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Wright Flyers Take to the Sky in Ohio and Alabama - Alabama Aviator | MONTGOMERY ALABAMA- This weekend the Dayton Air Show in Ohio honors the Wright Brothers and a Wright Flyer takes to the sky. In Montgomery, Alabama a new Wright Flyer replica will permanently soar thirty feet in the air at the overpass that leads to Maxwell AFB....

Fly-In Movie and Family Night is tonight - Havelock News | Amanda Ohlensehlen got a chance to test a dragonfly toy that will be given away during the Fly-In Movie and Family Night on Friday at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. “I know I played with it in the office and all of our board members were using it,” said Ohlensehlen, staff director of the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation. “If that’s any indication of how much fun the kids will have, I think we’ll be alright.”...

Red Arrows to perform high-flying display over Weston and Brean today - Burnham-On-Sea | The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies over Brean today (Saturday) during the annual Weston Air Day. The event will take place on Saturday June 22nd and is being organised by North Somerset Council and will feature a number of famous aviation names...

Pilots flip for Lone Star Aerobatic Championship - KTEN | DENISON -- Forty pilots from all over the country are participating in the Lone Star Aerobatic Championship at the North Texas Regional Airport. The competition is the first of three major aerobatic events set to take place at the airport this year. National championships will be in September and World Championships will held in October.
David Martin pilots a Breitling-sponsored plane and is expected to compete in the world championships....

Ohio Air News 223 - Charles Johnson | Ohio Aerobatic Open - Snowbirds over the falls and photo from the UK

Check Out A WWII B-17 During Airport Appreciation Days (VIDEO & PHOTOS) - Indiana's NewsCenter | FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) -- Airport Appreciation Days are a big part of the 50th Annual Heritage Days in Huntington. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a B-17 Yankee Lady Flying Fortress WWII bomber is on display from the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan...

Video: A Mosquito in Flight - airspacemag.com | Restored from the hull up by Avspecs Ltd in New Zealand, a de Havilland Mosquito flies over the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland before being shipped, via the Panama Canal, to Jerry Yagen’s Fighter Factory/Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. The “Wooden Wonder” will perform in Geneseo, New York, on July 13 and 14, 2013.

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• Brian Meuser Forms Acrylic Windscreens for Curtiss-Wright 12W Sport Trainer
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St. Mary's Airport hosts Young Eagles Fly-in - Bay Net | The St. Mary's Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 478 held their annual Young Eagle Rally at the St. Mary's County Airport Saturday morning. The premise of the national and international Young Eagle program is to get children between the ...

AIRSHOW-Europe tests reusable spaceship - Reuters | PARIS, June 21 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is preparing to launch an experimental reusable spaceship next summer following a successful atmospheric test flight this week, officials said at the Paris Airshow.  A mock-up built by Thales Alenia Space was dropped from a helicopter flying 1.9 miles (3,000 kilometers) above the Mediterranean near Sardinia on Wednesday to check its handling and parachute system, company officials said....

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Blue Angels pilots within massive gravity pull during shows - Chippewa Herald | EAU CLAIRE – If you want to know how tough the Navy's Blue Angels pilots are, consider that they don't wear pressure suits or use oxygen masks. Those things would just get in the way. So instead, they workout six days a week and condition their bodies ...

Zhuhai airshow wows public - Xinhua | BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The 2012 Airshow China has opened to the public for the second day. Tens of thousands of spectators from across the country have flocked to see the daring aerobatic performances and aviation displays. The Air Force of...

Meet Pioneer Female Aviation Entrepreneur, Sibongile Sambo - Ventures Africa | A Member Think-Tank of the World Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF), founded in France by French president, Nicolas Sakorzy and EMLYON Business School; Sambo is also part of a team establishing a South African chapter of the NGO Women in Aviation...

Wright Model A Flyer from Planeshots

“Plane flying under Eiffel Tower. a royal Canadian air... from Planeshots | “Plane flying under Eiffel Tower. a royal Canadian air force plane (de Havilland Mosquito) from the 409th squadron flies under the tower in autumn of 1944.photographer unknown...

Transportation history display to reopen in Ohio - Danbury News Times | In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, air racing planes are suspended in position for display at the Western Reserve Historical Society's Crawford Auto Aviation Collection's revamped exhibit space in Cleveland. Riggers spent today arranging the ...

Restoration of McDonnell Voodoo Display in Florissant Completed from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The McDonnell Aircraft F-101F Voodoo on display near the James J. Eagan Civic Center in Florissant, MO has been restored by a team of volunteer craftsmen and aviation historians. The aircraft...

Visit to Springfield, MO Downtown Airport Yields Special Surprise from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A recent visit to the Springfield, MO area brought The Aero Experience crew to historic Downtown Airport. We were at the airport to photograph the F-84F on display in MO ANG colors when we were privileged to visit with Mr. Bill Johnmeyer, the VP and General Manager of Springfield Flying Service. He also happens to be the owner of a beautiful Beech A45 (T-34A) Mentor, restored down to the red landing light ...

St. Louis Community College St. Louis Aerospace Institute Hosts EAA Chapter 64 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The St. Louis Aerospace Institute, a collaborative effort between St. Louis Community College, industry partners and the Department of Labor, recently hosted EAA Chapter 64 for its monthly meeting and orientation to the facility. Initially planned as a training program for prospective Boeing Company assembly workers, the program has gained additional partners and has ...

Scary C-5 Galaxy (almost hydroplaning) takeoff from a flooding runway from David Cenciotti | Hopefully, the U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy in this interesting video was eventually able to get airborne....

Young Eagles: kids experience first flight - KTXS | Several kids experienced their first flight on Saturday at Abilene Regional Airport.  It was Young Eagles Day. The Experimental Aircraft Association hosts the event ...

Aerospace Community Mourns the Loss of Rose Church, Flight Nurse to the Astronauts from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The aerospace community mourns the recent loss after a brief illness of our dear friend, Mrs. Rose Church, the "Flight Nurse to the Astronauts" during the budding Mercury and Gemini spacecraft programs at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, MO. Starting out as an industrial nurse at McDonnell Aircraft in the early 1950s, she essentially created the job of flight nurse for the space program when McDonnell Aircraft became the prime contractor for Mercury and later Gemini spacecraft. Her work brought...

Apollo 9 astronauts honored at Balboa Park gala - North County Times | “I can't even remember if this is my spaceship,” quipped James McDivitt, who gestured toward the Apollo 9 command module on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. The 83-year-old, who splits his time between homes in Arizona ...

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‘Backstage look at Blue Angels’ from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Museum of Flight's Need for Speed Festival, "gives our visitors the opportunity to get an up-close and personal look at some amazingly fast aircraft, cars and even a hydroplane," said Doug King, Museum of Flight president and CEO. "We are excited to partner more closely with Seafair this year to offer a unique, backstage look at the Blue Angels air show, while giving our guests and members a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities for everyone."...

The Blue Angels are coming (and you can meet one) - Seattle Central District News | It's that time of year again: The Blue Angels will start practicing their deafening, crowd-pleasing (and pet frightening) fighter jet dancing over Lake Washington today (Thursday) and will fly every day until Monday. They should start no earlier than ...

Weekend Preview: Hydroplanes and Air Show, King County Fair - The Seattle Times | Weekend Preview: Hydroplanes and Air Show, King County Fair. A lineup of entertainment options for the weekend of Aug. 3-5, 2012, including Seafair Hydroplane Races and Air Show, and the King County Fair. Films opening Friday include the remake of ...

Fighter jets converge on Hillsboro for 25th annual air show - KATU | Holmes, one of six pilots from the Air Force's demonstration team known as The Thunderbirds that will participate in this weekend's 25th annual Oregon International Air Show in Hillsboro, was eight years old when he first got in a plane. The Denver, Colo.

Yankee Air Museum ready for Thunder Over Michigan air show - Hometownlife.com | The roar of airplane engines will fill the sky over Willow Run Airport this weekend as the Yankee Air Museum presents its 2012 Thunder Over Michigan air show. The air show, a fund-raiser for the Yankee Air Museum in Van Buren Township, runs Saturday ...

Falconara: Deputy Mayor Rossi receives the patrol of the 'Tricolor Arrows' - living Ancona | Receipts from the image Deputy Mayor Rossi "Tricolor Arrows". Thursday morning around 12 has landed at the airport Raffaello Sanzio the aerobatic ...

Southport Air Show: get special preview and show tickets - Telegraph.co.uk | Attending two special days at the Southport Air Show is just one of the summer's Open Doors experiences, brought to you by The new Ford B-MAX. It was one of the most captivating moments of this year's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. As the Queen and ...

Army soldiers dazzle crowd at open house - DVIDS | Opening the day with a free-fall demonstration presented by the U.S. Army's premier parachute team, the Golden Knights, jumpers clad in black and gold leapt from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft at an altitude of more than 12000 feet to perform amazing stunts ...

US Army Golden Knights take training to never-ending heights - sandhills.news14.com | The U.S. Army Golden Knights started in 1959, since then they have become a nationally recognized elite team. Now, there is a competition team, tandem team, and several other sections that make up the Golden Knights. News 14 Carolina Reporter Amanda Weber took a leap with the team.

Ohio Air News #203 - Charles Johnson | A boat trip across Lake Michigan - pictures from AirVenture and the New Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, OH.

Cross-country air race draws 40 aircraft - AOPA Pilot | Weather challenges changed the course but did not dampen enthusiasm as 40 aircraft participated in the 2012 Airventure Cup air race, flown July 22 between Mitchell, S.D., and Waupaca, Wis. Billed as “the world's largest cross-country air race,” the ...

Victoria eyes Red Bull Air Race over Albert Park - Herald Sun | Talks are under way to hold a Red Bull Air Race - dubbed the "Formula One of the skies" - in 2014. The global series sees pilots race against the clock through slalom-style inflatable air gates and pylons. The Herald Sun understands the State ...

Commemorative Bricks are still available for the Walk of Fame. - AMA | For a $100 donation to the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a brick in the Walk of Fame will be engraved in black with the AMA Wings and two lines reserved for your name, that of a friend, or your club.

Visit Albuquerque or Quebec for mass displays of ballooning enthusiasm - CNN | Quebec, Canada. International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (August 11-19): Every August, more than 125 balloonists descend on Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, midway between Montreal and Vermont, for the largest hot-air festival in Canada.

1909 Wright Military Flyer - airandspace.si.edu | The National Air and Space Museum famously has in its collection the original 1903 Wright Flyer, but the Museum also possesses the 1909 Wright Military Flyer, the world’s first military airplane.

We've Got You Covered - Vintage Wings of Canada |Here in the United Kingdom, it has been raining for months now, after a long, dry winter. It is almost as if tears are falling in remembrance.  And then, there is one glorious day of brilliant and warm sunshine in London, on the 28th of June. It is likely the only summer we will have. But it’s perfect timing. Which is a good, because the establishment of an international memorial to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the people involved in the bombing campaign of the Second World War is long overdue. Organized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and...

Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6 - Timesonline.com | Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6. A short presentation of a few areas of the aircraft and a little history. youtube jQ7srwSe2uE. Memphis Belle, B-17 Flying Fortress 6 read more. A short presentation of a few areas of the aircraft and a little ...

Iconic WW2 bomber to visit Cranbrook - Cranbrook Daily Townsman | The B-17 bomber is considered by many to be the most popular and recognized aircraft of World War 2. It helped win the war in Europe by dropping over 640000 tones of bombs. Around 200 of the planes were built, and only 13 remain air-worthy today.

Winlock Veteran Returns to B-17 Bomber for a Day - Centralia Chronicle | Jerry Brewer, 90, Winlock, sits next to a World War II-era B-17 bomber on Wednesday at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport. Brewer flew in 50 missions as a tailgunner in a B-17 during World War II and Wednesday was the first time since the war that he had ...

How to Ship a B-17 Bomber: Shrinkwrap! - Jaunted | They are shrink-wrapping a B-17 airplane so it can survive a 1000 mile trip to its new home in the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. And, if any airplane can survive that trip, it's My Gal Sal, an aircraft which survived on the polar ice cap for...

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• Prep your Video Cameras for the Blakesburg Fly-In!
• Nebraska and Colorado Chapter Newsletters
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[HD Video] Hang onto the wing of a C-130 Hercules as it flies at tree top height in the valleys during Red Flag Alaska from David Cenciotti's weblog | As already explained, even in the hi-tech age of stealth bombers, low-level flying is still one of the most important parts of combat pilot training.

1944 - Founder of the Little Prince, Saint-Exupery disappeared while flying over the French coast from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS | Remains of French author of the aircraft would be found only in 2004 ..., a pastor of Aix-la-Chapelle, a former intelligence officer of the Luftwaffe claimed to have seen on July 31, 1944 a model P-38 Lightning was shot down in the Mediterranean by a German Focke-Wulf. In 1972, there posthumous testimony of a young German officer, Robert Heichele, which would have thrown against the Lightning, around noon, on the French Mediterranean coast. In the 1990s, there is another witness later ...

Red Bull Stratos: The Cinematic Trailer from Aerial Sports Feed | Whet your appetite for the forthcoming cosmic expedition that is Red Bull Stratos by watching this short teaser.

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Air Expo - Daily Republic | The Thunderbirds fighter jets sit on the runway before their demonstration at the ...
   
Pilots put on entertaining air show at Travis Air Force Base - TheReporter.com | It was an open house of epic proportion, and narrating it all was award-winning air show emcee Rob Reider, who kept the show lively and on track. As famous stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff kicked off the show with a dizzying display of loops, ...

Blue Angels grace Great Falls - Great Falls Tribune | Nathan Bring, 8, holds a Blue Angel model plane that he purchased at a toy stand during the Flight Over the Falls airshow held at the Great Falls International Airport on Saturday. Look for more reader and staff photos at www.greatfallstribune.com. ...

MANG offers free simulator at air show - Great Falls Tribune | The Rise to the Challenge trailer, located this weekend at the Flight Over the Falls airshow and military open house at the Montana Air National Guard, presents visitors with seven challenges to illustrate the various career fields in the Guard. ...

Flying high at East Fortune Airshow - Eastlothian Today | A CROWD of more than 11500 spectators flocked to the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune for the attraction's annual airshow last Saturday. A combination of fine weather and an aerial entertainment line-up that included a number of acts ...

Thousands pack coastline for Sunderland Airshow - Sunday Sun | Coun John Kelly from Sunderland City Council said: “This is the 23rd year of the Sunderland International Airshow and it has become one of the best and biggest events of its kind. Once again, we've got a varied line-up, with something for everyone as ...

Photograph of the week (14) – Sunderland Airshow by giantfossilizedarmadillo | ... The wing walkers were amazing. I took this photo right at the end of their display, when they had unhooked themselves from their harnesses and were about to climb into the cockpits. Crazy people. ...

Michael Wiskus on The Flightline TV show from Pilots of America Message Board | The Flightline TV show featured air show performer Michael Wiskus and his Pitts model 11 Biplane. You will need to buckle your seat belt for this ride. Like many of the show pilots, Mike’s passion for aviation started when he was very young. Mike’s Dad took him to his first air show at their home town in Iowa at the age of 10. The show made an everlasting impression so deep that at 14, Mike begged for a job at the Mason City Iowa airport washing airplanes and cleaning hangars just to be around airplanes. Later, he ...

Model planes take to Warwick skies - Warwick Daily News | “Human bodies wouldn't be able to cope with that kind of movement,” says Toowoomba Aero Club member Glenn Fitzsimmons, his eyes glued to the machine in the sky. With the sun shining brightly, conditions couldn't have been better for Warwick Aero ...

Contrail from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul | Contrails (kɒntreɪlz/; short for “condensation trails”) or vapour trails are artificial clouds that are the visible trails of condensed water vapour made by the ...
   
Pleasure trips, vintage planes, gliding from near the city - Budapest Times | The experiences of travelling by jet plane and going up in a glider or light aeroplane can hardly be compared. Budapest offers several possibilities to try the latter as a passenger or even pilot. The Budaörs airfield, on the outskirts of the capital, ...
   
New England Air Museum Uses Partnerships To Bring New Visitors - Hartford Courant | One rainy afternoon in July, loyal fans and first-time visitors alike came to explore the cavernous hangars of the New England Air Museum — a welcome sight for the museum, which has implemented a number of strategies this summer to draw in visitors ...

16:11 WWII-era war "British bomber" found in sea off Turkey - www.worldbulletin.net | A World War II war plane, believed to be a British bomber, has been found at the bottom of the sea off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. By the help of a fisherman, Turkish scientists discovered the plane as they dived 1.5 miles off Finike town of ...

Ninety-Nines to hold clinic for off-airport landings in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch | The assessment is part of a day of safety seminars and flying events held at the Palmer Air Fair & Rendezvous at the Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) "Flying starts at 1:30 from the white line on the gravel strip. We will have 99s volunteers every 100 ...

Two brave men lost in a Wright Flyer B replica-esque crash from Travel for Aircraft | Two brave men lost in a Wright Flyer B replica-esque crash Tragically brave men have again been lost, this occasion happened while flying a replica-esque of the Wright Flyer B. Killed were Don Gum of Beaver Creek OH and Mitchell Cary of Yellow Springs OH. The aircraft, a significantly modified Wright Flyer B design was [...]
2 killed in Ohio when Wright replica plane crashes from Pilot News Magazine
[Editor note:  We're really saddened by this news. Our heartfelt sympathies to the families and the staff in Dayton.  We were really happy when we posted the story of the replica taking flight.  It was a remarkable effort and accomplishment to get the replica flying.  Truly sad.]

Little Rock C-130 team cleans up at RODEO from Air Force Times - News | LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — A team of airmen with the 314th Airlift Wing based at Little Rock Air Force Base has been named Best C-130 Team in the World at a competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. ...

WASP: The Linux-powered flying spy drone that cracks Wi-Fi & GSM networks - Geek.com | Every year there's a highlight to the conferences, and this year it looks like that highlight may be a flying drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This drone is called the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, or WASP. It's an ex-US Army spy drone ...

Space Shuttle display from The Original Rocket Dungeon

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2 Dead In Crash Of Wright Replica Aircraft - NBC4i.com | The plane was one of a couple of planes built and maintained by volunteers interested in Dayton's aviation heritage. This model made test flights from the Beckley Municipal Airport in Springfield and had recorded 25 hours of flight time. ...

In-flight fill-up - Sacramento Bee | An F-16 Falcon from the US Air Force Thunderbirds is seen from inside the KC-10 Extender refueling it somewhere over Nevada on Thursday. The Thunderbirds will headline the free Air Power Expo hosted by Travis Air Force Base on Saturday and Sunday. ...
   
River Falls woman chosen USAF Thunderbirds ambassador - Pierce County Herald | Caroline Jensen of the United States Air Force was recently chosen to become a member of the “Ambassadors in Blue” with the USAF Thunderbirds for the 2012 demonstration season. Maj. Caroline Jensen stands in front of an F-16 airplane that has been ...

Blue Angels flight surgeon tours Montana Veterans Memorial - KXLH Helena News | A member of the Blue Angels flight team made quite an impression on some veterans in Great Falls on Friday - without leaving the ground. Montana Veterans Memorial president Gina Winters was joined by area veterans in giving Blue Angels flight surgeon ...

Great Falls Air Show delights, educates thousands - KXLH Helena News | The much anticipated "Flight Over The Falls" air show officially took the to skies on Saturday in Great Falls, and people from across the region - and out of state - flocked to the Electric City to see the Blue Angels, among other high-flying ...
   
Airport hosting Big Bear Air Fair 2011 - The Desert Sun | The B-25 Mitchell Bomber, P-38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, P-40 Warkhawk and P-51 Mustang will share the tarmac with the Douglas A-1 Skyraider and an assortment of T-34 propeller and T-38 jet training aircraft. This is the 14th time the airport has hosted ...

Risks & rewards of aerobatics - Oshkosh Northwestern | The International Council of Air Shows, or ICAS, says there are 320 air show performers in the United States and Canada. The International Aerobatic Club counts 3700 aerobatic enthusiasts as members, but International Aerobatic Club President Doug ...

Thousands pack coastline for Sunderland Airshow - Sunday Sun | Coun John Kelly from Sunderland City Council said: “This is the 23rd year of the Sunderland International Airshow and it has become one of the best and biggest events of its kind. Once again, we've got a varied line-up, with something for everyone as ...

