Air shows suffer due to sequestration, Hondo Fly-in expected to draw crowd - Bandera County Courier | Hondo's own Commemorative Air Force Tex Hill Wing is named for famous AVG ace David "Tex" Hill. Special recognition will be given to all military veterans and active duty personnel. The Air Force Band of the West will provide music for the opening and...
Briefs: Hollister Air Show approaches, VFW needs volunteers and more - Hollister Free Lance | HOLLISTER – The Hollister Airshow will be May 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Hollister Municipal Airport. See thrilling aerobatic maneuvers in the sky and motorcycle demonstrations. Tickets are available at the airport manager's office at 90 ...
Fulton flying club to host Fly-in Sunday - Canton Daily Ledger | he Fly-in Drive-in will include a car display and plane rides as well as an appearance of the 1944 B25J Mitchell Bomber form the Commemorative Air Force-Missouri Wing. The Bomber will land at 8 a.m. and will be available for rides for people of all age...
Planes of Fame To Host ‘Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft’ Living History Event - Warbird Radio | Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) is presenting its monthly Living History Event Day this Saturday May 18th 2013. From 10am-12pm the event ‘Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft’
will take place. Aviation historians and modeler builders Charlie
Isaacs and Kevin Thompson will provide an overview of Italian military
aircraft through the years. A first for the...
First-ever display by the Eagle Squadron opens the Spring Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show (Sunday 26 May) commences its flying programme in superb style with the first-ever display of the Eagle Squadron, a historic four-ship comprising a Hawker Hurricane, upermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and North American P-51 Mustang. P-51C Mustang Princess Elizabeth was shipped over from the USA specifically for the Spring Air Show....
Stearman Flight Formation Clinic Held at Creve Coeur Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Last Saturday was a busy day for The Aero 
Experience. While Carmelo Turdo was at Air Associates of Missouri covering Cessna Demo Day, Fred Harl and I were covering the Bonne Terre Community Airport ribbon cutting ceremony. After each event we converged upon Creve Coeur Airport as we received information that there was going to be a clinic on formation flying in the classic Stearman biplane. Of the 12 Stearman...
The Allen Airways Fly In San Diego May 10-11, 2013 from Photorecon by Douglas Aguillard | Now I have always been a huge fan of aviation, but more towards the planes of the second World War and after, so when I got a call on a Thursday night from a fellow Photorecon photojournalist, about covering a story for him, I was a little apprehensive, as the story was about a group of Boeing/Sterman owner’s who would...
Warbirds invitations go out - Otago Daily Times | Reporting to the annual meeting of the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust this week, general manager Ed Taylor said he had contacted the air forces of Australia, France, Singapore and the United States about the Easter 2014 show but had yet to hear ...
Memphis Belle Anniversaires Highlight Aircraft’s Famous Past - Warbird Radio | The National Museum of the United States Air Forces reports one of history’s most famous aircraft will celebrate two anniversaries this weekend. Seventy years ago, the B-17F Memphis Belle was flying over the skies of Europe on bombing missions during World War II. Today, the famed aircraft is undergoing restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
Captain William Stewart "Bud" Orr, USN (Ret.) and co-author Fran E. Orr from What is Silver Wings Over Washington? by Ron David | ...Please join us to welcome our eclectic and entertaining Speakers Captain William Stewart "Bud" Orr, USN (Ret.) and his charming and beautiful co-author Fran E. Orr...
Documentary on Cliff Robertson underway from General Aviation News | Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson was a talented actor and a skilled and accomplished aviator and no doubt both will be featured prominently in a planned documentary to honor him....
Orville Wright letter to be auctioned off from General Aviation News | One of aviation’s greatest storylines comes to life during Swann Auction Galleries’ Autographs Sale on May 23. On Nov. 10, 1921, Orville Wright sent a typed, signed letter to the publisher of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, in response to the controversy surrounding the Langley vs. Wright flight...
The Aviators adds Joe Ellis to Season 4 cast from General Aviation News | The international docuseries “The Aviators,” which can be seen weekly on most public television stations across the U.S., will add airline captain and professional musician Joe Ellis to the cast for Season 4 as one of the program’s hosts.
Chapter to Finish Fallen Member's Plane from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A special project is occurring at the EAA Chapter 79 hangar on Spokane, Washington's Felts Field. About a dozen chapter members are working to complete panel work on the RV-8 owned by a fellow member, United States Air Force Capt. Tyler Voss, who was tragically killed along with two other airmen when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed on May 3 in Kyrgyzstan.
A Morning visit to MCAS Yuma. from Photorecon by Douglas Aguillard | On May 9th, the United States Marine Corps invited a select few members of the media to the Air Station for an “Open House” of the new faculties that have been built on the base for the latest Marine Corps addition to it’s aviation wing, the Joint Strike Fighter, a.k.a, the F-35B Lightning II, made by Lockheed. Photorecon.net was represented...
SolarWorld e-One is an Electric Plane with Over 600 Miles of Range - Inside EVs - InsideEVs | How is it that electric aircraft can stay airborne for 1000 km and as long 8 hours at a speed of roughly 75 mph? According to the manufacturer, it's possible because the SolarWorld e-One requires only 2.5 kW of power while in flight. When the sun is ...
Jackie Chan shows off his Embraer Legacy 650 from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | 
Young Eagles rally at Fallbrook Airpark includes 1000th flight - Village News Network | FALLBROOK – During the Young Eagles rally held at Fallbrook Airpark on Saturday, April 27, the 1,000th youngster was flown out of Fallbrook Air Park. The Young Eagle was Dacy Denton, 8, of Fallbrook, and the pilot was Don Evans, also of Fallbrook.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
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Photos: Today at the Reno Air Races in Stead from RGJ.com | RGJ photographer Marilyn Newton sent in a few photos from today's action at the Reno National Championship Races at Reno Stead Airport.
CoolPix Triple Play - Chasing Strega At Pylon 4 (Reno 9-14-12) from AirPigz by Martt | It was a great day of racing on Friday September 15th at Reno 2012, and it was capped off with an Unlimited
Heat at the end of the day. I had the golden opportunity to be
out at pylon 4 for that race to work on my photographic skills shooting
airplanes going almost 500 mph that aren't very far away! I have so
much to learn to do a really great job, but I did get several decent
images that I'll be sharing before long. I really liked this one of
Strega tho, partly because it...Thunderbirds amaze air show crowd - Belleville News Democrat | A member of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team is about to land with the American flag to officially start the airshow on Saturday. This was just one of many displays at the 2012 Airpower Over the Midwest air show, held at Scott Air ...
