Friday, February 11, 2011

Indy Transponder 11-FEB-2011 1030z

F-22 Likely to Join Final Day of India Air Show - CRIENGLISH.com | The US most sophisticated stealth fighter F-22 will arrive in Bangalore to participate in the final day's air show, said a US aeronautical official on ...

Air show takes off without China - Global Times | There may not be a Chinese presence at Asia's biggest air show this week, but concerns about China's growing military might can ...

Aero India 2011: IAF assures help to pilot's widow - Daily News & Analysis | ... assured that the Indian Air Force (IAF) would address the demands of Shalini Jetly, widow of former Sarang aerobatic team member, Wg Cdr Vikas Jetly. ...

USS Stennis Arrives For Aviation Celebration - KGTV San Diego | SAN DIEGO -- USS John C. Stennis arrived in San Diego Bay Thursday afternoon to participate in the Centennial of Naval Aviation. ...

More Awesome Retro Paint For The Centennial Of Naval Aviation from AirPigz
I really don't know how I feel about the way we've created so many U.S. coins with 'modernized' graphics and commerative designs... I'm not sure it's really the best way to honor the heritage of where we've been. But these retro paint schemes that the Navy has put on a wide variety of aircraft for the Centennial of Naval Aviation seems to be the perfect way to acknowledge and honor the past. Plus, they make our modern aircraft look better than they ever have! The first batch I posted ...

All Hands Update -- North Island Aviation Centennial Preparation - www.navy.mil video | In this "All Hands Update" news piece, the "Warhawks" of Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron (HS) 10 prepare for the Centennial of Naval Aviation Air Show scheduled for Saturday, aboard Naval Air Station North Island.

Thunderbirds land at Pease - Seacoastonline.com | Anticipation of the 2011 Boston-Portsmouth Air Show was evident at the tradeport, as spectators lined the roads to catch a glimpse of the famed No. ...
   
June's Air Show Lineup Announced - The Dispatch | OCEAN CITY – After much deliberation on what dates the OC Air Show should take place and what headliners would appear, the event has finalized its 2011 ...

F-100F Super Sabre joins the Collings Foundation's Vietnam Memorial Flight  - Collings Foundation Mission Briefing | | Through the generous support of the Dworak family, a F-100F Super Sabre jet will join the Collings Foundation’s Vietnam Memorial Flight Collection and Programs ...
Other items in this letter:  The Last Liberator, B-24 Veteran Gets a special Birthday, Judge Louis Werner will be missed.

WW2 fighter flights on offer in Wanaka - Otago Daily Times | A new tourist attraction in Wanaka is about to offer the ultimate aviation gift or day out - a ride in a World War 2 Kittyhawk fighter or other warbirds. ...

New Private MiG29 from FenceCheck Forums

Julius Karp, WWII vet and philanthropist - Houston Chronicle
Julius Karp, shown in 2006, spent 18 months as a prisoner of war after his B-17 was shot down in World War II. ...

New interstate signs alert motorists to National Aviation Heritage Area from AviationDayton  | DAYTON, Ohio – New interstate highway signs are alerting travelers in southwestern Ohio that they are passing through the National Aviation Heritage Area.

Supersonic Flight & Transonic Phenomena from www.avweb.com | Sound travels at about 760 miles per hour, or 340 meters per second and about 661 knots on an average day at sea level. And sometimes, you can almost see it. Going close to that speed through air can cause some unusual visual effects. This compiled footage includes F-14s, standard and Blue Angels F-18s, plus the SR-71 and an Atlas Rocket launch. AVweb contacted sources at NASA to research the phenomena. ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.  View the slideshow.

This Day in History - February 11 - Jamaica Observer | 2006: Adventurer Steve Fossett completes the longest nonstop flight in aviation history with an emergency landing in England, flying 26389 miles (42460 ...

Breaking: Boeing plans new aiplane -- 797? | Gadling.com | Jon Ostrower over at Flight Blogger has some interesting gossip for us from the airplane world: Boeing's CEO Jim McNerney was quoted earlier this week.

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy from Planeshots

Jade Schiewe on Surviving (and Landing During) an In-Flight Cockpit Fire from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | On September 28, 2010, a Cessna 172RG was flying in good weather over Oklahoma when fire broke out behind the instrument panel. The flames quickly spread to the rug and seats and filled the cockpit with thick black smoke. AVweb's Glenn Pew spoke with that flight's pilot, Jade Schiewe.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

STS-133: NASA Considering Soyuz Flyaround to Photograph Discovery and ISS from NASASpaceFlight.com | NASA managers are investigating a proposed plan that would see a Soyuz spacecraft undock from the International Space Station (ISS) during the upcoming STS-133 mission in order to take photographs of the orbital outpost, along with its record number of attached Visiting Vehicles (VVs) and the docked Space Shuttle Discovery. ...

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