Saturday, August 2, 2008

Indy Transponder 2-August 1630z




John Travolta speaks on love of aviation Oshkosh Northwestern, WIHe also said his support for programs like EAA's Young Eagles program comes from his love and support for aviation. "I owe a great debt to aviation," ...

Cole & Kittinger: Hearing History First Hand from Jetwhine by Scott Spangler
It seems fitting that my fourth decade of
EAA AirVenture attendance starts like the first, meeting those who made the history I read about as a kid.
Seattle Celebrates Seafair 2008 from Technorati Search for: airshow
Seattle Celebrates Seafair 2008 For many Seattle-ites, this is the best weekend of summer – SeaFair! With its parades, Blue Angel performances, concert, fireworks, and hydroplane races, it’s the time of year when Seattle gets to strut its stuff. Now let’s just hope that the weather cooperates! Here’s the info you’ll need to decide if you’ll venture out for the activities, are just enjoy the show from the comfort of your own home. My favorite of all the events is the air show featuring the…


Red Bull Air Race News



TALK FROM THE TARMAC IN LONDON Paul Bonhomme (1st) got back to his familiar position on top of the time sheets on Friday after avoiding the birds that ruined his first training session on Thursday, dropping him to fifth. The home town hero pronounced himself pleased with the time and is confident he can fly faster in Qualifying and in the race.

BATTLE OF BRITAIN Paul Bonhomme will be looking to grab the pole position in Saturday’s Qualifying session before Sunday’s “battle of Britain” - the fifth leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series. The championship leader from the U.K. had the fastest time in training on Friday, bouncing back from a dreadful session on Thursday when he hit a flock of seagulls and had only the fifth fastest time. Bonhomme is on top of the championship standings at the midway point of the season with 35 points...

Red Bull pilots' strategy from Flight International by Barbara Cockburn
The race in London this year is just as tricky as any of the other race courses and with the UK's temperamental weather, the event promises to be an unpredictable one this weekend.

Top pilots banking on a good show News Shopper, UK By Scott Mullins THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to crowd the banks of the River Thames this weekend as the Red Bull Air Race gets underway. ...

Gives You Wings: Air Race In London Sky News, UK Daredevil pilots are preparing to take part in one of the world's most spectacular air shows. If you want to track a story, you need to log in to the Sky ...

• Insanity takes to the sky Hamilton Spectator, Canada For reasons of creativity and - most amazingly - absolute watchability, the Red Bull Air Race series has become destination TV for many. And no wonder. ...

Red Bull Race junket lauded Windsor Star, Canada
Officials in Detroit who helped bring the Red Bull Air Race to this area appear to be in no rush to win back the event's return next year, but applauded ...

Francis jets off to UK to try to bring Red Bull race back Canada.com, CanadaA member of the Canadian Harvard Acrobatic team flies past GM World Headquarters after the Red Bull Air Race in this June 2008 file photo. ...

Video: Mirror man goes airborne in Red Bull Air Race plane Mirror.co.uk, UK
... need to perform should we encounter any airborne trouble while he’s demonstrating aerobatic spins and loop-the-loops in his Red Bull Air Race plane. ...

Save the Blimp Base from Air & Space Magazine

Milestones of Flight: 8/2 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Today is the Sixty Fifth Anniversary of Oregon's Cape Lookout B-17 ... Salem-News.Com, ORGreen and Schmid were instrumental of the location and recovery of Perez when his B-17 hit Cape Lookout at a speed somewhere in the area of 200 MPH ...

Flying Fortress trips offer flights into past Albany Times Union, NY
By TERRY BROWN, Staff writer What was it like to be a crew member aboard an Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during combat missions in World War ...

World War II-era bomber in town Leader-Telegram, WI
Airport manager Charity Speich said the Commemorative Air Force contacted the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport about making the stop for the weekend. ...

B-17 Flies on Sentimental Journeys WEAU-TV 13, WI
Shortly after twelve this afternoon a B-17 Flying Fortress took over the Eau Claire skies. For the next three days it will be at the Chippewa Airport giving ...

Take flight in the Flying Fortress Daily Press, VA
... idea of what their dad or grandpa did during the war," Maher says. "And there are always plenty of aircraft enthusiasts who just want to ride on a B-17."

“ Warbirds Spectacular” Happens Today CBS 5 - Green Bay, WI
The all-star roster of well-known WWII-era fighter planes includes the B-17 "Flying Fortress," B-24 "Liberator," B-25 "Mitchell," P-51 "Mustang," P-38 ...

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