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Helicopters Central to Bin Laden Raid  from Aviation Today - A small U.S. Special Ops team, including CIA and Navy SEALs using Boeing Chinooks and Sikorsky Black Hawks, assaulted a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday, killing Osama Bin Laden. Reports indicate that one Chinook experienced a mechanical failure resulting in a hard landing, with no...

Flying formation - Charleston Post Courier | A pair of US Navy Blue Angels, one flying upside down, appear almost to be a single aircraft as they roar past in tight formation during the 2011 MCAS Beaufort Air Show on Sunday. A pair of US Navy Blue Angels, one flying upside down, appear almost to ...

Paris Air Show 2011 preview | Aerospace Insight | The Royal ...  by Tim Robinson | A preview of what to look forward to at this year's Paris Air Show on 20-26 June - the aerospace industry showcase…

SR-71 that is flying today!  from Travel for Aircraft by | People who builds scale models and dioramas from scratch amaze me with their ingenuity and attention to detail. Many aircraft can only be seen as models as, sadly, examples were not saved — and, palpably, dioramas give us a sense of what the time was like. Many models and dioramas have been subjects of posts in the blog…

Bomber brings back WWII memories for Nipomo man - Santa Maria Times | Nipomo resident Joel Johnson flew 30 missions over Germany during World War II as the pilot of a B-17. He sat for a picture Tuesday at the Santa Maria Airport with traveling display B-17, Aluminum Overcast.//Mark Brown/Staff High winds sweeping along ...

Celebrating 70 years since first jet engine took to the skies from RAF Cranwell - This is Lincolnshire | Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre will commemorate the historic moment with an exhibition of displays, archive footage and information on Sir Frank. Light refreshments will also be available on the day. The Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre is based at ...

Air museum re-opens after almost two years - UpperMichigansSource.com | The KI Sawyer Heritage Air Museum is in a new location, the corner of Avenue A and Third Street. SAWYER -- It's been nearly two years since the KI Sawyer Heritage Air Museum was open for visitors. And Sunday, the museum was able to open its doors again ...

A minature menace – the W.A.R. Replicas International Fw 190  from Shortfinals's Blog | It is the dream of all private pilots to walk into a hangar, perform a pre-flight check, and taxy out in their very own WW2 fighter aircraft. Unfortunately, the cost of acquisition of, say, a P-51 Mustang, can be up to $2 million and the running costs are quite staggering. Flying a Second World War fighter, then, has had to remain a pipe-dream for most pilots…

Today in Aviation History – May 2  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Beaufort Air Show 2011 - CockyTalk | Okay so my friend and myself went to the Beaufort Air Show yesterday(at the Beaufort MCAS), something that I've done virtually every time it's been held in my life. This year was different, however, because we had VIP passes so I got some pics that I normal wouldn't have been able to get...

Blue Angels Bring Recruits Into The Cockpit - AV Stop | EffectiveUI announced the launch of a new interactive website created with Microsoft Corp. for the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. HTML5 and Microsoft Silverlight deliver an immersive user experience, bringing viewers a Blue Angels air show in a way that's never before been seen except by the pilots...

VIDEO: Thousands Flock to Air Show - WSAV | This weekend the Beaufort Air show landed at the Marine Corps Air Station. Organizers were anticipating more than 100,000 neighbors to attend. "Right now, it's looking like 70-80,000 yesterday, on the Saturday show, and we expect almost that today, maybe 50,000 today. So, we're right in that range of what we expected," said Master Sgt. Chad McMeen...

THE GREAT TENNESSEE AIR SHOW - Weekends With Dad | The internationally renowned United States Air Force Thunderbirds precision flight demonstration team will entertain regional crowds at the Great Tennessee Airshow at Smyrna Airport on May 7, 8, 2011...

Women in Aviation: Sustaining mission excellence - Coast Guard | Hundreds of aviators from around the world have descended upon Reno, Nevada, for the 2011 Women in Aviation, International Conference. Pilots, mechanics, engineers and aviation enthusiasts alike are all taking part in this year’s conference devoted to the themes “Inspire, Enthuse, Innovate.” We look forward to bringing you daily updates from the conference...

First international flight for solar powered plane - Energy Harvesting | In the framework of its European solar flight campaign, Solar Impulse, under the patronage of the European Commission, has selected Brussels as its first international destination. The airplane will be displayed in the European capital from 23 to 29 May 2011 and will then attempt to fly on to Paris-Le Bourget, where it is eagerly awaited as the Special Guest of the 49th International Paris Air Show from 20 to 26 June 2011...

100 Years of Naval Aviation: Why diversity matters in flight - Coast Guard | 2011 is the Centennial of Naval Aviation and will honor aviation pioneers in the Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps. As we look back on the last 100 years, Lt. Cmdr. Charlotte Pittman, an H-60 Jayhawk aircraft commander, offers her perspective on a diverse aircrew and its ability to enhance mission success...

The Lost Squadron: A Fleet of Warplanes Locked in Ice for Fifty Years - You Fly Girl | Pat Epps pointed downward at theglittering white icefields of southern Greenland. In August of 1980, after a week of buzzing around the Arctic in a single-engine plane, Epps and his friend Richard Taylor were flying home. The night before, in a bar at a remote airstrip, the talk turned to the legendary Lost Squadron...

VIDEO: WWII aircraft joins Idaho Military History Museum collection - KYVB | BOISE --  The Idaho Military History Museum added a new aircraft to its collection Sunday. The museum now has a  WWII-era trainer aircraft, a PT-23...

B-29 - History Made Everyday - Another Time | When I walked into the Vintage Flying Museum hangar yesterday it was hard not to grin.  A B-29 SuperFortress was sitting in the hangar.  A hangar that housed B-29's many years ago and now one sits under its high arches once again...

North American TB-25N Mitchell - Jet Photos | 30,000 pounds of shiny metal roaring up those 1700 hp Wright engines...what a feeling!

Filming wraps up on ‘Outback Pilot…Australia’ - GA News | The Real Deal Productions of Soldotna, Alaska, led by General Aviation News contributor Jim Oltersdorf, has completed filming of “Outback Pilot…Australia.” “I am most pleased to announce the final shooting of our newest documentary that takes place in the remote Australian Outback...

In the Museum - Air & Space | In 1920, while visiting the Smithsonian, a young Paul Garber noticed that the control wires of the 1909 Wright Military Flyer were incorrectly installed. After pointing this out to a curator, Garber was offered a three-month appointment. He ended up staying at the Smithsonian Institution for 72 years...

Take action on aviation - Kansas.com | Thanks are due Gov. Sam Brownback for devoting his first economic summit last week to asking the question for the city and Sedgwick County: What is it going to take to keep and build Wichita’s reputation as Air Capital of the World? The answer, which he mentioned again in his Friday news conference in Topeka, is that the community and state must assume an “offensive position” toward recruiting aviation companies, suppliers and jobs...

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'JetMan' Yves Rossy Will Fly Through Grand Canyon On Jet Pack from Aviation | Yves Rossy, nicknamed 'JetMan', is a Swiss engineer and aviator. Being the first man to achieve sustained human flight with a jet pack, Rossy has flown across the Geneva river, the Alps, the English Channel, and partway through the Strait of Gibraltar (he had to ditch in the ocean because of bad weather but was unharmed). He is planning another feat on Friday, May 6 this month. This time, he will be flying across the Grand Canyon in Arizona. ...
   
2011 Beaufort Air Show - ABC NEWS 4 | The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight performance squadron, is the special act. The team is known for its precision flying and formations. "I wanted to come out and hang out for a bit just wanted to say the Marines did a really good job at the air station ...
   
Airport celebrates with air show - Mackay Daily Mercury | HEADS were pointed skywards towards spectacular aerobatics and vintage aircraft yesterday, as thousands of spectators turned up for the 2011 Grand Airshow, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whitsunday airport. Young and old were treated to the ...

Skies come alive for classic - Toowoomba Chronicle | More than 430 vintage and classic motor vehicles were on display to the large crowd along with about 35 classic motor cycles, trucks, hot rods, utes, military vehicles, racing cars and, of course, the historic planes and warbirds. ...

Wings & Wheels runs this May in Toronto - Autos.ca | The show is produced by the Canadian Air & Space Museum and is its biggest annual fundraiser. Among the vehicles expected on display will be a 1937 LaSalle, 1937 Cord, 1939 Chrysler, 1940 Packard, 1941 Cadillac, and a Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius ...

