October winds take air out of Air Race World Championship * Las Vegas Review-Journal | Hannes Arch clips the gate 4 pylon at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014...
Paul Bonhomme has Red Bull Air Race World Championship title aim blown ... * Cambridge News | AIR RACING: PAUL Bonhomme dropped to third overall in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a tough time at the penultimate round in Las Vegas. The Hinxton pilot's bid to defend his title took a dent after the scores from qualification...
Onboard Flash Fire Jet Truck Racing Dracula at CAF Airsho 2014 by Kevin Hong | Watch as Kyle Franklin blazes over Neil Darnell of Flash Fire Jet Truck for a teaser and race at CAF Airsho in Midland, Texas this past weekend. Footage...
Warbird Montage 2014 Apple Valley Airshow * ICAS
Flying Tiger * TheDay.com | Edyta Blaszczyk, Odessa American/AP photo A P-40 Warhawk prepares to taxi past the crowd before taking flight Saturday at the Commemorative Air Force air show at the Midland International Airport in Midland, Texas. The CAF air show is held annually at...
J-10 fighters show aerobatic stunts in smog-free sky * ecns | Six J-10 fighter jets perform aerobatic stunts in the sky of north China during a training program for the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on Monday, October 13, 2014. A strong cold front has swept across northern China and...
Dayton air show announces 2015 dates * WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It is never too early to start planning for the air show. The Vectren Dayton Air Show announced dates for the 2015 show. High flying acts will take to the skies June 20 and 21, 2015 at the Dayton International Airport. 2015 marks...
Pilot error blamed for fatal Dayton Air Show crash * WLWT Cincinnati | DAYTON (AP and WLWT) —Federal safely investigators have determined that pilot error was the probable cause of a fiery crash at a 2013 Ohio air show that killed a wing walker and pilot in front of thousands of horrified spectators. NTSB releases final...
Today in 1947: Chuck Yeager * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis."
The Veteran's Speaker Series: Capt. Kenneth Hancock * Good4Utah | Kenneth Hancock (Retired) will be speaking at the Salt Lake City Library Auditorium Monday, October 13th at 7:00PM for the Veteran's Speaker Series on his service as a World War II B-25 pilot. Capt. Hancock flew 66 combat missions over Italy and was...
PRESS RELEASE – Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown joins TPM as Patron * Travel for Aircraft | PRESS RELEASE Issued: 13th October 2014 Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown joins The People’s Mosquito as Patron Capt. Brown during his time as CO RNAS Lossiemouth, 1967 The People’s Mosquito, the UK’s DH.98 restoration-to-flight project, is honoured to announce that Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown has graciously accepted its invitation...
A Woman’s Perspective of Serving with the Tuskegee Airmen Support Personnel * Red Tail Squadron | “Whatever you’ve read about segregation, it was that and then some.” ~ Mrs. Callie O. Gentry, stenographer of the Tuskegee Airmen | Over 10,000 military and civilian African-American men and women served as support personnel for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Their collective effort and passion to serve our country opened the doors for others to join the Armed Forces with equal opportunity. One of them was Mrs. Callie O. Gentry. This 88-years-young woman shares her memories of serving with the Tuskegee Airmen and living through an era that shaped the future for generations to come...
Happy Birthday To The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · WarbirdsNews By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Developed from the P-36, the P-40 was America’s most numerous fighter aircraft in service when World War II started. The P-40 bred a generation of fighter pilots with Boyd “Buzz” Wagner becoming the first United States Army Air Forces ace of World War II....
B-17 “Champai[gn] Lady” Restoration- Video Update · WarbirdsNews
U.K. Helicopter Museum To Exhibit World's First Rotary-Wing UAV * Aero-News Network | Could Carry Two Torpedoes Or Depth Charges, Also Flew Surveillance And Targeting Missions The Helicopter Museum in Westonsuper-Mare, Somerset, U.K. has taken delivery of a rare Gyrodyne GH- 50D DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter), developed in the 1960s and the first vertical take-off/landing unmanned air system (UAS) in the world to enter operational service...
