Indy Transponder 26-JAN-2011 1130z

Blue Angels And The 2011 Centennial Of Naval Aviation by Martt |  2011 is shaping up to be an amazing year for the United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Several of the events that they will be performing at are also special Centennial of Naval Aviation events. You may have seen my post the other day showing several of the extremely cool retro painted Navy aircraft that will be on display at many locations around the country... and if you do a little cross reference work, you'll be able to find airshows where some of those aircraft will be on display AND the Blue Angels will be performing too…

Coronado: "Home of a Naval Aviator" - San Diego Union Tribune | Keith helped launch the Coronado Historical Association's "Home of a Naval Aviator" sign project. The older gentleman who walked into the Coronado ...

New Snowbird Commander Breaks Barrier from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Lieutenant Colonel Maryse Carmichael was promoted to her current rank and appointed as the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron's Commanding Officer in May 2010, the first woman to lead the Snowbirds in its 40-year history…

Airfest plans in the works - Faribault Daily News | "It's a two-day event out of 365 days," said Mayor John Jasinski, a member of the Airfest board. "In this economy, the format over the past few years just ...

Lowestoft air show in fund-raising drive - Norwich Evening News | The organisers of the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival have launched a fundraising drive to help make the 2011 show a big success after suffering a £40000 ...

Wings Over Wairarapa 2011: Post 11 - de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | The Tigers were out in force as always, with my favourite being the wing walking demonstration. I'm not sure I'd be too keen to be standing on a platform right over the fuel tank, but it was a good show! In addition, there were a couple of Tigers with ribbons attached and a spray boom equipped Tiger [this will be the subject of a separate post]…

Wings Over Wairarapa 2011: Post 12 - Early warbirds from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | New Zealand is home to one of the best collections of reproduction [not merely replica] World War I aircraft that I know of. Many of these aircraft reside at Masterton and Wings Over Wairarapa always has a number of early aircraft on display and in the air. In this post I cover off many of these aircraft. I don't have the aircraft registrations and more detailed information is available at The Vintage Aviator or on Wikipedia, but these are the photos I got..

How Big Can we Go? from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom III

Fort Smith Air Show Slated Oct. 1-2 - The Times Record: Features by ldelavan | The U.S. Air Force's acclaimed Thunderbirds team will spin and roar through the skies at Fort Smith's 2011 Regional Air Show…

The Stunning Dubai Airshow 2011 - PR-USA.net | Dubai is all set to welcome the 12th edition of Dubai Airshow, 2011. Dubai is all set to welcome the 12th edition of Dubai Airshow, 2011. ...

Shanghai Air Show 2011 Set for Take Off - ACN Newswire | The Shanghai International Air Show will provide this platform, to allow Chinese industrial players meet and to increase the pace of development of aviation ...

Getting ready for airshow season from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt | I recently liked the Tutima Academy and Sean D. Tucker Facebook pages, so now their updates show up on my wall. Well, I didn't realize this would happen, but I'm starting to get really excited about airshow season. I'm particularly looking forward to Airventure Oshkosh. Anyway to make a long story short, Sean D. Tucker's page featured a video of the Challenger III being torn down and rebuilt for next season…

Rare warbird arrives in region - Guelph Mercury | Purchased in 2007, it was restored and repainted in the colours of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Golden Hawks aerobatic demonstration team, ...

National Museum of the United States Air Force from ASB.tv by bwallace | The National Museum of the United States Air Force is full of amazing planes, fighters, and other aircraft that date all the way back to the Wright Bros. The NMUSAF is located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, OH and is the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world! It is home to more than 400 planes and missiles and with free admission it draws nearly 1.3 million guests every year, obviously one of Ohio's biggest state attractions…

Sturzkampfflugzeug — the Ju 87 "Stuka" from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | When the Ju 87 existed only on the drawing board the concept of dive bombing existed but just barely. As single engine aircraft grew stronger with more powerful engines the world's air forces tested the concept but the Luftwaffe was the force that developed dive bombing into a practice. The Stuka was designed to deliver ordinance with unheard of accuracy in a day when there were no computers to assist pilots in these aircraft. The Luftwaffe increased accuracy by eliminating variables such as wind drift, air density changes with altitude, humidity and airspeed…

Interview with Milton Erdmann, WWII B-24 Pilot from all-things-aviation.com | Milton Erdmann, former B-24 Liberator pilot, describes his experiences flying during World War II. I met Milt at a church outing when he sat across from me wearing a B-24 ball cap which, of course, started our conversation…

Petticoats to Pants: Women, Flying, and Death-Defying Feats in 1920s Florida from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | I'll just share a few paras from their blog entry from Jan 5. Go to the link above to read the whole thing:  While doing some online research yesterday I came across this picture and it piqued my interest. Who was Mabel Cody and why was she performing death-defying trapeze acts on Florida's beaches? I did a little research and here's what I found…

WWII hero dies of exposure after sliding off road - Oscoda Press | A decorated World War II aviator died from exposure to the harsh winter cold after putting his vehicle into the ditch, East Tawas Michigan State Police ...

Gone West: Balloon Pilot Larry Newman from Aero-News Network | Last Surviving Member Of The Double Eagle II Balloon Crew Larry Newman, the last surviving member of the crew of the Double Eagle II balloon - first to cross the Atlantic, has died. Newman reportedly succumbed to a 3-year long battle with pancreatic cancer in December…

Another video.... this time with Aerobatics! from Cleared for the Option by Michael | Well my flight this past Sunday was scrubbed due to the fact that the engine would not start on my aircraft (the starter is acting up, and it was quite cold).  Squawked it in the club aircraft logbook, left a phone message for the maintenance officer, and went home in a sour mood…

How GA can 'Impact a Hero' from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | A heart-warming video released this month helps aircraft owners support disabled veterans, even as it educates viewers about the broader benefits of business aircraft to citizens, companies and communities nationwide. And while the video, produced by Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc., of Houston, concentrates on how companies can donate business aircraft to transport veterans being honored through the "Impact a Hero" program, individual aircraft owners can help as well. Read more...

Youth briefs: YMCA offers fitness classes - Ventura County Star | VENTURA COUNTY — The Young Eagles, an Experimental Aircraft Association program designed to introduce young people to aviation, is offering free airplane ...

Today in Aviation History – January 26 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal