Prairie Air Show may change venues - PJ Star | Downtown restaurateur Pat Sullivan says bringing the Prairie Air Show to Peoria's riverfront is just one more way the region can show off its assets to tourists. "I have been an advocate of bringing the air show down here from day one," said the owner of Kelleher's Irish Pub & Eatery, 619 SW Water St. "Any time you can have that many people downtown, it is a good thing....
Air races presses case for special events license - RGJ | Saying he is backed by overwhelming support from the community, the head of the Reno Air Racing Association told an airport authority panel that the organization was financially hurt by last year’s deadly crash, but not destroyed....
Great Georgia Airshow aims to revamp for show in 2013 - Newnan Times-Herald | The Great Georgia Airshow aims to take 2012 off and revamp for an air show in 2013 at Falcon Field in Peachtree City. "The Great Georgia Airshow Board of Directors and dedicated key personnel truly appreciate the support all the enthusiastic show-goers...
Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu - Flight to Success | December 15, 1920 history was being born in 
Bradley Beach, New Jersey, as Bernice “Bee” Falk made her entry into the world. There’s no mystery to the impact on a child when they receive support and encouragement. Bee was fortunate to grow up under the wings of strong role models. Men who supported and encourage their women. And women who set great examples for their children. ...
Norman Lear on 'Red Tails': 'We felt safer' aboard B-17 bombers - Washington Post | As a World War II radio operator and gunner aboard the B-17 bombers, Lear says he always felt good when the Tuskegee Airmen were flying escort. Q: How did you first come to know the Tuskegee Airmen? A: We didn't know anything about Tuskegee Airmen,...
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Features Tuskegee Airmen Presentation - The Aero Experience | The Missouri Aviation Historical Society's January meeting featured a presentation on the Tuskegee Airmen by member Myron Lane. On the eve of the release of the movie,...
George Lucas honors black pilots in WWII in new film, "Red Tails" - Sacremento Bee | George Porter didn't need to see "Red Tails," the new Hollywood action movie about black pilots in World War II, to know how it ends. He lived it. But as one of a handful of aging Tuskegee Airmen who served as technical advisers to...
WWII's Tuskegee Airmen honored with movie - WPSD | PADUCAH — When you see old black and white newsreel films from World War II, you might imagine the pilots in control of the planes are white but in reality, 996 of them looked like Harold Alston, an local member of the historic African American fighter group known popularly as the Tuskegee Airmen....
The enigma of the Norden Bombsight - Maxwell Gunter Dispatch | Smoke screens worked just fine, ground fog was a barrier and the simple fact was that the year of the most disastrous B-17 raids, 1943, saw an unusual amount of bad weather over Europe.” One of the most famous failings of the Norden Bombsight came in ...
Neuron: Europe's UCAV Rolled October from Ares by Robert Wall | The European Neuron 
787 Dreamliner coming to Singapore, will be on display at airshow - Strait Times | The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to visit Singapore from Feb 11 - 18 as part of the third segment of the 787 'Dream Tour', the airplane manufacturer said on Friday. The 787 is set to visit Singapore Airlines, and will be on display at the Singapore Airshow held at Changi Exhibition Centre....
Pictured: The one-metre wide hole smashed into an aeroplane's nose by an ALBATROSS - Daily 
Montana Students Submit Winning Names For NASA Lunar Spacecraft from Aero-News Network | Inspiration Came From GRAIL's Study Of Gravity Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the moon New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have new names thanks to elementary students in Bozeman, Montana. Their winning entry, "Ebb and Flow," was selected as part of a nation-wide school contest that began in October 2011.
Burt Rutan on Designing the World's Largest Aircraft from PopularMechanics.com - Science: Air & Space | Burt Rutan is best known as the designer of the first privately built craft to send people into space, is now one of the driving forces behind an attempt to build the world's largest aircraft for Stratolaunch.
Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company's California Headquarters from PopularMechanics.com - Science: Air & Space | This year, SpaceX hopes to become the first company to send a privately built and owned spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station. And CEO Elon Musk is already thinking far beyond that. Recently, we paid a visit to his company's home base.
