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EAA Getting Ready for Sun 'n Fun from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Tuesday marks opening day at the 39th annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo at Lakeland, Florida, GA's weeklong spring break for pilots.

Relentless to Attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In

Offutt Air Show canceled due to military budget cuts - Omaha World-Herald | For the first time since 1971, there will be no air show at Offutt Air Force Base this year. Base officials announced Wednesday that because of operating budget uncertainties tied to the federal budget sequestration, the show and open house that had...

Rockford AirFest postponed until Labor Day - Rockford Register Star | "While we are disappointed to have to postpone AirFest, we are optimistic that we'll put on a quality airshow later this year." The airport said it will focus on securing displays and performances of vintage warbird and civilian aircraft. People who ...

Air show lobbyists to buzz Capitol Hill - Huffington Post (blog) | Lobbying firm Van Scoyoc Associates is now representing the International Council of Air Shows, Inc., lobbying on "air shows regarding sequestration related issues," according to a U.S. Senate document filed today. It marks the first time the ...

Clacton: Red Arrows confirmed for this year's Air Show - East Anglian Daily Times | “Everyone has their favourites but without doubt the Red Arrows are the highlight of any display and they have been coming to Clacton for more than 20 years,” he said. “Our team behind the scenes is working hard – as always – to attract the best ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Demo Team Display Dates 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Royal Netherlands Air Force has released the 2013 schedule for their F-16 Demo Team....

Flying Into History,,,,Again! - Mason County News | On Good Friday, March 27th, Terrell arranged for Brollier and a handful of other folks to fly on a historic B-25 from Temple to Austin. This time, he wouldn't be piloting the craft, and instead of a full bombing crew, he was accompanied by his daughter ...

Osvil ‘Ozzie’ York dies at 92 from General Aviation News | Osvil “Ozzie” York, a pilot for more than 60 years who was well-known in the helicopter community, passed away March 25 in Tulsa, Okla., following a brief illness. York, 92, had recently driven from his home in Oklahoma to attend the annual meeting of the Twirly Birds — of which he was a long-time member — held during the HAI Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Lockheed 10 for the Seattle Museum of Flight from Another Time by Dan Linn | The latest news on Lockheed 10, serial number 1015, N72GT is that the Seattle Museum of Flight will add the aircraft to the museums collection....

What's new at Turner Field - Atlanta Journal Constitution | Atkins also will perform the national anthem, a ceremony that will feature a flyover by the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, including four T-6s, single-engine aircraft used to train pilots during World War II. Atlanta opera singer Tim Miller...

First Controlled Flight, 1885 Style from Featured by Webmaster | As a young child I always had an interest in airplanes and model aircraft. As I grew older I developed a keen interest in history around the era of the two world wars, and the way technologies advanced in time of conflict. I also studied the history of California. When I retired, I turned to woodworking as a hobby. I quickly learned woodturning, mastered woodworking’s other skills....

EAA Chairman Appointed to IMC Club Board from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA Chairman Jack Pelton has been appointed to the IMC Club board of directors, the club announced this week, and will join the rest of the board when it meets next week at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. EAA Director Mike Goulian was also recently appointed to the IMC board.

SAfrica: Balloonist to fly from old Mandela jail - Yahoo! News | Pilots in two motorized paragliders will accompany Silver-Vallance, as will four boats, including one from the South African navy that will transport media and other guests. He will only fly in gentle winds and stay low at 180 meters (600 feet), below...

Erickson Air-Crane commits to $6,000 Whirly-Girls scholarship from General Aviation News | PORTLAND, Ore. — Erickson Air-Crane has committed to a $6,000 annual scholarship through the Whirly-Girls International. The annual scholarship will fund a full External Load/Vertical Reference Course at Western Helicopters in Rialto, Calif. The course includes ground instruction and up to 6.5 hours of external load training in an MD500 helicopter....

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Blue Angels cancel week's remaining practices. - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels received word from Navy officials late Tuesday that their practices on Wednesday through Friday of this week are canceled. “We are still hoping for word about our future” after this week, said Lt. Katie Kelly, spokeswoman for the team.

Many groups fund Sun N' Fun Fly In - Bay News 9 | Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing group, says it will cover part of the costs to hold the upcoming Sun 'n Fun Fly In in Lakeland. Bay News 9's partner newspaper, The Lakeland Ledger, reports the group will pay $125,000 to help pay for air ...

CoolPix: Jimmy Doolittle And The Gee Bee R-1 Race Past The Bendix Pylon! (1932) from AirPigz by Martt | This is actually a picture of a picture... the enlarged photograph is on the wall at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC and I captured a picture of that photograph during the NASM AirPigz MeetUp back in late January 2013. I was...

No Gary Air Show this year - Chicago Sun-Times | Sequestration has grounded the 2013 Gary Air Show. Speros Batistatisos, president and CEO, of the South Shore Convention and president and CEO, said the cost of paying for air traffic controllers and the lack of military planes will make what is a ...

Scouts cancel St. Cloud Air Show - St. Cloud Times | This summer's St. Cloud Air Show has been canceled. The Central Minnesota Council of Boy Scouts decided to cancel the air show Tuesday because the military support needed to put on the show was not available as a result of sequestration. The Blue ...

Rochester Airshow Postponed Indefinitely - 13WHAM-TV | A recent memo from the Department of Defense said that all aerial demonstrations, including flyovers, jump team demonstrations and participation in airshows, would end if no budget deal was reached by April 1. Organizers say they will give attendees 60...

Vintage bombers visit Meacham Field - Fort Worth Star Telegram | This World War II B-17 and two other planes are on display for three days at Meacham Field in Fort Worth on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. GKH8ETJL.1. Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh. Dennis Little of Burleson tours the inside of a B-17 at Meacham Field in ...

Women in Aviation, International Takes Off for 25th Anniversary Year from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | With the successful conclusion of its 24th Annual Conference last month in Nashville, WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian has now turned her attention to major networking and outreach as part of WAI's 25 years of conferences. The Nashville 2013 Conference set a new record with 3,375 attendees representing all segments of the aviation community....

Tradition Honors Fallen Hero- Pete's Sacrifice from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ...The 30-year-old Center Point, Alabama, pilot was shot to death by one of Fidel Castro's soldiers when his plane, a B-26, was shot down and force landed. They also killed his flight engineer, Leo Baker, after the two had bombed targets near Castro's field headquarters. Two other Alabamians also died when their plane was shot down during the invasion. They were on a mission that the late Col. Joe Shannon, one of the few surviving pilots from the group, recalled was "a last-ditch effort". Through its secrecy, it would change the course of many lives for decades....

Colorado Chapter March 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Josh Cawthra's Cessna 140 from Antique Airfield News
Dave Bole's New Howard Cowling from Antique Airfield News
A Few Fleet…ing moments in AAA History from Antique Airfield News | Whether called a Fleet, Husky Jr., Fawn, Finch or YPT-6, Consolidated Aircraft's iconic design has been an integral part of AAA functions from inception in 1953....

Call Sign Misty from The Lexicans by Bill Brandt | ...They flew the 2 seat version of the F100 (F100F) , a pilot and a spotter. Both were pilots, and would rotate seats with each mission. They’d fly their missions at low level, 350-550 mph, looking for batteries and anything else to disrupt the enemy....

Third British F-35B flies at Lockheed's Fort Worth plant from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Lockheed Martin chief test pilot Al Norman flew the third F-35B on it first flight yesterday at Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft called ZM137 will join two earlier British aircraft at Eglin AFB, Florida, later this year after it finished off its check flights.

Sporty’s Academy president honored from General Aviation News | Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke has been named Distinguished Alumnus for 2013 for the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College.  The award is bestowed upon...

Gone but not forgotten from General Aviation News | We lost some key “downtown” airports as the 20th Century faded into history. Famous campaigns fought to save them; local politicians with big plans “got” them — Chicago Meigs (10 years ago this month) and Bader Field in Atlantic City, N.J. They represented the height of GA utility. Now, in their absence, have politicians’ airport-killing schemes and dreams worked out?...

Rancho Cielo Students Win Airshow Top Chef Competition and Take to the Sky - KIONrightnow.com | The students actually won a cooking competition held during the 2012 California International Airshow and first prize was a chance to fly with local airshow performers Sean D. Tucker and Brian Norris. Ewing and Veronica Guizar both won the event last ...

Sneak peek of Disney’s ‘Planes’ released from General Aviation News | Disney has just released a sneak peek of its upcoming movie “Planes.” The 3D animated comedy adventure features Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing...

Top Gun: Boeing vs Airbus from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar  

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Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show to feature Big & Rich - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show has added a star-studded music lineup to an already fun-packed weekend. Country music's Big & Rich will join the weekend's festivities, along with Cowboy Troy, Bradley Gaskin and the New Orleans Navy Band.

Boshear's Skyfest, fundraiser walks planned for weekend - The Augusta Chronicle | Augusta will be flying high and pounding the pavement at several outdoor events this weekend. The 20th annual Boshear's Skyfest at Daniel Field will likely draw more than 10,000 today and Sunday. Attractions include performances by aerobatic pilots and ...

The wings Italian aviation history in Calusco d'Adda - Bergamonews | Among the initiatives aimed at spreading the culture of the 97th Air Force Club Frecce Tricolori, October 20 to 28 in Calusco d'Adda is an exhibition "Emotions in the sky - The wings Italian" one hundred years of aviation history through .. .

Snowbirds soar over 15 Wing - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | The Canadian Forces 431 Squadron, better known as the Snowbirds, wrapped up their 2012 season with a final demonstration for friends and family at their home base, Moose Jaw 15 Wing, on Friday. “Typically, this show has always been for family and ...

Georgetown AirFest on November 3 - City of Georgetown Texas | Take a once-in-a-lifetime ride in a World War II-era aircraft. Get up close to dozens of classic planes and helicopters. It's all happening at the third annual Georgetown Airfest at the Georgetown Municipal Airport on Saturday, November 3. The hours ...

The Air Boss from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | If you enjoy air shows, you know the drill: As the clock inches toward show time, folks find a good spot to sit and settle down well before the airplanes start flying. Cameras are readied, sunglasses and hats put firmly in place, and heads prepare to swivel. The announcer revs folks up with his pre-show patter and then the airplanes start flying – one after another with minimal time between acts. At every air show the...

Tim Weber flying to his own Music Air Expo 2012 JBLM - Warren Buffet News | Tim Weber Flies the GEICO Extra 300S Tim Weber discovered aviation at the age of 13. Having moved to within bicycling distance of Turf Soaring School in Phoenix, Arizona, it wasn’t long before Tim was a regular visitor to the airport. By the time Tim was 14 years old he had gone from being the kid looking through the fence to becoming a line-boy, trading work for flying lessons. Tim’s aptitude for flying was ...

“Soaring with the Warbirds” at the Tillamook Air Museum - Tillamook Headlight Herald | The Tillamook Air Museum is had recently started offering a membership program to it's patrons. Membership comes with an extraordinary incentive: individuals, depending upon their level of membership, are being offered plane rides on some of the rarest ...

Bombers over Hickory - Hickory Daily Record | The B-24 Liberator landed at Hickory Regional Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour that features Witchcraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress (Nine O Nine), and Betty Jane, a P-51 Mustang. Ray Bolon is on the brink of turning 89. He was still excited at seeing ...

WWII Plane Replica Painted for Marion Native Turned into Camp Dodge Exhibit - Patch.com | new_asset_attachment_attributes. The plane that came to represent the "Flying Tigers" attack on Japanese forces in China during World War II is now part of the collection at the Iowa Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge near Johnston. On Wednesday a replica ...

Spitfire WWII Fighter Planes In Myanmar Excavation Could Flood Vintage Plane Market from You Fly, Girl by Cathy GaleYANGON, Myanmar — As many as 140 World War II Spitfire fighter planes – three to four times the number of airworthy models known to exist – are believed to be buried in near-pristine condition in Myanmar. A British-Myanmar partnership says it will begin digging them up by the end of the month. The go-ahead for excavation came earlier this week when the Myanmar government signed an agreement with British aviation enthusiast David J. Cundall and his local partner. Cundall, a farmer and businessman, earlier this year announced he had located 20 of the planes, best known for helping the Royal Air Force win mastery of the skies during the Battle of Britain...

RAF picture special - beauty and the beast from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | ...First up is beautiful Hawker Hurricane IIC LF363 from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), captured close-up seconds before passing above Buckingham Palace during Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations earlier this year....

Faux MiG in Blue and Grey — a Marine Aggressor from the Snipers from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Like the famous US Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (also known as Top Gun) the US Marine Corps also trains its pilots using adversary aircraft flown as potential threat air forces would — as [...]

Second British F-35B delivered to Eglin--flown by a British pilot from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The UK Royal Air Force's second Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida, on 19 October. The short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft,

Flying a smaller, safer blimp at Hindenburg site from The Kathryn Report | LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — At 178 feet long and 56 feet high, the massive airship dwarfed members of the ground crew Thursday as they strained to hold on to tethering lines like so many Lilliputians trying to control Gulliver.Inside the gondola of the Navy's MZ-3A, pilots Mark Kynett and Larry Chambers made the final checks, and then — with two powerful engines roaring at their back — aimed the blimp...

The Light Aircraft Company creates new aerobatic biplane - PilotWeb | Image courtesy of The Light Aircraft Company. The Light Aircraft Company (TLAC) has created what it says is the first British series production manufactured biplane with aerobatic capabilities since the de Havilland Tiger Moth. The company has ...

Branson Leverages Baumgartner's Record Jump from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The ever adventurous and publicity-savvy Sir Richard Branson Thursday recognized Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull-sponsored record freefall by also telling the world his company once considered a jump from 400,000 feet -- and might consider it, again. In a blog post at Virgin.com Branson says his people were approached in 2005 by an individual who wanted to use SpaceShipOne for...

Secretive X-37B launch may be delayed by glitch - NBCNews.com | 18 at the Air Force Association's 2012 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at National Harbor, Md. "On the 16th of June, we completed the second orbital test vehicle or OTV mission with the X-37B. OTV-2 spent 469 days on orbit," Shelton ...

