Veteran Pilot, Business Aviation Entrepreneur Clay Lacy to Receive Howard Hughes Memorial Award from Aero Club of Southern California - Market Watch | Distinguished as one of the most versatile pilots in the history of powered flight, local aviation icon Clay Lacy will be honored by the Aero Club of Southern California with its prestigious Howard Hughes Memorial Award on Wed., Feb. 8, 2012. Famed test and aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover will present the award in recognition of Lacy's achievements spanning over six decades....
It's official: Prairie Air Show headed for the riverfront - PJ Star | PEORIA — Forget admission prices, the PNC 2012 Air Show will be free, but free to all? Organizers of the annual event said Tuesday that, this year, they plan to bring the aviation extravaganza to the Illinois River, where a number of aerobatics pilots and a U.S. Army parachute team will perform before audiences along both the Peoria and East Peoria shorelines. And all at no cost to observers....
Small plane crashes in Camarillo; minor injuries reported - m.vcstar.com | A single-engine racing 
Reno Air Races planning for 2012 event By Standley White, About.com Guide | ...According to Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) President and CEO Mike Houghton, the goal is to continue with the air races and air show as before. If that proves to be impossible, there would be an air show (no racing) as a memorial for the victims of the crash on September 16, 2011. If the latter is the case, Houghton said he expects that would be the end of Reno's air show and air racing events....
Sturdy old warbird still going strong - Bay of Plenty Times | Imagine soaring through the air in a 
Jet roar ends a four year silence - sun Live | The Hawker Hunter announced its readiness for the Tauranga City Airshow today when it roared into life at Tauranga Airport before making a few circuits over the central city. It was the 1950s era jet fighter’s first flight in about four years and it began with a tow from the Classic Flyers hangar to the refuelling point outside the Tauranga Airport terminal....
‘Red Tails’ hits mark with Tuskegee Airmen - Sun Times | ...Wilkerson and other members of the Tuskegee Airmen Chicago “Dodo” chapter were picked up in a limousine and driven to an early VIP-only screening of “Red Tails” on Jan. 5 in Chicago. After the viewing, he got to meet Lucas and some of the film’s stars, including Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard....
Tuskegee Airman Eugene Richardson to speak at Vanderbilt Jan. 30 - Vanderbilt News | The African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are celebrated pioneers whose stories are currently being dramatized in George Lucas’ film Red Tails. One of them, Eugene Richardson, will share his story Monday, Jan. 30, at Vanderbilt University. Richardson’s talk begins at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt University’s...
Aviation enthusiasts can experience WWII aircraft at Stuart's Witham Field - TC Palm | History buffs and aviation enthusiasts will be able to touch, climb into and even fly in a vintage World War II aircraft Wednesday through Friday at Witham Field in Stuart. The Wings of Freedom tour features a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang....
Aircraft of a bygone era - Bayou Renaissance Man | ...First, there's 'Propliners of the South African 
Airways'. Here are a few examples of the 106 photographs currently in the set....
Boneyard Art Exhibit Opens In Tucson - AVweb | A new art exhibit that uses discarded airplanes as canvases opens this weekend at Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., and on Monday curators released more photos of the transformed aircraft....
Governor In Tulsa To Promote Aviator Ball - KTUL | Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin visited Tulsa on Tuesday to promote the upcoming 2012 Aviator Ball. The governor took part in a press conference at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum where she was joined by several leaders in the local aerospace industry....
Pope Air Park — Airlifters! by travelforaircraft | My first visit to Pope Air Park was close to two decades ago. Then it was within the boundaries of Pope Air Force Base which was entered first through Fort Bragg. The Air Park has aircraft on both sides of Reilly Road with fighter s on the west and cargo aircraft on the east....
Birmingham Aero Club Recognizes Outstanding Members from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ...people of Alabama thought the Southern Museum of Flight and Birmingham Aero Club. -Pictured at the 2011 BAC Awards Dinner: Bruce Horn, Jay Jerman, Holly Roe, Joey "Gordo" Sanders and 2012 President Alan Moseley.- The Birmingham Aero Club provides a range of social activities for aviation-minded individuals. Monthly dinner meeti...
Stunt pilot hopes to build a vertical-winged airplane - Gizmag | Matthew Tanner is a 
Episode 182 - Alan Epstein and the Geared Turbofan Engi... - Airplane Geeks | Guest Alan Epstein is Pratt & Whitney's Vice President of Technology & Environment. We talk about the PurePower family of geared...
EAA Sport Aviation Now Available Through Sporty's, Reaching More Aviators - EAA | Aviators can now obtain EAA Sport Aviation though Sporty's. | January 24, 2012 – Single issues and subscriptions of the award-winning EAA Sport Aviation magazine are now available through Sporty's Pilot Shop, bringing the stories of EAA and its membership to broader aviation segments and audiences....
USAF picks Dragonlady over Global Hawk UAV - Black Horizon | AVWK: The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap its Northrop Grumman high-altitude unmanned surveillance plane program and instead extend the life of its U-2 aircraft into the 2020s, according to a government official and a defense analyst....
'Living room' cabin plan for new Lufthansa jumbo jet - The Sydney Morning Herald | Lufthansa will offer flat-bed seats in a brown and grey-themed business-class cabin designed to feel less clinical than the current version when it takes delivery of Boeing new jumbo jet in coming months....
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Air Races Crash NTSB Hearing Agenda Announced - My News 4 | More answers about just what caused the deadly National Championship Air Races crash are expected early next month according to a hearing agenda just announced by the National Transportation Safety Board. The hearing will take place in Washington D.C. on January 10, 2012. NTSB spokesperson Terry Williams wrote in a news release to News 4:...
Air Races Still Need to Nail Down Stead Location - My News 4 | ...Air Race CEO Mike Houghton says it's true there has been no formal request made, but RARA would like to sit down and talk about all this as soon as the airport is open to that. And he says RARA hasn't been led to believe there will be any problems in moving forward with securing the Stead airfield as the location for next year's air race event.
Stunt Pilot Flying in for Singapore Air Show - Jakarta Globe | Aviation buffs are in for a real treat when the next Singapore Air Show flies into town in February. For the first time in the show's 30-year history, spectators will be wowed by a solo stunt-flying segment. In an Asian debut, Australian pilot Tony Blair, 41, will perform daredevil stunts in his single-propeller Rebel 300. He said: "The Rebel is capable of just about anything....
Air show slated to return - The Journal | There will be a 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show, according to a release sent out Tuesday. The West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing will partner with the local community and Thunder Over the Blue Ridge, Inc. to host the annual event, currently slated for the Sept. 15 to 16, 2012 weekend....
Air show tickets selling like hot cakes - Gult weekly | Batelco has reported high demand for tickets for the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2012. They are being sold at all Batelco retail shops and are selling fast. Due to the success of the inaugural event in January 2010, there is increased demand for tickets for BIAS 2012, which will take place at the Sakhir Airbase on January 19-21. Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated communications provider, is a major sponsor of the event for the second time....
Air Museum offers plenty of special all-ages events during vacation week - NewsTimes.com | No matter your age, if you love anything remotely to do with flying, airplanes or avionics, a place to visit between Christmas and New Year's Day is the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. Jason Archer, the museum's assistant director of education, said the museum has scheduled "five days of special activities during the holiday break," designed to "show that aviation is accessible to a lot people." "There is such variety within aviation, from history, to...
The Epicenter of General Aviation – as Seen From Space - Airplanista | Google Earth's satellite images of the crust of our planet are a marvel of modern technology. I am forever amazed at how detailed they have become, and that makes me wonder what even more precise detail our country's spy satellites can achieve. Despite the many uses for...
Hawk jet crash with the Royal Saudi Air Force - Translated | A Hawk jet trainer of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) fell on Tuesday in the Tabuk region, northwest of the country, according to information from the state news agency SPA. Hawk The aircraft was conducting a training mission in the area of Tabuk, when it collided with a bird, the report said, citing an unidentified official of the Ministry of Defence....
Episode 178 – Bill English from the NTSB - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Bill English is a commercial pilot, multi and instrument CFI, and he’s flown corporate, charter, and was an air traffic controller in Boston and NY. Bill has written for IFR Magazine and worked on....
There's a bit of Howard Hughes in Paul Allen’s space dream - Tech Flash | A wealthy entrepreneur with a reclusive streak pours his money into a dream to build a record-sized aircraft to conquer the heavens. That describes Paul Allen’s latest quest to reach space, a venture with aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan to build the world’s largest airplane that will launch a rocket to carry payloads — and eventually humans — beyond Earth’s atmosphere. But it also describes an earlier time in the 1940s, when the...
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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100th anniversary of Naval Aviation wraps up from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation has been celebrated across the country throughout the year, paying tribute to the progress and achievements of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aviation. At the closing of the centennial year, on Dec. 1, men and women who have shaped the legacy of Naval Aviation over the past century will assemble in Washington, D.C. for a culmination of celebratory events...
WASP Elizabeth 'Betty' Haas Pfister, 43-W-5 Nov. 17, 2011 - WASP Final Flight | Elizabeth Haas 
Pfister passed away peacefully at her home in Aspen, Colorado on November 17, 2011. b July 23, 1921 - d November 17, 2011. Two dates separated by a dash. For WASP Betty Pfister, that dash represents an extraordinary life of trailblazing adventure, sacrifice, flying, record breaking, friendships, marriage, family, patriotism and service....
The Kids Are Trying to Crash - Air & Space Smithsonian | Remote-control models face off in the Extreme Flight Championships.
Skagit Aero's Blog: Fairchild 22 Arrives from Antique Airfield News | In 1933-1934 the third version of the popular “Fairchild 22″ series was developed by the Kreider-Reisner for normal operations by the average amateur pilot. The slender lines were made possible by the new 4 cyclinder 125 hp Menasco Pirate inverted inline engine. One of the more handsome of the parasol monoplanes it was also...
Grissom to host live Twitter Q-and-A session tonight - Grissom ARB | 12/1/2011 - GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- A special Twitter Q-and-A session for those wanting to know more about job opportunities in the Air Force Reserve will be held tonight from 7-8 p.m. "Grissom's Air Force Reserve recruiters have partnered up with the 434th Air Refueling Wing public affairs office to provide a truly awesome opportunity for those thinking about crossing into the blue," said Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner, 434th ARW social media director. "This is a no-holds-barred Q-and-A session where people can ask those tough questions that will help them decide if the Air Force is a good fit for them and help them on that journey."...
GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS AT THE GLENN CURTISS MUSEUM GIFT SHOP | HAMMONDSPORT, NY- December 1, 2011 - Still searching for the perfect gift for someone on your list? The Glenn Curtiss Museum Gift Shop has unique gifts for all ages and in all price ranges. The shop features handmade wooden items by Curtiss Museum Restoration Workshop volunteer and craftsman Ray Poehlein. Poehlein's creations include decorative flying geese,Banks wooden banks made with post office box doors from the old Hammondsport Post Office, cutting boards, wine bottle holders and many more items. Other gift items include aviation-themed clothing, stuffed animals and etched glassware, as well as historic airplane model kits. The Gift Shop is open during regular Museum hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (including Christmas Eve day) at 8419 State Rt. 54 in Hammondsport. Gifts can also be ordered online through the Museum website at www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org.
Katya Bazhenova New In Flight Song from TAKEOFF TUBE by rss@www.takeofftube.com(Vilnius) | Stunning beautiful singer Katya Bazhenova (Катя Баженова) new song video aboard a aerobatic fighter.
Lockheed: F-35 likely to take budget cut hits from Sky Talk by Star-Telegram | Lockheed Martin officials conceded Thursday that looming large defense budget cuts will probably mean fewer new orders for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter than they had hoped. Speaking at an investment conference in New York, Lockheed CFO Bruce Tanner said it was unlikely the F-35 would be exempt from big cuts in defense spending that are almost certain to occur beginning in October when the federal government’s fiscal year 2013 budget takes effect....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Blue Angels Excited to Perform at Pease - Patch.com | US Navy Lt. Mark Tedrow and Lt. Cmdr. Todd Royles discuss Blue Angels role as headliners of the 2012 Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. By Robert Cook The two pilots had planned to depart Pease shortly after their morning press conference ...
Blue Angels Returning To NH For Air Show - WMUR |World-Famous Flight Team To Be Featured At Summer Air Show | PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- The world-famous jet team the Blue Angels will be the featured attraction at the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show this summer at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. Blue Angel 7, with Lt Mark Tedrow, and Blue Angel 8, with Lt. Todd Royals, were at a news conference Tuesday morning to announce the return....
Living Legends of World War II are honored at the Stuart Air Show - TC Palm | STUART — A special highlight at this year’s Stuart Air Show on Nov. 13 and 14 were the speakers and displays at the Living Legends Tent sponsored by Crown Car Care. Volunteers of the Stuart Air Show, including Todd Harris and Mark Smith of Crown Car Care, coordinated the activities in the tent. Since their involvement with the Stuart Air Show last year, Smith and Harris have been involved with the Road to Victory Military Museum, the non-profit organization....
Alden Rigby Selects The “Honor Flight” Winner – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WEDNESDAY – WWII fighter ace Alden Rigby joins Matt Jolley to select the winner of the Honor Flight print by John Mollison on Warbird Radio LIVE....
Impressive video: behind the scenes of world’s largest aerobatic display team. Flying with the Frecce Tricolori 10-ship formation - The Aviationist | Even while most people like to attend air shows to see aerobatic display teams performances, they usually don’t know what happens inside the formation, which are the main roles of the team, which are the solo radio calls, and which flight instruments are used during the display. Last week I was invited to attend the traditional dinner with the pilots of the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Aerobatic Team, organized by the 1° Club Frecce Tricolori, the first of more than 120 fan clubs all around the world, that was....
Air Show Committee Asks for Loan - KMVT | Twin Falls (KMVT)-The Twin Falls Air Show committee is asking Twin Falls City for financial help. The money would go to next years show featuring the Blue Angels. It will act sort of like a loan and would be paid back after the show. ...
Historic control tower to be dedicated Dec. 7 from General Aviation News | The newly stabilized Ford Island Control Tower at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will be dedicated in a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m., as part of the Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary Ceremonies...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour expanded to include Southeast Asia War Gallery from Air Force Link Top Stories | Experience the Southeast Asia War Gallery online on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Virtual Tour, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. Air Force campaign during that war. The gallery is now fully embedded with audio and video hotspots and touch-screen devices located throughout the gallery ....
Air Museum to host educational program on Pearl Harbor - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum is scheduled to host an event that discusses how the United States changed as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor, organizers announced. The event is set for 1 pm Saturday at the museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail. ...
November 29, 2011 The B-17 Flying Experience - Ely Air Lines | ...Over the East Texas landscape while deviating around, over and under clouds I studied the layout of the cockpit and the view out along the massive wings. The control inputs required a little heavy-handedness to roll the big airplane right and left but overall not too heavy. Just a little pressure to maintain or change altitude. Though this airplane never actually saw wartime service, I thought about the history of airplanes like it that had been so thick in the skies over Europe during WW II that they cast an Aluminum Overcast, the name of this Boeing B-17G I was given the privilege to fly....
The Best Podcasts For Student Pilots From Our Friends At MyTransponder.com - Aviation Queen | One of the great benefits of my new job is that I get flying lessons, which start tomorrow (weather permitting). As a new student pilot with a longish commute to and from work, I wondered if there were podcasts I could listen to for tips, tricks and information. At this year’s EAA AirVenture show, I got to meet the folks behind the great MyTransponder.com website, and they are now one of my favorite go-to spots for all things. You can click here to see a guest post they did for me over at Aviation Week’s Business Aviation Now blog on Sept. 16 covering the top 10 iPad apps for aviation....An Art Installation Sculpted by a Team of Swarming Autonomous Flying Robots from PopSci |
Regular readers of PopSci are no strangers to robotic quadcopters, or even to quadcopters that work together to build things. But now, the quadcopters are out of the lab. A new art installation opening this weekend at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France, will be built entirely by quadcopter robots, marking the first time such an exhibition has been constructed by flying robots. "Flight Assembled Architecture" aims to inspire new ways of thinking about architecture and the process of building things. It also aims to be very, very cool. The robots will swarm together to collaboratively assemble a....
