Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Indy Transponder 29-July 0333z



All the OSHKOSH news is consolidated HERE! We'll continue to add to it as this week progresses.




WW2 aviator Ringenberg dies at 87 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN Aviation pioneer Margaret Ringenberg, a female pilot during World War II who continued to compete in air races into her 80s, died Monday. ... Blue about the Angels: Don't call 911 - Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Blue Angels leave a smoke trail in front of Mount Rainier last year. (Joshua Trujillo/PI) As predictable as the hydroplanes and the Blue Angles are the ...

Blue Angels arrive at WA's Boeing Field - KNDO/KNDU, WA
AP - July 28, 2008 9:15 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - The US Navy's Blue Angels arrived in Seattle today, landing at Boeing Field near the Museum of Flight. ...

Snowbirds perform above Clover Point - Victoria News, Canada
The Snowbirds, Canada's famed aerobatic demonstration team, will soar over the city this September to help mark BC's 150th anniversary. ...

Magic Valley Airshow Concludes - KMVT
By Andrew Logsdon Today at the Air Magic Valley Air show in Twin Falls, kmvt and other local media had the rare opportunity of experiencing a flight in this ...

Sun helps make best Burnley Balloon Show yet - This Is Lancashire, UK
By Camilla Sutcliffe » SUNSHINE bathed Towneley Park for this year's Burnley Air Show and Balloon Festival — and organisers said it was the best yet. ...

Aviation Innovators Compete for NASA Technology Prizes - MarketWatch
9, with the CAFE 400 -- a 400-mile, cross-country air race that requires speed and efficiency. The Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation ...
Former Blue Peter star Konnie Huq's new daredevil stunt - Mirror.co.uk, UK
Now, she's been doing loop-the-loops in aeroplanes to experience what it's like for the 12 pilots who take part in the Red Bull Air Race, which takes place ...

Jimmy Dell Memorial Open Day 3rd Aug from PPRuNe Forums by 320psi
Hi all,
Just a reminder we the LPG have an open day coming up on Sun 3rd Aug

IMAX(R) Theater Film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Surpasses ... - MarketWatch
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- According to Smithsonian VP of IMAX(R) Theater Operations, Toby Mensforth, the dynamic Giant Screen film ...

Virgin Galactic Rolls Out VMS Eve from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
As I was shooting for Flight International magazine and FlightGlobal.com, my first images of the huge plane can be seen over at one of their blogs.
In a dramatically staged ceremony hosted by Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites this morning, the new White Knight Two, now called VMS Eve, after Sir Richard Branson's mother, was first displayed to invited members of the media, and then the ceremony was repeated for about 200 people who've reserved seats on the world's first commercial spaceship. ...

Rare planes restored at Pensacola naval air museum - San Jose Mercury News, USA
By MELISSA NELSON AP Writer Mort Eckhouse, a volunteer at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla. works on fabricating a flap hinge for a ...

Navy Skyhawk now graces park in Gladstone - WLUC TV6, MI
It flew into Sawyer International Airport from Florida over 5 years ago, and was lodged at the KI Sawyer Heritage Air Museum. Escorted by local authorities, ...

Naval Museum's 30 Years Old - Bay Net, MD
By Judith E. Allen The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum celebrated it 30th anniversary Saturday. An exhibit, Test Team, provided an inside/outside look at ...

Fellow pilots' birthday bash for Lindner provides memorable ... - Keokuk Gate City Daily, IA
He and I have the same birthday but he's a little older than I am," said Bill Thornberry of Mount Comfort, Ind., who brought his 1948 Army L-17B to the ...

Did Aviator Steve Fossett Fake His Death? - KOLO, NV
Rumors are now swirling around the globe that famed aviator Steve Fossett may have hoaxed the world. A British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph has reported ...


On this Day: Airplane Crashes into Empire State Building, Killing 14 - findingDulcinea, New York
by findingDulcinea Staff On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber flying in dense fog at a low altitude of 900 feet struck the Empire State Building, ...

Aviator Omlie soared to success -DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
By TOM LONGDEN • tlongden@dmreg.com • July 27, 2008 Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie fell in love with aviation when she was a petite, vivacious teenager. ...

LEC student attends aviation camp - Indianapolis Star, United States
Chris attended the Aviation Challenge Mock 3 camp. He is a member of the school's Civil Air Patrol. His participation was made possible by a special grant ...

The Sinking of the 'USS Indianapolis' - The Tribune, TX
It was the sinking of the heavy cruiser 'USS Indianapolis' and the brutal deaths of 3/4 of her crew in the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea. ...

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