Marine air crew providing support, thrills - Dayton Daily News | Welcome to “Fat Albert Airlines,” piloted by a Marine Corps air crew who have the dual duty hauling the Navy's Blue Angels' technical support team of about 40 people and nearly 20 tons of equipment, and performing at air shows from coast to coast. The...
High flyers at Dayton Air Show from Cincinnati.com | Air Show announcers Rob Reider and Danny Clisham: Reider, a winner of 5 Emmy awards, is known for his multiple talents in air show entertainment, writing, singing and performing.Clisham has been an announcer ...
Air Force reduces number of jets in shows - Dayton Daily News | DAYTON — The Dayton Air Show has called on the civilian ranks of jet pilots to fill the void the Air Force left when the service cut the number of solo tactical jet acts to one from six this season, an organizer said.
Heat hangs over Ohio air show - FOX19 | Some high temperatures will dog the high-flying performances at this weekend's annual Dayton Air Show.
It's showtime in the Gary skies - nwitimes.com | GARY | The temperature reached triple digits Friday, but things really heated up once the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds began their afternoon practice run in the skies above Marquette Park for the kickoff of the 2012 South Shore Air Show. The ...
THE B-2 STEALTH HAS LANDED AT THE AIR TATTOO! from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The United States Air Force's Global Strike Command B-2A 'Spirit' stealth bomber has landed at the Royal International Air Tattoo!
Russian pilots could miss Farnborough - The Voice of Russia | Third World Aerial Aerobatic Yak 52 Championship. Russian aviation revived with aerial acrobatics festival · Loading... Most recent. 15:29 Russian pilots could miss Farnborough. 14:48 Merkel approval rating at 2.5-year high. 14:45 Aid for Afghanistan ...
Flying research laboratory to appear at Royal International Air Tattoo | Visitors to the UK's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford this weekend will be able to see an aircraft that deliberately flies into the most violent storms and investigates volcanic ash clouds. It is making its first-ever ...
RIAT: A400M reborn as 'Atlas' - Flightglobal | Airbus Military's A400M transport has been formally named the Atlas by its European customer nations, during a rain-affected ceremony at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT). UK Royal Air Force chief of the air staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen ...
Why the Farnborough Airshow Is Still So Important - CNBC.com | New venues such as Singapore, Dubai and Bangalore have grown in importance with the global economy, but Farnborough is not an anachronism; it remains a premier venue to take the industry's pulse.
Russia attempts to shift attention away from Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash at Farnborough Air Show from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | Russia will remind the world of its air power history at the Farnborough Air Show next week as it battles to shift attention from the fatal crash of a new Superjet 100 plane, a disaster that could stall efforts to revive its aviation industry....
Thunder In the Sky Auburn Airshow from KNCO | click to hear Tim O'Brien. the Auburn Air Show also features vintage aircraft, experimental aircraft, and the Patriot Jet Team performing a sky show. The Auburn Air Fair runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Auburn Airport Saturday July...
Air show staging at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport - KLTV | The Thunder Over Cedar Creek air show is this weekend, but you don't have drive that far to see the planes.
Army parachute team lands at Arsenal for 150th anniversary - Quad City Times | For 34-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Noah Watts, there is nothing on earth he can compare to the skydiving he does as a member of the Army's elite Golden Knights parachute team. “Have you ever been in a convertible, driving down the freeway at ...
Cedar Creek Lake air show preview - KYTX | Pilots say it's a romance that never fades away. "I'm going to turn 56 next week, and I'm feeling like a kid. Every time I fly, I feel so good." Orestes Lorenzo, a pilot for the Red Steel Jet team, sa.
Weekend airshow...and a cold war flight - KETK | ... P-40 fighters and the Tora,Tora gang from the Commemorative Air Force. On Saturday, by the way, at the aviation Museum, you can buy a ride on a B-25 Mitchell, the plane flown by the Doolittle Raiders in the attack on Tokyo. And again, all proceeds ...
World War II Replica Model Planes to Take Flight - KEZI TV | Even
though the Fourth of July has come and gone, patriotic celebrations
continue this weekend with "Warbirds Over the Pacific" where World War
II replica planes will take to the skies. Model airplane pilots are
preparing for takeoff at the South Lane ...
Weather Vs. Warbird Show from Pacific Flyer | Story and Photos | By Gillies Auliard | Who said that money can't buy good taste? Proof positive of the contrary is Jerry Yagen, the driving force behind the exponential growth of the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) of Virginia Beach, Va., which held the fourth edition of the "Warbirds over the Beach" show at the Museum's pristine facility May 19-20...
Michigan Aerobatic Open – Days -1 and 0 from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | Yeah, it’s been a busy couple of days. Day -1 and Day 0, Thursday and Friday before the Michigan Aerobatic Open. It’s been hotter than hell here. And Hell, Michigan is not far from here, so we know from Hell. 99 to 103 in the afternoons and a lot hotter than that in the Pitts [...]
WWII Aircraft Plans Valpo Mission with "Wings of Freedom" Tour - PortageLife | A sight seldom 
seen since the 1940's, the Wings of Freedom tour is scheduled to stop in Valparaiso with WWII-era aircraft including the B-17G Flying Fortress “Nine-o-Nine,” Consolidated B-24J Liberator and "Witchcraft,” and P-51C Mustang “Betty Jane ...
Ride in B-17 bomber was a flight to remember - ThisWeekNews | Having flown on military aircraft in the past, I had an idea what to expect when I climbed aboard a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber, known as the Flying Fortress...
Showing posts with label A400M. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A400M. Show all posts
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Indy Transponder 07-JUL-2012 1045z
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Indy Transponder 26-JUN-2011 0230z
Downpours Mar US Thunderbirds Air Show in Bulgaria - Novinite.com | The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force. Photo by BNR Downpours marred Saturday the air show of the world-famous US squadron Thunderbirds at the Bulgarian "Graf Ignatievo" air force ground. The news was reported by the ...
Wings Over Tyler air show - KLTV |Tyler is hosting an air show, Wings Over Tyler, on July 4th weekend. The crazy tricks and high speed turns these pilots can pull off have not been seen in Tyler in quite a while. "Oh they'll be flying upside down, loops, sideways, pretty close to the ground, doing double-eights in the sky with smoke trailing behind," said Carolyn Verver, who helped organize the show. ...
Aviation celebration held at Caldwell Airport - Northwest Cable News | She is on a panel with other pilots like Joe "Rifle" Shetterly, Greg Poe and members of the Idaho Division of aeronautics. Both Morgan and Poe hope by sharing their adventures in space, local kids will be inspired to explore the wonders of flight and ...
Pilots show off planes' capabilities - Kansas.com | Here at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, Rambo performs those same maneuvers for a much larger audience. He's been demonstrating them daily to the thousands who gather to watch the afternoon entertainment. ...
Paris Air Show - "rehearsal" for MAKS - The Voice of Russia | Russia's exposition at the Paris Air Show this week impressed ordinary visitors and aviation officials alike. The Sukhoi Superjet gained a lot of orders along with the MS-21 airliner currently being developed by the Irkut and Yakovlev Design Bureau, ...
Snowbird loved flying since a fledgling - St. Thomas Times-Journal | Padruig MacIntosh climbs into his Snowbirds jet Friday at the St. Thomas Municipal Airport prior to the team's practice session. By NICK LYPACZEWSKI TIMES-JOURNAL Capt. Padruig MacIntosh is a six-year-old boy in a grownup's flight suit. ...
Hawk One Returns to 4 Wing Cold Lake by dandempsey | On the 17th of June a golden jet broke out of the clouds east of Cold Lake, Alberta and was soon arcing over the airfield at 4 Wing. It was a return visit by the Discovery Air Hawk One F-86 Sabre which made its inaugural visit to the area in 2009 in celebration of Canada’s ...
Planes of Fame Air Show 2011 from TAKEOFF TUBE
Daredevil Shirley grandfather is a record breaker - Birmingham Mail | DAREDEVIL veteran Tom Lackey has completed his toughest challenge yet – wing walking both ways across the English Channel. And the 91-year-old grandfather from Shirley said completing the four-hour feat was “terrific”. ...
When museum pieces fly - AirForceTimes.com | A B-17 crash is reigniting the debate over whether restored military aircraft — warbirds, they're called — should be flown. The Flying Fortress, a World War II bomber, made an emergency landing June 13 in ...
Armed Forces Weekend: Sunday's activities from What's On at RAF Museum London | 25 June 2011 - 26 June 2011 | Incorporating The Hendon Pageant This year's Hendon Pageant is dedicated to Armed Forces Day 2011, Saturday 25th of June, and consists of a series of activities held on both the Saturday and Sunday dedicated to the members of all 3 Armed Services in the UK and their families. Activities on Sunday include ...
