US Navy's Blue Angels to fly over Pittsburgh - WFMJ | PITTSBURGH (AP) - The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flying aerobatic squadron plans to fly over Pittsburgh at low altitudes for a photo shoot. Blue Angels press officer Eric Rowley says that on Wednesday six F/A-18 Hornet jets plan to make at least three passes over downtown Pittsburgh between 2:45 and 3:15 p.m. The formation is expected to fly between 500 and 1500 feet above the ground, near Point State Park....
Packers' Hawk has sick experience with Blue Angels - FOXSports.com | GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A.J. Hawk has been trying for years to join the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels for a flight. When the Green Bay Packers linebacker finally got up in the air with them, it might have been a bit more exhilarating than Hawk anticipated....
Win a chance to fly with the Breitling Jet Team · General Aviation News | Breitling has launched an 
Breitling speed demon shares insights on the world of air races - The Star Online | For a man who spends most of his time in the skies, British aerobatic pilot Nigel Lamb is surprisingly down-to-earth. The 57-year-old was in Malaysia recently for the Red Bull Air Race Putrajaya 2014, where he competed for the Breitling Jet Team in the Masters category. The Red Bull Air Race is a series of aerobatic air races where pilots manoeuvre through an obstacle course of inflatable pylons about 20m high, challenging not only the aircraft’s speed, but also the precision and skill of its pilot....
History Comes Alive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 "Warbirds in Review" - aviationpros.com | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (June 2, 2014) — A rare opportunity to listen to combat pilots tell their stories and view wartime aircraft will be at this year’s Warbirds in Review at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 62nd annual fly-in convention for the Experimental Aircraft Association, is July 28-Aug. 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh....
Touring Motor Glider Association selects Cottonwood Airport as national fly-in site * Verde Independent | ...Cottonwood was selected because of its spectacular location in Red Rock country and the uniqueness of a "small town airport" that rolls out the red carpet for aviators. The group will be staying in a local hotel and eating locally....but also flying out to area airports and enjoying the outstanding soaring conditions of the Cottonwood/Sedona area....
Hayward Air Rally prepares for takeoff · General Aviation News | Organizers note it’s less than 60 days from the start of the Hayward Air Rally from Hayward, Calif., to Oshkosh. More than 30 aircraft have entered to date, but organizers say they hope to have 50 to celebrate the rally’s 50th year. Wonder what it’s like to fly in the air rally? Following is an account by Gil Takemori, who flew in the rally for the first time in 2013:...
Watching the Oldest Air Race with a Classic - Busbyway The Abingdon Co. is proudly sponsoring the oldest, annual, all-female cross country air race in the United States and is the official watch of the Air Race Classic (ARC). The ARC is launching its ten-stop race from June 16th – 19th, 2014, starting from Concord, CA and ending in New Cumberland, PA...
Air Race Classic Gets Inspected by Women - Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) | The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM) is honored to have been chosen as the Maintenance Team in charge of all aircraft inspections for the Air Race Classic (ARC). From start to finish, AWAM is committed and ready to offer their support and expertise. Ladies with wrenches supporting ladies with yokes!...
Blast from the past: Flying through memories from WWII in a B-17 Flying Fortress - Aurora Sentinel
BROOMFIELD | It wasn’t just an old war plane, my ride on a B-17 Flying Fortress was a giant time-travel portal back to World War II. My guide when I got to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield was Frank LaBlotier, former staff sergeant with the 91st Bombardment Group of the 8th U.S. Air Force during World War II. At 92, he buried me in his enthusiasm and vigor. He was brimming with snapshot memories and anecdotes of war....
Historic B-17 roars over Front Range - Sidney Sun Telegraph | Frank LaBlotier remembers his first mission as a B-17 waist gunner. He was five miles over the submarine pens at St. Nazarre on the French coast, huffing oxygen from a bottle, wrapped badly against temperatures in the 50 degree range-below zero-watching German fighters line up to attack his bomber....
Flight with Fifi on Saturday while she was staying in... · TVR Photography.com Had a fun, but very brief flight with Fifi on Saturday while she was staying in Salinas. The plan was to head to Big Sur and get some beautiful images of her over the Pacific...
Relive the Golden Age of Air Travel in Pan Am: An Aviation Legend · Airplanista Aviation Blog | ...Let's start with the subject matter...Pan Am, or more correctly, Pan American World Airways. In my world, there is no airline that was more important to the development of commercial aviation around this globe than Pan Am. From 1927 when the Harvard-educated Juan Trippe "set out to build a global empire in the sky" as Conrad III writes, the growth around the world of this proud line is documented well in this book. In the introduction, Conrad III sets the stage well for what is to come:...
Air museum would get renovated home - Rantoul Press | RANTOUL — The village of Rantoul has applied for a $12.1 million state grant to renovate Grissom Hall on the former Chanute Air Force Base. Built in the early World War II era, the building, originally called P12, was the last of the hangars built on the former Air Force base. It was later named after astronaut Gus Grissom. It houses Chanute Air Museum, the Rantoul Historical Society Museum, classes for Lincoln’s Challenge Academy, the Rantoul Community Bicycle Recycle Program and Rantoul Theatre Group....
Supersonic Civilian Planes? * Flight To Success | ...Today, join me at: The House of Rapp where Ron has written an incredible post on supersonic planes in the corporate world....
The Ten Craziest Airplane Stunts Ever Caught On Video · Máté Petrány | Being in a metal tube sky high at incredibly speeds should be exciting enough as it is, but as always, there are some people who push the envelope further. Here are the ten best pilots caught on video...
Young Eagles to take to Nashua's skies on Saturday - Nashua Telegraph | NASHUA – Local Experimental Aircraft Association pilots will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally on Saturday at Nashua’s Boire Field, volunteering their time to take children and youths ages 8-17 into the skies. The event, for which the rain date is Sunday, is one of several activities organized by the Young Eagles program to get young people interested in aviation. ...
Yankton Young Eagles Rally Saturday - Yankton Daily Press | A Young Eagles event will be held at the Chan Gurney Airport terminal building on Saturday, June 7, running from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The Yankton Chapter 1029 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) are holding the 21st annual event....
Watch SpaceX's Big Reveal of Dragon V2 Spaceship · Alan Boyle | LOS ANGELES — SpaceX is literally pulling the curtain away on Thursday from its Dragon V2 spaceship, an upgraded version of its workhorse capsule that could soon start carrying astronauts into orbit — and you can watch the curtain drop online....
SpaceX Unveils Dragon V2 Spaceship for Astronaut Trips · Alan Boyle Today | HAWTHORNE, Calif. — SpaceX unveiled the spaceship it expects to use to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, known as the Dragon V2, at its headquarters on Thursday amid surroundings as glitzy as an auto show. Maybe that shouldn't be surprising, considering that the company's billionaire founder, CEO and chief designer, Elon Musk, also runs the Tesla electric-car company. His SpaceX venture has even loftier ambitions than Tesla — nothing less than sending colonists to Mars....
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Riverside Air Show to feature wing walkers, aerobatic stunts Southwest Riverside News Network | Riverside Air Show to feature wing walkers, aerobatic stunts. By City News Service, on April 6, 2013, at 12:17 am. Parachute jumps, wing-walking stunts and aerobatics displays will be featured today in the Riverside Municipal Airport's 21st annual Air ...
Exact Replica WWI Aircraft Flying Saturday In Central Florida from Aero-News Network | Fokker, Albatros, Snipe Replicas Part Of Legends & Legacies Symposium Series Exceptionally rare aircraft seldom seen in the last 100 years will buzz through the Polk County skies for live, aerial demonstrations and flybys, as Fantasy of Flight will take guests on an extraordinary journey through the gallant aerial history of World War I on Saturday. Some of the vintage WWI replica aircraft are exact replicas the attraction purchased from a collection built by the New Zealand team of award-winning Hollywood director and producer Peter Jackson.
Thunderbirds and Blue Angels: 2013 the Stealth Season from photorecon.net by Mark Hrutkay | ...I was sitting in Florida a couple week ago at the TICO airshow....
Auburn Airshow 2013 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Auburn University Regional Airport is excited to announce the first air show since 1984. Past aviation events have drawn approximately 10,000 attendees to the Auburn University Regional Airport. The Auburn-Opelika Air Show (AUO) will bring thrilling, world-class aviation entertainment and education to the Auburn-Opelika area, making it a prime marketing opportunity for local and national businesses.
