Indy Transponder 06-APR-2011 1030z

CAF air show set for Saturday - Burnet Bulletin | The Bluebonnet Air Show will once again serve as a popular adjunct to the annual Bluebonnet Festival this year. Hosted by the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, the air show will be held at noon on Saturday at the Kate Craddock ...

Air show chairman steps down - Twin Falls Times-News | Schouten said she had been approached by several committee members concerned about the lack of information leading up to the show, which will feature the US Navy Blue Angels. Hafer's announced resignation came at an Airport Advisory Board meeting ...

The Vulcan returns to Shoreham Airshow - Shoreham Today | IT'S back with a vengeance – the AVRO Vulcan XH558 will be returning for the 22nd Shoreham Airshow on August 20 and 21. Confirming the booking with the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, Shoreham Airshow organiser Don Bean said he had wanted to make sure the ...

CIAL to host air show - Express Buzz | NEDUMBASSERY: Keralites will have the rare chance of witnessing an air show in the Kochi International Airport premises here by the end of April as the CIAL signed an MoU with Titan Aviation, a Dubai-based Aviation company on Monday. ...

T-6 Racing Association Gets Gusmccreas Gratitude  - Port Hueneme, CA - Gus McCrea has taken notice of the too frequently overlooked contributions of the T-6 Racing Associations entries to The Reno Air Races and released a series if fine art prints celebrating the group. ... http://gus-mccrea.artistwebsites.com/  

Aerobatic prowess wins NZ titles - Southland Times | Two Wanaka pilots have their feet back on terra firma after winning national titles at the New Zealand aerobatic championships. Ivan Krippner and Kylie Wakelin, both of Luggate, were two of 25 competitors from throughout the country at last month's ...

'Gateway to Flight' invites museum goers to lift-off in Lowry - 9NEWS.com | DENVER - Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum unveiled a new entrance and multiple new features at its Lowry location Tuesday. President and CEO Greg Anderson welcomed guests, sponsors and members of the Lowry community to the new "Gateway to ...

Air Force Skyhawks destined for museums - Stuff.co.nz | Nine of the Air Force's 17 Skyhawks will be sent to aviation museums after every effort was made to sell them, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says. He said the result was the end of a "long-running saga". Eight of the aircrafts will be offered to domestic ...

The USA’s first heavy bomber — Martin’s MB-2 (NBS-1) walkaround  from Travel for Aircraft | Martin MB-2 (replica) at the National Museum of the USAF — photo by Joe May | There is almost always room for argument when mentioning something being the first of something but this aircraft is one of the first if not the first as a heavy bomber for the USA. Beginning in 1920 it served as the primary bomber for the U.S.  Army Air Corps for eight years with a 400 mile (640km) range and 2000 lb (910kg). Intended to fly combat missions nocturnally the defensive armament was a pair of 7.62mm machine guns in nose and dorsal positions with a single 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a ventral position…

Houston bids hard, worries space history not enough to win a shuttle - Springfield News Sun | Those adhering to this view cite speculation that rivals, including the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla.; the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum; and Seattle's ...

Around, and Around, and Around the World – for a Really Good Reason  from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey …Meet CarolAnn Garratt. CarolAnn is a pilot, and we assume she enjoys flying as much as anyone else does. Actually, based on her exploits, it’s likely that she enjoys flying considerably more than the average person does. In fact, she’s flown around the world twice – and she’s getting ready to do it again…

Alan Klapmeier To Keynote ACONE Awards Luncheon  from Aero-News Network | Cirrus Co-Founder Now Heads Kestrel Aircraft Company Alan Klapmeier will be the featured speaker at the Aero Club on New England (ACONE) Awards and Business-meeting luncheon Friday, April 15 at the Somerset Club in Boston.

Rocketry Live may cover Red Glare X and the Eves/Hoag Saturn 1B extravaganza  from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Rocketry Live, the sister site to NARAM Live, may feature photos and video from both events.  While 'may' doesn't sound exciting, it'll only cost you a mouse click to check…

Girls get push to fly - Daytona Beach News-Journal | By DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Education writer Jordan Sims, Holly Hill Middle School, wears goggles that simulate color blindness at the Women in Aviation Day at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Tuesday. (NJ | David Tucker) Krista Brager, a meteorology ...

Keeping things lively - Ottawa Citizen | A legendary Canadian aviatrix, a couple of clowns, and two lovers living under the shadow of Auschwitz number among the characters we'll meet next season at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. The 2011-2012 lineup of plays was unveiled Tuesday...