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Pre-Kentucky Derby air show, fireworks Saturday - FOX19 | Louisville's Great Lawn on the waterfront, which offers public viewing, will open at 9 a.m. EDT and the air show begins at 3 p.m. The fireworks, 1 of North America's largest shows, begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free with a Pegasus Pin. Crowds are ...

Air Show cancels fake bomb drop after outcry - Dayton Daily News | The Vectren Dayton Air Show canceled a re-enactment of a World War II atomic bomb attack on Japan after protesters launched an online petition Wednesday. The June 22-23 airshow at Dayton International Airport will keep the pyrotechnic show dubbed “the ...

Wings and Wheels Fly-In a fun community event - South Hill Enterprise | The Fourth Annual Wings and Wheels Fly-In is scheduled for Saturday, 11 May, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport. We'll hold this event rain or shine. Should the community go to this event? Absolutely yes! And bring your...

MGL Avionics to attend! from Mojave Experimental Fly-In

Team 74 - Silver Falcons from Latest Vlog | SFTV got to cover the ceremony of the newest member of the Silver Falcons this week when...

Red Arrows to make flying visit to Helston for Air Day - Falmouth Packet | Organisers are working hard to put together a flying programme to remember and the Red Arrows' confirmation is a major boost. They will now be hoping poor weather does not prevent the Arrows from cancelling their display, as was the case when they were ...

2013 Airshow Off The Ground - BlackburnNews.com | Officials from London and St. Thomas officially announce the show Thursday, which is scheduled for the weekend of June 28th to 30th. The show includes demonstrations from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, helicopter rides, sightseeing trips, and vintage ...

The Privatization of Airshows.  by tomdemerly | Red Bull Air Racing combined the daring and spectacle of classic piston-driven air racing with competition aerobatics in an urban, waterfront setting. To bring it into the 21st century it featured interactive coverage and point of ...

B-25 planes on display at Destin Airport - WEAR | After training at Eglin Field, they took off in B-25 bombers flying into history. Several B-25's are in Okaloosa County this week, as part of the Doolittle Raiders' 71st reunion. Volunteer organizations donate thousands of hours every year to keep them ...

Doolittle Raiders fans flock to meet their heroes (GALLERY, VIDEO) - The Northwest Florida Daily News | During the raid, the airmen took off in 16 B-25 bombers from an aircraft carrier, a feat that had never been done before in combat. Essink said as she talked to the Raiders she realized that despite predictions that they were not likely to survive ...

Doolittle Raiders Reunite At Eglin AirForce Base - WJHG - Home Page - WJHG-TV | Of the eighty men who became Doolittle Raiders, only four remain. They're at Eglin air force base this week for a reunion marking their daring April 18th, 1942 bombing raid on Japan. After seventy-one years, the men say they're shocked by the number of ...

"Doolittle Raiders" final reunion from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | At 97, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole can still fly and land a vintage B-25 with a wide grin and a wave out the cockpit window to amazed onlookers.  David Thatcher, 91, charms admiring World War II history buffs with detailed accounts of his part in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, in which he earned a Silver Star....

A tribute to the Doolittle Raiders from Air Force Link Top Stories | The 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will pay tribute by flying American flags during B-1B Lancer missions on the anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, April 18....

It's Time For YOU To Catch Bugatti (100P) Fever! Support The Kickstarter Campaign Today from AirPigz by Martt | You might remember my post from August 2010 titled Coming Down With A Bad Case Of Bugatti (100P) Fever - With Video where I expressed my adoration for what the Bugatti 100P represented back in 1930's, and for the massive effort to build a flying replica of the airplane. As...

NZ airwomen to meet in Wanaka - Voxy | "Annually airwomen from around the country meet to compete in flying competitions to learn and improve skills and enjoy some camaraderie" says Sue Telford of Wanaka, President of the NZ Association of Women in Aviation (NZAWA). In 2013 this Rally will ...

Aircraft, film, highlights Douglas exhibit - Sierra Vista Herald | Douglas was also one of the stops of the first women's national air race of 1929, the “Women's Air Derby.” The Douglas Flyer was built by Rich Ivansek and funded by Arvin Schultz. Both are aviation historians. The exhibit documenting Eleanor Roosevelt ...

Podcast: World of Warplanes Preview from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | This is no flight simulator. Fight for your life and work your way from a piston fighter to a jet in the game previewed at Sun 'n Fun. AVweb's Mary Grady found out more about the game's pending release.

Air museum in SoCal offer wide variety - Manteca Bulletin - Manteca Bulletin | People who like airplanes can find a lot to like when they visit Southern California, where they'll find plenty of opportunity to see historic aircraft up-close and personal. In some cases, they'll see a lot more than just aircraft but if you have ...

History Book: Ontelaunee airport - Reading Eagle | "Dare Devil Tom" performed acrobatic feats and wing-walking exhibitions. C.W. Banks, who flew in from Pitcairn airport in Philadelphia, showed off his stunt-flying skills. And for good measure, there was a dead stick landing contest. At 1,500 feet ...

Timeless Voices - Ralph Rechlicz from eaavideo.org | Ralph Rechlicz (1923 - 2008) was a B-17 waist gunner with the 708th Bomb Squadron of the 447th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force during World War II. He flew on Lt. Robert Morley's B-17 "Dottie Jane" out of Rattlesden, England.

The truth about Area 51 - Bakersfield Californian | He has written several books about aviation, including "The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey," co-written with Donald Mallick; "X-Plane Crashes," co-written with Tony Moore; plus articles for AIR & SPACE Smithsonian Magazine. He has also ...

