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January 11, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Zero-G Flight 01.12.06

Not too long ago... ANN's Pete Combs had a chance to take a parabolic flight aboard one of Zero-G's modified 727s... a flight he says he'll never forget. They call those flights "vomit comets," but

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Search Underway For Missing Navy Sabreliner

Four Onboard Include Civilian, Navy And AF Airmen

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 01.11.06 1245 EST: The search continues for a T-39 Sabreliner, used by the Navy for navigator training, that vanished Tuesday while enroute from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Pensacola NAS, Florida. The aircraft took off at 11 AM on an instrument flight rules flight plan and was last heard of some twenty minutes later, when it made a routine ATC handoff. No subsequent transmissions were received from the Navy Jet.

Seeking Qualified Sailors And Marines For 2007 Season

The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron -- better known as the Blue Angels -- is encouraging qualified Sailors and Marines to apply for the 2007 season. Representatives with the elite group tell Aero-News the application deadline is April 1, and selection results will be available in June 1.

Cites Landing Gear, Engine Failures

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Yahya Rahim Safavi, speaking to the press about Monday's Dassault Falcon Jet crash, said that the aircraft suffered both landing gear and engine problems before crashing.

F-105 Will Be Displayed To Honor Its Pilot

A rare Republic F-105 Thunderchief that has been displayed at Lackland AFB since the end of the Vietnam War is on its way to the northwestern Illinois town of Centralia, where it will honor the man who once flew the sleek fighter-bomber.