Indy Transponder 21-NOV-2013 1745z

Dubai Airshow Closes Early as Storm Collapses Roof, Floods Main Hall - Defense News | DUBAI — The Dubai Airshow has shut down after stormy weather hit the city on Thursday morning, causing a roof collapse and flooding at the venue’s main exhibition hall. Organizers say the show, which began on Sunday and was supposed to run through Thursday, will not reopen and warned the public, exhibitors and contractors to steer clear of the venue...

Photos: Dubai Airshow hit by flooding and thunderstorms - Arabian Business

Dubai Air Show amazed with JF-17 Thunder attainments - News Tribe | Dubai Air Show provided an international platform to at least 200 companies across the Globe willing to exhibit their aviation products and aircrafts. The PAC JF-17 Thunder, or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong, is a light-weight, single-engine, multi-role combat ...

Photos: U.S. Navy Blue Angels Hornet Crew Pays Visit to St. Louis - The Aero Experience | Two members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Aerial Demonstration Team arrived at Spirit of St. Louis Airport this afternoon in their Number 7 F/A-18D Hornet. Lt. Ryan Chamberlain, No. 7 Narrator, and Lt. Commander Michael Cheng, Events Coordinator, are visiting the St. Louis area for non-public events today and tomorrow before departing tomorrow afternoon...

South Shore Air Show lands new home at Fair Oaks - nwi.com | ...The 2013 South Shore Air Show was canceled because of the impact of federal budget sequestration. Batistatos said with the recent cancellation of the Indy Air Show, the move will draw even more visitors. The show, which traditionally took place at the beaches of Marquette Park in Miller and has featured Thunderbirds and F-22s, was sponsored by the city of Gary in its early years. Admission to the show always has been free and, since 2007 has been financed by a group of supporters, including the SSCVA....

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Helicopters and Gyrocopters - The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is known for attracting a wide variety of aircraft in addition to the core homebuilt community. The Aero Experience continuing coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 now focuses on helicopters and gyrocopters from various manufacturers on display and on the flight line (excluding those in the "warbirds" and "airshow performers" groups to be featured in future posts). The main rotorcraft exhibit, the Heli-Center sponsored by Helicopter Association International (HAI), featured a Robinson R22 inside the...

Yankee Air Museum’s B-25 “Yankee Warrior” Birthday Celebration · Warbirds News | Airplanes are part of us aviation enthusiasts , for many they have a soul, a personality. They are almost like human creatures and as such they also have birthdays! On December 8,2013 the Yankee Air Museum’s B-25 “Yankee Warrior” is turning 70 years old , in fact this beautiful B-25D was manufactured by North American Aviation in Kansas City, Kansas in 1943 ans rolled out of the factory on December the 8th.For this day at the Yankee Air Museum Hangar 1 facility from 1-4pm museum’s members, volunteers , friends and family will celebrate this young lady in style...

Impressive Video Of The CAF Arizona Wing’s Bombers · Warbirds News | H5 is a production company which offers the convenience, technology and talent that make it easier than ever to capture brilliant, high definition aerial and ground videography. This video si an example.The company works has been broadcasted on national networks including History Channel and Discovery. IN occasion of the Veterans Day celebration...

75 years of Harvards' roar - Auckland stuff.co.nz | The distinctive roar of one of the world's most popular Warbirds aircraft will be heard over Ardmore this Sunday. The New Zealand Warbirds Association is holding an open day at its Ardmore Airport base to mark 75 years of service of the North American Harvard....

Congressional Gold Medal for Doolittle Raiders Would be Housed at Air Force Museum - ABC22 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislation moving through Congress would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II and that medal would be housed in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that was co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, and is endorsed by the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. Brown introduced the legislation in the Senate...

VIDEO: Emotional tribute to B-17 crew 70 years on - Diss Express | Relatives of US airmen killed in an air crash in Redlingfield have paid their respects on the 70th anniversary of the disaster. In poignant scenes on Tuesday, a service at the memorial in the village paid tribute to the ten crew, serving with the 95th Bomb Group, who died when their plane crashed in Green Farm, Redlingfield, at about 8.30am on November 19, 1943...

World War I in Pictures - Air & Space magazine | In anticipation of next year’s world war I centennial, the United Kingdom’s Imperial War Museums and Alfred A. Knopf have produced a stirring retrospective: The Great War: A Photographic Narrative. The 20th century’s first titanic upheaval created a line between old world and new; when the war ended, almost nothing was the same as it had been...

Revenge of the Drones: target drone hits side of a Navy’s guided missile cruiser - The Aviationist | On Nov. 16, a Northrop Grumman BQM-74 target drone hit guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) punching a three to four foot hone in the side of the warship. The mishap occurred at 01.25 local time during a “tracking exercise during an air tracking event,” resulting in “minor injuries to two sailors,” according to Navy officials...

What's in an airport name? - CNN | ...We'll skip the presidential airports -- JFK, Reagan National and so on, and look at some of the less evident namesakes. Check out the gallery to meet the people behind the airport names.

Oops! Boeing cargo jet lands at wrong Wichita airport - CNN | A Boeing Dreamlifter landed at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kansas -- one with a runway apparently too short for the mammoth cargo plane to take off from again.... [Note: USA Today reports they will attempt to take off at 1pm EST]

Successful maiden flight of the world’s first green helicopter - sUAS | E-volo’s Volocopter is a revolution in aviation Made in Germany. Safer, simpler, and cleaner than normal helicopters, it has a unique way of moving – a groundbreaking innovation. The Volocopter is an environmentally friendly and emission-free private helicopter. Instead of one combustion engine, eighteen electrically driven rotors propel it....

Video: NASA Administrator Salutes International Space Station's 15th Anniversary - Spaceports | The station's first module, Zarya, launched from Russia on Nov. 20, 1998. The ISS now is the largest structure in space ever built, where international crews have occupied it since 2000...

Indy Transponder 30-OCT-2013 1600z

Wheels to Warrior winner to be revealed Sunday morning at Stuart Air Show - TCPalm | STUART — One lucky veteran will receive the keys to a Buick Century on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Stuart Air Show. Anyone attending the Stuart Air Show is invited to be a part of the event. The car will be given away shortly after 11:30 a.m. in the WWII area. The Wheels to Warrior program is a project of the Road to Victory Military Museum, the beneficiary of the Stuart Air Show. For the second year in a row, Todd Harris of Crown Car Care and Mark Smith, of Crown Collision, have obtained a vehicle that they have restored and outfitted with new tires, a new custom paint job and more...

