http://www.antique-airplanes.com/antique-airplanes-blog.html Antique Airplanes Blog tells you about changes and additions to antique-airplanes.com -- where we've found antique airplanes and news about planes we think we should pass on. en-us antique airplanes Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:19:29 GMT Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:19:29 GMT antique-airplanes.com http://www.antique-airplanes.com/pima-air-museum.html Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona contains one of America's best outdoor displays of rare military aircraft... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:58:05 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/cactus-fly-in.html This year's Cactus Fly-in in Casa Grande Arizona is March 2 & 3, 2012. Remember that's a Friday and Saturday. This will be their 54th Annual! Spring Training baseball for the Cactus League also start on Friday March 2. You could combine a weekend of antique airplanes and spring training baseball if you wanted... what fun! Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:46:49 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/reno-air-races-information.html Ticketing information and reno air races information on hotels, driving in and flying in.... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:53:13 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/reno-air-races.html Reno Air Races? Fast planes, yes, but they have great antique airplanes too... we tell you what to expect and tempt you to go... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:43:11 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/oshkosh.html Oshkosh is an obvious place for antique airplane lovers, especially the last week of July. Links and tips on how to survive it. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:16:00 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/la-ferte-alais-dates-and-directions.html The Meeting of Pentecost Air Show in La Ferte Alais France takes place 50 days after Easter. We've got dates and directions for you here.... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:36:48 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/what-is-a-furball.html We missed the Wings Over Camarillo Airshow August 20-21. Sister says it was great again... Two Zeros flying... two Lightnings flying... The Flying Wing... WOW! Wish we could have been there to see that "furball".... It's on the calendar for next year! Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:46:51 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/wright-b-flyer-lookalike.html So sad about the crash of the Wright "B" Flyer lookalike and the death of the test pilots. The Wright "B" Flyer organization promotes aviation heritage in Dayton. It was their newer "Silver Bird" that crashed. They were developing this second flyable lookalike which was scaled to fit into a standard cargo container so it could travel to airshows around the world. They were still trying to fly it for the 40 hours needed to get it certified. It crashed after 25 hours of flight time on June 30, 2011. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:20:29 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/zlin-low-takeoff-roll-or-what.html OK, you already know that this Zlin isn't even flying... And you know it's not exactly an antique airplane. So what's this all about? Bottom line is, Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:54:06 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/what-is-a-furball.html Summer is so full of air shows that you have to pick and choose. We're trying to get to some new places and old favorites as well. Last year was our first visit to Wings Over Camarillo. It's a great air show... and we were amazed at that "modified fur ball" they have as their finale. This August you can get the chance to see it for yourself. Mark your calendars... we are. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:43:16 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/antique-airplanes-at-the-royal-wedding.html Who knew there would be antique airplanes at the Royal Wedding in London? We were not about to get up at 1 in the morning which is when the coverage began Mon, 02 May 2011 00:40:06 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/cactus-fly-in.html Find antique airplanes at the Cactus Fly-in of the Arizona Antique Airplanes Association in Casa Grande. Arizona also has aviation museums and boneyards full of planes. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:22:06 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/best-camera-for-flight-demonstrations.html I can't tell you which is the best camera for flight demonstrations, but I can tell you it isn't our little point and shoot. We went to Phoenix for Spring Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:25:59 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/national-aviation-heritage-invitational.html Find beautifully restored antique airplanes at the National Aviation Heritage Invitational competition at the Reno Air Races... not a race but they compete for perfection... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:43:17 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/nardi-fn-305.html Designed by my father Luigi Nardi in 193 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:07:27 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/wright-b-flyer-lookalike.html This "new" Wright B Flyer lookalike crashed in June 2011. They had hoped it would help showcase Dayton aviation heritage worldwide said their press release... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:09:36 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/morane-saulnier.html Morane-Saulnier antique airplanes are some of the stars at La Ferte Alais Air Show in France. Never seen one? You should go... Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:16:11 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/spirit-of-st-louis-cessna-195-f4u-corsair-stearman-pt17.html Spirit of St. Louis - First airplane I remember by name. It was my father’s favorite plane and he taught me about it and the flight it made. Cessna 195 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:45:18 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/about-us.html We love antique airplanes, and if we tell you about us, you'll know why... maybe you'll even want to help us find them! Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:36:51 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/la-ferte-alais.html La Ferte Alais air show in France features vintage aircraft from Europe and the U.S. for static and flight displays. It's fun to see French antique airplanes fly... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:41:32 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/riga-aviation-museum.html The Riga Aviation Museum in Latvia doesn't exactly have antiques airplanes as in classic planes, but it's a place to see Russian airplanes... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:32:04 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/fairchild-f24.html I Had a Fairchild F24, # NC9387, it was a delite to fly,with a Scarb Werner Radial, 185, 1938 mode. It could fly on its own, I went up to 500 feet one Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:59:11 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/a-fly-in-of-a-different-sort.html A colorful fly-in happens every morning in Manu National Park in Peru. This isn't about antique airplanes, but the flying is so impressive, we wanted Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:29:09 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/auster-aop6.html I own one and fly i Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:51:48 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/what-is-a-furball.html The Camarillo Airshow promised a furball. The warbird tease was, The four hour narrated flying exhibition will conclude with an exciting flyby of WWII Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:41:23 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/aviation-resources.html Aviation resources for antique airplane lovers. Find aviation links and travel tips as well as how to link to us. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:50:47 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/the-flying-wing.html I WORKED ON IT, I CUT OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND SUPPLIED MOST OF THE INSTRUMENTS, I SEEN IT FLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, ITS GOOD TO SEE IT FLYING AGAIN Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:39:02 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/yak-nose-art-makes-you-smile.html We're been seeing some fun Yak nose art at air shows we've been to. Yaks don't seem quite as exotic at American air shows anymore... there are a fair Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:15:47 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/flying-tigers-wannabe.html OK... OK... it's not an antique airplane, but a Flying Tiger wannabe should be included here, don’t you think? When we saw this Xenos painted this way Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:13:25 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/hood-river-flyin.html Since it's our fly-in, we're partial to the Hood River Fly-In. The annual Hood River Fly-In is always the weekend after Labor Day. It's also now known Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:18 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/waaam.html WAAAM, the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, has a nice collection and flying days to show them all off... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:32:40 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/antique-airplanes-at-waaam-in-oregon.html WAAAM is the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum. This is a pretty NEW Museum and boy is it something! Only 3 years old. 2 acres of hangars. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:10:50 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/airports-in-iceland.html We thought the Flugvollur signs that pointed out the airports in Iceland were just plane fun... whether it was a paved strip, a grass strip... or a lava Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:17:29 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/pzl104-wilga-in-estonia.html The PZL-104 Wilga caught our attention as we were driving on Highway 1 in northern Estonia along the Gulf of Finland. We were driving from Tallinn to Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:35:53 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/just-plane-fun.html We have just plane fun when we're traveling to find antique-airplanes. Here we share our stories quickly, and you can share too. Add to the fun! Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:29:31 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/favorite-aviation-museum.html A place to share your favorite aviation museum... whether you're just a visitor or you're affiliated with the museum, we want you to share your finds! Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:50:07 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/your-contributions.html We don't have time to see and write about all the antique airplanes out there, much as we might want to. Please give us your contributions on your favorite planes, museums and air shows. It's easy! Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:06:11 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/le-bourget-air-and-space-museum.html We think Le Bourget Air and Space Museum in Paris is one of the best aviation museums in the world. See its collection of antique airplanes and innovations from the beginning of flight on... Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:17:26 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/zeppelin-eureka.html Dirigibles, Zeppelins... those are aviation names from the past... except you can fly in the airship Zeppelin Eureka today if you visit California... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:33:08 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/budapest-aviation-museum.html The Budapest Aviation Museum is all indoors and in a big city park, but there are some great antique airplanes to see. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:07:53 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/airshows-in-england.html If you're planning a trip to England this summer, remember that Duxford has some great summer airshows and events. Their "Flying Legends" air show is July 10 - 11, 2010. Their museum is great anytime. The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden is also worth a look.... Mon, 31 May 2010 13:13:38 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/duxford.html England's Imperial War Museum Duxford has a great museum and four air shows a year to see antique airplanes. Mon, 31 May 2010 12:59:06 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/watsonville-fly-in.html Remember... New for 2010 the Watsonville Fly-in has been moved from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend September 3-5. Wed, 26 May 2010 12:56:53 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/favorite-antique-airplane.html Let's get interactive... Share your favorite antique airplane with us. It's easy to tell us about it and share a photo to. We'd love to have your help. See how... Thu, 06 May 2010 13:34:12 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/b29.html i picked this aircraft because it had a specific and very important purpose intended for it. It did it's job very well and was a very well thought out Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:03:53 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/b25-bomber.html Personally I love the model and layout of the plane itself. It has amazing flying capabilities and on top of it, it's one of the most recognized bomber Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:04:05 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/sr71-blackbird.html I like this plane because it is the fastest jet in the world. That appeals to me because it is the best at something in a field of many competitiors. There Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:01:33 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/messerschmitt-bf-109.html I am really interested in WW2 aircraft and I always have been. I really love this plane because it was far superior to Allied planes of its time due to Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:59:54 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/p40-warhawk-and-p51-mustang-and-p31-lightning.html i love these airplanes they were the fastest ones of their times. the P-51 Mustang was able to fly 2 feet from the ground. the P-31 Lightening was the Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:57:53 GMT http://www.antique-airplanes.com/nb36h-sr71-blackbird-concorde-and-the-harrier.html I believe we need to find more reliable and renewable sources of power for all of our vehicles Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:56:43 GMT