We’re lined up two abreast on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport’s big Runway 27, slightly staggered like fighters on an aircraft carrier’s deck. Ahead of us a flight of two massive T-28 Trojans in Navy colors thunder down the runway. The T-28s lift into pale morning sky and the tower radios that it’s our turn to takeoff. […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Michael Goulian kicks off 30th year as airshow star
When Michael Goulian took to the skies on opening day of SUN ‘n FUN, it was a performance he’ll remember. As he kicked off this year’s airshow season at SUN ’n FUN, he also kicked off his 30th anniversary of performing in airshows. Goulian’s first airshow flight was a home affair at Hanscom Field in […]
Speed ’n Angels Wingmen debuts
A new giving program to support the Aerospace Center for Excellence on the SUN ‘n FUN campus at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida has been introduced. The Speed ’n Angels Wingmen Program will ensure the legacy of SUN ‘n FUN carries forward and educational programs reach the proper height and speed to effectively carry out […]
SUN ‘n FUN Seabirds Splash-In a success
Perfect weather and a purpose-built seaplane base combined to make the SUN ’n FUN Seabirds Splash-in a success this year, according to organizers. Previously held on the shore of a lake adjacent to Fantasy of Flight, the annual seaplane event has been without a home for several years. “We are very pleased with the turn-out,” […]
Bahamas teams with SUN ‘n FUN on island airshow
For the first time in its history, SUN ’n FUN is sponsoring an airshow away from its campus in Florida. In conjunction with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, SUN ’n FUN is helping to organize the second annual Grand Bahama Island Air Show, which will be held May 19-20 at Taino Beach in Freeport. Air […]
Michael Goulian celebrates 30th year as airshow performer
The 2017 airshow season, which officially kicks off April 4 with the opening of SUN ‘n FUN, will mark a milestone for Michael Goulian: 30 years since his debut airshow performance as a teenager in 1987. He’ll celebrate that milestone with a packed calendar that includes shows across the USA, plus eight international stops as […]
Final episode on Reno Air Races airs Sunday
The final one-hour episode featuring the 2016 STIHL National Championship Air Races will air Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 12:30 pm PT/3:30 pm ET on NBC Sports Network. A preview can be viewed here and below. “It has been a wonderful experience for us and for our fans to be taken back to race week in […]
Newly restored B-29 Doc coming to Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A newly restored B-29 has included EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 on its inaugural tour schedule, creating the potential to have two of these World War II-era bombers in one place for the first time in more than 50 years. The B-29 Doc, which has just completed its restoration in […]
Design contest for Reno Air Races launches
The Reno Air Racing Association has launched a design contest for the official poster and T-shirts for the 54th National Championship Air Races. “The Reno Air Racing Association is looking for fresh and new designs that represent the spirit of air racing to place on our collectible posters for the 54th National Championship Air Races,” Mike Crowell, […]