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Only a trail remains: At least 70000 attend air show over two days; crowds pleased - Foster's Daily Democrat | "A beautiful weekend, great weather and the Blue Angels were a great combination." For most of those estimated 70000 people, bathrooms, shade and mapping ...

Mexico, MO Salute to Veterans Air Show from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo:

Winds trim Offutt air show - Omaha World-Herald | One of the show's highlights was the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, which performs aerial stunts in tight formation. The Thunderbirds have been ...

Flypast offers a new view of show - The Northern Echo | A FLYPAST by a Second World War Dakota aircraft proved to be the star attraction at an agricultural show in the heart of the North Pennines. ...

United States - Oregon - Oregon International Air Show 2010 - Hillsboro (Portland) - 08/20/10 from FenceCheck Forums:

Nation loses another hero - Sun-Sentinel | He was a B17 navigator in World War ll. He was truly part of the Greatest Generation. Try to imagine climbing into your B17 aircraft knowing you will be ...

Review: A2A Simulations' B-17G Flying Fortress - FlightSim.com | The Boeing B-17 could be called the greatest aircraft in history. It was produced and shot down in vast quantities, housed a crew of around ...

Scrapbook: Legend of the skies. 25th Aug 1943 - RantRave | Published Opinion.| Didn't he win the Kings Cup Air Race in 1938? And now he is more than ever a legend for all the ants on the ground, who never cease to be astonished when ...

Aviation Celebration Honors Alabama's First Lady of Flight Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- On National Aviation Day the Birmingham Aero Club hosted an evening event honoring Alabama's First Lady of Flight- Nancy Batson Crews (1920-2001) with a new exhibit at the Southern Museum of Flight. Award winning author and featured speaker, Sarah Byrn Rickman, highlighted Nancy's story from her recent biography as told to her by her late friend and mentor. Aero Club President, Holly Roe opened the program with Dr. Ed Stevenson from the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame introducing Sara Rickman. Dr. Jim Griffin, Director of the Southern Museum of Flight presented the new Crews exhibit…

The DC-3, A Real Man's Airplane from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7 | Every now and then you run across an article you just have to read, and so it was with an article in Flying by Martha Lunken titled "DC-3, A Real Man's Airplane." Without a doubt this is one of the best articles written about this wonderful 75 year old airplane, and which brought back memories [...]

Happy 40th Birthday To The DC-10 from Flying With Fish by flyingfish | If you're a regular reader of Flying With Fish you may have noticed I am a 'three-holer' fan.  While my favorite three-holer, the Lockheed L-1011, is all but gone from the skies, the long serving three-holer workhorse of the skies is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its very first flight…

Video: Sumptuous 747 Landing In 120fps Slow Mo - Wow! by Martt | I'm a freak for great video, and for great airplanes... guess you could say that makes me a 'super freak' for great video of great airplanes! That's exactly what youtuber GatwickSpotting has here. Shot from over 4 miles away, this slow mo 747 landing is a real treat to watch…

A Fine Day's Cataloging from AcroCamp by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) Another fine day of editing here at Airspeed Studios. I got most of Day 2 (15 May) cataloged and ready to link up with alternate camera angles and the cockpit audio. And I found several of the Easter eggs that the cast left for me. Like this shot of Jim Rodriguez and Don Weaver giving the thumbs up, er, down, er up. The tech frame evolved when Roger Bishop gave in to the ham that's in all of us and gave the camera a wave. Being a guy with a true sense of lighting and composition, I'm sure that he couldn't resist stepping out into the near-perfect lighting of one of the early flights of that day…

John And Martha King Held At Police Gunpoint (Really) from AVwebFlash Current Issue - Aviation's most prominent husband and wife team is calling on government agencies to keep their databases up to date and warning pilots and aircraft owners they could be next to be surrounded by heavily armed police, handcuffed and detained because of a bit of miscommunication. John and Martha King say there's a lesson to be learned after they spent about 30 scary minutes in the custody of Santa Barbara, Calif., police at the Santa Barbara Airport Saturday…

Guns, Handcuffs and John and Martha King from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Think it can't happen to you? John and Martha King (of King Schools) beg to differ. Aviation's best-known couple were the subject of a bizarre case of mistaken identity on Aug. 28 that resulted in them having guns drawn on them, being handcuffed and held for about 30 minutes. As always, there are lessons to be learned from Martha King as she goes through the bizarre event at the Santa Barbara Airport in this unedited and, at 15 minutes, longer-than-usual AVweb podcast.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation…

Strange But True Aviation News from Things with Wings by fail…

How Did An IPhone Take This Picture? - Gizmodo Australia - Unless the blades of this aeroplane propellor can defy gravity and float, the iPhone's camera totally distorted ...

