Showing posts with label Great Tennessee Air Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Tennessee Air Show. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Great Tennessee Air Show May 12-13
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Indy Transponder 11-MAY-2011 1030z
Fly-in to welcome Osprey - Brewton Standard | A US Air Force V22 Osprey, airplane rides, motorcycles and classic cars are among the attractions this weekend at the second annual Brewton Spring Fly-in. The event — free to the public — will be held from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Brewton ...
Fly-in to Gulf Shores to help tornado victims - Gulf Coast Newspapers | John Barnes thought last year's fly-in by the Shelby County Aviation Association would be a one-time fundraiser to spotlight the crises merchants faced during the Gulf Coast oil spill. Alabama. Motorcyclists headed by Shelby County ...
Fly-in to Gulf Shores to help tornado victims - Gulf Coast Newspapers | John Barnes thought last year's fly-in by the Shelby County Aviation Association would be a one-time fundraiser to spotlight the crises merchants faced during the Gulf Coast oil spill. Alabama. Motorcyclists headed by Shelby County ...
San Francisco Welcomes First West Coast Lufthansa Airbus A380 Flight from Airline Reporter by David Parker Brown | Lufthansa's Airbus A380 (D-AIMD) gets a water salute when arriving to San Francisco on May 10th. Today was a beautiful day to fly down to San Francisco (SFO) to greet the Lufthansa’s first Airbus A380 passenger flight from Frankfurt, Germany to SFO…Blue Angels Make Perfect Landing at Children's Hospital In New Orleans from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The Navy Blue Angels brought out the smiles of patients at Children's Hospital in New Orleans May 6 when they visited more than a dozen patients there…
Blue Angels coming - NJ.com from http://www.nj.com/ The prestigious U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, which performed at Millville Airport in 2007 and earlier in 2003, will return to highlight an extensive display of military airplanes and aviation displays at Millville Airport on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29…
S. Korea's largest aviation exhibition successful: chief organizer - Yonhap News | To elevate the event as an international airshow and exhibition, Hwang promised to showcase more eye-catching events to attract both buyers and tourists from around the world. "We will make efforts to put on a more fun, advanced air festival next year ...
Great TN Airshow pics by steve1840 | Here are just a few of the 3000 photos I shot on Sunday at the Great TN Airshow. I do apologize for some of the back lighting as the flight line faced into the sun all afternoon…YF-104 Starfighter — manning a missile? from Travel for Aircraft | The Starfighter was really known as a missile with a man it and it’s easy to see why with its petite wings and monster engine. But what was the F-104′s genesis? The Starfighter is another design by the legendary chief designer of so many aircraft designs from the P-38 Lightning and SR-71 “Blackbird”, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson of Lockheed. During the Korean War he talked with combat fighter pilots and leaned what is so often relearned — in combat equipment is only good if it is reliable…
USAF Takes Delivery Of First Production F-35 Lightning II from Aero-News Network | Air Force Flight Testing To Be Conducted At Edwards AFB The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters…
May 2011 NAA Record Newsletter - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the X2 Technology Demonstrator Team Honored at 2011 Collier Dinner "The most dangerous forecast in aviation is to predict the impossibility of something." This quote from Igor I. Sikorsky, founder of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, was delivered by his son, Sergei Sikorsky, during a toast at the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy Presentation Banquet on May 5, 2011. It epitomizes what makes aviation great: an unrelenting desire for and amazing track record of innovation. The 2010 Collier Trophy was awarded this year to the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the X2 Technology Demonstrator Team. This marked the third time the name Sikorsky has been a part of receiving this honor. Igor Sikorsky accepted the 1950 Collier Trophy from President Harry S. Truman, and the company was honored again in 2002 for its S-92 helicopter...and more....MAY NAA Newsletter
Episode 146 – Ice Pilots from by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Our guest this episode is Mikey McBryan from Buffalo Airways and the TV show Ice Pilots (known as Ice Pilots NWT in Canada). In the U.S., thie show airs Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. You can follow them on Twitter at @IcePilotsNWT…Aviation, Making the Impossible Possible in 4 Centuries Now from Flight Monkeys | There was a time, believe it or not, when even smart people argued that powered flight was impossible. If it didn’t have feathers, it couldn’t fly. At least that was the thinking. Then came the Montgolfier brothers and their hot air balloons. Well sure, a ballon can fly, they said. But that’s it. And the balloon only flies because it’s hollow and filled with smoke. Everyone knows that smoke rises, naturally…
Statue honors legend in the aviation community - WBIR-TV | A Guinness World Record holder and an overall legend in the aviation community added another honor to her long list on Tuesday evening. Evelyn Bryan Johnson also known as "Mama Bird" now has a bronze sculpture in her likeness at the New Morristown ...
