NEMESIS AIR RACING DREAM CHASING ON HOLD FOR 2010

Spokesperson for the Record setting 15 time Reno Air Race National Champion Jon Sharp and the Nemesis Air Racing Team, has announced that the Team will not be returning to the Reno Air Races in September 2010 to defend the Team’s record setting 2009 Super Sport title. The one year “Dream on Hold” is due to family health issues. Late in 2009 Pilot Jon Sharp and his beautiful Team Manager wife, Patricia, moved from their home of 20+ years in California to the Tucson Arizona area to take care of Patricia’s widowed mother “Mom” Haynes. Mom Haynes has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The disease also claimed the life of Patricia’s father Marion in March of 2007, during the time when Jon and Patricia were going through the “part swap” kidney transplant, where Patricia gave Jon a life saving kidney.

The Nemesis Team wishes to pass along its sincerest apologies to Air Racing fans and fans of Team Nemesis that they will not be seeing, and hearing the screaming sound of the “Thunderbolt” powered “Hot Pink” speedster dusting the pylons at Reno this year.

The Team had its best year ever in the thirty plus years of racing at Reno in 2009 by setting a “record a day”. Records were broken each time the plane was on the course, with qualifying record of 412+ MPH. The Team followed up the Qualifying record with heat race records each day raising the bar form 393+ MPH, to 399+ Mph, to 406+ MPH in the final heat race. This only to be topped by the sizzling Super Sport Gold Gold Race Championship speed of 407+ MPH!

The Team wishes to Thank it’s “cast of thousands” team members and sponsors for the years of support.

Stay Tuned......

The Team would also like to encourage Air Racing fans to tune to the Documentary Channel for the television debut of the Christopher Webb Film, “ AIR RACER: CHASING THE DREAM”! There is a complete list of times on documentarychannel.com & on the right hand side of this website under Quick News. The Documentary Channel can be found on DirecTV 267, and Dish Network 197, check local listings for the channel and time in your area.

Source:  Team Nemesis Website

Indy Transponder 02-DEC-09 1130z

Blue Angels In Traverse City - 9&10 News | A Blue Angel fighter jet is already in Traverse City making sure it's a go for next summer's Cherry Fest. The number seven jet flew into Cherry Capital ...

Introducing the Twister Duo from Flightline UK | We are very proud to announce the start of a new display act for the 2010 season – THE TWISTER DUO. Using the beautiful Silence Twister, the team will be performing an exciting dynamic display, combining synchronized and close formation aerobatics to highlight the Twisters excellent handling and agility…

Museum of Flight from Comments on: December 2009 Roadrunner News by Museum of Flight | Tip-to-Tail Tour: Blackbird Saturday, Dec. 26 – Saturday, Jan. 2, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., The Museum\'s M-21 Blackbird is unique. The history of this plane and others in the Blackbird family of Mach 3 aircraft are explained by a docent during this tip-to-tail tour.

Hellcat raised from the lake  from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots | Welcoming party has special connection to World War II fighter. WAUKGAN -- A historic World War II F6F-3 Hellcat fighter plane was raised from Lake Michigan on Monday and was greeted by the CEO who financed the operation, the grandson of the pilot and the son of the man who built the airplane to challenge Japanese Zeros…

Happy Holidays from Infinity Entertainment & Team Turbine Toucan  by David Kervinen | Greetings and Happy Holidays! We continue to be swamped with work, mostly in the marketing and brand arena the past few months. Working with Chiat|Day has been a real pleasure. I am hopeful that we throw a few more projects their way soon; they are a great group to work with…

Massey Air Museum Open Hangar Party from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots | Special Program: Massey Air Museum Open Hangar Party, Sunday, December 6, 1 – 5 p.m., Massey Aerodrome, 33541 Massey Line Rd., Massey - Come see the progress made at the Massey Aerodrome, a museum airport dedicated to grass roots aviation, during this kid-friendly open house. Bring an appetizer to share.

World War II plane crash on Mt. Tamalpais recalled 65 years later - Contra Costa Times | NOVATO — On a blustery night 65 years ago, Frank Sutliffe and Richard Heimann heard the roar of airplane engines over their Mill Valley ...

Jetliner Dreams in a Mechanical Wonderland   from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel (editor's note: This is part two of two. Part one is here.) In part one of my post on my recent factory tour of Boeing's Everett Assembly Building, I gushed over the completely awesome scene of looking down on actual 747s being fabricated right before my eyes. I tried to put into words the sheer size of this facility, certified by the good people at Guiness (the book, not the beer) as the largest building in the world by volume.

US Secret Plane Uncovered [Airplanes] from Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz | Remember the secret plane spotted in Kandahar? The one that looked like a Nazi stealth plane? Well, it's been spotted again, but this time the picture is crystal clear, and it doesn't look like anything in the US arsenal. There's a possibility that it may have a canopy above the nose, which means it could be a very small manned plane instead of a UAV. On the other side, it could just be the air intake. Its buttocks look like those of the P175 Polecat, a design by Skunk Works—Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs. Whatever it is, I want one for xmas. [Flight Global]

Air Force's X-51 WaveRider close to first flight from AviationDayton by editor@aviationdayton.com | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first "captive carry" flight of the Air Force's revolutionary X-51 WaveRider is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, in California, a spokesman said today. It will be a major step towards an eventual free flight of the experimental craft early next year and an attempt at an engineering first – reaching six times the speed of sound on the power of an air-breathing engine burning jet fuel. If achieved, it could open the door to a new class of high-speed weapons and quick-response, airplane-like space lifters.

