Indy Transponder 23-NOV-2011 2345z

Air Force Week in Photos - USAF | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.  View the slideshow.

Earhart footage surfaces in Belfast - Irish Echo | Her final resting place might never be known, but film footage of the legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, which had been missing for decades, has resurfaced in Belfast, archivists have revealed.  Earhart enthusiast John Thompson – who has been lobbying for the return of a plane once flown by Earhart and named “Old Bessie” to Derry, this to mark the 80th anniversary of her solo transatlantic flight next year – says the footage is a “priceless” find.  And he has begun negotiations with the owners to borrow....
Beatrix Potter wins 100-year battle against noisy sea plane - HNN | In 1911 she furiously penned a strongly worded letter against the testing of a Britain's first successful sea plane, called 'Waterbird', over and on her treasured Lake Windermere, in the Lake District, blasting: "Those who want noise go to Blackpool."  Despite her loud opposition the tests went ahead on 25th November 1911 after Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, ignored her pleas and pressed on with Edward Wakefield's unique aircraft.  But plans to celebrate the centenary of that maiden flight and landing this...

Powder Puff Derby Virtual Museum: Patch and Charm - You Fly Girl | A charm from the 1975 race. Across the front is the route of the race across the United States, on the back is the year the race took place....

Ohio Day Trip: National Museum of the US Air Force - Wired |Geek Dad | With our recent move to Ohio for a job and having lived in Wisconsin for the past 25 years, this GeekFamily is in the “we don’t know what we don’t know” phase of our new home state. We want to do things out but just don’t know what. We’d love free stuff to do as well with the holidays right around the corner. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum let us do both....

Robert Henderson, Warbird Sculptor - You Fly Girl | Robert Henderson, dubbed the "Warbird Sculptor" by an entire generation of World War II veterans, has chosen to chronicle the history of aviation in monumental bronze sculptures.  To date, he has fathered "The Study Hall", a most unique outdoor sculpture garden at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This garden houses....

Video: The Human Jet - The Pilot Report | Ever wondered what it would feel like to fly? And I don’t mean as the pilot of an aircraft. You ARE the aircraft, flying like a bird, soaring through the sky.  In this video from TED you meet Yves Rossy, aka “The Jetman.” Yves flies as a...

Whale vs Bear - Grizzly swallowed (almost) whole - Flightglobal | Just in from Airbus Military is this shot of the first A400M for a customer - in this case the French Air Force - arriving at its final assembly line in Seville. The wings and nose are....Something similar - Photo of Note: First Premium Aerotec A350 section heads for St. Nazaire (Update1)

Pilot's Helmet-Cam Films Fatal Crash - AVweb | One of two low-time pilots used a helmet-camera and filmed the crash that killed them both on July 10, 2010, near Oxfordshire, England, according to testimony by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). The information came to light in court and was reported by British news sources this week. Both pilots had less than 200 hours of flight time with some aerobatic training when they attempted a roll in a modified 1946 Stampe biplane. According to the....

The soviets seem to build 'em tough - pprune

Dream Tour - Boeing | After giving her a beautiful new paint job and gorgeous interior, we’re ready to unveil the big plans for ZA003—the third 787 Dreamliner. We’re hitting the proverbial road and taking the airplane on a 787 Dream Tour. The six month tour starts in December in China....

Lufthansa Cargo launches air cargo innovation contest - CTL | Lufthansa Cargo is inviting submissions to their cargo innovation contest. Candidates are invited to use their imagination and to present "green solutions" and ideas for "add-on services" to help reduce the cargo company's environmental impact and improve services, said a company release. The contest is open to anyone and everyone no matter where they live....