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Air Race Classic Winners Announced · Kelly Nelson, WAI Connect Blog | Congratulations to the 31 teams that completed the 2014 Air Race Classic, flying more than 2,300 nm across the country June 16-19, 2014. A total of 47 teams participated in the race with stops in Concord, California; Dorris, California; Elko, Nevada; Pinedale, Wyoming, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Norfolk, Nebraska; Iowa City, Iowa; Danville, Illinois; Athens, Ohio; York, Pennsylvania; and New Cumberland, Pennsylvania....

Air show cancellation puts annual event's future in a fog * Milwaukee Business Journal | This is the second year in a row that the major attraction at the air show hasn't been able to perform. Last year's event was supposed to include a performance from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, but the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels canceled their...

Take a ride on an acrobatic stunt plane over Lake Michigan: Slideshow * Milwaukee Business Journal | However, I was fortunate to take photos on a "media" flight in one of the few moments of clear skies over Milwaukee late last week. Lt. Colonel John Klatt of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., was here with his acrobatic team: John Klatt...

VIDEO: Flying with the Golden Knights * Fayetteville Observer | Soldiers with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, jump from a plane circling J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville on May 31, 2014. The Golden Knights' Black Demonstration Team jumped into a game between the Fayetteville Swampdogs and...

Kent Pietsch's show by Mark E Loper  · The International Council of Air Shows | Have you seen ICAS member Kent Pietsch's show? Mark E Loper captures the full performance in this cool video.

BBMF AVRO Lancaster Spitfire - LUCHTMACHTDAGEN * TakeOffTube.com | 2014: BBMF AVRO Lancaster and Spitfires Full Airshow display

The Aero Experience

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Fly Iowa Air Show set for Saturday and Sunday * Iowa City Press Citizen | Fly Iowa Air Show happens Saturday and Sunday at Iowa City Municipal Airport. Gates open at 8 a.m. The following events are scheduled: Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Iowa Children's Museum will host hands-on aviation activities. Then from noon to 2 p.m....

Wings Over Wiscasset set for Aug. 8-9 · General Aviation News | WISCASSET, Maine — The second annual Wings Over Wiscasset (WOW) Fly-In will take place Aug. 8-9, featuring a World War II vintage airshow by the Texas Flying Legends Museum. The fundraising event at Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) includes aviation programs for the kids on Friday, raffles, and historical presentations....

Looking Back at the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival: Rising to New Heights · Carmelo Turdo, The Aero Experience | The 2014 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival was a great Midwest Aviation event, featuring the opening of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds airshow season, precision parachute demonstrations by the U.S. Army Golden Knights and a variety of aerial performances by top-tier airshow performers. Our fellow...

NTSB in “final stage” of Dayton air show crash investigation * WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It's been a year since two people were killed during a performance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The National Transportation Safety Board which has been investigating the cause of the air show crash has yet to issue a final...

Photo gallery: B-17 'Memphis Belle' lands in Kansas City * Kansas City Star | Photo gallery: B-17 'Memphis Belle' lands in Kansas City. The historic Boeing B-17 used in the movie 'Memphis Belle' will carry passengers for flights in Kansas City June 28 and 29. Gallery; Comments. 1 of 1. The Liberty Foundations 2014 Salute to...

B-25 Maid in the Shade Comes to Montana * KFBB NewsChannel 5 | One of the CAF's treasures, B-25 Bomber 'Maid in the Shade,' was known for its share of frontline activity. Gilmore said it "flew missions out of Corsica against the German's, Italy, Romania, and Yugoslavia. It went on some pretty hairy missions taking...

B-29 “Doc” Now Wears All Four Engines & Props * Warbirds News |The Boeing B-29 known as “Doc” took a big leap forwards on her journey back to flight this past weekend as her restoration crew installed the last of her four engines and propellers. Barring unforeseen circumstances, Doc could be flying again in the next few months. Please...

Yankee Air Museum signs deal for part of Willow Run Bomber Plant * The Ann Arbor News | The Yankee Air Museum has signed a purchase agreement with the RACER Trust to buy part of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant. The deal has been in the works for more than a month and would save the 150,000-square-foot section of the plant — which...

Air Museum Offers Family Fun * Hartford Courant | Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to put their creativity and problem-solving skills to use at the Engineering Design activities offered throughout the summer. Learn about flight, aircraft design, and aerodynamic principles. Visitors will...

F-35A sustains fire damage during aborted take-off * Flightglobal | The incident comes two weeks before three F-35Bs are scheduled to cross the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough air show. It appears to be the second major fire that has erupted inside the aircraft on...

Lear Jet crashes after colliding mid-air with Typhoon combat plane over Germany * The Aviationist

Hot Air Balloons... Are Hot! (4 CoolPix Of Fire) · AirPigz  | This last Friday thru Sunday I went with my son-in-law Mitch as part of his High Life Ballooning crew to Huntington Indiana for the balloon festival that's part of their Heritage Days. The plan was to fly Friday evening, Saturday morning and evening, and then finish with another flight Sunday morning. There was also...

Terrafugia begins two-person testing for flying car · General Aviation News | May saw a major milestone for Terrafugia’s Transition development program: Two person flights. The Terrafugia test team has been putting the second generation Transition prototype, affectionately referred to as “D2″ through its paces for about two years, alternating flight and drive testing and building confidence with the vehicle....

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Aerobatic pilot amazes in cockpit - azcentral.com | For Arizona pilot, the sky is his canvas. (Kirby Chambliss)

MacDill gets ready for AirFest's return - WTSP 10 News | Tampa, Florida -- One of Tampa Bay's biggest family events is coming back after two years.  Tampa Bay AirFest will soar over South Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base on March 22nd and 23rd...

Tempest teams with Rower Airshows · General Aviation News Staff | ...Gary Rower of Rower Airshows is the premier 450-hp Stearman performer in North America, according to Tempest officials. “Gary combines the skill of 40 years and 20,000+ hours in the cockpit with the grace of a truly classic aircraft, the Stearman, to provide audiences from coast to coast with a show that is dedicated and choreographed to honor the excellence of the US manned space program,” officials said in a prepared release...

USMC Harrier joins '14 OC Air Show - Delmarva Now | OCEAN CITY — The Marine Corps has awarded one of only six coveted AV-8B Harrier demonstrations in 2014 to the OC Air Show. The Harrier is one of the most sought-after military aircraft demos because of its unique ability to hover, and perform a vertical takeoff and landing...

LA County Air show - KHTS Radio | What: Anticipation is building for the inaugural Los Angeles County Air Show.The show will thrill spectators with jets, warbirds, vintage aircraft, and aerobatic performances headlined by the world-famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration...