Aeronautics: Arrows, party Looking for the 120 club - ANSA.it | (ANSA) - PUT (UDINE), 1 MAG - Big party today all'aerobase Rivolto (Udine), where the Arrows tricolor claimed the last acrobatic training before the first official exhibition, Sunday, May 8 at the patrol Bari and 'performed ...

IAF holds air show in Vadodara to cumlinate Guj golden jubilee - IBNLive.com | The air show included thrilling demonstrations of sky diving by the ''Air Devil'' team known for its capability to jump from the height of 30000 feet using hot-air balloons and through micro-light aircraft. The Air Devil sky diving Team is under ...

EDITOR’S BLOG: It’s show time!!! by Flightline UK | After a long winter it’s finally the start of the airshow season with the Shuttleworth Collection’s Spring Air Display getting things underway under clear blue skies, but a brisk cool easterly wind keeping temperatures down.  The forthcoming airshow season is probably going to one of the most challenging for airshow orgainsers.  ...

Golden Knights tandem team and Virginia's First Lady jump at Dinwiddie Airport - Progress Index | Bob McDonnell's daughter, Cailin, parachutes with the Golden Knights at Dinwiddie Airport on Friday. DINWIDDIE - Maureen McDonnell is used to seeing Virginia as the state's first lady - but it's not every day that she sees it falling from 12000 feet. ...

Leap Frogs Get a Jump on Drake Relays, Des Moines Community from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed for nearly 22,000 track and field enthusiasts during the opening ceremonies of the 102nd Drake Relays, America's Athletic Classic, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, April 29 and 30. ...

Daredevil races in the sky - The Standard | However, the first air race took place in Missouri, US in 1908. Participants piloted four aircraft around a designated course, says Wikipedia. During the event, two of the pilots went off-course due to strong winds, and the other two successfully ...
   
Honor Flight of Northern Colorado recognizes WWII, Korean War veterans - The Coloradoan | During World War II, Donald Deppe earned the rank of sergeant by renovating munitions that were sent to troops overseas. He served in the Army from 1942-1946 and spent much of his time in Hawaii. Deppe was one of hundreds of World War II and Korean War ...

TheAviatorsTV: I posted 19 photos on Facebook in the album "More Season 2 Filming" 
Photos: Aviator memorialized with courthouse banner - The Times Herald | US Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason "Jake" Moletzsky was killed in a 2009 collision of his plane and a Marine helicopter. At noon Sunday, he was memorialized in his hometown at the Montgomery County Court House. ...

Museum of Aviation aircraft to be moved Monday - The Warner Robins Patriot | An aircraft from the Museum of Aviation will be moved to Robins Air Force Base Monday morning to be re-painted. It will travel about a mile and then be moved through a gate used specifically for moving aircrafts on and off ...

Naval-Aerial Power - Carrier Battle Groups from Aviation by K.P.  | ... As an example of the composition of a typical carrier battle group, here's what the French Charles de Gaulle carrier battle group usually consists of:  the carrier air wing - about 40 aircraft,  a submarine  ...

Another scrub - Endeavour a no-go for Monday. from Black Horizon | No Launch Attempt Monday, Teams to Replace APU Heater Power Box | Technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are narrowing in on the likely source of what caused heaters on a fuel line for space shuttle Endeavour’s auxiliary power unit-1 (APU-1) to fail on Friday and scrubbing  ...

For Paul Dye (and of course, anyone else) from VAF Forums | A fella posted this on another aviation site I visit. VERY cool!

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Sun shines bright for Beale Air Show - Sacramento Bee | Beale Air Show attendees emerge from under the wing of a C-17A transport plane to catch some aerobatic action Saturday. The lineup for the air show, which concludes today, includes performances by the Thunderbirds and a B-2 Spirit, or Stealth bomber, ...

Beale Air Show: Nostalgia and awe - Appeal-Democrat | Planes from all eras and aircraft of all types dazzled spectators from the sky and on the ground Saturday at the Beale Air Show 2011. Bombers, jet trainers and fighters shot like rockets above the runway as cargo carriers soared along and the Air Force ...