Monday, May 9, 2011
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Tuskegee Airmen set inspirational tone of movie filmed here for traveling theater - Cleveland | WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- As the young boy quietly appraised the P-51C Mustang fighter plane parked on the runway, an old pilot approached, rested his hand on the youth's shoulder and said, "She's a beautiful thing, isn't she?" It was literally a made-for movie moment, but that pilot, Col. Charles McGee, really does understand the allure of the vintage warbird...
AirSho features flying history (Coyote Squadron big event coming May 14) - Corsicana Daily Sun | This year’s AirSho, an annual display and celebration of the Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, will be different from the 12 previous annual shows. This year, the airport will be closed to general aviation during the show, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and the ramp will be cleared of people and secured...
Two more Honor Flights will take vets to WWII memorial beginning Tuesday - WCF Courier | WATERLOO, Iowa --- Over the next two weeks, nearly 200 Cedar Valley area World War II veterans will make one of the most memorable journeys of their lives since their actual military service. On a pair of flights Tuesday and May 17, they will travel to Washington, D.C...
We say...Thanks again to WWII vets - Bluffton Today | We will continue to say, “Thank you,” to what we’ve come to know as the Greatest Generation. But sooner rather than later, there won’t be anybody left to hear it as World War II veterans gradually pass away.
Last weekend was the last reunion of the so-called “Hump pilots” who flew C-46 cargo planes from India and Burma to China over the Himalaya Mountains...
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Freedom Museum adds personal touch - Inside Nova | MANASSAS, Va. -In a sun-drenched field near the Manassas Regional Airport on Saturday, amateur aviators maneuver model airplanes and helicopters through the sky. Not too far away, machines just a little larger are on display with some showing off their aerial moves...
VIDEO: Air Demonstration Squadron Swifts Russia celebrates 20th anniversary - Cavok | The Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 6, Friday, with a new air show held at Kubinka airfield near Moscow...
Bari - The acrobatic squadron between the world famous 'Le Tricolor Arrows' in the 150 years of Italian unification - Puglia Live | Clear skies, slight breeze, a sea of people flooded the promenade of Bari, it is true, the feast of the patron saint of Bari San Nicola has always attracted Thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Bari, but today the appointment on May 8...
Plus Harrier fighter makes first landing at the Juan Carlos I - Cavok | Plus Harrier jet from the Spanish Armada at the time arrived for the new aircraft carrier landing...
Boeing gives $1 million to children’s hospital - The State | CHARLESTON MUSC Children’s Hospital has received a $1 million investment from Boeing to expand existing programs promoting healthy living among children and families...
Space Adventures Looking for the $150-Million Lunar Cosmonaut to Complete Crew - Spaceports | Space Adventures, LLC, the only company that has provided human space missions to the global marketplace, outlined its forecast for commercial orbital spaceflight and announced details of how additional living space would be made available during the company's planned circumlunar mission now planned for 2015, RIA Novosti...
Space Adventures will shoot you (and your ego) to the moon for $150 million - Engadget | Y'know, there are only so many pristine beaches and spectacular slopes one can see before terrestrial tourism becomes blasé. That's why Space Adventures -- who lets folks vacay in space via suborbital jaunts -- is offering to shoot you to the moon during your next work sabbatical...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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Flying for the Cure - GA News | A California father and his 12-year-old son are flying around the world in their homebuilt RV-8 to raise awareness about childhood cancers. After six years of building their own airplane, Julian, Calif., resident Stephan Armstrong and his son, Charlie, plan to fly their plane “SEE WORLD I” around the world to...
VIDEO: Blue Angels over Pensacola Bay - WALA | Blues and the Cenntenial of Naval Aviation.
Wide Bay Airshow – Top Gun Tickets - Aviation Advertiser | AUSTRALIA: The Wide Bay Australia International Airshow has now launched an exclusive ticket offering premium position and comfort for Airshow enthusiasts. The Top Gun Chalet Ticket has been released today and is one of the hottest tickets available for the 2011 event...
Snowbirds to kick-off show season in Moose Jaw on Saturday - MJ Times | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds team will hold its annual acceptance show to kick off the 2011 show season at 15 Wing on Saturday. Citizens of Moose Jaw and the surrounding areas will be aware of more jet activity near the base from about 1 p.m. to 3 p.m...
Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk - Air Force Times | The helicopters that flew the Navy SEALs on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden were a radar-evading variant of the special operations MH-60 Black Hawk, according to a retired special operations aviator. The helicopter’s low-observable technology is similar to that of the F-117 Stealth Fighter the retired special operations aviator said. “It really didn’t look like a traditional Black Hawk,” he said. It had “hard edges, sort of like an … F-117, you know how they have those distinctive edges and angles — that’s what they had on this one.”...
DAV Flight Team's 2011 Airshow Season - DAV Flight Team | The 2011 DAV Airshow Public Outreach tour began in March, taking the Team to Keesler Air Force Base Angels Over the Bay, The Florida International Air Show, Sun 'n Fun and JB Charleston Air Expo. The fifteen-show tour will continue through the spring with visits to...
Marine aviator, 90, returns to the cockpit - PNJ | When Burrel Sumner was born, Naval aviation was only 10 years old. Today, as Pensacola Naval Air Station celebrated the Centennial of Naval Aviation, the 90-year-old former flier was getting reacquainted with an old friend...
