After a year off, the Garfield County Air Fair will return next summer - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | The Garfield County Air Fair will return next summer, after missing a year due to construction of an realigned runway and other improvements. ...
Air show committee seeks sponsors - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | WATERLOO --- The Thunder in the Valley Air Show has a main attraction but will need sponsors to sign other acts and demonstration groups. ...
Jelli-Beans: Air Show by Kelli | Air Show. When T.Jay was a baby (2002), Jess and Ryan brought a T-37 "Tweet" to this airshow. This year, Ryan came with someone else, in a T-6 "Texan". I think it killed Jess a little to be a spectator. Maybe one day I'll surprise him ...
Your Neighbors - Providence Journal | Col. Lawrence Gallogly of the R.I. Air National Guard was presented with the International Council of Air Shows Sword of Excellence in recognition of his outstanding service and contributions to the air show community…
Welcome to AirRace21! | AirRace21 Jet Racing Team - AirRace21 is a Jet Air Racing Venture founded by Deane Barker and Raju Mann Ward. Beginning at the National Championship Air Races in Reno in September of 2010, the team jet, named Raju Grace, will debut low in the Nevada desert sky. ...
Flying Wild Alaska: FLYING WILD ALASKA Premiere : Video : Discovery Channel - Meet the unconventional family that rules Alaskas most dangerous skies in the new series FLYING WILD ALASKA, premiering on Discovery Channel Wednesdays…
Image of the Week: Typhoon at sunset from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user sunshine band. His photo depicts a Eurofighter Typhoon "rocketing into the late afternoon sun" during a role demonstration at RAF Waddington, he says. Start a gallery on AirSpace for your chance at having your photograph featured as our Image of the Week.
American charged with trying to sell F-5 to Iran from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | When a certain F-5 Tiger fighter jet outlived its military use years ago, it was sold for surplus, and the plane became the toy of a rich Californian. He leased it as a big prop for Hollywood movies. This year, the fighter jet became the star of a real-life sting – against an American accused of trying to sell it to Iran…
Drs. Seeley and Moore Hit One Out of the Airpark from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | The January 2011 issue of Popular Mechanics resurrects the perennial hope for a flying automobile. The cover taunts, "(Go Ahead, Laugh) But NASA, DARPA & the FAA Are Serious." Sharon Weinberger taunts some makers a bit in her article, "Driving on Air," as she looks at a variety of Transformer-style vehicles that can travel by land or air with the fewest inconveniences…
New JSF F-35 Wallpaper from photorecon.net | Grab a copy of this cool F-35 JSF Wallpaper for free. They have several sizes available. Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II wallpaper | F-35C STEALTH wallpapers. Author Lockheed Martin…
Female Licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics | Nerds in Babeland from nerdsinbabeland.com | For those who don't know me, I have worked in aviation and aerospace for the past decade. In October, I volunteered for a layoff from my job as a technician on the Space Shuttle Program, as it is coming to an end soon. I am very much a space advocate, and have been using Twitter to share my enthusiasm for space for over two years. I am also the founder of the Space Tweep Society, a growing group of space enthusiasts on Twitter. Due to that role, I am often asked to participate in interviews or space outreach activities, many with the goal of encouraging girls to pursue careers in science or technology. This leaves me feeling quite conflicted because I'd love to have more women in aviation and aerospace, but in my experience breaking into these fields was really rough. I almost feel guilty for encouraging them, knowing what kind of obstacles they may face.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Indy Transponder 20-DEC-2010 1130z
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Indy Transponder 14-AUG-10 1200z
Air show creates buzz over Vancouver skyline – Xinhua ... the significance of the country's aviation history was on full display Friday with the opening of the annual Abbotsford International Air Show. ...
Lauren Cohn Reports – Blue Angels Flight - It's another year of the Air and Water Show in Chicago and another year where I am reminded that I had the opportunity years ago when I worked for WLS-TV to fly with the Blue Angels. It's one of the highlights of my 23 year television ...
Mistress Carrie (callsign NARKO) activated by the Mass. Air National Guard ... WAAF.com | John Klatt in an aerobatic airplane! Lt. Col. Klatt is a pilot for the Air National Guard, but he also flies in airshows in this aerobatic aircraft. ...
Lowestoft airshow boss 'humbled' by attendance - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Yet more rain, thunder and lightning marked the worst weather ever for the Lowestoft airshow yesterday - but the resilient public did not let the organisers ...
F-5 Tiger II from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II - The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in the 1960s. Hundreds remain in service in air forces around the world in the early 21st Century, and the type has also been the basis for a number of other aircraft…
Jack Roush Talks About Injuries from Crash at EAA – WBAY | NASCAR team owner Jack Roush is speaking about his crash at EAA AirVenture last month. Roush was piloting a private jet that crashed while coming in for a ...
MEMORIES OF EAA CONVENTION - Watertown Daily Times | One of our readers who attended the event brought along a copy of an article in Airventure Today magazine which carried a great deal of information on the ...
How free people's choices help pilot's heart take flight - Kansas City Star | When I was a pilot for the US Air Force Thunderbirds, after flying an airshow in San Diego one day, I met an amazing young man. At every air show site, ...
Pilotcast #080 - Podapalooza 2010 from Oshkosh from Pilotcast - Aviation Podcast for Pilots, by Pilots | It's that time again! The pilotcast is happy to present the Audio from the 2010 edition of the Podapalooza from EAA Airventure in Oshkosh. This is the audio that ran live on EAA Radio on Friday, July 20th, 2010. Thanks for listening. We've got even more great content coming from this years Oshkosh, so keep checking back! Show notes can be found at http://pilotcast.com.
Walker: Remembering fallen stars - Times Record News | Will Rogers, humorist, actor, columnist, was killed when a plane piloted by aviator Wiley Post crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1935. ...
The Incredible Woody: Airshow Acrobatics by The Incredible Woody - Airshow Acrobatics. Air shows have a lot of acts to see. While maybe all of them don't have the superstar status of The Thunderbirds, they are very very cool. Like a demonstration by a C-17. These planes are HUGE! ...
United States - Washington - Seafair 2010 - Seattle - 08/06/10 from FenceCheck Forums: A fight's brewing over a historical monument honoring a World War 1 aviator - FayObserver.com
It reads something like this: "To American aviator, sergeant pilot James McConnell, who enlisted voluntarily in the French aviation forces on Dec. ...
In Search of Amelia Earhart - Deer Park Progress | Seventy-three years after aviatrix Amelia Earhart vanished she still occupies our national consciousness. Just ask Megan Lickliter-Mundon. ...
Wings of Freedom - Akron Beacon Journal | The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII vintage B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator will be on display until noon Monday at the air museum at ...
'Wings of Freedom' tour attracts WWII flyers - Canton Repository | Block, who was sitting in the radioman's chair for this B-17's landing, looked around at the mostly metal interior of the bomber. ...
Veterans honored at ceremony marking 65th anniversary of end of WWII - San Bernardino Sun | The B-24 and B-25 pilot was among 14 World War II veterans honored at during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II when Japan ...
Remembering when World War II ended - AbbevilleNow.com | He and other servicemen who flew on 30 B-17 bomber missions were sent to Montana because there was no more need for bombers. "We were waiting for the war to ...
National World War II Museum in New Orleans salutes the Greatest Generation - Los Angeles Times | I've read most of Ambrose's books, and I have a relative who died in World War II — a cousin, whose B-17 bomber was shot down over France a week before ...
Ryan SC-W's Got New Shoes from Antique Airfield News | Just in time for frantic polishing in preparation for Blakesburg, Russell Williams' Ryan SC-W has new wheel pants. Master metal shaper Norm Archer, at Sonoma Valley Airport (aka Schellville) in Sonoma, CA shaped and finished the wheel pants, fabricated custom-shaped cupped mounting brackets, and made upper cuff fairings…
Harlow PJC-2 70th Birthday Surprise Party for Matt and Wendy Malkin from Antique Airfield News | On August 6th friends and Wendy Malkin put together a surprise 70th birthday party for Matt Malkin's Harlow PJC-2 at Renton, WA. Matt was called to the airport under false pretenses of helping a fellow antiquer with a project, and the surprise was sprung. Wendy provided the cake…
Friday, October 23, 2009
Indy Transponder 23-OCT-09 0130z
Taking to the Holloman AFB skies from Diamond Pilots
Stunt pilot John Klatt gives a thumbs-up as he flies an Extra 300L upside-down in the skies over Santa Teresa on Wednesday morning. Klatt will fly and perform stunts in another plane, a Staudacher S-300D, during the Holloman Air Force Base Open House, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. (J.R. Oppenheim/Daily News)
Loops, inverted formations, and torque rolls are just the beginning of the flight pattern presented by Lt. Col. John Klatt, who flies air shows for the Air National Guard and will be part of the Holloman Air Force Base open house Saturday.
The open house, "Raptors and Reapers over the Southwest," invites the community to visit Holloman. Klatt will provide one of the civilian aerial performances for the day.
