Cocoa Beach sets sights on weekend air power - Florida Today "This is the biggest event I've ever done," said the 40-year-old Lilley, president of the Cocoa Beach Air Show. This weekend's Cocoa Beach Air Show, ...
Tom Cruise Looks to Intercept 'Flying Tigers' From John Woo - Latino Review | Who will get off the ground first with "Flying Tigers?" Back in August, IMAX Corp. announced director John Woo and producer Terence Chang would film "Flying ...
Military probe has not found cause of July Lethbridge, Alberta, CF-18 jet crash - Winnipeg Free Press | During an air show practice on July 23, the jet flown by Capt. Brian Bews lost thrust in its right engine while doing a manoeuvre about 90 metres above the ...
Spectacular CF-18 crash caused by sudden power loss: Report - Montreal Gazette | The jet suddenly lost power while practising manoeuvres on July 23, the day before the start of the Alberta International Airshow…
Air Show video footage captured an object during an F18 demo | UFO ... by Seraphin - I shot some video footage of A US NAVY F18F Super Hornet and 2010 Navy Jacksonville Air show ,After reviewing my footage i came across 15 seconds of video with and object that approaches the aircraft and the exits quite quickly, No other aircraft was permitted in the area at the time of the f18 demo I noticed a distinct triangle shape of the object ,The object in the video appeared to move Abruptly as the aircraft entered in the frame. The object moved from the north to south then shot up as the aircraft approached it's direction…
Janesville man selected for aviation hall of fame - Janesville Gazette | Joan and Dick took it the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure, where in 1986 it won best closed-cockpit biplane. The Wixoms still own and fly the ...
Vintage plane to miss Qantas celebrations - ABC Online | It is quite a young aeroplane in hours - it's probably the best example in the world of it. But unfortunately it is just not here yet," he said…
Engines arrive for conforming HondaJet first flight from Flightglobal Events | Honda has received from General Electric the initial two GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines for its first conforming HondaJet entry-level business jet that...
Hot Air Balloon Photoblog: Lighter Than Air Flight Training On A Gorgeous Wisconsin Morning from Ask My Sky Mom by Danielle Gibeault:
Episode 120 – Molly McMillin from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com | Molly McMillin, the Senior Aerospace/Aviation reporter for the Wichita Eagle, joins as guest. Molly blogs at Air Capital Insider and tweets as @mmcmillin. We talk about the week's aviation news, and discuss the recent NBAA Convention, which Molly attended…
Save Time And Money: Fly Yourself from Aviation Blogs by PlanePilot1 | Americans of all ages and stages of life have become airplane pilots. If you've ever dreamed of joining them, there could be good news for you…
Bungling rocket men launch 12-foot missile... which crashes to Earth seconds ... - Daily Mail | Rocketry is a very safe hobby, and obviously we take every safety procedure, but we do have £10million of public liability insurance. ...
Rocket Racing League Game for iPad Now Available in Apple iTunes ... - Rocket Racing League® (RRL®), a sports and gaming franchise based on competitions of piloted rocket-powered aircraft, today announced that the Rocket Racing League iPad Game is now available in the Apple iTunes App Store. ...
Model show spotlights what was once a rite of passage - Springfield News Sun "Those are just P-40s," he said, pointing to an entire shelving unit of shrink-wrapped boxes of warbirds in various scales. Elsewhere in his house, ...
Video: C-5 Galaxy And The Crazy Rotating Main Gear Trucks by Martt | I've been familiar with the C-5 Galaxy since I was a kid, but for some reason I never caught the detail about the main gear trucks rotating 90 degrees before they tuck up inside the fuselage bulges. I noticed this for the first time when I got some nice pix of the one departing Oshkosh 2010 - you can see the pix about halfway down the page in this OSH10 Picstream #8 post…
Red Glare 9 gallery from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick
A recap of all things NBAA 2010 from GlobalAir.com by GlobalAir.com | We caught our breath from the 2010 NBAA Convention, and we have continued at full speed, providing the best aircraft listings and airport information for aviators anywhere online. Still, we will take a minute here to reflect and share some tidbits from the event…
The Holy Grail of Nonstop Transcontinental Service from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | The growth of US postwar air travel didn't reach a point until the 1950s that justified nonstop transcontinental services even though aircraft theoretically capable of such flights were already in airline use at the end of the Second World War. During the course of the war, Douglas DC-4s and Lockheed Constellations seconded to the US Army Air Forces routinely made trans-Atlantic crossings safely…
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Indy Transponder 27-OCT-2010 1030z
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Indy Transponder 08-SEP-10 0930z
Air show to thrill Sacramentans - The Sacramento Press | "It's unbelievable," said California Capital Airshow Executive Director Darcy Brewer. "We have over five hours of entertainment and aerobatics soaring ... Sacramentans can see everything from the ultramodern F-22 Raptor to historic World War II ... "Jessica Cox was born without arms and became the first licensed female pilot to fly with her feet," Brewer said. "Her motto is, 'There's no such thing as ... Cox won't be the only woman there, as 100 years of women in aviation are celebrated. During World War II, aircraft had to be ferried from the United States ...
2010 Red Stewart Airshow from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Labor Day weekend might mark the end of summer but it also means that it's time for my home field's annual airshow. What could be better than a grass strip and some old-fashioned barnstorming action? The fact that it's free just proves without a doubt what a great, aviation-to-the-core family the Stewarts are. As if the airport wasn't already awesome enough! Seriously, how many places can you rent a Piper Cub from these days? …
Snowbirds: Behind The Scenes With Canada's Air Demonstration Team from Aviation.ca News | You may not recognize the name Mike Sroka, but you will recognize the organization with whom he has spent five incredible years. We're talking Snowbirds. Photojournalist Mike Sroka is one lucky man. For five years he has lived the...
Fans turned away from air display - People were turned away from a Battle of Britain airshow at a Cambridgeshire museum because the ground had reached full capacity…
Air show offering Blue Angels, Golden Knight – SuburbanJournals | Scott Air Force Base, will host its Airpower Over The Midwest 2010 Airshow, featuring the Navy Blue Angels and the Army Golden Knights. ...
2011 Wide Bay Australia International Airshow launches - Australian Flying | Hall, who spent almost two decades in the Royal Australian Air Force before becoming the most successful rookie in the history of the Red Bull Air Race ...
Rotary Club cancels Farmington air show - Farmington Daily Times | For the past two years, the San Juan Rotary Club hosted the air show, which attracted daredevil pilots and thousands of spectators. ...
Don't cancel air show - Toronto Star | Every September, Torontonians can count on two major events to draw long lineups and induce rubbernecking: the CNE air show and the Toronto International ...
No thunder in air show - Santa Maria Times | Perhaps we should call this annual event the Santa Maria Air Show. Organizers said there were no complaints, but the pilots said lots of people asked if ...
Oshkosh the Verb -Forbes | Aptly titled The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration, AirVenture is undoubtedly the largest airshow in the world. For one week in late July, ...
Take a rare flight in a World War II 'Warrior' at air fair - Hudson Hub-Times | For the volunteer members of the non-profit Yankee Air Force, maintaining rare World War II aircraft in flying condition might be ...
Tickets on sale for rides on restored WWII bomber - Modesto Bee | The airplane is maintained and operated as a flying museum and memorial by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force, Arizona Wing Aviation Museum based in Mesa ...
B-17 Bomber in Bowling Green – WBKO | "We pick different sections of the country on different years, the name of the organization is Commemorative Air Force and the mission is to get the museum ...
Rocket Racing League begins Mark V X-Racer, going global 'absolutely a priority' The closest so far seen by the public was at the Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa in April, where two Rocket Racers flew within 13 seconds of each…
"Just Passing Through," Greg's October Flying Carpet column from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog | "Hey Dad, you'll never guess where I spent the last few days!" It was my son Austin, a US Air Force pilot with the 20th Fighter Wing. "Last I heard you were headed for Alaska, right Austin?" "Yeah, I'm at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, but we had an unscheduled adventure flying a pair of F-16s up here from Shaw AFB, South Carolina. We'd planned to do the trip nonstop and refuel from tankers along the way. I was in a two-seat 'D Model' with my buddy Howie (call sign, 'Farley'). "We'd just waved the tanker away for our last leg to Eielson following our final air-to-air refueling, when our wingman Casey ('Deuce') in a single-seater reported that he couldn't access fuel from his external tanks…" Read Greg's October Flying Carpet column, "Just Passing Through," here.
Clacton Airshow 2010 Images | 10 by Yorgo Nestoridis | Clacton Airshow 2010 Images. The Clacton Airshow 2010 attracts again loads of spectators and hobby as well as professional photographers. Taking a picture is one thing, getting it to the top of Google is yet another story. ...
Retired Marshall employees attend annual reunion - Cambridge Network ... provided by Marshall Aerospace pilots using Cessna 172 training aircraft of the Cambridge Aero Club, together with an Extra 200 aerobatic aircraft. ...
Pulling a Hercules no plane sailing for police - Hawkesbury Gazette | HUNDREDS of police officers took part in the inaugural annual Plane Pull on the weekend raising money for the NSW Special Olympics. ...
How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria | The wakeup song has been a part of the space program since the days of the Apollo missions, and now NASA is giving you two chances to be a part of this history! NASA needs your help selecting wakeup songs to be played during the final missions of the Space Shuttle Program! You can either vote from their Top 40 List or submit your own original work! Visit: https://songcontest.nasa.gov/home.aspx
How I Saved A 747 From Crashing from ExpressJet Forum by drivintin | Not sure if this was posted, but thought it was worth the link. And isn't the one about taking off. http://jalopnik.com/5629528/how-i-sa...-from-crashing - Former Northwest Airlines Capt. John Hansen flew the airline's Boeing 747 route from Detroit to Toyko for years. In 2002, the plane tried to kill him and 400 passengers. This is the never-before published story of how he saved them…
The Canceled British Aircraft that Cost the UK Industry from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | I bet you thought you were going to be reading about the BAC TSR.2 when you came across the title of today's post, but while there's no arguing the effects that the TSR.2 cancellation had on the British aerospace industry, there was a canceled aircraft that came before the TSR.2 that some have argued cost British industry far more than could ever have been imagined…
Young Eagles fly | Hendricks County Community Portal - The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 – 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Indy Transponder 03-AUG-10 1030z
Miami Could Host An International Air Show from Aero-News Network - Hopes To Compete With Paris, Farnborough, Other International Exhibitions There is no international aviation trade show like the Paris Air Show or Farnborough in the UK in the U.S. But a Miami, FL group is looking to change that dynamic as early as 2012…
P-51 Mustang aerobatic team to perform at 'Thunder' air show - Heritage Newspapers | The world's only P-51 Mustang formation aerobatic flight team, The ASB.TV Horsemen, will perform Saturday and Sunday at the Thunder Over Michigan air show ...
AirVenture attendance down 7 percent, space shuttle among possible 2011 attractions
from The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines - Heavy rains in July contributed to a 7 percent decline in attendance this year at the Experimental Aircraft Associations annual convention, but event organizers are already working on preparations for next years event, throwing out hints of big spectacles, including the possibility of a space shuttle, to keep the moment from the worlds largest air show rolling forward.
Oshkosh—Down Just Seven Percent—and Check Out the Photo Gallery
from Business Aviation Now by John Morris | There was no Noah's Ark (although airplane salesman "Watcha" McCollum who once owned my Taylorcraft claimed to have found the remains on Mt. Arafat) to salvage Oshkosh. But aircraft arrived two by two anyway as the grounds dried out, and by the end of the week the torrential rains and flooding of the grass areas were forgotten. "Our volunteers worked 16 hours a day—and they were on vacation," said EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski. "If we hadn't told them to go home at night they would have worked 24 hours."…
WTVO/FOX 39's Joelle Parks Flies with Aerobatic Pilot for Rockford's AirFest - MyStateline.com | Our own Joelle Parks got to fly high in one of the most competitive aerobatic airplanes in the world this weekend, as part of Rockford 's AirFest. ...
SnottsSpot: Idaho Falls Air Show by Lettie | Gabe was excited to attend the Idaho Falls Air Show, he was ecstatic about the blue planes (Blue Angels). Curtis was there with his helicopter; he flies an Apache for the Idaho National Guard. It was fun to see him in his uniform with ...
F-4 Phantom II - 2010 Postings
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B-17 bomber on display at The Air Zoo - WOOD-TV | The Texas-based Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing is making a 22-day tour of the Midwest to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first flight of ...
Maintainers resurrect F-16s that will become targets from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua - "Mothballed" F-16 Fighting Falcons are parked in the "bone yard" at Davis-Monthan AFB, July 30, 2010. Maintainers from the 309th AMARG are regenerating F-16s so they can be converted into usable manned or drone targets allowing Airmen to train and test new weapons platforms. Specialists with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group are regenerating F-16s so they can be flown to a Boeing facility in Florida where they will be converted to QF-16 full-scale aerial targets…
X-Racer Aircraft Explained from Rocket Racing League Games by smitty | Ever wonder how the X-Racer Aircraft are made, tested and flown? RRL Chief Test Pilot Len Fox gives us a great walk around of these amazing rocket powered planes developed for the Rocket Racing League…
CVW-7 Homecoming 2010 - NAS Oceana (VFA-103, 143, 131, 83)
from FenceCheck Forums - Thanks. Last part...VFA-143 Pukin Dogs Homecoming...
