Saturday, July 12, 2008

Indy Tranponder 11-July 2330z

North America Version! Lots of news today, so we broke it out into two versions. Part 1 of 2

Updates from Team Voodoo - VoodooAirRacing.com
Bob Button has updates posted. They did not make it to Reno in June for Pylon Racing School. He explains why in his post.

Current Air Races in the United States from Google
Of these the best known are the Reno Air Races which happen each September in Reno, Nevada. This event takes several days and provides plenty of excitement for aviation enthusiasts. I has six classes of aircraft which compete for the ...

Thunderbirds air it out in hair-raising flight - Gary Post Tribune, IN
Mulhare is Thunderbird No. 8 of the famous US Air Force Thunderbirds, and his "office" is an F-16 fighter jet, with a thrust of 30000 pounds, and arguably ...

Military services well-represented at 2008 event - Dayton Daily News, OH
This year's show also includes an aerobatics performance by stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker and a combined "Heritage Flight" appearance of the F-22 Raptor, ...

UND Aerobatic Team Competes in Seward, NE Contest - Helicopter Association International, VA
(Grand Forks, North Dakota): The University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace aerobatic team participated in its first competition of 2008 on June 28-29, ...

Repeat: Valley's Free American Heroes Air Show Features High-Tech ... - MarketWatch
... admission-free American Heroes Air Show honoring the men and women in uniform and civilian volunteers who save lives and protect communities every day. ...

B-17 Flying Fortress a flight down memory lane for World War II ...
- Trading Markets (press release), CA
Instead, he was tucked into the other end of a B-17 as a tail gunner during 35 missions over Germany during World War II. Thursday afternoon, Rue ...

Flight in B-17 offers glimpse into America's wartime past - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL
By Steve Bauer SAVOY – A flight in a B-17 plane called "Aluminum Overcast" provided a glimpse of what it was like for a World War II bomber crew. ...

What's hot in local arts and entertainment - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
Hoosier Air Museum – Military and civilian aircraft, gift shop, library; 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday, 1 to 4 pm Sunday; 2282 County Road 62, ...

World War II buddies reunited - Berkshire Eagle, MA
By Benning W. De La Mater, Berkshire Eagle Staff He's the World War II B-25 radioman/gunner featured recently in The Eagle who reunited with his pilot over ...

Another Great Image by Tim Reed - And Thinking of Hitting the Studio
from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
Here's No. 8 on my ride just after rotation with the gear coming up and the afterburner cranking. If you look closely, you can see the concentric donuts in the exhaust! Tim's working on some more of the pictures and has been passing them along ...

Rochester kids get F-16 tutorial ahead of Geneseo Air Show - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY
This demo team is a frequent highlight of the Geneseo Air Show, which is sponsored by the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group. ...

Lucas aviator places in cross country race - Cadillac News, United States Betsy Taylor, a senior in the WMU College of Aviation, was recently chosen to participate in the 2008 Air Race Classic, an all woman cross-country race ...

Fly-in to Honor 90-Year-Old Whose Love for Flying is Still High - RedOrbit, TX
He will be honored at the 45th annual fly-in breakfast at the Dunkirk Airport on Sunday. The annual event sponsored by the Dunkirk Rotary Club will feature ...

Janet Dietrich, first woman ATP, Mercury astronaut candidate, dies from RSS Feed: News
Janet Dietrich died June 5 in San Francisco. She was 81.

Blue Angels at KSC November 8-9 from Technorati Search for: Airshow
Kennedy Space Center has slated the second annual Space & Air Show for November 8 and 9. In addition to the Blue Angels, there will be other hot aerial acts. Fropm the press release: Newly announced aerobatic acts scheduled to perform include Mike Goulian, sponsored by Castrol Oil and the Air Force Reserve Biplane Show. Also performing are the U.S. Navy Super Hornet Demo Team, the 920th Rescue Wing, U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, the F-16 Viper East Demonstration and the A-10 Warthog. Mike Gou

Aerospace museum will be temporarily housed in HSBC Arena: ?Flying Tigers' circle harbor to...
from TMCnet
The former Niagara Aerospace Museum is leasing exhibition space on the east side of the building along Seymour H. Knox III Plaza. Though the 10,000 square feet is just one-quarter of the display area the museum had in Niagara Falls ...

8 Wing open house slated for next summer - Belleville Intelligencer, Canada
"The Snowbirds are coming," said Morin. "They've been confirmed." She said further details — such as whether or not any other personnel or materiel from ...

Top regional attractions Top Regional Attractions - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
... world class collections of aircraft models & flight gear, exhibits on women in aviation, 100 years of flight, interactive exhibits for kids. ...

Red Tails, The story of the Tuskegee Airmen - AAFO
...Steve Hinton had mentioned this movie when we were down there for the Chino Airshow media day shoot, and stated he intended to take Mr. Spielberg for a Mustang ride to give him a sense of realism in an effort of changing his mind about using real Mustangs. ...

Added to the Air Racing Links page -
Reno From the Pits (2002 summary - good history). It is technical and detailed. Hat tip to AAFO.

Take to the air with Young Eagles - Lake Sun Leader (subscription), MO
For the second year in a row, the Camdenton Memorial Airport will be the location of a Young Eagles Fly-in on Saturday. The event is geared toward educating ...



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