Felix Baumgartner's first TV interview since Red Bull Stratos jump from Aerial Sports Feed | The Red Bull Stratos media tour began in New York City on Friday with a stop at 'CBS This Morning,' where Felix spoke about the fear he felt 24.5 miles above the Earth.

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Navy Blue Angels and Air Force F22 Raptor wow the Bay Area community ... - San Jose Mercury News | time with other expert aviators, including the Air Force F-22 Raptor. Air Force Master Sgt. Bo Brewer, 40, said his team also enjoys speaking to people in the community about what they do, as much as they enjoy the rest of their jobs. "We've been ...

Alliance Air Show - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The Thunderbirds arrive at Alliance Airport in their Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons on Thursday October 4, 2012. The Alliance Air Show runs this weekend. Air Show Advance. Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis. The Canadian Snowbirds fly their CT-104 ...

Embry-Riddle ready for Homecoming fun to start - Daytona Beach News-Journal | Events start Sunday and end after Embry-Riddle's free Wings & Waves Air Show on Oct. 13 and 14 at the shoreline in front of Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N. Atlantic Ave. The Homecoming theme is "Embry-Riddle Homecoming: Topping the ...

Apache Longbow to Appear at Copperstate from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Visitors at this year's Copperstate Fly-In and Aviation Expo will get a rare, up-close look at an Apache Longbow, one of the most technologically advanced attack helicopters in the world as the event convenes October 25-27 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), Arizona.

RIVERSIDE: March Field Air Museum holds annual fundraiser - Press-Enterprise | March Field Air Museum is hosting its 28th annual MASH Bash on Saturday, Oct. 13. Advance tickets are $45 per person and $55 per person on event day. The 1970s “M*A*S*H” television series continues to be one of America's favorite sitcoms because of its ...

No aerobatic team display at Air Force Day this year from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | There will be no aerobatic team display at the Indian Air Force (IAF) Day parade this year as the famed Sarang helicopter team is out of action and the Surya Kiran formation team was disbanded last year.The 80th anniversary celebrations are scheduled to be held at the Hindon air base next week.While the IAF has kept a tight lid on the issue, sources said the helicopter display team is out of...

Would-be pilot revisits WWII B-29 - Tulsa Beacon | Other World War II era aircraft from the Commemorative Air Force joined FIFI throughout the weekend including a North American P-51 Mustang and a Beech C-45 Expediter. In conjunction with FIFI's visit, the Tulsa area Food Truck community collected ...

Veterans relive war memories on B-17 flight - Dothan Eagle | Virgil Fenn stands near the B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast" late Wednesday evening on the Aero-One Aviation ramp at Dothan Regional Airport. Fenn, who began flying in the 1940s, flew this particular B-17 extensively for Dothan Aviation Corporation in ...

B-17 Bomber Lands in Dothan, Honors Local WWII Veterans - WTVY, Dothan | Arthur sat as the 'Ball Turret Gunner,' in order to be the gunner and fit in the small spot you had to be no taller than 5'6. "The ball turret is very uncomfortable," explained Osepchook. WWII Veteran Fred Fellows also flew on B-17's over Germany. "We ...

Victims of WWII Plane Crash Finally Identified from Warplanes Online Community by yna | After 68 years, the remains of seven U.S. servicemen who went unaccounted for after their aircraft crashed on an island in Vanuatu during World War II were finally identified and returned to their families. Vanuatu was a former French-British Condominium located east of northern Australia, it is now known as Republic of Vanuatu. On April 22, 1944, a team of seven marines were conducting a night training mission aboard a PBJ-1 patrol bomber, the military variant of the North American B-25 Mitchell. It...

Historic New Mexico Aerodrome Being Restored from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Almost a century after its founding and 35 years after it was closed, the First Aero Squadron Aerodrome and Columbus Airport are undergoing a rebirth in Columbus, New Mexico.

Photographer makes P-51 shine from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Here’s a shot we all wish we could make. I’ve never seen pixels shine like this before.

Famous Aviators from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...Amazing the number of women aviators that we never heard about in school. This beautiful young lady was told that she "would never make a flier."And yet, she achieved greatness. What did she do?...

Respect and affection, nearly 70 years on by hogdayafternoon | ...The first two films were recently discovered and were special for a couple of reasons, the first being that they were shot in colour, most unusual for that time and the second and most special reason was that they were shot by aircrew. They were home movies, a personal record of life on a USAAF/RAF air base in the East of England. East Anglia, as this area is known (for us English were once known as “Angles” in ancient times) was turned into one huge American airfield, predominantly bomber bases. Col. Jimmy Stewart flew from an airfiled 10 miles to the north of where I type this and within a 5 mile radius were numerous other airfields that were the home to B24′s which were gradually replaced, as action intensified, by B17′s. Other bases were gradually equipped with P51′s and P47′s, the “Little Friends”. Memorabilia is everywhere, if one chooses to seek it out...

Estelle Wingster: A vintage airplane with a modern message from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | In 1953 Ken Miller of Van Nuys, Calif., was a college student. He went to the airport with two friends and met a man who was giving rides in his Cessna 150. “The guy said he would take each of us up for $10 a piece,” Miller recalled. “I had $20 in my pocket. The first guy goes but doesn't have any money, so I paid for him. Then the second guy goes and he doesn't have any money so I pay for him too and then I told the pilot I was out of

Mike Newman aiming for grand slam speed records on land, sea and air - Power Boat - World | Mike also holds a Guinness world blind aerial acrobatic record; gained as part of a team record whilst flying the most consecutive loops in formation with The Blades Aerobatic Team in 2011. After successful trials in Leicestershire and Devon, Mike ...

New cameras for winners of the Air Festival photo competition - Bournemouth Echo | THE winners of the Daily Echo/Castle Cameras Air Festival 2012 photographic competition have collected their prizes. Judges sifted through hundreds of entries before selecting Geoff Taylor to win the adult competition and Matthew Le Riche the junior ...

Former Young Eagle Receives Flights of a Lifetime from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A flight package offered for auction at the Gathering of Eagles held at EAA AirVenture 2011 became a weekend to remember for pilot and former Young Eagle Tyler Stargardt, of Marshfield Wisconsin, at the grand opening weekend for the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Kids can discover aviation on Oct. 13 - The Trentonian | TRENTON—The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 176 is sponsoring “Young Eagles Day” on Saturday, Oct. 13,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trenton-Mercer Airport. CONTRIBUTE. Story Ideas. Send Corrections. All children ages 8 to 17 will have an ...

'In Descent Proposal' Pilot Flies for a Living from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On Monday, when EAA first posted the story about the viral YouTube video showing EAA member Ryan Thompson's feigned in-flight emergency ruse to propose to his girlfriend Carlie Kennedy, the video had garnered just more than 1.4 million views.

"Jetpack" Sets "Record" from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The president of Jetlev Southwest, Dean O'Malley, flew (tethered to a floating powerplant and not without stops) over 26.2 miles of open ocean from Newport Beach California to Catalina Saturday, September, 29, to promote the company's jetpack product. The promotional stunt aimed to set a record for longest jetpack flight. Jetlev manufactures a jetpack that uses water pressure for thrust. The water is pumped from a floating power unit through a hose to two downward facing nozzles attached to a backpack worn by the pilot. The system handled the trip in about four hours but its 200 hp four-stroke marine engine emptied the craft's 22-gallon fuel tank twice along the way, with varied results.

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Tricks, skills of Blue Angels keep spectators eyes glued to sky - KITV Honolulu | The major indexes initially jumped about 1% after a stronger-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing, but pulled back from the day's highs as Bernanke defended the central bank's latest stimulus action. The Fed chief said the economy "simply has not ...

Simsbury Airport Fly-In draws record 10000 visitors - Foothills Media Group | SIMSBURY — The 2012 Simsbury Fly-In & Car Show, held Sept. 23 at Simsbury Airport, featured a flyover by a giant military cargo jet, maneuvers by the Yankee Clippers formation team, a World War I fighter plane replica and visits from two LifeStar...

Photos: Paso Robles Airport Day 2012 from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | September 29, 2012, Saturday Warbirds Over Paso Robles Airshow.

Intrepid airmen CIAF to attract a record number of visitors  - BBC NEWS | This year's 19th vintage airshow Czech International Air Fest - CIAF according to initial estimates had record attendance. For both weekend days in Hradec airport resulted in more than 53,000 spectators, said spokesman Thomas shows Otruba. Last year came about...

CIAF air show had record attendance this year  - Czech newspapers  | Hradec Kralove - This year's 19th vintage airshow Czech International Air Fest - CIAF according to initial estimates had record attendance. For both weekend days in Hradec airport resulted in more than 53,000 spectators, the show's spokesman told ČTK Thomas Otruba ...

Leap Frogs Gave Breathtaking Performance at 2012 Coronado Speed Fest - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog) | Aside from the thrilling car races, the crowd attending the two-day finale of Coronado Fleet Festival was treated with a striking performance by the Navy Parachute Demonstration Team. The Leap Frogs got the rare opportunity to show off their skills to ...

Colorado and Texas Chapter October Newsletters from Antique Airfield News  | Here are the Colorado Chapter and the Texas Chapter October 2012 Newsletters. Blakesburg reports, fly-in news, and chapter business.  Don't forget, the Texas Chapter Fall Festival of Flight will be October 12-13 at Gainesville Municipal Airport! 

Shady Lady - 2012 - Feature length documentary Narration: Michael Dorn | 'Shady Lady' is the epic story of the B-24 Liberator aircraft called 'Shady Lady' that set off from Darwin on Friday, 13 August 1943 on what was at that time the world's longest ever bombing mission of WWII to the oil refineries
at Balikpapan, Borneo. Shortly before running out of fuel, 'Shady Lady' was crash landed on a remote salt pan in Northern Western Australia after flying for 16 hours and 35 minutes. With help from the Aboriginal Community, 'Shady Lady' amazingly flew again. A 'Presidential Citation' for the crew, was... More Info and trailer HERE

Santa Teresa's War Eagles Museum hosts visit by restored B-17 bomber, crew - Las Cruces Sun-News | SANTA TERESA — The World War II B-17G bomber "Sentimental Journey" is scheduled to be on display and available for rides and tours from Monday's arrival about noon, to Thursday, departing in the morning, at the War Eagles Air Museum, 8012 Airport ...

UK Mosquito from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY | Just heard from Peter Smith of 'inreachfortheskies' blog, that the second Mosquito...

Rare Biplane With 6 On Board Missing from AVwebFlash Current Issue  | Helicopters searched across rugged terrain in northwest Brisbane, Australia, for a 1934 de Havilland Dragon DH-84 biplane that went missing Monday afternoon (local time) with six people on board. The pilot was headed home after a weekend airshow when a distress call was received about 2:15 p.m., and an emergency locator signal was heard about 45 minutes later. The pilot reportedly was "struggling in thick cloud," according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Network. Low lying clouds in the hilly and forested area hampered search efforts. Officials said an aircraft equipped with infra-red technology would search overnight, and further air and ground efforts would ramp up in the morning...

Mark Mangold Interview at Reno Pylon Racing School – from National Air Race Podcast
from Warbirdbabe's Blog | I had a fun time interviewing Airline Pilot and Red Bull Racing Champion, Mark Mangold at the Reno Pylon Racing School (PRS) which is held each June prior to the official start of the Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show held in September. I spoke with Pilot Mike Mangold about the changes made to the race course which decreased in size from 8.4 miles to 8.1 miles but increased the safety radius margins....

National Air Race and Aviation films: 1928 – 1939 by Engineering Library | National Air Race and Aviation films: 1928 – 1939 have been loaded as a set of aviation films from Western Reserve Historical Society's collection. “This collection contains copies of original 16mm films (positive prints) of the ...

Phabulous Phantom Photo: F-4 fighter jet’s romantic take off into a rainbow from David Cenciotti's weblog | Taken few hours ago at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, by Gian Luca Onnis, the following picture shows a German Air Force F-4 Phantom with the Jadgdeschwader (JG) 71 “Richthofen”, taking off into a rainbow, shortly after a thunderstorm...

EAA Member's 'In Descent Proposal' Goes Viral from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A video of an EAA member proposing to his girlfriend in a GA airplane while feigning an in-flight emergency has gone viral, giving the now-engaged couple a fair dose of fame on the national landscape. Ryan Thompson, EAA 1096853, from Chicago, and his fiancee Carlie Kennedy have already appeared on ABC's Good Morning America thanks to the popularity of the video In Descent Proposal, which at last count was approaching 1.4 million views on YouTube.

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Blue Angels wow crowds - KHON2 | The Blue Angels wowed the crowds one last time Sunday afternoon at the Kaneohe Bay Airshow. Thousands of people showed up to see the world famous aerobatic team perform for the second time this weekend. Marine corps base officials say they've ...

Courtland Air Show Features Fake Plane Heist - WHNT | COURTLAND, Ala. (WHNT) – Promoters say approximately 5,000 people were on-hand for Saturday's air show. The skies were filled with many vintage military aircraft, plus planes designed and built for stunt flying. One of the highlights of the afternoon ...

Chico Air Show provides entertainment in flight - Enterprise-Record | A CF-18 jet flies straight into the air after making a nearly vertical takeoff at the Chico Air Show on Sunday at the Chico airport...

Jetman coming to air show - Auckland stuff.co.nz | The aviation world's top act, the Jetman, is making a flying visit to Auckland and spectators will get a wing-side view of the action. The New Zealand International Air Show today announced Yves Rossy, better known as Jetman, will headline its ...

[VIDEO] The Patrouille de France in Le Touquet on Saturday  - journaldemontreuil.fr  | As promised by the deputy mayor, Daniel Fasquelle, the Patrouille de France returns to the station on 21 and 22 September as part of the Centenary of the city, following the cancellation of the demonstration of 2 and 3 September 2011 due to bad ...

Flyers inaugurate new field in Campobello with fly-in - Spartanburg Herald Journal | The TNT Foothill Flyers R/C Club, formed in April, held its first fly-in and grand opening at the club's new field on Sunday. Remote-control pilots showed what their battery- and gas-powered planes — some with 10- and 12-foot wingspans and 15- to ...

Bombers bonded by World War II reunite in metro Detroit - Detroit Free Press | It has been nearly a lifetime -- 67 years -- since their B17 Flying Fortresses lumbered off the runway for their last World War II bombing mission over Europe, but the members of the 483rd Bomb Group haven't forgotten. They're coming from all across ...

Meet The AVG Flying Tigers@ The National Infantry Museum ... by SDavenport | Four out of six surviving members of the legendary Flying Tigers will visit the National Infantry Museum on Friday, October 19. They will host a Meet-and-Greet with the public from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in Patriot Hall. Come say hello ...

Photoflying Days: Thursday (part X) from Apron 6 | On Thursday we had our first ‘real’ nightshoot. We had water, lights and some interesting oldtimers....

Grumman Northrop E-2 Hawkeye walkaround and scimitar propellers by travelforaircraft  | The Hawkeye is a workhorse carrying a crew of five and some of the world's most advanced avionics — it is also the heaviest carrier borne aircraft in the U.S. Navy, and likely in the world as well. The main electronic asset in the Hawkeye is the Airborne Tactical Data System (ATDS) and ties to the Naval Tactical Data System at fleet HQ giving a step up to the concept of the Combat Information Center. Communications involve a broad spectrum or radio frequencies as well as satellite. The signature characteristic is the 24 foot diameter (~7.3m) rotodome (housing various antennae) which revolves at 3-6 rpm providing for 360º coverage. The four fin tail is necessary in order for the best radar performance....

Bahamasair female pilots to be honoured at final Beauties @ Brunch event set for Nassau from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From the Bahama Weekly: Bahamasair female pilots to be honoured at final Beauties @ Brunch event set for Nassau | Nassau, Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. Cocktails are at 3pm and the show kicks off at 5pm. This 4th event in a 4-part series to celebrate 50 years of Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Bahamas and to Recognize and pay tribute to Great Women of The Bahamas! This time we honour the three female captains (Gail Saunders, Frances Smith, and Gwendolyn Ritchie) of Bahamasair....

Aviation Soldiers Turn 'Helicopter' Into 'Car' from Aero-News Network  | Team From KS Entered A 'Chinook' In The Dallas, TX, Soap Box Derby Five soldiers whose expertise lies in the realm of machines that fly tested their skills on an earth-bound machine Sept. 15 as part of a soapbox car crew that competed in a national derby held in Dallas, TX. “It was a blast,” said Spc. Noah Kim, an aircraft mechanic.

NASA Planning Deep-Space Outpost from Aero-News Network | Would Orbit Earth At 277,000 Miles NASA has a plan on the drawing board that would establish an outpost some 277,000 miles from the Earth, according to documents obtained by a Florida newspaper. The space station would maintain an orbit beyond that of the moon, and be a "staging area" for potential Lunar and Martian missions...

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Celebrating 100 years of Marine Corps Aviation with the Red Bull Air Force Team - Hawaii News Now | This is only a taste of what you'll see this weekend during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. "Hats off for those gentlemen for dialing us in and giving us those freedoms to enjoy what we are doing," said Daisher while sharing his appreciation to the military ...

Blue Angels From Above - Military Times (blog) | A formation of Navy Blue Angel FA-18 Hornets from Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., fly together after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from Altus Air Force Base Sept. 20, 2012. Aircrew from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus AFB refueled ...

Thousands heading to North Georgia for weekend air show - WRCB-TV | ROME, GA (WRCB) -- With an amazing lineup headlined by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show is expecting a great show this weekend. Gates open to the public at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, and at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday ...

Support our local air force base - Kansas.com (blog) | The question of whether Sedgwick County should spend $10,000 on a hospitality tent for the Wings Over McConnell air show this weekend got a lot of attention, with commissioners having a worthwhile debate about such taxpayer-funded perks before voting ...

Spoleto A FORMER COMMANDER OF ARROWS TRICOLORI  - Spoleto City  | This is what will take place Tuesday, October 2 on the occasion of the visit to Spoleto the former commander of the Frecce Tricolori Massimo Tammaro. The day will begin at 10:30 am with a visit to Casa Menotti, host of Monini Foundation, which manages the museum house ...

Libyan Chinook for Malta Air Show - Times of Malta | A Libyan air force Chinook twin rotor helicopter is to participate in the Malta Air Show this Saturday and Sunday. This will be the first time that a Libyan Chinook will be in Malta and it is very rare for such helicopters to fly outside Libya. The two ...

Cold Front Hits Gold Team from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | The Duluth Airshow is a celebration of aviation that brings together aviators and aviation enthusiasts from all over the world and is also the largest event of the year in Minnesota. This event was also the first time in 30 years that the Canadian Snow Birds performed there. The Gold Demonstration Team arrived on Wednesday prior to the Airshow to make some appearances and let the Minnesotans about the great demonstration the team would make later on in the week. Among those was a visit to Superior High School to talk some select science classes on the physics of skydiving and to let them know that their Assistant Principal Bill Punyko would be making a tandem skydive with the Golden Knight’s very own SFC Aaron Figel into the football game that afternoon. The team was excited and ready to go until the plane took off and reality started to set in as the temperature dropped to below freezing. The team knows all too well about the temperature shift from the ground up to altitude but this time the ground temp was in the upper 40s so that made the temp at altitude was about 10 degrees. The team performed a spectacular show for the high school and Mr. Punyko got the ride of his life and a story to share with his students...

US Air Force Thunderbirds (circa 1959) by doobybrain | ...video of a bunch of retro US Air Force Thunderbirds flying in formation...

The Knickebein from CAF Red Tail Squadron | ...The British confirmed that the Germans were using this landing beam system to drop bombs by eavesdropping on captured Luftwaffe pilots. However, many scientists refused to believe this was possible because they felt the curvature of the earth would not allow radio beams to be sent accurately. Winston Churchill finally settled the controversy by sending British pilots up to find out if the beams were really there. A crew found the beam and followed it. They found the crossbeam, marked the coordinates and later found out that the beams crossed directly over the Rolls Royce plant where the Merlin airplane engines (yes, like the one in our P-51C Mustang) were manufactured...

Poll: Lowestoft people asked 'has the Airshow got any future?' - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | And although the airshow committee is downhearted, it has pledged to meet in a “couple of months' time to review the situation” but because of a £60,000 shortfall in the wet weather contingency fund, caused by this year's poor weather, there is no ...

WWII pilot remembers B-29 bombers - Tulsa World | The aircraft is owned and maintained by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force, and it is in Tulsa at the museum for public viewing and revenue flights through the weekend. Along with the B-29, a North American P-51 Mustang, a Beech C-45 Expediter! and ...