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Has Prairie Air show worn out its welcome? - Peoria Journal Star | The future of the Prairie Air Show in Peoria may be up in the air. The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, the board that oversees the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, has issued a letter to the air show organizer ...Red Arrows to remain grounded as tributes flood in for tragic crash pilot Jon ... - Scottish Daily Record
The gran of Red Arrows hero Jon Egging, who died after steering his stricken jet away from family homes, said it was typical of him to sacrifice himself to save others. Doris Egging, 88, said: "Jon was so excited to be a Red Arrow. ...
Thousands sign book of condolence for Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging - Bournemouth Echo | He was one of the people, many dressed in red and several in tears, who arrived in light rain to pay their respects from 10am and lay flowers by the Lion painted with Red Arrows imagery outside. Mr Trevett is chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows ...
Organizer: Maine air show on track to cover costs - Press Herald | The host of the Great State of Maine Air Show and Business Aviation Expo in Brunswick this weekend says the agency is on pace to cover the cost of putting on the three-day show, estimated to be about $800000. ...
Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team: Disabled American Veterans Brings Message to The Great State of Maine Air Show from davflightteam.blogspot.com | Brunswick, ME – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) brings its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women to the Great State of Maine Air Show – August 27-28. More than sixty-five years ago, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched off an aircraft carrier to conduct the famed Doolittle Raid over Japan. The mission proved to be one of the most galvanizing events of the Second World War – establishing the B-25 as a symbol… 2011 Air Show brings the heat - OregonLive.com | By Kurt Eckert, The Hillsboro Argus Michal Thompson / The ArgusThe six L-39 jets of the civilian-flown Patriots Jet Team leave a graceful arch of smoke in red, white and blue at the 2011 Oregon International Air Show. Buoyed by the first 90-plus ...
MCAS Miramar Air Show - Welcome from http://www.miramarairshow.com/ | The theme for the 2011 MCAS Miramar Air Show, which runs from Sept 30 through Oct. 2, is “A Salute to San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation 1911-2011,” in honor of the centennial of both Naval and Marine Aviation. Aircraft from the 3d MAW flew in the Navy’s “Parade of Flight” here in San Diego in February to celebrate 100 years of Naval Aviation. This year’s air show will allow us to also salute 100 years of Marine Aviation – a year-long celebration which spans May 2011 to May 2012 with several events across the country…
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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This Saturday, July 24, 2010 come out to Hansen Damm to see the American Heroes Air Show from The Adventures of Chopper Chick! by Desiree | Exclusively featuring helicopters, the American Heroes Air Show is part of the nation's premier admission-free event network to profile rotary-wing aviation's crucial role in law enforcement, fire service, communications, Search & Rescue along with homeland security and national defense with helicopters from local, regional and Federal / DOD organizations. Additional event elements include the CODE3 Career Fair and FIRST PROMIS...E Emergency Preparedness Fair…Air show flies into Follies - TheNewsTribune.com | One of those was a show that pilot Greg Poe put on near Klamath Falls, Ore. Klatt said the grace, beauty, music and smoke of the performance made it stand ...
100000 fewer air show fans, but still not bad - TheNewsTribune.com | Attendance at last weekend's Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo was down more than 100000 from the last show, in 2008. But event organizers said they're ...
WWII vintage airplanes make a stop in Aurora - Chicago Daily Herald | one onlooker asked as the B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine" made its landing at about 2:40 pm It was followed by the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" about an ...
Thunder Over Michigan Air Show by buckskinner | The Yankee Air Museum's Thunder Over Michigan Air Show is proud to present the Gathering of Fortresses and Legends. August 7 & 8, 2010 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan - For more information and tickets go to Yankee Air Museum.org
Brian Norris of Team Oracle from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Brian Norris, operations coordinator for Team Oracle, explains how the unique features of Sean D. Tucker's new Challenger III biplane operate, including why eight ailerons are better than four and how the airplane's tail was inspired by model airplanes…
Can You Buy Friends At Oshkosh With Bacon? I'm Gonna Try! by Martt | Come to an AirPigz Bacon party and we'll eat bacon and talk airplanes! Oshkosh isn't just about airplanes, it's about people. I think the opportunity to share the common bond of aviation, at the world's greatest aviation event, is pretty spectacular. So, to help foster along my chance to rub elbows with other airplane nuts, I've decided to call in the big guns: Bacon! Seriously, what could be better than airplanes and bacon?...
Blue Angle Engine Failure Spawns Tanker Launch from The RadioReference.com Forums | Forum: Military Monitoring Forum Posted By: TedRHayes Post Time: 07-21-2010 at 06:51 PM
Soderquist fought polio, trained men in WWII - Worthington Daily Globe | His pride lives on at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson Ariz., where a photo of him and a few army buddies hangs on the wall. Soderquist, now 90, lives with his ...
July 22, 1933: Wiley Post Flies Around the World Alone - Wired News | His boss encouraged Post to use the plane when it wasn't needed for business, and the now-32-year-old pilot promptly went out and won a prestigious air race ...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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Red Bull Air Race Returns To Brazil - AvStop Aviation News | May 5, 2010 - The Red Bull Air Race World Championship returns to Brazil for the third stop of the eight-race 2010 season on May 8/9 in front ...
Red Bull Air Race Returns to Rio de Janeiro from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship returns to Brazil for the third stop of the eight-race 2010 season on May 8th and 9th in front of what promises to be another record-breaking crowd in Rio de Janeiro after one million spectators watched the first South American race here in 2007. Defending champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain is clinging to a slim lead with nine rival pilots all within range of overtaking him in Rio…
Race Preview, Rio de Janeiro from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com (Editor) From www.redbullairrace.com: RIO DE JANEIRO – Red Bull Air Race World Championship leader Paul Bonhomme will be looking to show his resurgent rival Hannes Arch of Austria why he is the title holder at the third race of the 2010... On 17 – 18 April 2010, the world's best pilots will once again return to the shores and skies of the iconic Swan River in Perth, Western Australia for the Australian leg of the exhilarating 2010 Red... Paul Bonhomme, Nigel Lamb, Matt Hall and Michael Goulian have posted illuminating blogs on their own websites reflecting upon Adilson Kindlemann's accident in Perth, the first in Red Bull Air Race...
Airshow Updates: Latest Scoop: Prairie Air Show Lands Harrier Demo! by Performer Liaison | Prairie Air Show Lands Harrier Demo! Prairie Air Show is excited to announce. we have been selected to host a single aircraft. Harrier Demonstration for 2009! For the 1st time in 25 years, the U.S. Marines AV-8B Harrier demonstration ...
Moscow holds fly-past rehearsal - The Voice of Russia | A rehearsal of the fly-past on May 9 th has been held in Moscow. The rehearsal involved 20 aviation groups. In total 127 planes and helicopters are expected ...
New Category Added For Rolls Royce Award | Pacific Flyer - The popular National Aviation Heritage Invitational held at the Reno Air Races every year, popularly known as the Rolls Royce awards, has added a new category - large aircraft. "Due to the ever increasing interest of aircraft owners and ...
American Barnstormers air show to Mason City in June - Mason City Globe Gazette | MASON CITY — The American Barnstormers Tour, a nostalgic air show salute to the barnstormers who ventured across America during the 1920s, will debut its ...
Lift off for the Portrush Air Show - Coleraine Today | THE organisers of the NI International Airshow in Portrush have started to formalise the line-up for the popular tourist event on Saturday and Sunday, ...
Petinrin lists goals of planned air show - The Guardian – Nigeria | NIGERIA will for four days next week host 10 other African countries to an air show organised by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The event, which is adjudged ...
General Aviation Day – May 15th in Seattle – Free Admissions from Airline Reporter by David Parker Brown | Come check out General Aviation Day on May 15th at Paine Field. Click flier for more information. These are some of my favorite things: Boeing, Paine Field, Future of Flight, General Aviation and free stuff. Where can you get all of these in one shot? At the General Aviation Day! Details…
Boeing To Bid Osprey For Presidential Helo; It Fits on White House Lawn Says PM from Defense Tech by Greg | That's what Osprey program folks told our own Colin Clark today. Marine Col. Greg Masiello, the Osprey program manager, said the tilt-rotor "fits" on the White House lawn. – Greg Grant
More HondaJet delays push approval to 3Q12 from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Matt Thurber | The HondaJet program has once again been delayed. Honda Aircraft this week began notifying buyers that delivery of the first HA-420 HondaJet is now planned for the third quarter of 2012. "Regrettably we've experienced delays in some components," HondaJet spokesman Stephen Keeney told AIN. He could not identify the suppliers involved in the latest setback for the program…
Aviation Art by Sam Lyons | Monthly email newsletter about Sam's new releases, works in progress, air show schedule, and glimpses into his personal life. from lyonsstudio.com | SUN 'n FUN president John Burton made an announcement at the Lyons Studio booth on Thursday, April 15. With microphone in hand, John told media reps and everyone in hearing range in Building "A" that Sam Lyons had been named "Artist in Residence." The photo at left shows Sam properly humbled. After the explosive applause ended, it took about an hour for activity to go back to normal. (OK, that's a slight exaggeration.) The small group of people who gathered were very enthusiastic and happy for Sam…
Hot to Trot – Pin Up Girls Raise Funds at MotoArts | Pasadena Independent Source: pasadenaindependent.com | The Murray Grey Foundation teamed up with the aviation and music industry at MotoArt studios on Saturday, May 1, 2010 and held a charity fundraising concert. Pasadena reports on Hot to Trot!