VIDEO: Check out the Oceana Air Show this weekend | WTKR.com ... by Doris Taylor WTKR | Juliet Bickford was out all day on Friday to watch all the high-flying fun! ...
Crowdes pack Oceana for annual air show - WAVY-TV | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Crowds packed Naval Air Station Oceana Saturday to see some high flying acrobatics in the annual air show. Check out the video to the left of this page to see WAVY.com photojournalist Drew Smith's video composition of ...
Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House & Air Show - WHAG | The 167th Airlift Wing along with the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport and the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle partnered to host the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and 2012 air show. Despite the devastating plane crash last September ...
Marines practice 'wall of fire' pyrotechnics display - Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Marine Corps Base Hawaii received approval from the state Department of Health to conduct special-effects displays to simulate bomb blasts and fires during rehearsals and when the Blue Angels and other high-flying acts take to the air over the base ...
Wings of Freedom III planning under way - Sidney Herald Leader | 7-8, 2013, at the Sidney/Richland Airport. Featured act will be AeroShell Aerobatic Team, which is a four-plane, AT 6 precision flying formation. Other new acts will include the Shockwave Jet Truck, Skip Stewart Air Shows and Jeff Boerboon Aerobatics.
New York National Guard participates in Africa's largest Trade and Air Show ... - DVIDS | "Our participation in the air show demonstrates the strength of the New York and Republic of South Africa state partnership," said Col. Ray Shields, the Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard.
" Taking part in this event will help ... 2012 California Capital Airshow - Sacramento, California - TVR Photography Photo Gallery
Red Arrows pick two Bath pilots for 2013 team - This is Bath | The Red Arrows will return to a nine-plane formation after flying with seven for much of this year, following the deaths of Flt Lt Jon Egging and Flt Lt Sean Cunningham in separate accidents in 2011. The other new pilot is Flt Lt Mark Lawson, 34, from ...
Red Arrows announce new line-up - BBC News | Related Stories. Behind the scenes with the Red Arrows · Red Arrows announce new line-up · New Red Arrows pilot is announced. The Red Arrows have announced details of their new line-up for the 2013 display season. The team will get three new pilots ...
Aerobatics team soars at Berlin Air Show - PhotoBlog - NBC News | An aerobatics team from the Turkish Air Force performs during the second day of the Berlin Air Show (ILA) at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 15. The aviation trade show south of Berlin takes place from Sept...
The Frecce Tricolori give emotions - PuntoAlbenga | Albenga. Here they are the Frecce Tricolori who fall in love over the world for their stunts. Today, thousands of people attended flight tests in view of the spectacle of the sky that will take place next Sunday from 15.30 in heaven ...
A Tribute to Bob Odegaard from Fargo AirSho by jimb |KINDRED, N.D. – One of Bob Odegaard’s
many aerial performances
included an appearance a few weeks ago with the Texas Flying Legends to
honor former President George H.W. Bush on his birthday. Friends and well-wishers learned of that appearance Wednesday, when
Odegaard, a flying legend who died Friday while practicing for an air
show in Valley City, was laid to rest here...World War II from a WASP's point of view topic of seniors meeting in Florham Park - New Jersey Hills | Haydu is an inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame in Teterboro and into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. She is also the author of “Letters From Home,” based on leters her mother had saved. Chapter meetings are held on the ...
Getting history Wright Re-enactor tells story of Wright brothers' first ... - Burlington Hawk Eye | Re-enactor tells story of Wright brothers' first airplane, flight. By WILLIAM SMITH wsmith@thehawkeye.com. With the 2012 Southeast Iowa Air Show only a week away, it seemed appropriate Wilbur Wright would stop by the Burlington Public Library Friday.
Pilot explains what taking off with an F-15 at night looks like: “it’s like being in a dark tunnel and going super fast” from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video shows interesting footage of the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Wing has done night flight training last week and the NBC has filmed the F-15s taking off in the dark in full afterburner and talked with Lt.Col. Jeffrey Edwards, an “Eagle driver”...
National Museums Scotland - National Museum of Flight # 1 from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | Ok, so still in catch up mode, but this will be worth while... While staying in Edinburgh, Moira, Ken
and I took a trip out to Scotland's
National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, an old airbase and civilian
airfield. The only flying that happens there now is some microlight
activity, but what I was really interested in was the museum side of
things...National Museums Scotland - National Museum of Flight # 2 from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | In this next post, I cover off most of the other "heavy metal" at the museum. Unfortunately, most of it is outside, and deteriorating because of that, but still good to see them.
Video: Mosquito Trailer from stickandrudderWTO
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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EAA to honor Paul and Audrey Poberezny's contributions on fly-in's 60th ... - The Oshkosh Northwestern | For Paul Poberezny, the last 60 years have gone by 'in the blink of an eye.'...
Franklin describes air show act as 'everything you're not supposed to do' - The Oshkosh Northwestern | A word of advice for any wanna-be pilots watching Kyle Franklin perform: Don't do what he does.
Red Arrows to perform at White Horse Show - Oxford Mail | THE Red Arrows will be performing a full aerobatic display at this year's White Horse Show in Uffington.
The Tricolour Arrows enchant the whole coast - New Venice | JESOLO. Half a million with the nose in Jesolo mesmerized by the spectacle of the Tricolour Arrows aerobatic team. In front of an audience of 300 000 fans rushed to the coast for the show and over 200 thousand tourists...
Vietnam to hold first ever air show from Talk Vietnam | Vietnam plans to hold its first ever international air show in Binh Thuan from August 29 to September 9 to celebrate the country's 67 th National Day on...
C919 plane takes flight at air show - EastDay.com | C919 plane takes flight at air show-THE China-made large passenger aircraft model, C919, caught the attention of visitors at the 48th Farnborough International Airshow, which closed on Sunday.The project was launched in 2008 by the COMAC, ...
2012 American Heroes Airshow from Photorecon | On Saturday July 14th, Seattle's Museum of Flight held its `American Heroes Airshow'. This now annual Pacific Northwest event is staged by the museum to salute the vital roll carried out by Helicopters and their crews in ...
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. Consolidates Operations from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | - from EAA- Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. announced Friday that its board of directors has voted to consolidate all operations and staff - including the Florida Air Museum (FAM) - under the leadership of Sun 'n Fun and its president/CEO, John "Lites" Leenhouts....
Air Show Asks for Cash Advance from City - Twin Falls Times-News | TWIN FALLS • The Blue Angels are still coming to Twin Falls, but parts of the show could be scaled back. On Monday, the Twin Falls City Council voted to advance an additional $40000 to organizers of the Magic Valley Air Show, to be held July 28-29.