World War II era airplanes land at Norwood Memorial Airport - Wicked Local | Peter Kidd, James Kidd and Harold Bleicher weren't going to let the opportunity pass them by: They were going to fly on a B-17 Flying Fortress. “I want to go because it's the last chance I'll ever have to fly in a piece of history,” Peter said at the ...

B-17 "Flying Fortress" Tour Makes Local Stop - WFPL | Its' been restored by the non-profit Liberty Foundation and was used in the 1990 film Memphis Belle, about the famed B-17 that survived 25 combat missions in the war. This is a plane built for combat, not for comfort, and just climbing aboard is an ...

GoPro - Kermie Cam - Albatros over Shuttleworth - YouTube | You Are There! Come fly the Albatros with me over the beautiful countryside at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome in England. This plane is one of the magnificent works of art built by Peter Jackson's, The Vintage Aviator Limited in New Zealand. This is my first flight over here with this aircraft, so let's take to the skies... maybe we'll run into Gene DeMarco from TVAL piloting the Re-8. - Kermit Weeks (20120831)  http://www.fantasyofflight.com

Airman missing from WWII identified from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

How many A-10 combat planes can you count in this photo? All of them are deploying to the Middle East… from David Cenciotti's weblog | Although the caption of the following picture reads “more than a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt….” I can count 19 such combat planes belonging to the 354 FS, 355th Fighter Wing from Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona at Westover Air Reserve Base...

The end of an era from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | For 37 years Dyess' C-130 Hercules and its Airmen have built a legacy in the Air Force. That legacy came to end Sept. 26 as the last two C-130 H models, tail numbers 1667 and 2063, departed for Little Rock AFB, Ark...

Fifth-generation formation from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-22A Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at...

Aéropuces 2012 from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Aéropuces 20 and October 21, 2012  | For the 6th consecutive year, the Museum of Air and Space organizes its large flea aeronautics. Collectors, individuals and professionals find themselves under the wings of two Concorde Museum for two days of "treasure hunt" in a festive atmosphere. More than 60 exhibitors are expected to exhibit linear 300m. Free admission.

Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Readies ISS Cargo Launches from Wallops
from Spaceports |  The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority has handed over the newly constructed Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to Orbital Sciences Corporation for the new Antares rocket booster. The new rocket is set to commence commercial cargo launches with the new Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station from Virginia's Eastern Shore...

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Blue Angels fly over Waikiki - KHON2 | The navy's flight demonstration squadron flew past Waikiki this afternoon on its way to the Marine Corps Base in Kaneohe. It was pretty impressive nice formation we won't be able to go over to Kaneohe to see 'em so we're glad we got to see em while we...

Chico Air Show 2012 starts tonight - Mercury-Register | At 10 a.m. Saturday, six-time member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team and the first woman to win the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship Patty Wagstaff will be greeting the public. On Saturday and Sunday, the gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. The air ...

Canadian air show team arrives - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — The Chico Municipal Airport's gates open at 4 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday for Chico Air Show 2012. A variety of aerobatic teams, solo performances and parachuting will be featured over the weekend, accompanied by dozens of ...

Third Annual Air Show Comes to Leesburg - Patch.com | A fly-over of the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft from Dover AFB, Del., 11:30 a.m.; Aerobatic and wing walking performances. Airshow performers include Kirk Wicker and his “Flying Farmer” routine, wingwalker Jane Wicker and Charlie Schwenker's ...

McConnell Air Force Base Air Show This Weekend - KAKE | Planes are arriving and setup is almost complete for Wings Over McConnell, the air force base's annual air show happening this weekend. This year will feature the Air Force Thunderbirds and Army Golden Knights, as well several other displays and ...

An Unforgettable Ride on the Blue Angels' C-130 Fat Albert by Tim Gray | A few weeks back I was asked if I'd like to take a ride on the Blue Angels' C-130 transport-aircraft the Fat Albert, at the Grand Junction Air Show -- I.

Kirby Chamblis from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...“Chambliss has been flying since age 13. He became the youngest commercial pilot at his U.S. air carrier at 24. By the time he made it to captain at 28 he was already polishing his aerobatic skills, an interest acquired during aerobatic training for his job flying a business jet. Chambliss has won five U.S. National Aerobatic championships....

The DH98 Mosquito Lives Again - Bravo Avspecs! First Flight 9-27-12
from AirPigz by Martt | Here's an awesome pic from the Avspecs Limited facebook page of the Mosquito in the air near Auckland New Zealand on its first day back in the sky, Thursday 9-27-12. Could and airplane look more pefect than this?! The caption for the pic on their page: The DH98 Mosquito lives again! What a day! 3 flights and all home safe and sound....

EAA's Aluminum Overcast to Land at Dothan Alabama from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Take a flight aboard EAA's fully restored B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast-coming to Dothan Alabama. Aluminum Overcast, the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, returned to the sky to nearly 30 planned destinations for the 2012 "Salute to Veterans" national tour. The national B-17 tours have taken place every year since 1994....

WWII B-25 bomber lands at Topeka airport - Topeka Capital Journal | All money goes to operate the aircraft, and members of the Commemorative Air Force, Arizona Wing, are volunteers. Advertisement. By Steve Fry. THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL. WWII B-25 bomber lands at Topeka airport. Steve Fry. September 27, 2012 11:04 PM ...

Free summer Fly Day - Mukilteo Beacon | The B-25 debuted at FHC last summer and is recognized as one of the most accurately restored WWII bombers in existence. This war-bird is a twin-engine medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation, used in a wide range of roles by Allied air ...

Anton Newspapers Military Heroes Essay Contest: Sy Buckner Among B-17 ... - Farmingdale Observer | Anton Newspapers Military Heroes Essay Contest: Sy Buckner Among B-17 Flight Guests. Friday, 28 September 2012 00:00. The following is the first half of the essay submitted by Janice Buckner, writing about her father, Sy Buckner of Roslyn Heights. This ...

Flying Tigers earned their stripes - ReporterHerald.com | In order to impress the Japanese opposition, they painted eyes and sharp teeth on the plane's conical nose to make it look like a tiger shark, thus the name "Flying Tigers." The Tigers were constantly short of repair parts, fuel and occasionally pilots ...

Medal of Honor Recipient CWO Michael Novosel served in 3 Wars: WWII, Korea & Vie... from IASAR - Indiana Air Search and Rescue's Facebook Wall | Medal of Honor Recipient CWO Michael Novosel served in 3 Wars: WWII, Korea & Vietnam. He flew B-29 bombers and he served his first tour in Vietnam flying medevac helicopters (Dustoff) with the 283rd Medical Det. His second tour was...

Centenary congratulations to the Royal Norwegian Air Force from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | The Royal Norwegian Air Force celebrated its centenary with an air show on September 1-2, 2012, in Oslo. Back in July we showed an F-16 of the RNoAF that had been given a special paint job to celebrate the anniversary. It was part of a large number of aircraft taking part in fly-pasts to commemorate the occasion. Here's a video of the fly-pasts, featuring aircraft ranging from historic to contemporary.

