Showing posts with label White Knight. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Indy Transponder 28-JUN-2011 0330z

   
Blue Angels to take "Flight Over the Falls" - Beartooth NBC | Malmstrom Air Force Base's open house, July 30th and 31st, includes performances by the Blue Angels. "Flight Over the Falls" is a free event hosted by the base and supported by the Montana Air National Guard in Great ...

Details released for Great Falls Air Show - KXLH Helena News | The highlight of the two-day event will be aerial performances by the US Navy Blue Angels. All of these performances will be featured July 30 and 31. A Blue Angels flight demostration exhibits choreographed refinements of skill possessed by all naval ...

Guard: Air show victim of its own success - Turn to 10.com | The Rhode Island National Guard Air Show announces they are closing their parking lots to attendees after they reached capacity. (more) By NBC 10 News Officials with the Rhode Island Air National Guard said Monday they partly blame the weather and the ...

Air Race Classic Finishes in Mobile Alabama from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | After four days of air racing competition over a 2,300 nautical course, the 35th year of women's air race classic landed at the final destination, Brookley Aeroplex, Mobile, Alabama, last Friday. Women pilots from ...
Weather Shortens Air Race Classic
Results here.

Air Venture Update: Oshkosh Here We Come from Nuts About Southwest | [video] We are about a month away from opening day at one of the world’s great aviation events, Air Venture 2011 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  What could be better than warm Midwest summer days, cool summer nights, and airplanes from sunrise to sunset?  ...

Snowbirds returning to Sarnia June 29 - Petrolia Topic | The Huron Flight Centre is hosting a free Canadian Snowbirds Aerobatic Show June 29 above Canatara Park's waterfront. The 6:45 pm show features the Snowbirds 431 squadron and is being held to honour the Canadian military. Dinner with the Snowbirds is ...

Armed forces display - News of the World | ... The spectacle ended with a flypast by the Red Arrows, leaving trails of red, white and blue jet smoke lingering over the city.  ...

Three more reasons why the Paris Air Show rocked - Run Way Girl 

WAI Loses a Cherished Member of its Board from WAI Connect Blog | It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of Major General Ted Mallory, ...

"Playing Dave's Game" UCAP #240 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Amy Laboda joins the boys in the virtual hangar this week. Alt titles: "The Heart of the Biscuit" "UCAP Jeopardy" "The Immortal AD" "Not Hal Holbrook"

European Vacation - Randy's Journal | When two of the stars of the Paris Air Show left Le Bourget last week, they still had some stops to make in Europe. And let me tell you, they got the rock star treatment.
 ...

All-Electric Airliner Could Take to the Skies by 2035 - Reuters | By Cleantechnica at Cleantechnica Last week's Paris Air Show highlighted a number of innovations in aviation, but none "electrified" show-goers like EADS' VoltAir airliner concept. The VoltAir concept is aimed relatively near future, ...

Oakland’s history in the air on display at aviation museum - Oakland North | The Short Solent Mark III flying boat was once owned by Howard Hughes. It appeared in the first Indiana Jones movie (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”). During its heyday, the late 1940s, the plane would fly passengers from Southampton, England, to Johannesburg, South Africa roundtrip for $1,400—the modern-day equivalent of $35,000.  There are three of these flying boats left in the world. One of them ...

World War II veteran Matt Lamer shares B-17 bombing memories - Waynesboro Record Herald | Lamer was a gunner and flew with the 425 Bomb Group on a B-17. His program was part of a slate of activities in Blue Ridge Summit that also included living history programs at the Battle of Monterey Pass site and a trolley tour of local historic ...

A Challenge From Brazil - The Speedy Record Setting CEA-308 | from Airpigz | Here's an article by my friend Elliot Seguin, a project engineer and flight test engineer at Scaled Composites. It's on the Brazilian CEA-308 aircraft and the world records it set in December 2010 in the class ...

Tanker's first flight over top of the world marks new era in efficiency from Air Force Link Top Stories | The U.S. Air Force has gone to the ends of the earth to support operations in Afghanistan.  A KC-135 Stratotanker flew north until it started flying south June 21 an 22, cutting a new pathway over the Arctic Circle and the North Pole between Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.  It was the first time an Air Force air refueling tanker has ever flown this route. ...

Dakota Norway arrives at DX! from Classic Aviation Worldwide | ... Dakota Norway's immaculate DC-3 ...

White Knight in patent form from The Unwanted Blog | Patent drawings (design patent D612,791) for the Scaled Composites “White Knight carried aircraft, part of SpaceShipTwo.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Indy Transponder 23-MAR-10 1030z



Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise's First Flight from Indy Transponder | VSS Enterprise's first 'captive carry' flight! - Virgin Galactic [Home page has an exclusive video] Virgin Galactic announced today that VSS Enterprise has completed her inaugural captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Spaceport. This very first captive carry was a huge success and both the mothership and spaceship looked absolutely stunning against….

Virgin Galactic: Momma Takes Her Baby For Her First Ride! by Martt | Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo mothership left the ground from the Mojave Air and Spaceport carrying VSS Enterprise for the first 'captive-carry' test flight. The 2-part space vehicle launch system flew for 2 hours 54 minutes and reached an altitude of 45,000 feet.  This is the first of many flight test hours that will be put on the system leading up to the first independent glides tests sometime later this year.

SpaceShipTwo Gets Airborne from The Launch Pad by William - Did you wake up this morning with an urge to replace the boring old wallpaper on your desktop ( laptop, tablet, et cetera) with something a little bit more exciting? Perhaps you were looking for something you might describe as really, ridiculously good looking (in the manner of Derek Zoolander), but also something that shows off your love of cool technology and of human spaceflight? Well, you are in luck!

