Catching up with the Thunderbird pilots before their Daytona 500 flyover - Skirts and Cuffs | U.S. Air Force Major Caroline Jensen and her pilot husband, like many couples across America, travel 
for work and juggle busy schedules as the parents of a small child. But Major Jensen’s job might be just a little more exciting and a lot more demanding than most—Jensen flies right wing with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and she will be part of the flyover Sunday during the National Anthem at the Daytona 500....
NASCAR-CUP: USAF Thunderbirds to fly high over Daytona Int'l Speedway - Motorsport.com | Years ago Thunderbird automobiles set speed records on the beach at Daytona Beach but these speeds are slow compared to those of the USAF Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds, who will perform the flyover prior to the start of the Daytona 500. Flying at speeds between 300 and 400 knots, six Lockheed Martin F16 Fighting Falcon fighters will soar over the speedway to the delight of the capacity crowd and a national television audience. The Thunderbirds are accustomed to large crowds and since their inception in 1953, they have performed before 350 million people in the 50 states and in 61 countries....
RECORD SETTING RENO AIR RACER ATTEMPTS TO SET TIME TO CLIMB WORLD RECORD - AAFO | On February 28, 2012, record setting air race pilot Will Whiteside will attempt to set the Time to Climb Aviation World Record for fastest time from a standing start on the runway to 3,000 meters (approximately 10,000 feet). With clear weather, the attempt will take place at Santa Rosa Airport (KSTS) in Northern California. Progress and development in...
Red Arrows pilot speaks - Louth Leader | RED Arrows Pilot Red 3 was the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Wragby Supper Club held at the Methodist Chapel and he gave his audience an interesting insight into his experience as a member of the famous aerobatic team....
March 1 Marks Centennial of the First Parachute Jump From a Heavier Than Air Aircraft Over St. Louis - The Aero Experience | A special 100th anniversary celebration of the first successful 
parachute jump from an airplane will take place Thursday, 1 March, at 1:00 PM on the Jefferson Barracks military installation. Captain Alfred Berry parachuted onto the Parade Field at Jefferson Barracks on march 1, 1912. The event starts with a ceremony in Building 24 at 1:00 PM, and will move to the west parade...
Aerobatics and Formation Seminar 3/10/12 - Executive Flyers | The fifth class in our Ground Seminar Series will be Aerobatics and Formation on Saturday, January 14 from 10:00am to 12:30pm. Marc Nathanson will be teaching. This free seminar will explain the different...
Hernando County resident is last survivor of original Enola Gay ground crew - tampabay.com | John Bombara remembers seeing the war bird for the first time in late 1944. Arriving from its original air base in Omaha, its gleaming, polished aluminum skin nearly blinded him on the tarmac at Grand Island Army Airfield in Nebraska. As a ground crew mechanic regularly assigned to maintenance of B-17 and B-24 bombers, Bombara had been...
Warren A. Skon, Navy ace pilot in WWII, and wife Hazel Skon, both 92, die days apart - Washington Post | ...Capt. Skon was a highly decorated pilot who took part in several major air-combat operations during his two years as a naval aviator in the Pacific. He participated in the Navy’s first nighttime fighter actions from an aircraft carrier and was awarded the Navy Cross, the Navy’s highest award for wartime valor....
Tuskegee Airmen exhibit to highlight Catfish in the Alley - cdisptach.com | ...The boldly-painted, rolling history transport houses the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron "Rise Above" exhibit -- a tribute to World War II's Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots and crew. Presented by the Columbus Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, the City of Columbus and Columbus Municipal School District, the exhibit will be available for free tours by school classes, Scouts, sports teams and other groups and individuals....
Tuskegee Airman Found - VFWNC | What are the odds that you would ever find a fighter escort pilot who flew with you on a combat mission? They are great, but it can happen and did. This story is about Herb Heilbrun & John Leahr. One a B-17 pilot, one a red-tail fighter pilot. If you don’t know what a red-tail fighter pilot is, you will have to watch this story, a story that began in a small rust belt town with two little boys in the second grade...
WWII bomber to be displayed at Air Force museum - Dayton Daily News | The Memphis Belle dodged anti-aircraft artillery and bullets over the skies of Europe, but the historic B-17F has a future mission in Dayton decades after its trials in the air over France and Germany. Casey J. Simmons and dozens of his compatriots are restoring the World War II heavy bomber made...
Group plans to rescue, restore veteran plane to flying condition - Daily Journal | The massive 
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B-52 Takeoff Andersen Air Force Base (2012) from AIRBOYD.TV
The sky is no longer the limit, six world records set at 16 years-old - Milwaukee Courier | He has been flying since he was 8-years-old. His interest in aviation began from the cradle before he was able to say the word “plane”. As a child, he lived near Los Angeles International Airport and enjoyed watching the air traffic. According to his biography, he would often point to the jets in the sky that were headed towards LAX....
Teen's love for aviation lives on 2 years after his death - Kare11 | ...Patrick Marzitelli, a former White Bear Lake student, also wanted to get his pilot's license. He was just months away from finishing his pilot training when his life ended in an ugly accident. The 17-year-old student died almost two years ago after he fell into a fuel tank at the Anoka County Airport. He left behind broken hearts and broken dreams. But his family was determined to keep his love of aviation alive. Last year they started the Patrick Marzitelli Scholarship Fund. The fund pays for the class that helps kids like Carly fulfill their dreams....
Students test their wings at Louisville aviation contest - Courier-Journal | Twin brothers Ted and Terry Loeser already have lofty plans to fly in the military someday, though they’re just high school sophomores. The 15-year-olds were put to the test Friday during a statewide aviation competition held at their high school, the Academy at Shawnee. The SkillsUSA Aviation Competition pitted...
Video: Russian Plane pass under a bridge caught on camera - Takeoff Tube
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The Breitling Jet Team to Sanicole and Lens! from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling | 
B ientôt season dates and already beginning to fall. The Sept. 14 at night and on September 16 in early afternoon, the patrol will occur Sanicole , the famous Belgian rally. On September 16, following the Breitling Jet Team will close the show great Franco-Polish which is organized by the Urban Community of Lens-Lievin, on AD Lens-Bénifontaine. 50,000 people are expected for a week of entertainment and an exceptional Airshow....
Red Arrows plan tribute fly-past - Wales Online | THE RED Arrows have been asked to perform a fly-past at a Welsh air show that is to be renamed in memory of an airport owner who was killed in a plane crash last month....
IMAX Air Racers 3D - Steven Hinton - Planes of Fame | Video: A personal message from Planes of Fame Air Museum and Strega Air Racing pilot Steve Hinton, one of the stars of the IMAX theatre film "Air Racers 3D" narrated by Paul Walker. The film is a breathtaking exploration of the fastest race in the world combined with spectacular air show entertainment: the legendary Reno National Championship Air Races....
City plans donation to air-show fund - Standard | The city is showing its support by agreeing to be a sponsor for the upcoming air show. Hill Air Force Base will hold its annual open house and air show May 26 and 27. It requested the city be part of that by sponsoring the event with a cash donation. The city council recently approved, by resolution, a donation of $2,500....
Friday, May 11, 2012 - An Evening with R.A. Bob Hoover, Let History Take Flight. A Gala Benefiting Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events | The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is pleased to announce our 2012 Spring Gala - "Let History Take Flight", An Evening with R.A. "Bob" Hoover. The evening's events will include a live and silent auction, a formal dinner catered by III Forks and a special address by "the pilots' pilot" R.A. "Bob" Hoover. Individual tickets are 150. Sponsorship packages range from 2,500 to 15,000...
Model RC airplane expo takes flight in Aurora - Fox31 Denver | Man’s fascination with flight probably started with ancient man gazing skyward and watching mysterious creatures defying gravity and soaring the heavens. Today,man is still gazing skyward. It may be a little less mysterious but it is just as fascinating. If you can’t afford a real aircraft to...
Vietnam War rescue pilot goes on to command space shuttle from Air Force Link Top Stories | African Americans blazed trails even beyond the stratosphere, as seen in the achievements of retired Col. Frederick D. Gregory, a former Air Force combat rescue pilot and NASA astronaut. After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1964, Gregory entered pilot training and attended undergraduate helicopter training at Stead Air Force Base, Nev. He received his wings in 1965 and was assigned as an H-43 helicopter rescue pilot at Vance AFB, Okla., until May 1966....
