Indy Transponder 06-MAY-2011 0446z

Jetman Over the Grand Canyon - EAA |  Yves Rossy, known the world over as “Jetman,” is set to make his first flight in the United States on Friday morning, May 6, over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Rossy, strapped into his jet wing, will ride a helicopter to about 7,000 feet AGL, fire up the four small model-aircraft jet engines then jump out...

Into the wild blue yonder - TriCityVoice | Ditch the commercial flights and experience the wild blue yonder in vintage style when the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Boeing B-17G Bomber wings its way into Hayward. For one weekend only, locals can step back into aviation history with the "Flying Fortress," one of the first American heavy bombers built for World War II...

Air Race Tuesday by Red Letter Days for just £499.00 - Experience Finder UK | Kick off with a thorough briefing and a practise flight, where you learn to fly the cutting edge Extra 300 race plane as used in the Red Bull Air Race event including tight corners. Enjoy a snack lunch with your pilot and talk tactics as you prepare for the big race...

WINGS OVER WAYNE AIR SHOW - Carolina Heart Strings | My husband, daughter and I recently went to a local air show.  This particular one was at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina, Wings over Wayne County.  I love love love an air show and have never been to one on an Air Force base before...

Breaking the sound barrier was just half the excitement on this flight - NOLA | We watched the F-15 in front of us speed down the runway and take to the skies, disappearing in the blink of an eye as the aircraft made a near-vertical climb into the heavens. I gulped. About 10 seconds later, our jet rumbled to life. One-hundred knots became 200, 200 became 400 and moments later we were thousands of feet in the air as the earth quickly shrunk below us...

VIDEO: Fly-past marks new Bomber Command memorial - Telegraph | Veterans gathered in Green Park to pay tribute to the tens of thousands of RAF crew who lost their lives during bombing missions in the war. The monument, costing £5 million, will commemorate the 55,573 crew members of the RAF's Bomber Command who were killed between 1939 and 1945. The average age of those who lost their lives was just 22...

Restored bomber brings old pilots back... - Contra Costa Times | The B-17 bomber was introduced 66 years ago, shortly after the United States entered World War II in Europe. The 10 airmen on any given mission were a combination of mostly college-boy officers and enlisted men who brought brawn to the battle...

Airport considers whether to keep Marine plane on display - Brainerd Dispatch | The blue Marine plane, which once stood out on Highway 210 by the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, has been part of the airport’s identity for decades. But that could change. And all because of a paint job...

Final flypast for Marham’s XIII Squadron - Lynn News | MARHAM will see one of its Tornado squadrons fly for the last time this week as the government’s defence cuts start to bite. XIII Squadron will be officially disbanded on June 1 but the squadron’s final day in the air will be Friday (May 6)...

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Reserve tanker crew first operational crew to refuel F-35 - Global Security | SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- What started out as a routine mission for Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command's 916th Air Refueling Wing turned into an historic 'first in flight' moment recently...

Learning to fly - solo landing unforgettable - In My Community | THE moment the wheels of my Cessna 152 lifted off the ground for my first solo flight, a sudden thought rushed through my head. The only way I would be able to land safely was by my own hand....

Locals send big 'thank you' to Team Offutt - ACC.mil | OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb.  -- There are many different ways to thank military members for their service -- a handshake, smile or nod are ways an average citizen might recognize a servicemember; however, some like to show that their gratitude stretches a mile wide...

The Boeing Archives PART 3b: Interview With Boeing Historian Michael Lombardi - Airline Reporter | This is the second part to my interview with Boeing Historian Michael Lombardi. Here is the continuation of our exclusive interview: AirlineReporter (AR): What do you think the best decision Boeing has made? Michael Lombardi (ML): I think the best decision was building the Dash 80 (the first Boeing 707), which was a huge risk...

NASA Tests Space Shuttle Repairs for Endeavour's Last Launch - Space | NASA is testing repairs on the space shuttle Endeavour in the hopes they will allow the orbiter to launch on one final mission next week. Shuttle officials called off Endeavour's first launch attempt on Friday (April 29) when two heaters protecting a crucial power unit had failed...