Klatt never gets bored with flying. He not only flies the little Staudacher S-300D in air shows across the country, he also flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Air National Guard, completing three combat tours in Iraq and works a weekday job with a national air-carrier. ...
Warriors And Warbirds Veterans Celebration And Air Show - WSOCtv.com
7 and 8, Monroe, North Carolina, will welcome air show fans from across the country to participate in what has quickly become the premiere family-friendly ...
Wings Air Show - KFYR-TV
After months of non-start planning, the Wings of Freedom Airshow in Sidney is finally ready to take-off tomorrow. The internationally renowned Candaian ...
Today's Agenda: Alliance Air Show, Marc Broussard - Fort Worth Star Telegram
The US Navy Blue Angels and the US Army Golden Knights will perform their acrobatic maneuvers today and Sunday in the skies over north Fort Worth. ...
Airport to host Wing Ding event - Midlothian Exchange
There will also be music, aircraft displays and aviation clubs including, Wing Nuts Flying Club, Commonwealth Aero Club and Civil Air Patrol among others. ...
F'boro show organizer looks to sweeten the pot from www.ainonline.com
If you're looking for a positive sign that international business is alive and well, the news from Farnborough International Ltd. (FIL), organizers of the Farnborough International Airshow, is a great place to start.
In an effort to repeat the record-breaking success of the 2008 show, which resulted in more than $88.7 billion in orders, FIL (Booth No. 3273) said it is continuing to look for ways to maximize the return on investment for the show's nearly 1,400 exhibitors when the event is held July 19 to 25 next year. ...
Parakai Aviation Club (PAC) » Vintage Aircraft fly-in at Parakai ... from Google
The Parakai Aviation club in conjunction with the Helensville Heritage Day is holding a "Vintage Aircraft" fly-in on Sunday November the 8th. All aircraft vintage or otherwise welcome. More details will be posted when they come to hand. ...
Pilots Geek Out In Rally Over California's Central Valley - Wired News
... little Cessna hard, eager to hit the final checkpoint at just the right time to win an aerial rally that's part air race, part airborne scavenger hunt. ...
Meet The Bizarro World Blue Angels by Matt Hardigree
The Black Eagles are the South Korean version of the Blue Angels, or possibly the Thundebrids, flying T-50 jets and performing awesome aeronautical acrobatics. The North Korean analog, the Deadly Bouffants, is only allowed to walk in ...
Wings of Freedom Tour lands in Weyers Cave - Staunton News Leader
The Boeing B-17 is only one of nine in flying condition in the United States, and the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" and P-51 Mustang are the only examples of ...
Live Video Planned for Last Race of 2009 - VAF Forums by Bob Axsom
The first attempt at live video was at the Tennessee Valley Air Race II in Courtland, Alabama on October 17. I'm told a lot was learned at Courtland and this effort will benefit from that knowledge. As usual I will be looking forward to ...
Aerobats return: Red Bull air race - The Australian
THE Red Bull air race will return to Perth next year as Australia hosts the second-round championship in April. The aerobatic championship over the Swan ...
FLY PAST AND PARADE FOR NOSTALGIA EVENT - Ayr Advertiser
Taking part will be army, navy and RAF cadets and around 30 members of the British Legion with the climax a fly-past and display of aircraft at the sea ...
VIDEO: F-117 pilot describes shootdown over Serbia from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble
The article below will appear next week in Flight International magazine. Click on the video to hear Lt. Col. Dale Zelko describe the moment a Serbian missile shot down his F-117 stealth fighter.
USAF re-orients frustrated jamming strategy
By Stephen Trimble/Washington DC
The US Air Force has dramatically changed the focus of a frustrated, decade-long attempt to revitalize its ability to jam radars and communications systems.
After abandoning a second attempt earlier this year to convert some Boeing B-52Hs into standoff jamming platforms, the USAF investment strategy has shifted to fielding less expensive "stand-in" systems that could be delivered within a few years.
"In this new environment, as we look at this fiscally-constrained world, we've got to figure out how to do it with less money, but we also have to figure out how to do it faster," Maj Gen David J. Scott, air staff requirements director, said 20 October. ...
Gloucester County man, friend linked eternally in life, death - Gloucester County Times
... They met in the United States Navy during World War II and almost instantly became best friends. They were decorated aviators who flew often, but not always, in the same theaters in two wars. Each achieved the rank of captain. ...
The Day Air Racing's Golden Age Began: In Daryl Murphy's "Planes & People": Wings Over Kansas from OneRiot.com
Ten years after the end of World War I, the American public had become... speeding machines that locked in aerial battle around racing pylons. The...
Alberta Aviation Museum Honors royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division from Aviation.ca News
As our World War Two veterans fade from the stage we begin to forget many of the accomplishments of this great generation. It goes beyond great battles and heroic missions, some of the accomplishments changed the very society we live...
Atlantic Aviation History 82 Years Later from www.ainonline.com : Latest News
On Oct. 21, 1927, pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh stopped at Atlantic Aviation's Wilmington, Del. facility on his way from Atlantic City to Philadelphia. Now, 82 years later, Atlantic (Booth No. 5115) is focusing on a bit of history at this year's NBAA Convention by exhibiting an aircraft registry dating back to 1929. The document was signed by Amelia Earhart, Lindbergh and Admiral William "Bull" Halsey.
Ninety-Nines to share their stories on Earhart and Cochran - The Desert Sun
... over the Pacific Ocean, Amelia Earhart spent time in the Coachella Valley contemplating her future with friend and fellow aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran. ...
Earhart film may spur interest in Ind. collection - The Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Officials hope a new movie about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart causes renewed interest in Purdue University's big collection of ...
Purdue collection awaits Earhart movie fans from IndyStar.com Top Stories
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new movie about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart could spur renewed interest in Purdue University's big collection of memorabilia about her life.
Azle Scouts help Vintage Flying Museum dance get off the ground - Azle News
While there, they also got to tour "Chuckie" – one of the few remaining flying B-17's in the world. The Scouts helped, but also learned some World War II ...
Air Force pilot trades in his F-15 for a Marine F-5 - Desert Warrior
Corrigan is currently completing his F-5 qualification course, and is slated to fly in support of the next Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, ...
Operation Overlord - Wall Street Journal
On the following day, during a full-out attack by more than 1000 B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, errant bombs killed another 101 US soldiers and ...
Lithuanian air force Antonov 2 from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton
Earlier this week we showed you the Lithuanian air force's third and last Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan, which they were scrambling to ready its third and last for service supporting the country's troops in Afghanistan.
While at the Siauliai air base in Lithuania for the occasion, Flightglobal's news editor Dan Thisdell captured this photo of a Lithuanian air force Antonov 2 "in suitably grim weather", he remarked.
Show off from AF.mil PhotosWeek in Photos from AF.mil Photos
New Taildragger from Pilots of America Message Board
Leaked Photos - mini scale of Russia's 5th generation fighter from Military Photos
Photos from the 2009 Oceana Air Show - talk about a vaporfest! (Mike Lynaugh) via Twitter
Photo essay: B-1s at Ellsworth AFB from Air Force Link Top Stories
P-51 Mustang from FenceCheck Forums
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Indy Transponder 27-APR-09 1030z
Langley showcases airpower to conclude Air Force Week - Air Force News — By US Air Force on April 27, 2009 at 5:25 am (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va: Airpower took center stage during the first day of Airpower over Hampton Roads, a three-day airshow culmination of Air Force Week April 24 here. Thousands of people from the surrounding Hampton Roads area came to the first day of airshows to witness static displays and aerial demonstrations by several aircraft to include an F-15 Eagle, Navy F-18 Hornet and an F-22 Raptor.
Fly-In Sees Attendance Drop Off - The Ledger, FL
While the Golden Knights are quite popular, they're not the draw of the military fighter jet teams like the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds packed them in last year. Burton said he didn't know whether the lack of a jet fighter team hurt attendance but ...
Sun n Fun 2009 Air-to-Air Photo Shoot from Reggie Paulk by reggie.paulk@gmail.com (Reggie Paulk)
Flying in a Cessna 210 with Jim Koepnick and Bruce Moore, I got to experience first hand what it's like to take off into a beautiful sunset and photograph an airplane over the Gulf of Mexico. I'll be writing an article about the experience for Sport Aerobatics Magazine's June issue, so keep an eye out for it.
Pilots N Paws at Sun 'n Fun from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
Just over a year ago, John Wehrenberg joined with old friend Debi Boies to form a non-profit organization that helps volunteer pilots connect with animal shelters that need to transport pets to new homes. At Sun 'n Fun 2009, Wehrenberg told AVweb's Mary Grady how the organization got started and how it works…
Reno Air Races 2006 Precious Metal Gold Metals, Silver Metals, Precious Metals from http://www.preciousgoldsilvermetals.com/
The unique sights and sounds of a classic P-51 racer.
