Thursday, February 25, 2010

Indy Transponder 25-FEB-10 0900z


EAA announces Chicago to play opening-day concert - Oshkosh Northwestern | Another year, another big-name band has been selected to play the opening day concert for EAA's AirVenture 2010 airshow and convention. ...

Air show added to homecoming - Andalusia Star-News | That event includes performances by the US Army Golden Knights and Black Daggers, a US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II demonstration; Tim Weber and Greg Poe ...

Grace Spitfire Displays 2010 from Flightline UK | The Grace Spitfire forum has the first confirmed display dates for 2010.

SC air base hosts air show Thunderbird F-16 visit : News : WACH - A South Carolina Air Force base is hosting a Thunderbird F-16 jet and pilot in advance of the installation's annual community festival and air show.

2010 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival | What's Happening in Michigan from michigan.phdiddy.com | W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek | The 2010 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is scheduled for July 1 – 4, 2010. Featuring air show, balloon launch, carnival rides and games, arts & crafts, flea market, food and more. (fireworks at 10:30 p.m. July 4).

Inverted Parachute Drop Debuts - Khaleej Times | This year's Al Ain Aerobatic Show has soared to record-breaking heights, welcoming fans from countries across the globe including Canada, the USA, Chile and ...

Hitch a ride into history on WWII-vintage B-17 bomber - Los Angeles Times | The flights raise money for the foundation, which aims to honor war veterans, preserve aviation history and educate the public about "the high price of ...

Madera Air Show set for May 22-23 - PR Web | Numerous acts are already lined up, with aerobatic performers, rare WWII bombers and fighters, as well as the A-10 West Cost Demonstration Team. ...

Alabama WW ll Pilot to Attend W.A.S.P. Congressional Event Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Mary Helen (Crane) Foster thinks the upcoming Congressional Medal for the WASP is "real exciting". Foster, a Women Air Force Service Pilot, says she is looking forward to the Washington DC trip. Nearly 300 of the original 1,102 woman pilots are still alive, and about 130 are expected to attend the March 10 medal ceremony, according to Marilla Cushman of the Women's Memorial Foundation…

Help A WASP Go To Washington from AVwebFlash Current Issue | On March 9 and 10, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) will be honored in several events in Washington, D.C., culminating with the award of the Congressional Gold Medal, and a veterans group in Texas is asking for donations to help pay the travel expenses of those who would like to attend but can't afford to. Of the 1,102 women who served during World War II, about 300 are still alive. At the D.C. ceremony, each of the WASP or her relative will receive a bronze copy of the medal, with the original gold copy going to the Smithsonian Institution. "These women pilots paid their own way to enter training, took up a collection to help pay for the expenses of burial when one of their peers was killed, and when they were disbanded in 1944, they had to pay their own way back home," says the Web site for The Heart of Texas Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, which is taking the donations. "There were no honors, no benefits, and few thanks.This is America's opportunity to say 'Thank you' to the WASP."

Legends of Aerospace Tour launches from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The "Legends of Aerospace" Tour will launch next month to bolster troop morale. Organized by the Morale Entertainment Foundation, Inc., the tour will bring famous aviators and astronauts to visit with members of the military stationed in Europe and Southwest Asia. Confirmed participants include Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, the first and last men on the moon; Captain Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13; Bob Gilliland, test pilot and the first man ever to fly the SR-71 Blackbird, known to be the fastest and highest-flying production aircraft in the world; and General Steve Ritchie (Ret), the last Air Force Pilot Ace…

Aircraft's rumble brings back memories - Nelson Mail | It is owned by the Southern DC-3 Trust whose mission is to keep the aircraft as an operational example of New Zealand's aviation heritage. ...

Air show banks $50000 - The Bay of Plenty Times | The next airshow in two years would require a dedicated office and perhaps more full-time staff, the report said.

747 from Roger-Wilco by steve | For some time now we could read a lot about the development problems afflicting the latest big aircraft types. Just think of the Airbus A380, the 787 or the A400M military transport. Proud projects yet they started life with what appears to be more than their share of setbacks. Perhaps it is now the time to read something about the 747, the "Queen of the Skies", the aircraft on which at one time Boeing had bet the future of the whole company… Was her birth any smoother?...

Military Boneyard in Detail, Thanks to Google from Flight International by Will Horton | Aircraft boneyards like Victorville and Marana are popular with aviation enthusiasts for the commercial aircraft stored there, but the boneyards for military aircraft--B-52s, F-14s--are much less accessible. Until now. With a hat tip to the BBC, Google Maps now shows the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group boneyard at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tuscon, Arizona. At 2600 acres over four square miles containing over 4000 aircraft, it is reportedly the world's largest military aircraft boneyard…

100 YEARS OF FLYING Centennial celebrates New England's first manned flight - The Salem News | The Flying Duck's first flight was Herring's last notable contribution to aviation history, but Burgess left a more rounded impression. ...

George J. Leahy, 88 - NorthJersey.com | He served during World War II in the US Army Air Force 483rd Bomb Group as a B17 flight engineer on 32 missions and was stationed in Foggia, Italy. ...

Space Coast - Society of Women Engineers Awards Banquet from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria | Yesterday I attended the Space Coast's
Society of Women Engineers Awards Banquet. I was nominated for the Distinguish New Woman Engineer award. We had guest speaker Dr. Cammy R. Abernathy (Dean, College of Engineering of University of Florida and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering) who gave a great insight about the economic shift in society that has effected the engineering disciplines within universities and industry…

Briefs: Rutan against NASA plan; Hearing notes from RLV and Space Transport News | Forever contrary, Burt Rutan, who usually loves to talk about "Na-Say", argues that private firms can't do LEO transport services: Space Pioneer Burt Rutan Blasts NASA Plan - WSJ.com. [No, he isn't arguing this. Sorry Burt! See Update 2 below.]

Spend This Weekend with Rocket Nerds – Wired | If you're in the area, join us at the San Diego Air & Space Museum this weekend, February 27-28. Registration is just $75 for the whole weekend, ...

February 2010 Secretary Report by dbiddle | Young Eagles also April 24. EAA Air Academy Candidates (16-18 years old)- Copperstate Scholarship applications deadline Feb. 28th. See: http://www.copperstate.org/csj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=148 ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - In 1937 Hungarian engineer Gyrogy Jendrassik had done a test run of a 100-horsepower gas turbine and the knowledge he gained from developing that small turbine developed a larger turbine that would become the CS-1, the world's first working turboprop engine. Conducting his research at the Ganz Wagon and Engine Works in Budapest, Jendrassik's turboprop prototype was completely indigenous in design with many features seen in turbine engines today like an annular flow reverse combustor, extended-root turbine blades to reduce heat flow to the turbine discs, turbines mounted on bearings and air-cooling of the turbine discs.

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