Low-level Hawk catches the eye from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Spotted on Flightglobal's AirSpace gallery is this excellent shot by user Viper28 of a BAE Systems Hawk T1 trainer being flown by...

Free event offers flights for kids - Lakenewsonline.com | Lake Aviation Center at the Camdenton Memorial Airport is teaming up with the Lake of The Ozarks Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) once again to bring Young Eagles flights to the Camdenton Airport. email · print. The Lake News ...

Podcast: Helping Kids with Flying from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Retired Marine Col. Jack Howell didn't wait for the government to look after the needs of the children of war veterans. He talked to AVweb's Paul Bertorelli about how aviation can help them cope with the changes war brings to their lives.

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Geico Skytypers make mark on Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In - Tampabay.com | Through Sunday they'll be among the squadrons and pilots displaying their aerial skills and specialty planes, including vintage aircraft, at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland. The air show segment, which features the Skytypers...

At Sun 'n Fun, rides in vintage Vietnam-era helicopters - MyFox Tampa Bay | The pilots are members of the Heritage Army Heritage Aviation Foundation. They travel around the country to air shows to exhibit the vintage Vietnam choppers, and educate people about the war. But perhaps the most thrilling thing they offer is for...

Today's Events at Air Festival Devoted to Women Pilots of WWII - The Ledger | Today's Events at Air Festival Devoted to Women Pilots of WWII. Several WASPs have appeared at Sun 'n Fun Fly-Ins in the past. This year, they will have a luncheon and other festivities in their honor....

Aircraft displays show history, promote more aerospace jobs - Arkansas Online | Matt Conrad, a commercial pilot from St. Louis, was one of the pilots of Show Me!, the B-25 bomber on display Saturday during Aerospace Day at Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport. Two World War II airplanes were at the airport event from the Missouri...

Miramar Air Show to go on without Blue Angels - fox5sandiego.com | MIRAMAR, Calif. — The Navy Tuesday canceled all remaining 2013 performances of its popular Blue Angels squadron, including those slated for the annual Miramar Air Show, due to budget constraints. blueangels “Recognizing budget realities, current...

Budget cuts ground Blue Angels, but Bethpage Air Show will go on - 7Online.com | WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels says the rest of its season is canceled because of federal budget cuts, but the Bethpage Air Show is expected to go on as planned. The aerobatic team's lead pilot and team commander Tom Frosch made the...

Ventura County air show canceled amid military budget cuts - Los Angeles Times | The announcement came a day after the Blue Angels announced that the famed squadron was canceling all of its remaining shows this year, including the Ventura County show, the three-day air show at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, and...

Pax River air show canceled - So Md News | Patuxent River Naval Air Station has canceled its air show, which was scheduled for Aug. 31-Sept. 1, due to budget cuts associated with sequestration and other cutbacks in defense spending. Air Expo has been a long-standing tradition in St. Mary's...

South Africa's Silver Falcons To Be Grounded from Aero-News Network | Aerial Demonstration Team Being Pulled From Airshows The U.S. air show organizers and promoters that are feeling the sting of the loss of the Blue Angels and The Air Force Thuderbirds this season due to cuts in the federal budget are not alone. In South Africa, the bite of the defence force budget bug seems to have claimed another victim. This time it’s the South African Air Force’s Silver Falcons elite aerobatic team. The cockpit ambassadors of the SAAF have been grounded....

Historic B17 Flying Fortress finds home at Ford Island - KITV Honolulu | "They got a lot of fire coming at them, and our B17 got a round through one of the wing tanks, and it started draining (fuel)," explains Burl Burlingame, the museum's curator. Pilot Fredrick Eaton decided on a belly landing, and ended up in the...

Friends of Long Beach Airport welcome Clay Lacy to April meeting from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | Tonights meeting of the Friends of Long Beach Airport welcomed guest speaker Clay Lacy. I learned some great history about Mr. Lacy who is retired from United Airlines. He was with the carrier for 41 years after being hired at the age of 19, he number one in senority when he retired...

Bronco Fan Day IV from Apron 6 | It’s time for another picture in the Bronco Fan Day album. This one could and should have been the first one I posted instead of the first. Showing both the Bronco itself and the ‘Home of the Bronco’ sign. A missed opportunity but hey, it’s still cool also as the fourth pictures. I played around [...]

The National Air And Space Museum Udvar-Hazy center is an awesome place - Boing Boing | I love both Air & Space locations but the last time I was at Udvar-Hazy I was unpleasantly struck by how much it seems to glorify the military and its weapons of war. The main Air & Space is much more an epic history of aviation; this one is chock full...

How to Make a Really Great Airplane Better: Meet the DC-3/C-47, Version 2.0 from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | This week, as the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo was opening at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, this year’s AOPA Best Aircraft Showdown was winding down online. In this March Madness-like bracket contest, members voted for their favorite airplanes, and when the dust settled, the Douglas DC-3 beat out the F4U Corsair by a vote of 1,255 to 919 to win it all....

Colorado's Aerospace Industry At The Center Of Space Exploration from Aero-News Network | Colorado Springs Hosting 29th National Space Symposium Aerospace leaders from across the nation and around the world are in Colorado Springs this week at the 29th National Space Symposium to discuss the future of space. This collaboration is most apparent in Colorado, which claims "first in the nation" status for its concentration of private aerospace employees and which has seen a remarkable 19.3 percent increase in its aerospace economy over the last decade.

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Golden Knights teams take gold, silver at World Parachuting Championships = United States Army | 8-Way Formation Team over Palm in Dubai. The U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights 8-Way Formation Team flies two and a half miles above the Palms of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. (Top row from left) Team Leader Sgt. 1st Class Brian Krause, ...

