Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Indy Transponder 31-JUL-2012 1045z

'Sabre'-rattling at the Centennial of Flight - Prince Albert Daily Herald | The jet has been painted in the colours of the Golden Hawks, the celebrated Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic team that last performed in Prince Albert in 1962. “The Golden Hawks were formed in 1959 to celebrate the golden anniversary of flight ...

Saskatoon air show honours 'our veterans' - StarPhoenix | Flying at speeds of up to 1000 km/h and climbing 40000 feet a minute, Capt. Patrick Gobeil's CF-18 fighter jet roared across the open sky at Saskatoon's airport during a brief demonstration for the upcoming Canada Remembers Our Heroes air show, set for...

Unique Airshow In Warren County  - WBKO |There was a unique show in the skies this weekend on the east side of Bowling Green. SKYMAC hosted the Vette City Big Birds at Stahl Field.  Nearly 50 large RC planes took to the skies showing off their best high flying trick. RC planes may not be considered a household hobby, but SKYMAC hopes shows like this catch everyone's attention...

Pipistrel Receives Two Prestigious Awards At Oshkosh from Aero-News Network  | Recognized For Engineering And Personal Aircraft Design The Pipistrel Aircraft Team received two prestigious awards at AirVenture, which wrapped up on Sunday. The company was the recipient of the 'Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award', which has been presented annually by the EAA since 1960 to "a person who has made outstanding advancements in the field of light aircraft design."

Oshkosh Attendance Down Approximately 40 Thousand Compared To 2011 from Aero-News Network  | Members Express Concerns About Premium Chalets On The Flightline EAA president and CEO Rod Hightower was upbeat in his closing news conference Sunday at Wittman Regional Airport, but there is some growing dissension among the rank-and-file members of the EAA about the direction the event, and the organization, is going.

Reflections On AirVenture 2012 from Aero-News Network  | Industry On Hold, And Barely Holding On, As The Economy Continues To Drag As we wrap up AirVenture 2012, I look back on my excitement to be coming and then my concern on leaving. I was really hoping to see new and innovative products announced by the manufacturers (Airplane, Avionics, and Powerplants). I was hoping to see considerable improvement in customer demand. I was hoping that the crowds would be stronger than last year.

Airborne-Oshkosh Day Two Redux: New Planes, Redbird, Aspen, and MORE! from Aero-News Network | Oshkosh Day Two Coverage -- Part Two Of Five Part Hightower Interview, A Chat With Phil Boyer!!! We have two more new airplanes to tell you about at AirVenture. The wraps came off the new RV-14, and Lisa Airplanes Akoya amphibious skiplane made its U.S. debut. Meanwhile SeaRey was showing off its 20th anniversary...

AirVenture Photos - Julie in the Sky

'Senigallia Air Show', the exhibition at the Rotunda - living Senigallia | On August 4, sky and sea of ​​Senigallia return to dye the flag. On that date, significant for the history of the city, there is a "Senigallia Air Show" which will have its climax with the performance of aerobatic ...

Dazzling aerobatic display flies into Down - Banbridge Leader | ADDING drama to one of the country's most dramatically scenic coastlines is a major challenge, but on Saturday 11 August tens of thousands of people will see how it's done as Newcastle's promenade becomes the stunning setting for The B/E Aerospace ... 

UAV Navigation To Sponsor Reno Race Plane from Aero-News Network | Company To Apply Rich Experience In Championship Air Races and AirShow UAV Navigation will sponsor its CEO and co-founder Guillermo Parodi's jet aircraft in the upcoming Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show in September 2012. Parodi will be flying a Cassutt Special III dubbed, "N-A-RUSH."

WWII B-25 Bomber on display in Bozeman - NBC Montana | The "Maid in the Shade" B-25 bomber was built in 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri and was sent overseas in 1944. "It flew 15 missions in Northern Italy, cutting off the supply lines for the Germans, bombing bridges and supply depots," said flight crew ...

Vintage WWII aircraft come to Valparaiso - Post-Tribune | But one DeMotte veteran wound up missing out on a free flight in the B-17 bomber “Nine O Nine” because of miscommunication between the staff members of the Collings Foundation and the flight crew. Valparaiso Stop coordinator Mike Prentiss said the ...

US recovers apparent remains of WWII airmen - KTVL | OTTAWA (AP) -- U.S. divers searching the wreckage of a U.S. Army amphibious plane that went down in the St. Lawrence River during World War II have recovered what appear to be remains of the crew that went missing nearly seven decades ago.

From Antique Airfield
Not everyone believes the USAF has found the root cause of the Raptor's problems from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Air Force is holding a press conference tomorrow to address lingering questions about the root cause of a series of hypoxia-like incidents that have plagued its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fleet since 2008...

Video: U.S. Navy initial flight (and heavy landing) of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator. from David Cenciotti's weblog | On Jul. 29 (or Jul.30 – the news release and the footage have a different timestamp), the U.S. Navy made history after it conducted the Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D).  The tailless, unmanned aircraft launched from “Pax River” and flew for a planned 35 minutes over the Chesapeake Bay chased by an F-18D Hornet...

Raygun Gothic Rocketship from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | When in San Francisco, just this last June, my Mum-in-law and I saw this sculpture on The Embarcadero, next to the Ferry Building — my first impression was “Cool! A Buck Rogers rocketship!” As things turn out is an art installation entitled, Raygun [...]

475,000 Takeoffs and Landings a Year  - airspacemag.com | The Summer Games will bring 4,000 additional aircraft to London's airports. Find out what it takes to keep Heathrow running smoothly on a normal day.

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