Indy Transponder 23-AUG-2011 1030z

Winds, large bird are theories behind air show death at Selfridge - Detroit Free Press | Franklin's Flying Circus What happened prior to Todd Green's fall Sunday at the Selfridge Air Show was part of a staged show intended to entertain the nearly 75000 onlookers below. The announcer talked about wind dangers and Green made multiple ...

Selfridge 2011  from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)  I got to put on my Nomex and hit the Selfridge ANGB Airshow all day on Sunday to help run the CAP static display. I hit the gate at around 0540 and was out on the flight line by about 0730. We put about 130 Boy Scouts through the hands-on portion of their aviation merit badges in addition to putting several hundred other people in one of the wing’s glass C-182Ts…

Air Show Plans Bryan Jensen Scholarship - Kansas City News Story ...  by kmbc | KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A scholarship will be created to honor the memory of a stunt pilot who died while performing at the Kansas City Air Show. Monday, August 22, 2011...

Iowa native killed in air show crash - Omaha World-Herald | On Saturday, the Atlantic, Iowa, native died in a plane crash at a Kansas City air show in front of an audience of thousands. Services for Jensen, 50, are expected to be held later this week in Atlantic, near where he grew up on his family's farm. ...

Red Arrows crash: Scampton prayers for Jon Egging - BBC News | Prayers will be said at a church service in Lincolnshire for a Red Arrows pilot who died during a crash at an air display. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his plane came down at the end of a display near Bournemouth airport on Saturday. ...

Red Arrows announcement due this morning - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | By Will Lodge » AN ANNOUNCEMENT is expected this morning (Tuesday)on whether the Red Arrows will appear at Clacton Air Show later this week. The star flying team have seen their planes grounded while the causes of a fatal crash on Saturday are ...

Valley Native to Become Member of Air Force Thunderbirds - Wheeling News Register | That's the day when the son of Roger and Patty Criss of Weirton is scheduled to join the Thunderbirds at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force which tours the United States and much of ...

Washington County Jump-start: Air Show recap, record crowd at Safeway Classic ... - OregonLive.com | Oregon International Air Show: Whether you went to the show or not, you couldn't avoid the Oregon International Air Show this weekend in Washington County. The Oregonian covered the event from the fly-in Friday through Sunday's Margaret Teufel Day, ...

Top gun now turning tricks - ABC Online | Former RAAF pilot Matt Hall achieved a personal first when he flew into Townsville Airport yesterday ahead of the Ingham Wings and Wheels Airshow. "I have spent a lot of time in Townsville doing exercises out of here so it's not ...

Great Alabama Aviation Events Coming September  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News -With summer heat diminishing a few degrees, September kicks off with better weather for Alabama Aviation events. These signature events offer family enjoyment and the opportunity to take in the local sights while soaking up aviation entertainment. Each weekend in September offers a unique aviation event from north to south across the state. Mark these dates; you will not want to miss some of the best local events of the year… 

SD Airshow postponed - The Swazi Observer | The decision was taken following the accident of two Albatross aircraft returning on August 13 from an airshow in Tzaneen, South Africa, that claimed the lives of 13 people. “The entire aviation community is in mourning and hosting an airshow within a ...

Miller celebrates 90 years of flying and family - Midway Driller | His credentials allowed him to fly B-24 and B-25 Bombers as World War II came to an end. His flying continued in Long Beach California where he served as a reserve officer. In the 1950's and 1960's he was a member of the Taft Pilots Club, ...

Taking Flight - Morning Star | He said many World War II war birds, such as the P51 Mustang, the Navy's Corsair and a brand new twin-engine B-25 bomber will be in the air. Some aircraft will be powered by small electric motors, the latest trend in model aircraft design. ...

World War II-era B-17 bomber takes flight at Trenton-Mercer Airport - The Trentonian | The WWII veteran served as an Army Air Corps waist gunner, having operated the 50-caliber machine guns attached to the B-17 bomber. Reinhardt on Monday flew in a B-17 for the first time since his military days. As the aircraft was preparing to take off ...

Vintage War Planes Returning to Pittsfield Airport - iBerkshires.com | Among the vintage World War II planes are B-17 and B-24 bombers and a P-51 Mustang. The Florida-based foundation confirmed with the Berkshire News Network that its members will be landing in the restored, vintage aircraft at the airport on Monday, ...

WWII planes featured at two weekend shows - NorthJersey.com | Greenwood Lake Airport in West Milford will host its third annual World War II Showcase from 10 am to 5 pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The West Milford show will feature aerobatics and special guests, including World War II veteran "Wild" Bill ...

Guess what’s worse than a flameout on take off? A flameout on catapult launch from an aircraft carrier  from David Cenciotti's weblog -  A quite embarrassing episode marked the end of MAKS 2011 air show on Aug. 21, at Ramenskoye air base, near Moscow. The Sukhoi PAK-FA/T-50, Russia’s 5th generation fighter plane, was forced to abort take off after suffering a flameout in the right-hand Saturn engine. As below footage shows, the T-50-2, the second prototype of the stealth fighter (52 Blue), aborts its take off roll  after bursts of flames erupted from the engine…

Belgian F-16 Pilot Refueling Mid-Air  from I Love Planes by Rafael | A Belgian F-16 fighter pilot maneuvers into position behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft Aug. 18, 2011, before refueling. The pilot is on a mission to provide close air support to coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

Air Force Heritage Park opens Friday - Journal Pioneer | That's the whole idea of the park," said Al Poirier, with the Aviation Heritage Society (PEI) Inc., one of the driving forces behind establishing the park. Work to begin restoring the three aging airplanes situated at the former CFB Summerside began ...

Aviation High School breaking ground Tuesday near Museum of Flight - TheNewsTribune.com | The Highline School District's Aviation High School, the nation's first college-preparatory aviation-related high school when it opened in 2004, will break ground Tuesday near Boeing Field for a new campus. The Highline School District's Aviation High ...

Aviation High soars into the future, landing next to Boeing Field - The Seattle Times | King said the museum — long before he came on board early this year — decided its goal wasn't just to collect and preserve aviation history but to help shape it. Aviation High School, a public school that's part of the Highline School District, ...

Spirits soar as youth explore aviation - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune| As in past years, the EAA chapter offered free airplane rides to children between 8 and 17 years of age as part of the national Young Eagles program. When the last plane landed, there had been a total of 87 children officially registered as Young ...

National Aerospace Week September 11 thru 17  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | This year's National Aerospace Week, a September 11-17 event established by Congress, will focus on informing the debate over choices our government will make in the coming months according to the Aerospace Industry Association.  The aerospace and defense industry is the lifeblood of America's industrial base, employing approximately 800,000 workers directly, and supporting more than 2 million middle-class jobs in related fields. More than 30,000 suppliers in the industry provide high-skill, high-paying jobs in all 50 states says AIA…

Today in Aviation History – August 23  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal