Tagged: Mitsubishi

Helicopters / Marines / NASA / Search and Rescue / U.S. Navy

March 2, 2019

Sikorsky’s Sea Kings No Longer Rule the Waves

The prototype Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King made its’ first flight on March 11, 1959. There are still some later-built versions in use today, some sixty years ago, attesting to the design’s usefulness and reliability. Sikorsky Aircraft began manufacturing the...

air racing / Reno

October 25, 2013

National Championship Air Races 2013

The period beginning in the early 1930’s and culminating in the late 1940’s saw the most dramatic advancement of the aircraft in history. At the hands of designers and engineers such as Dutch Kindelberger, Lee Atwood, Don Berlin, Howard...

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August 6, 2013

NASCAR Teams Descend Upon New Hampshire

Since 1990, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway has hosted one or two major NASCAR auto races under the Busch/Winston/Nextel/Sprint series banner. These are the biggest races in the New England states, and attract spectators from the northeastern U.S. and...

air force / bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / post

September 6, 2012

A Main(e) Event in Vacationland

The Great State of Maine Air Show went off without a hitch in 2012, a far cry from the 2011 event that was severely impacted by Hurricane Irene as she churned up the East Coast. Fair skies and comfortable...

fighters / military / navy / post

June 23, 2012

Olympic Air Show 2012

Rain and clouds was not enough to keep air show fans from flocking to the annual Father’s Day Show that is put on by the Olympic Air Museum at Olympia Regional Airport. This show is put on by the...