Indy Transponder 20-JUL-2013 1000z

CANBERRA PR9 XH134 FLIES IN TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE - Royal International Air Tattoo | The world's only air-worthy Canberra PR9 took to the skies today for its inaugural public flight since it was disbanded from Royal Air Force service in 2006. In an exclusive event to mark the opening of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Canberra XH134 over flew the prestigious venue before landing to a jubilant welcome. The aircraft will remain on static display for the duration of the event before returning to base at the Cotswold Airport....

One Week Away: Getting Primed for EAA AirVenture 2013 | The week aviation lovers circle on their calendars is nearly upon us, and everyone is busy getting ready for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, the 61st annual gathering of the aviation world set for July 29-August 4 at Wittman ...

Unique Aircraft Flying at AirVenture - EAA AirVenture | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration ... You certainly won't see many of these planes flying together anywhere else but Oshkosh. You can see Justin Lewis fly his BD-5FLS microjet on Monday, ...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Reprise: B-17G Yankee Lady - The Aero Experience | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 was a tremendous year for catching warbirds, and in this aircraft category, bigger is better (and rarer). Touring or riding in a B-17 is always a special occasion, and here we feature B-17G "Yankee Lady," owned and operated by the Yankee Air Museum. According to the Yankee Air Museum published history, the aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps as...

Canada's Snowbirds still an air show favourite - Lethbridge Herald | “The Snowbirds' mandate is to represent the skilled teamwork of the Canadian Forces by putting on air demonstrations,” he said, and added that extends to represent not just the air force, but Canada's army and navy as well. “It's half entertainment and ...

Army's parachute team drops in ahead of major air show - Irish Independent | THEY dropped in from 5,000 feet to herald the beginning of an air spectacular that will fill the skies above Bray this weekend. Aided by black parachutes featuring the tricolour flag, the Irish Defence Forces Parachute Display Team – or the Black Knights – leapt from a helicopter over the town. The Bray Air Spectacular , which is celebrating its seventh annual appearance in the Bray Summerfest, is expected to draw in crowds of up to 100,000, and will bring an estimated €3.5m to local businesses...

Air Force Show continues today and Sunday - The Southern | The B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil and B-25 Mitchell Bomber Show Me vintage aircrafts on display Friday at Southern Illinois Airport for a Commemorative Air Force show had special meaning for retired Lt. Col. Thomas B. Engram of Carbondale. He’s a World War II veteran who flew on both aircraft in the Pacific Theater...

War Bird Salute honors WWII veterans - WPSD Local 6 | MURPHYSBORO, Ill. - Vintage World War II planes flew in from all over the country for a weekend-long salute to our veterans. It is called a War Bird Salute and it gives a chance for our area WWII heroes to go back in time and see the planes helped shape our nation. Chris Herrmann knows what it feels like to fly a vintage monster-plane. "It's like being transported back 70 years in a heartbeat," said Herrmann. He co-pilots the historic B-25, the aircraft made famous after the "Doolittle Raid."...

Local World War II veterans fly in former war planes - KREM.com | SPOKANE, Wash. -- World War II veterans took to the skies Friday in planes similar to the one they used to fly overseas during the war. Non-profit Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation volunteers go around the country to bring the flight experience to the World War II vets. The organization mainly focuses on World War II veterans who live in retirement communities. Sponsors help the foundation take 150 people back into the flight....

Air Show Report: 2013 Duxford Flying Legends Air Show - Warbird News | With warm and sunny weather one does not normally associate with England, the 2013 Flying Legends Air Show, staged by The Fighter Collection at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK saw huge crowds show up for an extraordinary commemoration of the Second World War that included over 50 vintage warbird aircraft....

San Antonio businessman joins Reno Air Racing Board of Directors - KRNV My News 4 | Earlier this week, the Reno Air Racing Association announced its newest board member, businessman and investor John Agather from San Antonio, Texas. Agather, the chief executive officer of A.I.C., brings more than 20 years of ...

Solar Impulse Flights In U.S. Promote Clean Technologies - Aero-News Network | Across America Mission An Important Milestone Both In The Air And On The Ground | A revolutionary solar airplane built in Switzerland by a private civilian team has successfully flown across the United States in six legs covering more than 3500 miles despite being confronted with weather challenges and damage to the wing on its final flight. Solar Impulse, the first airplane ever to fly day and night on solar energy only, once again proved the reliability and efficiency of clean technologies. With each stop along the way, the project and its Co-Founders, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, captured the hearts and minds of supporters....

McDonnell Goblin Parasite Fighter Featured at Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting - The Aero Experience | The upcoming 65th anniversary of the first flight of the McDonnell Aircraft Goblin parasite fighter was the subject of the July meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society (MOAHS) Thursday evening at Creve Coeur Airport. The tiny fighter first flew on July 22, 1948 and tests with an EB-29B carrier aircraft continued into 1949...

From Xplanes: ""Buss" Mascot with an R.A.F. Squadron stationed in Libya, on February 15, 1942, takes a few personal liberties with the pilot of an American-Built Tomahawk plane somewhere in the Western Desert.

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger - Let Let Let - Warplanes | The Soviet Union became a strong threat to the West after WWII and the development of the atomic weapon removed the natural protection of the oceans and long distances, at least for the United States. Faced with these facts, the U. S. made it a priority to develop all weather fighter interceptors for the primary task of defending U.S. soil from Soviet strategic bombers. Convair signed a contract with the U.S. Army Air Forces on 25 June 1945 for the continued development of a delta wing interceptor....

From Air to Space... Finding The Sweet Spot - Silver Wings Over Washington Fraternity | "Lt. Gen. Spence M. "Sam" Armstrong, USAF (Ret.) headed NASA's Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Enterprise at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, from May 11, 1998 to December 31, 2002. Ending a career of public service that spans nearly half a century. Armstrong's extensive career includes experience in flight testing and astronautical engineering as well as command at five different levels within the U.S. Air Force. He has served as NASA's Associate Administrator for Human Resources and Education since September 1991. Prior to that assignment, Armstrong served as director of program architecture for the Synthesis Group, White House-chartered, from 1990-1991 to develop long-range program architectures for the U.S. human space flight program....