Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Indy Transponder 19-August 0200z

ATLANTIC CITY PREPARES FOR "THUNDER OVER THE BOARDWALK" - WMGM, NJ
ATLANTIC CITY-The United States Air Force Thunderbirds arrived Monday for the annual Thunder over the Boardwalk Air Show. Representing each and every ...

Showing our appreciation for the military - Kansas City Star, MO
The airshow is thrilling and you get to tour some interesting aircraft. The Tops in Blue musical group also gave a fantastic performance. ...

Air Show Draws 3.1 Million - Chicagoist, IL
With the deafening roar of the planes still echoing in our ears, the city estimated today that the 50th Annual Air & Water Show drew a whopping 3.1 million ...
Operation Murray drop - Chicago Tribune, United States

The Making a Formation Team: Inside the Collaborators - ASB
I've just finished watching the Aeroshell team fly their twilight sequence from my hotel window. There was a beautiful sunset and you really get a sense for the scale of their show when you see it framed by the Chicago skyline! ...
[note: this is turning out to be a series worth bookmarking]

NREE Airshow returns to Akron - Journal-Advocate, CO
McNeely is well-known nationwide as a top-notch aerobatic performer and air racer. He will be putting his Pratt & Whitney powered Texan through its ...

Abbotsford Welcomes SnowBirds from Aviation & Aerospace News
After a picturesque flight through the beautiful Rocky Mountains, the Snowbirds touched down in Abbotsford for the long-awaited Abbotsford International Air Show (AIAS), a three-day extravaganza featuring static and aerial...

Buzz building for Yarmouth air show - Nova News Now, Canada
13 and 14 event will feature performances by the world famous Snowbirds, Skyhawks (Canadian Forces parachuting team) and a flash fire jet truck that goes ...

Waukegan Air Show grounded this summer - Chicago Tribune, United States
6 at the Waukegan Air Show will have to cool their jets until next summer after organizers canceled this year's show due to a lack of funds. ...

VIDEO: Rougham air show wows the crowds - Bury Free Press, UK
... aircraft and a death-defying display from the Guinot wing walker team, before the weekend was capped-off with a fly-past from the Red Arrows. ...

Regattas and Red Arrows – Sunseeker-style - Londonlaunch, UK
This event, which takes place from 28th to 31st August, includes a Red Arrows display. How better to enjoy this unique spectacle than from the flybridge of ...

Air show set to take to the skies - East Anglian Daily Times, UK
THE 17th Clacton Air Show takes to the skies this week with as many as 100000 people expected to descend on the resort to see one of the town's most ...

Morris Airport could host pilots' competition in early September - Morris Daily Herald, IL
Unlike the airshow, where the city provides the fuel for the planes, the aerobatic competitors will buy their own fuel. Klick said the actual competition ...

Authorities ID pilot killed in Rhinebeck plane crash - Times Herald-Record, NY
RHINEBECK — Authorities have identified the pilot killed in a plane crash at a Hudson Valley air show as Vincent Nasta, 46, from Long Island. ...

Hybrids of a bygone era show off their stuff - Worcester Telegram, MA
"My dad was a World War II pilot; he flew B-25 twin engine bombers in the Pacific. He had a passion to fly and gave me that passion,- and I do whatever ...

GOULIAN FASTEST IN BUDAPEST from Red Bull Air Race News American Michael Goulian posted the fastest time in the final training session for the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest, completing the challenging course laid out above the Danube River in a time of 1:11.39. British pilot Steve Jones came 2nd just fractions of a second behind the American while Spain's Alejandro Maclean put in a clean run to come third with a time of 1:11.85.

PILOTS PREPARE FOR BUDAPEST from Red Bull Air Race News
Kirby Chambliss (2nd) is feeling fairly confident about his chances in the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest after his victory at the last stop in London. However, the pilot knows that life was made easier for him there by the mistakes made by other pilots Paul Bonhomme and fellow American Mike Mangold.

BETWEEN BUDA AND PEST from Red Bull Air Race News
Brit Nigel Lamb led a group of three Red Bull Air Race pilots on an aerial tour of Budapest on Sunday, passing over the Danube River as part of a traditional formation flight that takes place ahead of Wednesday's race. Current championship leader Paul Bonhomme and local pilot Peter Besenyei completed the trio for the fly-past that took them over some of the city's most impressive landmarks.


GOULIAN FASTEST IN BUDAPEST TRAINING from Red Bull Air Race Photos [and additional photos]
B-25 MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT THE BUDAPEST RACE from Red Bull Air Race Photos


Armadillo rocket racer tests from RLV and Space Transport News
Rob Coppinger reports that Armadillo Aerospace is setting up for flight tests off its rocket racer: ...

Wright's replica takes flight to mark 100 Years of flight from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn

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To celebrate 100 years of flight Le Mans Sarthe Aero Retro group staged an event at the Hunaudières race course in Le Mans marking Wilbur Wright's first flight in France on 8 August. ...[more here]

Emergency preparedness exercise simulates air show disaster - The Republican - MassLive.com, MA
Participants will be responding to a fictitious in-flight mishap which leads to disaster during an air show at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee. ...

Oregon aviation society inducts Boyer from Aviation & Aerospace News
The Oregon Aviation Historical Society has inducted AOPA President Phil Boyer into its Aviation Hall of Fame for "truly representing the best of those who have made a significant contribution...

Will Rogers' father honored at annual fly-in - Edmond Sun, OK
During the annual Will Rogers-Wiley Post Fly-In, held at the Will Rogers Birthplace near Oologah, a stone memorial marker was dedicated on Sunday to Rogers' ...

Oakland County International airport (KPTK) Open House - Part 1 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) Open House - Part 2 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)

Children of Deployed Parents Aim for Stars at Space Camp from American Forces Information Services - News Articles
Military high school students got a chance to learn more about the cosmos at a military-sponsored space camp at Euro Space Center in Transinne, Belgium.

FedEx volunteers move a 727 to benefit Special Olympics - Los Angeles Daily News, CA
Twenty teams, with 20 in each, competed on the tarmac at the Long Beach Airport on Saturday in the annual Plane Pull, a benefit for the Special Olympics of ...

• Plane pull practice - WEYI NBC25, MI
The Plane Pull for the Girls Scouts happens September 6th at Flint's Bishop International Airport. It goes from 10:00am - 4:00pm. It's an event with lots of ...

Purdue progam to link Indy logistics with aviation - Indianapolis Star, United States The school today said a new specialization in logistics and supply-chain management will be available to students admitted into the aviation management ...


My Chicago Air Show Pics via Twitter
50th Annual City of Chicago Air & Water Show from FenceCheck Forums
50th Annual City of Chicago Air & Water Show2 from FenceCheck Forums
50th Chicago Air Show 2008 - John Skach
One more look at the Air Show - Chicago Public Radio Blog
Camarillo Air Show from FenceCheck Forums
Stearman's from FenceCheck Forums
Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase from Aviation & Aerospace News
Yeah…pictures… from Northwest Flying Photography Blog by roymcm
Oshkosh-Vintage Planes via Twitter
Heritage Flight - ASB
READERS' PHOTOGRAPHS: Shoreham air show preview – plus Herald gallery - Midhurst and Petworth Today, UK
Vulcan! via Airwarriors by Mumbles


Fans Blog the Air Shows -
Summer Fun! - Dawsonshire
A sad note… - By Sean
Cosford Large Model Air Show 2008 [Part 2] Posted by: delusional
Eastbourne Airshow Posted by Stampingcaz


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