Sunday, July 1, 2012

Indy Transponder 01-JUL-2012 1045z

Crowds thrill to Pease air show - The Union Leader | Faith Bellen sits atop the shoulders of her dad, Fred, as they watch the United States Navy Blue Angels perform at the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show at Pease International Tradeport on Saturday. The air show continues on Sunday with ...

Back on solid ground: Foster's reporter gets exciting ride on US Navy Blue ... - Foster's Daily Democrat | I feel that it's important to preface the remainder of this story by noting that I only agreed to ride on the Blue Angels' support aircraft known as "Ernie" as long as it wouldn't be a topsey-turvey experience. Although I was assured by my editor that ...

Imaginations take flight at air show - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — They came out for the thunder of the blue-and-yellow fighter jets, and they weren't disappointed...

VIDEO: Blue Angels in Seacoast for Air Show - Patch.com | The Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show is this weekend.

Planes, heat soar at air show - Battle Creek Enquirer | Hundreds of people braved temperatures hovering around 90 degrees Saturday to see Battle Creek's annual aerial spectacle. Planes took off throughout the day at W.K. Kellogg Airport for the Field of Flight air show. The four-day event wraps up today.

Balloon competition heats up on second day - Lansing State Journal | For a complete listing of events, including balloon launches, and an air show that includes the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and A-10 Warthog heritage flight, go to www.bcballoons.com....

Test jump: Golden Knights get in practice before air show - Foster's Daily Democrat | NH guide for Southeast New Hampshire and Southern Maine, including Portsmouth, Rochester, Dover, Sanford and Laconia. Local news, information, entertainment, classifieds, real estate, homes, automobiles, cars, employment, jobs, restaurants and dining ...

Jane Wicker walks on air - Seacoastonline.com | The cast includes the Black Diamond Jet Team, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, air show legend Sean D. Tucker, aerobatic superstar Michael Goulian and the N.H. Air National Guard's KC-135 stratotanker. Also up for viewing will be the B-25 ...

Night airshow draws crowd - Neosho Daily News | As spectators looked into the Neosho sky Saturday night, Matt Younkin of Younkin Airshows, Siloam Springs, Ark., performed his “Magic by Moonlight” airshow for the public at Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport.

"Fighter Round-Up" brings rare planes to Nampa - Northwest Cable News | NAMPA -- An annual event at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa brought together some rare planes. It's a two day event called "Fighter Round-Up." This year the museum is highlighting the P-38 Lightning and the P-40 Warhawks.

Pilot to perform aerobatic show on Lake Minnetonka - Star Tribune | ...Local professional pilot Michael Wiskus, a national aerobatic champion, will do the 15-minute show in a single-engine Pitts biplane, performing rolls, spirals, stalls and other aerobatics. If weather cancels the event, it will take place July 5. A Minnesota Orchestra performance and fireworks will follow the show.

Helicopters in the forefront of American Heroes Air Show at Hansen Dam - Los Angeles Daily News | As more than a dozen helicopters -- from military Blackhawks to a KNBC Channel 4 news chopper -- rested on the grass at Hansen Dam Recreation Area on Saturday, hundreds of people checked them out, inspecting them almost like they would a new car.

Molinaro Will Go to Great Heights To Help Kick Off Red Hook Bicentennial Air Show - Hudson Valley Insider | Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro will get the Red Hook Bicentennial Celebration Air Show off to a flying start this Sunday, July 1st at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome when he flies into the event in a biplane with Town of Red Hook Supervisor Sue Crane, Village of Red Hook Mayor Ed Blundell and Village of Tivoli Mayor Bryan Cranna at 1:45pm.

Waddington Air Show gets 60000 through gates on first day - BBC News | Around 60000 people attend the Waddington International Air Show on the first day of the weekend event.

Awful news from Old Warden 1-7-2012 from stickandrudderWTO | Sad news 20min ago, DH 'Humming bird' at the Shuttleworth collection has 'crashed' and it's not looking good for the pilot, who the Police have told some member's of the public, he has sadly died. Very windy conditions at Old Warden today, it appears that...

Air show pilot confirmed dead - Independent Online (South Africa) | The pilot who flew the L-39 Albatros that crashed at the Klerksdorp Air Show in the North West province on Saturday morning was confirmed dead by the provincial department of community safety....

AirVenture Daily Air Show Lineup Set from EAA Airventure | In addition to the Rockwell Collins Night Air Show on Saturday, July 28, the week is filled with special air show events: The expanded "Warbird Extravaganzas" and the "Tora! Tora! Tora!" reenactment of the Pearl Harbor attack ...

Early Birds Stake Their Claims in Camp Scholler - EAA AirVenture from EAA Airventure | Several campers claimed their sites on the traditional opening day that occurs one month before AirVenture opening day. This morning's early birds hail from across the country, and most will be volunteering - some for the first ...

Indy Boys Racing from Alberta International Air Show | Is that SNOOPY on his Dog House? WITH A JET ENGINE!?? Indy Boys, Inc. is motorsports entertainment at its most extreme! Vehicle builder and driver Paul Stender has created some of the fastest and most unique jet powered vehicles that ...

McANDREWS: Storied bombers, sleek jets a sight to see at Atwater's Castle Air - Modesto Bee | The Castle Air Museum, located in Atwater at the former Air Force base of the same name, features aircraft from around the world. Visitors can see many pieces of aviation history up close.

McANDREWS: Storied bombers, sleek jets a sight to see at Atwater's Castle Air - Modesto Bee | The Castle Air Museum, located in Atwater at the former Air Force base of the same name, features aircraft from around the world. Visitors can see many pieces of aviation history up close.

Conquering the Desert on Solar Power from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | AndrĂ© Borschberg dodged thunderstorms, overflew the Atlas Mountains, and made his way from Quarzazate to Rabat, Morocco, reversing the course he took last week to the interior of this desert country.  While there, he had a week of celebrations and ceremonial gatherings in honor of what will be the world’s largest solar-thermal power plant. The presence of Solar Impulse, the gigantic, sun-borne aircraft undoubtedly served as a reminder of what such technology can accomplish.

Video: Ham is the Man! from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | What can we say? You just have to see it to believe it. It’s all true, though. Science fiction is science fact. FlightMonkeys indeed!


From Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers:

Tupolev Tu-104B using a parachute for braking from Planeshots

Young Eagles Take Flight At Abilene Regional Airport from KTXS | Nearly 50 children sped off the Abilene Regional Airport runway on free flights from the Abilene chapter of Young Eagles.

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