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Wings Club celebrates rich history - The Gazette | Despite rocky periods, Manhattan’s one-time flyboy club has managed to maintain its relevance in aviation circles as it prepares to turn 70 | ...“Every December, we take a group of students to functions at the Wings Club, and they’ve been extremely accommodating and welcoming to us. And there’s been an emphasis lately on women in aviation.” Women were first allowed into the inner sanctum only in the early 1970s, but Herman said that their services have been increasingly recognized since then, including honouring WASPS – Women Airforce Service Pilots – who ferried all types of airplanes from factories to combat zones during the world war....
Albert Seifert, 91, worked at Boeing through seven decades - The Seattle Times | ...Albert Elmer Seifert, one of the longest-serving employees at Boeing, died Feb. 20 at the age of 91. He worked full time at the Auburn plant until two months ago...
Tuskegee Airman, 89, offers own lesson in life - The Post and Courier | ...The two boys, 13, had learned a little about the Tuskegee Airmen who performed so magnificently during World War II despite -- or perhaps because of -- endemic racism, and could not pass up the chance to meet the man who embodied this important history....
Tuskegee Airmen come to Bloom High School - Southtown Star | Air Force veterans Louis Irons and Lawton Wilkerson never saw World War II combat. But as part of the dwindling ranks of the Tuskegee Airmen, their service to the country and its historic aviation program has been on display this month, along with others who were part of the famous unit....
Big, Bigger, Biggest. Seriously, The AN-225 is a Whopper Big Airplane from Flight Monkeys | They say everything’s bigger in Texas. Well, if Texas is in Russia, that may be true. Let us introduce you to the Antonov AN- 225. It’s bigger than a Boeing 747…by a lot. This thing’s huge. In fact, it’s so...
Boeing Marks 1st Anniversary Of KC-46A Tanker Contract Award from Aero-News Network: Military | Major Milestones Completed On Schedule As Program Prepares For Preliminary Design Review February 24th marked the first anniversary of the Boeing KC-46 Tanker program receiving a U.S. Air Force contract to build the next-generation aerial refueling tanker, the KC-46A. Over the past year, the program has completed key milestones in support of the design and development phase on or ahead of schedule, and is now preparing for a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in March.
NASA Announces Time Change For Shuttle Tile Presentation To School from Space Shuttle and International Space Station News | The time for a Feb. 27 appearance by former space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education, at Bruce Monroe Elementary School at Parkview in Washington, has changed. Melvin will present a space shuttle tile to the school and speak to students at 10 a.m.
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Buckeye Air Fair returns Saturday - AZ Central | A three-year hiatus will end Saturday when Buckeye brings back its air fair. The Buckeye Air Fair was held annually at the Buckeye Municipal Airport for a decade until a lean town budget put the show in a tailspin in 2008. Private donations and volunteers have helped to bring it back to finally celebrate the airport's half-century of aviation. The fair, which is free, runs from 9 a.m. to noon....
Florida International Air Show - northport online | The Florida International Air Show will return this year with the wonders in the sky, celebrating and showcasing all that the machines of flight and the brave souls who fly them can accomplish. The 32nd Florida International Air Show will excite attendees on March 24 – 25 at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda. There will be aircraft displays from pre- World War II to the present day. The event will also feature a children’s entertainment area with interactive exhibits. This year’s event will be bigger than before and has an impressive line-up of performers from military to civilian aircraft demonstrations....
B-29 Bomber lands in Mobile - Fox10tv | A living piece of history is open for tours in Mobile. A B-29 Superfortress was flown in. It's the only one you'll find on the planet that still flies. And it served a vital role in ending World War II....
Video: Fox10 takes a ride on the B-29 - Fox10tv | The B-29 ‘FiFi’ is the last B-29 in the world that can still fly. Fox10 News Reporter John Rogers got a ride. The B-29 Superfortress played a vital role in American history. The planes delivered the atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II. World War II Veteran James Quint said, "In my opinion, I'm alive today because of the B-29."...
The Air Racers 3D trailer as well as promo bumper with Steve Hinton, Jr. are now online. There is 
also a downloadable film image gallery.
Blink and you might miss this Hawk - Otago Daily Times | A Hawker Hunter jet fighter will travel from Queenstown to Wanaka in about two and a-half minutes for daily flyovers at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. The flights to and from...
Air show should be louder this year - Santa Maria Times | Thunder Over the Valley will be a little louder this year, thanks to the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors. The board voted to contribute an extra $12,000 to the annual air show this year to bring in more aerobatics attractions, which have yet to be booked....