Navy Blue Angels to Fly in 2014 Selfridge Air Show - Patch.com | “Being able to demonstrate our capabilities, personnel and equipment at an air show is a high priority at Selfridge, but our first responsibility always remains being ready and available to respond to the directions of our commander in chief,” said Col ...

Silver Falcons 45th Anniversary weekend from Latest Vlog

Jon Egging inquest: "evidence he succumbed to g-force impairment", coroner told - Daily Echo | Some pilots have also been to the centrifuge for training. 11:07am. He is now being asked whether he has ever suffered from neck and back pain, he said he has had neck pain but can't say whether it as down to the aerobatic flying. On this occasion, he ...

Superb Supermarine Spitfire from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Glorious image here of a Supermarine Spitfire posted on our AirSpace site. Part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the iconic fighter was snapped by user sunshine band at RAF Waddington.

Glacier Girl & Thoughts of Midnight on the prowl over California's Central Valley. from TVR Photography.com's Facebook Wall

F-22 Missing Man Flyover Pearl Harbor (2012) from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd | Video by Tech. Sgt. Michael Jackson Defense Media Activity The Dec 7th, 1941 ceremony was held at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. The ceremony was hosted by the National Park Service and Navy Regional Hawaii, and marks the 71st anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. During the ceremony, the U.S. Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, [...]

EAA Spirit of the Holidays Online Auction Raises $50,000 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA thanks all those who graciously participated in the annual Spirit of the Holidays Online Auction, which concluded Monday with a grand revenue total of $50,427 - more than double the amount raised in 2011. These funds will be used to support EAA programs that support historic preservation and engage young people in aviation.

Hero of the Soviet Union Anatoliy Vasilevich Kislyakov... from x planes

Doncaster air museum sets up Santa trail - Doncaster Today | Doncaster air museum sets up Santa trail. News: Local, national and international news 24-hours a day. Published on Thursday 13 December 2012 12:01. A SANTA Trail has been set up for young visitors to the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum at Doncaster ...

FlightTime Radio Show 247 | How good is a Saturday morning that starts off on an airpark? EAA chapter 1379 had their monthly meeting and Milford stopped there first. Later Glenn and Milford talk about the Piper 75th anniversry fly in that is coming up. Milford had already taken a tour of the factory before and saw where his plane had rolled down the assembly line!

Bruce's Custom Covers Supports EAA Young Eagles With Donation To ... - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | A beneficiary of the fly-in and contest proceeds is Young Eagles, an EAA program to introduce youth, aged 8–17, to aviation. Bruce's is proud to support this organization and has done so in prior years. In July 2012, Bruce's provided two covers for ...

Kids Learning To Fly In Rochester - KAALtv.com | Kids Learning To Fly In Rochester. (ABC 6 News) - A few lucky kids in a local theatre program are getting a unique chance to go above and beyond, quite literally. Here's a behind the scenes look at the Rochester Civic Theatre's production of "A Never ...

TAC Air Hosts 2nd Annual 'Cool Yule Fly-In' For Children And Adults From The ... - The Chattanoogan | Santa will fly in to TAC South in style, in a bright red restored Piper Apache Antique airplane to greet children from the Partnership. If weather permits, Santa will be offering rides to the families, many of whom have never seen a private aircraft ...

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The Silver Falcons 45th Anniversary from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin de Reuck | The date was 24 November 1967, the event was the opening of the Atlas Aircraft Corporation and the air force’s aerobatic team, The Bumbling Bees, were leading a 16 ship Impala (Aermacchi MB-326 Mk1) formation as a flypast ceremony. Colonel Chris Prins gave the order, “Silver Falcons…Pull Up”, the four aircraft pulled up, the other 12 carried on straight. The Silver Falcons then proceeded to perform their first display and team was officially born. 45 years later, 73 teams and 97 pilots later, the Silver Falcons have become a household name in South Africa and are synonymous with precision flying at airshows all around South Africa....

Plane, Helicopter Crash During Venezuela Air Show - RIA Novosti | MEXICO, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - A training plane crashed during an air show in Venezuela on Tuesday, and a military helicopter went down during a rescue mission, Mexican media said on Wednesday. A Chinese-made K8 training plane fell near the ...

Fly-in brings pilots to Stag Air Park - StarNewsOnline.com | Three times a year, 200 to 300 people and around 60 airplanes gather at Stag Air Park for a region-wide fly-in. This year's Fall Fly-in, held Nov. 10, brought in a record 70 planes. "That's the most amount of airplanes we've ever had," said Gary ...

Waterloo Air Show a go for 2013 - Waterloo Record | WATERLOO REGION — The Waterloo Air Show is going to have to make it on its own without cash from the Region of Waterloo — and it plans to. Regional councillors voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a request from organizers David White and ...

First on HQ: Comox Air Show Confirmed for 2013 - HQ Comox Valley | It will take place on August 17, 2013, with an Armed Forces Day (ADF) and Air Show, featuring military and civilian aircraft and performers from across North America. Local residents are accustomed to seeing the Snowbirds and CF-18's practicing their ...

County air show may be unfunded for 2013 - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — County commissioners are proposing to turn the popular Garfield County Air Show in Rifle into an every-other-year event, rather than funding the show annually. Although the commissioners won't formally decide whether ...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Aerial Tour In a Bell 47G from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A great way to see the "big picture" of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is from a ride in the EAA's Bell 47G over Pioneer Airport. For a reasonable price, and after waiting in a fairly short line, one can get a commanding view of the thousands of...