Big Turn Out For Dyess Big Country Airfest – KTXS | The air show is a standing tradition for many people who went as kids and now years later are taking their own kids. Captain Greg Dover remembers going to air shows when he was a little boy, now that he is all grown up he is the one in the cockpit. ...

Belgian Red Devils to fly at air tattoo - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | AN AEROBATIC display team that attended the second International Air Tattoo in 1972 is set to return to Fairford this summer to mark the 40th anniversary of he world's largest military airshow. Les Diables Rouges (The Red Devils) ...

Blues kick off Aviation Week - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels will fly. The $34.5 million National Flight Academy will be christened. The last man to walk on the moon will visit. And tons — literally — of aviation memorabilia and planes will be on display during Aviation Week, which Monday ...

This week, it's all about aviation - Pensacola News Journal | The Aero Club at Eglin Air Force Base closed bidding last week on two of its Cessna 172P flight training aircraft, which were put up for sale after years of service to the club. Your stalwart military notes columnist has a bit of a history with one ...

Helicopter believed to be taking part in the production of a reality TV show crashed - At least two people were injured when a helicopter believed to be taking part in the production of a reality TV show crashed Saturday night a couple of blocks from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus.  No fatalities were immediately reported, and nobody on the ground was injured.  Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker and Mayor George Hood said three people were on board the helicopter, while the borough police department said late Saturday that four people were on board…

On the wings of a guardian angel - Jackson Clarion Ledger | They made the P-51, and the B-25 and the AT-6s. They were wonderful plane makers." Three AT-6s left Craig Field in Selma, Ala., about 7 pm Instructor Lt. BH Aszman acted as flight commander, with Cadet Ellis flying with him. Their course took them east ...

Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II, by Carl Hoffman  from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | "Winged treasure" they call them-the lost remains of the great American fighter planes and bombers that won World War II. Hellcats and Supperfortresses, Corsairs and Dauntlesses. Produced by the thousands at the height of the war, and then cast off as scrap in the decades that followed, these warbirds are now worth literally anything-fortunes,families, even lives-to the peoplewho search for them. Like many men, writer Carl Hoffman was bitten by the warbird bug as a child. But he never imagined that he would one day witness and participate in a heroic adventure himself-the most audacious warbird rescue attempt of all time…

Art Donahue: Minnesotan, RAF WWII pilot, hall of famer - Winona Daily News | A St. Charles boy who learned to fly in Winona was the first American pilot to see combat action in World War II. Flight Lieutenant Art Donahue, who died in 1942 flying a Spitfire for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, was inducted Saturday into the ...

Going International – Virtually!  from Flight Monkeys | A message recently posted on our Facebook page caught our attention. It read, “Hi there! We are the Puerto Rico Chapter of Women in Aviation, International…and we like your page!”  Now we’re close enough to being grown-ups to admit that it took us about 15 minutes to calm down after realizing that we had made an International connection. But we eventually put away the noisemakers, shut down the confetti canons, and took the spotlight off the mirrorball in our lobby. It was right about then when the intern made a point that the rest of us had missed somehow...

Larry Tobin's Stearman C3B Back in the Air!  from Antique Airfield News | Larry Tobin's 1927 Stearman C3B SN 004 took wing this morning after a 2 1/2 year rebuild following his horrific crash landing in the Columbia Gorge on our return from New York Sept 20 2008. Larry did the first ride without a squawk list and then I was able to test hop that airplane as well as my son Ryan. The rigging is nearly perfect and the airplane is as it was once again. Larry is to be commended for his tenacity, craftsmanship and drive to get the major damage repaired and return this oldest flying Stearman in the air again. A great day for all of us at Felts Field in Spokane… 

Setting Up the Wing on a Command-Aire  from Antique Airfield News | The wing is being assembled on Bob and Bill Juranich's Command-Aire 5C3 at Auburn Municipal Airport, Auburn WA. Bob Johnson and Dustin Peterson have been busy with fabric covering, painting, and now hoisting the wing in preparation for final rig. Former owner Jeremy Young dropped by to help as well… 

John Pike's Ghost Ship Gets a New Cowling  from Antique Airfield News | John Pike of Big Sky Stearman in Oregon City sent some photos of the latest modifications to his Ghost Ship Project. The cowling looks great but slowed the ship down by 20 mph! …

Addison Pemberton's Waco  from Antique Airfield News | Addison Pemberton in Spokane, WA wrote the latest pictures of his 1936 350 HP Wright powered Waco EQC-6 project.  As you can see in the pictures the fresh Wright R706-E2 is now fully rigged and set up. We have had to fabricate a new oil tank with preheat and 6 gallon capacity for long trips and winter starts…

Colorado Chapter May Newsletter  from Antique Airfield News | Here's the May 2011 Newsletter for the Colorado Chapter. Report on Sun N Fun and more. 

