Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Indy Transponder 12-August 0225z


Blue Angel found best way to serve - Highline Times, WA
The US Navy Blue Angels were in town earlier this month to the thrill of thousands of all ages. "Our mission is twofold," Lt. Frank Weisser, Angel pilot No. ...

Travis to host Air Expo 2008 - TheReporter.com, CA
The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature the US Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team and the US Army Golden Knights. ...

Oregon Air Show is a High Flying Success - Salem-News.Com, OR
The Oregon Air Show was held in Hillsboro this weekend under beautiful summer skies. There were amazing stunts and gleaming airplanes and as always, ...

WWII B-17 bomber Liberty Belle asks 'come fly with me' - Virginian Pilot, VA
Katie Hartwell and her son, Gabriel Hartwell, 6, of Charlottesville, get a close look at the B-17 Liberty Belle between flights Sunday. ...

WW II Bomber coming to Purdue Airport - WLFI.com, IN
The Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 will give daily flights from September 5 through September 8. The bomber will give five daily flight ...

B-17 grounded until 2009 following engine trouble - Flight International
Sally B is operated by Elly Sallingboe of B-17 Preservation and a team of volunteers who say that engines and spare parts have "become increasingly ...

Canadian Forces' New Tactical Airlifter on Display at Abbotsford Air Show from Aviation.ca News
The Abbotsford Air Show was the first Canadian event to host a C-130J Super Hercules since Lockheed Martin signed a contract with the Government of Canada valued at $1.4 billion to purchase 17 of the world's most advanced tactical airlifters plus related equipment...

Abbotsford airshow a tremendous success: Organizers - The Province, Canada
Planning will get underway Tuesday for next year after the tremendous success of 46th annual Abbotsford International Airshow this past weekend, ...

Sunny Abbotsford Airshow delights crowds - Canada.com, Canada
It's all part of his comedy act at the 46th annual Abbotsford International Air Show, but the manoeuvre is accompanied by sighs of relief and cheers from ...

AIR TATTOO MOURNS DEATH OF AIR ACE from Aviation & Aerospace News
Air Tattoo mourns the death of Hawker test pilot, Sqn Ldr Neville Duke

Performers announced for Amigo Airsho, Oct. 4-5 - KVIA, TX
Performers will include the US Golden Knights skydiving team, US Army Golden Knights, Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the Jet-Powered School Bus. ...

A show fit for heroes - Oxford Mail, UK
The Red Arrows and the Blades Aerobatic Team also showed off their talents to the crowd. There was also a static display of vintage aircraft, an auction of ...

Air show causes a buzz at carnival - South Devon Herald Express, UK
The programme is bursting at the seams including an air show which has already created a buzz among visitors and residents. Mr Heath said: "It is set to be ...

MONDAY Q&A -- Area man a WW II re-enactor, craftsman - Indiana Gazette, PA
Answer: We used to go to Frederick, Md., for the airshow, but they discontinued that. So now, we started going, I guess this is the second or the third year ...

August 11 - The Week Ahead Open Thread from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower
On my last morning in Oshkosh, I had the chance to interview Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles Lindbergh, as he was preparing for a photo shoot to recreate the famous Crown Oil/Spirit of St. Louis photo.

Aviation group adds two board members - Bizjournals.com, NC
The alliance oversees the National Aviation Heritage Area, which includes 10 historical sites, such as the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, in the Dayton area.

Museum wants to move rocket to San Diego - San Jose Mercury News, USA
AP SAN DIEGO—Space aficionados are proposing to move a nearly 100-foot Atlas rocket to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. ...

Group propels effort to relocate Atlas rocket - San Diego Union Tribune, United States
By Jeanette Steele BALBOA PARK – The San Diego Air & Space Museum wants to bring a nearly 100-foot Atlas rocket to Balboa Park and install it near the ...

Test scores coming up - Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA
The Pacific Coast Air Museum's "Wings Over Wine Country" air show will be held 9 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport. ...

Helicopter finds new home at Museum of Aviation
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Airshow ticketholder refunds face new threat - Waikato Times, New Zealand
A High Court decision in June secured ticket money paid to Wings and Wheels Over Waikato organiser Ken Ross and his company Airshow.co.nz Ltd, ...

Show Creator Mum Over Liquidation - RedOrbit, TX
By TIFFANY, Martin The organiser of the failed Wings and Wheels Over Waikato air show is refusing to comment on a move by an Auckland print company to put ...

Aviation buffs zoom to airport - with photo gallery - Livingston Daily, MI
Featured at the event was the Brighton EAA Young Eagles Chapter, a community group that offers youngsters a chance to get involved with aeronautics. ...

Red Bull Air Race News

MULTI-NATIONAL PILOT NAMES from Red Bull Air Race News
At first glance many of the surnames of the Red Bull Air Race World Series' pilots might not seem to match their nationalities. There's a British pilot with a French name, a Spaniard with a Scottish name, and a Frenchman with a Russian surname. The three Americans in the field have foreign-sounding names – French and German.
ARCH BEATS BESENYEI IN BRATISLAVA from Red Bull Air Race News
In the lead up to the sixth race of the Red Bull Air Race World Series which takes place in Budapest on 19th and 20th August, two of the race pilots competed in a dual over the River Danube in Bratislava this weekend. 100,000 fans turned out to watch Hungary's Peter Besenyei take on Austria's Hannes Arch in what subsequently became the largest outdoor sporting event in the history of Slovakia.

PILOTS EXPECTATIONS BUDAPEST
from Red Bull Air Race Video Podcast

AIR SHOW IN BRATISLAVA
And more photos
from Red Bull Air Race Photos

Summit debuts SmarTmast 3 - L&Si Online (press release), UK
Summit was working for innovision, appointed as the national agency to provide all the local site elements for the Red Bull Air Race.

Photo Album: Reno Air Races 2007 from Google

Thunder Over Michigan 2008 from FenceCheck Forums

International Bristol Balloon Fiesta's 30th Anniversary from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn

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