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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Indy Transponder 31-OCT-2013 2300z

Blue Angels flight during football game to be televised - Pensacola News Journal | Grounded through http://www.pnj.com/article/20131031/BLUEANGELS/131031007/Blue-Angels-flight-during-football-game-televised?nclick_check=1this past summer because of federal spending cuts, the Blue Angels have been fully funded by the Department of Defense for their 2014 air show season. The elite flight team sent a statement to news media on Thursday that detailed its...

Video: Time-Lapse Mass Ascension At The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta! - AirPigz | I highly recommend you watch the video above for it's fabulous time-lapse presentation of hundreds and hundreds of hot-air balloons lifting off at the recent Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta...

Indian Air Force presents air show on 81st anniversary - Economic Times | NAGPUR: An impressive air show by advance light helicopters was performed as part of the 81st anniversary celebration of the Indian Air Force (IAF) here today. Led by Wing Commander Ravi Pathak, the team carried out sequence of manoeuvres and ...

The Institute for Aerospace Education wins Aviation Achievement Award · General Aviation News Staff | LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Institute for Aerospace Education has been presented the 2013 Aviation Achievement award by the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame...

Celebrate Veterans Day weekend at the Air Force Museum Theatre - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The U.S. Air Force will host the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' final toast to their fallen comrades on Nov. 9 in a private event. The Air Force Museum Theatre will be joining the celebration by showing "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo" at 9:30 a.m. that morning on the largest digital screen in Southwest Ohio! This 1944 American war film is based on the true story of the Doolittle Raid. There will be no charge for the film, but donations will be accepted to help cover the costs of presenting it...

Sunderland International Airshow nominated for prestigious award - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Sunderland International Airshow has been nominated for the Tourism Event of the Year Award at the North East England Tourism Awards 2013. The event, organised by Sunderland Live, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Chris Alexander, Sunderland Live’s Chief Operating Officer, said; “We’re thrilled that the Sunderland International Airshow has been shortlisted for the North East Tourism awards. We have...

Baptism aerobatics - Translated | ...Here, we immediately recognized the silhouette of the Fouga http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aerobuzz.fr%2Fspip.php%3Farticle4326Magister, training and mythical mount of choice for the Patrouille de France aircraft until 1980, before the coming of the Alphajets. With 3 tons and red livery, yellow and blue, F-GKYF does not go unnoticed. "Apart from meetings, explains Hugues Duval, we use Fouga patrol Edge for these flights found for the general public."...

F-104G “Silver Bird” Restoration Project Near Completion · WarbirdsNews | The restoration project called  ” Silver Bird ” is near completion.  The aircraft was a gate guardian at the old Memmingen Air Base until 2011, the new plans have this aircraft to be erected near the new Memmingen airport. The aircraft is built by Fokker KG-258, and during its service with the Luftwaffe it was marked as  24 +17. However the new paint scheme will be different from the mid-80′s NATO camouflage in fact a ” white aluminum ” and the markings 23+34 will be applied...

Public invited to view Doolittle Raiders’ final toast · General Aviation News Staff | DAYTON, Ohio — When the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ make a final toast to their fallen comrades on Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the world can witness the historical moment. Although the final toast ceremony is not open to the public, a live feed of the event will be broadcast on The Pentagon Channel at 6 p.m. EST. A link to the...

Oldest living Tuskegee Airman Walter Crenshaw celebrates 104th birthday - LA Daily News | ...The oldest living documented original Tuskegee Airmen member turned 104 years old on Sunday and was celebrating with more than 100 fellow veterans, friends and family who had come from around the country to honor him....

Russ Meyers To Receive Wichita Aero Club Trophy - Aviation International News | “Russ's contributions to the aviation industry and to the local community are so numerous and so extensive that it would take a book just to list them. He is, without question, a great choice for the Wichita Aero Club Trophy,” said Dave Franson, WAC ...

Timeless Voices - Ray Waddey · eaavideo.org | Artist Ray Waddey began painting professionally in 1980. His artwork has reflected his passion for aviation history and the World War Two time period in particular.

Yankee Air Museum has May 1 deadline to buy bomber plant - Hometownlife.com | Standing around and under the wings of the pride of the Yankee Air Museum, its B-17 bomber, the Yankee Lady, and its B-25 Yankee Warrior, the crowd listened as museum officials announced that the organization now has until May 1, 2014, to raise the $8 ...

Crowds turn out to see future home of Yankee Air Museum - Hometownlife.com | Detrich was among hundreds of people who accepted the Yankee Air Museum's invitation to see the portion of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant that it is confident will become the museum's official home. YAM presented an afternoon program with guest ...

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1946 Taylorcraft Making Sweet Music, Again - Flying Magazine | He's taking the guitar on a tour of SPA and FMA events. Pilots who renew their memberships in either organization are eligible to win it, and can increase their odds with additional chances. The raffle will take place at the SPA corn roast during EAA ...

Bugatti 100P Reproduction to Highlight EAA Wright Brothers Banquet - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The effort to re-create one of aviation history's most beautiful but unproven designs will be the highlight presentation at EAA's annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 13, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. This year's banquet will commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

DoubleEnder: The Ultimate Bush Plane - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | It's not unusual for a new airplane design to generate some buzz in the aviation community, but a new bush aircraft design, the DoubleEnder, has become an online sensation. The airplane's name reflects its twin Rotax 914 engines, which have been beefed up to 130 hp each, mounted inline with the front end pulling and the rear end pushing. DoubleEnder.

Boeing F-15SA Eagles Continue Flight Testing From St. Louis - The Aero Experience | The Boeing F-15SA (Saudi Advanced) Eagle flight test program continued to progress this week with a series of http://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2013/10/31/the-worlds-first-supersonic-business-jet-will-fly-in-2021/test flights of two of the three aircraft from Boeing's Defense, Space and Security division facility in St. Louis, MO.  SA-2, decked out in retro F-15 colors, and SA-3 in a conventional dark grey paint scheme, have been...

The World's First Supersonic Business Jet Will Reach the Market In 2021 - Forbes | This year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Las Vegas was full of droll announcements on charter services and meager sales reports. It was a refreshing surprise, then, to see...

Flying car technology is turning a dream into reality - BBC News | For example, in July this year, Boston-based company Terrafugia showed off its Transition "roadable aircraft" at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "We have an experimental airworthiness certificate from ...

Powder Puff Pilot debuts airplane toy · General Aviation News Staff | While many adults love airplanes enough to cuddle with them, a new product from Powder Puff Pilot is designed for kids to do just that. The Oklahoma-based web retailer of aviation gear and accessories has introduced “My First Airplane,” a soft, huggable plush airplane that comes in powder pink or sky blue...

Plane rides available through Young Eagles - News-Press Now | Free aircraft rides will be available as part of Young Eagles Day in Atchison, Kan., on Saturday....

Video: Sparks company's space taxi 'Dream Chaser' lifts off from RGJ.com | The space plane prototype known as the Dream Chaser has lift off. NASA hopes to book rides on the commercial carrier to transport its astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Indy Transponder 03-JUN-2011 0130z

Air Show set to light up sky over resort next week - Ocean City Today | The fourth annual Ocean City Air Show will take to the sky next weekend, with acrobatic flights and a special fly-over by a B- 2 stealth bomber, as well as a number of activities on the ground. The air show will take flight Saturday and ...

Aim high from AF.mil Photos | The Thunderbirds perform May 25, 2011, after the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan) 
   
New precision performance Heavy Metal Jet Team to make Illinois debut June 5th - Examiner.com | In 2011, there is a new addition to the air show circuit that is sure to thrill audiences as much as the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds always have, the Heavy Metal Jet Team. The team was established earlier this year and has been performing across the ...
   
Stuart Air Show gearing up for 2011 show - TCPalm | Among the already scheduled acrobatic performers are USAF F-16 Viper East Demo Team, US Army Special Ops “Black Daggers” Parachute Team, USAF Heritage Flight, “Mr. Airshow” Gene Soucy, Rob Holland flying the MX2 Aerobatic Aircraft by MX Aircraft ...

Aerobatic act to headline Manty airshow - Fox11online.com | The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team is the headline civilian act at this weekend's Thunder on the Lakeshore in Manitowoc. It's a four-ship team of World War II era T-6 trainers with radial engines. Aviation fans will get an eyeful at the airshow, but FOX 11's ...

Millville air show to skip acts such as Blue Angels in the future - Press of Atlantic City | The United States Navy Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Squadron is better known as the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels were the the headliner for this weekends air show in Millviile, but have been grounded for a safety review. Posted: Thursday, June 2, ...