RAF Museum Teams up With the University of Birmingham · WarbirdsNews | Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, registration is now open for ‘World War One: Aviation Comes of Age’, which will allow users to explore the aerial aspect of the conflict through a series of academic resources and multimedia content...
Daniel Bopp * Wasabi Air Racing | Daniel Bopp is a master builder. He first contacted me several years ago when he was looking for information about White Knight for a model he was building. He also built a wicked model of the Pond Racer and a turbine SS1 (jet intake through front windows)...
Must See Video: THE CUBS 2 OSH STORY - 75th Anniversary Gathering In Hartford, WI * 
Young Eagles Take Flight Oct. 18 * SurfKY News | MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. (10/13/14) — This Saturday, Oct. 18 is another fun 'free flight' date at Muhlenberg County Airport. EAA Chapter 1184 will again be giving free airplane rides to Young Eagles ages 7 thru 17...
Young Eagles Flight Rally is Oct. 18 * Tampa Bay Newspapers | CLEARWATER – Young people ages 8 to 17 can take to the skies on Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Clearwater Airpark, 1000 N. Hercules Ave. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Announces Performer Lineup for Upcoming Event
USAF Thunderbirds, U.S. Special Operations Parachute Team Headline
FORT WORTH, TX (Oct. 13, 2014) – Fort Worth Alliance Air Show officials have released the full lineup for the 2014 Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. As first announced in May, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are headlining the show on Oct. 25-26 at the Fort Worth
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| The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are headlining the 2014 Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 25-26 at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport. |
The show also includes performers such as U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team, Bell Helicopter Fly By, T-38 Talon "Spirit of Alliance," T-33 Shooting Star, Cavanaugh Flight Museum Classic Military Aircraft, Shockwave Jet Truck, Rob Holland, Kevin Coleman, Dan Buchanan, Manfred Radius, a P-51 Mustang Demo, Matt Younkin, David Martin and the All-Veteran Parachute Team.
While general admission to air show is free, there are several premium seating options available. Advance discount general admission parking and VIP parking passes are available now at a discount up to $10. General admission parking onsite is $30 for any size vehicle and is payable with cash only upon arrival at the show. For more information, please visit www.AllianceAirShow.com or the show's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Proceeds from the show benefit local charities and non-profit organizations including Hope for the Brave. Since 2006, the show has provided more than $409,000 in donations to community non-profit organizations.
The Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is held annually at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which is the centerpiece of the 18,000-acre AllianceTexas development housing 370 companies, 37,000 employees and over one million square feet of retail, restaurant, and entertainment components integrated with a variety of single-family and luxury apartment home options. The 2014 air show will feature the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on October 25th and 26th.The airport is managed by Alliance Air Services, a subsidiary of Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas.
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Video: Thousands gather to watch Blue Angels in SF * ABC | It was another gorgeous day for the second Fleet Week air show, featuring the Blue Angels. Thousands of families poured into San Francisco to watch the aerial acrobatics and admire the heart stopping twists and turns on Sunday...
Flying on the Blue Angels' 'Fat Albert Airlines' at SF's Fleet Week * cnet | It's Fleet Week in San 
Francisco, and though the ships and sailors enliven the town, the star of the show is always the Blue Angels. If you've ever watched these daredevil fliers, you know they put on quite a show, flying their F/A-18s within feet of each other as they roar over the city...
Wings and Waves air show wraps up in Volusia County * News 13 | Vintage airplanes and thundering jets are pumping big bucks into the Daytona Beach area. Jaques Chester brought took his two daughters to Daytona Beach for surf and sand, but what flew over them during the day was a surprise he kept from them on the drive to the coast...
Daytona air show draws crowd * news-journal | John Johnson could look out the window and see the planes twirling and tumbling above the Atlantic Ocean. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had a glass of lemonade on the table in front of him and Sunday afternoon his conversations were often interrupted by a tap on the shoulder from people passing by who wanted to say “Thank you” or “Hello.”...
