Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Indy Transponer 21-July 2315z

AirVenture Blogger Fest Next Week from Jetwhine by Robert Mark
It doesn't seem possible that it's been nearly a year in the making, but it has. When I suggested a get together for aviation bloggers last fall I never thought I'd see much interest. But was I wrong. By Thanksgiving I'd had messages from nearly two dozen other bloggers that thought it was a great idea.

airventureAnd now the first AirVenture Blogger Fest is just a week away.


EAA a chance for kids to let imaginations soar - Appleton Post Crescent, USA
The world's best aerobatic airplanes and pilots perform in Oshkosh, including crowd favorites Patty Wagstaff and Sean Tucker. Air show and air operations ...

Annual Wauseon event begins Thursday - Defiance Crescent News, OH
A World War II B-25 bomber will also do a flyover. The fully restored bomber is from an air museum in Michigan. "It's the only one known to exist that still ...

Thrills, Spills, and Surprises As Bonhomme Takes Third Win - Bleacher Report, CA
Sheiban Shakeri recaps the Rotterdam stop of the Red Bull Air Race this past weekend. by Sheiban Shakeri (Columnist) Well, what a weekend in Rotterdam! ...

Bonhomme extends air race lead with Rotterdam rout - guardian.co.uk, UK
Paul Bonhomme flies to victory in the Rotterdam round of the Red Bull Air Race. Photograph: Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters British pilots dominated ...

Dayton air show attendance slips in '08 - Dayton Daily News, OH
By Tim Tresslar Though the attendance for the Vectren Dayton Air Show declined about 5 percent compared to a year ago, the results outpaced expectations, ...

Air show attendees got more air show than they bargained for - The Flint Journal - MLive.com, MI
Here's his latest: Say you're at the Air Show in Dayton, Ohio yesterday. Here's your schedule: On an international "red-eye" flight, a water leak developed ...

Fest soars toward record-high numbers - Middletown Journal, OH
By Daniel Wells Sky-high temperatures didn't lower the spirits of the thousands who came out for this weekend's MidFirst Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon ...

National Aviation Hall Of Fame Weekend Enshrinees - AVweb, CT
... with an airline man, a WWII triple-ace and military commander, active air show pilot and general aviation ambassador Sean D. Tucker was on the list. ...

Bill Murray to jump from plane in Chicago - The Southern, IL
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Murray will tandem jump with the Golden Knights skydiving team onto North Avenue Beach on Aug. 15. ...

New P-51 Restoration - Hardwick from PPRuNe Forums by Biggles1049
... The aircraft is registered as G-MRLL , a North American P51D-5-NA. It wears the markings of the 339th FG, 504th FS , as "413521", 5Q-B, and is named "Marinell" ...

Vintage airplane wings recovered in desert - AZ Central.com, AZ
... ticket in the street," said Robert Kropp, 44, director of aircraft acquisitions and restoration for the Wingspan Aviation Heritage Foundation of Mesa. ...

Tuskegee Airman: Follow in the footsteps of these heroes from Air Force Link Top Stories
A former Air Force colonel encouraged the next generation to follow in the footsteps of the World War II heroes during the Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Awards Gala of the 37th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention July 19 here. ...

Original Tuskegee Airmen share experiences from Air Force Link Top Stories
The public learned more about the original Tuskegee Airmen during an open forum at the Tuskegee Airmen Convention July 19 here. ...

Grace Spitfire at Farnborough Airshow from Technorati
The Spitfire is one of the classics of British aviation and a plane that has been on my list of things to photograph for a long time; to see it in flight was an extra bonus. This photo was captured last Saturday at the Farnborough International Airshow. I hadn't heard of it before Mark mentioned the possibility of going a few months ago and I am very glad that we both made the effort, despite the costs and forecast bad weather. This particular Supermarine Spitfire ML407 was originally built

Beloved Leamington pilot, Snowbird host, dead at 68 - Canada.com, Canada
LEAMINGTON -- A memorial service will be held Monday for John Lougheed, the driving force behind getting the Snowbirds to come to Leamington time after time ...

Air Show prep continues - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser, Canada
Organizers are getting the last minute details in order as preparations are made for the Wetaskiwin Air Show. The event runs July 26 and 27 at the ...

What it's like to be an astronaut (Times Online) from Aviation & Aerospace News
"It's hard to sleep in space, your mind is always racing, thinking about what has to be done the next day. During the 13 days I spent in space aboard...

Event brings world together - Wapakoneta Daily News, OH
By MATT NICHOLS As approximately a dozen children picked up faux "moon rocks" Sunday from the surface of the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum's front lawn, ...

Ohio astronaut, '69 moon landing vividly recalled - Toledo Blade, OH
The Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio, is a tribute to the adrenaline and awe that coursed through American veins during the years of the ...

Vulcan officially confirmed for air show - The Lowestoft Journal, UK
THE Avro Vulcan will definitely display on both days of the Lowestoft Air Festival it has been confirmed in the last hour. Paul Bayfield, managing director ...

Airport sponsors Red Arrows visit - Bournemouth Daily Echo, UK
By Melanie Vass BOURNEMOUTH Airport will sponsor the Red Arrows when they take to the skies during the town's first air festival. The airport will sponsor ...

Weekend Wings #25: Air Gunners from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter
I'd like to devote - and dedicate - this Weekend Wings to the often-ignored, under-appreciated and anonymous members of many World War II bomber crews: the air gunners. ...
[note: Lots of pictures and technical doco]

Pilot to leave Nellis for White House Fellows Program - Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV
Nicole Malachowski signs autographs after her concluding performance with the US Air Force Thunderbirds during Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base on ...

Aeronautics school teaches mechanics of flying (The Tennessean) from Aviation & Aerospace News
When Jennifer Baker visits elementary schools, she talks to children about Charles Taylor. ...

Tom Cruise to sizzle again in Top Gun sequel? - Thaindian.com, Thailand
... of Top Gun are planning a sequel to the 80s super hit and according to the grapevine Tom Cruise may just be sporting his aviator shades once again. ...

Flying lawnmower draws looks at air show; - Chatham Daily News, Canada
While it wasn't the most aerodynamic craft during the Chatham Aeronauts Air Show last weekend, the green mower performed remarkably well, drawing many looks ...

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