Photo Gallery: 26 planes at the Reno Air Races - RGJ.com
Lunken Airport Aviation Days - cincinnatiwarbirds.org | Come see why we love doing it...FREE! | Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Cincinnati's Lunken Airport. Get up close to jets, warbirds, sport airplanes...even sit in some! No fences! Talk to pilots, mechanics, and air traffic controllers! Visit with...
Ride in a B-17 Bomber - cincinnatiwarbirds.org | The Cincinnati Warbirds will be hosting the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Lunken Airport, 262 Wilmer Avenue in Cincinnati, OH Friday, September 13th through Sunday September 15, 2013 from 10 am to 6 pm each day. The objectives of the B-17 display are to honor the veterans whose sacrifices paid for our freedom, and to preserve this part of our heritage by keeping these warbirds flying. Ground tours will be...
Air show continues reaching for the sky - Chillicothe Gazette | MCARTHUR — The skies over Vinton County will be filled with some of the best aerobatic pilots Sunday with the return of Ohio’s largest free air show, the Vinton County Air Show....
Lake of the Ozarks Air Show Sept. 21 - El Dorado Springs Sun | The 2013 Lake of the Ozarks Air Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Camdenton Memorial Airport. Be a part of the excitement with the TBA-3E Avenger, AC-47 Spooky, the Team Vortex Air Shows, the Ping Pong Ball Drop, KC Flight Formation Team along with a P-51Gunfighter, Chevy Flash Fire Truck and so much more...
Museum plans events to honor Tuskegee Airmen - Herald-Review | RANTOUL (AP) — The Chanute Air Museum in eastern Illinois plans to honor the Tuskegee Airmen with a display and commemoration this month. The museum in Rantoul plans to have what it's calling the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron event Wednesday through Monday. The museum is at the former Chanute Air Force Base, about 20 miles north of Champaign....
McKinney to Host World War II Aircraft Oct. 3-6 - townsquarebuzz.com | An unprecedented collection of historic World War II aircraft is coming to town when the Commemorative Air Force’s iconic B-29 Superfortress FIFI – the only flying B-29 in the world – visits Collin County Regional Airport Oct. 3-6. She will be accompanied by an array of equally rare aircraft including the B-24 LiberatorDiamond Lil, the B-17 Flying FortressSentimental Journey, the only remaining Curtiss SB2C Helldiver in the world, C-45 Expeditor Bucket of Bolts and many other historic military aircraft. The show will include a P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell, T-6 Texan, Stearman biplane and more than a dozen additional airplanes. These aircraft will be on the ramp fromOctober 3 through 6 for cockpit tours and rides....
Sunday, September 15 with the nose all: there's the Frecce Tricolori! - Translated | The Frecce Tricolori choose once again the Umbra for the Air Show 2013: Sunday, September 15 at the fact lakefront area north of Castiglione del Lago you can admire nose to the acrobatics of the nine pilots the Air Force Italian...
Andora, Frecce Tricolori: the Aeroclub Savona is at the forefront - Translated | The General Staff Air Force has confirmed for the year 2013 's intervention in the program of the Event Aerial City of Andover's participation in the National Aerobatic Team "Frecce Tricolori"....
Air to Air Academy: Day 2 - Apron 6 | A few shots from yesterday. It’s good to finally see the Skyvan air to air. A very...
Video: Air to Air Photo Shoot of the CAF Dixie Wing Douglas SBD Dauntless By WarbirdsNews | Last week accomplished warbird and wildlife photographer, Moose Peterson of WarbirdImages.com sent us a great video taken during a recent air to air photo shoot. While Moose was at Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin last month, he had the opportunity to perfom this air to air shoot, of the CAF Dixie Wing’s Douglas SBD Dauntless. The wing’s SDB-5 Dauntless is just one of only two airworthy examples of...
Recreating Lady Mary Heath's historic flight - The Telegraph | Colin Goodwin looks forward to the air show and the Goodwood Revival and meeting the woman following a trailblazing pioneer...
Timeless Voices - George Blackburn Featured - EAA Video | September 12, 2013 - George Blackburn flew 96 combat missions in the P-47 Thunderbolt while assigned to the 66th Fighter Squadron of the 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force based in Italy during World War Two.
Fargo Air Museum: Where Aviators Are Honored and Exhibits Fly by Marilyn Jones FedSmith.com | Airplanes aren’t just on display at the Fargo Air Museum; many of them are routinely flown over this North Dakota city. Located at the edge of Hector International Airport, the brightly lit hanger, that the museum is housed in, is a tribute to the history of flight, and the men and women who keep these treasures flying....
John Woo Wants Liam Neeson To Lead His 'Flying Tigers' - Hollywood.com | John WooJohn Woo's most recent film, the historical epic Red Cliff, went largely unseen here in the states despite it's grand scale of adventure, but the veteran filmmaker is taking all the necessary steps to ensure that his upcoming Flying Tigers will have global appeal. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Woo is interested in casting Liam Neeson as the star of the WWII aerial combat pic, an...
Stars will shine at AOPA Aviation Summit - AOPA | ...Tippin, who flies a T-6 Texan, has been a long-time supporter of AOPA. “I am just like any other aviator. I’m always looking for organizations that are going to look out for the interest of pilots, aircraft owners, and mechanics,” he said in an interview with AOPA Online Dec. 3. “I am very passionate about aviation and the importance of preserving community airports and encouraging folks to learn to fly.”...
Postcards from Penhold - Vintage Wings of Canada | n the summer of 2013, nearly 50 Vintage Wings of Canada volunteer pilots took part in the most challenging youth outreach program to date. Spreading their wings across the entire nation from Victoria, BC to Debert, Nova Scotia, they took more than 500 young Canadians on a time machine flight back in history in one of our 6 Yellow Wings training aircraft. Many of these energetic and committed pilots were themselves trained by the Royal Canadian Air Cadets flying programs and it was an opportunity for these proud Canadian citizens to give back to the program that inspired them to take to the air many years ago. While our pilot cadre includes...
Young Eagles program offers free plane rides in Nashua - The Telegraph | NASHUA – Nashua-area pilots will give free airplane rides to kids ages 8-17 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Nashua Municipal Airport as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program....
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Here's the first pass at the trailer for Acro Camp, the upcoming independent feature film about ab initio aerobatic flight training. If you check out http://vimeo.com/18490760, you just might find a trailer for #AcroCamp . . .
Blue Angels visit today could pave way for show in Great Falls next summer - Great Falls Tribune ... the air show would be scheduled for this summer, and would feature the Blue Angels and many other military and civilian aerobatic acts. ...
21 Year old Girl youngest ATR Captain from PPRuNe Forums by cyrilroy21 | Bavicca Bharathi, has become the youngest commander in the world at the age of 21. The record was earlier held by captain Nivedita Bhasin of Indian Airlines who achieved it at the age of 23. The young girl from Marol, Andheri (East) flew her first flight IT 2439/2440 with Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) on December 29.Employed with Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) since July 2007, Bavicca flew an ATR-72-500 with more than 50 passengers on Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore route… 21-year-old Marol girl youngest commander in the world - Mumbai - DNA
Stunning 360 Panorama: Cockpit View Of The B-29 Enola Gay by Martt | If you're like me, anytime is a good time to experience an active 360 degree hi-res journey thru the cockpit of a World War II warbird... but for me, this is a really perfect time, especially when the airplane is the actual B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan…
Florida Flying And Aviation Attractions - Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum. If you're a fan of vintage flying machines and their restoration, plan a stop at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport. This working museum displays and restores aircraft from the World War II through ...
Aviation-themed inn moves to Texas | General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | If you have traveled to AirVenture by way of Iowa City, you've probably seen the Alexis Park Inn and Suites located at Iowa City Airport (IOW). Until recently, the inn was owned and operated by Jay and Mary Honeck. ...
Wings at Sea from Hiller Aviation Museum | Eugene Ely and the Centennial of Naval Aviation
By Jon Welte - A century ago, the world's navies relied on battleships to rule the seas. These giant floating fortresses of steel were built with great effort and expense by leading seafaring nations. Their size and power captivated the imaginations of millions and often influenced events ashore without firing a shot…
The Sad Tale of Mustang 9551 from PPRuNe Forums by Opssys | Premable: When finally reading through the spreadsheet Caz provided for the second Album on ex RCAF Mustangs. I found the Album notes included several incidents researched by an ex member of 424 (Auxiliary) Squadron RCAF. This is the first…
SBD glider - AOPA Pilot | Warbird operators like the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) do everything they can to minimize risk. They limit their flying to good weather, install modern ...
EAA Webinar Tells Story of Construction of Replica Bleriot XI from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Fred Stadler, tonight's EAA Webinar presenter, described the construction of the Bleriot XI bis replica now on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum. The webinar was recorded, and will be available for rebroadcast soon from the EAA website. Upcoming webinars will include…
Sabreliner Corporation Perryville, MO Facility Readies Centennial Aircraft for Delivery
from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Sabreliner Corporation's Perryville, MO facility made preparations today to deliver several more Centennial of U.S. Naval Aviation commemorative aircraft to the U.S. Navy. Here are a few images of the ramp operations today. Tomorrow's post will continue our exclusive coverage of ramp and flight operations. Special thanks to the top-flight people at Sabreliner and the U.S. Navy for allowing us to be a part of this historic occasion!
Shuttle May Delay to Feb. 27, 2011 from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Space Shuttle Discovery is now undergoing modification of 34 support beams inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, called stringers, on the external fuel tank by Kennedy Space Center technicians leaving the vehicle with less chance to make its next launch window that opens Feb. 3. The next launch window for the much-delayed space shuttle STS-133 after that would open Feb. 27, 2011.
Red Bull Winch Sessions: Episode 1 from Aerial Sports Feed by Red Bull Staff | Get an introduction to the gear that powers Red Bull Winch Sessions, the series that explores what can happen when you combine high-powered winches with some of the world's most talented… Watch Video
Red Bull Winch Sessions: Episode 2 from Aerial Sports Feed | Red Bull Air Force team members Othar Lawrence and Chris Santacroce take a new approach to paragliding for Red Bull Winch Sessions. Watch Video
Red Bull Winch Sessions: Episode 4 from Aerial Sports Feed | The Red Bull Air Force takes another crack at Red Bull Winch Sessions, with Othar Lawrence, Chris Santacroce and Miles Daisher teaming up for more paragliding madness. Watch Video
Flying for Less: The Birth of PeoplExpress from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | For years Don Burr, a former mutual fund manager, and Frank Lorenzo had been inseparable since their early days as airline management consultants, long before they'd taken helm at Texas International…
Today in Aviation History – January 6 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Friday, June 25, 2010
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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DC-3 Journey to Warbirds Over Wanaka—Unforgettable Opportunity from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | The Warbird Dakota Syndicate (Also known as 'Fly Dakota-NZ') will be offering unique opportunities for anyone wanting to attend the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in comfort and style. When the DC-3 flies from Ardmore to Wanaka and then onto Queenstown on April the 1st, places will be available for return travel to and from Wanaka and Queenstown…
Weekend Wings #35: A make-or-break year for the F-35 Lightning II? from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | The F-35 Lightning II, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter competition, is considered critical to the future of the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps (USMC), and, to a lesser extent, to the US Navy. We've looked at it in several previous Weekend Wings articles (see #3, #6, #8, #21 and #30 - links in sidebar), so I don't need to go into details about the aircraft and its performance here…
Magazine Preview: The Rocket Man - Bwog | It scared the family, and I think in some ways, they thought that I wouldn't ever fly in space and were slightly relieved, maybe, but they were even more ...
'Pappy Boyington Field' Documentary Film Examines Historic Marine Aviator - Salem-News.Com | The film "Pappy Boyington Field" tells the story of the grass-roots effort by Veterans to honor Pappy in the town of his birth, with a commemorative ...
WHF Hangar Newsletter from http://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/ | Greetings from the staff at the Warbird Heritage Foundation and welcome to the latest edition of the WHF Hangar! | The year 2009 was a very busy one for all of us at WHF, and it was filled with several unique events and accomplishments. The 2009 airshow season saw our aircraft at eleven different shows around the country. Not only did we perform at shows in the Midwest, but we also participated in shows as far away as Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas…
Trio seek to build air museum for Glenview Naval Air Station - Passionate about preserving U.S. Naval history, Lowell Wallace, Bill Marquardt and Bob Coffin loved watching the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the F6F-3 Hellcat fighter planes being pulled from Lake Michigan last year. The World War II-era training planes will eventually be restored and put on display in out-of-state museums. Nearly 40 aircraft have been plucked from the lake in the last 20 years. Remarkably, none can be found in Glenview…
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 March from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr. | Well Folks, here we are again a week older and, with luck, a day or so wiser. Boy, this economic situation is wreaking havoc with airshows so far this year. Three in the area where I am have cancelled due to economic reasons. It's a sad thing to have happen, but what can you do? I guess that it just makes the ones that manage to still happen will be that much nicer to attend. Well, let's start our weekly trek down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall. Tom K.
Chasing Rainbows, Low Tide, and Tsunami Watch from The Adventures of Chopper Chick! by Desiree
CoolPix - Modern Military: Holy Smoke! B-47 Stratojet JATO Takeoff by Martt | This amazing entry in the CoolPix collection helps to set the line between 'Vintage Military' and 'Modern Military'. I've decided we'll make the break at the end of WWII. This also fits pretty well since that's basically the time period where we entered the jet age as well. This pic is from 1954 of a Boeing B-47 making a Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO). The rather massive JATO package was a great help in getting the aircraft off the ground a lot quicker than with just the 6 wing mounted jet engines. Tho the airplane was fast, with a cruising speed of about 550mph, the jet engine technology of the time didn't make good thrust at slow speeds. JATO was a good solution to this issue at the time. It's really interesting to see this huge amount of smoke pouring out of the rockets, as well as a lot coming the 6 jets too. Early jet engines were also well known for making a lot of smoke!...Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Branson lands 'space tour' reality show - Digital Spy | According to WENN, National Geographic Channel's four-episode Virgin Galactic show will follow the billionaire mogul and engineer Burt Rutan's attempts to ...
Air show plans come together - St. Joseph News-Press | Plans are coming together for this year's air show at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, which will happen in 3½ months. City government, the St. ...
Manitowoc air show future uncertain - Fox11online.com | Szyman is also on the air show's board of directors. She says the show brings as much as $4 million into the area every year, and losing it would hurt. ...
Disecting and Promoting Airventure:'Oshkosh' is Really a 365-day-a-yearEvent for EAA Media Relations from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | When you really look deep into the soul of EAA's annual Airventure general aviation celebration, it is as much about people as it is about airplanes. We already know going in that pilots and others in the aviation community are some of the nicest, good-hearted, friendliest people on this planet, the kind of people who will give you the shirt off their back if you find yourself in Wisconsin in late July and really need a shirt…
Russia suspends flights of Su-27 fighters after crash - RIA Novosti | Two Su-27 fighter planes collided in midair when the Russian Knights aerial display team was rehearsing for the MAKS 2009 air show outside Moscow. ...
Saudi Hawks to head to UAE's 'Oasis City' with new manoeuvres display - AME Info | The Royal Saudi Air Force Aerobatic Team - better known as the Saudi Hawks - will perform a new, tight-formation flying routine when they take to the skies ...
Super Connie grounded: Key.Aero, Airshows ... has had to ground the aeroplane for the 2010 airshow season due to necessary repairs. Corrosion has been found in the wings during its annual...
NASA cuts price for retired space shuttles - Collectspace.com | January 15, 2010 — NASA slashed its multi-million dollar price tag on Friday for museums looking to acquire one of its three space shuttle orbiters after ...
Warbirds over Wanaka gets extra features - The Southland Times | Organisers of the largest air show in New Zealand are gearing up for a revamped Wanaka extravaganza. ...
Revealed: How David Cameron was forced to jump to safety from helicopter in landing drama By Sophie Freeman - David Cameron narrowly escaped injury after being forced to jump to safety from a helicopter. The Tory leader was a passenger in the craft when the handle for the landing gear came off in the pilot's hand. Faced with a dwindling fuel supply and the likelihood that an emergency landing could flip the helicopter over, pilot Philip Armadeus brought the helicopter to a hover above the ground. (Read More)
Sterling Heights man honored among aviators by TheKathrynReport - Sterling Heights resident Steven Kanyusik, 89, is a World War II and Korean War veteran whose accomplishments have put him among the ranks of Chuck Yeager, Jimmie Doolittle and even Neil Armstrong. (Read More)
'Amazing' - Mauinews.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Visitor's Information - The Maui News from http://www.mauinews.com/ - A Maui scuba tour operator may have made the dive of his life Wednesday when he found what appears to be the previously undocumented wreck of a World War II-era dive bomber off South Maui. Brad Varney, owner of B&B Scuba Maui, said the aircraft appears to be a nearly intact Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless. Both canopies were open, with the plane's gauges clearly visible on the console, and the back flaps are down. The only part missing was the plane's top tail rudder, which Varney found resting on the sand not far from the …
ANN's 'Heroes 'n Heartbreakers' '09: Aero-Hero #2 -- Jack Pelton from Aero-News Network - Aero-Hero #2: Jack Pelton Somehow I think I always knew he had it in him... my personal conversations, in bits and pieces, over the years have convinced me that there was a reason why Jack Pelton continued to lead one of the most powerful companies in Business and General Aviation…
Jacqueline Cochran profiled at Investor's Business Daily from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | I was quite surprised and pleased to see this. It's 4 pages long, and of course only scratches the surface of what Jackie Cochran accomplished…
Two Cal Poly Students Earn Volunteer Award - Cal Poly State University | Through LOOK, Cal Poly students with an interest in other languages and cultures from around the world visit the "Sun n Fun" after-school program at five of ...
787 Flight Test Update: Month One from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower - It has been one month since the 787 first flew from Paine Field in Everett and the program has been steadily accumulating flight test hours, having flown approximately 60hr and 56min over 15 flights, as measured by the take off and landing notification alerts from flightaware.com. Dennis O'Donoghue, vice president of Boeing's flight operations test & validation unit, said to Bloomberg yesterday that "We have been so happy with the progress we've made with the 787, I'm almost giddy."…
Huge Antonov jet stops at Sea-Tac - Seattle Post Intelligencer | It visited in either 1989 or 1990 at the airshow that was being held in the summer at Paine Field. Look it up in the archives of the PI, Times, ...
Flying Lessons: Crossing the Fence - Flying Magazine | I asked the Young Eagles organizers, but nobody had a clear idea of how to translate the kids' new enthusiasm for this thing called flying into any kind of ...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
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Aerobatics abound - Ontario Argus Observer
“These (aerobatic) pilots have to fly so many air shows to keep their tickets from the FAA current. With all these guys cancelling these air shows, ...
Ex crowds look up in wonder - Toronto Star
Flying with Fat Albert The Blue Angels use a C-130T Hercules nicknamed "Fat Albert" for carrying support personnel, spare parts, and tools between shows. ...
Single error would be disastrous - Toronto Star
... I've seen various precision flying teams, from the legendary Snowbirds to the recently invited US Navy Blue Angels, practise and regroup not over Lake ...
Hovering Harrier returns to air show - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Many of the static planes also were part of the show, including the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier, a rare air-show participant because most of them must be ...
Plenty of twists, turns during flight with Air Show pilot - News-Herald.com
When you see Klatt perform at the Air Show, his handiwork will be unlimited. On Wednesday, he was limited, and I can't thank him enough. ...
Airshow Pilot's Friend: 'Belly Landing was Perfect' - Cleveland News - Fox 8
CLEVELAND -- A plane at the Cleveland Air Show makes a crash landing and the pilot walks away unharmed. Chagrin Falls native Michael Hoyle tells Fox 8 he's ...
22 Years after the air show, Euclid native flies F-15's - WKYC-TV
Just ask John Cox, who at age seven, saw the Cleveland air show and knew that he one day wanted to be Captain John Cox. Today he is. ...
The Red Arrows Visit Cambridge - The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, The Red Arrows, landed at Marshall Airport in Cambridge both before and after their appearance at the Duxford Airshow on Saturday the 5th of September. Prior to the display the Red Arrows flew over the city, including performing a fly-past for the CUFC game. If Cambridge residents keep putting their crosses in the Liberal Democrat box this may be one of the last times the Red Arrows visit Cambridge. Cllr Reid is leading efforts to move Marshall off...
Record turnout at Wild West Air Fest - Steamboat Pilot
Alexander hit the skies in the Cub during the fifth annual Wild West Air Fest at Steamboat Springs Airport off Routt County Road 129. ...
Fly-past to remind cricket of Lord's WWII role - NDTV.com
Sunday's One-Day International between England and Australia here at Lord's is set to witness a fly-past by a WWII RAF Lancaster Bomber to mark the 65th ...
Rare WWII plane to highlight annual air show - Cookeville Herald Citizen
He will be piloting the SBD-Dauntless -- only one of two currently flying in the world -- at the annual Upper Cumberland Air Show, scheduled for Saturday, ...
Former Tampa anchor narrates B-17 documentary - Tampa Tribune
The Boeing B-17 carried a 10-man crew, 13 machine guns and 10 bombs that weighed 500 pounds each. These American aircraft flew by the hundreds out of ...
Valley Briefly: Sept. 6, 2009 - Terre Haute Tribune Star
Lawlis, who wrote “Winking at Death: Memoir of a World War II POW,” was an Army Air Corps navigator whose B-25 bomber was shot down in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Tale of a fighter pilot’s last sortie - The National Newspaper from http://www.thenational.ae/
More than 50 years after the British put down an uprising in Oman by rebels and the fierce tribes who live on Jebel Akhdar, only the grave of a young RAF pilot who crashed on the mountain and the debris of his aircraft remain as reminders of the conflict, writes Jonathan Gornall...
Former Bulgarian Dictator's Plane Will Be Sent To The Bottom Of The Black Sea from Aero-News Network
Slated To Become An Artificial Reef For Fishing, Diving It was the personal transportation for former Bulgarian Dictator Todor Zhivkov, but in a couple of weeks, it may be resting at the bottom of the Black Sea. The Sofian News Agency Novinite reports that the Zikov's TU-154 is being readied for it's new career as an artificial reef....
The very first flying car from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh
Glenn Curtiss gets credit for attempting the first flying car in 1917 with his Autoplane that married a car looking like a skinny Ford Model T with a biplane–make that triplane. Congratulations to Aerofiles.com for finding those photos and drawings. The car, patented in 1919, was capable of short hops. In today’s terminology we think of a short hop as a 25-mile flight to get a hamburger. These hops reached an altitude measured in inches and a distance measured in feet. If you think the Curtiss company is long gone, meet today’s Curtiss Wright, the company formed in 1929 with the merger of 12 Wright and Curtiss affiliated companies.
Park Forest woman worked on B-17s - Southtown Star
Hazel Krauklis, of Park Forest, working on a B-17 bomber during World War II. Details: Cost of tour is $5 per person or $15 per family. ...
Naval Air Station Wildwood remembers World War II during this ... - Press of Atlantic City
Flying in for the event were two original World War II bombers - the B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" and the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" - plus a P-51 ...
Goodrich Foundation Aids Museum - Hartford Business
The New England Air Museum has received a $10000 grant from The Goodrich Foundation in continued support of the museum's SOAR for Science educational ...
Quiet Supersonic Transport? from PPRuNe Forums by NamibFox
I read with some interest that a former Gultfstream CEO floated a company to develop a Quiet Supersonic Transport plane. His son is taking his dream forward. With a planned range of 4000 miles and space for 12 passengers this plane is touted as a 'Concorde' replacement. I fail to see how a passenger aircraft with only 12 seats is a replacement for a plane that could carry up to 120 passengers.
August Photos of the Month published from FenceCheck Forums - Check out the http://www.fencecheck.com/content/index.php
Some Toronto airshow pictures - Ah, cult of the military industrial complex, how I love thee… We were at the CNE today (I’ll post about that tomorrow if I do — it’s been a very long day, because after the CNE I spent an hour and a half dragging three girls around at the pool), and most of the day included jets roaring over our heads — aerobatic teams from the US Navy, and the Canadian military as well, plus shows with an F-22 and much more. We even got to see a condensation “bubble” form around one of the jets as it went trans...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Prowlers, Growlers, Warthogs, oh my - Helena Independent Record, MT
By Independent Record - OK, so we've got a Growler, a Prowler, a Warthog, some Thunderbirds and a handful of Golden Knights floating from the sky. Yet another Harry Potter movie? Not quite. This odd cast of characters is scheduled to hit ...
Air show flies high with new revenue strategies - nwitimes.com, IN
By Rob Earnshaw The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority announced Tuesday this year's performers for the 10th annual Gary's South Shore Air Show and unique opportunities for attendees that will help the popular summer event strive despite ...
'09 Gary Air Show promises thrills - Gary Post Tribune, IN
As for new acts, the usual suspects, such as the Lima Limas, Golden Knights and US Air Force will make their appearances, as will the Sea Harrier F/A2, which lifts off vertically. Batistatos expects that demonstration to be one of the more exciting. ...
Mike Goulian from Windsor International Air Show by Century of Flight
If you ever had a chance to see poetry in flight this is your opportunity. Mike gives it his all in every performance and you will be amazed at his flight dynamics. I can't say enough except watch the videos.I'm using a link to his page so you can see his crisp, clean and amazng performance. Click on his air show video and remember he will be here in Windsor.http://mikegoulian.com/videos-new
P-38 Will Be in Valle AZ This Saturday by P-38
Hi all, Just a quick note to let you know that the Planes of Fame P‑38, “23 Skidoo,” will be at their Valle, AZ Museum (near the Grand Canyon) this Saturday, June 27. The P-38 National Association is holding our General Membership Meeting there beginning on Friday, and Steve Hinton and the good folks at the Planes [...]
Marine Corps Col. (ret.) Ed McMahon Dies at age 86 from Military Photos by HollywoodMarine
Ed McMahon: Marine Corps Aviator by M.L. Shettle, Jr.
Edward Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. was born in Detroit Michigan in 1923. McMahon led a somewhat unhappy and nomadic childhood. His father traveled all over the country pursuing various financial ventures including carnival jobs and bingo games. Nevertheless, McMahon had a good lineage. His great-great-great-grandfather, the Duke of Magenta, was a marshal and president of France. The Duke's favorite sauce, named Macmahonaise in his honor, was later shortened to mayonnaise. McMahon's grandmother was the cousin of Rose Fitzgerald, mother of John F. Kennedy. Many of McMahon's summers were spent at his grandparent's in Lowell Massachusetts. McMahon's ambition was to be a radio announcer and had his first announcing job at the age of 15…
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Red Arrows help celebrate Downley Day - This is Local London, UK
Having the Red Arrows on the programme helped draw in the crowds. They were spectacular, arriving spot on time at 2.32pm." The afternoon included two orchestras performing in a large marquee alongside craft and refreshment stalls. In the show arena, ...
Dauntless SBD Dive Bomber Emerges From Lake Michigan from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7
Many years ago I worked with a man I admired a lot by the name of Claude Seal. During World War Two he flew in the U.S. Navy, and learned carrier operations flying off of a carrier in Lake Michigan. Claude remained in the Navy Reserve and retired as a Captain having served flying Douglas [...]
Michael Marshall takes flight in a vintage de Havilland Vampire - Cambridge Network, UK
Following the recent AGM of Marshall of Cambridge, Chief Executive Michael Marshall was treated to a surprise flight in a de Havilland Vampire historic aircraft, the type of aeroplane he flew as a National Service Pilot with the Royal Air Force in 1952 ...
Martin Baker Meteor Photo.Call. (Charlgrove) from PPRuNe Forums by Old Photo.Fanatic
was fortunate recently to have a Photo. visit to "Charlgrove" Martin Baker's home of their Meteors. The pilot of WL 419 was taking it to "Northolt". He did me proud, before departing he did some very nice Approaches/Passes to best effect. A selection follows for viewing and enjoyment. The other Black Meteor WA638,was in for Maintenance, so hope for a return visit. Watch this space! The whole visit was made more or me as I was brought up on the Fifties Jets. Pure Nostalgia.
Aviation history in the valley - Valley Echo, Canada
The rich aviation history of the valley took flight on June 16 when noted aviation historian and author Chris Weicht came to Invermere. Speaking to about 35 people Weicht talked about both the where and how the valley has been involved in the history ...
B-17 Bomber Stops in Twin Ports - WDIO-TV, MN
The B-17 flew dangerous bombing missions over Germany. Known as the "Flying Fortress" the B-17 often flew into battle with no fighter escort. A third were shot down. "There was a lot of airmen, 50000 airmen killed in the 8th Air Force," said Tony Manzo ...
Air And Space Activities Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Moon Landing from Aero-News Network
A Month Of Special Activities Planned Millions of people across the globe watched as two men set foot on another world for the first time July 20, 1969. The National Air and Space Museum is commemorating this defining moment in space exploration with several 40th anniversary-related programs including astronaut appearances, book signings, the opening of an art exhibit and gallery talks by the museum's Space History curators.
Kaman K-16B: 2007 from The Unwanted Blog by admin
As a followup to this and this, here are photos I took of the Kaman K-16B VTOL testbed in late 2007. When compared to the 2001 photos, it’s clear that it has been moved and cleaned up. It looked a lot better. But apart from that, there were two other major changes:..
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Tyndall AFB from FenceCheck Forums - Hot and hazy today with AM flying shooting into the white sky; not typical Tyndall airshow lighting. Here is a Red Air guy
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
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WWII bomber to be recovered from Lake Michigan - Chicago TribuneRestoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum is expected to take several years. The Dauntless was a mainstay of the Navy's World War II air fleet in the Pacific, and spearheaded the air attack in the Battle of Midway. The Pacific museum also is ...
Military bomber featured at air show - Fox11online.com, WIMANITOWOC - Final checks are made, as the crew of the B-25 bomber Miss Mitchell prepares for takeoff. "The original Miss Mitchell flew in North Africa, Italy and towards Polesti, and this airplane is a replica we named it in honor of that airplane," ...
Paris Air Show 2009 - The Surprise Will Be That There Are Few, If ... - Gerson Lehrman Group
The 2007 Paris Air Show was perhaps the peak of aerospace activity until a slowdown emerged last year. This years show will be surprising because there are very few, if any rabbits for anyone to pull out of their hats. From the 2006 Farnborough Air ...
Spitfire flypast for RAF High Wycombe tonight - Bucks Free Press, UK
By Alex Hayes » A SPITFIRE will take part in a flypast over RAF High Wycombe tonight to mark an annual reception. The World War Two plane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will pass over the base in Walters Ash at to mark the annual reception, ...
Air Tattoo will go on - This is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK
Tim Price, the director of the Royal International Air Tattoo, made the comments yesterday during the event launch, at RAF Fairford. “This year we have created double the parking capacity to deal with even the most extreme weather,” he said. ...
Terrafugia Completes First Round Of Flight Tests from AVwebFlash Current Issue
There's never any shortage of "flying-car" projects, but the folks at Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Mass., seem to have captured widespread interest with their folding-wing design. On Wednesday, the company announced that its proof-of-concept vehicle has successfully completed its flight-test program. Test pilot Phil Meteer flew the aircraft 28 times over several weeks, and evaluated handling, performance, takeoff, landing, stability, stalls and safety. Work is now under way to design the second vehicle, which will incorporate modifications based on what was learned in the first round of flight testing. The company is taking refundable deposits for copies of the aircraft, with first delivery expected in 2011.
Pilot Reports UFO Over Texas from AVwebFlash Current Issue
A pilot with Continental Express reported that an object resembling a missile or rocket flew straight at his Embraer 145 regional jet and passed within 100 feet of it, shortly after takeoff from Houston, Texas, around 8 p.m. last Friday. The pilot told controllers that a "strange object" flew past as he was climbing through 11,000 feet, and it wasn't visible on radar. The pilot didn't take evasive action and the flight continued on to its destination. The local sheriff's office told the Houston Chronicle that another Continental pilot had reported a similar incident in the area in May 2008. Officials were checking with local hobbyist clubs to see if any rockets had been fired in the area. The FBI and FAA met to review the report with the pilot on Tuesday but no conclusions about the event were announced.
Amazing!! from PPRuNe Forums by Trans Lift
I was sitting outside the hangar the last day as a skycrane came whizzing by. To my disbelief, it broke its water about 50 AGL and gave birth there and then to two magnificent twins. We're currently looking after them in our hangar and I'm glad to say that they are doing well!!
RAF ends 19 year mission in Iraq (first post) from PPRuNe Forums by RobHowarth
Hi all,A few pictures taken yesterday at RAF Marham in Norfolk as the RAF ended their 19 year mission in Iraq. A flypast of 6 Tornado GR4's and 3 VC 10's took place before an emotional reunion with friends and family's
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