Indy Transponder 15-JUL-2011 1030z

Blue Angels to cap Navy Week festivities in Detroit - Detroit Free Press | The roaring precision flying of the Navy's Blue Angels and the homecoming of a contingent of Michigan sailors from the USS George Washington will help celebrate Detroit Navy Week. Detroit Navy Week officially begins Monday, ...

The Golden Knights hit Rio!  from US Army Golden Knights by Laura Dickmeyer - Members of the Golden Knights Competition Team have arrived in Rio de Janiero, Brazil and are acclimating to the local climate, a beautiful 70 degrees.  The flight to Brazil and the airport and customs process were all par for the course.  What followed was the typical long, traffic-laden bus ride from the airport to a [...]

Reach for the skies: Breitling's airborn daredevils pushing jets to the limit - CITY A.M. | I'm going up with the Breitling Jet Team, the aerobatic display team sponsored by the Swiss maker of luxury aviation watches, Breitling. The team of seven aircraft are in Britain this summer, wowing crowds as they fly meters apart at 450mph. ...

It's a snap judgement for tattoo - Swindon Advertiser | At the west end of the airfield, groups of spectators and photographers gathered to watch the eight fast-jet trainers of the Saudi Hawks display team touch down. Mick Freer, 68, of Evesham, Worcestershire, said he was a lifetime supporter of the show. ...

MI Aerobatic Open was great!  from IAC88 Blog by Don Weaver | Great weekend, great contestants, great weather - it all came together.  24 contestants flew three flights each, and we had at least three contestants in all categories.  21 aircraft participated. We had six first-time competitors, including a guy who flew intermediate at his first contest!...

Fly Iowa 2011 event takes shape - Newton Daily News | By Special to the Daily News The Iowa Aviation Promotion Group, in conjunction with Iowa Speedway, presents the Fly Iowa 2011 Wings, Wheels and Thrills free air show and car show on Saturday, Sept. 17 in Newton. “Iowa Speedway is one of the premiere ...

QuickPic: Precious Metal - The Mixmaster Mustang!  by Martt |  'Wow' pretty much describes this view of the Rolls Royce Griffon powered and highly modified P-51 known as Precious Metal. It's a near perfect view of this racer's most notable feature: the counter rotating propellers. Just as exciting as the way this beast looks is the fact that this pic was taken at the 2011 PRS (Pylon Racing School) where pilots and airplanes show their intent to race in September while proving they have the skills needed for safe racing. How fabulous will it be to see this amazing airplane race at Reno again!...

It’s almost that time…  from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt | Well, we’re nearing the week before Oshkosh. Since I missed two posts this week, I’m going to include them in this update. Forgive me if it seem like a couple of unrelated stories…

Historic Plane Visits Cortland - WBNG-TV | This is the first time the historic C-54 has come to the Cortland area. If you would like to see it in person, you can head over to the airport Saturday for the Cortland County Airfest. The event runs from 9 AM to 4 PM and admission is free…

Do you have the Strength to Pull a Plane? - KATC Lafayette News | Lafayette, LA - Special Olympics Louisiana and law enforcement agencies will host the 3rd Lafayette Plane Pull on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Lafayette Regional Airport. Plane Pull is being held to benefit Special Olympics Louisiana athletes. ...

Strongman prepares for plane pull - Ipswich Queensland Times | TIM O'Shea feels pretty confident he has the strength of at least 10 people – and he will try to prove it at the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow. Mr O'Shea has registered to compete in the Leukaemia Foundation's Mission to Cure Plane Pull, ...

B-29 Superfortress arrives at New Century Air Center 1 of 31 - Kansas City Star | The plane will be on display through Sunday at the Commemorative Air Force Heart of America Wing's Annual Air Expo. Cockpit tours and rides in the B-29 will be available for a fee. JOHN SLEEZERThe Kansas City Star…

Missouri Aviation Historical Society Welcomes B-29 Pilot Ahead of "Fifi" Visit from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Members of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society were awed by fellow member Dick Windler, former USAAF B-29 pilot who flew 35 missions over Japan, as he reflected on his experience as a USAAF bomber pilot.  After flying B-17s and B-24s in Europe, Mr. Windler flew B-29s during and after the allied bombing campaign against Japan…

Why is there voodoo at the rec park? — a walkaround the Callaway FL McDonnell F-101B Voodoo  from Travel for Aircraft | Callaway FL is a quiet town, a suburb community to Panama City but it proudly displays an F-101B Voodoo on the Callaway Recreational Complex grounds. This Voodoo is in excellent condition and sits atop a nicely sculpted concrete plinth — no spartan-like pole or unimaginative cradle used here…

S-67 Blackhawk photos  from The Unwanted | I recently saw some photos of the S-67 Blackhawk (a prototype attack helicopter from 1970-74) online.  The photos were really badly faded, for no recognizably good reason I did some tinkering. Couldn’t improve the resolution or the focus, but the fading vanished nicely and the colors came back out. So, enjoy…

Thank you !!!  from The Launch Pad by Nicole Jordan ( Nicky J Rocket Girl)  I want to personally thank my GLXP Team and all the X PRIZE Foundation staff that made this last Google Lunar X PRIZE Team summit a success. It was a pleasure to get to know all the new teams and to refresh the relationships with our oldest team members…

Worcester Summer Academy Focuses On Rockets - The Dispatch | “They focused on rocketry this year,” said Tamara Mills, coordinator of fine arts for county schools and the facilitator of summer academies. Mills explained that the academy was funded by a grant from the 21st Century Community Learning Center and ...

Rocketry events at space center - The Downey Patriot | DOWNEY – The Columbia Memornial Space Center will host a rocketry event on July 30 from 9:45 am to 5 pm, featuirng rocket-themed workshops and presentations, a rocket-building station, coloring contest for kids and “rocket jeopardy. ...

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The skies over Cranbrook are coming alive - Kootenay Advertiser | Starting the show will be the Canadian Forces Snowbirds with the US Air Force F16 team being the other main group. “That in itself is already a lot,” Dekkers says. However, next in the line-up is a world championship aerobatics performer, Bill Carter. ...

Blue Angels present air show, visit local school - Journal Newspapers | Blue Angels Team members including a pilot, maintenance technicians and support staff will tour MIAT and conduct a presentation in the MIAT hangar the day before their appearance at the annual air show. According to Charles Hawes, president of MIAT, ...

Photo Galleries: Business - News & Observer | The Saudi Hawks Display Team rehearse over Royal Air Force Fairford, England, Wednesday July 13, 2011, ahead of the forthcoming Royal International Air Tattoo. The team was formed in 1997, and are on their first visit to Britain. ...

Hornet to roar over Gary shoreline - Post-Tribune | Gary's South Shore Air Show kicks off with a twilight performance Friday and continues through the weekend. Learn more at www.garyairshow.com. The F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet will again be ...

Airshow to host mural of fallen troops - Cranbrook Daily Townsman | A unique tribute to Canada's fallen troops will join the lineup of sights at the upcoming Cranbrook Fightermeet Airshow. Portraits of Honour-a mural featuring hand-painted portraits of Canadian Forces soldiers who've died fighting in Afghanistan-will ...

Five things that made Jeff Brazier happy this week - Mirror.co.uk | 4 Every child needs to have seen the Red Arrows air display – I just caught it for the first time at Silverstone and it was incredible! 5 While away at the weekend, I had the most amazing phone conversation with Freddy. I love the way he is always so ...

Podcast: Mike Goulian, Aerobatic Pilot  from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Mike Goulian loves to compete, and he takes his search for perfection to the limit every time he flies. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the finer points of tumbling his custom-built Extra 330SC, how he balances safety and risk, and why the air show crowd at Oshkosh is the best in the world…

Flying Felicity - West Coast Sentinel | She started flying in 1998 at Jandakot in rural WA after someone bet her she couldn't fly at an air race. “I got my licence just two weeks before the outback air race which raises money for the Royal Flying Doctors Service,” Ms Brown said. ...

Crew at Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum Makes History Using WWII Era Radios - WSAV-TV | The crew from the museum's "City of Savannah" World War II B-17 transmitted a message to another crew in the "Miss Liberty" B-17 in Louisiana. They used WWII-era radios that were rebuilt with the help from members of the Coastal Amateur Radio Society ...

“Sizzlin Liz” Sizzles!  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » I have to admit I have a sweet spot for this aircraft, it was the first P-51D I photographed air to air. Owned and piloted by Ted Contri, this gorgeous plane has quite a history. It’s name sake, a two-tour ace, Montgomery claimed both aerial and ground kills during his time in the ETO — his final tally was 3 aerial victories and 14.5 strafing victories. This was his penultimate P-51 in-theatre, and he used it to claim 4 strafing kills in February and April of 1945…

Vets view WWII fighter at Billard Airport - Topeka Capital Journal | Admission for ground tours is free for WWII veterans. By Steve Fry Harry Theobold was enthusiastic as he stepped out of "Witchcraft," a restored B-24 Liberator, soon after the heavy bomber landed on Wednesday at Philip Billard Municipal Airport. ...

A remarkable C-54 Skymaster flying display  from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Following my recent article about the T-6 Texan (a.k.a. Harvard) in South African service, some readers asked about other vintage military aircraft that served there until the 1990's. (Some, such as C-47's, continue to serve to this day in updated form.) I'll be posting a couple of articles about such warbirds over the next few weeks…

Historic aircraft restored with passion - Amarillo.com | "We want everyone to come out and learn about aviation history and see our planes. For me, I especially love to see kids out here who may be inspired to become aviators." Museum volunteer Jack Rude has been building model planes since age 6 and flew as ...

SpaceX ground-breaking at VAFB  from RLV and Space Transport News | VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) today took another major step toward the first launch of the Falcon Heavy. This will be the world’s most powerful rocket, with more than twice the payload-to-orbit capacity of the space shuttle, but at only one third the cost of the Boeing/Lockheed Delta IV Heavy. The Falcon Heavy will be the first ever rocket to break the $1,000-per-pound-to-orbit barrier, less than a tenth as much as the Shuttle…

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Planned HBO Movie 'Candybomber' to Sell Vintage DC-4 Aircraft Through Hollywoodparts.com Reuters from http://www.reuters.com/
A Pair of vintage WWII aircraftcarefully restored to star in an HBO film Candybomber, are looking for a newhome! Hollywoodparts.com, a production asset management and movie prop brokerhas been selected to find a home for two Douglas DC-4 Skymasters. These WWIIera flying and operational aircraft were carefully brought up to mechanicalspecifications to make the long journey from the US to England where many WWIIaircraft were being gathered for the movie Candybomber. The Candybomber was actually a US Pilot post WWII, Gail Halvorsen, who wasflying the sturdy Douglas C-54 (DC-4) during the 1948 Berlin airlift and afterbefriending German children, began dropping small bags of candy tied tohandkerchief parachutes as he flew food and supplies into Berlin which wasisolated by the Russians. Soon word of the Candybomber spread

Wing-walking a family tradition - Stuff.co.nz
Last year, the Blenheim woman won the Jean Batten Memorial Trophy for her flying skills at the Royal New Zealand Aero Club's national flying competition. ...

Awaiting Takeoff by Diamond Pilots
A pilot project relaxing airspace restrictions around a Shaanxi Province industrial park could be the clearance needed for China's general aviation industry to take off. The Chinese mainland's airspace, currently supervised by the Air Force and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), is one of the most tightly restricted airspaces in the world…

Wings Over Houston Airshow Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 09 from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger
The Wings Over Houston Airshow in Ellington Field, Houston, Texas is October 31 through November 1, 2009 at the Ellington Airport. Gates open at 8:00 A.M. through 5:00 P.M. Aerobatic PerformersUnited States Navy Blue Angels Demonstration Team- Boeing F/A-18A/B HornetUnited States Marine Corps AV-8B HarrierF-15E EagleA/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIC-17 Globemaster III DemonstrationC-47 Skytrain and C-17 Globemaster III Transport Heritage FlightUnited States Heritage Flight- F-15E Strike Eagle, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 MustangAH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter DemonstrationUnited States Coast Guard HH-65C Dauphine Helicopter DemonstrationUnited States Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical Demonstration TeamExtra 330SC- Michael GoulianShowcat- Gene Soucy and Tersa Stokes- Wingwalking ActP-51 Mustang- The HorsemenKorea/Vietnam Firepower DemonstrationAdmissionGeneral Adult 12 & Older: $15.00 + feeGeneral Child 6-11: $4.00 + feeUnder 6: Free2 Adults (12 & Older) and up to 4 Children (6-11): $35.00 Family + feeReserved Prime View: $40.00 + fee

Holloman displays awesome jet power at air show - Alamogordo Daily News
An F-22A Raptor performs a maneuver over a light tower during Holloman Air Force Base's open house and air show Saturday afternoon. ...

North Weald 'Hurri-bash' 25-10-09. from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder by Gary Watson

B-17 WWII Bomber Lands In Fayetteville - KHBS/KHOG 40/29
In the next two days, the public will be able to fly in and tour the Flying Fortress. “Hardy. You could shoot it all to pieces and it could still fly,” said ...

WWII planes attract old, young alike to Wings of Freedom tour - Staunton News Leader
Veterans, aviation enthusiasts, children and other interested local residents viewed and toured a World War II vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, ...

WWII Era Planes Fly into Shenandoah Regional Airport - WHSV
Historic World War II-era planes are on display, including a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, a B-24J Liberator bomber and a Dual Control P-51C Mustang fighter. ...War Birds Come To Shenandoah NBC 29 News

Aviation Heritage Park Adds New Exhibit – WBKO
Magda would go on to become flight leader for the Blue Angels and pilot the Panther during combat in the Korean War. The park plans to dress the aircraft in ...

Corkey Fornof’s high-flying career from Flying Tigers AVG
…After more than three decades in the movie business, Fornof finds himself in an enviable position. He still “breaks down” 12 to 14 scripts a year and “if I see something I like, I’ll do it,” he said, noting a few recent productions that have caught his eye include a movie about the Flying Tigers “that’s like an Indiana Jones movie,” a film version of Jimmy Buffett’s book, “Where is Joe Merchant?” and a movie about Beryl Markham, which Fornof said will be “one of the greatest aviation stories ever seen.”…

Governors announce launch of aerospace alliance - WLBT-TV
... An alliance between three southern states will establish the Gulf Coast and surrounding region as a world class aerospace, space, and aviation corridor. ...

EEA to host Young Eagles event - Daily Citizen
EAA, an aviation group, will sponsor a Young Eagles event at the Dalton Municipal Airport. About four local pilots will take children between the ages of ...

Spaceport America welcome center plans from RLV and Space Transport News
An announcement today from Spaceport America: Spaceport Welcome Center Planned for Downtown Truth or Consequences
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM – The Board of Directors of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has voted to establish a welcome center for Spaceport America in downtown Truth or Consequences (T or C), New Mexico. With the support of local residents who want the center to be located downtown, the NMSA has agreed to lease an old fire station from the T or C city government. A welcome center is also planned for the village of Hatch, NM, which is on the southern approach to Spaceport America.

Best Pictures of the 2009 Airshow Season from FenceCheck Forums

United States - Texas - Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2009 - Fort Worth - 10/24/09 from FenceCheck Forums

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Air show is big business - The Sacramento Press
The California Capital Airshow will bring more than Thunderbirds, Raptors and historic warplanes ...

Air Force Week - The Sacramento Press
9 at the Esquire IMAX Theatre and a free Aaron Tippin concert at 6:30 pm Sept. 11 at the Capitol. The week culminates in Air Force participation in the ...

Louisa County Air Show is Sept. 5 - Richmond Times Dispatch
That will be his mission Saturday when he performs aerobatics during the 18th annual Louisa County Air Show. "I really enjoy having the crowd enjoy it. ...

World War II bombers return to Lower Township on Friday - Press of Atlantic City
The visit is part of the nasw's airfest 2009. The annual event offers exhibitors, vendors, music and food. Some fly into the Cape May Airport, ...

Red Arrows display marks Ark Royal's return to fleet - Portsmouth News
The Red Arrows will perform over Portsmouth Harbour tomorrow to mark HMS Ark Royal's return to the fleet after a £12m upgrade. ...

Red Stewart Airshow & EAA Fly-In from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve
What are you doing this coming Labor Day weekend? If you're free, you should fly or drive to Waynesville for the annual airshow at Stewart on Saturday and/or pancake breakfast and fly-in on Sunday! Yup, there's no way around the fact that I love the place and would enjoy the chance to meet any of you fine folks that read the blog. I'll be at the airport both days helping out EAA Chapter 284 with the pancake breakfast and fly-in so be sure to let me know if you're coming.

Wings & Wheels Expo at Teterboro on September 19-20 by Phil Derner Jr.
On September 19th and 20th, Teterboro Airport will be the scene of the annual Wings & Wheels Expo! The event, which benefits the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, will have a plethora of special visitors, including B-17 “Yankee Lady” from the Yankee Lady Association in Willow Run, Michigan, C-54 Skytrain “Spirit of Freedom” from the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, and contributions from the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY in the form of an F4U Corsair, B-25 Mitchell bomber, and a TBM Avenger.

2nd Annual “Gathering of Legends” Military Aviators from WWII to Today – EVLiving
... the Flying Tigers, the China Burma India Theater and Women in Aviation, including the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of WWII. ...

Memorial Set For Aerobatics Pilot Vicki Cruse from AVwebFlash Current Issue
A memorial event to celebrate the life of Vicki Cruse will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, at her hangar on Santa Paula Airport in California, EAA said this week. Cruse, who was president of the International Aerobatic Club, died in the crash of her Edge 540 while participating as a member of the U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic team at the World Aerobatics Championships in England on Aug. 22. She was a former U.S. Aerobatic Champion and Reno racing pilot. The celebration is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP and indicate whether they plan to arrive by plane or by car. For more information and contact info, see the flyer created for the event.

Mojave Fly-In 2009 from Mach14 by Kdog
This was the first time I have been to this small fly-in at Mojave. It wasn’t the best for flying planes, but it did have some very beautiful planes on the ground. Some of the nicest included a T-28, F-86, Fouga Magister, and two F-16’s. Also they had the Rocket Racers’ modified Long-eze’s there. There were also two air racers there which were Nemesis and the newly re-done Wasabi. Overall it was a nice little show where I got to see some cool planes I hadn’t seen before. Mojave Fly-In 2009 Gallery

Camarillo Airshow 2009 from Mach14 by Kdog
This year was the most amazing year yet by far. They really loaded the show with tons of warbirds including two P-38’s, F7F, F6F, F8F, P-51, B-25, Corsair, Zero, Spitfire, Rare NA-50 Replica, C-47, and some T-28’s and T6’s. Also to start the show they had some fly-bys by a Paris Jet. The Pilatus Porter did a demonstration and so did the blue and yellow RESCUE Huey. Also, some very old planes that flew were PT-22’s and PT19’s. The homebuilts included two Glassairs and two Lancair 360’s. Also they had a turbine Stallion fly a few passes with a vintage Howard. Formations included a five plane Navion formation and a 4 plane CJ-6 formation that flew in formation with the B-25. Again, this year’s show was by far the best and I hope you enjoy the pictures!!! Camarillo Airshow 2009 Gallery

Prize For Human-Powered Rotary Flight Rises To $250,000 from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Prizes have done much through the last 100 years or so to spur aviation innovation, from Lindbergh's Orteig Prize to today's X Prize competitions, but sometimes if the prize is not quite enticing enough, it doesn't really do the job. That seems to be what the folks at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. have decided, since they recently announced a dramatic change in the prize money for the Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition, from $20,000 to $250,000. The prize, which goes to the first human-powered helicopter that can hover at least 10 feet off the ground for 60 seconds, was first offered almost 30 years ago and has never been claimed. The best effort so far was by Prof. Akira Naito of Nihon University in Japan, who achieved an altitude of just over 6 inches and flight duration of 19.46 seconds. (Click through to see it on video.) A team at CalTech got into the air for 8 seconds at a height of 8 inches.

Dubai Airshow 2009, Desert Falcon blk 60 - F-16.net
I just called in Dubai Airshow and they told me clearly that " its for aviation belonging proffessionals only, No general public allowed ", its not fair. ...

B-17 takes a little flight down memory B-17 takes a little flight ... - Blaine Northern Light
They're both turbocharged (driven off the exhaust) and supercharged (with internal gearing), which gave the B-17 a higher ceiling – meaning safer missions. ...

Aviation Summit: A new look and feel for AOPA Expo - AOPA Pilot
... with the leaders of other associations, including EAA President Tom Poberezny, Women in Aviation President Peggy Chabrian, and NBAA President Ed Bolen. ...

F-104 movie screenplay from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
Rocco Zaccardi, an F-104 enthusiast living in NY, wrote me a few months ago to tell me that he had written a screenplay where the F-104 plays a ‘leading’ role in the story. As he explained: “I have had this story in my head since college, a long time ago!, and I have developed it over the last few years...

Prized plane parked at Indy plant from WISH TV by David Barras
An odd looking bird sat in a parking lot on the west side of Indianapolis Wednesday. It's a bright spot in a tough economy, keeping Hoosiers working and saving lives.

Poland - International Air Demos Air Show 2009 - Radom - 08/29/09 from FenceCheck Forums - Some more team displays
Poland - International Air Demos Air Show 2009 - Radom - 08/29/09 from FenceCheck Forums - Few photos of the Red Arrows

United States - Illinois - Rockford Airfest 2009 - Rockford - 08/21/09 from FenceCheck Forums - Cant get enough of dem Bones

F-22 Raptor from FenceCheck Forums

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F-18 Crash: Updates

NAAA Kickoff Breakfast Features Pilot’s Story from agwired.com
With a story eerily similar to the F-18 crash today in San Diego, Udell told the audience how he survived the highest speed ejection from a U.S. fighter aircraft at nearly 800 MPH.
Here is just a small segment of his amazing story:

Cecil Airshow 2009 to Benefit Alan Henley Video Link
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Just a few days before Sun N Fun 2009 opens, an extraordinary group of performers will gather at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida for an airshow to help one of their own, Alan Henley. A show from the heart, these are the best of the best performing a benefit for their "brother". ...
Related post.

Aviation Association Benefit Boost Firefighters Toy Drive Video
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
CALERA AL- Not your average "Old Fashion Hangar Christmas Party", the Shelby County Pilots Association joined the Calera Firefighters Association to boost their Toy Fund Drive last Friday night. "For our Christmas Party this year, we wanted to give back to the community," says SCAA President Rick Kilgore," since Christmas is for children, what better way than to help the City of Calera Firefighters Association Toy Drive." ...

First women at Air Force Academy honored from Air Force Times - News
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — History shows that the first women to enter the Air Force Academy arrived in the summer of 1976.

Group proposes Air Force One museum in NC - AirForceTimes.com
The proposed Air Force One Museum would occupy about 30 acres of state-owned land adjacent to the Wilmington International Airport, said Bill Williams, director of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Aviation Division.

Berlin Airlift Re-Enactment to Launch Dec. 13 in North Carolina - MarketWatch
Hosting the event is ideal for Elizabeth City, an area with a rich aviation history - and a burgeoning future. "Elizabeth City has launched many news-making ...

Oregon navigator helped return a busted B-17 to base - EastOregonian.info, OR
AP SALEM - The gnarled mass of metal, wire and instruments on the nose of the B-17 Flying Fortress is a staggering sight. Photographs show a machine gun ...

Mike’s Mystery Machine. # 05 from AeroHub by admin
Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 (Experimental Night Bombardment - Long-range); popularily known per the media as the “Barling Bomber”.
... To understand the story, drama and ultimate failure of the “World’s Largest Aircraft”, we must first travel back to (un) merrie WWI England in order to consider a previous “World’s Largest Aircraft” and the role of Mr. Walter Henry Barling; the so-called aircraft designer. I found a geneology reference which provided much family detail, but the salient points are that he was born in Woolwich on 10th, January, 1890, and died in Santa Cruz on 2nd, April, 1965. I do not know his technical education, but during WWI he was employed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough. When the Royal Air Force was formed in 1918, the name was changed to Royal Aircraft Establishment. In 1917, he married Jessie E. Caddy who died in Santa Cruz in July, 1975.
Anyway, he was obviously working in some sort of design ...

Elvis Presley's 1962 Private Lockheed Jetstar to be Auctioned. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
Elvis Presley was known to be an airplane enthusiast. In fact, he owned three jets during his lifetime, which included a Convair 880 Jet (the famous Lisa Marie) and two Lockheed Jet. After Elvis’ death all jets were sold, and today only Hound Dog II and the Lisa Marie have returned to Graceland. The 1962 Lockheed Jet that will be up for auction is one of only 204 aircrafts manufactured between 1957 and 1978 in a private project between Jetstar and Lockheed...

First Space Camp Hall of Famer In Space - WAAY, AL
Dottie Metcalf- Lindenburger is about to become the first Space Camp graduate to actually fly in space! She is scheduled to fly aboard the Shuttle Atlantis ...

Argentine Aerocar Flew Down Highways with Gigantic Propeller [Retromodo]
from Gizmodo by Mark Wilson

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Wild blue yonder beckons pilots National Post
I was at the Arrow's rollout because my father was in the Royal Canadian Air Force and my mother and I attended the event.

ARROWS FLY OVER THE BIG APPLE Lincolnshire Echo, UK
The Red Arrows have flown over New York City for the first time in their history. Ten aircraft from the aerobatic team made their way over from their base ...

Red Arrows' first New York display The Press Association
The world-famous RAF aerobatic team flew over central Manhattan and performed a fly-by of the Statue of Liberty as they swept over New York Harbour on ...

Those planes doing rolls, loops and spins over Cape May are just ... Press of Atlantic City, NJ
It’s all part of an aerobatic flying competition making it’s first-ever appearance here. The 2008 Wildwoods Acroblast Aerobatic Competition features ...

Women’s Air Race ends in Mansfield with celebration Enterprise News, MA
The first female pilots to complete this year’s Women’s Air Race Classic are expected to begin landing this afternoon at Mansfield Municipal Airport, ...

Air show is a favorite of performers Providence Journal, RI
... an Army jump team, and Colleen Tucker, far right, wife of stunt pilot Sean Tucker, enjoy Rhode Island hospitality last night at the home of Col. ...

Author : Rocket Racing League; EAA Earthtimes (press release), UK
OSHKOSH, Wis. , June 26 -- EAA AVIATION CENTER -- The Rocket Racing League is moving ahead with its plans to have a major presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh ...

Rocket Racing League to Unveil Competition Aircraft, More at AirVenture from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
The Rocket Racing League is moving ahead with its plans to have a major presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” with the unveiling of its competition aircraft, flight demonstrations and special presentations during the weeklong event.

Media Advisory: Canadian Military Aircraft at Air Show Ottawa Market Wire (press release)
"Our Air Force men and women are honoured by the themes of this year's air show," said Commander of Air Command and Chief of Air Staff Lieutenant-General ...

Lake in the Sky Air Show soars Saturday Tahoe Daily Tribune
The Lake in the Sky Air Show reaches new heights Saturday, June 27, at the Lake Tahoe Airport. “We really have a big lineup,” airport director Rick Jenkins said of the 19th annual event.

City stars could turn Fiesta Bowl into an air show Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
JUN.08 One thing is almost certain regarding Saturday’s LA Army Strong Fiesta Bowl High School All-Star Game - the football is going to be in the air. At least that figures to be the case for the City Section in the City vs.

Snowbirds fly over Goderich Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Canada
The beach in Goderich was packed with thousands on-lookers who gathered for the Canadian Forces' Snowbirds. Their precision jet aerobatic team carved hearts ...

Military tribute Saturday at Padres game San Diego Union Tribune, United States
The tribute also will include Navy Leap Frogs parachuting into Petco Park and a fly-by of four Navy F-18 fighter jets.

Geraldo jumps into war’s media coverage FayObserver.com, NC
On Wednesday morning before the jump, he toured the Golden Knights Museum on Fort Bragg. Rivera said he had been planning the jump for about two weeks, ...

Upside-down over the ocean: a reporter learns how to fly Boston Globe, United States
By Maddie Hanna, Globe Correspondent A thousand feet above the Atlantic, John Klatt decides he's going to test how tight my harness is. Our plane flips. ...

Pioneering member of Tuskegee Airman dies at 87 The Associated Press
"He was not just a part of American history; he helped to make it," museum founder Nick Snider said Thursday. Dryden's 21-year military career included combat missions in Korea and assignments in Japan, Germany and US bases.

Win Air Tattoo 2008 tickets SoGlos.com, UK
Win a pair of tickets to the Royal International Air Tattoo 2008 at RAF Fairford this July, in SoGlos.com’s high-flying competition. ...

Military buffs revisit history in Northwest Florida's Air Force ... Splash, FL
There are over 25 different aircraft that have found a home at the Air Force Armament Museum including an AC-130, B-17, B-25, B-52, P-51, A-10, F-15, F-16, ...

Airport open house and car show kicks off Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Post, ME
Air show performers include Manfred Radius, Rob Holland and three Red Star Rally pilots, McDougal said. He suggested people bring lawn chairs so they can ...

26 aircraft for Air Rally of Malta this weekend (Times of Malta) A total of 26 light aircraft from seven European countries will be taking part in the International Air Rally of Malta this weekend.

Tiger Meet 2008 from Military Photos by Galileo
First images of the Tiger meet 2008 in France, here the official 11F Tm2008 website with a good galery of images

Wolverley's war role marked Kidderminster Shuttle, UK
That will be preceded at 1.45pm by a flypast over the village by Hurricane and Spitfire planes. A parade of dignitaries, including a representative of the ...

Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil (Staff Sgt. Julie Weckerlein )
For 50 years, Dub Southers recalled the grueling hours he worked at an air base in northern Germany at the start of the Berlin Airlift, not the historical significance of what he helped achieve as a flight engineer and crew chief. He remembered well the stacks of coal being shipped in from local coal fields, the 196 missions he flew over Berlin and being a 20-year-old Air Force staff sergeant keeping the C-54 Skymaster aircraft flying. "Coal was our basic cargo," said Mr. Southers, 81, of Texas. "Occasionally, we flew flour, but I can't recall anything other than coal."

South Bend Regional Airport Upset About Study from Headlines - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
South Bend Regional Airport Executive Director John Shalliol is upset with the recent report identifying three Indiana airports that could lose service as major airlines deal with rising fuel prices and other financial difficulties. Shalliol questions how the information was gathered by the Pennsylvania-based Business Travel Coalition. He is only aware of cuts by Allegiant Air (NASDAQ: ALGT). Shalliol understands that this is a tough time not only for airports but for any other fuel-dependent industry. He would not be surprised if more airlines implement changes to deal with economic conditions.

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FATE OF THE RED ARROWS TO BE REVEALED Lincolnshire Echo, UK - The fate of the Red Arrows is expected to be finally decided by the end of the week. The question of whether the team will remain at RAF Scampton, ...
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156582&command=displayContent&sourceNode=156408&contentPK=20668969&folderPk=87028&pNodeId=156139

Apple Valley Airport expands Victorville Daily Press, CA - APPLE VALLEY — The Apple Valley Airport is expanding, with new hangers, new business partnerships and a large air show in the works. ...
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/apple_6519___article.html/valley_airport.html

Record Crowd Sees Show Fort Smith Times Record, AR - The 2008 Fort Smith Regional Air Show concluded Sunday, attracting a massive turnout of attendees, according to Capt. Heath Allen, a public affairs officer
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2008/05/20/news/news01.txt

On this Day: Amelia Earhart Embarks on Solo Atlantic Flight finding Dulcinea, New York - Later, the aviatrix continued to set records, becoming the first person to fly the Atlantic alone twice, and the first woman to fly nonstop across the ...
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/May-June-08/On-this-Day--Amelia-Earhart-Embarks-on-Solo-Atlantic-Flight.html

