Newport native takes aviation to next level By BRANTLEY WATSON Orange County Register | Steven Hinton Jr. has become a star in one of the world’s most dangerous sports, one that no one is talking about....
Big names lined up for Vero Beach air show in October from The Kathryn Report | VERO BEACH — The organizers of a new air show for the Vero Beach Municipal Airport have reeled in some big names for the event that will take off this October. Todd Howder, president of the board of directors of the Vero Beach Air Show Inc., and his colleagues have lined up some impressive names for the Oct. 5-6 show. They include the Navy's F/A-18 Tactical Demonstration Team and the Army's...
Spread your wings at display - This is Gloucestershire | DISPLAYS of aerobatics and wing-walking will be part of an event at Gloucestershire Airport later this month. The Staverton airport will be holding a holiday, travel and leisure weekend on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20. The aim is to ...
ANN 2012 Year In Review: Gone West from Aero-News Network | Astronauts Neil Armstrong And Sally Ride, Four Tuskegee Airmen, And 'Mama Bird' Johnson It is always appropriate to spend a few moments to remember those who were pioneers and visionaries in aviation. But some who passed this year were just men and women doing their jobs, and drawn to flying for the pure joy they could experience from it. Here is the roll call of those who have "Gone West" in 2012.
Losing an Engine Over the Alps - KMJ Now | The sun may have set on his B-17 days, but Echols continues to serve our community through volunteer work, something he's focused on since retiring from Fresno State in 1985. The next time you see him at the zoo, make sure you thank him for serving our ...
Allan Deacon 1932-1990 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Allan Deacon was an ex Royal Navy pilot who had also flown at Boscombe Down. He was Chief Test Pilot for Shorts in Belfast until his death. He ejected from ZH203 Tucano Mk 51 off...
Sandford Bruce Fleming from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | F/O S. B. Fleming was a veteran of World War II, having flown Beaufighters with No. 58 Sqn. RAF. He was attached to the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, based at Kimpo, where he joined the 334th Sqn.,While in Korea they were given verbal instructions to complete 50 missions and return home. This was not immediately confirmed in writing, nor was the USAF informed of...
A Visit to The Tri-State Warbird Museum from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Ginger and I recently found ourselves within a few miles of The Tri-State Warbird Museum and couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit. Although we'd like to make it there more often, it seems to be about every other year or so we do. Fortunately, there is a benefit to so much time in between; the noticeable evidence of progress being made....
That time Toronto went supersonic with the Avro Arrow blogTO (blog) | But that hasn't stopped a team of enthusiasts looking. Arrow Recovery ... It was during this stage of development that the first engineless vessels were strapped to Nike rockets at Point Petre in Prince Edward County for real-world aerodynamic tests ...
Photo from Planeshots | {Big and Graceful!}
Photo allegedly shows interception of a fleeing Syrian Mig-23 by two Turkish F-4 Phantoms from David Cenciotti's weblog | On Jan. 5, 2013, a Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-23 whose pilot had been ordered to attack Aleppo, fled to Turkey. Upon entering Turkey’s airspace, the defecting pilot replied to the radio calls of the Turkish Air Defense controllers and requested asylum.
Gateway Area Ultralight Association Holds Carburetor Clinic from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Gateway Area Ultralight Association (GAUA) held a carburetor clinic today at St. Louis Downtown Airport. About 20 attendees, many of whom were also members of EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, were on hand for a thorough tutorial on...
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Indy Transponder 06-JAN-2013 1030z
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Indy Transponder 18-SEP-2012 2230z
Duluth Air Show Ready For Take Off - WDIO-TV | The largest air show in Minnesota is ready for 
Cocoa Beach Air Show is ready for takeoff - Florida Today | The air show starts at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at nearby Lori Wilson Park with performances by the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team, the Black Diamond Jet Team, Mike Goulian, the Army Silver Wings, Freddy Cabanas, the 920th Rescue Wing, ...
Air Show to feature B-25 flights - Lakenewsonline.com | Reader Callout! Your Favorite Car Your Spring Flowers Lake of the Ozarks Water Quality What You Need to Know Public Beaches Water Quality Report Election 2012. Air Show to feature B-25 flights. Yellow Pages. Find whatever you're looking for with ...
A Red, White and Blue Air Show at Oceana - Military.com | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The 2012 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show featured performances from military demonstration teams like the Blue Angels and U.S. Navy Tac Demo Team, and civilians like John Mohr, Sept. 14-16, but this year's show also ...
