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IAF to celebrate 80th anniversary with air show on November 25 - Business Standard | As part of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Indian Air Force (IAF), its Headquarters Maintenance Command (HQMC) located at Nagpur has planned an aerial and static display, at Air Force Station Sonegaon on November 25, a release from IAF's ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Airshow hopes for Durham Tees Valley Airport from Flightline UK | ...The Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport (FODTVA) is made up of local volunteers whose duties include attending events and advising users. It is already involved in drawing up plans for the airshow, due to be held next June. Chairman Colin Granton described FODTVA as “a chance to demonstrate the pride which local people feel in their airport, and make a practical contribution to helping it move forward”....

37th Annual All Women Air Race Classic from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | It is time to "start your engines" - supporters, fans, volunteers, stop personnel, AND racers. ARC is only 7 months away. It's time to spread the word and start the work to make 2013 a success...

Air Zoo co-founder Preston 'Pete' Parish inducted into Experimental Aircraft ... - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com | He has also served as the president of Warbirds of America, trustee of the Experimental Aircraft Association Foundation and treasurer and chairman of the National Business Aviation Association. The Sport Aviation Hall of Fame was established to honor ...

Rearwin Cloudster Lands at EAA from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | An extremely rare aircraft that's been donated to EAA landed at Pioneer Airport last Saturday, November 17. The 1940 Rearwin Cloudster, now a part of the EAA AirVenture Museum collection, was donated to EAA by Ed McKeown, EAA 212386/Vintage 32087, Village of Lakewood, Illinois.

Historic hangar to be saved by museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | STRATFORD, Conn. — Members of the Connecticut Air & Space Center Museum have begun the process of cleaning and restoring the historic Curtiss Hangar at Sikorsky Memorial Airport.

EAA Holiday Auction: Passing Along the Spirit of Aviation from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Each year, EAA members and friends combine to share the spirit of giving through the EAA Spirit of the Holidays online auction. The opportunity to both 'give' and 'get' unique gifts that share a passion for flight has far-reaching benefits.

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.

Roy Grinell: Painter AS from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | ...For this reason it was chosen as the official painter of the AFAA, American Fighter Aces Association which includes American pilots who earned the title Ace Combat World War to the Vietnam War...

Alabama NW Florida GA Awards Announced from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- The mission of the General Aviation Awards program is to recognize individual aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety. The General Aviation Awards Program is a cooperative effort between the Federal Aviation Administration and aviation industry sponsors to recognize annually outstanding individuals in the fields of Avionics, Flight Instruction, and Maintenance. In addition, the program recognizes outstanding individuals serving the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) as representatives....

Parnall Panther. Harlold Bolas’ (designer of the Parnall... from Planeshots | ... Harlold Bolas’ (designer of the Parnall Panther) unique method of splitting the fuselage for ease of deck stowage, the...

November 20, 2012 Houston Airport Systems' Aviation Club from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | ...Houston Airport Systems (HAS) has created the Aviation Club, initially at two Houston area high schools, to provide focus and support for students who’ve shown a desire to enter this field. The club will engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math, which is critical if America is to maintain its leadership in space exploration. Currently offered at Sterling High School and Carnegie Vanguard High School, plans are in the works to expand the program across the Houston ISD by next year. Sterling already has an aviation magnet program so it makes sense that this should be one of the “starter” schools....

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Reunited from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | Following the tragic events in September when SFC Howie Sanborn, one of our own, was hit by a distracted driver and left paralyzed, our Team’s dynamic had the potential to dwindle. However, illustrating the true character and quality of American Soldiers that are selected to represent today’s Army on the Golden Knights, plans were set in motion....

Red Arrows Fly in with Award for Telford Printer - SourceWire | This is a prestigious win indeed as this is a widely acclaimed competition with entries from around the world and amongst the judges who awarded the top points to Stephen, was the official photographer of the world famous Red Arrows. A very proud ...

Durham Tees Valley Airport show could take off once more - Gazette Live | The event, which could boast high-profile draws like the Red Arrows and the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team, is just one of the aims of a new volunteer group set up to help support and promote Durham Tees Valley Airport. The Friends of Durham Tees ...

AIRSHOW NEWS – Air Tattoo offer is just the ticket from Flightline UK | People planning to attend next summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, who purchase their tickets before January 7, will enjoy a saving of up to £14 on the price of admission.

Pioneer Air Museum invites Urban Rahoi to share flying tales - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | It is part of the ongoing series of history sessions in which veteran pilots speak about their time in the air. The meetings are being recorded for posterity. By the way, the Pioneer Air Museum has no temperature cutoff, so chilly temperatures are not ...

Nigel Hopkins in his MX2 from Latest Vlog | Filmed at Rand Air show this year we watch Nigel Hopkins in his MX2 fly an...

Face to Face from Apron 6 | Matthias Dolderer flying the Corsair certainly came close too the skyvan. Tomorrow I’ll post the last picture for the RedBull album. I’ll start with the Super Constellation album after that and...

When Howard Hughes landed in Effingham - Effingham Herald | Howard Hughes was a famous aviator, industrialist, film producer, philanthropist and one of the wealthiest people in the world. His parents were Allene Stone Gano (a descendant of Catherine of Valois, Dowager Queen of England, by second husband Owen ...

'Top Gun' Sequel On Hold, But 3D Version Expected from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Plans were in the works to film a sequel to Top Gun, one of the most popular aviation films ever, when director Tony Scott's suicide in August stalled the project, but a 3-D Imax version of the original movie now is expected to debut in February. The new version of the film already has been completed by Legend3D, according to the New York Times. It had been seen as a way to build excitement for the sequel, but now representatives of Paramount, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Legend3D don't want to talk about the project, said the Times, and they are being careful not to seem "insensitive or exploitative."

The lure of the $10 hamburger from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett | No, I did not leave a zero off in the title to this piece. Although general aviators have long joked about the lure of the $100 hamburger, I think it is time we downsized, right-sized, and economized our way into a larger population. So I recommend the $10 hamburger. It's available for a tenth the price, but has the potential to pack quite a wallop. Perhaps some context is in order...

High Schoolers Develop 737 Adaptive Winglet from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Three high school students have won an innovation award for developing an adaptive 737 winglet that could save the fleet up to $2 billion per year in jet fuel, the Department of Transportation has announced. Miraj Rahematpura, Christopher Muckle, and Mario Chris, of Middletown, Conn., entered their project in a competition organized by the DOT to encourage interest in science and technology, and recently visited the staff in Washington to talk about their work. "To say we were all impressed with the quality and real-world value of their work would be an understatement," said DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. "Not only did they develop a highly-technical winglet, they were able to explain their work with exceptional clarity and maturity."

NASA Rocketry Challenge Engages and Educates as Student Teams to Build ... - Newstar Media | NASA Rocketry Challenge Engages and Educates as Student Teams to Build and Fly Rockets According to NASA organizers, some 57 student teams will be taking part in the NASA Student Launch Rocket Challenge. The Rocketry Challenge, which takes ...

The Last Shuttle Flight  By Tony Reichhardt | Air & Space magazine | On board Atlantis, the closing of an era.

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Blue Angels visit Barksdale to promote air show - Shreveport Times | The Blue Angels Lt. Ryan Chamberlain (right) and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cheng in front of the F/A-18 Hornet that they landed at Barkesdale Air Force Base, Monday afternoon to publicize the 2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show...

World first for Jetman - Auckland stuff.co.nz | Yves Rossy, the famous Jetman, headlines the first New Zealand International Air Show at the North Shore Aero Club's Dairy Flat airfield during Auckland Anniversary Weekend. Jetman is the world's top aviation act and one of the few able to fly like a jet.

Jacques meets the People's Daily from Apache Roll, patrolling blog by Breitling Grifil | The 9th edition of acrobatic Zhuhai began on November 13 and the Breitling Jet Team acquainted with a new audience fell in love. November 14, Jacques Bothelin, the team leader gave an interview to People's Daily Online....

