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The Iowa 4-H “Travel Your Universe” camp is slated for June 12-15. During the camp, children 9 to 12 will build and launch rockets, design and program robots, learn to fly, and use GPS on a scavenger hunt. Along with aviation-related activities, participants also will enjoy traditional camp programming in the evenings. The camp is […]

In addition to being able to put an airplane through its paces and get out alive, test pilots have to be good communicators. Their notes help aircraft designers and engineers fine tune and improve designs. But during the Golden Age of aviation, test pilots sometimes flew stunts to benefit their reputations rather than improve aircraft. […]

“Glacier Girl,” the famous P-38E salvaged from beneath Greenland’s ice cap and restored to perfection, arrived at Sun ‘n Fun early on opening day of the fly-in in Lakeland, Fla. Despite the hour, she was surrounded immediately by admirers. “She’s like a rock star,” said advance man Richard Buchanan. “She gets a lot of attention […]

NASA has awarded a $100,000 grant to the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) to design and build a prototype Mars planetary suit. The year-long project, which involves students at several universities and colleges around North Dakota, will culminate in the production of a prototype spacesuit in March 2006. College teams from around the state […]

The new Davis Education Center is ready for visitors. “We’ve been planning the center for years and it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition,” said John Burton, president of Sun ‘n Fun. The center is the focal point of year-round education programs, both for young people and adults, on the Sun ‘n Fun […]

Preliminary accident statistics for 2004 show a drop in several categories, including GA, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Total number of accidents fell from 1,864 in 2003 to 1,715 in 2004. Fatalities dropped from 695 to 635. A majority of the fatalities occurred in general aviation and air taxi operations. GA accidents decreased […]

The first-ever Hot Glass Fly-In is set for May 20-22 at Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU) in New Mexico. The fly-in, expected to attract several hundred high performance composite aircraft, will showcase aircraft from manufacturers such as Lancair, Glasair, Tango, Burt Rutan’s Long-EZE, White Lightning and the new Nemesis NXT.

Maj. Gen. Arthur G. Salisbury, who led one of the legendary air battles of World War II, died March 20 at his home near Colorado Springs. He was 88. Salisbury led the 57th Fighter Group in the “Palm Sunday Massacre” on April 18, 1943, in which 76 Nazi transport planes and 13 fighters were shot […]

This year’s Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-in will be held Oct. 6 through 9, 2005, at a new site, Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), located midway between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. Previously held at Phoenix Regional Airport, Copperstate is the largest EAA fly-in in the Southwest, attracting as many as 10,000 people. CGZ is also home […]