Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Indy Transponder 30-OCT-2012 1045z

Blue Angels homecoming air show in Pensacola to feature big crowds, free concert Press-Register - al.com (blog) | PENSACOLA, Florida -- After months of crisscrossing the country, performing air shows from Hawaii to New Hampshire, the Blue Angels are coming home to Pensacola's Naval Air Station this weekend for the team's final show of 2012. This Friday and ...

Philipp Steinbach from Latest Vlog | The Port Elizabeth airshow took place this past weekend under a very cloudy sky. The event still took place and upon browsing through Avcom I picked up this exhilarating clip of Philipp Steinbach, Head of Design at XtremeAir in Germany performing his solo aerobatic sequence. Get ready to be blown away by this cool, calm and collected Simon Baker look-a-like!

Airshow postponed - Fraser Coast Chronicle | Airshow deputy chairman Neil McPhillips said the biennial event, which was due to take place from August 23-25 next year, would be pushed back to August 22-24, 2014. "There were a couple of reasons for postponing it," he said. "We have had fantastic ...

Curtiss P-40N Warhawks of the 80th Fighter Group’s... from x planes

'Memphis Belle' here for Vets Day - Tbo.com | A restored B-17 Flying Fortress used in the movie "Memphis Belle" will be in Tampa on Veterans Day as part of a tour saluting veterans. A tour, organized by The Liberty Foundation, will stop Nov. 10 and 11 at Leader Edge Aviation Services at Tampa ...

San Diego museum to honor Apollo 9 astronauts - North County Times (blog) | The three astronauts who guided Apollo 9 on a daring mission that set up the first manned moon landing in 1969 are going to be inducted into the San Diego Air & Space Museum's Hall of Fame during a ceremony that will be open to the public.

Missing for 46 years, air commando laid to rest from Air Force Link Top Stories | An air commando who died when his C-123 Provider flare ship was shot down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was laid to rest Oct. 26 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. The 310th Air Commando Squadron loadmaster, Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, 24, was killed when his plane was hit by enemy fire and crashed into the central highlands, May 18, 1966. Until recently Wall, who was one of five crew members, was listed as Missing in Action...

Burt Rutan’s Boomerang flies with UAV Navigation avionics from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | OSHKOSH — UAV Navigation reports that Burt Rutan’s Boomerang twin-engine, asymmetric plane has been fitted with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) which runs on the company's AP04OEM2 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS)...

WOMB Kitfox from eaavideo.org

Mike Finney's Homebuilt J-3 from eaavideo.org | Mike and Sherry Finney took home a Silver Lindy from AirVenture 2012 for their plans-built clip-wing Cub.

Impressive video about the most fearful Russian Air Force bombers from David Cenciotti's weblog | ...Air-to-air footage of these “exotic” bombers makes the video worth a look.

Luftwaffe F-4Fs DACT at Decimomannu, Sardinia from The Lexicans by themavf14d | Some interesting footage of Luftwaffe DACT training at Decimomannu Air Base on the Italian island of Sardinia in 1976. Some things of note in my mind. What was the designation/name of the dart shaped towed target on the wing of one of the jets on the flightline? Damn, those J79s are some pretty bad smokers Looks like the beginning of the end of the camo’d Rhinos in the Luftwaffe...

Young Eagles Flight Rally to be a St. Lucie County Airport - TCPalm | Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies at 8 a.m. Nov. 10, as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 908 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at St. Lucie County Airport, Fort Pierce. The rally is part of the EAA Young ...

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