Morristown Municipal Airport celebrates 70th anniversary from General Aviation News by Janice  Wood | By STEVE SCHAPIRO On Friday, Sept. 21, an extraordinary aviation event took place in Morristown, N.J. It didn’t include any aerial demonstrations or engineering feats or new products. What took place in Hangar 6 at Morristown Municipal Airport was a celebration of the airport’s 70th anniversary. Having grown up around aviation, this simple event for the airport community was refreshing. Too often airports are defending themselves against the surrounding community, which was usually built up after the airport. In New Jersey, more than 50 airports have closed in the past 60 years...

Supersonic target — Ryan’s BQM34F Firebee II by travelforaircraft | Ryan developed the Firebee II as a supersonic drones which could be flown as missile targets and carried electronics to imitate radar signatures as well as rate missile scores. Catapulted from a rail or dropped from a mothership it could fly as low as 50 feet (15.2m) and be controlled from as far away as 200 miles (320km). Recovery was the same as with the subsonic Firebee drones, suspended from a parachute and snatched by a helicopter — with recovery from water was a back-up plan....

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Former CAP National Commander Elected President Of IACE Association Board from Aero-News Network  | First Woman To Hold The Position In The Organizations 65-Year History Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, Civil Air Patrol’s national commander from 2008-2011, is the newly-elected president of the International Air Cadet Exchange Association Board of Directors – the first female to hold the position in the association’s nearly 65-year history.

Stow: Young Eagles flight rally | Community Advocate by Community Advocate Staff | All those between ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, as EAA Chapter 196 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at...

Third X-37B Launch Expected, Few Details from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The Air Force has announced that one of its 29-foot long X-37B unmanned space planes will launch on another classified mission in October and this time has left some faint hints of what the aircraft's activities might involve. Previous missions of X-37B space planes ended in December 2010, after 255 days, and in June 2012, after 469 days. Both of those flights landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and ...

"Why a Duck?" UCAP #305 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Deadline extended for Whirly-Girls scholarships from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Whirly-Girls International has extended the deadline for its 2013 scholarships to Nov. 1. The total worth of the nine scholarships is more than $45,000.

Video:  Red Bull Stratos | An Animated View from Aerial Sports Feed | On 8 October 2012, or on the days following this date (depending on weather conditions) Felix Baumgartner will attempt a record-breaking freefall jump from 23 miles above the earth as part of the Red...

Space shuttle arrives home for one last 'endeavor' from Air Force Link Top Stories | For the Edwards community who has been actively involved in NASA's Space Shuttle program since flight testing began in the 1970's, it was a bittersweet day when Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived one last time Sept. 20, piggy-backed on NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Photo: An F-35A test aircraft flies over Space Shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base
from David Cenciotti's weblog | On Sept. 21, the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop a Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), from Edwards Air Force Base to Los Angeles International Airport overflying the most iconic places in the LA area. On arrival at Edwards AFB from...

The Best Shots From the Space Shuttle Fleet's Final Flight - PC Magazine | Enterprise has been delivered to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, while Discovery now resides at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia. Endeavour ...

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Flight with the Blue Angels - KHON2 | Some of the best pilots in the world are on Oahu for the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. I climbed aboard and went flying with the Blue Angels today. To say it was the thrill of a lifetime would be an understatement. It was luck of the draw to have the honor of ...

Rock the Runway at the 16th Scottsdale Air Fair Nov. 3 – 4 - Sonoran News | SCOTTSDALE – The City of Scottsdale is proud to announce the Scottsdale Air Fair 2012, a two-day family event that will inspire every generation with the excitement of flight, taking place November 3 and 4 at the Scottsdale Airport. There will be ...

Rome welcomes Wings Over North Georgia Air Show this weekend - Chattanooga Times Free Press | Pilots with the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team and Goodyear Aviation practice an inverted flight formation Wednesday above the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Ga., in preparation for this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show...

Strongman to 'pull for the troops' at McConnell open house - Kansas.com | Kirsch's act, “Pulls for the Troops,” is part of the Wings Over McConnell Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. He will perform both days at 11 a.m.. But don't be late. The entire feat takes ...

Warbird takes flight to promote Aviation Day - Shelbyville Times-Gazette | This T-34, flown by Charles McGaughy is one of the aircraft that will be on display and in the air Saturday for Shelbyville Aviation Day. The Beechcraft, a military training aircraft from the 1950's, will be performing along side other models during a ...

CoolPix: 'Sawbones' Sea Fury At Pylon 8 - Reno 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | ...This particular CoolPix is of the Sea Fury Sawbones flown by Curt Brown which actually captured 4th place in the big Gold Unlimited race on Sunday 9-16-12, the last day of the 2012 Reno Air Races. This pic is
from Saturday's Silver Heat 3B where the airplane came in first with a speed of 402.338 mph. I was out at pylon 8 for five or six races of the various classes on Saturday, and this was one of the better images I captured that trip....

Local pilot wins gold in Reno Air Races - Mukilteo Beacon | LaVelle's first Reno Air Race was in 2007. He wasn't as fast as he is now, but he still won Rookie of the Year. His second year, LaVelle showed up with turbochargers. He passed his way to the front during the championships – and was about to win it ...

Flying racer from The Kathryn Report | AVIATION enthusiasts can learn more about the history of a 1930s aircraft for the next month.The Comper Swift/CLAC story tells the fascinating history of the small racing aircraft which has connections to the Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club.Visitors will...

MOSQUITO–FIRST FLIGHT from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The culmination of a decade’s work came together 27 September with DH98 Mosquito ZK-MOS alighting from Ardmore’s runway 03 a little after 1030 in company with T6 Trojan ZK-JGS and EC120 ZK-HTV for the aircraft’s first flight. A little over 45 mins later the Mosquito touched down on Auckland’s runway 05R, a pre-planned...

The ultimate history lesson: B-17 'Memphis Belle' to take flight this weekend ... - Evening News and Tribune | Although the original Memphis Belle is no longer operational, the B-17 that stood in for her in the 1990 big-budget movie of the same name featuring Eric Stoltz and Harry Connick Jr. still remains. And on Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County ...
 
The B-25 Mitchell: 'I've been everywhere' - HeraldNet (blog) | During WWII, pilots from the UK, Australia, Free France, Canada, China, Russia, and Brazil, among others, flew the B-25 in combat against the Axis. After the war, the plane's reach went even farther — Peru, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Palestine, and ...

Photoflying days: Thursday (part VII) from apron6 | Last pictures from the Spitfire/Hurricane/Texan formation. I’ll post some...

Salem, IL Leckrone Airport (KSLO) from The Lexicans | ...Leckrone Airport is named for Philip Leckrone who fought in the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons during World War2. Philip was born 1912 and raised in Salem to William and Lottie Leckrone. Phil also owned his own airplane in town. He traveled to Britian in 1940 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force and learned to fly the Spitfire. While serving...

Greenfield's plans for air museum advances - The Salinas Californian | The Greenfield City Council unanimously approved Tuesday measures to immediately seek annexation of property for a planned air museum. The city plans to annex 135 acres for the Yanks Air Museum which needs the approval of the state Local Area ...

