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Master of His Art from Aerial Sports Feed by noreply@redbull.com (Red Bull Staff) | Red Bull helicopter pilot Charles 'Chuck' Aaron has written his name into the air show performers hall of fame by winning the prestigious Art Scholl Showmanship Award.

Countdown to the inaugural Bahrain Airshow begins - Arabian Supply Chain | The first Bahrain International Airshow will open its doors on January 21, 2010, bringing a totally different trade show ...

F-111 Flypast To Mark Australian Graduation Parade - Scoop.co.nz | WHAT: Flypast by an F-111 strike aircraft during the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Graduation Parade. WHERE: ADFA, Northcott Drive, Canberra ACT. ...

Next summer's Arctic Thunder scheduled - Anchorage Daily News | It will feature precision flying performances by the Navy's Blue Angels squadron and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Elmendorf said. ...

Thunderbirds at Fairchild next July - The Spokesman Review | The Air Force's top aerial act, the Thunderbirds, will perform at Fairchild Air Force Base next July. Fairchild announced today the Thunderbirds put the ...

F-22 Demo Team May Appear at 2010 Air Show! by David P. Jordan | PEORIA – The Peoria Journal Star is reporting that the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team may appear at the 2010 Prairie Air Show at Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. More details will appear in ...

2010 MidFirst Ohio Balloon Challenge from AviationDayton™ Events by Aviation Dayton | When: Fri Jul 16, 2010 to Sun Jul 18, 2010, Where: Middletown Regional Airport Event, Status: confirmed, Event Description: 8th annual MidFirst Ohio Challenge, a full festival featuring sanctioned hot air balloon competition events. Team Fastrax professional skydiving team, regional musical entertainment, classic car show, arts and crafts vendors, festival foods, tethered hot air balloon rides, airplane and helicopter rides and much more. Set in Smith Park adjoining the Middletown Regional Airport near The Great Miami River. More details: http://www.ohiochallenge.com/event

Centennial of military flight at Fort Sam Houston from AviationDayton™ Events by Aviation Dayton | When: Tue Mar 2, 2010, Where: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, Event Status: confirmed, Event Description: Wright "B" Flyer Inc. will re-enact U.S. Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois historic first flight of a Wright military airplane from a military reservation on March 2, 1910. The re-enactment will include ground handling operations of a Wright "B" Flyer replica on the Fort Sam Houston parade ground, site of the original flight, and fly-overs of another Wright "B" replica. More info: http://100yearsofmilitaryflight.org/Site/Welcome.html

Plane crash kills pilots during exercise - Independent Online | While the police say the two pilots were practising for an airshow taking place in Germiston, the managing director of Rand Airport, which organises the ...

Pilots survive high-speed drama - Dispatch Online | That's what Ewing, an aerobatic flight instructor attached to the 43 Air School in Port Alfred, told a colleague after he had managed to crash-land the ...

You can watch live as Boeing's 787 takes to the air Tuesday morning – HeraldNet | Besides the webcast, the public has a few options for watching the 787 take off at Paine Field, which will likely see a flood of aviation enthusiasts. ...

Aspiring astronauts run 'space camp on steroids' - Tampabay.com | Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, who partnered with aviation designer Burt Rutan on the venture, hopes to begin passenger flights out of New ...

Calendar celebrates women in aviation from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | This Day in Women's Aviation, a page-a-day calendar published by Powder Puff Pilot, marks the accomplishments made by women in the world of aviation. Each page highlights an event, milestone, or triumph in the history of women in aviation.

"First" Civilian Su-27 Flanker For Sale from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The "first" civilian-operated, privately owned Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker in the world, according to the people who are trying to sell it, is fresh off its restoration, flew Dec. 10 at Rockford, Ill., and is now for sale. Pride Aircraft says the jet departed Runway 25 into a 15-knot headwind, after a 1,100-foot ground roll at Chicago Rockford International Airport. The jet flew locally for about 45 minutes in 7-degree air (14 Celsius) and performed multiple missed approaches before landing. According to the FAA's online registry, the fighter is flying on a temporary certificate issued Dec. 2, 2009, that expires Jan. 1, 2010. According to Pride, the jet is the first ever to be "licensed" in the USA and one of a pair that represents "the first and only" two privately owned Flankers (both two-seat UB models) in the world.

Video: Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker — Civilian Warbird Over Illinois from AVwebFlash Current Issue | AVweb reader Scott Ross turned us on to this video of the first civilian registry SU-27 Sukhoi Flanker flying overhead ... in Rockford, Illinois. Scott tells us he "heard it banging around yesterday but didn't realize what it was. RFD's Runway 25 touchdown point is four miles from my house, and we are directly below the ILS. Wish I'd been outside when she went over.

Flying car project taking flight - Auburn Journal | The first year Bousfield said his car/plane was well received, so much so that the organizers of airventure told him his Switchblade would be a featured ...

Funeral Held For WWII Pilot 60 Years Later - WESH.com | A North American B-25 Mitchell bomber did a fly-by at the end of the funeral. Arnett's family met the crew afterward. The family members were offered to fly ...

This Week In Military/Aviation History 14 - 20 December from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr. | Geez Folks, seven more in the bag and here we are again. I never know what I'm going to say when I sit down and start typing this intro. That's why they've been so short. So for another time I'll keep it that way. Be glad, I tend to babble when I get revved up. Pretty soon another whole year will be gone. Hard to believe huh? History marches on whether we like it or not. Speaking of history, let's get into some shall we? Yes, I think we shall. (nice segue, eh?)

On This Day in Aviation History: December 14th by Phil Derner Jr.

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Decision to postpone Rotorua air show heartbreak - Scoop.co.nz
The organisers of today's [Saturday] Let's Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show say it was a heartbreaking decision to cancel the show but in the ...

Weather takes wings out of Big Whoop event - Victoria Advocate
Brinkman said everyone was in good spirits, even though the 11 people who purchased rides on a B-25 had to wait another day to fly in the World War II ...

Shop's fighter-shaped pancakes a tribute to 'Blue Impulse' team's 50th anniversary - Mainichi Daily News
... commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Blue Impulse aerobatics team next year. Named after the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's aerobatic flight ...

Air festival's boost for town recognised - TheAdvertiser24
The Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival has won three awards at the Waveney Chamber of Commerce Awards in recognition of the part the popular event has played ...

Bishop of Lincoln in wing-walk challenge - This is Scunthorpe
THE Bishop of Lincoln will be closer to God when he carries out his latest daredevil stunt of wing-walking. The brave reverend is planning to take to the ...

Wasabi interview on Airsports.tv by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Thank you Nigel Boettiger and Jeff Zaltman!

Wichita Aero Club top management panel to be simulcast
You're a SUPERSTAR thanks for letting us know the Aero Club top management panel is simulcast. Been trying to figure out how to see it from afar. With Cessna's Pelton, Hawker/Beech's Boisture, Learjet's Coleal, Boeing's Strode, ...

Search for Spitfire spares - National - NZ Herald News
The owner of a rare Spitfire damaged in a landing mishap in Auckland last week has begun a hunt for spare parts which may take him to the other side of the world. Doug Brooker's two-seater Mark IX Spitfire tipped on to its nose, damaging its four-bladed wooden propeller and parts of its undercarriage. The aircraft is believed to be worth about $3 million.

World War II Airman Buried 65 Years Later - Central Florida News 13
On Saturday, he finally got a chance to salute the soldier who delivered him a folded flag, as a B-25 bomber flew by commemorating the last flight home. ...

Air Corps pilot helped on first-time combat flights - The Desert Sun
On the way back to the air base, enemy fire knocked out three of the four engines of the B-17. "I came back with only one engine they (the crew) wanted to ...

Aggressor pilots: Paid to play the villain - AirForceTimes.com
Units, even ones close by like the two F-22 squadrons based here, want to train more with the aggressors. "We are lucky because the 18th is right here, ...

Scots pilot glides way to speed record in Argentina by Diamond Pilots
John Williams, whose achievements in the skies above Argentina have propelled him into an elite global group.
A daredevil Scottish glider pilot has fulfilled his ambition to make a 1500km (982-mile) flight over the Andes – and accidentally set a new world speed record in the process. Fife-based John Williams clocked a top speed of almost 112mph during the St Andrew's Day flight, beating his personal best and toppling the previous record in the same breath. ...

X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52 from AVIATION-NEWS
The X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The test was a key milestone in preparation for the X-51 to light its supersonic combustion ramjet engine and propel the WaverRider at hypersonic speed for [...]

Connecticut Students Set for Cosmic Conversation with Space Station Commander - Media Newswire
The education downlink will take place from 12:50 pm to 1:10 pm EST from the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn. ...

Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceShipTwo, plans commercial space flights in 2011 from Engadget
We've been waiting an awful long time for this day to come, and now we're doing our darndest to rush away 2010. Today, Sir Richard Branson officially took the wraps off of a spacecraft that we initially peeked back in June of 2008: the SpaceShipTwo. Designed to hold six passengers and two pilots, this magnificent craft will reportedly be ready to ship wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011. Reportedly

Virgin Galactic SpaceShip VSS Enterprise RollOut from Planenews Aviation News Portal
Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California.

Briefs: Rutan in FT; They call the wind Mojave; Ubiquitous spaceflight from RLV and Space Transport News
A profile of Burt Rutan and his space ambitions: Man in the News: Burt Rutan, rocket man - Financial Times (via spacetoday.net).
Burt is thinking not just about about getting to orbit after SS2: ...

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: the video unveiling from Engadget by Darren Murph

NASA to offer new prizes for space-related inventions - VentureBeat
Inspired by the then-imminent conclusion of the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight, the program was designed to offer a series of ...

