Indy Transponder 06-JUL-2011 2345z

Blue Angels soaring at beach this morning - Pensacola News Journal | A few hundred lucky beachgoers jazzed up their morning “usual” with the help of the Blue Angels. A few hundred people are on the beach watching the Navy's precision flight demonstration team run through their paces before this weekend's air show over ...

Aviation Hall of Fame extends ticket deadline - Dayton Daily News | On Friday night, July 15, the National Aviation Hall of Fame will give its Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” award to the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team in recognition of the Blue Angels' 65 years of service. ...

John Klatt Lands Safely After Shedding Aileron During Snap Rolls - Aero-News Network | Spectators at the Battle Creek Balloon Festival Airshow in Michigan got a disconcerting look Sunday into the risks faced by aerobatic performers. John Klatt's Panzl S330 lost its left aileron during a series of snap rolls, but he was able to level out even as the control surface fluttered to the ground. ...

AirExpo takes flight this July - Eden Prairie News | The aircraft scheduled to appear at the 2011 AirExpo are the P-51C Mustang, which was made famous by the Tuskegee Airmen and has rides available; the Flying Fortress B-17 “Yankee Lady”; the B-25 “Miss Mitchell,” which has cockpit tours available; ...

WWII plane on display at Airport Bash - Moberly Monitor Index | A historic 1944 World War II B-25 Mitchell plane will be at the Airport Bash on July 23 at the Omar Bradley Regional Airport in Moberly. Visitors can view the plane, buy 30-minute flights on it, or buy raffle tickets to win a ride on it. ...

B-25 bomber makes debut at Arlington Fly-In - PNW Local News | Although the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” won't be putting in its previously scheduled appearance at this year's Arlington Fly-In, the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is making sure that those ...

Aviation history comes to life at Paine Field - Mukilteo Beacon | And, for parents and educators worried about children losing their learning edge while away from the classroom for the summer, Paine Field's attractions combine an enlightening march through 20th century aviation history with eye-opening exhibits of ...
   
Slideshow: Ray Winstone flying high at Duxford - Cambridge News | ... part in the Flying Legends display at the museum this weekend. The Horsemen, the world's only P-51 Mustang formation aerobatic team, will be performing, with pilots Dan Friedkin and Ed Shipley showcasing the famed American Second World War fighter. 

World’s last flying Avro Vulcan from The Warbird Rescue Company | Tune in this Thursday night at 8PM EST as we will be talking with the crew that keeps the last Avro Vulcan in the air!  Listen to the challenges they face and what you can do to help. 

Precious Metal from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | In 1975, this P-51D became the racer known now as “Precious Metal.” It has had an interesting life from races, crashes, ditching and now with a new owner, back to Reno and racing. It’s Griffon engine ...

Warbird Adventures adds P-51 from General Aviation News | Warbird Adventures and Kissimmee Air Museum at Florida's Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) have acquired a North American P-51D Mustang called Precious Metal, which is now on permanent display at the museum while it is being being prepared to compete in the Reno Air Racing Association's 2011 National Championship Air Races Sept. 14-18. ...

WWII plane restored in Lancaster heads back to New York - Lancaster Eagle Gazette | A locally restored B-26 World War II bomber makes its final pass over the Fairfield County Airport before being flown to a hangar in New York. John Carr directs B-26 bomber pilot Norman Koerner toward the runway at the Fairfield County Airport. ...

KC-135 and the Strongman from AF.mil Photos

How the Private Space Race Has Taken Off from Mashable! by Ben Parr | ... The last manned mission to the moon was in 1972, though. No man or woman has set foot on the moon for 39 years. Not only that, but NASA is retiring the Space Shuttle fleet. Space Shuttle Endeavour has flown its last mission and Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly the last Space Shuttle mission (STS-135) next month. ...

Electric Airplane Sets Speedy Distance Record from Autopia by Jason Paur | A team from the University of Stuttgart has set a new milestone for electric aviation after averaging more than 100 mph for a little more than two hours. Not only did eGenius push the limits of speed and endurance for electric aviation, it did so with two people aboard.  The eGenius is essentially a motor glider with a high-aspect-ratio wing that spans more than ...

Flying cars at the Autoexotics motor show in Moscow from PhotoBlog by Phaedra Singelis | ... converted a standard, Soviet-made Tavria car into a plane ...