Exclusive Video: Martin Jetpack Shows Improved Controllability from AVwebFlash Current Issue
At last year's AirVenture, the Martin Jetpack was easily the most anticipated and hyped product. But the sort-of jetpack only sort of flew, with spotters keeping a close eye on it. Martin has shown the vehicle will fly without external assistance in this latest video, but as AVweb Video Editor Glenn Pew explains, the latest demonstration may not answer all those questions from Oshkosh.
Airpark show to benefit museum - Times Record News, TX
Festivities begin at 11 am and will include aerobatic flights by Mac McGregor and David Martin, museum tours, a barbecue dinner, rides in a World War I Model T staff car and carrier pigeon demonstrations. There will also be an auction of aerobatic ...
Veteran’s Airlift Command from PropBlast by mjg
Want to help? If you’d like to, you can donate to Veterans Airlift Command via their website . Better yet, if you are a pilot, or know one, consider signing as a mission pilot with the Veterans Airlift Command. I’ve not had the honor of being able to fly a mission yet but hope to when I can make it happen.
Parachuting VFS Web Challenge - World Air Sports Federation, Switzerland
An international aerobatic competition open to solo pilots, formation teams, piston-engine, turbo-jet and jet aircraft flying to music. [ more ] FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions ...
Airplane Smell: The scent of man’s winged history from The Airplane Blog by 500knots
I have been in love with WW2 era airplanes since I could walk. But as I grew older in age and knowledge of the aircraft themselves, and then having flown a few … I began to realize that what I love most about them now is the human element and the real human history behind them. After all, iconic aircraft would not be icons or even exist if you-and-I type of people didn’t build them, fly them … and love them…
Restored B-17 bomber on view at Museum of Flight - Seattle Times
On Saturday and Sunday, rides on the aircraft - at a cost of around $400 - will be available hourly from 10 am to 4 pm, followed by ground tours of the plane from 4:30 to 6 pm The flights include about 30 minutes in the air.
Aviation museum sells historic plane - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO
By Mary Ann Ford BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The 1942 DC-3 airplane that has been a mainstay at the Prairie Aviation Museum for 25 years has been sold to a Florida aircraft restoration company. It left for its southward journey late last week. ...
Philanthropist, civic leader, businessman Clyde Coenen remembered - Wrightstown Post Gazette, WIAs a member of the 8th Air Force of the Army Air Corps, he was a lead bombardier in the B-17 Flying Fortress, completing 35 missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. "He always loved that song 'The White Cliffs of Dover' ...
Aeronautical school gets like-new helicopter from Vertical Online RSS Feeds - News Page
Bell nuclear powered *Helicopter* from The Unwanted Blog by admin
Yeah, an atomic chopper. No idea how serious this was, but it was apparently granted the “development” number of D-1007. Dates from 1960; 300 feet long, 200 mph top speed, 500,000 pounds. No further data, though it looks as if the reactor must have gone in the extreme tail.
Movie Monday - April 26 - The Sukhoi Story from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower
This week's Movie Monday takes you inside Russia's Sukhoi aircraft company and it's extraordinary history. The documentary, with all its rare historical footage, comes to us this week in six ten-minute segments. I'm going to be traveling all day today on my way to Seattle and somewhat incommunicado, so I'm not sure there will be any posting until much later today, but feel free to follow my updates on twitter as this very, very busy week progresses…
Photos from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Patriots Jet Team Four Plane Pass / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
Viper West F-16 Afterburner Climbout / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
A-10 Thunderbolt II Diving In To Show Center / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
U-2 Dragon Lady / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Indy Transponder 18-January 0510z
January from Patty Wagstaff
...Backing up for a little airshow history, airshow performers or barnstormers used to be paid by the "gate." If they attracted a lot of people, they'd be sure to get paid (unless the promoter snuck out the back with the cash). I like the idea of the added incentive for the performer to bring people in. These days, and really for the best, the airshows generally have the money to pay the performers in advance and the money comes from local and national sponsors, so the "gate" or "ticket" money is gravy and profit for the airshow. In times of poor economy (today) airshows have a harder time getting sponsorship money to pay for the performers. On the other hand, local entertainment venues (eg airshows) have increased attendance during times of poor economy (again today!). ...
Harrison Ford to receive Living Legend of Aviation Award - Examiner.com
On January 22nd, actor Harrison Ford will be honored at the Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Los Angeles.
Mr. Ford has been the chairman of the Young Eagles program of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) since 2004. This program helps get children interested in aviation. Mr. Ford has been a promoter of this program and has taken up nearly 300 kids in his own aircraft...
