Sean D. Tucker, Canadian Snowbirds lead symphony of aerobatics at ... - Monterey County Weekly | Finally, “flying, not falling,” is what the Red Bull Jump Team calls their brand of skydiving. “We were kinda bored simply falling on our bellies towards Earth,” manager Jon DeVore says, “so we started going vertical instead: head towards Earth; ...Air Force Thunderbirds highlight Redding Air Show this weekend - Enterprise-Record | REDDING — The US Air Force Thunderbirds acrobatic flying team is the featured act at the Redding Air Show, Saturday and Sunday at the Redding Municipal Airport. Gates open at 8 am to 5 pm, with opening ceremonies at 11 am both days. ...
Air Force Shows Off At Redding Air Show – KHSL | At over 53 feet long, this bird can fly at as low as 100 feet and all that will be on display this weekend at the air show. The plane's primary function, shooting, will not be showcased at this week’s air show but there will still be plenty to see. ...
Pre-airshow plane ride thrills - Times Daily | I was riding in a plane from the Red Thunder Air Show Team, which will be performing today and Saturday for the Courtland Airshow and Music Festival. My pilot strapped me in securely. He explained how to operate the headset so I could talk to him. ...WWI air show will follow the high-speed demo at Oceana - Daily Press | A variety of high-speed, precision maneuvers will be on display this weekend at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show, from the Navy's Blue Angels to an "air power" demonstration of tactics used to deliver air-to-ground weapons. If you like speed, ...
Some birds pulling out of 'Wings' - Alton Telegraph | However, there will be no P-51 - like what crashed in Reno - no B-25 and no C-47, all of which have appeared in previous Regional Airport shows. The pilot of the P-51 Mustang killed last week, Jimmy Leeward, of Ocala, Fla., had appeared at a previous ...
Air-show pilots embrace risks of flying high - Orlando Sentinel | "That's what everything is about in this business: training," said John Posson, a 58-year-old Windermere flight instructor and air-show performer who had finished his flight in Reno shortly before Leeward crashed. "Nobody is born with the skills to fly ...
Air-show pilots embrace risks of flying high - Orlando Sentinel | "That's what everything is about in this business: training," said John Posson, a 58-year-old Windermere flight instructor and air-show performer who had finished his flight in Reno shortly before Leeward crashed. "Nobody is born with the skills to fly ...
Pull a plane at Dulles - Washington Examiner | Though it seems nothing could be bigger than 20000 spectators and a Boeing 757 jetliner, the Dulles Day Plane Pull is aiming bigger this year. Since 1993, Washington Dulles International Airport has raised more than $1.1 million for Special Olympics ...
British Airways Ad Features Vintage Aircraft from Another Time by Dan Linn | Well done British Airways! Take a look at the vintage aircraft they used in this promotional ad for the airline. It takes you back to Another Time!
British Airways Ad Features Vintage Aircraft from Another Time by Dan Linn | Well done British Airways! Take a look at the vintage aircraft they used in this promotional ad for the airline. It takes you back to Another Time!
An Orange Cherry Blossom — Yokosuka MXY7-D1 Ohka from Travel for Aircraft | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has a rare example of an Ohka trainer — one meant to be used more than a single time. As we know, the Ohka was a manned, rocket powered flying bomb (1200kg/2600 pound) flown on Tokko (Special Attack) missions, otherwise known as Kamikaze missions. Each Ohka was carried to the target by a mother ship (a Mitsubishi G4M “Betty” bomber) in WW II. Upon nearing the target (37km/23 miles) the Ohka was released to glide to its target at high speed and, when near, the pilot would fire the three booster rockets accelerating the airplane to 600 mph speeds (~960kph) to get through the antiaircraft artillery umbrella quicker than the fire could be adjusted…Amelia campaign takes flight in Derry - Irish Echo | In Ireland, we sometimes tend to overlook the huge significance of our aviation heritage. “But in the US the interest in Earhart is phenomenal. Could you imagine such a wonderful artifact returning here? It would attract massive international focus. ...
Carl "Chub" Wheeler, 99, Flies in EAA Ford Trimotor in St. Louis from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Carl "Chub" Wheeler, 99, got his chance to fly in the co-pilot's seat of EAA's Ford Trimotor today on the first day of flights in St. Louis. Wheeler learned to fly at Curtiss-Steinberg Airport, at the current site of St. Louis Downtown Airport where today's flight took place, and later became airport manager there. The Trimotor is one of the few aircraft that Mr. Wheeler had not flown in the cockpit, so today's flight was extra special… Bob Yerex from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Imagine growing up in Michigan when your father is a pilot for the Ford Motor Company, and you and your brother, at the ages of six and eight, have the opportunity to go flying with Dad in Vintage WWII aircraft to deliver freight for the auto industry on weekends. It’s hard not to believe that Bob didn’t absorb his father’s passion for aviation…
NASA releases collection of space-related audio files from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin | Let the ringtone/remix fun begin! From NASA today: Here's a collection of NASA sounds from historic spaceflights and current missions. You can hear the roar of a space shuttle launch or Neil Armstrong's "One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind" every time you get a phone call. Or, you can hear the memorable words "Houston, we've had a problem," every time you make an error on your computer…
Today in Aviation History – September 23 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