A meeting for the exhibition Frecce Tricolori in Vasto - Translated | At the headquarters of Vasto Assoeventi
in the presence of the President of the 'Aero Club of Ancona, Mr.
Egidio Rag, a meeting 
Fly-along with the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team - WOGX | I was flying a training exercise with the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, who will be performing shows this weekend at the New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest. My pilot, Steve Gustafson, is the "left wing" of this talented group of flyers who perform ...
Avro Vulcan XH558 set to appear at RAF Cosford's 75th Anniversary Air Show - shropshirelive.com | Other confirmations for the one-day event include the RAF Typhoon and Tucano display teams, aerobatic display team The Blades and the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight including the Avro Lancaster, another famous creation from the same engineering ...
REDLANDS: Hangar 24 brings back air show - Press-Enterprise | Hangar 24 has resurrected the Redlands air show two years after the annual event was canceled. The Hangar 24 AirFest and Fifth Anniversary Celebration is set for Saturday, May 18 in the tie-down area at Redlands Municipal Airport. Brewery owner Ben ...
WW II-era B-29 bomber 'Fifi' lands at Ventura County airport - The Republic | It will be part of a three-day exhibition at the airport's Commemorative Air Force Museum. Then the propeller-driven plane will be flown to Burbank for a weekend show at Bob Hope Airport. Only a few B-29 Superfortress bombers remain from a U.S. fleet ...
Exclusive: Rare Flight on Living History inside B-25 Bomber - KARK | After a brief safety meeting on the do's and don'ts we were ready to hop on board with the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force crew of "Show Me". Once seated and strapped in the engine's fired up beginning the once 
Rare Bear is on the move - Best just read up on it...
For Emirati women in aviation, sky's the limit - Gulf Today | For Emirati women in aviation, sky's the limit. BY A STAFF REPORTER, April 06, 2013. Print Send to Friend. DUBAI: When Mariam Al Balooshi started working as a chemical engineer at the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), few would have thought that ...
Women in Aviation International takes off for 25th anniversary year - Canadian Skies | With the successful conclusion of its 24th Annual Conference last month in Nashville, Tenn., Women in Aviation, International (WAI) president Dr. Peggy Chabrian has now turned her attention to major networking and outreach as part of WAI's 25 years of ...
Today in 1924: Eight U.S. Army Air Service pilots and mechanics in four airplane... by National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Today in 1924: Eight U.S. Army Air Service pilots and mechanics in four airplanes left Seattle, Washington, to carry out the first circumnavigation of the globe by air....
Asanbe Diversity Symposium looks at Todd Moye's "Freedom Flyers" - Business Clarksville | One audience member, Dan Patrick, was a former World War II bomber flight crew member who recalled being escorted by the Flying Tigers. He gave testimony that the pilots preferred to have the Flying Tigers as their escorts because they were aggressive ...
St. Mary's looking for firm to finish Navy museum - So Md News | A new construction company will have to be chosen to finish building a new and permanent home for the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Work on the foundation for the museum near Gate 1 of the Navy base was begun last fall, but work has been halted ...
"Flyin' Without a List" UCAP #322 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Guest: SnF President John "Lites" Leenhouts. Sitting poolside at Jeb's Hidden River Home for Wayward Airmen... We preview what we're looking forward to at next week's Sun n Fun 2013... We're visited in the hangar by Sun n Fun President John "Lites" Leenhouts... And... Surprise surprise, the towers aren't closing this week after all...
Guerchais T2-Henriot - Passion for Aviation | Hemet Jacques sent me this photo for identification. 
With the help of some very reactive accustomed to Aéroforum , here is the solution: This is the single copy of the two-seater touring Guerchais T2-Henriot, cantilever monoplane wing high wooden motor Anzani 6A 45 / 50hp, built in 1928. Led by Pierre Lemerre...
God bless them: People use cars to light rural runway for emergency medical flight in Peru from The Kathryn Report | In the Amazon rainforest, a tiny airstrip serves as one Peruvian town's connection to the outside world. When a mother, her newborn baby, and a 17-year-old boy needed to fly from Contamana to a hospital for urgent medical attention in the middle of the night, a local radio station broadcast the need for help. Within 30 minutes, people responded and nearly 300 vehicles were lined up to help...
