Indy Transponder 29-SEP-2012 1200z

'Fat Albert' is in town for air show - Hawaii News Now Video | He is the opening act to the big headliner of the Kaneohe Bay Airshow this weekend. These Blue Angels could not perform without him. We're talking about "Fat Albert". "Welcome to Fat Albert Airlines," the Blue Angels' crew exclaimed. I got to jump on ...

Skies over Chico come alive today, Sunday for air show - Enterprise-Record | Team Rocket (Eric Hansen and Ken Fowler) criss-cross as the sun sets behind them in the Twilight Air Show at the Chico Municipal Airport on Friday. Nearly a dozen performances are planned today and Sunday in the skies over the airport.(Jason Halley ...

Fun propelled to new heights at Chico Air Show - Mercury-Register | John Freckman flies in his Nanchang CJ-6 plane over north Chico as he gives a ride-along in preparation for the air show at the Chico Municipal Airport on Friday...

Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in flight again today - Rome News Tribune | Thousands of pairs of eyes will squint into the sunlight as they watch the daring Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform fascinating feats across the sky as the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show continues today through Sunday. The Richard B. Russell ...

Warbirds Over Paso Airshow brings family fun and history to the Central Coast - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | During World War II, planes helped get our soldiers home safe. They played a large role in our fight, and SATURDAY, they're being celebrated. Retired Warbirds rarely seen flying will make their re-debut over the Central Coast at the Warbirds Over Paso ...

Daring Pilots Soar Above Grayson County - KTEN | GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- Top pilots took to the skies over Texoma, putting on a daring display at the North Texas Regional Airport. The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships has been happening in Denison...

Red Arrows hit a hitch - Times of Malta | “The team's engineers are currently doing their very best to have the aircraft serviceable again but it is not yet known if the Red Arrows will be able to perform in Malta,” said Joe Ciliberti, president of the Malta Aviation Society. Most other ...

Breaking News: Light Aircraft Crashes During Bandung Air Show - Jakarta Globe | A training aircraft crashed on Saturday while doing an aerobatic maneuver during the Bandung Air Show 2012 at Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, killing the pilot and co-pilot. The plane crashed at about 11:30 a.m. and exploded, with thick black ...

Ninety-Nines’ museum, headquarters promote women in aviation from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From News OK: Ninety-Nines’ museum, headquarters promote women in aviation history   | In 1929, 86 women pilots met to form an organization that wasn’t named until two years later, when 99 female pilots met again.  The Ninety-Nines were born. The women...

Guilty Plea From Man Accused Of Shooting At Antique Airplane - from Aero-News Network | Had Been Charged With Interfering With The Plane's Flight A Hayden, AL, man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to interfering with the June flight of a restored biplane landing at a private airfield beside his Blount County home by firing several shotgun blasts, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert E. Haley III. Jason Allen McCay, 36, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins to one count of attempting to interfere with the authorized operation of an aircraft flying in the United States...

Young Eagles at Pine Mountain Lake - EAA Chapter 1337 | Children ages 8-17 welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who will be required to complete and sign a Young Eagles Registration Form prior to flying for each participating child. For more program ...

Indy Transponder 27-SEP-10 1030z

Who's the boss? At the Chico Air Show, it's Willie Turner - Enterprise-Record | The Canadian Snowbirds whizzed in unison and drew a heart and maple leaf in the sky. A pilot with his engine turned off lilted 6000 feet to the ground and a ...

Georgetown Airfest 2010 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2010 – GEORGETOWN, TX   Central Texas residents had beautiful weather for the Georgetown Airfest.  This was mostly an open house for the community to check out some beautiful planes, new and old, learn more about the local flight schools, and see some flying as well…

Blue Angels at NAS Oceana by Alex Hung - Ever since I've watched the Blue Angels on Discover Channel (A Year in the Life of Blue Angels), I've always wanted to visit an air show with them demonstrating their aerobatics skills. A few months back, we found out that the Blue Angels will be at the NAS Oceana down in Virginia Beach for the Ocean Air Show last weekend. So Leah and I decided to drive down there on Friday (with a stop at Annapolis to see the US Naval Academy)…

St. Louis Regional Airport Fly-In Attracts Wide Range of Aircraft from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo…

The Pilot's Wife: Air Show and a Photo Shoot by Emily | Brian, my husband's partner in crime, as well as his partner in the airshow business, flew his Pitts over as well. Before the show on Saturday, Patrick, Brian, Patrick's dad T.C., Wayne, a photographer friends, and Kevin another pilot ...

Oxcart Legacy Tour: Paying Tribute - Saturday, the Roadrunners were honored and paid tribute to fallen A-12 pilots at CIA headquarters-- Today a visit was made to the final resting places of two A-12 program personnel at Arlington National Cemetery-Major General Douglas Nelson and Col. Ray Schrecengost…

Injured Indonesian pilot dies - The Hindu | AP A Super Decathlon flies too low before being crashed during an air show in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, September 24, 2010…

Warbirds salute veterans in Millville - Vineland Daily Journal | Some warbirds were parked for attendees to gawk at, take pictures beside and even climb into, while many other planes could be seen in flight. ...

World War II veterans get a free sentimental journey - Lehigh Acres News Star | Ken Boggs, commander of the Disabled American Veterans Bradenton chapter, said his group didn't hesitate to donate $6000 for the trip. ...

WWII aircraft tour soars above North Shore - Boston Globe | From Saturday through Monday, approximately 2000 spectators and riders got an up-close look at two heavy bombers: "Nine O Nine,'' a Boeing B-17 Flying ...

Inhabitat's Week in Green: fly like a bird, bend batteries in half, and spray clothing from a can from Engadget by Inhabitat - This week saw several amazing feats of aeronautics as we showcased the world's first continuous flight of a human-powered ornithopter and the sun-powered Solar Impulse plane embarked upon an incredible voyage across Switzerland…

VIDEO: Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race takes off from Bristol, UK from Flight International by Barbara Cockburn - The Gordon Bennett Cup, the oldest (gas) hot air balloon race was launched this weekend for the first time in the UK. September 2010, weather permitting. Unlike a normal hot air balloon race the balloons are filled with hydrogen and so 20 took off from a site in Bristol on The gas balloons are controlled by releasing gas to go down and throwing out sand to go up…

Gordon Bennett 2010 Gas Balloon Race Gains Altitude And Distance from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | On Saturday at dust 20 teams and 20 balloons consisting of two pilots (pilot and co-pilot) and a retrieve crew, from 12 countries began the 54th International Gordon Bennett 2010 gas balloon race at near Bristol, England. The Gordon Bennett Cup is the world's…

Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months: Branson – AFP | The project's SpaceshipTwo, an aircraft built by aviation engineer Burt Rutan and designed to carry paying customers into suborbital space, had its maiden ...

ROCKETS Magazine releases ThunderStruck 2010 DVD set from Rocketry Planet | GAITHERSBURG, Maryland USA — ThunderStruck 2010 was Tripoli Indiana's first journey into the uncharted territory of running a regional launch. The launch site as Ash Grove near West Lafayette is big, LDRS-capable big. The launch took place during the weekend of April 10 and 11, 2010. The launch site is a working farm where the remnants of the last corn crop were clearly evident, with over a thousand acres still covered in dry, brown corn stalks. The corn was scheduled to be disked under to make way for this year's crop of soybeans, but Mother Nature made sure the ground stayed wet and muddy right up until the launch window opened…

Nuclear Powered B-52 from The Unwanted Blog by admin | Shown at the informational kiosk for the Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment displays at the Idaho National Laboratory (conveniently located in the middle of nowhere - see here) is an illustration of a B-52 with a hugenormous engine nailed onto the port-rear fuselage. While it's not described, the presumption is that this was an idea for a test flight for a nuclear powered turbojet (although I have doubts… it doesn't really look like a good testbed for a nuke). As said, no further info than the picture below…

The Boeing 247 Flying Laboratory of United Air Lines from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | United Air Lines' legendary president William "Pat" Patterson listed his corporate goals in what he called his "Rule of Five"- safety, passenger comfort, dependability, honesty, and sincerity. To Pat Patterson, the goal of safety was the most important that he asked each and everyone one of his employees to strive for above all else…

360 degree cockpit views from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | Ever dreamed of piloting a fighter bomber? Getting behind the controls of a Comet? Or a Jaguar or a Vulcan bomber? Or chilling out on board Concorde? Now you step into the cockpits and cabins of these famous planes and view them in stunning 360° panoramas! click here to go to National Museums Scotland website for these fantastic panoramas. Wish al lthe world's aircraft were featured this way…   

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Enter to Win Free Miramar Air Show Tickets - Many eyes will be looking towards the sky next weekend at the annual Miramar Air Show. Enjoy over seven hours of the world's best military and…

San Diego Blog - DiscoverSD by Ryan Eisenacher - Get ready folks, the Annual MCAS Miramar Air Show is only six days away.Jetting over San Diego from October 1st-3rd, the highly anticipated 2010 air show will honor the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima with the theme "Marines: A Tradition of Uncommon Valor."

California International Airshow Salinas to celebrate 30 years of planes ... - The Salinas Californian
"There had been an air show just a few years back. It fell into that 50 percent." The Airshow stemmed from an idea by then-Salinas resident Jerry Ross, ...

Editorial: Airshow a success story on many levels - The Salinas Californian | The California International Airshow in Salinas has drawn crowds since it began and seems to grow more each year. Observers and performers return year after ...

Heather Golden: Salinas Air Show event lets kids run on the runway - The Salinas Californian | The 30th California International Air Show "Just Run" and the 25th Big Sur International ...

Past & Present Planes at the Chico Air Show – KHSL | The 2010 Chico Air Show is bringing airplanes from the past and present to the North State. From the past the Interstate Cadet, a two seater plane built in ...

Thunderbirds co-founder always wanted to be a pilot - Kansas.com | Bob Kanaga is a lifelong aviator who grew up in Derby and helped found the Thunderbirds in 1953. Bob Kanaga will return to ...

The French connection - Times of Malta | One of these fathers is the leader solo, Captain Sylvain Pillet, 36, whose three daughters point up at the sky as the aerobatic team flies over their home ...

Air Fair Preview – KLEW | It's the 3rd annual Air Fair open house and Fly-in. "If a person is an aviation enthusiest at all, they're going to want to see these things," said ...

Vulcan to take to the skies for last time this weekend? - Bournemouth Echo | The last airworthy Avro Vulcan, which spent several days in Bournemouth this summer at the weather-hit air festival, carrying out an impromptu display on ...

Navy Investigates Videotaped Helicopter Snafu - ABC News | The helicopters were returning to their home base at North Island in San Diego from an air show at Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento. ...

Photo by Guillaume Besnard from JetPhotos Latest SC Photos | Airbus Skylink Aero-Spacelines 377SGT Super Guppy taken at Toulouse Blagnac – LFBO:

Bomber flier soars again - Worcester Telegram | Bill, joined by his son Philip, took a ride yesterday in a B-17 out of the Manchester, NH, airport. The airplane is owned by the Collins Foundation of Stow. ...

Tour shows off military aircraft - Nashua Telegraph | The tour included two World War II heavy bombers, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress named "Nine O Nine" and a Consolidated B-24 Liberator called "Witchcraft. ...

WWII bomber needs good home - Charleston Post Courier | Skunkie was brought to Columbia from Greenwood prior to the Doolittle Raiders' 50th anniversary in 1992. The Raiders were World War II fliers who bombed ...
WWII Indian flying ace Squadron Leader Pujji, 92, dies from Military Photos by STIG | An Indian pilot who flew Hawker Hurricanes during World War II has died, it has been announced. Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji, 92, died at at Darent Valley Hospital in Kent on Saturday following a stroke. Sqn Ldr Pujji was believed to be the last surviving fighter pilot from a group of 24 Indians who arrived in Britain in 1940. He survived several crashes and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for services in Burma…

Biofuel Powered Historic Transatlantic Flight from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | Intertek, the leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, tested the aviation fuel used during a historic biofuel powered single engine propeller flight across the Atlantic from Canada to Germany. Intertek was chosen as the project's biofuel fuel quality testing partner, providing testing and consultancy services during the fuel development phase as well…

Boeing Completes Production of 1st Australian Super Hornet with Provisions for Future Electronic Attack Capability from Defence Aviation by Boeing | Boeing announced on 23 September 2010 that it has completed production of the first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet that has the capability to be converted into an electronic attack aircraft. Boeing is pre-wiring the RAAF's second lot of 12 Super Hornets for potential electronic attack capability conversion during production at the company's facilities in St. Louis…

Govt. approves funds for giant Shuttle-derived rocket to be ready within six years
from Military Photos by Scriptable | The House Science and Technology Chairman has just written $1.2 billion for commercial rockets for astronauts into a new version of NASA's next funding bill. A new giant Shuttle-derived rocket is also ordered, to be ready within six years… More: http://www.fastcompany.com/1690971/g...big-rocket-too

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Indy Transponder 24-SEP-10 1030z

World interest soars over Canadian record-breaking flight - Toronto Star | The Snowbird was kept disassembled in a barn at a nearby aviation club with its own runway. Each morning, the team would bike to the barn before sunrise and ...

Orni-what? from AviationBull - Where pilots go to shoot the bull... by Jason | I don't think it's possible to watch this video and not be impressed. It was a short flight of only 19.3 seconds covering 145 meters, but it was an amazing achievement in many ways. This is the first ever sustained flight of a human-powered ornithopter. What's an ornithopter? I'm glad you asked...

Blue Angels Come To Hawaii - KITV Honolulu | KANEOHE, Hawaii -- The Marine Corps Base Hawaii will host an air show featuring the Navy's Blue Angels flight team this Saturday and Sunday at the Kaneohe ...

Steve flies high with the Blue Angels - Hawaii News Now | Keep in mind when the Blue Angels fly in formation they're about 18 inches apart wingtip to wingtip. So because they need to be so accurate, they can't wear ...