Full Week Space Prize Roundup from Space Prizes

NearSpace touring from RLV and Space Transport News

Episode 76 – Flight Testing With James from Airplane Geeks Podcast
Our guest this episode is life-long test pilot James Patton. He was the Chief Test Pilot & Head of Flight Ops at NASA Langley, a naval aviator, an FAA test pilot, and an expert at spin testing. Jim was just inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.

B-1B portraits from The Unwanted Blog by admin
Video Of Chinese Rocket Swooshing By Commercial Aeroplane - Gizmodo Australia
Pictures: UPDATE more of the Airbus A400M in flight by PlaneTalking

For a job well done from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
Brig. Gen. Dean Despinoy, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, presents a coin to Maj. Becky Fox, 434th Communications Squadron commander, in recognition of her efforts during a recent operational readiness exercise. The presentation was made during the December wing commander's call.

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Thunderbirds 2010 schedule includes Maxwell air show - Maxwell Gunter Dispatch
Officials from the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," here announced its 2010 air show schedule, which includes Mar. ...

Thousands expected for Thunder Over the Blue Ridge over Labor Day weekend - Martinsburg Journal
4 and 5, 2010, featuring the US Air Force's Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron and the US Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team. "For five years or so, ...

Blue Angels To Take Flight In Brunswick - WMTW.com
Unlike previous air shows, which were free, spectators will be charged admission, Mayo said. The Blue Angels last performed in Maine in September 2008.

Thumbs up to air show, PHS hoops on radio - Seacoastonline.com
Thumbs up, up and up to the Navy's precision flight team, the Blue Angels, which will come to Pease International Tradeport in August. ...

Editorial: Festival's prospects looking up with Blue Angels' return - MLive.com
The announcement Wednesday that the Blue Angels jet team will return to Muskegon during Summer Celebration 2011 is a giant step ...

The pictures tell the myth of Arrows Aloisi Tricolori - The Arena
An exhibition of shots taken on board Arrows Tricolori. È questa l'iniziativa che Giorgio Aloisi, quarantenne di Pai, ha allestito al Gardaland Hotel Resort, e che sarà inaugurata stamattina alle 10. This is the beginning that George Aloisi, forty Pai, has set up at Gardaland Hotel Resort, which will be inaugurated this morning at 10.

News - Coney Island Air Show August 2010 - Google
I found out the contact for the air show in Coney, but he did not get back to me with any comment. So the sponsor is still a question mark. My guess is the air show is part of a larger event and the folks in charge aren't ready to go ...

Fort Smith Airshow Canceled in 2010 - KFSM
According to a release from the 188th Fighter Wing headquarters, war training and inspection schedules have prompted the Fort Smith Airshow officials to ...

Drunk steals plane at airshow - Fear of Landing
The pilot is Kyle Franklin from Franklin's Flying Circus & Airshow. He is married to the beautiful Amanda Younkin, who manages Franklin's Flying Circus and Younkin Airshows. Kyle and Bobby Younkin are the pilots – although Amanda can ...

Harriet Quimby: May 16, 1911 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
The Daily News, Frederick, Maryland. May 16, 1911
Harriet Quimby, well-known to the reading public through her writings in Leslie's Weekly Paper (which were syndicated and thus appeared in other, daily, newspapers around the country), wants to become a "skyscraper." ...

CAF Member Hall of Fame Established 12/11/09 - KOSA
Midland, Texas - They may not have been in battle, but the Commemorative Air Force wants to make sure that those who have made the caf a success are not ...

New deputy director announced for National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Air Force officials announced Dec. 10 that Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John L. Hudson will become the new Deputy Director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
The position of Deputy Director is newly established, and Gen. Hudson is the first to fill the position. The establishment of a Deputy Director position reflects the continuing growth of the Museum and its inestimable value to the Air Force. Attendance at the museum is at an all-time high, drawing about 1.3 million visitors annually.
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In new hands: Local group takes control of NAASM - Wapakoneta Daily News
John Zwez, president of the Armstrong Air and Space Association, stresses a point regarding the management takeover of the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum ...

Museum's Annual "Holiday Air Affair" to Feature Santa and Stormtroopers - WOWT
The Strategic Air & Space Museum is located at Exit 426 off I-80, halfway between Omaha and Lincoln. The Museum is open M, T, TH, F, S, SU, ...

"Detroit: Our Greatest Generation" features several Ann Arbor residents who ... - AnnArbor.com
These days, Bodycombe spends his time helping out at the Yankee Air Museum at the Willow Run Airport. In his last public speech, a Memorial Day address to a ...

Wings & Wheels gives £20,000 to Help for Heroes - from Flightline UK
From getSURREY
MONEY raised at this year's Wings & Wheels airshow at Dunsfold Park near Cranleigh will help build a series of Army Recovery Centres across the UK.
Help for Heroes chief of staff Mark Elliott, accompanied by soldiers who have been seriously injured on active duty and undergone intensive treatment at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court near Epsom, made a special visit to the airfield on Wednesday to thank Dunsfold Park Ltd and local people for raising £20,000 for the charity.

