a story of a group of young, determined and courageous women during World War II who broke through barriers and shattered stereotypes.

Aircraft Graveyard scene from The Best Years of Our Lives - www.youtube.com | By popular demand the entire aircraft graveyard scene from the 1946 movie "The Best Years of..

Planes of Fame Air Museum - Ready to meet another speaker for our 7th Annual Taste of Flight Gala? POF is proud to welcome Conrad Lohoefer. Conrad was a top-turret gunner and flight engineer on a B-17 Flying Fortress. After completing training in Texas, Nevada, Nebraska, and Tennessee, Conrad travelled to England on the Queen Mary and was stationed at Bassingbourne just outside of Cambridge. Over the next 6 months, he completed 35 combat missions in the Eighth Air Force with the 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron....

Celebrating the Sea Vixen · Warbirds News | On Wednesday 16th of October at Bournemouth international,from 6pm to 9pm, DS Aviation Ltd will organize an event to celebrate 50 years since the first flight of Sea Vixen FAW2 G-Cvix “Foxy Lady” to the day. Participants will have a chance to meet Chief Pilot Matt Whitfield and the team who care for the airplane...

Charlie Cartledge’s TBM Avenger Restoration · Warbirds News | It took 14 years of work, but the plane finally became flyable a few weeks ago. On Aug. 14, Charlie Cartledge took to the air with his plane for the first time, in Wadsworth. Cartledge and his team rebuilt the airplane in a hangar at the Wadsworth Municipal Airport,OH. In August, for the first time, Cartledge flew the torpedo bomber, landing at the Wayne County Airport...

Rare Wright brothers posters to be sold at auction · General Aviation News Staff | Swann Auction Galleries will offer two posters from 1909 featuring the Wright brothers at its Rare & Important Travel Posters auction on Oct. 18. Originally met with skepticism in the United States after their initial 1903 flight, the Wright brothers traveled to Europe and became increasingly popular, especially in France after a number of demonstration flights in 1908...

U.S. Army Aircraft 1908–1946 - Travel for Aircraft | Friends of mine purchased this book from a used book store and what a book. Written in 1946, shortly before the U.S. Air Force became a service branch of the armed forces, by James C. Fahey the title promises to catalog aircraft flown by the U.S. Army Air Service (until 1926) and U.S. Army Air Corps (1942) and U.S. Army Air Forces (1947) and this promise is fulfilled — and then some! Beginning with aircraft flown in...

VIDEO: Lockheed YF-12 Blackbird - The DEW Line | Check out this NASA video about the Mach 3+ Lockheed YF-12 Blackbird interceptor, which was developed from the Central Intelligence Agency’s A-12 reconnaissance aircraft. Though ultimately it would not go into production, the three pre-production aircraft did find success as research planes for NASA....

Country star rocks Summit - AOPA Pilot | As part of the Commemorative Air Force's Red, White, and Loud Tour, Country music star Aaron Tippin performed his signature patriotic songs for several hundred AOPA members at The Flying Saucer outdoor concert venue in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 10...

To OSH or bust! EAA AirVenture 2013 in photos, part 2 - The Blue Muse | Greetings from the desert! Literally, I'm writing from Phoenix today, and also from that desperately dry patch between big aviation events where I'm assured to see warbirds in abundance. The California Capital Airshow livened up Sacramento last weekend (though sadly without yours truly, damn work commitments!). We hit the Reno Air Races a few weeks before that (look forward to pictures one of these days). Before that it was Watsonville Airshow and Fly-in and of course, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh ahead of that. As I've got several probably-warbird-free months ahead, I thought I'd reminisce about the Summer fun with lots of photos. Enjoy!

COPPERSTATE scholarship winners travel to Oshkosh · General Aviation News Staff | CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — In July, four high school students travelled to Oshkosh to attend the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Advanced Air Academy 2013 — a trip funded by an Air Academy Scholarship from COPPERSTATE FLY-IN, Inc....

Young Eagles Flight Rally takes place in Stow, Oct. 12 - Wicked Local | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 196 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally each month. “The basic concept is a bunch of pilots get together, a bunch of kids show up, and we fly,” chapter coordinator Andy Goldstein said. The events are ...

Timelapse of SAS plane getting striped with Disney "Planes" characters - www.youtube.com | SAS is a partner of the Disney animation movie "Planes" and have striped a plane with characters from the movie. The whole process took about 12 hours, and b...

Virgin Galactic Readies for Commercial Flights - Spaceports | Sir Richard Branson reaches out to the public to join in on the adventure that their spaceliner will provide. Virgin Galactic is reportedly three months away from spaceflights, according to The Telegraph.  Space.com develops the story from the will-be astronauts.

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Top pilots buckle up for 2014 - Red Bull Air Race | The return of the Red Bull Air Race in 2014 is a dream-come-true for the pilots who helped build the high-speed, low-altitude racing into a popular motorsport watched by millions of fans around the world. The seasoned pilots all said they had remained confident the Red Bull Air Race would return and spent the last three years during the sport's reorganisation phase keeping their aeroplanes, bodies and minds in peak condition...

Chip Yates Breaks His Own Speed Record – Twice! - CAFE Foundation Blog | ...He did break his previous Guinness Book of World Records speed of 202.6 miles per hour (and more recent speeds) on Saturday, but topped that on Sunday, with a quiet run of 216.9 mph.  One Facebook fan wrote, “Incredible Plane… it’s a miracle.”...

Gallery: Wings & Wheels Festival - newszap.com | GEORGETOWN -- The 2013 Wings & Wheels: A Georgetown Fall Festival featured a number of attractions last Saturday, including a huge car with 376 entries, and some 40 aircraft, including a pair of B-25 bombers. The festival was highlighted with the ...

California Capital Airshow Wraps Up - KTXL FOX40 | Marin Austin reports from the final day at the California Capital Airshow.

Canadian Hornet thrills crowds at Salute America Air Show - Examiner.com | As the 2013 air show season draws to a close, it was set to go out with a bang at the Salute America Air Show near Atlanta. The show, held on Oct. 5-6 at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta airport in Dallas, Ga. (airport details can be found on GlobalAir ...

Victor Valley's airshow features aerobatics, warbirds, wingwalkers, and more! - Highland Community News | Other favorites such as Rich Piccirilli with Just In Time Skydivers, radio control airplanes, the N-9M Flying Wing and warbirds such as the F4U Corsair, P-38 Lightning, B-25 Mitchell, P-51 Mustang, P-40 Warhawk, Fw190, and all from Planes of Fame Air ...

Planes of Fame Living History Event October 12th 2013 · Warbirds News | The Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the October 12 event is ‘United We Win – Minorities in WWII’, featuring the North American P-51 Mustang. The featured speakers for this event are Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert J. Friend and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Henry ‘Hank’ Cervantes.  Their presentations will be followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The P-51 will be on display and will perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur...
   
Georgetown AirFest - Community Impact Newspaper | Aviators, history buffs and families will gather for the annual festival, featuring WWII-, Cold War–era and other static display airplanes and helicopters, flyovers as well as rides in different aircrafts for a fee. A complete schedule is available on ...

Back to Blakesburg By SPARKY BARNES SARGENT General Aviation News Staff | The AAA’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee celebration attracted 398 airplanes — the highest number since the fly-in was shortened from a 10-day event in the 1970s and 1980s to a five-day event. Several of the antique aircraft that attended the...

2013 Fly-In scheduled for Oct. 12 - The Randolph Guide | The N.C. Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame has rescheduled the 2013 Fly-In to Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Asheboro Regional Airport. The Fly-In was originally to be held June 8 but stormy weather caused postponement. The 2013 Fly-In will ...

