Indy Transponder 19-JUL-2011 2200z

The Countdown Begins by The GYROX Team | We can now announce the departure time for the resumption of the flight. Norman will be departing Laoag International Airport at 06:00 hrs (Philippine time) on the morning of Wednesday 20th July 2011. This equates to 22:00 hours GMT/UTC tonight, 19th July 2011.  This very early start means that ...
  
Final Preparations Being Made For Lethbridge Airshow - 94.1 CJOC-FM | Most of the performing aircraft for this week's Alberta International Airshow will be arriving in Lethbridge on Thursday. Final preparations are being made for this weekend's Alberta International Airshow at the Lethbridge County Airport. ...

Excitement builds ahead of Windermere Air Festival - Westmorland Gazette | Highlights include the world-famous RAF Red Arrows acrobatic display team who will, once again, bring the two-day showpiece to a climax on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday, the last flying Avro Vulcan - which was essential to Britain's Cold War defence ...

Breitling Wingwalkers to wow crowds at Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | Charlotte said her team mates had already told her about Bournemouth Air Festival, which runs from August 18-21. “They say it's one of the biggest shows that we do because there's a big crowd and you can see everyone along the seafront,” she added. ...

RAF Shawbury thanks families - shropshirelive.com | Displays began after a Falconry display with the Blades Aerobatic team. A RN Swordfish came next followed by a King Air display. After a break for the Whitchurch Dog Display Team a USAF C130 provided a fly bye. At the end of the parachute display the ...

Preparing for Air Show - via Translator | Spectacular air show and a large set of time-historical vehicles and equipment from World War II will be to look at the list this weekend. ...

[WATCH]: Tyabb Airshow – Pt 6 -Boomerang, P40 and O2 - Aviation Time

Board: 2012 soon for air show - Brunswick News | The Glynn County Airport Commission likes the idea of an air show in Brunswick, but September 2012 would be too soon, according to the man in charge of the county's airports. Steve Brian, executive director of the ...

Al Ain air show for Nov 30-Dec 2 next year - Emirates 24/7 | Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (Adta) has confirmed that Al Ain Aerobatic Show – the Oasis City's annual aerobatics display, will next year be held over the December UAE National Day weekend – moving from its traditional January schedule. ...

16th FAI European Gliding Championships in Nitra: day 2 from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI | The last few gliders are being launched right now for Assigned Area Tasks with a time limit of 1 and a half hours. Though the sun is shining, the air is very humid and heavy with a lot of wet cloud giving a dull, milky look to the sky. Those already launched are bravely circling but low and close home. The starts for the four classes will open only 20 minutes after everyone is up as there is such a small window of opportunity to fly at all today and tomorrow is unlikely to be flyable due to storms and heavy rain. ...

Team Dream: Racing the Odds - Flight Global | ... More broadly, the ARC battles an enduring "handicap" for women pilots in general. Aviation remains to some extent "a good old boys' network", say pilots Lynn Penderville and Jayne Collins, who made their ARC debut this year in a borrowed 1976 Cessna 182.  A pilot for 20-plus years, Penderville began her aviation career watching others fly. As a chief flight attendant she spent much of her time in commercial jet cockpits, chatting to pilots and learning about aircraft operations.  ...

New exhibition commemorates WWII women fighter pilots - Womens Views on News | Summary of story from BBC News, July 18, 2011 | An exhibition is due to open in Maidenhead, Berkshire (England), to commemorate the previously unsung achievements of the 168 women pilots who flew aircraft from factories to front-line airfields during the second World War.  The exhibition coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first flights  ...

The Collier Trophy By JetAviator7 | The Collier Trophy is without doubt one of the longest running awards in aviation. It was started in 1911 by Robert J Collier who was the publisher of Collier’s Weekly. The award had been stipulated to be presented to those who make the “greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year”.  It is notable that as far back as 1911 ...

Paris/Madrid Green Air Race - bahamasaviator | 100 years ago, the idea of flying an 800-mile cross-country anywhere was a grand and dangerous adventure.  With aerodynamics not yet a science and aircraft powered by the self-destructive engines of that day, it took a brave pilot to even make the attempt.  The Paris-Madrid race of 1911 was a disaster from the start, and yet one man managed to achieve triumph despite the tragedy. ...

McDonald Racer #37 & Name Tag, Inc. team up for the National Championship Air Races - Name Tag, Inc. | Hello Name Tag, Inc. blogosphere!  The McDonald Racer #37 team is extremely excited and honored to be working with Name Tag, Inc. for our second year out at the National Championship Air Races.  Not only are we grateful for the sponsorship support, but we greatly enjoy participating in your online community through out the air racing experience.  For those of you who may not remember us from last year, ...

A little IF1 history - Home Page of IF1 Pylon Racing | Formula One aircraft are all powered by a Continental O-200 engine (the same 100 hp engine used in a Cessna 150). Weights and sizes of every major engine part must be within stock limits. The cam profile and carburetion are strictly controlled. Race aircraft must have 66 square feet of wing area, weigh at least 500 pounds empty, and have a fixed landing gear and fixed pitch propeller. The fastest Formula One aircraft can exceed 250 mph on the 3.19-mile race course at Reno. Many Formula One aircraft are ...

Profile 55 - "Little Horse as flown by Ken Dahlberg (sort of) from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | The nose!  And a fine nose at that.  Did you ever read that story, "The Blind Men and the Elephant"?    In case you haven't, a number of blind men stumble across an elephant.  One finds the trunk, another finds the tail, another a leg, another...and they all attempt to describe what they've found.  One says, "It's a snake!" Another exclaims, "It's a tree!" "It's a rock!"  You get it.  Though they're experiencing the same thing, it's also clear they're not.  History is like that, too.  To understand what  ...

World’s First Electric Amphibian from CAFE Foundation Blog | Just days after flying his electric Lazair for the first time, Dale Kramer attached a float, outriggers, and retractable landing gear to his ultralight craft, took off from the grass field near his home, and flew to a nearby lake to make his first water landings and takeoffs.  He even managed to ridge soar the aircraft and stalk floating ducks.  Having designed the Lazair 30 years ago, Kramer was  ...

Air Force officials host first international aeromedical evacuation conference from Air Force Link Top Stories | Hundreds of aeromedical evacuation professionals will gather here July 20 to 21 for the first, U.S.-led international symposium on in-flight medical care.  The International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference features speakers from a variety of countries sharing their stories, advice and lessons learned with hundreds of fellow doctors, nurses, paramedics and medical specialists. Officials expect representatives from 28 nations to attend the event. ...

Discover the ten most expensive items of Apollo 11 memorabilia - News-antique.com | The tool, which came with a signed Letter of Authenticity from Aldrin, was sold for $77675 at Heritage's Air & Space Auction in September 2007. This grey handle was used by the Apollo 11 crew to control the spacecraft's rotation. ...

Stripped down discovery rolls towards retirement at Kennedy Space Center - PhysOrg.com | Space Shuttle Discovery moving to Vehicle Assembly Building Discovery is being processed for retirement and placed in storage on July 13 in the VAB before transport to permanent home at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Credit: Ken Kremer Space ...