Red Arrows returning for RAF Cosford Airshow - shropshirestar.com | The world-famous close formation flying team will be the star attraction at the show on Sunday, June 8. The Red Arrows will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2014 and the Cosford Air Show will be one of the first opportunities to see their new paint scheme...

XP-82 Twin Mustang Restoration – February 2014 Update - Warbirds News | “Time flies,” as they say, and hot on the heals of our January XP-82 restoration project update, Warbirds News now has the goods on what Tom Reilly and his team have been up to with their Twin Mustang prototype in February. This update is based upon Tom’s words. Go beyond the jump to read the details, and see the fascinating images of true craftsmanship...

You can buy a Ukrainian Tu-95 Strategic Bomber on eBay right now - The Aviationist |  The item is listed as used but shipping cost from Ukraine is included. According to the seller (a company headquartered in Switzerland with “locations” in Germany and the Ukraine whose field of activity “includes the production and distribution of goods and raw materials from Ukraine and the rest of the world”) the Tu-95MS, a variant known as Bear-H and...

The First Step - Flight To Success | T.H.ursday with Tom Hill * ...I’ve never heard of a formal poll that asks what students of Test Pilot School dreamed of doing when they were kids. When I was five, I clearly remember telling my sister, who was seven at the time, that I wanted to be an astronaut. I have friends who were “that kid” who played spaceship with gigantic cardboard boxes. They had posters of airplanes and aviation heroes on their bedroom walls instead of pop stars. Getting to TPS is not a fly-by-night desire. It’s a goal built on years of dreams....

Secret of the flying CAR: Maker set to reveal the technology behind its... - Daily Mail | As the firm gears up to finally release its flying car next year, engineers from Massachusetts-based Terrafugia are set to reveal how the Transition was created...

Another milestone in teen's flying career - Nelson Mail |  Shannon Surridge has just ticked off another important milestone on the path to his career as a pilot. As planned a year ago, he gained his commercial pilot's licence on his 18th birthday last week and his ambition remains the same: "I just want to fly fulltime."...

NASA Skylab 4 Pilot William Pogue Dies At 84 - SpaceCoastDaily.com | NASA – Cocoa Beach resident William Pogue, pilot on NASA’s Skylab 4 mission in 1973-74, has died. He was 84 years old...

Airventure 2013: 7/29 News

'Jetman' to Make First US Airshow Flight - Wall Street Journal (blog) | Yves Rossy, also known as Jetman, is slated to make his first public U.S. flight demonstration during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture gathering, which begins this week in Oshkosh, Wisc. Rossy’s flying machine, called the jetwing, consists of a small wing made of a carbon-Kevlar composite with four jet engines, each putting out up to around 49 pounds of thrust. This is enough power to propel the Swiss flyer thought the air at more than 150 miles an hour...

AirVenture Air Shows are the Crowd Favorite - WBAY  | - The opening of EAA AirVenture means a lot of aircraft over Oshkosh. It also brings the crowd favorite -- the daily air show with unbelievable stunts. From the ground it's hard not to watch as professional stunt pilots perform daring feats, amazing flips and dramatic turns, dazzling the opening day crowd...

EAA AirVenture 16th Annual Cup Winners Announced - AvStop Aviation News | The EAA AirVenture Cup Race was founded in 1997 in the spirit of recreating the old Bendix Trophy Race and is dedicated to aviation advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of cross-country air racing. The race is held annually in advance of EAA ...

AirVenture Cup Draws 48 Racers - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |The AirVenture Cup Race was delayed until Monday, but when the numbers were tabulated, the overall winner in the 48-plane race was Marty Abbott in his Turbine Legend, with an average speed of 354.3 mph.

Only at Oshkosh: Jetman and a Flying Car - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |This week at EAA Oshkosh two of humanity's longest dreams reach fulfillment, starting with Monday's first public demonstration of the Terrafugia folding-wing flying car followed today by Yves 'Jetman' Rossy's U.S. public demonstration of his jet-powered wings...  More from EAA News

We're thinking Jason Paur has some cool pics for the day at EAA Airventure. Jetman off the wing of the B-17, and having to hold for Fifi....yeah, cool!

Seven days, seven can't miss AirVenture activities - Appleton Post Crescent | Oshkosh-based Sonex Aircraft's SubSonex jet will fly Tuesday, while Terrafugia's Transition roadable aircraft will make its first drive and flight before a large public audience Wednesday evening. Yuneec's eSpyder electric aircraft is scheduled to fly ...

The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Arrivals and Displays - The Aero Experience | Day two for The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 included more arrivals that were held up by the cold and rainy weather experienced in Oshkosh and vicinity Friday and Saturday. Aircraft of all types, including general aviation, antiques, warbirds, homebuilts and ultralights descended on Wittman Regional Airport all day, giving plane watchers a great experience on the flightline. Aircraft manufacturers and... More Aero Experience coverage

The Non-Aviator's Ultimate "A-to-Z" Guide to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - Airplanista Aviation Blog | As I prepare to depart for #OSH13 in one sleep, I've been thinking a lot about EAA AirVenture...or as most pilots and aviation family calls it, just "Oshkosh." For people who have been lucky enough to attend this annual flying festival, block party and gawkathon, you already know this show is like no other. And, yes, it does make a difference in what you call this mammoth event. "AirVenture" is a huge EAA convention and trade show, while "Oshkosh" is the world's largest, most incredible hangar party anyone could possibly imagine...

Oshkosh or Bust - Nordo News | Several years ago Gingerand I drove to Oshkosh instead of flying. Beginning as transportation to an event, it ended up a journey of self-discovery. When all was said and done, I would never be the same....

Video: EAA AirVenture 2013 – Day 0 by Damon Favor

Twas The Night Before Oshkosh….. - Photorecon.net | It’s Sunday evening, we just got to Oshkosh for the 2013 EAA Convention. AirVenture is ready to start in the morning. People have been here for months setting up the show. Campers have been coming in for weeks. Airplanes have been coming in for days....

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Reading Air Show to be dedicated to fallen wing-walker - WFMZ Allentown | Organizers are putting the finishing touches on the South Pacific Fly-in Clam Bake and Reading Air Show. The inaugural event will take place Saturday at the Reading Regional Airport in Bern Twp., Berks Co. There will be motorcycle stunts, a clam bake, a Polynesian barbecue, a custom car show and more than 200 planes. Wing-walker Jane Wicker was scheduled to perform before her death at an air show in Ohio last month. Organizers said they're going forward with the show in her honor...

Fireworks and night aerobatics: Friday evening at Oregon ... | The Oregon International Air Show kicks off Friday evening with night aerobatics and fireworks. Gates open at 6 p.m. and performances get underway about 45 minutes later. It's Community Kids Night and people are encouraged to bring school supplies for the air show's school supply drive...