Local veterans take flight to visit WWII Memorial in nation's capitol - Journal Standard | Freeport, Ill. — It was a day they will always remember. William Hills, 87 of Lena, and Dwight Bennett, 85 of Orangeville, each served their country during World War II. Hills was in the Army. Bennett served in the Navy. Each saw action in different theaters. Service for their country was not second-guessed back then. They served proudly...
Robins Museum of Aviation F-15 - Unwanted Blog | The Museum of Aviation near Robins Air Force Base in Georgia is a surpringinly well-stocked museum worthy of a visit… especially if, like me, you just happen to be going by, had no idea that the museum was there...
VIDEO: Golden Eagles Pioneers of Naval Aviation - WEAR | NAS PENSACOLA - One brotherhood celebrates Naval Aviation every year. They call themselves the Golden Eagles Pioneers of Naval Aviation. This week they're holding their reunion right here in Pensacola.
Among them are famous astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon...
B-1B in the pattern today - Black Horizon | A rare sight - a B-1B Lancer from Dyess AFB shot a few transitions at KAMA today.
Archaeology of Bombing, 1913 - Ptak Science | This is another in a longish series of posts on this blog on the archaeology of bombing, aerial bombing, and today's installment comes from its earliest period. The first air assault belongs to the Italians, who used the weapons from the air in bombing Tripoli in 1911...
VIDEO: Young Eagles Update - EAA | Rod Hightower and YE Co-Chairman Jeff Skiles discusses the success and future of this important EAA program.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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More good stuff from the Indy Air Show soon! And more experiences from several other upcoming airshows! This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 1:34 pm and is filed under Aerobatics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the ...
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SKYTYPERS PREPARE FOR SECOND ANNUAL OC AIR SHOW - Ocean City Today
Larry Arken, commander of the GEICO Skytypers, flies along the Ocean City beach during the group's visit to the resort last weekend, when the powerboat races were under way. Pilots performed a visual inspection of the area surrounding the show center (16th Street area) in preparation for their performance at the OC Air Show, scheduled for June 13-14, over the beach and Boardwalk.
The Cross-Border Classic: Red Bull Air Race Windsor Preview from Bleacher Report - Red Bull Air Race by Sheiban Shakeri
Windsor, Ontario is the southernmost city in all of Canada. However, it tends to be dwarfed by its much larger American cousin: Detroit.
However, the tide will shift for one weekend as the aviation and motorsport community focus their attention on to Windsor as it plays host to the third round of the Red Bull Air Race World Series.
The first race in Canada also has the first Canadian pilot: rookie Pete McLeod whose base is a two hour drive Northeast in London, Ontario. This is quite literally his home race.
Windsor is hosting the third round of the Red Bull Air Race this weekend, but there still are tickets available for prime viewing areas in Detroit. General admission tickets for Saturday's qualifiers for the 6.2-mile race are $20 for those 15 years or ...
Stunt Pilot Crashes In Farmer Field - myFM Radio News, Canada
The pilot part of the Red Bull Air Race Team was gearing up for a big show this weekend in Widsor when his plane underwent mechanical malfunctions. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a farmers field. Once the plane rolled to a stop ...
Women's Air Race draws local pilots - YourHub.com, CO
A couple of Denver-metro pilots are preparing to compete in their first air race as the 2009 Women's Transcontinental Air Race Classic comes to Denver. Marijke (Mar-aye-ka) Unger of Longmont and Kara Pruitt of ...
Longmont resident flies for funds - YourHub.com, CO
The two will compete in Unger's 1976 Bellanca Citabria-a two-seat, aerobatic, fabric-covered aircraft with a 150-hp engine. They'll join 33 other teams scheduled to fly the 2715-mile route over 4 days, with Atlantic, Iowa as their final destination. ...
Vertical Challenge 2009 Airshow - Saturday, June 20, 2009 from Technorati
One of our favorite local airshow events - a unique helicopter airshow - is hosted by the Hiller Aviation Museum every year at San Carlos Airport. I've been able to attend the last couple of years - here are some photos from the 2008 and 2007 editions. This year's Vertical Challenge 2009 is being held on Saturday, June 20th. Details are available at the Hiller Aviation Museum web site . Hope to see you there!
Pilots saddle up for show - Saffron Walden Reporter, UK
ONE of the world's best aerobatic display teams is appearing just a few miles up the M11 at Duxford next month. As part of the aerial spectacle, the Flying Legends Air Show, P-51 Mustang display team The Horseman will be soaring above the Duxford ...
Record expected at Cosford air show - expressandstar.com, UK
A motorway slip road will be opened up to cope with the extra traffic queuing for this year's big RAF Cosford Air Show on Sunday, which will celebrate aircraft from the past and present. Preparations are well advanced for the event, which is expected ...
The inaugral flypast of the Centennial Hertiage Flight - Aviation.ca (press release), Canada
The formation, called the Centennial Heritage Flight, flew its first flypast at the Portage Armed Forces Day over Southport airfield Sunday, 7 June. Although the weather was overcast and cool, the two-day show was well attended with over 10000 ...
Snowbirds are here. They brought a Golden Hawk (25 photos) - SooToday.com
With military precision the team efficiently the team concluded their meeting and exited the MNR airfield where the 11 Canadair CT-114 Tutors, or Snowbirds, landed and are being prepared for Wednesday's air show, Wings Over Sault Ste. Marie. ...