European Pilots Celebrate Switzerland First Flight In World Flight from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | One hundred years to the day, two pilots started an immense journey to celebrate the first flight of an airplane in Switzerland, in 1910. The pair of European pilots departed April 30th, they are following a carefully-designed route around the planet. One big difference in this flight: the journey will be done in two nearly-identical aircraft flying as a team…
Flights in restored B-17 offer a ticket to history - Billings Gazette | Only a clear bubble of plexiglass separates the nose of the B-17 Liberty Belle from the great expanse of Wyoming sky. The 65-year-old airplane shudders in ...
Wings of Freedom Tour Sets Down in San Diego - NBC San Diego | Aircraft fans can see a B-17 Flying Fortress, a P-51 Mustang fighter and a Consolidated B 24 Liberator that was built in San Diego. ...
'American-air-day' at East Kirkby 3-5-2010 from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder by Gary Watson | Always nice to visit, East Kirkby about 1 hour 10min from home, and easy to get to, and is the home of Avro Lancaster 'Just Jane' and some wonderful people. Now it was Bank holiday monday, so it was always going to be in the 'lap-of-the-gods' with regard to to the weather. As it turned out, 'blistery showers' in the morning, and very windy, to the tune that the 'flypast' by the BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane, and Lancaster was cancelled…
Book - "Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet" from AirSpace by Orion | Hello all. Firstly, apologies for my extended absence from the blog, a number of factors all contributed in not getting some real time to sit and write, and all of a sudden seven weeks had passed by! I'll try to keep it more consistent from now on. One thing I have managed to accomplish is reading "Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet", by Andrew Nahum (Principal Curator for Transport and the London Science Museum) , which had been burning a hole on my bookshelf for a few months. Evidently the book has been out for a few years now, but it somehow fell below my radar until recently (actually, I don't think I've read a book that was newly released in years). I very much enjoyed reading it and I recommend it to anyone who has any interest in aviation history, as the work of Frank Whittle has had an impact in one way or another in just about every field of aviation since the Second World War…
Another Airport Disaster from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Ginger and I would like to send our best wishes to the good folks at Cornelia Fort Airport, Tennessee. It's very hard to know what to say to someone when something like this happens and these photos leave us speechless. Those of you lucky enough to be somewhere else, look at the two photos here and then think about the potential but never considered disasters that could strike your field and put together a plan as to how to handle them. As for you folks at Cornelia Fort, if there is anything the aviation community can do to help you, please let us know…
Boeing's Social-Media Lesson - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com from mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com | Harry Winsor, an 8-year-old from Boulder, Colo., loves airplanes. He flies with his father, John Winsor, the chief executive of the ad agency Victors & Spoils, to places like Europe and Africa regularly. Recently, he began designing his own airplanes, and decided to send one such drawing to Boeing with the suggestion that they manufacture his plane…
Tandem Team finishes day 1 at Lakehurst, NJ #ArmyStrong #GoldenKnights from armygoldenknights's | Day one of the Lakehurst, NJ tandem camp is in the books. The weather was beautiful for the start of our week long camp hosted by LTC Woodmansee, commander of the Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion. The event was kicked off by Master at Arms 2nd Class (MA2) Jack Mitchell by singing the National Anthem. The Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion invited the community to come out and see the Golden Knights. The Battalion setup the Army climbing wall, Hummvee's and a display from the base fire department available for spectators to enjoy…
Aviation Day at Paine Field offers free admission for all and free flights for ... - Lynnwood Enterprise "One of the things we're proudest of is what we call the Young Eagles flights, which are free flights for kids ages 8 to 17." The 20-minute flights for are ...
North County Update – HeraldNet | The Young Eagles Program plans to give free airplane rides to children ages 7 to 18 Registration for flights begins at 9 am and parental permission is ...
On This Day in Aviation History: May 5th by Phil Derner Jr.| Cinco de Mayo is a busy day in aviation, with Alan Shepard heading into space, the miraculous disaster averted with Eastern Flight 855 near Miami in 1983, and two unrelated hijackings on the same day in 1972. The Air France-KLM merger, yet another Amy Johnson first, and much, much more…
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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Air show is a go - Herald Times Reporter | The show will feature civilian aerobatic pilots, World War II-era aircraft, ground displays, hot-air balloons and military fighter jets. ...
Super Hornets to Feature at 2010 Prairie Air Show - Central Illinois Proud | The US Navy's F-18 Super Hornet demonstration team will make its debut appearance at 2010 Prairie Air Show. The Super Hornet is a relatively new aircraft, ...
Thunderbird History (another piece for those care) F-16.net | It was 1988; the USAF Thunderbirds were tasked by Gen Robert Russ, who was Tactical Air Commander (TAC) at the time, to put one of our Thunderbird aircraft ...
Virgin America's 'Fly Girls' Take Off from Aviation news - Planegrazy by Mr. Plane | Virgin America, the only California-based airline, tonight joins forces with The CW and Collins Avenue Productions to celebrate "Fly Girls," the new television docu-series that takes a 360-degree look at the airline's flight crew as they live their lives at 500 MPH. The series will debut on The CW at 9:30pm on March 24, 2010. In advance of the show's network debut, tonight the exclusive in-flight premiere of "Fly Girls" will take off onboard a Virgin America flight en route to Las Vegas, followed by a red carpet launch party for the show at Lagasse's Stadium at The Palazzo Las Vegas. To celebrate the premiere with flyers, earlier this week Virgin America announced the Primetime Fare Sale…
Get off the fence: It's time to engage everyone in aviation - AOPA Pilot | General aviation leaders gathered at the Women in Aviation conference to discuss ways the industry can come together and engage in ...
WAI Connect Blog: It's Not Just Amelia! by Pat | …board member, Air Race Classic and Ninety-Nines Endowment Fund Collegeville, Pennsylvania "Patty Wagstaff, because I love aerobatics. And Suzanne Oliver. I met her at an air show and she was so down to earth and helpful. ...
At 98 — Still sinking putts - The Herald | ... know that the man is also a former Second World War pilot, who entered the Guineas Book of Records by being the oldest pilot to complete the Wing Walk. ...
MoCo One Step Closer To Getting New Jail - KSBW The Central Coast | The crux of the issue, however, is that the land is in the center of the crash zone for the California International Air Show. The air show, and businesses ...
Spitfire VIII bound for Germany from Aeroplane Monthly News | The only Supemarine Spitfire Mk VIII fighter in Britain has been sold and will move to Germany.
Vet served as WWII bombardier in Europe - Carroll County Times | Twenty-year-old Lt. Max Wiener was on his seventh bombing mission in a B-17 bomber over Germany. He was heading to a town named Ruhland to bomb its oil ...
National Museum of WW2 Aviation to open in Colorado from Aeroplane Monthly News | One of the most significant aviation heritage projects for many years was previewed at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, in early February.
City administrators recommend restoring two vintage planes (Vancouver) CHQR Newsroom | City administrators are recommending $1.6 million dollars be spent to restore two vintage airplanes to static display conditions. The De-Havilland Mosquito and Hawker Hurricane have been a source of controversy over the last couple of years as aldermen debated whether to sell one plane to restore the other. Initially the plan was to sell the Mosquito to a private investor in the U.K and use the proceeds to restore the Hawker but, after much debate, it was decided to look at what the public wanted and the feasibility of restoration. A report going to a city hall committee says to restore the two aircraft will cost $1.6 million dollars. That will restore the engines, propellers and major components to maintain the historic integrity of the aircraft and allow it to be on static display. Restoring the Mosquito to flying condition would cost $4.6 million, while it would cost nearly $2 million to restore the Hawker Hurricane.
Hybrid planes are on the horizon from Kansas.com: Aviation by MOLLY MCMILLIN | A former president of Cessna Aircraft is working on a project to use electric hybrid propulsion instead of aviation fuel to power light general aviation aircraft. Charlie Johnson, the former Cessna leader, is chief operating officer and one of the founders of Bye Aerospace, and its subsidiary Bye Energy, the company heading the effort. The project — called the Green Flight Project — was officially launched last week.