Capt. Ken Heitel flew an A-4E ‘Skyhawk’ as a ‘Cold War’ Warrior’ in the 1970s from War Tales by Don Moore | Ken Heitel was a “Cold War Warrior.” He flew an A-4E “Skyhawk,” jet fighter off the USS Independence, a Forrestal Class carrier, as a Marine Corps aviator serving in the Mediterranean during the early 1970s. “When I was aboard the carrier we did a lot of patrol work. The Soviets were trying to dominate the [...]

Operation Celestial Flight from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale |  If you're interested in the WASP who gave their lives for their country....

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GETTING OFF THE GROUND: Air museum not swimming in money, but its ... - Rantoul Press | Perhaps state and federal governments could take a cue from the Chanute Air Museum. The museum has gone from an operation bleeding red ink to one that is in the pink — or make that in the black. The museum has transformed from being in danger of ...

Canadian Air & Space Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign - Wire Service Canada | The now "temporarily virtual" Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of its first fundraising campaign 14 months after closing its doors to the public. WireService.ca Press Release - Nov 27, 2012 - Toronto, Ontario ...

Mrs. Alaska United America pageant winner is busy in the community - Anchorage Daily News | Mrs. Keller and her organization works with national aviation groups such as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilot Association (AOPA), and Women in Aviation International (WAI). Locally, she works with EAA Chapter 42, the ...

FlightTime Radio Show 244 | An old friend of the show, Dave Goodwin comes on to publicize his new aviation project which is featured on kickstarter. Dave is the creator of Planeviz.com and is charged up about his latest idea.

FlightTime Radio Show 245 | Milford flew up to Detoit's Willow Run airport to visit the Yankee Air Museum. The YAM is bouncing back from a disastrous fire of a few years ago and is looking great. He also squeezed in time to take a LSA flight to see how pretty the fall can look up north.

Highflier wins entrepreneur of year award [The News-Gazette, Champaign ... - Equities.com | Frasca has been active in the Warbirds of America organization, the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Sport Aviation Association. He was named to the Illinois Aviation Honor Roll in 1993 and was appointed to the Governor's Board of Aeronautical ...

X-47B loaded onto the USS Harry S Truman from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Navy has loaded up the first Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator onto the USS Harry S Truman. The aircraft will be tested aboard the giant 100, 000 ton ship for about three weeks. Basically, it'll be doing air-ship integration trials. The X-47B is slated to fly off the Truman next year....

'Speaking' About Flying: Yes, You Can Do This! from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | Part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. Now that I've made the case that you can learn how to be an eloquent public speaker and become a vocal advocate for general aviation in front of non-flying audiences, let's begin to focus in on precisely how you do that while gaining maximum impact with minimum embarrassment...

WISH: Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars | NASA wants you to become the engineers, scientists, researchers and innovators of tomorrow. The WISH project offers a one-of-a-kind experience for female high school students like you to jump start your future and explore the possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related major or career....

Aviation resources for K-12 teachers now online from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (SAFE) recently expanded its online Resource Center. In addition to content tailored to flight, ground, avionics, and maintenance technology instructors, new material has been added specifically for K-12 teachers and educators involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines...

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Blue Angels coming Wednesday to make air show plans - St. Cloud Times | Representatives of the U.S. Navy Blue Angel team will be in St. Cloud this week to meet with officials in preparation for the team's show here in July. Lt. Ryan Chamberlain and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cheng are expected to arrive just before 4 p.m. Wednesday ...

No tax funds for local air show - Waterloo Record | It would truly be a shame to see the Waterloo Air Show crash as an event because it has run out of money. Its displays of marvellous aircraft on the ground as well as the breathtaking aerobatics it stages high in the sky captivate and thrill crowds ...

Silver Falcons logo sting from Latest Vlog | Take a look at Silver Falcon #5, Beau Skarda's latest After Affects work. A man of many talents both up in the sky and behind the editing suite of After Affects!

Famed 'Memphis Belle' Takes to Tallahassee Skies [SLIDE SHOW] - WCTV | Our B-17 & P-40 mission for today is to educate the people of America about the courages WWII veterans, and remember those brave aircrew who never made it home. "Memphis Belle" is a living museum, our heritage not in mothballs or the pages of a dusty ...

Veteran's message: Women pilots served, too - South Bend Tribune | As aviator Bernice "Bee" Falk Haydu can attest, she and other women pilots did their part for the war effort and sometimes gave their lives even though they would not receive any recognition for their service until the 1970s. Haydu, a New Jersey ...

Our Dinner With Harry from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | In the late winter of 1944-45, Warrant Officer Harry Hannah had been sitting, alone, with nothing to warm him but his thoughts, in a small, cold, and damp solitary confinement prison cell in Poland for the worst part of a year. Before that he had spent another year as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 4. It doesn't take much of an imagination to figure out what he thought about to sustain himself through the long periods of abject loneliness – food, drink, friends, home, family, peace, flying, warmth, women and a future that was quite possibly about to be taken away from him. I smile when I think that he could not possibly have imagined that all of these things would be given back to him and that 70 years into that doubtful future, he would see them all come together on a cold and blustery night, far from Poland in a land he had, just a couple of years before, travelled through. In May of 2012, the beautiful Yellow Wings Boeing PT-27 Stearman was dedicated to this elegant, quiet, and understated gentleman, in a moving ceremony at our Gatineau, Québec hangar. Following the ceremony, Stearman pilots...

Monday November 12th 2012 - Canadian Air & Space Museum - Canadian Skies | "During this time of Remembrance, our message is even more poignant, that institutions like the Canadian Air & Space Museum act as monuments and legacies to the historical value made by our veterans. It is becoming increasingly crucial to preserve ...