Wartime flier tells audience the way it really was - Local stories - Yorkshire Post from http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ Almost 70 years after he took part in Lancaster bomber raids over Germany, former Royal Air Force flier Norman Turner has finally decided to lift the lid on the antics of his air crew. Throughout 1944 Mr Turner took part in 55 bombing missions, mostly on German cities, earning himself a Distinguished Flying Cross…
The Classic Duck from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | It always amazes me that this plane, something used as a bomber and fighter, seats four! It’s such a cool plane to see parked, and it’s pretty cool to see in flight. This is the J2F-6 Duck at Fantasy of Flight that we had pulled out this morning to photograph. We lucked out big time when the ground fog formed and floated over the ramp in the predawn light...Airport mural honors pilots - The Bridgeton News - NJ.com | They make our aviation heritage come alive," said Robert Trivellini, project coordinator for the Millville Army Air Field Museum. "The murals document the importance of local aviation history and demonstrate the value of visual communication in our ...
Texas Space Alliance hails state's new space tourism liability law from RLV and Space Transport News | An announcement from the Texas Space Alliance: TEXAS SPACE ALLIANCE (TXA) Celebrates New Space “tourism” Law Calls for More Action on Commercial Space ASAP -- Austin, TX, May 11, 2011 – The Texas Space Alliance congratulated the governor and legislature on passing what it hopes will be the first of a new wave of pro-commercial space laws in the last weeks, and called for the Texas government to move quickly to pass other pro-commercial space legislation - before other states seal their leads in courting this billion dollar industry…
EAA offers children chance to soar - Times-Georgian | by Catalina Trivinio/Times-Georgian The Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) local chapter will be preparing for take off during their annual Young Eagles Flight Rally on Saturday, May 14 at the West Georgia Regional Airport offering young people ...
Today in Aviation History – May 11 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Today in Aviation History – May 11 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Monday, May 9, 2011
Indy Transponder 09-MAY-2011 1030z
Air show wraps up 2-day run - Shreveport Times | Brent Allen of the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire JNGB in South Carolina on Sunday during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base. / Douglas Collier/The Times JT Cruz lowered his sunglasses as his favorite part of the ...Air Show comes back next year - The Tennessean | Good news for people who missed the weekend's Great Tennessee Air Show, or had such a great time they can't wait to go back. It's returning next year. On May 12 and 13, 2012, the Smyrna Airport will again play host to the Great Tennessee Air Show. ...
VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho from airsho | VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team. May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. Viper West 2011. Since 9/11, Air Combat Command and the United States Air Force have provided over 681000 air missions in today's Joint fight ...Airshow pyrotechnics spark grass fire - Temple Daily Telegram | A grass fire broke out near the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport around 2:50 pm Saturday during the Central Texas Airshow. According to Thomas Pechal, Temple Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer, ...
A-10 West Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho from airsho | A-10 West Demonstration Team. April 30th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. A-10 West. The A-10 West Demonstration Team is a select group of professionals dedicated to showing the extreme capabilities of the A-10 aircraft through exceptional ...
Nanton museum celebrates Lancaster bomber on V-E Day - Sunday, May 8, 2011 By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald | NANTON - It was one of the most famous and successful bomber aircraft for the Allies during the Second World War, helping to secure victory. On Sunday, the Bomber Command Museum of Canada celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Avro Lancaster’s maiden flight in January 1941.,,Military museum continues to grow - Journal Review | He was a three-time air race champion and a World War I pilot and was from the Indianapolis area.” Ropkey's son Rick found the plane in rural Indiana in 1975. It was in terrible shape. “It was even more than my son could fix up and he is very good at ...
