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EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa
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EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Connor are joined by Dick Hanusa, EAA Lifetime 295217, a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew the UH-1 Huey and OH-6 Loach during the Vietnam War. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. […] The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Dec 04, 2025
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Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots
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Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia For the past number of years, four Langley pilots have flown formation flights over lower mainland cenotaphs as their contribution to area Remembrance Day services. While snow, wind, and rain heavily influenced some Remembrance Days services across Eastern Canada, that was not the case in the lower mainland of […] The post Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Dec 01, 2025
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Navy-Inspired RV-8 on Display at WAAAM
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Navy-Inspired RV-8 on Display at WAAAM

By David Paradis, EAA 877365 My RV-8, N814DP, was donated to the Western Antique Aircraft and Automobile Museum in December 2024. I convinced the founder Terry Brandt and his board of directors that even though this aircraft is not an antique, any aircraft museum in the state of Oregon should have at least one example […] The post Navy-Inspired RV-8 on Display at WAAAM first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Nov 26, 2025
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Inspiring the Next Generation: Warbirds fill the ramp at Osceola’s Wheels & Wings
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Inspiring the Next Generation: Warbirds fill the ramp at Osceola’s Wheels & Wings

By Christina Davies Photography by Ainslee Campbell On September 6, warbirds filled the sky over Osceola, Wisconsin, as they flew in for the annual Wheels & Wings Show. Their arrival turned the ramp into a living museum, where families, veterans, and young visitors could get up close to the aircraft that helped shape America’s aviation […] The post Inspiring the Next Generation: Warbirds fill the ramp at Osceola’s Wheels & Wings first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Nov 13, 2025
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Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal
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Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal

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Aviation Week • Oct 27, 2025
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The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues!
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The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues!

On Friday, October 3, 2025, the famous Seth “Egg Boy” Holloway, EAA Lifetime 1058791,  received his coveted Naval aviator wings of gold! He has certainly come a long way from his egg selling days back in 2012 when he sold 116 dozen eggs from his family farm to get a ride on EAA’s B-17 Aluminum […] The post The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues! first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Oct 22, 2025
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Volunteer Spotlight — Tom Ewing
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Volunteer Spotlight — Tom Ewing

This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Tom Ewing, EAA 446994, was surrounded by aviation history since birth, coming from a family of military aviators, so he has always been fascinated with the stories and legacy. He never knew any other way of living other than in […] The post Volunteer Spotlight — Tom Ewing first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Oct 16, 2025
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EAA’s The Green Dot — T-38 Instructor Pilot Olga Custodio
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EAA’s The Green Dot — T-38 Instructor Pilot Olga Custodio

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Margaret are joined by Lt. Col. Olga Custodio, a retired T-38 instructor pilot and the first Latina U.S. Air Force pilot, to discuss her career and experiences in the cockpit.   The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for […] The post EAA’s The Green Dot — T-38 Instructor Pilot Olga Custodio first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying • Oct 16, 2025
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10 Times the Soviets Shot Down US Warplanes in the Cold War
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10 Times the Soviets Shot Down US Warplanes in the Cold War

Playing with Fire: Jet-Age Brinkmanship in the 20th Century The dangerous skies of the Cold War were even more perilous than is often understood, and there were several times Soviet air defences obliterated U.S. warplanes. Now largely forgotten, they reveal the startlingly dangerous nature of Cold War flying. Here are ten, often shocking, times the Soviets […]

Hush-Kit • Sep 15, 2025
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Experts share most accurate Bin Laden Raid Stealth Helicopter Insight and Artwork so far
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Experts share most accurate Bin Laden Raid Stealth Helicopter Insight and Artwork so far

Designer of Stealth Helicopters takes on the Stealthhawk Even elite SEAL Team Six members were unaware of the existence of the stealth helicopter days before the famous raid in 2011 that killed Osama Bin Laden. Just before the mission, they were shown the top-secret stealth helicopters and responded, “We have a ‘Transformers’ chopper, we’re going […]

Hush-Kit • May 29, 2025
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Escalation in the Skies: India-Pakistan Aerial Confrontation Deepens Amid Missile Claims and Possible Downed Rafale Jet
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Escalation in the Skies: India-Pakistan Aerial Confrontation Deepens Amid Missile Claims and Possible Downed Rafale Jet

Indian Air Force air strikes have been followed by claims of a downed IAF Rafale and evidence of the combat debut of the Chinese PL-15 long-range air-to-air missile. In a dramatic escalation of cross-border tensions, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting multiple locations within Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. […]

Hush-Kit • May 07, 2025
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Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services
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Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan recently ordered two studies to be conducted on major military platforms used by all three services. According to defence sources these platforms are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and armoured helicopters. The study on UAVs has since been completed with a recommendation to acquire 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs and 155 Medium

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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Assam youths develop AI-driven traffic management platform for drones
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Assam youths develop AI-driven traffic management platform for drones

Guwahati: As drones revolutionise military, commercial and other activities, an imperative need for 'traffic management' of these flying objects has emerged with a start-up by two entrepreneurs from Assam providing solutions for it.Already working with the Indian Air Force for detection and counter-measures of drones, the duo has now come out with an intelligent airspace management platform,

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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India-made light combat aircraft Mark 1A to be equipped with indigenous systems
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India-made light combat aircraft Mark 1A to be equipped with indigenous systems

Amid the government's push towards indigenisation in the military, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will equip its made-in-India Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark 1A fighter jets with 'Uttam' radar and 'Angad' electronic warfare suite, replacing the imported systems installed earlier.The IAF has already commissioned 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets, with plans to order an additional 97 in the near future. "

Indian Aviation News • Oct 16, 2023
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IAF may hold air show in Arunachal Air Marshal Dharkar
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IAF may hold air show in Arunachal Air Marshal Dharkar

Guwahati: The Indian Air Force (IAF) may conduct an air show in Arunachal Pradesh, the first-ever such display of the force's air power in the strategically crucial state bordering China, Air Marshal S P Dharkar said on Sunday.    The AOC-in-C of the Eastern Air Command told reporters that it's challenging to hold an air show in a hilly terrain like that of Arunachal Pradesh, but it is

Indian Aviation News • Oct 15, 2023
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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 6 - March 10, 2017
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Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 6 - March 10, 2017

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Aviation Week • Mar 15, 2017
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