Thursday, July 22, 2010

Indy Transponder 22-JUL-10 0300z



Aircraft 'black box' inventor dies in Australia - AFP
David Warren, whose own father died in a plane crash, hit upon the "black box" idea while probing a 1953 disaster involving the world's first commercial ...
   
DC-3 reunion to be held this weekend at Whiteside County Airport - Quad-Cities Online
... accept the DC-3 formation mass arrival, and that the DC-3 airplanes that plan to attend AirVenture later in the week would not be able to park together. ...

Oshkosh Countdown--An Inside Look at Air Venture Air Traffic Control
Let's take a look at the Air Venture gathering in Oshkosh from an ATC (air traffic control) perspective as air traffic controllers representing several air traffic control towers throughout the central part of the United States are ...

The Aviators to debut at AirVenture from General Aviation News 
The first public showing of The Aviators: Episode One will be held at the Theatre in the Woods on Friday, July 30th (followed by Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band).?? An encore of the premiere will again be shown in the Theatre in the Woods on Saturday, July 31st (followed by Grammy winners "Asleep at the Wheel")?.
Crews and personalities from The Aviators will be at AirVenture shooting for season two. The Aviators is expected to air on many of the 356 Public Television Stations across the United States starting this fall. Previews for The Aviators can be found at http://www.TheAviators.TV.

25th Annual Fly In Breakfast planned - Waseca County News
WASECA — The 25th annual Fly In Breakfast with Pancakes by Cris Cakes will be held Sunday, Aug. 8, from 8 am to noon at the Waseca Municipal Airport. ...
   
L-Bird Fly-In starts tonight at Keokuk airport - Keokuk Gate City Daily
The types of aircraft expected at this year's fly-in include the Cessna L-19 (Bird Dog), L-17 (Navion), L-3, L-21, PT-19, PT-22 and O-2. ...

Celebrate aviation at 108 Airport Appreciation Days - 100 Mile House Free Press
The PSO Aviation Club promises to have an interesting collection of items to look at and the 108 Mile Volunteer Fire Department will also be there with its ...

Lanark Airshow commemorative book launched - Lanark Today
... Show Centenary Committee, I have been actively involved in trying to organise events and interest in the contribution Lanark made to aviation history. ...

Day 5 Switzerland:Silver for USA and Bonnie Tyler performs from US Army Golden Knights 
This was the final day for the Style competition, and SFC Tennyson did not let up for the charge for the gold. SFC Tennyson, SFC Nichols and LTC Reichel(USAF) were the jumpers to reach the final round in Style. We watched the big screen on the dropzone, waiting for the video of her style set to [...]

NBAA gets Aviation Hall of Fame award from General Aviation News 
National Business Aircraft Association received the Aviation Hall of Fame Milton Caniff 'Spirit of Flight' award in recognition of the group's "significant contribution to America's aviation heritage." The award was presented at the annual induction ceremonies held at Dayton, Ohio. The award has been given annually since 1981. Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, received the award for the association and said "NBAA is humbled by the honor because it pays tribute to the tens of thousands of individuals whose passion and professionalism have made the business aviation community one of America's great success stories." The presentation was part of the Hall of Fame's annual enshrinement weekend at Dayton, Ohio. The award was named for famed artist/cartoonist Milton Caniff, creator of the long-running comic strip Steve Canyon. A native of Dayton, Caniff over the years drew many portraits of leading aviation persons honored by the Hall of Fame. ...

Paris expects vintage Le Bourget show in 2011 from www.ainonline.com
Paris Air Show commissioner Louis Le Portz wants nothing but the best for this week's Farnborough International show, while predicting that next year's Paris show will be as successful as its 2009 edition in terms of the number of exhibitors and country delegations expected. "Le Bourget and Farnborough are crucial for our profession; the industry needs us both," he said.
Improvements at the Le Bourget Airport site are already under way, he ...
   
Battle of Britain Curator's Choice: The Noble Hurricane at Tangmere Museum - Culture24
This was unlike a Spitfire, which was an all-metal aeroplane. "Also on display is Sergeant Noble's logbook, compiled and kept up-to-date until the last ...

CMR 212 De Havilland Vampire F.3 1/72 from Let Let Let - Warplanes
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter. It was commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF, after the pioneering Gloster Meteor. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, it served with front line RAF squadrons until 1955, and continued in use as a trainer until 1966. It also served with many air forces worldwide, and set aviation firsts and records. First two  Vampire F3 were converted from two Vampire mk I, and ...

Super Duper Fire Fighter from Parrothead Jeff 

C-130J Super Hercules provides unique look at Air Force mission from Air Force Link Top Stories 
Approximately 285,000 spectators are catching a glimpse of the C-130J Super Hercules at the Farnborough International Air Show here July 19 through 25.
Many people's idea about the U.S. military is fighter pilots putting bombs on target and fast-flying jets. The C-130J Super Hercules, however, offers a unique look at the Air Force's mission. ...

Able Flight pilots to get their wings from General Aviation News 
Chapel Hill, N.C. — New Able Flight pilots, Chris Spaur of California and Heather Schultz of New Jersey, will get their wings in a ceremony at EAA AirVenture at 10:30 am on Wednesday, July 28 in AeroShell Square. During June and July, Chris and Heather "lived aviation full time" at the Purdue University Airport where they were taught by university instructors while living in university housing.

Museum takes 'first step' - Wapakoneta Daily News
On the 41st anniversary of Neil Armstrong being the first person to walk on the moon, Armstrong Air & Space Museum officials unveiled plans ...

SD Air & Space Museum launches new features - La Jolla Light
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is a little more kid-friendly these days with the addition of a new high-tech movie theater and children ...

Airbus challenges students to green aviation - Seattle Post Intelligencer
... students who come up with new ideas for greener aviation in a contest the plane maker launched Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow. ...

jumping for joy from the Warbird's blog
Congratulations to George McGovern, onetime contender for president (he carried Massachusetts and the District of Columbia). Like another war hero, George Bush the elder, he celebrated a recent birthday by stepping out of an airplane at high altitude.  ...

Moved By the Spirit of Adventure and Inspired By Old Pilots' Lies, Our Intrepid Friend Asks, "Where CAN'T I Land?" from Ask My Sky Mom 
Hello Sky Mom, I'm a private pilot sort of. I got my pilot license 27 years ago and haven't flown since. I'm thinking this might be a good time to get back into it. I have sort of a weird question, and since you seem to excel at answering weird questions, I thought I'd send it to you. I live in Southern Nevada and I remember listening to some of the pilots  ...

The X-51 Waverider from Boeing and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
This past May it completed the longest hypersonic combustion (scramjet) powered flight in aviation history, reaching a speed of about Mach five, ...

SS2 to remain attached to WK2 for awhile from RLV and Space Transport News
Looks like we won't see a SpaceShipTwo drop test for a few months: Virgin Galactic Spaceship's 1st Glide Test Could Occur This Fall - SPACE.com - July.20.10.
They want to do many more captive carry flights before doing a SS2 glide flight.

Art Dula and Miles O'Brien to receive awards from RLV and Space Transport News
Space advocate and entrepreneur Art Dula will get the Pioneer of NewSpace award and science journalist Miles O'Brien will receive the NewSpace Journalism award at the NewSpace 2010 meeting, which starts this Friday in Sunnyvale, CA: "NewSpace Journalism" and "Pioneer of NewSpace" Awards Announced - Space Frontier Foundation.

Through Eager Eyes - Chapter 6 from Av8rdan's World of Flying 


Top of 24 Hours for July 22, 2010 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM
Photo of the day today at RARA - Wasabi Air Racing





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