2013 Reno Air Races - LIVE Broadcast - LiveAirShowTV | It's the 50th Reno National Championship Air Races. If you can't be in Reno, watch it LIVE from LiveAirShowTV!
Getting Ready to Race at Reno - Photorecon.net, Mark Hrutkay | The Sunday before the races is a 
2013 Reno Air Races - Heritage Invitational Preview - LiveAirShowTV | This is the 15th year for the National Aviation Heritage Invitational! Over 30 aircraft will be on the ramp during the 50th Reno National Championship Air Races vying for the coveted Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy. Here is a preview of some of the planes that will be there.
Reno Week Begins As Precious Metal Sneaks In Under The Wire - AirPigz |Qualifying at the 50th 
Balloon race winners take part of $11K purse from RGJ.com | The top 10 Great Reno Balloon Race winners, who will receive part of the $11,000 purse.
Photos: Sunday's Great Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com
Photo gallery: Photos from today's Great Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com | Reno Gazette-Journal photographer Marilyn Newton provides more photographs from today's Great Reno Balloon Race.
Fall Fly Days at Cavanaugh Flight Museum - Dallas News Photo Gallery
From Evanflys | Hello all my aviation friends! Just writing to give an update and share some stuff I've done. We went to the Santa Rosa Wings Over Wine Country show: http://evanflys.com/wings_over_wine_country_2013 | We also went to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Historics vintage races: http://evanflys.com/laguna_seca_historics_2013 | Unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to go to Reno this year because my dad tore his calf badly playing tennis and can't walk. But here is a video his friend Yannick Barthe made that's is really good about disabled people going flying: https://vimeo.com/72933536 | I'm a sophomore now and having a great school year! I hope all of you are having a great fall as well. Hope to see you all soon! Evan
Nev. cadets take flight at Sky Fair - Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | Today, September 9th 1:00am Today, September 9th 12:06pm NEVADA – Cadets from Civil Air Patrol’s Elko Composite Squadron had a big time flying the blue skies over Elko during the 2013 Sky Fair. Planes of all sizes and models, along with a hot-air balloon, provided aerial entertainment for community members throughout the day....
Green Speed Cup – Training Day is Over and Day One Establishes a Record - CAFE Foundation Blog | Happily for those of us who champion the idea of electric aircraft, the practice day and day one of the Green Speed Cup in Strausberg, Germany fetched a world electric aircraft distance record for e-Genius and an outstanding showing for all concerned. This beginning for the third running of the Cup sets a high standard for the coming days...
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Arado 196 — best in class? - Travel for Aircraft | Arado’s Ar 196 served primarily in the Kreigsmarine (German Navy) during World War II as a reconnaissance seaplane. Assigned to warships, such as the Admiral Hipper and the Prinz Eugen, the Ar 196 also operated from shore based units for patrolling duties as well as special insertion duties. Prototypes were built[…]
Astronaut Dr. Anna Fisher to Speak October, 2nd | So Cal Aero Club | Astronaut Dr. Anna Fisher, a graduate of San Pedro High School and UCLA, will speak to Aero Club of Southern California members and guests at a dinner meeting at the following location: San Pedro Elks Lodge 966, – at...
Do you have the right stuff to be a space tourist? - CNN
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Aviation Expo under way, continues Saturday - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal | If you haven’t 
40th Seaplane Fly-In attracting crowd in Greenville - Bangor Daily News | GREENVILLE, Maine — Pilots from across the country and Canada are attending the 40th International Seaplane Fly-In which began Thursday and runs through Sunday, according to organizers of the event. The annual event, in which pilots test their flying skills and learn about the latest products in the aircraft industry, typically draws thousands of spectators and some unique aircraft to this tourist community...
Visit the National Aviation Heritage Invitational FB Page - Preview the entrants in this years competition on the east ramp at the Reno Air Races.
The Balloons Festival saluted by the Frecce Tricolori - estence.com | translated - Ribbon Cutting, tricolor arrows, exhibitions, first flights of the balloons. Not missed anything at the inauguration of Ferrara Balloons Festival held yesterday, Friday, September 6, nell'immancabile setting of the park Urban Giorgio Bassani. Under the hot sun of the first days of September, the most important festival on the ballooning of Italy celebrates its ninth edition, which runs until 15 September...
