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22 Apr 2015

British Aerobatic Pilot Killed In Crash During Practice

by RyanS | posted in: Aerobatics | 2

A British aerobatic pilot was killed today in a crash at Old Buckenham Airfield near Attleborough in the UK. David Jenkins, a member of the Wildcat Aerobatics team, was reportedly flying his Edge 360 while practicing aerobatics for an airshow when the crash occurred. No possible causes have been mentioned, but Jenkins was an experienced… Read more

21 Apr 2015

Blue Angels UCAV Poster Available In The AirshowStuff Store

by RyanS | posted in: AirshowStuff, Jet Teams, Miscellaneous | 0

Without a doubt, our April Fool’s post about the Blue Angels transitioning to unmanned aircraft has proven to be our most popular post ever! We got numerous requests for a printed version of the fantastic graphic that went with it, edited by our own Anthony Richards. Today we are happy to announce that we have… Read more

21 Apr 2015

Photo Albums Uploaded: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, AirshowStuff, Event Recap | 0

This past weekend we were able to upload two full photo albums to our gallery. Check out a sample below and be sure to click through to the full album for more! EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 – Ryan Sundheimer View full album: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 – Ryan Sundheimer EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 – Patrick… Read more

20 Apr 2015

Fan Submissions: Theme Week 19 – Biplanes

by PatrickB | posted in: Community | 0

Thank you to all of our fans for submitting to our Biplane theme week! It’s great to see over 100 submissions from our fans and some of the most unique sets of aircraft we’ve seen in all our theme weeks! We posted some of our favorite Biplane photos throughout the week, and asked you to… Read more

20 Apr 2015

Here’s The Awesome Mini-Demo Flown By Thunderbirds 7 And 8 At Thunder Over Louisville

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Event Recap, Jet Teams | 0

As we predicted a couple weeks ago, Thunderbirds 7 and 8 had a moment in the spotlight this past Saturday at the Thunder Over Louisville airshow when they thrilled the crowd with a mini-demonstration. As far as we are aware, this is the first dedicated aerial performance by 7 and 8 ever! It appears they… Read more

17 Apr 2015

Flooding And More Crane Drama Present Continued Challenges For Thunder Over Louisville In 2015

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows | 0

The challenges are continuing to build for this year’s Thunder Over Louisville airshow in Kentucky. Even after the FAA prevented the headlining USAF Thunderbirds and US Navy F-18 Super Hornet from performing (perhaps forever), the event has had even more issues arise. The show takes place over the Ohio River, which is currently flooded up… Read more

16 Apr 2015

EAA Announces F-35 Lightning II And F-100 Super Sabre Appearances At AirVenture 2015

by AnthonyR | posted in: Airshows, Military, Warbirds | 0

The excitement for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 continues to build! On top of recent additions, EAA announced today that AirVenture will feature both a USAF F-35A Lightning II (aka the JSF) and an F-100 Super Sabre! This will be the first visit to AirVenture for both aircraft types. In fact, this will be the first… Read more

15 Apr 2015

Road Work Forces Deke Slayton Airfest (La Crosse, WI) To Postpone Airshow Until 2017

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams | 1

The airshow cancellations just keep on coming. The latest show to cancel their 2015 effort is the Deke Slayton Airfest in La Crosse, WI, which was scheduled for the weekend of August 8-9. Organizers announced yesterday (just hours after the Wings Over Wasaga cancellation) that the show will not be happening this year due to… Read more

14 Apr 2015

Thunder Over Louisville Aerobatic Restrictions May Be Permanent

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams | 0

More information has come out regarding the recent announcement that the Thunder Over Louisville airshow will be operating under severely restricted rules for aerobatic performances this year, and it does not sound good for airshow fans. The problem, which we covered last week, is that the FAA has denied the proposed 12,000 foot-long aerobatic box… Read more

14 Apr 2015

Wings Over Wasaga Airshow (Wasaga Beach, ON) Cancels For 2015

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows | 0

The 2015 Wings Over Wasaga airshow, scheduled for July 4-5 in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, has been canceled. The announcement was made in a press release distributed today by the organizing committee. In the release, committee co-chair Martin Campbell explained that “Despite the best efforts of many hardworking people it has become apparent that we will… Read more