Rep. Buschon presses Navy to keep Blue Angels flying - Evansville Courier & Press | “Rather than cut the Blue Angels, I encourage the DOD to look at other ways to cut wasteful spending. The DOD spends $700 million annually on alternative energy research, duplicating research at the Department of Energy or in the private sector. Last ...
Heritage Flight Foundation To Continue Air Show Performances from Aero-News Network| But Modern Military Aircraft Will Not Be Part Of The Displays While contemporary military aircraft will not be participating in air shows this year, the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation (AFHFF) has developed plans to be sure that Heritage Flights will continue to be available to air shows that wish to have them participate.
Tiny stunt plane provides big thrills at Sun n' Fun - Tampabay.com | Now that the lunky cargo has been situated — jeez, I don't even want to know what my call sign would be — it's time for some 2,000-foot-high derring-do with the stars at this year's Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, the aviation-intense weekend ...
Sun 'n Fun airshow wows crowds - AOPA Pilot | Pilots nationwide and spectators from the Lakeland, Fla., area flocked to the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in anticipation of the daily 
airshows and other happenings at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. The daily airshows are shorter this ...
Sun 'n Fun Warbirds 2013 - Photos!
With Blue Angels, Thunderbirds grounded, Wings Over Houston gets creative - Houston Chronicle | A steady stream of bad budget news from Washington, D.C., has left this year's Wings Over Houston Airshow up in the air. Organizers have known since March 1 that the planned headliner - the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron - would not ...
Pilots Work to Save Big Country AirFest after Dyess Backs Out - Big County | You can see them flying high, every May, during Abilene's annual Big Country Airfest, except this year, as Gary Potter admits: "The air shows not going to be the same." The sky will be a bit emptier after budget cuts forced the Air Force to cancel ...
Ocean City air show to go on without Blue Angels, Thunderbirds - Baltimore Sun | In addition to the OC Air Show, Lilley's company also produces the Lauderdale Air Show later this month in South Florida. He said that show has been successful using only civilian aircraft for the past 
three years and that he would seek a similar ...
Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Corporation Airshow Confirms Performers for May Event from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Corporation has confirmed airshow performers and display aircraft for this year's event at Columbia, MO Regional Airport May 25-26. The show must go on, as it has for the previous 24 years, despite the cancellation of U.S. military participation...
SF's Fleet Week air show canceled with Blue Angels grounded - San Francisco Examiner | The Blue Angels are the lynchpin of Fleet Week's air show, which draws more than 1 million visitors to rooftops and open spaces around Marina Green and Crissy Field every October. Without the Blue Angels, it is a “safe bet” there will be no air show, ...
Hopes are high for airshow - The West Australian | Those magnificent men in their flying machines will take to the skies over Geraldton at the weekend as part of an airshow organisers hope will grow into one of Australia's biggest. The Valley View Weekend will incorporate a host of aerial displays with ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Flying Fortress secures place at RAF Cosford Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show team is excited to announce that the last remaining airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe will be joining the packed line-up at this year’s event on Sunday 9th June.
B-17 Bomber In The Skies Over Fresno - CBS 47 | The B-17 Flying Fortress "Movie Memphis Belle" had heads turning all around Fresno on Tuesday. The B-17 Bomber helped the U.S. win WWII, and one of the last of the legendary aircraft was in the skies above the valley Tuesday. Around 13,000 were built, ...
68 years after being shot down over Germany, Fresno WWII vet flies in a B-17 - Fresno Bee | Rudy Giannoni, right, of Fresno steps out of the Movie Memphis Belle, a restored World War II B-17 bomber, after taking a ride in the flying fortress in the skies above Fresno Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Giannoni, who turns 90 later this month, was shot ...
Lt. Matt Williams flew a B-24 on 35 combat missions over Europe during WW II from War Tales by Don Moore | 1st Lt. Matt Williams of Englewood flew his first combat mission piloting a B-24 “Liberator,” four-engine bomber over Nazi-occupied France during the D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, along the beaches of Normandy in World War II. “My first mission was probably the most interesting because you could climb out of the bomber and walk from [...]
Top flight weekend at Yorkshire Air Museum - The Press, York | VISITORS to the Yorkshire Air Museum could see a flypast of a Douglas DC3 Dakota from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight at the Battlegroup North weekend event in May. The event, on May 11 and 12, will also feature a war gaming show, performed by ...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: Airpark in Winter - Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Airpark contains a unique Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar. The design was an improvement of the company's C-82 Packet, a postwar cargo aircraft used...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - The Inside View from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Since Fred Harl is covering the aircraft in the Air Park out there in the snow, I thought I would provide an inside look from a recent visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. A research trip to the Museum archives...
Brad Tate from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | ...My mother's father was a private pilot. He was a banker in western Oklahoma and got his kicks flying around in a V-tailed Bonanza during the 1960's. My father's father was a WWII era B-25 Crew Chief stationed at Greenville Army Air Field in Greenville, SC where he helped train the Doolittle Raiders. My own father flew OV-1 Mohawks in Vietnam and spent 32 years as a pilot for Delta Air Lines. But as surrounded by aviation as I was, a career in the skies was never pushed on me or even encouraged until I began to show interest of my own....
Yeager Fights To Retain Control Of His Name from Aero-News Network | Has Filed A Petition With SCOTUS In Long-Running Case Retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) related to a suit against a memorabilia website he says used his name without authorization. The website Law 360 reports that in the petition, Yeager says a legal principal known as "laches" should apply in the case rather than California state law.
Far out space fun arrives April 12 with Yuri's Night - Daily Press | The Yuri's Night event being held Friday, April 12, at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton celebrates space exploration with live music from Slapwater, Nature's Child and DJ Jeyone, intergalactic cocktails, a space-themed costume contest ...
Video: Remembering the 1st to orbit: Yuri Gagarin from Spaceports | On April, 12th, 2013 putting on of wreaths took place on Red Square in Moscow, Russia to designers of space technology and the first cosmonaut of a planet - to Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Virginians may see Antares rocket red glare from Spaceports | The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Mission Planning lab created the visibility map for the launch of the Orbital Sciences Corporation commercial Antares rocket booster from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia's Eastern Shore set for Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 5PM ET....
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Sun 'n Fun Recognizes 20th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm from InFlight USA
The 20th anniversary of “Operation Desert Storm” will be recognized during the 37th annual Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo. This year’s Fly-In will take place March 29 to April 3 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla. ...
US Navy “Blue Angels” to Perform at Sun ‘n Fun
from InFlight USA | ...“Sun ‘n Fun is honored and excited to host one of the world’s most recognized military jet teams – the Blue Angels – and to recognize the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation during our 2011 event,” said Sun ’n Fun President John Burton. “Their participation will add to the exciting array of aircraft and activities already planned for Sun ’n Fun’s 37th annual celebration. We’re excited about having the Blue Angels take to the skies over Lakeland, especially as they perform their aerial magic for our attendees and area guests.” ...
F-22 Raptor Returns to Perform at Sun 'n Fun from InFlight USA | The world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft – the F-22 “Raptor” – will return to the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will be held March 29 to April 3 on its campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida. Considered the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor utilizes
Bigger crowds expected for expanded Tico Warbird Airshow - Florida Today | Tom Reilly of Douglas, Ga., tows his World War II-era B-25 Mitchell bomber out of the hangar on Tuesday in preparation for this weekend's Tico Warbird 2011 Air Show at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Space Coast Regional Airport. ...
Hawaii Airshow Interview - Lava105 | The 1st Annual Hawaii Airshow is coming to the Kona International Airport Memorial Day weekend May 28th and 29th. Ann Martin of the Big Island News Center interviews Terri Thomas, President of the Hawaii Airshow.
Luke Days Air Show Returns for 2011 - North Phoenix Blog | Luke Days 2011 FlyerLadies and gentlemen: mark your calendars! That's right, Luke Days Air Show and Open House will be returning to Luke Air Force Base for 2011! This bi-annual event features a whole weekend of fun and events for residents of the greater Phoenix area. ...
Soaring spectacle - Wyndham Weekly | Caleb, 7, was one of more than 180000 aviation enthusiasts who flocked to Avalon International Air Show at the weekend to celebrate the RAAF's 90th anniversary. Already the largest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the show was expanded to ...
100 Years of Naval Aviation by Michael Scott | In 2011, the United States celebrates a proud history with the celebration of an important anniversary: the centennial of Naval Aviation. It was early in 1911 that the first Naval Officers began reporting for flight training, and ...
Residents can fly in B-17 bomber Saturday in Huntsville - News Courier | When I took the opportunity Monday to ride on a B-17 bomber named “Liberty Belle,” I couldn't help wondering what my mother — Lola Diment Hindman — would think. In 1944, she was just beginning nurse's ...
Flying Fortress bomber sparks memories on visit to Shelby County Airport - al.com (blog) | Enlarge Linda Stelter -- The Birmingham News The Liberty Belle, a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber stops at Shelby County Airport March 7, 2011, as part of the The Liberty Foundations 2011 Salute to ...
BREAKING NEWS: World’s Only Surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 Finds New Home! from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO - The world’s only surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 has safely arrived to it’s new home. The National Air & Space Museum moved the historic Pearl Harbor veteran to the newly constructed Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar located behind the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The new hangar will soon become the museum’s premier restoration facility. Museum staff members are quick to point [...]
Women, girls get up-close look at aviation - Billings Gazette | "There are a lot of opportunities for women in aviation," Andrea Lake said. "She's never gotten to see something like this so close, but for women, it's just so wide open with aviation." While a career in aviation may come later for Ella, ...
Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening by Molly McMillin | Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening. The Kansas Aviation Museum will hold an open house Thursday to mark the opening of its Stearman Model 4 exhibit. The Stearman Model 4 was developed from an earlier model, the C3, ...
Lockheed/Boeing A/FX VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" from Uploads from The Chicken Works | *Back in the 1980s the Navy was looking for a replacement for the F-14 Tomcat and that was the NATF- Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter, which was basically a YF-22 with swing wings. When the A-12 Avenger got cancelled in 1991, the Navy decided that the NATF made a better basis for stealthy strike aircraft and reshifted the program into the A-X program. About the same time the USAF was looking at an F-111 replacement and the two programs were merged into the A/FX which would have been for a multi-role two seat strike aircraft based on the older NATF/A-X design. ...
Profile 46 - "Satan's Chillen" from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | I couldn't bear the previous paltry sketch, so I fleshed out the study a bit tonight. These little pencil sketches are important to me because they help train my mind for the airplane's proportions. Bombers have never been my 'thing.' Temperament-wise, I can't imagine the idea of riding along in what is essentially a military bus, stuck to my office. Sitting or standing for a 3, 4, 5, 6 hour mission is hard to fathom, don't you think? ...
Gone West: Jack Cox from Aero-News Network
Well Known Authority On Homebuilt Aircraft And Sport Aviation Justin B. "Jack" Cox, EAA Lifetime 14286, who influenced generations of aviators as the long-time editor-in-chief of EAA Sport Aviation magazine, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, North Carolina.
A century later, history repeats itself from Bayou Renaissance Man | ... This is supremely ironic, from an historical point of view: because it was in Libya, a century ago this year, in 1911, that the first air raids in the world took place! ...
Navy’s first stealth breaks sound barrier for the first time from AVIATION-NEWS | The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 integrated test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 4. During a test flight to expand the flutter envelope, CF-1 reached Mach 1.02 at 30,000 feet [...]
Radial (Retro) Rocket With Hot Paint Now Flying - Oh Yeah! from AirPigz
First flight: February 19, 2011. If you've been paying any attention at all to AirPigz lately you should know I'm a pretty huge fan of the Radial Rocket. This homebuilt kit airplane is an excellent blending ...
Yuri's Night Events Set at Pima Air & Space Museum April 9 - Tucson Citizen | 08, 2011, under Events-calendar Tucson, AZ (March 3, 2011)—A day-long celebration of 50 years of space exploration, named Yuri's Night in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, will be held Saturday, April 9, at the Pima Air & Space ...
Nice Discovery slide show from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Museum of Flight goes long on space shuttle bid (NYT) from Aerospace News | Seattle's Museum of Flight "has perhaps gone the furthest" in the competition to land a retired space shuttle orbiter, The New York Times said Tuesday.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
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Parade of Flight To Mark 100 Years of Naval Aviation - Mission Times Courier
The Leap Frogs will join more than 200 historic and modern-day aircraft in the Parade of Flight over San Diego Bay on Feb. 12. ...
2011 Great Tennessee Air Show Teaser :15 - www.youtube.com | This is a teaser TV spot we created for the 2011 Great Tennessee Air Show featuring the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Visit www.GreatTennesseeAirShow.com for additional details and ticket information.
Aerobatic show in Al Ain thrills thousands - GulfNews | The Blue Voltig from Italy perform during the Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2011 at the city's international airport yesterday. ...
Two Eurofighter Typhoons arrive for Bangalore''s air show - MSN India | The aircraft will showcase it''s flying skills during the five-day long air show here. Besides Eurofighter, other companies in the MMRCA deal are Lockheed ...
Five Tejas fighters to light up Aero India - Business Standard | India's home-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is poised to grab a large share of the limelight at the five-day Aero India 2011 air show in Bangalore, ...
Bournemouth Air Festival staff want more overseas display teams - Bournemouth Echo
BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival representatives are heading for the European Airshow Convention (EAC) in a bid to woo more international teams to ...
New Paint Job for Breitling Jet Team from TAKEOFF TUBE | The Breitling Jet Team are a civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France. They fly seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling. They are the world's first civilian formation team flying jet-engined aircraft. The team currently comprises ...
Russia to unveil new air defense system at Indian air show - RIA Novosti | ... will disclose information about a new mobile short-range air defense system based on the Strelets launcher at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show. ...
1979 Reno Air Races -- Part 1 - YouTube
Colorado Air Racer Takes On Reno Source: www.youtube.com
Centennial, CO air racer John Zayac and is T-6 (airplane) race team fights for a first place win at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, NV this past September. How does the team do? Watch this report by Angel A. Rosado for Fox31 News.
Mireille talks about the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week initiative - www.youtube.com
Mireille Goyer discusses Women of Aviation Wordlwide Week initiative with Deneka Michaud on Delta TV ...
Tail Turret Success! from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog | Congratulations to Armament Project Lead Nate Timm for the successful operation of the B-25's Bell Tail Turret Assembly! Nate worked with Ray Miller to finish the hydraulics, bleed them, and get ...
Syd Blue from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Syd flies planes, writes novels and looks like a model! Not only is she talented and beautiful, but she has the voice of an angel, a great sense of humor and when she's not writing, she's inspiring and motivating young pilots. ...
B-25 Bomber Hits Empire State Building (1945) - YouTube (AirBoyd.TV) | On Saturday, July 28, 1945, Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith, Jr. was piloting a B-25 Mitchell bomber on a routine personnel transport mission from Boston to LaGuardia Airport. At 9:40 a.m., the plane crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building, between the 78th and 80th floors, carving an 18 ft (5.5 m) x 20 ft (6.1 m) hole in the building where the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council were located. One engine shot through the side opposite the impact and flew as far as the next block where it landed ...
Today in Aviation History – February 4 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
LSA's and "Able Flight Scholarships" Keep Pilots Flying from Arizona Aerospan
Apollo 14 Moon shot: Alan Shepard 'told he was too old' - BBC
When Apollo 14 landed on the Moon, 40 years ago this week, mission commander Alan Shepard was the oldest astronaut to have flown in space. ...
Yuris Night Announcement – Live Show 4.02 from Spacevidcast | Dr. Ryan L. Kobrick, Executive Director of Yuri’s Night joins us live to announce the new video contest and your chance to win $500! Everyone seems to be stepping up their space program from ...