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Metal birds to spread their wings at annual air show - Denton Record Chronicle | The event, scheduled for June 19, is a collaborative effort between the Denton Air Fair Committee, Denton Airport and David Schultz Airshows LLC…

The Last Time Invites WAI and WASP to It's AirVenture DC-3 Reunion from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Have you ever worked on a DC-3? Did you fly one? Were you cabin or maintenance crew? Did you jump out of one? Fight fires with it? No matter what your relationship with the DC-3, you owe it to yourself to join The Last Time at EAA AirVenture this summer to celebrate this amazing airplane with a DC-3 Reunion. "The Last Time is particularly interested in inviting all WASP to come to our…

Pilots, fans get ready for Chippewa Valley Air Show - WEAU-TV 13 | What I get to do for a living is a gift," pilot Greg Poe said. "It's the ultimate freedom for me. It's like the wildest roller coaster you've ever been on," ...

Local heroes sought for rewarding flight - MassLive.com | The Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing will host the Westfield International Air Show, with the US Air Force Thunderbirds scheduled to ...

CF-18 Hornet Demo Jet from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II | In 2010, the Canadian Navy celebrates its 100th anniversary. The centennial will be a momentous milestone both for the Canadian Navy and for Canada's history. The naval centennial slogan "Commemorate, Celebrate, Commit" reflects the desire to honour the past, celebrate Canadian Navy achievements and recognize the Navy's obligation to Canada. In tribute to the Canadian Navy, the Air Force will adopt the Canadian Navy Centennial as it's theme for the 2010 Demonstration Hornet's air show season. The demo jet's tails have been especially painted to commemorate this important milestone…

Columbia honors soldiers in Salute to Veterans Air Show - UM Maneater | Columbia hosted the 22nd Annual Salute to Veterans Air Show on Saturday at the Columbia Regional Airport. The free event included team demonstrations of the ...

United States - Wisconsin - Southern Wisconsin AirFEST 2010 - Janesville - 05/28/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Some more from me:

Black Team Jumps into Janesville High Schools from armygoldenknights's | Black Team went back to work with a purpose today after a much needed day off for Memorial Day. Under pristine blue skies today, the Team jumped into two local High Schools in Janesville, WI…

Golden Knight Crew Chiefs prepare the fleet for the weekend #ArmyStrong from armygoldenknights's | It  is certainly an honor to serve as a Crew Chief in such an elite organization as this.  The duties aren't too estranged from the customary duties of an Army UH-60 Black Hawk Crew Chief which is where all Crew Chiefs on the team hail from.  You still work weekends, and when not working during the weekend, you are preparing the aircraft for the weekend…

Test Shows Concorde Engine Is Sound from AVwebFlash Current Issue | It's been seven years since the supersonic Concordes were grounded, but a successful engine test over the weekend has raised the hopes of Concorde fans that at least one of the fleet will fly again. One of the four Rolls Royce engines on Concorde Sierra Delta, which has been on display at the Le Bourget Museum of Air and Space near Paris since 2003, underwent a seven-hour engineering exam on Saturday. The boroscopic test, using remote cameras and video to inspect the insides of the engine, showed it to be in perfect condition, Ben Lord, of the UK's Save Concorde Group, told AVweb on Tuesday. Lord said he hopes the positive results will lead to further testing, then re-lighting the engines for ground taxi and eventually a return to flight. The French group Olympus593 arranged for the test, and they have set a goal of seeing Concorde fly for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London…

June 2010 Roadrunner News from Roadrunners of Groom Lake | Roadrunners Internationale President T.D. Barnes announces the association now having a Facebook account for the enjoyment of our members and fans. A large number of our members signed up on the first day and are exchanging stories and photos…

Military and Flying Machines 2010 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | The Military and Flying Machines Show, will be hosted at the Damyns Hall Aerodrome on the 7th and 8th of August 2010. The show will honor the Battle of Britain, which took place seventy years ago, in 1940, and will feature vintage aircraft and vehicles from that era. Visitors to the show can look forward to parades aerial displays and ground exhibitions of aircraft such as the WW2 Spitfire, Messerschmitt 108, Stearman Biplane, Bell "MASH" Helicopters and much more. Vehicles including jeeps and armored trucks will also be on display…

BBC News - B-52 bomber to be star of Sunderland airshow from news.bbc.co.uk | A US Air Force B-52 bomber is to be the star attraction of the 2010 Sunderland International Airshow…

Interview: Red Arrows on flying First World War planes - Telegraph.co.uk | For a new Channel 4 show, two ex-Red Arrows try flying our earliest warplanes. Michael Deacon reports. By Michael Deacon At the start of the First World War ...