Steven Hinton And Team Strega Win Unlimited Gold At Reno 2012! (16 Pix) from AirPigz by Martt 
Scott AFB Airshow: A Look Back On a Fun Weekend from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The "Airpower Over the Midwest" airshow at Scott AFB is over, but it was a great Midwestern aviation event. This airshow has a unique flavor, as it features aircraft already at the base - C-21, C-40C and KC-135R - as part of the aerial...
South Tyneside woman to lead Red Arrows - Shields Gazette | Ruth was squadron leader operations at RAF Coningsby, home to the Eurofighter Typhoon and Battle of Britain Flight, before joining the Red Arrows. She said: “I feel particularly privileged to have been chosen to be the team manager for the finest...
The Frecce Tricolori ... between the slings - Your Newspaper | Accompanied by Mayor Guarnieri Rosy boys of the Frecce Tricolori inaugurated the tile to be signed and placed them on the wall of the famous "It ghe Mettu signed" in vico of the College, which has become a point of attraction for tourists...
Dunwoody naval aviator has role in Berlin Air Show
- Dunwoody Crier | Sergei Sikorsky (l) greeted Navy Cmdr. Kimberly
Ernst, U.S. European command trade show coordinator, on the opening day
of the Berlin Air Show. Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:06 am |
Updated: 10:08 am, Tue Sep 18, 2012. Dunwoody naval ...
Wings Of Freedom III Planning Underway - The Roundup | Featured act will be Aero Shell Aerobatic Team, which is a 4 plane, AT 6 precision flying formation. Other new acts will include the Shockwave Jet Truck, Skip Stewart Air Shows, and Jeff Boerboon Aerobatics. Returning will be the crowd pleasing acts ...
Scenes from the 29th Flying Pilgrims Radio-Control Club Airshow - AnnArbor.com | Propeller, turbine jet-powered and radio-controlled airplanes were on display at the 29th Flying Pilgrims Radio Control Club Airshow on Saturday and Sunday in Superior Township. The once-a-year event invites experts, amateurs and fans to witness a ...
Historic plane takes flight with Congressman Ralph Hall - Rockwall County Herald Banner | The vintage World War II aircraft is operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), and will be departing Addison Airport's Cavanaugh Flight Museum as part of a multi-state tour. Because of his dedication to aviation, Congressman Hall –who is a WWII ...
Vintage Planes Arrive at Orange Airport - abc40 | Among the planes on display was the B-17, a heavy bomber used primarily against German Industrial and military targets during World War Two. Also on display was the B-24 Liberator, and the P-51 Mustang which shot down nearly 5-thousand enemy planes ...
Spanish Springs Airport Day from Stead Airport Users Association by Tom | September 29th.
Investigators Share New Info On Air Show Crash - KWQC 6 | It's been a little over 2 weeks since the deadly crash at the Quad City Air Show. The Hopper Demo Flight Team were flying in formation when one L-39 jet veered off and headed straight down. The Soviet-era military training jet crashed in a field near ...
Massive Nazi Transport Plane Found Off The Coast Of Italy from Aero-News Network | Me-323 Was Shot Down In 1943 A Messerschmitt Me-323 that was shot down in July of 1943 off the coast of Italy was discovered by divers looking for another downed airplane in about 200 feet of water...
Video: Gooney Bird from Latest Vlog | Meet the newest member to the Silver Falcons team, "Gooney Bird". She's a 1944 C-47ATP. Her new role...to provide support to the Silver Falcons as they travel the country as the cockpit ambassadors to the South African Air Force.
Forrest Lovley's Cessna DC-6 Project Wing from Antique Airfield News | Forrest Lovley has a Cessna DC-6 project which is now seeing some progress. Forrest says that the wing has been worked on by Mike Gutenberger, Steve Brown, and Bill Scheunemann.
Buy A Foot Campaign Deeds Are On The Way from Antique Airfield News | For those that have participated in our "Buy-a-Foot" campaign, to raise funds to build the APM Restoration Center, by mail, via the website or...
Harrison Ford featured at AOPA Aviation Summit from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Actor, pilot, and aviation advocate Harrison Ford will participate in the Oct. 12 keynote address at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif. He will discuss the importance of general aviation to the United States. The keynote also will feature FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, who will share his vision for GA's future; AOPA President Craig Fuller, AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines, and Flying magazine Editor in Chief Robert Goyer will debate the pros and cons of the presidential candidates, and other issues facing GA...