Patrouille de France. She will fly over the airfield and Pluguffan Esquibien - The Telegram | The Patrouille de France, has to Lannion - Perros-Guirec for the departure of the Solitaire du Figaro will make a detour to Quimper, the vertical Airfield Pluguffan today at 11 h 10, then five minutes later, Esquibien ...

Red Bull aerobatic display energizes the Celebration of Light opening night in Vancouver, BC - CNW | VANCOUVER, July 30, 2011 /CNW/ - As an estimated 250,000 spectators gathered to enjoy the opening night of The Celebration of Light they were treated to a surprise aerobatic display by Red Bull Pilot Pete McLeod. The 27-year-old Red Lake Ontario native put on a blistering display of speed, agility and power with his modified Edge 540 aircraft. At 9pm the roar of his engine had everyone's attention as he sped into the pre-arranged safe flight zone that was kept clear of all spectators and vessels. Ten minutes and

Chico Air Museum Acquires Retired Air Force F-15 Eagle as Part of New Display ... - DigitalJournal.com | The Chico Air Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with the mission to help promote the rich aviation history of the Northern Sacramento Valley. Two specific goals of the museum are to honor current and past military veterans, and to educate and ...
   
A group of Vietnam Veterans get long overdue recognition - KIVI-TV | The "Huey" was unveiled at the Air Museum and veterans from across the country attended the ceremony. "It brings back memories, what we saw what we did, what our job was. I can't help but get emotional, it's a very emotional thing," Sid King, ...

PILOT PHOTOS 1940-960s from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | JULY 2011 - More pilot photos from 1940-60s

Bonhomme Richard Completes First MV-22 Osprey Recovery from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Sailors in the air department aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) recovered their first Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey July 28 while the ship was in transit to Seattle.

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Wildfires continue in Texas - MSNBC | Emergency crews drop a fire retardant slurry on a running wildfire to save a house on April 19, in Strawn, Texas...

America's 'Victory Days' Come Back To Life Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2011 - AirPigz |  I'm coming at you from two angles about a very interesting WWII era event called Victory Days that'll take place in early fall at the Grissom Aeroplex in central Indiana (Sept 30 thru Oct 2 to be exact)... on one hand I'm pretty intrigued about an event that not only brings together a large collection of Warbirds  (for both static display and flight demonstrations) but also includes a wide range of 'living museum' style attractions that re-create both military and civilian life of the 1940's...

Yolo County Antique Fly-In - Antique Airfield | Chris Galloway and Jimmy Rollison of Davis, CA organized a fly-in cookout for antique airplane enthusiasts on April 16th. About 40 airplanes attended including a selection of warbirds (Mustangs, T-6, T-28) and beautiful classics and antiques...

AIR TATTOO ISSUES BIRTHDAY BASH INVITE - Scale Modeling Now | Organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo, on July 16 and July 17, are inviting people to join them as they present a range of breath-taking set pieces both in the air and on the ground to mark the airshow’s landmark birthday. The first Air Tattoo was held at North Weald airfield in 1971 and has since grown to become one of the UK’s biggest outdoor public events...

Aerial treats at the Weymouth Carnival and Air Show 2011 - Dorset Echo | A BREATHTAKING aerobatic duo, death-defying wingwalkers and replica vintage planes recreating a First World War dogfight are among the amazing displays that will fill the skies above Weymouth...

The Real Wright Flyer - National Air and Space Museum | The Smithsonian literally has millions of objects in its vast collections.  Everything from specimens of flora and fauna from around the globe, to machines that have shaped the modern world, to cultural artifacts that reflect our rich diversity, to important works of art.  Even live animals at the National Zoo.  Every aspect of human endeavor and creativity and the natural world can be found at the Smithsonian...

In First U.S. Flight, 'JetMan' Will Fly Through the Grand Canyon - PopSci | “JetMan” Yves Rossy, the Swiss aviator, engineer, and PopSci favorite whose jet-powered wing has carried him across the English Channel and Lake Geneva, is planning yet another jet-winged feat, his first on U.S. soil. On May 6, Rossy plans to fly through the Grand Canyon in Arizona, notching what is sure to be a number of “firsts” for both Rossy and the Canyon...

