Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 28-JAN-10 0300z

Fighter pilots practice Thursday for Super Bowl by Kathryn
By Linda Trischitta, Sun Sentinel
Fighter jets will practice over the greater Miami area Thursday, Jan. 28 from midnight until 2 a.m. Friday, military officials said. The exercises are to coordinate protection of air space over Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens during the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. Pilots from U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Civil Air Patrol, and Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command will participate. It's unlikely that residents will see the fighter jets that will fly at altitudes of 5,000 feet or higher. "The public may not see or hear anything but we want people to know what's happening in the air space and not to be concerned," Air Force Capt. Jared Scott, spokesman. "You'll probably notice commercial air traffic before you see the military jets."

Al Ain Aerobatic Show - Day 1 - GulfNews
We Fly team from Italy performs at the show. The show includes a re-formatted Aero GP and an enhanced spectator village. Emailing an article to friend is a ...

Weather affects aerial displays - National
High winds and cloudy skies forced some acts to be scaled down or even cancelled, including a performance by last year's crowd favourites, the Saudi Hawks. ...

Aces of the sky - GulfNews
Al Ain : The thunderous roar of aircraft engines signalled the opening of the 8th annual Al Ain Aerobatic Show on Wednesday. ...

Pictures of the Day - Wall Street Journal
STREAKING BY: Pilot Zoltan Veres performed stunts Wednesday at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show at an Abu Dhabi airport ...

Gary's South Shore Air Show
The 11th Annual South Shore Air Show is sure to be one of the best and largest over-water shows in the nation. Marquette Park in Gary will be the site for the 2010 show; overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan and Chicago's skyline. It also promises to be the largest special event in Northwest Indiana, attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators. Saturday, July 10 & Sunday, July 11, 2010

New date for city's eagerly awaited air show - The Daily Post
The Let's Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show and carnival is back on. The show was rained out in December but has been rescheduled for March 13. ...

Macau's sky to host air show - Macau Daily Times
Hong Kong and Macau will take turns at staging an annual air show for business jet manufacturers to reach corporate high-fliers in the Greater China market, ...

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Wings of Freedom Tour 2010 at Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores Feb. 24-26 - Mullet Wrapper
The B-25 is available for flight experiences. Flight experiences on the B-25 are $400 for forward fuselage seats, and $325 for waist gun seats. ...

Gen. Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz from Air Force Link Top Stories
On Jan. 24, 1946, Gen. Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz was selected the first Chief of Staff of the Army Air Forces. He was also the first chief of staff of the independent Air Force and a main developer of tactical air doctrine. During World War II, he commanded the largest armada of aircraft and airmen ever assembled under the control of a single commander.
In an historic first, he also commanded the Army plane "Question Mark" in its refueling endurance flight in California over the Los Angeles vicinity from Jan. 1 to 7, 1929, keeping the aircraft aloft a total of nearly 151 hours.
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Alvin Theron George, 84: Collected World War II warplanes - Atlanta Journal Constitution
He belonged to the Commemorative Air Force, formerly known as the Confederate Air Force. It's a Texas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the ...

Tuskegee Airmen to Honor Bessie Coleman: April 10, 2010 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Mark your calendars for April 10, 2010 | That's the day the HUBERT L. "HOOKS" JONES CHAPTER of the Colorado Tuskegee Airmen will hold their: 1ST ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN AVIATION Luncheon/Celebration/Raffle | TO COMMEMORATE | BESSIE 'QUEEN' BESS COLEMAN | FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PILOT

Western Museum of Flight: Saving the Red Tails / 11 a.m. 02/20/10 from FenceCheck Forums

Fighting Nazis from the skies over Pooler - Savannah Morning News
"They'll experience the life of a B-17 aviator for a few days," says spokeswoman Rachel L. Greer. Everything about the adventure, including the $1941 price, ...

Fantasy of Flight to offer paranormal tours - Tampa Tribune
The attraction located near Auburndale houses 40 restored vintage aircraft such as a World War II-era B-17 which seems to generate a lot of the stories. ...

New homes beckon for vintage aircraft from Andover Advertiser
VINTAGE aircraft at Lasham are being re-homed because a preservation society is no longer able to pay insurance costs. A collection of old planes and plane parts has been on display on a patch of Lasham Airfield alongside Avenue Road, near Alton, since the late 1970s. They were under the care of volunteers of the Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society (SWWAPS). SWWAPS paid a peppercorn rent to lease the land from Lasham Gliding Society and preserved the planes with the help of donations. ...

Historic cottage rebuilt - Flinders News
Wilkins competed in the England to Australia Air Race in 1919 as a navigator before being appointed Naturalist on Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to ...

Mystery as WW2-style plane lands in Flackwell Heath field - From Bucks Free Press
POLICE were called to Flackwell Heath after three youngsters saw a full size 'spitfire-style' aeroplane land in a field.
Mystery surrounds its landing this afternoon as there was no sign of the pilot when the children and police arrived.
The 12-year-olds saw the plane from Fennels Way as it grounded in a field at Heath End Farm, off Spring Lane and next to the M40, at around 4.30pm. ...

Gate XXI at Rome Urbe airport by David Cenciotti
Last week, along with Giovanni Maduli, I attended the Gate XXI trade fair and exhibition, held at Rome Urbe airport. Gate XXI is the first International exhibition organized in Italy dealing with the aerospace industry, "from ultralight aircraft to satellite development". This year's edition focused on the airport sector: from handling systems to baggage processing from ATC to security access, from the Passenger Line to Cargo Management. Actually, there wasn't much to see: airport, aerospace and satellite equipment, technologies and services, airplanes, helicopters and ultralight aircraft were on display on the apron in front of the Corpo Forestale dello Stato hangar. Noteworthy, a Canadair CL-415, a private-held SF-260, a Storch, a Stearman, a Diamond, a DF2000 ULM with the Protezione Civile markings and a MustFly Cessna C-510 Mustang (EI-SFD).
Here are some of the picture of the Gate XXI (both display area and exhibit booths).

NASA Gives 'Go' for Feb. 7 as Final Space Shuttle Night Launch from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a Feb. 7 launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is planned for 4:39 a.m. EST, making this the final scheduled space shuttle ...

Ticket to ride…er, fly — maybe both from General Aviation News
You've surely seen news coverage of Terrafugia's Transition, the "roadable" LSA from a brain trust of award-winning MIT engineers in Woburn, Massachusetts. This modern version of the well-worn flying car concept has attracted plenty of media attention, and deservedly so. I have been reviewing all their materials and I'm impressed with the task's complexities. ...