Showing posts with label Blimp Racing. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Indy Transponder 22-AUG-2012 1045z

75 years in the air in Yarmouth - TheChronicleHerald.ca | It is the only stop in Nova Scotia this year for the Snowbirds, who roared into Yarmouth on Tuesday afternoon from Val d'Or, Que., for one performance only. With great weather forecast for today, the Snowbirds plan to do a high-altitude show, said Capt....

Frenchville Fly-In and Airshow : WAGM-TV - Katie Zarrilli WAGM-TV | Here in Aroostook County, Saturday was the first of a two day fly-in and airshow in Frenchville.It was a great day to bring the family, some chairs, and check out some very cool planes. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli gives us a ...

Thousands attend fly-in and air show, despite Legends cancellation - St. John Valley Times | ONLINE FIRST: FRENCHVILLE – Despite a last-minute cancellation of a scheduled major act, thousands of St. John Valley residents and visitors got up close and personal with a variety of aircraft over the weekend during the third annual Frenchville Fly ...

Art & Air Festival seeks balloon crew members - Albany Democrat Herald | New and experienced volunteers who want to serve as hot-air balloon crew members during the ATI Northwest Art & Air Festival are invited to an orientation and safety training meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Timber-Linn Memorial Park.

[Special Report] The spectacular flypast for the Argentine Military Aviation School’s 100th Anniversary from David Cenciotti's weblog [w Photos]| On Aug. 10, the Argentine Air Force presented the new AT-63 Pampa II trainer to the authorities and media representatives during the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Military Aviation School (the Air Force’s history begins with the establishment of the Escuela de Aviación Militar – Military Aviation School – on 10 August 1912, hence this is also considered the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Air Force), at Cordoba. The event saw the...

"Dracula" Teaser - Franklin's Flying Circus - www.youtube.com from Franklin's Flying Circus's Facebook Wall | New for 2013 from Franklin's Flying Circus & Kyle Franklin. The "Dracula" Demon-1 Immortal Bi-Plane. This is just a teaser video more to come soon...

Wings Over Homestead Air Show 11/3-4/12  - Soul of Miami | Wings Over Homestead Air Show | November 3-4, 2012, 0800-1500 | Homestead Air Reserve Base | 29050 Coral Sea Blvd | Homestead, FL 33039 | www.wingsoverhomestead.com |HOMESTEAD Air Reserve Base, Fla. | The thunderous roar of the United States Air Force Thunderbird’s F-16 demonstration team will be tearing through the skies over Homestead Air Reserve Base during the 2012 Wings Over Homestead Air Show, Nov 3 & 4. There will...

Hamburg airshow propels curiosity (with photo gallery) - Livingston Daily | Aaron Lask, 10, holds aloft a radio-controlled aircraft modeled after the World War II-era British Spitfire on Saturday at the Hamburg Flyers Radio Control Club's ninth annual airshow, which drew a record crowd of 450 people to Manly Bennett Park East ...

Events and conference for the airshow Franco-Polish  - La Voix du Nord  | Passage of the Patrouille de France Overview of the city and the airport by the Patrouille de France, in honor of Poland. Saturday, September 15 at 11 am 30. Lens celebrates Inflatable back, pony rides, games for the whole...

Russia hosts helicopter championship - The Voice of Russia | The programme of the last day of the championship includes helicopter races, a show of the Berkuts legendary aerobatic team aboard Mi-28 Night Hunter combat helicopters, a public entertainment show and the ceremony of awarding the winners. RIA ...

WWII B-25 Bomber Arrives in Helena - KFBB NewsChannel 5 | Unlike many other World War II planes, the B-25 was a low level attack plane; flying at altitudes of 3000 feet and less. “This guy was down in the dirt, supporting the troops and taking out tactical targets,” commented Fennessey. This aircraft began ...

WWII bombers in Westchester Country - Stamford Advocate | B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during the annual World War II plane traveling exhibition, Wings of Freedom tour, at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Photo: Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time | Buy This Photo. B-17 Flying...

April takes the ride of her life - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Since the beginning of summer, I have been a passenger on the highest elevation roller coaster in the U.S., and I have flown in a World War II-era B-17 bomber. Just last week, I rode on my first Segway personal transporter. I still can't believe that ...

Memphis Belle — first to make 25 by travelforaircraft
| This Boeing B-17F's crew was the first of the heavy bomber crews in Europe to make the magic number of completed missions during WW II that defined a tour — 25. Another way to state things is that this was the first crew which attained the statistically unlikely number of combat missions required to complete their tour and rotate back home....

Gone West: Tuskegee Airman George Hickman
from Aero-News Network | Passed Away Early Sunday In Seattle, WA Another of the original Tuskegee Airmen has passed away. Former Capt. George Hickman, who was among the first of the ground crews of the segregated unit, died Sunday in Seattle, WA, at the age of 88...

Sacramento man honored on French town's memorial to WWII B-17 crew - Modesto Bee | Sacramento businessman Gary Wood has learned that residents of a small French village, who tried to shelter his father after his B-17 crew was shot down there as 1943 drew to a close, have established a memorial to the 10-man crew. Four of the airmen ...

How Reno Racers Keep Their Cool  By Preston Lerner Air & Space magazine | At the Reno air races, pilots know that to go fast, you have to stay cool. That’s where Pete Law comes in....

Formation Flying from Latest Vlog | Filmed in Johannesburg earlier this year by HeliMedia at the Rand show, this video captures a formation of Harvards taxiing out and...

My last day at Oshkosh from General Aviation News | As the rush of fear set upon me, I froze. The propeller was so close, whirring around at an unbelievable pace. I could feel the rush of wind it was emitting, coasting over my neck. “Katie, come on!” My whole body jolted into action as I snapped back into reality. I ran around to the other side of the SR20 and pushed the scalding, sun-beaten wing with all my might, slowly steering the plane towards the runway. The crew and I were last in line...

In Search Of ... The Fastest Blimp from Aero-News Network | Texas Man Envisions An Around-The-World Airship Race It's an old adage ... at least among men ... that whenever two of something are traveling along the same course that somehow, no matter how subtly, they're racing. Speed and distance seems to have very little relevance in this observation.

2012-08-22 - Golden Orion from Articles | The P-3 Orion is still going strong 50 years after entering operational service.

Pilot who survived midair collision 37 years ago learns wreckage found - CNN | Former Naval aviator Bob Besal was just 24 when his life literally took a dive. Besal was piloting a Vought A-7C on a training mission 20 miles east of St. Augustine, Florida, more than 37 years ago when his light attack aircraft collided with ...

Civil Air Patrol Launching 70-Year Cadet Celebration In Baltimore from Aero-News Network  | Over 600 CAP Members Expected To Annual Conference More than 600 Civil Air Patrol members are gathering in Baltimore this week as the U.S. Air Force auxiliary officially wraps up its yearlong 70th anniversary celebration with all eyes on its high-flying cadet program. CAP officially celebrates the 70th anniversary of its cadet program in October of this year, but gets started early at the 2012 Annual Conference and National Board meeting Aug. 21-25 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront...

Synchronized Skydiving Inside a Wind Tunnel from Aerial Sports Feed | French Red Bull aerial athletes Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet -- who do everything from B.A.S.E. jumping to skydiving to wing-suit flying -- recently joined up with like-minded aerial-sports athletes...

CCiCAP and Boeing's CST-100 Discussed from Spaceports | ...The meetings are a part of NASA's CCiCAP, or Commercial Crew Integrated Capability, milestones that have been set for its commercial partners. The meetings this week have been scheduled to review Boeing and the other commercial partners progress in their designs and to ensure that they meet system requirements....

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Indy Transponder 05-JUL-2011 2345z

Woonsocket Make-A-Wish Children Meet U.S. Navy Blue Angels Pilots - Patch.com | Wish child CJ Sok recently posed for a photo with US Navy Blue Angels Pilot Lt. Rob Kurrle, Jr., USN. CJ is nine-years old and left for his wish trip to Disney World the Monday following his meet and greet ...

Fun on the Fourth  - The News Tribune | The Fourth of July had not a cloud in the sky, so an acrobatic pilot made some.  Tim Weber flipped and rolled his one-seat plane over Commencement Bay on Monday, leaving white corkscrew vapor trails behind him. Four-year-old Vaida Smith couldn’t contain herself.  “The clouds! Daddy, the clouds!” she shrieked, while Weber performed his part of the air show Monday at Tacoma’s Freedom Fair, the annual Independence Day celebration along two miles of Ruston Way. ...

Black Daggers Dropping in on PNC Air Show 2011 from Airshow Updates: Latest Scoop | The Black Daggers love to drop in on Peoria! And they are always a crowd pleaser! Many love to say “Why would I jump out of perfectly good airplane” … The Black Daggers may say, “’Cause I can!”  The Black Daggers are the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team. Their mission is to perform live aerial demonstrations in support of ...

Wings Over Wine Country from Airplanes Channel | The Wings Over Wine Country Pacific Coast Air Museum Air Show will be an exciting event filled with great activities and attractions. The Schedule includes RC model aircraft, a Beale Air Force Base Military Flyby, mass WWII Warbird Flyby, Team Rocket, Tim Decker Pitts Special, Greg Poe - MX-2 Aerobatics, Greg Colyer "Blue Angels" T-33 Shooting Star and more.   ...

2011 Greenwood Lake Air Show and WWII Showcase from Airplanes Channel | The 2011 Greenwood Lake Air Show and WWII Showcase will feature a number of great aviation performances by the likes of Kendal Simpson, Jane Wicker Air Shows, Kevin Russo, Kirk Wicker and North East Raiders Demo Squadron. A number of interesting aircraft will be on display ...

2011 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge airshow to feature F-22 Raptor plane from Warplanes Online Community | Although the F-22 won’t be performing, airshow visitors will have the opportunity to see it up close and learn more about its capabilities from the pilots who fly it. ...

Three blimps vie for Independence Airship Invitational win on Fourth of July - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com | For the Fourth of July celebration, from 5 pm to 7p.m., three blimps will be competing for the Independence Airship Invitational - an air race which hasn't be done since 1986. The blimps from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hangar 1 Vodka and DirecTV ...
   
B-17 bomber brings WWII to life - Pekin Daily Times | A WWII B-17G bomber owned by Experimental Aircraft Association Air Venture Oshkosh during a tour stop at Greater Peoria Regional Airport, on Monday. By Ken Harris After the “Liberty Belle” made a fiery emergency landing in a field in mid-June, ...

Fairford International Air-show dates 2011: All the ticket and camping ... - International Business Times | The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military airshow, is held annually each July at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. This summer's event will be celebrating its 40th anniversary and will be held on the 16-17 July. ...

PICTURES: AirSpace users capture the action at Waddington air show - Flightglobal | AirSpace users Duncan Monk, M_Needham and Sunshine Band were among those to capture the action involving attractions such as the Vulcan to the Sky Trust's Avro Vulcan XH558, the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-16-equipped Thunderbirds aerobatic ...

Photos of Note: The 2011 Paris Air Show from Flightblogger

Photos: AirPower 11 Zeltweg (A)Inviato from Passione Volo 

FOURTH EDITION OF EXHIBITION OF FLIGHT - AIR FESTIVAL FROM 23 TO 25 September LIDO OF VENICE AIRPORT Nicelli - via Translator | It will be held September 23 to 25 pv Nicelli airport of Venice Lido the fourth exhibition of Flight - Air Festival.  The event, organized by Expo trade fair venice Venice, 2011 edition focuses on aspects of exhibition and in-depth than the Air Show, which had characterized the previous editions. Among the new section of '"Used to quality," in which companies , Flying club and individuals can sell their quality used and enthusiasts to buy what they want at bargain price.   ...

LOCAL COURT OF PARKS AIRPORT BARI ITALY DAY AVIATION EXPO 2011 - via Translator | The Expo, in its first edition, is organized by the Consorzio Innova Business Reality 3, 1999 Events and Consulting Aviatoria whose synergy is focused in achieving the common objective of creating an international event of aircraft, their components and related services industries national and international.  ...

PARAGLIDING IN ALL PINK AND RALLY DRIVERS IN LIGURIA LOMBARDY - via Translator | On 9 and July 10 at Mount Cornizzolo Suello (Lecco) someone said that the witches fly, but it is quite true. She certainly fly again, second edition, large gathering of women pilots in paragliding. If they are witches or not, depending on your point of view. The event is organized by the Paragliding Club Scurbatt in collaboration with the Italian Federation of Free Flight with the aim ...

Team Goulian’s AirVenture/Oshkosh 2011 Schedule from Mike Goulian Airshows | Join us at AirVenture (Oshkosh, WI) July 25 – 31 for any of our functions listed below. Have a chance to meet Michael at one of his many autograph sessions, watch him fly the air show on Monday, Thursday or Friday and watch him live on AOPALive on Saturday. ...

London tribute to WWII bombers set - New Zealand Herald | Photo / RAF A memorial is to be unveiled in London next year to honour those who fought in Bomber Command in World War II - including thousands of Kiwis. The multimillion-dollar memorial will be built in Green Park and is expected to be unveiled in May ...

Mayors Breakfast in jeopardy of not happening during EAA AirVenture week from The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines | For more than 20 years, the Mayors Breakfast has welcomed worldwide AirVenture visitors to the Oshkosh community, encouraging guests and locals to interact while enjoying a Wisconsin-style breakfast. ...
   
Fly-In Draws Crowd - Monmouth Daily Review Atlas | Community members big and little had the opportunity to see what it was like to sit in a plane at Monmouth's Fly-In Breakfast, an annual 4th of July tradition. Members of the Flying Club said this year's event drew in a larger-than-normal crowd. ...

Terry Bowden's Blog: Monocoupes and Other Light Monoplanes of 1928 from Antique Airfield News | Thinking ahead to this year's theme aircraft (the Monocoupe) for the 40th AAA/APM Fly-in at Antique Airfield, I wanted to share these interesting images from Aviation Magazines of 1928. That year ...

It's All About the Passengers! from Flight To Success | I once said, "It's all about the crew" and I wasn't lying

On the passing of Bombardier's James Hoblyn from Flightblogger | Bombardier Aerospace announced today that one of its own, James Hoblyn, passed away on July 3. Hoblyn served as President, Bombardier Customer Services & Specialized and Amphibious Aircraft.  I first met James last year on my way to EBACE in Geneva. My colleague John Croft and I joined a small group of journalists and staff from Bombardier aboard a Global 5000 aircraft for the trans-Atlantic flight. We were all very much awake for the day-time crossing and had a lot of time to talk with one another.  ....

Caption Contest #60 - Ends Wednesday 7.6.11 At 9PM EDT from AirPigz 

100LL Replacement “Swift Enterprises” – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday | WarbirdRadio.com
WEDNESDAY - Jonathon Ziulkowski from Swift Enterprises joins us for Warbird Radio LIVE! The 100LL aviation fuel discussion has been a hot button issue.