Aviation museum presents wings and wheel show - Echo Pilot, PA
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Hagerstown Aviation Museum will hold its Spring Wings & Wheels Airplane and Car Show at the Hagerstown Regional Airport Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14. Saturday, June 13 "Wings & Wheels" will feature the car and truck show. ...
No. 6 RCAF Museum's 10th Anniversary Open House - Haldimand Review
6 Royal Canadian Air Force Service Flying Training School. A commemorative brick and bench dedication service will commence at 11 am on July 4 as part of Open House celebrations held on the occasion of the Museum's 10th anniversary.
Golden Knights To Jump Again With Former President Bush from Aviation & Aerospace News
Bush Keeps On Skydiving! The US Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, will have the honor and privilege to perform a tandem jump with the 41st President, George H. W....
Annual fly-in planned at Ogemaw County Airport - Ogemaw County Herald, MI
By Elon Brissette WEST BRANCH — Anyone interested in airplanes can view different models, go on rides, and even jump out of one Saturday, June 20, at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1253 Annual Fly-In at the Ogemaw County Airport. ...
Reminder: Planes of Fame Museum: Hands-On Aviation from indytransponder
WHAT: You are cordially invited to attend this free celebration. Enjoy wine and cheese while viewing our new Hands-On Aviation center which will engage audiences of all ages. Get a sneak preview of our latest interactive, inspirational, and educational aviation displays explained and demonstrated by our docents.
VAC Volunteer Kelly Bruun's Mission Report from Veterans Airlift Command by Veterans Airlift
SSgt Jessie Slotte was severely wounded when he was ambushed in 2007 while on dismounted patrol in Iraq. Chasing an insurgent he was ambushed when a 155mm artillery shell improvised into an explosive device was detonated under him. The grenades he was carrying detonated as well. Although not expected he has made amazing progress toward substantial recovery.
It was my honor and privilege to transport this wounded soldier from Fort Lewis to receive a special award and to reunite with his fellow warriors and the staff at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. It truly was a great experience that I will always remember.
Glacier Girl from Air & Space Magazine
Hot Air Balloons - a challenging day - World Air Sports Federation, Switzerland
An international aerobatic competition open to solo pilots, formation teams, piston-engine, turbo-jet and jet aircraft flying to music. [ more ] FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions ...
Denver girl wins scholarship to Wings summer camp - YourHub.com, CO
June 9, 2009, Aurora, Colorado - Powder Puff Pilot, a Denver-based web retailer that specializes in pilot gear and accessories for women, announced Zoriah Carter, 9, as the winner of one week at summer camp at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. ...
Catch Me on Airplane Geeks! from Things in the Sky by Dan Webb
I've been a guest on the Airplane Geeks Podcast a few times, but now I'm a co-host. Sadly, Courtney, one of the founders, is leaving to pursue a new career opprutunity, so Rob Mark and I are becoming co-hosts. In episode 51, we say farewell to Courtney, and discuss issues like Air France 447 and the potential United order. ...
Your Best Airshow Crossing Shots from FenceCheck Forums
Super Hornet Demo at Jones Beach - May 23, 2009 from FenceCheck Forums
Indianapolis Air Show 2009 - Indianapolis - 06/06/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Indy Transponder 07-APR-09 1030z
US F-16s vs Canadian Cessna 172 from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7
Apparently a student pilot stole a Cessna 172 from a flight school in Canada and has flown the aircraft across the US border, over Wisconsin and on its way to Illinois. At the time of this writing the Cessna 172 is still in the air, and the State Capitol of Wisconsin has been evacuated. It is unclear what the intentions of this pilot are. Two F-16s intercepted the aircraft with the intention of forcing it to land at the Central Wisconsin Airport at Mosinee, WI. However, the aircraft did not land and continued its Westward journey. Around 9pm Central Standard time the aircraft landed on highway 60 in Missouri. The pilot fled the aircraft after landing. During the flight the pilot climbed to 14,500 where he could have suffered hypoxia, but later descended to 3,700 feet. The student pilot was aware that the F-16s were watching him, but they would not shoot the aircraft down unless it exhibited hostile intent. Of course sending a pair of F-16s on a mission is not cheap. It is estimated that the cost for this pursuit will be around $ 500,000. I am sure they would like this student pilot to pay for this, if they catch him. The moral of the story is this: don't steal airplanes, don't cross borders, don't aggravate F-16s and be very, very careful. Stay tuned - this should be a great story! Until next time keep your wings straight and level Hersch! JetAviator7
Reports: Pilot Of Stolen Cessna 172 In Police Custody from Aero-News Network
Pilot Flees On Foot After Flying Into US ANN REALTIME REPORTING 04.06.09 2215 EDT: The pilot of a stolen Cessna 172 has landed the aircraft on a highway near Ellsinore, MO after flying around for several hours, and leading to the evacuation of the Wisconsin state capitol.
Pilot Arrested After Plane Chase from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Authorities in Missouri arrested a Turkish-born Canadian alleged to be the pilot of a Cessna 172 stolen from a flight school in Thunder Bay, Ont. and the subject of a low speed chase across the Midwest on Monday. Officials at Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont. called police when a man was spotted hopping the fence at the Thunder Bay Airport and jumping into one of its 172s for an "unauthorized flight." The pilot, identified as Yavus Burke, but who called himself Adam Leon, apparently picked a plane that was full of fuel because he coaxed about 1,000 nm out of it before setting down on a dirt road near Ellsinore, Mo. The state capitol in Madison, Wisc. was evacuated as the 172 passed overhead around 5 p.m. and the aircraft had plenty of company along the way.
US SECDEF WANTS TO SLASH RAPTOR PROGRAM – AirShowBuzz.com
(AP) The nation should stop pouring billions into futuristic, super-expensive F-22 jet fighters, pull the plug on new presidential helicopters and put the money into systems U.S. soldiers can use against actual foes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Monday. What Does the Future Hold for the F-22?
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Names 2009 Inductees from Aero-News Network
Five To Be Honored At October Banquet The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) tells ANN it will induct five aviators at a ceremony to be held this fall. John Jerstad, Paul Johns, LaVern Reller, Gunter Voltz, and Giles Meisenheimer will be honored for their achievements and contributions to aviation in Wisconsin.
Wings over the Crossroads '09' from Technorati for: Airshow
Local pilots: Death of Northport pilot leaves a void - Newsday, NY
(Handout) The death of Robert Baranaskas leaves a void in the tight-knit community of aviation enthusiasts who restore and fly World War II-era planes, say fellow pilots and friends of the Northport resident. Baranaskas' dedication to reviving vintage ...
Old warhorse tribute to flying ace - Marlborough Express, New Zealand
By CHERIE HOWIE - The Marlborough Express SKY HIGH: This restored Mk IX Spitfire, pictured during a test flight last month, will make its public flying debut at the Classic Fighters Airshow at Omaka at Easter. The aircraft was restored by Brendon Deere ...
Warbirds host barbecue for Marine expeditionary unit - Paso Robles Press, CA
The past and present converged at Estrella Warbird Museum — a facility dedicated to preserving historic military aircraft and other vehicles — on Sunday as active servicemen of the Marine Expeditionary Unit HMM-166 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station ...
Smithsonian week speeds into the past - Press-Enterprise, CA
The closing-day activities on April 18 at the March Field Air Museum will include a final flurry of transportation activity, including family-friendly tours of antique air planes such as the Lockheed SR-71and the B-17 Flying Fortress.
Aviation museum to open - Northampton Chronicle & Echo, UK
Sywell Aviation Museum opens its doors for the 2009 season on Easter Saturday with an extremely rare wartime painting on display for the first time in nearly 70 years. The "nose art" cartoon was painted on the side of a Vickers Wellington Bomber which ...
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Chapter 1342 10th Annual Young ... - Grand Forks Herald, ND
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Chapter 1342 10th Annual Young Eagles Fly-in Free Airplane Rides SATURDAY April 11th 2009 (Rain Date: SUNDAY April 12th 2009) 10AM to 3PM CROOKSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT CROOKSTON, MN ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: BBQ ...
Young high fliers get an aeroplane classroom - Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom
An aeroplane built in Belfast has found a new home as an innovative classroom at a primary school in England. The 22-metre Short 360 aircraft arrived in the grounds of Kingsland Primary in Bucknall earlier this week after the pupils were asked what ...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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For the first time in its 60 year history, the featured jet performance team will be the "Canadian Forces Snowbirds". Preferred seating is limited and available in three tiers: bleacher seats, box seats and exclusive pavilion seating. ...
Snowbirds Celebration from Aviation.ca News
A special celebration coming up this summer will feature the Canadian Forces elite aerobatics team, the Snowbirds. St. John's International Airport Authority Marketing Director, Marie Manning, says the event is the Airport's commemoration of two milestones. Manning says the airshow...
NZDF - Whenuapai Air Show and Open Day from www.nzdf.mil.nz
See the Royal New Zealand Air Force in action both on the ground and in the air as Air Force Base Auckland hosts their popular air show and open day on Saturday 21 March at Whenuapai. On the ground will be displays by Air Security and the Fire-fighters along with the various trades that make up the RNZAF; while in the air, flight demonstrations will showcase the numerous roles RNZAF aircraft undertake each day. ...
Fly-in zooms into Whangarei - Northland Independent Community, New Zealand
The Northland Recreational Flying Club is hosting a 'fly-in' from Saturday, February 28 to March 1. A fly-in is when flying clubs are invited to visit another club, to meet up with flying enthusiasts, trade stories and have a look at other aircraft. ...
Show saga in court - Waikato Times, New Zealand
By AARON LEAMAN - Waikato Times The ongoing saga over the failed Wings and Wheels over Waikato air show looks set for a lengthy court sequel. Air show organiser Ken Ross pleaded not guilty in Hamilton District Court yesterday to 119 charges laid under ...
Won't be working at Avalon this time :( from Fly Me Friendly by Falcon124
Every two years the Avalon Airshow is held at Avalon Airfield (YMAV) about an hour out of Melbourne on the way to Geelong. Aircraft range from warbirds to super hornets, 747s to C17s, lighties, loonies and the tradeshow. While nothing like Oshkosh, it's still an amazing show lasting about a week and featuring a night airshow on the Friday (starts at dusk, goes into the night and typically ends with an F111 doing a 'dump & burn' and the huge wall of fire - great for killing your night vision). Watching combat jets launch at night on full afterburner is amazing (especially the F111) as is a Super Constellation taking off with the mixture full rich. ...
Airlift cancels Wings Over Pittsburgh air show - Lebanon Daily News, PA
The 911th Airlift Wing is canceling its Wings Over Pittsburgh air show for just the second time since it began in 1999. The unit plays host to the show at the US Air Force Reserve Base in Moon Township, west of the city. Airlift officials say the unit ...
