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Indy Transponder 27-JAN-2012 2230z

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National Aviation Hall of Fame Adds Aerospace Pioneers to Board - ASB | The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) today announced the addition of two outstanding aviation professionals to their Board of Trustees, Jack Pelton and George Saling. Jack is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cessna Aircraft Company. A native of California, Jack has over three decades of aviation experience. He joined Cessna in 2000 as Vice President of Product Engineering. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 2003 and Chairman in 2005. Prior to joining Cessna he was Senior Vice President of Engineering for Dornier Aircraft. He started his career at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California....

Air show set to return to Boundary Bay this July - Delta Optimist | The air show will return to Boundary Bay Airport this summer after a oneyear hiatus. Delta council approved a request earlier this month from Alpha Aviation, the company that has the longterm lease to operate the municipally-owned airport, to once again host an air show. The event is to...

RAF Tucano and Hawk Displays 2012 on the web - Flightline UK | The 2012 RAF Display Team are starting to appear on the internet. The RAF Tucano Display will be flown by by Flt Lt Jon Bond and the aircraft is currently recieving some ‘Diamond Jubilee’ markings. You can...

Pioneering aviator Harriet Quimby centenary approaches - Flightglobal | A centenary is soon upon us but this event had been overshadowed by a tragedy which shares the same anniversary month. Harriet Quimby was the first female aviator to fly an aeroplane solo across the English Channel from an airfield at Whitfield to land near Boulogne Sur Mer on the 16th April 1912. But this pioneering and inspirational achievement by a female aviator was...

WWII hero Kuroki enters Neb. Aviation Hall of Fame - Kearney Hub | ...Kuroki, 94, was born in Cozad and grew up in Hershey. After the Pearl Harbor attack that pulled the U.S. into WWII, Kuroki tried to join the military but encountered strong resistance in a time when Japanese Americans were being moved to internment camps. Kuroki persisted and became a gunner on B-29 and B-24 bombers. After his 25th mission, that usually earned airmen a trip back home, Kuroki volunteered to keep flying....

Pearl Harbor aviation museum to screen documentary on Flying Tigers pilot shot down in China - The Republic | The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor will host an event celebrating the legacy of the Flying Tigers, the famed volunteer force of U.S. pilots who fought in China at the start of World War II. Li Xiaolin is the president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and will present her documentary, Touching the Tigers, at the museum Monday....

Monrovia's Own Tuskegee Airman - Patch | The Monrovia Historical Museum's exhibit on a Tuskegee Airman from Monrovia is on display at the Krikorian Theater in conjunction with the release of a movie about the famous African-American WWII pilots....

"Was The Movie Accurate?" - CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Today’s blog was going to be about history and landing gear, but a great opportunity for our readers “landed” here instead! It was announced just two days ago that the CAF Red Tail Squadron will host two FREE webinars (think seminar on a website) on February 1 and 4 - that’s next Wednesday and a week from tomorrow. The webinars will be in the same format and with the same guests; we’re just running it live twice so that people have a choice as to when they want to participate....

Red Tails Disappoints - Airspeed | ...I just got home from seeing Red Tails. I had heard that the film had received less than stellar reviews, but I made it a point to avoid others’ opinions and go see the film for myself....

Two killed in Tiger Moth plane crash at Maryborough - The Courier | TWO men, including the pilot, are dead after the Tiger Moth plane they were flying in, hit trees at Maryborough yesterday. The pilot was the owner of the plane. Police said witnesses reported seeing the vintage Tiger Moth crash shortly after take-off about 5pm. The Tiger Moth burst into flames in trees at the northern end of the bitumen runway....

Mosquito TT.35, TA719, ‘AirSpace’, IWM Duxford – the film star that inspired a movement! from Shortfinals's Blog | This is the middle of the TV/film awards season; the ‘Golden Globes’ have gone, soon it will be time for the ‘Oscars’. As the film stars move down the red carpet to a volley of camera flashes, you can hear the speculation, ‘Wow! What a colourful outfit! ‘Has she had any work done, do you think?’ Well, here is one film star who is decked out to dazzle, AND she’s had LOTS of work done under that skin! The story of TA719, a Mosquito TT.35, is fascinating...

My E-Book Library - tdbarnes - Roadrunners Internationale | Thornton D. "TD" Barnes and Colonel Sam Pizzo have uploaded Kindle e-books Velma and the Desert Fox and A Man of Many Hats for download and review....

January 27 – Aviation History - CRUFC

Norah O'Neill | Friday's Fabulous Flyer - Flight to Success | ...This is how Norah’s aviation adventure began. 23-years-old, and no home to return to, she’d made her decision to learn to fly. She found a nighttime job in Kodiak Alaska’s most prominent bar, frequented by prostitutes. She worked all night, slept for a few hours in the morning, and took flying lessons in the afternoon before she went back to the bar to work. Living in a furnace room of an old house, she exchanged housework for rent, so every penny could go to the airport. She learned to fly, became an instructor, then became a charter pilot....

Thirsty work for Italian Eurofighters - Flightglobal's Image of the Day | This striking image of a formation of four Italian air force Eurofighters being supported by a Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker during a...

Drone will use energy from the sun and wind - NEWS ABOUT AVIATION AVIATION NEWS | The student Wesam Al Sabban, University of Queensland, Australia, accepted a challenge that few post-docs would face. He is building an unmanned plane that uses the wind and the sun to stay long periods in air....

Barge Carrying Atlas Rocket Crashes Into Bridge from SPACE.com | The two launch vehicles are apparently undamaged.

Slingshot around the moon for US$150m - CNET Australia | According to the Smithsonian magazine Air & Space, anyone with a spare US$150 million laying around may have the opportunity to hop aboard a future lunar flight. One person has already bought the first ticket, Air & Space reports....

What do you Make of the “Houston, we have a problem” Film Claiming that a Secret Yugoslavian Space Program was the Source of American Success in the Space Race? - The National Air and Space Museum | They have got to be kidding! At least that’s what I thought, but apparently not. I received a call from Richard Solash, a reporter with Radio Free Europe about ten days ago to discuss a film being made by Slovene director Ziga Virc and writer Bostjan Virc that alleges that Tito’s Yugoslavia had a secret space program and secretly sold space knowledge to NASA, in the process making Tito rich and making if possible for the U.S. to achieve its Apollo program. Here is...

Apollo 1 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | January 27, 1967 Tragedy struck on the launch pad during a preflight test for Apollo 204, scheduled to be the first Apollo manned mission. It would have been launched on February 21, 1967, but Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the Command Module (CM). The astronauts entered the...

Astronaut Jerry Ross, First Seven-Time Space Flier, Retires - PRNewswire | Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, has retired from NASA. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Ross spent almost 1,400 hours in space and conducted nine spacewalks to rank third on the list of most extravehicular activity time in space....

Superbowl Air Experience Feb 3rd & 4th - Super Member Flights

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	Out of town guests, Corporate Execs, Super Fans, SUPER MEMBERS! SUPER MEMBERSHIP - Individual ~ $300Experience the Superbowl excitement in a UH-1 Huey Helicopter! Flights will depart the Downtown Indianapolis Heliport from 12-5pm. We will be touring the Superbowl festivities by air. Flight time is approx. 15 mins. Bring your cameras! SUPER MEMBERS - Private Reserved Aircraft ~ $2,0006 (six) Super Members will experience the Superbowl excitement in a UH-1 Huey Helicopter! Tour the Superbowl festivities and depart from the Downtown Indianapolis Heliport. We will be touring the Superbowl Experience by air! All 6 passengers will have a private flight with an extra special tour sight added. Flight is approx. 20 minutes. Click here for a Downtown Super Member Map Flyer Additional flights scheduled based upon Super Member demand. The Huey will fly from 12-5pm and reservations are on a first come basis. You must purchase a Super Membership* to have the Superbowl XLVI flight experience. Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime experience at Superbowl XLVI
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Indy Transponder 27-JAN-2012 1145z

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Red Checkers grounded after forced landing - TVNZ | The Air Force Red Checkers have been grounded after one of the aerobatics planes made a forced landing in the central North Island. The lead Airtrainer, Red Checkers 1, was flying from Ohakea Air Base in the Manawatu to...

Air show set to attract thousands - Bay of Plenty Times | Experienced flight instructor Phil Hooker will be flying high at the bigger-than-ever air show in Tauranga over the weekend. Mr Hooker is flying six different aircraft in 10 displays over the two days of the Classics of the Sky Tauranga City Airshow at the airport....

Clay Lacy To Get Howard Hughes Award - AINonline | Clay Lacy will be honored by the Aero Club of Southern California with its Howard Hughes Memorial Award on February 8. Famed test and aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover will present the award in recognition of Lacy’s achievements spanning some six decades. An airline captain, experimental test pilot, air race champion, aviation record-setter, aerial cinematographer and entrepreneur,...

Air Force Week in Photos - af.mil | 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.

The Horsemen Cometh: The World's Only P-51 Mustang Formation Aerobatic Team - ASB | There is only one "Cadillac of the Sky," the iconic fighter of WWII, the legendary P-51 Mustang. Since that time no one has attempted to harness the grace and power of these wild stallions and ride them locked in step as a formation aerobatic team... until now. For the past 2 years, the world's most respected aviation storytellers, AirShowBuzz.com, has followed the journey of three renowned air show pilots as they attempt to tame the mighty "Stang" and showcase its historic heritage at air shows around the world.Now, this 1-hour Public TV special,...

Havelock, Cherry Point should celebrate - Havelock News | The city of Havelock is Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s copilot. Through its close association with the sprawling Marine Corps airfield and the economic and social impact the air station has had on the city — as well as the surrounding region — it is inextricably linked to Marine Corps aviation....

Cost of Freedom Tribute and American Heroes Air Show continues - Cape Coral Daily Breeze | The community will continue to pay its respect to America's veterans today through Sunday as The Cost of Freedom Tribute and American Heroes Air Show continues at the Lee County Sports Complex. The Traveling Vietnam Wall will be on display all day Friday and Saturday with a variety of events in between....

Homebuilt airshow underway - Sun Live | About 80 homebuilt aircraft are expected to arrive in Tauranga today for the Sport Aircraft Association of New Zealand annual general meeting. The SportAvex event acts as a double with the Tauranga City Airshow ‘Classics of the Sky’ event on this weekend....

Podcast: Bomber Gas – The Warbird Rescue Hour! | ...the Warbird Recue guys talk with Jason Scott from The Bomber Restaurant. Jason will be announcing some big plans for the B-17G ”Lacy Lady” that has been a...

Tuskegee vets honored in Reno - Nevada Appeal | Under Friday's gray winter skies, Nevada's Air National Guard Community Outreach Program sponsored a “meet and greet” in Reno with three members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a storied group of black aviators whose World War II exploits are the subject of a newly released George Lucas film....

Helicopter pilot shuttled governors - South County Independent | For 10 years, Narragansett resident and Major Army Aviator Thomas P. Shortall shuttled governors, dignitaries and top-level state employees around Rhode Island. But he wasn’t a chauffer. He was a helicopter pilot....

Spreading the word - Women of Aviation | In Colorado, Sandy put on her Women Of Aviation Week t-shirt, added her VIP Club pins, and off she went to speak to the Telluride Rotary Club. She spoke of Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week and her 2011 project to take as many young female Rotary Youth Exchange students...

CoolPix: XB-70 Valkyrie (& The AirPigz Air Force Museum MeetUp!) - AirPigz | There's really only a handful of aircraft that are so stunning to me that I can hardly speak when I'm in their presence. The XB-70 is one of them. The only remaining example (just two were built) is in the Research & Development Hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - or Air Force Museum as we used to call it. When I'm near the Valkyrie,...

Skystreak walkaround — the next to rare Douglas D-558-1 at the Carolinas Aviation Museum - Travel for Aircraft | The Skystreak performed in the shadow of the Bell X-1. The importance of the X-1 missions cannot be understated — neither should the Skystreak accomplishments be forgotten. Data gathered during the flights of Douglas’s D-558-1 not only were critical in designs of aircraft flying in the high subsonic and transonic ranges but also so with ordnance positioned under the wings. This research results were critical to the successful designs in several subsequent aircraft designs in the Century Series of fighters — North American F-100 Super Sabre, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Republic F-105 Thunder chief and Convair F-106 Delta Dart — as well as the Douglas F4D Skyray and the Vought F8U Crusader....