Brussels Air Museum from Apron 6 | Updated aviationphotography.be again. This time some pictures from the Air Museum in Brussels (Belgium). The museum has quite a large collection. From the little Tipsy Trainer to the Ju-52 and even an ex-Sabena Caravelle...
Flight of the Intruder | Their assignment, 45 years ago: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet 
had ever done. - airspacemag.com | What Dave Cable remembers most about that night was the torrential rain. On February 26, 1967, a flight of seven Grumman A-6A Intruders, led by Commander A.H. Barie of squadron VA-35, took off from the USS Enterprise. The A-6s were loaded with Mk 50 and Mk 52 mines, which would be dropped into the Song Ca and Son Giang rivers in North Vietnam in an attempt to stop the flow of supplies and men into South Vietnam....
Airborne Laser Test Bed bids adieu to Edwards AFB from Air Force Link Top Stories | The aircraft known for turning science fiction into fact, more accurately recognized as the YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed, took to the skies here for the last time during its final ferry flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14. The ALTB, which was a part of the Birk Flight Test Facility here for...
X-15 Research Aircraft (1970) from AIRBOYD.TV
Alabama Native Publishes New Book from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Atmore native George William Sellers has recently published a new book, "The Windswept Clouds of Winter," that he said was inspired by his boyhood interests. Sellers was born in Atmore but spent most of his childhood near Pensacola where he developed a love of aviation through visiting the Pensacola Naval Air Station and watching the world famous Blue Angels perform....
Birmingham Aero Club Announces 2012 Aviation Scholarships Available from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Flight Education Program will be funding multiple scholarships up to $1,000 in 2012 for individuals pursuing aviation-related goals. These goals may include initial flight training, advanced ratings, Aircraft Maintenance Technician certification, and other aviation-related education....
SecAF: Air Force must continue to modernize from Air Force Link Top Stories | Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted the service's need to continue future modernization plans during remarks to approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members Feb. 24 here. Donley spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, telling attendees the...
"Taking America To New Heights" from Spaceports | The Commercial Crew program will take America to new heights.
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EOD plans to make a bang at upcoming air show - marines.mil | In preparation for the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show May 4 through 6, station explosive ordnance disposal Marines practiced various demolitions Feb. 16 at the Cherry Point explosive ordnance range. Standing in the cold and rain, the Marines conducted various explosive exercises ranging in method and magnitude. “Practice makes perfect,” said Gunnery Sgt. William Isele, an EOD team leader. “With the air show being a public event we don’t want to screw it up.”...
Black Team Demonstrates Diamond Tracks from US Army Golden Knights by Dan Cook | Black 
Bob Jones: Welshpool Air Show renamed in his memory - BBC | An air show is to be renamed in memory of a pilot and airport owner who was killed in a plane crash last month. Bob Jones, 60, who founded Mid Wales Airport in Welshpool, died on nearby Long Mountain along with Steven Carr, 55, from Ruthin, Denbighshire....
Air Shows Take Place All Over The World - EzineMark | Air shows are events in which pilots demonstrate their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to those watching by doing various aerobatic maneuvers. Air shows that do not have any aerobatic displays where the planes are shown parked on the ground are called static air shows...
Volunteers Needed for 2012 Waterloo Air Show - kwnow.ca | Waterloo Air Show takes place June 2nd & 3rd, 2012 at the Region of Waterloo International Airport, 4881 Fountain St N., Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 | Have an interest in air shows, events, tourism and...
Jumping for joy with Harrier Jump Jet - Thorne and District Gazette | IT has taken a decade but Doncaster’s air museum has got its hands on one of Britain’s most iconic warplanes. The arrival of a Harrier Jump Jet at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum in Lakeside is the result of a successful alliance with young air cadets from Armthorpe....
35 Squadron visit to Stellenbosch from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin | photo journal
WWII plane sets owner's heart soaring - Wanganui Chronicle | The World War II Grumman 
The Battle of Britain by Matthew Parker; Bookreview from Apron 6 | I am not a writer, thats why I usually stick with the photos and videos, but after reading “The Battle of Britain” by Matthew Parker I’m willing to make an exception. In 13 chapters all the major phases of the battle are explained. No new insights in the battle are made in this book. The author doesn’t ask any questions so he can’t make conclusions. It’s just a report of what happened. Luckily the author manages to keep it interesting by letting those talk who actually witnessed the events that unfolded in the summer of 1940. By that he...