Minden-Tahoe Airport hosts Kyle & Amanda Franklin Benefit Air Show - Indy Transponder | August 27-28, 2011: The Minden-Tahoe Airport will host the 1st annual Aviation Roundup. This year’s event will be a benefit for Amanda and Kyle Franklin. All profits will be donated to the Kyle and Amanda Fund through the ICAS Foundation. Please join us in this very important event. ICAS members Bobbi Thompson, Wayne Boggs and Bruce Turner will team together to lead this special benefit show...

Pilot Journey kicks off Airshow Alerts - General Aviation News | Pilot Journey, a long time promoter of first time flight lessons, has teamed  with AttendStar, an online airshow ticketing service, in an attempt to increase the U.S. pilot population...

Rare air show archives to go under hammer - The Star UK | Amazing collection of memorabilia from pioneering event - RARE archive material from a pioneering air show staged in Doncaster more than a century ago will go under the auctioneer’s hammer today. The auction lot features a collection of documents and photos relating to famous aviator Sam Cody...

100 Years of Naval Aviation: Countdown to the centennial celebration - PNJ | For the next 100 days, the News Journal is counting down to the 100th anniversary celebration of Naval aviation, and every day you can find a new fact here...

Gilliam-McConnell Airfield Home for Flying Tiger Pilot Memorial? - The Pilot | The recent dedication of a runway-side placement for the James Rogers McConnell monument gave state Sen. Harris Blake an idea. He suggested expanding the airfield’s homage to include another heroic fighter pilot from Moore County...

The Wings Club Selects Norman R. Augustine as its 2011 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient - PR Newswire | The Wings Club, recognized as the premier aviation club in the world, will honor Mr. Norman R. Augustine, first President and now retired Chairman & CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, with the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Award. Acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation...

China’s Stealth Jet Makes Second Flight - Defense Tech | Check it out, China’s J-20 stealth fighter apparently had its second flight on Tuesday at the Chengdu airfield, taking to the skies for the first time since its premiere flight that occurred during a visit by United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates to China in January...

You Gotta See This: Ice Pilots on National Geographic (with video) - Airline Reporter | Watching television is not one of my favorite things. Most shows just annoy me and I haven’t had cable TV in years. Sure, I watch stuff on Hulu and Netflix, but that is about it. Most of what is out there is poorly done reality TV, with bad plots and worst acting. Recently someone someone started talking to me about this show “Ice Pilots” that was in production and on the air in Canada and at first I wasn’t sure what to think...


Electric Flying, Cheap and Crazy - Wired | The breakout star of this month’s Aero show in Friedrichshafen — Europe’s top aviation event — has to be the electric FlyNano “fun flyer”. It’s the creation of aviation consultant and flight designer Aki Suokas, who reckons that the lightweight body and tiny design makes it the closest you’re going to get to experiencing personal flight...

PVD-DTW-IND and back plus Purdue and CRJ Flightdeck (PICS) - Jet Careers | Flight #1 - Delta Connection Flight 6484 Operated by Comair (KPVD-KDTW) Aircraft: N868CA - CRJ100. Seat: 10A - Flight Time: 1hr 40mins.

Wildcat Warrior cadets to receive rated aviation training - K-State Collegian | In March, 13 K-State students were chosen from a highly competitive national-level selection board to attend rated aviation training in the U.S. Air Force after graduation. The students are cadets in the university's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps who will earn commissions as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force before entering formal flight training in 2012...

April 19, 2011 Lauren Jones, Young Aviatrix, part 2 - Ely airlines | The Dry Creek fly-in community prints a calendar every year featuring twelve of the airplanes that live on the field west of Houston. “We were doing the calendar photo flight,” says eleven-year old Lauren Jones, who lives with her family at Dry Creek, “when the photographer said over the radio, ‘You have a few bugs on the belly of that plane.’ But that was okay because we had just finished a Young Eagles Day, so we knew it would have bugs,” she says of her family’s Bonanza...

Welcome - Weir Cook Memorial Project-Indiana | Our Mission: To educate the public, especially our youth, of the roles of aviation pioneers and military heroes, through public displays and exhibits, and events Final phase: To build & erect a life size bronze state and a reproduction of Col. Cooks plane "Lightning" Spad XII. To be on public display at the Weir Cook Terminal-Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana...