Saturday, May 29, 2010

Indy Transponder 29-MAY-10 0230z


Canadian Forces Demo Hornet Launches Its 2010 Show Season - Marketwire | In tribute to the Canadian Navy, the Air Force will adopt the Canadian Navy Centennial (CNC) as it's theme for the 2010 air show season. ...

Aeroshell Aerobatics Team returns to Columbia for another thrill - Columbia Missourian | His brother, Alan Henley, had started an aerobatics team in 1984 with former crop duster Steve Gustafson and slot pilot Gene McNeely, and Mark joined them ...

Tuskegee Airman Quentin Smith remembers his war during Chesterton visit
- Chesterton Tribune | Almost washed out, in fact, until he received tutelage from Willa Brown, the country's preeminent black aviatrix. Smith got pretty good, real good in fact, ...

Hero teacher flies with Thunderbirds - AirForceTimes.com | A teacher who tackled a suspected gunman outside a suburban Denver school took to the skies with the Thunderbirds on May 23 ...

Precision flying, loud and proud - Beloit Daily News | It will be the only civilian show in North America to host two jet teams — the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. ...

Navy's Blue Angels to launch air show in St. Cloud June 26-27 - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers ... Minnesota flying legend John Mohr, Mike Wiskus and his Lucas Oil plane, Team Chaos and warbirds like the B-25, P-51 and the MiG-17. ...

Flying High - Memphis Daily News | Pilot Greg Poe flies the ethanol-powered Fagan MX2 in knife-edge flight against the Memphis skyline. Photo: Lance Murphey Airplanes seen flying through the ...

Memorial Day Events – WTVM | Tuesday, June 1 – Dedication of the Walk of Honor near the parade field stadium behind the museum, including another air performance by the Sky Soldiers. ...

WWII flier reminisces at air show practice run - Columbia Missourian ... his neck skyward as pilots made practice runs with rolls, climbs and other acrobatics in preparation for the 22nd annual Salute to Veterans Airshow…

Corsairs visit home this weekend - Stratford Star | Proceeds from what Brady said would be the "largest gathering of exotic cars and warbirds in Connecticut in 2010" will benefit The Discovery Museum. ...

From co-pilot to pilot - Tulsa Daily Commerce and | Most training was done in the B17 aircraft since there were so few B29s available, Morris said. As a result, even the most experienced pilots had only 65 ...

Famed bomber flying into airport - Alton Telegraph | BETHALTO - The Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is bringing its B-17 Flying Fortress Sentimental Journey to St Louis Regional Airport, ...

From a media mogul to a jet pilot, the region's women to watch – National | But al Baloushi, who is from Al Ain and has earned a mention in the British book, The 100 Greatest Women In Aviation, is undaunted by competition from her ...

Dr. David Wolf, NASA Astronaut and Inventor, to Speak at BioConference Live - PR Web ... today announced Dr. David Wolf, a NASA astronaut, medical doctor, and electrical engineer is scheduled to speak at BioConference Live on June 3rd, ...

Out and About - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Hoosier Air Museum – Featuring 1946 Stinson V-77 Gullwing, Smith mini-plane, 1935 Speedbird, 1979 Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter gunship; 2822 County Road 62, ...

Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show Set to Begin This Weekend!! See These Performers!! from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo:

Solar Impulse Hits Another Milestone from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Solar Impulse reported a milestone in its HB-SIA solar-powered aircraft project Friday, May 28, as the plane's four 10-hp electric motors ran exclusively on power collected by its nearly 12,000 solar cells while simultaneously generating additional energy…

Strange But True Aviation News from Things with Wings by Benet Wilson …the beach is NOT a runway.  Mark Jensen was arrested in Tybee Island, Ga., after he landed his plane on a local beach, reports News 4 Jacksonville

Guelph man killed by low-flying plane (Ontario) Thana Dharmarajah, Guelph Mercury | GUELPH — The RCMP major crimes unit, along with Transport Canada and the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories continue to investigate an incident that killed Guelph native William Bleach. According to the RCMP, Bleach, 26, a pilot for North-Wright Airways Ltd., died as a result of injuries he sustained while watching a low-flying plane at an airport in the Northwest Territories last week…

3 Exciting Lunar Lander Announcements to End Your Week Right from The Launch Pad by Amanda Stiles | It was a cold November day in the not-so-distant past when the X PRIZE space team ventured to Washington D.C. to attend an awards ceremony in honor of two ambitious commercial space companies -- Masten Space Systems and Armadillo Aerospace, who had claimed the prize purses of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X PRIZE Challenge. We listened with excitement as representatives of the winning companies spoke of things to come in the near future: "Our next steps are to go higher and faster, and build up a lot more excitement for the idea of going to space," said Dave Masten, CEO of Masten Space Systems. That was followed by Phil Eaton of Armadillo: "We at Armadillo Aerospace are highly motivated to press on, and to use our vehicles and our developed technology to go higher and to fly farther and faster, and to provide a service for the commercial space industry."…

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