Checking Out An Aerobatic Pilot's Bag Of Tricks - WAMU | When the annual Joint Service Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base rolls into town later this week, the lineup will feature one of this country's top aerobatic pilots, the Air National Guard's Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt. In 25 years of flying, Klatt has piloted commercial airliners, flown F-16s in combat, and supported missions for the space shuttle...
Teaser Video for Boston-Portsmouth Air Show - Mike Goulian | The folks at the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show caught up with us last week to discuss the upcoming air show in August at Pease airport. This year watch Michael fly along with the USAF Thunderbirds, Sean D. Tucker, and an amazing line up of performers. Michael’s interview shares his thoughts as the closest event to home this year.
Jones Beach Air Show on Memorial Day Weekend - Long Island | Memorial Day is fast approaching and it's time for the 2011 Bethpage Federal Credit Union New York Air Show at Jones Beach State Park. On Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, 2011, you can watch the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor and the A-10 Thunderbolt II soaring through the skies over Long Island as well as other high-flying entertainment...
BLADES AND THEIR FLYING MACHINES ARE HERE - Gibraltar Chronicle | SET FOR THE SKIES: (from left) The Blades pilots Mark Cutmore, Andy Offer, Myles Garland and Andy Evans. After 48 hours of serial leg flying from the UK, THE BLADES Aerobatic Display Team has landed in Gibraltar ready for their series of activities this weekend. Over the next few days you will see the four Blades aircraft manoeuvring around Gibraltar...
15th Annual Lyon County Fly-In this weekend - RGJ | SILVER SPRINGS-The 15th Annual Lyon County Fly-In is slated for this weekend at the Silver Springs Regional Airport, and the event will feature many activities for families and aviation fans. "This whole thing is about kids," said Fly-In Chairperson Ron Bell, adding, "There are many activities for families to enjoy."...
Air Force plane crashes in Victoria - ABC Melbourne | A plane used by the RAAF's Roulettes aerobatic team has crashed at the East Sale airbase in Victoria. The PC-9/A's two crew members ejected moments before the plane crashed after experiencing engine failure. The Defence Force said the crew were undertaking a routine training flight when the plane crashed about 1 kilometre from the runway...
The Stealth Chinook involved in the Osama Bin Laden raid and why the Stealth Black Hawk crashed in Abbottabad - Cencio4 | An interesting article published yesterday by the Associated Press and commented by Wired/Danger Room, provided some interesting details about the Osama Bin Laden raid. Indeed, anonymous government sources have told the story to the AP even if information they disclosed, raise more questions… Anyway, first of all, I can’t help but notice that my possible explaination of Operation Neptune’s Spear (OBL raid’s name), published on May 6, was not disproved by facts disclosed so far!...
Videos from AIRBOYD:
A-10 Thunderbolt Refueling
EA-6 Prowler Refueling
F-16 Fighting Falcon Refueling
May 18, 1953: Jackie Cochran, First Woman to Break Sound Barrier - Wired | 1953: Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. Cochran was already famous (as an aviatrix and racing pilot) and wealthy (through marriage) when she broke the sound barrier over Rogers Dry Lake, California, flying a Royal Canadian Air Force F-86 Sabrejet. In moving from subsonic to supersonic speed, Cochran averaged 652 mph...
New York Guard Women Are At Home in The Sky - You Fly Girl | This is a press release from March 18...still worth reading! LATHAM, NY (03/18/2011)(readMedia)-- The women who keep the New York Army and Air National Guard flying found inspiration in the skies and on the ground...
Juliet Kuruwaa: "Why I Want To Fly" - Flight To Success | Another incredible essay from a talented and beautiful young lady from Ghana. Aviation has not only touched her life, but changed it. Juliet Kuruwaa is my name and I am a citizen of Ghana in West Africa. A student of Aviation Technology Academy, studying piloting and engineering. My ambition to become a pilot started from the very first day I saw a plane in the sky...
