Indy Transponder 27-SEP-10 1030z

Who's the boss? At the Chico Air Show, it's Willie Turner - Enterprise-Record | The Canadian Snowbirds whizzed in unison and drew a heart and maple leaf in the sky. A pilot with his engine turned off lilted 6000 feet to the ground and a ...

Georgetown Airfest 2010 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2010 – GEORGETOWN, TX   Central Texas residents had beautiful weather for the Georgetown Airfest.  This was mostly an open house for the community to check out some beautiful planes, new and old, learn more about the local flight schools, and see some flying as well…

Blue Angels at NAS Oceana by Alex Hung - Ever since I've watched the Blue Angels on Discover Channel (A Year in the Life of Blue Angels), I've always wanted to visit an air show with them demonstrating their aerobatics skills. A few months back, we found out that the Blue Angels will be at the NAS Oceana down in Virginia Beach for the Ocean Air Show last weekend. So Leah and I decided to drive down there on Friday (with a stop at Annapolis to see the US Naval Academy)…

St. Louis Regional Airport Fly-In Attracts Wide Range of Aircraft from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo…

The Pilot's Wife: Air Show and a Photo Shoot by Emily | Brian, my husband's partner in crime, as well as his partner in the airshow business, flew his Pitts over as well. Before the show on Saturday, Patrick, Brian, Patrick's dad T.C., Wayne, a photographer friends, and Kevin another pilot ...

Oxcart Legacy Tour: Paying Tribute - Saturday, the Roadrunners were honored and paid tribute to fallen A-12 pilots at CIA headquarters-- Today a visit was made to the final resting places of two A-12 program personnel at Arlington National Cemetery-Major General Douglas Nelson and Col. Ray Schrecengost…

Injured Indonesian pilot dies - The Hindu | AP A Super Decathlon flies too low before being crashed during an air show in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, September 24, 2010…

Warbirds salute veterans in Millville - Vineland Daily Journal | Some warbirds were parked for attendees to gawk at, take pictures beside and even climb into, while many other planes could be seen in flight. ...

World War II veterans get a free sentimental journey - Lehigh Acres News Star | Ken Boggs, commander of the Disabled American Veterans Bradenton chapter, said his group didn't hesitate to donate $6000 for the trip. ...

WWII aircraft tour soars above North Shore - Boston Globe | From Saturday through Monday, approximately 2000 spectators and riders got an up-close look at two heavy bombers: "Nine O Nine,'' a Boeing B-17 Flying ...

Inhabitat's Week in Green: fly like a bird, bend batteries in half, and spray clothing from a can from Engadget by Inhabitat - This week saw several amazing feats of aeronautics as we showcased the world's first continuous flight of a human-powered ornithopter and the sun-powered Solar Impulse plane embarked upon an incredible voyage across Switzerland…

VIDEO: Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race takes off from Bristol, UK from Flight International by Barbara Cockburn - The Gordon Bennett Cup, the oldest (gas) hot air balloon race was launched this weekend for the first time in the UK. September 2010, weather permitting. Unlike a normal hot air balloon race the balloons are filled with hydrogen and so 20 took off from a site in Bristol on The gas balloons are controlled by releasing gas to go down and throwing out sand to go up…

Gordon Bennett 2010 Gas Balloon Race Gains Altitude And Distance from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | On Saturday at dust 20 teams and 20 balloons consisting of two pilots (pilot and co-pilot) and a retrieve crew, from 12 countries began the 54th International Gordon Bennett 2010 gas balloon race at near Bristol, England. The Gordon Bennett Cup is the world's…

Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months: Branson – AFP | The project's SpaceshipTwo, an aircraft built by aviation engineer Burt Rutan and designed to carry paying customers into suborbital space, had its maiden ...

ROCKETS Magazine releases ThunderStruck 2010 DVD set from Rocketry Planet | GAITHERSBURG, Maryland USA — ThunderStruck 2010 was Tripoli Indiana's first journey into the uncharted territory of running a regional launch. The launch site as Ash Grove near West Lafayette is big, LDRS-capable big. The launch took place during the weekend of April 10 and 11, 2010. The launch site is a working farm where the remnants of the last corn crop were clearly evident, with over a thousand acres still covered in dry, brown corn stalks. The corn was scheduled to be disked under to make way for this year's crop of soybeans, but Mother Nature made sure the ground stayed wet and muddy right up until the launch window opened…

Nuclear Powered B-52 from The Unwanted Blog by admin | Shown at the informational kiosk for the Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment displays at the Idaho National Laboratory (conveniently located in the middle of nowhere - see here) is an illustration of a B-52 with a hugenormous engine nailed onto the port-rear fuselage. While it's not described, the presumption is that this was an idea for a test flight for a nuclear powered turbojet (although I have doubts… it doesn't really look like a good testbed for a nuke). As said, no further info than the picture below…

The Boeing 247 Flying Laboratory of United Air Lines from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | United Air Lines' legendary president William "Pat" Patterson listed his corporate goals in what he called his "Rule of Five"- safety, passenger comfort, dependability, honesty, and sincerity. To Pat Patterson, the goal of safety was the most important that he asked each and everyone one of his employees to strive for above all else…

360 degree cockpit views from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | Ever dreamed of piloting a fighter bomber? Getting behind the controls of a Comet? Or a Jaguar or a Vulcan bomber? Or chilling out on board Concorde? Now you step into the cockpits and cabins of these famous planes and view them in stunning 360° panoramas! click here to go to National Museums Scotland website for these fantastic panoramas. Wish al lthe world's aircraft were featured this way…   

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