Museum of Aviation's Eagle Building going green - Macon Telegraph
Starting this month, green energy will power the Eagle Building at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. ...

Solar Impulse Takes Off into History - Solar Power News and Info
Less than a month after Solar Impulse passed its first runway test, the solar-powered airplane made aviation history with its first test flight. Given the plane's nearly 200-foot wingspan and complete lack of conventional fuel, ...

Love of aviation drew veteran to Air Corps - The Desert Sun
Soon after, he landed a job at Sacramento Air Depot, repairing the B-25 Mitchell and British Hudson bombers. In 1942, when he learned all the boys in his ...

Lady Houston and her necklace - Spitfire Site News
... What does it have to do with a Spitfire? The connection is indirect, but very tangible. Lady Houston made a pivotal contribution to aviation history when in 1931, she donated £100,000 to Supermarine, preventing the company from withdrawing from the contest due to the lack of government funding. Without her, Britain would not have won the contest that year. There would be no Supermarine S.6B and World Speed Record, nor the Trophy permanently won for Britain. And without the S.6B, Supermarine would not be entrusted with designing and producing a new monoplane fighter for the RAF. Perhaps they would have stayed with the flying boats. There would be no Spitfire.

X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52 from Air Force Link Top Stories
The X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress
over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The test was a key milestone in preparation for the X-51 to light its supersonic combustion ramjet engine and propel the WaverRider at hypersonic speed for about five minutes, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean. ...

What a superb landing Ed Strongman made in the A400M today from Unusual Attitude by Kieran Daly
Ed StrongmanWhen I was hired for this Airbus A400M communications contract, I was told early on "it'll be good if you can liaise closely with the test pilot - Ed Strongman (seen left discussing the flight with his British customers) - very nice chap, you'll like him". What I quietly thought was "Oh Lord...". Here's the story.
So a few days into my time here in Seville the time came when Ed had a moment in his frantic schedule and we agreed to meet for an introductory chat. We'd not met before. So I wandered down to the flight-test building and we had a good conversation about how the first taxying trial had gone, what was coming up next, and how the programme in general was going. ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 12th - NYCAviation.com ...

Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger Auctions Captain's Hat - ABC News
Here's your chance to own a little bit of aviation history: Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilots who made the ...

Nellis commander completes 6-show run on 'Jeopardy!' - from Air Force Link Top Stories
The set wasn't the same as he remembered from watching the show in its inaugural season more than 25 years ago. The chalkboard scheme has been replaced by liquid crystal display screens; the money at stake has doubled; and contestants are no longer limited to just five wins.
From the first day Col. Dave Belote walked onto the set of "Jeopardy!" for familiarization to six shows and $134,801 later, he described the experience as almost surreal. ...

Dayton International Airport gets new mural - Dayton Daily News
Airport management assembled Dayton aviation heritage leaders earlier this year to help develop the mural and hired Nova Creative Group, of Washington Twp., ...

Aviation Podcast #166 - Questions To The Max - Part II from The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast
This week we wrap up our 2 part question and answer series with Max Trescott. Please enjoy The Finer Points!

How to Photograph an Airshow - Best Digital Camera Blog
Each summer, at air shows across the globe, awestruck spectators enjoy the power and precision of aerial demonstration teams and individual performers. In addition to what is happening in the air, there are often static displays on the ...

Lancaster… from Planeshots
Red Bull Air Race 2009 Highlights Video - Oveoo
"G.W Bealby, B-Type Wright" (circa 1909) from x planes
The Albessard tandem monoplane, 1914. (another view) from x planes

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Blue Angels Returning to NAS Meridian - WTOK
What a better way to celebrate than with an air show featuring the Navy's elite Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels? ...

Thunderbirds on the Bill for Shaw Air Show - Modelworks Online
Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team will be back at Shaw Air Force Base after a 5-year hiatus, heading next year's ...

Air(show) Assault - Air & Space Magazine
With a Caribou, Mohawk, Bird Dog, Hueys, and Cobras, Army aviators are teaching the loudest history lesson you ever heard.

Navy awards posthumous Flying Cross at Va. event - Daily Press
A World War II aviator posthumously has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Walter Brown's widow, Billie Brown, received the award on his behalf ...

Red Bull Air Race stalls in mid-air - Portugal News
After it was announced the Red Bull Air Race might be taking place in Lisbon instead of Oporto, several institutions from the North have reacted negatively, ...

Fortress flies into Lakefront Airport - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Elliott explains driving the B-17 also requires much more in the way of pilot skills. "It's very must a historic, vintage airplane. It's a tail dragger. ...

Milligan remembers air crash victims - York News-Times
The B-17, another four-engine heavy bomber, achieved iconic status during the war and beyond. The P-47 was a tough fighter, effective in air combat and ...

Take to the sky in fighter planes - Camarillo Acorn
The Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing based in Camarillo has a special program to let the public experience flight in an authentic warbird, ...

Happy Anniversary, Civil Air Patrol!- Diamond Pilots
December 1, 2009 — The Civil Air Patrol is celebrating its 68th anniversary today, and the organization's national commander is asking people to say 'thanks' to CAP's 58,000 citizen volunteers for their vigilant service.
The anniversary commemorates the history of service provided by today's CAP throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, including disaster relief efforts, search and rescue missions, and aerospace education. ...

Hugh N. 'Woody' Wood - Union Democrat
He attended public schools and the University of Southern California, then became a decorated US Navy aviator while serving as an aircraft carrier fighter ...

Hatton continues to honor hero - Grand Forks Herald
Eielson's airplane, the Hamilton NC10002, was recovered in 1991 and returned to Fairbanks, where it now is on display at the Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum. ...

William Lyon opens air museum named after him - Daily Pilot
Lyon Air Museum, next to John Wayne Airport, features aircraft and automobiles from the 1930s and 1940s. By Candice Baker Maj. Gen. William Lyon never fails ...

Museum honors an era - Daily Pilot
The Lyon Air Museum broke ground in 2007, after the retired Air Force general realized a way to fulfill his dual passions for aviation history and for ...

Loose Lips: Cardoza's Blue Dog credentials - Merced Sun-Star
Castle Air Museum is upset, it seems, about the possibility of a high-speed rail maintenance yard at Castle Commerce Center that might push out the museum. ...

The Boeing chase planes - AirSpace
With the 787 Dreamliner's first flight fast approaching, I thought I'd shed some light on one of the key components of the day - the cool chase planes! ...

Warplanes to visit Charlotte - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
PUNTA GORDA - Florida Warbirds, EAA Warbird Squadron 24, has announced the inaugural Warbird Weekend on Jan. 23-24 at Charlotte County Airport in Punta ...

VIDEO: Restored Russian-designed fighter jet goes on first test flight - Kathryn's Report
ROCKFORD (WREX) - The Russian-designed fighter jet being restored by a Rockford company goes on its first test flight at Chicago Rockford International Airport.
The jet took off for about a 45-minute test flight around 3:15 p.m. Thursday. ...[video]

Holiday spirit takes to the streets - Herald Zeitung
A fly over by the Commemorative Air Force will coordinate its appearance with the appearance of the military joint services float. ...

EAA News - Create the 'Must-Have' T-Shirt for AirVenture 2010! - airventure
November 23, 2009 — Got an original idea for a new T-shirt slogan or design for AirVenture 2010? We're collecting your ideas on Oshkosh365 now through Friday, December 18, so visit the site for details, then post your idea to the thread ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 11th - NYCAviation.com

Program lets young aviation enthusiasts take to the skies ... by yoursewickley
All pilots in the Young Eagles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight before the short trips, but LaVoie and Schaefer say the fun really starts when the kids get in the air. ...

Mattapoisett teen earns prestigious Civil Air Patrol award by Diamond Pilots
State Rep. Bill Straus, D-Mattapoisett, presents CPAP Cadet 2nd Lt. Heidi Schneider of Mattapoisett with the Billy Mitchell Award in Plymouth last month. State Rep. Vinny deMachedo, R-Plymouth, is to the right. ...

WAC Christmas Trial Flights and Scholarship Promotion - AeroHub by graeme on 12/10/09
We are now cranking up the programme to promote sales of Gift Vouchers for Trial Flights and our Flight Scholarship.
You can play an important part in the campaign. ...

A400M Airborne [updated with pics and video] - Ares
The Airbus Military A400M is now on its first flight. It is a milestone two decades in the making and takes the European airlifter an important step forward. ...

VIDEO: Airbus A400M, airborne - The DEW Line
Airbus A400M takes to the sky! - FlightBlogger

X-51 Waverider makes first captive flight - AviationDayton
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE,Ohio – The X-51 Waverider, designed to demonstrate a revolutionary jet engine, successfully made its first test flight Wednesday in Califoria, tucked securely under the wing of a B-52H carrier ship. ...

Grissom week in photos: 11 Dec - Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
This week's photo highlights slideshow features events from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. This weekly feature showcases events taking place at the base as well as the activities of the dedicated military and civlian workforce of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. To view the slideshow, click here.
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SS2 debut videos and music - RLV and Space Transport
VIDEO: SpaceShipTwo emerges from hangar - Hyperbola
Panama Patrol - Warbirds Online
Helicopter line work - The Unwanted Blog
England, a long time ago… - x planes

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Bahrain International Airshow set to take off in style - AME Info
The debut Bahrain International Airshow takes place in January 2010 organised by Farnborough International. Phil Blizzard talks to Amanda Stainer, ...

Air show in Tiruchi next month - Hindu
TIRUCHI: Suryakiran, the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force, will stage an air show at the Tiruchi airport on January 21. The team, based at Bidar in ...

Easter trading rules to remain - Otago Daily Times
The next biennial Wanaka Over Warbirds airshow, which brings tens of thousands of visitors to the area, will be held at Easter next year.

Air show scheduled
Eglin officials confirmed today that the base will host an air show in 2010. "75 Years of Eglin Pride" is the theme for the air show, scheduled for April 10-11. A wide variety of aerial performers, including the US Air Force ...

2010 Prairie Air Show will feature 'dogfights' - Peoria Journal Star
Prairie Air Show organizer Brett Krause summed up the aviation extravaganza lined up for next summer with three words: aerobatics, ...

Students work with Red Arrows squad - This is Scunthorpe
THE Red Arrows have left engineering students from North Lindsey College flying high after a unique work experience placement. Four lucky students bagged ...

Tickets to 'Living Legends' awards available - General Aviation News
The seventh Annual "Living Legends of Aviation" Awards tickets are now available. Presented by Learjet, the awards dinner is often referred to as the "Academy Awards of Aviation. With last year's advance reservations and event sponsor tickets assigned, there are less than 200 tickets available, organizers note.... read the rest of Tickets to 'Living Legends' awards available (344 words)

Female aviators to receive career recognition - Dayton Daily News
WEST ALEXANDRIA — Retired military pilots, a onetime instructor for America's World War II aviators and a chief training pilot for the Boeing Co. are among ... They will be honored during Women in Aviation's annual conference in Orlando, Fla., at the concluding banquet Feb. 27. The organization is based at ...

December 15 Wichita Aero Club 'On-Air' Summit Will Be Simulcast on the Internet - AMTOnline.com
The final monthly luncheon of the Wichita Aero Club on December 15 featuring the senior executives of Wichita's airframe ...

Music and Aviation by Steve Tupper
My piece of Let's Go Flying is about exploring the envelope of aviation. And this is a little reminder that that envelope isn't strictly limited to stall speeds and G tolerance. Sometimes it's about demonstrating that other instrument rating.
And, by instrument, I mean musical instrument.
I just returned from the convention of the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) in las Vegas. Hundreds of men and women who spend the summer flying upside down for the crowds gather in December each year to talk about safety, marketing, organization, and where they'll fly next summer.
One of the highlights of the ICAS convention this year was the Greg Poe –sponsored Monday night appearance by country music giant Aaron Tippin. Aaron, in addition to having made hits and ....

Wasabi interview on Airsports.tv - Wasabi Air Racing
Thank you Nigel Boettiger and Jeff Zaltman!

Renowned Civil Air Patrol subchaser dies - General Aviation News
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, seated left, presents the first two Air Medals ever awarded by the U.S. to CAP subchasers Maj. Hugh Sharp Jr., center, and 1st Lt. Eddie Edwards, second from right, for the rescue of 1st Lt. Henry Cross. Looking on is James Landis, wartime chief of the Office of Civilian Defense.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, seated left, presents the first two Air Medals ever awarded by the U.S. to CAP subchasers Maj. Hugh Sharp Jr., center, and 1st Lt. Eddie Edwards, second from right, for the rescue of 1st Lt. Henry Cross. Looking on is James Landis, wartime chief of the Office of Civilian Defense.
One of Civil Air Patrol's most famous World War II "subchasers," honored for heroism by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, died Dec. 5 after a long illness. He was 96.
Col. Edmond I. "Eddie" Edwards was widely known as the first Coastal Patrol (later Civil Air Patrol) pilot to spot a Nazi U-boat and radio its position to U.S. naval forces. The vessel crash-dived and headed farther out to sea, where it was less of a menace to U.S. shipping. This occurred March 10, 1942, near the start of the war.

Gone West: Air Medal Of Honor Winner Eddie Edwards - Aero-News Network
Famed WWII CAP Pilot Involved In Dramatic Rescue At Sea 96-year-old Eddie Edwards, a famed WWII Civil Air Patrol pilot and a winner of the first Air Medal of WWII to be presented personally by the President of the United States to any U.S. airman, has passed away. Edwards accepted his Air Medal from Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House Oval Office in 1942.

Luther Smith, member of famed Tuskeegee Airmen, dies at 89 - Delaware County Daily Times
During the war, he escorted B-24 Liberators and B-17 Flying Fortresses over Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and southwest Germany. ...

Tuskegee Airman dies at 89 - Air Force Times
RADNOR, Pa. — Luther H. Smith, a Tuskegee Airman who later worked as an aerospace engineer, has died in suburban Philadelphia. He was 89.Smith's family says he died Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He had been hospitalized frequently over the last two years but attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January.Smith flew 133 combat missions with the Alabama-based 332nd Fighter Group of the Army Air Corps. On his last mission he parachuted from his burning plane and was captured by German soldiers in 1944.Smith retired in 1947 and earned his engineering degree in his home state of Iowa. He was an engineer for 37 years at General Electric.Smith was one of about 300 original Tuskegee Airmen awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2007.

Edmund Ladendorff Jr., 84 - NorthJersey.com
He was a lieutenant who navigated a B-17 Flying Fortress in World War II, and his crew was credited with dropping the final bombs on enemy territory to end ...

Mary Margaret Cummings - Newzjunky.com
Mr. Coughlin, a crew member of a B-17 bomber, failed to return from a bombing mission in the Munich-Augsburg area of Germany on Apr. 24, 1944. On Jan. ...

A Day in Hell - Black and White
Probably are friendly," tail gunner Robert Donahue reported to pilot Bill Tune from his rear perch on a B-17 bomber dubbed Tail End Charlie. ...

Index for Powder Puff Derby of 1929, by Gene Nora Jessen - You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
The Powder Puff Derby of 1929: The True Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race, by Gene Nora Jessen. Sourcebooks. 2002.

Great British Bombers – from the specialists at Aeroplane - Aeroplane Monthly News
Great British BombersAn unmissable tribute to the aeroplanes and airmen who took the fight to Britain's enemies from World War One to the Cold War.

Warrior Rises From The Depths - All Things Aviaton
On November 30th, 2009 another World War II warbird emerged from 250 feet of water near Chicago, Il to reach daylight once again after all of these years. An F6F-3, flown by Lieutenant Walter Elcock, has been recovered from the icy grip of Lake Michigan. The recovery effort for this aircraft was funded, in part, by [...]

Entertainment abounds this winter at aviation museum - Gulf Breeze News
From special discounts to big-band entertainment, the National Naval Aviation Museum has plenty to offer visitors this winter. The Museum will hold two free ...

Douglas DC-3 museum opened at Timehri - Stabroek News
... Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn in a drive to preserve Guyana's aviation history, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. ...

Fly the friendly skies - Thousand Oaks Acorn
The Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing has a special program to let the public experience flight in an authentic warbird, a North American ...

A damned odd illustration - The Unwanted Blog
This interview with Bill Sweetman on MSNBC about the RQ-170 Sentinel shows a side-view of an odd version of the Horton 229, crediting it to "Liberation.fr." I took a look at the French-language website and found the relevant page HERE. There is it claimed that the Sentinel is based on the Horton design of 1945… a rather lame yet common sort of "the Nazis invented friggen' EVERYTHING" claim. The only thing the RQ-170 and the Ho 229 share is a flying wing configuration, which is basically like saying that the Boeing 787 is a copy of the Messerschmitt 262.
But the really odd thing is the drawing of the Ho 229 that was used. See if'n y'all can find at least one really odd design feature…

On This Day in Aviation History: December 10th from NYCAviation.com .

Italian fishermen net historic 'Jug' at sea - AF.mil Photos
Wreckage believed to be that of a P-47 Thunderbolt was recovered from the bottom of the Adriatic Sea May 12, 2009, by an Italian fishing boat crew. An Italian aero club signed for the wreckage during a Nov. 14, 2009, ceremony in Chioggia, Italy, and hope to recover a serial number from the landging gear during their restoration project expected to take two years. The serial number is a key to Air Force historians so they can trace the aircraft to a specific unit and in identifying who was piloting the aircraft the day it crashed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
Photo 2, Photo 3

WWWII Army Air Force fighter - AF.mil Photos
Maj. Shawna Kimbrell and 1st Lt. Justin Cleveland talk with Italian aviation enthusiast Sergio Maron about the World War II Army Air Force fighter wreckage found in the Adriatic Sea during a ceremony Nov. 14, 2009, at the Chioggia Lagoon in Italy. The wreckage, believed to be a P-47 Thunderbolt that crashed into the Adriatic in the mid-1940s, was recovered during a fishing expedition in May 2009. Major Kimbrell and Lieutenant Cleveland are F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman LaVel D. Sterling)

Old Spruce Goose hangar is for sale - Los Angeles Times
Aviator Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose hangar and a large chunk of land approved for office and retail development in Playa Vista are now for sale through a ...

New film shows Detroit's contributions to war effort - Detroit Free Press
"My own father, who served as a bombardier in a B-17, died about seven years ago. I wish I had put a camera on him." Famie, who lives in Novi, ...

Spitfix! Guinness World Record attempt ar RAF Museum Hendon, London Saturday December 19 - Aeroplane Monthly News
Spitfix! Guinness World Record attempt ar RAF Museum, London Sat 19 Dec 2009To celebrate the launch of Arthur Ward's The Boy's Book of Airfix Ebury Press is staging an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the largest number of model Spitfires made in a day, in conjunction with Airfix and the RAF Museum.

Perfect Gift for Aviation Enthusiasts - Flightstory.net
You're looking for something to surprise a fellow aviation enthusiast or maybe even for yourself? Well, I've found the perfect gift!
Aviation humor and cartoon books from aviation-humor.com!
Aviation Humor Books
Each book contains brilliant cartoons, stories and anecdotes from the fantastic world of aviation. Some of the stories may have really happened, some just picture funny situations that, in some way, you may encounter everyday in aviation industry. ...

Extraordinary Christmas Gifts: How About a Flight in a WW II Bomber or a Hot ... - NewsReleaseWire.com
"The B-17 Yankee Lady and the B-25 Yankee Warrior are both fully restored aircraft. Passengers become part of the air crew and can view each crew position ...

Get Credit for Young Eagles Flights in 2009 - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
As 2009 winds down, this is a good time to make sure all of your Young Eagle registration forms have been returned to EAA headquarters. Check your flight bag, desk, or airplane seatback for any wayward forms and return them as soon as possible.

Santa flies in Sunday - Orangeburg Times Democrat
The local Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1367 in Orangeburg will sponsor its third annual "Santa Fly-In" at 2 pm Sunday, Dec. ...

NORAD Officials Ready to Track Santa's Flight - AVIATION-NEWS
North American Aerospace Defense Command officials are getting ready to track Santa Claus. The "NORAD Tracks Santa" Web site, http://www.noradsanta.org, features holiday games and activities that change daily. The site is available in seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. On Dec. 24, the Web site will stream videos, captured by NORAD "Santa Cams," [...]

The Virgin party's aftermath - NewSpace Journal
At about 7:45 pm Monday night, with the Virgin Galactic post-rollout party in full swing in Mojave, the person who had been announcing routine bus departures to various hotels made a more urgent announcement: everyone was asked to "evacuate" the tents where the event took place because of a high wind warning, and to instead board the waiting buses to leave. The video below shows what happened to those tents after hurricane-force wind gusts ripped through them. Fortunately, that destruction took place after we left.

SS2 rolled in with the wind - RLV and Space Transport News
The SpaceShipTwo rollout will be remembered for several reasons:
Misc. SS2 related items:
/-- Grounding innovation? - Jeff Scialabba/Ayn Rand Center
/-- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo - Entrepreneur.com
/-- SpaceShipTwo Readied For Testing - Aviation Week

Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase - AVwebFlash
If you're tempted to describe this photo from Jeff Randall of Abilene, Texas in sentimental terms, there's a good reason. According to his comments, Jeff some real quality time with the setting sun and this Cessna 150, shooting from all different angles and with different exposures until he managed to get just the right photo. It paid off, with one or two of Jeff's photos giving us that warm, fuzzy feeling that normally only comes from a lazy afternoon chat with a cherished old friend.

Paris Air Show, 1959 - Warbirds Online by Scott
Newsreel footage of the 1959 Paris Air Show.

Republic P-43 Lancer - Planeshots on 12/10/09
B-24H flying high - Warbirds Online
Bleriot……….Photo by Tom Ba. This replica (?)... - Planeshots on 12/9/09
Aviation Nation 2009 - Nellis AFB, North Las Vegas - Fence Check Forums
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, paint scheme celebrating one million flight hours in the French Air Force, 2008 - xplanes

Oshkosh Express from Australia/New Zealand coming to EAA AirVenture 2010

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Charter flight from "Down Under" making first trip in 12 years

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (Dec. 10, 2009) - Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts from Australia and New Zealand will be making a joint pilgrimage next July, landing in a 747 jetliner at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," in a group trip dubbed the "Oshkosh Express." AirVenture 2010, the 58th annual EAA fly-in convention, will take place July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

The Oshkosh Express charter flights from "Down Under" first took place more than 20 years ago, but the 2010 charter is the first in a 747 since 1998. Several hundred EAA members from that region of the globe are making the long journey from their home countries to participate in what is commonly known as "aviation's family reunion."

"The enthusiasm of those who were a part of past Oshkosh Express journeys made their arrival a highlight of the year at Oshkosh," said Tom Poberezny, EAA president and AirVenture chairman. "The ability to have such charter flights also shows the draw EAA AirVenture and Oshkosh are for people around the world. We welcome them and everyone with a passion for flight to join us this summer along the flight line."

The Oshkosh Express group will travel from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, then on to Los Angeles before landing at AirVenture. They are expected to arrive at Oshkosh on opening day - Monday, July 26 - in an Air New Zealand 747. They will stay throughout the week, and many of those visitors will also extend their visits to the U.S. following AirVenture.

The Oshkosh Express is organized by Avtours Australia, which organizes charters for aviation groups throughout the year. More information about this year's Oshkosh trip can be found at the company's website at www.avtours.com.au.

"A trip to Oshkosh is a dream for anyone who loves airplanes and flying," said Bob Phillips of Avtours Australia. "For many people joining us, it will be a once-in-lifetime trip, made even more special by enjoying it with a group of like-minded people from home. Oshkosh is famed for its hospitality and we're very excited to be part of the event in 2010!"

EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA's yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at http://twitter.com/EAAupdate.