Showing posts with label Aviation Trail. Show all posts
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Friday, March 18, 2011

Indy Transponder 18-MAR-2011 1045z

Angels Over the Bay Air Show is Saturday and Sunday - SunHerald.com | The skies will be busy over Biloxi on Saturday and Sunday as Keesler Air Force Base presents the Angels Over the Bay Air Show and Open House to celebrate the base's 70th anniversary. During the free air show, the public is invited to watch the Navy's ...

Seymour Johnson Air Show in Goldsboro salutes NC’s “Unwavering Support,” April 16 & 17 from Wings Over Wayne |Goldsboro, N.C. - Commanders of Seymour Johnson AFB expressed appreciation to North Carolina for ‘unwavering support’ as Colonels Patrick Doherty and Shawn Pederson extended invitations to attend an extraordinary air show - Wings Over Wayne County – April 16-17. This rare assembly of aerial and ground attractions includes the Air Force Thunderbirds, Seymour Johnson’s F15-E Strike Eagle Demo Team, the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the F-22 Raptor, Tora! Tora! Tora! WWII reenactment, the MIG 17, F-4, A-10, P-51, and many more technological marvels for a fascinating weekend of family exploration and fun.   ...

Snowbirds flock to Rupert's skies this summer - Muskeg News | “The Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration is viewed as an excellent way for the military to show its support for the city through this popular Canadian icon.” Velasco explained that, in 2007, then-mayor Herb Pond sent a letter to the chief of ...

Singing star Alexandra Burke lands at Air Tattoo - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | THE Royal International Air Tattoo has landed one of X Factor's biggest star's this summer as Alexandra Burke will perform live at the show. Visitors to the Fairford show on Sunday, July 17 will be able to enjoy lunchtime entertainment ...

NAF El Centro Air Show 2011 [w photos] from photorecon.net | The 2011 United States Air Show season kicked off this last Saturday down at Naval Air Station El Centro. Performers included The Blue Angels, Viper West F-16 team, Navy VAF-122 F-18 team, and other civilian performers. There were many classic war birds on static display. Thousands came out to kick off the new season. Following [...]

Pietsch to take flight - Minot Daily News | The four planes in the St. Maarten trip and possibly two other planes will be on display at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot when it opens May 14. The planes will remain there for about two months. ...

Pipers, planes and putt-putts - ABC Local | The RACV 'Fly the Flag' tour will be stopping off in Echuca on March 30 with local car enthusiasts looking forward to more than 200 vintage vehicles being on show. And for those who enjoy a faster mode of transport, the Airshow is set for April 3.

Take a Ride in a B-25 from Air & Space Magazine

Tuskegee Airmen subject of two novels from General Aviation News | Thanks to reader John Bradberry, who told us about author John Gibson, who recently appeared at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Library to discuss his two novels, “A Sparrow Has Wings” and “Higher Heights.” The fictional accounts are historically correct, and deal with the historic Tuskegee Airman, according to the author, who told those attending his lecture that he felt the Tuskegee Airmen had never received credit for their historic service, so the focus of his work has been giving these brave men recognition. Both of Gibson’s books are available at Amazon.com

Volunteer organization Aviation Trail Inc. to honor member - Dayton Daily News | Aviation Trail Inc., a volunteer organization that promotes aviation heritage, plans to honor one of its own members, Stephen P. Brown, for years of work on aviation preservation projects. Brown helped to develop and complete the Aviation ...

Allied Aircraft in Korea from Military Photos | Bombers, fighters, carrier ops and more.

RIVERSIDE: Docent brings history to life at aircraft museum - InlandSoCal.com | March Field Air Museum docent Bob Mauger likes to tell stories. And he has a lot of them. As a volunteer at the Riverside museum for about 10 years, he's had many visitors listen to his tales -- which are well researched and sometimes ...

Jack Harmon Rhew - LubbockOnline.com | During WWII, Jack was a Flight Engineer and top turret gunner on a B17 bomber that flew out of Horham, England. As a Staff Sgt., he earned the Distinguished Unit Badge with two oak leaf clusters, good conduct medal, European campaign medal and WWII ...

Airfield walk- RAF Newton, Nottingham 17-3-2011 by Gary Watson | Whilst in the area on work matters, and having the 'box-brownie with me for that purpose, I stopped-off by the roadside at Newton, Nottinghamshire, to view the former RAF Newton, where many years ago, I flew from during my ATC days with 209 West Bridgeford squadron, back in the good-old days. This afternoon, thanks to the grass-runway,now being a public right of way, and home to several hundred Derby County fans ...

