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• Rockford Airfest 2012

  Chicago Rockford International Airport is the venue for the rock Airfest 2012 on June 2-3. Promoted as a "Celebration of Freedom" this family-fun event will be featuring the spectacular US Air ...

• Aircraft Ice Detection Standard

  Even a thin layer of ice on the wings of an aircraft can have disastrous consequences. With this is mind, ongoing research into aircraft ice detection has resulted in standards being set with ...

• A Marvelous Day Out at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

  The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome was the dream and vision that Cole Palen had when he first bought farmland near Rhinebeck Village, close to New York, in 1959. His love for aviation drove him to ...

• Airplane Dismantling – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  With technology constantly being upgraded, and environmental issues taking center stage, aircraft are becoming ever more sophisticated...

• Atlantic City Airshow 2012

  Promoted as "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" the Atlantic City Airshow attracts more than 800,000 people and is one of the most popular events in Atlantic City.

• Jack Northrop’s Aviation Legacy

  Jack Northrop (born John Knudsen Northrop) was fascinated with airplanes from a young age. After his high school graduation Jack Northrop worked as a garage mechanic and later as an ...

• OC Airshow 2010

  The US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Navy Seals Leap Frogs, Rob Holland, Viper Airshows, The Firebirds, C-5 Galaxy Flyby, Jack Knutson and Sean Carroll Yak-9, are just a few of the high speed and ...

• Seagull Made of Metal

  Joachim Huyssen, from the Nortwest University located in South Africa, started rethinking the principles and technologies that apply to aerodynamics and how to create an aircraft that was energy ...

• Central Texas Airshow 2013

  Highlights of this family fun annual event include performances by Randy Herderson and the Texas T-Cart...

• ICAS Convention 2009

  The ICAS Convention, or International Council of Air Shows, was inaugurated in 1967, and each year, show professionals get together at the convention to network amongst each other, plan upcoming ...

• EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 2014

  The annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh offers a week of action, excitement, education and entertainment, from sunrise to past sunset. The jam-packed schedule includes movies, flight demonstrations...

• Tips for Choosing a Flight School

  There are numerous anxious student pilots out there that cannot wait to get into a cockpit and begin their studies to become a qualified pilot. With so many prospects and a demand for pilots ...