Indy Transponder 19-OCT-2011 2330z

Crowds flocked to Wings Over Houston Airshow from Warplanes Online Community | Planes from all generations and of all types took to the sky Saturday, Oct. 15, at Ellington Field for the 27th annual Wings Over Houston Airshow.  The tarmac was packed with people taking pictures of World War II-era fighter planes, current military and civilian planes and helicopters. The show provided the public with an opportunity to tour planes and meet pilots...

Chinese Air Force “August 1” Aerobatic Team launches domestic air show tour from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar | In celebration of the upcoming 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the “August 1” Aerobatic Team officially has kicked off its domestic air show tour. A person in charge from the Air Force Headquarters said on October 17 that the aerobatic team would choose proper [...]

World War II Aircraft come to Lynchburg Regional Airport - wlni.com | The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang Announce Unique Display...

Geoffrey Boot is boosted by win - Isle of Man Today | AIR racer Geoffrey Boot and his wife and navigator Suzie Boot, from St John's, slipped off the island for 48 hours to participate in the final round of the Royal Aero Club's air racing championship on the Channel Isles island of Alderney. ...

Dan Linn's Blog: Texas Antique Fly-In 2011 from Antique Airfield News | The forecast was clear skies and light winds for this weekends Texas Antique Fly-In.  So I gassed up and flew the 170 the short flight north to Gainesville, Texas. This year my buddy Keith Moody rode along for the early morning flight up.  We arrived to 10 to 15 airplanes on the field and joined some friends enjoying the ...
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• Blakesburg Fly-In Photos from Gilles Auilard
• Curtiss Pusher Replica
• Eugene Ely "Father of Naval Aviation" Memorial Events at Williamburg, Iowa
• Dave Fritz's Rearwin Cloudster Now Through Color
• Chuck Doyle's Travel Air Wing Hanging Party
• Dave Denton's Callair Trip to Reklaw 2010
• MAAG's Blog: October MAAG meeting well attended
• Dan Linn's Blog: Texas Antique Fly-In 2011
• MAAG's Blog: October MAAG Meeting at Wiebe Field

The incredible journey from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins | Early in this film -- brought to my attention by Ted Chang -- there's no indication that pilots of RV airplanes are involved, until you hear the sound of an engine start with a black screen. There's no mistaking that sound...

Timeless Voices - Steve Hay by eaavideo.org | Steve Hay helped build a replica 1903 Wright Flyer engine in 1978 for the 75th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, and three more engines for the Centennial in 2003. He also built the unique ornithopter seen at AirVenture every year.

MaxAir2Air - Hello Plane Folks, this week I bring you a tradition-- the annual. Fall Color Flight of T-6 Thunder - North American Flight Team. We had some great light for this flight.

Canadian Aviation Writer Named Chatelaine's Maverick of the Year - Aviation.ca | Last year, she spent three months as Writer-in-Residence at Berton House, Pierre Berton's childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon to research a book on northern aviation history. This past summer she attended Yellowknife's Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly-In,...

Midge THE KILLS - Passionate About Aviation | Jean-Claude Baehr we already enjoy a collection of vignettes on the aviation theme of the 1948 International Aerospace Fortnight is back with these new stamps on the theme of flight safety to try to get more information about its publication...

Celebrating 100 years of soaring from General Aviation News | NASA's Langley Research Center has partnered with the First Flight Foundation and other organizations to celebrate Soaring 100 — the centennial of Orville Wright's historic, world record glider flight of Oct. 24, 1911. His nine minutes and 45 second flight started the sport and science of modern soaring...

From Aviation eBrief:

Tennessee airport will hold open house, fly-in
Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame will honor retired pilot
Honor Flight in Wyoming includes female WWII veteran

Airshow Routine Featuring a Pair of Merlins | Warbird Wednesday from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt Everett | ...To that end, today’s post features a pair display from Duxford in 2009. The aircraft in the video are the Old Flying Machine Company‘s P-51D Mustang ‘Ferocious Frankie‘ and MH434, a Spitfire MkIXB. The video was put together by Blue Foam Airshow Video and, on the off chance that you were worried, features only the ambient soundtrack. In other words, there is no music; only the sound of two finely-tuned Merlins...

Photo: Cargolux 747-8F Water Cannon Salute from Things with Wings by Rupa Haria

Claire Bear Flies to Oshkosh...Just in time for Christmas from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Aurora, Colorado – It’s never too early to start ground school for the next generation of pilots, even if they’re preschoolers! Denver-based publisher Powder Puff Pilot makes learning about aviation fun with a series of full-color picture books starring Claire Bear, a pink‑clad aerobatic performer and mentor for aspiring young pilots. The release of their newest book, Claire Bear Flies to Oshkosh is just in time for parents and grandparents to share their love of aviation with the next generation of pilots at Christmas....

Harrison Ford interview from AOPA Live | Harrison Ford interview thumbnail AOPA Live exclusive interview with Harrison Ford, Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) and Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE).

Shelton Girl Scout Wins National Rocketry Award - Patch.com | Frese participated in a Design and Discovery Day of Rocketry in May of 2011. During this program, made possible through a grant from Bruce N. Griffing Trust, 140 Girl Scouts each designed and launched two different types of rockets using regular ...

Dust Off Those Air-Launched Space Concepts from Ares by Graham Warwick | Over the years, there have been more air-launched satellite booster concepts than I have had curries. Now DARPA has come up with another one -- the Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program. DARPA prides itself in having no corporate memory, so the fact it has tried the air-launch approach before is of no concern to the agency...