The First Woman to Fly in an Airplane Was When? - Ptak Science | I wondered about how long after the Wright's first powered flight (17 December 1903) that it took for a woman fly in an airplane, either as passenger or pilot. I was a little surprised--when I found my answer, my glasses weren't quite up to seeing the date on the top of the page very clearly, and on closer inspection I was a little taken aback to see how wrong my assumption was...
Star Struck In California - Collings Foundation | The national Wings of Freedom tour is now bouncing around California. So far, we have visited La Verne, Long Beach, Carlsbad, Ramona, Santa Ana, Hawthorne, Camarillo, Burbank – and now in Bakersfield. The Wings of Freedom tour is making its way up the coast landing in eight cities in Northern California before heading to Oregon and Washington...
Super Guppy back in Amarillo -- Black Horizon | Photographed last night flying into Amarillo/Rick Husband International Airport. It is ferrying V-22 fuselages for assembly at the Bell/Textron Plant here.
Let’s Fly on Saturday! - AOPA Blog | This Saturday, May 21st, is Learn-to-Fly day. It should come as no surprise by now that GA is in need of more pilots if our activity is to survive as we know it. There may be a better reason to go flying than to introduce a prospective pilot to our world but I’m not sure what it might be. Ditto for educating people who will never become pilots. The more “air-minded” people we can make, the fewer hassles there will be regarding airports...
New book celebrates Iowa’s aviation heritage - GA News | Eastern Iowa’s Aviation Heritage, a new book from Arcadia Publishing, captures Eastern Iowa’s long-time fascination with flight. From primitive air gliders and balloons to today’s modern airplanes (and everything in between), aviation enthusiasts in Eastern Iowa have had their heads in the clouds since the late 1800s...
Winners of the 2011 FAI Young Artists Contest - FAI | On the occasion of the recent FAI Aviation and Space Education Commission (CIEA) plenary meeting, the International Jury met to determine the winners of the 2011 FAI Young Artists Contest, whose theme was "50 Years of Human Space Flight". The theme of this year was tightly linked to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic flight...
SS2 first feather flight video - Hobby Space | Here's a video from Virgin Galactic about the drop test of SpaceShipTwo on May 10th in which its feathering re-entry system was tested for the first time.
Secret Stealth Drone Spied on Osama, Dodged Pakistanis - Danger Room | Two years ago, pictures leaked of a previously unknown, bat-winged drone operating out of Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport. Speculation spiked about the mission of the mysterious aircraft, instantly nicknamed “the Beast of Kandahar” by secret plane-spotter extraordinaire Bill Sweetman...http://wamu.org/news/11/05/18/checking_out_an_aerobatic_pilots_bag_of_tricks.php
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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5th Annual Indianapolis Air Show Offers High Flying Fun - FunCityFinder | Raise your eyes to the sky for some high flying excitement at the 15th Annual Indianapolis Air Show May 13 to 15, 2011. The Blue Angels, one of the most sought after performance teams in the United States, headline this Indianapolis event. Plus, Friday May 13 is Monte Carlo Night at the Indianapolis Air Show, offering charity gambling, a silent auction, live music and good times all for a good cause...
Amherst woman to fly with Blue Angels - New Era Progress | A science teacher and researcher from Amherst County is thrilled that she has been chosen to fly with the Navy’s Blue Angels when the team arrives in Lynchburg this month...
Tricolour Arrows Venegono Here's how to enjoy the show - La Provincia | The event, lasting about half an hour from 10.45 to 12.30, will be held at the airport are Inferiore, will take part in the Tricolour Arrows aerobatic aircraft and aircraft of the Finmeccanica Group...
Meet the Snowbirds next week - Northumberland | COBOURG -- How does a chance to meet with Canada's aeronautical aces on May 18 sound? Harry Knapper of the Air Force Association of Canada 401 (R. L. Edwards) Wing says they are sponsoring a visit with several members of the world-famous Snowbirds group in order that local fans can enjoy a free meet-and- greet...
VIDEO: GRAND CANYON FLIGHT - Short Final | Jetman, Yves Rossy, flew across the Grand Canyon over the weekend amidst turbulence from it's sharp corners and steep walls. This was his first flight in the US and once the FAA approved his flight he set off in the helicopter to achieve his goal. Enjoy!
Journey's end - Journal Press | The horse-drawn caisson bearing Staff Sgt. Rip Winkler’s casket enters Arlington National Cemetery the morning of May 5, 2011, after a 9 a.m. service at Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer, Arlington. Winkler’s B-25 crashed in the jungles of the Phillipines in April 1945, and his sister, Mickey Beard, spent decades searching for her brother’s remains. More than 60 years after his death Rip Winkler was laid to rest with a full honors military funeral...
Veterans to be looked after in style at Shoreham airshow - Shoreham Herald UK | MEN and women who risked their lives fighting for their country have been invited to apply for a place in this year’s Shoreham Airshow Veterans Area. Every year, organisers have a special marquee where veterans can watch the show in comfort...
VIDEO: EA-6B Prowler - You like airplanes, too? | 9 minutes of awesome low-level flying from the cockpit of one of my favorite airplanes of all time: the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Great video.
School Daze - Airline Pilot Forum | I didn't take these, they were scanned from 8x10 color glossies the Navy gave me for some long forgotten reason. 1979-80 as a student in lovely Kingsville, Texas, recently rediscovered in the archives while looking for something else in the stately bullet riddled jungle manor doublewide...VIDEO: Video: Alaska Taildraggin' At The 2011 Valdez Fly-In - Martt | Ok, it's true that you'll see a few trikes in this video, but c'mon, the sweetest STOL performers drag their tails! This past weekend was the Valdez (Alaska) May Day Fly-In & Air Show and once again they had a pretty exciting short takeoff and landing competition. It's the good ole pioneering spirit of America mixed in with pure avgeek fun!...
PODCAST: WIX Warbird Weekly LIVE! – Wednesday – 8pm (EASTERN) - Warbird Radio | Join the guys this week for an all new episode of WIX Warbird Weekly LIVE. Ryan and Zane will be broadcasting LIVE tonight at 8pm (EASTERN) right here on Warbird Radio.com. For more information on WIX (The Warbird Information Exchange) just click on the QUICK LINK posted below this story. Thanks for listening!
Skagit Aero's Blog: Upcoming Fly-Ins - Antique Airfield | With summer around the corner, we are busily preparing for fly-in season here in Concrete. In addition to the five fly-ins that will be happening here, we are also making plans to fly some of our airplanes to some of the other great fly-ins around the pacific northwest (and beyond)...Firebird: Proof that MALE sizes matter? - The DEW Line | The appearance of the Northrop Grumman Firebird, which was spotted on The DEW Line last Tuesday and identified as Firebird by Aviation Week on Thursday, raises many thoughts...
Indianapolis Flight Training in Redbird Full Motion Simulator at Indianapolis Executive Airport - Montgomery Aviation | Eagle Flyers at Indianapolis Executive Airport installed it's Redbird Full Motion Simulator (FMS) yesterday...
Why I want to Fly: Lydia Westi - Flight To Success | Lydia was one of our finalists in the Why I Want to Fly essay contest, and is a very special young lady living in Ghana. If her story and essay doesn't pull your heart string, I'm not sure what will. Compassion, motivation and the love of flight... Lydia has it all, including the smile...
Virgin Galactic ramps up SpaceShipTwo testing - NewSpace Journal | For some time, a long pause in glide tests of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo raised questions about the progress the company was making, in partnership with Scaled Composites, on development of suborbital spacecraft. After a January 13th glide test, the fourth overall for the vehicle, more than three months elapsed without another...Sled Ride - Surrounded By Air | It's happened to every glider pilot: the day looks promising, but the tow is eerily smooth, and you can't find any lift even after trying every house thermal and other trick you know. You enter the pattern and land. "I got shot down," you say, or "I needed a relight."...
