Indy Transponder 22-JUL-2011 1030z

Dayton Air Show takes off – WDTN | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the Vectren Dayton Air Show along with first time appearances by the Red Bull Helicopter flown by Chuck Aaron along with an industry first, an all-women wing walking routine called ...

Air Force Thunderbirds, wing walkers, aerobatics highlight Vectren Dayton Air Show - Dayton Daily News | By John Nolan, Staff Writer 3:07 PM Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The Air Force Thunderbirds — always a popular attraction in an Air Force town — return to the Vectren Dayton Air Show this month as the featured performers in a lineup that includes stealth ...

Dayton area sizzles on hottest day in 4 years - Dayton Daily News | Locally a few outdoor events were canceled, but the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show will go on this weekend as planned. “It's an outdoor event, and being an airport, there is very little shade,” said Tony Grevious, executive director. ...

Air show's sky-high thrills to return - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Featured performers this year will include the Heavy Metal Jet Team, the Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team, the Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Show and the Northeast Raiders Demonstration Team. Visitors can explore the numerous vintage and modern military and ...

Range Regional Airshow Preview - WDIO-TV | The airshow will also feature the Golden Eagles parachute group, Major John Klatt from the 148th Fighter Wing, and many others. It's the first airshow on the Range for almost 20 years. There will be a patriotic theme to honor our military. ...

Thunder Over Michigan Air Show Features Blue Angels « CBS Detroit  by sstoddart | Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No... it's the U.S. Navy Blue Angels at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show!...

40 jets to make low altitude visit to WOW – Voxy | An impressive array of up to 40 privately-owned jet aircraft will make a low altitude visit to the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next April as part of the Hong Kong to Christchurch Silver Fern Air Race. Following races from London to ...

Snowbirds a one-of-a-kind club for nine Canadians - Rocky View Weekly | The average show is the culmination of one-and-a-half to two years of training and preparation as well as the elite pilots paying their flight dues before even calling themselves Snowbirds. Beginning in 1970, the Snowbirds were born out of the Golden ...

Excitement builds ahead of Windermere Air Festival - Westmorland Gazette The Windermere Air Festival - previously known as the Windermere Air Show - attracts thousands of people to The Glebe to enjoy a visual and audio feast of modern and classic aircraft. Highlights include the world-famous RAF Red Arrows acrobatic display ...

The mighty Vulcan returns to Windermere Air Festival – ITCM | With only moments to spare Windermere Air Festival organisers can confirm that the mighty Avro Vulcan XH558 will be making a welcome return to Windermere this weekend for the 11th Air Festival. The magnificent aircraft last wowed visitors back in 2009 ...

RAF stunt squadron the Red Arrows to conduct birthday fly past of the Silver ... - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News | THE legendary Red Arrows head to Halton on Saturday for a flying visit to commemorate the golden anniversary of the Silver Jubilee Bridge. The group, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, will conduct a fly-past in their nine ...

This weekend brings Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest - Fort Worth Star Telegram | It's up, up and away at DFW's Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest, which takes place this weekend at MidWay Regional Airport in Midlothian, about 30 minutes southeast of Fort Worth off US 287, between Midlothian and Waxahachie. ...

Vintage day at Big Bear City Airport - Big Bear Grizzly | Vintage planes will dot the tarmac at the Big Bear Airport for the air fair Aug. 6. Vintage airplanes, skydivers and plane rides highlight the 14th Air Fair at Big Bear City Airport Aug. 6. The theme of the Air Fair is “Transportation Then to Now,” ...

Last flying superfortress lands at DuPage Airport Community Days - Chicago Daily Herald | Visitors can ride in the vintage bomber, rescued from a Navy weapons center in the California desert in 1971 by the Commemorative Air Force, a cadre of volunteers dedicated to preserving military aircraft. The plane is now known as FIFI, ...

Warbirds Over the Bay this weekend at Bayview Park - InsideHalton.com | Aircraft from the First World War to the present will be filling the sky at Bayview Park this weekend when the Burlington Radio Control Modellers hosts the second annual Warbirds Over the Bay event. Buoyed by excellent response to last year's show, ...

WWII 'Flying Fortress' making return trip - Brenham Banner Press | A Boeing B-17 bomber — the famous US “Flying Fortress” from World War II — will take flight Saturday over Washington County, offering rides and a glimpse of the past. The non-profit Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based in Midland, Texas, will bring ...

Ride free, but for Wimmer, flight in B-24 was priceless - Kearney Hub | The tour includes a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell. Foundation officials let Bernie sit directly behind the pilots so he could get a bird's-eye view of the trip. The experience was priceless, Bernie said. “I've got hearing aids, so I took those ...

Air museum bid refused take off - Crawley Observer | A PLANE fanatic has been left disappointed after a planning application to improve his museum was rejected. Peter Vallance, who owns Gatwick Aviation Museum, at Charlwood says he does not know what he will do next but says he will fight to keep his ...

New Amelia Earhart Photo Exhibit To Open | KITV Honolulu | "She had a cloud ceiling that she broke, and she opened the path for all the other famous women in aviation," said museum Associate Curator, Jim Goodall. It's clear Earhart loved Hawaii in black and white photos of her on vacation here, relaxing at the ...

Howick's history full of stories - Auckland stuff.co.nz | Following the successes of local aviatrix Jean Batten and Leo and Vivian Walsh's Flying School, an airport was a hot topic among Aucklanders at the time. It wasn't until 1945 that the government brought in experts from Great Britain to assess the ...

Indy Transponder 19-JUL-2011 1030z

Air show launch party Friday - Dayton Daily News | Aaron is the only FAA-certified helicopter aerobatic pilot and will be performing at the 2011 Vectren Dayton Air Show. By Drew Simon, Staff Writer Updated 10:17 PM Monday, July 18, 2011 VANDALIA — Before the main Vectren Dayton Air Show festivities ...

Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2012 To Be Staged Over UAE National Day Weekend! - Abu Dhabi City Guide | Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has confirmed that Al Ain Aerobatic Show – the Oasis City's annual aerobatics display which is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander ...

Range Regional Airshow Coming Up - WDIO-TV | The Chisholm-Hibbing Airport Authority is celebrating the airport's 80th anniversary recognizing the accomplishments of past and present by hosting the Range Regional Airshow July 22 and 23, 2011. The Range Regional Airshow will also have a patriotic ...

Portraits of Honour at airshow – BCLocalNews | The display is scheduled to arrive in Cranbrook this Wednesday, July 20, in conjunction with the Cranbrook Airshow. The Portraits of Honour National Tour is centred on a 10' x 35' oil painted mural, featuring the hand-painted portraits of the 155 ...

Flightfest spreads its wings – BCLocalNews | Bob Schmitz and Case Grypma of the Nelson Pilots Association are looking for volunteers to help with this year's Flightfest, which will include flying demonstrations and an afternoon air show. By Greg Nesteroff - Nelson Star Nelson's annual Flightfest ...

Cars with wings - Burt Rutan steps up to the plate  from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I've mentioned the Terrafugia Transition 'roadable plane' or 'flying car' (take your pick) in these pages before. A prototype flew in 2009, and it's now being developed into a production version…

Farther and Faster: More Electric Aviation Records Fall – IBTimes | and here we are again: a team from Stuttgart, Germany - flying an electric plane called the eGenius - has set a new milestone for electric aviation after averaging over 100 mph for just over two hours. The eGenius is, essentially, a motorized glider ...

X2 Retires, Heads For Oshkosh  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's X2 technology demonstrator flew for the last time last week, and next week it will be on display at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. The innovative helicopter, winner of the 2010 Collier Prize, achieved a level flight speed of 253 knots, an unofficial speed record. The X2 is propelled by a unique system of counter-rotating rigid rotor blades powered by a turboshaft engine, plus a rear pusher prop. Sikorsky said the five-year research program achieved its objectives -- low single-pilot workload, low vibration, low acoustic signature, and high speed -- and will now evolve into an effort to design and fly the S-97 Raider, a light tactical helicopter for the U.S. military…

AirPigz Oshkosh Bacon Parties - Chew The Fat! #CampBacon #OSH11  by Martt | You're officially invited to stop by #CampBacon (the Oshkosh 2011 home for AirPigz in the EAA campgrounds) for free bacon strips and good avgeek times. I've planned three delicious bacon parties with sweet sizzling swine strips! Tuesday July 26th, Wednesday July 27, and Thursday July 28th... and each day they'll run from 6pm until 8pm. Check out this map for the exact location in Camp Scholler...

Chinese-born aviator Wei Chen to get happy return to Memphis - Memphis Commercial Appeal | Memphis airport officials are planning a hero's welcome for Chinese-born aviator Wei Chen, who is entering the home stretch of his quest to circumnavigate the globe. The president and CEO of Memphis-based Sunshine Enterprise Inc. is due back in Memphis ...

Return of B-29 sets hearts soaring - Kansas City Star | Hayes and veterans of World War II and the Korean War — specifically those who worked on or with B-29s — and their families met the plane before a Commemorative Air Force luncheon. Kim Pardon of the Commemorative Air Force helped organize the event. ...

"FiFi," the last flying B-29 bomber, returns to AirVenture - Oshkosh Northwestern | "FiFi," owned by the Commemorative Air Force, last made a trip to AirVenture in the mid 1990s, according to EAA officials. "Having "FiFi" back is special because we've heard of B-29 bomber pilots coming here and they'll be reunited with the airplane ...

More than 60 years later, video surfaces of WWII rescue. Chris Vanderveen reports. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 11/11/10

Commemorative bomber arrives Pangborn for tours today - The Wenatchee World Online | “Maid in the Shade,” a restored B-25 that flew 15 WWII combat missions in Europe, will fly into Pangborn Memorial Airport today for a three-day stopover. The plane will be on display at the airport after its arrival about noon today until 6 pm and then ...

B-17 bomber tours offered today, Wednesday in Fargo - In-Forum | The EAA returned to Fargo on Monday with its B-17 nicknamed “Aluminum Overcast,” bringing the hulking piece of history back to the Fargo Air Museum for the second time in three years. Ground tours will be offered from 9 am to 7 pm today and Wednesday. ...

VIDEO: B-17 Visits Fargo – KFGO | John McGovern was among those who came to see the flying fortress at the Fargo Air Museum. The 88-year-old Lake Park, Minn. man was a top turret gunner on a bomber in Europe. McGovern says it is "a little luck and help from the man upstairs" that got ...

Today in History Tuskegee Airmen Established Video Link  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -from GovWin- Today is the 70th anniversary of the July 19, 1941, establishment of the first Army Air Corps program to train African-American fighter pilots, who would become known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The program had its genesis in 1939 when Congress passed Appropriations Bill Public Law 18, which granted funding for African-Americans to receive the training…

Roberta Mancino and Jeb Corliss flying their wingsuit (captured...  from Bonjour BlueSky | Roberta Mancino and Jeb Corliss flying their wingsuit (captured by Barry Holubeck). Thanks Roberta for allowing us to use your pictures! :-)

Elsa Wolf Portrays Amelia Earhart At Ashland Chatauqua - North Central Ohio | The mysterious disappearance of famous aviatrix Ameila Earhart was part of the living history presentation at the 12th Annual Ashland Chatauqua at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell in Brookside Park over the weekend. Actress Elsa Wolff portrayed ...