Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Indy Transponder 15-July 2310z

How CNN's Dr. Gupta treats his carsickness - CNN
[When I rode] with the Blue Angels, I was talking to some of the pilots ahead of time, because I know that I'm pretty prone to motion sickness. ...

What do the Blue Angels want with Boise State coach Chris Petersen ... - Bleacher Report, CA
Petersen will ride along with the Blue Angels on Wednesday as they perform a show in Twin Falls. Why Petersen? "The Navy requested Petersen because he's in ...

Blues best celebs in exhibition - Pensacola News Journal, FL
After thrilling thousands with their air show Sunday above Pensacola Beach, Cmdr. Kevin Mannix, flight leader and commanding officer of the Blue Angels, ...

Bernstein to fly with US Air Force Thunderbirds prior to race - NHRA.com, CA
On Thursday, July 17, he will get a taste of the jet set life as he flies with the US Air Force Thunderbirds at McChord Air Force Base. ...

148th Pilot Flies in Duluth Air Show - WDIO-TV, MN
Major John Klatt flies F-16s in the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth. He has completed two tours in Iraq. When he is not serving the country he is flying in air ...

Change of command takes place at Wright-Patt - Bizjournals.com, NC
... acquisition center, research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an airlift wing and the world's largest military air museum. ...

Oldest B-17 to be restored at Air Force Museum - Dayton Daily News, OH
By Chelsey Levingston The oldest surviving and only existing "D" model B-17 Flying Fortress, The Swoose, is being transferred to the National Museum of the ...

RED BULL AIR RACE REVS UP FOR ROTTERDAM! from Red Bull Air Race News
The countdown is on for the fourth stop of the 2008
Red Bull Air Race World Series which takes places in Rotterdam this weekend. It's a much anticipated return to the Dutch port city where in 2005, Mike Mangold won in front of 700,000 spectators, a victory which saw him go on to become the World Champion that year.

Snowbirds celebrate CFB Borden Day - Aviation.ca, Canada
The Snowbirds were thrilled to participate in another successful Canadian Forces (CF) Day at Canadian Forces Base Borden, near Barrie Ontario. ...

Speed is king as thousands flock to festival - Crawley Observer, UK
In addition, visitors saw the Red Arrows in action, performing one of their classic displays. The full article contains 101 words and appears in n/a ...

Taking It All In Gets a Lot Easier At AirVenture 2008 from Indy Transponder

Perilous pathway - Bournemouth Daily Echo, UK
By Stephen Bailey A LANCASTER bomber will soar through peaceful skies at Bournemouth Air Festival next month, but George Hall has seen them in truly ...

F-80 Shooting Star from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil ()
On July 20, 1948, 16 F-80 Shooting Stars reach Scotland from Selfridge Field, Mich., after nine hours, 20 minutes, accomplishing the first west-to-east transatlantic flight by jet planes. The F-80 Shooting Star was the first Air Force aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight and it was the first operational Air Force jet to be used in combat. ...

Museum benefits from tattoo blow - This is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK
By Hayley Court RECORD numbers of visitors made tracks to Steam after the Royal International Air Tattoo was washed out. More than 170000 people were ...

New home for "The Swoose" from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
The oldest B-17 and the only B-17D in existence is moved to the Air Force Museum. Story and more images at AF Link. Check out the position of the rear door, and the teardrop shaped window. I assume the "D" originally had the whole teardrop gun blister.

Phantoms and Skunks, Living Together from Ares by Bill Sweetman
No formal agreement yet, but Boeing and Lockheed Martin - partners in a study of the USAF's next bomber - are also talking about joining forces on the USAF/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Blackswift hypersonic demonstrator project.

A Chocolate (well composite, anyway) Mess from Defense Tech by Ward
...aftermath of the B-2 crash in Guam a few months back ... Composites have afforded amazing performance capabilities in modern aircraft but they are nasty when they burn. The fibers get airborne in a fire and can get into the lungs of those who might inadvertantly breath the smoke -- which is why crash crews are careful to wear respirators even after that flames die off.

Restaurants and Retail Shops To Be Announced at New Airport Terminal
from Headlines - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
A press conference will be held on Wednesday to announce the final line-up of restaurants, retail outlets and specialty shops at the new Indianapolis International Airport. The Indianapolis Airport Authority and Mayor Greg Ballard will host the event at 4 p.m. EST at the Safety Trailer at Trailer City.

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Photos: Wings of Freedom Tour 2008 from The Oshkosh Northwestern Local News
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