Umbria air show 2013 / Trasimeno They return to the Frecce Tricolori - tuttoggi.info | For the third time in recent times the Frecce Tricolori will return to fly over the waters of Lake Trasimeno. As part of the "Umbria air show 2013," Sunday, September 15 the National Acrobatic Patrol emotions give back to the public in Castiglione del Lago, after his last performance dating back to 2009. The result of a successful collaboration between the Plane Club Perugia, Plane Club Serristori of Castiglion Fiorentino and the Flying Club Trasimeno, the event, which was presented this morning at a press conference at the headquarters of the Province of Perugia, will take place in the lake north of Castiglione del Lago as explained by the director of the event Oreste Martini, one of the Frecce Tricolori will be the show that will close the day of 15 September, a long series of performances offered by drivers racing means of Police, Police State, Fire, Air Force....
Time-lapse video: 2013 Great Reno Balloon Race · Video by Tim Dunn RGJ.com | See spectacular time-lapse photography of the opening of the Great Reno Balloon Race today. The event continues Saturday and Sunday, starting at 5 a.m. The event is free.
Photos: Balloons lift off for first day of Great Reno Balloon Race - Latest news updates from RGJ.com
High elevation air show training - 9NEWS.com | KREMMLING - At the Kremmling Airport in Grand County, elevation 7,364, pilot Gary Rower and Buck Roetman are two professional air show pilots with a lot of time in the air. Rower has 21,000 hours of flight time; Roetman has 15,000, and they'll need every minute of that experience to do something only a few pilots can....
B17 Memorial - Newscenter1.tv | B17 Memorial Local News by Shad Olson last edited on Friday, Seventy years ago on September 6, 1943, a B-17 Bomber crashed on the edge of Rapid City killing all ten crew members on board. While the story has largely been lost to history, but one local man and his son have dedicated years to relocating the crash site and preserving the history of that doomed flight-- to honor the ten men killed 70 years ago....
Exposure Betheny "Maurice Prevost, the centenary of achievement" - Passion for aviation | One hundred years ago, September 29, 1913, in the sky of Bethany, the aviator Reims Maurice Prevost crossed the threshold of 200 km / h in command of monoplane Deperdussin and won the prestigious Gordon Bennett Cup international aviation. On the occasion of Heritage Days September 14 and 15) will be held at the Museum of Local Aeronautical Betheny exposure "Maurice Prevost, the centenary of an achievement." This exhibition is organized in conjunction with the Aero Club of France (Paris) and the Museum of Fine Arts in Reims in the context of the celebration of the centenary of the prestigious Coupe Gordon-Bennett Aviation (held at Reims-Bethany from 27 to 29 September 1913), an event during which, for the first time in history, an aviator - the Reims Maurice Prevost in this case - officially crossed the 200 kilometers per hour....
More SpaceShipTwo Video... Cuz It's AWESOME! AirPigz | So. Much. Wow.
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Pilot Killed in Plane Crash While Practicing for Air Show - Times Record | Bob Odegaard, 66, of Kindred, N.D., was killed Friday when the plane he was flying crashed at the Barnes County Municipal Airport, north of Valley City ...The Wings and Wheels Air Show has been cancelled.
Jessica Dean's Blue Angels Flight Report - KARK | The whole experience makes you proud to be an 
American. You can see the Blue Angels for yourself at the Little Rock Air Force Base Air Show this Saturday and Sunday. The gates open at 8:30 a.m. and the show begins at 10. Tickets and parking are free ...
Safety primary concern as Capital Airshow begins - KCRA Sacramento | The California Capital Airshow is different from the Reno Air Races in that pilots are not racing and are following a strict set of guidelines. "Air races are very different," said California Capital Airshow Director Darcy Brewer. "It's a competition ...
AVIATION HERITAGE FAIR TAKES TO THE SKIES FOR ITS 16TH YEAR - Avionics Intelligence | The Aviation Heritage Fair, which was conceived by a Kent State student aviation club, has been through several iterations over the years. The event is now run by the faculty, staff and students of the university's Aeronautics Program, with help from ...