USAF to scrap Northrop Global Hawk drone for U-2 spy plane - Airforce-Technology | The US Air Force (USAF) has decided to scrap its plans to replace the Cold War-era U-2 spy planes with Northrop Grumman-built Block 30 high-altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance planes, a government official and a defence analyst have revealed. Virginia-based Lexington Institute CEO Loren Thompson said that details of how many Global Hawks the Air Force has decided to scrap were not clear but indicated that building on the aircraft will stop with immediate effect and that the existing planes in the inventory would be retired....

National Museum USAF displays formerly classified reconnaissance satellites - National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Military, government and industry officials gathered Jan. 26 to officially place three formerly classified reconnaissance satellites on public display in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force here....

Apollo 1 Crew Remembered on Anniversary of Tragic Fire - The Aero Experience | The crew of Apollo 1 will be remembered across America tomorrow on the 45th anniversary of the tragic fire that destroyed the spacecraft and killed 3 astronauts at Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34. The crew consisted of...

Indy Transponder 26-JAN-2012 2115z

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Two More Join AirVenture Air Show Lineup from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Two highly popular aerobatic performers have been added to the daily air show lineup at EAA AirVenture 2012, which will be held July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

French team at work. Picture by Kevin Techer - Bonjour Blue Sky

Air show preparing for April takeoff - Macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- The air show at Robins Air Force Base is still three months away, but organizers sought Monday to whet appetites for the event. Lt. Col. Dwayne Gray, who is in charge of the show for the base, said many notable acts have signed on, and more are interested. With other air shows for the year being cancelled, he said he has been taking many calls from acts wanting to fly in the Robins show....

US Navy Leap Frogs Take Oath from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | JAMUL CA- Chief Warrant Officer (SEAL) Keith Pritchett, officer-in-charge of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, administers the oath of enlistment to Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle Turner, the team public affairs officer, during an in-air reenlistment ceremony. Last year, the team scheduled 30 performance...

Upcoming Winter Alabama Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ...in Alabama there's still many aviation events to enjoy across the state. Hallmark Hall of Fame presents the movie, A Smile as Big as the Moon, a triumphant story about a special education teacher's dream of helping his students attend Space Camp. John Corbett, Jessy Schram, and Cynthia Watros have the staring roles. On January 27, ther...

TASM hosting an exhibit on African-American aviators - Tulsa Beacon | Through photographic and text panels and models of the aircraft that they flew, The Test reveals these men's stories of their struggle for equality in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Kim Jones, deputy director/curator of Tulsa Air and Space ...

Louisville Tuskegee Airman dies - WAVE3 | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - One of the original Tuskegee Airmen from Louisville has passed away. Julius Calloway died Monday, he was 87-years-old and played a major role in aviation history. Nearly a thousand pilots were trained at Tuskegee between 1941 and 1945 and Julius Calloway was one of them. Over the years, he touched many lives and shared his passion for being in the sky....

Red Tails Story Not Just About Men - Aero_News Network | Mildred Hemmons Carter Turned Down For WASP Due To Race | The opening of the movie "Red Tails" last week has brought the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to the attention of many who had never heard it before, and prompted a renewed awareness of that time in history. But as much as the valiant service of the Red Tails broke through barriers for American men of African descent, barriers to women in aviation, especially black women, would persist....

A Real "Red Tail" for The National WWII Museum | Institution Restores Famed Plane, a Type Flown by Tuskegee Airmen | By The National WWII Museum | With George Lucas' Red Tails soaring at the box office, The National WWII Museum announces its acquisition and restoration of a P-51 Mustang, the aircraft depicted in Hollywood's drama about the courageous fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the...

Free hats given out at Chino air museum - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | CHINO - It will be Pratt & Whitney Hat Day on Saturday at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. A free Pratt & Whitney hat is available to the first 100 paid "general" admissions that day, courtesy of Sun Air Parts....

"The Boneyard Project" Lands in Tucson's Pima Air & Space Museum By Claire Lawton | If you're looking for the latest work by a few of the biggest international names in street and contemporary art, don't bother looking at the walls. Instead, look south, down Interstate 10 past Tucson. It's there, in the "boneyard" of retired aircraft, that a caravan of trucks and cranes is wheeling painted planes and parts to Pima Air & Space Museum....

“Sizzlin Liz” over the Sierra - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The P-51D “Sizzlin Liz” that belongs to Ted Conti (at the stick) is a gorgeous plane. This photograph...

Or Die Trying - Air & Space Smithsonian | After the Wright brothers flew, a handful of inventors were determined to join them | Earle Ovington meant well. “It is a peculiar fact, but nevertheless true that a man seems to think that he is able, or competent rather, to design an aeroplane, whether he knows anything about the principles underlying aerodynamics or not,” he wrote in the October 1912 issue of Aeronautics. His advice was simple:...

Family's search for WWII pilot finally over - Lincoln Journal Star | Stanley Dwyer's B-17 was shot down on May 10, 1944, in a forest near Vostenhof, near Neunkirchen, Austria. (Courtesy Kay Hughes) A 1916 dime occupies an honored place in the Geneva family room of Kay Hughes. When she and her father, Harold E. Dwyer of ...

Historic hangar used to build Concorde in Filton is denied listed status - Gazette | FILTON’S aviation heritage has been dealt a new blow after the hangar used to build Concorde was denied listed status. Campaigners fighting to save Filton Airfield after owners BAE Systems announced its imminent closure applied to English Heritage to list Brabazon Hangar to protect it from being torn down....

Super Guppy visits Amarillo one last time ... from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | If you were out by Rick Husband/Amarillo International Airport yesterdau - you may have witnessed a strange looking whale of an aircraft landing - Nasa's "Super Guppy." The unique one...

The "Franken-Mirages" fly again! - Bayou Renaissance Man | Readers are probably familiar with my detailed history (see Weekend Wings #39) of the Cheetah fighter aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF). All were retired from service by 2008, to be replaced by Saab Gripen fighter-bombers....

China’s J-18 Snowy Owl: Myth or Reality? from David Cenciotti | Over the past year or so, rumours on the Internet have persisted that China has been building a stealthy STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft in a similar vein to the F-35 Lightning II. Pictures of said aircraft are non existant but the rumour mill still persists that it’s either real or will be at some point in the future....

Done Right, the Purchase of Your Own Airplane Can be Extremely Rewarding - Airplanista | I have made the point many times that I believe AOPA Pilot Magazine is the finest aviation monthly on this planet. That's not kissing up, that's just a fact in my world. While some publications will eloquently explain the pros and cons of the latest mega-million-dollar bizjet or discuss 101 ways to use a rivet, Pilot consistently delivers the GA content welcome to aviators like me who fly single-engine piston airplanes....

Day of Remembrance, 2012 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Apollo One, AS-204, lost January 27, 1967...

FLY NASA- Where the Sky is Not the Limit from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -NASA- Want a career that'll take you full circle? Adventure. Commitment. Leadership. Achievement. These are the core values of NASA's distinguished astronaut corps. They're also the rewards of fulfilling work. The 21st century astronaut will serve on long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station - and future deep space ...

February Fly-In Breakfast Reminder

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February Fly-In Breakfast Reminder


	WINGS OF DREAMS FEBRUARY FLY-IN BREAKFAST Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:00 am – 10:30 am Keystone Heights Airport, Florida (42J) * Proceeds to benefit Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum "Eggs are back!" Menu - Eggs, grits, bacon, ham, biscuits, fruit, juice, coffee For more information or to RSVP flyin@wingsofdreams.org or call 352-256-8037 PILOT INFORMATION Elevation: 196 ft. - Pattern Altitude 1196 Frequencies: CTAF/UNICOM - 122.7 WX AWOS-3 - 124.55 (352-473-8273) JAX APPROACH - 121.3 Airport Office: 352-473-0031 "Great fuel prices!"

Indy Transponder 26-JAN-2012 0200z

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100 Years of Marine Aviation - Air & Space Smithsonian | A salute to 10 aircraft that carried the few and the proud into history. When Marine Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham reported to the U.S. Naval Academy for flight training on May 22, 1912, the date celebrated as the birth of Marine aviation, he didn’t start out with the idea that airplanes could be useful to ground troops. But after flying missions with...

Fokker D-8 for air show - Otago Daily Times | An example of one of Germany's deadliest World War 1 fighters, a Fokker D-8 (or Flying Razor), will be make its first flight at this year's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Vintage Aviation, a specialist restoration company based in...

American Heroes Air Show returns to Lee County - WINK | FORT MYERS, Fla.- Helicopters from all facets of law enforcement and public safety will roar into Lee County for what is sure to be a colorful and action-packed event.The American Heroes Air Show, the nation's premier helicopter-only air show, makes a return visit to the Lee County Sports Complex on Saturday from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm....

Golden Knights Week One Warm UP! - US Army Golden Knights | It has been a sensational first week for the team training here at Homestead, AFB. Monday the Aviation crew and team members safely arrived to the great Sunshine State. The advance party greeted us and escorted us over to the headquarters to await the truck with all of the gear and equipment....

North Texas Aviation Pioneer to be Among First Space Travelers - KDAF | As an aviation pioneer, Funk has broken gender barriers all her life. "Nobody has ever said I can't do it. They say, 'can you?' and I say, 'yes, and I can do it better,'" said Funk. The one barrier she's still waiting to break is the Earth's atmosphere....

Local Pilot Races to the Front - The Llano News | Taking to the skies is part of who Alan Crawford is. He has been flying for the past 45 years, starting when he was just a ‘youngster’, he served in the Texas Air National Guard following college and spent ten years in the 181st TAW as an instructor and check pilot. Since 1981, Alan has been with Southwest Airlines, and is still a Captain there....

At the B-17 Co-op - Air & Space Smithsonian | Like bomber crews on 100-plane raids, today’s B-17 owners find strength—and survival—in numbers. | USED TO BE, THE ONLY place you saw a Boeing B-17 was at an airshow or in a museum. But in recent years, the World War II bombers have become an increasingly familiar sight in the skies over American cities. Of the 10 that still fly, about half spend the...

WWII bomber lies at bottom of Badin Lake - WRAL | A World War II B-25 bomber and the bodies of its pilot and co-pilot have rested at the bottom of Badin Lake in Stanly County for more than 70 years. The stories and...

Skagit Aero's Blog: The Moment is Finally Here - Antique Airfield | The moment that we have all been waiting for has finally come. After 80+ years and hours of fabrication and welding the Bulldog is finally sitting on the gear....

A Warbird. Sort Of… - Leaving Terra Firma | Last week, while attempting to write, I was wasting time perusing Youtube when I came across the video above. It made me wonder, “how flexible is my definition of a warbird?” The aircraft in question is a Titan T-51 Mustang. It is a 3/4th scale replica of a P-51. Like any kit plane, it comes to you in boxes and you put it together. The kit runs...

Aviation artist’s work on show at RAF Museum - Swindon Advertiser | HIS vivid and unique depictions of the aviation world are sought after by everyone from Arab billionaires to former Spitfire aces....

Wichita Aero Club hosting 3rd annual gala on Saturday - Wichita Business Journal | The Wichita Aero Club will host its third annual gala at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Emerald Ballroom at the Hilton Wichita Airport...

January 26 – Aviation History - CRUFC

DOD Testing Worm-Like Airship in Nevada - Daily Tech | The odd-looking airship is called the Argus One, and it was developed by World Surveillance Group | It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...worm? The U.S. Department of Defense is testing a worm-shaped UAV that acts as a stealthy spy in the sky. The odd-looking airship is...

Space museum dishes out chili, planes and more - Journal Star | The second annual Chili Bomb sponsored by the Strategic Air & Space Museum will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Museum visitors can sample chili made by competitors and also view the museum's aircraft. Kids can get their faces painted and take a turn at a rocket launch station. Regular admission will be charged....

A plane in your living room - LEMONDE | Treat yourself to an aircraft in flying condition! For its second auction devoted to the conquest of air and space, Artcurial has set the bar very high. Indeed, the hunter Fouga Magister CM 170, which should be on sale Sunday, January 29, is in flying condition,...

Barefoot Bandit compares himself to Wright brothers - General Aviation News | The Los Angeles Times is reporting that in a series of emails sent from jail, the “Barefoot Bandit,” Colton Harris-Moore, compares his flying prowess to Wilbur and Orville Wright: “The things I have done as far as flying and airplanes goes, is amazing. Nobody on this...