Monday, February 2, 2009

Indy Transponder 2-February 0615z

Hungarian Wins Al Ain's Aero GP - Khaleej Times
Hungarian ace Veres led the pack with a dazzling aerial display, which saw him score a 'bull's eye' in the Target Dropping, win his Air Combat dogfight and then, as a coup de grace, lap the entire field in the Air Race with his powerful MXS.

UAE: Al Ain Airshow - A Spectacular Finale - Daijiworld.com
It was literally flying high , as the city played host to the Aerobatic air show 2009. The cool weather, and a magnificent backdrop of a dark blue sky touching the golden desert dunes made a perfect spot for the aerobatic displays.

Abu Dhabi, Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009 - Mangalorean.com, India
Four Aero GP pilots took part in the only air-race series with all four planes in the air at the same time and moving through the pylons. ...

Hager's Raiders hope to be back at Al Ain 2010 - AME Info, United Arab Emirates
Hollywood stunt driver, Mark Hager, whose fast-paced, police-chase driving segment captivated crowds at Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009 this week, ...

Weekend crowds flock to Al Ain Aerobatic Show - AME Info, United Arab Emirates
Aviation enthusiasts and adrenalin junkies turned out in droves on Friday for the Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009, as some of the world's elite stunt pilots and ...

The 2009 air show date has been set for Saturday September the 19th by ucairshow (U C Air Show)

Pratt & Whitney Engines Power New Aircraft for USAF Thunderbirds ... - PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria
The United States Air Force's Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron will debut their newly upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons during a fly-over at Super Bowl ...

Good morning from an iphone at the east africa aero club from Patty Wagstaff
Its a beautiful morning at wilson airport on nairobi. Wilson is the gen aviation airport, kenyatta where the heavies fly in and out of. The aero club is a great place to stay right on thr airport and i just ordered breakfast, sitting outside. We leave for kilaguni in tsavo at 11 am this morning in the KWS Caravan amd get ready to start training tomorrow

New P-38 Documentary from p38assn.org
Filmmaker Josh Baxter has just completed a new documentary called "Injury Slight...Please Advise" about the WWII survival story of Col. Charles O'Sullivan, who crash landed his plane in the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, and wound up in a headhunter's village! We will be having a review of the film next month, but I wanted to give you a chance to visit Josh's excellent website about the film now. It includes this trailer of the movie and is well worth a visit!

Bruce Matheson, 87, member of famed WWII unit - Honolulu Advertiser, HI
The Raiders flew 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers off the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet to attack Japan. The Black Sheep's Boyington, an ace with the Flying ...

Woman, 86, makes waves to keep naval history alive - Alameda Times-Star
After nearly 30 years of fundraising and searching for a location, the Alameda Naval Air Museum opened in 2004. "This would have never happened if it wasn't for her and Barbara Bach," said museum curator Larry Pirack. "Those two ladies are responsible ...

B-17 arrives at Mighty Eighth from Aeroplane Monthly News
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-83814/N55571 arrived at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Georgia, USA, on January 14.

Honor For A Lost Brother - Tampa Tribune, FL
The two B-17 "Flying Fortress" bombers were part of a squadron from the 100th Bomb Group on a New Year's Eve mission to bomb German oil refineries. ...

SFR of Yugoslavia F-86e Sabre from Military Photos by cinoeye
One of many paradoxes of the post WWII Yugoslavia was being the only eastern European country that called itself communist, but wasn't the part of Warsaw pact, and furthermore it was receiving western military support. Yugoslavia was called "east for the west, and west for the east". On reflection, those grounds had the same role throughout history. Being on the crossroads did not bring much luck to its people.
As such, the Yugoslav Air Force in fifties, and sixties managed to paint red stars on some very advanced flying machines from the American inventory of the day. The last in the line of western fighter jets sent to Yugoslavia was F-86D, Sabre Dog. It remained in Yugoslav service until the 1970s, and for a while it flew together with MiG-21. This was a unique occurrence in the world. ...

Duxford UK Spring Airshow. from AirshowEuro by WireFox
The 'Spring' airshow Duxford reported to be taking place on the 24th of May 2009 will be moved
forward to Sunday the 17th of May instead. No details why, but thats, that. Children will be admitted 'Free' if with a full price paying adult who has a pre-booked ticket.

Video of Bf-109E, Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster flying at Canadian Warplane Heritage by kswayze
Here's video I shot at the Wings and Wheels event at Canadian Warplane Heritage in June 2008 at Hamilton, Ont. That Bf-109E — 0r Me109E, if you prefer — looks gorgeous…

Aircraft lets vets relive WWII - Worcester Telegram, MA
There was less danger involved on a recent afternoon when he got another chance to fly in a B-17 Flying Fortress, the aircraft he piloted during the war, ...

Delivering the goods - Times Record News, TX
On July 14, 1944, Army Air Corps Lt. Mike Spiller, a B-17 navigator, experienced one of the more memorable flights of his 35-mission 1944 combat tour. ...

Airplane and chopper collide in mid-air - KHOU, TX
HOUSTON – Thankfully no one is severely injured after two aircraft collided when a training exercise went wrong. A helicopter and an old World War II plane ...

NASA Offering Free Zero Gravity Flights from Slashdot by ScuttleMonkey
An anonymous reader writes to tell us that NASA is offering free zero-g flight time for anyone with a viable proposal for emerging space technologies. While NASA will provide the flight time, approved projects will be responsible for all other expenses. "NASA's Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training, or FAST, program helps emerging technologies mature through testing in a reduced gravity environment. To prepare technologies for space applications, it is important to demonstrate they work in a zero-gravity environment. This unique testing environment can be provided in an aircraft flying repeated parabolic trajectories which create brief periods of zero gravity. The aircraft also can simulate reduced-gravity levels similar to those found on the surface of the moon or Mars."

OPEN LINES, Friday, 1-30-09 from The Space Show

Great Lakes Aviation Conference 2009 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)

National Guard members pack Lucas Oil Stadium for Welcome Home Celebration - TribStar.com--News
Thunderous cheers could be heard from Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, but the Colts weren't playing. Thousands of people gathered to honor members of the Indiana Army and Air National Guard, who recently returned from tours overseas, in the Indiana National Guard Welcome Home Celebration.

Single P&W Hornet 'Radial' engine on a Granville Gee Bee R-6H from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn
Only in Mojave: "But Officer... from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki

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