Open Cockpit Sundays at the Air Museum; Spanish guitar at Joregensen; Art ... - Patch.com | On March 20, you can sit behind the controls or experience simulated flight at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The museum's Open Cockpit Sundays allow visitors to climb into the pilot's seat of up to 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion ...

Viggen at Lelystad from Let Let Let - Warplanes | The Saab 37 Viggen was a Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range fighter and attack aircraft, manufactured between 1970 and 1990. Several variants were produced to perform the roles of all-weather fighter-interceptor, ground attack and photo-reconnaissance, as well as a two-seat trainer. The AJ 37 was designed to carry two RB 04E anti-ship missiles on the inboard wing pylons with an optional third  ...

the Northrop YB-49 from x planes

A history of Predator from the ultimate insider from The DEW Line | On 3 March, the US Air Force accepted the last MQ-1B Predator (shown above) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., closing the book on a paradigm-breaking 16-year run.  Frank Pace was one of the original employees of Abe Karem's Leading Systems, which designed Amber for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in the early 1980s. The Amber was modified to become the GNAT 750, which was modified to become the Predator after Leading Systems went bankrupt and its assets were acquired by Neil Blue's General Atomics.   ...

Pilot AMX Italian Air Force is the first Italian to fly an A-10C Thunderbolt II from CavokBlog | Captain Maurizio De Guida, AMX pilot of Italian Air Force, became the first Italian rider to fly an aircraft A-10C Thunderbolt II U.S. Air Force. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green / US Air Force)  Captain Maurizio De Guida grew up in Italy at the head of the runway at Capodichino International Airport of Naples, and saw the aircraft coming in for landing daily. Now he is one of three pilots in the U.S. exchange and the first Italian to fly an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft made for a similar function, but much larger, the AMX, the aircraft that he flies in Italy. ...

Must Have Book: American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II by Gerald Balzer from The Aero Experience

The Nano Hummingbird: Even James Bond Would Be Jealous from ASB.tv | There may be a new species of bird flying around in the near future.  However, this one runs on batteries and bares no scientific name.  It is the Nano Hummingbird, a pocket-sized drone developed by the Monrovia firm AeroVironment Inc. for the Pentagon that would even make James Bond jealous. ...

Lt. Col. Herbert W. (Bill) Powley, 2010 Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year from AVWeb Podcast | The annual Crossfield educator award honors teachers who inspire kids to learn about aviation. Lt. Col. Herbert W. Powley was chosen for introducing more than 4,000 students to flying over 19 years, producing on average eight first solos and two new pilots every year. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about his project, how it got started, how he keeps it going, and what the Crossfield award meant to him.

Air Force pioneer speaks at women's conference from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Air Force pioneer, who is now serving as the top-ranked woman in the Air Force, shared lessons learned during her 34-year career March 16 with more than 170 Airmen at the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium here. ...

Women's History Month: DM honors women warriors from Air Combat Command | Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., kicked off the beginning of Women's History Month by hosting a question and answer panel of female military members on base March 7.  The seven distinguished guests shared a wealth of information and experiences from wars both past and present. These women are legends and heroes to many. They are battle hardened combat vets that experienced the worst that humanity had to offer, and helped pave the way for women in the military. Some of them fought in World War II, while others are still in active duty and continue to fight in current military conflicts. ...

NASA Launches Website to Honor Women in Space from SPACE.com
NASA marked women's history month yesterday (March 16) with a new website devoted to women at the space agency.

Women in Space, Then & Now: Q&A With Space History Curator Margaret Weitekamp - Space.com | And there have been women in aviation since then. In terms of spaceflight, especially in the space shuttle era, women have been an active part of that, both behind the scenes and as astronauts. Astronauts become the public face of spaceflight that ...

First spacecraft to orbit Mercury already has postage stamp - collectSPACE.com | Giancola, who is known for his book cover illustrations for science fiction authors including Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, worked on the stamp under the direction of Phil Jordan, a former art director for Smithsonian AIr & Space magazine. ...

Monday, October 4, 2010

Indy Transponder 04-OCT-10 1030z


Jelly Belly does tricks at the Salinas Airshow - KIONrightnow.com | But Pietsch's favorite part of the airshow happens on the ground. "I get to meet a lot of different people in this business in different walks of life that ...

Aero-TV: Team MS760 -- 'Snort' and 'Jive' In Formation from Aero-News Network | Four-Seat TwinJet Turns Out To Be A Great Aerobat One of the cooler sights at Oshkosh 2010 was the appearance of a unique two plane jet formation team piloted by two of the most experienced jet jocks on the circuit. With only a few actual airshows under their belt so far, it was hard to see any difference between this performance and the usual high standards seen in their other endeavors…

Experience True 4G G-Forces with the EVGA Geforce GTS450 – HEXUS | Three lucky people will have the chance to get the thrill of a lifetime by riding in an L-39 'Albatros' jet with an aerobatic instructor. ...

AVweb Insider Blog: Without a Trace from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis were equipped with the latest in tracking technology when they disappeared over the Adriatic Sea. On the AVweb Insider blog, Mary Grady asks the question on many minds: Shouldn't we be able to build this stuff so it survives a crash and tells us where it happened? Read more and join the conversation.

18th Malta International Air Show By the Moose Guy | The 18th annual event for the Malta International Air Show (MIAS) is relatively small with only 2 hours of flying time, yet is a very enthusiastic air show, when compared to other annual air shows world wide. However, size and duration of the event is not everything and the flying displays featured a good variety of internationally known aircraft and teams in addition to the Armed Forces of Malta (AMF), static and flying displays…

The largest aircraft flying over Barcelona - Top Buzz News | In addition to Airbus in yesterday's session highlighted the Patrouille de France, one of the most prominent groups of tricks the Europe…

Builders Completions / First Flights : First Flight N619PD from The Biplane Forum | Four friends, each of which has test flown their own biplane,were very supportive...

Chicken aloft: Great NW Air Race by Chicken Pilot - My first air race , my first win. My co-pilot Gil was a great help. We had chow and chatted with the other racers before we made our return over the rocks to the green side of the hill. sgl over the turn at Mansfield ...

Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition
Top 6 aircraft in Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition from Defence Aviation by Cavin Dsouza | The Indian government has come up with the Indian Air Force Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition, commonly known as the MRCA Tender, which is an ongoing competition to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft inorder to modernize and expand the Indian Air Force. The Defence Ministry has allocated INR 42,000 crore (US$9.11 billion) for the purchase of these aircraft…

How the Goodyear Blimp Is Kept Safe from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Last week, a blimp and an aerostat collided in horrible weather in New Jersey. The big gas bags are naturally vulnerable to weather, and IFR magazine editor and AVweb contributor Jeff Van West spoke with the ground crew of the Goodyear Blimp at AirVenture Oshkosh about how they keep the iconic aircraft safe.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

'Aviation Trail' group adds to museum – WDTN ... of a building at 16 S. Williams St. that Aviation Trail shares with the National Park Service at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. ...

October 4 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Sale of Saab 2000 AEW&C to secret customer from Military Photos by signatory | Saab receives billion order for an airborne surveillance system - 04 October 2010, in Press Release: Defence and security company Saab has received an order for an airborne surveillance system. The contract amounts to more than 4.5 billion SEK…

Sale of Saab 2000 AEW&C to secret customer
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

National Aviation Heritage Alliance Partner Activities and Programs 2009

National Aviation Hall of Fame www.nationalaviation.org

--2nd Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival, March 12-15, 2009-Four action-packed days of classics, documentaries and new feature films celebrating the cinematic people, wonder and joy of flight.
--48th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony, July 17-18, 2009-Two days of activities associated with the recognition of the most important individuals in aviation. Includes the WOW Conference (Wings of Women) for high school age girls, the President’s Reception and Dinner and the formal Enshrinement Ceremony.

Vectren Dayton Air Show www.daytonairshow.com

--35th Anniversary of Dayton’s premier summer event, July 18-19, 2009-The USAF Thunderbirds, Tora Tora Tora, and Patty Wagstaff will headline the Dayton Air Show in 2009. The Thunderbird appearance in Dayton will be a “homecoming” as team lead, Lt Col Greg Thomas, is a Wright State graduate.
--SOAR/A2 will move to a new location in 2009 (the NAHA Pavilion) and with additional NAHA partners helping to create a unique educational experience for children at the Vectren Dayton Air Show.