Aerobatic Team Makes Redwood Shores Flyover - NBC Bay Area | The stunt is meant to call attention to one of Electronic Arts' popular games called "Battlefield 4" | A team of six jets flew in formation over Redwood Shores Tuesday afternoon as part of an Electronic Arts promotion. The Patriots Jet Team, a private aerobatic formation team, flew over the gaming company's offices at about 3:50 p.m. and wrote the number "4" in the sky with jet smoke at 10,000 feet, San Mateo County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt said...

B-17 Memphis Belle and P-51 take flight over Tampa - Creative Loafing Tampa | Sixty eight years ago Memphis Belle took to the skies in hopes of bringing freedom to many demoralized people. In honor of the courageous airmen who lost their lives in the fight and many of the veterans today; come experience history firsthand. Take to the skies like the soldiers before us and get a glimpse of the lives they tried to fly to those far from home. The B-17 and P-51's mission to restore the freedom to the oppressed was...

Vulcan bomber fans could have their name on its doors - Bournemouth Echo | TIME is running out for fans of Bournemouth Air Festival favourite the Vulcan to add their name to its bomb-bay doors. The famous Cold War bomber is a big crowd-pleaser at the annual seafront show – although it has had a chequered history at the event...

NAF El Centro Photocall- October 2013 - Photorecon.net | What is a Photocall? A Photocall is generally when a location such as a military base or an airport, which is normally closed to the public is opened for a day for photographers to come and visit the location and photograph the aircraft from the runway and the ramp area. Naval Air Field El Centro, located in the Imperial Valley of southern California has for several years, held a bi-annual Photocall for several groups of aviation photographers, such as the Arizona Aviation Photographers, the Aviation Photographers of Southern California, and an internet group called Fence Check. This event is organized by the Public Affairs Officer, which is currently held by Michelle Dee...

Doolittle Raider named to Oregon aviation hall - KVAL | MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — As a youngster, Michael Emmens never particularly looked forward to the family's vacation each summer. "We would go to reunions of the Raiders — they had them every year," he recalled. "I remember saying, 'Do we have to do that again for our vacation?' "...

Me and Mr. Jones - Vintage Wings of Canada | If I can walk, I can fly.”  Gordon said this to me when I visited him this past August, as he sat in his easy chair, swollen legs elevated, a warm blanket covering him, still looking like a king, a member of aviation royalty, granting me an audience. Sadly, I could see his flying days were behind him...

Ohio, NC legislators team to defend Wright brothers’ legacy · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio and KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — State legislators from Ohio and North Carolina held a rare joint news conference on Thursday, Oct. 24, to defend the legacy of the Wright brothers against a claim by the state of Connecticut. Ohio State Rep. Richard Perales and North Carolina State Sen. Bill Cook, linked by a Skype connection on the Internet, spoke from historically significant locations in their home states to rebuke a law Connecticut passed earlier this year that claimed one of its residents, Gustave Whitehead, flew two years earlier than the Wright brothers...

Navy pulls plug on Patuxent River Naval Air Museum - Bay Net | The Navy has pulled the plug on the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. With only a week’s notice the Navy in a letter dated September 24 informed the association that operates the museum that they were revoking a U.S. Government License that allowed the Navy to maintain the three buildings that constitute the museum. The effective date of the revocations was October 1. The Navy has also halted paying for the museum’s annual utility bill of $40,000...

Kanye West: I'll have the Red Arrows for my wedding to Kim Kardashian - Daily Star | ...The bonkers rapper, 36, reckons he’s going to book the Red Arrows to perform a dazzling sky display on his big day, which is set to take place next summer in Las Vegas. He first saw them at the London Olympics last year and is now willing to spend big bucks on landing the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team for himself....

Richard Bach Reunited With His SeaRey 'Puff' - Aero-News Network | Builder In Brevard County, FL Rebuilt The Airplane For The Author | Author Richard Bach was landing his SeaRey amphibious airplane on an island off the coast of Washington State when he clipped some power lines and flipped over. The author, who was rescued by some campers on the island, was in a coma for a week...

Watch this: How insanely low you can fly a civilian jet liner! - The Aviationist | It seems like low level flying in Argentina is not limited to military fighter jets, trainers or cargo planes. The images in this post were taken on Dec. 12, 2007 when, for the 100 años de la aviación civil argentina (100 years of Argentine Civil Aviation), a Boeing 737-500 “LV-BEO” belonging to the Aerolineas Argentinas performed a really low flyby over the Aeroparque at Buenos Aires...

Learn about the space station during free Family Day at museum by Sarah Swan National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | DAYTON, Ohio -- Commemorate the anniversary of the greatest engineering feat in modern history - the International Space Station - during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. November marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the first module of the space station and the 13th anniversary of a continuous human presence on this fascinating human outpost in space!...

Indy Transponder 29-MAY-2013 1645z

Experience the Blue Angels This Summer - WPMI Local 15 News | Locals and visitors now have the chance to experience the Blue Angels every week. The Blue Angels Fan Experience begins May 29, at the National Naval Aviation Museum. The event runs through the summer. It includes: - Meet the Blue Angels in...

Santa Rosa Island Authority Presents Pensacola Beach Air Show - Houston Chronicle | Team Aerodynamix, the world's largest air show team, provides an exciting and memorable performance that combines precision formation flying and formation acrobatics. The Santa Rosa Island Authority is also hosting a free concert featuring The TAMS ...

The Patrouille de France will survive the cuts - Aerobuzz.fr | After worrying announcements probable dissolution of Switzerland patrol in 2016, and maintaining the ground, this year, two American patrols, the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels, one could legitimately fear that the longer term, our National patrol suffer the same fate. We are now a little more reassured after the statements of the Minister of Defence visits Provence Salon Saturday, on the occasion of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the "Grande Dame"....

Red Arrows return to Lincolnshire base and start 2013 display season at Duxford - This is Lincolnshire | The Red Arrows have started their gruelling 70-plus date 2013 air show season at Duxford in Cambridgeshire. Sunday's performance came after the Lincolnshire-based Reds were awarded their public display licence by the RAF. ​ The Red Arrows with the ...

Hangar 24 Estimates More Than 15000 Showed for AirFest & 5th Anniversary - Patch.com | More than 15,000 people turned out for the Hangar 24 AirFest & 5th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday May 18 at Redlands Municipal Airport, brewery officials announced Tuesday. "The attendance was overwhelming," Hangar 24 owner and Master Brewer...

RC Air Show, July and August Family Days cancelled from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has cancelled the annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Show and the July and August Family Days as the impacts of sequestration continue.

Having a Rubbery Time in Japan! by The GYROX Team | As Norman waits patiently in Japan to see
whether the latest appeal to President Putin is successful, preparations to get 'Roxy' ready for the next flight continue apace....

Geneva Schow Oleson First Woman Inducted into North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | At an early age, Geneva Schow Oleson enjoyed crawling through her dad’s airplane and was always excited to fly.  Oleson’s father, Martin Schow, built his own airplane and started the first airport in Stanton. He taught Oleson to fly when she was in high school....