FlightTime Radio Show 296 | In the Renegade Light Sport Studio, Milford and Charlie talked to Jack about the Ford Tri-Motor coming to Jacksonville to give rides!!.... Yes … November 14th through the 17th, You can get a ride in one of the few remaining Ford Aircraft in the world!!...

Queen's Cup Balloon Race 2013 won by Richard Parry - BBC News | Mr Parry was presented with the Queen's Air Race Challenge Cup afterwards. "This is a wonderful race which tests not only balloonist's long distance flying capabilities but also their tactical skill," said event director Don Cameron. "Working out ...

Ashfield: Race ace targeting prestigious King's Cup victory - Hucknall Today | AMBITIOUS pilot John Kelsall has set his sights on winning the prestigious King's Cup after finishing runner-up in this year's British and European air racing Championships. The 63-year-old Sutton flyer had high hopes of clinching the two titles going...

WWII B-17 Bomber to Tour Trenton-Mercer Airport This Month - Patch.com | Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing will host an Experimental Aircraft Association World War II vintage B-17 that will be open to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Ronson Aviation. Tours will be conducted on both days between 2 and ...

Red Tail pilots to be honored with monument at Orlando Science Center · General Aviation News Staff | ORLANDO, Fla. — On Monday, Nov. 11, Mike McKenzie, founder of Vision of Flight, hopes to give some long overdue recognition to a group of African-American World War II bomber pilots. Known as the Red Tail Pilots, these Tuskegee Airmen played a quintessential role in U.S. aviation history in spite of the racial discrimination they faced at the time. While the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded a Gold Medal by Congress at a 2007 ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, the Red Tail Pilots have yet to receive such an honor...

Remembering a wartime narrow escape - Bayou Renaissance Man | The late Flight Lieutenant Ken Trott was a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II, flying Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers (roughly comparable in ground-attack capability to the US P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber)...

New England Air Museum to Feature Women Aviators November 3, 2013 - CT Newsjunkie | New England Air Museum The New England Air Museum will host its ninth annual Women Take Flight event on Sunday, November 3, 2013, featuring 20 women who have built careers in aviation and aerospace engineering. The featured guests will share...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force temporarily closed due to government shutdown by Sarah Swan, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 10/7/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will temporarily close, effective Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, due to the federal government shutdown. As part of the Air Force's recall of furloughed civilian employees, the museum temporarily opened on Monday. But following further review of guidance from both the Air Force and the Department of Defense, it was determined that opening the museum did not fit within the list of operations that can continue to be supported during the lapse in appropriations. Therefore the museum will remain closed until a continuing resolution or final appropriations bill is passed...

[Video] Chinese Ka-28 helicopter barely manages to land on warship in high seas - The Aviationist | The following video shows a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy‘s Kamov Ka-28 “Helix”, one of the 8 twin contra-rotating rotor choppers reportedly flying with the Chinese Navy, trying to land on a Type 054A Frigate. As the footage shows, the pilot performed at least a couple of attempt before eventually managing to put the helicopter, an export version of the Russian Ka-27 on the warship...

New Air Force Planes Go Directly to 'Boneyard' - Defense Update | New cargo planes on order for the U.S. Air Force are being delivered straight into storage in the Arizona desert because the military has no use for them, a Dayton Daily News investigation found. A dozen nearly new C-27J Spartans have already been taken out of the US Air National Guard service and shipped to the so-called ‘boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Five more are expected to be built by April 2014, all of which are headed to the boneyard unless another use for them is found....

Newest Aviation Explorers Post slates first meeting by General Aviation News Staff | LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Aviation Explorers Program is launching a new chapter in Long Beach and will have its first Welcome and Information meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9. Students between the ages of 14 through 20 and their parents are invited to attend...

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Rome plans for largest airshow in the Southeast - Rome News Tribune | The Wings Over North Georgia Air Show, (WONG) will be the largest event of its kind this year, according to JLC AirShow Management President, John Cowman. “You are very fortunate when you have one Demo Team flying at your event, but this year we ...

Red Arrows to appear at Duxford Air Show 2013 - Royston Crow | Opening Saturday's flying display in gallic style is the Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic display team of the French Air Force, who are one of the world's most skilled demonstration teams. Also present will be Mark Jeffries, who controls ...

Final Leuchars Airshow as RAF gets ready to leave Fife base - stv.tv | The airshow at Leuchars this weekend will be the last one before the RAF relocate to another base. Since 1946, thousands of people have gone to the base in Fife to watch as aircraft take to the skies. With the RAF moving their Typhoons to Lossiemouth ...

Aerial Demos Highlight Grand Opening of Van Nuys Airport Runway - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | The ribbon-cutting event was punctuated by an array of aerial maneuvers performed by aerobatic champion Sean Tucker, who learned how to fly at VNY. During the demonstration, Tucker flew his custom Challenger biplane at 220 miles per hour through...

Wichita group to compete in Newton aerobatic competition - Kansas.com | A Wichita aerobatic group, the Air Capital Eagles, is taking part in a competition Saturday and Sunday at the Newton City/County Airport. The public is invited to watch pilots perform loops, spins, stalls and other stunts. The event is free. About 20 ...

Apache Roll, blog Breitling Soon return! | The Breitling Jet Team finds its premises in Dijon Longvic Monday, September 9 this afternoon. Many journalists expect firm on the parking Apache Aviation ...
Here is the video of one of the most iconic moments in their journey through Asia: Flying over the Great Wall of China...

Wichita photographer to be inducted into San Diego Air & Space Museum's Hall ... - Kansas.com | Wichita-based aerial photographer Paul Bowen has been selected as a 2013 inductee into the San Diego Air & Space Museum's Hall of Fame. Bowen, whose work has been showcased on more than 1,000 magazine covers and in countless ads, is one of ...

Planes of Fame Presents Test Pilot Robert Gilliland & Ron Hackworth – September 7th! | WARBIRD RADIO – Mark your calendars now for the Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) monthly Living History Event. The topic for the September 7 event is ‘Test Pilots’, featuring the N9MB Flying Wing, P-59 Airacomet, and the SR-71 cockpit. Robert J. Gilliland, first man to fly the SR-71 Blackbird, and Ron Hackworth will […]

B-17 Bomber 'Memphis Belle' soars over Baltimore - Baltimore Post-Examiner | I only knew about his service from several mementos he had on display in his knotty pine basement. There was a German helmet, a cracked gas mask, and four beaten-up rifles he had scavenged from the battlefield. All were interesting objects, but my ...

B17 visits ACES at the airport - KTIV | ACES, Aviation Consultant Expert Solutions, at the airport in Sioux City had a special "guest" on Thursday. The "Sentimental Journey", a B-17-G "Flying Fortress" that served at the tail end of World War II is in town for people to tour and fly. But on ...

See a major player in World War II - Omaha World-Herald | Join the Strategic Air & Space Museum and the Omaha Astronomical Society at 8:30 tonight for the last star party of the summer. This free event is open to everyone. Enjoy views of the night sky and see a number of deep-space objects with telescopes.

Aviation Photography Workshop, A Talk With Pro Photographers - Warbird News | It all started off with a good idea. We were set for an early morning arrival at the Commemorative Air Force hangar with a photographer to capture some sunrise shots of the aircraft. He was even bringing his own “talent,” a model that he had scheduled via the Internet who had experience doing “Vintage Pin-Up” work. So with a great deal of excitement, we showed up half an hour before sunrise and started to un-stack the aircraft from the hangar, though with the photographer nowhere in sight. Since he hadn’t given us any detailed plans for the aircraft layout, it seemed best to lay them out in front of the hangar, as sunrise was going to be somewhere behind us....

Video: Another Supersonic SpaceShipTwo Test - Commercial Flights In 2014! - AirPigz AirPigz is all about avgeek diversity, which is why I can go from antique airplanes in the two previous posts to aerospace sub-orbital supersonic testing in the next.

