Sailplane racers to compete in Nationals - General Aviation News | Sailplane racers will gather in Minden, Nevada, this June 10-19 to compete in the 18 Meter Nationals. “This contest will pit up to 60 pilots who will each day fly a weather-dependent course,” said Reba Coombs, contest manager. Each pilot will be towed aloft by airplanes to a predetermined release height and then dive through the “start gate.” The pilot who completes the course with the fastest speed wins...
Seventy aircraft make it to the 2014 Clifton Fly-In - warwickdailynews.com.au | AFTER returning from the Vietnam War with an ambition to fly, Vince Clegg was talked out of it. But decades later, he has built his own plane and was one of the members of the Darling Downs Sports Aircraft Association who had their planes at the Clifton Fly-In yesterday...
Tiny Fly-In - Concho valley homepage | Many demonstrated their tiny aircrafts at the Tiny Fly-In event at Foster Communications Coliseum. Many from around the Concho Valley and from out of state enjoyed demonstrating their tiny aircrafts at the Tiny Fly-In event at Foster Communications Coliseum Saturday. While some aircrafts come ready to fly out of the box others are contructed by hand. The event was open to the public with free admission and sponsored by the San Angelo RC Club. The Fly-In featured a flight simulator allowing participants to learn how to fly...
Spruce Creek Fly-In aids Pilot N Paws rescue - Daytona Beach News-Journal | Rose Scaglia reaches for one of the rescued dogs from Gayl Henze, after arriving at the Spruce Creek Fly-In. - News-Journal photos/Taylor Ashley | PORT ORANGE – One by one the planes landed March 1 at the Spruce Creek Fly-In, each holding a most precious cargo – dozens of dogs and puppies. It was another successful rescue by members of Pilots N Paws, a nonprofit organization whose mission is saving the lives of shelter animals...
Lone survivor of B-17 crash awarded Purple Heart - KY3 | On March 18, 1944, Sgt. Richard Faulkner's B-17 was shot down over France. He was the only member of the crew to survive. The Germans hunted him but he was secreted out of the country by the French underground. When Faulkner, who now lives in...
Video Vault: Cleveland National Air Show 1991 and 1992 - Tom Livingston, newsnet5.com | CLEVELAND - Due to Washington budget issues, there is no 2013 air show in Cleveland. Fear not, our Video Vault is chock full of footage from air shows past. I've chosen stories from 1991 and 1992 for this look at Cleveland National Air Shows from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport...
Video: Fourth Annual Fly It Forward Celebrates Women In Aviation - WHAG | FREDERICK, Md.--The fourth annual Fly It Forward event took off this weekend in hopes of promoting women in aviation. At Frederick Municipal Airport, local women in aviation got together on Saturday with one common goal: Teaching young girls flying planes isn't just a guy thing....
Sky’s the limit at Oshawa women in aviation event - durhamregion.com | DURHAM -- Dozens of females from across Durham and the GTA celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 by soaring to great heights...
Inspiration in the Sky - Flight To Success | ...Saturday we flew until the visibility fell and we had to shut down the event, leaving a few tears standing in the rain. Yet we flew 92 women. We came back Sunday to give it another shot and mother nature took better care of our event, and we flew another 132 women!...
Women's Airforce Service Pilot veteran visits EAA AirVenture Museum - postcrescent.com | For 
WWII Heritage Days to Honor the Women of The Greatest Generation - Warbirds News | The sights and sounds of The Greatest Generation will come alive when the Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing hosts its eleventh annual “WWII Heritage Days” event over the weekend of April 26th/27th. The history festival will take place at The Historical Airpower Facility, Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, Peachtree City, GA from 9am-4pm both days. Go beyond the jump to find out more…
Women in aviation: Ann Arbor flying club encourages girls to become pilots - MLive.com | Kathryn Robine fulfilled a lifelong dream when she earned her pilot’s license in the 1970s. Emily Howell Warner became the first woman to work as a pilot for a major commercial airline in 1973, and Robine firmly decided that she, too, could learn to fly a plane. “I’ve wanted to do this since I was young. …For me, when it was in the news that the first woman pilot was hired, I thought, ‘Good, I can do this now,’” Robine said...