Fly-ins, pancakes, balloons, and lasers from A mile of runway will take you anywhere by Steve | 
Today was, quite simply, a perfect day for a pilot. We've been planning to fly to Kalamazoo for the day to attend the Triple H Fly-In for a while. My friend Rob has been telling me how great it is and I've been trying to get up there for it. Today, the weather and calendar finally cooperated. It also turned out to be the day Western Michigan University's College of Aviation was holding their annual Pancake Breakfast Fly-In...
Scholarships awarded from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Airports Council International-North America has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to two aviation students, Deanna K. Stoddard, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and Nicholas A. Keller, a graduate student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
Shuttle Endeavour's Tour Of California Delayed Until Friday - CBS Local | Space shuttles Endeavour and Discovery switched buildings as they are being decommissioned with the end of the Shuttle program. Discovery will roost in retirement at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum annex...
2012 Air Racing Season Concludes
2012 Reno Air Races - Sunday Report Pt 1 - LiveAirShowTV | Part 1 of the Sunday Finals at the 
2012 Reno National Championship Air Races. The two fastest classes are the Jets and the Unlimiteds. Here are the highlights of the Gold Jet race, and the Silver and Gold Unlimited races.
Lucas Oil's Steve Hinton JR Wins Reno Air Races Again : Lucas Oil from Lucas Oil | Steve Hinton Jr. and Team Strega have won the Reno Races again!! It was the fifth consecutive victory and 11th win overall for Strega. SteveO and Strega covered the course in 8 minutes and 5 seconds – and average speed of 477.523 mph...
2012 a healing year for Reno Air Races - KRNV My News 4 | On the one year anniversary of the Galloping Ghost crash, this year's air races have drawn to a close. "The week has been a great week," said Reno Air Racing Association CEO Mike Houghton. "I think it's been a great healing week for many of us." While it's been a positive week in many ways, Houghton says attendance seems to be a negative...
Reno Air Races Baby!!!! by MooseWell, we went from the high of Photoshop World to the high of the Reno Air Races, talk about being fortunate! After...
Many Legends, History Makers, Thrill Masters, Record Setters, and Aviation Preservationists in Attendance to Present the NAHI 2012 Awards at the Reno Races! from Warbirdbabe's Blog by warbirdbabe | The Aviation Heritage awards were lively, fun and I’m sure exciting for the recipients of the prestigious awards, especially the inaugural recipient of the newly named Neil A. Armstrong National Aviation Heritage Invitational Trophy which was presented to Duncan Cameron of Lebanon TN for his, and Tom Westfall’s wonderful restoration of a 1944 OY-1 Consolidated Vultee Stinson. It was a privilege and honor to speak with the many Aviation Legends and Enshrinees whose individual passion for aviation has changed history and...
Video: Thrill Master, Sean D. Tucker & Legendary Test Pilot, Bob Hoover Present Heritage Awards at the Reno Races 2012 from Warbirdbabe's Blog
Photorecon Meets Dick Rutan At Reno from photorecon.net by Dave Budd | After the Unlimited Gold Heat runs at Reno on Sunday afternoon it signals the end of the racing weekend. Most of the spectators had left and some of the planes that had been entered in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational judging had already been pushed out from the barriers and were leaving. The crew from Photorecon (Joe, Dave, Julie and...
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Indy Transponder 26-SEP-10 0100z
Saturday airshow in Millville draws hundreds - NJ.com
This 17th annual event “wasn't an airshow” according to museum executive director Lisa Jester. That title is being saved for next year when the Blue Angels ...
Static air show benefits a local child - Villager
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 ...
If you go to the McConnell open house and air show - Kansas.com
Free shuttles will be available from all parking lots to the air show and back. Visitors with special needs may park at a designated lot on the west side of ...
Speed: 500 MPH. Altitude: 50 Feet. Feeling: Amazing - Wired Magazine
For pilots seeking a speed fix, this weekend’s Reno Air Races is the place to be. From the tiny Formula 1 class racers that lap the short course at more than 250 mph to the anything-goes unlimited class where pilots go more than 500 mph just 50 feet off the ground, going fast is the only goal.
The 47th annual National Championship Air Races kick into high gear this weekend at Stead Field outside Reno, Nevada. The event started in 1964 when World War II pilot Bill Stead organized a race in the high desert of Nevada, resurrecting a sport that had largely gone missing since the last of the great Cleveland air races in 1949. ...
