The 2016 edition of the Planes of Fame airshow was held April 30. Airailimages was on hand to film this commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. During the recreation, Japanese aircraft engage a civilian airplane before the actual attack. For the re-enactment, two restored A6M Zero fighters and a replica Val […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
First Colorado Splash-In set for May 14
The first Colorado Splash-In will be held Saturday, May 14, on Lake Meredith near Sugar City in southeastern Colorado. The event, which runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., is expected to draw some 500 spectators. The Seaplane Pilots Association has been working for years to gain access to Colorado waters. Colorado historically has been off-limits to seaplanes, so the splash-in […]
SUN ‘n FUN chairman shows off his T-28
Bob Knight is a patient man. As chairman of the board of SUN ‘n FUN, he’s accustomed to long-term planning and delayed gratification. In his business, Knight Industrial Equipment, he oversees the design and construction of bulk material handling equipment, like conveyor systems for cement plants. And two years ago, Knight bought a 1951 T-28A […]
Nominations now open for Air Show Hall of Fame
Nominations are now being taken for the 2016 International Council of Air Shows Foundation Hall of Fame. Each year, up to three air show performers are inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is home to more than 50 air show greats, including pilots, stunt performers, producers, announcers, designers, builders, and other innovators who have changed the […]
Teen supports her flying ambitions with handcrafted jewelry business
By ELIZABETH WALKER One of the most aviation-oriented youngsters attending SUN ‘n FUN 2016 is also one of its most business-minded youth. Rachel St. Louis, 14, plans a career in aviation and was marketing a line of aviation jewelry from her own display booth at this year’s event to help finance her ambitions. Rachel, an […]
Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Frazier Lake Airpark Antique Aircraft Display Day, slated for this Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frazier Lake Airpark (1C9) in Hollister, Calif. Officials with the monthly fly-in invite everyone with antique aircraft to display the aircraft they are so proud of. Frazier Lake Airpark is a […]
V24 debuts at SUN ‘n FUN
Making its debut at SUN ‘n FUN was the V24 from Softex Aero, a four-seat, low-wing, composite, twin-engine, T-tail, experimental. The wing is constructed as a single piece. According to Softex Aero’s Dara Voss, the composite fuselage then sits atop the wing. “This plane was shipped to the U.S., from the Ukraine, two weeks ago […]
World War I Centennial to be recognized at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Airplanes reaching back to the earliest days of military aircraft will be in the air and on the ground this summer, as the centennial of World War I aviation is a major part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 64th annual […]
Dolderer wins his first Red Bull Air Race
Germany’s Matthias Dolderer beat the elements, the obstacles and 13 of the world’s best pilots to become the first German ever to win a Red Bull Air Race at the second stop of the 2016 season in Spielberg, Austria. Despite gusts nearing 25 knots, Dolderer made the notoriously tricky track in Spielberg look easy and […]