Indy Transponder 10-NOV-2011 1730z

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Chilean Air Force Pilot Dies in Crash - Latin American Herald Tribune | SANTIAGO – A member of the Chilean air force's flight-demonstration team died Wednesday when his plane crashed during a training exercise, the military said. The pilot was identified as Lt. Cristian Andres Padilla Bravo, 28, who joined the Halcones ...

Nellis opens gate for annual Aviation Nation - Las Vegas Review-Journal | The US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team performs during the annual Aviation Nation air show at Nellis Air Force Base last year. » Buy this photo When: Gates open at 9 am Saturday and Sunday; the Thunderbirds demonstrations at 2 pm ...

Harry Wardwell steps down as Airshow show director - The Salinas Californian | Harry Wardwell has stepped down as executive director of the California International Airshow Salinas, said a news release from the organization. Wardwell, who held the position for 20 years, will be replaced by Airshow volunteer and board member Bruce ...

#DXB11: Dubai Air Show's biggest non-story is ... the F-35 from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | The Lockheed Martin F-35 is the story that won't happen at the Dubai Air Show, which opens Sunday, and we're not entirely sure why.  There is of course no shortage of big headlines at what is now the world's third-largest aerospace event and...

Dutch WWII fliers, families visit Camp Shelby - The Associated Press | HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Diplomats from the Netherlands and families of Dutch airmen who learned to fly in Mississippi during World War II are visiting Camp Shelby, where the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum is dedicating an exhibit about the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School.  The museum, which marked its 10th anniversary last month, scheduled the dedication Thursday....

Is the F-35 stealth jet so advanced that it can be flown using one hand only? Picture raise question by David Cenciotti | Do you remember HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick)?  Ok, forget it.  As the following  Lockheed Martin picture shows, the F-35B, the (most costly) Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter, is not only pretty easy to fly as I witnessed in a ride on board the JSF Cockpit Demo, but it embodies so much advanced technology to be flown by the pilot with only one hand (resting his left one)....

Holiday Tips for Visiting the Museum from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | As the weather gets cooler and Thanksgiving approaches, I start thinking about the throngs of holiday tourists that will be lining up to get a chance to view the great stuff we have here at the Smithsonian.  For our holiday visitors, I’d like to suggest the following tips for a more enjoyable visit....

Air Force Museum hosting student writing competition - Dayton Daily News | The research questions for this year's competition are: The Doolittle Raiders encountered various problems prior to and in route to their mission. Identify three of these problems and the remedies implemented. Based on the remedies, do you believe the ...

Red Tails gets a new trailer and poster - Total Film | Lucasfilm's upcoming WW2 drama Red Tails has released a new trailer that finally marries the film's flag-beating, grandstanding dialogue to some genuinely hair-raising action sequences. Anthony Hemingway's film charts the story of the Tuskagee training...

Breitling Jet Team Formation Flight with Airbus A380 from TAKEOFF TUBE

Video: Dassault Rafale Display Only from Latest Vlog | I suggest opening up this video to full screen with HD on.  Filmed at the Breitling Sion Airshow this past September 15th and 16th, Yannick Barthe really captures this display brilliantly with his cuts in the cockpit and steady tracking of this twin-engine multi-role jet fighter aircraft. Enjoy!

What happens to Scaled Composites after Burt Rutan? - Flightglobal | Burt Rutan founded Scaled Composites in 1982 and over three decades drove its research into such risky projects as the round-the-world flight of Voyager ...

Southwestern Virginia Technology Council Supports Human Spaceflight at Wallops Island from Spaceports | The Southwestern Virginia Technology Council continues to help advance the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport by voicing support for the NASA commercial crew program later in this decade. The council communicates to federal and state legislators, to the general public via Op-Eds, and to the next generation through STEM-education within its service footprint....