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• Oregon International Air Show 2012

  Featuring the USAF Thunderbirds, the oregon International Air Show offers loads of family-fun entertainment. The 2012 performer line-up includes US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team...

• Sir Frank Whittle – Innovative Aviator

  ir Frank Whittle was an RAF officer attributed for starting the Jet Age. Born in Coventry on 1 June 1907, Whittle was accepted into the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1923. By 1928 he was a qualified ...

• New Tiltrotor Aircraft Seeks FAA Approval

  The value of military aircraft with both short takeoff and landing (STOL) and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities (VTOL) was recognized by the United States Department of Defense decades ...

• Wings Over Homestead 2009

  Breathtaking aerial performances will once again take to the skies over the Homestead Air Reserve Base on the 7th and 8th of November 2009. Spectators will be able to look forward to ...

• GX Light Sport Aircraft Unveiled by Remos at Oshkosh

  The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture at Oshkosh in Wisconsin has always been a staging ground for new and exciting aircraft developments and this year was no different. ...

• Firefighting Efforts Reach New Heights with Evergreen Supertanker

  Global warming has brought a lot of people to their senses and made going green the latest ‘fad’. But unfortunately the reality of this phenomenon is a lot more devastating in some parts of ...

• Pearl Coatings for Aircraft

  New discoveries about the way that oysters form pearl in their shells has lead scientists to suggest that the future of aviation might be greatly affected by new lightweight and durable ...

• Making the Transition to Experimental Aircraft

  As amateur-built aircraft, also referred to as homebuilt aircraft or experimental aircraft, become more popular, safety issues have become more pressing. At a seminar held at the US National ...

• Pee Dee Airshow 2010

  The Pee Dee Airshow in Florence, will once again be thrilling spectators with exciting aerial displays performed by The Golden Knights, F-18 Demo Team, Oregon SkyDancers, Skip Stewart Airshows, ...

• Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2014

  he 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 ...

• Wings Over Wairarapa 2013

  Taking place over Wellington Anniversary weekend under the banner of 'Honoring the past, Celebrating the future', Wings Over Wairarapa 2013 will be...

• Aerodynamicist and Inventor Leonard Greene

  Known primarily for his significant contributions to aviation technology, Leonard Michael Greene (1918-2006) was an American inventor who held over two-hundred patents. Many of Greene’s patents ...