Wright B Flyer, Inc. www.wright-b-flyer.org

--Test flight program for “Silver Bird” will begin in 2009-Wright B Flyer will conduct extensive tests of its newest Wright replica with plans to have the new plane certified for flying by mid-summer 2009. The Silver Bird was designed to be dis-assembled and placed into a standard shipping container to allow for transportation throughout the world.
--Wright Simulators-Three new Wright Simulators are being constructed by Wright B Flyer for use by NAHA partners. The simulators will complement the existing simulator located at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park’s Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. The simulators will be owned by the Alliance and made available to community groups when requested. It is anticipated the simulators will be used by NAHA convention and visitor bureaus at various travel and trade shows to attract more visitors to the Dayton Region.
--Wright B Flyer will maintain a busy flying and static display schedule-In 2009 Wright B will be at Dayton Air Show, Air Force Material Command’s Tattoo and the USAF Marathon along with numerous other community events.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park www.nps.gov/daav

--104th Anniversary of Practical Flight, October 5, 2009-A Wright Flyer replica returns to fly at Huffman Prairie Flying located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Piloted by Mark Dusenberry, the public will once again have a chance to see first hand what the Wright brothers experienced when flying in 1905. In addition to the flight, there will be educational activities for school children throughout the day, including edible Wright Flyers, paper helicopters and model hot air balloons.
--Wright Brothers Homecoming in Wright-Dunbar Village, June 20, 2009-Join others for music, ice-cream and a home tour in the neighborhood of the Wrights’ to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Homecoming in Dayton.
--Aviation Heritage Speaker Series will see a number of noted speakers from the world of aviation make presentations at the Engineers Club of Dayton throughout the year.

Wright Family Foundation

Landmark of the Wright, 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Centennial of Flight, June 18-19, 2009-Wright family members will participate in commemoration of the centennial of the first flight in the Netherlands with the formal dedication of the sculpture of a Wright Flyer. The following day, the Wright family will attend an air show conducted under the auspices of the Dutch Air Force.

United States Air, Trade and Technology Expo www.USATTexpo.org

--A trade show and technical conference (Wright Dialogue with Industry) will take place in the Dayton Region, July 13-18, 2009-The United States Air, Trade and Technology Expo brings together leaders in the military, civilian government, academia, and industry to address challenges and highlight successes across the aerospace industry with a keen focus on second and third tier companies.

Historic WACO Field www.wacoairmuseum.org
--2009 WACO Homecoming Fly-In, September 18-19, 2009-WACOS and other vintage airplanes are expected to return to Historic WACO Field from all parts of the United States.

Ohio Historical Society-Armstrong Air & Space Museum, www.ohiohistory.org

--40th Anniversary of Moon Landing, July 19- 20, 2009-Ohio Historical Society’s Armstrong Air and Space Museum will celebrate the landing of Wapakoneta native, Neil Armstrong on the moon. The Summer Moon Festival on the 19th will take place on the grounds of the museum with a number of activities planned including an evening concert. On July 20th, the 40th anniversary of the landing, the museum will be selling commemorative covers with special cancellation by the Wapakoneta Post Office. Special admission policies will be in effect for the museum that day.

Aviation Trail Inc. www.aviationtrailinc.org

--Trailblazer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, April 2009-Honors the birthday of Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867) and presents the Trailblazer Award to an individual or organization that has furthered aviation in the Dayton Region.
--National Aviation Day, August 19, 2009-commemorates both Orville and Katharine Wright’s birthday with a picnic luncheon.
--First Flight Dinner, December 17, 2009-Annual dinner celebrates the Wright brothers first flight at Kittyhawk NC in 1903.

Greene County Historical Society

--40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, July, 2009-The Greene County Historical Society will commemorate the historic landing on the moon with exhibits at the Society’s headquarters.

Grimes Flying Lab Foundation www.grimesflyinglab.org

--Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In, September 12-13 2009-Grimes Flying Lab Foundation will host the Fly-In at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio.

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 284 www.eaa284.0rg

--Red Stewart Field, Waynesville, Ohio Open House and Tail Dragger Fly-In, September 5-6, 2009-Chapter 284 will host the public and present an air show on the evening of the 5th and on September 6, the Tail Dragger Fly-In will commence. A Young Eagles Rally will take place on the 6th.

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 36

--Wings and Wheels Fly-In, June 6-7, 2009 at WACO Field, Troy, Ohio
--National WACO Club 50th Anniversary Fly-In, June 24-28, 2009 at Wynkoop Airport at Mt. Vernon, Ohio