Reporter freaks out on air show ride-along - Washington Post | Aviator Sean Tucker takes WBBM-TV's Vince Gerasole along for a ride 3,500 feet in the air in his Oracle Extra 300...

Airport reveals plans to revive air show - The Northern Echo | Colin Granton, chairman of the Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport, said they hoped to attract the Red Arrows, RAF Tornado and Falcons Parachute demonstration teams and helicopers and glider displays for an air show at the airport, near Darlington,...

Don't forget the Aviators' Ball! - PilotWeb | Aviation personalities – including Buzz Aldrin and the Red Arrows – will be making an appearance, and attendees will have the chance to try their hand at a Breitling Reno Air Race simulator. There will also be a gourmet dinner with wine, auctions, live ...

Pay it forward when you "Fly it Forward" from Toriaflies | ...The initiative has doubled in size each year since 2010. Doubled. In. Size. In two years! So, this, their third year, could potentially see 10,000 girls and women in 72 countries on 8 continents... ok, so there are only 7 continents, but there are 196 countries (or 195, depending on your reference)....

Cold Start at St. Eugène from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave By Dave O'Malley | I hear voices. The voices of brave men. Gentle voices, creaking with age and weariness, soft and humble after a long life. I hear voices. The flinty voices of warriors at peace with themselves. Voices that linger in my head for weeks on end, calling to me from across the decades since the Second World War, from across the country, from the opposite side of this world. I hear voices. They call to me, they speak to me, willing me to understand. The men whose voices I hear, I have never met nor have they ever spoken to me in person on the telephone, yet I know their voices – clear in my head, individual, identifiable, personal. The first voice that spoke to me was that of Australian P-40 Kittyhawk pilot Arch Simpson. Arch and I exchanged e-mails no more than ten times as we put together his story about how our P-40 Kittyhawk came to...

Veteran pilot Urban Rahoi to speak on flying adventures Tuesday - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Pete Haggland, the curator of the Pioneer Air Museum, expects to hear plenty of good material Tuesday at 7 p.m. when Urban Rahoi starts talking about his decades as a pilot. Rahoi has more energy and enthusiasm for life than most people, regardless of ...

Earhart mystery still intrigues Como resident - Park Bugle | When early news reports depicted last July's search for Amelia Earhart, the vanished aviatrix, as a failure, Kenton Spading knew that wasn't necessarily the case. Having participated in earlier expeditions sponsored by the International Group for...

Santa and Mrs. Claus will fly into MAPS Air Museum Sunday - Canton Repository | Sleighs will get you where you need to go on Christmas Eve, but a Cessna is all you need for a quick visit to Stark County. Sunday, Santa and Mrs. Claus pilot their personal aircraft to the MAPS Air Museum where they will greet children of all ages ...

Museum Restoring Historic Hangar at Sikorsky - Patch.com | Pictured on Saturday, November 17 2012, are members of the Connecticut Air & Space Center museum in the process of cleaning and restoring the historic Curtiss Hangar at Sikorsky Memorial Airport. The Curtiss Hangar is an integral part of Connecticut's ...

Awesome video shows what a fine piece of machinery the Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy’s landing gear system is from David Cenciotti's weblog | After publishing a series of posts about the C-5 Galaxy, readers have sent me a lot of interesting links to both articles and videos of the gigantic U.S. Air Force cargo plane. The one in this post is an interesting footage filmed with a camera mounted on the aircraft’s main landing gear....

Podcast: Speaking of Talking on the Radio from AvWeb Podcast | Cody Bias is a young CFI and T-38 instructor pilot with the Air Force who is not afraid to put his money where your mouth is. Bias has developed an online radio communication course for pilots, Sound Like an Airline Pilot -- and if you're not impressed, he says...

Starbase Indy - WISH | View a Tribute to Neil Armstrong NASA Exhibit, see astronaut David Wolf, and see stars from Star Trek and Stargate SG-1 at Starbase Indy: The 17th Generation Nov. 23-25 in the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 E. 21st St. Rock on during the Starfleet vs....