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Wednesday July 31, 2013 Update · eaavideo.org | A visit from the governor, a message from space and a closer look at JetMan are just some of the stories in the Wednesday AirVenture Update from EAA's John Nicholson.

Sights and Sounds of AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 · eaavideo.org

Joe Shetterly's RV-8 · eaavideo.org

Video: BD-5 "Smallest Jet" Flies At AirVenture - AVweb | Justin Lewis, a former F-14 and A-10 driver, has updated his homebuilt BD-5 with the help of FLSMicrojet. He was invited to perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 and, with sponsorship from US Fleet Tracking, brought "the world's smallest jet" back to...

OSH13: A Trip To The Seaplane Base (Wednesday 7.31.13 - 6 Pix) - AirPigz | In addition to being all over Wittman Field on Wednesday, I also joined three other avgeeks staying at CampBacon for the short drive over to the seaplane base. Whether you spend just an hour or all day at the base, it's definitely a must-see experience while at Oshkosh. The beautiful setting and calming environment is the perfect way to re-charge your batteries. And if you take the free (donations requested) pontoon boat ride around the moored seaplanes you'll feel connected to the general awesomeness that is airplanes-on-water. I love the seaplane base!...

EAA AirVenture 2013 – Ryan Campbell - Other People's Airplanes | Ryan Campbell is 19 years old, and he is using his pilot’s certificate to take him around the world. Literally.

EAA AirVenture 2013 – Jerry’s One-Man Band - Other People's Airplanes | If you’ve ever been to AirVenture, you are no doubt familiar with Jerry and his One-Man Band. We feature Jerry on this episode.

Flying car wows EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh - USA TODAY | If you're going to show off your flying car to keep enthusiasm going for the idea, you'd be hard pressed to find a better place than the EAA AirVenture fly-in in Oshkosh, Wis. this week. Terrafugia's Transition "roadable" aircraft is making test ...

Chicago Air and Water Show - Time Out Chicago | Chicago Air and Water Show regulars will no doubt notice something missing this year: the sonic boom and lightning-quick moves of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The precision demonstration team—a perrenial favorite of the Chicago Air Show, which takes flight August 13–14, 10am–3pm, off of North Avenue Beach—won't perform due to the sequestration, the federal budget cuts that went into effect in April. (Traditionally, the Thunderbirds trade headlining duties with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.) The scarcity of Top Gun trickery notwithstanding, the lineup of the...

'NW Classic' at Air Museum Aug. 3 - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The ninth annual Northwest Classic, featuring automobiles, motorcycles and airplanes from the 1920s to present day, happens at the Tillamook Air Museum Saturday, August 3, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Air Museum. It’s billed as a “cruise-in/fly-in” (the planes are the ones that will be flying in). Some of the show vehicles arrive under their own power, Gundling said; others are trailered in. “We’ll have half the blimp hangar filled with cars,” he said. If the weather’s good, the planes will be outside. “We’ll give aircraft rides as well,” he said...

Snowbirds wow big crowd at city waterfront; Thursday Morning Pictorial - Nanaimo Daily News | The Canadian Forces' Snowbirds Demonstration Team were in fine form Wednesday afternoon, twirling and diving high above the heads of hundreds of spectators who jammed into Maffeo Sutton Park. Yesterday's show marks the first time the squadron has visited the Harbour City since 2009. Team members landed in Nanaimo on Tuesday for a meetand-greet session with kids and parents...

Red Arrows set to wow Hunstanton Kite Fair with a flypast - Lynn News | Visitors to Hunstanton’s annual kite fair and classic car rally will need to keep their eyes on the skies as well as on the ground at this year’s event. Organisers have announced that the legendary Red Arrows flight display team will perform a fly past at this year’s event, which takes place on Sunday, August 18. And a Battle of Britain Hurricane plane will also fly over the show field at the town’s Smithdon High School during the day....