Historic aircraft to live again - The Sunshine Coast Daily | THE Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra will turn on a selection of its historic aircraft engines on Saturday for a family fun event. The annual Aero Engine Run Day will show off the sights and sounds of engines and aircrafts, some dating back to the ...

Air Force prepares third mission for mysterious X-37B spacecraft from sUAS News by Press | The US Air Force confirms that they will once again launch its mysterious X-37B spy plane back into the sky, but what it will do there remains a mystery. For the third time ever, the Boeing-made unmanned aircraft will be put into orbit. Details on the operation, as usual, remain scarce, as the Air Force remains insistent on keeping information about the aircraft under wraps. On the record, however, the agency has confirmed that the X-37B will...

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History is in the Air at Courtland - courierjournal | Chris Avery and his F4U-1 Corsair Courtesy photo COURTLAND – Top aerobatic performers from across the United States will take to the sky September 29 when the Courtland Air Show returns to the Old Courtland Air Base. Along with thrilling aerial ...

Gallery: Wings Over Gatineau - Ottawa Citizen | WHAT: Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa Air Show featuring breathtaking aerial demonstrations by the famed Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the CF-18 Demo Team, the F-86 Golden Hawk Sabre, and wing-walking legend Carol Pilon. There's legendary Second ...

Air Show thanks community, fans for support - Journal Pioneer | Colin Stephenson, executive director of Air Show Atlantic, was back in Summerside on Tuesday to present donations to several community groups that supported last month's Atlantic Canada International Air Show. Published on September 25, 2012 ...

Bandung Air Show kicks off this week - Jakarta Post | Bandung will conduct its biennial Air Show from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30 at the Husein Sastranegara Airbase, and it is expected to be bigger than the 2010 event. “We have been preparing for this event since last year. Participants will be coming from other ...

Ohio air News 214 - Charles Johnson | Pictures of the Cleveland show by Tom Beech, along with a same day, same aircraft at both the Cleveland and Toronto shows...

Club members prepare for annual remote control air show Sept. 29-30 - Baltimore Sun | Bob Pollokoff walked into a hobby store nearly 12 years ago, came across some model airplanes and began talking about them with some of the customers in the store. The men told about an annual event for remote control model airplanes at Southwest Area ...

Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo 2012 from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin

Tecnam P2008 Brings a Taste of Italy to the Midwest LSA Expo from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The presence of Tecnam North America at the recent Midwest LSA Expo brought a taste of Italy to the already international field of LSA manufacturers at the event. Tecnam North America is the importer and distributor of Tecnam aircraft to the U.S. and Canada and a division of the Heart of Virginia Aviation, a chain of FBOs operating in Virginia and Florida. Tecnam Italy, the parent...

Video: Precious Metal - Journey To Reno Plus Racing From Cockpit! from AirPigz by Martt | This video has two parts... the first is time-lapse footage that shows the journey from Kissimmee (FL) to Reno. It's a sweet look into a journey that most of us never think much about - but you gotta get to Reno before you can race! And then the second part takes you inside the cockpit with Thom Richard as he runs the course with a pesky Sea Fury on his tail!...

Susy Q2 T-28 Trojan from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | Mark Drew and Susan Drew interviewed by Julie in the Sky in front of their 1955 NORTH AMERICAN T-28B N7044lL while at the National Championship Air Races at Reno, Nv. on display in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational section.

Harvard Heritage Flight from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | Edward Soye is one of Vintage Wings of Canada's newest pilots. Having flown with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association for 6 years, he comes to us with plenty of experience on the type. With a broad academic background in historical studies, he is keenly aware of the cultural, social and even global context from which the North American Harvard has emerged. When in conversation, the soft spoken aviator chooses his words well and sparingly. Here, in his elegant voice, we hear about the Harvard Heritage Flight at the...

WWII bomber offers unique experience; plane known as 'The Flying Fortress ... - Rome News Tribune | Included with general admission on Friday is the Commemorative Air Force's “Red, White and Loud” tour concert featuring country music recording artist Aaron Tippin and the twilight air show that evening...

B-17 takes passengers on a trip to the past - KCBD-TV | Nearly 14,000 B-17 Bombers were commissioned for World War Two and a third of those didn't make it out of the war. This fully restored B-17 is the most authentically restored one existing today and the second that you step into the plane, you're ...

Flights, tours available when B-25 arrives in Topeka - Topeka Capital Journal | A B-25 Mitchell Bomber that flew 15 combat missions in World War II will be on display Thursday through Monday at Philip Billard Municipal Airport in Topeka. Flights on the historic aircraft, nicknamed Maid in the Shade, are available for $395. The ...

Book lights team 'spark' - Minneapolis Star Tribune | Members of the Eastview football team visited the hanger where the Commemorative Air Force, located at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, gave the players a short history lesson on their restored B-25 "Miss Mitchell" as well as a hands-on tour of the...

FW-190 A-4 "Würger" Kommodore Major Hubertus von Bonin Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grün... from by AVIATIONGRAPHIC.com | Hubertus von Bonin was born in Potsdam the 3 August 1911. He died, killed in action, 15 December 1943 near Gorodok in a fight with Soviet P-39 Airacobras. Bonin was a german fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe credited wth shooting down 77 enemy aircraft. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front, starting with 4 victories in Spain while flying with Legion Condor. His commands included...

Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull. “U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J.... from Planeshots | Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull. “U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J. King in front of his Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull (BuNo 9990) on 8 June 1936. Original caption: ‘Navy’s flying flagship. Washington, D.C., June 8. Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, completing...

F-35 rocks and, indeed, rolls from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic | PerryNow this we like. Culled from the UK's defence images...

Russia's PAK-DA bomber a 'White Elephant' from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | We've looked at the prospects for Russia's PAK-DA next-generation bomber programme a few times of late on The DEW Line, so I thought I'd flag up

September 25, 2012 Hangar Talk from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Mike: “Out of the blue of the western sky comes SKY KING!” Those words were spoken over 50 years ago by Mike Wallace, who rung up a long career in radio and television, much of it on 60 Minutes. But back then, his deep and authoritative voice announcing the start of Sky King was my call to duty every Saturday morning to pay attention to the black and white picture of a twin engine airplane swooping down across a dry lake, then flying...

Deadline Approaching for Women in Corp. Aviation Scholarships from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Sunday, Sept. 30 marks the deadline for any business aviation professional (or aspiring professional) wishing to apply for one of eight aviation-related scholarships sponsored by Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) and various corporate members, including Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Universal Weather...

Video: Red Bull Stratos is a Go for October 8 from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team perform the final checks as they prepare for the record-breaking jump from 120,000 feet above Roswell, New Mexico.

Video: Red Bull Stratos: The countdown is on! from Aerial Sports Feed | The wait is almost over. For some it's been seven years in the making. The team are now performing the final checks to the equipment before getting ready to launch Red Bull Stratos when the right..

Shuttle Endeavour now at LAX from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Shuttle Endeavour now at LAX 21 September 2012 marked Space Shuttle Endeavour last flight and final landing. What a retirement curtain call it was — touring much of California prior to landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Like many hard workers, this marks Endeavour’s retirement from NASA, as well as flight, but only to begin service [...]