Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Indy Transponder 20-JUL-2011 0230z

AirVenture - Daily Highlights from airventure.org | Prep! Daily Highlights for AirVenture!

Wicks to host autograph parties with Paul Poberezny, Burt Rutan from General Aviation News | Wicks Aircraft Supply will host two autograph sessions at this year’s AirVenture.

New book about DC-3 to premiere at Oshkosh from General Aviation News | ASA will debut a new book, "Together We Fly: Voices From the DC-3," at AirVenture 2011 with author Julie Boatman Filucci and former Cessna CEO, Jack Pelton, who wrote the foreword to the book.

Range Regional Airshow Coming Up - WDIO-TV | Once we realized we had a 'show,' we began to contact other nationally recognized airshow aerobatic acts. Together with static displays and a B-2 Stealth Bomber fly-over, we have created the Iron Range's first airshow in 18 years!"

Aces of the air - Edmonton Journal | Former Edmontonian and Snowbird leader Dan Dempsey will have the Discovery Air Hawk One on display during Airfest at the Alberta Aviation Museum on Sunday, June 26. On July 1, he will be joined by astronaut Chris Hadfield who will give a "Pursue Your ...

Bastille Day Airshow :: Paris 2011 By Paris Pâtisseries | I can’t explain to you how excited I was to be here in Paris again on Bastille Day, sitting in front of the Louvre, waiting for the flyovers from the French Armée de l’Air. Why so excited? Because it’s awesome. You can stand awywhere, all the way from the Arc de Triomphe, all the way down to the Louvre, and ...

Royal Welsh Show: Lancaster bomber flypast helps achieve bumper Tuesday crowd - WalesOnline | A fly-past by the only airworthy Lancaster bomber left in Britain helped to attract one of the highest Tuesday crowds seen at the Royal Welsh Show. A total of 61263 visitors went through the gates today, 4000 more than the five-year show average and ...

Mini Waco Mystery Ship by The International Council of Air Shows | A small group of air show enthusiasts have built an amazing pedal plane version of Kyle Franklin's Waco Mystery Ship. The ICAS Foundation will be selling raffle tickets for this one-of-a-kind work of aviation art that also functions as the world's coolest toy. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Kyle and Amanda Fund being administered by the Foundation. Watch here for additional details on the raffle and information on how and where to buy your raffle tickets.

Fort Lauderdale chooses promoter to put on renewed air show next spring - Sun Sentinel | An air show is on its way back to the city beach next spring after a five-year hiatus.  Rival promoters had proposed a show for the last week of April; the City Commission Tuesday night chose the backers of a Cocoa Beach air show as having the best chance to produce the extravaganza.  "We need to make sure this event happens," Mayor Jack Seiler said. "We are  ...

Flying the team to Rio from AF.mil Photos

And The Adventure Is On Again! by The GYROX Team | It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Norman, flying ‘Roxy’ his bright yellow autogyro, has departed Laoag and is now on his way to Japan.  The flight, mainly over open ocean will take approximately 9 hours and he is expected to arrive at Kadena Air Force Base around 16:00 hrs (Japanese Time – 07:00 GMT/UTC). You too can follow his flight in real time by going to the ‘Spot’ onboard flight tracker. ...

Wife of WWII vet takes spin in biplane over Great Falls - KRTV Great Falls News | The wife of a World War II veteran took to the skies on Tuesday over Great Falls as part of the "Ageless Aviation Dreams" program. June Baker, 92, has always been the first person to dive into a thrill-seeking adventure, and that's why signed up to ...

Review – Visit to Fantasy of Flight – Polk City Florida (Photos) from www.flightstory.net | Believe me, over the years I’ve seen many aviation museums and vintage aircraft at air shows, but what you can see at Fantasy of Flight will blow your mind! It’s absolutely amazing. In every bit, every plane, every single exhibit you can feel their absolute passion and love for aviation! Great, friendly and ...

From Antique Airfield
‘The Great Eclipse’ released from General Aviation News | Dennis Maxwell's new book, "The Great Eclipse," about Eclipse Aerospace and its Very Light Jet, has been released.

Love of Science Drives Last Shuttle Commander – Chris Ferguson Brings Science ... - Universe Today | “And you get the little acorns at places like the Franklin Institute and the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. That's what did it for me,” “I think you need to go back and you need to give back. So I'm looking forward to going back to the ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Scheduled to Return to Earth for Final Time Thursday from NASA Breaking News | The final flight of NASA’s 30-year-old space shuttle program is scheduled to end on Thursday, July 21, when Atlantis and its STS-135 crew return to Earth.

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