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Fair St. Louis and the St. Louis Arch from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | How do you get to fly through the St Louis Arch? Easy, be a Golden Knight at the 2012 Fair St Louis! That is exactly what Black Team was able to do for the 4th of July celebration, held at the world renowned, St Louis Arch. To a crowd of over 75,000 people, Black Team performed two seperate parachute demonstrations using the St. Louis Arch as our backdrop. The team stepped out over top of the Arch at our full jump altitude of 12,500 ft and put together two mass formations. On each jump, after breaking the formation, each jumper was excited to be able to fly his landing pattern around, and then through the Arch for his final approach....

Just A Few More Days Before Aviation's Eyes Turn To Wisconsin from Aero-News Network | Anticipation Building As 2012 Event Salutes Greatest Generation, Iconic Aircraft In just a few days, more than 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of attendees will descend on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2012, which begins Monday, July 23, and runs through Sunday, July 29.

Next Week At AirVenture -- Lots Of Everything from AVwebFlash Current Issue | EAA AirVenture opens in Oshkosh next Monday, and as usual, the show will overflow with airplanes and events. The afternoon airshows feature all the top aerobatic performers, and this year they'll be joined by a new act appearing at Oshkosh for the first time -- Team RV, which calls itself "the world's largest formation aerobatic team." The 12-ship team will fly in honor of the 40th anniversary of the popular Van's homebuilt...

Team RV To Fly First AirVenture Performance from Aero-News Network | Oshkosh Fly-In Is "Hometown Crowd" For World's Largest Air Show Team Team RV, the world's largest formation aerobatic team, will fill the sky for aviation fans from around the globe at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. With Monday and Wednesday performances, this diverse group of civilian aviators in their RV series aircraft intends to exceed expectations of even the most seasoned air show enthusiasts.

Sioux Falls Airshow Takes Off This Weekend - KELOLAND TV | The Sioux Falls Airshow, which will feature the Blue Angels, takes off this weekend at Joe Foss Field. On Saturday and Sunday nearly 60 airplanes including B-2 Stealth Bomber, helicopters and WWII era planes will hit the skies over Sioux Falls. The...

Funds, volunteers sought for 2013 air show - AberdeenNews.com | Most of the time, Darrell Hillestad's hangar at the Aberdeen Regional Airport is a place to restore his Jeep and airplane. Lately, though, the commercial pilot's hangar has become the hangout for those seeking volunteers and funds for the Aberdeen Air...

Airshow camera mistaken for 'explosive device' - gethampshire.co.uk | AN amateur photographer was arrested at the Farnborough Airshow at the weekend for taking pictures of aeroplanes. Glenn May, of Pipers Patch, was stopped by officers and detained after it was mistakenly believed his 'bullet' camera might be "an...

Two Russian Strategic Bombers to fly in the U.S. next year. And two B-52s to return the visit. from David Cenciotti's weblog | According to the reports published on some Russian media outlets, reportedly based on news provided by ITAR-TASS, two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 MS Bear planes will fly in the U.S. in 2013. According to Lt. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, who spoke to journalists during a press conference on Jul. 17, the two strategic bombers will fly to...

Lauderdale Air Show To Return In 2013 - CBS Local | “The Lauderdale Air Show will coincide with Fleet Week to provide for a spectacular weekend during the first weekend in May,” said Bryan Lilley, President of the Lauderdale Air Show. “We appreciate the continued support of the United States Air Force...

The eye of the tiger from Apron 6 | Probably 99% of the photographers attending the Florennes airshow has this picture. But it’s so cool I couldn’t stay behind…

World War II translator honored for service with Flying Tigers - Denver Post | John Yee, pictured last Memorial Day at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, is one of the last living members of the original Flying Tigers...

CSAF's 'Fini Flight' A Ride Of Remembrance from Aero-News Network  | General Norman Schwartz Joins MC-130E Crew On A Training Flight When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz climbed aboard the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Hurlburt Field in Florida July 12, for his last flight as an active duty officer, he immediately began to reminisce on his flying career with special operations and the C-130 Hercules community. "This is more than a little sentimental for me to be back in this seat again," the general said.

Volunteers Honored For Aviation Contributions from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Several individuals and groups were honored recently by the annual Public Benefit Flying Awards, which are bestowed by the National Aeronautic Association and the Air Care Alliance. This year, the award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Benefit Flying was given to Bob Showalter of Showalter Flying Services, an FBO in Orlando, Fla., "for committed support of public benefit flying organizations in times of national...

Wings Club to honor Gen. Jack Dailey from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Wings Club of New York will honor General John R. “Jack” Dailey (USMC Ret.), director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, with the 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award.

The Mach 3 Phantom from Tails Through Time by JP SantiagoIn the 1960s the development of high-performance reconnaissance cameras offered greater resolution, but at a price- many of these systems were large and heavy and the current high-altitude spyplane of the time, the first generation variants of the Lockheed U-2, were unable to carry them. One of the premier recon optical systems developed at this time was the General Dynamics HIAC-1- a long range, oblique camera with a focal length of 66 inches that allowed stand-off reconnaissance from high altitudes. The first examples of HIAC-1 were heavy- the prototype camera system weighed over 3,500 lbs, much more than any other camera system in use at the time (excepting the very big Boston Camera carried by the B-36 and C-97 in the 1950s that weighed 3 tons and had a focal length of 240 inches). The only aircraft in the USAF...

Children Can Win Ride with Stunt Pilots - Twin Falls Times-News | The essay contest — in conjunction with Jacquie B's Rise Another Star and Greg Poe's Elevate Your Life programs — is open to Magic Valley children 18 years old or younger. Winners will have a chance of riding with Jacquie B or another pilot in their...

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Team RV to Make First Appearance at EAA AirVenture 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Team RV, the world's largest air show team that combines precision formation flying and formation aerobatics, makes its first Oshkosh appearance in 2012 when it flies during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" - which is July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh....

Air show is gift to our community - Yuma Sun | Comments are still coming in about the Marine Corps air show that took place last month. What a magnificent performance that was! More than 50000 attended and many more enjoyed it from outside MCAS. Many of us would choose it as the top performance of ...

Kirby Chambliss – Lauderdale Air Show | Kirby Chambliss has spent so much time up flying his Zivko Edge 540's he now jokes that the plane controls and wings are a mere extension of his own arms. It's second nature. The former Red Bull Air Race World Champion, ...

Air show planned to save KZN airports - Independent Online | By Sharika Regchand A string of air shows is being planned to generate funds for six KwaZulu-Natal airports which are in financial trouble. The six municipal airports are in Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg, Margate, Richards Bay, Ulundi and Durban North... 

Mission Briefing: Doolittle Raiders 70th Anniversary Flight Prepares for Departure from NYCAviation.com | The World War II B-25 bomber known as Grumpy will soon make a historic flight commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid....

Here's a rare beauty for those who are looking for a special reason to donate... from Warbird Radio's Facebook Wall | Here's a rare beauty for those who are looking for a special reason to donate $500 to the Doolittle Raiders Reunion. This is 1 of only 6 prints signed by 4 of the surviving VMF-214 "Blacksheep" from WWII....

WWII Aircraft 'Executive Sweet' to Moberly airport - Moberly Monitor Index | A B-25 World War II aircraft “Executive Sweet” has been selected as one of 25 aircraft to attend the final Doolittle Raiders Reunion. Executive Sweet will be arriving sometime between noon and 12:30 pm at Omar Bradley Airport....

AIRSHOW NEWS: Falkland’s Figurehead Roars Back To RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day by Flightline UK | The participation of the mighty Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 in Air Day 2012 is an integral part of RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day’s commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Campaign. Only recently pressed into service, the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier FRS1s spearheaded the strike force sent by the UK armed forces to the South Atlantic region and the effectiveness of their involvement was recorded and celebrated. But the Falkland Campaign also saw a fleet of five aircraft, in the twilight of their UK military careers,...

Breckenridge aviator receives final salute - ReporterNews.com | On Wednesday afternoon, Pardue, 77, crashed shortly after taking off and performing a maneuver in his 1940s Grumman F8F Bearcat in preparation for an upcoming air show. Pardue's plane is reported to have made it off the runway before hitting the ground ...

FAA: Stunt plane victim was air traffic controller - Sacramento Bee | The two were flying a single-engine Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 designed for aerobatic competitions. It's unclear if the men were performing stunts when the crashed occurred. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kinitzer told the Salinas ...

Ready for a Regional WAI Conference? from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | If you are planning to participate in the AeroExpo UK at Sywell, England, in May, save May 25th and be a part of the WAI Regional Conference at AeroExpo UK.  Secure online registration for WAI members is available...

Search for Amelia Earhart intensifies as 75th anniversary of aviator’s disappearance nears - Washington Post | Jon Thompson has traveled the world collecting art and artifacts for museum exhibits, seen the remains of the Titanic on the sea floor and participated in two unsuccessful missions to find Amelia Earhart. Now 72 and battling prostate cancer, Thompson is convinced he and a team from deep-sea exploration company Nauticos will finally be successful in finding the Kansas-born aviator’s plane, which disappeared with Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan in July 1937. He’s...

Helicopter Museum to hold 30th Anniversary Falklands Weekend from HeliHub.com News | An extra special Falkland’s Conflict commemorative event is to take place at The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare on 19th and 20th May as part of the national ‘Museums at Night 2012′ campaign. Visitors to the museum will be able to meet the ‘troops’ at a living history encampment and military vehicle display on site before the [...]

The Red Hawks from Featured by Russ Albertson | U.S. Navy’s Premiere Advanced Training Squadron | Lieutenant Junior Grade Wes Tanner breaks away from us landing at NAS Kingsville. (Russ Albertson)VT-21, the “Red Hawks,” is one of the US Navy’s premiere advanced training squadrons, located at NAS Kingsville in southern Texas.  Along with VT-22, this base is home to Training Air Wing 2 and provides advanced jet training for new Navy and Marine Aviators....

LSA news from Sun ’n Fun from General Aviation News by Dan Johnson | Whew! It’s over. Sun ’n Fun can be the busiest six days of one’s life ­— until the next one. I wanted to skim the very top of what I found interesting at the recently concluded show. Today I'll cover airframe manufacturers and follow up this week with more...

Enter AOPA Keep Em Flying Challenge from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Last week, AOPA announced the launch of the "AOPA Keep ‘Em Flying Challenge." The new AOPA challenge was inspired by the Georgia Air Challenge, which was hosted by the Atlanta Aero Club. It had 308 participants who flew an estimated 1,500 hours from July 1, 2011, through Aug. 12, 2011.  Steve Champness, president of the Atlanta Aero Club, felt the Georgia effort could be expanded, and worked with AOPA to create the national challenge....

Street-legal aeroplane unveiled at New York Auto Show - The Independent | A small aviation company has created the first car licensed to fly as well as drive. The Transition, made by Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, features two seats, four wheels and retractable wings, and was unveiled at the New York International Auto Show ...

PAL-V flying car must have commercial version in 2014 from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS (translated) |  Dutch company seeks investors to get 15 million euros. | It is estimated that the vehicle will cost between 250,000 and 500,000 euros. | The Dutch company PAL-V broke the famous phrase of Calderon de la Barca says that "the dreams, dreams are" the fantasy come true to create a flying car, whose commercial version can go on sale in 2014. "We are looking for investors worldwide to achieve the 10 million or 15 million missing to launch the commercial version of the flying car, and we expect this to happen in 2014 ', told Efe, Robert Dingemanse, a co-founder the firm.... 
 
NASA Jumbo Jet Arrives to Ferry Shuttle Discovery to Smithsonian - Space.com | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's chartered ride to retirement has arrived. The modified-Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here Tuesday (April 10). The jumbo jetliner came in from Dryden Flight Research Center in California to ferry Discovery to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., ...

Space Shuttle Discovery will fly over Washington area April 17 – Washington Post from Planenews Aviation News by gil | Weather permitting, the craft will fly at about 1,500 feet and the local flight is scheduled to occur between 10 and 11 a.m. that day, according to NASA. The agency will also be streaming the flight. After the flyover, the aircraft will land at Dulles International Airport. The aircraft is expected to fly near a variety of landmarks,...

Virgin Galactic is coming … but how will space tourism work? - The Conversation | The idea to air-launch came from Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites. Rutan is an aerospace engineer who is well known for winning the Ansari X-Prize in 2004, when his company successfully launched SpaceShipOne: the first privately-funded ...

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Fort Lauderdale air show backers see clear skies for return - Sun-Sentinel | "Things are moving forward very well on all fronts," said Dev Motwani, the beach developer who's working with the air show promoter. "I'm very confident. We're making progress on all fronts." Like air traffic controllers juggling lots of takeoffs and ...

Navy choppers to gather for Fleet Fly-in - Pensacola Business Journal | About two dozen Naval helicopters are coming to Whiting Field this week for the base's annual Naval Helicopter Association Fleet Fly-in. The event, which is in its 22nd year, brings various helicopters and flight crews from the Navy fleet to Whiting to ...

Fresh doubts cast on future of Leuchars Airshow - Fife Today | Doubts have been raised about the future of the RAF Leuchars Airshow after a government minister refused to give any guarantee that the event will go ahead next year. Despite the announcement earlier this year that the RAF is to leave Leuchars to make ...

Fatal Red Checkers manoeuvre no longer performed - New Zealand Herald | Photo / NZPA The Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) Red Checkers' aerobatics team has not performed the "Fishtail Pass" since it claimed the life of a squadron member. Squadron Leader Nick Cree, 32, died on January 14 last year when his CT4 Trainer ... 

Dangerous aerobatics led to pilot's death - Stuff.co.nz | An air force pilot's attempt to push on with an aerobatic move even after he lost control led to the crash that cost him his life. A New Zealand Air Force Court of Inquiry has found Squadron Leader Nick Cree continued with the "fishtail pass" manoeuvre ...

Virgin Galactic launches world's first commercial spaceport with performance by gravity-defying Project Bandaloop  from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin | Man, if there's one thing Richard Branson knows better than anyone, it's how to put on an amazing launch event. Above, video from the Virgin Galactic kickoff for the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America (alternate link), today in Las Cruces, New Mexico. …

Branson and US officials dedicate space terminal  from PhotoBlog by Rich Shulman | British billionaire Sir Richard Branson drinks champagne after rapelling down the side of the new Spaceport America hangar Monday, Oct. 17 in Upham, N.M. Branson dedicated the newly completed terminal and hangar on Monday, where his Virgin Galactic will stage its commercial space tourism venture…

Spaceport America terminal dedication  from RLV and Space Transport News | Doug Messier has a report and photos on the event: VG Dedicates Spaceport With Style - Parabolic Arc.  Alan Boyle posts his report as well: Desert spaceport makes a splash - Cosmic Log.  A couple of other articles:
/-- Virgin Galactic moves into New Mexico spaceport - latimes.com
/-- Branson and NM officials dedicate space terminal - AP/SFGate

Virgin Galactic Announces Completion of Spaceport America, the World's First Commercial Spaceport  - Virgin Galactic and its thoroughly British CEO, Richard Branson, announced another milestone on their way to opening the world's first commercial spaceport: Construction is finished, and the terminal and hangar have been dedicated…

Plane Crazy, October 2011: Boomerang and Guest  from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki | The featured aircraft for the October 2011 PCS was none other than the recently resurrected Rutan Model 202 Boomerang. Once Burt's personal airplane, it's now in the care of Scaled's Mike Melvill. Along with Catbird, Boomerang recently made the trek to Oshkosh for the Rutan tribute. Here's an up-close-and-personal look at this most amazing aircraft…

Taking Flight in an Old B-24 Bomber - NBC 29 News | "You meet some of the greatest people in the world that were born in that generation or actually took place in these airplanes during World War II," stated Mac McCauley a B-17 pilot. McCauley helps fly living pieces of aviation history, the B-17 and ...

The Ad Hoc Lashup That Resulted in Japan's Best Fighter of WW2  from Tails Through Time by JP Santiago | Unlike Germany and the Allies during the Second World War, the vast majority of Japanese fighter aircraft were powered by radial engines while other nations had a mix of both radial and inline engines for their fighter units. Only one production-standard Japanese fighter entered service with an inline engine, the Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (Allied code name Tony)…

80° ANNIVERSARIO 4° STORMO CACCIA GROSSETO  from Aviation-Report.co

Air University to Grant Tom Brokaw Honorary Degree  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - In recognition for his dedication to today's service members, Air University will award an honorary degree to television journalist and author Tom Brokaw.  Dr. Bruce Murphy, vice president for academic affairs, said Brokaw was an ideal choice because of his prominence and strong alliance with the military. "He's a representative of the media who tells the military story," he said. "He tells how American citizens serve their country."…

Video: Immersive Flight Simulation Dome Offers Seamless, Super-Real 360-Degree Views - Barco, a maker of large-format projector technologies, has just unveiled what it is calling a breakthrough in flight simulator technology, and for all the hardware involved we're inclined to agree that his must be something big. The new flight simulator dome--it's really more like a sphere--offers state of the art high-res visuals and full 360-degree views, allowing fighter pilot trainees to spot other aircraft from 12 miles away…

Today in Aviation History – October 18  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Unbelievable Photo!  from VAF Forums by ronschreck | Dean Wingard has taken some great pictures of Team RV in action, but this one, taken at the Boshears Skyfest in Augusta, GA this past weekend beats them all. Thanks, Dean. You're the best! :)

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Crowds wing it to Ellington for the air show - Houston Chronicle | Show visitors get a view from the cockpit aboard an Air Force plane Saturday during the 27th annual Wings Over Houston Airshow at Ellington Field. Visitors also had the opportunity to chat with pilots. ...

Cleveland air race a thrill for pilots and spectators - Your Houston News | Pilots turned out in force to compete in an old-fashioned cross-country race against each other over a 150-mile course during the thrilling event, sanctioned by the Sport Air Racing League. Airport Manager Alf Vien said he thought there was a great ...

Plane Makes Crash Landing At Airport - WJXT Jacksonville | Florida Highway Patrol officials are investigating a plane crash at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport Saturday. A World War II model P-51 Mustang plane was landing at the St. Augustine airport when its right landing gear collapsed, ...

CALIFORNIAN GO!: SR-71 Symposium set for March Field Air Museum - North County Times | RIVERSIDE ---- March Field Air Museum will be hosting its third SR-71 Symposium on Oct. 22-23. Twenty-two former SR-71 personnel will lead discussions, sign books and be available for photo opportunities during the two-day event at the museum. ...

WWII vet recounts Doolittle's Raid in a B-25 – HeraldNet | Ed Saylor of Puyallup, 91, one of the few remaining survivors of the group known as Doolittle's Raiders, the crew members of 16 B-25s that made a daring attack on Japan in April 1942. The raid, with Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane, ...

Aviation history celebrated at Millville Army Air Field Museum - The Bridgeton News - NJ.com | By Jim Cook Jr./The News of Cumberland County Staff photo by Jim Cook Jr. Pilot Buzz Cortese about to take off in his North American T-6 Texan, featured at the Millville Army Air Field Museum Aviation Celebration 2011 last Saturday. ...

Curtiss P-40 E featured in 'The Flying Tigers,' new exhibit opening ...  by Ho'okele Staff | The aircraft is a memorial to Robert Prescott, Flying Tiger Line founder American Volunteer Group (AVG) ace , and the Flying Tigers in China, which consisted of AVG pilots recruited from U.S. Forces and contracted with the ...

'Top Gun 2' Has Some Writers, But No Word On The Story - Screen Junkies | Regardless, it's got a crack producing duo behind it in Jerry Bruckheimer and David Ellison, so chances are if these guys want it to get made, it will get made. Of course, the gazillion-dollar question is whether or not the man himself, Tom Cruise will ...

It must be the full moon!  from VAF Forums by pierre smith | Team RV at the Boshears Memorial air show/fly-in were on top of their game ....again!  Photo credit: Dean Wingard from Augusta.  Another RV owner and friend from Beaufort, S.C, Tim Verroi, was there and I enjoyed watching his jaw drop while watching Team RV, that he had never seen perform!  While the 5-ship was circling the skydiver with our flag, he remarked that "Those guys are really good!" to which I replied, "You ain't see nuthin' yet!"  With their opening act and the 4-ship hammerhead turns, he was beside himself:)...then they looped in formation and barrel-rolled…

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Video: Kim Passoth Flies with the Blue Angels - Kiii | CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Every year about 100 people from around the country are selected to hop on board and take a ride with the Blue Angels, the Navy's Elite Flight Demonstration Squadron. Our Kim Passoth was one of the lucky few here in Corpus Christi and the only member of the local media to get that invitation to fly on the F-18 Hornet...

Team RV rebounds after severe storm  - AOPA | Team RV, a formation and aerobatic display team, is back at full strength after two of its airplanes were destroyed and others damaged by the March 31 tornado that struck during the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In. The event was to have been the 12-airplane team’s national debut...

Video: YouTube – Sun’ Fun 2011 Fly-In Tornado Aftermath - CRUFC | Sun’ Fun 2011 Fly-In Tornado Aftermath.

2011 CF-18 Demo Jet - Windsor Int'l Airshow | Here's some pictures of the 2011 CF-18 Demo Jet coming to Windsor in September. The theme for this year is Supporting Our Military Families. I like it.

It’s Airshow time again at Wickenby Airfield - Wickenby Airfield | Lincolnshire has been famous for it’s airshows for many years, with the likes of RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington hosting some fantastic events, and more recently the Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby.  But now Wickenby Airfield...

Rockford AirFest 2011 Ticket Sales Strong - WIFR | Advance-ticket sales continue to be strong for Rockford AirFest 2011, which is June 4 and 5 at Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD). Ticket buyers have taken advantage of deeply discounted prices through March, General Admission tickets were half of the gate price. Already, 6,500 tickets have been sold, a 50 percent increase from two months before last year's show...

Air War over Libya, in The Pilots' Words - Popular Mechanics | Peace one day, war the next: It's the life of a combat pilot. And because Operation Odyssey Dawn—the U.S.-NATO effort to curtail Muammar Gaddafi's suppression of a revolt in Libya—so far relies exclusively on air power, American airmen are again at the sharp edge of history...

Podcast: Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #232 "Strange Brew" - UCAP | The boys are still together in Florida, at Jeb's poolside, doing one last bit of face-to-face hangar flying.

Museum of Flight hosting shuttle announcement broadcast - Seattle PI | Seattle’s Museum of Flight will host a live broadcast of NASA’s announcement next Tuesday of who will get retiring space shuttle orbiters, the museum announced Thursday. The Museum of Flight is one of 27 sites around the country competing to be the home of the shuttle orbiters Atlantis, Endeavour and Enterprise (which was used to test atmospheric flight) after the retirement of the shuttle fleet later this year...

Astronaut John Glenn on the Future of Space Programs - PopSci | John Glenn's biography reads like that of a superhero: first American to orbit Earth, then a United States senator and eventually the oldest person to go into space. So when PM ran into him at a recent gathering at Ohio State University (home of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs), we couldn't help but ask him his thoughts on the current space program and America's world standing...

Air Zoo didn't intend to infringe on Battle Creek's 'Field of Flight' with disc golf course name, official says - MLive | The Air Zoo's new disc golf course continues to gain attention and that has some people in Battle Creek concerned. The Air Zoo's 18-hole course — Field of Flight — shares its name with Battle Creek's hot air balloon competition held each year on the Fourth of July...

Video: Spaceship Lands at San Francisco Airport - Wired | One of the first planes to dock at Virgin America’s new San Francisco International Airport terminal was a spaceship. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo arrived hitched between the twin fuselages of WhiteKnightTwo, its mothership and launch platform...

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World’s largest air show team to perform at Sun ‘n Fun  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Team RV, the world’s largest air show team, will fill the sky at Sun ‘n Fun with 11 homebuilt aircraft in a display of close formation, formation aerobatics, and difficult rejoins on March 30. Read more...

Blue Angels to miss Commissioning Week in 2012 - Annapolis Capital | Joshua McKerrow — The Capital / file The Blue Angels will miss their annual flight demonstration during the Naval Academy's Commissioning Week next year because of scheduling conflicts. AP VIDEO more>> After performing for decades at Naval Academy ...

Welshpool air show to go ahead after cuts fears allayed - BBC News | Fears that a popular Mid Wales air show would be cancelled this year because of cuts in military spending have been allayed. Welshpool Air Show will go ahead with the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic display team opening the show. ...

Hill AFB air show won't be held this year – StandardNet | The Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee has always played a major role in assisting Hill AFB with their biennial two-day open house and air show. Utah and Hill AFB is slated to have another open house in September 2011. ...

Kiwi Connections at Avalon 2011  from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon: 

Aviation High School Receives $7 Million In Grants Toward New ...  by Scott Schaefer | Des Moines Aviation High School received $7 million in grant money this week, to be used toward construction of a new facility to be located next to Boeing…

Clay Lacy to speak at Aero Club - Wichita Business Journal | Wichita native Clay Lacy will be the speaker at the next Wichita Aero Club luncheon. The event will begin at noon on March 22 at the Wichita Airport Hilton. He flew his first plane when he was 12 years old and went on to log 28000 hours as a commercial ...

IMAGEM DA SEMANA: Piloto da USAF em seu F-16 com bandeira do Brasil no macacão de voo from CavokBlog - Notícias de Aviação, Tecnologia e Fotografia by Fernando Valduga | O piloto da USAF, a bordo de um F-16C Fighting Falcon, com a bandeira do Brasil no seu macacão de voo. (Foto: Wagner Damasio / Cavok)

A few prayers folks....... - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion  from http://www.aafo.com/  |  I met Mr. Summers last September when I invited him to our local fly-in here in Elko. He did not even hesitate to say yes to my invite despite the fact that we didn't have a huge budget to pay him from. All he asked for was enough money to cover his fuel expenses, which in the Skyraider, is huge! Anyhow, when the day of our fly-in arrived, here came Danny in that beautiful bird of his! After shut-down he greeted us all with a smile and an apology for being slightly late. After introducing myself, I was honored by being allowed to climb up on the wing and eventually into the cockpit of his AD-5. The others on the ground far below were so jealous! Later during the day, I had the opportunity to take a break from my duties and cruise over to the Skyraider to chat with Mr. Summers and Ms. Wyatt. I had a great conversation with him talking about his love of aviation and his experiences flying warbirds and cropdusters. We even chatted about friends we had in common. Mr. Summers was a great man who loved sharing what he had with others. I am always impressed with warbird owners who are willing to spend the money and time to share with those of us who don't have those same opportunities.  Thank you Mr. Summers! Blue Skies and Calm Winds!

The Last Sikorsky JRS-1 Makes A Move to the Udvar-Hazy Center  from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | On December 7, 1941, a US Navy squadron consisting of ten Sikorsky JRS-1 amphibious seaplanes was on station in the Hawaiian Islands. Shortly after the Japanese attack that Sunday morning, the planes were launched in an effort to locate enemy submarines and ships near Oahu. Initially not armed, the first missions included riflemen positioned on board near open windows and doors to shoot potential adversaries in case any were discovered. Later, these ten JRS-1 craft were armed with depth charges, one under each wing that could more effectively attack Japanese submarines…

Florida museum to raise rare plane from ocean floor  from Aviation eBrief  | The National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla., plans to raise a rare plane from beneath the sea.  -More- 

Classic warbirds stir memories - Shreveport Times | A B-17 and a P-51 also flew in, and the public can pay to tour the planes or fly on them. / Val Horvath Davidson/The Times The Collings Foundation B-24, B-17 and P-51 are on display at the Royal Air facility until the tour leaves at noon Friday. ...

B-17 missions are topic of roundtable - Post-Bulletin | Three Rochester men who flew B-17 missions for the 8th Air Force in Europe will describe their experiences Monday at the Scott Hosier World War II Roundtable meeting. Joyce Johnson, Dwayne Schacht and Ken Strom were based in England during ...

Fighting FIVE Takes the US Navy into the Jet Age  from J Clark | VF-51 Panthers aboard the USS Essex | Sixty-three years ago today, Fighter Squadron FIVE became the first Navy squadron to land jet fighters aboard an aircraft carrier.  On March 10, 1948, they took their brand new North American FJ-1 Fury jets to sea to land aboard the USS Boxer…

Flying high in Pensacola - Winnipeg Sun | We couldn't have had a better guide than Charles Ellis, a retired navy captain with a lifelong passion for aviation history, who shared some amazing personal anecdotes (make sure to ask him about the O-1 Bird Dog). Very few aircraft that were combat ...

Flying it Forward Out of the Blue!  from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Out of the Blue Aviation - Fly It Forward Free Flights | Saturday March 12th, 2011 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  March 12, at 9:30 AM, girls and women are invited to go on a FREE short flight in one of the most beautiful locations in Washington State: Arlington.  Click HERE to register.  Various types of aircraft will be involved. Pilots will be on hands to answer all your questions about flying.  Helicopter Flights will also be available for the highly discounted fee of $30...

Celebrating International Women's Day with an Aviation Bent  from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | The news story below is a great one. But WAI member and "Women of Aviation Worldwide" instigator Mireille Goyer tells us that what the video does not mention is that the last three phases of the flight (Approach, Land, Taxi) were handled by female controllers as well.  "I even had the female police clerk make PA announcements in the terminal about the important arrival," laughs Goyer, who is…

Pilot ready to soar over Australia - Hawke's Bay Today | Late last month, along with fellow Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club team members, he flew at the National Wigram Trophy championships in Christchurch and at the end of the competition he was approached and asked if he would like to go to Australia. ...

Boeing conducts broad avionics review after Wi-Fi interference  from Runway Girl by Mary Kirby | Boeing's investigation into why in-flight connectivity interfered with Honeywell's Phase 3 Display Units (DU) during electro magnetic interference (EPI) testing is not merely limited to those particular Honeywell parts.  The US airframer, which has offered the Phase 3 DUs on aircraft since July 2009, is currently mired in the laborious process of determining whether any other airplane part numbers have the same issue, RWG can reveal.  There are three categories of systems being studied - critical, essential and nonessential required. Boeing is reviewing these systems to ensure they are not susceptible to Wi-Fi or cellular devices…

Rescue wing Airmen launch entire fleet during hurricane exercise  from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Staff Sgt. Annamarie Wyant)  Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here launched the wing's entire fleet of aircraft March 6 during their drill training weekend.  The mission simulated a mass hurricane evacuation prior to the start of Florida's storm season, as well as the 920th RQW's busy deployment schedules. Three HC-130P/N King fixed-wing aircraft were launched at approximately 9 a.m. Immediately following their takeoff, Airmen launched six HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters. more...

Corporates at Avalon 2011  from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | There was some 20 bizjets at Avalon over the course of the biennial exposition and the photos below are but a few of those present…

The Northrop XP-79 “Flying Ram”, circa 1945 (via)  from x planes: 

Flypast: Kissing the concrete - Skyport Heathrow | Stern words, and plenty of them, have come winging my way from the plane-mad brigade for stating that DC-3 N1350M (featured in Fly Past last week) had served with BEA. Unfortunately, I misread the construction number 14897/26342 as 14987/26432. ...

Acrosport : Post a Picture of your Acro Sport!!!  from The Biplane Forum | This one was built by Mike Finney and now owned by Steve Smith near me in Naperville, Illinois. This is a view you do not see and i got some cowling info from it…

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Air Show Team Gets Very Cozy - WJBF-TV | It might be too close for comfort for some Team RV is the largest airshow squad in the world and it will be doing it's close order drill this weekend at the ...

Looks Like Top Gun 2 Is Cleared For Takeoff — All Thanks To Larry Ellison's Son from TechCrunch by MG Siegler | Of all the movies made in the 1980s, Top Gun is definitely one of the best. It has everything you need in a movie: California, drinking, jets, tragedy, Kenny Loggins, cheesy one-liners, and, of course, volleyball. And it's about to take flight once again. Yes, just like another 80s classic, Wall Street, the products/director behind the project are said to be prepping for a sequel (hopefully one better than the Wall Street sequel which was meh). And sources tell NYMAG.com's Vulture that screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (of The Usual Suspects fame) is going to work Tom Cruise's iconic Maverick character into the movie, in a lesser role…

Danger Zone: Tom Cruise Eyed for Possible "Top Gun" Sequel from Telstar Logistics | We're not sure whether to be thrilled or horrified by this news from Hollywood. BUT before you read on, we encourage you to put on your headphones and start listening to this. Still with us? Feeling in the mood? Now...

Top Gun: Highway to the sequel zone - San Francisco Chronicle | The only good to possibly come of this seeing hipsters everywhere ditch their aviator sunglasses as they recoil at the thought of being associated with ...

Air Show Participants Get a Chance to Fly - CRIENGLISH.com | The company also will display various jet models, including the new amphibious Seagull 300, during the air show, which will take place on November 16-21 in ...

Hawgs fly in international gunnery competition – DVIDS | BOISE, Idaho -- Over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan, the A-10C Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the "Warthawg," is a valuable asset to the ...

Mitchell takes off with the Blue Angels | Gulf Coast Hurricanes by Gulf Coast Hurricanes | Meteorologist Nicole Mitchell goes soaring with the Blue Angels, and explains why weather is so important to their flights…

Air show videos available online - Enterprise-Record ... show performances and interviews with the Canadian Snowbirds military jet team, aerobatic pilot Melissa Pemberton and aerobatic performer Kent Pietsch. ...

P-51 Mustang going to Houston but to return to Minot - Minot Daily News | A P-51 Mustang, which has been a familiar sight at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, ...

Wings of Freedom Tour to visit Virginia - Stafford County Sun | The B-17 & B-24 were the backbone of the American effort during the war from 1942 to 1945 and were famous for their ability to sustain damage and still ...

Video Interview with Stephanie Penney – Wife of Unlimited Pilot John Penney & Mother of Jet Pilot Heather Penney from Warbirdbabe's Blog by warbirdbabe | On Saturday – the last big day of racing at Reno this year, I snagged a moment of Mrs. Penney's time while her Husband John Penney was visiting his favorite fans in Section 3.   Saturday was hot – about 98 degrees.  It was mid day in the direct sun and Stephanie was so sweet to indulge me as I placed her behind the box seats in front of the Section 3 fans.  Her back was to her husband who just happened to be wowing long time fans by signing tee-shirts, caps, bodies, programs, taking photos, shaking hands, or whatever…  it's Section 3 after all…

Records - Oct. 18, 2010 - Indianapolis Business Journal | Down Syndrome Indiana received $15000 as a result of the Montgomery Aviation Fly-in on Aug. 21. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana received more ...

Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 - Indiana Wing CAF Fly-In Drive-In Lunch, Indianapolis, IN from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events | Fly-in and drive-in lunch, 10 AM - 2 PM, featuring P-51 Ain't Misbehavin' reunited with its pilot from WWII, Jesse 'Dick' Frey, and vintage, homebuilt, and other aircraft and military displays. All aviation enthusiasts and aircraft welcome. Hosted by the Indiana Wing, Commemorative Air Force. Indianapolis Executive Airport TYQ, 11329 East State Road 32, Zionsville, IN 46077 Contact: Indiana Wing CAF 317-769-4487, IndianaWingCAF@gmail.com

Concord RegionalAirport open house and fly-in Oct. 23-24 - Salisbury Post | CONCORD — On Oct. 23 and 24, Concord Regional Airport will host an open house and fly-in, with static displays (military, antique, classic, and warbirds), ...

WWII planes to arrive at Chesterfield County Airport for tours and flights on ... - Midlothian Exchange | The Wings of Freedom tour features a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a WWII B-24 Heavy Bomber and a P-51 Mustang. The tour, sponsored by the Collings ...

The Human Fly makes a low pass from Planeshots:

FAA reviewing pilot's toilet paper stunt - NorthJersey.com | WESTWOOD — The Federal Aviation Administration was continuing its investigation Friday of a borough man who allegedly flew a small ...

Air show was spectacular - Daytona Beach News-Journal | I have been to several air shows, but for me the Wings and Waves Air Show in Daytona Beach is my favorite so far. ...

Backyard aviator set to take flight – Independent "My boyhood interest was in aviation," he explained to Kenyan TV. "So maybe it was a missed career which I'm trying to recreate, or something."…

USMC Harrier's at Long Beach Airport from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter:

Latest-UFO-Sightings: UFO activity during Toronto International ... - We watch the Toronto International AIr show every year. I even photo graph it. I can see the planes fly around the city sky. My uncle was an avid pilot and i have flown with him many times. We have a really great understanding of the ...

Strange appearing object on tail of an Aeroplane in Delhi's sky – VoiceofSikkim | On fine morning of 07 October from the terrace of Hotel in Vasant Kunj he captured a picture of aeroplane flying on his digital camera. ...
L.A. developer buys former Hughes aviation complex – BusinessWeek ... a production soundstage for films such as "Avatar," "Transformers," "Titanic" and "The Aviator," the 2004 film about Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio. ...

Aviation History – Looking Back at One of Man?s Greatest ... - Aviation History – Looking Back at One of Man?s Greatest Accomplishments. Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin. As early man watched birds in flight, he probably dreamed of taking to the air himself. The notion of harnessing hot air to ...

SkyWest sues city after vehicle crashes into plane at O'Hare from ExpressJet Forum by B Minus | SkyWest Airlines is suing the city of Chicago after a vehicle crashed into their airplane and caused significant damage at O'Hare Airport. Utah-based SkyWest Airlines filed the lawsuit Friday in Cook County Circuit Court against the City of Chicago…


Surviving a 33 000 ft. fall without a parachute! from Aviation by K.P. | Vesna Vulovic, a former Serbian flight attendant, survived a 33 000 ft. fall on January 26, 1972, without a parachute when a bomb blew up a DC-9 of Yugoslavia's JAT airline (JAT Flight 364). Vesna was 22-years old. She currently holds the world record, according to the Guinness Book of Records, for surviving the highest fall without a parachute. It was exactly 10 160 m (33 333 feet)…

Iran Unveils First Squadrons of Ground Effect Vehicles from AviationBull - Where pilots go to shoot the bull... by Jason | The EAA just posted an article containing this video. It's about a new type of amphibious aircraft that Iran has just introduced into service. The aircraft are designed to fly in ground effect though, as you can see in the video, they can climb to higher altitudes. It's definitely a unique aircraft and it'll be interesting to see how they employ it. The ground effect vehicle (GEV) is called the Bavar 2…

Fast STOL - Lockheed's Speed Agile from Military Photos by tercio67 | Lockheed Martin is heading towards windtunnel tests next spring of a cruise-efficient STOL transport designed under the US Air Force Research Laboratory's Speed Agile concept demonstration. Boeing completed tunnel tests of its design in late 2009 and is preparing for piloted simulations in spring 2011…

Airport panel hears report on facility's use - South Carolina Now | In August, 26 young people participated in the Young Eagles Fly-In at the airport. Jeanne Rudick and Philip Anderson donated their time, an airplane and ...

Last Discovery Launch Campaign Proceeds from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The six-member crew of the next space shuttle mission spoke with reporters on Oct. 14 at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts for shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission are at Kennedy to participate in a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, and related training. The test provides an opportunity for the crew and ground teams to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency escape training…

An Aircraft Manufacturer Goes Into the Boat Business from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | With the Japanese abruptly surrendering following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, American aircraft manufacturers suddenly saw massive orders for the planned invasion of Japan canceled…