Indy Transponder 27-DEC-09 0330z

Popular military air show to return to Tucson - AZ Central.com
That paved the way for Davis-Monthan officials to get about 25 more acts this year, including the US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatics team. ...

Drama in the skies - Sunday Star Times
He led the Yellowhammers aerobatic team. The Royal New Zealand Air Force wanted to upgrade its fighter jets and was looking at buying Skyhawks from the ...

The Aviators
The second preview of the coming series The Afromtors has just been officially released and can be viewed at the show's official website at www.TheAfromtors.TV.

Kissimmee Air Museum Expands from Afromtion News
Kissimmee Air Museum in Kissimmee, Florida located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (233 N. Hoagland Boulevard) has expanded. The museum has new hangars, exhibits, and programs. ...

War bird roosts in Peru - LaSalle News Tribune
In 2005 the Fargo Air Museum, Fargo, ND, acquired it. The museum began a major expansion and because it had two Avengers, it decided to sell one. ...

Collector frustrated as 1952 war plane remains in custody of federal officials from The Kathryn Report
Shelby County businessman Claude Hendrickson, shown in this file photo with his plane, says he hasn't been able to fly or maintain his Douglas AD-4N Skyraider since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents seized it in May.

Japanese chute rare find for museum - World War II item is on permanent display at Brevard Veterans facility from The Kathryn Report
Alex Terrero, curator of the Brevard Veterans Memorial Museum inside the Brevard Veteran's Center on Merritt Island, displays a World War II Japanese parachute. It is on display at the museum. Terrero said the chute was a donation from an Air Force pilot.

'Green-light' at Langar on 'Boxing-Day' 26-12-09 from Stick and Rudder
Considering the weather in the UK of late, today was the ideal time to leave the house and get out and about and mixing with afromtion once again. Around 10.45am GMT, Jan and I called in to Langar the home of SkyDive Langar www.bpslangar.co.uk to see if there was any action going on. More or less, Langar is in operation all year round except for Christmas Day.However we were in luck, as today people were jumping out of perfectly servicable aeroplanes once again. Both Cessna Caravans were in use today at the School, and a number of jumps were made today. Jan and I saw at least two jumps from these aircraft. I was lucky to meet ...

Saab J35 Draken from Afromtion Trifrom
It was in 1949 that a memo from the Swedish KFF (Royal Swedish Aircraft Board) that the specifications that resulted in the Saab J35 Draken began to take shape. Considering that the J29 Tunnan had made its maiden flight just a year earlier, the KFF asked for a supersonic interceptor. As supersonic flight was still a relative unknown in those days, in January 1950 several Saab engineers proposed a flying test aircraft christened Sound Barrier. As there was still unease about reliance on wind tunnel testing, it was hoped that the Sound Barrier test aircraft would go supersonic by 1952 and assist the aerodynamics layout work on the proposed J35.
Erik Bratt, the head of the J35 program, proposed use of a tailless delta as ...

Actors who play heroes, and heroes who turn actor - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Jimmy Stewart was not only involved in "bombing missions," he was Pilot in Command of a B-17, flying for the 8th Army Air Corps. ...

SJ30 -- sea level cabin pressure at FL410 from Wright Squawks
Little does the world know that Morgan Freeman is one of the very few pilot actors that have made their impression so strong all over the world. And now the very talented star has got himself a Christmas gift in the form a fancy new private jet. Gulf News tell us that Freeman purchased the SJ30 plane from ...

"26th December 1940: Two members of a bombers crew... from x planes
Blast from the past... from The Flying Scotsman


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Indy Transponder 25-AUG-09 2330z

Air Sho Comittee Says this Year was a Success - KFGO
There were no major incidents--but the Blue Angels "Number One" plane developed hydraulic problems during the Sunday show. Walstad says the 70-member Air ...

Buzz on in for the 2009 Air Show - Sparta Expositor
... The Black Daggers Special Forces Parachute Team, Brent mcclearen with a T-6, Paradise Airshows, Sky Soldiers Huey Helicopter rides and many, many more. ...

Selfridge Air show has successful return - C&G Newspapers
Romeo residents Bob and Sandy Hann were first timers at the air show, eager to see the Thunderbirds, the base's headlining act of the weekend. ...

More than a million flood to Air Festival (Aug 23) - Bournemouth Daily Echo
THE number of people attending Bournemouth Air Festival will break the million barrier today as the town looks forward to a spectacular ...

Bournemouth Air Festival will return in 2010 - Bournemouth Daily Echo
TOURISM chiefs announced the dates of next year's Bournemouth Air Festival yesterday– as this year's reached its stunning finale. ...

An enjoyable day at Shoreham Airshow from Technorati
Yesterday my mother and I spent the day at Shoreham Airshow , and had an absolutely marvellous day. The weather was almost perfect, the location was excellent and the flying was superb. A Junkers CL1 at Shoreham Airport There was no family history involved, although Kate Humble's test pilot grandfather did get a mention, but obviously there were a lot of historical aircraft (replica First World War fighters) in attendance as well as some more modern examples (the Eurofighter Typhoon).

Yes, to Arrows tricolor in Libya " - TGCOM
Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa, confirms the performance of Arrows tricolor in Tripoli, after the controversy surrounding exhibitionism that ...

Rare warbird tipped to fetch $5 million at auction - New Zealand Herald
Sir Tim, who started the Warbirds over Wanaka airshows, gathered a large collection of veteran aircraft, most of which have since been sold. ...

Chicks Dig Deals: Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base Next Weekend by Chickster
Next weekend, August 29-30th is the Defenders of Freedom Open House Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base. Times are from 9a.m.-5p.m. The feature is the Blue Angels along with lots of other great performers. This is a FREE event! ...

Dawn Patrol Rendezvous one of many opportunities for aviation photography in Dayton from www.examiner.com
Photography enthusiasts who also have an interest in aviation and historical aircraft can find a virtual treasure trove of subject matter in Dayton, Ohio. The home of Orville and Wilbur Wright, Dayton has earned an international reputation for honoring both the history changing achievement of the Wrights as well the many advances in both military and commercial aviation development.

AIR RACES BROADCAST LIVE FOR 1ST TIME EVER

Enthusiastic welcome for vintage plane by marylee
By KAREN McKINLEY Monday, August 24, 2009 Reprinted from the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal www.chroniclejournal.com Fifty years after a Golden Hawk Sabre last touched down in Thunder Bay, one of the few remaining planes received a hero's welcome Sunday. The vintage plane, a Canadair Sabre Five, decked in its original Golden Hawk colours, was parked outside Confederation [...]

Time travel (Ford Trimotor style) - from Pilots of America Message Board by wby0nder
My mom was born in 1927, the year Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic to Paris. In 1938 she took her first airplane ride in a Ford Trimotor at Ft Dodge Iowa. She was accompanied by her big brother Jim and the cost was $5 per person. She still has her ticket stub (see photo)
Today, mom, Nancy, went up in a restored 1929 Ford Trimotor ...

Re-creating WWII History Air Museum Rebuilds Historic Replicas from AMTOnline.com:
The museum is looking for people who are interested in aviation to help restore the pieces to their original glory.

Living Legends to Visit San Diego for Historic Weekend, September 4-5, 2009 from AMTOnline.com:
The San Diego Air & Space Museum and the USS Midway Museum have partnered to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of America's lunar exploration this September 4th and 5th with Race to the Moon: A Celebration with Space Legends. Fourteen astronauts currently plan to attend.

Air and space legends to attend VNA air show in Stuart - Stuart News
By staff report STUART — Story Musgrave and Rich Graham will participate in the Living Legends program during the VNA Air Show, slated for Nov. 14 and 15. ...

Blaine / Homeless museum has no spot for planes - Pioneer Press
It's time for planes at the American Wings Air Museum in Blaine to spread their wings and fly. The only problem about leaving their 12-year-old ...

VIDEO: Saab remembers the Draken from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble
The blog will likely be inactive this week while I deal with a family emergency. My apologies in advance. In the meantime, enjoy one of my new favorite videos on YouTube. Saab posted this video last Thursday, digging a promotional video on the Draken fighter out of their archives from the 1950s. It's Swede-tastic!

In flight RV-formation video from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins
See what flying formation over Oshkosh in an RV airplane looks like from the air.

