Indy Transponder 07-MAY-2014 2245z

In Memory of Eddie Andreini * InFlight USA By Annamarie Buonocore | It is with great sadness that In Flight USA lost a beloved supporter and member of its family on Sunday, May 4. Civilian pilot, Eddie Andreini, 77, of Half Moon Bay, CA, crashed at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA while performing...

Photos: Blue Angels - US Navy Air Show 2014 * CNN | Blue Angels Air show to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Spirit Of St Louis airport.

Tempest photographer captures essence of Thunderbirds at base air show | Photographer Naama Rios, was front and center capturing some of aerial stunts from the Thunderbirds at the annual Travis Airforce base air show on May 3....

Gold Team at Atholton * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Team opened up the show season with an awesome opportunity to connect with some amazing students and JROTC members from Atholton High School in Columbia, Maryland. The weather was looking bleak heading to the school, but the clouds opened up and the sun came out right in time for the show to start....

Slideshow: Spirit of St. Louis Air Show & STEM Expo May 4, 2014 slideshow - KOAM-TV | Thousands gathered over the weekend in suburban St. Louis to attend the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo in Chesterfield. The show featured performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Skip Stewart, Patty Wagstaff and many more...

Air show at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst aims to bond public, troops - The Times, Trenton | The skies over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will ripple with the thunder of jet aircraft and the spectacle of parachutists next weekend at the military facility’s open house and air show. The first large-scale air show at the base since 2012, the event will showcase more than 60 vehicles new and old from all three branches stationed at the joint compound — the Army, Navy and Air Force — in a mile-long hangar. Titled “America Strong,” the show is meant to show the public, not just what the military has at its disposal, but how they work and live on the base....

Fly-In, 'Cody' fundraiser on tap in Smithville - Austin American-Statesman | There’s nothing like the sight of a vintage airplane to excite both youngsters and adults. Whether it’s a World War II warbird or an experimental aircraft, Smithville’s 10th Annual Fly-In this Saturday, May 10, will offer plenty of thrills for those who love aircraft...

Snowbirds to perform in High River in July - High River Times | On the afternoon of July 23, the celebrated Canadian Forces Snowbirds will take to the skies above the High River Airport to perform their signature aerobatic airshow. “We’re very excited to be bringing such an iconic Canadian tradition to High River this summer,” said Dayna Dickens of the town’s business and tourism office. “I think this is going to come together to be something really special for High River and for the region.”...

Yeovilton International Air Day will celebrate new aircraft carrier - Western Daily Press | The biggest ship ever built for the Royal Navy is the inspiration for the theme of this year's Yeovilton International Air Day. The Queen will name the mighty aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at a traditional champagne christening at Rosyth dockyard in Fife on July 4. Then, on July 26, the Fleet Air Arm's Somerset base will celebrate with an air show featuring historic carrier-borne aircraft, and the most fearsome modern machines....

WWII B-17 'Flying Fortress' soars the skies over Seattle - MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV | RENTON, Wash. (AP) — A restored World War II B-17 "Flying Fortress" will be in the skies over Seattle this week. The plane known as "Memphis Belle," which even inspired a Hollywood film, is on display at the Renton Municipal Airport next weekend. A group called The Liberty Foundation is touring with the plane and a P-51 Mustang fighter...

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Lancaster UK Air Display Schedule * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM) continues to prepare their Avro Lancaster for its historic flight to England in August where it will join the only other airworthy Lancaster in the world, owned and operated by the Royal Air Force’s renowned Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), and participate in several events and activities. The UK Air Display Schedule featuring both Lancasters for August only is now confirmed below:...

Dr.Sky Interviews Mr. Charles Nichols / Yanks Air Museum * Photorecon.net | Recently, I had the honor of interviewing, Mr. Charles Nichols, founder of the Yanks Air Museum, in Chino, California. This is a great museum, that houses many of the great aircraft from all ages of flight. Mr. Nichols was kind enough to take some time from his busy schedule and talk with me on the Dr.Sky Show…..

Aviation shines at Endeavor Awards - AOPA Pilot | The Endeavor Awards are the brainchild of Hollywood filmmaker Mark Wolper, an active general aviation pilot and himself a member of Angel Flight West, who wanted to shine a spotlight on how GA serves those in need. “It’s time to tell the world how public benefit aviation improves our world and saves precious lives,” he said....

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – April, 2014 Update * Warbirds News | As always WarbirdsNews will post updates from restoration projects as they arrive. We have a small report from the Sandbar Mitchell project for you today. These guys are continually marching forwards with their work on the center section...

Rare aircraft photographs Pt. 1 * Let Let Let - Warplanes | There seems to be a vivid E-bay market in aircraft photographs. Not all of these are rare; some were distributed by the thousands by aircraft manufacturers for promotional purposes. Over the...

Airplane enthusiast donates plane to aviation museum - NG News | Horne, a longtime flying enthusiast, gave up his hobby this weekend and donated his two-seater private plane to the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum in Halifax in honour of his late friend Reg Short. “It’s such a beautiful airplane. I’d like to put it somewhere people will see it,” he said about why he chose to give it to the museum rather than sell Citaborea, aerobatic spelt backwards...

Fairey Gannet * Let Let Let - Warplanes | The Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA) by the Fairey Aviation Company. It was a mid-wing monoplane with...

World famous aviator visits Coos Bay students * KCBY | ...During his career, Long broke countless records and is best known for his taking the first solo flight around the world over both poles...

New children’s book published · General Aviation News | New to bookshelves this spring is “Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse,” a suspenseful yet inspiring story of a little mouse who conquered a big challenge...

Minden Soaring Club awards scholarships · General Aviation News | The Minden Soaring Club in Nevada has awarded eight scholarships to local youth to help finance flight and ground instruction in preparation for obtaining a private glider rating...

Space Racers: Virginia Air & Space Center to launch new exhibit for preschoolers - Daily Press | Does your preschooler yearn for outer space? The Virginia Air & Space Center can help with that. This summer, the center in downtown Hampton will launch a new permanent exhibit called Space Racers: Adventures in Space Exploration, designed for kids ages 3 to 6...

Purdue Announces Honorary Degree Recipients * IBJ | ...David Wolf, M.D., of Indianapolis, a 28-year NASA veteran and astronaut who has spent 168 days in space and conducted seven spacewalks over four separate missions, including space Shuttles Columbia, Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavor, as well as the International Space Station, Russian Space Station MIR, and Spacelab. Before being selected as an astronaut, he led teams producing medical research instrumentation for spaceflight including novel state-of-the-art technology for three-dimensional tissue engineering. A medical doctor, electrical engineer, and inventor, he has been awarded 17 U.S. patents, received the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal, and was named the NASA Inventor of the Year. He will receive a doctor of engineering degree at 3:45 p.m. May 18....