Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 9-OCT-09 0230z

Thunderbirds perform for Malaysian audience from Air Force Link Top Stories
Royalty, foreign diplomats, senior military members and civilians alike welcomed the members of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron with open arms as the Thunderbirds arrived at Subang Air Base Sept. 30 for the third stop on their Far East Tour.
Lt. Col. Derek Routt, the Thunderbirds' operations officer, said the team was in Malaysia to represent the Air Force and America and strengthen the partnership with Malaysia and its military. ...

Park here! from AF.mil Photos
Starburst power from AF.mil Photos

Flight might There they go into the wild blue yonder for Sheppard Air Show - Times Record News
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be featured at Sheppard Air Force Base's Air Show and Open House Saturday and Sunday. A crowd watches the World War I-era ...

WWII planes anticipated to thrill crowds in Tulsa - NewsOK.com
→At 1:30 pm, a B-25 bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter will conduct a high-speed fly-by for the crowd. →At 3 pm, three T-6 Texans will appear in a fly-by. ...

Great Georgia Airshow - Newnan Times-Herald
It is presented by the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City and the Commemorative Air Force's Dixie Wing. "All four military services will participate in the air ...

Ward featured on the cover of World Airshow News magazine - Lincolnton Journal
Aerobatic pilot Gary Ward recently appeared on the cover of "World Airshow News," an international magazine "Covering nothing but airshows since 1986. ...

Experimental aircraft showcased at fly-in - Delta County Independent
The fly-in events are held occasionally and are a way for the private pilot community to hold a "rally" event of their own. Fly-ins are open to the general ...

from Aviation News

Fleet Week Airshow October 8-11, 09
Sheppard Air Force Base Air Show October 10-11, 09
South Carolina Ground & Air Expo October 10-11, 09

Love Aviation? Consider These Special Events And Things To Do In Central Florida from Technorati
There are many fun and exciting things to do in Central Florida, no matter your interests. The Sunshine State is known for its warm sunny weather, Disney World, and Cape Canaveral, but spaceships aren't the only aircraft important to Florida's culture. Many Central Florida attractions are dedicated to aviation, and can make for an entertaining outing the whole family can enjoy. Roar n' Soar Event One of the most exhilarating Central Florida attractions you can look forward to in the fall is ...

Final chance to see stunning flying displays as Duxford Imperial War Museum ... - Saffron Walden Reporter
CONCLUDING the uk's air show season, Duxford's Autumn Air Show on Sunday October 11 features superb modern and historic aircraft in an array of aerobatics ...

Autumn Air Show - Imperial War Museum Duxford - Visit East of England
Closing the UK's air show season, Duxford's autumn air show features superb modern and historic aircraft in an array of aerobatics and stunning displays. The relaxed atmosphere is equally appreciated by pilots and crowds, and makes for a perfect Sunday outing. So make sure to bring your camera to enjoy full-colour memories until next year

Kingman air show organizers target 2010 to return to skies - Kingman Daily Miner
Should the show go on, it would include only the air show element and not the auto show or drag racing as in previous years. The reason? ...

AWTI 50th Anniversary – Decimomannu from David Cenciotti's weblog
On Sept. 25, Decimomannu airbase in Sardinia, Italy, hosted the 50th Anniversary of the AWTI (Air Weapons Training Installation) that was established the NATO partnership of Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Canada. The AWTI exploits an ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation) range where air-to-air missions and DACT (Dissimilar Air Combat Training) are remotely monitored and recorded, and an air-to-ground bombing range at Capo Frasca, where pilots can

Maj. Nicole Malachowski - National Museum of the US Air Force
"America's Women Military Aviators: From WASP, to Thunderbirds, to the Future"
7:30 p.m. - Nov. 17, 2009
Maj. Nicole Malachowski is currently serving as a White House Fellow in the Class of 2008-2009. Malachowski most recently served on the Presidential Transition Support Team (PTST) at the Office of the President-Elect (OPE), and is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. General Services Administration.
Prior to this assignment, she served as the Deputy Chief, Commander's Action Group, USAF Warfare Center (USAFWC), Nellis AFB, Nev. Her primary duty was to help direct a multi-discipline team advising the USAFWC Commander on time-sensitive, special operational and planning projects. Malachowski accomplished daily research and analysis as directed by the USAFWC/CC, and authored papers, speeches and briefings supporting key USAFWC issues to Air Combat Command, the Department of Defense, Congress and the public. Additionally, she was a primary USAFWC briefer responsible for providing presentations to visiting dignitaries. ...

