Indy Transponder 15-DEC-2010 1130z

Thunderbirds return to Daytona 500 - Daytona Beach News-Journal | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will roar over Daytona International Speedway at the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 in February, ...

Dates set for 2011 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge - The Herald-Mail | The lineup of aerial acts has yet to be finalized, but the dates for the 2011 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge air show and open house have been set. ...

Blue Angels returning to 2011 Fargo AirSho - In-Forum | In addition, other performers announced were Greg Boe and his MX2 aerobatic airplane, three P-51 pilots known as The Horsemen, F-16 pilot John Klatt and the ...

How to fly a Harrier Jump Jet from Military Photos by wotsnext | One of Britain's greatest technical achievements, the Harrier Jump Jet, is being retired early, another high profile victim of the defence cuts.
The iconic planes will make their last operational flight at RAF Cottesmore on Wednesday. Harrier instructor Flight Lieutenant James McMillan talked Richard Westcott through the secrets to flying the jet…

Out of Time: "Nellis AFB" Air show, USAF Thunderbirds" by A Lane | But the day was beautiful, a Sunday and the last demonstration for the "Thunderbirds" for the year... Unlike the masses who have to park way out at the Speedway and be shuttled to the base, where they go through vigorous screenings and ...

New Space Crew to Honor Yuri's Night 2011 from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The three Soyuz TMA-20 spaceflyers will be at the space station in April to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first human flight into space. "As the crew that is onboard the International Space Station on this very special day, we won't be walking on the pages of history, we'll be floating," Coleman told reporters from behind a protective plate of glass.

107th Anniversary of Powered Flight - Outer Banks Sentinel | Skelton Erde is this year's inductee to the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine and was a three time winner of the International Female Aerobatic ...

Ninety-Nines Receive $10,000 Grant from Aero-News Network | Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Honors 81-Year-Old Organization The womens pilots' association The Ninety-Nines has received a grant of $10,000 from the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation…

White One – Restoring A Rare FW-190 to Flying Status from Parrothead Jeff | The White One Project - Keeping history alive | A good friend of mine down in Florida recently told me about a cool project he's volunteering time to help out with.  While we continue to lose men who fought in World War II, we're also losing the tangible items from that terrible chapter in history which serve to remind some and educate others.  Some people are trying to keep that history alive and fresh in the minds of people who otherwise might not know about it…

Profile 44 - Grumman F6F-? as flown by Lt. Harold Thune from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | While waiting on some information on exactly which of Harold Thune's F6F to do, I decided to do the quick pencil study above to get into the Hellcat vibe.   This one is a "-5" model - my notes are to contrast it with the -3 variant…

Florida freezing – helicopters to the rescue from Roger-Wilco by steve | It is often said that helicopters do not fly, they just beat the air into compliance… But it is exactly this strange way of staying in the air that makes them so uniquely suitable for tasks no other flying machine can perform. What about using the down-wash from helicopter rotors to warm the air below? Outlandish? Not at all. This is exactly what crop farmers are doing currently in Florida as it suffers through an icy cold spell…

Sagging Sausage vs. Flying Banana - Episode 26 from Mile High Flyers Podcast by DenverPilot | MHF Hosts: Nate, Zyola, Doug, Mike - Recorded: November 7, 2010 - Editor's Note: Yes, once again Nate's audio is low so when I leveled it, it brings in some white noise because it's just so dang low... and if you listen closely during David's portion of the show, you'll hear one of his family members practicing a little piano! (Which is just proof that we're just normal folks, talking about aviation!) And... yeah, note the recording date. Nate's trying to catch up on podcast releases! We'll get there!  Maybe by our 1-year anniversary in December?...

December 15 - This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth | December 15, 1920 - The first of a number of flying schools to train reserve pilots for the military opens at Orly, south of Paris. December 15, 1970 - Artem Mikoyan, founder of the dynasty of MiG fighters, dies…

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