The News Review:
- Wichita to display historic plane
- CAF Hosting Junior Aviation Cadet Academy This Week
- Low Demand for Energy Result in a Change in Aviation Needs
- Pilots pay tribute to aviation pioneer
Wichita to display historic plane
USA Today
Long III is touching up an old flying friend making it look pretty again for the city of its birth. ther friends of his the five-generations-in-aviation Bachus family hired him to help make the retired plane a Twin Beech Model 18 into a public aviation monument outside the Yard Store just north of ld Town. The plane will rest on the west side of Mead between Third and Central visible from ld Town. Gary Bachus one of the owners said the plane will be lighted with a flag and display. The plane lights will burn at night. Long is a former owner of the plane and his story is intertwined with its history.
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CAF Hosting Junior Aviation Cadet Academy This Week
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WNColumnManager) WNColumnManager. Their hosting the Junior Aviation Cadet Academy for 11 through 15-year-olds this week. The program promotes aerospace education and leadership skills. It kicks off Tuesday at nine and runs through Friday and there'll be another one next month. Each camp is limited to 40 cadets so you better get there early to get a spot. For more information about the camp.
Low Demand for Energy Result in a Change in Aviation Needs
PR Newswire (press release)
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Pilots pay tribute to aviation pioneer
Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Carlson was the pilot of the only original restored Bleriot plane to fly across the Channel on Saturday. Four replica Bleriots two from France and one each from Luxembourg and the Netherlands also made the 35-kilometre flight to Dover. The 50-year-old Swedish pilot a keen aviation historian said: “I hope my flight will help people to remember what Bleriot and the other aviation pioneers achieved 100 years ago. About 300 French British and Belgian pilots joined in the tribute flying in waves over the Channel in microlight aircraft the nearest modern equivalent to Bleriot’s plane. Louis Bleriot inventor aircraft designer and self-trained pilot designed the Bleriot XI and won a £1000 prize put up by Lord Northcliffe the British newspaper magnate when he became the first pilot to cross the Channel in either direction. You should modify the document.