Chico Air Show 2010 Preview – KHSL | The Chico Air Show 2010 boasts some of the most impressive aircraft and pilots in the world, including Canada's famous Snowbirds. ...

Biplane takes to the sky after 10-year restoration project - Times of Malta | Everyday this most historic aircraft in Maltese aviation history is deteriorating rapidly and we should soon arrive at a point when it would be too late, ...

2011 Air Show Dates Discussed - The Dispatch | OCEAN CITY – There is little doubt that this past summer's air show was a success, and officials are already looking ahead ...

Static air show benefits a local child - Conroe Courier | From 9 am to 5 pm, individuals be free to enjoy a static air show, face painting and other child-friendly activities. A variety of airliners will be ...

Plane bursts into flames at airshow - NDTV.com | AP, Updated: September 24, 2010 13:59 IST Jakarta: A small plane crashed and burst into flames during an air show in the Indonesian city of Bandung on ...

Bandung Air Show Stunt Ends With Flaming Wreck - Jakarta Globe | Smoke billows from the wreckage of a Super Decathlon airplane at Bandung Air Show. The pilot survived the crash. (Photo courtesy of @dogs_lovers) Jakarta. ...

MIG-29 fighter jet crashes in Belarus, crew dies from Military Photos by seruriermarshal | MIG-29 fighter jet crashes in Belarus, crew dies / 23.09.2010, 22.48 / MINSK, September 23 (Itar-Tass) – A MIG-29 fighter jet crashed in Belarus Thursday night, a spokesman for the Belarussian Defense Ministry told Itar-Tass. The jet's crew died.

A MIG-27 of Indian Airforce Crashes in West Bengal from Defence Aviation by Cavin Dsouza | A Indian Air Force MIG-27 crashed in West Bengal. This is the third MIG-27 crash this year for the Indian Airforce. Early this morning, a MIG- 27 Aircraft of the Indian air Force crashed in Midnapore District of West Bengal.The crash took place around 8:25 AM IST, east of Kalaokunda air base in duria village, West Bengal, when the aircraft was on a routine flight session.

So much for flight safety! from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | The problems have been identified - the engine often cuts out in inverted flight, and the aircraft has all the gliding characteristics of a well-made brick. Since inverted flight, and recovery therefrom, are integral elements in military pilot training, this tends to produce a less than enthusiastic response in those ordered to fly the thing, particularly since they can't rely on gliding down to the ground after the inevitable happens…

Compressor stalls from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti | I didn't think that compressor stalls during "cat shots" (catapult lauches) were frequent events. However, a quick look at US Navy website let me realize that compressor stalls or compressor surges are common (most probably?) because the hot vapour generated by the catapult is ingested by the aircraft intake thus creating a breakdown in compression resulting in a the compressor's inability to absorb the momentary disturbance and to continue pushing the air against the already-compressed air behind it…

Piloting women celebrated - Cumberland Courier Newspapers | WOMEN in aviation and flight will be celebrated at The Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill during its open day. The day's program will include a ...

Amelia Earhart photo gallery: Amelia 1926 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

Bob Hemminger - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune | He was a US Army Airforce Veteran of World World II, serving in the Pacific as a tail gunner on a B-25. He was a member of the VFW in Marceline, Mo., ...

Governor Riley Accompanies Alabama Veterans on Honor Flight from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON - Governor Bob Riley  traveled with 88 World War II veterans from south Alabama on an Honor Flight this Wednesday. The group departed from Mobile on Wednesday at 7:15 a.m., spent the day in Washington, D.C. at the World War II Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, and returned to Mobile around 7:30 p.m. Governor Riley served as a guardian for three of the veterans during the trip.

Wings-n-Wheels weekend at Wings Field from Rob's Flying Adventures by Rob | September 11th weekend marked another anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, and we all remembered the days events in individual ways.  It also was the date chosen for Angel Flight East to hold their annual Wings and Wheels weekend to raise money for Angel Flight…

AN amateur rocket enthusiast is believed to have launched a rocket from ... - This Is Sussex | He said: "Rocketry is inevitably dangerous if you are going to achieve heights like that, particularly on the Gatwick flight path, you have got to register ...

On This Day in Aviation History: September 24th by Matt Molnar | The German Luftwaffe is founded, Cathay Pacific Airlines is formed, Jimmy Doolittle makes the first all-instrument flight, and more...

Hatching the Grumman Goose from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In the fall of 1936 Grumman Aircraft was rapidly expanding having proven itself capable of producing fast advanced Navy biplane fighters that were set the standard for toughness during carrier operations. The company had just broken ground on its Bethpage plant on Long Island that would be its long-time home right on up to the production of the F-14 Tomcat…