The 178th victory from the Warbird's blog | In a dark hallway of the Sikorski Institute in London, this tail section of a German Junkers bomber sits more or less forgotten. (The engine in front of it doesn't belong to the Ju-88 but to a British Hawker Hurricane fighter.) It is billed as the 178th aircraft shot down by RAF 303 Squadron, known as
Weekend Wings #40: South Africa's "Franken-Mirages", Part 2 of 3 from Bayou Renaissance Man | Last week, in Weekend Wings #39, we looked at the South African Air Force (SAAF) and its Cheetah program to improve its 1960's-vintage Mirage III fighter-bombers. This week I'd planned to examine three related areas pursued by the SAAF during the 1980's and early 1990's: but the sheer length of the resulting article is way too big for Blogger to handle comfortably! When I initially put it up, it produced errors. I've therefore split it in half. I'll devote this Weekend Wings to South Africa's Carver fighter project. Next weekend, in Weekend Wings #41, I'll cover the 'Super Mirage F1' program to upgrade the engines and weapons of the SAAF's front-line aircraft, and describe various weapons and systems that were developed to equip Mirages, Cheetahs and Carvers. ...
Powered parachutes fill the sky - Fox11online.com | NEW LONDON - The skies near New London will be filled with beautiful colors as the Wisconsin Powered Parachute Association celebrates their 10th Annual Fly-In. This event will feature powered parachutes, helicopter rides, powered paragliders, food, ...
FlightTime Radio Show 180 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Back in the Key Auto Studio at WBOB, we talk about Milford's first sailplane flight with a passenger onboard and the USA Today front page article about becoming an airling captain!
"CF-Squared" UCAP #239 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Young Eagles Take Flight at Morgantown Airport - WBOY-TV | The Young Eagles program is held by the Morgantown Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. "We have been doing this since 1995, flying in excess of 2000 kids," said Richard Judy, president of the Morgantown Pilot's Association. ...
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Friday, March 25, 2011
AIR TATTOO OFFERS GLIMPSE OF RAF’S FUTURE
Visitors to this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo will have a second chance to view the RAF’s next generation airlifter when the Airbus A400M returns to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire 12 months after making its UK airshow debut.
The aircraft, which is set to replace the RAF’s Hercules C-130 fleet, will be known as ‘Atlas’ when it enters service in late 2012 or early 2013. It is designed to carry troops, equipment and supplies and can travel further and faster than most current in-service airlifters. It is also far more flexible.
Airbus Military’s parent company EADS gave the go-ahead this month (March) for the first series aircraft to enter production. The first A400Ms should finally roll off the production line later this year.
Airbus’s chief military test pilot Ed Strongman will be at the controls of the A400M when it displays at the airshow, at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on July 16 & 17.
The Air Tattoo’s Sponsorship Development Manager Francesca Heap said: “We enjoy phenomenal support from the aerospace industry and what better way to showcase this than with an exciting new Airbus airframe. It’s good for the Air Tattoo, it’s good for the aerospace industry it’s good for the RAF and it’s good for the thousands of people who will see it display at RAF Fairford this summer.”
In addition to celebrating its 40th anniversary, this summer’s Air Tattoo, on July 16-17, will host a gathering of specially-decorated ‘Tiger’ aircraft from the NATO Tiger Association. ‘Tiger’ aircraft come from NATO squadrons that have a Tiger or Big Cat in their emblem and their association marks its 50th anniversary in 2011. The ‘operational’ spotlight STAR 11 will focus on aircraft and equipment involved in the roles of Strike and Reconnaissance.
Advance tickets, priced from £39, are available by visiting www.airtattoo.com or calling 0800 107 1940. All tickets must be purchased in advance. All accompanied under-16s go free.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Indy Transponder 22-JUL-10 - Farnborough Edition
Farnborough International Airshow News - ATWOnline
Talking with ATW, McNerney predicted a long, slow recovery while acknowledging that the rate of orders at this year's Farnborough International Airshow has ...
Photos of Note: Farnborough So Far - 787, 777-300ER, A400M, A330F from FlightBlogger
FARNBOROUGH -- Finding time at the show to download, tweak and upload photos during an air show is harder than finding a (insert snark here) at an air show. I've uploaded 177 photos from Sunday and Monday-Wednesday's will follow tomorrow. I've got about 935 to sort through, so it may take a little. This set is dominated by 787's arrival on Sunday and the tour on board, though also includes A400M, Qatar's 777-300ER and Etihad Crystal Cargo's A330F. Enjoy. ...
UAV Pictures at Farnborough Airshow - Popular Mechanics
Farnborough Airshow, held just outside London, is one of the aviation industry's biggest gatherings. But what strikes the visitor now is that a lot of the excitement and innovation has moved away from the manned sector to the unmanned ...
Farnborough International Airshow 24th & 25th July - Earthtimes
Well the dare devil Red Arrows team felt just that way and decided to get on a bike and try it out for themselves... and they loved it SO much they have ...
Holy Vectored Thrust Batman! - F-22 Shows Off At Farnborough by Martt
Air show gets supersonic display - RAC
The Bloodhound project will be the first ever attempt made at breaking the 1000mph barrier on land, and the team is hoping that their calculations are right ...
Brazil, Russia win Farnborough's smalll jets battle - Bangkok Post
The Blades aerobatic team perform at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, on July 20. Brazilian and Russian planemakers have won the race for orders of ...
Chinese fighters make wave at Farnborough Air Show - Zee News
... appearance at an international air show having flown in Farnborough after making refuelling stops in Saudi Arabia and Turkey and is proving a big draw. ...
Flightglobal award winners revealed - Flightglobal
... system for Embraer business jets were last night named Leader, Aviator and Innovator of the Year in the second Flightglobal Achievement Awards. ...
Question for Day 3 of Concorde Quiz from Flight International
Thumbnail image for Concorde manual jkt.jpgIt's day three of the Farnborough Airshow (which we are covering in depth here at our special site) so that means it is also day three of of Concorde quiz and time for a new question!
Video: Airbus A400M Arrives At Farnborough from I Love Planes
Airbus A400M Landing At FarnboroughI love the props on this plane. I don't know if they'd look this cool in person. The effect we're seeing is mostly related to the CCD on the digital camera capturing the frames, but the props still look cool.
Dreamliner Pilot Answers Your Questions (Video) from Diamond Pilots
Stealth at Farnborough from Ares
In the news from Farnborough: a stealthy version of the Super Hornet (plus bonus secret Boeing-related program) and plans for a very-low-observable version of General Atomics' Avenger UAV.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Indy Transponder 19-JUL-10 UK Edition
Royal Air Force Red Arrow display team and a Vulcan aircraft fly over the Farnborough International Airshow 2010 in Farnborough, southern England, ...
Please enjoy our free Farnborough air show magazine - Flightglobal.com
FARN10: Watch videos from F-35 press briefing from The DEW Line
Lockheed Martin executive Tom Burbage met with the international press this morning to present an update on the F-35 program and answer questions. ...
from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn | Picture credit apgphoto
Two icons of the UK aerospace sector joined up today to make a spectacular fly-by appearance at the show.
Nine BAE Systems Hawks from the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team led restored Cold War veteran Avro Vulcan XH558 down the centreline, giving visitors a taste of the weekend flying display at Farnborough.
Day One Farnborogh 2010 from IAGblog Podcasts
FARN10: F-22 over Farnborough from The DEW Line
FARN10: Introducing the 'Gyrojet' -- part autogyro, part jet from The DEW Line
Grasping at an opening in the market for a low-cost platform optimised for the booming aerial surveillance market, UK-based Gyrojet is single-handedly attempting to revive the autogyro.
The privately financed aerospace start-up is using the Farnborough air show to publicly reveal the Scorpion S3, a concept aircraft quietly in development since 2004. ...
Newly unveiled rotorcraft aimed at UK parapublic market from PPRuNe Forums
Who needs a light twin when you can scare the bad guy into thinking he's being pursued by the ninja police...
FARN10: Win a book about Concorde! from Flight International
Concorde made a number of appearances at the Farnborough Airshow, including at the 1970 show--a moment captured above by our AirSpace member Orville. This year at the Farnborough Airshow (which we're covering in full depth at our special site) we're pleased to be bringing back a little bit of Concorde. ...
Airbus's A400M makes debut flight - Bristol Evening Post
AIRCRAFT enthusiasts at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford enjoyed the UK debut flight of the Filton-built A400M. The Airbus-owned military ...
In pictures: Royal International Air Tattoo - BBC News
All pictures in this gallery were taken by photographer Graham Bloomfield at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford on Saturday 17 July 2010. ...
