Friday, October 1, 2010

Indy Transponder 01-OCT-2010 1030z

Air show preview: Two Blue Angels flying home - San Diego Union Tribune
When the Navy's Blue Angels return to the Miramar Air Show this weekend, it means a homecoming for two of the people wearing blue flight ...

Airshow Preview: Thunderstorms and loops with The Oracle plane - San Diego Union Tribune
You can see Tucker fly at 9 am and 11:30 am Friday through Sunday and at 5:30 pm Saturday at the MCAS Miramar Air Show. And be sure to check back here for ...

Thunderbird Hometown Hero Runner Up Puts Loss Aside
KIONrightnow.com
"The Thunderbirds have spoken," But Barry Perkins is not the lucky one flying with them. Instead its El Sausal Middle School assistant principal Raul ...

Lunken Airport aviation days begin - FOX19
They will also have a B-17 "Aluminum Overcast," one of only 12 that still fly today. The event is free but some activities cost money. The event is free but some activities cost money. Airplane and helicopter rides are $40 each. Veteran's breakfast in the World War II mess area from 8 am to 10 am is $5 each. All ...

Gearing up for Redlands Air Show next weekend - San Bernardino Sun
REDLANDS - The sky above the city is promised to be packed Oct. 9 when the Redlands Air Show takes off. ...

Centennial of Naval Aviation Event Kicks Off 2011 Video
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
The Centennial of Naval Aviation kicks off January of 2011 and continues as a year-long celebration with a variety of events and commemorations throughout the year. Airshows, art exhibits, flyovers and tactical demonstrations are but a few of the events planned.
   
Kudos & Kindness: Lake In The Sky Air Show a success - Tahoe Daily Tribune
Despite the weather, the 21st annual Lake In The Sky Air Show at Lake Tahoe Airport on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, was a tremendous success. ...

Staring at the sky - Times of Malta
Aerobatic trio WE Fly are out to provide hope for people with a disability – two of their three pilots, in fact, cannot walk. ...

In memory of Alejandro Maclean ( 1969-2010 ) - YouTube
It is with great sadness that we share the loss of Red Bull Air Race pilot Alejandro (Alex) Maclean, who has died today at the age of 41 following a fatal accident in his native Spain while carrying out aerobatic training for an Air Show. Our thoughts are with his wife Emma and their two children aged 7 and 12.
The entire Red Bull Air Race community and the aerobatic fraternity have lost one of their most vibrant and passionate characters. Alex's significant contribution to the growth and development of the Red Bull Air Race over the past six years and to aviation in general will be remembered forever by those who shared this journey with him. ...

1986 Reno Air Race Aviation Film DVD Reviews
1986 metropolis Air Race Aviation Film DVD. The opinion of actually having attended the world's most famous expose show. Buckle up to verify off. Program highlights : C-130; UH-60 Blackhawk ; Star dusters Parachute Team ; US Air ...

Reno – a Video Experiment from aroundthepattern.com 
On a Friday and Saturday I managed to get out of my hangar long enough to watch a couple of the unlimited heat races. As an experiment I took several video clips with my iPhone . I thought that if they turned out reasonably well I could use similar clips in the future.

The Tuskegee Airmen Inc to Move HQ to Historic Moton Field Alabama
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-From Tuskegee News by JACKIE CARLISLE- A full circle has been completed. The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) National Headquarters is finally located back where it began - Tuskegee, Alabama.
Currently the headquarters is located on the second floor of the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, with final plans being made for Hanger No. 2 at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field. ...

World War II-Era Bomber For Sale In Columbia - WJBF-TV
The plane is painted like the bombers used by the Doolittle raiders who bombed Tokyo in retaliation for Pearl Harbor in World War II. “The Doolittle Raiders ...

The New England Air Museum - WWLP 22News
The New England Air Museum is right over the border in Windsor Locks, and is a great place to spend an afternoon with your family. ...

Wear something yellow for Lincolnshire Day - BBC News
Lots of events are taking place to mark the day, including Lincolnshire sausage tasting and a celebration of Lincolnshire's aviation heritage at RAF ...

Flying in the U-2 from FenceCheck Forums
Well, time for another vid. Here is a glimpse into the prep needed to go up into the jet ride. This one is more for the geeks out there that want to know more about the technical side of the procedures.   ...

The Skunk Works Make a Real Stinker: The Lockheed XF-90 from Aviation Trivia of the Day  | In mid-1945 Lockheed responded to an Army request for proposals for an advanced jet fighter design. One of the stipulations of the Army RfP that was issued to the American aircraft industry was the use of off-the-shelf engine designs and despite this requirement, Lockheed submitted a design based loosely on the P-80 (later redesignated F-80) Shooting Star using their own advanced L-1000 axial flow turbojet which at the time only existed on paper. Though what at the L-1000 engine offered was a ...

A plane that lands like a bird from General Aviation News 
Everyone knows what it’s like for an airplane to land: The slow maneuvering into an approach pattern, the long descent, and the brakes slamming on as soon as the plane touches down, which seems to just barely bring it to a rest a mile later. Birds, however, can switch from barreling forward at full speed to lightly touching down on a target as narrow as a telephone wire. Why can’t an airplane be more like a bird, asked MIT researchers, who have demonstrated a new control system that allows a foam glider with only a single motor on its tail to land on a perch, just like a pet parakeet. ...
   
Pilots give kids a chance in the sky - Daily Record-News
Lee Bates said his best moment helping with the Young Eagles program was when a young girl was told she was too young to fly in the Ellensburg Young Eagles. ...

Young Eagles learning on the fly - Canmore Leader
The Canmore Eagles travelled nine hours to Fort McMurray to play in one of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's most hostile ...

Retired Space Shuttle May Head to Manhattan, After All - New York Times
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the West Side has been lobbying to land one of the orbiters. The competition has been spirited: the other candidates ...

Shelby Statement on House Passage of NASA Authorization
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-WASHINGTON DC- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, today issued the following statement in response to passage of legislation by the House of Representatives that authorizes NASA's human space flight program.  The NASA authorization bill will now be sent to the President to be signed into law.
"The NASA Authorization bill rejects the Administration's reckless cancellation of NASA's human space flight program and provides a framework to continue NASA's exploration program. ...

To infinity and beyond! from AF.mil Photos
Minotaur IV rocket makes an arc as it is launched Sept. 25, 2010, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Minotaur IV launched the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, a satellite that can detect and track orbiting space objects from space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Texas Plane Pull Win Doesn't Bode Well for the Longhorns - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth | The Southwest Airlines plane pull is a relatively new and fun, yet silly, annual tradition that helps kickoff the festivities around Texas-OU ...


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