Saturday, April 23, 2011
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Pearl Harbor, The Doolittle Raid, And An Epic Film Project: Wounded Tiger by Martt - As of just a few days ago, on April 18th, it’s been 69 years since the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo took place. This event significantly changed America’s involvement in the Pacific side of the war. Led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, 80 courageous airmen took off in their B-25’s from the deck of the USS Hornet about 650 miles from Tokyo in the western Pacific ocean...
Bahamas Out Island Students Salutes Sun 'n Fun High Flyers - thebahamasweekly.com | Fort Lauderdale, FL – The presence and participation of The Islands Of The Bahamas at the recent Sun 'n Fun aviation show, Lakeland,, FL, was highlighted by personal, individual presentations made to aviation greats by winners ...Extreme "Unboxing" Video Goes Airborne – Avweb | It seems reviewers at TheNextWeb.com have realized this because, instead of a desk, they chose the cockpit of a flying Extra aerobatic aircraft in full-flail mode to unbox a new cellphone. The results are, perhaps, predictable -- we don't learn much ...
Plane replica as good as the real thing - 3News NZ | “He has a huge passion for the history and that's reflected in some of machines we'll be seeing this weekend and of course which people can see every weekend at the Aviation Heritage Centre, so very, very fortunate to have some of that calibre in the ...
Case M-1 Astronaut Knife from The Unwanted Blog | Made for the Gemini and Apollo capsules, and sold to the public in the late 1960′s/early 1970′s. Pretty much a machete. Why would astronauts need a machete? Well… just because the capsules were supposed to land in the ocean under the watchful eye of the US Navy doesn’t mean that that’s where they necessarily would land.Friday, January 14, 2011
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EAA News - Rebuilding the Prototype XP-82 Twin Mustang from http://www.eaa.org/ Not long ago, Tom Reilly, EAA 802376/Warbirds 552913, and his warbird restoration group got started on a restoration that, when finished, will resurrect one of the rarest airplanes in the world: the Merlin-powered North American P-82 (Twin Mustang) prototype, the only one of an estimated 60 built planned to fly…
B-29 left side gunners view of escorting P-51s from Planeshots | B-29 left side gunners view of escorting P-51s:
The North American P-51D Mustang from J Clark | One airplane which has always mesmerized me was the North American P-51D Mustang. Truly, the airplane and the pilots who flew her into combat were in a class of their own. When I started flying in 1971, I came across my first issue of Trade-A-Plane. I would learn Trade-A-Plane was the primary publication for those seeking to become aircraft owners or who were just dreaming. I was amazed at the number of used aircraft available for sale throughout the United States. I will never forget underneath the column, North American Aviation, finding flyable P51-D Mustangs for a mere $15,000…
Another Cure for Range Anxiety from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Or at least an approach to provide angst-free cross-country flying, as Michael Friend explained in his Electric Aircraft Symposium presentation last April at Rohnert Park, California. Friend, a Boeing engineer closely tied to the company's early fuel cell work, is the owner and pilot of N787M, one of the earliest production kit Silence Twisters.