Pilot, jet with 187th Fighter Wing overrun runway - Montgomery Advertiser | A fighter pilot whose cockpit became engulfed in fog briefly experienced vertigo and considered ejecting during a Wisconsin air show when he lost visibility, but ultimately decided to land because he was worried about the safety of hundreds of spectators, according to a report released Tuesday. The F-16C Falcon landed safely at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., in July without anyone getting hurt, but not before...
Photo: U.S. Navy Aggressor plane in a cool Soviet-Tiger color scheme from David Cenciotti | Wearing the special paint scheme that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the VMFT-401 “Snipers”, this Franken-Tiger (761586 / LS-00) plane was photographed by Tony Lovelock at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, on Jan. 26, 2012. The aircraft, along with the typical Soviet cross, sports a cool tiger rudder....
Unmanned A-10 Studied for Future Close Air Support from www.ainonline.com | Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are developing new systems and concepts for close air support using an unmanned version of the twin-engine A-10 Thunderbolt II. The companies received contracts worth $7 million each in April 2011 under phase one of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program. The goal of the PCAS program is to...
Russian Air Force Describes MiG-31 Upgrade from www.ainonline.com | Russian air force commander Gen Alexander Zelin told Russian media that a new air-to-air missile will be accepted into service shortly and “double the combat capability” of the MiG-31 interceptor. A Russian air force spokesman added that the service plans to modernize 60 aircraft to the MiG-31BM standard by 2020. The upgrade includes a new radar (believed to be the Zaslon-M capable of detecting up to 10 targets simultaneously at a range of up to 175 nm); new mission computer; and new color cockpit displays....
Flashback Fridays: Origins of the Boeing 737, Part Two from Nuts About Southwest | In the 
One year after defecting from Gaddafi’s regime, Libyan Air Force Mirage F1s bid farewell to Malta from David Cenciotti | Feb. 21, 2011 – Feb. 22, 2012: one year after defecting to Malta, the two Libyan Mirage F1s returned to Libya. Wearing the roundel and flag of Free Libya, the two aircraft, that had performed engine runs in the last weeks, followed by a high speed taxi on RWY 05/23 at Malta International Airport on Monday, departed from runway 31 an...
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Thunderbirds, Snowbirds to Headline Alliance Air Show - 5NBCDFW | Unprecedented two jet team lineup in 2012 | This October's Alliance Air Show will host two jet teams, a rarity, made up of the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. "While air shows throughout North 
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World's air forces to feature at Ohakea - Voxy News | Australian Air Force fighter jets, French and US military transport and patrol aircraft and New Zealand's newest helicopters are among the aircraft that will join warbirds of yesteryear at the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Air Show next month. The RNZAF today released a detailed list of participating aircraft...
This is How Terrifying It is to Fly in an Airplane Stunt Team [Video] from Gizmodo | When man created GoPro cameras, this is what he intended them to be used for. This video shows the amazing Black Diamond Jet Team in training—and if you're scared of flying, it might be best not to watch it...
From Fighter Jets to Spitfires at Ohakea Air Show - Scoop | Australian Air Force fighter jets, French and US military transport and patrol aircraft and New Zealand’s newest helicopters are among the aircraft that will join warbirds of yesteryear at the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Air Show next month....
Aerobatic exhibition excites Kampala socialites - Daily Monitor | No one would ever think that 
Board to discuss support for air show - Santa Maria Times | The Santa Maria Public Airport District Board of Directors will discuss its support for 2012 Thunder Over the Valley Air Show when it meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the airport administration building board room. The board will consider issuing a permit for the air show, scheduled for Aug. 24 to 26, and financial support of the event, General Manager Chris Hastert said...
Exhibition and air show going green - By: Yolandi Booyens | This year’s Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition and air show, AAD2012, is going green with the implementation of a digital greening project to decrease the show’s carbon footprint. AAD2012 will be held at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion from September 19 to 23. This showcase of...
Museum of Flying takes off at new Santa Monica Airport location - Marina del Rey Argonaut | For nearly half a century, the Santa Monica Airport was the home base of the Douglas Aircraft 
The Handley Page H.P.39 Gugnunc, Cierva C.19 Mark III autogyro,... from x planes
The pigeon that saved a World War II bomber crew - BBC News | On 23 February 1942, a badly damaged RAF bomber ditched into the North Sea. The crew were returning from a mission over Norway, but their Beaufort Bomber had been hit by enemy fire and crashed into the sea more than 100 miles from home. Struggling in freezing waters - unable to radio an accurate position back to base - the four men faced a cold and lonely death. But as the aircraft went down, the crew had managed to salvage their secret weapon - a carrier pigeon. The blue chequered hen bird, called Winkie, was set free in the hope...
Ian Weaver from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...January 10, 1996, Ian Weaver’s day started 
like every other. As a Navigator Instructor he was to be number two, of a three aircraft formation, on an air-combat mission. They briefed prior to the flight and planned to reach 15,000 feet. They had just begun an exercise where one jet was to be the enemy and tried to shoot down the other two, and they transitioned to the exercise area. Airborne and contact with the ‘bounce’ aircraft made, the engagement commenced. But due to an error in judgment, Ian’s jet and the enemy aircraft collided....
Never seen before F-35′s centerline gun pod unveiled from David Cenciotti | This image was posted on the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) few hours after I published the F-35 progress report with all the 2012′s updates. On Feb. 22, six days after the first F-35A CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) had flown with external stores, even the STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, flew for the first time with external weapons....
Podcast: Pipistrel's Taurus G4 from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Pipistrel's Taurus G4, which won last year's Green Flight Challenge, was recently nominated for this year's Collier Trophy. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with Tine Tomazic of Pipistrel to learn more about this unique aircraft and the company's future plans.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.
9-year-old becomes Air Guard’s latest 'Pilot for a Day' - DVIDS | “I can see by your smile that you’re pretty excited,” 1st Lt. Andy Teigen said to Jack Gellner, 9, this morning as he sat in his new flight suit awaiting to be promoted to an honorary general in the North Dakota Air National Guard. That smile never faded as the hours ticked away during his time as a “Pilot for a Day.”...
Why do NASA launch times depend on lighting conditions? - airspacemag.com | It's all about the solar beta angle. | While it was a hydrogen leak on the pad that forced NASA to scrub the launch of space shuttle mission STS-127 on June 17, one main reason the agency had to wait several weeks to try again was something called a “solar beta angle cut-out.” Solar what? Before sending a shuttle aloft, mission planners carefully calculate...
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International Edge To Air Force's Ohakea Air Show - Scoop.co.nz | Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustangs and Spitfires of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75th Anniversary Air Show next month. Major international Air Forces including the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia; Republic...
Al Fursan – The Knights at RIAT | ...Al Fursan – The Knights – from the United Arab Emirates Air Force will display at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on July 7-8. Featuring seven Alenia Aermacchi MB-339A Italian trainer aircraft, the team first performed at the Dubai Airshow in November to mark the UAE’s 40th anniversary. The fighter pilots were trained in formation flying by the Italian Air Force display team the Frecce Tricolori, who also fly the same aircraft....
AIRSHOW NEWS: Cosford Airshow 2012 to go ahead on 17th June 2012 from Flightline UK | The organisers of the annual RAF Cosford Air Show have confirmed that the show will go ahead on Sunday 17 June 2012. In previous years the crowd at this event on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border have enjoyed a fantastic five-and-a-half hour flying display and 2012 will again see dozens of aircraft from all ages of flight coming together for an afternoon of entertainment....
The Warbird Rescue Hour – B-24 Liberator Trust of Australia – Thursday – 8pm (EASTERN) | The Warbird Rescue guys are jumping datelines this week to speak with the B-24 Liberator Trust in Australia. The all volunteer crew is working hard to restore the only B-24 in the Southern Hemisphere. Their goal is to restore the B-24 as a memorial to the brave crews that flew the mighty...
Remote Possibilities’ annual Fly-in this weekend in Bloomington - St George Utah News | This weekend, you may notice rugged WWII dogfighters and sleek jet airplanes screaming across the skies above the desert region southwest of Bloomington. No, the annual St. George air show has not come a month early, but rather, Remote Possibilities RC Club – St. George’s own radio-controlled aircraft club – will be holding its 34thAnnual President’s Day Fly-In Feb. 23-26 in Bloomington....