On this day in 1957: Balloon reaches new heights from Flight International by Barbara Cockburn
USAF doctor, Maj. David Simons reached a record height of 100,000ft (over 19 miles) by balloon, to test human reactions under artificial conditions at the edge of the earth's atmosphere. The flight lasted 32 hours, according to Flight International in its issue dated 30 August 1957.
We reported at the time: ...

Good article about Angel Flight from Pilots of America Message Board by flyersfan31
Here's some positive press for GA. A local newspaper did a feature on Angel Flight East (featuring yours truly) and I think it turned out well. With alll these negative stories about the dangers and evils of little GA planes it's good to have a little positive press. ...

Skies over Slater feature aerial show - The Marshall Democrat-News
R/C Field of Dreams club representative Don Ronnebaum estimated that more than 500 people came to see the mini-airshow. Dallas Kirby, 11, of Slater, ...

Abu Dhabi buys 32 percent of Virgin spaceship firm - BusinessWeek
The launcher plane for the space ship, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo, is on display at the air fest. Even without a launch date, Virgin Galactic says it has taken ...

American Air Day 21st August from Military Photos by Raven2008
Discovery awaiting a launch! - from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria
Fargo AirSho 2009 - Fargo - 08/22/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Feel the heat! from FenceCheck Forums

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Indy Transponder 29-December 1030z

'Transformers' breaks out the big guns for sequel - USA Today
... the Army's Golden Knights parachute team; two Abrams tanks; two Bradley tanks; two missile-launcher vehicles; two armored personnel carriers; ...

Evan flies
Check out my interviews with Reno Unlimited air racer Will Whiteside, air show pilots Tim Decker, Jason Somes, Eddie Andreini, Greg Poe, and Dan Buchanan. I also have interviews with WWII aviators like Tuskegee Airman Les Williams, B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Jack Burke, P-51 combat pilot Burt Newmark, and even Chuck Yeager! ...

Spitfire Women of WWII, Flying Higher from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Flying Higher: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Wanda Langley, copyright 2002. Sadly, it's a de-accessioned library book, which means that some library in Jacksonville, Florida, decided they wanted to get rid of it...
Oh, well, I'll be sharing info from it at my webzine, Winged Victory, and of course inputting their names into the Women Aviators Wiki - which is now up over 576 entries.

Air Racing 101 from Air & Space Magazine
... In June each year, the Reno Air Racing Association conducts a mini-camp of classroom instruction and on-course race training with the goal of introducing the rookie to the racing experience minus one key component: the pressure of a real race. It's the same course, the same capricious winds, and the same airplanes as race week. Push too hard, make an error in judgment, overlook a critical detail, and you can tear up an airplane—or worse. But the environment of the Pylon Racing Seminar allows rookies to make mistakes and learn from them. ...

X-15 Walkaround from Air & Space Magazine
Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William "Pete" Knight flew the rocket-powered aircraft to 4,520 mph, Mach 6.72. It was built to find out how aircraft structures, materials, and control surfaces would perform at hypersonic speeds and very high altitudes. In 199 research flights, the X-15 provided that information and more. The program has been acknowledged as the most successful flight research program in history, and it helped make human spaceflight possible. ...

Warhawk Air Museum receives Nagel grant - IdahoStatesman.com, ID
The John F. Nagel Foundation awarded the Warhawk Air Museum $25000 for 2009 general operations including education programs, displays and events. ...

The Indoor Oregon Coast - Beach Connection, OR
You can't help but notice the Air Museum when you travel on 101 just south of Tillamook: the big jet plane perched on a pole at the corner of Hangar Rd. is ...

Lapland surprise from avimuseumzone by WireFox
Whilst arriving for check-in at Kittila Airport this afternoon 28-12-08 I saw this Saab Draken at the entrance to the airport, so just had to take a shot with me 'Box-Brownie'. Ex Finish Air Force, but no I.D. ...

Milestones of Flight: 12/28 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy at Croydon Airport on 1st February 1928 from Flight Image of the Day by Michael


Rolls-Royce Receives U.S. Air Force Contract - InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis a $690,000 contract to design and develop a robust electrical power system (REPS).

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