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Convair XF-92A — first jet aircraft with a delta wing from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Convair XF-92A — first jet aircraft with a delta wing Dr. Alexander Lippish (famed for the Me 163 Komet rocket powered interceptor) pioneered radical wing designs in the 1930s and 1940s though Convair was the company which first produced a delta winged jet, the XF-92,which first flew in 1948. Only three years after the end [...]

Hawaii's F-22 squadrons reach milestone - KPUA | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The Hawaii Air National Guard says the Hawaii squadrons that fly F-22 fighter jets have achieved a status that will allow them deploy. The 199th Fighter Squadron of the Air National Guard and the Air...

U-2 touch and go as seen from the most original point of view ever…. from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti | We have already seen several U-2 videos. Among those showing the aircraft taking off or departing, this is the one filmed from the most original point of view: the left wheel of the plane’s chase car at Beale Air Force Base, California, home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing...

Sporty’s founder receives Chamber of Commerce award from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Sporty’s Founder and Chairman Hal Shevers has received the Edward J. Parish Pacesetter Award, presented by the Clermont County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, on Nov. 8.

Because this is what Airplanistas do from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel |...I'm not talking about big favors, or giant business ventures on the cheap (or free), or about pilots taking advantage of other pilots. I'm talking about the small things, the no-brainers that we aviators do for our aviation family members...

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Felix Baumgartner breaks speed of sound, jumps from a record 128,097 feet -- UPDATED from Aerial Sports Feed | With the world watching, Felix Baumgartner jumped from his Red Bull Stratos capsule at 128,097 feet and into the record books, breaking the speed of sound...

'Fearless Felix' Does It! from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Austrian Felix Baumgartner became the first human to go faster than the speed of sound Sunday over Roswell, New Mexico, during the highest parachute jump ever made...

5 Reasons Why The Felix Baumgartner (Red Bull Stratos) Spacedive Today Was Pure Awesome | from AirPigz by Martt | After trying but failing last week to launch the largest manned helium balloon ever from Roswell New Mexico, and then battling similar challenging winds this morning, Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos crew succeeded in getting off the ground late this morning Mountain Time. And then after a successful ascent, Felix left the capsule step at 128,097 feet above the Earth setting records for the highest manned balloon flight, the...

Bumgartner Should Win the Harmon Trophy from Spaceports | The 2012 Harmon International Trophy for Aeronautics should go to Felix Bumgarter. His aeronaut skills, and those of the Red Bull Stratos Team, the record setting jump 24-miles from a balloon over the skies of New Mexico and the contribution to fuure space aeronautics, have been proven to be adept...

‘Fastest Man Alive’ celebrates 65th anniversary with re-enactment at Nellis from Photorecon by contributor | 10/14/2012 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment here Oct. 14. Yeager was serving as a test pilot and flying the experimental Bell X-1 named the, “Glamorous Glennis,” Oct. 14, 1947,...

First manned supersonic flight – 14 October 1947 from Roger-Wilco by steve | | 1947 was a tumultuous year for the US armed forces. The U.S. Air Force was created as a separate service in September and on 14 October Captain Charles “Chuck” Yeager broke the sound barrier in the first manned supersonic flight. At the controls of an XS-1 rocket plane, built by Bell Aircraft. The plane was named Glamorous Glennis after Chuck’s wife. It was...

Kalispell's Captain and Thunderbird Pilot Returns Home - Flathead Beacon | ...Back in his hometown of Kalispell, Curtis shared his inspiring story at an assembly at his former grade school. The 31-year-old Flathead High School graduate has spent the last decade living his dream from inside the cockpit of F-16 fighter jets. Curtis has more than eight year of experience flying twice the speed of sound in skies around the world. He has flown combat missions in Afghanistan, providing critical support during times of need. Most recently he achieved another exceptional distinction after being chosen by the Air Force to become one of “America’s Ambassadors in Blue,” a Thunderbird pilot....

Miramar Air Show wows thousands - ITN | Thousands of spectators have turned out for the largest air expo in the US, the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California. The display is billed as the largest exhibition of military aircraft in the United States. Spectators were mesmerized by aerial ...

'Sky kings' and a skydiver cap day of wonder - U-T San Diego | The spectators who snaked through the base's gates in long lines of traffic got to see everything from a vintage P-51 long-range fighter-bomber to the MV-22 Osprey to blindingly fast F-22 Raptor and FA-18 Super Hornet. Soldiers, sailors and Marines ...

Embry-Riddle air show wraps up with another day of thrills - Daytona Beach News-Journal | DAYTONA BEACH — Airplanes old and new dazzled tens of thousands of spectators as they soared above the ocean Sunday for the second and final day of the 2012 Wings and Waves air show presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Air Show a success - Santa Maria Times | With over 10,000 spectators in attendance at this two-day event and the additional air show acts, sponsored by the Airport District added to our celebration of 100 years of service by the U.S. Marine Corps. We would like to acknowledge our major ...

Biplanes Flock to Ozark Fly In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | OZARK AL- Blackwell Field hosted nearly 30 aircraft and thousands of aviation fans on Saturday, according to an airport official. The annual Biplane Fly In drew crowds estimated of two thousand, many more than last year....

Silver Falcons Team 73 Benefit Dinner from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin de Reuck | The Silver Falcons hosted a benefit dinner in order to raise some funds for the team. I was asked to cover the event, which included a flying display, followed by a three course meal, an auction and talks by the team members on all aspects of the team. From the history of the team to how they fly their displays. An incredible evening which ended as well in the Silver Falcons presenting me with an award certificate for my photographic work with the team. An honour indeed. What a...

Bahamas Pilot Challenge takes off from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | A new Bahamas Pilot Challenge has been launched for 2012-2013, drawing general aviation pilots to more of the many islands of the Bahamas starting just 50-60 miles off the Florida coast. Pilots who document landings at 12 of the 20 Bahamas airports of entry before Nov. 30, 2013, will be eligible to win a total of 23 hotel nights at top resorts on various islands...

Louis P. Tiner (1922-2012) - Newsday | He served as aircraft Armorer for the famous Flying Tigers. Louis later worked as a police officer for the Village of Haverstraw Police Department for 29 years. He was past president of the Haverstraw Patrolmen's Benefit Association. He also was a ...

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Donald Bowen from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | XR219, the first British Aircraft Corporation TSR.2, took off on its maiden flight at 1528hr local time on Sunday, September 27th 1964. The white-painted strike/reconnaissance aircraft is based at the...

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Army UH-1H finds new home with Air Force from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently landed a new training tool that upgrades the helicopter maintenance courses it offers to students from Latin American partner nations.  The arrival of an Army UH-1H helicopter at IAAFA's 318th Training Squadron is expected to meet the growing needs of students who are here to learn how U.S. Airmen perform their mission...

Hawaiian Airlines DC-9-51 spends her retirement years at at Honolulu International Airport
from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | I was in Hawaii recently and meet with HNL Rarebirds blog editor Ivan Nishimura who was very kind to show me around the westside of Honolulu International Airport (HNL/PHNL) where there are lots of classic aircraft to be seen and photographed. I can't thank Ivan enough for his kindness. ...

AOPA to create flying club network from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will create a national network of flying clubs as part of a long-term initiative to facilitate flying club growth, association officials told attendees at the AOPA Aviation Summit Oct. 12. The network is part of AOPA's efforts to grow the shrinking pilot population, according to a report at AOPA.org, noting that flying clubs offer affordability, community, quality instruction, an entry (or re-entry) point to aviation, and a viable business model. The flying club initiative, built on extensive research, also promotes flying clubs and helps new clubs get started, with a goal of increasing the number of clubs nationwide from 661 to 1,000 in five years...

Day 39 - October 13, 2012 from TeenFlight! by TeenFlight Crew | Arguably the most difficult part of the entire RV-12 build, the fiberglass lay-up around the canopy is unlike the other parts of the RV. Instead of manhandling metal into submission, this careful procedure requires concentration and patience. ...

Endeavour's long slog home - CNN.com - www.cnn.com | Crowds lined streets and gathered on rooftops early Sunday in Los Angeles as the space shuttle Endeavour, the beloved symbol of the end of an era, inched its way to its resting place hours later than originally planned.

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Salinas Airshow weekend is here - The Salinas Californian | On Saturday and Sunday, expect appearances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds flying in formation, other military aircraft and various stunt fliers. When: Friday through Sunday. Gates open at 4 pm Friday; at 4:30 pm flying begins. ...

WWI air show will follow the high-speed demo at Oceana - Daily Press | A variety of high-speed, precision maneuvers will be on display this weekend at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show, from the Navy's Blue Angels to an "air power" demonstration of tactics used to deliver air-to-ground weapons. If you like speed, ...
   
Win a ride in a FINA stunt plane on CAF Airsho weekend! - My West Texas | The Midland Reporter-Telegram and FINA are giving away a free ride in a FINA stunt plane as part of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirSho. To win, just post the picture of last year's winner Zachary Garza (at left) on the Reporter-Telegram Facebook ...

IMAGES: The History of the Smoke Squadron stamped on the Embraer jet Passaredo - Translated | On the last day on September 18, the Smoke Squadron made a passage through the city of Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, from where the aircraft for a demontração in nearby Guariba. But the reason for stopping in Ribeirão Preto was more special because the T-27 Tucano aircraft of the Smoke Squadron fly in formation with a Passaredo the Embraer 145, which received a special painting, showing the history of the Air Demonstration Squadron.  ...

Nellis Air Force Base – Aviation Nation 2011 from Airplanes Channel: | Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base is Nevada's largest free public event. This year the event will celebrate 70 years of air power in Las Vegas, dating back to the gunnery school opened at Nellis in 1941. ...

The Silver Falcons – Team 72 from Airstrike Aviation Photography | The South African Aerobatic Team of the South African Air Force will become Team 72 as soon as Lt. Jacques Poolman takes the No.3 position over from Captain Buti Tsebe.  The instructors from ...

Airshow Safety: The View from ICAS from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | In the wake of a difficult weekend (and, indeed, a difficult season) for the airshow community, I asked John Cudahy to sit down for a few minutes to talk about airshow safety.  John has been the president of the International Council of Air Shows, Inc. (“ICAS”) since 1997. I’ve heard him speak at the annual convention in Las Vegas for the past two years and I’m returning to Las Vegas again this December.  John is one of those people who has always been on my list of people to bring onto the show at some appropriate time. I had thoughts of bringing him on as  ...

Virtual Patrol BJT - Apache Roll | Almost as true as the original, the "Patrouille Breitling Jet Team Virtual" is animated with passion by six race drivers, able to achieve the training figures like our professional drivers.  Their tools: Software Flight Simulator X and L-39 Albatros modeled and impressive loyalty. ...

#74 F2G-2 Makes It’s Debut from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Coming out of retirement in grand fashion, the F2G-2 Super Corsair #74 of Cleveland Race fame raced at Reno last week. It has not been flown since 1949 after it won the Thompson Trophy in 1947. Piloted by ...

Experimental Aircraft Association community mourns loss of Jimmy Leeward in ...  - Oshkosh Northwestern | Friday's crash was the worst in the Reno air race history, and marked the first time that spectators were killed. Leeward was one of 20 pilots who have died since the races began 47 years ago. Witnesses described a horrible scene after the plane struck ...