Pipistrel Circumnavigator Lands Safely In Easter Island from Aero-News Network | Pacific Island Group One Of The Most Remote Places On Earth Matevz Lenarcic, who is flying around the world with a modified Pipistrel Virus SW 914 Turbo, has just completed the longest flight on his journey ... 2,300 miles over the Pacific Ocean from Concepcion, Chile to Easter Island...
Aviator on course to cross Tasman - Wanganui Chronicle | Marton businessman Brendon Deere is about halfway through his latest aerial expedition, flying home in a Word War 2 Grumman Avenger plane. Mr Deere and pilot Guy Stevensen left Toowoomba in Queensland just before 9am yesterday on the first leg of a transtasman flight that will end at Ohakea this afternoon....
Flying high to secure world aviation record - Leamington Observer | "The trophy is magnificent and it's a real privilege to receive the award designed by the Duke himself knowing it has been in the hands of great aviators for almost the last 50 years. Kim has since passed her Private Pilots licence so we enjoyed a...
Tuskegee Airman Rice finally getting his due - Philly Trib | Tuskegee airman William Rice dreamed of being a pilot since he was a kid. Born and raised in Nether Providence Township in Delaware County, Rice’s dream became a reality when he became one of the first Black military aviators in the United States Armed Forces....
First Black female fighter pilot follows childhood dream from Air Force Link Top Stories | By the 
35 Squadron C-47TP Turbo Dakota from Latest Vlog | Hot off the press is this new 3 minute video we filmed at the Wings & Wheels air show in December at Ysterplaat. In this video...
Shared love of aviation unites U.S., Russian airmen from Air Force Link Top Stories | At most airshows in the U.S., it isn't uncommon for aircrew to get the occasional odd request. However, at the 2012 Singapore Airshow here Feb. 15, the Airmen of an E-3 Sentry crew said they were a bit intimidated when, without warning, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force asked to board one of the most classified aircraft in the Air Force's inventory....
Marine helicopters collide in Arizona killing seven from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | Two helicopters collided in midair during a training exercise in Arizona, killing seven Marines, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. Wednesday night's crash occurred during routine training operations at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Carl B. Redding, Jr., said in a statement....
Pilot and Patriot: Delta pilot Captain Bradford Lang - www.youtube.com | Meet Bradford Lang, Delta pilot and son of one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen -- the first African American aviators in the US Armed forces. For more great...
Squadron F-15C jet is chosen best in Kadena air defense squadron of the USAF in 2011 - Cavok (Translated) | On February 16, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force announced that the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, the "Fighting Cocks", won the Trophy for Raytheon in 2011. The annual award, originally initiated by the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1953, is now sponsored by Raytheon Systems Corporation and is given to the best squadron of air superiority and air defense of the U.S. Air Force....
Tanker Trio from Ares by Guy Norris | Airbus Military, via the Royal Australian Air Force, has 
Squadron F-15C jet is chosen best in Kadena air defense squadron of the USAF in 2011 from CavokBlog | On February 16, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force announced that the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, the "Fighting Cocks", won the Trophy for Raytheon in 2011. The annual award, originally initiated by the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1953, is now...
ABL Adieu from Ares by Robert Wall | Boeing's Airborne Laser has now been put out to pasture. When ABL was born, it was going to be the next great thing in missile defense, destroying a target at hundreds-of-kilometers range with the power of its high-power chemical oxygen iodine laser. That was before the program got bounced around between the Air Force and Missile Defense Agency and development problems slowed the pace of advancement....
Discover Your Future in Aviation from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Young people interested in aviation as a career or hobby will want to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation, to be held at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 31, from 10 am to 4 pm. This is the third year for the aviation conference, which promises to be a day filled with hands-on workshops and seminars, a career fair, and interactive science exhibits...
Topic takes pupils to RAF base - Epworth Bells | “The children were really excited to see four Red Arrows zooming over head. We watched the display and met the friendly pilots who answered the children's questions and let them hold their helmets.” She added: “Next we went into the Red Arrow hangar...
Video: Red Bull Stratos: Meet the team from Apron 6
Scaled Composites Rocks! (The Music Video) - AirPigz | This fresh in-house video from the cool people at Scaled Composites shows a wide range of the unique flying machines they've built over the years... and it also gives you a good feel for the excellent camaraderie that the people working there experience.
Sky Sapience Introduces the HoverMast Autonomous Hovering Platform from Ares by Noam 