Rahoi completes flight in B-17, nearly seven decades after making his last ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (blog) | ... near Ypsilanti, Mich. and touched down in the Flying Fortress without a bump. Earlier this year Rahoi, 94, flew a P-51 Mustang, another plane he flew during World War II. He said he hopes to fly a B-25 next. The B-17 is owned by the Yankee Air Museum.

Dambusters – postscript from The Lexicans by hogdayafternoon | 2 weeks ago I posted about the Dambusters 70th Anniversary commemorations broadcast live on the BBC which I thought was very well produced and staged by the RAF and BBC....

Blue Spitfires with no guns from The Lexicans by Busbob | Never saw this before, maybe you haven’t either.

Up, Up And Away - Jamestown Post Journal | After officially opening less than one month ago, the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum has yet another piece of aviation history to display - a hot air balloon. Donated by John Owens, commercial pilot and owner of Balloons Over Chautauqua, the 1993 Aerostar ...

The British Flying Vibe deep within Florida at the AirGlades Airport, Clewiston from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The British Flying Vibe deep within Florida at the AirGlades Airport, Clewiston 26º 44′ 12″ N / 81º 02′ 53″ W The town of Clewiston is located in the southwest portion of Lake Okeechobee in Florida, a region known for sugar cane agriculture. Northwest of the quaint municipality is the AirGlades Airport — an airstrip really […]

FlightTime Radio Show 279 from The FlightTime Radio Show | The rumors were correct! Milford did come back from the Bahamas in his plane and stormed into the All Star Vending Breakroom as Charlie and Glenn were starting the show. He wanted to set the record straight that he had a WONDERFUL time down in the islands! He wanted to make it clear too, that even a common old...old pilot from Middleburg could easily become an international pilot with just a bit of good, good planning!

North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie. “This photo shows... from Planeshots | North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie. “This photo shows the XB-70A #1 rolling out after landing, employing drag chutes to slow down. In the...

Soyuz TMA-09M docks with Space Station from Spaceports | The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft docked with the International Space Station less than six hours after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan bring the crew compliment up to six again....

Video: An Inside Look at SNC's Dream Chaser from Spaceports | Cheryl McPhillips, the NASA Commercial Crew Program partner manager for Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), discusses the uniqueness of the company's Dream Chaser spacecraft and...

Indy Transponder 28-NOV-2012 0300z

Blue Angels prep in Brunswick - Times Record | An advance team for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will touch down at Brunswick Executive Airport Wednesday morning in preparation for next year's Great State of Maine Air Show. Lt. Brian Chamberlain, narrator for the famed aerial stunt team and pilot of ...

American Heroes Airshow – Los Angeles from Photorecon by Matt Shinavar | The American Heroes Airshow is a fly-in at seven locations across the country of helicopters flown by what some would consider American heroes, as it happens to be. The helicopters are those that are flown by local police, news, fire, military, and private contract work; the event organized to draw attention to the special and important role helicopters play in...

Duncan Aviation Career Day attracts 200 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | LINCOLN, Neb. — Duncan Aviation recently welcomed 200 students, parents, counselors and teachers to its aviation career day, Adjust Your Altitude. The program was designed to educate, inspire and ignite students’ passion for the aviation industry, company officials said....

EAA Museum Exhibit to Honor Frank Christensen's Eagle from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Aircraft design pioneer Frank Christensen, who advanced kit-built aircraft with his innovative Eagle aerobatic airplane, will be the featured speaker at EAA's annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 14, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh.

I Finally Got My Upside-Down Pitts S2C Flight In With Billy Werth! (Grayout Aerosports)
from AirPigz by Martt | Billy Werth (Grayout Aerosports) and I have been trying to get together to go flying in his Pitts S2C for about 2 years now... every time we had it scheduled something would get in the way to keep it from happening. Well, yesterday it finally happened! This was my first time ever flying an airplane as hot as the Pitts and...

Money Goes Missing From Kansas Honor Flights Fund from Aero-News Network | Flights To WWII Memorial Halted After Thefts Discovered The program director for an organization in Great Bend, KS, which raised money to fly WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial has been arrested and charged with two counts of theft by deception. LaVeta Miller is accused of taking about $110,000 from Central Prairie Honor Flights...

Don P Thometz 1922- 2003 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Don Thometz was an Army Air Corps instructor during World War II and a United Airlines DC-3 copilot in United’s early years. He flew nonscheduled cargo operations to Alaska and flights that supported the building of the...

Sqn Ldr Leslie V. Worsdell 1917-2008 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Leslie Worsdell was the first apprentice flying instructor trained pre-war by Marshall of Cambridge. He played an important part in flying training over a career of 50 years in aviation, which included working as...

Read about Jerrie Mock from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | If, like many others, you're stumped to name the first woman to fly solo around the world, you need to read about Jerrie Mock. She has been inducted into WAI's International Pioneer Hall of Fame, and she has a fascinating story of being just an "average" person who had a dream and pursued it....

Girls Inc Group Celebrates Women in Aviation With a First for Some Local ... - WDEF News 12 | It's part of their celebration of Women in Aviation month. The girls met the only female pilot currently flying in and out of Chattanooga. Rebecca Gibson works for Crystal Air. She told the group about her career, answered questions and gave them a ...

Calling All Racers! from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Many Air Race Classic participants are members of Women in Aviation, International. They often meet during the annual International Women in Aviation Conference, being held March 14-16, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.  Are you thinking about racing? If you have raced before, then you may have that "itch" to race again. The Air Race Classic draws...

Out of Africa plane to go under the hammer at Bonhams - Breaking Travel News | It still wears its yellow-and-black livery and registration G-AAMY (in homage to pioneering English aviatrix Amy Johnson) as seen in the Sydney Pollack-directed movie, which went on to win seven Oscars in the year of its release. In the film, the two ...

The origin of White Lightning from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | One of the best parts about interviewing someone about their airplane is that after the story is published, someone who has additional information about the airframe will often send a note...

Video: F-35 Goes On The Attack... And Wins! from AirPigz by Martt | Here's part of the official Lockheed-Martin press release on the testing: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., November 19, 2012 – An F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft rapidly expanded its high angle of attack (AOA) test envelope to its 50 degree limit in only four flights during recent flight testing here. F-35A test aircraft are...

F-22's success more than 'skin deep' from Air Force Link Top Stories | Many are surprised to discover that the largest organ the human body has is the skin. Skin provides a physical barrier against harmful, external factors. The F-22 Raptor, much like the human body, has a layer of skin called low observable. LO not only assists in retaining the jets' stealth capabilities but also prevents corrosion and other damages. Like human skin, the F-22's coating consists of several layers. The surface of the F-22 appears to be a simple gray paint, but in reality the high-tech surface renders one of the largest fighter jets virtually undetectable by radar....