Fantasy of Flight — an evolving business model so see it while you can - Travel for Aircraft | Kermit Weeks built an incredible home to house and maintain his incredibly extensive aircraft collection and called it Fantasy of Flight. The aircraft there range from faithfully built replicas of before World War I aircraft through World War II era aircraft — both civil as well as military. Located in Polk City FL...
Museum Hosts Scout Troop, Assists With Merit Badge Activities | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum hosted about 70 Cub Scouts Saturday at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport. The museum periodically assists...
'Let's go!' 80th birthday of Yury Gagarin, first man in space - RT | On March 9, legendary Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, would have turned 80. His 108-minute epic orbital flight on April 12, 1961 ushered in the era of space exploration – and his charming smile became its symbol...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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Tillsonburg ready to welcome the Snowbirds - London Free Press | The Royal Canadian Air Force's 
US military missing in action this Air Show - Toronto Star | This year, however, the Canadian International Air Show's aerobatic stunts will be left to the Canadians, after budget constraints forced the United States Air Force to halt funding for nearly all of its air demonstration teams. Where organizers have ...
Warm weather, clear skies for weekend's air show - Register Pajaronian | Visitors heading to the 48th annual Watsonville Fly-in and Air Show should expect clear skies with low clouds clearing up by late morning or early afternoon, Cross said. Thousands of people will descend about the Watsonville Airport from Friday to ...
Wild West Air Fest highlights Labor Day weekend in Steamboat - Steamboat Pilot & Today | This weekend, Stout will be in Steamboat talking about Colorado's aviation history and other interesting airplane tales during the eighth annual Wild West Air Fest at Steamboat Springs Airport. “I think it's a great way for families to get introduced ...
Air show skydivers will jump into PV-Assumption football game - Quad City Times | Fans attending Thursday's high school football game between the Pleasant Valley Spartans and the Assumption Knights will get a taste of the Quad-City Air Show during the pre-game festivities. Ken Hopper, president of the Quad-City Air Show, has ...
Fundraiser pre-airshow dinner and concert for Wounded Warrior Project - News Sentinel | Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 1-2, will hold a fundraiser pre-show dinner and concert, Friday, to assist service members who have been injured in the line of duty. All proceeds from the dinner and concert will be donated to the nonprofit organization ...
40000-plus attended air show at former Navy base - Boston.com | Steve Levesque from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority says attendance tracked closely with expectations for the second show since the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station. Last year, about 25,000 people attended the first post-Navy air ...
Video: Winston Salem Air Show Highlights from PARADISE AIRSHOWS
Come along and enjoy the Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | Families from Bournemouth and the surrounding area looking for free entertainment in the last week of the school holidays are being invited to join in the fun at this year's Bournemouth Air Festival . The event – with the strapline “by the sea and ...
An In-depth Interview with Farnborough International Airshow's Operations ... - Event Industry News | The Farnborough International Airshow attracts exhibitors and visitors from across the globe, bringing together the cream of the commercial aerospace and defence industries and showcasing the newest and most groundbreaking developments in aviation ...
Deteriorated parts blamed for Reno crash from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that deteriorated locknut inserts found in Jimmy Leeward's P-51D that crashed during the 2011 National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, allowed the trim tab attachment screws to become loose, and even initiated fatigue cracking in one screw. This condition, which resulted in reduced stiffness in the elevator trim system, ultimately led to aerodynamic flutter at racing speed that broke the trim tab linkages, resulting in a loss of controllability and the eventual crash, NTSB officials said...
Fort Bend Radio Control Club fly-in benefits MDA each year - Houston Chronicle | When Lin Moore was growing up in North Carolina, he'd take things apart in an attempt to understand how they worked. He couldn't always put them back together, which frustrated his parents. "They understood, I guess - they let me live," he joked...