Twelve Days of Christmas – FlyAbout DVD movie for Aviation Lovers from Max Trescott on General Aviation by Max Trescott | Vincent, of the Plastic Pilot blog, published the first of a series of posts on gifts for the twelve days of Christmas. As part of that series, I'm posting my recommendations for the "Second Day" of Christmas…

Aviation Nation 2009 Gallery Open from Defence Talk Forum by Scott | I'm a little late posting, but give me a little time & will have quite a few photos posted. Nellis staff did an outstanding job pulling the show together in spite of cancellations by Raptor & Strike Eagle demo teams that were performing in Dubai. Fighter Weapons School fielded a Raptor, Eagle, Viper & Warthog. A-10 West demo pilot put on a great show and Phantom in Heritage Flight made a few solo passes. Patriots L-39 demo team supplemented the precision excellence that is the hallmark of the Thunderbirds. Lots of Warbirds in the pattern from both WWII and Korean War. Great show - link to gallery below.

Nemesis NXT photo-shoot - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
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Irish aviation took off with the help of car enthusiasts - Irish Times | LAST MONDAY the National Aero Club of Ireland joined with the Royal Irish Automobile Club to unveil a plaque at 34 Dawson Street to herald the launchof the ...

Purple Heart Recipients Participate in American Veterans – TransWorldNews | Participating in the conference have been such legendary veterans as the Doolittle Raiders, Band of Brothers, Flying Tigers, and Tuskegee Airmen, ...

Hangar Talk : A plane for a son from The Biplane Forum Part #1

Hangar Talk : A plane for a son from The Biplane Forum Part #2

Aerospace art convergent evolution  from The Unwanted Blog by admin | In the early 1960's, the General Dynamics art department produced this piece to illustrate their F-111B naval strike fighter:

On This Day in Aviation History: December 2nd by Phil Derner Jr. | Space Shuttle Enterprise heads upward to repair Hubble in 1993 while its Aircraft Carrier brother becomes the first nuclear aircraft carrier to see combat in 1965. An Air France Concorde ends and around the world trip in 1986, th Boeing 747 SCA makes its first flight in '76, and New York's LGA begins service!


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Indy Transponder 25-SEP-09 1030z

AIR FORCE: Thunderbirds expected to arrive Monday - Pacific Daily News
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are expected to arrive on Monday for the 2009 Andersen Air Force Base Air Show. The six-man team of handpicked pilots will ...

Thrills as Thunderbirds roll in - The Australian
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are in Australia as part of a packed schedule that includes performances before huge crowds at airshows around the world. ...

Blue Angels, others testing north state skies for weekend air show - Record-Searchlight
They include the US Navy's jet demonstration team, the Blue Angels, said Bill Wagner, spokesman for the Exchange Club. The team has practiced in the skies ...

95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs - Edwards Air Force Base
Those performers are the world famous Army Golden Knights and the one of a kind reenactment of Japan's infamous attack on Pearl Harbor "Tora, Tora Tora". ... Tora traces its beginnings to 1972 when six replica Japanese aircraft were donated to the Commemorative Air Force by 20th Century Fox, the studio that ...

Reno Air Races Revisited by Jerry Maxwell - Sierra Mountain Times
It's a habit of mine; all the Reno Air Race footage eventually makes its way to YouTube and Facebook. My time as a musician at the races was now over and it ...

Record-Setting Reno for Team Nemesis from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
The 2009 Reno National Championships at Stead Field, Nevada, were exciting in the best ways possible: records were set; the races were generally close; and only one fairly serious injury occurred-the result of a short landing.

Tuskegee Airmen to visit Dayton - Dayton Daily News
... according to the Red Tail Project, a nonprofit organization formed by the Commemorative Air Force to promote the pilots' accomplishments. ...

Mustang Mania Flight Today Air & Space Magazine from http://www.airspacemag.com/
Early in the first week of April, Tim Shea, the manager of a small airport just south of Orlando, Florida, got an e-mail from a friend and airport manager at Falcon Field, near Mesa, Arizona. "Tim, 12 Mustangs just came through here bound for your place," he said. "What's going on?" Shea's delighted answer was that the aircraft were coming east for the historic Gathering of Mustangs and Legends, a fly-in of restored P-51s and a celebration of the legendary pilots who flew them. The vintage fighters trickled in until by Saturday, April 10, a total of 67 Mustangs--about half of all the ones still flying in the world--were parked at the airport in Kissimmee. They were invited by Stallion 51 Corporation, a small operation offering orientation flights and checkout training. Stallion 51's director, Lee Lauderback, organized two days of seminars on handling and maintenance, with lectures on such topics as "gyroscopic principles and propeller performance." The pilots came, first, to be a part of the largest assembly of Mustangs since the Korean war, second, to check out everybody else's Mustang, and third, to swap stories and share information on things like where to find dwindling parts.

Aero-TV: P-51 Brotherhood - Journey Home for the Pattillo Aces from Aero-News Network
The Pattillo Brothers Share Their Extraordinary History and Journey to Oshkosh Rarely do a group of Warbird restoration enthusiasts get a chance to honor the brave sacrifice of the veteran pilots for which their planes represent; yet, that is precisely the extraordinary opportunity that became a reality for Bob Baker and his hard-working crew when they brought two legendary WWII pilots, the Pattillo brothers, to Oshkosh 2009.

The Legend of Pancho Barnes - A Documentary Film - Source: www.panchobarnesfilm.com
LegendofPanchoBarnes.com is the official website for the documentary film, "The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club". Florence "Pancho" Barnes was a rival of Amelia Earhart, and one of the most famous women fliers of the 1930s. ...

Fuelventure 400 COPPERSTATE Fly-In to Host from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
We're about a month away from the 37th COPPERSTATE Fly-In, scheduled for October 22-24 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Arizona, and one of this year's special events is the second "Fuelventure 400," a competition to determine the most fuel efficient aircraft.

Greenville International Seaplane Fly-in 2009 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
Phil Lockwood of Lockwood Aircraft provides this postcard of his first visit to a little known fly-in outside of the seaplane community.

Flypast marks Boddam statue tribute to RAF personnel - Press and Journal
A striking bronze statue commemorating the servicemen and women who served at a now defunct north-east Royal Air Force base was unveiled in ...

Planes, ploughs and plenty of fun - Newark Advertiser
Among his show highlights were the steam threshing engine, similar to one used by his grandfather in the early 1900s, and the flypast by a Spitfire and a ...

Aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will return to Liverpool in August - Crosby Herald
The RN Balbo has been a regular sight at air shows over the summer (scooping the “best in show” award at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford). ...

The Britain Memorial Flight major attraction at Southport Airshow - Southport Visiter
SEVENTY years after World War II began, people will be able to pay tribute to 'The Few' after the awe-inspiring Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was ...

Wings of Freedom tour scheduled to make landing in Manchester - NewHampshire.com
The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour invites visitors to inspect several aircraft — the WWII B-17 and B-24 bombers and the P-51 fighter plane ...

WW II Fighter Group To Have Reunion - Hartford Courant
The New England Air Museum is holding a special event today in honor of the 57th Fighter Group, featuring speeches from Maj. Gen. James F. Skiff and air ...

Just the ticket for young aviators? - Nashua Telegraph
The Young Eagles and Aviation Heritage Festival will be held Saturday at Boire Field at the Nashua Municipal Airport. Anyone ages 8 to 17 is eligible for a ...

Bluegrass Balloon Festival returns for a friendly flyover - Louisville Courier-Journal
The festival's by-land-and-by-air attractions include five balloon races, a pair of balloon glows, tethered balloon rides, Kids Fun Zone, the Kentucky ...

On This Day in Aviation History: September 25th by Phil Derner Jr.

How did you get that picture? - Flying Magazine
My response is "a B-25 and a Canon." Of course, I use other platforms, which are determined by speed compatibility with the target plane, ...

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Indy Transponder 16-AUG-09

Two Russian military jets collide - BBC News
Two pilots from the elite Russian Knights aerobatic team parachuted to safety, Russian media said. But the fate of a third pilot is unclear, ...

Two pilots collide in Russian air show – WalesOnline
Two pilots parachuted to safety when their jet fighters collided while rehearsing for a major air show outside of Moscow, Russian media reported today. ...

Pilots who jettisoned from crashed fighters, alive from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar
ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow Region, August 16 (Itar-Tass) – Pilots Igor Tkachenko and Igor Shpak who jettisoned from the crashed Su-27 fighters of the Russkie Vityazi group, are alive, Arms-Tass reports. The incident with the two fighters took place on Sunday above the Ramenskoye airfield where pilots train for the International Aerospace Show MAKS 2009 which will open [...]

Sunday air show events moved to CUC – StarPhoenix
After excess rain made the Saskatoon Airport grounds unsafe for the air show Saturday, volunteers of ...

Snowbird for a day – StarPhoenix
I'm flying sky high with the Snowbirds aerobatics team, which is performing this weekend at the final Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show. ...

Air and water show draws weekend crowds - Chicago Breaking News
Why does the city persist in claiming that millions of people attend the air & water show?! Probably to justify Parks and Police expenditures that are really disappearing elsewhere!Anyone who's been to North Ave. beach for this show ...

Ace air team prepare for carnival week - Express & Echo
THE Red Arrows will be among the attractions at this year's Dawlish Carnival Week, which gets under way this weekend. The seaside resort's annual event runs ...

Helsinki International Airshow from Technorati
This DC-6B from 1958 has earlier in its life served as a private plane for Yugoslavian leader Josip Broz Tito and after that the Zambian leader Kenneth Kaunda…

Tour de France from Team Bonhomme #55 Pit-News
The aeroplane spent the last few weeks at Wycombe Air Park where we gave it a thorough ''check-up'' in an attempt to squeeze some more performance out of it... ''Doctor'' Hammond worked his magic and last week we pronounced ourselves fit to go. I flew several times to get back in the swing of things and I was pleased that I had not forgotten how to fly the race plane... Thursday last week was the planned day to ferry the aeroplane to Budapest... Nicolas Ivanoff in his Edge and Nigel Huxtable in the Team lamb MXS were going to fly alongside and we'd planned a gentle trundle across Europe in the sunshine to get to the fourth race destination of 2009…

Competition Heats Up As Red Bull Air Race Heads To Hungary from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar
Red Bull Air Race moves to Europe BUDAPEST, Hungary – The Red Bull Air Race World Championship moves to Europe for the second half of the 2009 season on 19/20 August when 15 pilots will be back to battle it out in Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarian capital has become a traditional fixture on the race calendar [...]

