Sunday, August 8, 2010

Indy Transponder 8-AUG-10 International Edition



Bonhomme wins 2010 Championship, Arch victorious in Germany - Red Bull Air Race
LAUSITZ, Germany - Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria's Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday. In another thrilling duel in front of a crowd of 65,000, Australia’s Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in the sport’s history while Germany’s Matthias Dolderer finished seventh to the delight of the big home crowd. ...

Warbird ready to put on a show - Cairns Post
THE P-40 Kittyhawk - the pride of the Warbirds fleet - has returned to the skies in time to take centre stage at the Warbirds show after it crash landed ...

CF-18s cancel Abby airshow - BCLocalNews
The CAF Snowbirds, USAF Thunderbirds, CAF Skyhawks, C-17 Globemaster and the F/A-18F Super Hornet are just some of the aircraft that will take to the sky. ...

Red Arrows aerobatic display team to wow Falmouth Week crowds - The Cornishman
THE Red Arrows aerobatic display team will be appearing at Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week as planned next Wednesday (11th). Their appearance was put in threat ...

RAF Hawk display withdrawn from Flightline UK
From the RAF Hawk Display Facebook pages:-
    ” It is with considerable regret that Flt Lt Tom Saunders has been withdrawn from his role as the Hawk solo Display Pilot for the remainder of the Summer display season. This follows an incident which took place recently involving the Hawk Display aircraft.
    The RAF is aware of how popular the Hawk solo display is and apologises for any disappointment caused. Unfortunately, it is not possible to find a replacement display pilot in time for the remainder of the current season but we are looking at whether it is possible to offer alternatives to the solo Hawk display at the scheduled events instead.”


'Blue Impulse' aerobatic team still reaching for the sky on 50th anniversary - Mainichi Daily News
(Mainichi) "Blue Impulse," the popular aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF), is celebrating its 50th anniversary this ...
  Central Europe's Biggest Air Show Held in Hungary
CRIENGLISH.com | The 11th International Air and Military Show, the biggest and most popular in Central Europe, is held on Saturday and Sunday in Hungary. ...-

Aircraft tribute to the navy - Victoria Lookout
"Having these planes on display here provides a unique opportunity for Victorians to learn about Canada's aviation heritage since many of the airmen who ...


Look to the skies for flypast - Daily Echo
A FLYPAST of classic aircraft is being planned to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Three of the most iconic RAF planes of the Second ...


Lanark's aviation history marked - BBC
Lanark's contribution to aviation history has been marked at a special event.
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A memorial was unveiled at the town's racecourse to commemorate its role as Scotland's first airfield.
The ceremony coincides with the 100th anniversary of an international aviation meeting which attracted at least 200,000 spectators in 1910.
The memorial has been erected by a charity which aims to preserve former airfields as heritage sites. ...

Flypast salute to navy 'ace' pilot - Isle of Wight County Press
Speaking of the Seafire flypast, Cmdr Crosley's widow said: "It was an enormous honour." Cmdr Crosley had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, ...
   
WWII remembered - BBC News
The family of a war hero are guests of honour at north Wales' biggest airshow marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this ...

Those magnificent Irishmen in their flying machines - Independent
Damian Corless on the 100th anniversary of Irish aviation
One hundred years ago, in August 1910, a large crowd of curious spectators gathered at Leopardstown in Dublin for Ireland's first air show. It was just seven years since Orville Wright had made the first 12-second manned flight at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, and only a year since the world's first aviation meet in France. ...

Group preserve aviation history - Ipswich Queensland Times
The RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre features a growing inventory of planes, helicopters and military memorabilia, all reconditioned by a team of ...
   
Red Arrows - alternative aircraft from PPRuNe Forums  

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