Monday, June 23, 2008

Indy Transponder 22-June 2359z

Aerobatic competition flies high - EastOregonian.info, OR
"It's like figure skating in three dimensions in the air inside a cube," said Robert Bismuth, the president of the Advanced World Aerobatic Championship ...

Fans at air show worry about pilots' safety - WAVY-TV, VA
(WAVY.com) -- The air show at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton is underway. It's the first air show in Hampton Roads since a crash last year at Oceana ...

History roars into Hampton Roads at air show - WAVY-TV, VA
HAMPTON, VA. (WAVY.com) -- If the sleek lines of the fighter jets didn't catch you attention, the noise they made as they screamed by at low altitude ...

Concerns Lead To Cancellation Of Red Bull Race - AVwebFlash Current Issue
Moving the location of the course "compromises the safety and quality of the race," according to Red Bull, and so the race originally scheduled for July 5 and 6 in Stockholm, Sweden, will not take place. The Red Bull Air Race World Series has thrilled crowds worldwide with its high-energy display of extremely precise low-altitude racing that pits each pilot's time against the others' as they fly through a course of inflated pylons. ...

F7F Tigercat / U.S. Navy Fighter / Clay Lacy Airshow Demo
- Keith Breazeal Video Productions
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the U.S. Navy's first twin-engine fighter airframe. Originally, the Tigercat was designed for carrier operations but later became a land based attack or night fighter in the Korean war. Early in production, a second seat was added for the radar operator in the F7F-2N version. The two Pratt&Whitney R-2800-34's developed 2,100 hp each and enabled incredible performance figures of 460 mph(400 knots), a maximum ceiling of 40,400 feet, and a range of 1,200 miles. The F7F could unleash a wall of lead at the enemy with it's four 50 cal.

World War IIera bomber to stop in Aberdeen | KXNet.com North ... - KXMC, ND
The B-17 Sentimental Journey, owned by the Arizona wing of the Commemorative Air Force, is to be in Aberdeen Monday through Thursday. ...

How dooo you do it? - Google
It would seem my latest blog postings from Reno Air Race Pylon Racing Seminar broke the camel’s back. I’ve received so far 203 emails with the question, “How dooo you do it?” The question was asked with two inferences: ...

Up, up, away -- and back down - Tri Valley Herald, CA
By Mark Abramson For Red Bull aerobatic pilot Chuck Aaron, his barrel rolls and loops draw gazes of amazed disbelief because he's not flying an airplane ...

Restoration: Fleet Model 8 - Air & Space Smithsonian
Three brothers, an inspiring teacher, and the airplane in the barn. ...

Flying club members enjoy cross-country odyssey - AOPA Online
What started with hangar talk and a flight plan drawn on a napkin ended with half a dozen flying club members traveling on a four-week cross-country adventure.

The Air Force Museum at Monino: A Reader’s Report - Dictatorship of the Air by Scott Palmer
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from Tom Geisler, a reader who has recently returned from a visit to the Russian Federation. While in Moscow, Tom organized his own trip out to the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino. He’s been kind enough to permit me to post his letter.

Airport name: panel tackles delicate debate - IndyStar.com - Business
World War I flying ace Harvey Weir Cook will get his due at the new airport when it opens in October.

Artwork added to new airport terminal - WISH - Latest News Headlines
Work continues on the new terminal at the Indianapolis International Airport. But the construction workers aren't the only ones hard at work. Artists are there too.

Committee to Study Renaming Indy Airport for Weir Cook '16 - DePauw University, IN
... to be given careful consideration, and that is what we intend to do," says Randall Tobias, president of the Indianapolis Airport Authority board. ...

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