Remembering Midway - 68 Years Later from Tailhook Daily Briefing by Steeljaw Scribe | Three years ago I wrote that at the end of a series of posts (which are collected here) that began on the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, and culminated on the anniversary of Midway with some modern day observations and what we might take away…

Former prisoners of war decorated for their time behind enemy lines - Tri-Valley Herald | While with the 7th Air Force, he piloted 88 missions in the B-25 in World War II, according to the VA. Hines, 86, first enlisted in the Army in 1945 and ...

VOLKSWAGEN EXPANDS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH RED BULL from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com (Editor) From germancarscene.com: Wolfsburg, 01 June 2010 – As a global sponsor of the Red Bull Air Race, Volkswagen is expanding its strategic partnership with Red Bull. Starting with the upcoming race at Windsor, Canada, on 6 June, the Wolfsburg automaker presents itself as an automobile partner of this one-of-a-kind motor sports competition in the air…

Exhibition marks golden age of Tasmanian aviation - ABC Local | The National Trust has put together a touring photographic exhibition of Tasmanian aviation history as part of its Community Heritage Program. ...

Steve Wood: Flying for a Record Purpose from Jetwhine by Scott Spangler | Pilots earn their certificates for many reasons, but it's been my experience that they only keep flying after the checkride if they have a goal, a purpose for being airborne more satisfying and fulfilling than the empty aeronautical nourishment of the hundred dollar burger. For some it's exploring the backcountry. For others it is aerobatics. And for Steve Wood, it is setting FAI world speed records over a recognized course in this homebuilt Glasair Aviation GlaStar, affectionately known as Goofy, for its N-number N600FY. I've mentioned Steve before, in Looking Up to Sustain a Future in Aviation, and noted that he'd set 90 world speed records…

United States - Wisconsin - Southern Wisconsin AirFEST 2010 - Janesville - 05/28/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Couple more Snowbirds...

Episode 99 – Bits and Pieces from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) In this episode, Rob, Max, and David discuss aviation news, with a focus on odd stories. Then Dan brings in Tom from The Airline Blog to talk about some additional stories. David has six interviews from the 2010 Joint Service Open House, as well as his usual This Week in Aviation segment. Finally, Steve and Grant have this week's Australia Desk report…

Back To The Future: The Quest For The Grand Slam Homebuilt by Martt | There's a pretty good chance you have no idea what this little experimental airplane is that's sitting on runway 18/36 at Oshkosh '73 under the wing of the huge Lockheed C-5A Galaxy.  This was just 2 years after the BD-5 had electrified Oshkosh, and this little single-seat airplane had come along to offer up some competition in the 2-stroke powered super-cool looking and cheap-to-build arena…

Flying Across America? The Go / No-Go decision… from Flying Across America | As our departure date gets closer, so does the moment of making the decision to start the flight… or not. The funding is not ensured yet and we don't know if it will be possible to fly all the way from Florida to California and back as planed. We had a long discussion about that and made the following decisions…

MAAG's Blog: Rucker Field Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | This article is from MAAG's Blog Mid-America Antique Airplane Group, who has kindly granted permission to re-publish on AntiqueAirfield.com. Today was the fly-in at Rucker Field. While not actually a MAAG event, there were a lot of cool airplanes, so I thought I would share some of my pictures. Steve Quick, MAAG President, gets grandson Owen thinking about airplanes at an early age. Great idea!

Space Adventures and Armadillo, The Video from The Launch Pad by Amanda Stiles | Last week, we mentioned the new partnership between Space Adventures and Armadillo Aerospace for future suborbital spaceflights ("3 Exciting Lunar Lander Announcements to End Your Week Right"). Today, we were excited to see that Space Adventures released a video on YouTube about the partnership…

Soyuz TMA-17 Lands from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The Russian Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft touched down from the International Space Station on at about 11:25 a.m. ET (9:25 a.m. local time Wednesday) on the central steppes of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, reports MSNBC, Cnet News, and the Associated Press. The crew appeared in good spirits and excellent health after 163-days in orbital space. The Soyuz TMA-19 space station replacement crew will launch to the International Space Station on June 16, 2010.

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | On 1 October 1947 Los Angeles Airways inaugurated the world's first scheduled helicopter air mail services on a loop route through the San Fernando Valley followed by additional routes to Newport Beach and San Bernadino within its first six months of operation. LAA was founded on 11 May 1944 by Clarence M. Belinn, the former head engineering superintendent of National Air Lines who was known at the time for having designed the fuel tank crossfeed system used on Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra. Though having established LAA during the Second World War, it wasn't until 1947 that the US Civil Aeronautics Board awarded LAA the route authorities to operate local air mail services in Southern California using the Sikorsky S-51. Before long, LAA was operating a twice-a-day mail service between the main downtown post office and Los Angeles International Airport along with a small package air express service…