SpaceX Dragon capsule returns successfully to Earth from Flightglobal Events | The SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned successfully from its third flight to the International Space Station, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean. The...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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25th Annual 2013 Salute To Veterans Airshow - STLtoday.com | Columbia, MO: The Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Corporation invites the public to come celebrate a major milestone at their 25th Annual Two-Day Salute to Veterans Airshow over the Memorial Day Weekend at Columbia Regional Airport on...
August airshow planned at Allentown airport - Allentown Morning Call | The Lehigh Valley International Airport will host an airshow in late August to raise money and awareness about the Allentown facility, where passenger traffic has slipped. The Iron Eagle Aerobatic Team, an all-female sky diving team and ground exhibits...
Ellsworth cancels annual Dakota Thunder airshow - Rapid City Journal | Ellsworth Air Force Base said Monday that it has cancelled this year's Dakota Thunder air show following federal budget cuts that took effect this month. The air show has been been hosted every two to three years at Ellsworth for decades. At a typical...
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - DAY TWO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | Welcome to Day Two of the Air Tattoo's 'Magnificent Seven' Easter Egg-stravaganza of Aircraft.
AIRSHOW NEWS: RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day is a finalist in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has been named as a finalist in the Tourism Experience of the Year category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013....
WWII Avro Anson plane airshow star - 3News NZ | Organisers say computer games have driven interest in aviation heritage. But it's a rare World War II-era bomber that should attract the most attention. A 10-year restoration effort left the Avro Anson looking just as it did during the Second World War...
Opening Day festivities at Turner Field are set - AtlantaBraves.com | During the National Anthem, four T-6s of the historic Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force will perform a flyover across Turner Field. Fans will see former third baseman Chipper Jones on the field for the first time out of his uniform when he will...
Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Into Cathedral Catholic [Gallery] - Patch.com | The Leap Frogs jumped from the aircraft immediately following an appearance by the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard and the singing of the national anthem. The jumpers deployed their gold and blue parachutes and activated green smoke grenades to make...
Air Force Museum Hosts Aviation Film Festival from AVwebFlash Current Issue | To celebrate the installation of its giant new movie screen, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio, is hosting an all-aviation film festival, April 12 to 14. The museum's 400-seat theater is re-opening after an $800,000 renovation, featuring a high-definition digital 3D screen that stands six stories high and an all-new sound system. The Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation...
Faribault Area Balloon Rally & Airfest to return this fall - Southernminn.com | A group of hot air balloons are prepared to be launched at the beginning of the 2007 Faribault Area Airfest and Balloon Rally. The event has been on hiatus since 2009, but will return this September.
Boots Blesse flies west from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Air Force legend was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery March 22, officially "flying west." Retired Maj. Gen. Frederick "Boots" Blesse, a double ace pilot, passed away Oct. 31, 2012. He retired from the Air Force April 1, 1975, and into his final days, the Air Force was a consistent part of his life....
Moon landing jump starts general's own space legacy from Air Force Link Top Stories | When Neil Armstrong made history with man's first footsteps on the moon, Susan Helms needed a little nudging
from her mom to get excited. And get excited she did. She realized that there would never be another first step on the moon, and even as a young 11-year-old, knew the feat was something special. Little did she know that a little more than two decades later, then Maj. Helms would be the first woman military astronaut to fly in space....B-17 'Memphis Belle' vintage aircraft flies into Long Beach for anniversary from LGB - Long Beach Airport Spotting and News by Stephen Tornblom |LONG BEACH -- Laurence Stevens was a 19-year-old B-17 tail gunner, dozing off above Brux, Czechoslovakia, in 1944 when a jolt snapped him alert. Dozens of white parachute canopies were blossoming in the freezing stratosphere as B-17s began plummeting toward the ground.... [video]
Yorkshire Air museum in awards final - The Press, York | THE Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York, has been named as a finalist in this year's Visit England Awards For Excellence. The museum has made the shortlist in the category of Tourism Experience of the Year, following its French In York...
Air Force tells stealth pilots it has no cure for 'Raptor cough' - RT | Air Force pilots employed to fly the US military's F-22 warplanes are experiencing breathing problems and coughing fits caused by plane's oxygen system – and officials say they have no solution for this problem. Despite at least one fatal crash that...
Air Force Memorial Launches New Website - Sacramento Bee | The website has undergone a total redesign to better provide people with information about visiting the memorial, hosting an event, accessing its heritage archives, leaving a tribute for a friend or a family member, and much more. ... the United States...
SpaceX Dragon capsule returns successfully to Earth from Flightglobal Events | The SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned successfully from its third flight to the International Space Station, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean. The...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Former Blue Angels boss receives civilian air show award - Pensacola News Journal | Greg McWherter, who stepped down as lead pilot of the Blue Angels in November, received a Special Achievement Award from the International Council of Air Shows in Las Vegas on Tuesday. McWherter, 43, who led the elite flight demonstration team for a...
Airshow Industry Honors Its Own - from Aero-News Network | Individuals, Organizations Recognized For Their Contributions At ICAS Convention During its annual convention in Las Vegas last week, the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recognized several individuals and organizations for their achievements and contributions during the 2012 air show season...
Air show organizer tells of event - Fort Myers Beach Observer | With the American Heroes Air Show in Fort Myers now just 30 days ahead of us, we invite your team to deploy to our admission-free, helicopter-only aviation event with a mission to educate the community, elected officials and the media about the ...
US Army parachute team expected to join Thunderbirds at Martinsburg air show - The Herald-Mail | The Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachute team, are expected to join the Air Force's Thunderbirds for the 2013 Thunder over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in May, organizers announced Tuesday. A complete lineup of aerial acts for the May ...
Air Show Offers Rare Opportunities - AllAfrica.com | Last weekend will be etched in many Ugandans' memories forever as Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) gave them a chance to take to the skies in an air show dubbed 'Fly at 50 for 50k'. People streamed to Entebbe airport from various parts of the country to ...
Sean D. Tucker Air to Air Video Media Flight from TAKEOFF TUBE | Our first air to air video was released quickly and just shows everything as it happened with very little editing. This version is a fully edited version with special effects and music added. You can
Video: Flying Legends 2013 from Apron 6 | That last formation… Damn!
Concord: the year in review in photos - News in photos | A North American TP-51C Mustang, foreground, and a B-17 Flying Fortress are photographed during their visit to Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, Calif. on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (Dan Honda/Staff Archives). Concord: Year in 
Sea Harrier Mishap This Sea Harrier took off from from the deck... from Planeshots
Flying Tigers Museum opens in central China - Global Times | A museum commemorating the Flying Tigers, a US air squadron that helped the Chinese fight the Japanese in World War II, opened to the public in central China's Hunan Province on Tuesday. The Flying Tigers Museum, located at the Zhijiang Airport in ...
Luther Johnson shot down in torpedo bomber over Japan; taken prisoner from War Tales by Don Moore | Gunner’s mate 2/C Luther Johnson was shot down in his TBM torpedo bomber during an attack on the Japanese fleet bottled up in Kure Bay, Japan in late July 1945. He was the back seat gunner on a ring-mounted .50-caliber machine-gun in an “Avenger,” part of Air Group VT-6 that flew from the deck of [...]
The only plane ever to drop a bomb on the United States during WWII was this submarine based Glen. from What is Silver Wings Over Washington? by Ron David | Received from "Scotty" Cameron and David Vuich |September 9, 1942: Nebraska forestry student Keith V. Johnson was on duty atop a forest fire lookout tower between Gold's Beach and Brookings Oregon . Keith had memorized the silhouettes of Japanese long distance bombers and those of our own aircraft. He felt confident that he could spot and identify, friend or foe, almost immediately. It was cold on the coast this September morning , and quiet. The residents of the area were still in bed or preparing to head for work. Lumber was a large part of the industry in Brookings, just a few miles north of the California Oregon state lines....
A Superb Editorial from AOPA's John Yodice from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Inside the November 2012 edition of AOPA Pilot, John Yodice offers up one of the best editorials you may have never read. If you missed it, and you are an AOPA member, it was in the issue with the Piper Cub logo on the cover. Go look for it and learn something.If you've read NORDO News even once, you know the aviation community's willingness to relinquish our aviation freedoms has me perpetually dismayed. After reading John Yodice's editorial,...
Bottom right wing skin done, flip, repeat. from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | This entry covers four working sessions over the last two weeks…Skinning the wings is a big step and a big motivator. It’s also repetitive, and keeping focus has to be on the forefront of a builders mind. It’s not as bad a building wood ribs, or banging out metal ribs on a forming block (which is a different kind of fun), but repeating anything can be a chore at times...