Kelly will fly in Endeavour's final flight - KSN-TV | STS-124 commander Mark Kelly addresses the media after arriving at the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center May 28, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, ...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Thunderbirds return to Daytona 500 - Daytona Beach News-Journal | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will roar over Daytona International Speedway at the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 in February, ...
Dates set for 2011 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge - The Herald-Mail | The lineup of aerial acts has yet to be finalized, but the dates for the 2011 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge air show and open house have been set. ...
Blue Angels returning to 2011 Fargo AirSho - In-Forum | In addition, other performers announced were Greg Boe and his MX2 aerobatic airplane, three P-51 pilots known as The Horsemen, F-16 pilot John Klatt and the ...
How to fly a Harrier Jump Jet from Military Photos by wotsnext | One of Britain's greatest technical achievements, the Harrier Jump Jet, is being retired early, another high profile victim of the defence cuts.
The iconic planes will make their last operational flight at RAF Cottesmore on Wednesday. Harrier instructor Flight Lieutenant James McMillan talked Richard Westcott through the secrets to flying the jet…
Out of Time: "Nellis AFB" Air show, USAF Thunderbirds" by A Lane | But the day was beautiful, a Sunday and the last demonstration for the "Thunderbirds" for the year... Unlike the masses who have to park way out at the Speedway and be shuttled to the base, where they go through vigorous screenings and ...
New Space Crew to Honor Yuri's Night 2011 from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The three Soyuz TMA-20 spaceflyers will be at the space station in April to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first human flight into space. "As the crew that is onboard the International Space Station on this very special day, we won't be walking on the pages of history, we'll be floating," Coleman told reporters from behind a protective plate of glass.
107th Anniversary of Powered Flight - Outer Banks Sentinel | Skelton Erde is this year's inductee to the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine and was a three time winner of the International Female Aerobatic ...
Ninety-Nines Receive $10,000 Grant from Aero-News Network | Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Honors 81-Year-Old Organization The womens pilots' association The Ninety-Nines has received a grant of $10,000 from the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation…
White One – Restoring A Rare FW-190 to Flying Status from Parrothead Jeff | The White One Project - Keeping history alive | A good friend of mine down in Florida recently told me about a cool project he's volunteering time to help out with. While we continue to lose men who fought in World War II, we're also losing the tangible items from that terrible chapter in history which serve to remind some and educate others. Some people are trying to keep that history alive and fresh in the minds of people who otherwise might not know about it…
Profile 44 - Grumman F6F-? as flown by Lt. Harold Thune from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | While waiting on some information on exactly which of Harold Thune's F6F to do, I decided to do the quick pencil study above to get into the Hellcat vibe. This one is a "-5" model - my notes are to contrast it with the -3 variant…
Florida freezing – helicopters to the rescue from Roger-Wilco by steve | It is often said that helicopters do not fly, they just beat the air into compliance… But it is exactly this strange way of staying in the air that makes them so uniquely suitable for tasks no other flying machine can perform. What about using the down-wash from helicopter rotors to warm the air below? Outlandish? Not at all. This is exactly what crop farmers are doing currently in Florida as it suffers through an icy cold spell…
Sagging Sausage vs. Flying Banana - Episode 26 from Mile High Flyers Podcast by DenverPilot | MHF Hosts: Nate, Zyola, Doug, Mike - Recorded: November 7, 2010 - Editor's Note: Yes, once again Nate's audio is low so when I leveled it, it brings in some white noise because it's just so dang low... and if you listen closely during David's portion of the show, you'll hear one of his family members practicing a little piano! (Which is just proof that we're just normal folks, talking about aviation!) And... yeah, note the recording date. Nate's trying to catch up on podcast releases! We'll get there! Maybe by our 1-year anniversary in December?...
December 15 - This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth | December 15, 1920 - The first of a number of flying schools to train reserve pilots for the military opens at Orly, south of Paris. December 15, 1970 - Artem Mikoyan, founder of the dynasty of MiG fighters, dies…
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