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Hero pilot Hal Graham’s hard fall to earth
Crossville :: TN :: USA | about 19 hours ago
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On a chilly Halloween afternoon, a group of about 70 people huddled outside an aluminum hangar at Crossville Memorial Airport, a tiny airstrip some 70 miles west of Knoxville . They had come to honor the life of a 75-year-old charter pilot named Hal Graham...
Tags: Hal Graham, Crossville Memorial Airport, Crossville, Fixed-wing aircraft, Rocket, Aircraft, Jet pack, Ultralight aircraft, Experimental aircraft, Rocket-powered aircraft
"Fusionman" vows to fly again despite setback
Casablanca :: Morocco | 1 day ago
Credibility Rossy, an airline captain and ex-fighter pilot, was rescued from the chilly Strait of Gibraltar waters near Morocco after heavy turbulence and visibility problems forced him to ditch in the sea on Wednesday during his flight to southern Spain. He started...
Tags: gibraltar, yves, rocket, greek mythology, Yves Rossy, feather, powered wing, icarus, Spain, rocket man, Morocco, Casablanca, Rossy, English Channel, Parachuting, Parachute, Jet pack, Water landing, Disaster Accident, Discount stores, Aviation history, Roman Polanski, Helicopter, Franchises, Aircraft, Aerodynamics, Mogadishu, Mumbai attacks, Wing, Somalia, Jet engine
Thanksgiving all year long
Hoboken :: NJ :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The scene around him in a vast industrial space looks like Santa's Workshop, but John Piper, the man behind Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, compares organizing the annual extravaganza to planning a huge holiday meal -- with a lot of trimmings.
Tags: John Piper, Sometimes Piper, Hoboken, Balloon, Parade, Float, Aircraft, Thanksgiving, Macy's, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Glider hits fence
Wellington :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility A glider pilot is believed dead after he crashed into an electric fence at Kerepehi on the Hauraki Plains. The police say the accident at 4pm was caused when the glider crashed into an electric fence on a paddock in Kaikahu Rd. The pilot is trapped in...
Tags: electric fence, glider pilot, New Zealand, Wellington, Waikato Region, Paeroa, Waikato Hospital, Disaster Accident, Aircraft, Glider aircraft, Glider, Aeronautics, Gliding, Air sports
At least two dead in helicopter crash
Netanya :: Israel | 2 days ago
Credibility Two people were killed and three others were missing Tuesday in a helicopter crash in the waters off Netanya, Israel, emergency officials said. The helicopter, reportedly carrying tourists, fell nearly 1,000 feet into the sea near Sironit Beach, Haaretz...
Tags: helicopter crashes, Israeli, Netanya, Magen David Adom, civilians helicopter, Sironit Beach, Israel Air Force, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Bristow Helicopters Sikorsky S-76A crash, Helicopters, Tel Aviv, Disaster Accident, Aircraft, Helicopter, Red Cross, Volunteerism, ZAKA, Environment, Micky Rosenfeld, Gaza Strip, Israel-Gaza conflict, Sde Dov Airport, Military Police Corps, Ancient Domains of Mystery, Combat medic, Ambulance, Brief, Arab-Israeli War, Golani Brigade, Northern Command
Stars Who Fly Planes
Jackson :: WI :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility AP Gisele is the latest star who feels she was born to fly! News broke last week that Gisele Bundchen is mastering another runway — the airport kind. The supermodel is studying to get her helicopter pilot's license. She's passed her written test and...
Tags: Kris Kristofferson Before, Morgan Freeman, Jimmy Buffett Instead, Johnny Cash, Cessna Citation, Clint Eastwood Always, Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, Aircraft, Cessna, Textron, Pilot licensing and certification
Macy's parade chief serves up Thanksgiving smorgasbord with old and new friends
Hoboken :: NJ :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The scene around him in a vast industrial space looks like Santa's Workshop, but John Piper, the man behind Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, compares organizing the annual extravaganza to planning a huge holiday meal — with a lot of trimmings. He needs...
Tags: John Piper, Hoboken, Balloon, Parade, Aircraft, Float, Thanksgiving, Macy's, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Lockheed says F-35 to begin short-takeoff testing
London :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility The first short-takeoff, vertical landing version of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter plane arrived Sunday at a U.S. air base in southern Maryland, paving the way for flight testing of the new capability soon, company spokesman John Kent said on Monday.
Tags: STOVL, vertical landing, flights tests, Lockheed Martin Corp, John Kent, United Kingdom, London, Stealth aircraft, Acronyms, F-35 Lightning II, Aircraft, Business Finance, VTOL aircraft, Carrier-based aircraft, Jet aircraft
Ajith to Launch a Heliport
Ultimate Star Ajith is coming out with a new plan by putting up a miniature aircraft landing pad. The miniature helicopters and airplanes which are used for playoffs were banned to be flown in public places, due to safety reasons. Now, a club called Radio...
Iranian weapons conspiracy suspect nabbed by Feds
International arms dealer Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of illegal sale of arms for decades, was arraigned in a federal court in Mobile, Alabama. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on...
Tags: Iran, Iranian, Weapons, Conspiracy, Federal Agent, Jacques Monsieur, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Association of Chiefs of Police, Alabama, AECA, IEEPA, C-130, military transport, aircraft, jet, jet fighter, F-5 fighter jet, US Munitions, US State Department, US Treasury Department, Department of Homeland Security, Colombia
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