Indy Transponder 09-MAY-2011 1800z

F-15E somehow steals Moscow air show from PAK-FA from The DEW Line | Huh? US Air Forces Europe apparently can spare an F-15E from raiding Libya to play acrobat over Moscow, but the Russian Air Force can't show off the PAK-FA at the country's biggest air show?  You read that correctly.  So far, the star attraction at the Moscow air show in August is a 15-minute display by a Boeing F-15E. Meanwhile, the most important ...

Thunderbirds Will Perform at Air Show at Kirtland AFB in October - ABQ Journal | By ABQnews Staff on Mon, May 9, 2011 Tweet The Air Force Thunderbirds are coming to Albuquerque this fall to perform at an air show at Kirtland Air Force Base. That's the word this morning from Albuquerque Journal reporter Charles Brunt. ...

Snowbirds Packing their Bags - Discover Moose Jaw | The Canadian Air Force Snowbirds kicked off their 2011 season with the Acceptance Show for family, friends and top military officials. The performance included a number of brand new, never seen manoeuvres and Commanding Officer Lt. Col. ...

Beale Air show from www.aafo.com
Just a few shots i took at Beale last weekend Shawn

Air show fans on cloud nine - Oxford Mail | SUNNY weather and the only Vulcan bomber still flying brought thousands of air show enthusiasts to Abingdon airfield yesterday. Last year, heavy rain meant the show at Dalton Barracks was almost a washout with many aircraft unable ...

Hangar Talk : Fun day from The Biplane Forum | Our Chapter had a Crawfish Boil Fly-in saturday that went pretty well.  I met Jeff Sutherland who came in his S1-S.  Nice airplane with "T" wings. My daughter, Laura flew in a Legend Cub and really liked that.  The doors were off on both sides and she says it is like you are really flying.  Later Jeff gave her an aerobatic flight in a RV-7.  She is still smiling. ...

The Story of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight - Documentary Trailer

Airshow Helps Wounded Warriors Take Flight - Patch.com | A special kind of airshow took place in Manassas on Saturday, May 7. The Wings, Wheels and Warriors airshow is in its first year after transforming from a 'hanger fundraiser' to an actual show that ...

Spitfire to fly past RAF Museum in Colindale for Veterans Day - Times Series | AN historic aircraft is set for a flypast of a Colindale museum this week to commemerate those who have served in the armed forces. The Battle of Britain Spitfire will take to the skies over the borough at 12.30pm on Wednesday for and ...

Army's Golden Knights, Marksmanship Unit hit target in tandem - DVIDS | More than 400 military and community members attended performances by the US Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and Marksmanship Unit in an effort to support recruiting efforts and enhance community support. ...

Social media take flight, refuel shadow from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. | Kids make puppets with them, animals take refuge in them, some even chase them, but as media from around Indiana found out, you can do a lot more with a shadow.  Thirteen of Indiana's top social media representatives witnessed firsthand the refueling of a U.S. Navy E-6B Mecury, which went by the call sign "Shadow 20," during a media orientation flight onboard a 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker May 5. ...

Evan Flys -  Hi All my aviation friends. I just have a little bit to share with you guys this time.
We were at the Half Moon Bay Dream Machines show and here are my photos.  My dad got the air to air photos but I got almost all the rest. Here are two little videos he shot when he was flying in the back seat of an SN-J.  Video 1.  Video 2.  He was not happy about the dust spots in the videos.  Our next air show will be Hollister which will be great this year!  Evan

5 retired fighter jets on display at Sanya Maritime Military Museum - What's on Sanya | 5 retired fighter jets are on display at Sanya Maritime Military Museum since May 5, 2011. The 5 jets include a retired Annihilator-6, a super fighter jet and two fighter bombers, reports hinews.cn.  The show has attracted many young teenagers as they can sit in the cabin to have the experience as a pilot, says Li Wenke, the Director of Sanya Maritime Military Museum.  At present, a decommissioned warship, called Junbo 978, is displayed in the maritime Military Museum for the public to visit every day.  Sanya Maritime Military Museum, which was ...

Expansion plan for Coventry Airport aviation museum - Coventry Telegraph | BOSSES at a Coventry air museum have launched ambitious expansion plans to increase the number of visitors to the site. The Airbase museum, based at Coventry Airport in Baginton, want to increase footfall and cash in on corporate events ...

DC-6 diner at Coventry Airport - Flightglobal | Coventry Airport isn't up there on my list of desireable places to eat, but after reading about how a Douglas DC-6 has been converted into a restaurant, I might just be tempted to visit.  The aircraft has been restored to its original 1950s passenger configuration with seating for around 60 diners.  And what better use of an old aircraft that hasn't flown for almost four years than ...

Northrop Grumman Unveils Latest Spy Plane from Defense Tech | About a week ago I noticed a post over at The DEW Line talking about the appearance of a strange looking new aircraft in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The plane looked, at first, like a new class of UAV. The fact that it was operating close to the home of the service’s U-2 and RQ-4 Global Hawk spy planes backed up this theory. It turns out the airplane is ...

Early X-22 Artwork from The Unwanted Blog | A Bell Aerospace painting of a not-final design of the X-22. The X-22 was a VTOL technology testbed; having seen it up close, it is remarkably small, and it worked reasonably well. Bell had hopes that it would serve as  ...

AirMule flies again - sUAS News | Israeli Company Urban Aeronautics have started flying their ducted fan load lifter after a major refit.
The AirMule prototype has recently resumed its flight testing after a systems and structural upgrade that lasted 4 months. The vehicle is now flying with an expanded sensors suite and the new, energy absorbing wheeled landing gear. ...

Shepard’s Shot - Air & Space Magazine | It only lasted 15 minutes and 28 seconds. But Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight—officially designated Mercury-Redstone 3—proved the soundness of man and machine to travel beyond the atmosphere. It also demonstrated that the United States was not far behind the Soviet Union after all in the race to the new frontier of space.

Virginia spaceport poised to grow after shuttle program ends from Aerospace-Defense News | When the 30-year space shuttle program ends this summer, NASA will turn to the shores of Virginia and MARS to help fulfill the critical mission of transporting supplies to the International Space Station.  ...