Monday, June 8, 2009

Indy Transponder 8-JUN-09 1200z


Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Celebrating 50th Season from Aero-News Network
Amazing Show Season Begins On June 13th Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is prepping for the beginning of a celebration of its Golden Anniversary, and the start of 2009 show season. A barnstorming air show on Saturday, June 13, featuring pioneering antique airplanes will open the season.

Wet wings / Air show zooms forward despite rain - Standard.NET
The spectators didn't seem to mind getting wet and watched in awe as the Thunderbirds streaked through ominous clouds performing complicated acrobatic maneuvers.

Air Show Draws Record Crowd | KUTV - Utah News - 2News
Officials at Hill Air Force base say this year's turnout for the popular air show was the largest ever seen in Utah.

'Legend of Flight' Stunt Pilot Talks about Aerial Dance - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City, Utah
OGDEN, Utah - FOX 13's Max Roth just got to scratch the surface of a experience ace stunt pilot, Sean D. Tucker, calls a "dance." Max was in front seat of Tucker's single-engine propeller plane doing loops and barrel rolls whooping it up and trying to ...

Went to air show at Hill AFB today. by muddiepaws (Charles Morgan)
Spent Yesterday at The Hill AFB Airshow. Got some great Photos. by (Mark Singleton)

WNC Air Museum's Air Fair takes off - BlueRidgeNow.com, NC
People enjoy the 20th annual Air Fair sponsored by the Western North Carolina Air Museum on Sunday. By Leigh Kelley Ron Crisp could hardly contain his glee seconds after he disembarked from an R-14 helicopter during the Western North Carolina Air ...

Ocean City Air Show To Host NASA Exploration Exhibit from Aero-News Network
Airshow Runs June 13-14 America's plans for opening the space frontier - including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system beyond - are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit the Ocean City (Md.) Air Show June 13-14.

Wings Over Whiteman review - via Twitter
... Wings Over Whiteman is the airshow that is held every two years at Whiteman Air Force Base which is about 20 miles west of Sedalia, MO. We had a great time watching several aircraft fly, and we also had the chance to see several static displays. Here is a brief review of some of the highlights. ...

Pancakes and airplanes at aviation museum fundraiser Sunday - The Marshall Democrat-News
By GEOFF RANDS/Staff writer Chris Cakes was on hand with a steady supply of pancakes and sausages for several hours at the Martin Community Center early Sunday, June 7, while the Nicholas-Beazley Aviation Museum next door opened its doors to display ...

Surprise in the sky - Pensacola News Journal, FL
Spectators taking a Sunday afternoon look at the Spanish tall ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano got a special treat from the Blue Angels. The group of F/A-18 Hornets seemed to come out of nowhere when the jets zoomed near the big ship, over the pier, ...

Mythbusters Episode Features Blue Angels, June 10th - Aero-News Network, FL
In February 2009, popular television show "Mythbusters" teamed up with the Blue Angels and the air station to conduct the test in a section of the Barry M. Goldwater Range used for supersonic flights. Two Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets made multiple ...

The Patrouille de France is the show in Cazaux - Sud Ouest, France
Virginie Guyot, first wife of the Patrouille de France, crouched at the side of Colonel Duvert. (photo MARCEAU Bonnecaze) The time was perhaps not as sunny as the drivers and spectators would have liked. The program has sometimes been ...

Red Arrows wow Scone crowd - Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK
RAF aerobatic team the Red Arrows wowed crowds in Perthshire on Saturday for what could become a spectacular annual event. About 5000 spectators thronged Perth Airport at Scone to watch the crack team in action as part of Perth Airshow. ...

What The Papers Say - Planet-F1
Edward Gorman, The Times 'Jenson Button is as British as the Red Arrows and no less skilled in the arts of high-speed perfection. Both will be at Silverstone in a fortnight, but there are no doubts who is the star attraction. ...

English airshows a must-see - Troy Media Corporation, Canada
If you're into Mustangs and other American "warbirds," there's a great American Air Museum on the grounds. Duxford was first in use in World War I. It was a Royal Air Force Fighter Station in World War II. When it was closed, it was turned into the ...

Soleil & bière à la Ferté from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling
FIRST general meeting of the 2009 season under a bright sun to Ferté Alais.
Discover the demo at 7 and had many reunions with pilots of the patrol who appreciate contact with the public.

Glider seeks to become world champ - Arizona Republic, AZ
Stephens' event, which begins today, tests a pilot's ability to perform a preplanned program of aerobatic maneuvers while managing the unpowered aircraft's energy. Stephens will demonstrate loops and rolls, tailsides, hammerheads and snap rolls. ...

Marine Corps Aviations celebrates nearly a century of progress - Jacksonville Daily News, NC
Now, he joins the Panchito - which is a duplicate of its namesake B-25 that ran 10 missions from Japan to China - for air shows and special events. The original that took Bartlett's five-man crew on missions was painted blue, he said, "so if you looked ...

WWII Museum curators travel the globe chronicling ex-soldiers' stirring stories - Elizabeth Mullener from blog.nola.com
... Tall and lanky at 89, with boisterous eyebrows, a necktie festooned with parrots and a full head of just-barely-curling hair, Duvic was a pilot in North Africa and Italy, where he flew 40 missions in his B-26 bomber during the war. His cache of keepsakes -- and the memories that go with them -- is just the kind of thing the museum is looking for at this stage in its development. ...

Museum pays tribute to aircraft, veterans - The Mountain Press, TN
The Tennessee Museum of Aviation has been welcoming locals and tourists since its December 2001 opening, which was born from one man's love of aviation. "Neal knew that if he liked aircraft, other people would, too," said museum ...

Layman enjoys hearing stories of veterans - The Mountain Press, TN
She is intrigued by Evelyn Johnson, who has received countless aviation honors, including National Flight Instructor of the Year and a member of Women in Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame. At almost 100 years old, Johnson continues to serve as manager of ...

Tail gunner opens vault of WWII memories - In-Forum, ND
As a tail gunner aboard a B-17 bomber during World War II, Paul Shasky knelt in the rear of the plane watching for enemy aircraft through a glass hatch. Paul Shasky, front row, far right, and his crew pose in 1945 in front of Miss Bea Haven, ...

What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Almost Forgot from Aero-News Network
Silicon Disk Left by Apollo 11 Contained Messages From Mankind I had a great time a few days ago catching up with Buzz Aldrin, a man we've had the great good fortune to work with on a number of occasions, including the flying of several dozen Zero-G parabolas a few years back (shown below, 2nd pic). In all the truly inspiring chats we've had, this is one story I'd not yet heard.

A History of RAF Sydenham 1939 - 1978 from PPRuNe Forums by tucumseh
While rummaging through my Mother's junk, I came across this book. Rather than try to describe it, I hope a cutting from (I think) the Belfast Telegraph will appear below and explain all. ...

Nice SR-71 slideshow by sidevalve
Updated Utah airshow 2009 pictures by RatishNaroor
EA-18G Growler from FenceCheck Forums
C-130 Hercules from FenceCheck Forums
Hanger 25 Air Museum; Big Spring, TX from FenceCheck Forums
Boeing SST cockpit photos: Part Two from The Unwanted Blog
Wings Over Gillespie 2009 - San Diego / El Cajon - 06/05/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Uploaded some pictures from the Indianapolis AIr Show yesterday: by (Justin Hart)
Fat Albert in-flight video by Steve via Pilots of America Board

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