Bomber fails to appear at Croome Park airshow - BBC News
A scheduled flypast in Worcestershire by a Lancashire bomber had to cancelled at short notice. The plane was due to fly over Croome Park on Saturday as part ...
Wing-walkers and Spitfire jetting to Scotland - Deadline Press & Picture Agency
Other aircraft flying in on Saturday include the Hawk and Hunter jets, an historic RAF Dakota, Starduster and Tiger Moth biplanes and the aerobatic Pitts ...
F-16 will be pushed to limit at Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo
YOU won't miss the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Demo Team at next month's Bournemouth Air Festival. The brightly-coloured fighter jet ...
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Indy Transponder 18-JUN-10 1030z
New York filled with special challenges for Red Bull Air Race from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen | NEW YORK – Jim DiMatteo is the Race Director for the New York Red Bull Air Race on June 19/20. The former U.S. Navy "Top Gun" Captain has spent the last three years leading the planning and organizing for the race in New York. DiMatteo talks about the special challenges that were involved in getting [...] Related posts:New York City to host Red Bull Air Race in 2010 Barcelona And Sabadell Officially Welcome Red Bull Air Race Lisbon, Portugal signs contract to host Red Bull Air Race for 2010…
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship takes to the skies over New York City - New York Daily News
Red Bull Air Race pilots Alejandro Maclean, Kirby Chambliss, Paul Bonhomme, Michael Goulian and Pete McLeod walk through Times Square…
Red Bull Air Race Training In NYC Skyline (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post | The 5th leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is scheduled to take place in New York City this weekend, and the fliers were out for a training run ...
MADE IT!!!! from Snow Eagles Air Racing Team | After having to stop last night in Cross Ways, Florida due to storms. We stayed overnight at this town, which was kind of weird, but everyone was so nice. JoAnna at the Carriage Inn was the nicest host. So we took off this morning for the 1 and 1/2 hours trip, and we made it through inspections, and now it's time to relax. It's hot here in Florida. The following pics are from the past two days. From the start of our journey, to the storms we had to pass to get here. We ate at this restaurant that the decorations was mostly deer and had the small town feeling to it…
Dad's free at Sun-N-Fun Lagoon – Marconews | On Sunday, June 20, fathers are invited to Sun-N-Fun Lagoon free of charge with one paid admission. Moms you can help your child give dad the gift of ...
Marine jets to roar into Silicon Valley for weekend airshow - San Jose Mercury News | They are in town to participate Saturday in the Hiller Aviation Museum's "Vertical Challenge" airshow in San Carlos. The jump jets are designed for vertical ...
Saturday: Helicopter show at Hiller museum - The Almanac Online | The Vertical Challenge helicopter air show will be held from 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, June 19, at the Hiller Aviation Museum at the San Carlos Airport. ...
Spitfires at Armed Forces Day - Hull Daily Mail | A spectacular Spitfire fly-past will be one of the highlights at this year's Armed Forces Day in Beverley. It will take place in North Bar and Saturday ...
The Gaylord Regional Airport's "Wings Over Gaylord" air show this weekend - Petoskey News-Review | The Gaylord Regional Airport's "Wings Over Gaylord" air show is cleared and ready for take-off Father's Day weekend, June 18-20, — kicking off Friday with ...
Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow Saturday, June 19 - Granite Falls Advocate Tribune | You may have seen an air show, but you've never seen one like this. The Ray Fagen Memorial Air Show takes to the skies over Granite ...
Granite Falls air show to be a tribute to World War II veterans - West Central Tribune | GRANITE FALLS — Pilots will be taking World War II vintage aircraft to the skies over Granite Falls to re-enact aerial fights of the 1940s, while others ...
Day 1: American Barnstormers Tour from General Aviation News by Janice Wood - The American Barnstormers Tour, a nostalgic salute to the barnstormers who ventured across America during the 1920s seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes, has made its first stop on a seven-city tour, with 20 restored vintage aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s landing at Mason City Airport (MCW) in Iowa. Sarah Wilson, who is participating in the tour in her Stearman, is filing reports on the action exclusively for General Aviation News. Here's her first blog: Wind. Each tour has one element that defines it before we arrive and I think for the 2010 Barnstormers Tour it might be wind. On the 2008 tour it was rain. The first stop that year was Iowa City and it had flooded so badly that we had to redirect 18 planes coming from all corners of the country to Ames, Iowa, three days early. Read more...Birthplace of Aviation draws Cirrus pilots from AviationDayton | DAYTON, Ohio – The Birthplace of Aviation is the scene of a homecoming of sorts for the spiritual descendents of the Wright brothers – some 400 members of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association have descended here for the eighth annual COPA Migration.