"Old-school air race" - Bend Bulletin
... Mary Ford, both of San Diego, walk away from their plane at Bend Municipal Airport after completing the Palms to Pines air race on Saturday morning. ...

August Plane Crazy Saturday Honors Racers from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
The August edition of the Mojave Transportation Museum's Plane Crazy Saturday highlighted our local race teams, Nemesis NXT and Wasabi Racing, both of which are getting ready to head for the competition at Reno next month. For the first time at one of these monthly events, museum supporter and world-record-holding pilot Dick Rutan offered to give rides in his Cessna 150, with all proceeds going to the museum...and there were plenty of takers! Dick has indicated that he'll do this again next month, so if you've ever wanted to fly with Dick, put September 19th on your calendar!...

Playing on The Playa: Inhibitions Not Welcome at Burning Man's "Airport" from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel
View the Photo Gallery for this post here. Every year in late summer, a very large group of independent thinkers, free spirits, artists and stout adventurers take over a small corner of Black Rock Desert in Northwestern Nevada for an festival of eclectic, communal celebration called Burning Man. People from all over the world migrate to the "playa", one of Nevada's famous dry lakebeds known for extreme heat, fine dust and brutal windstorms…

Eclectic aircraft fly in for celebration - The Missoulian
His revamped Aero L-29 Delfin was one of several hits at Saturday's Polson Fly In. Photo by Vince Devlin/Missoulian POLSON - After making improvements to ...

The Spruce Goose from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7
My wife is a photographer, and she has been encouraging me over the years to get into taking a lot of photographs. Of course the things I like to photograph the most are airplanes. Along the way she has written a number of articles, one of which was about how to photograph aircraft. In that article [...]

Rancho Cordova reunion celebrates downed WWII fliers, brave Frenchman - Sacramento Bee
The Americans are relatives of the crew of a B-17 plane that was shot down over France during World War II. Lecomte is a descendant of French townspeople ...

Hundreds pull airplane for Special Olympics – WTHR
The Plane Pull is one of five major fundraising events throughout the state each year.

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Indy Transponder 5-AUG-09 2300z

California International Airshow in Salinas expects record attendance - The Salinas Californian
When the California International Airshow starts Friday in Salinas, it will be the first time ...

No longer 'nothing to do' in Salinas - The Salinas Californian
Yet this weekend's California International Airshow in Salinas is but one act in what has become one of the most crowded entertainment itineraries for any ...

Soapbox: Artist honors Mexican pilots of WWII - The Salinas Californian
"Airshow spectators requested that I create an image that honors Mexico's contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II. ...

Second jet aerobatics team slated for airshow at Mather - Sacramento Bee
Organizers announced in December that the Air Force Thunderbirds will return to perform their aerobatics. The Patriots jet team includes two former members ...

Chicago's Top Guns: A Wet And Wild Weekend - ABC7Chicago.com
... In addition to the Thunderbirds and the Golden Knights, the U.S Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs will also serve as a top headline performer. Returning military and civilian favorites include the Black Hawk Helicopter, AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Lima Lima Flight Team, and the radical extreme style flying of the "Firebirds." Also stunning onlookers, Sean Tucker & Team Oracle return for a daring performance which will include flying backwards as fast as 100 mph. ...

Red Arrows set to wow Northern Ireland Air Show - Coleraine Today
At the official launch Mayor of Coleraine, Councillor Sandy Gilkinson, said: "The Airshow is a major tourism asset to the Borough and Council are pleased to ...

Base-mates meet for lunch - Forres Gazette
... right to the Freedom of Forres with a special parade during Scottish Week in June, together with a display by the Red Arrows and a flypast by a Nimrod. ...

World flying attraction to soar at Dunsfold airshow - Redhill And Reigate Life
Organisers of this year's Dunsfold Wings and Wheels airshow at Dunsfold Aerodrome on Sunday, August 30, have confirmed the world's only Avro Vulcan B2 ...

Two weeks to wait for Bournemouth's sky spectacle - Bournemouth Daily Echo
After that, the attractions between Thursday, August 20, and Sunday 23 include: l Three spectacular displays by the Red Arrows (Friday to Sunday). l The ...

Chance to win beach pod for a fortnight - Bournemouth Daily Echo
... from which to enjoy all the action of the More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival, featuring the famous Red Arrows display team plus many other aircraft. ...

Falmouth Week on course to attract thousands of people - Falmouth Penryn Packet
The highlight of the week has to be the Red Arrows Air Display, which has been sponsored by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners. The aerial extravaganza will be ...

Mojave Fly-in from Wasabi Air Racing
Its a couple weeks away, come check it out, they are featuring the Mojave based racers, so we'll be sitting next to the pink rocket [Nemesis]. Should be fun. Come check it out!!!