World War II translator honored for service with Flying Tigers - Scoop.it | But the 90-year-old American citizen — one of the last remaining members of the original Flying Tigers still living today — said the evening was beyond his imagination. Former Veterans Administration Secretary Jim Nicholson ...
A legend of air - South West (translated) | Despite its immense experience in the Patrouille de France or as an 
Northwest Flight to Blakesburg: The Low and Slow Contingent from Antique Airfield News | While the antique biplanes get most of the attention, I think the Cubs and a Stearman in our group that are flying low and slow are possibly having more fun. Today most of the group flew from Bozeman, MT to Spearfish, SD, with a few folks peeling off to fly a northerly route via Miles City, MT and over to Pierre, SD....
Presidential TFR Still Predicted for Saturday September 1 in Des Moines from Antique Airfield News | The Tuesday Presidential TFR for Des Moines is complete and has been taken down. Although there is no TFR NOTAM posted for Saturday September 1 as of Tuesday evening, the news reports and Obama campaign website still say a Presidential visit will be occurring in Des Moines Saturday September 1. We will post the NOTAM as soon as it becomes available....
Going Commando — Curtiss C-46 walkaround by travelforaircraft | Curtiss-Wright took the success of the Douglas DC-3 and mixed it with the innovation of the Boeing B-307 Stratocruiser to make the first pressurized cargo aircraft. Though not pressurized in the production version it was the largest twin engine aircraft at the time and could deliver a heavy load to distant unimproved airfields....
Video: Over The Alps With No Engine, Whatcha Gonna Do? Enjoy The Ride : )
from AirPigz by Martt | Soaring is still relatively unknown to the
average avgeek... I wish I knew what to do to change that. Sailplanes
are a fantastic and exhilarating way to fly, and flying some of them
over the Alps as this video shows makes for an incredibly amazing
adventure. One thing you sure don't need for this adventure is an
engine!...
AF C-130 firefighting efforts reach milestone from Air Force Link Top Stories | Air Force Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s reached a major mission milestone Aug. 24 by dropping the 2 millionth gallon of retardant for the season. MAFFS 5, assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here, dropped the record-breaking gallon during its third sortie of the day battling the Halstead fire north of Stanley, Idaho....
NASA's Moonwalking Apollo Astronauts: Where Are They Now? - Space.com | He retired as a brigadier general from the Air Force, and left NASA in 1970 to work for the U.S. State Department, and then to become the director of the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum. In 1980, Collins left the Smithsonian, joining the LTV ...
Monday, April 18, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERIES - Air Show Sunday - Star-Telegram | The two-day Air Power Expo concluded on Sunday with the Blue Angels at NAS Fort Worth.
Air Show Thrills Thunder Viewers - WLKY | Young Watchers Most Enthusiastic - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- At times cloudy skies and a low ceiling caused havoc for the Thunder Over Louisville Air Show, but there was still plenty to see and enjoy...
"Legends over the Colorado" airshow - S & W Forums | My son and I went to the "Legends over the Colorado" airshow last weekend. The highlight was "FIFI" the only remaining flying B-29 bomber. It was really cool to see it flying and then to crawl around and in it. We also took a ride on the Grumman TBM "Avenger" torpedo bomber, used in the Pacific during WWII...
Video: Red Bull skydiver transfers between gliders mid-flight - Flight Blog | (2010) Redbull skydiver Paul Steiner has pulled off this amazing feat, captured on video, in which at 2100m he climbs out of his glider's cockpit (don't worry: the pilot stays), climbs to the outer edge of the wing, hangs down underneath it, transfers to a second glider, and then...
North Texas Spring - 2011 - Another Time | After a windy week in North Texas the winds let up for our little airport to come alive with antique, classic and contemporary classic airplanes! Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, Texas shows its variety when the weather makes it perfect for flying...
WWII veterans group gathers for last toast - Air Force Times | TEMPLE, Texas — It was over with the clinking of glass. Recently, four World War II veterans lifted shot glasses filled with Tsingtao beer for a final toast. The Central Texas Basha of the China-Burma-India Veterans Association was officially dissolving, six years after the national organization closed up shop. Basha is a bamboo hut in India...
Profile 47 - "1" as flown by Lt. Ted Hutchins - WW2 Fighters | Done! Sort of. I'm not happy with the wing and I might redo it. But for now, I'm content to put "1" up for readers to see/read about this machine and the man that flew her...
War effort - Roger Wilco | One of the biggest industrial efforts ever undertaken was that of the United States during World War II...
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 29) - Cencio 4 | Once again “stalemate” is the most used term to define the situation on the battlefield in Libya. Misratah is still under siege as Gaddafi’s forces pounded the third largest Libyan city with rocket, mortars and cluster bombs used also on residential areas...
Multiple Airships? - Jet Careers | I've been in San Antonio for the last 2 weeks or so with my job and yesterday I was hanging out at the airport when the Zeppelin came into town. Managed to get some decent pictures of multiple airships at the same place...
If it floats..... - Airline Pilot Forums | Moving things in still pictures. (great seaplane pix)
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Indy Transponder 30-DEC-2010 1030z
Aviation Nation 2010 presents the USAF Thunderbirds from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially-marked USAF jet aircraft. Early aircraft…
2010: A review of the year's airshows around the world from Flight International by Will Horton | 2010 saw the Flightglobal team cover airshows across three continents. Here's a review of this year's airshows. …The year's largest airshow featured the international premiere of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. See here for photos of the aircraft's Spitfire-accompanied flypast on departure (video of the departure here)…
Top 5 stories of the year, No. 2: Air show wows crowds - St. Cloud Times | The show took place June 26-27 and featured the US Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, the F-22 Raptor and other aerobatic acts. ...
2010 In Review from PPRuNe Forums by Earl of Rochester … Sky Shuttle ditches in Victoria Harbour Hong Kong 3rd July 2010:
No. 4 Events boost St. Joseph tourism - News-Press Now | With the Sound of Speed Airshow, the Pony Express Sesquicentennial, the NCAA's Elite Eight basketball and softball tournaments as well as a tennis ...
2011 Is Not Wiseman's First Celebration Date - Petaluma Argus Courier | In addition, his airplane is preserved in the Smithsonian Institution, National Air Museum, Washington, DC As readers of this blog have learned, ...
Beer-themed charity events help 2 Houston-area philanthropists fund their ... - Houston Chronicle | The two became neighbors after Frederickson moved to Houston in 2000 to teach aviation history at Rice University. They remained close after Frederickson ...
Hundreds farewell renowned aviator - Lismore Northern Star | Northern Rivers Aero Club chief flight instructor Bill Keenan flew a classic Cessna 337 flanked by two Pitts Special aerobatic biplanes flown by champion ...
BASE jumper/Inventor/Pilot Calvin19 and Annibal: A Family Affair ... - What does a man who loves flying; adventure and exploring the possibilities take time to stop and watch outside his realm of activities? "I enjoy viewing The Red Bull Air races a lot. I do not have the money or skill to participate. ...
Lovely Grass Takeoff on a Summer's Afternoon from Antique Airfield News | Here's a break from all the snow and rain (in my part of the country): A brief reminder of takeoffs at Blakesburg, courtesy of Bob Punch…
Eight-Engine AWACS from The Unwanted Blog | An early diagram for the Boeing 707-derived AWACS. The USAF originally specced an aircraft capable of greater loiter than the 707/KC-135 was capable of, so Boeing designed a version with 8 more efficient engines. When the USAF backed off on the loiter requirement, the existing engine arrangement was workable, and Boeing went with that…
Video: High Performance Sailplane And Spectacular 'Cloud Flying' by Martt | I was blessed to solo in a glider on my 14th birthday (way back in 1975!), and even got some high performance time in a 15 meter wing Schweizer 1-35 while still just 14. Unfortunately, as I grew older my opportunities to soar were greatly diminished. However, I know that I'm seriously gonna look into getting current in a sailplane as soon as my finances allow - maybe this next summer…
Shuttlenauts from Air & Space Magazine
Today In Aviation History – December 30 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
December 30 - This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth
