Monday, December 29, 2008

Indy Transponder 29-December 1030z

'Transformers' breaks out the big guns for sequel - USA Today
... the Army's Golden Knights parachute team; two Abrams tanks; two Bradley tanks; two missile-launcher vehicles; two armored personnel carriers; ...

Evan flies
Check out my interviews with Reno Unlimited air racer Will Whiteside, air show pilots Tim Decker, Jason Somes, Eddie Andreini, Greg Poe, and Dan Buchanan. I also have interviews with WWII aviators like Tuskegee Airman Les Williams, B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Jack Burke, P-51 combat pilot Burt Newmark, and even Chuck Yeager! ...

Spitfire Women of WWII, Flying Higher from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Flying Higher: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Wanda Langley, copyright 2002. Sadly, it's a de-accessioned library book, which means that some library in Jacksonville, Florida, decided they wanted to get rid of it...
Oh, well, I'll be sharing info from it at my webzine, Winged Victory, and of course inputting their names into the Women Aviators Wiki - which is now up over 576 entries.

Air Racing 101 from Air & Space Magazine
... In June each year, the Reno Air Racing Association conducts a mini-camp of classroom instruction and on-course race training with the goal of introducing the rookie to the racing experience minus one key component: the pressure of a real race. It's the same course, the same capricious winds, and the same airplanes as race week. Push too hard, make an error in judgment, overlook a critical detail, and you can tear up an airplane—or worse. But the environment of the Pylon Racing Seminar allows rookies to make mistakes and learn from them. ...

X-15 Walkaround from Air & Space Magazine
Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William "Pete" Knight flew the rocket-powered aircraft to 4,520 mph, Mach 6.72. It was built to find out how aircraft structures, materials, and control surfaces would perform at hypersonic speeds and very high altitudes. In 199 research flights, the X-15 provided that information and more. The program has been acknowledged as the most successful flight research program in history, and it helped make human spaceflight possible. ...

Warhawk Air Museum receives Nagel grant - IdahoStatesman.com, ID
The John F. Nagel Foundation awarded the Warhawk Air Museum $25000 for 2009 general operations including education programs, displays and events. ...

The Indoor Oregon Coast - Beach Connection, OR
You can't help but notice the Air Museum when you travel on 101 just south of Tillamook: the big jet plane perched on a pole at the corner of Hangar Rd. is ...

Lapland surprise from avimuseumzone by WireFox
Whilst arriving for check-in at Kittila Airport this afternoon 28-12-08 I saw this Saab Draken at the entrance to the airport, so just had to take a shot with me 'Box-Brownie'. Ex Finish Air Force, but no I.D. ...

Milestones of Flight: 12/28 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy at Croydon Airport on 1st February 1928 from Flight Image of the Day by Michael


Rolls-Royce Receives U.S. Air Force Contract - InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis a $690,000 contract to design and develop a robust electrical power system (REPS).

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