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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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17-foot rocket blasts off Rocky Mountain Airshow - Broomfield Enterprise | BROOMFIELD — Interns from a local aerospace company set the bar high Saturday for rocket launches at airshows everywhere — about 5,000 feet high. The rocket launch that kicked off the Rocky Mountain Airshow's second day was the first of its kind at an airshow. And getting Federal Aviation Administration officials to approve the launch has been about as difficult as rocket science...

Midwest Community Experiences Aviation at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In - The Aero Experience | The community of Sullivan, Missouri, located about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, was treated to a day of classic Midwest aviation experiences at the Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Saturday. A wide variety of non-aviation activities were available for the visitors, including a car show, craft booths, and dance performances, but the main attractions were in the air and on the ramp. The local EAA Chapter flew over 80 Young Eagles - youth from 8-17 years old received their first flights in a variety of aircraft. Robinson R-22 helicopter rides were given all day by Tom Cline Helicopter, and two rescue helicopters were on display, a BK-117BA-4 from Arch (Air Methods) and a Bell Helicopter 206L-1 Long Ranger II from Air Evac Life Team. Various general aviation aircraft were...

Variety of Aircraft and Great Weather at Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In Provide Opportunities for Photographic Art - The Aero Experience | A great variety of aircraft and perfect weather at last weekend's Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-In provided an ideal backdrop for creative photography. The aircraft providing Young Eagle flights ranged from the two-seat Longeze and Ercoupe to the more conventional Cessna 172, Cirrus SR20 and Socata Tampico. Other aircraft at the Fly-In, such as Pitts Special, more Ercoupes, Rans S-7s and other home-builts, were emblazoned in contrasting colors that photographers count on for great results. Even the military colors of the Missouri CAF B-25J, TBM Avenger and L-3 made these warbirds stand out among the others on the ramp....

Fly-In: Annual event deemed success - Claremore Daily Progress | OOLOGAH — Hundreds of spectators gathered during the Will Rogers and Wiley Post Annual Fly-In Sunday at the Will Rogers Memorial Ranch. Attendees were able to see vintage aircraft from World War I and II fighters to bi-planes, helicopters and more. Nearly 70 small aircraft flew in and landed on the 2,000 ft-long grass runway adjacent to the birthplace ranch....

PLA aerobatic team to perform in Russia - People's Daily Online ...The team will join its Russian counterpart at the MAKS 2013 International Air Show at Ramenskoye Airport from Aug 27 to Sept 1. The J-10s will make stops on their way to Moscow, said a publicity official with the People's Liberation Army air force who is familiar with the mission and refused to be named. Since it was established 51 years ago, the August 1st Air Demonstration Team, named after the date of the founding of the PLA, has presented more than 500 shows for 668 delegations from 166 countries and regions, but the Moscow tour marks the team's first show abroad, the statement said....

PHOTOS: Sullivan Regional Airport Fly-in 2013 - Sullivan Journal | SULLIVAN - The Sullivan Regional Airport hosted a fly-in event on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at the airfield. A variety of aircraft were on display, including a B-25 bomber, Aeronca L-3E observation plane, and a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, as well as helicopters and private aircraft. More than 100 kids took a free flight under the sponsorship of the Young Eagles program....

Aerial rally Douzy - Passion for Aviation | Airshow Douzy | September 15, 2013 | 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | The flying club organizes Roger Sommer September 15, 2013, a superb airshow on Airfield Sedan Douzy. This new edition will be on the theme of legendary aircraft. The airfield will be open from 10:00 for early flights from 14:00 to 19:30 continuously except one intermission between 17hh00 and 17.20. The entrance fee is € 10 and free for children under 15 years...

A piece of flying history, WWII B-17 bomber on display at Manchester airport - Nashua Telegraph | MANCHESTER – For 93-year-old Al Kramer, it was a flight 70 years in the making. Kramer and two friends made the 2½ hour trek from South China, Maine, on Monday to spend a short 25 minutes in the air riding in a World War II era Boeing B-17, courtesy of the Liberty Foundation of Oklahoma. The flying museum has its four-engine bomber on a United States tour to raise awareness of sacrifices made by young flyers in the world war....

B-25 bomber to fly into Rochester - Post-Bulletin | World War II history and aviation buffs who enjoyed the B-17 bomber visit three weeks ago might be excited to hear that a B-25 bomber is arriving at noon today. The Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is back, this time with Maid in the Shade, a 1944 TB-N25, twin-engine bomber that the Arizona CAF finished restoring in 2009. The plane flew 15 combat missions in Italy during World War II, taking out mostly railroad bridges...

Alberta Aviation Museum Unveils Their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Restoration - Warbird News | Fittingly for the fastest plane ever fielded by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Alberta Aviation Museum of Edmonton completed the restoration of their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter in what seems like record time, with the restoration effort taking a mere four and a half months, though the acquisition of the plane took a bit longer. According to Tim Hinderks, executive director of the Museum, taking possession of the warbird was a huge undertaking: “Seven years of searching, 18 months of working through three different governments, across two continents and an ocean.” We’ve been...

USAF: B-1B bomber out of South Dakota crashes in Montana - ReporterNews.com | RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A B-1B bomber out of South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday but the four crew members survived, the U.S. Air Force said. Col. Kevin Kennedy, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, said the two pilots and two weapons system officers ejected from the aircraft before the bomber crashed near Broadus, Mont. He said the crew survived but there were some injuries....

16-year-old solos 10 airplanes in one day, sets world record - General Aviation News | EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss turned 16 years old on Friday, August 16. He celebrated by soloing 10 different aircraft from Flying Cloud Airport. “The day went great,” said Nate Bruss via email. “The wind picked up towards the afternoon and I had a 5 kt crosswind component, but it was within my personal limitations.”...

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Waterloo Air Show - 570 News | It's a chance to see the Canadian Snow Birds, an US Air Force F16 Viper and Erick O'Connor driving his CF18 Hornet. He tells 570 News, spectators will be able to feel the 32-thousand pounds of thrust coming from the engine, see some aerobatic ...

Nice shot of Randy Harris flying the pants off of his Skybolt... from You like airplanes, too? | Nice shot of Randy Harris flying the pants off of his Skybolt 300 at ...

Seacoast readies for Air Show - WCSH-TV | PORTSMOUTH, NH (NEWS CENTER) -- If you're in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire this weekend, you may be in for an aerial treat -- it's the Boston-Portsmouth air show. Thursday people lined the tarmac to get a sneak peek of what's to come, ...

Photo gallery:New photographs of Spectacular show - up, up and away on day one ... - Norwich Evening News | The day ended with a stunning show by the Red Arrows. People started gathering along the sea front early in morning with festival regulars arriving just after dawn to find good spot on the beach. By 11am huge crowds were lining the promenade. ...

Veteran's Day Extravaganza Set for Flabob Airport - AMTOnline.com | Participants will be arriving or saluting veterans in warbirds, homebuilts, antiques, classics and modern general aviation aircraft. Over 6000 people and a hundred aircraft are expected to crowd the ramp and grounds of Flabob as non-stop entertainment ...

Friday's FIX of PIX!!! August 12th, 2011 from Military Photos |  PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2011) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early-Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Walter M. Wayman/Released)

Commemorative Air Force Exhibit Comes to South St. Paul - KSTP.com | The Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) Red Tail Squadron has brought their new traveling exhibit "Rise Above" to Fleming Field in South St. Paul. Using film and artifacts, the exhibit takes an in depth look at the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, ...

Monocoupe and Model from Antique Airfield News | Brian Meuser's Monocoupe has been modeling. Photographer Ron Pearson recently did a photo shoot with Monocoupe and model Taylor Dericco on an ...

IMAGES: Russia and the United States are in Exercise Vigilant Eagle - Cavok | The Russian Federation Air Force and Aerospace Defense Command North America (NORAD) conducted the second year in air defense cooperation between days 7-9 August 2011. The exercise began as an initiative of NORAD which then continued in conjunction with the Russian military to enhance their relations and improve cooperation. ...

Grounded Stealth-Fighter Jocks Could Lose Clearance to Fly from Danger Room | The U.S. Air Force’s most advanced stealth fighters have been grounded for so long that pilots of the F-22 Raptors are starting to run the risk of being disqualified from flying their assigned planes.  Air Force requires pilots to fly a certain number of sorties in their aircraft every month, in order to stay fresh. If they don’t fly for 210 days, the pilots lose their “currency,” as it’s known in military jargon. Then, they have to be retrained on their jets, nearly from scratch.  Ordinarily, that’s a problem for an individual pilot when he ...

Film fest to celebrate flight - Kansas.com | ... annual Aviation Film Festival on Saturday, in partnership with the Orpheum Theatre, Mid-Continent Airport, GoWichita, McConnell Air Force Base, Tallgrass Film Festival, KPTS, the City of Wichita Arts and Culture Division and the Wichita Aero Club. ...

Friday's Fabulous Flyer... from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt| Debut Author/ Pilot... Nathan Carriker ... Every soul has a Mission—but every life has its Fate.  ...

VIDEO: Young Aviators learn about flight - Journal Times  | Flight Instructor Larry Stys guides student Jacob Koehler, of Burlington, in performing a pre-flight check on their single-engine airplane on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Batten Field in Racine, Wis. during the Young Aviators program. The Young Aviators ...

Travel to Near-Space in a 400-Foot Diameter Balloon from Autopia by Jason Paur | A Spanish entrepreneur wants to give you a glimpse of the black expanse of space and the curvature of the earth from a most unusual vantage point — a balloon.  José Mariano López-Urdiales, the founder of zero2infinity, is offering  ...

Shuffling Shuttles during decommissioning process from PhotoBlog | Space Shuttle Discovery (R) awaits its turn to approach shuttle Endeavour outside Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in this NASA photo dated August 11, 2011.  Discovery, which temporarily was being stored in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), is switching places with Endeavour, which has been ...