Sunday, June 5, 2011

Indy Transponder 05-JUN-2011 1030z

B-2 Stealth Bomber flies over Thunder on the Lakeshore air show - Herald Times Reporter | The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri flew over the site of Thunder on the Lakeshore twice at about noon on the first day of the 19th annual air show. It was the first time a stealth bomber has been ...

US Army Golden Knights perform at Airfest - WREX-TV | The US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team hits the skies at Airfest 2011. 13 News Morning Anchor Alex Wehrley went with them. The Golden Knights are one of five military performers at event. They'll be performing Sunday ...

AirFest Takes Off Strong WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Hundreds of people are spending this weekend at the Rockford Airport for AirFest 2011. There was a pretty strong crowd today and despite the Blue Angels canceling last minute a pretty strong line-up as well. ...

Rockford Airfest wows crowds - Rockford Register Star | Tony Kazian holds himself upside down as Dave Dacy flies during the first day of the Rockford AirFest at the Chicago Rockford International Airport on Saturday, June 4, 2011. By Matt Williams Jennifer Sanchez never envisioned herself spending a day at ...

Freeport pilot gets warm welcome home at Rockford Airfest - WREX-TV | FREEPORT (WREX) - A Freeport native and pilot gets a very special homecoming at Rockford Airfest. "Hi everybody!" Lieutenant Commander Eric Buus flew in an F-18 that's going to be on static display at Airfest. ...

Airport hosts benefit for Franklins – Monitor | People attending a fundraiser at the airport Saturday were thinking of the brave aerobatic performer, who died May 27 in a San Antonio hospital from burns and other injuries sustained in a crash at Air Fiesta in Brownsville more than two months earlier ...

B.C. air show plane crash - Castanet.net | by Contributed - Story: 62430 RCMP report a single plane crash during an air show at the Nanaimo airport has left a male with life threatening injuries and forced the cancelation of the show. Hundreds of people had gathered for the first air show ...

Pilot critical after air-show crash - The Province | A 71-year-old Vancouver Island man has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after his homemade aircraft plummeted to the ground in front of about 1000 spectators at a Nanaimo air show Saturday afternoon. ...

Plane crashes at Junction City air show - KSN-TV | JUNCTION CITY , Kansas – A pilot and passenger escaped injury when their plane crashed during a Kansas air show Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2:00 pm at the National Biplane Fly-in at Freeman Field in Junction City . ...

Naval Air Station Wildwood celebrate 100 years of naval aviation - Press of Atlantic City | NASA astronaut Terry Hart was a late scratch due to a death in his family, but decorated naval aviator Capt. Samuel J. Paparo didn't disappoint when he showed up in an F-18 Hornet for an event billed as “American Pride Day.” The first naval aviation ...

Aviation fans get closer look - BlueRidgeNow.com | Richard King looks over the cockpit of a Just Aircraft Highlander kit built plane during the Western North Carolina Air Museum annual Air Fair on Saturday. The Air Fair continues on Sunday. By Jessica Goodman The engines of the 1941 Stearman open ...

Concord  from The Unwanted Blog | Not one of my better photo-stitching jobs, but here’s the Concord on display at the NASM/Udvar-Hazy facility:

Castle Air Museum: A day of openness - Merced Sun-Star | On Sunday, the Castle Air Museum held Open Cockpit Day, allowing visitors to get inside and inspect the military airplanes. Merced Sun-Star - The Castle Air Museum hosted an Open Cockpit Day last weekend, giving attendees a peek inside warplanes. ...

30th Gathering of Eagles Honoring Freedoms Heroes Artwork at Maxwell AFB Video  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Maxwell AFB ALABAMA- Fourteen Eagles gathered on Thursday to sign their original portraits during the six-day capstone event for graduates of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB. Accompanying them was their fourteen assigned host who assist and guide the Eagles through scheduled events. These hosts have also worked with the Eagles during the year to develop the Eagles' biographies that are compiled in a commemorative book...

Air Show Aug. 13-14 will feature Thunderbirds, Golden Knights - Foster's Daily Democrat | Headlining the show will be the United States Air Force Thunderbirds with their breathtaking display of speed, skill, power and precision. The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force, based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. ...

17 year old flying an RV4 around the country solo  from VAF Forums by JakeLewis22 | I'd like to introduce you to Taylor De Ley. He is a 17 year old high school student that is about to fly solo around the country in his father's RV4. Click on the link below to see Taylor's Facebook page that he set up to tell his story and also allow people to track his progress. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tr...19870?sk=notes

Nine-year-old New Mexico boy is youngest to solo in hot air balloon  from PhotoBlog | With a crowd of family and friends cheering him on, Bobby Bradley, 9, of Albuquerque launches his ultralight hot air balloon, Heavenly Dream, for his first solo flight near Tome on Saturday, June 4…

Young Eagles Flight Rally 6/11 - Tampabay.com | Kids ages 8-17 can actually take the stick in flight and explore the world of aviation for free. Volunteer pilots will take children on a 15-minute flight from the Clearwater Airpark, heading north over Countryside and to the Gulf Beaches area. ...

Young Eagles rally Saturday to offer free flights to children - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — Youth ages 8 to 17 will have an opportunity to take to the skies Saturday when the North Valley Aviation Association and Chapter 427 of the Experimental Aircraft Association join forces to host a Young Eagles Rally at the Chico Airport. ...

747 Fun Facts  from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | A 747-400 has six million parts, half of which are fasteners…


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