Wasabi Air Racing Team by airsportstv
...Go_Green WASABI is not just about sushi! Sometimes it can be about air races! We met them at Reno and I am telling you they are great people. ...

Porterville from Wasabi Air Racing

LOOKING BACK: 'World's greatest air race' - Newmarket Journal
Bearing in mind that commercial aviation was still in its infancy, at barely a decade old, it was not surprising that the Mildenhall to Melbourne Air Race ...

This Day in History 1919: First transcontinental air race from www.history.com
The first transcontinental air race in the United States begins, with 63 planes competing in the round-trip aerial derby between California and New York. As 15 planes departed the Presidio in San Francisco, California, 48 planes left Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York.
Lieutenant Belvin Maynard, flying a Havilland-4 with a Liberty motor, won the 5,400-mile race across the continent and back. Maynard reached the Presidio in just over three days, rested and serviced his plane for another three days, and then returned to Roosevelt Field in just under four days. Maynard won for the lowest total elapsed time, but in actual flight time--24 hours, 59 minutes, and 49 seconds--three others accomplished the round-trip journey faster

Ancestor was one of the first to take to the skies - Bexley Times
'Mr George H Barnes of Algernon road, Lewisham, in the early hours of Monday morning made a successful trial flight in his aeroplane. ...

Videos: Flying Wings, Thunderbolts, the BAR, Yeager's Mig, Superforts & More from Military Photos by zeno303
Now showing "At the Matinee" at Zeno's Drive-In:
"The Story of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing " New - Premier! It may be hard to believe today, but Northrop original Flying Wing's innovative design was often used against it ...
"Winning Your Wings" New - Premier! Narrated by Oscar Winner and decorated bomber pilot, Jimmy Stewart. This rousing recruiting film was designed to show the many benefits of joining the Air Corps. ...
"Thunderbolt!" A Drive-In Classic. This exciting film chronicles the exploits of the P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the "Fighting Gamecocks" of the 65th Fighter squadron, 57th Fighter Group. Based on the island of Corsica off the northwest coast of the ...
"We Flew the Mig"-In September, 1953, a North Korean defector handed over the first Russian Mig 15 to fall into US hands. This was a momentous occasion because the Mig had proven to be ...
"The Last Bomb" A Drive-In Classic --Academy Award Nominee, "The Last Bomb" vividly documents an almost forgotten chapter of World War II: the long range B-29 "Superfortress" bombing raids on Japan. Launched from hard won Pacific islands, these missions were ...

Aerial theater takes flight at fest - Baltimore Sun
They met in 2005, when she was working on "Air Heart," a piece inspired by the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart. "I had the body of the plane that I wanted ...

10/10/2009 - Young Eagles Airplane Rides - FREE
Young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 307 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally near the Civil Air Patrol hangar on the East side the La Crosse Airport. ...

#EAA AirVenture icon exposed: Blog explores Herbie's Acee Deucee, which some of you may have visited during #OSH09 by EAAupdate (Dick Knapinski)

Progress With Boeing's Latest Design... from Things with Wings by Graham Warwick
Calgary-based Skyhook International has announced a collaboration agreement with Japanese Zeppelin operator Nippon Airship (NAC) to help commercialize the HLV heavylift airship being designed in partnership with Boeing - not the Seattle airliner bit of Boeing, but the Philadelphia helicopter bit. ...

Rocket Racers headed to Space Coast by tim846
The Rocket Racing League (RRL), a company working to combine the exhilaration of racing with the power of rockets, may be headed to Melbourne International Airport. RRL purchased FL-based Velocity, Inc of Sebastian, FL to produce the ...

Flight to the Edge of Space from Jetwhine by Robert Mark
James May-JetwhineMy pal Rod Rakic – better known as Mr. My Transponder – and I were chatting today about his upcoming vacation to Florida, not too far from the Kennedy Space Center and almost in time for the next Shuttle launch. I would do almost anything to be in that visitor's stand since there aren't going to be too many more ground-shaking shuttle launches any of us will be able to watch now that the final curtain of the manned U.S. Space program has begun to close.
Then I remembered this video a reader sent me some time back. I've been saving it up special for just a drizzly gloomy day like today