Indy Transponder 22-JUL-2013 2000z

Royal International Air Tattoo 2013 | Tom Cash [photos] ...It’s easily one of, if not the biggest annual air show in the UK and in the world. As well as a comprehensive and exciting aerial display, there is an overwhelming static display and many stalls with plenty to do for the entire family...

ARCTIC TIGER VOTED MOST ELEGANT - Royal International Air Tattoo | The winners of RIAT's prestigious Concours d'Elegance contest can now be revealed. In the Concours d'Elegance, aircraft arriving for static display at RAF Fairford's Royal International Air Tattoo are judged by a critical panel, with trophies being awarded to the best presented and most eye-catching visitors to the event. This year's overall winner, and the recipient of the UTC Aerospace Concours Trophy, is the stunning Tornado ECR from511 Sqn (51 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing) of the German Air Force, flown in to...

Aerobatic display abandoned at show - BBC News | A display by the French aerobatic display team at the Royal International Air Tattoo was stopped after a technical emergency. It is after one of the Dassault-Dornier Alpha jets flown by the Patrouille de France team had technical problems. A technical emergency was declared and fire engines were deployed when the aircraft landed. No action was needed...

Royal International Air Tattoo: British Airways A380 superjumbo flies in ... - Mirror.co.uk | The sight of the world’s largest commercial aircraft on a fly-past with the nine Hawks of the RAF's air display team thrilled tens of thousands of spectators at the weekend ...

Record-breaking crowds attend Bray air show - RTE.ie | Around 85,000 people turned out to enjoy the stunts in the skies for the Bray Air Spectacular in Co Wicklow today. It was the largest crowd to have ever attended the event. They were treated to stunts from the Trig Aerobatic Team and Blades Extreme Formation, as well as from Ireland's first civilian aerobatic team....

Oshkosh prepares for annual fly-in and air show | Asian American ... | OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 15, 2013) — Every year, the east-central Wisconsin city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, becomes home to the world’s busiest airport during the EAA AirVenture fly-in. For the 61st annual Experimental Aircraft Association gathering on July 29-August 4, the world of flight brings everything from Jetman to a flying car and World War II history to a screening of the new “Disney’s Planes” movie...

Able Flight pilots to get their wings at AirVenture · General Aviation News Staff | Six new pilots will receive their Able Flight wings at a ceremony on July 30 at EAA AirVenture. Five trained from May to July during the nonprofit’s annual program at Purdue University, and the other pilot earned her license earlier at another location. Special guests on hand to pin their wings include National Aviation Hall of Fame Member Patty Wagstaff....

By Leo Cachat and Fred Harl The Aero Experience was on the road early ... - The aero Experience | ...As the airport came into view so did the mighty warplanes on the ramp, the B-25, SB-2C-5 and B-24 were silhouetted against a beautiful morning sun and cloudless blue sky. As we pulled into the parking lot, we then saw the mighty B-29 Fifi on the east end of the ramp...

Flying high - Martins Ferry Times Leader | "REACH FOR yellow, as everything yellow is safe. Don't touch anything red - red will get you ejected," were the first words Loadmaster Robert Morelli said to those that were brave enough to get on the "Maid in the Shade." The "Maid in the Shade" is a B-25 that has been fully restored by the non-profit volunteer group Commemorative Air Force (CAF). This B-25 bomber actually...

Don't give up on air show - Scranton Times-Tribune | Managers at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport made a convincing case last week to counter Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien's suggestion to revive the air show that last was conducted in 2000. Barry Centini, airport director, cited many logistical problems, especially inadequate parking that would require fleets of shuttle buses. The airport dealt with that in the past, but the bigger problem, he noted, is that many issues are out of the airport's control. Foremost is the foolish federal budget sequestration, to which the Air Force and Navy quite reasonably have responded, in part, by suspending operations of the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels, the precision military demonstration teams that are the main draws on the air show circuit....

Natick project preserves WWII veterans' memories - Boston Herald | NATICK — From his regular spot at Dunkin' Donuts Joseph Poshefko could recall scavenging for coal in Depression-era Pennsylvania, fighting with the Flying Tigers in China, then moving to Natick where he led the Civil Defense and raised a family....

CAFs Newest Squadron to Take Flight With a WWII Hangar Dance - Warbirds News | The Commemorative Air Force’s newest Wing, the Joe Foss Squadron of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been assigned its first warbird by the national organization, a Stinson L-5 Sentinel, and is celebrating the arrival with a World War II-themed hangar dance on August 12th that will also serve as the squadon’s inaugural fundraiser....

Disney's movie "Planes" - Planes of Fame Museum | Surprise!! We've had to keep this under wraps, but our posts about this movie may have made some of you a bit curious! Planes of Fame is proud to announce that we will provide an exhibit at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood for the release of the Disney movie "Planes", August 9 thru September 18th....And...

All-female flight crew flies a Cessna along the Aéropostale airmail route to connect school kids across continents - Airplanista Aviation Blog | The Kids Airbridge program connects school kids of North America and Africa to teach them how to collaborate despite their cultural differences in order to complete aviation-centric class assignments. | Flying puts magic in people's lives. It opens up minds and helps bridge differences by bringing people together. Using aviation as the motivator, the Kids Airbridge initiative aims to encourage school kids in North America and Africa to study aviation history, geography, science, and art as well as to learn how to collaborate despite their cultural differences in order to complete common academic assignments centering on aviation...

Moon Landing Anniversary Celebrated With Rocket Launches at St. Louis Science Center - The Aero Experience | The James S. McDonnell Planetarium of the St. Louis Science Center celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing today with a series of family activities, including a number of rocket launches conducted under the guidance of the St. Louis Rocketry Association. Association members were on hand to introduce model rocketry to visitors and assisted children as they constructed model rockets prior to launch...

NASA Astronaut's Photography Manual - PetaPixel | NASA has a long history of using Hasselblad cameras in space and, interestingly enough, you can download the Astronaut’s Photography Manual used to train astronauts from Hasselblad’s website...