Photo essay: A-10 East Demonstration Team perform at air show from Air Force Link Top Stories 

Photos: The Air Show from Below - Patch.com | Crowds began lining up on New Highway in Farmingdale first thing Saturday morning in anticipation of the weekend's 8th Annual Bethpage Federal Credit Union 2011 Air Show. The event, which is held each Memorial Day weekend at Jones Beach State Park in ...

Marine Corps to march with discipline at Rockford Airfest - Rockford Register Star | The platoon, based in Washington, DC, will perform Saturday and Sunday at Rockford AirFest, though specific times are not available. The team's performance involves fixed bayoneted M1 Garand rifles spinning and flying from Marine to Marine. ...

Largest Flying Airship in the World Heading to EAA AirVenture 2011 from AMTOnline.com | The Farmers Airship, a Zeppelin NT owned and operated by Airship Ventures – is headed to EAA AirVenture 2011, where it will offer 45-minute scenic flights over the AirVenture grounds and Winnebagoland for purchase.

Solar Impulse headlines packed Paris Air Show - The Independent | The world's oldest air show returns June 20, and already the guessing game has begun as to what major airplane makers such as Airbus and Boeing have got up their sleeves. The biennial Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget, is traditionally the place where ...

Italy's grandiose birthday celebration - Basler Zeitung | Sixth of Italy's national colors in the sky of Rome: The squadron Frecce Tricolori take over the Coliseum and the stands with President Giorgio Napolitano (right) past. (June 2, 2011) magnificent pomp and color of prominent political leaders With ...

Moto2: Marquez Christens Aerobatic Plane - Ultimate MotorCycling | News and Reviews
The Odena airfield - Igualada, Barcelona - was the setting where 125cc World Champion Marc Marquez christened one of the light aircrafts that will compete in the World Aerobatic Championship and just a few days ago won the Spanish Championship. ...
   
"The Yankee Lady" Takes Flight For World War II Weekend - WFMZ Allentown | On Thursday, a 69 News crew took flight over Berks County in "The Yankee Lady," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress that's been part of the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend at the Reading Regional Airport for more than a decade. ...

Twelve o'clock high - Stillwater Gazette | On Monday, I got the chance to ride on the "Liberty Belle," a World War II B-17 bomber, over the St. Paul skyline. Armed with my camera, I climbed aboard the aircraft and was instantly enveloped in the history and importance of this famous war machine. ...

“In a way, the P-61 was unofficially credited with the... from x planes | “In a way, the P-61 was unofficially credited with the last Allied air kill of World War 2. Unofficial in that the enemy aircraft - a Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 - was reportedly in evasive maneuvers after having encountered an American P-61, its guns blazing on the Nakajima fighter. ...

Donnelly’s Dream - High-Flying Adventurer Brings Airport To Fruition - Oakdale Leader | When Dan Donnelly came home from World War II, the decorated naval pilot had visions of starting his own flight school.  After flying classified combat missions in the South Pacific, the young Donnelly kept active flying in the Central Valley and discovered a flat and lengthy barley field ideal for a runway outside of the Oakdale city limits. Even though the city at the time ...

Old USAF pilot remembers his time during his duty from Defence Aviation | In 3 years of Doug Brower’s service at the Galena Airforce Base, Alaska, the most exciting experience was to be scrambled to intercept a Soviet Tu-16 nicknamed Badger. He along with Darrel Hunt, his Weapons Systems Office flew F-4Es who protected United States borders during the 70s remember the days of cold war. Doug Brower now a civilian Cargo Pilot, agreed to share with Defence Aviation his experiences as a fighter pilot during his service in Alaska. ...

Big Muddy Air Race in Carbondale, IL Saturday, June 4 from The Aero Experience  

States challenge pilots to fly, win prizes - AOPA Pilot | Atlanta Aero Club President Steve Champness said the Georgia challenge offers a motivating factor for pilots who have been inactive lately to get back into the air. A sales executive for Trade a Plane, Champness said he noticed that postings for ...

Burt Rutan's Race to Space Provides a Look Behind the Curtain of the Mojave ... - AMTOnline.com | Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, “If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets. ...

So Long, Space Shuttle Endeavour from Defense Tech | I saw this great photo of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final landing in Florida gracing the front page of the New York Times today when I made my morning coffee run. Beneath the pic was the caption: “Engineers are scavenging parts before the shuttles go on display.” ...