California International Airshow names president, new directors - The Salinas Californian, CA
The California International Airshow has announced Ginny Brown as board president for the California International Airshow. Brown has been an Airshow volunteer since 1983 and has served on the board of directors as director of marketing since 2003. ...
Barksdale to conduct controlled airfield burn - Shreveport Times, LA
People living around Barksdale Air Force Base should not be alarmed by smoke there Wednesday, as it prepares for the coming Defenders of Liberty Air Show. The 2nd Bomb Wing's Safety and Natural Resources office will conduct the controlled burn to areas ...
Mike Goulian Gets The Edge In The Air! from Smoke-On by Tom
Checking in with Mike Goulian's Blog we see that Mike got to take his Edge 540 on it's first test flight and from what Mike has said…. things are looking good! Hit this Link and check it out! Smoke-On! Tom
Blue Angels' Crash Artifacts Discovered on Alabama Beach from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
FORT MORGAN AL- Debbie Harris, a lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, Alabama reported she knew the story of the Blue Angel pilot who crashed near her home 50 years ago. Feb. 17, on what would have been Cmdr. Robert N. Glasgow's 87th birthday, Harris discovered his dog tags in the sand outside her home. Less than three months ago, she found his small Navy fighter squadron emblem in the beach nearby according to news reports. Her search for information about the pilot took her to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola and its director, former Blue Angel and retired Navy Capt. Bob Rasmussen. ...
- Blue Angels crash artifacts found 50 years later - The Associated Press
- Blue Angels' crash artifacts uncovered - Pensacola News Journal, FL
On the morning of Monday, February 23, 2009, a CT-156 Harvard II from 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Sask., touched down at Regina International Airport for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada.
NASA - NASA Flying Wing Model Soars into National Air and Space Museum from www.nasa.gov
WASHINGTON -- A flying model NASA built to research futuristic aircraft designs will spend its future in the United States' premier air and space museum.
The 12-foot wing span blended wing body, or BWB, model, used during wind tunnel flight tests at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., is on long-term loan to the "How Things Fly" gallery at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Blue Thunder Air Racing from www.bluethunderairracing.com
Construction progress on "Blue II" February 2009 report Last month I said that we will have the instrument panel installed, the circuit board controlling the landing gear, prop governor, and fuel valve to show you and a new deal with Hartzell to advertise. Well, two and a half out of three is not too bad. ...
BEAR CREW - 'Workin' On Their Night Moves' - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Every 'serious' air race team maintains an ever-changing daily- 'To-Do' List of essential tasks for their crew to work-off, in an effort to stay viable as a trophy competitor, while demonstrating safe aircraft operations- both in the air & on the ground. ...
Aussie F-111s at Nellis for Red Flag exercise from Air Force Times - News
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — A crusty old chief master sergeant could be forgiven for thinking he had been transported back to the 1980s when he stepped onto the flight line here for the latest Red Flag exercise.
S71A Backbird aka Sled driver from Military Photos by timetraveller
Imo the finest built Aircraft ever created from the drawing board to become a reality when it first took to the skies it was years ahead of it's time and Powerplants that made it into the Records books those that created and built those engines .. Will forever be proud .
It may not be in Operational service anymore , but to me it's like a classic trk that never loses it's appeal .
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The Lady is a Pilot - McCook Daily Gazette, NE
I have long been a champion of women in aviation having taught more than several to fly. One of my past students even attained an airline pilot seat but her timing was bad and her job evaporated when the airlines curtailed after 9/11. ...
Sebring Airport Displays EAA Sweepstakes Airplane - AMTOnline.com, MD
The MC was donated to the EAA by Flight Design of Germany, and is offered as the Grand Prize for the 2009 EAA Sweepstakes, which benefits the Wisconsin organization's Young Eagles program that has introduced more than 1.4 million young people to the ...
Strong Global Aerospace Ties in Ozark Alabama Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
... DynaLantic's venture into Huey simulators finally brought the company to Ozark, which had at least three major draws. One was the aviation-rich environment. That included Fort Rucker and BellAero's U.S. Helicopter, which was remanufacturing castoff Hueys as the Huey II. For DynaLantic, sitting right across the runway of Ozark's municipal airport from U.S. Helicopter offered a huge benefit. Customers for the Huey II could train on the system and pick up their own helicopters in the same place. ...
LASP RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR AMERICA'S SMALL AVIATION ... - Helicopter Association International, VA
The LASP proposal would, for the first time ever, require security programs for thousands of privately operated general aviation aircraft and ultimately seek to combine a number of security programs currently in place for general aviation, ...
WWII ace, 87, gets out of jail after 8 years from Air Force Times - News
BARTOW, Fla. — An 87-year-old World War II hero from central Florida will be a free man for the first time in more than eight years.
Air Force One from Fence CheckPilots in Cockpits (Military) from Fence Check
Atomic Mustangs from PPRuNe Forums by aseanaero
Red Flag 09-3 from Fence Check
The Short S.25 Sunderland flying boat from PPRuNe Forums by dicksorchard
C-133A Cargomaster / Travis AFB Air Expo 2008 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Tim Decker Knife Edge Pass / Travis AFB Air Expo 2008 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Kent Pietsch Truck Top Landing / Travis AFB Air Expo 2008 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - Armed Forces Day Pancake Breakfast, Frankfort, IN from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