Pilots For Kids from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Each year groups of pilots all over the country visit hospitals bringing gifts, and smiles for children stuck in the hospital over Christmas. Last night Pilots
The X-47 Ships Out from Air & Space Magazine | The U.S. Navy’s dream of a pilotless combat jet that can fly off an aircraft carrier, refuel in the air, complete its mission and then land safely back on the flat top has taken a couple of steps closer to reality...
Soyuz TMA-27A on Baikonur Launch Pad from Spaceports
SpaceX Falcon 9 lift off from Flight Image of the Day by Michael | SpaceX hopes to benefit from the next rolling five-year USAF launch contract, with the latest round of announcements imminent....
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Thunderbirds ready for Travis Air Force Base show - TheReporter.com | The skies over Solano Air Power Expo will feature not only performances by the Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team but also a T-33 demonstration by Greg Colyer, a T-34 demonstration by Julie Clark, a P-51 demonstration by Eddie Andreini and ...
HAI Announces first-ever HELI-CENTER™ at EAA AirVenture - Helicopter Association International | HAI is pleased to announce the first-ever HELI-CENTER™ at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. from July 25-31, 2011. This 'Hub of Vertical Flight,' located directly across from the flight line, is the perfect place for thousands of fixed-wing pilots and ...
Anticipation Builds for Wisconsin's EAA AirVenture 2011 - PR Newswire | The event includes 700 exhibitors with the latest aviation innovations; nearly 1000 forums, workshops and seminars covering the entire world of flight; daily afternoon air shows featuring the world's finest aerobatic performers; up-close sessions with ...
EAA buzzing with volunteers - Chicago Tribune | AP The aviation extravaganza that draws hundreds of thousands of people to the Fox Valley each summer is still two weeks away, but the grounds at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh is already buzzing with activity. Preparing for more than a half million guests ...
Airshow a sponsor for naval aviation anniversary - The Salinas Californian | The Salinas Airshow has been named a sponsor location for the 100th anniversary of naval aviation. "We're thrilled to support the Centennial Celebration of Naval Aviation and we're honored to have been selected as a sponsor location," said Salinas ...
Air Show Returns to Redding; Special Ticket Prices Available Now - Food For Thought, A News Cafe | The Thunderbirds are back to headline the Exchange Club of Redding's Air Show, which will feature more jets than ever before. The show is set for Sept. 24-25 at the Redding Municipal Airport. The US Air Force's distinctively painted F-16 Fighting ...
Beacon Council: 2012 Miami Air Show looks like a go - MiamiHerald.com | A proposed commercial air show in Homestead looks like a go in 2012, as long as the Air Force will let the planes land on its runways. By DOUGLAS HANKS Organizers of a new Miami air show think they have enough commitments from the aviation industry's ...
Duxford Statement: Flying Legends accident between P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll” and AD-4NA Skyraider by Flightline UK | Imperial War Museum Duxford can confirm that the flying incident at yesterday’s air show was a mid-air collision between North American P-51D Mustang (D-FBBD) and Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider (F-AZDP). The incident took place over agricultural land to the south west of the airfield just after 5.00pm, at the end of the flying display. ...
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AIR CRASH: New pictures show moment man leaps from plane - Saffron Walden Reporter | AIR SHOW organisers have begun an internal review to establish if any changes need to be made following a mid air crash between two historical US fighter planes. To send a link to this page to a friend, ...
2 aircraft have accidents during Geneseo air show - Seattle Post Intelligencer | GENESEO, NY 
(AP) A replica World War I fighter plane had to make an emergency landing in a field and a spectator aircraft was damaged in a hard landing during accidents Saturday at an air show in Geneseo. Authorities said the pilots of both ...[Thanks to reader, Joe Osciak, for the following photos.We're very glad the pilot is safe.]
The Tricolour Arrows Venice greet via Translator | With a shift in training over the airport and the channel card, the Tricolour Arrows greeted Venice after three days of evidence and show on the coasts, ...
AIR DAY 2011: Vulcan is the star of the show - This Is The Westcountry | There were displays from the Royal Air Force's aerobatic Red Arrows team, the Royal Navy's Black Cats helicopter display team and the Royal Jordanian Falcons. The special guests of the show, however, were the multitude of Yeovil-built Lynx helicopters ...
Video: A Joyride in the P-51 Mustang - Aviation Chatter | Maybe it’s the sleek streamlined design. Maybe it has something to do with the telltale sound of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Maybe it has something ...
F-22 pilot meets area kids - FOX Toledo Online | HOLLAND, Ohio (WUPW) - Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot Lieutenant Colonel Paul Moga spoke to about two dozen kids Friday over at the Family Activity Center in Holland. While to talked about his job and his aircraft, Lt. Col. Moga said he also hoped the ...
Model plane airshow takes to the skies in Waukesha - FOX6Now.com Milwaukee | The Pebble Creek Flyers held their annual event over the weekend -- where pilots performed incredible aerobatics with expensive model airplanes. The Flyers are concerned because the FAA is now considering new regulations on the model planes. ...
EAA 32 Has Large Turnout for Young Eagles Event With Jeff Skiles and Rod Hightower - Aviation Avenue | Young Eagles Flights were conducted for youth 8-17 years old in a variety of aircraft:
'Rocket Girls' Launches at IWASM - Cleveland Scene Weekly | The end of the space shuttle program seems like a fitting time to launch a retrospective on women in space, says Marcy Frumker of the International Women's Air & Space Museum. After all, prior to the shuttle program, no American woman had ever left the ...
Shuttle program's real fuel: Two decades of M&Ms - CNET | In addition to being included in NASA's space food system and finding a place on the menu of the International Space Station, M&M's are also part of a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air & Space Museum and have inspired at ...
SpaceX launch site groundbreaking at Vandenberg from RLV and Space Transport News | ... In April 2011, SpaceX announced its plans to design, build and launch the Falcon Heavy – the world’s largest launch vehicle since the Saturn V moon rocket. The Falcon Heavy should arrive at Vandenberg by the end of 2012 and launch soon thereafter. On Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s newest launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Falcon Heavy will have the ...
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Beale Air Show Preview - Appeal Democrat | (11 pix) A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet flies over Beale Air Force Base on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The Thunderbirds will be performing at the Beale Air Show this Saturday and Sunday...
Look to the skies above Beale this weekend - Appeal Democrat | Big. Fast. Loud. This weekend. The aerial goodies on display and in the air Saturday and Sunday at Beale Air Force Base were in sneak-preview mode today, giving media flights in Lincoln and an up-close look at U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jets at Beale...
2011 MCAS Beaufort Air Show: What to know before you go - Island Packet | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (weather permitting)
Blue Angels wait out storms, land at air station for this weekend's show - Island Packet | Mother Nature delayed -- but did not prevent -- the arrival Thursday of the 2011 Beaufort Air Show's headliner at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. For more than 10 hours, the Blue Angels' famous blue- and gold-painted F-18 Hornets and the C-130 affectionately known as "Fat Albert" sat on the tarmac at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla...
BLUE ANGELS VISIT ST. PATRICK HIGH STUDENTS - Sun Herald | St. Patrick Catholic High School welcomed representatives from the Blue Angels who performed at the air show at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi...
2011 RI Airshow, June 25th 2011 - NSOP | The 2011 Rhode Island National Guard Air Show will no doubt prove to be an outstanding and EXCITING show! Below is a list of confirmed performers. Click on each performers name to get to their website and learn all about them!
VIDEO: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow (16 Spitfires in 2010) - Flightline UK | When airshow dates are announced, there are always some that just leap out at you as "must attend" events and a celebration of the Battle of Britain at Duxford has to be one of those. It is true that Duxford's other 2010 shows, the May Air Display and Flying Legends had strong "Battle of Britain" themes, but the September "Battle of Britain Airshow" was the main celebration of the achievements of the RAF in 1940...
VIDEO: How to Make an Old Airplane New - All Things Aviation | In this day and age where everyone seems to want something “new”, some innovative souls are taking an older airplane and creating a fascinating new machine which would make any pilot proud. Las Vegas, Nevada resident David Lessnick purchased a 1964 Piper Commanche 250 for $ 80,000 and decided to make it into a “new” airplane...