Aerobatics Photography at Sunderland International Airshow - Huffington Post UK (blog) | ...The 2013 Sunderland International Airshow, held from 26 to 28 July, was its 25th edition and drew some of the biggest names in the business. The show included performances by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows, the Falcons parachute display team, a Typhoon fighter plane plus the Royal Navy's Black Cats helicopter team....

A tribute to a warrior, patriot and hero to all Airmen - Official Site of the U.S. Air Force Top Stories by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff | 8/1/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- I am the very proud son of an American fighter pilot, one of that treasured group who served in three wars, built an Air Force, and gave it an enduring example of courage and mission success. My dad was a hero. As a young man, I asked him who his combat heroes were; he gave me only two names. One was Major General Frederick "Boots" Blesse and the other was Colonel George E. "Bud" Day. My dad was not easily impressed, so I knew that if they were his heroes, they were very, very special men. I was right. ...

POF Ranked #1 Attraction in Chino - Planes Of Fame News | I have been to this museum many, many times. If you love aviation, history, or just need something fun to do with friends and/or family, THIS IS THE PLACE YOU NEED TO GO!!!! It is conveniently located between two major freeways, at the Chino Airport! There are many interactive things for kids AND adults! I absolutely love to watch all...

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Five Questions with Rose Pelton · eaavideo.org | With her husband Jack handling the duties of EAA's CEO along with chairman of the board, Rose Pelton has found herself with plenty to do and she seems to be enjoying it. She answered Five Questions for EAA's John Nicholson on Opening Day.

In the sky above Wisconsin: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s ... the Swiss adventurer ‘Jetman’ -Washington Post | A Swiss adventurer is making his first public flights in the United States this summer with his custom-built jet suit. Yves Rossy (eev RAW’-see), also known as “Jetman,” is making appearances at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Wisconsin. On Monday he demonstrated his carbon-Kevlar jetwing with four engines....

Teens Breaking Record for Flying Solo Around the World - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | July 30, 2013 - Jack Wiegand became the youngest person to fly solo around the world on June 29 at 21 years and seven days old. But it's a record that he might not hold for long. Ryan Campbell is making his way around the world, too, and should finish this fall at age 19. The two EAA members met on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 grounds on Monday....

Drawing on a Passion for B-25s - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Patrick Mihalek has been drawing pictures of North American B-25s since he was 8, before he even knew what they were. "My friends say aviation is in my genes," he says, laughing. After taking three or four Young Eagles flights and being a four-time camper at the EAA Air Academy, Mihalek dreamed of starting his own aviation museum, highlighted by a B-25J Mitchell bomber....

Invasion Stripes · eaavideo.org | World War II re-enactors created a realistic living history tableau Monday as they painted black and white stripes on a World War II C-53 transport.

Ashley Battles Wing Walker - eaavideo.org

Five Questions with Wanda Adelman · eaavideo.org | The woman in charge of the control tower at AirVenture is retiring after 32 years with the FAA. Air Traffic Manager Wanda Adelman answered Five Questions for EAA's John Nicholson.

Airplanista at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Day 1: Can't This Airliner Fly Any Faster? - Airplanista Aviation Blog | Those who have been to AirVenture and now must watch from a distance as the aviation family celebrates all that is wonderful about this incredible event knows this...is...torture. As I write this, fat and happy inside a United 737NG at FL350 somewhere over a square state eastbound towards KORD, anticipation is off the charts as I think about what is waiting for me at the end of this day....

Young Eagles Award Winners Share Common Bond - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | They live in different places and have different jobs and interests. Yet this diverse group has a common bond; they share their love of aviation through EAA's Young Eagles program. While thousands annually give of their time to make the Young Eagles program soar, a few have been honored for their extraordinary efforts. This year's winners will receive their awards Wednesday at the EAA AirVenture Museum's Eagle Hangar....

