Indy Transponder 13-MAY-2011 1855z

VIDEO: Riding with the Blue Angels - WTHR | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron arrived in Indianapolis Thursday for a weekend of performances at the 15th Annual Air Show at the Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly known as Mt. Comfort Airport). Units 1 through 6 will show off their precision flying skills, but you may not know that Blue Angels Unit 7 has been in town for a few days. Unit 7 is the one that takes the VIP riders up to experience what it is like to fly in one of the military's most advanced aircraft...

The Blue Angels - Fargo Airsho August 13-14 | The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps...

Thousands expected for New River air show - JD News | This weekend, thousands from around Eastern North Carolina will be treated to a two-day airshow that has been a year and a half in the making. Held at New River Air Station, the show will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation, said Marine Maj. Karl Kuga, the air show’s director...

Major Air Show Act Currently Grounded Over Safety Concerns - The Dispatch | OCEAN CITY -- One of the headline acts for the 2011 Ocean City Air Show, the F-22 Raptors, has been placed on “stand-down” indefinitely, while the Air Force investigates potential problems with the oxygen systems on the aircraft, casting doubt on the appearance of the famous jets during the June event in the resort...

Former Coventry schoolboy joins Red Arrows - Coventry Telegraph | A FORMER Coventry schoolboy has achieved his dream of joining the famous Red Arrows. Since he was a young boy growing up in Ernesford Grange, Sean Cunningham set his sights high, with a burning ambition to become a pilot with the renowned RAF aerobatic team...

Yeovilton Air Show competition - Midweek Herald UK | RNAS Yeovilton will be celebrating 40 years since the first flight of the Lynx helicopter at this year’s International Air Day on Saturday, July 9...

Flower drop honors war dead - My Desert | The 13th annual Memorial Day Flower Drop will take place May 30 at the Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m with “Kool Kids” activities, live radio broadcasts from K-News radio, performances from the Heatwave Jazz Band. At 2 p.m. a B-25 bomber will drop 3,000 carnations in honor of veterans killed defending the U.S...

Fly in a historic aircraft - Denver Daily | The public this weekend will have the rare opportunity to fly in World War II aircraft. The Liberty Foundation has flown in two World War II-era aircraft to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield and are inviting the public to purchase tickets for flights...

Fly a World War II bomber - Summit Daily | World War II veteran Wayne Whitlock settles into the back of the B-17 bomber's seats — metal benches, thinly padded and covered in army green canvas. He gazes at the interior of the door, where former vets have signed their names after flying on the same plane, recalling, just like he does, their war-hero buddies...

‘Drop a Bomb on Cancer’ from a plane May 21 - Tribstar | TERRE HAUTE — An up-close look at the Terre Haute International Airport will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 21 during an airport open house. Many types of aircraft will be on display, and visitors will have the chance to drop a “bomb” on a target to benefit the fight against leukemia...

Happy 'Top Gun' Day - Wood TV | "I feel the need... the need for speed!" Twenty five years ago this month, "Top Gun" debuted in theaters, and Friday, May 13th has been established as "Top Gun Day" by the creators of the website...

AVIATOR URGES ‘BOOK NOW’ FOR FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW AND LONDON 2012 - Travelio | Just a stone’s throw away from the Airshow site and within easy reach of London and all the main Olympic events, TAG owned Aviator hotel is already gearing up for the next Farnborough International Airshow (9-15 July) and the London Olympics (27 July -12 August).

Videos from AIRBOYD:
Centennial Of Naval Aviation
Canadian Forces CC-177 (C-17) Alert Takeoff
Canadian Forces CC-177 (C-17) Alert Landing

Solar Impulse's first international flight is underway (live) - Engadget | We've been following Captain Piccard's Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane for a few years now. Today, right now as a matter of fact, the pioneering Swiss HB-SIA aircraft with 200-foot wingspan is attempting its first international flight. The flight to Brussels began at 8:40am (0640GMT) and should conclude about 12 to 13 hours later when...

VIDEO: SOLAR IMPULSE GOES INTERNATIONAL - Short Final | I've been following Solar Impulse now for the last couple of months and just yesterday they embarked on their international campaign taking off from Payerne airfield (Switzerland) with a flight to Brussels Airport and then onto Paris...

AMAZING video of A380 getting struck by lightning - Express Jet Pilots | This is amazing-a A380 takes two solid lightning strikes on approach into LHR.

Jetman listed by FAA as a light jet - AOPA Blog | Just for my own amusement, I called the Las Vegas FAA Flight Standards District Office to see what classification was used for Yves Rossy, who flew down the Grand Canyon for eight minutes with a wing strapped to his back...

Video: Judy Wexler Powers UMD 'Gamera' Off The Ground! - Martt | Here's the youtube version of the successful flight on Thursday 5-12-11 of the University of Maryland 'Gamera' human powered helicopter. It's an impressive accomplishment no matter how you look at it...

NASA Television To Cover Next Soyuz Departure, Arrival - NASA | HOUSTON -- NASA Television will cover the return of three International Space Station crew members and the launch of three new station residents in the coming weeks...