Saturday, July 10, 2010

Indy Transponder 9-JUL-10 2300z

Blue Angels: Updates on today's show - Pensacola News Journal
Thousands of Blue Angels are gathered at Pensacola Beach for the flight demonstration team's full dress rehearsal. ...

Schedule: Blue Angels Beach Air Show This Weekend - NorthEscambia.com
It's the big Red, White and Blues Week on Pensacola Beach, with the Blue Angels' annual air show taking place this weekend. ...

  
Thunderbirds set for Region skies - Gary Post Tribune
GARY -- If you see fighter jets tearing through the skies over Lake Michigan this afternoon, don't head for cover. ...

Thunderbirds Schedule
   
You can expect high-flying stunts at South Shore Air Show - nwitimes.com
... Biplane that is owned and operated by his business partner and pilot Dave Dacy at the Gary South Shore Air Show at Marquette Park in Gary this weekend. ...

Blue Angels, "Fat Albert" return to Dayton Air Show - Dayton Daily News
In 2008, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the same weekend that he was in town to fly in the Dayton Air Show. ...


Air Show officials pleasantly surprised by increase in sponsor support from www.daytondailynews.com | Halfway through the air show season, anecdotal information from around the national circuit indicates that attendance is up 5 to 10 percent from last year, while corporate sponsorships are down 10 to 20 percent, the head of a trade organization said.
Air show operators report that per-person spending on concessions is down from historic levels, said John Cudahy, president of the International Council of Air Shows. ...

July Sinful Sunday is Here from Nordo News 
This Sunday, July 11th, will be the second Sinful Sunday of the year. 
Enjoy the pleasures of ice cream, flying, and good company
Currently it appears the weather will be beautiful for this event.  So fly on over to enjoy the featured flavor of July, 'Very Berry' shakes and sundaes.  This combination of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries is sure the hit the spot after suffering through the last few week's worth of blazing temperatures. ...

Flyover will show off F-22 Raptor fighter jets - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
By Star-Advertiser staff Two Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets will conduct a flyover off the Waianae Coast this evening, officials said. ...
   
Snowbirds, Gray Ghost honour navy centennial - Calgary Herald
Two vintage planes were on display along with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds to honour the navy's 100th anniversary. A irplanes are helping mark 100 years of ...

Canadian Snowbirds Schedule

La Patrouille de France fait escale à Prouvy - L'Observateur du Valenciennois
Après le traditionnel passage au-dessus des Champs Elysées, le 14 juillet, la Patrouille de France fera son numéro à Prouvy. C'est la coutume depuis 23 ans. ...

Astronaut Bean among new Aviation Hall of Famers - Dayton Daily News
Clay Lacy, a business aviation entrepreneur and cinematographer. — and Noel Wien, Arctic flight expert and Wien Alaska Airlines founder. ...

American Aerospace Pioneers Converge on Dayton for Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
Four American visionaries of flight are to be honored for their contributions to aviation on July 17 at the 49th annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony at the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of flight and a national lead ...

Bad news from World Gliding Championship from PPRuNe Forums 
World Gliding Championship 2010 (Prievidza, Slovakia) - A competitor in the Standard Class competition was killed yesterday, apparently after failing to recover from a spin at low height.
Today's flying cancelled for all classes.
Two gliders collided in midair on the first day, but were both able to land safely. One competitor was penalised as a result of the collision.

B-17  bomber set to fly into Kalamazoo on Aug. 1 - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
PORTAGE — A B-17 bomber that was built in 1945 will fly into the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport on Aug. 1 and stay until Aug. ...
   
Wings of Freedom Tour lands in Northern Colorado this weekend - The Coloradoan
The B-17, B-24 and P-51 planes will be on display as part of the Wings of Freedom tour taking place this weekend at the airport. Like Tummelson, who flew in ...
   
WWII vintage plane tour keeps legend of war birds, crews alive - ReporterHerald.com
And those who do board the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter plane take on the responsibility ...

Fly-In draws planes, people to Arlington - PNW Local News
One thing that regular visitors to the Arlington Fly-In noticed this year is how much the five-day event has grown over the ...

Air Racer: Chasing the Dream
We're excited to announce that Air Racer: Chasing the Dream is having its U.S. Television Premiere on The Documentary Channel on Monday, July 12, 8:00pm EST. The Documentary Channel can be found on DirecTV at channel 267 and on Dish Network at channel 197.
If you can't tune in on Monday, Air Racer will be shown throughout July and August. Check www.documentarychannel.com for a complete list of showtimes.
Thank you for your continued support of our project. DVD's are available at www.AirRacerTheMovie.com and www.documentarychannel.com.
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A few words from… Paul Bonhomme from Aerial Sports Feed 
It's been a busy season for Paul Bonhomme, and even when he's not at a Red Bull Air Race, the world champion pilot is still flying about all over the place
   
Matador of the skies to hit Lowestoft - The Lowestoft Journal
When he is not competing in the high-octane Red Bull air races - or flying a Boeing 747 in his main job for British Airways - Paul is one half of an ...

