Indy Transponder 16-OCT-2013 1000z

RV Pilot's Group Attempts World-Record Formation Flight - Aero-News Network | Planes Flew Over Arrowhead Stadium In Kansas City, MO Prior To Chiefs Game A group of RV airplane enthusiasts appears to have set a world record for a formation flight with an overflight of Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium Sunday before the Kansas City Chief's game...

Government Not Required · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | If you haven't heard about it yet, a group of RV'ers recently got together to set a world record for the largest aircraft formation.  Sounds like fun hu?  Well, what number did you think of when I said "group"? 49, that's the correct answer.  I believe they started out hoping for 45 or 46 but ended up with the greater number of 49.  Whatever the case, I have to admit, the formation is something to see.  It's not their first record though...

Ga. air show postponed due to government shutdown - The Associated Press | AUGUSTA, Ga. Organizers of an air show set for this weekend in Augusta say they've postponed the event due to the partial federal government shutdown. The Augusta Chronicle reported Tuesday that the 21st annual Boshears SkyFest has been rescheduled to April 26-27....

French aerobatics team gives perspective on World Championships - KXII-TV | DENISON, TEXAS -- They make it look easy, but there's precise techniques behind these flawless maneuvers. One of the teams that understands that well is the award-winning French aerobatics team. "When I flew it once, I said, 'Wow, I want it more ...

AV Air Show Recap « 910AM CBS Sports | We had the pleasure of attending the Apple Valley Air Show on Saturday October 12, 2013. The Just in Time Sky Divers were parachuting through the air to open the two shows.

SLIDESHOW Duxford celebrates 40 years of flying high with autumn air show - Herts and Essex Observer | The Autumn Air Show also celebrated the aircraft restored and flown by IWM Duxford's flying partners, who have been an intergral part of Duxford's flying heritage for many of the past 40 years. A four-ship of elegant aircraft saw David and Mark Millers ...

B-17 bomber plane 'Aluminum Overcast' comes to Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing - nj.com | From the communications system to the image of a blonde woman in a red dress riding a lightning bolt, almost everything on “Aluminum Overcast” is original. In addition to the crew members — pilots from the Experimental Aviation Association — and civilian passengers, there’s one noticeable difference: Aluminum Overcast’s new navigator, a brand new iPad mini sitting atop the control panel, stocked with maps and charts...

'Memphis Belle' B-17 Takes Flight In Savannah - WSAV-TV | Our B-17 mission for today is to educate the people of America about the courageous WWII veterans, and remember those brave aircrew who never made it home. "Memphis Belle" is a living museum, our heritage not in mothballs or the pages of a dusty book, ...

Ride in World War II B-17 bomber is unique experience - The Trentonian | World War II veteran George Prezioso offered preflight insight Monday before an Experimental Aircraft Association World War II vintage B-17 revved up for takeoff out of Trenton-Mercer Airport. “It's cool and it's loud,” shouted Prezioso, 94, a former ...

VIDEO: B-17 to offer flying tours of Savannah this weekend - Savannah Morning News | Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News Retired Marine Corps Maj. Bill Barnes, a veteran of the Korean War, looks at a photo of the original crew of the B-17 The Memphis Belle hung up inside a B-17 painted to look like the legendary bomber that was the...

Flight up memory skies: WWII veterans take to the air in historic planes - Star Community Newspapers | Other featured aircraft were Sentimental Journey, a B-17 Flying Fortress; Devil Dog, a B-25 Mitchell (PBJ); a P-40 Warhawk; and the only remaining Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Of course, Harper's choice was Diamond Lil, a B-24 Liberator. “There aren't too ...

Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane Back On - news.yahoo.com | A new search for the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane will launch in 2014, according to an organization that has already launched several expeditions to the Pacific island of Nikumaroro.

Sharing Dornier footage with the world - Kent Online | Great Horwood C of E Combined School England, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, The Air Force Museum of New Zealand Museum plus the Pima Air & Space Museum/Arizona Aerospace Foundation to celebrate the launch of the exhibition. Visitors to ...

Whatever Happened to That Bücker? · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | A while back a fellow antique aviation nut posted a very unique photo online.  I was immediately drawn to it.  Obviously taken in WWII, the image was unlike any of the other hundreds of thousands of photos you've seen; a Bücker Jungmeister in American paint. Andy Heins, most commonly known for his love of Wacos, isn't one to turn away from any biplane. Vintage flying machines are something he connects with.  And judging by what he told me about these photos, it runs in his family. For a great video of a Jungmeister flying in Germany in 1939, CLICK HERE. Here is Andy's response to my request for more information about the photo:...

The Sky Siren Flies · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Mark Lightsey and his guys at Aerocraftsman have another success on their hands.  The Sky Siren has flown. Friday, October 11th, marks the first flight of this highly modified Travel Air. Having been on the radar of “antiquers” for several years, its mods and paint scheme are things you can’t ignore.  When you see it in person, you’ll be blown away...

[Photo] An unusual paint scheme on an ex-Polish Fishbed: Adversary Mig-21s have reached Florida - The Aviationist | The Polish MiG-21s we have written about a few days ago seem to have already reached Florida to provide threat simulation services from Eglin Air Force Base....

Tiger, Tiger, burning bright - Flight Image of the Day | Great picture here sent in by reader George Empson showing a Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter operated by the Australian army during a flight display over Brisbane. Love the reflections of skyscrapers in the windows.

X-47B Aircraft Recognized With Breakthrough Innovator Award - Aero-News Network | First Navy Program To Be Cited By Popular Mechanics Magazine The Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) Program ’s X-47B aircraft has been recognized by Popular Mechanics magazine as one of its 2013 Breakthrough Award recipients in an Oct. 9 announcement. According to Popular Mechanics, the X-47B is the first U.S. Navy product or program to be recognized since the awards began in 2005.

Red Bull Stratos FULL POV - Multi-Angle + Mission Data - www.youtube.com | Watch the full length Red Bull Stratos documentary only on Rdio: http://bit.ly/18T82Pd See through the eyes of Felix Baumgartner as he completes his world re...