Our Aviation Community: You're a Pilot? I Love Ya', Man! from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel [Note, this is part one of a two-part article on the camaraderie that we pilots share.] Many of us are still coming down off our EAA Airventure Oshkosh high, trying to blend back in to daily life without thinking about flying machines 24/7. We're washing the brat stains from our "Rock Your Wings!" t-shirts, trying to find the bottom of our overstuffed rollaboard bags, and trying not to focus on how many days there are left until Oshkosh 2011…
Dayon-Wright Bros & Stewart Field - Trip Part 2 from Rob's Flying Adventures by Rob | No time to waste, 08R was secured and instructions given for fuel, and Steve wisked us off towards Red Stewart Field where he had booked us some time in a Piper Cub and a PT-17 Stearman! We chatted a bit while we drove, catching up on the flight out, Steve's trip with Gina that they recently made, Work,… yes, we talked about work, but only briefly…
Elevated, Rooftop Inner-City Circular Airports, 1919 from Military Photos by FrankBooth0 | The presumption of this Illustrated London News article ("On the Impulse to Fly Commercially", 18 October 1919) on the growing popularity of commercial flying for business and pleasure was correct, but the placement of the airports to service the growing community of flyers was, well, not…
Thirteen New Scholarships Added to WAI's Diverse Offerings - AMTOnline.com | In addition to these other new scholarships, Jim Campbell, president of Aero-News Network, is sponsoring two $1000 scholarships in memory of US Aerobatic ...
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - On May 1, 1960 a lone CIA U-2 spyplane took off from a forward operating base in Peshawar, Pakistan for what would be one of the most fateful flights of the Cold War era. After over 5 years of uneventful US overflights of the Soviet Union, this mission, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, would change the strategic balance of the Cold War…
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Indy Transponder 15-JUL-10 1030z
Riding with the Blue Angels - TippNews DAILY | Dan Curran and Chantelle Rose got the opportunity to be such a passenger on July 14, as part of the Blue Angels cameo at the Vectren Dayton Air Show…
Locals ride along with Angels - Dayton Daily News ... High School science teacher Chantelle Rose and WDTN anchor Dan Edwards on Wednesday, July 14 before the Vectren Dayton Air Show on Saturday and Sunday…
Springfield teen's dream takes flight - Springfield News Sun | DAYTON — Before taking her son on a flight Wednesday, July 14, pilot Greg Poe made Springfield ...
Tragedy inspires pilot's work - Dayton Daily News | Ty Greenlees/Air show pilot Greg Poe flew winners of his Elevate Your Life essay contest in his ethanol-powered MX-2 airplane on Wednesday, July 14…
Blue Angels Dayton Airshow 2010 by Barry | Blue Angels Dayton Airshow 2010. This weekend me and my son are going over to Dayton, Ohio the home of the Wright Brothers. We are going to the 2010 Dayton Airshow with the Blue Angels performing this year. I have seen the Blue Angels ...
350MPH Jet-Powered School Bus To Make Ohio Momentarily Exciting - Jalopnik | Mr. Stender and his jet-powered school bus will be appearing this weekend at the Vectren Dayton Air Show, at the Dayton International Airport, ...
Skydivers to show talents at Ohio Challenge - Middletown Journal | On Saturday, July 17, the skydivers will perform at both the Ohio Challenge and at the Vectren Dayton Airshow. "We may add a few more jumpers…
2010 National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Class - Clay Lacy - If you've seen a movie with an aerial shot in it in the last four decades, chances are Clay Lacy made it happen. This 50,000 plus hour pilot and entrepreneur built fixed base operations, along with becoming a senior captain at United Airlines, but his lasting legacy may be his work as an aerial cinematographer…
Pete, Dave and Kent,(Az too) from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II | The three aircraft flown today were all built in 1941 and have been in continuous service for over 60 years due to the care and support of their operators. Harvard #1 and Harvard #3 were both manufactured in Inglewood, California by North American Aviation (the same people who brought the world the P-51 Mustang fighter later in WWII). Harvard #2 is a true Canadian Harvard as it was built under license by Noorduyn Aviation in Montreal, Quebec…
Local reps try to sell know-how abroad - Windsor Star ... when you have a globally recognized reputation for precision and advanced manufacturing and when you're a stop on the Red Bull Air Race circuit, ...
Red Arrows respond to rumours about being banned from air show - This is Lincolnshire | THE Red Arrows have hit back at claims the team has been banned from performing at a south England air show. Reports in national newspapers said the Reds ...
Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2009: Aerial AirVenture - The Bell 47G-2 Helicopter Ride from Aero-News Network | Attendees Experience a Bird's Eye View of AirVenture This July, over 578,000 aviation enthusiasts flocked to EAA AirVenture held at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Roughly 10,000 aircraft attended the event, including three Bell 47 G-2 Helicopters offering passenger rides for lucky visitors…
RotorNews from new.rotor.com | 2010 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FLY-IN IS MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR PILOTS - A jam-packed weekend of aviation activities makes the Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In (RMRFI) a must-attend summer event for pilots and aviation enthusiasts from across the country. The 31st annual Fly-In will take place August 28-29 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Denver, CO…
Firebase Airspeed – Beale AFB Style from Aviation | Jo Hunter (www.futurshox.net) and Mark LaCoste (www.twitter.com/stdntpilotmark) joined me at Beale to shoot stills and video, respectively. And, as is the custom of merry bands of new-media producers, we gathered around an MP3 recorder to talk about the experience and get some content out into the podsphere. This session happened in the VOQ at Beale Air Force Base about 45 minutes north of Sacramento, California on the morning of my T-38 ride. We're compiling the video, audio, and stills and I should have content get into the feed soon!
United States - Iowa - Dubuque Air Show & Fireworks 2010 - Dubuque - 07/03/10 from FenceCheck Forums: World War II vet remembers being shot down over Europe - Shore News Today | The museum will bring a feeling of some of Fili's experiences when it holds its 14th annual airfest from September 3 to 6 at the Cape May Airport on ...
YouTube - Rocket Racing League Pilots
from http://www.youtube.com/ L.A. Fox (Chief Test Pilot) and Dave Morss discuss how flying X-Racers in the Rocket Racing League are such a challenge while being an incredible thrill.
July 15 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
The Best Flight Simulators for All Budgets and Tastes from Aviation news - Planegrazy by Mr. Plane | Flight simulators consistently rank among the most popular reality-based computer games on the market today. With so many available with prices ranging from free to well over $20,000, a flight enthusiast can easily find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities. The following are four very different flight simulators for four very different types of users…
Friday, July 2, 2010
Indy Transponder 02-JUL-10 1030z
Air Show Provides Fun For All – WLNS | If you're looking for a fun way to spend the 4th of July weekend, you can always head over to Battle Creek for the annual "field of flight air show" and ...
Two Chances To Fly With The Thunderbirds – Avweb | Two Chances To Fly With The Thunderbirds The US Air Force Thunderbirds have been offering flights to special ...
Fair St. Louis information, Air Show returning this year – KSDK | Air show times are Saturday at noon and Sunday, July 4th at 10:45 am and 5:15 pm. Fair St. Louis kicks off Saturday with the Veiled Prophet parade at ten. ...
Snowbirds to Fly in Gatineau - Ottawa Start | Summary: Vintage Wings of Canada (VWoC) proudly welcomes the highly acclaimed Canadian Forces Snowbirds to their summer Open House and pays tribute to the ...
Annual fundraiser air show set for Saturday - Malakoff News | The 7th Annual Thunder over Cedar Creek Lake Air Show will be held July 3 featuring military aviation. Performances will include the US Air Force B1 Bomber, ...
Waddington Air Show organisers gear up for hot weather and huge crowds - Lincolnshire Echo | MORE than 140000 visitors are expected to flock to the county's largest air show this weekend. Organisers say they are gearing up for hot weather and huge ...
Fence Check | Aviation Photography from http://www.fencecheck.com/ It's an event filled weekend – Wow! Look at all the aerotainment events we can go to THIS WEEKEND! Enjoy your Fourth of July! - The staff at the Indy Transponder.
Air race, primary, role model - Southeast Missourian | The 34th Annual All Female Air Race Classic finished in Maryland last Friday. Beverly Cleair of Cape Girardeau (who might be the best female ...
Pilot Angelina Jolie likes to fly low with Shiloh as her passenger - Angelina Jolie gave her daughter Shiloh a high flying thrill ride in LA on Tuesday when she took her along on a flight lesson. She was in the pilot's seat, an instructor by her side, while the four-year-old was strapped into a safety seat in the back of the tiny plane. It has been reported that Angelina, 35, who received her pilot's license in 2005, has already promised Shiloh lessons of her own.
'The Aviators': Must-see TV from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | One of the major complaints pilots have about television shows depicting aviation is that they often get it wrong. In Hollywood, airplane engines suddenly quit with alarming frequency and pilots attempt to fix the problem by holding the stick full aft until impact. Don't you wish for a TV show made for aviators by aviators? Introducing "The Aviators," a Canadian-based program slated to premiere on Public Broadcasting Stations in Canada and the United States in September. "The show is essentially a magazine show of aviation stories," explained Anthony Nalli, executive producer. "We like to say that it is for anyone who has ever gazed skywards."
Spins with Barry from Aviation - I have a really cool Air Force ride coming up in California in a couple of weeks. Think helmet, mask, and speed jeans. (Yeah!) And, although I've filmed other people doing aerobatics a lot lately, I haven't flown a lot of aerobatics. Out of respect for the crew chief (and personal pride), I decided to get up and crank an airplane around for an hour or so…
Flying With Hurricane Hunters To Alex - WKRG-TV | I have actually wing-walked on the top of a bi-plane, and strapped in with the Blue Angels. I've jumped out of an airplane. ...
Wings Of Freedom To Return To Kansas With WWII Aircraft from Aero-News Network | Liberator, Mustang, And Flying Fortress Will Visit In July A sight seldom seen since the 1940's, the Wings of Freedom tour is scheduled to stop Salina with circa WWII aircraft including the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang, July 12 to 14.
