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Sport aviationBalloon: "Ferrara Balloons Festival" from September 18-27
Ferrara, Italy - Ten days dedicated to the aerostatics
"Ferrara Balloons Festival" returns from 18 to 27 September, 2009. Ten days dedicated to the balloons, with sport and music events, showcase. The initiative promoted by Ferrara's Province and local... more
Sport aviationBalloon: French Leys and Rolland win the "53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett"
Geneva, Switzerland - The official prizing ceremony will take place next Saturday
"At 12:00 today the '53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett', the famous international FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), aeronautical gas balloon race named after the US Media tycoon James Gor... more
Sport aviationBalloon. FAI: "53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett"
Geneva, Switzerland - That this year sees the participation of 16 gas-balloon teams from 8 Nations
The “53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, the famous international FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) aeronautical race, was launched Saturday evening from the Vessy Sports Center in Gene... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: World Cup in September near Rieti
Turin, Italy - With stop in Onna, the small village that the recent earthquake in Abruzzo has sadly unveiled
"The PWC final will take place in Poggio Bustone (Rieti) from September 1-12 with 130 best pilots of the 26 Nations that have participated to the previous breaks in Brazil, Korea, Turkey, France and Croatia.... more
Sport aviationAlessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion
Parma, Italy - After winning the World championship in France
After winning the World championship in France one month ago (see AVIONEWS), 33-year-old Alessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion, title achieved at the championship held in Tizzano and... more
Sport aviationICON Aircraft receives new investment capital to complete the tests on A-5
Los Angeles, Usa - Sales of the amphibious sport plane remain strong
"ICON Aircraft announced that it successfully closed another round of equity financing in June. The new round of investment capital is intended to take ICON through the completion of its ongoing engineering... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding World Championships, two titles for Italy
Turin, Italy - Italian FIVL: next event is fixed for Summer 2011
"The Italian world hang-gliding champion is Alex Ploner, 33, from San Cassiano (Bolzano) before Jonny Durand (Australia) and Thomas Weissenberger (Austria). Christian Ciech from Trento, Elio Cataldi from... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy on the top during the hang-gliding World Championships
Turin, Italy - Coppa delle Regioni in Veneto
"The hang-gliding World Championship has begun in Laragne-Montéglin (France), with 122 pilots coming from 32 Nations of five continents. A great participation during the parade in this little town of... more
Sport aviationA competition for ULM seaplanes in Montecarlo in 2013
Lecce, Italy - Italian proposal for the 100th edition of "Coppa Schneider"
"The initiative has been announced by Idroclub 'Capo Leuca' on the occasion of the '6th Coppa aviazione marittima' in Puglia. Project with Legambiente for the surveillance of the local coastal parks... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: the sport activity continues, after "World Air Games"
Turin, Italy - And now the "Paragliding World Cup"
"Pierandrea Patrucco, from Piedmont and Marco Zonca, from Friuli, have taken off in the last days from Montecarlo with the intention to accomplish a bivouacking flight by paragliding of 1111 km along the... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": world speed record for electrical aircraft
Turin, Italy - The airplane, a Sky Spark, piloted by Maurizio Cheli, has touched 250km/h
On June 12, 2009 is one of the dates that will remain in the history: the cosmonaut Maurizio Cheli has fixed the world speed record for the ultralight aircraft category powered by electrical thrust touching... more
Sport aviationThe Gran Gala Air Show of the "World Air Games"
Turin, Italy - After eight days of intense competitions
The Great Gala Air Show celebrated the closing of the "World Air Games" on Turin-Aeritalia's airport in Collegno, after eight days of competitions. The opening is assigned to the Italian Acrobatic Group... more
Sport aviationAll medals of the "World Air Games 2009"
Turin, Italy - Divided by category
The "World Air Games 2009" in Turin ended in a sunny day. For all day, the numerous people present on airfield in Turin-Aeritalia in Collegno, has seen the spectacular finals, and then prize-giving... more
Sport aviationTwinning between "World Air Games 2009" and Hautes Alpes
Turin, Italy - The French Department has four airports
The Hautes-Alpes French Department's President, Jean Yves Dusserre, is today in Turin, guest of the "WAG" Organizating Committee, received by WAG's leadership during a press-conference took place this... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games 2009": great spectacular in Avigliana for the paragliding competitions
Turin, Italy - The competitions of all three categories took place
A great show on Avigliana lake where yesterday the competitions of all three categories at "WAG" for paragliding discipline took place. Numerous people have seen along the lakeside in a sunny day to... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": many categories won by Italian athletes
Turin, Italy - Yesterday an intense day of competitions
Another intense day for "World Air Games" where in many categories have won the Italian athletes. We see in details the lists. Mondovì, balloon: the Italian Igor Charbonnier the first, then British... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": yesterday the third day of competitions
Turin, Italy - With a sunny day
The third day of competitions of "World Air Games" in Turin 2009 has been accompanied with a sunny day. We start from the airfield in Collegno with the test by ultralights engaged in the "Pylon Race"... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": the competitions' results of yesterday speak different languages
Turin, Italy - Gliders, paragliding, balloons, microlights, helicopters and acrobatics on the top
An intense activity of competitions at "World Air Games" in Turin 2009 (from June 6 to 14), during its second day, in spite of bad weather. In the acrobatics category by gliders, a Czech victory by... more
Sport aviationAVIONEWS at the inaugural ceremony of "WAG 2009"
Turin, Italy - It took place last Saturday in Turin
The inaugural ceremony of the "World Air Games 2009" took place last Saturday, on June 6, in Piazza San Carlo. A flock of falcons and eagles circled in the square's sky, while 20 parachuters glide around... more
Sport aviationIcon Aircraft successfully completed water testing for the Icon A-5
Los Angeles, Usa - Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2010
"ICON Aircraft, an early stage Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer (www.iconaircraft.com), officially completed a series of rigorous hydrostatic and hydrodynamic tests on the ICON A-5 Amphibious Sport... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL about "WAG 2009": contests near Cuneo, Trento and Bergamo
Turin, Italy - Waiting for the main event starting next Saturday
The opening of "World Air Games" is getting close and hang-gliders and para-gliders will be present together with other air disciplines: aerobatics, model aircraft, hot hair balloons, ultralight flight,... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games 2009" (2): the event in details
Turin, Italy - And the initiatives around it
The "WAG Turin 2009" in details: five sites for competition, whose base will be the Turin-Aeritalia's airport in Collegno, Mondovì, Avigliana and the "Palaruffini" in Turin. 700 between athletes and official... more
Sport aviationTurin takes off with the "World Air Games 2009"
Turin, Italy - Presentation to the media of the "WAG" at OGR in the city
The press-conference ended yesterday entitled "World Air Games 2009 - Imbarco immediato alle OGR, Officine grandi riparazioni in Turin", a chosen and suitable site for event because there is an interesting... more
Sport aviationItaly: hot-air balloons in the skies of Todi
Todi, Italy - The 21st edition of the Italian Grand Prix from July 12 to 26
"Quick as the wind, lighter than air..." (Marco Majrani). It will be held from July 12 to 26 in Ponte Naia, near the center-Italian town of Todi, the 21st edition of the Italian Hot-air balloon Grand... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL: "Trofeo dell'Isola", hang-gliders in flight near Bergamo
Turin, Italy - The fifth edition will take place next May 16 and 17
"The fifth edition of the 'Trofeo internazionale dell'Isola', competition by hang-gliders, valid for the list of Coppa Italia, will take place next May 16 and 17 in Palazzago (Bergamo), after the success... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL: paragliding and hang-gliding, 239 pilots in Borso del Grappa (Treviso)
Turin, Italy - The next events in early May
"239 pilots in flight, for 18 Nations (Argentina and Brazil included) in Borso del Grappa (Treviso) for the 'Trofeo Montegrappa', the international free flight event and for Expo, the flight products fair. Many... more
Sport aviationIcon A-5: the sport amphibious aircraft
Los Angeles, USA - Deliveries starting from 2010
Icon Aircraft's amphibious airplane, the Icon A-5, is about to complete the second phase of flight tests. The event has been witnessed also by the founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft Kirk Hawkins, that on... more
Sport aviationFree flight: international Easter with "Montegrappa Trophy"
Turin, Italy - The traditional event will take place on April 9-13
"The traditional Easter event for free flight will take place from April 9-13 in Borso del Grappa (Treviso) with the edition 2009 of the 'Montegrappa Trophy'. From the operating centre, near the landing... more
Sport aviation"Stinsy", a Stinson L-5B "Barrowed" for trailer glider
Turin, Italy - Used in the 37th edition of "Gliding Trophy Turin City"
Among the numerous "Trailers", airplanes for towing glider used in the 37th edition of "Gliding Trophy", the international event ongoing on Turin-Aeritalia's airport, there is the "Stinsy", a rare Stinson... more
Sport aviationGliding: started the 37th "Città di Torino" trophy
Turin, Italy - From 27th of March to 5th of April
Right in these hours is being held the first exhibition of the 37th "Città di Torino" gliding trophy organized by the Aero Club of Turin, Italy. This year's competition will last two week-ends and... more