Blue Skies & Big Birds by mollyheart
Video: F-22 Raptor California Capital Airshow 2010 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions
F-22 Raptor demo from directly under the flight path. Video was shot from the "Photo Pit" on the opposite side of the runway from the crowd line- a new media feature offered by the airshow. Nothing like aerobatic planes and jets buzzing the photographers!
The Snowbird Human-Powered Ornithopter from Aviation Blogs
Todd Reichert, a PhD student at the University of Toronto, announced Wednesday that he had completed the first continuous flight of a human-powered ornithopter, the mythical aircraft with birdlike flapping wings first envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci in 1485, The Toronto Star reported. Reichert said his flight, launched by a towline attached to an automobile, sustaining both altitude and airspeed for 19.3 seconds over 145 meters (475 feet) at a top speed of 25 kph (approximately 16 mph). ...
Spitfire memorial competition: the six shortlisted designs - Telegraph
Striking sculptures of a Spitfire performing a victory roll are among the six shortlisted entries in a competition to design a national memorial to the wartime aircraft.
RFC Prizes from Military Photos
Some shots of captured German Aircraft,hope you enjoy them.
Coming in 2011: New Book about the 95th Bomb Group from Remembering World War Two Airmen
The new 95th Bomb Group history 'Into the Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond' is in its final publication stages with Potomac Books and will be released in 2011. The book tells the story ...
95th Bomb Group (H) Reunion in Washington DC: Photos Batch One
from Remembering World War Two Airmen
Another wonderful reunion filled with stories, friendship, and history. ...
1939 Focke-Wulf FW 190 Prototype: Crazy Big Spinner! by AirPigz
As I mentioned in the FW 190 CoolPix post the other day, I've been a fan of the this airplane since I was a kid, but that doesn't mean there isn't a boatload of stuff for me to to still learn about it. Like; I didn't know the prototype aircraft had that huge spinner the diameter of the fuselage! I had no idea that this was the original concept Kurt Tank had for the airplane. I found out about the prototype FW 190 in a book my dad had that I ...
Picture: C-130 milestones - Key Aero
September 25: Lockheed Martin employees at the company’s Marietta plant in Georgia, USA celebrated the delivery of the 200th C-130J Super Hercules on September 23. The HC-130J, the first for the US Air Force’s Air Combat Command, is also the 1,500th C-130 delivered to the US Government.
Solar Impulse – Swiss Pride from CAFE Foundation Blog
Andre’ Borschberg, CEO of the Solar Impulse project, has been flying over many scenic and civic sites in Switzerland, crossing from its home field at Payerne to Geneva International Airport on September 21, and then returning the same day to Payerne. The next day, Borschberg cruised to Zurich International Airport and returned to the plane’s home base. ...
Balloon enthusiasts prepare for world's oldest race - Video BBC News
Balloon enthusiasts from eleven countries have gathered in Bristol for the world's oldest air race.
The Gordon Bennett cup is an endurance race for gas balloons, and it's the first time it has set off from Britain. Nick Higham reports.
September 25 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Open House - September 30th - from Gainesville Composite Squadron
Are you between the ages of 12 and 18? Do you want to fly? Do you like competition? Do you want to become a leader in your community? Do you want to learn more about military life? Do you want to travel the world and make lifelong friends?
Join us on September 30th, 2010, for our Open House Informational Night ...
Space Station Crew Returns Home from Space Tweep Society Blog
Two Russians and one American returned back to earth this morning after spending 177 days in earth orbit, living and working aboard the International Space Station.
Soyuz TMA18 spacecraft commander and outgoing leader of the Expedition 24 crew, Alexander Skvortsov and flight engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko touched down upon the desert of Kazakhstan, near the town of Arkalyk on September 25 at 1:23 am EDT (0523 GMT).
In space, the orbital outpost flew high off the coast of Japan and over the western Pacific Ocean as the parachutes of the Soyuz lowered the craft to the desert floor. ...
NASA Space Shuttle Re-Entry Video From Inside Of Cockpit by Av8tor
NASA: Inside internal cockpit view of the Space Shuttle during re-entry to Earth’s orbit. Amazing Video!
.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Reno Update - 9/16/2010
The first official day of the races was today, Wednesday. The morning sessions were filled with qualifying periods and the afternoon sessions were the first of the heat races for all classes except the unlimiteds.
