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The world's economic downturn forces American and European military aircraft defense contract manufacturers to focus on oil rich Persian Gulf and North African nations.

Saudi Arabia exported US$53.2 billion worth of crude oil to the US last year, while importing $450 million worth of American-made military products including aircraft.

Most popular Polish exports include electric apparatus, household items and industrial machinery while Poland imports $1.1 billion in military aircraft from the U.S.

Fast planes, aerobatics, static displays, military aircraft, and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team all converge on Northern Nevada in September.

Not as well known as it's Reno neighbor, the Reno Air Races, the Lake in the Sky Airshow offers some great entertainment in its own right.

Civilian aircraft and alcoholic beverages are among major Polish exports to the U.S. while leading American imports from Poland include military aircraft & equipment.

Pima Air and Space Museum is unique to Arizona's Sonoran Desert. It is the largest non-government funded aviation museum in the world.

Military aircraft, semiconductors and precious metals were among the largest and fastest growing export shipments from Italy during 2008.

Exports from the United States, particularly military supplies, spearhead the growing U.S. surplus with America's Aussie trade mates.

Civilian aircraft, precious metals, pharmaceuticals and collectible antiques were among leading exports from the United Kingdom last year.

Copper accounts for over 40% of Chilean exports to the United States, while military aircraft & soybeans are Chile's fastest growing imports from the U.S.

When the three Baltic States joined NATO in 2004, the next day member nations sent in air support to protect them.

It was little known that on at least two dozen occasions blood was drawn by either side of the two superpowers in the cold war in aerial combat.

Over 80% of Pakistani exports to the United States are cotton products, while Pakistan's fastest growing imports from the U.S. include military guns, tanks & missiles.

The WASPS took to the sky, breaking with convention to serve their country in a time of war

Rich in resource-based exports from petroleum to cut flowers, Colombia also represents a potentially lucrative import market of 45.6 million consumers.

Medicinal equipment and pleasure boats were among the top 10 imports into Greece from America, while leading Greek exports to the U.S. include vegetables and cosmetics.

Israel depends on imported raw materials from oil to grains as well as military equipment, while exporting diamonds, high-tech equipment & agricultural goods.

Hugo Junkers was something of an aviation visionary, anticipating future develpments in several areas in the early days of aviation, but he came into conflict with Hitler

Kawasaki has been making big engines for a long time, and not just for motorcycles. They have gotten very good at it over the decades.

From the Wright Brothers and biplanes air transportation really took off. In less than a half century men would be traveling through the air faster than sound.

An Englishman and a German both contemporaniously invented jet engines.

WWI provided such an intense testing ground for early aviation that the simple wooden planes of just before the war were almost antiques just a few years later.

Between eye witness accounts, the work of researchers, and ex-military people coming forth with information, there seems to be a lot of evidence that UFOs really exist.

For the first time since the voyages of Zheng He in the fifteenth century, China has deployed its navy overseas, in response to the threat posed by Somali pirates.

Pioneers of aviation were often regarded as mad, brave or charismatic. De Laroche was no different. 22 October 2009 is the 100th anniversary of her first solo flight.

Normal flight cycles can cause crack initiation and progression in aircraft skins.

Museums across the country are joining Congress to recognize a special group of women.

Starting as a glider pilot, Hanna Reitsch flew almost every German military aircraft in World War II. She was also associated with the development of the V1 flying bomb.

As the globe endures a flap of UFO sightings, a review of the attitudes toward and methods in which scientific minds regard the phenomenon will advance our knowledge.

Magic has always been a powerful Disney trademark. Through the magic of Disney, Lockheed watched as its WWII aviation production facility appeared to vanish in thin air.

Tin, gold & sugar are fast-growing Mexican exports to the U.S. while tobacco, coins & nuclear fuels are the fast-growing imports into Mexico from America.

Prototype is so full of action it will knock the socks right off of anyone who tries to stop to take a breath.

The twenty-first Sunderland International Airshow will be held in the skies of north-east England on July 25 and 26 2009.

By the early 20th century attempts were being made to make conflict among nations more humane.

Business machines, wheat, barley and oats topped the list for the fastest-growing exports from the United States last year.

Zinc, sugar & steel are the fastest growing Indian exports to the U.S. while military products, artwork & antiques are leading imports into India from America.

Crude oil & nuclear fuels are the fastest-growing Spanish exports to the U.S. while nuts, medicinal equipment & industrial engines lead Spanish imports from the U.S.

Medicinal preparations & passenger cars are leading UK exports to the U.S. while fuel oil & precious metals are the fastest-growing imports into Britain from America.

An interesting collection of war-related items ranging from vintage weapons, paintings and 3-D displays to aircrafts.

Alternative energy is anything but fossil and nuclear fuel. Which source can most likely replace crude oil on its own: hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, or biomass?

Kids and adults enjoy fun activities and outdoor adventures at April's annual Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley, Washington. Try biking, kite flying, the airshow or parade.

According to bioacoustician Bernie Krause, PhD, human-generated noise is interfering with vital animal communications.

With a population of 110 million including many lower-cost workers living in close proximity to America, Mexico represents an expanding market for U.S. exports.

Somalian pirates present an ongoing threat with bold, high ransom attacks on ships of all nations. How soon and decisively the world responds is important and matters.

New technology makes it easy to enter the world of radio controlled (RC) scale model airplanes - a hobby that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.

Saudi Arabia will not be able to replace its valuable petroleum exports if the U.S. embraces alternative energy sources like solar, wind or grain-based ethanol.

Petroleum products comprise over half of Russian exports to the U.S. while iron, steel & railway equipment are the fastest-growing imports into Russia from America.

The biggest problem with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is that Michael Bay's films already feel like sequels:

Hot-air balloons are used today for recreation, but in another age, these aerial wonders were deployed in war.