Warbirds offer rides, nostalgia at Dayton airport from AviationDayton
MIAMI TWP., Ohio – A World War II-era B-17G Flying Fortress alighted on Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport today, the first of three warbirds coming to offer tours, rides, nostalgia and a bit of living history to local aviation enthusiasts.

BERRY: On a mission - Bolivar Herald Free Press
Ferguson, a World War II B-25 pilot and one of the original military flight engineers, participated in the second of Callahan's Honor Tours. ...

US history onboard - Las Vegas Sun
Recently, he got a call from Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Museum officials agreed with him that the Spirit of Tuskegee is a national treasure and ...

Oktibbeha museum to celebrate WWII heritage - Newsday
(AP) — Leaders of the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum plan to hold a celebration of the areas aviation history and contributions to World War II. ...

An historic retirement from Bayou Renaissance Man
On July 31st, 2009, the USAF finally retired the last of its Cessna T-37 Tweet trainer aircraft. The aircraft first flew almost fifty-five years ago.
The final seven T-37's, formerly in service with the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas, serving the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, are headed for different destinations. Four will go into storage at AMARC in Arizona, while three will head for the Utah Test and Training Range, where I presume they'll end up as targets. [more with photos]

\Mystery of the Crazy Sukhoi Su-35 Ejection Finally Revealed [Airplanes] from Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz
Bad news: The crazy Sukhoi Su-35 stunt was not entirely true. The pilot flew without canopy, but the ejection was on the ground. Dangerous, but not that dangerous. We tracked down the video, which shows how the eject seat works.

Former balloon classic queen eyes the skies - DesMoinesRegister.com
Armstrong is one of 100 pilots flying in this year's National Balloon Classic, which runs through Aug. 8. His new racing-style balloon, bought in April 2008 ...

9/4-6 Giant RC Air Show from AviationDayton™ Events
Where: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Giant-scale models of jets, warbirds and helicopters will land on the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Friday through Sunday, Sept. 4-6. ...

The Paris Air Show - Amazing Photos

Indy Transponder 8-JUL-09 2300z

Dayton gearing up for barrage of aviation events from AviationDayton
DAYTON, Ohio — For air show and aviation event organizers across the Dayton region of Ohio, the afterburners are about to light. A barrage of aviation-related events will start this weekend and continue through July 26, from Troy in Miami County to Middletown in Butler County, with activities to suit every taste and budget. ...

Base doctor will soar with Thunderbirds - Arkansas Leader
By AIRMAN 1ST CLASS When the Thunderbirds, the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, announced officer selections for the 2010 demonstration season, ...

Blue Angels ready to thrill you - Pensacola News Journal
This week, thousands will flock to the beach to watch the aerial acrobatics of the Blue Angels — the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron. ...

Helicopter Only Air Show, Los Angeles July 11, Free Admission ... by Rotor F/X
Established in Los Angeles in 1992, the American Heroes Air Show began as a grass-roots community effort to celebrate the dynamic role of helicopters in law enforcement, fire service, search and rescue, homeland security, ...

Kashmiri women lift veil, eye career in the skies - Reuters
"When this institute opened, we got really excited," said Samiya Ayub, a trainee cabin crew at Viinzs Aviation Training Institute, which is located a short ...

Warhawk Air Museum - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Just a reminder to warbird lovers in the inland Nortwest that the Paul family's Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa Idaho is holding "A Salute to North American Aviation" this weekend.
They will have on display several Mustangs including -A, -B, -D, and TF models as well as their F-86, T-6s, T-28s, and maybe a B-25. Of course the family P-40 collection will be there as well. The featured speaker is triple Ace Bud Anderson.
Should be a great event, as always with this fine Warbird museum!
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/docs...ionevent09.pdf

Students take flight at camp from Technorati
It's always been a guy thing - until now.For the last four years, the physics and flight summer camp in Council Rock has attracted young men only.But at Council Rock High School South in Holland this week, a gal finally joined the fellas for the first time in building and flying model airplanes."I heard not many girls come, but I didn't think much about it," said Tanya Kumar, 11, a seventh-grader at Holland Middle School before trying to assemble a model aircraft's wheel Tuesday. "I mean, it'd b

SR-71 JET POWERED RC - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
This RC jet powered SR-71 Blackbird is an awesome piece of work. Nice sounds too. Amazing what modelers are doing these days (ha ha).
http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4464984

MLAS launch (update!) from Dick's Rocket Dungeon
Twitter indicates it happened on schedule but doesn't cover the flight or any results. Anyone know if there was a webcast? I hope a video crops up somewhere.
Well, NASA Watch was watching and found an article, with the following photo, in the PilotOnline.com. Click it!

A review of space tourism in Europe from Personal Spaceflight
I was on vacation last week in London, but that did not stop me from making a visit to the Royal Aeronautical Society last Tuesday for their "Space Tourism: A New Industry in the Making" conference. I've written up some highlights of the conference in The Space Review this week. ...

Pre-order "Chasing the Dream" from Chasing the Dream

A Closer Look: 787 Taxi Testing from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower

Indiana-based World War II ship joins historic list from WTHR
A World War II troop landing ship that is now a floating military museum on the Ohio River has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Indy Transponder 1-JUL-09 0300z

Ann Arbor Pilot and Atlanta Co-Pilot Win Air Race Classic
Aero-News Network
That was part of the winning strategy for Kelly Burris and her co-pilot Erin Recke in the Air Race Classic, an all-female cross-country airplane race. Racers departed Denver last Tuesday. Burris and Recke finished in Atlantic, Iowa on Friday, ...