Air Races make emotional return next week with tribute ceremonies - KRNV My News 4 | ... and legacy flight Friday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 16 and the Patriot Jet Team will return to the Reno Air Races beginning Thursday, Sept. 13. Kent Pietsch, Clay Lacy and Jim Pietz will also perform their incredible aerobatic acts throughout ...
Schneider Trophy race for Alderney - Channel Television | Points from both the Aurigny Air Services Trophy and the Schneider Trophy will count towards the title of British Air Racing Champion and the course competitors will fly will be the same both days – a six lap, 100 mile circuit with a handicap start ...
4 pilots entertain crowd as they compete in aerobatics - Galesburg Register-Mail | The fourth day of the 41st National Stearman Fly-In included the aerobatics contest at Monmouth Municipal Airport, where contestants soared high above and performed a handful of tricks before judges and an eager audience. “It's a dream come true to be ...
The New River Valley Airport in Dublin celebrates its 50th anniversary with an ... - WDBJ7 | The NRV Skyfest Airshow will feature world renowned aerobatic performers, modern, obsolete and advanced aircraft, Warbirds, jets, helicopters, skydiving, wing-walking, static displays, comedy, and a kid zone. The New River Valley Airport is celebrating ...
Smoke Squadron surprising parade of public and opens on September 7 from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE 
Imperia Frecce Tricolori at Saturday, September 15 - I'M from IM | To bring the Frecce Tricolori in Imperia was an idea of the current President of the Lions Club Imperia La Torre, Stefano Gobbi. The first contacts with the Aeroclub of Villanova d'Albenga, an essential reference point for the event...
Tomorrow in Hradec Kralove erupts air show CIAF! - denik.cz | On Thursday landed on runway airport Hradec aerobatic teams from Croatia and krill Oluja Latvian Baltic Bees. Also MiG-15 arrived from Poland. "Air raid other participants will run from Friday morning hours, all afternoon then ...
The Hradec airport heading airmen from all over Europe for a weekend show CIAF - iDNES.cz | The ultimate promise Croatian acrobatic formation krill Oluja. "See precise slétanost Croatian military pilots training on single aircraft Pilatus PC-9M," the spokesman said, and now explain why such a group of Croatian ...
Jacksonville Beach to welcome Sea & Sky air show next month - Florida Times-Union | ... Beach Pier, the Blue Angels ground crew waves to its pilots as. Times-Union. From the Jacksonville Beach Pier, the Blue Angels ground crew waves to its pilots as they fly their final formation at the Jacksonville Sea and Sky Spectacular in 2009...
Rutan Fly-in a labor of love - Southern Utah News | If you looked to the skies over Labor Day Weekend, you might have seen one of 25 planes here for the 23rd Rutan Fly-in. The fly-in is named for Burt Rutan, the aerospace engineer who designed the Voyager, the first airplane to circle the world non-stop ...
'Wings of Freedom Tour' - The Westerly Sun | GROTON – The Collings Foundation's “Wings of Freedom Tour” will feature the B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” and the B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” both World War II-era Heavy Bombers, as well as a P- 51 Mustang fighter. They will fly into Groton-New ...
Lord Of The Warbirds - Forbes | Rod Lewis was flying circles around us. Literally. In his L-39 Albatross jet, painted in the blue and yellow colors of the U.S.Navy's famous Blue Angels team, the Texas oil and gas tycoon performed barrel rolls that swooped his jet under and then over ...
Schedule for the 2012 Great Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com | This year's Great Reno Balloon 
Photos: Darth Vader, stormtroopers take in Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com
Timeless Voices - Dr. (Col. Ret.) Jerry LeMieux from eaavideo.org - most recent | Dr. (Col. Ret.) Jerry LeMieux flew F-4s in the Air Force and later flew for Delta Airlines for 20 years. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering and is the founder, executive director, and president of Unmanned Vehicle University.