Fly-in at Port of Friday Harbor Saturday, July 27 - SanJuanIslander.com | The 4th Annual Friday Harbor Airport Fly-In and Open House is scheduled for Saturday, July 27. The day starts at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. The show starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. For lunch you can choose among burgers, pizza, bratwursts, ice cream and popcorn. One of America’s favorite flying destinations, Friday Harbor Airport draws more than its share of interesting aircraft, including antiques, warbirds, and homebuilts....

Fly-In and Air Show returns to JFK Memorial Airport - Ashland DAily Press | ...The event will feature four aerobatic shows, including pilots Peter Tallarita, Darrell Massman, William Cowden and Grant Nielson. Also on tap is a pancake breakfast to be put on by Pierce’s Peppers 4H club members as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. JFK Memorial Airport Manager John Sill said he hopes the event will top the 1,000 or so spectators who came to watch last year’s show. “The fun begins at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon,” said Sill. “In between the shows, we will have radio control airplanes flying around.”...

Terrafugia Transition Driving, Wing Folding, Flying Demo Set for EAA ... - Aviation International News | One of the most eagerly anticipated demonstrations at this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show is the first publicly planned flight of the Terrafugia Transition flying car. “This is the first public display of the Transition doing its thing,” said ...

Phillips 66 Aviation Celebrates 20 Years of Young Eagle Rebates - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Phillips 66® Aviation is celebrating 20 years of providing fuel rebates to Young Eagles pilots, who volunteer their time, aircraft and money to introduce young people to the joys of flight.

Scotland's Airshow: Crowds set for flight museum - Edinburgh Evening News | THOUSANDS of people will have their eyes on the skies tomorrow as a series of spectacular aircraft soar above East Lothian. Scotland’s Airshow returns to the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune for the 16th year, with organisers promising a “fantastic line-up of entertainment”...

Wingwalkers and aerobatic planes take to the skies for the airshow - stv.tv | An RAF Typhoon, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are all appearing at the East Lothian airshow this weekend. The show at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune will also feature the Team Breitling wingwalkers and aerobatic displays from the SWIP team and Trig team. Around 11,000 people are expected to attend the annual show on Saturday. On the ground, there will be the chance to meet former Concorde pilot Tony Yule and record-breaking balloonist Brian Jones...

See WW2 Flying Fortress bomber - This is Hull and East Riding | Humberside Airport will welcome an American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber this weekend. Sally B, the only aircraft of its kind in Europe, will stop overnight at the airport between air displays at Cleethorpes Air Show tomorrow and Sunday....

War hero takes to the skies over Sunderland - ITV News | An airman is stepping back back nearly 70 years as he gets the opportunity to fly in a Catalina flying boat for the first time since 1945. 97-year-old World War Two hero Lance Robson is joining The Blades aerobatic display team as they practice ahead of the Sunderland Airshow this weekend....

B-29 bomber's visit to Madison a trip back in time (minus the bullets) - 77Square.com | It took a few minutes for Staff Sgt. Oliver Hantak, 92, and First Lt. Jack Jerred, 90, to climb into the world’s only flying Boeing B-29 Superfortress on Thursday afternoon at Wisconsin Aviation. It had been 67 years since either of the World War II veterans and Madison residents had been on the same type of aircraft that released the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led to the end of the war....

First electric flight for Erik Lindbergh · General Aviation News Staff | When a leading proponent of a fresh idea, in this case airplanes powered by electric motors, finally has a chance to use the technology it can significantly heighten his motivation. Such was the case when Erik Lindbergh took the opportunity to fly GreenWing International’s pure-electric eSpyder. About his first flight in electric aircraft Lindbergh observed, “Like any first flight it was thrilling and nerve wracking at the same time. I had never flown an ultralight before and had never soloed in an aircraft that I hadn’t first had dual instruction from someone sitting next to me.”...

Montgomery model aircraft club takes to the sky during airshow for kids on AUM ... - al.com | The Radio Aero Modelers of Montgomery treated children enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery's Early Childhood Center to an airshow on Friday. Founded in 1966, The Radio Aero Modelers of Montgomery are part of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a national organization that includes more than 2,400 model airplane clubs in the United States. The Montgomery chapter is one of 13 clubs that have been enrolled in the organization's community service leader program for the past 20 years....

Air Force Week in Photos - af.mil | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Hall of Fame: Decorated aviator flew secret Cold War missions - Portage Daily Register | One of the premier aerial reconnaissance operatives in the U.S. Air Force, Ret. Col. LaVerne Griffin, began his career piloting a box off a roof in Wyocena. “I remember the time he took his brother Duane and put him in an orange crate with a rope on it. Duane volunteered to go on it to see if it would fly. That’s why we knew he was interested in flying,” said Terry Pease, a childhood friend.The decorated aviator “Griff” grew up in rural Wyocena and led top secret missions during the Cold War that he was unable to reveal to a single soul for decades...

Apache, inverted (almost) - Flight Image of the Day | Another great photograph from the UK’s Defence Images website, this one showing a Westland/Boeing Apache attack helicopter from the Army Air Corps’ Apache display team being put through its paces at RAF Cosford earlier in the year....

Big party for local man's 100th birthday - Columbia Basin Herald | MOSES LAKE - ...Aviation has part of Ebbert's life since those lessons in 1929 and his first solo flight in 1931. It's been his experience, he said, that flying is something people either love or hate. "I liked to fly so I stayed with it."...

Tornado pilot narrowly avoided smashing into glider over Scotland by flipping ... - The Independent | A Tornado fighter pilot narrowly avoided smashing into a glider by flipping his plane into an inverted loop at 500mph, it was revealed today. The RAF pilot was on a low-level training mission when he was forced into the manoeuvre, known as a 'bunt' just 250ft above the ground. The pilot had a mere quarter of a second to carry out the aerobatic move after seeing the glider "at the very last moment" and missing it by just 100ft....

Grab the Airplane and Go - Air & Space Magazine | “What year did we snatch the president of the Congo’s airplane?” Nick Popovich asks. Outside, chilly rain soaks the pastures of his rolling Indiana country estate. From a pond with a gushing fountain, waterfowl honk faintly. An assistant rifles through records as Popovich assures me cheerfully, “We're not going back to central Africa soon. There’s still a death warrant out for me.” Driving to Valparaiso on a two-lane blacktop, I saw only a sign with the name of Popovich’s horse farm. But once I turned off the road, drove up the driveway, and entered this opulent ranch-style residence, I found a global operation ticking with the stealthy clockwork of a CIA front. From these headquarters, Popovich plots to repossess some of the world’s largest aircraft. If you’ve been leasing a $150 million jumbo jet and missed a few payments recently, you might want to glance outside and make sure it’s still there....

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Catch 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot at AirFair opening ceremonies - Tahoe Daily Tribune | TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III is best known for saving the lives of 155 crew and passengers as Captain during the “Miracle on the Hudson.”  He believes passionately in giving back to communities and supporting youth organizations. On Saturday, July 6 at the 2013 Truckee Tahoe AirFair & Family Festival, Sullenberger will address the crowd during the Opening Ceremony at 11 a.m. As the...

Field of Flight Air Show: The Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival event will run from July 3 through July 7 at W.K. Kellogg Airport for the Battle Creek festival. No military aircrafts will be on site, but the event will feature the first Michigan Mile, magic shows, musical guests including Matt Giraud, the Great Lakes Timber Show and the Funland Amusement Park and carnival.

Macomb Fly-in/Drive-in Brings Out 2000 People - WGEM MACOMB, Ill. (WGEM) - Why eat breakfast at home, when today you could eat breakfast with some pilots. Macomb Airport held a Fly-in/Drive-in breakfast as a part of Macomb Heritage Days today. Roughly 2,000 people came out to support the event. Free rides in the planes were given out including rides in a B-25 bomber. Board Chairman Bill Butcher said this helps people know Macomb does have an airport...

Clare fly-in breakfast draws hundreds - The Morning Sun | People from all over Michigan and the country came to the Clare Municipal Airport Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday to help support the airport’s courtesy car. The car is used by people who fly-in and would like to visit the surrounding area, but have no mode of transportation besides their plane...

Air fair flys high - Kenai Peninsula Online | The organizing committee for the 13th Annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair would like to thank all those who participated and made our event extraordinary! ...Great weather all around the peninsula contributed to another successful Kenai Peninsula Air Fair and Poker Run. Thirty-seven pilots, family, and friends participated in the poker run enjoying a delicious breakfast cooked by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 975 in the MARC hangar at the Soldotna Airport....

World's Only Flying B - 29 Superfortress Coming to Nashville - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | ...The B-29 will be accompanied by the P-51 Mustang Gunfighter and other historic military airplanes including a C-45 Expeditor and PT-13 Stearman. The aircraft will be on display at the airport through July 7 for cockpit tours and rides...

A Celebration of Life for Jane Wicker - WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - A Celebration of Life for Jane Wicker is scheduled at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 9 at the Flying Circus Aerodrome in Bealeton, Virginia. Wicker and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, were killed in an accident at the Vectren Dayton Air Show June 22. For those wishing to fly in for the celebration, you should flight plan for Warrenton Fauquier County Airport (KHWY) located a few miles from the Aerodrome....

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT - Ford Motor Company | The engineering and design teams at Ford Motor Company have produced a unique U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT. This car will be donated by Ford to be sold at the Gathering of Eagles charity event on Thursday, Aug. 1 during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 - the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration.

EAA Airventure Preparations Underway - WGBA-TV | OSHKOSH -- As one big event wraps up in Oshkosh, another is getting ready to take flight. EAA Airventure is less than a month away and organizers are already working hard to make sure everything is in order for opening day. "Well there's a million little details that all have to be taken care of. There are hundreds of tents that go up on the site. There are volunteers that continue to come in. The campground opened last Friday so we're having some campers already move in," says EAA Spokesman Dick Knapinski...

GA Awards Presentation Details Announced - Alabama Aviator | Oshkosh WI - The General Aviation Awards Program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced that the General Aviation Awards presentations will be held at the AirVenture FAA Safety Center beginning at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2013. This is the first time this indoor venue will be used for the presentations....

Flying car to hit the skies at Wisconsin airshow - Paxton Record | OSH KOSH, Wis. — The Terrafugia Transition — a prototype of a flying car created by Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School graduate Sam Schweighart — will make its first airshow appearance at the Expiremental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture event at Wittman Regional Airport in Osh Kosh, Wis., from July 29 to Aug. 4...

Why Oshkosh Matters (With CoolPix Marathon - 19 Hi-Res Images) · AirPigz | Oshkosh 2013 is fast approaching (July 29 - Aug 4), and I'm as excited as ever to be planning to attend. I was there in 1970 (as a 9 year old) when the very first Oshkosh took place at Wittman Field in beautiful Wisconsin. The annual EAA fly-in and convention was held in Rockford Illinois prior to Oshkosh and I was even at the last one of those in 1969. I've missed a handful of the events over the years, but I've attended well over 30 of them since that picture above of Ray Hegy's El Chuparosa was taken....

Red Arrows will grace the skies at Waddington Air Show - The Lincolnite | The RAF Waddington International Air Show 2013 begins this weekend and it wouldn’t be the same without the Red Arrows display. The nine-strong, striking red aerobatic team will be flying over Lincoln and Waddington skies at 2pm on July 6 and 7, celebrating two landmarks. Not only will it be their 4,500th display, but it will also be their 49th season since their conception in 1965....

Thrilling line-up announced for Flying Legends ...  - airshows.org | Over 50 aircraft are booked to appear at the Flying Legends Air Show, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July, in a spectacular aerial celebration of historic aviation.

Embry-Riddle Female Pilots Prove Best at Women's Air Race Classic - PR Web (press release)  | For the second year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University pilots from its Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., campuses have earned top spots in one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious all-female, four-day transcontinental flight competitions....

Emotional visit to Swansea airshow for RAF fighter pilot's Second World War girl - This is South Wales | WHEN the Second World War Battle of Britain Memorial Flight appears in skies above Swansea, as part of this month's Wales National Airshow 2013, you can forgive one onlooker if she becomes a touch emotional. When Gowerton-born pilot Oscar Griffith, known as Griff, climbed into the cockpit of his Lancaster Bomber, on Christmas Eve 1944, the thoughts and prayers of his fiance, May Ledson, went with him - sadly they were not enough to prevent the brave RAF flier's aircraft becoming shot down over the German city of Cologne, resulting in the death of all on board...

Video: World War II Veterans Take Ride On B-17 Bomber - KPLR St. Louis | CAHOKIA, IL (KTVI)– They called it the ‘flying fortress,’ but most people know it as the B-17 bomber. And one of the few still able to fly is in St. Louis to serve as the lead plane in the Fair St. Louis air show on July 4. The plane is not a replica; it is a fully restored, fully functional B-17, named the ‘Aluminum Overcast.’...

Alaska's first air show proved popular, but sponsors lost a bundle - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | On July 3, 1913, James V. Martin took off from what is now the Weeks Field area near the Noel Wien Library and ascended a few hundred feet on the first airplane flight in Alaska. He flew for about 9 minutes, landed and took off again for a 7-minute flight. He made a total of four more flights on July 4 and July 5, all of them fairly short...