Historic planes take to the air again - Buffalo News | It certainly is not the 747 people are used to these days, but a restored World War II B-17aircraft provides its own, unique fly...
Air show highlights rhino plight - The New Age Online | The fight against rhino poaching literally took to the skies last week when a rhino was airlifted in a breathtaking “Skydive for Rhino” at the 2012 Durban Air Show.Plane Crazy Schedule! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Last weekend I had a great time at the Arlington Fly-In. Moving planes and taking fun photos...
Wilbur Wright Honored at Carillon Historical Park from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | The history of the invention of the airplane more often than not brings to mind the Wright Brothers – Wilbur and Orville – and their innovative developments leading to the legendary event of the first heavier-than-air, controlled and powered flight on December 17, 1903. The Wright Brothers were born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and their ground-breaking work was carried out there. Sadly, Wilbur Wright didn’t live to see the impact of his work on the world, as he passed away at the age of 45 on May 30, 1912, reportedly from typhoid. One hundred years later, to commemorate the life and achievements of this visionary inventor, a team of graduate students in the Public History program of Wright State University have compiled an exhibit focusing on Wilbur Wright which will be on display at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton until the end of 2012....
July 17, 2012 The Great Northwest part 4 from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: Wings aloft over gently incoming tide, we soared southward, Pacific blue to our right, chiseled rock to our left. The lovely Bellingham weekend with my sister and her beau ended too soon, but as they returned to their routines and work we looked forward to vacationing over and along the west coast. Around Elliot Bay and downtown Seattle, beneath us a mountain valley dotted by lakes and streams emptying into the Columbia River, the mass of Mount St. Helens arose to the east, her cratered peak snuggled into puffy obscuration. Above the...
Aero-TV: Col. Mark Tillman (Part 2): The Most Important Left Seat In Aviation from Aero-News Network | An Honored Flyer Tells Of His Service To America (Part 2 of 4) OK... we gotta tell you... this one was one of the best speeches we have EVER heard at any aviation event... and it occurred this year at the 2012 AEA Convention and Tradeshow. The kind folks of Universal Avionics pulled off quite a coup and arranged for a truly...
F-35 flight training at Eglin picks up steam from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | F-35 pilot training at Eglin AFB, Florida, is picking up stream as the US Air Force's 33rdFighter Wing gears up for its operational utility evaluation later this summer. Already, the unit has gradated its first true student--US Marine Corps Lt Col Roger Hardy--who finished his transition course last week. Hardy is the Defense Contract Management Agency's first F-35 acceptance pilot--his job will be to ensure new jets being delivered...
Vene-low: Su-30 pilot goes Caracas from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | It seems that it's not just our friends in the Brazilian air force who enjoy nothing more than a good low-level flypast. This Rex Features shot shows one of the Venezuelan air force's 24 Sukhoi Su-30 fighters getting down below rooftop level during Independence Day celebrations in Caracas on 5 July. Hopefully President Hugo Chavez was impressed....FlightMonkeys Visit With the Aviation Careers Podcast from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | There are plenty of podcasts out there on the Internet. Some of them are interesting and some of them aren’t. We’re fans of several podcasts, and we’re perfectly happy to live in the big digital pool of entertainment and education with them. On Monday (yesterday) Jamie had the great honor of being a guest on an upcoming episode of the...
Student attends Farnborough airshow - Khaleej Times | Zayed University student Mariam Mohammed Abdulla Hasan toured the Farnborough International Airshow with Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group....
French Students Win 2012 International Rocketry Challenge from Aero-News Network | Lycee Louis Bleriot (France) First, Madison West, WI, High School Second, Perse School (UK) Third Lycee Louis Bleriot of France beat out stiff international competition to win the International Rocketry Challenge at the Farnborough International Air Show last week. The French team won for the first time against the national champions of the United States and the United Kingdom.
NASA's Crew Compartment Trainer being prepared for shipment to Air Force's national museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | After many months of intensive planning, the first steps have been put in motion to move NASA's first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1) from Johnson Space Center (JSC) to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Air Cargo Industry Has Roots in Dayton; First Air Cargo Flight Re-enactment Planned
While most people know the Wright brothers invented the airplane, few may know they were involved in the birth of the air cargo industry.
In 1910, using one of their airplanes assigned to the Wright Exhibition team, and with one of their newly trained pilots, they accepted an order from an Ohio businessman and successfully transported the world’s cargo by air. Those 200 pounds of silk cloth, traveling less than 100 miles, launched an industry that spans the globe moving billions of pounds of air freight per year.
The National Aviation Heritage Alliance, in partnership with the Wright B Flyer, Inc. will celebrate the 100th anniversary of air cargo on Saturday, Oct. 2, with a commemorative flight that retraces the original route in a lookalike of the original airplane, a Wright Model B.
Photo caption: Philip McKeachie of St. Johns, Mich., grand nephew of Phil Parmelee, took an orientation flight Tuesday, Sept. 21, on Wright B Flyer Inc.'s lookalike of the airplane in which Parmelee made the world's first cargo flight in 1910. "It brought tears to my eyes," McKeachie said. Wright B Flyer Inc. is a nonprofit heritage organization in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Timothy R. Gaffney)The commemorative flight will begin at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, which encompasses the Wright brothers’ Huffman Prairie Flying Field where the original flight began, and end at Rickenbacker Airport near Columbus, a modern air freight hub that provides Ohio businesses with national and international service. Wright B Flyer Inc.’s modern lookalike airplane will make the 68 mile flight, departing promptly at 10 a.m. from Wright Patterson, heading east to Columbus.
Mitch Cary, President of Wright B Flyer Inc and the expected pilot of the upcoming flight, noted the event is intended to celebrate the significant accomplishments of Phil Parmelee in addition the start of the air cargo business.
“Phil Parmelee flew this historic flight with little experience and training, having flown for the first time just two months prior to making the flight. He was responsible for a number of firsts and endurance flights in those early days of aviation. And unlike our planned flight, where we will have two pilots to share flying duties, Phil flew his flight alone,” Cary said.
Parmelee was working for the Wright brothers when he was assigned the 1910 flight. A Columbus merchant, Max Morehouse, recognized the public interest in “flying machines” and struck a deal with the Wrights to transport 200pounds of silk from Dayton to his dry goods store.
The Wrights, recognizing the value of their invention, charged Morehouse $5,000 to deliver the cloth. Today’s equivalent value of the freight charge would exceed $120,000. In the final agreement between the brothers and Morehouse, Parmelee was to put on a demonstration of the airplane at his arrival. As it turned out, Morehouse more than recovered his money for the flight by selling small pieces of the silk attached to a postcard that celebrated what was the world’s first cargo delivered by airplane.
