Indy Transponder 21-NOV-2011 1700z

Red Arrows facing 'major changes', says aviation expert - BBC | The Red Arrows will evolve into a completely different kind of display team over the next decade, an aviation expert has predicted.  British production of the aerobatic team's Hawk T1 planes is being stopped and a replacement has yet to be named.  Leading industry magazine Jane's Defence Weekly said propellor-driven or even frontline planes like the Typhoon might be used.  It also predicted cuts in defence spending could affect the team....

2011 National Championship Air Races - Reno Nevada - Tim Adams Motorsports and Aviation Photography | Below you will find the galleries to the 2011 National Championship Air Races.  On Friday afternoon September 16th, during the Unlimited Gold Heat race, something happened to the P-51 Mustang "The Galloping Ghost".  The resulting crash killed pilot Jimmy Leeward, ten spectators, and injured dozens. The weekend's remaining races were cancelled. These galleries are dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives, and were injured that day. [photo used with permission]

Airspeed Oxford, IWM, Duxford – a ‘plane with literary connections! - Shortfinal's Blog | The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is one of those aircraft that undoubtedly helped to win the Second World War. No, unlike its contemporary, the Avro Anson, (see earlier blog entries) which was also developed from a small airliner and powered by two Armstrong-Siddley Cheetah radial engines, it didn’t have any dogfights with...
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Don Parsons' Blog: Morning in the Museum. - Antique Airfield | Spent part of this morning helping out in the museum as they shuffled some of the airplanes to...

Today's Photos, Monday - November 21, 2011 - Military Photos | Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron fly over Iraq, Nov. 9, 2011, providing top cover for U.S. forces as they transition personnel and equipment out of the country. The 125th EFS consists of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla., the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Helitech Exhibition Sept 2011 - Military Photos | Heres another pilgrimage albeit a bi annual I make which is down the road from where one lives back at the end of September for...

An interesting combat chopper profile officially cleared for publication: MH-60S “Armed Helo”  - The Aviationist | On May 3, 2011, in the aftermath of the Osama Bin Laden raid that disclosed the existence of a stealth helicopter based on the UH-60 “Black Hawk”, I’ve started thinking about the secret chopper used to carry the Navy SEALs to Abbottabad. Which noise reduction technologies does the chopper embed? Which upgrades render it radar-evading?  The answer to these questions can be found in the digital mock up of the Stealth Black Hawk that has become so widely known in books, documentaries and videogames to be considered “almost official” rather than fictional....

Video: Amazing RC 3D Ballet Viewed From Quad Copter - Awesome! - AirPigz | I was sent a tip by AirPigz fan 'Eric' about this incredible video that's on the Hobby-Lobby youtube account (the RC Superstore, not the craft store) - wow this is great stuff! There are two elements that make this video so awesome. First; it's a really slick view riding on a Quad Copter. You see the grass flutter when we first takeoff, and then as we mosey about the RC model flightline you get this interesting view moving....

Longest serving Airman calls it a career from Air Force Link Top Stories | As the sun sets on the career of Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, he looks back with a sense of accomplishment.  Flowers, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, is set to retire from the Air Force on Jan. 1, 2012.  With 46 years of service to his country, Flowers is the longest serving Airman and currently the longest serving Air Force officer who began their service since the creation of the U.S. Air Force in 1947....

Will just got PETRA-fied! - Bonjour Blue Sky | Nick Batsch docks on his Petra 72 with Will Penny at the wheel. Will just got PETRA-fied! thanks NZaerosport!

Today in Aviation History – November 21 - CRUFC

The Space Shuttle: celebrating thirty years of NASA’s first space plane — book review by travelforaircraft | ...The mission has been completed, the remaining Shuttles soon to be retired to museums and there is a new book title which has been published — a welcome title from a noted author, Piers Bizony. The Space Shuttle: celebrating thirty years of NASA's first space plane, at first glance would be classified by most as a coffee table book. Full sized and hand sized photos abound,they number in the low hundreds I believe, and span the entire Shuttle program history — but there is so much more, making this so much more than an ooh-aah publication....

NASA Expands Women@NASA Website to Encourage Girls to Pursue Stem Careers from NASA Breaking News | NASA has expanded its Women@NASA website to include Aspire 2 Inspire, a new feature aimed at helping middle school girls explore education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.