POTEZ PRYP to 60 F-80s of the Black Mountain from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | The history of this school Potez 60 aircraft (F-PRYP) in 1934 at the time of the Popular Front. Preserved by some lovers of beautiful machines, he spent lots of land, before finishing in Normandy, abandoned and in disrepair. He was repatriated to Carcassonne where Builders Association of Amateurs Drivers and Aude (ACAPA) have restored ( see pictures ) giving him a makeover. This two-seater wooden and canvas parasol wing and conventional train is equipped with a 90 hp Continental engine which gives it a cruising speed of 150 km / h for up to 5 hours...
Douglas B-19 First Look (1941) from AIRBOYD.TV
Wright Brothers, Aviation Pioneers, Honored By U.S. (1943) from AIRBOYD.TV
Planes of the future to fly in formation, say Airbus - Daily Mail | ... the environment in which the aircraft operates. 'That is why our latest Future by Airbus Smarter Skies concepts focus on not just what we fly, but how we may fly in 2050 and beyond. A computer simulated image of an aircraft take-off in continuous ...
Homer Hickam is Inspiring West Virginian - West Virginia Public Broadcasting | He recalled an early request from the Smithsonian – Air & Space Magazine. “I was asked to write an article of 2000 words – they didn't care what it was, they just needed it overnight. I said, 'You know, I used to build rockets when I was a kid. I could ...
Crew Compartment Trainer payload bay to be built by Display Dynamics Inc. from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1) exhibit took another step toward becoming reality today as Display Dynamics Inc. of Clayton, Ohio, was selected to reproduce a full-scale mock-up of a NASA shuttle payload bay, engine and tail sections and a dedicated educational area....
Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea - Indianapolis Star | In July 1969, after Armstrong landed on the moon, Armstrong and his crew splashed down in the Pacific, where they were picked up by the USS Hornet. Returning to the water meant his mission was complete, Lovell said. "It's how he knew he was finished," ...
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Web Extra: Jessica Dean Speaks to Blue Angels Pilot - KARK | US Navy Lieutenant Mark Tedrow believes he has the best job in the world as a pilot for the Blue Angels. Jessica Dean spoke with the Lieutenant about how he loves his job and the hard work and good fortune he experienced on his journey to the skies.
'Wings Over Waukegan' Air Show Slated For Saturday - Patch.com | The Canadian Snowbirds aircraft will be on display during the “Wings Over Waukegan” core air 
show hours (Gates open at 9:30 a.m., air show from noon to 4 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Waukegan Regional Airport, 3580 N. McAree Rd., Waukegan.
Chuck Aaron from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | What I love to see is that Chuck uses the power of visualization to rehearse. This is...
Red Arrows set for airshow - Belfast Newsletter | Pacemaker Press Belfast 06-09-2012: Dropping into the North Coast for a quick preview of Coleraine Borough Councils International Airshow, sponsored by RSA NI, Nancy Sorrell received a VIP preview of what the weekend has to offer. Nancy, better known ...
The Frecce Tricolori back over the skies of Rimini - We Romagna | LONDON - It will be held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September, the largest event dedicated to the world of flight after 17 years marks the return of the Frecce Tricolori over the skies of Rimini. The next weekend in Marina Centro (but visible from the coast) will host ...
The Patrouille de France splits the sky against cystic fibrosis - Provence | Yesterday, just before noon, Alpha Jet Patrol France you may have been surprised. Flying Avenue of the Belgians and the Rotunda, the smoke blue-white-red have raised their small effect before the wide-eyed passers-by. This brief ...
Hradec Králové hosts a weekend international air show CIAF - Czech Radio | At the premiere in Hradec Králové was to introduce Croatian Krilo acrobatic group Oluja with seven propeller machine Pilatus. Czech Radio is in place and the whole weekend to inform you about the
Awesome effect in freefly record. Picture by Steve Curtis from Bonjour BlueSky
Singapore Airshow generated $255m in total spending - Straits Times | The Singapore Airshow 2012 which was held in February raked in close to $255 million in direct spending for the local economy. The bulk of the money went into tourism receipts, hospitality, event and personal spend, organiser Experia Events said on Friday.