[photo via Flickr]
Historic Seaplane On Display Near Greensboro - Greensboro Telegram, NC
A journey that started at Croyden Aerodrome in December 1931 as Smith, 20, an up-and-coming aviator and the youngest son of RJ Reynolds, sat chilled and ...
Wierd, wacky and FAST: MTM's First Monthly Fly-in from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
The Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation today hosted the first of what is expected to become a monthly fly-in and open house at Mojave. The event allows aircraft owners to display their unique and/or historical aircraft to the public, and harkens back to the days when the local airport was a friendly, exciting place to visit. The weather was warm and spring-like (January in Mojave - eat your heart out, rest of the world!), which resulted in 30 aircraft ranging from warbirds to some of the fastest glass in the air, on display and a surprisingly large crowd wandering the flightline, getting up-close-and-personal. Cory Bird's stunning Symmetry, above, was this fly-in's featured aircraft (look for it to be featured in an article here in the next few days).
Petaluma Veterans Day Parade from Technorati
If you like aircraft, parades, and an airshow, you'll love the Petaluma Veteran's Day Parade.Held in beautiful downtown Petaluma...more
Wings Over Wine Country from Technorati
The Wings Over Wine Country airshow offers an enticing array of entertainment.You can climb aboard a jet fighter, walk through a cargo plane, or take a close up look at antique airplanes...more
Wings over Wairarapa takes off from Technorati
Two World War era fighter planes soared over Wellington on Friday afternoon, officially kicking off the Wings over Wairarapa air pageant. ens of thousands are expected to flock to the airshow in Masterton this weekend - a show commemorating a century of English aviation and 
showcasing some of the most historic aircraft ...
[photo by zkarj]
Battle of Britain veteran back in the air ... from Technorati
A feel-good story from an airshow yesterday in the Wairarapa. The veteran hero was originally slated to fly in a spitfire, but unfortunately it was pranged during a practice the day before. I thought his comment about the kittyhawk engine interesting, and is probably an opinion that he, and his fellow heroes, had back in the '40s and remains unchanged today. This short clip (from TV3 News has the story. (The spitfire was only slightly damaged and will be back in the air soon.)
Wings over Wairarapa 2009 from Technorati
Yes, it’s air show season again and Wings over Wairarapa 2009 has kicked off the year in, well, very average style. On the whole, it was worth spending the day in the moderate heat and wind, but it wasn’t as exciting as promised. The star attraction - Doug Brooker’s Spitfire - was of course absent after its unfortunate mishap on Thursday. The RNZAF failed to bring anything larger than a King Air (which was hidden away until after the show!), and many of the more delicate WWI-era aircraft were
Armed Forces day to be celebrated with hundreds of events around ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The Blades Aerobatic display team will also be appearing. It is hoped that a member of the royal family will also attend. Veterans Minister Kevan Jones, ...
RTAF Children’s Day Air Show 2009 In Don Muang from Technorati
Show site after the event.Children’s Day is the nationwide event for children on the second Saturday of Janurary. Here is photo from Don Muang where RTAF Children’s DAy airshow was held.Gripen International set up a small booth distributed poster to children. F-5T Tigres prepare to fly home. Nok Air's 737-400 Take off behind the Tigres. This year RTAF cut flight demonstration and aircraft. There are two F-16, one F-5, and only morning aerial display, down two time from normal performance. Thes
B-17 radio operator, gunner gives his account of being shot down ... - Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV
I served in WWII as a crew member (radio operator and gunner) on a B-17 Bomber with the 15th Air Force in Italy. We were shot down on my 26th mission while ...
WWII Marine finally to be laid to rest-AP from Military Photos
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A World War II veteran who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean 65 years ago will finally be laid to rest in his native South Carolina. Maj. Marion Ryan McCown Jr. will be buried Sunday after a memorial service at the Unitarian Church in Charleston. The Post & Courier of Charleston reported Saturday that the Marines Corps is giving McCown a full military burial, including a fly-over by F-18 Hornets. McCown was a Marine aviator stationed in the Pacific during the war. He had been missing since Jan. 20, 1944, when he volunteered to escort a bombing mission in his Corsair F-4U.
A hero in the sky: Retired Air Force pilot leaves legacy - San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA
By Claudia Palma, Staff Writer The shadow of aviator Henry "Hank" Whitney will always loom large over the San Gabriel Valley. Whitney died Dec. ...
