Indy Transponder 04-APR-2012 2300z

Red Checkers Tour Finale — Warbirds Over Wanaka - Scoop.co.nz  | The Air Force Red Checkers will perform their popular aerobatic displays at Warbirds over Wanaka during Easter. This display will mark the end of their national tour to celebrate 75 years of the RNZAF. The Red Checkers' display will take place at ...

World War II-era B-29 bomber lands in Tallahassee today - Tallahassee.com | The World War II-era bomber is part of the Commemorative Air Force's fleet and is accompanied by a P-51 plane. Scott Sutor, the president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, saw the plane last year in Wisconsin and said the machine was ...

The midwest tour of “the Restorers” starts this Saturday - Hemlock Films | This Saturday Hemlock Films will kick off our theatrical tour of The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers.  Starting in St. Paul, MN, The Restorers will screen at the Minnesota CAF’s home base. Then the tour moves on to Cleveland, Ohio to screen at the Capitol Theater. Finally, the tour arrives in Dayton, the same week the 70th Anniversary Reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.  The tour is designed to promote the creation of the series The Restorers, as well as bring...

THE BOEING COMPANY 787 DREAMLINER TO RECEIVE 2011 ROBERT J. COLLIER TROPHY - NAA | Washington, DC, March 13, 2012 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced today at their annual Spring Awards Luncheon that The Boeing Company has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “designing, building, certifying, delivering, and supporting the Boeing 787; demonstrating significant advances in the use of materials, technologies, and systems to enhance safety, performance, comfort, and value in commercial aircraft.”  The Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the...

1965 HUEY GUNSHIP UH-1E - Blades Magazine | What’s that word called when you find something wonderful without looking for it? Ah, yes. Serendipitous. For the longest time I’ve been feeling this void that seemed could only be filled by some sort of historical aerial antique. So imagine...

Profile 65 - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | It's "The Story" that draws me to a particular airplane.  Some stories are obvious - like that of Leo Thorsness' F-105 or the B-24, "Flak Shack."  They represent the heroic clashes of aerial sabers.   Some are historic - Hank Snow's "Snowballs" and Dick Cole's "Doolittle Raider"  B-25 come to mind....

Setting My Thoughts On The Pitts S2C (Flying Soon With Billy Werth) from AirPigz by Martt | I'm just beginning to seek out the finer details of flying a Pitts S2C in preparation for going flying soon with Billy Werth from Grayout Aerosports in Indianapolis Indiana. His beautiful red-white-and-blue Pitts has recently been put back in the air after the typical winter tear-down for a hardworking aerobatic aircraft and there's a pretty good chance that my opportunity to give this hot and wild aircraft a try will come sometime next week....

1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8: 90-year-old pilot causes stir at Hickory Municipal Airport - He’s flying vintage airplane to Pennsylvania – solo! from Kathryn's Report | For those interested, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) is in Hickory, NC. Pittsburgh International (KPIT), in Pittsburgh, PA, is a straight line distance of 290 nautical miles.  Taylor has a new best friend in his 1946 Luscombe. Credit: Hickory Daily Record   This is the 1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8 that landed in Hickory  Paul Taylor, 90, talks about his vintage airplane and his ...

Aviation museum supporters: If there's money for Botanica, why not us? - Kansas.com | By Bill Wilson The Kansas Aviation Museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response from the Wichita City Council on Tuesday. An aviation museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response ...

Episode 192 – Mike Flies Seaplanes from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Mike Kincaid is a CFI/Designated Examiner at Mountain Lakes Seaplanes, based at Pappy Boyington Airport (COE) in Hayden, Idaho. He learned to fly in Alaska, where seaplanes are a must, and he had a career with the Alaska Department of Public Safety. In Alaska, Mike...

Video of hail at DFW Airport shot by ramp worker from Sky Talk by Star-Telegram | A ramp worker at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport just sent me this video that he shot with his phone during Tuesday's hail storm at the airport....

The moon landing +25 years: BIS's Lunar Space-ship, NOVA and the evolving Apollo from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Here are some more snippets from the July 1994 Moon Landing edition of IEEE Spectrum. I mentioned in the previous post that the British Interplanetary Society's 1929 "Lunar Space-ship" study was cited as a predecessor to Apollo.  The proposed booster would use...