William Guy Arnot Jr - Breckenridge American | William Guy Arnot Jr. passed away on Feb. 16, 2013, at the age of 90 in Fort Worth... Bill is most remembered in Breckenridge for his love for aviation, and his cherished vintage plane, a WWII B-25 bomber, named the Silver Lady. He flew in airshows all over country, as well as participating in the Reno Air Races. Along with Howard Pardue, Jimmie McMillan and Nelson Ezell, Bill hosted the Breckenridge Air Show for many years...

Warbirds recall WWII heroics - Cody Enterprise | As it descended from a clear sky and touched down at Yellowstone Regional Airport on Friday, a restored Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress took viewers back seven decades....

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Disassembly and Move to Fantasy of Flight - Part 1 - Kermit Weeks Videos | Kermit Weeks and crew travel back to Brazoria County Airport in Houston Texas to disassemble his Howard Hughes, Sikorsky S-43 and prepare it for its move back to Fantasy of Flight in Central Florida. Part 1 of a 2 part video, shows the five days disassembly and prep...

New WWII planes arriving at the Air Museum - Headlight Herald | The Tillamook Air Museum, in cooperation with owner and operator Jack Erickson, announced the acquisition of a WWII B-17G Bomber “Chuckie” and a German Focke-Wulf 190 to its growing collection of historic flying airplanes. The B-17 made its journey from the East Coast to Tillamook this week. The FW 190 will soon follow....

Va. Beach aviation museum owner: We're fine for now - hamptonroads.com | A gleaming silver and banana-yellow B-17, a vintage bomber from World War II, rolled past the window behind David Hunt. It's up for sale. Seated at his desk inside the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Hunt, the museum's director, reiterated Saturday that the business is fine - for now. Although the museum won't close soon, some of the facility's planes, worth anywhere between $20,000 to $7 million each, may have to go to keep the operation aloft....

Skyraiders at VMHM - Travel for Aircraft | The Vietnam Military History Museum (Bảo tàng Lịch sử Quân sự Việt Na) in Hanoi Vietnam has two Douglas Skyraiders on exhibit in their courtyard — a single seat A-1H attack aircraft (famed for flying as Sandys in search and rescue missions) as well as the multi seat A-1E (AD5) attack aircraft — though I suspect it may be an EA-1 (AD5W) carrier early warning aircraft in which case it may have up to six seats...

Hero helicopter pilot Michael Campbell's first thought crashing into the ... - New York Daily News | Hero helicopter pilot Michael Campbell said Monday he heard “a huge noise” moments before he was forced to make a splash-landing in the Hudson River. “I initially thought a bird or other aircraft hit us from behind,” Campbell told The Daily News. “I thought, ‘Is this really happening?’ It was one of those days.” Campbell, who spoke a day after he saved four passengers — and his own skin — by successfully landing his stricken chopper in the drink, said everybody on board knew they were in trouble...

Is this the lightweight fighter of the future? - The DEW Line | In the latest issue of the US Air Force's Air and Space Power Journal, Col Michael Pietrucha, a veteran Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, argues for a new generation of lightweight fighters. But there is a catch...

Young pilot completes solo flight around the world · General Aviation News Staff  | FRESNO, Calif. — On June 29, Jack Wiegand completed his mission to break the current Guinness World Records title and became the youngest person to fly solo around the world. The Fresno, Calif. native, 21 years 7 days, broke the current record held by James Anthony Tan of Malaysia who was 21 years 344 days when he took the title in May 2013....

First Flight and Flight Testing! - Teen Flight | N212TF made its first brief flight on the morning of June 6, 2013 at the Portland Hillsboro Airport with Mr. Dick VanGrunsven at the controls...

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Air Show pulls out all stops - WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Expect the skies over Dayton to become crowded the next couple of days with incoming aircraft headed for the Vectren Dayton Air Show. Wednesday, air show officials along with area tourism directors will talk about the economic boost provided by the air show....

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Snowbirds' first female commander gets ready to step down from post - globalnews.ca | Carmichael, who has logged more than 3,300 hours of flight time in a 22-year career with the air force, is weeks away from concluding her third tour with the Snowbirds, ending her run as the skipper of the aerobatics team. CP...

Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival to feature night show - KFVS | CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -. Cape Air Fest 2013 is set to soar back into town very soon. Airport Manager Bruce Loy says he's excited that the Cape Air Show is coming back to town after a two-year hiatus. This year's Air Festival features the Aerostar ...

Fly-in tradition predates Glenn Miller Swing Fest - Fort Morgan Times | When the Fort Morgan airport hosts a fly-in of aifcraft, some of them of World War II or pre-war vintage, Saturday at 7:30 a.m., it continues a tradition older than the Glenn Miller SwingFest. The fly-in breakfast was started by the Fort Morgan Lions ...

Rare PV-2D Harpoon Set to Arrive in Oshkosh on July 28 - airventure.org | One of the world's three remaining airworthy Lockheed PV-2 aircraft is coming to AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. It's the only PV-2D Harpoon variant left out of 35 built, rescued from demolition about three years ago by Vintage Aircraft and Stockton Field Aviation Museum in Stockton, California (SCK). A group of volunteers and staff restored the aircraft to mint condition, according to Vintage Aircraft's Taigh Ramey.

First WomenVenture Power Lunch Slated for August 2 - airventure.org | Women will have the opportunity to empower themselves at the first WomenVenture Power Lunch, set for 11:15 a.m. on Friday, August 2, at Theater in the Woods - immediately following the annual group photo on Phillips 66 Plaza.

Daher-Socata TBM 850 films French display team - AIN | A new film about the Patrouille de France has been released at the show and claims to portray the aerobatic team “as they have never been seen before.” The film’s producer and directors, Eric Magnan and Francoise-Olivier Robin, have captured exceptional moments in the Patrouille’s display thanks to the use of a specially-configured Daher-Socata TBM 850 turboprop, which flies fast enough to keep up with the Patrouille’s Alphajets. Daher-Socata formed a partnership...

FREE Bacon! AirPigz OSH13 Bacon Parties - You Don't Even Have To Push A Button! - AirPigz | ... All you gotta do is show up at CampBacon (the AirPigz campsite in EAA's Camp Scholler) on either Tuesday July 30th or Saturday August 3rd between 6pm and 8pm to snag some free bacon. CampBacon should wind up in pretty much the same place as it's been the last few years, on...

The annual Phillips Field fly-in draws crowd - California Democrat | The good weather undoubtedly contributed to the number of people drawn to the annual fly-in event at Phillips Field a couple of miles northeast of California. The smooth 2500-ft grass runway ranges from 50 to 130 feet wide. The field has several new hangars and new members who have recently joined the non-profit club. It is not necessary to be a pilot to be a member....

Aerobatic Competition headed to Rome - Rome News Wire By Rome Newswire Staff Reports | The International Aerobatic Club, Chapter 3, will host the Bear Creek Bash Aerobatic Competition at Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on June 28-29. The event will include competition events, from beginners to the top pilots on the country. Pilots on the USA Unlimited Aerobatic Team will be present competing and preparing for the World Aerobatic Competition to be held in October of this year...

Wright Brothers honor - Mountain Home News | Elaine R. McCalley of Mountain Home has been awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the Federal Aviation Administration. The award recognizes individuals who have held a pilot certificate for more than 50 years and have an unblemished safety record....

Aviation's Jackie Robinson - Air & Space Magazine | Marlon Green wasn’t a crusader. Even though he became a civil rights hero of sorts, and was standing at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 for Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Green’s six-year legal battle to become the first black pilot hired by a major U.S. airline was more personal than political. He was qualified for the job, and he saw no reason why he should be turned down. “I want to live a life of equality,” says the 77-year old Green, who retired in 1978 and now lives in Florida. “I want to do whatever appeals to me.”...

RIVERSIDE: B-52 to be honored at air museum - Press-Enterprise | The March Field Air Museum will host a summer briefing on “How to Fly a B-52” on Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m. in the museum's Yeager Family Library followed by a walk around the museum's B-52 Stratofortress on the flightline. Richard “Dick” Heitman, Lt....

2013: Year of the B-2 'Spirit' - The Moderate Voice | The revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2 important advantages over existing bombers. Its low-observability provides it greater freedom of action at high altitudes, thus ...

Rare video shows F-22 Raptor shot down by the French Rafale in mock air-to-air combat  - David Cenciotti | As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous claims by the German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots at Red Flag Alaska 2012) in November 2009, some 1st Fighter Wing’s Raptors from Langley AFB, flew to Al Dhafra, in the UAE, to train with the French Air Force Rafales and the RAF Typhoons during exercise ATLC 2009...

TWA Flight 800 gets another look 17 years later - CBS News - CBS | NEW YORK Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case. The retired investigators claim that findings were "falsified." A documentary on the subject is coming out in July...

Terrafugia Flying Car Delayed Until at Least 2015, But Still Coming They Say - Singularity Hub | Is it a plane? Is it a car? Well, so far, a flying car prototype is the best answer—and a late one at that. Massachusetts firm, Terrafugia, has been promising delivery of the Transition for almost four years. The latest missed deadline? The end of 2012, and to date, still no Transition. As you’d expect, it’s hard to build a flying car...

Build a Plane builds two planes, Day 3: Nonstop learning - AOPA | It might have been totally new territory to the students, but Rauk’s tutorials also proved enlightening to observers who have spent many years in aviation. “I learned something on drilling I didn’t know,” said Mark Van Tine, chief executive officer of Jeppesen, who has been helping to build one of the airplanes. “That’s a nice way to start the day out.”...

Young Eagles Flight Rally to allow children, teens chance to take free airplane rides - News-Herald.com | Area young people ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter No. 5 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the annual Wheels and Wings Event.

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Oceano Airport Celebration set for May 10-11 from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | The 4th Annual Oceano Airport Celebration is set for May 10-11 at the Oceano Airport (L52). Can you think of a better way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Nope, neither can I....

Anniversary-haul Balbo The WWF moves the Arrows tricolor - Translated | Nothing Frecce Tricoloriover the lagoon of Orbetello, Grosseto in Maremma for 19 May, the 80th anniversary of the Second Trasvolata Atlantic...

Focus on technology at 13th Airport Show - gulfnews.com | Major highlights included the Airport Passenger Experience zone that allows visitors to explore the touch and feel of future airports and the Women in Aviation exhibition that encourages Emirati women to pursue careers in aviation. “The aviation sector ...

Fly-In set for May 18 - Jackson County Floridan | Old "warbirds," small private planes and the celebrity Lockheed 12 used in the movie Amelia will be among the aircraft traveling here to take part in a Saturday, May 18 Armed Forces Day and Fly-In, an event meant to promote the Marianna Municipal ...

Canadian Xpress May Fly-In - Kamchatka - FlightSim.com | Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, May 18th at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our May 2013 Fly-In where we will depart from Khabarovsk (UHHH), the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia ...

Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with us in New Orleans! from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | On Saturday May 25th the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit will make a stop in New Orleans, thanks to the generous folks at Flightline First. This outstanding FBO located at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport presents the exhibit in conjunction with the National WWII Museum. In addition to the squadron’s P-51C Mustang fighter aircraft...

Eddie Andreini coming to Truckee air fair this summer - Tahoe Daily Tribune | Today, he keeps closer to home – preferring to fly at local smaller airshows, like the Truckee Air Fair and Family Festival. He flies the plane himself into each venue, and most of the time has his mechanic fly one of his other planes to display as well....

LARKS hosts 34th annual Heli-Fly in Carlyss - Sulphur Southwest Daily News | ... applications now available in Sulphur ... LARKS hosts 34th annual Heli-Fly in Carlyss ... Residents reminded of yard debris collection procedures ... Senior food program applications now available in Sulphur ... LARKS hosts 34th annual Heli-Fly in...

Typhoon team to create a storm at Airshow at Museum of Flight - East Lothian News | It's chocks away for Scotland's national Airshow at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune which will take place on Saturday, July 27. Taking centre stage at the event, which attracted around 11,000 visitors last year, will be the RAF's ...

Jackson County Airport home to replica German Fokker aircraft, donated by ... - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com | He is also hoping the plane will attract visitors to Aviation Heritage Park near the front entrance of the airport. “It'll be exciting if this vision becomes a reality of acceptance,” he said. The aluminum replica was not constructed from a model kit ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Video: 19 Foot Wingspan RC B-17 In Austria - Wow! from AirPigz by Martt | Dude, that's one big RC B-17! And since we played with a B-17...

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X-47B makes its first trap on land from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its first shore-based landing using a carrier's arresting gear system on 4 May. This first trap is the beginning of a series of tests before the X-47B makes its way onto the boat later this month....

Pease Greeters Welcome Their 600th Flight from photorecon.net by Ken Kula | The Portsmouth International Airport at Pease has earned its’ “International” moniker hundreds of times over during the past eight years. The location of the airport in New Hampshire’s Seacoast region (and near the Maine and Massachusetts coastlines too) is advantageous as a refueling and replenishment stop for military-chartered passenger flights. These civilian airliners can’t air-to-air refuel or fly nonstop between...