80th Air Race Classic comes to a close
SmartBrief
The two women were among the 30-plus teams competing in the 80th annual Air Race Classic, which ended Friday in Atlantic, Iowa. First place went to a team ...

FAA OKs Blue Angels photo flyover in Boston
Boston Herald
FAA spokesman Jim Peters said today the regulatory agency has approved a 1:15 pm Wednesday flight at 1000 feet by seven Blue Angels F-18 fighter jets ...

Pensacola Beach Air Show
WALA-TV FOX10
The world-famous Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, will perform exhilarating stunts and heart-pounding maneuvers over the Gulf of Mexico to ...

Dayton Air Show announces additional 2009 acts
Dayton Daily News
... precision flying team, Brazilian air force flying team, Army Golden Knights parachuting team and aerobatics pilots Patty Wagstaff and Sean D. Tucker. ...

New Performances For Rockford AirFest 2009
WIFR
Purchase your advanced sale AirFest 2009 tickets today!! $9 Adult tickets and $2.50 child tickets will only be this cheap for another 24 hours. ...

Snowbirds To Fly Over Calabogie
myFM Radio News
Greater Madawaska Councillor John Pratt tells myFM that the Canadian Forces' Snowbirds are planning a fly past over Calabogie Lake between 8:50 and 9:10 ...

Snowbirds to fly over the Canada Aviation Museum On Canada Day
from Aviation.ca News
On July 1, the Canada Aviation Museum visitors are in for a big treat. In celebration of the centennial of flight in Canada, the Snowbirds, accompanied by the Centennial Heritage Flight team, will fly over the Rockcliffe airport and later...

Snowbirds pass July 1
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It is part of the "100 Towns for 100 Years" initiative undertaken by the Snowbirds in partnership with the Air Force Centennial of Flight Project. ...

Songstress Sarah McLachlan and Snowbirds set to soar for birthday bash
The Canadian Press
The Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic demonstration team, soared over Parliament Hill three times as technicians pushed rainwater off the stage with ...

Canada Remembers International Air Show - 650 CKOM News Talk Radio
This year's show featuring: Julie Clark's "God Bless Canada" Aerial Ballet, C-17 Hohr Barnstorming, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornet, ...

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Following the operational pause on the fleet of CT-114 Tutor gets and the F-86 Sabre, all of which are equipped with the same ejection seat system, Hawk One finally flew again at the St. Thomas Air Show in southern Ontario. Paul Kissmann, Hawk One Deputy Team Lead, performed his first aerial demonstration since the season [...]

Air Tattoo will go on
Swindon Advertiser
Tim Price, the director of the Royal International Air Tattoo, made the comments yesterday during the event launch, at RAF Fairford. ...

Mentone: the "Oshkosh" for gyro's and other rotorcraft - chron.com
Those familiar with experimental aviation certainly know about "Oshkosh", the annual meeting of experimental aircraft in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The official name for it is "AirVenture," but the EAA folks that run it have been unsuccessful at dislodging the name Oshkosh from the collective minds of experimental builders and pilots. ...

Flying for (and photographing) the Red Arrows
from Flight International by Michael
Flightglobal-ers were invited to the Preview Day at this year's Biggin Hill Air Show - one of the UK's big calendar events for air display fans.
Flightglobal's Defence Editor, Craig Hoyle spoke to David "Monty" Montenegro who flies with the Red Arrows display team as Red 3; and Jamie Hunter, aviation photographer and reporter.

The Frecce Tricolori in Pietrasanta for the International Award Barsanti and Matteucci
Marina di Pietrasanta (Lucca) - All set for the X Prize International Barsanti and Matteucci. An edition which promises to be particularly exciting for the expected performance of the Frecce Tricolori to seal the award. Sunday June 14, a Tonfano, beginning at 16.00, will start the event which is estimated to attract over 200 thousand people on the beach of Marina di Pietrasanta. This is the exhibition of the Frecce Tricolori provided in Tuscany in 2009. ...

Fly-in for Miller fest draws big crowd
Fort Morgan Times
One of the most popular attractions at the Glenn Miller Dancin' on the Plains Festival is a fly-in featuring vintage aircraft. ...

Country fair is a huge hit
Grimsby Telegraph
Nine-time British aerobatic champion Mark Jeffries was a star attraction, performing breathtaking spins and manoeuvres in The Flyin' Ryan show.

Education In Brief: 06/30/2009
Traverse City Record Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- Featuring aircraft from the National Cherry Festival Air Show, Northwestern Michigan College's fifth annual Fly-In will be held from 3 to 8 ...

Nigel Lamb: A True Privilege To Fly At Biggin Hill
from Smoke-On by Tom
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In these days of gloomy economic news, it was invigorating to be part of the programme at Biggin Hill last weekend. OK, the superb weather did help, but it's great to know that they had maximum capacity crowds on both days. There was a great buzz from the enthusiastic spectators. Biggin Hill has an amazing [...]

