Indy Transponder 30-NOV-09 1130z

Sukhoi pilots ready to show what they can do - New Straits Times | "Being a frontline squadron, and not an aerobatic squadron, we have other missions," said Suri. Lara Lombardi of AugustaWestland finishing a model of a ...

Air show a success - Helena Independent Record | As a member of the Gateway to Freedom Air Show and Military Open House, I want to thank all the volunteers and sponsors that made the show such a success. ...

Pilot of a small plane survives crash at air show in New Caledonia - Radio New Zealand International | The pilot of a small plane has survived a crash during an air show in New Caledonia. The pilot, who has been named as Christine Darbel, suffered a broken ...

RAF Tucano Display Team - Homepage
- Find out where we will be over the summer. This link will be live as soon as participation at airshows is finalised.

P-38 Lightning Newsletter -- Monthly News About Our Favorite WWII Airplane from p38assn.org | We'll make this quick this month because we've all got lots to do over the next few weeks. There have been some truly phenomenal developments in the P38 community since our last newsletter, including someone who built from scratch (and is now flying) a new P38!  That's pretty exciting in our book! So, have a look.  Enjoy.  And take this time to celebrate your friends, your family and your blessed life…

Collings Foundation seeks FAA exemption to add to its historical fleet from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | Years ago, B-17s, B-25s, B-24s and P-51 Mustangs (pictured) existed in abundance. Today just a handful of these warbirds remain airworthy — and very few offer rides to the public. The Collings Foundation, a private group out of Stow, Mass., is one of the few organizations that provides these historical aviation experiences but, according to Collings Foundation President Rob Collings, attempts to add more aircraft to the foundation's fleet is proving to be a difficult process because of waivers that must be obtained from the FAA. ... read the rest of Collings Foundation seeks FAA exemption to add to its historical fleet

Army Chief reviews NDA passing-out parade - Indian Express | The Indian Navy Air Squadron 551 flies the Sagar Pawan, which is the only Navy Air Aquadron in the world after the Blue Angels of the United States. ...

Aviation News :: An Interview with Sully from FlightAware > Discussions | The host of 'Forum', Michael Krasny, will be interviewing Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on his show Monday morning during his second hour of his program, at 10am PDT (6pm GMT) on 11/30/09. Those of you with iTunes should be able to catch it live, and MP3 downloads and podcasts will be available shortly afterwards. Just a heads up if anyone would like to catch it. This is a call-in program as well, so you can call up to ask questions/make comments. http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/ EDIT: Those without iTunes can visit here to find various ways to listen in.

Flight 188 Tapes Released
from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The FAA released air traffic control recordings of the exchanges concerning Northwest Flight 188 on Oct. 21 as it overflew its destination by 150 miles. AVweb's Russ Niles snipped the highlights of those tapes and prepared this report.

World War II plane crash on Mt. Tam recalled 65 years later - Marin Independent-Journal | Charlie Gallagher holds some of the wreckage scattered among the bushes at the site of a 1944 plane crash on Mt. Tam. Gallagher was with a group of local ...

The Post-Vietnam Warbirds: A Generation of Amazing Aircraft ... by frankchadwick | The last F-117 has been retired from service, being superseded by the more capable (and stealthy) F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, but it left an indelible mark on aviation history. Finally, and perhaps the most revolutionary of them ...

Virgin Galactic's Space-Grazing Aircraft Is Ready for Liftoff - Wired News | If all goes well, spaceshiptwo will be the commercial version of the radical rocket that won the $10 million X Prize in 2004 after it made two flights to ...

Shuttle display will not be easy - Florida Today | When the space shuttles retire after 30 years of flight, probably in 2011, the shuttle Discovery is bound for the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum. ...

Concorde's Heathrow Home At Risk from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Officials at London's Heathrow airport say they just can't find a good spot to display their Concorde and may have to get rid of it, a prospect that has Concorde fans up in arms. "The Queen of the Skies should now be the Queen of Heathrow," said Ben Lord, spokesman for the Save Concorde Group. Instead, the airplane has been shuffled around from place to place, and is now stored behind a maintenance hangar. Earlier this year, the airport tried to sell off the airplane to a buyer in Dubai, but the deal fell through. Plans to display the Concorde in British Airways' new terminal also did not materialize. "Heathrow is the world's most congested airport and finding a permanent location is not proving straightforward," an airline spokesperson told the London Times. "We are looking at a number of options for the aircraft including a permanent home at Heathrow but have not made any decisions." Lord said his group would vehemently oppose moving the airplane. "Heathrow played a vital role in the 27 years of Concorde's commercial lifetime, and it's critical that Alpha Bravo remains there," he said.

MaxAir2Air.com, photo essays by Max Haynes
from maxair2air.com | This week - Thankful

One-of-a-Kind Metalplane Up For Auction from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A 1929 Hamilton Metalplane, the only one of its kind that has been restored to flying condition, will go on the auction block soon in Scottsdale, Ariz. The airplane is hangared in South St. Paul, Minn., and will remain there until a new owner takes possession. The airplane was No. 22 of only 29 built, and was originally owned by the Canadian Forestry Service. After a long useful life in Canada, Alaska, and Washington State, it was fully restored in Minnesota in the 1970s. It was flown to airshows and won several awards, including Grand Champion trophy at the Antique Airplane Association National Convention in 1975 and the Silver Age Champion award at Oshkosh in 1976. Interested bidders can preview the Hamilton on Dec. 12-13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fleming Field Airport in South St. Paul. The aircraft will be sold in an auction conducted by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale in January.No reserve price has been set..

Aviation High School Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign - The Waterland Blog | Des Moines' Aviation High School kicked off a major capital campaign last week at the home of James and Sherry Raisbeck, whose foundation has pledged $4 ...

Take the 5-Minute Tour of the Space Station from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 - Island Knights
from Military Photos by HadesssLoakoon

This Week In Military/Aviation History 30 November - 6 December
from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr. | Hi Folks, well, I'm back. Did ya miss me? Did you notice I was gone? Seems I had some personal stuff coupled with some computer issues and before I knew it, the month is now over and we're deep into the "Holiday" (aka Christmas) season.  Ho Ho Hopefully things won't be so messed up for the rest of the year. Since I've been gone for so long, why don't we try once again to get down to some serious history, shall we? Yes, I think we shall. Tom K.

On This Day in Aviation History: November 30th by Matt Molnar

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