2013 Catalina Air Show announced - Catalina Island News | AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - If the 2012 Catalina Air Show put a big explanation point on 100 years of aviation history, this year’s event promises to be through-the-roof with the addition of Scheyden Products as title sponsor. “We are very excited by this year’s line-up”, said show producer, Dan Teckenoff. “Scheyden, along with many Avalon businesses have helped, as partners, to launch the event with new performers that will be awe inspiring. The Red Bull Helicopter, piloted by Chuck Aaron, will prove that helicopters can fly upside down....

REDESIGN FOR RED ARROWS - airtattoo.com | THE LEGENDARY Red Arrows could be sporting a new colour scheme after pupils from a Bristol primary school came up with some stunning redesigns. Sam Ovenden, five, and Emma Iley, 10, were the winners in a competition to give the Reds a make-over, and they visited the Royal International Air Tattoo on Friday 19 July to present their designs to the star pilots....

Zero Makes News in Japan - Planes of Fame | Below is a report, recently shared with us by one of our Japanese aircraft restorers, noted in the Japanese nationwide newspaper, 'Nikkei', much like our 'Wall Street Journal' in the U.S. In the picture, you see our Zero displayed at the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.

At Farnsworth magnet school, donated jet will be classroom - Pioneer Press | FedEx is donating a 20-year-old cargo jet to serve as a classroom in St. Paul. The 153-foot-long Boeing 727-200F named Timothy will permanantly cool its jets at the St. Paul Downtown Airport's Holman Field. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the airport after the plane lands. Previously used to deliver FedEx packages nationwide, the aircraft will soon be used as a stationary classroom for aviation students at St. Paul's Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School....

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Air Tattoo celebrates best of British - Stroud News and Journal | TWO spectacular joint fly-pasts featuring the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows have just been announced for next weekend’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. On Saturday, July 20, the world’s premier aerobatics display team will fly in formation with British Airways’ brand new Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft. The giant, two-decked airliner is the first of 12 ordered by British Airways. It only arrived in the UK from Toulouse earlier this month. The airline’s new 469-seat A380 will begin flying to Los Angeles from September 24 and to Hong Kong from October 22. On Sunday, July 21, the RAF Red Arrows will perform a fly-past with an Airbus Military A400M, the RAF’s future transport aircraft that is scheduled to replace the legendary C-130 Hercules when it enters service in 2015. The A400M was officially named ‘Atlas’ at a ceremony during last summer’s Air Tattoo....

Bob Carlton's Super Salto Jet Sailplane Soars Over Fair St. Louis - The Aero Experience | Bob Carlton has a reputation for launching innovative aviation projects, and at Fair St. Louis he demonstrated his current airshow offering: the jet-powered Super Salto sailplane. Along with being a
real rocket scientist, Carlton has flown many types of aircraft, including...

Fair St. Louis Brings Back Matt Younkin and His Beech C-18S "Magic By Moonlight" - The Aero Experience | Fair St. Louis again featured one of the more unusual aerobatic acts around, Matt Younkin and his Beech C-18S, "Magic by Moonlight." Matt Younkin continues the family tradition of providing original aerial entertainment for national audiences, this time flying the Twin Beech C-18S in dramatic rolls and loops over the St. Louis Mississippi Riverfront and again over St. Louis Downtown Airport last weekend....

Fair St. Louis Brings Back Matt Younkin and His Beech C-18S "Magic By Moonlight" - The Aero Experience | Fair St. Louis again featured one of the more unusual aerobatic acts around, Matt Younkin and his Beech C-18S, "Magic by Moonlight." Matt Younkin continues the family tradition of providing original aerial entertainment for national audiences, this time flying the Twin Beech C-18S in dramatic rolls and loops over the St. Louis Mississippi Riverfront and again over St. Louis Downtown Airport last weekend....

Vought Corsair Adds Warbird Presence to Fair St. Louis Airshow - The Aero Experience | Fair St. Louis Airshows featured several warbirds, one of which was the Vought F-4U-5 Corsair flown by one of its owners, Dave Folk. The Corsair was part of the 2011 Fair St. Louis Airshow, and it was great to have the huge World War II era fighter back in the lineup. The Corsair is unmistakable, with its inverted gull wings...