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Golden Knights parachute onto Faurot Field to express thanks - Columbia Missourian | Staff Sgt. Richard Sloan, left, of the Golden Knights parachute team shows a Golden Knights coloring book to 3-year-old Lucas Luhrus, his mother Leanne, and his father Mitchell on Friday afternoon at University Hospital. The Golden Knights parachuted ...

Stevens honored on 89th birthday - Cordova Times | Stevens, a U.S. Air Force veteran who flew with the Flying Tigers in World War Two, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He served as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2007. Since his death in a plane crash in 2010 in ...

Unlocking the Sky: Glen Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplaneby travelforaircraft | The Wright Brothers stood on the shoulders of many and in doing so were the first humans to experience flight under power and control. They not only opened the door to aviation as we know it today, they established an engineering paradigm in their approach to solving the design challenges of manned flight. Others soon followed, also significantly advancing aviation, and chief among them is Glen Hammond Curtiss...

The Versatile Beech 18  By Diane Tedeschi and Caroline Sheen | AirSpaceMag.com, November 16, 2012  | From sculptural beauty to functional transport, the Model 18 is an airplane of many guises....

2 Views from Apron 6 | 2 different views. ‘My view’, and the ‘view through the lens’.

Indiana: Air race pilots will visit MC airport from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...Janice Welsh and Margaret Wint, two pilots who participated in the annual, all-female Air Race Classic (ARC), will be at the Michigan City Airport on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. to speak about their experiences participating in the June 2012 race. The ARC is part of a national tradition that began back in 1929 with the First Women's Air Derby, which involved 20 women pilots, who raced from Santa Monica, Calif. to Cleveland, Ohio....

Formation flight Sunday. Cleveland Air Races 1948 from Planeshots

CAP pilots volunteer for 'target' pratice from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | It’s a beautiful day to be flying your Cessna above Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore, taking in the view of the Chesapeake Bay, when — out of nowhere — an F-16 fighter jet suddenly pulls up beside you because your plane has no business being there....

Hercules makes final flypast over Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald | AAP. Two Hercules aircraft will end more than 30 years of service with a final low level flight over Sydney. The Hercules C-130H planes will fly over Sydney on Monday morning before retiring from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on Friday. It ...

Another dedicated pilot helping to grow aviation: OpenFlightManual.org brings the open source concept to flight training from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | In my continuing series on pilots who are devoting their valuable time to projects designed to move GA forward, Cedar Rapids, IA pilot and CFII Casey Hansen (@kchansen on Twitter) is developing an idea he says will "make flight training materials freely available and accessible to all" through an online depository of aviation information that he and a team of volunteer "experts" will maintain....

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2013 Southern Wisconsin AirFEST canceled - Janesville Gazette (blog) | 'We are unable to secure the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds for 2013," Morgan said. "We are also faced with competition from Rockford next year, which will have a show with the Blue Angels the first week in June, just days after our traditional ...

Warbird Radio this week: Great shows, each day at 10am.

Jack Swartz - Pittsburg Morning Sun | He also holds records in a P-51 Mustang, flying in the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Membership was held in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac, KS and his hobbies and interests included woodworking, crossword puzzles, fishing and Aviation.

Madison Aviator Fought Heroically in World War I - Patch.com | Until 1958, Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day, as Nov. 11 marked the day on which the armistice that ended World War I took place. That makes Veterans Day of 2012 particularly significant, as it marks the first time in history that there are ...

Flight mode: Plane and parachutist in synchro from Aerial Sports Feed | See a unique trick as aerobatic pilot Martin Sonka took to the skies above the Czech Republic to join skydiver Petr Mestak in a parachute formation attempt. Sonka flew up to meet Mestak before...

DH Mosquito FB.26 - Fencecheck

From stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY  | MBCC RAFM Cosford 17-11-2012 Hawker Kestrel restoration, MBCC RAFM Cosford 17-11-2012 Handley Page Hampden Mk l P1344, Dornier 17 conservation | Whats going on? | Cosford | RAF Museum, and more...

DC3 N451ZS update from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | "Jean Batten Clipper" Douglas DC3 N451ZS made her way south from Rotorua to Ashburton 18 November under...

