Indy Transponder 3-JUN-09 1030z

Future of Red Bull Air Race at stake - Windsor Star, Canada
I have been thinking about the Red Bull Air Race, which is a huge windfall to the Windsor economy. It could be ruined, leaving a scar on the city's image, and the reason is the city workers' strike, excessive garbage being the main concern. ...

Nicolas Ivanoff flies past an air gates during last year's Red ... - Windsor Star, Canada
WINDSOR, Ont. -- They have yet to trim the weedy, knee-high grass overrunning Windsor's waterfront parks, but crews working for Red Bull have been busy gearing up for the Air Race on June 13-14. With striking city workers in Dieppe Gardens peering ...

Farmington Air Show hopes to double attendance - Farmington Daily Times, NM
By Elizabeth Piazza The Daily Times FARMINGTON — With less than 100 days to go before the 2009 Farmington Air Show, Sen. Bill Sharer, R-Farmington, is pushing to expand the Sept. 12 event and double the attendance from last year's show. ...

'The Plane! The Plane!' No fantasy: 'Yankee Lady' visits Museum of ... - The Mountain Press, TN
After Yankee Air Museum purchased the aircraft in 1986, a comprehensive inspection and repair/rebuild program began to return it to safe flying condition and reinstall as much authentic combat equipment as possible. The rebuilding took nine years. ...

Hill Air Force Base Airshow from Air & Space Magazine

WWII war planes will join Redding Air Show - Record-Searchlight, CA
The Pacific Prowler, a Mitchell B-25 bomber, the plane made famous in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942. The bomber will also be on display on the ground. A Grumman Hellcat F6F-5 fighter, known as the "Ace-maker" because of its pilots' successes ...

2009 South Plains Air Show to feature Pearl Harbor re-enactments - LubbockOnline.com
By Ray Westbrook AVALANCHE-JOURNAL War planes of the past and aerobatics aircraft of the present will roar through the skies of southeast Lubbock County on Saturday during a four-hour run of the 2009 South Plains Air Show. The Caprock Chapter of the ...

WWII Bomber Returns To The Skies from Aero-News Network
Flight The Culmination Of A 28 Year Restoration A North American B-25J "Mitchell" World War II bomber returned to the skies today after a 28 year restoration performed by volunteers of the Commemorative Air Force aviation museum in Mesa, AZ. Named "Maid in the Shade" in reference to its long stay inside the museum's hangar, the aircraft lifted off the Falcon Field runway at 0915 last Friday in front of a small crowd of pilots, mechanics and enthusiasts.

Tuskegee Airman Passes Away - Military.com
Trained at Tuskegee, Ala., he flew in P-47 and B-25 aircraft serving at Freeman Field, Ind.; Godman Field, Ky.; Selfridge Field, Mich.; Shepherd Field, Texas, Walterboro Field, SC; and Buckingham Field, Fla. Following honorable discharge, Mr. Travis ...

Remember D-Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories by nationalmuseum.usaf@wpafb.af.mil (Lauren Karch)
June 6 will mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the landing of Allied troops in France that greatly impacted the outcome of World War II. The invasion of France on June 6, 1944, began from the air. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force permanently exhibits two aircraft representative of those used during the invasion, honoring the memory of D-Day. Before the main ground forces attacked the beaches in Normandy from the sea, huge skytrains of transports and gliders carried more than 17,000 men across the English Channel between midnight and dawn. Low clouds and fog over the Cherbourg Peninsula made aerial navigation difficult, and even trained pathfinders had trouble in locating and marking the desired drop zones. more...

Historic jet set to visit Hamilton - Hamilton Spectator, Canada
Hawk One is done up in the colours of the Golden Hawks aerobatic team. The team was formed in 1959 to celebrate the 50-year, or golden anniversary of flight in Canada. The Golden Hawks performed for more than 15 million people at air shows between 1959 ...

Uncontrolled Airspace #122 "JIFR" from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

HELP!!! - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/
I hopped on the Collings Foundation's B17 today. What an experience!!! The plane was beautiful and as far as I know, restored to mint condition. A crew of three, Pilot, Co-pilot, and Third Guy to guide the ten ride alongs, were in the air for about 30 minutes. Weather was perfect. We strapped in to the original crew seats (a cushion and a seat belt strategically anchored to the floor in a position to optomise little space) taxied out and took off. Four 1820's working together put out some real WOW power. After we lifted off and the gear was up the Third Guy came through and signaled for us to unstrap and run around. And that is what we did. I was in the back with the waist guns, in the middle hanging my head out the hatch on top that they left open in the radio room. A little further forward and the observation bubble, then in the cockpit, and then all the way up in the adier's seat where the Third Guy took pictures of us. The only places we couldn't go were the tail gunner, the turret on the bottom (wouldn't have wanted to go in either anyway) and the pilot's seat. About the time we were setting up the approach, the Third Guy had us sit back down on the floor seats and strap in. I don't think I've ever felt a smoother landing. I heard the screach of the tires and felt the drag, but that's it. Priceless experience for those of you that take the opportunity.

Blue Thunder Home Page from http://www.bluethunderairracing.com/
The request for Blue Thunder II’s registration was sent in to the FAA Aircraft Registration in Oklahoma City on 4/22/2009. The registration was issued 5/13/09; post marked on the 18th and arrived 5/21/2009. I believe this is record time to receive a registration. Last month I talked about how we were building the cowl to fit a slightly larger spinner. Our cowl parts are some of the very first parts molded by Papa 51 and are considerably different than any I have seen before. The joggles are separate parts that must be bonded onto the mating part which was a bit of a pain. The cowl cheeks had a flat area in the front on top that we were never able to pull out so the top part of the cowl doesn’t match the spinner as well as I would like it to.

Rome International Air Show Pictures ! - As aviation enthusiast i was at the Rome International Air Show, in Lido di Ostia, sunday 31 may 2009, and i’ve done over 500 pictures with my Canon EOS 400D + Tamron 70-300 optics. Some of my best shots are now online !!!

P-51 Six Shooter and SNJ-5 Wardog Formation / Legends Over Madera Airshow 2009/ Photo Gallery from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
The P-51 "Six Shooter" and John Collver's SNJ-5 "Wardog" in formation.

madera - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/ - here some pics i took at Madera yesterday shaw

Ellsworth Getchell Hawker Sea Fury / Legends Over Madera Airshow 2009/ Photo Gallery from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith - Ellsworth Getchell makes a nice pass with the smoke on in his Hawker Sea Fury.

Mitsubishi A6M3 "Zeke" Zero / Legends Over Madera Airshow 2009/ Photo Gallery from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith - Planes of Fame's A6M5 "Zeke" Zero. This is one of three left flying today and the only 100% original parts, including the Japenese engine.

P-40 Warhawk Full Cockpit View / Legends Over Madera Airshow 2009/ Photo Gallery from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith - Photo of the entire cockpit of the P-40 Warhawk shows the beautiful workmanship in it's restoration.

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