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CBS News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Atlantic City's Soar & Shore Festival 2025 brings crowds and excitement for practice day
Atlantic City is getting ready for takeoff. Tuesday was practice day for the Soar & Shore Festival's air show, which is back for the first time since 2023. The air show is centered around Bally's Casino. Businesses in Atlantic City said the crowds bring a boom in business, and they are happy to have the show back. All eyes were on the sky Tuesday afternoon for the Visit Atlantic City Soar and Shore Festival practice session. The beach near Michigan Avenue and Park Place was packed with people soaking in the sunshine and the aerial stunts. The air show was canceled by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce in 2024 and was again in 2025, with officials citing operations challenges and the cost of the show. Visit Atlantic City announced in the spring that a new version of the show and festival would be back, but this time rebranded, renamed, and with some changes. It's heavily centered on aerial displays by civilian aircraft, rather than military planes. "It brings in a large crowd to the city, and that's great, especially at the halfway point through the summer time," said Joe Seratore, bartender at the Wonder Bar. Seratore said the team is happy to have the show back in town, and the event itself is still one of their favorites. "So it's great to get that surge into the city and brings a lot of energy, a lot of business and all the bars definitely know the difference when it's here and when it's not here," he said. Over at Back Bay Ale House, staff are also happy to have an air show this year. "It was such a bummer last year when we didn't have it," said Rachel Cavileer, bartender and manager. Cavileer said the good weather is also a plus, and she's happy to see people from all over get a chance to experience what Atlantic City has to offer. "Not only do we see any increase of business, but it also brings people who wouldn't necessarily come down here, come to the city or this section," she said. The festival is underway and will continue on Wednesday. The show will start Wednesday at noon. The first act will be the Misty Blues Parachute Team, and the show will run until 2 p.m.
CNA
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
NDP 2025 to feature special aerial displays, flypasts in the heartlands
Singaporeans can look forward to aerial displays and flypasts planned specially for the nation's 60th birthday. The RSAF's special aerial display will involve a total of 26 aircraft. For those who cannot make it to the Padang, the air route will also cover the heartlands, in estates like Woodlands, Jurong, Punggol and Marine Parade. Alxis Thng reports.
CNA
10-07-2025
- General
- CNA
NDP 2025: Flag flypast in the heartlands; special SG60 aerial displays at Padang and Marina Bay area
SINGAPORE: As part of National Day celebrations, Singaporeans will be able to catch a sight of helicopters and the state flag flying by in the heartlands on Aug 9. Into its sixth year, the Fly Our Flag segment will feature two CH-47 heavy lift helicopters, each escorted by two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, carrying the state flag across the island from 5.30pm to 6.20pm. There will be two routes, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said on Thursday (Jul 10). The western route will include locations such as Bukit Batok, Woodlands, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong and West Coast. The eastern route will comprise areas such as Seletar, Sengkang, Punggol, Pasir Ris, Tampines, Bedok and East Coast. AERIAL DISPLAYS AT PADANG AND MARINA BAY AREA As part of the pre-parade segment this year, the Red Lions and naval divers will be transported over the Padang and Marina Bay respectively before their descent for the inaugural Jump of Unity. During the parade and ceremony segment, there will also be a series of aerial displays to demonstrate the Singapore Armed Forces' capabilities in commemoration of SG60, MINDEF said. Two special aerial displays will be showcased, it added. Firstly, six F-15SG fighters will conduct an SG60 tribute in a delta formation, with the outer wingmen turning outwards before transiting into full afterburner climbs to symbolise continued peace and prosperity for the nation. The remaining four F-15SG fighters will continue to fly through in a diamond formation. Secondly, four F-16 fighters will execute a diamond cross turn, with the left and right wingmen breaking to the left and right respectively, followed by lead aircraft breaking to the left and the final aircraft breaking to the right. There will also be a state flag flypast across the Padang during the national anthem, and an enhanced salute to the nation during the parade and ceremony segment. The enhanced salute will see six F-15SG fighters executing an enhanced bomb burst manoeuvre with afterburners in a delta formation. This will be followed by four F-16 fighters flying through in a diamond formation to signify Singapore's diamond jubilee over the Padang after the national anthem. The mobile column will also integrate with an aerial flypast comprising 22 aircrafts in four formations over the Padang for the first time at a National Day celebration, MINDEF said. The first formation will be a multi axis flypast where six F-15SG fighters will approach the Padang from two opposite directions and flying past each other before going into full afterburner climbs. Next, a Jet Formation Flypast consisting of one A330 multi-role tanker transport, four F-16 fighters and one G550-airborne early warning aircraft will ingress from the west. The third formation will be a helicopter formation flypast, consisting of one S-70B Seahawk, two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, two H225M medium lift helicopters and one CH-47 heavy lift helicopter, that will ingress from the south. Lastly, a transport formation flypast consisting of two C-130 Hercules aircraft and two Fokker-50 transport aircraft will ingress from the east to showcase the assets used in humanitarian assistance and peace support operations. 'These four flypast formations will be integrated with different land vehicle packets during the 'Defending Our Nation' and 'Our Strength in Action' segments of the Mobile Column, which will also include one ASTER 30, two SPYDER and two MPSTAR from the RSAF's ground-based air defence systems,' MINDEF said. FLYPAST IN THE HEARTLANDS On Aug 10, there will also be a fighter jet flypast over the heartlands from 6pm to 6.30pm. Four F-16s will conduct a Fighter Island Flypast in a diamond formation through the heartlands of Singapore. 'Each loop will be flown twice to allow Singaporeans to have time to enjoy the flypast,' MINDEF said.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Photos show RIAT's first year at RAF Fairford 40 years ago
The Royal International Air Tattoo marks 40 years at RAF Fairford this year - here's what it was like at the very first event. Known in 1985 as the International Air Tattoo, the weekend of aerial displays and moved to a new home in Oxfordshire. Photographer Jeremy Flack highlighted the histories of certain aircraft on display, such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms. The prototype first flew in 1958 and by the time production had ended 5,195 had been built. An extremely versatile aircraft- it has been operated as a fighter, attack, bomber, reconnaissance and flown from carriers as well as airfield. It has achieved numerous word records and is still operated by a number of air forces. Turkish and Greek examples are expected to be displayed it the 2025 RIAT. Be the first to know with the Swindon Advertiser! 📱 💡 Our flash sale brings the latest local happenings directly to you. Save over 50% on an annual subscription now. 🔗 #SpecialOffer — Swindon Advertiser (@swindonadver) July 4, 2025 Also on display was the RAF Handley Page Victor K.2. Various modifications were made resulting in sub-variants until a re-role saw the fleet gradually taking on the role of an aerial tanker. The Victor tankers were heavily used during the Falkand and Gulf wars and were retired in 1993. More details of each aircraft can be found in the picture captions.
Wall Street Journal
04-07-2025
- Wall Street Journal
The Complex Engineering Behind Firework-Firing Drones
Pyro drones are transforming firework displays by launching pyrotechnics in intricate patterns with millisecond accuracy. WSJ explores the technology behind how quadcopter fleets are changing aerial displays. Photo: Sky Elements