Descendents of the Wright and Parmelee families will witness the commemorative flight. Amanda Wright Lane and her brother Stephen Wright, along with Lecia Lamphere and her brother Philip McKeachie are expected to be at the start of the flight and to offer remarks upon completion in Columbus.
Amanda Wright Lane said, “The flight was just one part of Uncles Orv and Wilbur’s effort to promote aviation. While they recognized their airplane might not be able to carry heavy loads, they knew the speed of flying was important in delivering certain types of cargo.”
Philip McKeatchie of St. Johns, Mich. and his sister Lecia Lamphere of Scotts, MIch., have preserved the story of their great uncle’s famous flight. “Uncle Phil was told by Orville Wright as he tacked a map to the wing strut just prior to take-off, ‘watch the map and do your best’. In spite of cold temperatures and flying alone, he did his best, and made history with what was not just the first air cargo flight but what was the first commercial flight in the world of aviation. It is very exciting to witness this 100th anniversary of such an historic flight,” McKeatchie said.
Another unique aspect of the commemorative flight will be the cargo being transported by the Wright B Flyer. Plans call for piece of ceramic composite cloth and a micro Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) to be delivered to Columbus serving as a symbol of the Dayton region’s connection to aviation and aerospace innovations. Just as the Wright brothers were responsible for the technology that made flying possible, Daytonians working in places like the Air Force Research Laboratory are developing the technology associated with 21st century aviation and aerospace activities. “I believe that in another hundred years, we will see a headline that speaks to the Unmanned Air Vehicle industry and its roots in Dayton just as we see today with the air cargo industry,” said Tony Perfilio, the incoming chair of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance.
The public can watch the start of the flight at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park’s Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Plans call for the pilot to circle Huffman Prairie as this was where the 1910 flight originated. The Wright B will make a short stop at the Madison County Airport in London Ohio sometime between 10:30 and 10:45 am. The airport is another location where the public can get a close up view of the Wright look-alike as it lands and takes off again to complete the last leg into Columbus Ohio. Upon landing, the Flyer will take its place on display with the modern jetliners that haul air cargo from around the world to Rickenbacker Airport. A private reception will follow, welcoming the pilots and ground crew of the Wright B Flyer Inc.
To help the public track the flight, the National Aviation Heritage Alliance has set up a Twitter account and will be sending “tweets” as the Flyer makes its way to Columbus. The plane will be traveling within the Interstate 70/ US 40 corridor and by giving out its location against known landmarks, it is hoped this will help the public spot the plane in the sky.
Principal sponsor of the centennial flight is the Columbus Regional Airport Authority which oversees the operations of Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton Field airports delivering high-quality, cost-effective and coordinated aviation and logistics services for Central Ohio. Lane Aviation, also a sponsor, provides charter services, fueling, hangaring, sales, and maintenance for general aviation aircraft at both Rickenbacker and Port Columbus.
The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is a private, not for profit corporation operating as the management entity of the Congressionally designated National Aviation Heritage Area, one of 49 national heritage areas in the United States. NAHA’s vision is for Dayton to become the recognized global center of aviation heritage and premier destination for aviation heritage tourism, sustaining the legacy of the Wright brothers. The National Aviation Heritage Area encompasses an eight county area (Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Warren, Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize counties.)
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Friday, August 20, 2010
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Outside the office, tour guides here at Bowman Field (KLOU), presumably next door from Louisville Executive Aviation, one of the FBOs at the airport, or perhaps leaders from the local Civil Air Patrol, led a group of children around the tie-down area behind our building. Just after lunchtime today, they strolled through the line adjacent to one of the runways, looking at various aircraft on the field, mostly pistons, a couple Citations probably and a European trainer-fighter jet. The tour was fitting, as today is National Aviation Day. ...
It's National Aviation Day! from Diamond Pilots
National Aviation Day is celebrated on August 19 every year, which is Orville Wright's birthday (the pilot of "Flyer" on that first day of flight). This holiday is to recognize and remember the birth of flight. There are many ways to celebrate for all ages.
National Aviation Day celebration Saturday at Chennault Museum - Monroe News Star
Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council join Monroe Regional Airport and Chennault Aviation & Military Museum in inviting the public to National ...
Video: Man's Early Quest to Fly - National Aviation Day from The Kathryn Report
Early attempts to create a machine that could fly were noble, but not always successful. We laugh at these trial and error endeavors now, but these inventors and aviators are the forerunners of our modern space age. Thank God for the courage and endeavors of our civilians and our military to keep on trying.
Lindbergh Day | Atlanta, GA | October 12, 1927 from The Mach 1 Blog
Town's 1910 air show: The first man to die in flight? - BBC News
As the Bournemouth Air Festival begins in what is the town's 200th year, 100 years ago another major air show was organised in Bournemouth. ...
The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance somewhere over the Pacific Ocean in July 1937 during her around-the-world flight attempt persists to the present day, and is especially alive and well on the Internet. If you were to Google the term “Amelia Earhart Disappearance,” for example, the list of hits would be about 1,950,000 items! Some websites, too numerous to mention, are filled with crank conspiratorial ideas. One, for example, ...
August 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation
2010 Atlantic City Air Show: 100 Years of Thunder
Atlantic City Weekly
This year's Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder Over the Boardwalk celebrates the 100th year of air shows in New Jersey.
The Atlantic City Air Show is easily the biggest event in Atlantic City each year and the biggest mid-week air show of its kind in the world. If the 2010 Thunder Over the Boardwalk matches last year’s estimated attendance, 750,000 people will be packed along the beach and boardwalk and at special viewing parties.
Not only is the 2010 Air Show a tribute to the modern era of military and civilian aviation, but this year’s event also marks the 100th anniversary of air shows in Atlantic City and the state of New Jersey. ...
Aerobatic Demonstration Previews Air Show - WEPM
The Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show won’t be here until Labor Day Weekend but there was a sneak peak Thursday at the Eastern Regional Airport. Representatives from the 167th Airlift Wing and the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, who have partnered for the event, welcomed aerobatic pilots and performers in the upcoming Martinsburg Air Show Admiral Bill Finagin and local charter pilot Jerry Wells. Inclement weather outside of Pennsylvania delayed Wells but Finagin arrived from Maryland early enough to perform a few tricks and even take a local business man Woody Fletcher out for a ride. Finagin has participated in the Martinsburg Air Show in the past and says people will have to come out on September 4th and 5th to see which stunts he will be performing.