Tuskegee Airmen ready to take part in history -- again - Los Angeles Times, CA
In a black and white photograph taken as he graduated, the Los Angeles native has his leather aviator's jacket unzipped to reveal his uniform, with pilot's ...
- Tuskegee Airman: ‘If I had to crawl to see it, then I would do it’ - Rocky Mountain News, CO
- Tuskegee Airmen at inauguration from Military Photos by Ordie
Le Airshow from Air & Space Magazine
Kitty Hawk to retire on Jan. 31 from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
Jan. 31 will be a historic day for the U.S. Navy as it retires what could probably be its last conventional super aircraft carrier.
Flight 1549
Flight 1549: Skill and Drill, Skill and Drill from Joe Sharkey At LargeRachel Maddow, on her nightly news and opinion program on MSNBC, adroitly picked up the right theme about the US Airways crash in the Hudson River. She stressed that a skilled, drilled and ready force of civilian and governmental first-responders was the heart of that amazing rescue -- and that this is the essence of that aspect of "homeland" security.Speed and Angels – Movie on Hulu.com
- US Airways Flt. 1549 on Film from The PlaneMadness Podcast
- The Airbus Ditching Button from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower
from PropBlast by mjg
I don’t know if you’ve been to Hulu.com yet but wow, is that a great service. Not only can I get caught up on some of my favorite shows, but it is a great place to view some great movies and documentaries. Of them, I thought that this movie would be of interest to my readers: Speed and Angels.
Thunderbird Sunrise from DailyAviator by Dennis CollinsPopham -new Years Day from PPRuNe Forums by DOC.400
More Dual Processing Attempts from Fence Check
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Indy Transponder 11-November 1030z
SELL OUT AT KENNEDY SPACE SHOW – AirShowBuzz.com
A massive turnout at the second annual air show at Kennedy Space Center snarled traffic but didn't dampen the crowd's excitement for this delightful show on a NASA causeway.See Who Performed and Read the Reviews
Turn your speakers down!! Aviation Nation F-22 vid.. - F-16.net
While most of us would love to see Major Moga's Raptor just once do RNLAF's exact F-16 team demo, you know that no F-16 could do this demo and especially ...
Air show revived dream for Mary Ann McGuan - Gary Post Tribune
BY JANIS MOORE Post-Tribune correspondent Then, in August 2004, she was watching the planes practice for the Gary Air Show, and her desire to fly led her to pick up the air show section of the newspaper. Inside was an ad for Eagle Aircraft
Meet the Tiger Woods of the sky - Palm Beach Post, United States
By DAPHNE DURET STUART — About 3000 feet high, upside down in the Extra 300 aerobatic aircraft, the Intercoastal Waterway looked like a soft bed of liquid ...
F1 in the air by 2010? - AsiaOne
By Jermyn Chow PERTH: Singapore is close to staging a leg of the world-famous Red Bull Air Race in 2010. Race organisers, who currently are in talks with Singapore tourism officials, said the prospect of Singapore hosting one round of the eight-leg ...
Videos: BBC at Mojave Spaceport; Space law panel; TrueZer0 interview from RLV and Space Transport News - Check out this BBC video report from Mojave about the NewSpace companies there: fast:track: Space Tourism - BBC News Player (via Rocketeers.co.uk).===Here's a 50 minute video from IAC 2008 of a panel discussion of space law issues that cover ITAR, the Outer Space Treaty, etc. : Bob Richards Chairs a Panel on "Real Space, Real Law, Real Progress"- Watch It Now! - X PRIZE Foundation - Nov.11.08.===I think I mentioned it before but in case you missed it, here is the Spacevidcast Interview with the TrueZer0 team made during the NG-LLC event.
Furniture made from aircraft parts. - Furniture made from aircraft parts. Way cool. http://www.deastisdesigns.com/
Surviving the odds: B-17 Flying Fortress pilot recounts memories ... - Naples Daily News
But that meant no one had a true understanding of the camaraderie Good felt with the other eight members of his B-17 Flying Fortress bombing crew, ...
Ore. navigator helped return a busted B-17 to base - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR
(AP) — The gnarled mass of metal, wire and instruments on the nose of the B-17 Flying Fortress is a staggering sight. Photographs show a machine gun ...
World War II museum set to close soon - San Antonio Express, TX
One of his most cherished displays is a white silk wedding dress made from a parachute that had saved the life of the groom, a soldier whose B-25 bomber was ...
Search for Port soldier renewed 64 years later - The Daily News of Newburyport, MA
Staff Sgt. Desire Wilfred Chatigny Jr. was one of 43 Newburyporters to die in World War II, when his B-25 bomber went down in the southern Philippines on a ...
