Will Whiteside and Steadfast set new records - AAFO | Will Whiteside and race #33 "Steadfast" broke the time to climb record for the under 3,000 kilograms or less airplane yesterday at the Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa, California. He reached 3,000 meters in two minutes, five seconds shattering the old record by...
Modern and historic aircraft flying over Tucson for air show training - KVOA Tucson News | TUCSON - Civilian and military pilots from across the country took flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base today; they are training in modern and historic fighters in preparation for this year's air shows. The annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight ...
Modern and historic aircraft flying over Tucson for air show training - KVOA Tucson News | TUCSON - Civilian and military pilots from across the country took flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base today; they are training in modern and historic fighters in preparation for this year's air shows. The annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight ...
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Seoul Air Show and Halloween!! from Meghan | The weekend before last we went to Seoul to see a special air show – the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition. One of Dave’s previous adult students was an organizer of the event and got us tickets. We left early Saturday morning after determining that (supposedly) the actual air display would happen twice a day. We wanted to get to the military airbase, which is just outside of Seoul, for the first showing; however there was no possible way we could get there in time. No trains leave Gyeryong early enough. No buses either. And no trains after work on Friday either that we can make in time. So we left early Saturday morning and got to the city by 9:30am and to the airbase by 11am....
PRESS RELEASE: Official launch by peoplesmosquito | Today sees the official start of fundraising for The People’s Mosquito project. The People’s Mosquito has
a simple vision: to restore a de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito to flying condition and return it to the skies, and fundraising is being kicked-off to help that vision become a reality. The British-designed de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was one of the fastest aircraft to fly in WW2, its twin Merlin engines and...Tuskegee Airman Major Joe Gomer - Part 1 from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | I had the good fortune to attend a talk given by Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer on February 25 in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Although we both live in Minnesota and I had seen him numerous times at different Squadron functions, this was the first time I’d heard Joe speak for any length of time about his experiences as a pilot and an American who happened to have black skin....
Week in Photos, March 2, 2012 from U.S. Air Force Live | A U.S. Air Force
KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft over ...Air Force Museum Foundation announces sponsors for Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 70th Reunion from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The Air Force Museum Foundation announced the initial sponsors for the 70th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion to be held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from April 17-20, 2012. The lead sponsor is Hennessy, the #1-selling cognac in the world. The heritage of Hennessy and the U.S. Air Force stems back to shortly after the raid when the outfit received a special bottle of Hennessy by a representative of the Hennessy family. At the 1959 reunion in Tucson, AZ, a tradition of honoring the Raiders' legacy was formed when its members were presented with 80 silver goblets by the City of Tuscon. This year, corporate executives from Cognac, France will travel to Dayton to keep that tradition strong and personally thank the surviving Raiders at the reunion...
Air Force Museum offers virtual tour from Air Force Link Top Stories | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour is now fully embedded with audio and video hotspots, and touch-screen devices, offering online visitors the opportunity to experience the entire museum. Located at www.nmusafvirtualtour.com, the final two areas to be embedded -- the Cold War Gallery, with over 300 hotspots, and the Missile and Space Gallery, with close to 60 hotspots...
Lockheed D-21 from Planeshots | Lockheed D-21 reconnaissance drone on
display at the March Field Air MuseumSkunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Ben R.Rich, Leo Janos from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club | Lockheed’s Advanced Development Project has set standards for the aerospace industry for half a century. Under its presiding genius, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the Skunk Works produced America‘s first jet fighter, the world’s most successful spy plane (U-2), the first three-times-the-speed-of-sound surveillance aircraft and...
U.S. Presidential Helo Delayed Again by Cost, Acquisition Concerns from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Bill Carey | The U.S. Navy’s latest attempt to replace the aging Presidential helicopter fleet has been delayed. The Pentagon rejected an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for the VXX program because no “cost-effective” solution was identified, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The VXX program is a successor to the VH-71 acquisition that the DoD terminated in June 2009, after nearly $3 billion had been spent over four years to develop the Lockheed Martin Kestrel version of the AgustaWestland AW101....
Taiwan To Fly Turbo-Jet Robotic Aircraft - Ottaway Citizen | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design team led by Wei-Hsiang Lai, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and director of advanced propulsion and power system research center at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has innovated first turbo-jet robot aircraft named Sky Fortress-III anticipating to assist in typhoon surveillance and disaster prevention and marked a milestone in robotic aviation of Taiwan....
More to aviation career than flying - Dothan Eagle | The Young Eagles Program helps students experience first hand the joys of flying to see if a career in aviation is for them. The WINGS Program offers safety training to local pilots. The hours can be used as documentation for pilots which offers safety ...
SGTC partners with ERAU-W to expand aviation opportunities for students - WALB 10 | South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide (ERAU-W) have formed an educational partnership that will benefit South Georgia Technical College students who are interested in continuing their education with a bachelor granting institution. The articulation agreement specifically pertains to SGTC students enrolled in the Aircraft Structural Technology, Avionics Technology and Aviation Maintenance Technology programs but may be expanded to include other programs....
Flashback Fridays: More Weird Promotions from blogsouthwest | ...Ask most
people what first comes to their mind about Southwest’s early days, and they will probably mention Flight Attendants in hot pants. However, if you go by the photographic record, giant stuffed animals should be a close second. Many of you will remember our look at the stuffed characters from the ill-fated Houston children’s superstore, Kid’s Kounty. On October 14, 1973, these...700 Astronaut Wannabes Apply for Mock Mars Mission from SPACE.com | The four-month simulated spaceflight won't leave Earth.