End of Coolidge Fly-in Season 2011 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | A few weeks ago, when I got a message from Jason telling me about the Coolidge fly-in this Saturday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go, part of me said yes, part of me said it’s a bit of a long drive (Google said 3 hrs 20) for a morning event. Eventually I decided I was going no matter what and made sure I had Saturday free…'Miraculous' Aeros airship set to fly by 2013, thanks to DOD funding from Engadget by Jesse Hicks | Are you nostalgic for a time when the word "zeppelin" stood for leisurely intercontinental travel for the rich and famous, rather than bass-heavy portable sound and MotoBlur phones? Take heart, as Ukrainian entrepreneur Igor Pasternak claims to have solved the "buoyancy problem" that has long limited the usefulness of airships…
Today in Aviation History – May 9 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Indy Transponder 05-MAY-2011 1000z
2011 air show act has new angle - Shreveport Times | Special to The Times Who: Air Combat Command F-22 (below) Demo Team; Tora! Tora! Tora! re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; the Skyhawks Canadian Parachute Demo Team; and aerial demonstration pilots Greg Poe ...Stunt Plane Pilot Showcases New Bird For Defenders Of Liberty – KTBS | The 31st annual Defenders of Liberty Air Show gets underway this weekend and it will play host to some of the best in the United States Air Force, and Greg Poe of Greg Poe Air Shows will also be on hand. For Poe this will be his fifth visit to ...
Look to skies over Smyrna for Great Tennessee Air Show - The Daily News Journal | This weekend's signature aviation event will also include performances by air show legends Gene Soucy and Wing Walker Teresa Stokes; Michael Goulian, USA pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship; Jason Newburg flying the Viper; Cheryl Stearns, ...
World Air Master competition held in Chongqing – Xinhua | Pilots and air fans gathered for dazzling aerobatic performances. Colored smoke trails emphasize the flight path, drawing gasps from onlookers. After three days of competing, South African Nigel Hopkins won the World Air Master title with a stunning ...
They're Here! And They're Huge. WWII Bombers Fly Into Ramona - Patch.com | B-17 and B-24 bombers and a P-51B Mustang stunned onlookers who were eagerly awaiting their arrival at Ramona Airport Wednesday. Pilot Jayson Owen of Kodiak, Alaska flew the massive World War II era B-24 bomber into Ramona Airport as part of the Wings ...Story of audacious retrieval to be subject of museum presentation - The Warner Robins Patriot | The finished product – dubbed “Glacier Girl” – made its first flight in October of 2002, one of only a few flyable P-38s in the world. It is now owned by Rod Lewis and based in San Antonio. Epps said the Schoffner family sold “Glacier Girl” to a broker ...
90-year-old former pilot a part of aviation history - Pensacola News Journal | Former Marine enlisted pilot Burrel Sumner thumbs through one of his four flight logbooks after returning to Sherman Field at Pensacola Naval Air Station Wednesday morning May 4, 2011. The former Marine F4U Corsair pilot returned to the skies in a ...
Two Books We Recommend Highly from Flight Monkeys | Neal Thompson is a former newspaper reporter who took a chance assignment and turned it into a career change. The request was to write a couple paragraphs for the obituary of a deceased astronaut, Alan Shepard. The career change came as the result of Neal’s realization that there was no serious biography of America’s first man in space...
Today in Aviation History – May 5 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Navy SEAL Black Hawk was no ordinary chopper - abc7.com | Aviation analysts say the remnants of the aircraft reveal they were part of one of the US military's most closely-guarded secret: A stealth Black Hawk helicopter whose existence was only rumored. It had never been seen in public before. ...
Why yes, you may ask about the stealth helicopters from Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza | The wreckage of a downed chopper, blown to smithereens by Navy Seals unwilling to leave it in foreign hands, was the last remnant of their mission left inside Osama Bin Laden's compound. It left under wraps, on the back of a truck laden with Pakistani soldiers. At Wired, David Axe offers a thorough guide to the high-tech mystery copter, and what aviation experts know about it…
Monday, April 4, 2011
Indy Transponder 04-APR-2011 2100z
Mike Goulian from AOPA Live: Latest videos from AOPA Live | Air show and race pilot Mike Goulian talks to Craig Fuller at Sun 'n Fun 2011…
McDonald's Thunder Preview Party – WAVE | Military and civilians pilots will be on hand to meet the public, along with a Thunder Over Louisville crew, including producer Wayne Hettinger. New this year, children are invited to dress as their favorite Super Heroes to help celebrate Derby ...
This Is Smyrna, TN: 2011 Great Tennessee Air Show :30 by Gunner | In all of my time in Smyrna I never have gone to the Tennessee Air Show. I might try to make it this year...it all depends on my poor knees. I hope this is a great show. We lost the BBQ festival and the air show did not happen last year ...