FlightTime Radio Show 242 | Thanks to Glenn Boyles as he helps us out and takes the Key Auto Studios on the road to the Wings N Wheels auto and car show at Craig Airport. (OK, OK, I know it's now Jax Executive but I know it as Craig!) With Charlie camping at Mayo and Milford in Texas rooting the Florida Gators on, somebody had to have the fun and Glenn got the long straw!

FlightTime Radio Show 243 | John Cunningham joins the guys via the Sunrise Aviation Hotline to discuss his new book, "Green To Go". This book is set in South Florida and is a great action adventure story with aviation woven through out. Milford read it, (he had help with the big words) and recommends it highly!

Mojave Airport Video from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin

Sport pilot to celebrate 100th birthday flying his Evektor LSA from General Aviation News by Dan Johnson | On Nov. 30, Guy Reynolds will celebrate his 100th birthday by taking a flight in a Light-Sport Aircraft. Putting a finer point on it, he'll take this flight in his LSA. Are you surprised that a centenarian has an LSA? Admit it...I was. However, Guy is no ordinary guy. He bought his Evektor Sportstar back at the beginning of LSA and he's...

Ballarat Aero Club celebrates 50 years - Ballarat Courier | Ballarat Aero Club putting on a display at the airport for its 50th anniversary....

Two-Seat Solar Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Solar flight pioneer Eric Raymond is working to complete his first two-seat design, Sunseeker Duo, which he expects will be "the highest performing solar airplane ever built and the first to carry passengers," and he's seeking grassroots support. Raymond has previously worked on the Solar Impulse project, which aims to fly around the world on solar power, alone, and in the 1990s he flew his own solar-powered design across the country in 21 legs....

Santa to land at the Air Zoo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Santa is scheduled to land at the Air Zoo, Saturday, Dec. 1. In addition to welcoming Santa from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Air Zoo is also offering a special holiday promotion. When guests purchase a SkySpace Kids Club or supporting Air Zoo membership on Dec. 1, they’ll receive a free gift (while supplies last)....

NASA Space shuttle-carrying jet lands for good - CBS News | NASA 905 also ferried the Enterprise for display at special events such as the Paris Air Show in France and the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, La. NASA 905 flew 70 of the 87 ferry flights during the shuttle program's operational phase, including 46...

Astronaut David Wolf on NASA, research and Purdue - WBAA | It's been nearly a year and a half since NASA ended the Space Shuttle program. The craft was the most visible symbol of the administration for those not old enough to remember the moon landings. Now, officials are trying to capture the attention of ...

Space Agencies Name One-Year ISS Crew from Spaceports  | ...American astronaut Scott Kelly, 48, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, 52, will launch on the one-year space station flight in spring 2015 and return to Earth in spring 2016, NASA officials announced Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. Crews so far have done only six-month stints on the station....

Indy Transponder 10-OCT-2012 1045z

Red Bull Stratos mission attempt aborted due to high winds from Aerial Sports Feed | Red Bull Stratos’ daring mission to the edge of space, which has been five years in the making, has been made to wait a little longer after high winds forced the mission to be aborted on Tuesday...

Baumgartner Launch Postponed by Winds - from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Felix Baumgartner's record parachute jump attempt from the edge of space was aborted at 11:42 a.m. MDT on Tuesday in Roswell, New Mexico, according to the Red Bull Stratos team.

Eyes to the sky as Thunderbirds head for Daytona Beach - Daytona Beach News-Journal | Area residents will hear the roar before they see the planes but they're in for a treat as the U.S. Thunderbirds arrive today about 2 p.m. at the Daytona Beach International Airport for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Wings and Waves Air Show ...

Preparations begin for 2012 Miramar Air Show - KGTV San Diego | "We're fortunate that many of the performers know about Miramar and want to participate because it's one of the largest, of not the largest military air show in the country," said Wahl. The airfield will shut operations down in the small hours Tuesday ...

Re-enactors to bring AirSho history to life - Midland Reporter-Telegram | When visitors attend this weekend's AirSho at the Commemorative Air Force, they will learn about history not only from the planes that fly overhead but also through people on the ground representing the soldiers of the wars. Several groups of re ...

Salute America 2012 Air Show lands in Northwest Atlanta - WXIA-TV | DALLAS, Ga. -- The Salute America 2012 Air Show will bring aerial performances and static aircraft displays to the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport on Saturday, October 20. Several aerial acrobatic acts are coming to perform in Dallas, including Team ...

Huntington fly-in - Emery County Progress | The Huntington Airport Fly-In and Wings and Wheels Show and Shine Sept. 28-29 was the largest event in its three year history. The show featured the largest number of planes, antique autos and visitors ever. At the Saturday morning breakfast, Emery...

Classics at Pine Mountain Lake from Antique Airfield News | Mike Shreeve sent these photos of several classics from the Pine Mountain Lake airport day in California this past weekend. The DC-3 was flown in by Clay Lacy, and there was fine form by several 140s in the flour bombing competition...

Hood River Fly-in 2012 from Antique Airfield News The folks at WAAAM, one of the best antique aviation museums in the country, put on a fly-in every year at the beginning of September in Hood River, OR...

Volunteer Group Flying Tigers to visit National Infantry Museum - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | Members of the Flying Tigers, the first American Volunteer Group, will visit the National Infantry Museum on Oct. 19. The 1-2 p.m. event gives the public a chance to meet four of six surviving members of the group, get an autograph or have a picture taken.

Continuing a Sentimental Journey - DVIDS | The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum, a traveling group of aviation enthusiasts, displayed the B-17G at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 1-4, but unlike many aircraft displays, Sentimental Journey is a ...

Still mighty Connect Savannah.com | A hundred and three feet across, the B–17 bomber fills the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum's entire Combat Gallery, the tips of its spit–shined wings just inches from the walls. It's a piece of history with all kinds of relevance: Built in 1945, it was the ...

Avro Lancaster lll PD259 coming home to RAF Waddington from stickandrudderWTO | On the 5-10-2012 I took part in a visit to RAF Waddington to see behind the scenes at the base. One of the ports of call, was the RAF Waddington heritage centre on the base, where the crashed remains of Avro Lancaster PD259 are on display. This Lancaster was on the books with number 463 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Waddington Lincolnshire (Bomber county). On the night of the 31-8-44, this aircraft was on a night nav/ex training sortie. For some reason, this aircraft broke up in mid-air over Kingussie Scotland, and the aircraft came...

XM607 'Black Buck' current status concern from stickandrudderWTO | I'm a little concerned about the current 'status' of an historic aircraft I saw at close hand last friday (5-10-2012). This historic aircraft is Avro Vulcan XM607 'Black Buck' on display at RAF Waddington. This aircraft bombed the airfield at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands conflict. When you drive past the Vulcan on the A17, it looks in pretty good condition. But if you get close to it, like I did last friday, you might think...

October 2, 2012 Under the Wire from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | ...A couple of weekends ago we had a choice of three fly-ins within an hour’s flight. We opted for the 23rd annual “Under the Wire” fly-in in Louise, Texas, just a smidgen past El Campo along Highway 59. Robbie Vajdos invites the whole town of Louise and anyone who wants to fly in to his nearly 3,000-foot-long turf strip for a grand party...

Tic 4 Tale from The Lexicans by Busbob |  The Navy, for a long time, had in the inventory a small number of curious, odd-looking aircraft called the TC-4C Academe. It was really a Grumman Gulfstream 1 with an A-6 nose mounted on the front. It was ungainly, ugly, and a heck of a good idea for training A-6 Bombardier Navigators.

A little 1940s-era flying from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Mike sent me a message this afternoon and said he was going up in the big Cub after work. He said to see if another aeroplane was available so I could tag along. I'm not current in the Champ (it's all that was available when I called Stewart) so I was planning on a quick re-checkout with Emerson. However, the little Cub opened up when I got there so I grabbed the J-3's keys instead...

Heroic nightime icy Arctic sea search and rescue mission awarded with trophy for Helicopter Rescue from David Cenciotti's weblog | The Canadian Forces Search and Rescue team was selected as the winner of the AgustaWestland‘s 2012 Cormorant Trophy for Helicopter Rescue. The trophy was awarded for a dramatic long range complex rescue mission which took place on Oct. 27, 2011, when the crew of AW101 Cormorant “Rescue 915” from the 103 SAR Squadron, from Canadian Force Base Gander, Newfoundland, were tasked with rescuing two walrus hunters stranded on an ice flow in the Arctic sea near Igloolik, Nunavut...

ISS Sightings Possible Along Mid-Atlantic States Following the Docking of Dragon from Spaceports | The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will dock with the International Space Station Wednesday morning, October 10, 2012 with live coverage provided by NASA-TV. For more earthly observation of the ISS this week, there may be opportunities to see them together from your backyard.

Indy Transponder 23-AUG-2012 1045z

'Hometown Hero' has the ride of a lifetime with US Air Force Thunderbirds - Bangor Daily News | Dee House, mother of Sgt. Joel House who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007, has her picture taken with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes Wednesday, August 22, 2012, in Brunswick. House, with her husband Paul, started a program ...

Air show returns this weekend - Santa Maria Times | A century of Marine Corps aviation will be celebrated during the 25th annual Thunder Over the Valley air show this weekend in Santa Maria, highlighted by a rare appearance of an Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter but fly at high ...

Wings, wheels to help fight cancer at Centennial Airport - Our Colorado News | The confirmed celebrities expected to be on hand include renowned commercial pilot and aerobatics champion Kirby Chambliss, and U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot Lee Lauderback. “It's our 10th anniversary this year, and one of the most ...

Thousands flock to air show - The West Milford Messenger | The air show did not only include airplanes flying overhead but also reenactors, like the folks from the Army Air Force Historical Association who took us back in time to the early morning "Mail Call." It brought you back to the days when there was no ...

Air Show Headed to Bellevue - KPTM-TV | At times, planes are upside-down at thousands of feet in the air, just 10 feet from other planes, with 10- G's of force against their bodies. Lt. Col. John Klatt, a pilot with the Air National Guard says it's nothing short of a rush. He became ...

Calendar: Aug. 23-30 - Fredericksburg.com | Antique airplanes, flying demos, world-class aerobatics, wing walking, airplane rides. Opens for plane rides at 11 a.m., show begins 2:30 p.m. Adults $10, children 3–12 $3, children under 3 free; airplane rides extra; flyingcircusairshow.com.

Airport Fun Days draw flight enthusiasts, raise funds - Creswell Chronicle | Among the planes on display were a red-and-white 1993 Pitts S2B aerobatic plane owned by Jason Wilson of Creswell, who flies customers of his G-Force Aerobatics flight business out of Creswell Airport. His motto, printed tongue-in-cheek on his business ...

Bournemouth Air Festival set to put on it's biggest show ever - Bournemouth Echo | Next Thursday, the fifth Bournemouth Air Festival takes to the skies over the seafront, with organisers promising the biggest and best event ever. Both they and the hundreds of thousands of people set to descend on the town for the extravaganza will be ...

Clacton Air Show: Live commentary - BBC News | The world's last flying Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows are set to thrill an estimated 140000 visitors to the 21st annual Clacton Air Show. BBC Essex will be broadcasting Radio Airshow from Clacton on both afternoons from 12:30 BST, to cover the ...

Victory Field Landing 8 21 12
Restored Vietnam helicopter flys in to baseball stadium in Indianapolis, IN.

Reno OKs sponsorship agreement for Balloon Races from RGJ.com  | Reno City Council on Wednesday approved a special event sponsorship agreement with the Great Reno Balloon Race Inc., for sponsorship of city services for the 2012 Great Reno Balloon Race in the amount not to exceed $13,000....

WWII planes land at Morristown for flights, tours - Dailyrecord.com | Veterans and plane aficionados can also take “Wings of Freedom Flights” offered through the Collings Foundation. Flights aboard the B-17 and B-24 planes cost $425. Flight training on the TP-51C “Betty Jane” is $2200 for a half-hour flight and $3200 for ...

Vintage WWII planes will be on display starting Friday - Asbury Park Press | They will be there for the public to explore, inside and out, through Monday. It's the fourth consecutive year the vintage planes will be in Wall. The B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber is one of 10 still in flying condition in the United States. The B ...

Memories of war-time aviation - Dailyrecord.com | Seeing the planes - a B-17, a B-24 and a P-51 - up-close was a way to honor Robert's memory, Radell said. “The planes are just incredible,” said Jeff Radell, a resident of Rockaway. “I built model airplanes as a kid. And it's great to be here with my ...

Bronco from Apron 6 | The day I went to photograph the Ju-52 at Wevelgem airport I also photographed the Bronco. I couldn’t know that it would be the last time I would see and photograph it. The plane crashed only few weeks later in the UK leaving the pilot injured. I would like to wish Tony a good recovery again. The plane is after all only a plane.

Pan Am China Clipper afloat — Jim Lund’s Martin M-130 diorama by travelforaircraft  | The Martin M-130, the original aircraft type which Pan American Airways began international transpacific airline operations. Originally calling them “flying clippers” — to invoke the romantic era memory of those speedy merchant tea trading vessels known as clipper ships — the aircraft that began it all was the Martin M-130 known as the China Clipper...

Video: The Synergy Aircraft Revolution Explained By Designer John McGinnis from AirPigz by Martt | I've had the pleasure of knowing about the Synergy Aircraft project probably long before you knew about it. I've been excited at the possible revolution this unique aircraft has represented from the very first day I learned of the details over three years ago. The man behind the project, John McGinnis, is attempting to take the knowledge base of aerodynamics and move it into an extreme that it's never been to before....

Sikorsky Issues Entrepreneurial Challenge (And Reward) from AVwebFlash Current Issue |  The Entrepreneurial Challenge is a competition organized by Sikorsky Innovations to promote emerging revolutionary technology in the advancement of rotorcraft, and the application period ends this fall on Oct. 10. This year's challenge comes in the form of five questions, all of which address increased efficiencies or new technology that leads to higher or more reliable performance in flight or production. To be considered, only one of the questions need be addressed by any given applicant. The winning entrepreneurial team will earn one year's utilization of space at Sikorsky's Stamford Innovation Center, its mentoring programs, and business services and educational resources. It can also lead to "follow-on investment" by Sikorsky.

A Hover Bike? from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A southern California company has gained new attention after posting video clips (click "more" below) that show manned flight testing of its proof-of-concept VTOL vehicle, which it says could lead to "personal flight as intuitive as riding a bike." The vertical takeoff and landing vehicle employs no artificial intelligence, or electronic flight control, or software of any kind. Its design leaves the pilot...

Aero-TV: Congressman Tom Petri -- Defending Aviation on 'The Hill' from Aero-News Network  | Aviation And Politics Are Strange But Necessary Bedfellows... Congressman Tom Petri was a toddler when his birth father, a Navy flyer and Lieutenant during World War II, was lost during a mission over the Atlantic. Obviously, aviation has had an impact on his life from the moment it started... and, since then, he has cast his mark on the industry as well -- and usually in a very good way. Tom Petri represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District and is serving his 17th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in April 1979, Petri has been returned to office every two years since...

London 2012 Festival: Helicopters fly in Birmingham opera - BBC News | An opera in which string musicians play from four military helicoptershas has opened in Birmingham. Mittwoch aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen is being staged at a former chemical plant as part of the London 2012 Festival until 25 August. The opera ...

Student Pilot Journal Podcast #41 from Student Pilot Journal | Hello everyone! Wanted to send out a short video of what I have been up to. Haven't been able to fly lately. My flight review has been due for a few months now so I haven't been able to book the plane. Weather permitting I will do that in the next day or so. I still have some footage stocked away so I hope to get that out one day as well as record some new footage. Hope you all are well.

Russians to Resume Commercial Soyuz Flights from Spaceports | Media reports abound in Britain, Russia and the United States that British super-star singer Sarah Brightman may be the next paying passenger to ride a Russian rocket to the International Space Station....

Indy Transponder 09-DEC-2011 0115z

From Air Show Buzz: Congratulations to Mike Goulian, who was awarded ICAS' highest honor, the Sword of Excellence. Dan Buchanan was recognized with the Art Scholl Award and the Lincoln Nebraska ANG won the Dick Schram award. Congratulations to all!!

Thunderbirds will roll into Scott Air Force Base - News-Democrat | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have added the Scott Air Force Base air show to its 2012 show schedule.  The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's premier jet demonstration team, recently announced its 2012 show schedule at the annual International Council of Air Shows Convention and has the Sept. 15-16 Scott Air Force Base air show on its schedule....

Team Schedules Posted:

• USN BLUE ANGELS 2012/2013 SCHEDULE
• 2012 USAF THUNDERBIRDS SCHEDULE
• Canadian Snowbirds 2012/2013 Schedule

Golden Knight 52nd Anniversary Reunion - US Army Golden Knights | Over 400 Alumni of the Golden Knights, family, friends and current US Army Parachute Team members came together this past weekend to celebrate Fifty-two years of camradre built serving as Ambassadors of Good Will representing all Soldiers across the world.   Former Knights’ came rolling in from all parts of theUSthe first of the week to prepare for all the activities planned for the 2011 Golden Knight Alumni Reunion. There was a continual flow of alumni’s touring the beautiful headquarters facility onFortBragg, which was a dream for....

Female test pilot recalls service during WWII - Air Force Times | CONROE, Texas — When Mary Helen Foster arrived in the Malden Army Airfield in Missouri in 1944, excited at getting to serve and sure they would be happy to have her, her commanding officer took one look at her and said, “I didn’t ask for a woman pilot.”  “I did not ask to come to Missouri, sir,” Foster had said.  Foster, 90, was one of more than 1,700 women chosen for the...

World War II aviator and nurse Dorothy Ebersbach gives CWRU $2 million for flight nurse program - The Plain Dealer | An aviator who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, then spent her career as a nurse, has donated $2 million to a Case Western Reserve University program that encompasses both of her passions -- flight nursing.  The Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing will be established at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, where Ebersbach earned a nursing degree in 1954. She died last month at 96....

Santa to help celebrate first flight - General Aviation News | On Dec. 17, the 108th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ famous first flight, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in an airplane to kick-off the Museum of Flight’s annual Wright Spirit Holiday event in Seattle. The pair will fly-in via a classic de Havilland Beaver floatplane at 10 a.m.After greeting well-wishers outside, the couple will hear childrens’ holiday wishes inside of the museum until 2 p.m. Wright Spirit Holiday offers family activities, music and theater until 3 p.m. Indoor events are free with admission to the museum....

Aviation In Mostly Black And White - Cross Wind Images

The Vin Fiz Crosses America - AirSpaceMag.com | Scenes from Cal Rodgers’ first transcontinental flight in 1911.

CAP partners with FAA for safety training - General Aviation News | The Civil Air Patrol has established a safety education partnership with the FAA that will provide CAP members with automatic education credits for completing safety education within the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program....

Remembrance: M. Gene Dow - General Aviation News | M. Gene Dow, former editor and publisher of General Aviation News, “The Green Sheet,” died Nov. 27, at age 82. He was editor of GAN in Snyder, Texas, from 1972 through 1977, then GAN publisher from 1977 through 1983....

Air Force pararescue exercise receives national accreditation - 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs | The Angel Thunder exercise received Joint National Training Capability accreditation and certifications Nov. 30.  Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise held annually at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Rescue units from all over the world send pararescueman and equipment to participate in the training....

Iran releases video of RQ-170 drone - Black Horizon | Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian TV aired images Thursday of what it says is a U.S. stealth drone that went down in Iran last week, an apparently intact RQ-170 drone propped on a pedestal and triumphantly displayed.  "Military experts are well aware how precious the technological information of this drone is," said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Forces, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency....

Flight school offers helicopter training to Kan. university students - Smart Brief | Arizona-based Universal Helicopters will team up with with Kansas State University-Salina to offer a full-time helicopter program to students. "They've been working with other universities and they're used to doing this," said Kurt Barnhart, head of the school's aviation department. The program will allow students to earn their helicopter certifications and ratings....

Lander go boom - The Original Rocket Dungeon | This day in 1968, LLTV 1 (Lunar Lander Training Vehicle #1) crashed at Ellington Field....

First Russian woman cosmonaut to ISS in 2013 - AviationNews.EU | Russia has sent three women cosmonauts into space, but not one to the ISS.  Serova, mother of a nine-year-old girl, said she has always dreamed of making a space flight and her husband, who is also a cosmonaut, supports her decision....

Indy Transponder 29-NOV-2011 1415z

US Navy Blue Angels announce their 2012 show schedule - Examiner | The US Navy's high-performance jet team, the Blue Angels, has announced their 2012 show schedule and will be returning to headline the 2012 Chicago Air and Water Show. The show is scheduled for August 18th and 19th and will be the only appearance for the Blue Angels in the region. There are currently no other appearances scheduled in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana....

20 More Hawk AJTs for IAF - Siliconindia.com | This new order of 20 AJTs is to swap ageing aircraft of the Indian Air Force's (IAFs) crack Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT). The Suryakirans are the successor of the Thunderbolts Aerobatic Team. This aerobatic team had been formed in year of 1996....

Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker refueling A-10s - Planeshots

Video: To get your blood pumping… -  The Pilot's Wife | Take 2 minutes and watch the following promotional video for Patrick’s air show partner, Brian Correll.  Patrick will, most likely, not be flying air shows next season since he’ll be starting his Air National Guard training.  This video shows off their daring flying skills and the awesome cameras!...

“Last Call For Entries” – Warbird Radio LIVE! | Tuesday – 10am (EASTERN) | TUESDAY – Matt welcomes aviation artist and historian John Mollison on Warbird Radio LIVE!  It’s the final day to enter the “Honor Flight” print giveaway courtesy of Mr. Mollison....

Get a glimpse behind the scenes at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Have you ever wondered how the parts of an airplane that have been sitting in storage for years become worthy of display in a museum? If you're curious about the aircraft restoration process, get a first-hand look during the Behind the Scenes Tours at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Registration for tours from January through May 2012 opens on Monday, Dec. 5. The free tours take place every Friday from 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. Space is limited, so advance registration is required.

Keeping the monsters flying from Bayou Renaissance Man | A few days ago I posted an article about a custom-built car in England powered by a Rolls-Royce Meteor V-12 engine, a derivative of that company's legendary Merlin aircraft engine that powered so many great Allied aircraft of World War II....

Victoria’s Secret Helicopter Full of Angels - Blades Magazine | Thankfully the angels won’t have to deal with some pilot eyeing them the entire ride, as we expect Gisele Bundchen to be flying the helicopter

USCG US Army Spec Forces PURPLE HALO Operations from HC144A - Military Photos | The USCG's new HC-144A platform (anyone see any similarity to the C-27?) is being used to help keep US Army Spec ops guys current in HALO drops.

Video: Carrier Suit - Neptunus Lex | The Navy’s F-35C is going through EMALS-assisted catapult launches.

Today in Aviation History – November 29 - crufc.ca

Amazing NASA Video From The International Space Station - submitted by a loyal reader | Time lapse video sequences taken by the crews of Expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011 | http://vimeo.com/32001208 | Images Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center and The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth - http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

Indy Transponder 13-SEP-2011 1630z

Airing it out: Plenty of action expected at this weekend's Reno Air Races - The Union of Grass Valley | By Tim O'Brien Jim Booth of Grass Valley leads a demonstration flight of AT-6s at the Nevada County AirFest 2011. Two-time consecutive Unlimited Class champion Steven Hinton Jr., shown here flying “Strega,” a highly modified P-51 Mustang during ...

Heritage Trophy | National Championship Air Races and Air Show - September 14-18, 2011 | Rolls
Royce, Reno Air Racing Foundation and the National Aviation Hall of Fame invite those restoring our nation's aviation treasures to become part of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational competitions.  The Invitational is dedicated to the recognition of excellence in the preservation and restoration of vintage aircraft in airworthy condition and is designed to encourage aviation history conservation. The Rolls Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy resides in the Smithsonian National Air and Space museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles international Airport in Virginia.  For a complete list of entrants for the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, click here. For more information about the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, visit heritagetrophy.com.

2011 Reno Air Races - Heritage Trophy Preview Pt 2 - Live Airshow TV

High-Flying Action at Capital Airshow - Photos - The Sacramento Press | The California Capital Airshow brought aerial highlights to the Mather Airport on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands of specatators walked through aircraft on the ground and watched performances ...

2012 RAF Red Arrows Team announced by Flightline UK | From the Red Arrows website.  The 2012 Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has been announced.  The positions for next year are: ...

Windermere Air Festival raises thousands for charity - ITCM | The 2011 Windermere Air Festival, which took place on 23rd & 24th July in Bowness on Windermere, can proudly announce a heart warming £10650 was raised for local and military charities over the weekend. The Festival has always been deeply rooted in its ...

The Monday After: Red Tail Squadron aims high - Canton Repository | They also are the messages that the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron will bring to students at McKinley High School and visitors to MAPS Air Museum. The Red Tail Squadron's World War II-era P-51-C Mustang fighter plane will be on display at ...

"Avalanche" UCAP #252 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Trump's new ride... Phantom radio towers... and Jack's AcroCamp report. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast.

Learn about air reconnaissance at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Lt. Col. (Ret.) John Bessette, who flew as a navigator and served in air refueling, airlift and gunship assignments, will present a lecture titled "Covert Air Reconnaissance in Europe: USAFE Operations, 1946-1990" on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.  During his lecture, Bessette will discuss how the four victorious Allies of World War II occupied defeated   ...

North Atlantic Aviation Museum is getting an upgrade - Gander Beacon | Everywhere you look there is a homage to aviation history in the town of Gander. Look closer, and you will see that some of the display cases could use an upgrade. Pieces of history that are not on display sit behind a divider wall, defeating the ...

College Park Aviation Museum from Airplanes Channel: | Affiliated with the renowned Smithsonian Institution, the College Park Aviation Museum in the State of Maryland provides educational exhibits, programs, tours, and special events for the general public, school groups and tourists. Located on the grounds of the airport where Wilbur Wright gave flight instruction to the very first military aviators in 1909, the museum was opened in 1998 and is dedicated to researching and promoting the history of the development of aviation.  ...