Spitfire flypast over Hengistbury Head marks 100th anniversary of Aviation Meeting - Bournemouth Echo | IF you had your eyes to the skies on Friday morning at 10am, you may have seen the Spitfire flypast over Hengistbury Head. The event was to mark the 100th ...

F-16s buzz Detroit's downtown as hydroplanes take to the waters from The Kathryn Report 
Detroit -- F-16 fighter jets flew over the downtown area today as part of the festivities related to this weekend's APBA Gold hydroplane boat races.
The jets shook windows, set off car alarms and caused startled glances from people walking on streets.
Thousands are expected to watch the qualifiers and races this weekend. For more information, visit www.gold-cup.com.

The Secret Film of the CIA Supersonic Spy Plane’s First Flight from Planenews Aviation News  | This declassified Lockheed Martin video shows the first flight of the A-12, the super-secret spy plane precursor of the SR-71 Blackbird. Only 15 were made under the CIA's OXCART program. The story of this technological wonder is fascinating.

The Raisin Bombers of Berlin from Fear of Landing
Last week, Aviatrix linked to a gallery of photographs in in the Berliner Morgenpost of an emergency landing.
You can see all the photographs at full size at Rosinenbomber muss notlanden – Berlin Aktuell – Berliner Morgenpost. ...
   
Harrier display gets a touch up - Havelock News
... curator of the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation, which is responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft. “The Air Force, Army, ...

Concorde Flying Supersonic on Smithsonian Channel - rise and fall of high ... - Examiner.com
What really destroyed the most ambitious dream in aviation history? From the moment it reached for the skies in 1969, the Concorde was instantly iconic. ...

Dreamliner makes a cameo at Fly-In - HeraldNet
The Dreamliner fly-by was the highlight Thursday for a group of teenagers at the Arlington Fly-In. The pilot of the Boeing 787 ...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Prepares for a Farnborough Show Fanfare - Aviation International News | At last year's Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker may well have spoken for other frustrated 787 customers when he alleged that to his ...

On a wing and a passion - Business Standard
In 2003 he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to aviation history. For all his own, not inconsiderable achievements ...

An award-winning museum is recruiting new volunteers - Hemel Gazette
Chiltern Open Air Museum at Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, will hold a series of Volunteer Open Days with the aim of adding more people to its team. ...

A Blue Igloo at the Udvar-Hazy Center? from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum
If you’ve been to the Udvar-Hazy Center lately, perhaps you’ve seen what looks like a giant blue igloo and wondered what it could be. Believe it or not, it’s a planetarium.
This portable, inflatable planetarium is the latest tool in the arsenal of the Museum’s Education Division, and will help students understand astronomical concepts and make science enjoyable. ...

Retired marine Roddy Campbell is plane fearless - Scotland Courier
A delighted Roddy said, "The reaction to the news of my planned wing-walk has been brilliant. "The Royal Marine Association gave me money, the lads at the ...

Aviation organizations hold benefit - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Zielinskis, longtime supporters of the Pioneer Air Museum, lost everything in a house fire June 17. Friends of the Zielinskis are welcome to attend the ...

F-15 flies with conformal weapons bay from The DEW Line 
It's not quite the F-15 Silent Eagle, but it's a big start.
Boeing has flown the company-owned F-15E1 testbed sporting a conformal fuel tank modified into an internal weapons bay. A second flight will ferry the aircraft to Point Mugu, California. On the third and final flight in the series, the F-15E1 will fire a Raytheon AIM-120 advanced medium range air to air missile (AMRAAM). ...

The World’s First Flight Attendant from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site
Heinrich Kubis became the world’s first flight attendant in March, 1912, when he began serving food and caring for passengers aboard the DELAG zeppelin LZ-10 Schwaben.
Kubis served as chief steward on all the German passenger zeppelins that followed, including LZ-120 Bodensee, which made regularly scheduled flights between Berlin and Southern Germany in 1919, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, and LZ-129 Hindenburg. ....

Run for the WASP from WASP Museum 
Lace up your Nikes or tighten your velcro for the first ever 5K race/walk benefitting the National WASP WWII Museum.

Through Eager Eyes - Chapter 4 from Av8rdan's World of Flying 
Full of Wonder and Innocence, a Young Girl Romances the Sky
A Short Story by Dan Pimentel | (Note: This is the fourth of six chapters in this story. Check back every Friday at noon when I will present the next chapter, or click here to read all chapters after they are published - dan)
Chapter 4: Wheels Up | Throughout my young life, I have been waiting for this moment to arrive. The sensation of flying in a small  ...

History of aviation brought to 3D cinema - Telegraph.co.uk
Legends of Flight uses computer animation in an attempt to show how aeronautical engineers designed the plane which, Boeing claims, will be the most ...

Night Ready from Planeshots
Friday's FIX of PIX!! July 9th, 2010 from Military Photos 
Aviano air base visit from Military Photos 

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