Indy Transponder 27-MAY-2011 1030z

Blue Angels grounded, but Millville Airshow will go on - Press of Atlantic City | The Blue Angels were the the headliner for this weekends air show in Millviile, but have been grounded for a safety review. Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:06 am | Updated: 12:29 pm, Thu May 26, 2011. MILLVILLE - Safety concerns have grounded the Blue ...

Oceana squadron to fill in for Blue Angels at Naval Academy - The Virginian-Pilot | AP Virginia Beach-based pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron 143 will fill in for the Blue Angels tomorrow, performing a flyover at the US Naval Academy graduation, the Navy announced. The demonstration squadron announced it was canceling a practice and ...

Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team To Perform May 28 At Canadian Superbike ... - RoadracingWorld.com | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are a 9-plane military jet aerobatic team, made up of pilots and technicians demonstrating the skill, professionalism and teamwork of the Canadian Forces. With over 50 different maneuvers during their performance, ...

Chennault museum to open Memorial Day - Monroe News Star | Louisiana's Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe will be one of only two state museums across the state that will open on Memorial Day. At the request of museum Director Nell Calloway, Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler will allow ...

Construction on Tri-Motor Museum to begin in June  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | A contract to build the new Tri-Motor Museum in Ohio has been awarded, with construction slated to begin next month. Continue Reading »

Castle Air Museum Open Cockpit Day - Modesto Bee | Food, beverages and a variety of vendors will be available, and the gift shop will be open. Castle Air Museum is on Santa Fe Avenue in Atwater, just off Buhach Road. For more information, call (209) 723-2178 or visit www.castleairmuseum.org.

This Blackbird got back — the rare SR-71A known as “Big Tail”  from Travel for Aircraft | The Air Force Armament Museum is located on the outside of Eglin AFB near Valparaiso and Niceville, both in Florida. Displayed on the grounds are several historic aircraft with the most popular likely to be the Lockheed SR-71A “Blackbird” (no official name for SR-71s) standing front and center. All the SR-71 aircraft (also informally known as “Sleds” and “Habus”) were strategic assets and likely all flew historic missions, though most of these flights will remain classified for years to come. This particular Blackbird has a unique trial modification which added 9 feet (2.7m) beyond the tail to carry a new optical bar camera as well as more electronic countermeasures. The testing indicated that aerodynamics were not unduly affected — but the additional equipment did not substantially add to mission capability either. Since the flying of this SR-71 was not harmed the extension remained, this unique aircraft was given the nickname of “Big Tail” and served several more years inhabiting a flight envelope solely with its Blackbird brethren…

Last F-111 to Point Cook  from Australian Aviation Magazine | The RAAF’s last F-111 made its final journey from Amberley to Point Cook this week, marking an official end to the long-serving fighter’s 37-year ...

Spotted For Sale: 4,000 HP Douglas A-26 Invader - Budget Priced!  by Martt |  It's true, I haven't done the research to confirm this, but could there possibly be another way to buy a 4,000 hp flying machine for just $160,000? I can't imagine it. I'm sure the 'care and feeding' costs are pretty astronomical, but this beast looks like an awful lot of fun for pretty cheap. It's got nine seats too so you can be sure to take a nice batch of friends along while you turn buckets full of cash into the greatest sound on earth…

Get ready to pull for a special kid - WMC-TV | Special Kids and Families, a group that works with families who have a child with a disability, is gearing up for its yearly Plane Pull. “The main event will feature adult teams of 20 that compete by pulling a 727 FedEx jet weighing in at approximately ...

How to play music in freefall… (c) Skydive Miami  from Bonjour BlueSky 

Today in Aviation History – May 27  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal