Wednesday wings, 8/25/10

Video of a Purple Quicksilver Ultralight Light Sport Airplane - Quicksilver Sport 2 seat aircraft taxiing, takeoff, flying and landing. Check out the Ultralight Aircraft of Iowa web site at http://www.quicksilverultralight.com to see more videos and information regarding Quicksilver Ultralights and Light Sport Planes.

Wednesday Wings, 8/18/10

Antique Airplane Association and the Airpower Museum are hosting Iowa's Centenary of Flight celebration at Blakesburg, IA, September 1-6.

It was in 1910 that Iowan's first took to the air. While there rages to this day, controversy over who was first and where that flight took place, it is certain that two Curtiss aviators, J.C. "Bud" Mars and Iowa native Eugene Ely flew their Curtiss biplanes at Sioux City, Iowa on June 29th and 30th 1910.

Eric Presten, Schellville,CA plans to be in attendance with his Rotec radial powered, wing warped controlled Bleriot replica. (Below)



Location - 3 mi. NE of Blakesburg, IA

Wednesday Wings, 8/11/10

A slight deviation from fixed-winged aircraft in Iowa.

(Pilot Michael Suchy of the Czech Republic flies during an Aug. 1 morning flight during the National Balloon Classic in Indianola. - Photo by Michael Rolands/Record-Herald Staff)

The National Balloon Classic is held in Indianola, IA each year.

Wednesday Wings, 8/4/10

JIM LEE People look at exhibits during the grand opening ceremony at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation Saturday, July 31, 2010. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

MidAmerican Museum of Aviation & Transportation

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays and open holidays except for New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Closed Wednesdays.

Cost: Adults: $6; seniors: $5; active military: $5; children (5-14): $3 and free for 4 and younger; group tours: $5.

Location: North of Sioux Gateway Airport at 2600 Expedition Court.

Wednesday Wings 7/28/10

(Photo by Mark Holloway, Beatty, Nevada)

The B-17 Sentimental Journey will be at the Ankeny Regional Airport until Thursday, where it will depart for Sioux City until August 2nd.

For more information Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, press release

Wednesday Wings 7/21/10

The Aluminum Overcast, a B17 Flying Fortress, will be at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids though today, Wednesday the 21st.


People walk around the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Flying Fortress on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. Tours and flights will continue Wednesday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)


Wendell Maakestad of Cedar Rapids moves a scale model of a B-17 into place next to the "Aluminum Overcast" B-17 Flying Fortress on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. The model has a wingspan of 10-foot wingspan to the B-17's 103 foot nine inch wingspan. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

For more pictures: B-17 Flying Fortress at Eastern Iowa Airport