F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 / Sacramento Airshow 2008 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
The Adversary Navy Squadron VFC-13 F-5E Tiger II on display at the California Capitol Airshow, Sacramento, Ca. 2008. Orginally, the F-5's were used to simulate air-to-air combat against the MiG-21.
F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Front View / Sacramento Airshow 2007 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter front view shows the angular design to lower the radar cross section. read more
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Indy Transponder 4-November 1712z
Lackland Airfest 2008 from www.airshowbuzz.com
Just got in from the Sunday show and it was "Awesome". Just a little warm but other than that everything was perfect. The Horsemen made a surprise apperance and show. Thanks Ed and Dan. "Max" Moga and the Raptor had their usual outstanding performance. Ed Hamil and Greg Poe was at their outstanding aerobatic best. And the "Blues' minus 1 (#4) filled the air with excitement. Also got to meet "Zeke". He will be the next Raptor Pilot. A real nice and classy guy, the Air Force really knows how to pick them. Tora group put alot of explosions and smoke on the base. And a "Big" surprise to see the P-39 "Airacobra" from the Centex Wing of the CAF in San Marcos, TX fly in their re-enactment of Pearl Harbor.
Aviation Nation 2008 from Fence Check
A reminder for everyone attending, there is going to be a get together dinner at the original Cannery Casino on Friday evening. We will meet at the buffet restaurant at 6:30 p.m. local time. Everyone is welcome, you buy your own dinner and drinks.
Branson Airport hires FBO manager from RSS Feed: News
Missouri's Branson Airport, the first privately financed and operated commercial service airport in the U.S., has hired Sharon Morris as the airport's FBO and airline services manager.
[Note: Don't forget - this new airport will be hosting an air show in May 2009 - Details here. Mike]
Flying Tigers Fly-In a big success - South Carolina Now, South Carolina
By NANCY MARLOWE LAKE CITY - Saturday, September 27, the Flying Tigers Model Aviation Club, held its annual Fall Fun Fly-In at Cockfield Aerodrome on ...
Blue Thunder Home Page - from www.bluethunderairracing.com via AAFO
Blue Thunder Air Racing
Construction progress on “Blue II”
October 2008 report
We got a lot of work done on “Blue II” this month. Most of it is little stuff than does not make for impressive photos, but is all are items that must be done. ...
Dago Red In The Pits / Reno Air Race and Airshow 2008
from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Dago Red getting a new set of spark plugs between the heat races. Maintenance and run-ups filled the time between the heats. Read more.
Julie Clark Low Pass / 2008 California International Airshow / Salinas, California
from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Julie Clark flying the T-34 Mentor on the low pass at the end of her "American Aerobatics" show.
What a great show! The California International Airshow continues to be the model of the airshow industry. The community comes together with sponsorships and volunteer organizations to make it all happen. The show's proceeds go directly to local charities and community based organizations. This year marks the show's 28th anniversary and the line-up was well rounded.
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Red Arrows in call for Olympics - The Sun, UK
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell admitted: “I am clear in my own mind the Red Arrows should be part of London’s welcome to the world.”
VIDEO: F-15SG roll-out ceremony from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble
I was in St. Louis yesterday to cover the F-15SG roll-out ceremony. This is the new version of the F-15E designed for the Singapore Air Force, featuring the APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) and infrared search and track (IRST). The reportedly Israeli electronic warfare gear, mounted on the tail-exhaust booms, are conveniently hidden from view because of the way Boeing angled the roped-off aircraft.
Two RoKAF F-5s collided, one crashed from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
Two South Korean F-5 fighters had a midair collision and four air-to-air missiles were dislodged from the aircraft. One of the aircraft crashed in a rice paddy in Pocheon.
Three were recovered and troops searched the area for the fourth, an air force officer said.
DNA links bones near plane crash site to Fossett - The Associated Press
... tests conducted by the state Department of Justice positively identified the bones as the remains of the millionaire aviator who disappeared last year. ...
Is the Flying Car Just Two Years Away? from Aerospace-Defense News
From the "We'll believe it when we see it" category comes the Autovolantor -- a car supposedly now in development that is based on the roughly $350,000 Ferrari 599 GTB.Red Bull Air Race - Perth 2008 from www.amnet.net.au
Airshow China 2008 from Military Photos by 4ever
Unveiling J-10 at Zhuhai Airshow2008 from Defence Talk Forum Thunderbirds Finale from Serious Amateur Photography by Jeff Lynch
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