Video: Watsonville fly-in and airshow closes the weekend * KSBW | In it's 50th anniversary, the Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow wowed crowds with aerobatics and WWII era planes.
Join the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team on a night skydive * The Aviationist | Nicknamed and commonly known as the Golden Knights, the United States Army Parachute Team, is a demonstration and competition parachute team which conduct parachute demos across the U.S. and, occasionally, abroad...
15th annual Culpeper County AirFest held at airport on Beverly Ford Rd. * Star Exponent | Spirits and hopes ran high at the annual Culpeper County AirFest Saturday morning as clouds and an intermittent drizzling rain hung over the event for the second consecutive year...
Special Guests Come to Rockford for Air Camp * My stateline | Boy scouts had a chance to check out planes and learn all about aviation. The Blackhawk Area Council hosted the third Air Camp at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. They were especially excited to host the Tuskegee Airmen...
YOUR PHOTOS: Potomac Flight soars to honor veterans * Inside Nova
WWII Planes Fly Over National Cemetery, Pentagon * NBC | Twenty four World War II vintage aircraft flew over the DC area Sunday in tribute of Disabled American Veterans. The flight originated from the Culpeper Air Fest and traveled over the Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. The planes were T-6 Texan aircraft, used to train pilots during World War II...
Chambliss lives a lifestyle full of adrenaline * Las Vegas Review Journal | Kirby Chambliss stands 11th in points among the 12 adrenaline junkies who will race airplanes through pylons at speeds approaching 230 mph today in Round 7 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. So it hasn’t been the greatest of years for one of the world’s foremost air racers. He did, however, recently go off into the wild blue yonder with Amelia Earhart as his co-pilot...
Zhuhai Air Show to exhibit 120 aircraft from around the world * Want China Times | ...As is customary, the J-10 fighters of the August 1st aerobatic team will perform during the air show, however, this is the first time a female pilot of the People's Liberation Army Air Force will fly with the team during the air show. The Black Eagles aerobatic team of the South Korean air force was invited to join the show with its T-50 trainers as well, according to the paper. The T-50 Golden Eagle is a trainer produced by the Korea Aerospace Industries based in Sacheon...
Fly-in at Meriden Markham Airport on Saturday * By Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff | Meriden- Markham Airport will host its first fly-in Saturday, featuring planes and helicopters. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Constance Castillo, airport manger, said it is the first of its kind for the Meriden airport and differs from the air shows of the past...
Red Arrows 'should replace their ageing British-made Hawk jets with second hand American planes' * Daily Mail | The Red Arrows should replace their ageing British made jets with second hand American built planes, a senior RAF officer has suggested. The aerobatic display team currently fly the Hawk T1 jet, which is due to go out of service in 2020...
March Field Air Museum flying high with upgrades * Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | There have been quite a few changes to March Field Air Museum in Riverside since I first went there a decade and a half ago, including a few since my last visit a couple of years ago...
Search for Warbirds in India by WarbirdsNews | Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on June 17th, 1944. After getting official records from the Burma Campaign Society based in London...
Avro Lancaster 1941 onwards All marks by travelforaircraft | Cotter's authorship of this beloved aircraft lives up to the Lancaster's reputation. Another of the Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual series this book includes what has become expected from this excellent series. History and design of the Avro Lancaster is addressed and quite well. The heart of the book is operating a Lancaster (the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight or BBMF) as well as the maintenance and costs — all are quite enlightening...
Farman F40 F-AHMF * Passion for aviation (translated) | The aircraft in the foreground is the Farman F.40 (F-AHMF) aircraft designed as an observation aircraft by Maurice and Henry Farman at the request of the Air Force in 1915 and served very often after war make "First flight"...
1st flight to Reunion by Marcel Goulette * Passion for aviation (translated) | From 17 to 27 Oc t ober 1929, Maurice Goulette, R ené Marchesseau and Jean Michel Bourgeois established a record on its lia i Paris (Le Bourget) -Madagascar (Antananarivo) aboard Farman 192 No. 3 (F-AJBB) by browsing 12400km in 1 0 days 8 hours and 4 min 0...