XtremeAir receives FAA nod for aerobatic airplane from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Germany-based XtremeAir has received FAA certification for its two-seat aerobatic airplane XA42.

2-Space Tourists on Same 2015 Soyuz Flight? from Spaceports | ...IF Virginia-based Space Adventures, Ltd. brokers the second and third seat on the 2015 Soyuz flight, both seats would be expected to yield $65 to $100-million in gross sale proceeds...

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Blue Angels pilots within massive gravity pull during shows - Chippewa Herald | EAU CLAIRE – If you want to know how tough the Navy's Blue Angels pilots are, consider that they don't wear pressure suits or use oxygen masks. Those things would just get in the way. So instead, they workout six days a week and condition their bodies ...

Zhuhai airshow wows public - Xinhua | BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The 2012 Airshow China has opened to the public for the second day. Tens of thousands of spectators from across the country have flocked to see the daring aerobatic performances and aviation displays. The Air Force of...

Meet Pioneer Female Aviation Entrepreneur, Sibongile Sambo - Ventures Africa | A Member Think-Tank of the World Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF), founded in France by French president, Nicolas Sakorzy and EMLYON Business School; Sambo is also part of a team establishing a South African chapter of the NGO Women in Aviation...

Wright Model A Flyer from Planeshots

“Plane flying under Eiffel Tower. a royal Canadian air... from Planeshots | “Plane flying under Eiffel Tower. a royal Canadian air force plane (de Havilland Mosquito) from the 409th squadron flies under the tower in autumn of 1944.photographer unknown...

Transportation history display to reopen in Ohio - Danbury News Times | In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, air racing planes are suspended in position for display at the Western Reserve Historical Society's Crawford Auto Aviation Collection's revamped exhibit space in Cleveland. Riggers spent today arranging the ...

Restoration of McDonnell Voodoo Display in Florissant Completed from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The McDonnell Aircraft F-101F Voodoo on display near the James J. Eagan Civic Center in Florissant, MO has been restored by a team of volunteer craftsmen and aviation historians. The aircraft...

Visit to Springfield, MO Downtown Airport Yields Special Surprise from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A recent visit to the Springfield, MO area brought The Aero Experience crew to historic Downtown Airport. We were at the airport to photograph the F-84F on display in MO ANG colors when we were privileged to visit with Mr. Bill Johnmeyer, the VP and General Manager of Springfield Flying Service. He also happens to be the owner of a beautiful Beech A45 (T-34A) Mentor, restored down to the red landing light ...

St. Louis Community College St. Louis Aerospace Institute Hosts EAA Chapter 64 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The St. Louis Aerospace Institute, a collaborative effort between St. Louis Community College, industry partners and the Department of Labor, recently hosted EAA Chapter 64 for its monthly meeting and orientation to the facility. Initially planned as a training program for prospective Boeing Company assembly workers, the program has gained additional partners and has ...

Scary C-5 Galaxy (almost hydroplaning) takeoff from a flooding runway from David Cenciotti | Hopefully, the U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy in this interesting video was eventually able to get airborne....

Young Eagles: kids experience first flight - KTXS | Several kids experienced their first flight on Saturday at Abilene Regional Airport.  It was Young Eagles Day. The Experimental Aircraft Association hosts the event ...

Aerospace Community Mourns the Loss of Rose Church, Flight Nurse to the Astronauts from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The aerospace community mourns the recent loss after a brief illness of our dear friend, Mrs. Rose Church, the "Flight Nurse to the Astronauts" during the budding Mercury and Gemini spacecraft programs at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, MO. Starting out as an industrial nurse at McDonnell Aircraft in the early 1950s, she essentially created the job of flight nurse for the space program when McDonnell Aircraft became the prime contractor for Mercury and later Gemini spacecraft. Her work brought...

Apollo 9 astronauts honored at Balboa Park gala - North County Times | “I can't even remember if this is my spaceship,” quipped James McDivitt, who gestured toward the Apollo 9 command module on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. The 83-year-old, who splits his time between homes in Arizona ...