Indy Transponder 01-OCT-2011 1000z

40/29 Chief Meteorologist Drew Michaels Flies With Thunderbirds - KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas | FORT SMITH, Ark. -- 40/29 Chief Meteorologist Drew Michaels is getting to fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds on Friday as part of the Fort Smith Air Show. As part of his experience, Drew is sending in some web extra videos talking about his ...

Marine Corps portion of air show is fiery, loud - SignOnSanDiego.com | Marines file out of an MV-22A Osprey in a demonstration of the Marines' Marine Air-Ground Task Force during the airshow. — John Gastaldo The Marines just finished strutting their stuff at their annual air show in San Diego. For the Corps, it couldn't ...

Air Fest not just for planes - Culpeper Star Exponent | Culpeper County Airport's Air Fest on Oct. 8 will not only be a spectacle for aviation enthusiasts, but automobile enthusiasts as well. About 22 hot rods, muscle cars and racecars will be on display as attendees make their way into the compound at the ...

Gold Team and Team 6 pull together to continue the mission. - US Army Golden Knights | The Friday demonstration at any air show is typically the eye-catching experience for media and early attendees.  However this year for the first time our C-31 Fokker aircraft suffered minor damage to the right landing gear, shutting down the Golden Knights for our first show.  Although faced with logistical issues, Team 6 back at Fort Bragg has kicked into high gear and has already  ...

Navy Week Runs to Oct. 9 in Albuquerque - Albuquerque Journal | ... 10 am US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team the Leap Frogs parachute onto Balloon Fiesta Field; Friday, sailors undertake refurbishment projects at Casa Esperanza and Ronald McDonald House, 10 am Navy Leap Frogs parachute onto Balloon Fiesta Field; ...

Redlands Air Show is Canceled - Patch | Committee members say they are forced to pull the plug 10 days before the show after being hit with service and permit fees by the city. 

Leeward remembered as skilled pilot, loving family man - Ocala | The local pilot crashed his P-51and died during an air race in Nevada on Sept. 16, 2011. A total of 11 people died in the crash. By Marian Rizzo To say that Jimmy Leeward lived life to the fullest might be an understatement, friends said at a memorial ...

NTSB: pilot amid maneuver before W.Va. crash - Times Union | ... Mangan, a decorated retired Air Force pilot, was performing with the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team when he and another pilot began a maneuver in which both planes fly directly at each other at 300 feet above ground, ascend and then roll their aircraft, Knudson said. ...

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Expands Attractions for 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Since 2004, the Expo is the place to see, try, buy and sell Light Sport Aircraft, and is the event where new businesses establish relationships with people who learn about LSA, Sport Pilot Certificate and other LSA related certifications. This year will mark the eighth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring Florida, and it is a must-go to event for aviation enthusiasts. EXPO has grown to over 200 area volunteers orchestrating an event for over 10,000 attendees per year.

World War II fighter planes at Nashua Airport - Nashua Telegraph | A machine gun is seen in the window of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is seen as part of this weekend's Wings of Freedom Tour at Boire Field in Nashua. The North American P-51 Mustang sits at the front of the line-up of the three warplanes visiting ...

Tuskegee Airmen traveling exhibit comes to Maine - WCSH-TV | Their story has inspired a group called the Commemorative Air Force to create a unique, traveling exhibit called "Rise Above", which tells the story of the Red Tails - the nickname for the unit because of the distinctive markings on their P-51 Mustang ...

The 63rd anniversary of South Korea's Armed Forces Day from Military Photos | Korea celebrates its 63rd Armed Forces Day today at the Army's Kyeryongdae military headquarters and various other sites. The red-letter day was established in 1956 to mark the day that the South Korean Army broke through the 38th parallel in 1950 at the start of the Korean War. While traditionally an eventful occasion, it has become more limited to military and public officials since the HQ was relocated to Kyeryongdae.  

Cleveland Air Race Revival - ... This year, the Sport Air Racing League, now in its fifth season, welcomes the addition of a new air race: The Cleveland Air Race Revival | Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 6R3 Cleveland Municipal Airport | Cleveland, Texas ...

Air and Space Museum shut down - Toronto Sun | Lancaster WWII pilot Leonard Levy stood in front of a Lancaster aircraft at the Canadian Air & Space Museum last week, before the facility was forced to close its doors for good.

Armless pilot arrives in Ghana for motivational talks - Myjoyonline.com | The phenomenal armless American pilot, Jessica Cox, is arriving in Accra Friday to begin a four-day motivational seminars in Ghana. The seminars, which kick off from the capital at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday October 1, 2011, ...

Lindbergh Prize To Be Awarded To The Quietest Aircraft from Aero-News Network | Award To Be Presented At NASA's Green Flight Challenge Erik Lindbergh said on the blog of The Lindbergh Foundation that the first annual Lindbergh Prize for Quietest Aircraft will be awarded at the NASA Green Flight Challenge being held this week at Charles M. Shulz airport in Santa Rosa California.

Electric Planes Take to the Sky at NASA Green Flight Challenge from Autopia by Jason Paur | SANTA ROSA, Calif. — There is no roar of a 3,000 horsepower V-12 at an electric airplane race. Instead there is only the whir of an electric motor as pilots entered in the NASA Green Flight Challenge take off into the morning sky above the Sonoma County vineyards.  Minutes later the aircraft begin their speed runs overhead on a rectangular course with no perceptible  ...

Today in Aviation History – October 1 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Starts October 1 (PHOTOS)  - Huffington Post | The 40th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifts off October 1, with more than 600 balloons headed to the New Mexico skies for the more-than-week-long event. It's the world's largest hot air balloon rally.  With more than 100,000 people expected to attend, the crowds start lining up to see balloons and ...

milairpix  | A site devoted to Military Aviation Photography with images using both Film and Digital formats from the early Eighties to the present day. These images were taken at some of the major Airshows and Airbases in the UK including, the ...

Who gets the Shuttle Enterprise, NYC or Houston? - Albany Times Union | In April, NASA announced that the space shuttle Enterprise will be retired at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. (Associated Press, CHANG W LEE) From Stewart M. Powell at the Hearst Washington Bureau Texas lawmakers rekindled efforts to ...

Elon Musk Sees A Future Fully Reusable Commercial Space System from Aero-News Network | Booster, Second Stage, Crew Or Cargo Capsule Would All See Multiple Uses SpaceX Founder Elon Musk outlined a fully re-usable commercial space system Thursday in a speech that was webcast from the National Press Club in Washington, DC and archived by C-SPAN. In a video SpaceX has placed on YouTube, the company foresees a transportation system in which all components can be recovered and re-used.