KBJC- Wings of Freedom Tour 2009 from Pilots of America Message Board
The Collings Foundation is bringing the Wings of Freedom Tour, which showcases three fully restored WWII Bomber Aircraft, to Metro Airport on July 1st to the 3rd. These aircraft are the 1944 vintage Consolidate B-24J Liberator, the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine" and the TP-51C "Betty Jane" Mustang.
The "Wings of Freedom Tour" has two goals: to honor our veterans--recognizing their sacrifices so we may enjoy our freedom; and to educate the visitors, especially younger Americans, about our national history and heritage. The Foundation encourages people to tour the planes, talk to the veterans who come to visit the aircraft, and participate in a "flight experience". In nineteen years, the tour has made more than 2,172 visits to airports across the United States and Alaska. While the exact number of visitors is difficult to gauge, it is estimated that between 3 and 4 million people see these warbirds annually.

Wings of Freedom Air Museum offers free fun for families - Examiner.com

Restored airplane offers a flight back through time
Reporter-Times, IN
Still, once the B-17 bomber is in the air and passengers are free to explore the aircraft, it's a sight to behold, and it's one that media members experienced Monday at the Mount Comfort Airport. Joining them were four World War II B-17 veterans ...

Flying for 'Liberty'
Reporter-Times, IN
Sixty-five years ago, Verle Maxwell was a part of World War II, flying in a B-17, traveling from England to locations in Nazi Germany to drop bombs on military targets. Monday afternoon, he found himself taking another trip, but this time around the ...

B-17 bomber flying into Eau Claire
Chippewa Herald
Members of the EAA Warbirds of America, who are experienced World War II operators, fly the plane. It's painted the colors of the 398th Bomb Group. ...

Flying Fortress Descends on the Flathead
Flathead Beacon
The Sentimental Journey, when not touring the nation, is maintained by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in Mesa. "Instead of people coming to ...

New Trailer from Wasabi Air Racing
[Trailer for the movie "Air Racer"]

New museum in Calgary tells story of Canada's Air Force
from Headline News - Canada's Air Force, National Defence
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Seven years in the making, the Air Force Museum of Alberta in Calgary hopes to attract visitors through its innovative way of telling the history of Canada's Air Force.

'Young Eagles Gives 50 Youths Chance To Fly
Greeneville Sun
The "Young Eagles" event is held twice each year by Chapter 1355 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, said its president, Ted Hensley. ...

On board the Cavour aircraft carrier (again)
from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
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A few months after reporting from on board the Cavour during a port visit in Civitavecchia for the Armed Forces Day celebrations (for more information and technical details about the ship, read the following article: http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/on-board-the-cavour-aircraft-carrier/) we had the opportunity to visit again the Italian brand new aircraft carrier. The opportunity was provided by another port call in Civitavecchia for the Marina Militare anniversary on Jun. 10, when the ship received its combat flag. The following pictures were taken on Jun. 12 by Giovanni Maduli.

Contest: Aerospaceplane, 1962 artwork from The Unwanted Blog by admin
For issue V2N5 of Aerospace Projects Review, I am going to run a companion article to Dennis Jenkins' piece on the Convair Aerospaceplane design. The new article will describe a number of the competing designs, including but not limited to: ...

Episode 54 – Taking it One Mile at a Time from Airplane Geeks Podcast

Airplane Geeks Episode 54 from Things in the Sky by Dan Webb
This week, Max, Rob, and I are joined by fellow BoardingArea blogger Ben from One Mile at a Time. We have a load of news stories, talk about Ben's mileage running activities, and more!

The best part of Paris for me...
from Runway Girl by Mary Kirby

Air Show by Nicholezion
Green on the GT from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Swiss Air Force from FenceCheck Forums
Rhode Island - Rhode Island Open House & Air Show 2009 - Quonset ANGB, North Kin from FenceCheck Forums
Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) from FenceCheck Forums
Iowa - Quad City Airshow 2009 - Davenport - 06/20/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Video of 1934 Klemm unloading @ EAA's Weeks Hangar after trip from Australia. by EAAupdate (Dick Knapinski)
Private Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI taken at Old Warden from JetPhotos Latest SC Photos
Austria - Air Power 2009 - Zeltweg - 06/26/09 from FenceCheck Forums

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Red Arrows and Virgin Atlantic Flying Formation from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn
These photos by Steve Parsons depict Virgin Atlantic's flagship 747 'Lady Penelope' in a flying formation with the Red Arrows from the Biggin Hill Airshow. ('Lady Penelope' is also being called 'Birthday Girl' in honour of the airline's 25th anniversary.) Last Monday Virgin Atlantic announced an order for 10 A330 aircraft.

Virgin 747 and Red Arrows Formation at Biggin Hill 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA) - Aviation Action by Iain PlanesTV

The Knights of Tinseltown - FayObserver.com
When film producer Scott Hamilton jumped with the Golden Knights in March, he said, "I've never been so scared in my life. ...

Air show plans are reviewed - Gulf Daily NewsMANAMA: Preparations for Bahrain's first International Air Show were reviewed yesterday. Southern Governor Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa stressed the need to ensure the success of the show, as he chaired the sixth meeting of the committee in ...

'Black Widow' to add bang to Durban Airshow - The Witness
Durban residents will be treated to “a supersonic act”, said Ray de Vries, a spokesman for the Durban Airshow being held next weekend. ...

Coles County air show moved to August - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
MATTOON — The annual air show at Coles County Memorial Airport will take place on Aug. 29 instead of Independence Day this year, ...

