Saturday, July 30, 2011

Indy Transponder 30-JUL-2011 1700z

In Pictures: Sunderland International Airshow 2011 - BBC News | Sunderland International Airshow returns to Roker this weekend. The three-day event takes place from 29 July - 31 July. The Sea Cadets Band performing as part of the show on the ground. On Friday, the Band of the Royal Airforce Regiment played the ...

Tippin tabbed for AirFest - Janesville Gazette | County music singer Aaron Tippin will appear Saturday, Sept. 10, as part of his “Red White and Loud” tour. The show features hits such as, “Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly,” “I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way” and “Kiss This. ...

Naval Air Station marks 100 years - HeraldNet | The largest part of the event that began Thursday is Saturday's Centennial of Naval Aviation Heritage Fly-In. The free event is scheduled from 10 am to 5 pm on both Ault Field and Seaplane Base. ...

Tuskegee Bird Flies North from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | During the past two years, it has been my privilege to work closely with the curatorial staff of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to locate an aircraft with a lineage tied directly to the Tuskegee Airmen. We were fortunate enough to accomplish the mission that will culminate in the acquisition of a PT-13 Stearman that flew at Moton Field, Alabama, during WW II—the home of the Tuskegee Airmen. ...

Red Tails (2012) HD Movie Trailer - Lucasfilm Official Trailer  - YouTube


Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will return to Air Force Museum for 2012 reunion - Dayton Daily News | In addition, the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, which plans the group's reunions around the country, is pursuing sponsor support for efforts to fly in and land 25 B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on the museum's runway during the 2012 reunion. ...

WWII bombers fly high during follies - TheNewsTribune.com | History buffs, aviation fans and everyone in between can get a rare up-close look at restored World War II bombers -- or even take a flight in one -- this weekend at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. ...

Women In Aviation Invite Daughters To 2012 Conference - AVweb | The 2012 Women in Aviation Conference, coming up next March in Dallas, Texas, will include a day-long program designed for the daughters of those who attend, the group announced this week at EAA AirVenture. "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day" ...

Sky is not the limit: Former WWII pilot recalls ‘passion to fly’ and her unwavering drive to live to fullest - The Maui News | KULA - Even after nearly 70 years, Virginia Elaine Jones still gets teary eyed when she thinks about getting her pilots' wings.  "My mother was going to be my first passenger, but she passed" before Jonesy - as she prefers to be known - graduated from the Women Airforce Service Pilots program in 1943. ...

Women Pilots: Helene Dutrieu from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Hélène Dutrieu (10 July 1877 – 26 June 1961), was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital. ...

COCKPIT FEST AUSTRALIA PART 4 from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | JULY 2011 - Another installment to the CFA-2011 event held in late June 2011. Some more photos to share.

USAF FILM CLIPS 1950s to 1960s from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | JULY 2011 - In the last few weeks i have been busy with many things and finally have found time for a short update.  I have spent about 4hrs researching and have collated some rarely seen footage that incorporates pilots and flightgear scenes for viewing. ...

My Movie Ate My Podcast! from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | By way of getting some content up into the feed, I though it might be a good time to sit down with Will Hawkins, director of A Pilot’s Story and talk about both his film and my film, Acro Camp. We’re each coming down to the final stages of editing our respective films and this conversation turned into a good discussion of what independent filmmaking is and can be. Especially when it’s independent filmmaking about  ...

PC-Aero Wins Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Vision Award from CAFE Foundation Blog | A Green Flight Challenge entrant, PC-Aero’s Elektra One, has won the Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Vision Award at AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, becoming the latest winner of this important award for innovation in the pursuit of “green” aviation. ...

"Surly Beer?" UCAP #244-foxtrot from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Thursday, July 28. From the 2nd annual UCAP beer bash, we visit with a bunch of listeners and talk about strange beers, shortened Air Force careers, and more.

Interactive Thingy: Shuttle Cockpit from Theo Spark | Space Shuttle Discovery - 360VR Images

SpaceX To Launch ISS-Bound Supply Ship In November from TechCrunch | With the demise of the space shuttle program fresh in my mind, I’m forced to find my space-related solace wherever I can. Luckily, with companies like SpaceX still devoted to removing the obstacles to commercial space flight, ...

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