NASA technology helps remote Alaskan pilots * General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilots make better flight decisions, especially when disconnected from the Internet, telephone, flight services and other data sources normally used by pilots...
Young Eagles Take To The Sky * Payson Roundup | On Saturday, Oct. 4, a group of dedicated Payson pilots hosted a Young Eagles flight day at the Payson Airport...
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Friday, October 10, 2014
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Aviation Pioneer Chip Yates To Accept International Award * Flight of the Century | Yates has been selected to receive the FAI’s Louis Bleriot Medal for his record-setting flights in 2013, which established new international landmarks in speed, altitude and distance for electric flight....
Video: Blue Angels rip through San Francisco skies * KOMO | Footage and commentary on the prep for Fleet Week.
Behind the scenes with the Blue Angels * SF Gate | The Blue Angels were set to head to the skies 
Up, up and away over the San Francisco Bay * Mercury News | It was fun and exhilarating ... until I got sick. When my editor asked me last week -- half jokingly -- if I'd like to go up in a Fleet Week stunt plane, I jumped at the chance, surprising some colleagues who never guessed that this mild-mannered suburban mom is actually a thrill-seeker at heart...
Wings and Waves takes flight this weekend over Daytona Beach * News-Journal Online | A Screamin’ Sasquatch and Thunderbirds will soar through the skies over the World’s Most Famous Beach this weekend. The Wings and Waves Air Show will feature aerial performances by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a bi-plane beastie known as the Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco, and some 40 other aircraft....
Aero-TV: Kyle Franklin -- Acro Flying With Showmanship * Aero-News Net | One Of the Airshow 
Thomasville Fly-In to Kick Off Today * WCTV | THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- The Thomasville Fly-In, a celebration in the air and a nearly fifty year tradition is taking place today. The Fly-In kicks off today and it will last through Sunday at the Thomasville Regional Airport. It's a free event and open to everyone...
Community Invited to Bryce Canyon Airport for Fly-in, Open House * St. George News | PANGUITCH — The communities of the Bryce Canyon area are preparing to welcome extra pilots and the public to its historic airport with the first-ever Bryce Canyon Fly-in and Airport Appreciation Day happening Friday and Saturday...
Voodoo and Strega are here! * Planes of Fame | Voodoo just arrived! We are excited to have both Strega and Voodoo here on display at Planes of Fame Air Museum!...
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2014 * Airplanes.com | The USAF Thunderbirds will be one of the highlights of the program at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show on October 25 & 26, 2014. Also featured on the program of events is the US Special Operations Command Parachute Team, as well as aerobatic pilots Manfred Radius, Kevin Coleman, Dan Buchanan, Rob Holland, and Matt Younkin...
Breitling Jet Team - Belgian Air Force Days 2014 * TakeOffTube.com
Amazing Fireworks Flight With Gene Soucy * TakeOffTube.com
CAF Red Tail Squadron – Event Update – CAF WWII Air Expo * CAF Red Tail Squadron | On October 2-5 the CAF Red Ta 10669334_718067074940971_3513277791046784249_oil Squadron participated in the CAF Air Expo at the Dallas Executive airport (formally Redbird airport). This the location for the National Airbase for the CAF. The Air Expo had an “Open House” feel which was welcomed by the local neighbors. DOTA’s Calvin Spann and Homer Houge joined the audience and shared their memories with the crowd. Gordon Guillory, President of the local Tuskegee chapter (Claude R. Platte Chapter) spent many hours with us...
Photos: Pemberton & Sons Aviation * Crosswind Images | A brief visit with one of the leading families in classic aircraft restoration and operation.
Dennis McCarthy: World War II combat pilot has one final mission * Los Angeles Daily News | ...The B-25 took off from Camarillo Airport on Saturday, Sept. 6, heading 18 miles out toward the Channel Islands....
Kentville woman wins aviation and aerospace award * Nova News Now | ...The award recognizes outstanding Canadian women in aviation and aerospace industries and is named after Elsie MacGill, who achieved many firsts during her lifetime...
LORD, IF YOU’RE UP THERE... * Photorecon | ...Still falling face up, I appeared to be clear of the debris and I saw no sign of the seat between my legs, so I pulled the parachute’s rip cord. No comforting jerk, though....
NASA Partners With X-37B Program For Use Of Former Space Shuttle Hangars * Aero-News Net | NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B Program for use of the center’s Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bays 1 and 2 to process the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for launch...
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Beautiful, simple video clip from Sean D. Tucker * The International Council of Air Shows
Beachgoers packing Daytona Beach for Wings and Waves Air Show By Saul Saenz, Volusia County Reporter | DAYTONA BEACH -- If you plan on visiting the World's Most Famous Beach this weekend, you might want to get an early start...
Dozens of WWII aircraft to fly in formation over Northern Virginia today - Inside NoVA | Look up in the sky around lunchtime today and you may get to see a large collection of World War II aircraft flying over in formation. It’s called the Potomac Flight, and it will involve about 30 planes flying in restricted airspace over the Washington area to honor the nation’s veterans. The “once in a lifetime” event kicks off the 15th Annual Culpeper Air Fest this weekend, according to a news release...
Cambridge pilot flying high in World Air Race Championship * ITV News | Professional sportsmen and women choose different ways to relax and switch off from their day job. Golf and fishing are a couple of favourites for footballers and cricketers. But motorsport...
Culpeper County Airfest grows * The Daily Progress | In order to draw maximum attention to the cause of disabled veterans, the AirFest will be home base for a "Potomac Flight" to be held at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. The route will include flyovers of Washington, D.C. landmarks including...
California International Airshow - Salinas Review by Tyson Rininger | Celebrating their 34th year,
the Salinas Airshow hosted the USAF Thunderbirds as well as Vicky Benzing, Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, the Liberty Jump Team and the always popular Metal Mulisha. Along with the performers, warbirds took to the skies showcasing both the European Theater with a trio of P-51's, a BT-13, Sherman Smoot's historic C-47 and the incredible flying of Sam Knaub's C-54. The Pacific Theater warbirds included the B-25 'Executive Sweet', Taigh Ramey's amazing PV2-D Harpoon, Chuck Wentworth's F4U Corsair, four T-6 Texans and a replica Japanese 'Kate'...Art Nalls shares a great story of first class piloting skills * The International Council of Air Show | About 10 years ago, I owned the YAK-3 in this photo. Jack Schultz, former F-14 test pilot, was at the controls when the right landing gear failed on landing. He managed to get the YAK airborne, where I joined him in chase in the L-39. The right wheel had rotated 90 degrees in the gear strut, or so I first thought. With the wheel perpendicular to the airstream, there is no hope of landing, so he retracted the gear...
Momentum builds for permanent Aviation Hall of Fame * The Australian | THE Australian Aviation Hall of Fame is accelerating moves to set up a permanent display as it heads towards its third induction and gala dinner next month.... Other inductees include aviatrix, flying instructor and Australian Women Pilots Association founder Senja Robey, Australia’s first Controller of Aviation Horace Brinsmead, Hawker Aircraft founder Harry Hawker and Reginald Ansett...
Breitling celebrates AOPA’s anniversary with new watch · General Aviation News | Swiss watch company Breitling is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) with the release of a special limited edition timepiece, a scholarship program aimed at expanding the aviation community, and special events focused on sharing the passion of aviation with people across the USA throughout the year...
The Pixie Pilot: Help Vegas Adventure Flights become a reality!: Meet private pilot and future sport pilot instructor, Mike Daniels. I've recently have been assisting Mike with insurance quotations fo...
Douglas A-20 Retrieved From Bottom of the Baltic Sea · WarbirdsNews | A Polish salvage crew has
recovered the substantial, but battered remains of a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber from the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the last few days. Just a dozen or so substantially complete examples remain in preservation, along with a few hulks. It is likely that the aircraft is one of many hundreds supplied by the USA to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease during WWII. So far the wreck is unidentified though. While it is always possible that a detailed researcher may one day be able to determine her serial number, either through examining crash records, or possibly finding a data plate on the airframe or engines that tallies with a known example, it is likely she will always remain anonymous...Air and Space Museum to remain open as exterior revitalized · General Aviation News | The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is preparing for a multiyear revitalization of the museum’s exterior and mechanical systems, anticipated to begin in 2017. When the project is complete, the museum will be an energy-efficient building that meets or exceeds best-practice standards for sustainability and energy use, according to museum officials...
Speakers series launches at the Pima Air & Space Museum * Arizona Daily Star | The A-10 Thunderbolt II — also known as the “Warthog” — launches the Pima Air & Space Museum's Second Saturday speakers series. Capt. Matt “Ace” Orlovsky, Davis-Monthan wing weapons officer, will talk Saturday about flying the aircraft. The series...
Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor · WarbirdsNews | The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is continuously working to provide interesting events for the public, and we thought you might like to see what is coming on the agenda in the next few weeks...
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
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Fleet Week to open in S.F. with a roar * SFGate.com | ...This year the event begins with a roar around noon Thursday when the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels precision flying team begins its practice runs over San Francisco and the bay. The Angels fly again Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of an air show over the waterfront....
Photos: Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker flies over the Bay Area * San Jose Mercury News 
media center | Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker and Bay Area News Group reporter Theresa Harrington fly over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Tucker has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and...
Watsonville Fly-In celebrates 50 years * Contra Costa Times | WATSONVILLE >> The 50th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show will kick off Friday with special activities for children and the traditional spaghetti dinner. Watsonville Municipal Airport's premier event will run through the weekend with skydiving and...
HALL AIMING FOR A WIN IN AIR RACE SERIES * NBN | There are two rounds remaining in this year’s Air Race Series – and Merewether’s Matt Hall has set himself a goal of winning at least one of them. Currently fourth overall, Hall resumes his campaign in Las Vegas on Sunday...
The ride of a lifetime: Inside a Red Bull Air Race plane * Las Vegas Weekly | The moment I send the email, I regret it, but what's done is done: I've agreed to a fly-along with Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss in a two-seater aerobatic plane. The one-sheet explainer on the experience includes a parachute briefing and...
The fastest sport you've never heard of * CNN | Look out NASCAR, one of the world's fastest motor sports wants to steal your fans. We're talking about air racing, where powerful, small planes compete on a looped path in the air, reaching speeds between 200-500 mph. This thrilling sport is...
Video: The Athleticism of Aerobatics · General Aviation News | Cirrus Aircraft has released the latest in a series of videos spotlighting aerobatic star Michael Goulian. Called The Athleticism of Aerobatics...
Community invited to Bryce Canyon Airport for fly-in and open house * Suindependent | As part of the inaugural Bryce Canyon Fly-In, pilots are invited to land their planes at the airport for free and then take a shuttle to visit the red-rock vistas of Bryce Canyon National Park. Pilots will also be treated Friday evening to an opening...
Variety of aircraft to see at Fly-In * Times-Enterprise | THOMASVILLE — Aircraft from all over the Southeast will descend here this weekend for the 47th Thomasville Fly-In, an event sponsored by the Thomasville Aviation Club. More than 300 airplanes and more than 3,000 spectators are expected if the weather...
The Lee Bottom Fly-In Review Part 5 - The Ultimate Review · Rich Davidson NORDO News | After 
everything was said and done, everyone had flown away, and the last box of fly-in "stuff" was put away, Ginger and I felt pretty good. The event had gone off rather smoothly. Attendance at the fly-in was better than we expected. The flow of people never seemed to stop. It was a good crowd but it wasn't crazy. A plane would land and a few minutes later so would another. That's how it went...