Air show - The Thunderbirds will make their annual appearance during the free Atlantic City Air Show "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" Wednesday, Aug. 19. Atlantic City Airshow ‘Thunder Over the Boardwalk’ will get pulses racing Aug. 19 Heart-stopping feats, aerobatics maneuvers, formation flying and solo routines by military and civilian pilots will return to the skies over Atlanic City Wednesday, Aug. 19 for the annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over the Boardwalk.” …

Air Racer is the true story of husband-and-wife teamJon and Patricia Sharp, who riskeverything to create the most advanced airplane ever made for air racing.Their bold new design,the Nemesis NXT, is a two-seat propeller-driven airplane that can flyas fast as a jet airliner. TheSharps hope to revolutionize air racing as they test fly theirmachine for the first time and bravefierce competition from some of the best pilots in the world at the RenoNational Championship AirRaces. Air racing is the fastest and most dangerous motor sport in the world.Race pilots fly in a pack ofeight planes around a tight courseof pylons. At speeds reaching up to 500 mph, flying as low as50 feet off the ground, there is almost no chance to use a parachutewhen accidents happen. Our film puts viewers in the cockpit as pilots battle for position in all-outcompetition. We are with the Sharps from start to finish as they put their lives on the line torealize their dream. Film release in 2009. A Christopher Webb Films production. http://www.airracerthemovie.com/

Don’t Miss Moose’s Images from the Reno Air Races from Reno Air Races blogs
Now that I’m back from my workshop, I’m catching up on reading my favorite blogs, and I saw over at Moose Peterson’s “Moose New Blog” ( link ), that he attended the practice sessions for the Reno Air Races (along with a group of 25 aviation photographers). Nikon Professional Services (NPS) was there to support the event, and besides getting to hang with these guys, Moose came back with some just awesome shots. Moose posted a link to a gallery of 37 of his images from the event, but you’re no

FW 190 hits debut snags from Aeroplane Monthly News
The long-awaited airshow debut of a Flug Werk FW 190 was restricted to a series of engine run-ups in front of an appreciative 28,000-strong crowd at La Ferté-Alais near Paris on May 30–31

Vulcan back in action from Aeroplane Monthly News
Avro Vulcan XH558's first three airshow appearances of 2009 proved that the "Vulcan effect" on attendances is as strong as ever. At the RAF Cosford Air Show on June 14 , where the police had to close motorway slip-roads after the on-site car parks reached their 18,000-space capacity. Full story includes video of the Vulcan at Volkel, Holland displaying with an F16 and a Hawker Hunter, and at Brize Norton accompanied by a pair of VC10 tankers!

'PUBLIC ENEMIES' PLANE LANDS AT AIR MUSEUM - Akron Beacon Journal
Today the early airliner is owned by Experimental Aircraft Association, which uses the plane as a sort of flying museum. For three days this week, the Military Aviation Preservation Society is housing the plane at its MAPS Air Museum adjacent to ...

Wisconsin Aviation Hall Of Fame Celebrates Centennial Of Flight from Aero-News Network
Museum Will Display A Model Of The First Airplane To Fly In The State If you're heading to Wisconsin anyway for the EAA Airventure at Oshkosh, you might consider going a little early, and plan a side trip to Wausau. The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) has planned a series of 2009 events celebrating Wisconsin's Centennial of Flight.

Nominations Open July 1 for GA Industry Award Program 2010! Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
It's time to nominate your favorite aviation professional for the GA Industry Awards 2010. What a tribute to your state to have a National winner selected. But you must participate and nominate your favorite. For the past 45 years the GA Awards program and the FAA have recognized a small group of aviation professionals on the local, regional and national levels in the fields of Flight Instruction, Avionics, Maintenance and FAASTeam Safety representative for their contributions to aviation, education and flight safety…

Actor Pilot Harrison Ford from All Things Aviation by JetAviator7
While many of us putter around the sky in a Piper Cub, those with greater means fly higher and farther than we ever will in our own private airplanes. But, that’s O.K. During my career I have had the opportunity to fly jets, and I must say that they are not nearly as interesting or fun [...]

Buzz Aldrin to NASA: Let’s Go to Mars from The Aviation Nation by Annie Jacobsen
On the eve of his 80th birthday — not to mention the 40th anniversary of his walk on the moon — Buzz Aldrin challenges NASA to cancel the Ares part of its Constellation program and aim to colonize Mars. He writes about this in the forthcoming issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine…

Columbia Father's Day Fly-In by Jerry Maxwell - Sierra Mountain Times
“There couldn't have been better weather for the Fly-In, and our thanks goes out to all who helped this happen,” said Jim Thomas, coordinator of the ...

Biggin Hill 2009 from PPRuNe Forums by Batchy

Vulcan Display at Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA) - Aviation Action by Iain PlanesTV

Spitfire In-cockpit and Me 109 Dogfight at Biggin Hill 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA) - Aviation Action by Iain PlanesTV

Woburn "Moth Meet" 2005, Selection of Photos. from PPRuNe Forums by Old Photo.Fanatic

Photo report of the Paris Air Show 2009. from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen

C-17 Globemaster III from FenceCheck Forums

Photo preview: Liberty Belle at Mount Comfort from IndyStar.com - Top Stories

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