EAA AirVenture A Success Despite Weather from Pacific Flyer
Bringing together more than a half-million attendees and 10,000 aircraft is a daunting task even in the best of years.
Throw in unprecedented rains prior to that event, however, and the challenges heading into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 made it unlike any of the 57 previous EAA fly-ins held before it.
"This was the most challenging fly-in we've had in my 35 years as chairman of the event," said Tom Poberezny, EAA's chairman and president. ...
Fastest Speed Ever at the Reno Races! An interview with Curt Brown ... by warbirdbabe
People are always talking about cars, but the Reno Air Races are a motor sport and we are the fastest and the Jet pilots have to be the fastest. Guy: Do you expect in qualifying that sometime in the next few years, we will see 600 mph? ...
from Autogyro circumnavigation of the globe by The GYROX Team
Norman has arrived back at Laoag following his 2 day sojourn in the Philippine capital of Manila. This followed yet another 10 hour overnight bus journey to the northern end of Luzon Island.
Norman described the trip as...
Australian Skydiver Will Attempt to Break 120,000 Feet Record from Aviation Blogs
Australian skydiver Felix Baumgartner plans to break the 50-year-old altitude record for skydiving later this year by jumping from an altitude of 120,000 feet (almost 23 miles, or about 3.66 kilometers), during which he is expected to reach supersonic speeds, …
Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums
China National Aviation Corporation exhibit now open from National Museum of the USAF
A new exhibit focused on the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that served during World War II, opened Aug. 19 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
The First Over the 'Hump:' The China National Aviation Corporation exhibit is located in the museum's Air Power Gallery. It tells the story of CNAC's pioneering search for air routes over the Himalaya Mountains between China and India, known in history as the "Hump." CNAC's great success in finding these vital air routes led to the first regular flights over the Himalaya Mountains. Joining with the Air Transport Command, CNAC became a vital partner in the world's first strategic airlift. Between April 1942 and August 1945, CNAC crews are reported to have flown over 38,000 missions transporting 10 percent of all cargo and personnel over the Hump to Allied Forces in China, Burma and India. ...
The 727 that Vanished - Air and Space Magazine
A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla.
Seven years after her brother disappeared from Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Angola, Benita Padilla-Kirkland is trying to persuade the FBI to re-open his case. She believes she has the “new information” agents told her they require. But she suspects that the agency already has more information than agents will admit to.
Snohomish man's youthful dream may have set a record - HeraldNet
SNOHOMISH -- The idea came while he was working on a class assignment.
Arnold Ebneter wrote about a small plane that broke a distance record while he was studying engineering at Texas A&M during the 1950s. After he finished the paper, he wanted to break that record.
"I told myself that one day I would like to build a similar thing," said Ebneter, now 82.
However, after he graduated, he enlisted in the Air Force and had to refine his design while collecting new materials to build his plane from scratch. ...
O.K., right up front, I am really tempted to crack jokes about Aeroscraft's ML866 Blimp being touted as a "Flying Business Center" because it's really, really easy to crack jokes about blimps. They look funny, they fly too slow, and they are a handful in a crosswind. ...
Why You Should Learn To Fly from Let's Go Flying
When most people think about learning to fly they envision freedom in flight but there are some other reasons why you should learn how to fly. There is a social fabric to this industry if you are an amateur or a professional. In addition to flying with friends and colleagues there are many advantages to flying. ...
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Michael de Boer from FenceCheck Forums
Bursting in air from AF.mil Photos | The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform the high bomb burst maneuver Aug. 14, 2010, during the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Indy Transponder 26-OCT-09 0330z
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Recovery zone divisions ,... House hopeful tells views ... - Grand Forks Herald
The Canadian Snowbirds Demonstration Team landed at the Jamestown airport this past week to fuel up on its way back to Moose Jaw, Sask. ...
San Diego Air & Space Museum Selects "Class of 2009" Aviation and Space Legends for Induction into the Museum's International Aerospace Hall of Fame from AMTOnline.com
On Nov. 21, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is honoring national and international air and space legends at its 46th Hall of Fame Induction and Gala. Each honoree was selected for their historic contributions to aviation, space, or aviation technology.
Fort Worth Air Show - USA News Online
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show: Watch the US Navy Blue Angels and the US Army Golden Knights take to the skies! Bring the family for a full-day of daring aerobatic maneuvers, aircraft on display, simulators and children's activities. ...
Air show to mark PLA airforce's 60th anniversary - China Daily
BEIJING: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) airforce will put its most advanced warplanes on display in the suburbs of Beijing in November, ...
No Blue Eagles in 2010 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by Flightline UK
From the Blue Eagles website and AAC magazine, Hawkeye
The AAC Blue Eagles Display Team are to be put in abeyance for the forthcoming 2010 season.
It has been directed by the Director of Army Aviation, Brigadier David Short, that, where practicable, the AAC Blue Eagles will support events in 2010 with 'role demonstrations' and/or static displays.
The intention is to re-establish the Blue Eagles on the display circuit with a new invigorated display in 2011.
This aspiration will be confirmed or otherwise during the middle of next year.
VIDEO: Seoul Air Show 2009 recap - The DEW Line
from #airshow - Google Blog Search by Stephen Trimble
Shared by you
Flightglobal's Asia bureau chief Siva Govindasamy covered the Seoul Air Show last week, and published two big program updates on KF-X and AH-X. Seoul could revive KF-16 plans KAI reveals options for army attack helicopter A tourist also ...
Up into the wild blue yonder - News Banner
In fact, one of the highlights of the air show was the US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team. The A-10A is an instrumental weapon in the war ...
GA at the movies - AOPA Pilot
... Sean Tucker and Julie Clark; entertainer Craig Ferguson; King Schools founders John and Martha King; and bearers of the Wright and Lindbergh names. ...
PACAF Pixels: My First Air Show - 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs at Osan Air Base
(Capt. Crystal McLeod is assigned to the 51st Medical Operations Squadron. She attended an air show for the first time Oct. 21 at Osan Air Base's Air Power Day.) I kept hearing the buzz around the clinic and on the campus. ...
Where Wilbur and Orville Fighter Pilots? from Fighter Pilot University
They didn't drink. They didn't smoke. They didn't chase women. They didn't cuss. They didn't brag or like to talk about themselves. They didn't wear a big watch. How could they possibly be fighter pilots. What they did do was never give up and they were, without a doubt, geniuses. Two typical fighter pilot traits, so maybe they were.
I read a kickass book about the Wright brothers last year, The Bishop's Boys. It's an amazing, detailed story of how Orville and Wilbur invented the airplane and what happened to them after ...