The making of an air show * Florida Times-Union | For the 2014 NAS Jax Air Show, scheduled for Oct. 25-26, a diverse team of professionals joined together with a shared vision to create what is expected to be two spectacular days of high-flying entertainment for hundreds of thousands of spectators...
Wattisham Apache wins Army photographer the ‘people’s prize’ * Daily Free Press | A spectacular picture of one of Wattisham’s Apache attack helicopters hovering in front of a fireball was voted by Facebook users to be the Best Overall Image in the Army’s annual photographic competition, it was announced today...
A Record Mojave * Kitplanes | Copy of article from Kitplanes posted on the Mojave Fly-in site.
Pilot Charlotte Zeederberg flies The Great Tiger Moth Air Race * Ladies Love Taildraggers | The first Tiger Moth Air Race was run in 1977, in order to test the airman-ship of the many pilots who took part. Since the first Tiger Moth Air Race there have been 13 air races, the last being in 2003. The James Strong Memorial Great Tiger Moth Air Race revives this tradition and brings pilots and machines from all over the country (Australia)...
NWOC 2015 Registration Open · WarbirdsNews | Registration for 21st National Warbird Operator Conference on Feb 26-Mar 1 in New Orleans, LA is now open.The world’s largest gathering of warbird owners, operators, maintainers and suppliers will soon meet at the 21st Anniversary National Warbird Operator Conference...
Boulder park to be named after Col. Bill Bower, who served in WWII * Boulder Daily Camera | ...Bower participated in the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942. The Doolittle raid was the first strike by the U.S. against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bower flew his B-25B bomber off the deck of the USS Hornet and helped bomb Tokyo before ditching his plane in China and making his way back to the U.S...
10 Years After The Yankee Air Museum Hangar Fire * WEMU | Ten years ago Thursday the Yankee Air Museum's hangar went up in flames, destroying everything the museum had, except for its three flying aircraft. And if not for the heroic work of several museum volunteers, the planes might have been lost, as well...
magneticNorth builds World War II archive for American Air Museum * Prolific North | magneticNorth has built the most comprehensive digital archive of the American servicemen who served from the UK during the Second World War. It was commissioned by the American Air Museum, part of the Imperial War Museum. american air museum...
SIPA 121 # 51 in Essey-lès-Nancy * Translated | Recently I told you about the MS472 "Lapwing" stationed in Essey-les-Nancy in the 1:36 Erala heiress CERO307 stating that they were gradually replaced by SIPA S111 / 121 from 1957. Here is a picture above, it is the SIPA 121 No. 51, recognizable by the antenna of the radio compass in the rear of the canopy. According to the badge visible on the plane, even if it is upside down compared to the usual representations, we can say that it is the 3/38 Erala Tours outcome of CERO 311...
French Air Force celebrates 50th Anniversary of Strategic Air Forces with three stunning special colors * The Aviationist | On Oct. 3, with a ceremony held at Istres airbase, the French Air Force celebrated 50 years of French deterrence by the Forces Aériennes Strategiques which are responsible for Paris’s nuclear weapons....
Are those F-117s? | Check out this post from The Aviationist
Pilot dies in air tanker crash at Yosemite fire * CNN | The pilot of an air tanker battling a wildfire at Yosemite National Park died after the tanker crashed Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The tanker was being used to help battle Dog Rock Fire when authorities lost contact with its pilot Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said in a statement...
National Air and Space Museum releases free children’s app · General Aviation News | A new iPad app from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum helps children learn about airplanes and rockets through four games inspired by the history of early flight. Pilot Pals, the museum’s first app, also enables children ages 4 to 6 to personalize their experience by naming their hangar and choosing a Pilot Pal to accompany them...
NASA helicopter test a smashing success · General Aviation News | HAMPTON, Va. — The successful crash test of a former Marine helicopter could help lead to safer civilian and military helicopters, according to NASA aeronautics researchers. The full-scale test sent the fuselage and its 15 dummy occupants crashing into the dirt at NASA Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research facility in Hampton, Virginia, at about 30 miles an hour...
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