Photos of SpaceX at the Cape - Hobby Space | Jeff Foust and Robert Pearlman, in Florida for the Endeavour launch, take a tour of SpaceX's facilities and post some pictures:
NASA 'Tweetup' for shuttle launch an exciting endeavor for local men - Wisconsin State Journal | Troy Janisch, 43 of DeForest, feels like a kid again — one equipped with a MacBook, digital camera and iPhone who is getting a behind the scenes look at what it takes to launch a NASA space shuttle...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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Aaron Tippin: Fit for the job at the Aquarius - Laughlin Entertainer | Talk about a grand entry. Forget about getting to a concert in a tripped out bus or the fanciest of stretch limos. Aaron Tippin had plans to arrive in Laughlin for his concert at the Aquarius on Saturday, April 9, in the only flying B-29 bomber in existence...
Legends Over the Colorado Fly-In - Laughlin Entertainer | If you see a B-29 bomber flying overhead from Thursday through Sunday, April 7-10, don’t call 911. We aren’t being strafed and it’s not the “Enola Gay” loaded with deadly intent. It’s a sister “ship”, the “FIFI” the only flying B-29 in the world, loaded with tourists and history buffs flying over the area as part of the “Legends Over the Colorado Fly-In”...
Blue Angels "Centennial of Naval Aviation" This Weekend - Kiii | CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - On Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th, eighty thousand people are expected to visit the base thru the weekend. Gates at NAS Corpus Christi open at 8am, shows start at 10am each day and runs thru 4pm....
Historical Flight Foundations DC-7B - Rand Peck | I'm still away from home, have about four more weeks to go, but I just received these photos from my friend John Brier and wanted to share them. Let me introduce you to a couple of good friends from my past. This is Frank Moss, he was hired with me in 1974 to fly at Hyannis based, later Boston based Air New England...
Aerobatic prowess wins NZ titles - Southland Times | Two Wanaka pilots have their feet back on terra firma after winning national titles at the New Zealand aerobatic championships...
American Heroes Air Show lands at historic Camp Mabry - HeliHub | Buckle up the entire family for high-flying excitement when the American Heroes Air Show, the nation’s premier aviation event devoted exclusively to helicopters, returns to the Texas Military Force’s historic Camp Mabry in Austin on Saturday, April 16th...
Martin Jetpack flies again, sees IPO on horizon but no commercial sales yet (video) - Engadget | We were all aflutter this time last year when it was announced that the Martin Jetpack was finally available commercially and would be heading out to eager buyers in exchange for $86,000. Regrettably, the time since then hasn't been filled with...
Doolittle granddaughter to speak at Fantasy of Flight - General Aviation News | On April 15 and 16, visitors to Fantasy of Flight will have the opportunity to hear from a direct descendant of one of history’s most famous aviators and war heroes, General Jimmy Doolittle of the renowned “Doolittle Raiders.” Doolittle’s granddaughter, Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, author of “Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle,”...
Mere Mortals Step Into the World of Fighter Pilots - Fighter Pilot University | Rick Reilly, is a longtime sports writer and most recently contributor to ESPN. A number of years ago he wrote this article for Sports Illustrated. It’s still funny today and shows one of the things that set fighter pilots apart from the lowly...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy to be ‘world’s largest rocket’* - Seattle PI | * Still in existance, that is. Space Exploration Technologies will launch what it called “the world’s largest rocket” in 2013 or 2014, the company announced Tuesday...
SpaceX Reveals The Falcon Heavy, The Most Powerful Rocket Since The Mighty Saturn V - CrunchGear | SpaceX teased the world last week with some rocket pr0n that hinted that the company was finally ready to reveal its Falcon Heavy mega rocket. Well, that’s what the company did minutes ago in a Washington DC press conference...
Astronaut Brings Back Medal of Honor After Six Month Stay on ISS - News Release | After living aboard the International Space Station for six months, NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock will return to Harpursville, N.Y., on April 6 to relive his spaceflight experience for students of Harpursville Central School District and to return the Medal of Honor he carried with him in space...
Podcast: The RC Scale Builder Show - WarBird Radio | Join Mike Chilson and friends tonight on the RC Scale Builder Show LIVE! Tonight’s show our guest will be Gary Sibert, owner of Pink-it. Also, we’ll have other great segments and info from the world of R/C Scale Building...
Best photo I’ve seen all week! - You Like Airplanes, Too? | Beautiful snap taken aboard a TWA Lockheed Constellation...