Rising Aerobatic Star Kevin Coleman Brings High-Energy Performance to Fair St. Louis Airshow - The Aero Experience | The Fair St. Louis was treated to several high-energy aerobatic performances by 21-year old Kevin Coleman during the series of airshows last week. The second-generation aviator and current full-time college student worked hard all week to smoothly interact with the other performers and impress another Midwest airshow audience. The Extra EA300SHP he flies is...

Fair St. Louis Features Midwest Airshow Favorite Aeroshell Aerobatic Team - The Aero Experience | For over 25 years, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team has been entertaining audiences throughout the country (formerly as the three-ship North American Aerobatic Team), and the team has become a staple at Midwest airshows such as the Salute to Veterans Corporation airshow in Columbia Missouri and of course Fair St. Louis. There is nothing like the grace and beauty of the four red and white North American Texans as they dance across the sky in perfect formation...

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Memphis Belle B-17 on area educational mission - Meadville Tribune | ERIE — Poof! Out billows black and gray smoke and building, building, faster and faster the air fills with “wha-wha-wha-wha-wha!” repeated three more times over. The beast is alive and woe be to those inside and below. It creaks, cracks, squeaks, jiggles and wiggles. Touch its thin metal skin and you feel its heart beat. It shakes you to the bone. Slowly, slowly, slowly it begins to lumber. Oil leaks out and its olive drab paint glistens menacingly under the sun. With a roar and then huge buzz like a giant angry wasp, the 4,800 horsepower of its four small-car-sized engines defy gravity. This is the moment of no going back. After this, lives will change — good odds it will be yours — in blast, fire, blood...

WW II planes with local connection arrive - Steubenville Herald Star | WHEELING - An image out of America's past came to rest at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on Monday. A B-25 bomber, designed by Wheeling native Howard "Dutch" Kindleberger, is on display on the runway for people to see. It is scheduled to be joined by a P-51 fighter plane Friday to kick off a weekend of aviation history. "All the action will begin at the airport Thursday through Sunday," airport Manager Tom Tominack said Monday afternoon....

Superb Restorations at Chino’s Air Museums - Airplanes Channel | Located in San Bernardino Country, California, the city of Chino has two museums which will be of interest to aviation enthusiasts – the Planes of Fame Air Museum and the Yanks Air Museum, both of which are located at the Chino Airport. The Planes of Fame Air Museum has a large collecting of both flying and static aircraft and is the base for restoration of rare and historic aircraft from around the world, while the Yanks Air Museum, as the name suggests, is devoted to restoring, preserving and exhibiting American aircraft and aviation-related artifacts.

PPG donates $15,000 to Air Force Museum Foundation · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio – The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Air Force Museum Foundation for construction of a fourth major building at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The grant was made on behalf of PPG Industries’ aerospace business, which includes an application support center in Indianapolis....

Smart Promo: American Airlines Flies with Disney’s ‘Planes’ - Variety | As Disney readies to release its animated “Cars”-spinoff “Planes” next month, the studio has a high-flying promotional partner in American Airlines. Disney and the airline are collaborating on a campaign that includes traditional media buys, promotions and inflight entertainment. Deal also gives the airline the exclusive rights to offer “Planes” to its customers in October, one month before other carriers can play the film....

Special Announcement: Air Associates to Sponsor Team Coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! | The Aero Experience Team is proud to announce that Air Associates of Missouri and Air Associates of Kansas will sponsor our coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013! Team members Carmelo Turdo and Fred Harl will be on the ground in Oshkosh from July 26 to August 3, bringing daily reports to our growing audience and providing continuous special features throughout the next year until July 2014. Air Associates of Missouri is regularly featured on The Aero Experience, and we welcome Air Associates of Kansas as part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 sponsorship...