Indy Transponder 16-SEP-2014 2230z

Hinton scores sixth Gold victory * Daily Sparks Tribune | "Yesterday's race was probably the most exciting in the history of air racing." Even on Sunday people were still buzzing over Saturday's Gold heat race that sets the pole position. Earning the prize spot puts a rear closest to the pace jet that leads...

Reno Crowd Agrees: “Best Race I Ever Saw!” * Air & Space Magazine | The Kid won it, but it was
the Old Man of Air Racing who gave the fans a finish they'll never forget. By Linda Shiner. airspacemag.com 2 minutes ago. At the end of the closest race in the 51-year history of the National Championship Air Races, seven...

An onslaught of Hot Section air racing * Armidale Express | But Mr Onslow is part of a small group of Australians making names for themselves in the world's premiere air racing event. Mr Onslow, who owns Fleet Helicopters and Onslaught Air Racing, came in second place in the silver race with a time of seven...

F-22 Raptor arrives for weekend's Oregon International Air Show - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com  | Captain John Cummings and the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor arrived at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. The F-22 Demo Team is here in advance of their first-ever Oregon flight demonstrations at the Oregon International Air Show Sept. 20-21 at Hillsboro Airport....

'Let Freedom Ring' flies high in Wise: Classic aircraft makes history come alive at Lonesome Pine Airport - Kingsport Times News | WISE -- Lonesome Pine Airport's 'Let Freedom Ring' salute to veterans and inspirational shout out to area youth has literally landed and will be available to the public from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Saturday. Freedom isn't free, but the airport's 'Let Freedom Ring' event certainly is. There is no admission charge, it's all free, so pack up the kids and grandmas and grandpaws and let 'em loose on the Lonesome Pine tarmac...

Jason Bradbury and Brian Cox join Red Arrows to inspire young engineers - The Lincolnite | The RAF aerobatic team The Red Arrows joined forces with Formula One firms and world-famous science ambassadors in order to inspire the next generation of young engineers. Attending the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) day at RAF Scampton on September 16 was physicist Brian Cox, Gadget Show host Jason Bradbury and Wing Commander Andy Green, who is the holder of the world land speed record...

Red Arrow + Vulcan + Lancaster + others Pilot Interview — Bill Ramsey by travelforaircraft | Editor's note: this is the second of four posts this week concerning the Avro Vulcan. The Vulcan is not well known on the west side of the Atlantic Ocean but is more than famous on the east side of the Atlantic as the Royal Air Force's primary nuclear strike strategic bomber during most of the Cold War. As with its NATO cousin, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, it too originally flew missions high and fast until increasingly capable fighter and missile threats demanded a change in tactics. Like the B-52, the Vulcan's airframe was then reinforced for low penetration flying—also changing the livery from anti-flash white to earthtone camouflage coloring...

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Saluting the Tuskegee Airmen Support Personnel * Red Tail Squadron | ...When we speak of the Tuskegee Airmen we often are amazed and inspired by their ability to triumph over adversity. But this tenacity and strength of spirit applies far beyond the pilots who were once deemed unfit to fly simply because of the color of their skin. Dedicated service members like....

8th Anniversary Gala to Feature Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Fundraiser | At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Fundraiser Honolulu, HI – “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City’s Hudson River, will be this year’s guest speaker at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s 8th Gala on Saturday, December 6, 6:00 to 10.00 p.m..... More Here

Community Day at Carolinas Aviation Museum | On Saturday August 23rd, the museum opened its doors for free to the general public for Community Day. Why did we do this? Often we hear from people who live in this area that they didn't know that Charlotte had an aviation museum. We even won the Best of the Best Award last year for being the best kept secret in Charlotte!   It's great to win an award, but that is not quite the honor you want bestowed upon you. Obviously there are still lots of folks that don't know that this museum exists and that it's an educational resource for them. So...

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