Next From Terrafugia -- Hybrid VTOL from AVwebFlash Current Issue | While Terrafugia continues to work on their Transition roadable-aircraft design, on Monday the company unveiled a plan to develop a four-seat, plug-in hybrid electric car capable of vertical takeoffs and landings, with fly-by-wire controls. The TF-X design is...

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American Heroes Air Show Lands in Austin = Helicopter Association International | It was quite a show. On Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, the American Heroes Air Shows (AHAS) teamed up with the Military Forces of Texas at historic Camp Mabry in Austin for a two-day open house and air show featuring some 15 helicopters, ...

Phoenix Fly-In 2013 Formation University from Photorecon by Joe Kates | The second annual Phoenix Fly-in Formation University took place at the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport March 28th -31st. This invitation-only event was started by lifetime EAA member and current T-34 Association Board of Directors member Todd McCutchan. Todd’s immaculate T-34A is based at Deer Valley Airport, where he is a member of the local EAA Warbird Squadron 20. The Deer...

GGA To Host Militaria & Military Vehicle Show, May 18-19, VFM Hangar - Sacramento Bee | A great show in the unique setting of the VFM Hangar, surrounded by vintage warbirds, including the B25 Bomber, "Pacific Prowler" !!!

Promo for the Flying Tenor - Will Allen sings the National Anthem while flying his aerobatic routine.

Bill would give domestic airshows priority when military flight teams resume ... - Press of Atlantic City | The Thunderbirds, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Golden Knights have been banned from performing at airshows due to federal budget cuts that took effect earlier this year. The cuts have caused a number of airshows to cancel the events ...

Through Airmen's Eyes: Thunderbirds crew chief takes to new heights from Air Force Link Top Stories | ... Growing up around small planes, it's no surprise that 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Ben Ayivorh, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, developed an interest in aviation at an early age. However, aside from his day-to-day job of maintaining aircraft, this Burke, Va., native spends his spare time as a pilot...

Air traffic furloughs won't impact EAA AirVenture - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | At this year's AirVenture, warbirds that haven't been seen in Oshkosh before or for many years are scheduled to appear, including 11 planes owned by Texas Flying Legends Museum. Among them: an operational Japanese Zero, a Corsair with folding gull...

AIRSHOW NEWS: B-17G Flying Fortress “Sally-B” returns to Damyns Hall for Military & Flying Machines from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Military & Flying Machines Team are so excited and pleased to be able to confirm some very special news for the 2013 show at Damyns Hall Aerodrome. Due to public demand we are expanding our show to a three day event, taking place on 3rd, 4th and 5th August, with more attractions, more vehicles, more flying and more big bangs....

Podcast: Dr. Brien Seeley at the CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The Seventh annual symposium is now under way in Santa Rosa, California, and Dr. Brien Seeley talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about who's coming, what they'll be talking about, and what they hope to achieve.

CAFE Symposium Explores Flight Of The Future from AVwebFlash Current Issue | An array of experts in a variety of aircraft technologies, from batteries to aerodynamics to photovoltaics, are gathering in Santa Rosa, Calif., for this week's 7th annual CAFE electric-aircraft symposium. Representatives from NASA, IBM, Pipistrel, MIT, UCLA, and more, are convening to share the results of their latest research and contribute to creating the next generation of flight....

Tillamook Air Museum moving to Madras by 2016 - OregonLive.com | The museum located in a massive WWII blimp hangar off Highway 101 houses vintage aircraft owned by Erickson Group, and it attracts about 70,000 visitors annually. The family-owned company recently bought an air-tanker operation based at the Madras ...

TEAM WILD MAMA: Terry Carbonell from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Events happen in our lives, and situations arise that may not have been of our own making. But it's the choices we make regarding those events that will determine how our life turns out. Terry's story is one of compassion and love. Her love of giving to another human was gifted back with the love of flight. And that she continues to share.  Please welcome another Air Race Classic Racer from Team Wild Mama, Terry Carbonell~ ...

Donated FedEx Express Boeing 727 to Become Part of Regional Emergency Services Training Center from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | FedEx Express delivered a retired Boeing 727-2D4 freighter to St. Louis Downtown Airport last Friday amid an atmosphere of great anticipation by airport management and invited guests from the greater St. Louis aviation community. The jet...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen
around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Art from the heart - Swindon Advertiser | Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33 – known as the Eggman – died a few weeks after his Hawk T1 jet plunged into a field at the Bournemouth Air Festival. Last year his wife Emma, aided by family and friends, set up the Jon Egging Trust to provide ...

The 'Flying Car' may be a reality on Sheikh Zayed Road? - Emirates 24/7 | "Although the team is very pleased with the vehicle's flying and driving characteristics, there is always room for improvement. Recent flight testing has resulted in some aerodynamic improvements to the Transition®. The most substantial modification ...

Milestone Reached In Development Of Next Rocket Engine For Human Spaceflight from Aero-News Network | Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes J-2X Hot Fire Testing The last in a series of hot-fire tests on a J-2X engine with a stub-nozzle extension at simulated altitude conditions has been completed by Pratt &Whitney Rocketdyne....

Did You See This Awesome SpaceShipTwo 'Cold Flow' Glide Test Pic? Wow! from AirPigz by Martt | It's old news now since this Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo glide test took place on April 12, 2013, but this amazing pic showing the first glide test to include letting the nitrous oxidizer flow thru the nozzle is sure worth seeing... whether you've seen it already or not! Just to be...

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Excitement swells as air show nears - Sioux Falls Argus Leader | The best advertising for the weekend's Sioux Falls Air Show might be the practice runs by the Navy's Blue Angels Thursday and today. Tweeters certainly noticed with tweets and pictures, and here are examples of what they had to say. The show is 8:30 a...

Airshow Visitors Urged To Prepare For Heat - KELOLAND TV | Planes have been flying in from all over the country to prepare for this weekend's Sioux Falls Airshow. And while there will be a lot to see, people should also be prepared for the heat. Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson with the South Dakota Air National...

Getting ready for EAA AirVenture by Jackie Johnson | Wisconsin is under a drought emergency, but the high temps and dry conditions are having no negative impact on preparations for AirVenture in Oshkosh. The Experimental Aircraft Association's Dick Knapinski says...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - Part 1 from CAF Red Tail Squadron | This is the week before EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) AirVenture Oshkosh opens at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts will come from all over the U.S. and dozens of other countries to take in the sights during its seven-day run. This year’s dates are July 23-29 so the fun starts Monday but over this weekend, aircraft of all sorts will be arriving. Planes on display run the gamut from homebuilts to warbirds, military moderns to old biplanes. If it flies, it is most likely going to be represented at AirVenture. My Dad and a couple of his flying buddies used to go to the EAA event almost every year, starting back when it was called the “Fly-In” and held in Rockford, Illinois. Sometimes they drove and...

"Oshkosh 2012 Preview" UCAP #297 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Guest: EAA President Rod Hightower. Dave, Jeb and Jack reminisce about their first visits to the Oshkosh Fly-in, and then about what they're looking forward to this year. Hightower visits the hangar and tells of the preparations for the fly-in, and what he thinks the best will be...

Grass Strip Available for Antique Aircraft - EAA AirVenture - EAA AirVenture | Final approval from the FAA's Airport District Office in Minnesota will allow a temporary grass runway to be used by special aircraft during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Working together, Wittman Regional Airport...

TeenFlight!: TeenFlight to Airventure 2012!! by TeenFlight Crew | The TeenFlight crew will be at Airventure! Look for the polished RV-12 with a yellow stripe and cowling. Three student from the first build will be present along with five TeenFlight 2 students (including yours truly). We are having a presentation,...

Super Tucano to Appear at AirVenture - Flying Magazine | The A-29 Super Tucano is making a first-time appearance at Embraer's AirVenture booth in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, next week. The Super Tucano was in the news earlier this year after beating Hawker Beechcraft's T-6 for an Air Force contract worth more than ...

Campfires may be banned at AirVenture - FOX 11 News | The recent rains are helping green things up around the EAA AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh. The question is, will it be enough?

Air show sparks lifelong interest in aviation - Exeter News-Letter | The air show was quite an event this year; as it has been for the last two years. The sight of the planes in close formations and doing acrobatics, the almost unbelievable skill of the pilots, and the sociability of watching with family and friends...

Looking up: Biplane pilot to entertain Columbia Cup crowd - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald | Wiskus, a married father of four, was the regional champion from 1996-2005 in the IAC Aerobatic Competition, took first place in 2002-03 North Central Regional Aerobatic competition and was United States Aerobatic Champion. Then in 2003, he was one of ...

Show comes flying back to town - Delta-Optimist | The show's lineup features Red Bull Air Race pilot Pete McLeod, L29 jets flying in formation, a simulated air race with Harvards, the Pacific Skydivers, Alpha Aviation's Fred Kaiser in a CJ2 corporate jet, and a Skyraider and P51 Mustang from the ...

RAF to wow crowds at Sunderland Airshow - The Northern Echo | RAF pilots will be demonstrating how they attack targets at the 24th Sunderland International Airshow this weekend. Two Tornado GR4s will be simulating raids on the beaches of Seaburn and Roker, tomorrow and Sunday. People will be able to see them ...

Council forks out £20k for Vulcan flight at Airbourne - Eastbourne Herald | The Cold War bomber is headlining the four-day airshow, which returns from August 9-12, as the Red Arrows have already been booked to fly in Russia. Eastbourne Borough Council had been seeking a sponsor to pay the £20000 bill for an appearance by...

VIDEO: Ahhh - Vulcan at RIAT from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | It was good to see The Vulcan to the Sky Trust's XH558 back in action at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) and Farnborough air show earlier this month, following the team's rapid replacement of both port engines following a ground incident. In case you haven't been fortunate enough to see the last of Avro's "Tin Triangles" in the air this "summer" (for non-UK residents that's a sarcastic reference, as we haven't had one this year) then check out this onboard video from RIAT, compiled by...

FHC announces Blades poster competition winner - DCA | Falmouth Harbour Commissioners invited primary school pupils to design the official poster to promote the Blades, a leading display team of former Red Arrows pilots renowned worldwide for flying close formation aerobatics to the highest level. Weather ...

Number of high-wire for the Patrouille de France - The Independent. En | The Patrouille de France is back on the Catalan coast. The eight pilot the famous aerobatic training will conduct two demonstrations during the weekend. They will play first tomorrow, Saturday, Banyuls-sur-Mer (from...

'When the air show was for family fun' - Sunderland Echo | The 17000 plus who streamed there were part of a culture with ingrained values of decency and respect. Working class men with their wives and children wore their Sunday best, picnicked and enjoyed a fun-packed day out, without swilling beer and getting ...

Antonovs in America from Air & Space Magazine | I have taken off in Antonov An-2 biplanes more than 100 times, but never landed in one. Since the late 1950s, the big Russian biplanes have carted skydivers like me aloft from jump bases all over the world—but not in the United States. Although almost 19,000 An-2s were produced in the Soviet Union, China, and Poland, and the airplane has been certified in more...

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Man spent 70 years working on planes - Castanet.net | Azriel "Al" Blackman signs an autograph for an aviation enthusiast after flying in a DC-3, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in New York. American Airlines is ... The aircraft, the Flagship Detroit, is owned by a non-profit foundation that has restored it to a ...

Rare breed — Alberto Santos-Dumont from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Rare breed — Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont is a man the world has in perpetually short supply. He was born on this day in 1873 and was one of many forging a path toward controlled flight. What made him special and remarkable was that he accomplished his work while making it available freely, without fees or licenses. The [...]

The other X-45A from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The other X-45A The year 2002 saw the U.S. Air Force directing an investigation into the potential for unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) tasking for the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) — a mission category previously known more descriptively as “Iron Hand”, back in the day. Northrop Grumman and Boeing coordinated in the effort [...]

Terrafugia begins new phase of Transition flight testing - AOPA Pilot | After a splashy debut at the New York International Auto Show this year, Terrafugia has opted to work on flight testing during EAA AirVenture and will send a team of company representatives without the Transition “street-legal aircraft.” Terrafugia ...

VIDEO: Norway marks century of military airpower from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | It's a Friday thanks to our friends at the Norwegian defence ministry for sending through a link to a short video showing a stunningly-liveried F-16AM fighter (1984-vintage aircraft 686) strutting its stuff over and around the nation's beautiful capital, Oslo. The reason for the snazzy colour scheme (which replicates the Royal Norwegian Air Force roundel) and jazzy soundtrack (called "Vidda", performed by Norwegian trumpeter Ole Edvard Antonsen) is the celebration of the first 100 years of military aviation in Norway....

Navy Carriers Prepare For X-47B Arrival Next Year from Aero-News Network | First Unmanned Jet Aircraft To Fly From A U.S. Carrier The Navy is one year away from landing its first unmanned jet aircraft aboard a carrier after completing the most recent round of surrogate tests aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). In early July, members from the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) carrier integration team engaged in extensive software testing aboard Truman to validate the concept of autonomous UAV operations around an aircraft carrier and prepare for the X-47B unmanned aircraft’s arrival on a carrier next year.

Another chance for an astronaut chat - Daily Press | It had to abort last month's mission, but the Virginia Air & Space Center is gearing up for a second attempt at a live ham radio chat with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. A lightning strike fried the communications antenna at the...