"What was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?" from ExpressJet Forum by BMD | "What was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?" | Brian Shul, Retired SR-71 Pilot, via Plane and Pilot Magazine | As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I'm most often asked is "How fast would that SR-71 fly?" I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend. It's an interesting question, given the aircraft's proclivity for speed, but there really isn't one number to give, as the jet would always give
you a little more speed if you wanted it to. It was common to see 35 miles a minute…
Women In Aviation Announce Pioneer Hall Of Fame Inductees For 2011 from avstop.com | Women in Aviation, International has announced the new members of its Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be inducted into the Pioneer Hall of Fame during WAI's 22nd Annual International Conference which will be held on February 24-26, 2011, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, February 26, 2011…
F2Y Sea Dart — Part 2 from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | Part 1 posted previously on 12 January and described the Sea Dart design as well as listing where the four remaining examples are located — thankfully, three of them are on public display. This post serves to illustrate the unique hydroskis or the Sea Dart, one of only two waterborne jet powered fighter aircraft to fly. These hydroskis gave the Sea Dart its potential to be based almost anywhere in the world whether the location was a tropical isle, an estuary or inland water body…
Greg Baker from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Far too often local heroes go unnoticed--- They're just too busy doing their hero stuff to stand up and take a bow. Today I'm celebrating a local hero: Gregory Baker. Pilot and part owner of Classic Helicopter Corp / SeattleHelitours.com Greg is probably cringing at the thought of the hero status I've given him, but he deserves it…
Flying the S.79 over the Mediterranean Sea (the Damned Hunchback vs Royal Navy in WWII) by David Cenciotti | Nicknamed "Gobbo Maledetto" (Italian for "Damned Hunchback") for its distinctive fuselage "hump", the S.79 "Sparviero" is one of the most famous Italian aircraft of WWII. It was originally designed as a passenger transport aircraft and was used by the Regia Aeronautica in the bomber and torpedo-bomber…
Today in Aviation History – January 14 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Long March 2F from High Power Rocketry by R2K:
NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Two Flights from Aero-News Network | February, April Now Most Likely For Next Missions NASA is targeting 1650 EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. The liftoff of shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 flight is planned for 1948 EDT on April 19, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
SpaceShipTwo glide flight picture from RLV and Space Transport News | Virgin Galactic posts a picture of SpaceShipTwo and its contrail from the water dump during today's glide test flight: Glide Flight 04: Successful Test Flights Continue - Virgin Galactic. Update: Leonard David reports on the flight: Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Aces Another Glide Test - Space.com
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Navy helicopters dip in Lake Tahoe - San Diego Union Tribune | Retired Navy F-14 pilot and San Diego resident Steve Diamond called the punishment just, but "a crushing blow" for an aviator. ...
Navy instructors punished for dipping $33 million helos in water from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | Two Navy instructor pilots have been stripped of flying status and two student pilots will have to repeat training because of a September incident in which they dipped two $33 million aircraft into Lake Tahoe while trying to take photos for the squadron's Facebook page, a Navy official said Wednesday…
Blue Angels To Perform In Brunswick This Summer - WMTW Portland | BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The Blue Angels, a Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are coming back to Brunswick this summer. Although the Navy will have already ...
MCAS Miramar Air Show - KGTV San Diego | ABC10, and our sister station Azteca America San Diego 15, are proud to be the television sponsors of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar Air Show. ...
Video pedia World - 2010 MCAS Miramar (Twilight) Air Show ... by sky | 2010 MCAS Miramar (Twilight) Air Show - Shockwave Jet Truck.
Airshow coming back to Hamilton in 2012 - Digital Forum by james99 | Airshow coming back to Hamilton in 2012 News, Weather, Sports and Anything Else.,,
Spitfire Comes To Texas from Aero-News Network | Scale Manufacturer Moving From Australia The website of the Texas Aviation Association indicated that the manufacturer of a two-place scale replica of the Supermarine Spitfire is moving its operation from Brisbane, Australia to Cisco Municipal Airport (3F2) just west of Ft. Worth. A hangar to accommodate the manufacturer is being built this winter…
Give extreme flight - Examiner.com | The thrill ride is customizable and includes loops, rolls, spins, and other common air show maneuvers - all at speeds over two hundred miles per hour! ...
Waddington International Air Show nominated as finalist in business awards - This is Lincolnshire | RAF WADDINGTON'S annual international air show is a proven regional number one for pulling in visitors. And, while thought to be worth a minimum of £12 ...
Exhibit remembers fallen soldiers from war on terrorism - Lincoln Journal Star | Roy White, of Smith Center, Kansas, walks through the "Remembering Our Fallen" exhibit at the Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland Monday. ...
Rutan Voyager from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | On December 23, 1986, nine days, three minutes, and 44 seconds after taking off, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager touched down at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, in the Rutan Voyager aircraft to finish the first flight around the world made without landing or refueling. Rutan's brother Burt had designed Voyager but it was the availability of carbon-fibers coated with epoxy allowing Burt to design an airframe that could lift more than ten times its flying weight (including 3,180 kg, 7,011 lb, of fuel) that made the flight even possible…
More on SpaceShipTwo testing from RLV and Space Transport News | The Aviation Week article on SpaceShipTwo tests that I mentioned earlier is now available in their open section: SS2 Glide Tests Exceed Expected Progress - Aviation Week - Dec.22.10.
The first M-346 "Master" and its future in the Frecce Tricolori display team by David Cenciotti | On Dec. 21, 2010, the first Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer from the first batch of six aircraft for the Italian Air Force rolled out at Alenia's factory at Venegono Superiore, during a ceremony attended by both company executives and representatives of the Aeronautical Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) and local authorities…
How Aleksandr Yakovlev's Rivalry with Pavel Sukhoi Did Him In from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | The 1950s and 1960s in Russian combat aircraft development were marked by intense rivalries between the various design bureau (OKBs) heads. Nowhere else was this seen than with the rivalries between the respective OKBs of Artem Mikoyan, Pavel Sukhoi, and Aleksandr Yakovlev…
Today In Aviation History – December 23 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal | In 1907… The chief signals officer of the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. James Allen, issues specification no. 486, the first military aircraft specification for which commercial tenders were invited. The specification is written around the capabilities of the Wright Flyer and, though published for bids to conform to army requirements, only the Wrights are expected to respond by the closing date of February 1, 1908…
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
MAJOR GATHERING OF RUTAN-DESIGNED AIRCRAFT EXPECTED FOR BURT RUTAN TRIBUTE AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2011
Afternoon air show on Thursday, July 28 to feature variety of Rutan designs
EAA is working with builder, owner, and pilot groups to encourage a major gathering of Burt Rutan-designed aircraft at AirVenture 2011, and will also create a special parking area for them on the flightline. Well-known Rutan aircraft designs will also be on prominent display and serve as a backdrop for various presentations during the week, as well as featured in the afternoon air show on Thursday, July 28.
More features, programs, and attractions paying tribute to Rutan will be announced as they are confirmed.
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA’s yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at www.twitter.com/EAAupdate. Monday, October 18, 2010
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Blue Angels cap off Wings Over Atlanta Air Show - Examiner.com | The two-day Wings Over Atlanta Air Show wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a performance by the Navy's Blue Angels. The free air show, which took place at ...
Pics from Wings Over Atlanta…The Blue Angels Show « A ... by maligner | Today I had a Great Patriotic day hanging out at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Ga (just north of Atlanta on 75), watching the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, Canada's Snow Birds, and many others. It was a great show and a great fun day ...
Confessions of a Domestic Diva: Blue Angels Air Show at Dobbins ... by Tracey Axnick | The show is 100% free, several hours long (there are many acts.. the Blue Angels are the Grand Finale), and very uplifting (keep in mind I'm the daughter of an Air Force officer, so I'm a wee bit biased). Enjoy the clip! ...
Aerial show concludes: Winged spectacle draws 72000 in 3 days - El Paso Times | Russell, who helped found the Amigo Airsho along with Dick Azar has watched it grow into a tradition. "It's off the scale," Russell said. ...
25000 turn out for Air Expo - Parkersburg News | They especially enjoyed watching the flight demonstration of the US Navy F-18 Hornet. Blake Gentry, 12, of Ravenswood said he had a good time. ...
StephenForce: Song about airshow radio that'll never be played on airshow radio. Get your copy: http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/LastPureThing.mp3
Air show seeking designs for T-shirt - Hilton Head Island Packet ... and Marine Corps Community Services are offering residents a chance to design the T-shirt for the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show. ...
Owners of the Last B-29 Hope It Doesn't Bomb in Its New Mission - Wall Street Journal | Once Fifi was fully restored and approved for flights in the mid-1970s, she became a regular on the air-show circuit, keeping alive the public's fascination ...
Best Fall Regional Fly In -SERFI 2010 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News -EVERGREEN AL- Polish your prop, and load the family, it's time for the South East Regional Fly In -SERFI. Evergreen Alabama is home to the 19th annual event held at Middleton Field- KGZH. Beautifully wooded RV camping sites open at noon on Wednesday October 20 and the Official Fly in Schedule of Events begins Friday, October 22 and runs through Sunday noon, October 24, 2010…
Idaho A-10 Unit Repeats as Hawgsmoke Champion from AFA Daily Report | The Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron has taken top prize in "Hawgsmoke 2010," the Air Force's biennial A-10 competition, repeating its winning performance from 2008. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Idaho unit bested 17 other USAF A-10 teams that flew in from across the globe to Gowen ANG Base in Boise to compete in the bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery activities at the Mountain Home Range complex on Oct. 14. Overall, more than 40 A-10s participated, and more than 200 pilots and maintenance personnel. The Idaho Air Guardsmen got to host this year's event since they won Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salinas, Kans. Unlike in 2008, fleet-wide maintenance issues did not hamper the ability of some A-10 units to participate. (See also Boise report by TSgt. John Orrell)
UK Defense Review - Harriers Out, Tornado Survives? from Ares by Bill Sweetman | UK Prime Minister David Cameron is due to announce the results of the nation's strategic defense and security review on Tuesday afternoon. After performing twists and gyrations that would have put Strictly Come Dancing's Flexible Felicity to shame, much of the media had settled last week on a common narrative. Either it's right or the Ministry of Defence's department of obfuscation will pull down the OBEs and MBEs big-time in the next honours list…
Practice set for 8 Marine jets - Arizona Daily Star | Some warbirds rarely seen in Tucson will be flying over the city during the next few weeks. Eight AV-8B Harrier II jets, which can land vertically like ...
Chico pilot Thaddeus Kerns soared in early 1900s - Enterprise-Record ... Weitze looks at a photo of an old airplane as Barbara Hennigan (background) speaks at Chico Municipal Airport near the Chico Air Museum on Sunday. ...
PFP # 61 Virgin America Chief Pilots from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | On this episode, we start by getting a not-so short update of the progress of the Flight For the Human Spirit. Michael and Michele Combs join us in to tell the story of the trip from from Wilmington, Virginia to California. We discuss the visit to the Keys, then home to Texas, followed by some adventures on the way to Oshkosh…
Boeing 4-engine airliner lands on 2800ft strip! from Pilots of America Message Board by flyingcheesehead | I knew about this, but I had never seen video before - In 1977, a Boeing C97 - The military cargo version of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - was landed at the old Dodgeville airport, where it was then put in front of the Don Q Inn next door…
Pioneering jetpack inventor giving free talk in Queenstown - Scene Queenstown | He unveiled the Martin Jetpack at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure in the United States in 2008. This year, his Martin Aircraft Company ...
Virgin Galactic glides closer to $200000-a-seat space shots - Christian Science Monitor | But Burt Rutan, the mutton-chopped engineering mind behind Virgin Galactic, pronounced himself pleased with the Enterprise's first flight, ...
SpaceShipTwo's Tourist Joyrides Could Launch Next Year - Space.com "We at Scaled look forward to an aggressive flight test schedule," said Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites, which built SpaceShipTwo. ...
"Virgin Galactic" on National Geographic Channel from RLV and Space Transport News | National Geographic's documentary series Virgin Galactic, about the development of the WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo vehicles, begins Monday night at 10:00 pm ET (too bad it's so late on a school night for kids). Here's a review: National Geographic Documents Virgin Galactic Test - NYTimes.com (via Jeff Foust).
High Power Rocketry – What's Your Neighbor Building In His Garage? from Parrothead Jeff | High power rocketry is an interesting hobby / mental illness. I've gotten into it in the past, but left for a few different reasons. There was the expense for one thing (propellant isn't free) and there were a few personality conflicts as well. I may very well get back into rocketry, but I don't think I'm going to go very big with the rockets – the smaller ones can still be a lot of fun, too…