Jetpack for sale - seriously - Christian Science Monitor | Harrison Martin takes a jetpack for a test flight at the annual AirVenture Fly-in Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Oshkosh, Wis. By Matthew Shaer / February 26, ...
Brooklyn Park: Aviation Club lets students fly high - Maryland Gazette | For four months at the beginning of the school year, the six fifth-grade girls in Belle Grove Elementary School's Aviation Club have ...
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | One year before Boeing announced the go-ahead of the Boeing 727 program on 5 December 1960, there were serious reservations within the manufacturer about whether or not to proceed with the 727. At the time Boeing's commercial division was still quite a bit smaller than the military aircraft division and the company's desire to have wide customer base resulted in numerous variations in the Boeing 707/720 family that stretched the company's resources to the point that for every 707 delivered, Boeing was taking a $1 million loss. At this point, the De Havilland in Britain was about a year ahead of Boeing on work on its own trijet, the DH.121 Trident which was designed to broadly meet a similar set of specifications as that of the 727…
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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Henley Benefit Airshow Roster Continues To Grow from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Since we last spoke with the organizers of the upcoming benefit airshow for the Alan Henley Foundation (click here for a podcast of AVweb's interview with Bobbi Thompson last December), the lineup has grown to include a long list of who's who in the airshow world. "I think we can say with confidence this will be the finest and largest-ever group of North American airshow performers to appear in one show," Thompson told AVweb this week. The list of performers is at 30 and still growing, and includes Patty Wagstaff, Sean Tucker, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Greg Poe, Gene Soucy, Red Thunder, the Iron Eagles, and many more. "All proceeds from ticket and raffle sales will go to the Foundation and all donated monies will be given as well," Thompson says. Everyone involved in the show is paying their own expenses and donating their time, Thompson said, so the only costs to be covered will be fuel, oil, and some other minimal expenses. The show will be held at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Fla., April 18 and 19. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under 6. Tickets will soon be available online at the show's Web site. Henley, who was the lead pilot for the Aeroshell team, was paralyzed in a fall at home last year just before EAA AirVenture, and is still undergoing extensive rehabilitation.
Sneak Peek for Upcoming Branson Air Show - Ozarks First, MO
From May 8-10, Mulhare will be one of dozens of pilots tearing through the Ozarks sky as part of the First Annual Branson Air Show. "We're going to have all ...
Air Show Preview - Central Illinois Proud
WMBD got an exclusive sneak peak of the act that will perform for Central Illinois ' Prairie Air Show. On July 10th, 11th, and 12th they'll be flying at speeds up to five-hundred miles per hour.
Air & Water Show Returns To Milwaukee - WISN.com, WI
It features the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. It also includes other aerial and water acts. ...
Parade of Planes returns to Dallas By Tom Norton
The Southwest Parade of Planes has been relocated to the Addison Municipal Airport (KADS) near Dallas for this year’s event, scheduled for March 26 to 28, according to Randy Bolinger of AMPT Associates, which organizes Parade of Planes events around the United States. The Southwest Expo will remain at Frederickburg, Texas, he said. Read More→
Russia to show MiG-35 jet fighter at "Aero India 2009" - Avionews, Italy
(WAPA) - Russia will use an upcoming air show in India to showcase its MiG-35 advanced jet fighter, a contender to win an Indian fighter tender, ...
DC-3 crashes on takeoff from Mojave Airport - San Jose Mercury News, USA
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the accident occurred shortly before 9 am Wednesday when the plane veered off the runway as it was ...
DC-3 featured in new book By Janice Wood
A new book, “The Golden Years of Flying-As We Remember,” is now available from ASA. Written by Capt. Tex Searle, the book features the experiences of several DC-3 pilots from the old Frontier Airlines days. Read More→
Snowbirds to star at show - Windsor Star, Canada
The Windsor International Air Show is expected to thrill crowds of up to 40000 when it flies over Windsor's skies in late August. Event organizers, who have ...
Lindbergh Foundation Names 2009 Award Recipients from Aero-News Network
Miles O'Brien To Be Master Of Ceremonies At EAA AirVenture Museum Gala Lester Brown, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, and founder of the Worldwatch Institute, along with Terry and Mary Kohler, of Windway Capital Corp., will be the recipients of the 2009 Lindbergh Award in recognition of their dedication to the environment.