Flying in a B-17 – cincinnatidotcom | Experience a ride in Liberty Belle, a WWII B-17 bomber at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati Ohio. For more information go to ...
It Makes Marines Want To Puke - Strategy Page | Back in the later 1930 when tha Boeing B-17A bomber first came out (Not the actual B-17 used during WWII by the way), they tried to "up gun" the Bomber by ...
Admire community upset about stolen WWII veterans memorial - KTKA.com | The Army Air Force pilot was shot down in his B-17 bomber during World War II. His nephew Earl Lyddane says, "The people thought enough of him that they ...
What Pilots Fly: A new book by Sue Hughes of PowderPuff Pilot from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Author/CFI Sue Hughes has just released her third "Claire Bear" book, giving young girls a glimpse of What Pilots Fly. See Sue at Oshkosh, in the Authors' Corner, too! http://powderpuffpilot.com | Powder Puff Pilot Debuts New Picture Book for Aspiring Aviators - Third Title in the Claire Bear Series | June 29, 2010 – Aurora, Colorado – Aurora publisher Powder Puff Pilot announced the debut of their third aviation book for children, Claire Bear Explains… What Pilots Fly. Like the first two picture books in the series, it stars Claire Bear, a pinkclad aerobatic performer and mentor for aspiring young pilots. The series is the brainchild of Sue Hughes, a pilot since 1996 and a current flight instructor and aviation technical writer, with the goal of introducing the thrills and excitement of aviation to a new generation…
'Screamin Eagle' lands in Santa Fe from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Bob Talarczyk of Santa Fe, N.M., sent us these photos of a recent stop of "Screamin Eagle" at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) and a brief report: John Kokshoorn of Gold Coast, Australia, dropped by the Santa Fe Municipal Airport on his way to Reno, Nevada, to get some training with Larry Salganek of Jet Wardbird Training Center. Kokshoorn arrived in his newly refurbished Czechoslovakian L-29, named "Screamin Eagle," purchased from the Romanian Air Force, Squadron 54, through Dave Cannavo of Aero Enterprises, which is based in New Castle, Delaware.
Native American teen reaches for the sky from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog by Greg | Those who read my February AOPA Flight Training column, Navajo Pilot, about young Tyler Allen of Window Rock, Arizona, will appreciate the the wonderful EAA News article that appeared online today regarding his attendance at EAA Air Academy camp. Read Ric Reynolds's inspiring article, Native American Teen Reaches for the Sky. Good goin' Tyler!
Global Hawk to Demonstrate Autonomous Aerial Refueling from Flightglobal Events | Northrop Grumman will work to demonstrate unmanned air vehicle to unmanned air vehicle refuelling with two RQ-4 Global Hawks under a $33 million deal with...
CoolPix - Modern Military: V-22 Osprey Will Stir Air At Oshkosh 2010! by Martt | Yep, here's another CoolPix with the Bell-Boeing V-22 already... but technically it's actually the Air Force version known as the CV-22. Oh, wait, the other one is the CV-22 version too. Oh well, the bottom line: both this and the previous Osprey CoolPix are off-the-scale fantastic! (If you don't say 'wow' when you click the above pic, there may be something wrong with you!)…
Rockets fly at competition - Aurora Beacon News | Eyes were wide open in wonderment last weekend at the Great Lakes Cup 2010 Rocketry Competition and Expo, held in a vacant field off Orchard Road in Oswego. ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Indy Transponder 30-JUN-10 1000z
Flying Car Landing In A Driveway Near You from Alternative Energy Newswire | Apparently the FFA works much faster than the EPA – the FFA has just approved the "Flying Car," also known at the Transition Roadable Aircraft. While the flying car, developed by Terrafugia (ter-ra-FOO-gee-ah), doesn't currently run on an alternative fuel such as ethanol or biodiesel, it is an "alternative" way to get yourself around town. So here is how it works….You jump into the cockpit and back your Flying Car out of the garage and head to the airport, driving on the same roads as FFVs, electric cars and hybrids. You pull up to the airport, head out to the runway, drop your wings, which are controlled from the cockpit, and take off. Sweet. No more three hour commutes in rush hour traffic…
Dreamliner Invited To AirVenture from AVweb Top News | There's a chance the Boeing 787 will make its airshow debut at this year's AirVenture Oshkosh. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski has confirmed that Boeing has been invited to show off its latest design and is considering the idea. "The Boeing folks have an open invitation to join us, and we have had discussions about them attending," Knapinski said Tuesday. He noted that the participation of the Dreamliner and its extent will depend on the aggressive flight-test schedule Boeing has set for the aircraft. The schedule hit a minor setback last week when "workmanship issues" were discovered in the horizontal stabilizers of the five test aircraft.
