Indy Transponder 22-SEP-2011 2200z

Salinas Airshow weekend is here - The Salinas Californian | On Saturday and Sunday, expect appearances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds flying in formation, other military aircraft and various stunt fliers. When: Friday through Sunday. Gates open at 4 pm Friday; at 4:30 pm flying begins. ...

WWI air show will follow the high-speed demo at Oceana - Daily Press | A variety of high-speed, precision maneuvers will be on display this weekend at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show, from the Navy's Blue Angels to an "air power" demonstration of tactics used to deliver air-to-ground weapons. If you like speed, ...
   
Win a ride in a FINA stunt plane on CAF Airsho weekend! - My West Texas | The Midland Reporter-Telegram and FINA are giving away a free ride in a FINA stunt plane as part of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirSho. To win, just post the picture of last year's winner Zachary Garza (at left) on the Reporter-Telegram Facebook ...

IMAGES: The History of the Smoke Squadron stamped on the Embraer jet Passaredo - Translated | On the last day on September 18, the Smoke Squadron made a passage through the city of Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, from where the aircraft for a demontração in nearby Guariba. But the reason for stopping in Ribeirão Preto was more special because the T-27 Tucano aircraft of the Smoke Squadron fly in formation with a Passaredo the Embraer 145, which received a special painting, showing the history of the Air Demonstration Squadron.  ...

Nellis Air Force Base – Aviation Nation 2011 from Airplanes Channel: | Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base is Nevada's largest free public event. This year the event will celebrate 70 years of air power in Las Vegas, dating back to the gunnery school opened at Nellis in 1941. ...

The Silver Falcons – Team 72 from Airstrike Aviation Photography | The South African Aerobatic Team of the South African Air Force will become Team 72 as soon as Lt. Jacques Poolman takes the No.3 position over from Captain Buti Tsebe.  The instructors from ...

Airshow Safety: The View from ICAS from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | In the wake of a difficult weekend (and, indeed, a difficult season) for the airshow community, I asked John Cudahy to sit down for a few minutes to talk about airshow safety.  John has been the president of the International Council of Air Shows, Inc. (“ICAS”) since 1997. I’ve heard him speak at the annual convention in Las Vegas for the past two years and I’m returning to Las Vegas again this December.  John is one of those people who has always been on my list of people to bring onto the show at some appropriate time. I had thoughts of bringing him on as  ...

Virtual Patrol BJT - Apache Roll | Almost as true as the original, the "Patrouille Breitling Jet Team Virtual" is animated with passion by six race drivers, able to achieve the training figures like our professional drivers.  Their tools: Software Flight Simulator X and L-39 Albatros modeled and impressive loyalty. ...

#74 F2G-2 Makes It’s Debut from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Coming out of retirement in grand fashion, the F2G-2 Super Corsair #74 of Cleveland Race fame raced at Reno last week. It has not been flown since 1949 after it won the Thompson Trophy in 1947. Piloted by ...

Experimental Aircraft Association community mourns loss of Jimmy Leeward in ...  - Oshkosh Northwestern | Friday's crash was the worst in the Reno air race history, and marked the first time that spectators were killed. Leeward was one of 20 pilots who have died since the races began 47 years ago. Witnesses described a horrible scene after the plane struck ...

Jet Plane Owner Witnesses Reno Air Tragedy By RICHARD SPRINGER indiawest.com | The Reno National Air Championship Air Races and Air Show was going to be the second year in a row for jet plane owner Raju Grace Mann to race her AirRace21 business venture entry into the wild blue yonder.  Instead, the Indian American resident of Orinda, Calif., was numbed and shocked Sept. 16 by the horrific crash of a vintage World War II P-51 airplane into a crowd of spectators at the world-famous air show. ...

"The Reno Tragedy" UCAP #255 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Jeb, Dave, and Jack take a moment to reflect on the tragic events at this past weekend's Reno Air Races. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast.

Female military pilots from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From Aviation Knowledge: Female military pilots:   It is only in the last 30 years that females have been accepted into most Air Forces around the world. In the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), females were only allowed in from 1977. The first female pilot was Angie Dickinson, who graduated in 1988. She, along with a few others, became the first females to be in operational roles within the RNZAF, including several  ...

Concorde's Blood Flows, Heart Beats a Few Times from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A group of Concorde enthusiasts including engineers and mechanics, for a time, briefly brought one of these iconic supersonic airliners back to life. Concorde G-BOAC, known as "Alpha Charlie," was flown to a Manchester, England, museum in 2003 and has been on static display ever since.The Concorde systems had been powered up several times last summer until insurance concerns stepped in. ...

Winged stuntman jumps 5,000 feet - YouTube | Professional thrill seeker, Jeb Corliss flies from the peak of China's Tianmen Mountain wearing a special jumpsuit fitted with wings.

NASA wants to put more green in the skies - Translated | NASA is promoting a contest to test innovative concepts for propulsion of aircraft.  Next week will be tested engined aircraft powered by biofuel combustion, electric airplanes and airplanes with hybrid powertrain.  The goal is to achieve the highest possible efficiency, the maximum flying distance and time with minimal fuel.  The prize for the winner and enthusiasm: U.S. $ 1.65 million, the biggest prize ever offered in aviation. ...

6 Biggest Spacecraft to Fall Uncontrolled From Space from SPACE.com | A rundown of some of the biggest spacecraft to smash into Earth beyond their operators' control.

Spaceport America: The World's First Commercial Spaceport - Industry Leaders Magazine | New Mexico's weather and wide-open spaces have been ideal for the aerospace industry since Robert Goddard, the Father of Modern Rocketry, began conducting research in Roswell in the 1930s, followed by Wernher von Braun in the 1940s, and NASA in the ...

Video: Last Man on Moon Wants Shuttle Back from Spaceports | Retired Captain Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, upset with the United States' current inability to ferry astronauts to Low Earth Orbit, wants the space shuttle program to be reinstated until a suitable replacement is put in place in Congressional testimony this week.