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If you go - Fort Worth Star Telegram | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds make this weekend's air show, which usually draws more than 100,000 spectators, one of only three in the nation that features both teams. Maj. J.R. Williams, the Thunderbirds' ...

Stunt plane prepares for Fleet Week show - San Francisco Chronicle | "Ready for a loop?" Wiskus pulled the plane's nose up into the blue as the gravitational forces pushed him down into his seat. The view out of the left side of the plane's bubble spun slowly like a record until the plane was upside down. "Now look ...

China's Zhuhai Airshow Might Be Rescheduled - DefenseNews.com | TAIPEI — Due to the rescheduling of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party, from mid-October to Nov. 8, the 9th China Airshow (Zhuhai Airshow) might be moved back a week. Held every five years, the Congress is normally held in October, but ...

M Mountain Fly-In - El Defensor Chieftain | This rescue helicopter was one of the many different types of aircraft that participated in this past weekend's M Mountain Fly-In. Experimental aircraft, much like this RV, were a large draw for Fly-In-goers this weekend at the Socorro Municipal Airport...

Airshow bosses hold residents' 'debrief' - gethampshire.co.uk | ORGANISERS of the 2012 Farnborough Airshow listened to the views of residents last week at the first ever airshow debrief. Representatives from airshow organisers Farnborough International Ltd, as well as Rushmoor Borough Council, Hampshire County ...

Famous Messerschmitt Me109 plane on way to East Yorkshire - This is Hull and East Riding | The replica, painted in Russian Front colours, was made at the museum in 1994 and has been exhibited around the country, including at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2010. Mr Reed said: "Over the years we have had a lot of former German pilots ...

He flew The Hump 160 times – ‘I flew into the middle of a squadron of Japanese Zeros ‘ – Col. Baxendale from War Tales by Don Moore | On one of the 160 missions he flew over “The Hump,” Lt. Col. Tom Baxendale ran head-on into a flight of Japanese Zero fighters. He was piloting an unarmed C-46 twin-engine transport loaded with 55-gallon drums of gas. “I was flying from India to China, about halfway through the flight, minding my own business,” he said. [...]

Restoration Center Campaign Near to Goal; Construction Video from Antique Airfield News | For those of you that attended the AAA/APM Fly-in we hope you had the occasion to look over the APM Restoration Center. The shell of the building was finished in time for us to utilize the facility for various functions during the AAA/APM Fly-in, including a reception on Tue evening where all fly-in attendees were given the opportunity to look/tour the new structure and to “Thank” those whom have donated their money, material and time in helping us get the APM Restoration Center built. We also utilized the Restoration Center for the nightly “Runway Cinema” (including a matinee on Sat) and the annual “Gone Home” awards meeting on Sun evening...

Refurb of the Month: Bennett Bibel's Mooney M20J from AVwebFlash Current Issue | If you can't afford a new airplane -- and let's face it, most of us can't -- a refurbed late-model aircraft can do 90 percent of the mission at a fraction of the cost, especially one like the popular Mooney M20J 201. That's the strategy Bennett Bibel followed in his pull-out-all-the-stops rebuild of a 1983 J-model, which we've picked as our refurbed aircraft of the month...

Grumman Northrop E-2 Hawkeye — the crew from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Grumman Northrop E-2 Hawkeye — the crew Wednesday’s post this week was about Grumman Northrop E-2 Hawkeye images taken by U.S. Navy photographers and today’s post is with respect to those found of the flight crew and within the fuselage — they are shown below. There are a total of five in each Hawkeye crew: pilot, copilot, radar operator, combat information center [...]

San Francisco Aeronautical Society Announces First Scholarship Winners from Aero-News Network | Open To High School Seniors Attending Public Schools The San Francisco Aeronautical Society has revealed the names of the inaugural winners of the SFAS Scholars Program, in recognition of the historical contributions made by the many legends of aviation...

NASA's Curiosity Rover Checks-In On Mars Using Foursquare from Aero-News Network | Robot Is Sure To Become The 'Mayor Of Mars' NASA's Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. Users on Foursquare can keep up with Curiosity as the rover checks in at key locations and posts photos and tips, all while exploring the Red Planet. "NASA is using Foursquare as a tool to share the rover's new locations while exploring Mars," said David Weaver, associate administrator for communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington.