Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Indy Transponder 16-DEC-09 2215z


Navy Blue Angels name Fargo airsho its favorite - In-Forum
Also appearing then will be Greg Boe and his MX2 aerobatic airplane, three P-51 pilots known as The Horsemen, F-16 pilot John Klatt and the return of Jim ...

Bigger, Better, and a Little Noisy from Windsor International Air Show by Century of Flight
The Windsor International Air Show commercial, shot by Bill Reilly, took first place at the Las Vegas convention this year. No small feat considering the competition has been around for years. This is a significant milestone, not just for the show, but for the area as well. Many eyes are starting to focus on our show as we had amazing success for our first venture.
We have had inquiries for tickets, rooms and insider secrets to next year's show already. Visitors came ...

Thunder in the Valley wins national marketing awards; announces 2010 dates - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Acts to be featured include Team Chaos Extreme Airshows, Flash Fire Jet Truck, Bearfeet Aerobatics, Gary Ward Airshows, DAV B-25, Vintage Aviation and Fort ...

Angels on the fly: Here to promote August air show at Pease - Foster's Daily Democrat
The return of the US Navy's Blue Angels to Pease became very real on Tuesday when a blue and gold F-18B "Legacy" Hornet ...

Blues are back - Havelock News
The Blue Angels will be streaking across the skies again around Havelock as they return to headline the 2010 Cherry Point Air Show on May ...

Airport manager hopes to bring summer air show to Johnstown - The Tribune-Democrat
"That's when I knew that people are hungry for an air show here." That hunger could be fed as early as this summer, if enough sponsorship money and ...

Martinsburg Airshow to Reveal Big Changes - WHAG
It will feature the Thunderbirds and the US Army's Golden Nights. 80000 people are expected to turn out in September of next year to see the aerial acts. ...

167th Airlift Wing base to hold open house at air show - The Herald-Mail
Before the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Army's Golden Knights spread their wings over Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport next September, ...

Lyon Air Museum (LAM) Opens to Public at John Wayne Airport in Orange County ... - Earthtimes
Included are the B-17 Flying Fortress "Fuddy Duddy," North American B-25 "Guardian of Freedom" and Douglas C-47 Dakota. Santa Ana, Calif. ...

Udvar-Hazy marks six years with construction of Phase Two - Fairfaxtimes.com
... are the African-American Pioneers in Aviation Day, which will be held sometime in February, and Women in Aviation Day, which will be combined Girl Scout ...

Pleading for retired orbiter - Florida Today
Then shuttle Discovery is bound for the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum. In a decision likely to reach the White House, space shuttle orbiters ...

Palm Springs Air Museum exhibit aims to raise autism awareness - The Desert Sun
A new exhibit at the Palm Springs Air Museum features 30 original pieces drawn by local children and looks to highlight autism. ...

An Angel of Another Kind - The Detroit Blog - TIME.com
Speaking of riches, Burris committed to raise $25,000 for Angel Flight. She reached that goal in part through her participation in the Air Race Classic, an all-female aviation race (one famous past participant: Amelia Earhart). She and her co-pilot, Erin A. Recke, defeated 34 other teams on the 2,700-mile journey from Denver to Atlantic, Iowa to win the race. They donated their $5,000 prize to the non-profit organization.
This has been a banner year for Burris. In January, she became ...

Harold J. Erickson - Dunn County News
Harold served in the United States Air Force as a pilot of a B-17, "The Flying Fortress" from March 1941 to November 1945 during World War II. ...

Rose Louise Branstetter Blum - Estherville Daily News
She worked for Briggs Manufacturing where they made wings for Boeing B-17 and B-19 warplanes. Following the war, Rose returned to Milford where her family ...

The Last Huey from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The United States military officially retired one its most venerable and recognizable aircraft this year, Bell Helicopter's UH-1. For many a U.S. veteran, the Huey is nearly synonymous with his tour of duty. AVweb Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli reflects on the rotored workhorse in his latest post to our blog, the AVweb Insider.

Batstrike! - Air & Space Magazine
A loud thud. A shower of purple-white sparks. This can't be good.

Greater Enfield New England Air Museum Receives Funds To Help School Students - Hartford Courant
The New England Air Museum has received a $2500 donation from the Rockville Bank Foundation to deliver the Museum's SOAR for Science outreach program to ...

Pilot shares little slices of heaven with kids - Shoreview Press
Many of the Scouts — 196, to be exact — have accompanied him as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, ...

Students Make Long Distance Call To Space - WFSB
On Tuesday, almost 250 students, parents and teachers were on hand at the New England Air Museum to give 20 students the chance to talk with astronaut Jeff ...

Dornier Do-X, 1931 from x planes
Defeathered Eagle from Warbirds Online
Reno Air Races Photo Gallery by dinofan
"Onlookers observe the Saunders-Roe Princess, the... from x planes
The Saunders-Roe Princess, circa 1952 from x planes

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