The Reno Air Race Association has a website at airrace.org. All of the qualifying times and race results will be posted there. I ‘borrowed’ some of the qualifying times and placed them in this pdf file. It shows the top four qualifiers in each class. For those of you interested in the unlimiteds, Steve Hinton (the younger) qualified first Flying Strega at 484.255 mph followed very closely by Will Whiteside flying Voodoo at 479.180 mph.
The races are not the only things going on at Stead. Between the race sessions there are air show acts. When ...
Unexpected may become the watchword for the 2010 Reno Air Races, especially in the Super Sport Class. Qualifying runs and heat races began Wednesday, September 15, with racing running through Sunday, September 19, at Reno, Nevada’s Stead Airport. ...
So just who goes to the Reno Air Races? Everybody who loves the whine of a turbo-charged, fuel injected, tinkered-to-damnation inline engine and the daring of pilots willing to speed 350 kmp, 9 inches from each other’s wings, 12 feet from the ground around a 3 mile closed course!
We’ve been here a day, and already we’ve met good friends and ...
Friday, January 1, 2010
Indy Transponder 01-JAN-10 1700z
Thunderbirds returning to Polk County's Sun 'n Fun event - News Chief LAKELAND - The US Air Force Thunderbirds military jet team recently announced that the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo has been selected as a general ...
Blue Angels to help Nebraska Guard commemoration by By the Plattsmouth Journal LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Navy's Blue Angels aerial exhibition team has agreed to join the Nebraska Air National Guar...
2009 Season Review by Flightline UK 2009 has been Flightline UK's biggest season to date with not only UK shows but visits to events in the United Arab Emirates, The Netherlands and Sweden. It has been a very mixed season with some outstanding highlights as well as a few disappointments. The weather, in general, was kind to airshows with only very few "washouts" and certainly much improved on the very difficult conditions experienced in 2007 and 2008…
2009 ASB Person of the Year - ASB.TV Community from http://www.asb.tv/ Before he could even write, a cherub faced Steven Hinton kept people riveted as the four year old gave authoritative tours of the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, California. As the son of museum president Steve Hinton, who is a legendary warbird and race pilot, one might expect such precociousness from the younger Hinton. However, his aviation pedigree only granted him access to remarkable planes and people, but it was his own determination and tremendous work ethic that landed him in the Reno gold circle. As a twelve year old his bedroom became an air racing shrine according to his mother, Karen Hinton, who anticipated he would follow the family's penchant for racing. So it wasn't a surprise when Steven started working his way through airplanes soloing in a Cessna 150 at sixteen and moving through a stearman, L-5, T-6 and ultimately soloing in a P-51 Mustang at nineteen…
BBC: Reno Air Race – Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines All Best News from http://www.allbestnews.net/ Wild West Clarkson with very fluffy hair watchest the world's fastest motor sport played out at 500 miles an hour at the Reno Air Race! Awesome clip of some of the world's best motors from vintage gem 'Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines'. Don't forget to hit 'view in high quality' at the bottom right of the video to get the best picture.
France Celebrates 100 Years Of Naval Aviation from Ares by Robert Wall The French navy this year gets to show the air force who really is the steward of air power in the country. While 2009 marked the French air force's 75th anniversary, the sister service points out that in 2010 it is time to celebrate 100 years of naval aviation in France…
Plans underway for 100th anniversary celebration of historic Jannus flight - Tampabay.com Kermit opened the Weeks Air Museum in Miami to showcase his collection. Weeks started buying land 20 miles southwest of Walt Disney World in the mid-1980s ...
Seventy-five years of the swept wing from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter Seventy-five years ago (from 2010), the technology of swept wings was first mooted in Germany. The German Aerospace Center reports: In the 1930s, the fastest aircraft of the time hit an invisible limit: the sound barrier. As soon as aircraft came anywhere near this barrier, they became increasingly difficult to control. The rudders stopped responding, the wings began to vibrate and the whole aircraft was thoroughly shaken up.
Spaceship debut causes chills - msnbc.com The aerospace guru behind both rocket planes, Burt Rutan, is known for playing his cards close to the vest - and today's unveiling marked the first ...
Air Zoo to continue offering free admission in 2010 - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com ... climb into the cockpits of a Wildcat, Hellcat and Corsair. In March, the cockpits of a P-47 Thunderbolt, a B-25 Mitchell and a P-39 Aircobra will be open.