Master Tandem :Thierry Pestiau - Vidéoman:Doudou...  from Bonjour BlueSky :

Today in Aviation History – May 1  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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VIDEO: Beaufort Air Show Takes Off on Saturday with Huge Crowds - WSAV | The 2011 Beaufort Air Show's celebrating 100 years of Naval Aviation at the Marine Corps Air Station, and officials say its about engaging the community. "For us it's an opportunity to give back and open our doors and say you know what, thank you. Come onto the base, check it out, see what we have to offer...

Spirits soar along with the aircraft at the Beaufort Air Show - Island Packet | The Blue Angels and a handful of other aerial acts dazzled thousands Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The air station's flightline was flooded with spectators taking in the first day of the 2011 Beaufort Air Show. The event, which the base stages every other year, continues today at 11 a.m...

Eyes turn skyward at Beaufort Air Show - Bluffton Today | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT - Blue skies welcomed the Blue Angels and big crowds Saturday during the 2011 MCAS Beaufort Air Show, which celebrated 100 years of Naval aviation. “This air show gives us a chance to see what the military is all about and see the new and the old,”...

Cooper grad comes home as C-130 loadmaster for AirFest - Reporter News | Josh Thompson leapt at the chance to come home to Abilene to visit his parents and see friends. Sure, other young men travel home to see their folks. But for this visit, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thompson, who is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M., arrived in his flight suit aboard a C-130...

Volunteers and Vendors Wanted! - Windsor International Air Show | The next registration date for volunteers is just around the corner. May 8. It will only take a few minutes as we get to meet you in person. Check out the application HERE for more information. We need a lot of able bodied people who are looking to help out one of Canada's biggest civilian air shows...

Three brothers among veterans on Honor Flight to D.C. - Post Bulletin | While serving in the Merchant Marines during World War II, Marvin Dumdei, 87, of Waseca, traveled completely around the world once on a ship. After unloading in Iran, which was then called Persia, he went onto Iraq, Australia, India, China, through the Mediterranean three times and to Murmansk, Russia, the deadliest of all shipping routes, he said...

VIDEOS From TakeOff Tube:
RAF flypast at Buckingham Palace for Royal wedding
Practising for Royal Wedding Fly-Past

CAF B-29 "Fifi" - Randy Rothhaar (photo)

Collings Foundation B-17 "Nine-O-Nine" - Randy Rothhaar (photo)

B-17 for re-vamp! - Classic-Aviation | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Mary Alice", based at IWM Duxford, is to undergo major maintenance and a face lift after corrosion was found in significant amounts on the airframe...

Aviation Sights of Virginia - Travel Deals | Although Virginia, as an aviation destination, may seem a shadow of Washington with its world-reknowned National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, half of that magnificent facility actually sits in Virginia itself, and the state’s numerous other, although smaller, sights offer significant aviation focuses, from barnstorming airfields to space capsules...

Warbird Museum Grand Reopening - STG News | ST. GEORGE – The sights and sounds of planes flying in the skies above St. George is nothing new. However, in February of 2011, local residents were treated to something new – the roar of a MiG 15 soaring overhead.  While the sight of a Soviet-produced jet fighter over a US city has nowhere near the same impact now that it would have had 60 years ago, it is nonetheless an amazing piece of wild-blue-yonder history...

Valley Plane Pull Held at SHD - WHSV | The tarmac at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport was busy on Saturday, but instead of taking off for flights, the planes were being pulled across the ground by teams raising money for the Fairfield Center in Harrisonburg. About 20 teams each pulled a plane 150 yards across the tarmac...

Caption Contest #56 Winner - Critical Engine Edition... (Doak VZ-4) - AirPigz | As it turned out, it was a pretty close race in the voting for the winner, but someone going by the name 'GPS_Direct' wound up on top - congrats! You had my vote too, it definitely made me laugh. You've got yourself a tasty bacon sandwhich at Oshkosh 2011 for your hard work too...