Community support keeps Great Reno Balloon Race flying high - Reno Gazette-Journal | (That season concludes next week with the air races, now known as Travel.com Reno Air Races, thanks to a sponsorship by the state's tourism commission.) Yet, the Balloon Race has always been more than that. It also is an attraction, as well as key ...
Hot Air Festival lifts off - Times Bulletin | The sugar bear balloon will be unique at the Van Wert Hot Air Festival in that it will be the only balloon present having a special shape. The very first sugar bear balloon cost nearly $48,000, and the second sugar bear balloon which replaced the other ...
Chanute Air Museum - Part III: The Other Non-Hangar Exhibits from CAF Red Tail Squadron | Two weeks ago, the blog introduced readers to aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. His experiments and important discoveries prompted the U.S. government to name an airfield in Rantoul, Illinois after him within a decade of his death. Last week’s blog was about Rantoul’s Chanute Air Museum’s tribute to the men of the 99th Fighter Squadron, Tuskegee Airmen who trained as ground support crewmembers for the first black military pilots. Today’s blog is about some of the Museum’s other interesting and creative exhibits...
Teens have chance to be 'Eagles' - Danville Commercial News | The Young Eagles Program is a chance for young people to see what makes a plane fly and maybe even consider a career in aviation. A highlight of the day will be a drawing for ages 14-17 and one teen will get a chance to ride in a WWII T6. The date of ...
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Blue Angels air show at LRAFB Sept. 8 & 9 - Today's THV | In fact, if you live in the area, you may have heard the roar of the Blue Angels flying overhead today! The Blue Angels are based in Pensacola, Florida and do 70 shows a year from March to November. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce says they've ...
Catching up with 'THV This Morning' Sept. 6 - Today's THV | Don't miss our interview with Pilot LTC John Klatt with the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team about what to expect from him this weekend in the Air Show, it's some pretty amazing video. Join us tomorrow as Tom kicks off "Breakfast with Tom" recognizing ...
Disabled American Veterans Shares Message at The Little Rock Air show from DAV Flight Team | 
Little Rock, AR – Disabled American Veterans
(DAV) will reach out to veterans and their families sharing its message
of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded
men and women at the Little Rock Airshow
on September 8-9. In the company of the iconic World War II era B-25
Mitchell Bomber, the Disabled American Veterans Flight Team will...
Pilot with Libertyville roots in town for air show - Chicago Daily Herald | In addition to the Thunderbolt, the Waukegan air show will feature a variety of military and civilian aircraft. Among the featured groups is a Canadian group of pilots called the Snowbirds, which Campbell compared to the Navy's famed Blue Angels team ...
Jacksonville Beach approves contract for Sea & Sky airshow at the shoreline - Florida Times-Union | Jacksonville Beach approves contract for Sea & Sky airshow at the shoreline. Submitted by Drew Dixon on September 6, 2012 - 12:46pm Beaches Beat. The Sea & Sky Spectacular Air Show's will take flight over Jacksonville Beach next month....
Air show flies in with world class performers - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The fifth annual Cape Air Kirksville Air Festival is only a few days away. The event is coming up at 2 p.m. this Sunday. Organizers say the event promises to be spectacular once again with world class acts. “We have the United States Golden Knights Parachute Team this year. That’s probably our big feature. We also have an A-10 Thunderbird from the United States Air Force and then about six performers. One that is...
Ready For Takeoff, Annual Fly-In Scheduled For Sept. 27 In Simsbury - Hartford Courant | Thousands of car enthusiasts and aviation fans are expected to descend on the runways of the usually quiet Simsbury Airport Sept. 27. The airport's 27th annual fly-in and car show, will include car and aviation-related exhibits, demonstrations ...
Washington County fair board says there's little use in pressing air show to ... - OregonLive.com | As Washington County's fair board works to ease public and internal concerns about next year's conflicting fair and Oregon International Air Show dates, it's become clear a change of weekend, for either event, isn't likely to happen. But many county ...
Air show take-off for WWII bomber - Auckland stuff.co.nz | Beachlands resident Warren Denholm's company AVspecs is restoring the aeroplane for American collector Jerry Yagen who will attend the airshow. Mr Denholm says the extensive project has taken the company seven years. It is the first of three Mosquitoes ...
Bond plane bound for airshow - U.TV | A plane featured in James Bond will be on display during the annual International Airshow, as a helicopter carrying a special visitor called to the North Coast in a preview of the event. Video available to UK viewers only. We're sorry. This video is ...
Planes thunder with 400 things about Elchingen - Swabian newspaper | For the first time Red Bull Air Race star will come to the Dolderer Härtsfeld to amaze you with its spectacular air show on the air in Elchingen fans. On its construction "Edge" is Dolderer ... with up to 400 km / h over the airfield...
Bobcat views - Pratt Tribune | A Commemorative Air Force 1944 Bobcat trainer took flight over Pratt and the nearby area Wednesday as part of visit to Pratt to deliver a World War II parachute to the B-29 Museum committee and to complete a visit that was rained out on a Sept. 1 fly ...
CoolPix: 1934 Waco YMF-33 In The Air - Antique Airfield 2012from AirPigz by Martt | This post is 
Belle Fourche's WWII Doolittle Raid pilot to be honored Saturday - Rapid City Journal | The raid brought unsought fame for Don Smith, pilot of B-25 Number 15 in the spring of 1942. Smith and his air crew survived a landing in the sea near China. They made their way home through Japanese-occupied territory in time for Smith to be honored ...
Maude Rose "Lores' Bonney finally gets her due at inaugural Hall of Fame dinner - The Australian | In 1932, Bonney became the first aviatrix to circumnavigate Australia, an achievement that won her the Qantas trophy for outstanding performance by any Queensland pilot. She completed the flight over a six-week period and became known as "the never ...
Historic WWII B-17 lands in Great Falls - KRTV Great Falls News | A piece of World War II history can be seen in the air over Great Falls, as a B-17 bomber takes to skies for the next several days. The historic bomber, named "Sentimental Journey," is on display and available for rides and tours from September 6 thru ...
Great Reno Balloon Race looks outside Nevada for attendees - Reno Gazette Journal | Photo Gallery: Media Day at Great Reno Balloon Race. 2:00 PM. Great Reno Balloon Race looks outside Nevada for attendees. 1:14 PM. Critic of Reno Air Race safety sues over ban. 2:17 PM. ACLU protecting Burning Man participants' rights. Sep 5, 2012 ...
Photo Gallery: Media Day at Great Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com | The weather didn't cooperate, but an epic battle took place momentarily between the Darth Vader and shark ballons.
Blimps ahoy! HP Hood set to fly in 'blimp parade' above NYC - Boston.com | By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff. The Big Apple skyline is set to be the airborne venue of a flying zeppelin flotilla Thursday morning, according to HP Hood, the Lynnfield-based dairy brand that sometimes uses a blimp to promote its milk and ice cream brands.
Neil Armstrong's Visor and Gloves on Display at Udvar-Hazy Center - NBC4 Washington | Visitors at the Air & Space Museum gathered around the Apollo 11 command module “Columbia” that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic voyage to the moon, following the news that Armstrong had died...
Officials re-install Crew Compartment Trainer interior items at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Officials with Team Raytheon based at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility have teamed-up with the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Restoration staff to re-install interior items on the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1)....
Chivalry at 97,000 feet from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | As preparation for the Red Bull Stratos record-breaking parachute jump from a balloon at 120,000 feet in early October, Felix Baumgartner jumped in early August from 97, 145 feet. Why not just go on up to Joe Kittinger’s record of 102,800 feet set on August 16, 1960? Baumgartner wanted to make sure he broke the record on the last flight. If he had gone...
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Dee House, mother of Sgt. Joel House who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007, has her picture taken with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes Wednesday, August 22, 2012, in Brunswick. House, with her husband Paul, started a program ...Air show returns this weekend - Santa Maria Times | A century of Marine Corps aviation will be celebrated during the 25th annual Thunder Over the Valley air show this weekend in Santa Maria, highlighted by a rare appearance of an Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter but fly at high ...
Wings, wheels to help fight cancer at Centennial Airport - Our Colorado News | The confirmed celebrities expected to be on hand include renowned commercial pilot and aerobatics champion Kirby Chambliss, and U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot Lee Lauderback. “It's our 10th anniversary this year, and one of the most ...
Thousands flock to air show - The West Milford Messenger | The air show did not only include airplanes flying overhead but also reenactors, like the folks from the Army Air Force Historical Association who took us back in time to the early morning "Mail Call." It brought you back to the days when there was no ...
Air Show Headed to Bellevue - KPTM-TV | At times, planes are upside-down at thousands of feet in the air, just 10 feet from other planes, with 10- G's of force against their bodies. Lt. Col. John Klatt, a pilot with the Air National Guard says it's nothing short of a rush. He became ...
Calendar: Aug. 23-30 - Fredericksburg.com | Antique airplanes, flying demos, world-class aerobatics, wing walking, airplane rides. Opens for plane rides at 11 a.m., show begins 2:30 p.m. Adults $10, children 3–12 $3, children under 3 free; airplane rides extra; flyingcircusairshow.com.
Airport Fun Days draw flight enthusiasts, raise funds - Creswell Chronicle | Among the planes on display were a red-and-white 1993 Pitts S2B aerobatic plane owned by Jason Wilson of Creswell, who flies customers of his G-Force Aerobatics flight business out of Creswell Airport. His motto, printed tongue-in-cheek on his business ...
Bournemouth Air Festival set to put on it's biggest show ever - Bournemouth Echo | Next Thursday,
the fifth Bournemouth Air Festival takes to the skies over the seafront, with organisers promising the biggest and best event ever. Both they and the hundreds of thousands of people set to descend on the town for the extravaganza will be ... Clacton Air Show: Live commentary - BBC News | The world's last flying Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows are set to thrill an estimated 140000 visitors to the 21st annual Clacton Air Show. BBC Essex will be broadcasting Radio Airshow from Clacton on both afternoons from 12:30 BST, to cover the ...
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Restored Vietnam helicopter flys in to baseball stadium in Indianapolis, IN.
Reno OKs sponsorship agreement for Balloon Races from RGJ.com | Reno City Council on Wednesday approved a special event sponsorship agreement with the Great Reno Balloon Race Inc., for sponsorship of city services for the 2012 Great Reno Balloon Race in the amount not to exceed $13,000....
WWII planes land at Morristown for flights, tours - Dailyrecord.com | Veterans and plane aficionados can also take “Wings of Freedom Flights” offered through the Collings Foundation. Flights aboard the B-17 and B-24 planes cost $425. Flight training on the TP-51C “Betty Jane” is $2200 for a half-hour flight and $3200 for ...
Vintage WWII planes will be on display starting Friday - Asbury Park Press | They will be there for the public to explore, inside and out, through Monday. It's the fourth consecutive year the vintage planes will be in Wall. The B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber is one of 10 still in flying condition in the United States. The B ...
Memories of war-time aviation - Dailyrecord.com | Seeing the planes - a B-17, a B-24 and a P-51 - up-close was a way to honor Robert's memory, Radell said. “The planes are just incredible,” said Jeff Radell, a resident of Rockaway. “I built model airplanes as a kid. And it's great to be here with my ...
Bronco from Apron 6 | The day I went to photograph the Ju-52 at Wevelgem airport I also
photographed the Bronco. I couldn’t know that it would be the last time I would see and photograph it. The plane crashed only few weeks later in the UK leaving the pilot injured. I would like to wish Tony a good recovery again. The plane is after all only a plane.Pan Am China Clipper afloat — Jim Lund’s Martin M-130 diorama by travelforaircraft | The Martin M-130, the original aircraft type which Pan American Airways began international transpacific airline operations. Originally calling them “flying clippers” — to invoke the romantic era memory of those speedy merchant tea trading vessels known as clipper ships — the aircraft that began it all was the Martin M-130 known as the China Clipper...
Video: The Synergy Aircraft Revolution Explained By Designer John McGinnis from AirPigz by Martt | I've had the pleasure of knowing about the Synergy Aircraft project probably long before you knew about it. I've been excited at the possible revolution this unique aircraft has represented from the very first day I learned of the details over three years ago. The man behind the project, John McGinnis, is attempting to take the knowledge base of aerodynamics and move it into an extreme that it's never been to before....