Jet Plane Owner Witnesses Reno Air Tragedy By RICHARD SPRINGER indiawest.com | The Reno National Air Championship Air Races and Air Show was going to be the second year in a row for jet plane owner Raju Grace Mann to race her AirRace21 business venture entry into the wild blue yonder.  Instead, the Indian American resident of Orinda, Calif., was numbed and shocked Sept. 16 by the horrific crash of a vintage World War II P-51 airplane into a crowd of spectators at the world-famous air show. ...

"The Reno Tragedy" UCAP #255 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Jeb, Dave, and Jack take a moment to reflect on the tragic events at this past weekend's Reno Air Races. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast.

Female military pilots from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From Aviation Knowledge: Female military pilots:   It is only in the last 30 years that females have been accepted into most Air Forces around the world. In the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), females were only allowed in from 1977. The first female pilot was Angie Dickinson, who graduated in 1988. She, along with a few others, became the first females to be in operational roles within the RNZAF, including several  ...

Concorde's Blood Flows, Heart Beats a Few Times from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A group of Concorde enthusiasts including engineers and mechanics, for a time, briefly brought one of these iconic supersonic airliners back to life. Concorde G-BOAC, known as "Alpha Charlie," was flown to a Manchester, England, museum in 2003 and has been on static display ever since.The Concorde systems had been powered up several times last summer until insurance concerns stepped in. ...

Winged stuntman jumps 5,000 feet - YouTube | Professional thrill seeker, Jeb Corliss flies from the peak of China's Tianmen Mountain wearing a special jumpsuit fitted with wings.

NASA wants to put more green in the skies - Translated | NASA is promoting a contest to test innovative concepts for propulsion of aircraft.  Next week will be tested engined aircraft powered by biofuel combustion, electric airplanes and airplanes with hybrid powertrain.  The goal is to achieve the highest possible efficiency, the maximum flying distance and time with minimal fuel.  The prize for the winner and enthusiasm: U.S. $ 1.65 million, the biggest prize ever offered in aviation. ...

6 Biggest Spacecraft to Fall Uncontrolled From Space from SPACE.com | A rundown of some of the biggest spacecraft to smash into Earth beyond their operators' control.

Spaceport America: The World's First Commercial Spaceport - Industry Leaders Magazine | New Mexico's weather and wide-open spaces have been ideal for the aerospace industry since Robert Goddard, the Father of Modern Rocketry, began conducting research in Roswell in the 1930s, followed by Wernher von Braun in the 1940s, and NASA in the ...

Video: Last Man on Moon Wants Shuttle Back from Spaceports | Retired Captain Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, upset with the United States' current inability to ferry astronauts to Low Earth Orbit, wants the space shuttle program to be reinstated until a suitable replacement is put in place in Congressional testimony this week.

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Funds boost airshow event - Bundaberg NewsMail | Wide Bay Australia International Airshow chairman Daryl Corpe and Acting Premier Paul Lucas at the Hinkler Hall of Aviation yesterday. THE Wide Bay Australia International Airshow received a major boost yesterday when Acting Premier Paul Lucas ...

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Line-up change for Little Gransden 2011 from Classic Aviation Worldwide |Hanger 11 have been forced to change their participation at Little Gransden's 2011 Charity Air & Car Show. Originally planned was the newly refurbished Spitfire Mk.XI, however operational conflicts have meant a replacement, in the form of Hawker Hurricane MkIIb "Hurri-Bomber".

Coming to a Paris Air Show Near You: Su-30, JF-17 And More... from Ares | The Paris Air Show organizers have provided an update on what aircraft are due to be at this year’s extravaganza.  There is now confirmed good news on the military front for those that have been bemoaning the absence of the Russian fighter industry: Sukhoi’s Su-30 will be making an appearance. One Su-30 will be there for both static and flight  display purposes. ...

City awaiting insurance news for air show - St. Thomas Times-Journal | With less than two months before opening, the Great Lakes International Air Show is still looking for insurance. City council was prepared Monday to review reports on the air show, but agreed to wait until more ...

VIDEO: Aerial refueling of F-16 Thunderbirds from CavokBlog | This week the Air Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Air Force, the Thunderbirds, have released two videos of an aerial refueling operation of its aircraft, which can be seen in the first video (above), the view that the pilot
Capt. Kristin Hubbard (Thunderbird # 8) had during the procedure along with a KC-135R, while the squadron moved to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, on April 18, 2011. Then another video. ...

Silver Falcons - Wikipedia | The Silver Falcons is the aerobatic display team of the South African Air Force. Based at Air Force Base Langebaanweg near Cape Town, the Silver Falcons fly the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II Astra, the ab initio trainer of the SA Air Force in a 5-ship routine. The main purpose of the Silver Falcons is to enhance the image of the South African Air Force, encourage recruitment and instill national pride through public display. ...
Silver Falcons - Blyzz Photo 

Smoke oil dangers uncovered after Franklin accident - AOPA / Dave Hirschman | Some of wing-walker Amanda Franklin’s injuries appear to have been caused by smoke oil, and the International Council of Airshows and her husband Kyle Franklin are encouraging airshow performers to modify aircraft smoke oil systems so that they turn off automatically in case of an engine failure or accident.  ...

Honor Flight takes Tybee veteran to Washington - Savannah Now | “A trip of a lifetime” and “A real miracle.”  These are two of phrases that James C. Lynes of Wilmington Island used to describe the Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., that he took on April 8-10 with his friend and Honor Flight Guardian, Herman Peavy. ...

Books About the Men and the Mission from J Clark | Over the last couple of days of writing about General Doolittle and his raid, many who know me have stopped and talked specifically about the men and the mission. To each, I have recommended a couple of books.  The first is Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"", (Pocket Star paperback, July 2004, ISBN-13: 978- 0743474337, 304 pp.) written by the pilot of the seventh bomber off the deck, Ted W. Lawson. Lawson’s book was one of the first I ever read as young person.  Lawson, one of the most severely injured of the Doolittle Raiders, wrote the book as a memoir about his participation on the Doolittle Raid. The book was ...

Women in WWII by Keith Summerford | We are currently discussing the role of women and minorities in WWII.  I showed the class a book written by a Tuscaloosa County native who was also in the Women’s Army Corps.  A few seemed interested and it would be a great book for them to read over the summer.  The book is Stateside Soldier by Aileen Kilgore Henderson.  The book chronicles her life from the time just before she joined the WAC’s until she returned home.  She spent a good bit of her time during the war as an airplane engine mechanic in Texas.  The book  does a great job of illustrating what life was like for those here in the states supporting the war effort during the 1940's.  The book is available online, at bookstores, or possibly at the library.

Concorde's only female pilot lived a life of adventure - The Vancouver Sun | Barbara Harmer, who has died aged 57, earned her place in the record books on March 25, 1993, when she flew as first officer on a British Airways Concorde from London's Heathrow to JFK airport in New York.  For 10 years she remained Concorde's only woman pilot to fly regular commercial services, until October 2003 when the world's only Mach 2 civil jet was withdrawn from service by its two operators, British Airways and Air France, in the wake of the catastrophic accident to an Air France Concorde in July 2000. ...

The 1903 Wright Flyer - Air & Space Magazine | Find out why the world's first controllable airplane was a bear to control.

USAF Museum Series: Part 10 by Steve | This has been making its way around the aviation forums and blogs recently. I'm not sure when it went online, but the USAF Museum has a virtual tour of the entire museum on the web. By my own rough count, there are 90 different locations on the museum grounds where you can view, rotate, and zoom in 360 degrees. ...

South St. Paul WWII museum could become history itself - KARE | The Minnesota wing is not just home to World War II memorabilia and six aircraft, it's also a place where history comes alive. "We do also what are called history flights where people have the opportunity to go up and fly in one of these old birds and ...

Maine Air Museum seeks 'plane spotters' - VillageSoup Belfast | Bangor — The Maine Aviation Historical Society Maine Air Museum is looking for World War II “plane spotters” from Waldo County and Eastern Maine. The organization seeks people who served as volunteers in the Ground Observer Corps during World War II. ...

Battle of Britain Weekend from What's On at RAF Museum London | 10 September 2011 - 11 September 2011 The Museum's annual pageant commemorating Veterans of the Battle of Britain inclusive of talks, tours, tableaux and concerts. At this time we are able to confirm that subject to weather conditions a Spitfire Flypast will take place over the Museum on Sunday 11th of September. Timings to be confirmed. As more elements of this weekend are confirmed we will update this notice accordingly. ...

F.A.B ! A Night at the Royal Air Force Museum from RAF Museum London News | Event Date Saturday 14th of May. Calling all children of the 60s & 70s! The Royal Air Force Museum London is inviting you to revisit your childhood on Saturday 14th of May by opening its doors for a special evening event that will take them back to their childhood futures. From 7pm until 11pm, the museum will be opening up its Milestones of Flight, Bomber and Historic Hangars for free to over 18s and giving adult visitors the opportunity to play with giant sized versions of classic children’s games whilst listening to music of the 60s and 70s inspired by ‘futurism’, ‘the white heat of technology’ and Cult TV shows from their childhoods. ...

AREA 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base - Spy Museum | Area 51 sits inside one of the largest government-controlled land parcels in the United States, the Nevada Test and Training Range. It is the most famous military installation in the world—and the most secret. Now, Los Angeles Times Magazine journalist Annie Jacobsen, has written the first book to tell what really goes on at this top-secret location in the Nevada desert, AREA 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base. Join Jacobsen for the launch of her book, which is based on recently declassified documents ...

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The Next Generation of Dirigibles Takes Flight - Popular Science | A whirring comes across the sky. From 20,000 feet above the Mexican border or Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, a vehicle as long as the Chrysler building is tall drifts into the stratosphere. It looms like a cloud and stays put for 21 days, scanning for body heat below. These blimps are lighter than air, fuel-efficient and quiet—which is why they could become the military’s go-to vehicles for surveillance and transport. ...

Finalists named in aerospace challenge - Washington Business Journal | Who are the future leaders of the aerospace industry? The Arlington-based Aerospace Industries Association might point to any one of the 100 teams of middle and high school students named Wednesday as finalists in the world's largest rocket contest. ...

X PRIZE Visioneering and The Mother of All Business Plan Competitions from TechCrunch | I’ve participated in dozens of business plan competitions over the years.  I concluded that they are a lot fun, but that they do little more than educating students on the fundamentals of starting a business.  They create a lot of heat and light but hardly any motion.  There are few competitions winners who have made it big. ...

Fourth astronaut added to Space Night activities at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF | Dr. Thomas D. Jones joins three other astronauts during Space Night at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 5.  Jones joins an all-star cast of astronauts already set to appear, including Astronaut Michael Foreman, Navy Capt. (Ret), and former astronauts Mark Brown, Air Force Col. (Ret), and Dr. Donald Thomas. ...

Endeavour's Final Mission: STS-134 Space Shuttle from How I am Becoming an Astronaut | Endeavour's final space shuttle mission is scheduled for next week, April 29, 2011. The mission will include four-spacewalks, deliver supplies, spare parts and a $2 billion particle physics detector (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) to the International Space Station. ...