Showing posts with label Beechcraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beechcraft. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

Indy Transponder 15-AUG-2011 1030z

Mishap at Fargo AirSho as performer lands without gear down - In-Forum | FARGO – Fargo AirSho officials declared the show's second day a success, despite a mishap that occurred when a performer landed without his landing gear down, hurting the airplane but not the pilot. Four of the six Blue Angels fly past a spectator ...

Aviation - FAA Refuses Unlimited Air Racing Championship Airshow Approval - Autochannel | Camarillo,  The Unlimited Air Racing Championships, allegedly featuring pilots with troubled histories, continues to be in suspense. According to FAA's Ian Gregor, the UARC approval request, based on an aggressive multi-plane, ...

Vulcan to take to the skies for another year - The Star | The highlight of the 2012 programme should be joining the historic flypast over Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in June. To keep Vulcan XH558 airworthy costs around £2 million a year. Its next appearance is scheduled to be at this ...

Thunderbirds back after 25-year gap - Foster's Daily Democrat | PORTSMOUTH — As the US Air Force Thunderbirds ripped through the air above the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, 7-year-old twins Ella and Tess Vennard pinned themselves against the chain-link fence in hopes of getting a better ...

Massive search as planes vanish - Independent Online | A massive air and land search has been launched for two missing privately owned Albatross maritime patrol aircraft, which disappeared in thick fog while returning from a Limpopo air show to Rand Airport. The two aircraft, which had ...

OTTO The Helicopter at Selfridge Air Show - Macomb Daily | While the Selfridge Air Show is excitement in itself, there will be a lot of other treats of feat. One of those entertainment options is OTTO The Helicopter — a unique and versatile aerial act that provides high-flying entertainment and ...

Atlantic City Air Show Set for Wednesday, August 17th - TheAlternativePress.com | Once again making the Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over The Boardwalk" an international show, the Canadian Sky Hawks Parachute Team have joined the current line-up of American military and civilian pilots. The Sky Hawks have proudly represented ...

High-Flying Spectacular: Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow returns - Press of Atlantic City | The USAF Thunderbirds once again will conclude Thunder Over the Boardwalk, Atlantic City's airshow, Wednesday, Aug. 17. Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 3:10 pm, Wed Aug 10, 2011. The first time Jim Beasley flew in a fighter plane, ...

“Magic by Moonlight” Beech 18  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » It might just be me, but when I think of a Beech 18 during WWII, I think of it flying some stuffy general around. That was its roll in the beginning, transport. But as it turns out the Beech 18 has over 200 (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) making it one highly modified aircraft since WWII. It has seen service as aerial spraying, fish seeding, dry ice cloud seeding, aerial firefighting, airborne mail pick up and drop, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, gun- and drug-smuggling, engine test bed, skywriting and banner towing. But none of its service has quite been like “Magic by Moonlight”!...

Golden Knight checks beach to ensure it's safe for parachute jump during ... - Press of Atlantic City | Airshow Boss David Schultz conducting a walkthrough on the beach with the US Army Golden Knights parachute team. It's one of the many safety precautions that's necessary before the show can go on. Monday , August ,8, 2011( Press of Atlantic City ...

Yorkshire Air Museum hosts International Large Model Show - The Press, York | The event, which returned to the venue after 12 years away, included half-scale monster models with wingspans of more than 20ft and aircraft displays, as well as a flypast by a Spitfire from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight on Saturday afternoon. ...

Central Catholic grad helps to produce aviation-based films - New Philadelphia Times Reporter | The Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron “Rise Above” traveling exhibit is housed in a 53-foot customized trailer with sides that slide out to create a 30-seat climate-controlled movie theater with a 180-degree screen — a mobile IMAX, ...

Blimp Ends Up in 94-Year-Old's Backyard [Crashes]  from Gawker by Max Read | Lillian Bernhagen, a 94-year-old Ohio woman, was probably surprised when police knocked on her door on Sunday morning. But they weren't after her—just after the 128-foot-blimp in her backyard. More »

Today in Aviation History – August 15  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Friday, February 13, 2009

Indy Transponder 13-February 0035z


Aero India coverage continues ...

Stars in the sky - Daily News & Analysis, India
Flying the flag high: The daredevils of the Surya Kiran streak by just before they break into a series of aerobatic manoeuvres that had the crowds ...