Sikorsky Issues Entrepreneurial Challenge (And Reward) from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The Entrepreneurial Challenge is a competition organized by Sikorsky Innovations to promote emerging revolutionary technology in the advancement of rotorcraft, and the application period ends this fall on Oct. 10. This year's challenge comes in the form of five questions, all of which address increased efficiencies or new technology that leads to higher or more reliable performance in flight or production. To be considered, only one of the questions need be addressed by any given applicant. The winning entrepreneurial team will earn one year's utilization of space at Sikorsky's Stamford Innovation Center, its mentoring programs, and business services and educational resources. It can also lead to "follow-on investment" by Sikorsky.
A Hover Bike? from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A southern California company has gained new attention after posting video clips (click "more" below) that show manned flight testing of its proof-of-concept VTOL vehicle, which it says could lead to "personal flight as intuitive as riding a bike." The vertical takeoff and landing vehicle employs no artificial intelligence, or electronic flight control, or software of any kind. Its design leaves the pilot...
Aero-TV: Congressman Tom Petri -- Defending Aviation on 'The Hill' from Aero-News Network | Aviation And Politics Are Strange But Necessary Bedfellows... Congressman Tom Petri was a toddler when his birth father, a Navy flyer and Lieutenant during World War II, was lost during a mission over the Atlantic. Obviously, aviation has had an impact on his life from the moment it started... and, since then, he has cast his mark on the industry as well -- and usually in a very good way. Tom Petri represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District and is serving his 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in April 1979, Petri has been returned to office every two years since...
London 2012 Festival: Helicopters fly in Birmingham opera - BBC News | An opera in which string musicians play from four military helicoptershas has opened in Birmingham. Mittwoch aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen is being staged at a former chemical plant as part of the London 2012 Festival until 25 August. The opera ...
Student Pilot Journal Podcast #41 from Student Pilot Journal | Hello everyone! Wanted to send out a short video of what I have been up to. Haven't been able to fly lately. My flight review has been due for a few months now so I haven't been able to book the plane. Weather permitting I will do that in the next day or so. I still have some footage stocked away so I hope to get that out one day as well as record some new footage. Hope you all are well.
Russians to Resume Commercial Soyuz Flights from Spaceports | Media reports abound in Britain, Russia and the United States that British super-star singer Sarah Brightman may be the next paying passenger to ride a Russian rocket to the International Space Station....
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Heavy Metal Jet Team is Expanding and Recruiting Pilots and Crew Members - North America’s newest civilian jet team is adding more jets and is looking for additional pilots and crew members for the remainder of the 2011 air show season and 2012. | Clinton, NJ (July 11, 2011) – Heavy Metal Jet Team, the North American air show circuit’s newest aerobatic jet team sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc (UBC), is already expanding its fleet of aircraft. The team currently flies with a five-ship of L-39’s, but it will soon be bringing its T-33 as well as a MiG-17 as solo demos and into the full team act. With the return of the T-33 and the addition of the MiG-17, the team is currently recruiting Pilots and Maintenance Crew Members… 
Douglas gets you home from Airline Pilot Central Forums by georgetg | Built like a tank, Douglas gets you home:
The Adventures of Dani Canuck: Making Aviation History Sexy: The 2011 CAHS Conference from http://www.danicanuck.com/ Aviation history - indeed history in general - is often seen as a little dull by the general public. While there are those who love lists of dates, facts, and might even have a footnote fetish like I do, most people do not. I think most of us do like humour, gripping stories, and special events that highlight the adventure and romance of of bygone eras…Wings Of Freedom Tour – KAKE | A P-51 Mustang, a B-24 Liberator, and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will fly in for the tour. Each plane is fully restored and still flying 6 decades after they were made. The tour is a chance for Kansans to see the planes and meet the men who flew ...
Darth Vader balloon to make debut this year at Great Reno Balloon Race from Latest news updates from RGJ.com | An 86-foot-tall balloon of Darth Vader’s helmet will be one of the new special shapes at this year’s Great Reno Balloon Race on its 30th anniversary…