Lockheed Slashes Air Show Dough - DoD Buzz | For those who have not attended a major air show, here are some statistics that offer a glimpse of just how important these events are to the industry. ...
United States - Indiana - Indianapolis Air Show 2010 - Indianapolis - 06/12/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Saturday afternoon opened up quite a bit of flying!!!Skies open up for air show - Indianapolis Star | When skies cleared the next day, organizers did their best to clean up the muddy area and host a day full of aerobatic flights, races, war bird flyovers and ...
Blue Skies and a Little Extra Altitude from armygoldenknights's | Luckily, there is air conditioning in the Golden Knights training facility at Laurinburg-Maxton airport in Laurinburg, NC. The temperatures got up to the mid-nineties in the early afternoon, but not even Mother Nature could dampen the motivation and focus of Black Team training day. The Team completed a total of five jumps: two from 3500 feet, two from 12,500 feet, and one from 14,000 feet (the extra altitude was a little treat from the pilots for the last jump of the day)…
Tandem Team meets Tech #Woopra from armygoldenknights's | Today the Golden Knights take Woopra CEO John Pozadzides on his first ever tandem jump. John P, as he likes to be called, is at Golden Knights headquarters to teach Team bloggers the ins and outs of internet blogging. John P. also is co-founder of a premiere blogging conference…
Amelia Earhart's watch arrives at the space station on anniversary of Atlantic ... - Collectspace.com | "Amelia is such an icon with women in aviation and now with women in space. We are thrilled that Shannon is a Ninety-Nine and will be taking Amelia into ...
Turkish Stars from Military Pictures by [TR]AHMET:B-17 Recovered From New Guinea Unveiled in Long Beach from Pacific Flyer | After years of salvage efforts in the steamy New Guinea swamps, a group of Americans has recovered a B-17 Flying fortress that went down during the war and returned her to the United States. The forward fuselage of the plane they're calling "the Swamp Ghost" was unveiled at a Long Beach ceremony on June 11, attended by local politicians, the salvagers, a flyover and relatives of the now deceased crew…
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Probably one of the most obscure yet fascinating episodes in the history of jet engine development stemmed from Lockheed's innovative jet-powered L-133 fighter design that was submitted to the USAAF in March 1942. While the fighter design boasted advanced features like a canard and a blended wing-body, the Army Air Forces were more interested in the proposed engines of the L-133 which were to be two axial-flow jet engines designed by Lockheed itself designated L-1000…
Friday, May 28, 2010
RAF’S FUTURE AIRLIFTER IN UK DISPLAY DEBUT
The Royal Air Force’s much-debated next-generation airlifter will be unveiled to the British public in July when it makes its UK flying display debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
Airbus’s chief military test pilot Ed Strongman will be at the controls of the A400M when it displays at the airshow, at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on July 17&18.
The aircraft, which is designed to fly troops and equipment, was due to go into service this year, but is now unlikely to be operational before 2012. Its appearance will provide the first opportunity for the public to see the culmination of a two-decade long project to develop a future military transport aircraft.
Due, ultimately, to replace the RAF’s C-130 Hercules fleet, the A400M can travel further and faster than most current in-service airlifters and can carry larger payloads. It is also far more flexible.
Chris Pocock, Defence Editor for Aviation International News said: “When they first see it, most people will be surprised at the size of Europe's new airlifter. Thanks to its huge turboprops mounted on a swept wing, the A400M combines a high cruising speed at altitude with excellent slow-speed tactical performance, and the capacity to carry a variety of large military and humanitarian loads.”
This summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo will feature around 300 aircraft from across the globe, including the US Air Force F-22 Raptor, Romanian Air Force MiG-21s and Polish Air Force Su-22s. The event has also been chosen by the Royal Air Force to stage its flagship commemoration of the Battle of Britain, on its 70th anniversary.
In addition to the flying display, visitors can enjoy a large static aircraft park plus a wide range of ground-based activities including a concert stage, Battle of Britain ‘Village’, plus the interactive Tri@RIAT area for youngsters. For details and to buy tickets, visit airtattoo.com
Photo by Tony Osborne
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