Join AMA as a sponsor of the Great Reno Balloon Race Reno air races by awalden
... Grand Sierra Resort, IGT, Peppermill Hotel Casino, Sands Regency Casino Hotel, University of Nevada, Reno and Muckel Anderson CPAs. Silver Sponsors: Del Taco, Eldorado Hotel Casino, National Championship Air Races. Major Sponsors: ...
http://www.renotahoeama.com/2008/05/19/join-ama-as-a-sponsor-of-the-great-reno-balloon-race/

Venom Down - via ASB
[Pilot walks away]...The Weld County Sheriff's Department says Mark Johnson was flying his 1956 De Havilland Venom, a vintage aircraft, when it lost power. ...
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=91964

25th Melton Show 'will be best yet' Melton Today, UK - In addition members of the Parachute School at Langar Airfield will be dropping in and the Red Arrows will be performing their spectacular flypast to mark ...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080519/NEWS06/80519076

NORTH WEALD: War hero comes to airshow Epping Forest Guardian, UK - By James Colasanti THE skies above the district came to life on Sunday as military aircraft from yesteryear flew in to celebrate North Weald Airfield's ...
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.2281533.0.north_weald_war_hero_comes_to_airshow.php


GEICO Skytypers to be Featured Performers at 2008 Jones Beach Air Show NewsLI, NY - This years Air show commences at 10:00 am and concludes at 3:00 pm www.jonesbeachairshow.com Arrive early Dress in beach attire Bring some warm clothes in ...
http://www.newsli.com/2008/05/19/geico-skytypers-to-be-featured-performers-at-2008-jones-beach-air-show/

Combat helicopters on display in Gaffney, will escort Vietnam vets ... Shelby Star, NC - GAFFNEY, SC - For 20 years, a group of motorcyclists from all over the country have gathered at the Wings and Rotors Air Museum located in Murrieta, Calif. ...
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/gaffney_31274___article.html/vietnam_helicopters.html

Lee-Davis senior earns aviation scholarship Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Plentl retired from the Virginia Department of Aviation in 1984; he was elected to the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame that same year. ...
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-19-0173.html

March Field Airfest 2008 Pictures from Military Photos by Chucky - Some pictures of the March Field Airfest 2008 airshow photos - USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team F-16 Falcon
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134470

Andrews Air Force Base 2008 Airshow Cool Pictures Airshow Officially named the 2008 Joint Services Air Show, KungPow and I joined our own services to bring a slice of the air show to you in this RightPundits exclusive. KungPow is an accomplished photographer took some spectacular pictures of some beautiful aircraft. For all you ariplane buffs, there are plenty more photos below the fold. **Update** Yes, in honor of the controversy about the Tennessee GOP ad about Michele Obama, the airshow truly made me proud to be an American! The B2 Bomber does
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=1494

Mach 3 with Your Hair on Fire Everything from vintage WW-II war birds to the latest F-35 Joint Strike fighter were on display this past weekend at Andrews Air Force Base for the annual Joint Service Open House and Air Show. There was a great exhibit on the Berlin Airlift inside a vintage C-54 with a few volunteers, including one woman who was in the British Sector during the airlift and had a few great stories about the living conditions. She was able to emigrate to the U.S. and you could here how proud she was to be an
http://www.thedctraveler.com/mach-3-with-your-hair-on-fire/

So... I went to an Airshow recently.... and took alot of really cool pictures... The airshow we visited was at Andrews Airforce Base in Washington, D.C. It featured the Blue Angels, flights by some F-15s, F-22s, F-4s, and a P-51. It featured some vehicles and weapon, as well Anyways, here are some of the pictures that I took: Click to enlarge F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Huey Me flying the Huey Some fighters The Cobra The A-10 The Abrams Tank Bradley IFV Stryker
http://www.tacticalgamer.com/pictures-screenshots/116261-so-i-went-airshow-recently.html

Wings over Pittsburgh 2008 - Technorati: Airshow
Wings over Pittsburgh 2008 May 19th, 2008 No Comments Posted in » Photography Here are some photographs from the Wings over Pittsburgh Airshow 2008. The Canadians were there with the Snowbirds.
http://srirambala.com/?p=313

P-51 Mustang Belly Lands - YouTube via AAFO
A Mustang WWII fighter plane is forced to make an emergency landing at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, after its landing gear fails. CFA firefighters are on hand for fire prevention and possible rescue. 05/04/08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze2nEipDLR0

Aviation High is model school Highline Times, WA - The Highline School District's Aviation High School has been selected as one of 23 model high schools for 2008 by the International Center for Leadership in ...
http://www.highlinetimes.com/articles/2008/05/19/news/local_news/news04.txt

WWII vet organizing event to honor Michigan's servicemen Detroit Free Press, United States... address from author, Doug Stanton, who wrote “In Harm’s Way,” a story about the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, which was torpedoed by the Japanese. ...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080519/NEWS06/80519076

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