Today in Aviation History- Lindbergh an American Hero from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Charles Augustus Lindbergh -February 4, 1902 - August 26, 1974- nicknamed "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was an American aviator, author, inventor and explorer. Born on Feb. 4, 1902 in Detroit, MI, he attended University of Wisconsin for two years, but withdrew to attend flying school in Lincoln, Neb…
Rolf Arne Berg - One of the few - Spitfirepilots.com from http://www.spitfirepilots.com/
One story about Rolf Arne that may not be widely known is the story told in Duncan Smith’s book “Spitfire into battle”. After a mission Smith and Berg landed at an American bomber base in England after running low on fuel. Most of the Americans had never seen a Spitfire up close before and giggled at the site of the small Spitfire compared to their Flying Fortresses. To escort B-17 bombers to Germany had probably never crossed Mitchell’s thought when he designed the wonder that is a Spitfire.
Sky High At Air Force Museum Open Day - Voxy, New Zealand
Aircraft past and present will be on show this Sunday 8 February for the annual Air Force Museum Open Day, Sky High at Wigram, with it being the last time ...
Tuskegee pilot recalls WWII days during QC visit - Quad City Times, IA
While he told of the hardships for blacks in the military, he proudly told the crowd of the accomplishments of the first blacks to fly in the US military, ...
Silver Dart from PPRuNe Forums by Rollingthunder
A special and ancient-looking airplane sat on the polished floor of a Hamilton airport hangar this week. Surrounded by jet fighters and Second World War bombers, it conjured up the age of Leonardo da Vinci. A skeleton of steel and bamboo, covered with gossamer fabric and strung with silver bracing wires, gave it the look of a flying harpsichord.
Uncontrolled Airspace:The General Aviation Podcast: Uncontrolled Airspace #118 "Splash" from Blogging Pilots
Transponders for sailplanes?... the new administration's first steps in aviation... and, oh yeah, an airliner ditched in the Hudson River. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #118 "Spl
Red Flag 2009-02 from Fence Check - From today's launch!!
Non-acro Bipes : Pietenpol Biplane from The Biplane Forum - Author: Doc37livesThis is a picture of the original Pietenpol Aerial version, and the plane that inspired me to build one. Notice that the rudder is still the same one used on the Parasol model. It is too small!
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Marine Corp. bringing Harrier demonstration to 2009 Prairie Air Show®
The Prairie Air show is pleased and honored to have been chosen as one of the very few demonstrations for 2009. The Prairie Air Show, celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary in 2009, is July 11th and 12th at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The AV-8B “Harrier” is one of the most exciting aircraft ever built and flown, it’s unique ability to take off vertically, hover, spin, and fly at over 550 miles per hour make for an especially entertaining demonstration. The “Harrier” serves as a single-seat, light attack aircraft that provides offensive air support to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). By virtue of its Vertical/Short Take-Off or Landing (V/STOL) capability, the “Harrier” can operate from a variety of amphibious ships, rapidly constructed expeditionary airfields, forward sites (e.g., roads), and damaged conventional airfields. This makes the aircraft particularly well-suited for providing dedicated close air support. This will be the first time a Harrier has ever performed at Prairie Air Show, and it is the only demonstration in Illinois this year.
AAHF brings the Huey Experience Back to PAS!!
Also just announced is the return of the “Huey Experience”. The famous UH-1 “Huey” helicopters from the Vietnam War era will be offering rides to the public at Prairie Air Show 2009. Experience the thrill of a flight over the air show and surrounding area, doors open and gun still mounted in the Army work horse from years past. The “Huey Experience” is provided by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and public display of Army Aviation Heritage.
New this year is Flight Pass for your “Huey Experience”. With Flight Pass you have the opportunity to reserve your ride in the “Huey” in advance on the PAS website and pre-select your flight time so you don’t have to wait in line. One more way PAS is striving to enhance your air show experience. The Flight Pass reservation system will be available at http://www.prairieair.org/ on March 25th.
The 2009 Prairie Air Show is shaping up to be the family fun event of the summer with something for everyone. Besides the aircraft exhibits and demonstrations there will be many other attractions and exhibits for people to enjoy. Watch for future announcements at http://www.prairieair.org/
