Indy Transponder 28-May 0950z

Raw Video: Crash Landing at German Air Show via Technorati
May 27 - A World War II era plane had a crash landing during an airshow in Berlin. The pilot escaped without injury. Share This
http://usatodaytv.feedroom.com/?fr_story=FRdamp274290&rf=rss

P-40 Incident at Jones Beach NY Airshow on Saturday - WIX
On Saturday at the Jones Beach Airshow, the P-40 owned by Warbirds Over Long Island and flown by Bob Baranaskas declared an emergency. ... Apparently the P-40's windshield was covered with oil and Bob needed to open the canopy to look out, where by he allegedly lost his helmet requiring Ed to relay to the tower. ... http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22091

Air Force Week in Philadelphia kicks off with parade - Schriever Air Force Base, CO
Air Force Week includes community visits and talks by Air Force officials, flight demonstration team performances and displays highlighting the Air Force ...
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123100176

Vietnam-era helicopters bring history to Gastonia - Gaston Gazette, NC
The Wings & Rotors Air Museum in Murrieta, Calif., restored the helicopters and flew them to Washington, DC, for Memorial Day weekend. ...
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/robinson_20978___article.html/helicopter_helicopters.html

Sky's the limit at RAF Cosford Air Show - Coventry Telegraph, UK
The Red Arrows, the world's top aerobatics team, will stage one of their trademark air spectaculars. The variety of aircraft marking the 90th anniversary of ...
http://tinyurl.com/63e6m5

Vintage Jets to salute the RAF at Kemble Air Day - Gazette & Herald, UK
Joining them in the flying display will be Hawker Hunters, Jet Provosts and a Folland Gnat, the type used by the Red Arrows at Kemble until 1980, ...
http://tinyurl.com/4o9r4k

Jones Beach draws 506000 visitors for weekend Newsday, NY - The fifth annual air show included the Navy's Blue Angels, the US Army Golden Knights parachute team and, new this year, an Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter ...
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/longisland/ny-lijone275703605may27,0,4314623.story

JONES BEACH AIR SHOW Newsday, NY - The Navy’s Blue Angels jets are among the many planes from 13 outfits that flew high and low above the shoreline. "There’s nothing like the Blue Angels," ...
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/news/ny-b5701989may25,0,5598276.story

The party must go on Canada.com, Canada - If the CBC had chosen to come here this weekend, when Windsor will co-host the Red Bull Air Race -- aka Formula One racing in the sky -- the theme of a city ...
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/news/ny-b5701989may25,0,5598276.story

Look, up in the sky ... Detroit Metro Times, MI ... and exhilaration will be experienced looking up from the riverfront as one-man planes zip along this same path in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. ...
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=12922

Observances slated through week's end Stockton Record, CA - A B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator, a B-25 Mitchell and a P-51 Mustang will fly into Stockton Metropolitan Airport at noon Wednesday and be on display ...
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080527/A_NEWS/805270314

Restored B-17 to visit Rapid City next month Rapid City Journal, SD - Restored as a flying museum/memorial by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing, the B-17 will be in Rapid City June 13-15. The plane will be displayed ...
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/28/news/local/doc483ce09fc0a2c327038325.txt

What the Heck is Space Tourism? from Google Blog Search: "Rocket Racing" by spacemansam - The new Rocket Racing League is called the “NASCAR of rocket travel.” Six teams have been announced at the recent X PRIZE Cup, and all they are waiting for is the vehicle and a sports channel contract. In a nutshell, rocket-powered ...
http://spacemansam.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/what-the-heck-is-space-tourism/

Picture This: B-1, B-2, and B-52, All in a Row from Wired: Danger Room by Noah Shachtman - A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, and a B-1B Lancer bomber make a rare appearance together, in format, for an air show earlier this month at Barksdale Air Force Base.
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/picture-this-b.html

Rolls-Royce contract for Osprey engines modified from IndyStar.com Business Headlines - INDIANAPOLIS » Rolls-Royce Corp. is being awarded a $9.9 million modification to a previously awarded contract for six of its AE1107C engines used to power the Bell Boeing Osprey. That report comes from All American Patriots, a Web site that tracks contracts awarded by the Department of Defense. The work will be performed in Indianapolis, and it is expected to be completed in December 2010. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting agency. (Star report)
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/BUSINESS/805280390/1003/BUSINESS


KIND to change name? - Stories

Committee set to vote on airport name change - WTHR
Group fighting to rename Indy Airport one step closer - WISH


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