As Tourism and Advertising Slide, a Zeppelin Company Tries to Stay Aloft - New York Times Eureka, which takes tourists for rides above San Francisco Bay for $495 each, is the first zeppelin to fly in American skies in 70 years, but its future is ...
Bahrain International Air Show - The inaugural Bahrain International Airshow at the Sakhir Airbase will offer a totally new concept to the global aerospace community, according to its hosts. They describe the planned business-to-business setup at the show as unique…
Singapore Airshow Preview from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Charles Alcock The 2010 Singapore Airshow is set to be a sell-out by the time it opens its doors for this year's February 2 to 7 event. As of press time, just over 95 percent of the 430,000 sq ft of exhibition space had been sold, with some room still available for small companies…
Beijing Aviation Museum from FlyerTalk Forums by Ekkylover I have visited the aviation museum near Beijing - A big surprise of the huge collection!...
Aviation Heritage: Japanese Aircraft of World War II by Chris Aviation Heritage. Thanks for visiting! Most images are clickable for larger versions. Thursday, December 31, 2009. Japanese Aircraft of World War II · Japanese Aircraft Code Names & Designations: (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) ...
World War II veteran fought with his mind, not with a weapon - PennLive.com Bissinger was part of a near-mythical group of warriors in China called The Flying Tigers. The group is most famous for the exploits of its fewer than 100 ...
Photos of Historic Flight Foundation's B-25D Mitchell bomber - Seattle Post Intelligencer The B-25 is up there in history with Boeings heavy bombers, the B-17 and B-29. All were the right airplanes at the right time. ...
People and Places 2009 - Port Orchard Independent As I sifted through my memories of '09, I found a theme – airplanes- and the above is the view from a nose gun turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress during a ...
"Super Hercules" from The Unwanted Blog by admin When Lockheed was designing what would become the C-141 "Starlifter," they started with their previous success, the C-130 "Hercules" and expanded it. Stretched the fuselage, swept the wings, added turbojets. Obviously it turned out not to be as simple as that, and the C-141 had almost nothing of the C-130 in it… but in these drawings of the GL-207-45 (submitted for System 476L) from 1960, you can still see a hint of Herc…
-For the latest News @ Full Throttle and additional features visit http://www.indytransponder.com/ ©
-Subscribe for daily automatic E-mail delivery directly to your Inbox!
-Also join us on: ---Facebook ---Twitter ---MySpace
-Send Notices > Releases > Updates > Be a Contributor > Contact: IndyTransponder@gmail.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Reno Wrap up: The torch has been passed on!
Watching video of the Reno Races doesn't capture the energy you can pull while on the ramp or in the grandstands. Everywhere you turn there is a story to share. The hottest question on the ramp Sunday morning was: "who?". Who do you think will win it? Rare Bear fans were hoping John Penney could pull off another win in the newly painted Rare Bear (and she looked stunning!). But the real conversation revolved around Will Whiteside, a Cinderalla story waiting to be told; or Steve Hinton, Jr., the 22 year old racer who debuted last year in "Sparky", the Jelly Belly sponsored P-51, last year. Steve grew up in the shadows of the Planes of Fame hangars while his dad, Steve Hinton (Glacier Girl is just one of the planes we've seen him recently), restored vintage aircraft. Last year we saw him turning wrenches in the Strega pit - this year he was wearing the Strega flight suit. We just about talked the story to death when the race line up was introduced for the final of finals: The Unlimited Class. While dad flew cover overhead in the T-33 safety plane, Steve maneuvered around the course and when it was all said and done - the torch had been passed on to the new generation of air racer - Steve Hinton, Jr. At 22 years of age, the youngest champion to grace the air racing pylons.
Mark Allen from Live Air Show Tv interviews Steve Hinton after the big win!Hinton wins Unlimited Gold at Reno air races from RGJ.com
Steve Hinton Jr. today became the youngest pilot in history to win the Unlimited Gold race at the Reno National Championship Air Races, breaking his father's record.
Reno air races end with historic victory from RGJ.com
The torch passed to a new generation of racers at the 46th National Championship Air Races today as 22-year-old Steven Hinton became the youngest champion ever in the elite Unlimited Gold race.
Hinton Youngest Reno Champion from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Steve Hinton Jr. put the highly modified P-51 Strega through its paces at the 2008 Pylon Racing Seminar at Reno Stead Airport in November 2008. The 22-year-old pilot went on to win the Gold Unlimited race at the National Championship Air Races, which wrapped up Sunday.Steve Hinton Jr., 22, became the youngest pilot to win the top prize at the National Championship Air Races in Reno Sunday. Hinton flew the highly-modified P-51 Strega to victory in the Breitling Gold Unlimited Race at an average speed of 491.822 mph in a time of 8:10.357, almost 13 seconds ahead of John Penney in Rare Bear, an F8F Bearcat. Third place went to Sherman Smoot in the Yak 11 Czech Mate. It was only Hinton's second appearance in the Unlimited class but he's been around the sport since he attended his first Reno races when he was two weeks old. His father Steve Sr. is a two-time Unlimited champion and Strega is no stranger to the winner's circle, having won the event seven time. Full results are available here.
San Diego pilot takes Sport Class gold at Air Races from RGJ.com
David Sterling of San Diego, won Sport Class Gold Race at the Reno National Championship Air Races on Sunday at Reno Stead Airport.
Biplane, Formula 1 champs crowned at Air Races from RGJ.com
The first two gold races at the National Championship Air Races have been decided this morning.
National Championship Air Races Wrap Up in Stead - KTVN Channel 2
Five days of top-speed fun in the sky, right here in the Truckee Meadows. The 2009 National Championship Air Races are over.
"The guys few their hearts out this year," says Rod Elliott of Sparks.
46 years of National Championship Air Racing are in the books at the Reno-Stead Airport.
"The racing was fast and furious," says Mike Houghton, President and CEO of the National Championship Air Races. ...
Dave Morss completes 200th Air Race
Today, he completed his 200th air race at the Reno National Championship Air Races in the P-51A Polar Bear in the Unlimited Bronze race. Dave was also scheduled to fly later in the Sport Class in his #99 Martin's Legacy, ...
Air Racin' - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Knowledgeable fans talking air races. Lots of good info being shared here about the air races. And they know the history too!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Indy Transponder 17-SEP-09 1645z
Adventure of the Week: A little Voodoo puts magic in Reno air races - Sacramento Bee
Whiteside was engrossed in bike racing and gave up his plans to fly in the Navy because of it. When he was 23, he suffered an injury that took him off the ...
Young pilot sets pace for Unlimited Class at Reno Air Races from Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Steven Hinton made history last year at the National Championship Air Races and is threatening to do it again.
Images from Wednesday - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Nevada - National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Scott airshow is filled with action - Belleville News Democrat
Then, Canada's revered Snowbirds will show off their breathtaking maneuvers in a salute to the 100th birthday of our neighbor-to-the-north's first powered ...
John Klatt, pilot of the Extra 300L. "This is what I love to do," said Klatt, who has flown F-16 "Fighting Falcons" in Iraq and C-130 transport plans in ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The Thunderbirds, a revered air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force (USAF) will perform their aerobatic formation ...
HONOLULU -- The Air Force Thunderbirds flew in and put on an impromptu show as they got familiar with Hawaii airspace on Wednesday. ...
Southport Air Show - five family passes to be won - Crosby Herald
Southport Air Show takes place on the resort's seafront on Saturday and Sunday September 26 and 27. And five lucky Crosby Herald readers can win family ...
Countdown to the Dubai Airshow begins - Arabian Supply Chain
The Dubai Airshow will open its doors in less than ten weeks bringing with it more than 7000 square metres of exhibition ...
Paul Bonhomme finishes on top in Red Bull Air Race in Porto - thelondonpaper.com
Nigel Lamb, 53, is left in a stew after failing to reach the super-eight stage, but fellow Briton Paul Bonhomme, 44, is full of bonhomie after winning the dramatic finale to move four points ahead of Austrian rival Hannes Arch, who later insists: "It's not over yet!"
Bonhomme, a commercial airline pilot, narrowly missed out on the title in 2007 and 2008 and confesses to having "changed tactics" in a bid to go one better.
He adds: "But tactics don't count for much if you don't do what you set out to, so maybe that's what I'm getting better at."
Compatriot Lamb admits the sport, which demands exceptional skills but provides thrilling entertainment, is "very dangerous".
He says: "If you make the wrong decision you can hit the surface. But everyone here has spent a lot of time in our machines, which become extensions of us.
"It's a risk-management exercise but you've always got an exit strategy and I very much feel I am the master of my destiny." ...
War bomber lands for Air Fest - Craig Daily Press
However, the plane flew in earlier this week to be a part of the Wild West Air Fest on Saturday and Sunday. Enlarge photo — Photo by John F. Russell By ...
Rare warbird making appearance at SM Airport - Santa Maria Times
The B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed Sentimental Journey and owned by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, ...
WWII history on display - Cape Cod Times
Ernie Joyce, 77, of Galesferry, Conn., used to fly in a B-17 on patrols looking for dangerous icebergs when he served with the US Coast Guard after the war. ...
RAF jet in flypast tribute to war hero - Belfast Newsletter
THE final chapter in the dramatic life of a Belfast-born RAF World War Two pilot was written when his ashes were scattered over Lower Lough Erne. ...
Over 20 RAF aircraft coming for Battle of Britain weekend - Panorama
Three Hawks will also perform a flypast just as the Ball begins. Saturday morning's display by the Red Arrows will start at 11 o'clock at Europa Point, ...
Battle of Britain hero remembered - Dumfries and Galloway Standard
Hundreds gathered at the 37th annual memorial service of Air Chief Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding, which opened with a Spitfire fly past. ...
Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Sept. 17-23 - North County Times
San Diego Air & Space Museum ---- "To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA," an exhibit that shows how Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip character was used ...
For all you Martin 4-0-4 fans out there - some great photos from Unusual Attitude by Kieran Daly
Martin 404s in Life magazine.jpgCome on, there must be one! (I mean, it turned out there were three A340 fans!). A memory from Atlanta 1956 of a type of which precisely 103 were built and which I think is primarily famous for having arguably the most idiosyncratic designation in airliner history. (And which, according to Wikipedia, last flew in 2008 - is that true?) ...
On This Day in Aviation History: September 17th from NYCAviation.com
Air Lift Veterans gather with Vice Consul Werner-Ciprian Fugel and contemporary witness Elke Mariotti in front of a "candy bomber".
from American Airpower Museum
On Friday, September 4th, the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale held a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. In 1948/49, allied planes brought food, supplies and hope to the blockaded city of Berlin.
The Berlin Airlift was a heroic effort that saved more than two million men, women and children from starvation and death. For 322 days, in more than 270,000 flights, the airlift brought 1.7 million tons of food and supplies to the war-stricken people of Berlin. Fuelled by the will to save human lives and to ...
Lindbergh Foundation Seeks Applicants For Aviation Grants from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The Lindbergh Foundation has extended its deadline for submissions of aviation-related grant applications until Oct. 30. "Anyone conducting an aviation/aerospace research project that balances technological advancements with the preservation of our environment is encouraged to apply," the foundation said. The grants are given to individuals, who are not required to be associated with a university, business, or nonprofit group. Awards are made for up to $10,580 -- the amount that Charles Lindbergh spent to build the Spirit of St. Louis. In recent years, grants have gone to help develop electric-powered airplanes, to increase fuel efficiency by reducing drag, and to reduce noise pollution by using high-frequency sound waves from ultrasonic actuators. The grants aim to support innovative ideas at earlier stages of development and establish pilot projects that often subsequently receive funding from other sources, the Foundation said.
Getting Kids Interested in Aviation - WDIO-TV
Aviation experts predict there will be a shortage of pilots in the near future. But a group of pilots in Superior are trying to change that by taking kids ...
Jetpack First Flights On eBay from AVwebFlash Current Issue
If Glenn Martin has gauged his market correctly, there should be lineup of adrenaline junkies bidding to become the first "test pilot" of the Martin Jetpack. The always-innovative Martin is auctioning off the first six flights of the piston-powered, ducted fan contrivance available to the public on eBay. The winning bidder can take the prize on their own or invite up to three friends to take part in the historic occasion. The winner will be responsible for their own expenses in getting to New Zealand for the three-days of training and flying. Martin says anyone who can strap into the device can submit a bid. "Whoever wins this auction, whether it's a highly qualified pilot or someone who has never flown before, we will be able to tailor a testing program for the jetpack that matches their skill," he said.
An Armadillo Shoots For the Moon - Wired (blog)
Scorpius lifts off from the pad to start its "mission." Photos: William Pomerantz / X Prize Foundation. Videos: X Prize Foundation.
P-38 Glacier Girl Taxis / California Capital Airshow 2009 / Photo ... by keith
Steve Hinton taxis the P-38 Glacier Girl to the airshow's "hot side". The California Capital Airshow 2009 features the US Air Force Thunderbirds as the headliner with the weekends show including numerous military and civilian ...