Business aviation gathers for Shanghai show - AIN Online | The first Shanghai International Business Aviation Show (Sibas) garnered mixed reviews from its exhibitors, but generally the perception was that it was a success, despite teething problems, such as no food on site and some issues with shipping. However, these were offset by the quality of attendees who showed up and the fact that organizer World Events Agency managed to pull off the show at all...

Aviation schools take flight - Carolina Live | Saturday afternoon, two aviation schools celebrated their opening with an open house at the Conway airport. Innovative Flying, LLC will lease space at the airport-which the county owns. Pilots can sign up for classes to get licenses from basic flight to commercial...

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SC Marines celebrate aviation at Beaufort air show - The Examiner | Marines at the Beaufort Air Station are holding their annual air show highlighting the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team.  Admission to the two-day air show is free. It begins on Saturday. Also appearing at the show is the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, the Parris Island Marine Corps Brass Band and pilots flying Marine Corps Harrier jump jets. Historical aircraft are also on display. ...

Praises soar for Boscobel Jamaica air show - Jamaica Gleaner | BOSCOBEL, St Mary: TOURISM WAS boosted in St Mary earlier this week as the Boscobel Jamaica Air Show took off in fine style. The two-day event saw scores of onlookers and aeronautic enthusiasts turning out to witness aeronautic displays. ...

Oris BC3 Air Racing by TheHobbit | Watch Shock News: Oris has released a limited edition watch in the Oris BC3 Air Racing commemorating the success of the Oris Big Crown Racing Team in the legendary Reno Air Races in Nevada, USA, where the team was placed 2nd in the ...

Anson crash landing from PPRuNe Forums

A WWII Survival Epic Unfolds Deep In 'Shangri-La' - KOSU News | Several years ago, journalist Mitchell Zuckoff came across an article about a World War II plane crash in New Guinea that had all the elements of an unforgettable story: There was a terrible accident in a harsh landscape, ...

A History of Beacon Field Airport - Patch.com | ... host to contests ranging from Air Treasure Hunts (where aviators had a set amount of time to find a hidden marker) to Air Derbies wherein planes raced each other over a given distance, sometimes reaching great lengths during National Air Race days. ...

No. 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School from PPRuNe Forums | The following were photographed at RAF Newton, Notts. at some time during 1941-1946.

Museum marks aviation milestone - St. Albert Gazette | “I would like people to learn about our aviation history and how for most of the twentieth century, Edmonton was a major centre of aviation. Hopefully people will understand how aviation has changed the world. How one hundred years ago everything was ...

FlightTime Radio Show 172 | Charlie and Milford were in the Key Auto Studio overlooking Big Lake Bob and had a GREAT time talking aviation. We mentioned events upcoming and even had a couple of guests drop in unexpectedly! Charlie also spoke a bit of his mind about the media HYPE and the air traffic controllers!  I say, Lets Clean House and do it by STARTING AT THE TOP!, and that means Randy first and stop cleaning when you reach the working folks!  ie; controllers and supervisors!

April 2011 Roadrunner News from Roadrunners of Groom Lake | Colonel Charlie Trapp recalls: Our rescue-survival section tested the suits in the area pool. (A-12 pilot Ken Collins shown in the pool at “Sam’s Place” Trapp is talking to one of the assistants) Casto jumped out of our C-130 pressurized at high altitude, and during our parasail program at Lake Meade. ...

People in Aviation: May 2011 from www.ainonline.com |

April 30 – This Day In Aviation History - Aviation Articles | April 30, 1904 - The opening of the St. Louis exposition is highlighted by Octave Chanute who has a replica of the biplane glider he built on display. The.

Rolls Royce Offers Young Eagles Scholarships - Skylark Flyers Blog | Rolls Royce Offers Young Eagles Scholarships. Rolls-Royce has introduced a flight training scholarship program for kids who have taken a Young Eagles flight, and completed the majority of the Sporty's online private pilot course. ...

NASA Mulls Monday Shuttle Launch for Endeavour's Last Mission from SPACE.com | NASA is weighing when to try again to launch space shuttle Endeavour on its last mission.

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