The mural, which was officially dedicated on July 26, 2024, highlights one of the general aviation aircraft seen flying over Arkadelphia daily. These aircraft are used for personal use, farming, and by aviation students at Henderson State University, airport officials noted.
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Museum to hold fundraiser right before Cleveland National Air Show
Happening the night before the official start of Cleveland National Air Show weekend, the event provides support to IWASM’s work to preserve, educate, and inspire our communities about the role of women in all areas of air and space, according to officials with the museum, which is inside Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport.
Fuel exhaustion fatal for two
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Picture of the Day: Up, up and away
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Civil Air Patrol glider operations underway at Grant County Airport in West Virginia.”
75 years of the T-28
Three-quarters of a century ago, in September 1949, the North American Aviation XT-28 chugged into the sky, launching a production run of nearly 1,950 of the big single-engine, tricycle-gear trainers that became air show favorites after their military careers were over.
Oshkosh 2024 breaks records
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hosted a record number of attendees from a record-setting 98 countries.
CAP West Virginia Wing holds Vacation Aerospace School
Civil Air Patrol’s Potomac Highlands Composite Squadron in Petersburg, West Virginia, recently hosted Vacation Aerospace Education Camp to help the community’s youth get involved in aviation and aerospace.
Whelen Aerospace Technologies acquires AeroLEDs
AeroLEDs will maintain its brand and manufacturing operations in Boise, Idaho, while company officials work towards a “a seamless integration,” WAT officials said.
First flight after repairs ends in crash
The pilot/mechanic’s inadequate inspection of the faulty horizontal stabilizer trim switch, which resulted in an uncommanded trim movement during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an aborted takeoff, and subsequent nose over.