EAA Tries a New Air Venture: Hot-air Balloons – WBAY | For those heading to the EAA fly-in later this summer, you may be in for a special treat. This summer's event will feature two large hot-air balloon ...
Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver to Receive 2010 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship - World Airshow News has announced that Steve Oliver and Suzanne Asbury-Oliver are the 2010 recipients of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. The award will be presented during EAA AirVenture 2010 at EAA's Theater in the Woods on Monday, July 26. Steve and Suzanne join a list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame over the past 25 years…
2010 International Council of Air Shows Hall of Fame Nominations - The original deadline for the ICAS Foundation Hall of Fame nominations was June 1st. Yep you missed it! Good news, the ICAS Foundation has given you another chance. The new deadline for nominations is July 31st. So get on it! Visit http://www.icasfoundation.org/halloffame.htm for the rules and how to nominate. Think about that hero of yours who has helped the airshow industry. Now's your chance to recognize them…
Barnstormers take Aberdeen from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Sarah Wilson, who is part of the American Barnstormers Tour, sends these photos from the tour's latest stop at Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR) in South Dakota. Aberdeen was the fourth stop of the seven-city tour, which is set to wind up July 5 at Chandler Field Airport (AXN) in Alexandria, Minn. At each stop, people can tour the flight line for free, meet the barnstormers, who dress in vintage clothing, and buy a ride in one of the planes…
Red Bull Stratos Team Announces Latest Test Results from Aerial Sports Feed by noreply@redbull.com(Red Bull Staff) Santa Monica, Calif. – June 29, 2010 – As Red Bull Stratos grows increasingly near to realization, the mission's aeronautics experts today announce encouraging results from the latest high-altitude test jumps and step-off procedure tests. Mission pilot Felix Baumgartner himself acknowledges…
Great Reviews for Rocket Racing League Game from Rocket Racing League Games by smitty …Bronze Award Winner. "Hopefully word will spread about what a decent and original racer RRL is, and the social element – like the real event – will finally get off the ground. Even if it doesn't, though, Rocket Racing League is a fine alternative to the reams of arcade and kart racers on the App Store."…
DVD Review: 'Obsession' - Inside Sport Class Racing At Reno by Martt | The 'Obsession' DVD is not for sale, but interested individuals or groups can find out how to get a copy by sending an email to 77Obsession@gmail.com …
US Air Force & US Navy Drones from FenceCheck Forums
Historic World War II bomber to visit Purdue airport - Carroll County Comet | The B-17 was the heavy bomber vital to winning World War II. From 1935 to 1945, 12731 were built and 4754 were destroyed in combat. ...
Tour goes on a 'Sentimental Journey' - Kenosha News.com | Cole Sharp, 8, of Kenosha, exited the close confines of the B-17 "Sentimental Journey" Monday and described the experience in three words: "It ...
CarolAnn Garratt at International Women's Air and Space Musuem from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale - I attended CarolAnn Garrat's talk tonight at the Women's International Air and Space Museum, located at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.alsworldflight.com/our_story.php CarolAnn's mother died of ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) in April 2002. A pilot for many years, this event spurred her to attempt to raise money for ALS research by using her love of aviation as a springboard. In 2003 she flew around the world, a 7 month trip, raising awareness of ALS along the way. (She paid for the trip herself, all funds donated went to ALS)…
What's The Next Big Idea, Burt Rutan? - Palm Springs Life | Burt Rutan made international headlines in 2004 with his design of SpaceShipOne, the first privately built spacecraft to reach space, followed with the ...
Museum of Flight breaks ground on space shuttle gallery from Aerospace News by aubreycohen@seattlepi.com (Aubrey Cohen) The Seattle Museum of Flight on Tuesday broke ground on a new gallery that will house a retired space shuttle orbiter, should the museum win one…
Veterans' stories may be filmed, filed in Library of Congress - Ventura County Star | The filming will take place at the Commemorative Air Force World War II Air History Museum, 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo. Poutre asked interested veterans ...
Hurricane Heralds Air Tattoo - RAF - News by Date - THE ONLY airworthy Battle of Britain Hurricane still in existence flew in to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire today for the media launch of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. Hurricane R4118, together with its Battle of Britain ...
A little Airshow action in Iowa... - The Photo Forum - Photography ... by USM IS | Quad City Airshow........FA-18 hornet F-15C Strike Eagle......lighting was HARSE to say the least. Super Chipmunk Strike Eagle, turn and burn....
from FenceCheck Forums - Finally getting around to more. These are from Friday. Kent Pietsch:
Episode 103 – Live ATC from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Guest Dave Pascoe from LiveATC.net explains how he provides real-time Air Traffic Control feeds directly to your browser, mp3 player, and mobile device. LiveATC will be streaming ATC communications live from EAA Airventure at Oshkosh (in a joint partnership with EAA) – including both Tower frequencies and some other goodies. Look for Dave during the first few days of the show…
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Snowbirds take to the skies as they prepare for airshow - Waterloo Record | The Canadian Forces' precision aerobatic team lifted off twice from Region of Waterloo International Airport Friday afternoon as they prepared for the ...
News 3 Rides Along With Blue Angels Crew - WSIL TV | The Navy Blue Angels are headlining the Cape Girardeau air festival. News 3 boarded the Blue Angels' support plane to experience some of the moves the ...
Navy's Blue Angels visit Cape Girardeau hospital – KFVS | By Heartland News CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The Navy's Blue Angels in town for the Cape Air Festival, took a break from the skies to pay a special visit ...
Airmen take to the skies - San Mateo Daily Journal | The 11th annual Hiller Aviation Vertical Challenge, the nation's largest all-helicopter air show, held this Saturday will provide the opportunity to see the ...
Volunteers ready for Great Minnesota Air Show - St. Cloud Times | Organizers are hoping to draw 50000 people each day to see the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron and other aerobatic acts. ...
Denton air show to coincide with Father's Day - Lewisville Leader | Ever since then, the event has maintained a steady attendance of between 9000 and 10000 spectators, said air show spokeswoman Amanda Addington. ...
Air Expo celebrates flying women - Ada Evening News | Julie Clark and her Chevron Mentor T-34 will be headlining this year's event. Clark will perform a twilight show Friday night that includes pyrotechnics. ...
Female flyers taking off - Wink News | Now, there are 113 women in 54 small planes flying in the all-woman Air Race Classic. Two of the teams are from Southwest Florida. ...
Vintage aircraft relive glory at Warbirds Fly-in - Arizona Republic ... plans when they see the vintage World War II Lockheed outside the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Valle, said Connie Freson, a spokeswoman for the museum. ...
High Country Warbirds Fly-in at Valle, Arizona - Arizona Republic | The museum is holding its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-in, which will feature planes in its collection as well as craft flown in for the occasion. ...
Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford is launched (From Wilts ... - STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle and forces sweetheart Nell McAndrew launched this year's Royal International Air tattoo at Fairford.
Barnstormers bring high-flying tour to North Iowa - MASON CITY — They all walk — or rather, fly — different paths, but they all have one abiding passion: The sky. "I always wanted to fly a biplane coast to coast," recalled Richard "Speed" Hornbeck, one of several vintage airplane pilots who are part of the American Barnstormers Tour. Within a week of restoring his 1929 Waco Texaco bi-plane, "my buddy and I jumped in, took off for California. It took about a week to get there. "Got there; we had a burger on the beach, turned around and flew right back, which took about another week," he said with chuckle. "It was great." Hornbeck is one of about 20 pilots on the 7-city 2010 tour with their vintage planes. Almost all are from the "golden age" of flight, from 1918 to 1940. The show continues today and Saturday at the Mason City Municipal Airport…
Netherlands - Luchtmachtdagen 2010 - Gilze-Rijen - 06/18/10 from FenceCheck Forums - some from yesterday:
Disabled American Veterans B-25 Mitchell Bomber - Southeast Missourian ... river straight ahead was taken through the nose window of a B-25J Mitchell Bomber operated by the Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach Program. ...
Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Showcases Area Aviation History from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo - The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum is one of those hidden gems of the St. Louis area. The museum, housed in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport (Cahokia, IL), showcases aviation artifacts with ties to this great aviation region. Staffed mostly by volunteers, the museum is committed to the preservation and display of historic air and space vehicles and artifacts as well as providing educational programs to foster the spirit of flight in today's youth and in future generations. We highly encourage our readers to visit and give generously to this worthy endeavor. Here is a taste of what you will experience. For more information, go to http://www.airandspacemuseum.org/index.html.
New images from the ItAF Museum from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti - On Jun. 18, 2009, the Skema was opened again after 2 years of works. I visited the pavilion, that is now fully air conditioned to provide the most suitable temperature for the preserved aircraft, on May 23, 2010. The Skema has now a 1000 sq.m. structure where the G.91PAN, the G.91R, the G.91T and the G.91Y are exhibited. A nice addition within the Skema is also a Nike Hercules that was added to the collection on Oct. 29, 2009.
Robert "Hoot" Gibson to be in Muncie next weekend - Muncie Star Press | A modeler for less than three years, he specializes in warbirds and plans to bring his Douglas Dauntless SBD dive-bomber, his P-40 Curtiss Warhawk and his ...
Futuristic rocket-powered plane built in Sebastian to make appearance this summer – TCPalm | The start-up sports organization unveiled the Mark III X-Racer in late April during the QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, Okla. ...
