Indy Transponder 26-JAN-2012 0200z

100 Years of Marine Aviation - Air & Space Smithsonian | A salute to 10 aircraft that carried the few and the proud into history. When Marine Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham reported to the U.S. Naval Academy for flight training on May 22, 1912, the date celebrated as the birth of Marine aviation, he didn’t start out with the idea that airplanes could be useful to ground troops. But after flying missions with...

Fokker D-8 for air show - Otago Daily Times | An example of one of Germany's deadliest World War 1 fighters, a Fokker D-8 (or Flying Razor), will be make its first flight at this year's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.  Vintage Aviation, a specialist restoration company based in...

American Heroes Air Show returns to Lee County - WINK | FORT MYERS, Fla.- Helicopters from all facets of law enforcement and public safety will roar into Lee County for what is sure to be a colorful and action-packed event.The American Heroes Air Show, the nation's premier helicopter-only air show, makes a return visit to the Lee County Sports Complex on Saturday from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm....

Golden Knights Week One Warm UP! - US Army Golden Knights | It has been a sensational first week for the team training here at Homestead, AFB. Monday the Aviation crew and team members safely arrived to the great Sunshine State. The advance party greeted us and escorted us over to the headquarters to await the truck with all of the gear and equipment....

North Texas Aviation Pioneer to be Among First Space Travelers - KDAF | As an aviation pioneer, Funk has broken gender barriers all her life.  "Nobody has ever said I can't do it. They say, 'can you?' and I say, 'yes, and I can do it better,'" said Funk.  The one barrier she's still waiting to break is the Earth's atmosphere....

Local Pilot Races to the Front - The Llano News | Taking to the skies is part of who Alan Crawford is. He has been flying for the past 45 years, starting when he was just a ‘youngster’, he served in the Texas Air National Guard following college and spent ten years in the 181st TAW as an instructor and check pilot. Since 1981, Alan has been with Southwest Airlines, and is still a Captain there....

At the B-17 Co-op - Air & Space Smithsonian | Like bomber crews on 100-plane raids, today’s B-17 owners find strength—and survival—in numbers. | USED TO BE, THE ONLY place you saw a Boeing B-17 was at an airshow or in a museum. But in recent years, the World War II bombers have become an increasingly familiar sight in the skies over American cities. Of the 10 that still fly, about half spend the...

WWII bomber lies at bottom of Badin Lake - WRAL | A World War II B-25 bomber and the bodies of its pilot and co-pilot have rested at the bottom of Badin Lake in Stanly County for more than 70 years. The stories and...

Skagit Aero's Blog: The Moment is Finally Here - Antique Airfield | The moment that we have all been waiting for has finally come. After 80+ years and  hours of fabrication and welding the Bulldog is finally sitting on the gear....

A Warbird. Sort Of… - Leaving Terra Firma | Last week, while attempting to write, I was wasting time perusing Youtube when I came across the video above. It made me wonder, “how flexible is my definition of a warbird?”  The aircraft in question is a Titan T-51 Mustang. It is a 3/4th scale replica of a P-51. Like any kit plane, it comes to you in boxes and you put it together. The kit runs...

Aviation artist’s work on show at RAF Museum - Swindon Advertiser | HIS vivid and unique depictions of the aviation world are sought after by everyone from Arab billionaires to former Spitfire aces....

Wichita Aero Club hosting 3rd annual gala on Saturday - Wichita Business Journal | The Wichita Aero Club will host its third annual gala at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Emerald Ballroom at the Hilton Wichita Airport...

January 26 – Aviation History - CRUFC

DOD Testing Worm-Like Airship in Nevada - Daily Tech | The odd-looking airship is called the Argus One, and it was developed by World Surveillance Group | It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...worm?  The U.S. Department of Defense is testing a worm-shaped UAV that acts as a stealthy spy in the sky. The odd-looking airship is...

Space museum dishes out chili, planes and more - Journal Star | The second annual Chili Bomb sponsored by the Strategic Air & Space Museum will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.  Museum visitors can sample chili made by competitors and also view the museum's aircraft. Kids can get their faces painted and take a turn at a rocket launch station. Regular admission will be charged....

A plane in your living room - LEMONDE | Treat yourself to an aircraft in flying condition! For its second auction devoted to the conquest of air and space, Artcurial has set the bar very high. Indeed, the hunter Fouga Magister CM 170, which should be on sale Sunday, January 29, is in flying condition,...

Barefoot Bandit compares himself to Wright brothers - General Aviation News | The Los Angeles Times is reporting that in a series of emails sent from jail, the “Barefoot Bandit,” Colton Harris-Moore, compares his flying prowess to Wilbur and Orville Wright: “The things I have done as far as flying and airplanes goes, is amazing. Nobody on this...