Anniversary: Beluga's first flight 17 years ago today from Flight International by Stuart Clarke

Today's PIX!! Tuesday September 13th, 2011 from Military Photos by bd popeye | ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Eddie Berryhill directs a V-22 Osprey on its final approach aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). 

Go For Launch! Space Shuttle The Time-Lapse Movie - YouTube | Space shuttle Discovery gets prepped for flight—in just under four minutes.

Cosmonauts/Astronaut to Land Friday from ISS from Spaceports | Without replacement cosmonauts and astronauts ready to go, NASA astronaut Ron Garan (left), Expedition 27 flight engineer; along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev (center), Soyuz commander; and Andrey Borisenko, flight engineer will deorbit the Soyuz TMA-21 space capsule to land in the steppes of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. Their return will  ...

Indy Transponder 30-AUG-2011 1200z

Spectators, participants give high marks to Thunder in the Valley Air Show - WCF Courier | Organizers of the Thunder in the Valley Air Show hoped to entertain and inspire. They hit the mark with at least one young man. Brady Maurer, 13, was up against the barrier Sunday, a few yards from passing aircraft. He was able to collect autographs from pilots and smell the fumes. It still wasn't close enough.  "I just want to fly a plane," Maurer said.  He especially liked Matt Younkin's twin-engine ...

Unique Helicopter Airshow Returns To Georgia - Aero News Network | American Heroes Air Show Includes Citizenship Ceremony | The American Heroes Air Show calls itself the US's premier aviation event devoted exclusively to helicopters. The show returns to Canton, Georgia, outside Atlanta, on Saturday, September 10th.  Event Director Mike Grier, a sergeant with Cherokee County Sheriff, invites families to get an up-close look at these go-fast, high-tech aircraft and learn how their crews are on the front lines every day of homeland security, national defense and public service.  The admission-free event invites helicopters from local, regional, state and ...

Cedar Valley Air Show in Waterloo - KCRG | This story is inappropriate and should be flagged for moderation. Please choose from one of the following options: Don't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language. Don't attack someone personally. ...

Air Festival photo competition: winners revealed - Bournemouth Echo | We received more than 500 entries this year for the contest, run with the backing of Castle Cameras. The winner of the adult category was Melvin Bourne, from New Milton, for this stunning shot of one of the Breitling Wingwalkers ...

Director and founder of the airshow CIAF Ales Cabicar - Translated | On Friday 2 September 2011 will be from 10:00 am guest "Péháčka" director and founder of the airshow CIAF Cabicar Ales. The largest military air show here, United International Air Fest (CIAF) will be held at Hradec Kralove airport the first weekend in September.  ...

Red Arrows resume training days after death of pilot Jon Egging - Mirror.co.uk | THE Red Arrows yesterday resumed practising air display routines for the first time since the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging. Residents near the team's RAF base welcomed the jets home as they filled the ...

From Evan Flys - Hi all my aviation friends! I have some new cool stuff to share with you.
First, here are new photos of my friend Eddie Andreini's P-51 Mustang "Primo Branco". My dad took all the photos.  Here's a video my dad also did.  We went to the Wings Over Wine Country Air Show and here are my photos. The sun was in our eyes and I did the best I could.  And a very cool video my dad did.  (He's very happy with this one).  Finally, here's what my dad did for me and two friends for my birthday. Video.  Photos.  Evan

World War II Avenger provided ride of a lifetime - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | Pilot Brad Deckert, front, of Eureka, Ill., rides along as a crew member tows Deckert's Grumman TBM Avenger Model 3E to the runway for a media flight during the Thunder in the Valley air show at the Waterloo Regional Airport in Waterloo, Iowa, ...

World War II bombers touch down in Nampa - Northwest Cable News | The B-25 Mitchell 'Maid in the Shade' was made in 1943 and fought in 18 combat missions. The B-17 Flying Fortress 'Sentimental Journey' was built in 1945 and used as a rescue plane. Both have been completely restored in order to travel all around the ...

Reporter, father take memorable ride in B-17 - Carlisle Sentinel | Crew Chief Milt Kramlick of the Experimental Aircraft Association gazes out the cockpit of the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" during take-off on a flight from Capital City Airport Monday. As part of the B-17's tour stop at Capital City Airport, ...

Sixty-six years later, a military funeral - Delaware County Daily Times | Flak damaged Lt. Harry Dietzler's B-25 bomber on his 20th mission in 1945. The bombardier/navigator of a B-25 in the 42nd Bombardment, 100th Bomb Group of the 13th Air Force, flying in a damaged plane was nothing new for Lt. Dietzler. ...

A Geneva woman's search for the uncle she never knew - York News-Times | Stanley, a B-17 pilot with the 15th Air Force based out of Foggia, Italy, was on a mission to bomb a Messerschmitt factory in Austria when his plane was shot down by enemy fire. Of the 10 crewmembers on the plane, five bailed out and became prisoners ...

Super Women Aviators Hosted by Ninety Nines - from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Top women aviators celebrated during AirVenture at the Ninety Nines hospitality tent included Vicki Sherman, Melissa Pemberton and Patricia Mawuli-Nyekodzi, who spoke at that gathering. A place where Ninety Nines renew friendships and call home, the tent is a member communication hub. ...

Father-son part of elite team that detailed AF One & WWII B-29 - Upper Rogue Independent | When they were chosen for an elite team of 40 of the world's finest automotive detailers to travel to Seattle's Museum of Flight where they would detail the original presidential jet plane known as SAM 970 – Air Force One; and a rare WWII B29 ...

CAF B-29 "Fifi" Gallery Added from Randy Rothhaar Photography | A gallery dedicated to the only airworthy B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" was added to the site today. "Fifi" was shot at the Deer Valley Airport after a two week hunt across Arizona which was complicated by weather delaying her travels.  ...

Amelia Earhart Photo Collection from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

Scholarships For Aviation Enthusiasts - College For Free | AERO Club of New England – The Aero Club of New England scholarships are awarded annually and recipients are selected on the basis of merit and need. ACONE's growing scholarship program provides a wonderful way ...

Astronauts Offer Space Artifacts In Online Charity Auction from Aero-News Network | Variety Of Items Up For Bids Through September 3rd Bidding is open in the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's (ASF) Fall Auction of Astronaut Experiences & Memorabilia, which opened online Friday. Bidders have the chance to own relics from over five decades of mankind's journey into the unknown, including autographed items from legends like astronauts Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn.

NASA: International Space Station May Be Evacuated by Late November - The Ledger | Astronauts may need to take the unprecedented step of temporarily abandoning the International Space Station if last week's Russian launch accident prevents new crews from flying there this fall.
Facts.  One or two unmanned Soyuz launches are on tap for October, one commercial and the other another space station supply run. Those would serve as important test flights.  Until officials figure out what went wrong with Russia's essential Soyuz rockets, there will be no way to ...