Maiden Flight of Dhruv Helicopter Featuring Ardiden 1H1 Turboshaft Engines from Planenews Aviation News Portal
BANGALORE, India: The Aero India trade show in Bangalore is the occasion for Turbomeca to report the successful maiden flight of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv helicopter. Featuring two Ardiden 1H1 series production engines, this flight took place on January 12 at the HAL Helicopter Division, Bangalore, India...

View Pictures of Aero India 2009 Day 1, by MixxTechRSS



P-38 Lightning Aces Symposium - p38assn
... Feb 15 - They will have FOUR (count ‘em) P-38 aces on the panel and will include an autograph session in the event. How often will you get a chance to get autographs from four P-38 aces? ...
You can find full details on the Symposium here.

5 Questions With Matt Hall - smoke-on.com
Last week I had the opportunity to ask rookie Matt Hall 5 questions to contribute to our "5 Questions With…" segment. Matt graciously fielded our questions and gives us a better idea and a closer look into what it's like to be a pilot in the Red Bull Air Race Championship. ...

2010 Airshow Dates Set - stjoenews.net
The dates have been finalized for the Rosecrans Memorial Airport air show, July 10th & 11th of 2010.
It takes months, sometimes years to line up the flying acts that comprise an air show and Rosecrans Airport Manager, Mike Hurst, says they hope the Rosecrans show will be bigger and better than the last one that brought tens of thousands of people to the airport several years ago. ...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Sponsors Heritage Family Day ... - MSNBC
On March 14, the Women in Aviation and Space day will allow visitors to learn about the accomplishments of women in aviation, science and aerospace. ...

WARPLANES: F-22 Secrets Revealed - Strategy Page
The US Air Force has released some performance data on the F-22. The stealthiness factor of the F-22 has turned out to be better than ...

Howard Hughes' Sikorsky at county airport - Brazosport Facts, TX
By John Lowman Jesse Bootenhoff settles into the same seat from which legendary aviator and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes once planned to fly around ...

LSA Yields Another Ground-Breaking Aircraft from AviationBull - Where pilots go to shoot the bull... by Jason
One of my unexpected (though not unpleasant) surprises at the Sport Aviation Expo was happening upon a display for a company called Advanced Aero where I met Chris Gagliano and Shane Smith. What caught my eye was the striking design of the aircraft flying in a simulation on large screens at the back of their display. ...

Air races, airliners, airshows offered real thrills decades ago - Bedford Times Register, OH
Today's picture was taken at such an airshow I attended decades ago. It's a United Airlines passenger plane. In those days very few people had ever been ...

Huge model aircraft show at the Fleet Air Museum - Bridgwater Mercury
By Rory McKeown » AIR enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating a huge model aircraft show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton on Saturday, February 14. More than 2000 visitors are expected to attend along with 130 traders and clubs who will be ...

World Of Technology: Ridiculous Rocket and Jet-Powered Vehicles from Google
There's at least one guy in the world that thinks this sounds like a great idea: Bill Decambre built the 'rocket recliner' above and took it for a spin at the 2002 Reno Air Races. It looks comfortable, but you'd best ...

The Voices in Your Head: Aviation Podcasts from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper
Those who know me will not be surprised to hear that I'm a huge fan of aviation podcasts.
For those not familiar with the medium, a podcast is an audio or video show delivered over a computer network on a periodic or occasional basis. Producers record audio or video episodes in files accessible on the Internet and then put together "feeds" that tell subscribers where to find the episodes using a protocol called RSS (short for "really simple syndication"). Users subscribe to the feeds (usually though iTunes or a similar service) so that their computers automatically sense when a new episode is available, download the episode, and place it on the user's iPod or other portable media device for listening whenever the use wishes. ...

U.S. & Russian Satellites Collide in Space from The Aviation Nation by Annie Jacobsen

Douglas DC-3 from Fence Check
Beechcraft BE-18 from Fence Check
Today's Pics! Thursday, February 12 , 2009 from Military Photos by seruriermarshal [F-35]

Special Note

Taste may honor Reider - Cincinnati.com, OH
Now, Reider's fans are asking Taste of Cincinnati organizers, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and the Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Association, to name a festival stage after her. They're also asking city officials to proclaim Katie Reider Day on May 23, the first day of Taste this year and what would have been Reider's 31st birthday.

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