Amelia's airplane - Fayette Daily News
In 1983 he and his family moved to a fly-in community just west of Fayetteville. "It was a dream come true," he said. "I don't have to pay hangar fees. ...
How Can You Lose Amelia Earhart's Bones? from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
People have been looking for Amelia Earhart, and her plane (and, when they think about it, her navigator, Noonan!) ever since she disappeared. It's one of the great unsolved mysteries.
When her plane/bones whatever are found...then it's time to have the following headline: ...
Five AT students featured as modern-day Amelias from Purdue Technology News
Five female pilots -- students in the Department of Aviation Technology -- are featured on the Purdue University Web site.
See their bios.
Hangars of Excellence from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy
Remember back to the last time you were at an aviation event such as Sun & Fun or Oshkosh or one of the larger fly-in events. Do you remember looking at one of those beautiful big biplanes Beechcraft Staggerwing. that had been restored to pristine condition, the frame covered with taut fabric painted with layers and layers of hand-rubbed lacquer? Or were your eyes drawn to a Classic aircraft that had been restored to a gleaming vision of metallic perfection. Is there a possibility that you then stopped to ponder ...
Dream Project from AviationBull
I found a fun article in my EAA newsletter this week. This aircraft you see here is at the EAA's museum in Oshkosh, WI. It is a one-of-a-kind made by automobile legend Ettore Bugatti to be a racer, but it never flew. It's too bad. Given that pedigree and just the way it looks, this thing has to be fast! Two EAA members seem to feel the same way and have make it their quest to build a flying copy of it...from scratch. ...
Skunks ask: What if F-22 was smaller, unmanned & had 2 noses? from The DEW Line
Has anybody heard of the Sabre Warrior UCAV?
This video has been on YouTube since May 2008, but hasn't received nearly the attention it deserves.
Only one reference to the Sabre Warrior has appeared in print, and that was about a decade ago. An Associated Press story on April 17, 1999, quotes Armand Chaput, then-Lockheed Martin's director for unmanned combat air vehicles, who gave a lecture at the University of Toledo. ...
'Mini Herc' set to join Air Force fleet from Air Force Link Top Stories
Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing.
In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from the Army to the Air Force. Since April, the Air Force and Air Mobility Command have taken a serious approach to building the program, officials said.
"The program is in transition from an Army-led joint program to a sole Air Force program," said Lt. Col. Gene Capone, AMC's C-27J test manager at the Joint Program Office. "Making a switch like this is no small affair, especially at this phase in the acquisition process. Because the Army lost all fiscal year 2010 C-27J funding due to RMD 802, the Air Force is funding the Army to continue leading the program through completion of Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation."
more...
15 units, 3 countries converge on Nellis for Red Flag from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Nearly 1,300 servicemembers, more than 80 aircraft and 15 units from three countries converged on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for the start of Red Flag 10-1 Oct. 19.
American, Norwegian and Dutch airmen and soldiers comprise the allied team in the exercise.
"The exercise is a great opportunity for people to get out of their comfort zones and fight a war at a rapid pace," said Col. Ellwood Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander at Moody AFB, Ga., deployed to Nellis as the Red Flag air expeditionary wing commander. "What you may have done (in previously deployed locations) was certainly great, but it's not what you're doing here. This Red Flag provides us the opportunity to maximize training throughout its duration."
The key benefit for most fliers is removing themselves from the vacuum of normal operations. ...
'Young Eagles' can benefit from free airplane ride - Daily Citizen
Aviation group EAA will hold a Young Eagles event on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Dalton Municipal Airport starting at around 10 am About two dozen children ...
A private space industry is born - Christian Science Monitor
When aircraft designer Burt Rutan captured the X Prize in 2004 for the first privately funded trip to the doorstep of space, his achievement triggered ...
Image of the Week: Red Arrows Break Formation from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton
NAS Oceana Airshow 2009 - NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach - 10/17/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Your Best Vapor Shot! from FenceCheck Forums
Air Museum Handley Page Victor K.2 from JetPhotos Latest SC Photos
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2009 - Fort Worth from FenceCheck Forums
U2 (AirVenture) - Flickr
An old one from the alien from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Andrew Thomas - Thomas Aircraft Images from FenceCheck Forums
Gate Guards and Base Displays (not museums) from FenceCheck Forums
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The Canadian Snowbirds Demonstration Team landed at the Jamestown airport this past week to fuel up on its way back to Moose Jaw, Sask. ...
San Diego Air & Space Museum Selects "Class of 2009" Aviation and Space Legends for Induction into the Museum's International Aerospace Hall of Fame from AMTOnline.com
On Nov. 21, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is honoring national and international air and space legends at its 46th Hall of Fame Induction and Gala. Each honoree was selected for their historic contributions to aviation, space, or aviation technology.
Fort Worth Air Show - USA News Online
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show: Watch the US Navy Blue Angels and the US Army Golden Knights take to the skies! Bring the family for a full-day of daring aerobatic maneuvers, aircraft on display, simulators and children's activities. ...
Many Thanks for a Terrific Show! from Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Blog
It takes hundreds and hundreds of volunteers to coordinate the annual Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. Plus, it takes thousands of fans to come and enjoy the show. We would like to thank everyone involved - the volunteers, the performers, static display, sponsors, exhibitors and especially the fans!
It is a tremendous amount of effort to convert a working airport into an annual air show. We thank each and everyone who played a role in making it great.
We'll learn next year's jet team and the dates of the show in December at the annual International Council of Air Shows Conference. Until then, keep flying high!
Again, many, many thanks to everyone involved!
More...
It takes hundreds and hundreds of volunteers to coordinate the annual Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. Plus, it takes thousands of fans to come and enjoy the show. We would like to thank everyone involved - the volunteers, the performers, static display, sponsors, exhibitors and especially the fans!
It is a tremendous amount of effort to convert a working airport into an annual air show. We thank each and everyone who played a role in making it great.
We'll learn next year's jet team and the dates of the show in December at the annual International Council of Air Shows Conference. Until then, keep flying high!
Again, many, many thanks to everyone involved!
More...
Air show to mark PLA airforce's 60th anniversary - China Daily
BEIJING: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) airforce will put its most advanced warplanes on display in the suburbs of Beijing in November, ...
No Blue Eagles in 2010 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by Flightline UK
From the Blue Eagles website and AAC magazine, Hawkeye
The AAC Blue Eagles Display Team are to be put in abeyance for the forthcoming 2010 season.
It has been directed by the Director of Army Aviation, Brigadier David Short, that, where practicable, the AAC Blue Eagles will support events in 2010 with 'role demonstrations' and/or static displays.
The intention is to re-establish the Blue Eagles on the display circuit with a new invigorated display in 2011.
This aspiration will be confirmed or otherwise during the middle of next year.
VIDEO: Seoul Air Show 2009 recap - The DEW Line
from #airshow - Google Blog Search by Stephen Trimble
Shared by you
Flightglobal's Asia bureau chief Siva Govindasamy covered the Seoul Air Show last week, and published two big program updates on KF-X and AH-X. Seoul could revive KF-16 plans KAI reveals options for army attack helicopter A tourist also ...
Up into the wild blue yonder - News Banner
In fact, one of the highlights of the air show was the US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team. The A-10A is an instrumental weapon in the war ...
GA at the movies - AOPA Pilot
... Sean Tucker and Julie Clark; entertainer Craig Ferguson; King Schools founders John and Martha King; and bearers of the Wright and Lindbergh names. ...
PACAF Pixels: My First Air Show - 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs at Osan Air Base
(Capt. Crystal McLeod is assigned to the 51st Medical Operations Squadron. She attended an air show for the first time Oct. 21 at Osan Air Base's Air Power Day.) I kept hearing the buzz around the clinic and on the campus. ...
Where Wilbur and Orville Fighter Pilots? from Fighter Pilot University
They didn't drink. They didn't smoke. They didn't chase women. They didn't cuss. They didn't brag or like to talk about themselves. They didn't wear a big watch. How could they possibly be fighter pilots. What they did do was never give up and they were, without a doubt, geniuses. Two typical fighter pilot traits, so maybe they were.
I read a kickass book about the Wright brothers last year, The Bishop's Boys. It's an amazing, detailed story of how Orville and Wilbur invented the airplane and what happened to them after ...
Amelia's airplane - Fayette Daily News
In 1983 he and his family moved to a fly-in community just west of Fayetteville. "It was a dream come true," he said. "I don't have to pay hangar fees. ...
How Can You Lose Amelia Earhart's Bones? from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
People have been looking for Amelia Earhart, and her plane (and, when they think about it, her navigator, Noonan!) ever since she disappeared. It's one of the great unsolved mysteries.
When her plane/bones whatever are found...then it's time to have the following headline: ...
Five AT students featured as modern-day Amelias from Purdue Technology News
Five female pilots -- students in the Department of Aviation Technology -- are featured on the Purdue University Web site.
See their bios.
Hangars of Excellence from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy
Remember back to the last time you were at an aviation event such as Sun & Fun or Oshkosh or one of the larger fly-in events. Do you remember looking at one of those beautiful big biplanes Beechcraft Staggerwing. that had been restored to pristine condition, the frame covered with taut fabric painted with layers and layers of hand-rubbed lacquer? Or were your eyes drawn to a Classic aircraft that had been restored to a gleaming vision of metallic perfection. Is there a possibility that you then stopped to ponder ...
Dream Project from AviationBull
I found a fun article in my EAA newsletter this week. This aircraft you see here is at the EAA's museum in Oshkosh, WI. It is a one-of-a-kind made by automobile legend Ettore Bugatti to be a racer, but it never flew. It's too bad. Given that pedigree and just the way it looks, this thing has to be fast! Two EAA members seem to feel the same way and have make it their quest to build a flying copy of it...from scratch. ...
Skunks ask: What if F-22 was smaller, unmanned & had 2 noses? from The DEW Line
Has anybody heard of the Sabre Warrior UCAV?
This video has been on YouTube since May 2008, but hasn't received nearly the attention it deserves.
Only one reference to the Sabre Warrior has appeared in print, and that was about a decade ago. An Associated Press story on April 17, 1999, quotes Armand Chaput, then-Lockheed Martin's director for unmanned combat air vehicles, who gave a lecture at the University of Toledo. ...
'Mini Herc' set to join Air Force fleet from Air Force Link Top Stories
Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing.
In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from the Army to the Air Force. Since April, the Air Force and Air Mobility Command have taken a serious approach to building the program, officials said.
"The program is in transition from an Army-led joint program to a sole Air Force program," said Lt. Col. Gene Capone, AMC's C-27J test manager at the Joint Program Office. "Making a switch like this is no small affair, especially at this phase in the acquisition process. Because the Army lost all fiscal year 2010 C-27J funding due to RMD 802, the Air Force is funding the Army to continue leading the program through completion of Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation."
more...
15 units, 3 countries converge on Nellis for Red Flag from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Nearly 1,300 servicemembers, more than 80 aircraft and 15 units from three countries converged on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for the start of Red Flag 10-1 Oct. 19.
American, Norwegian and Dutch airmen and soldiers comprise the allied team in the exercise.
"The exercise is a great opportunity for people to get out of their comfort zones and fight a war at a rapid pace," said Col. Ellwood Hinman, 23rd Fighter Group commander at Moody AFB, Ga., deployed to Nellis as the Red Flag air expeditionary wing commander. "What you may have done (in previously deployed locations) was certainly great, but it's not what you're doing here. This Red Flag provides us the opportunity to maximize training throughout its duration."
The key benefit for most fliers is removing themselves from the vacuum of normal operations. ...
'Young Eagles' can benefit from free airplane ride - Daily Citizen
Aviation group EAA will hold a Young Eagles event on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Dalton Municipal Airport starting at around 10 am About two dozen children ...
A private space industry is born - Christian Science Monitor
When aircraft designer Burt Rutan captured the X Prize in 2004 for the first privately funded trip to the doorstep of space, his achievement triggered ...
Image of the Week: Red Arrows Break Formation from Flight Image of the Day by Will HortonNAS Oceana Airshow 2009 - NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach - 10/17/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Your Best Vapor Shot! from FenceCheck Forums
Air Museum Handley Page Victor K.2 from JetPhotos Latest SC Photos
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2009 - Fort Worth from FenceCheck Forums
U2 (AirVenture) - Flickr
An old one from the alien from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Andrew Thomas - Thomas Aircraft Images from FenceCheck Forums
Gate Guards and Base Displays (not museums) from FenceCheck Forums
.Sunday, October 4, 2009
Indy Transponder 04-OCT-09 1400z
BEST BET: Miramar Air Show concludes three-day run on Sunday- North County Times
The annual three-day air show, which began Friday, features the usual full array of military and civilian jets, propeller planes, old warbirds, a sailplane, ...
Miramar Air Show - The Miramar Air Show opened Friday. The afternoon sky was perfect: clouds drifted in from Tropical Depression OLAF in the Eastern Pacific off Baja but the ceiling was high and the viewing was good and we were shielded from the hot sun. The show included a Russian MiG-17F, the red “Oracle Challenger,” an F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Patriots L-39 4-ship jet team, an AV-8B Harrier vertical landing and takeoff demo, and the Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets.
REGION: Canadian team makes Miramar Air Show debut - North County Times
Sean Tucker flew the Oracle Challenger, Steve Stavrakakis flew his aerobatic IAR-823 and John Collver flew in his "War Dog" AT-6. Many static displays could ...
Fitting tribute to aviators - Corsicana Daily Sun
At long last, a labor of love by the Corsicana Field Aviation Heritage Foundation will begin to take shape, with the dedication at 1:30 pm ...
Amigo Airsho 2009 - Newspaper TreeThis year's featured performing acts and displays: Tim Weber, Greg Poe Airshows, Dave Dacy Airshows, John Klatt Airshows, F-15 Strike Eagle, USAF Military ... USAF Military Demos, US Navy Legacy Flight, USAF Heritage Flight P-51 Mustang, B-17 Sentimental Journey, F22 Raptor and the Jet Powered School Bus. ...
WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Stunt pilots thrill hundreds at air show - WLBT-TV
Entertainment News from AP The second Annual Air Show had families flocking to the airport in Jackson to watch aerobatic flyers dip and dive through the sky ...
Leap Frogs Land At Aggie Stadium - WFMY News 2
Members of the US Navy Parachute Team, known as the Leap Frogs, floated into the the stadium before the game. Aggie fan George mcneill and Naval Lieutenant ...
A look at the Aple Valley Air Show - Victorville Daily Press
Flying fans young and old turned out to the The Apple Valley Air Show Saturday at the Appley Valley Airport. The event included a stunt show, ...
Air Show In Grayson County And Other Weekend Events – KTEN
Another popular event this weekend, the Grace Flight of America Air Show at North Texas Regional Airport. People came from all over to see the best of the ...
Flying with Fat Albert at the Fargo Airsho « ROCK 102 by Lucy
Here's more info on what you're seeing and the kind of flight Fat Albert took at the Fargo Airsho. YES, they did the jet-assisted take-off! Incredible how fast they can get that massive beast off the runway! ...
Se eleva Airsho pese a lluvia - Diario Digital Juárez
A pesar de la lluvia que cayó en varias partes de la ciudad, el espectáculo aéreo Amigo Airsho se desarrolló sin inconvenientes mayores el dÃa de ayer. ...
The Wright brothers, Md. and a century of flying - Baltimore Sun
Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, anxious to sell an "aeroplane" of their own manufacture, ...
Town's heritage of flight - The Herald-Mail
Taylor said events like the fly-in give the public a chance to recognize the area's place in aviation history. “I appreciate the fact it will do something ...
Readers Fill in the Story Surrounding Death of Lt. Joseph Kennedy - Washington Post
In 1944, Noel was a B-17 pilot who had flown 16 or 17 missions. His commanding officer asked for volunteers, explaining that piloting a bomb-laden plane and ...
France to honor Wichita aviator - Kansas.com
Binarville, France, October 6, 1918 Only four Army Air Service aviators received the Medal of Honor during World War I, half of them for one of the most ...
Warbirds Online » Blog Archive » This Week In Military/Aviation ... by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 28 September - 4 October. September 27, 2009 10:01 pm. Well Folks another seven in the books, and what do I have to show for it? Nut 'n Honey. Oh well, one of these days I'll get around to doin' ...
B-17 Liberty Belle returns 'home' - Osceola News-Gazette
The now-restored airplane spent about 14 years at Kissimmee-based Tom Riley's Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum. It has not been back to Kissimmee ...
2009 Aviation Heritage Fair - News - 2009 Aviation Heritage Fair, ... 2009 Aviation Heritage Fair. Issue date: 9/14/09 Section: News · Print · Email. Page 1 of 1. Page 1 of 1. Article Tools. Share: Facebook; Blogger; del.icio.us · digg · newsvine. Subscribe: ...
On This Day in Aviation History: October 4th by Phil Derner Jr.
Dayton Aviation Junior Ranger Program by Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP
Children from the ages of 6 to 12 can be a Junior Ranger any day of the week at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park! Stop in at one of our two visitor's centers-Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, or Huffman Prairie Flying ...
Harrier (Harrier, Sea Harrier, AV-8 etc) from FenceCheck Forums
Dassault Rafale from FenceCheck Forums
Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) from FenceCheck Forums
Photography: Thunderbirds (teaser) - Took 770 pictures at the airshow. Couldn’t trust the AF. Can’t afford to miss split second moments, so I set to manual focus, Tv at 1000, decent aperture, ISO running all over the place. Many shots were not perfectly focused, or zoomed in to the max, but it’s better than missing the shots entirely.
Photo by Pablo Napoli from JetPhotos Latest SC Photos - Spain - Air Force Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri taken at Valencia - LEVC
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Netherlands kicks off flight centennial celebration with Wright Flyer sculpture
Wright descendent takes part in dedication ceremony
DAYTON, Ohio, June 18, 2009 – The Netherlands kicked off its own first flight centennial celebration today by dedicating a full size, stainless-steel sculpture of a Wright Flyer, AviationDayton.com reported.
The actual date of the first Dutch flight was June 27, 1909, but today’s dedication began a series of national celebrations that continues through the anniversary date.
The sculpture is “fantastic. It’s huge. It’s really beautiful,” Amanda Wright Lane, great-grand niece of the Wright brothers, told AviationDayton.com by phone from Etten-Leur, the Dutch city where the historic flight took place.
Lane, of Cincinnati, represented the Wright family at the event.
Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane in Dayton and made the world’s first successful powered flights in North Carolina on Dec. 17, 1903. Wilbur wowed Europe with their first public exhibition flights at Le Mans in August 1908 and established the first flying school at Pau, in southern France, in January 1909.
A wealthy Dutch businessman commissioned one of Wilbur’s first students, Charles count de Lambert, to make the first flight on Dutch soil.
The sculpture dedication “continues to show me what a world story this is. Sometimes we think about it s a (U.S.) national story, but it’s absolutely a world story,” Lane said.
Claas Borgers, president of the Dutch commission that organized the celebration, told AviationDayton.com that planning for the anniversary began between four and five years ago. The sculpture itself took a year to build, he said.
A series of aviation and social events are scheduled, beginning with a national air show this weekend and culminating in a mass flyover of the Needle, the Netherlands’ national monument, on June 27.
The Dayton region’s connection with Dutch aviation isn’t only in its heritage. The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Fighter Wing at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport trains Royal Netherlands Air Force pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets.
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