Dr Sky interviews Dick Rutan
I had the honor of meeting a true legend of aviation at the recent Reno Air Races! Dick Rutan was the pilot, with Jeana Yeager, as they flew the futuristic looking VOYAGER aircraft, around the world on December 14th...
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Tim Cone Brings Breast Cancer Awareness to Reno
Tim Cone, a newbie this year at the Reno National Air Races, flying his home-built RV-8 in the Sports Class. The Lycoming 0360 engine powered his white and pink plane to its qualifying speed of 218.153. Tim, a 43...
Steve Hinton Jr. Wins Reno Again!!
Steve Hinton Jr. and Team Strega have won the Reno Races again!! It was the fifth consecutive victory and 10th win overall for the Mustang Strega. And third victory for pilot Steve Hinton Jr. (Research shows there was no...
National Aviation Heritage Invitational Announces 2012 Awards
National Aviation Heritage Invitational Announces 2012 Awards to Restored Aircraft and Inaugural Recipient of the Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy. National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinees joined presenting sponsor Perform Air in awarding the Grand Champion Neil A....
Road Trip to Area 51 – Down the Extraterrestrial Highway
Yesterday was a perfect day to get away from the summer heat here in Las Vegas. The temps had been high (106) and the forecast for the temps up in Central Nevada was about ten degrees lower with possible...
Colonel (Ret.) Gaillard “Evil” Peck – Bio
Colonel Gail Peck was born at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the 1st son of Air Corps Lt Gaillard and Lois Peck. He was raised in the military attending school in occupied Japan and the...
Gail Peck – “Legends in Aviation” Radio Intervew
The line up of Legends will include Colonel (Ret.) Gaillard (Gail) R. Peck Jr. (call-sign “EVIL”). Col Peck will be discussing his involvement in the the CONSTANT PEG program, working with the support of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., and under conditions...
Red Flag 12-4 in Review
Attending the media day last week allowed us the opportunity to go between the runways during the USAF Red Flag 12-4 training exercise. Visiting for the first time was the Colombian Air Force with their advanced KFIR C2 aircraft....
Airshowvid.com launches
Photorecon has partnered with AirShowVid.com to start producing high quality videos. Bringing you video from airshows and major aviation events from around the west coast is not a departure from our regular approach but a welcomed addition. Our mission...
John C. Evans discusses the development of the P&W J-58 engine used in the A-12 and SR-71 Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft J-58 (JT11D-20) Characteristics’. Maximum Thrust 34,000 Lb Military Thrust 23,900 Lb Weight 6,250 Lb Length 215.940 In Maximum Diameter 55.43 In Sea Level Air Flow 326 Lb/Sec Compression Ratio 8.5:1 Total Pressure Ratio 2,93:1 Bleed...
Aviation Nation 2011 – Review
Aviation Nation 2011 turned out to be the best show I have attend in many years. Being held the second week of November usually is hit or miss with the weather normally cold and wet. Having it on Veteran’s...
Fort Worth Alliance Air Show – 2011
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (September 15, 2011) – The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will take
to the skies at the 2011 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Presented by Bell Helicopter on October 22 and 23