This Is Smyrna, TN: 2011 Great Tennessee Air Show :30 by Gunner | In all of my time in Smyrna I never have gone to the Tennessee Air Show. I might try to make it this year...it all depends on my poor knees. I hope this is a great show. We lost the BBQ festival and the air show did not happen last year ...
WASP BECOMES AN EAGLE! from WASP & WINGS by Nancy Parrish (Nancy Parrish) Waco woman to be recognized for WWII service...By Regina Dennis Tribune-Herald staff writer Monday April 4, 2011A Waco woman who has worked to spread the history of civilian* female pilots who served during World War II will be inducted into a prestigious group of aviation pioneers this June. Deanie Parrish, 89, will be one of 14 aviators inducted as Eagles by the Gathering of Eagles…Student plane project to have first public viewing - Stroud News and Journal | The challenge to construct the two-seater plane started last year and students have been helped by a host of engineering experts and companies. The aim is to give a working demonstration at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in July…
Valiant Air Command Airshow 2011 from classicwarbirds.net by joekates | The Valiant Air Command hosts an annual airshow in Titusville Florida each spring. In the past (20 years ago) it was one of the 3 or 4 top airshows in the country. It’s still a great show and has a long standing name “TICO” and is a contraction of the name Titusville Cocca Airport Authority…"Jack's Not Here" UCAP #230-echo from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | UCAP Daily! Sitting in the Sun 'n Fun campground late Saturday night, Dave and Jeb decide to do an episode on their own. This can't be all that hard. Sometimes hangar flying is witty and insightful, sometimes not so much…
What I Learned from Listening to Heroes by Mike Gaston-VAC Pilot from Veterans Airlift Command by Veterans Airlift | Veterans Airlift Command pilots and aircraft transported wounded warriors and support staff from San Antonio to Las Cruces on Friday March 25 so they could participate in the annual Bataan Death March Memorial hike through the White Sands Missile base…
SpaceX teases 'something big,' suggests we check back April 5th (video) from Engadget by Sean Hollister | Okay, okay, so the last time a company teased "something big," they were exaggerating a tad, but this video here comes from SpaceX, maker of giant rockets. So when the only commercial organization that shot a hunk of burning metal into orbit and retreived it back on Earth tells us to look out for something with "five new engines" and "two new rockets" on 11:15AM ET on April 5th, you'd best believe we're going to have our tails firmly pressed into comfy chairs and popcorn at the ready to watch it. Spoiler alert: it's probably the Falcon Heavy…
Friday, December 10, 2010
Indy Transponder 10-DEC-2010 1130z
British billionaire hopes to put space tourism dreams into reality - Oshkosh Northwestern | Tom Poberezny, chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the annual AirVenture gathering held at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, ...
Great Tennessee air show 2011 - The Tennessean • December 10, 2010 SMYRNA — Good news, flight fans: The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will speed through Smyrna's skies next year as the Great ...
Cleethorpes air show 'would benefit local businesses' - Grimsby Telegraph | ORGANISERS planning Cleethorpes' first ever air show say it would leave local businesses flying high. Adam Johnson, managing director of Cleethorpes Airshow ...
Super Bowl plans rely on technology - Dallas Morning News | Those forbidden "operations" range from crop dusting and parachuting to banner towing and model rocketry. For anyone violating the restrictions, ...
Tail gunner's airplane christened by queen The Desert Sun | US Army Air Corps veteran Watson Vaughn, a B-17 tail gunner, flew combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force, 306th Bombardment Group during World ...
Former SB mayor WR "Bob" Holcomb laid to rest - Contra Costa Times | During his World War II service, Holcomb was stationed in England and flew bombing missions for the Army Air Forces in a B-17 campaign. ...
"Wings In Orbit" Details Shuttle History By Those Who Made It Happen from Space Shuttle and International Space Station News | As NASA's space shuttle fleet nears retirement, the agency is preparing to release a comprehensive account of the program that managed the spacecraft and the dedicated people who made its accomplishments possible…
Museums - Washington Post | The museum's exhibit of aviation and rocketry in the 1920s and '30s reopened with additional artifacts, such as Anne Lindbergh's telegraph key, and hands-on ...
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Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil | This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.
December 10 - This Day In Aviation History : Planes, Flying and ... - December 10, 1919 - Capts. Ross Smith and Keith Smith become the first Australians to fly directly between Great Britain and Australia, a distance of 11340 mi., after flying 135 hr. 55 min. at an average speed of 83 MPH…
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