SpaceShipTwo Completes Inaugural Captive Flight from Military Photos by Panchito12 - The dream of privately-operated, civilian-accessible space flight took another step toward reality today when Virgin Galactic-backed Scaled Composite's SpaceshipTwo successfully completed its first captive flight attached to the twin-hulled WhiteKnight, reaching an altitude of 45,000ft over the Mojave.

VIDEO: WhiteKnight Two-SpaceShipTwo take-off and landing from Hyperbola by Rob Coppinger - Virgin Galactic Space Vehicle Takes First Flight - San Fernando Valley Business Journal | Commercial space vehicle VSS Enterprise made its first flight on March 22 at the Mojave Air & Space Port. The craft, built by Scaled Composites and owned by ...

Virgin Galactic takes flight - TG Daily | The Enterprise, Virgin Galactic's exclusive spacecraft, was created by Scaled Composites' Burt Rutan. Rutan was also the man who built the first ...

Blue Angels to soar over harbor - Charleston Post Courier | Other units and attractions that may be featured during Charleston Navy Week include the Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team; Navy rock and ceremonial bands; ...

In Loving Memory of Alfred Goss - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
from http://www.aafo.com/ | In Loving Memory of Alfred Goss Air Racin'

March 22, 2010 - Just a quick note to let you know that the current issue of the "P38 Lightning Newsletter" is now available for viewing. You can find it at our website here: http://p38assn.org/newsletters/current.htm  (Don't forget to cast your vote in our new poll.) Enjoy and, as always, we welcome your feedback. Blue skies, Kelly B. Kalcheim

Furias on track - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
from http://www.aafo.com/ | Hey there race fans. I thought I would drop in and give a Furias update. All is well and proceeding at light speed. We swung the gear and flaps Thursday. Everything worked great. Cock-pit is going back together with new race canopy. Wiring is in full swing with engine delivery right around the corner. Outer wing panels are on and tanks are fabricated and ready to install. Tail cone fabrication is completed with that going off for paint. Oil tank is in fabrication now as well as the boiler tank. Should be putting those systems in after tail is painted and back next week. Bottom line is plane is on fast track to completion. Fortunately all previous stumbling blocks have been removed and plane is being swarmed by the Sanders team. Pretty awesome sight to see the activity around the plane, so focused. What a beauty she'll be. All I can say is Furias should be awesome!!!!I'll post more updates next week after more work is accomplished. We are on track for late July early August testing. Matt J

Intrepid aviator aims to set world record - Press and Journal | AN INTREPID entrepreneur who defeated cancer took to the skies yesterday in a bid to be the first person to fly round the world in a gyrocopter. ...

Poster chosen for 2010 air show - Register Pajaronian | Thanks to a group of students at Aptos High's Regional Occupational Program, a new poster has been created for the 46th annual Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show ...

Pioneer Aviatrix, Elinor Smith (Sullivan), Dies at Age 98 - PR Newswire | A contemporary of Amelia Earhart, Lady Mary Heath, and Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout, Smith championed the rights of women in aviation's golden age. ...

Tumlinson: Virginia is for Spaceport Lovers from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) "Since its founding Virginia has always cut its own path to the future. Virginians have always had their own ideas about right and wrong, and their own understanding of what was best for their own children and the destiny of the state. And yes, although many of its people work there, several times the state has stood strong against the prevailing tides of the palatial city on its northern border," Rick Tumlinson, Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation writes in the Sunday edition of The Richmond Times Dispatch

On This Day in Aviaton History: March 23rd by Phil Derner Jr. | FedEx Flight 80 crashes in Tokyo, 23 soldiers die on a C-141 that catches fire on the ground, space station Mir burns up while re-entering the atmosphere, Gemini 3 launches narrowly avoids a sandwich disaster, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes when captain's kids take controls, and much more!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Indy Transponder 12-OCT-09 1030z

Blue Angels Fly Low Show – KCBS
The pilots who fly the Blue Angels over San Francisco are briefing for a low-level show that will keep the fighter jets below the fog that's settled over ...


2009 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show highlights - Boilr by Jeremy K
2009 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show highlights.


US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team - Military Pictures ... by Scott
Global defence forum on topics for military aviation, air force, army, navy, missiles, defense technology, space and nuclear forces as well as post military pictures and videos. Discuss world security issues in areas such as war on ...

Image of the Week: USAF Heritage Flight from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton
This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by
AirSpace user Max Tribolet. The image is of a US Air Force Heritage Flight, seen at the 2008 Lackland AirFest air show in San Antonio, Texas. Left to right are a Lockheed Martin F-22, Curtiss P40, Lockheed Martin F-16 and Boeing F-15.

Weather doesn't stop final day of Airsho - MyWestTexas.com
By Audrie Palmer While the weather may have put a damper on Sunday's final day of the CAF Airsho, officials said they were still able to ...

WWII Reenactors @ CAF Airshow from Military Photos by wicked_hind
Thought you WWII buffs and reenactors would like these photos. These guys were great and didn't mind posing for a few photos. Anyway, I hope you guys like them.

Female pilots celebrated at the Autumn Air Show - Cambridge Evening News
The Autumn Air Show celebrated these 'Women with Wings' yesterday. Carolyn is the world's only current female Spitfire pilot and Anna is believed to be the ...

Online site gathers Whatcom County aviation stories - Bellingham Herald
The Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham has created an online site where people can share their stories about local aviation history, with an emphasis on ...

Warbirds Take To The Skies Sunday In Tulsa - News On 6
This P-51 Mustang fighter took to the air Saturday and Sunday in Tulsa. [Photo by Bill Bridenstine] This twin engine B-25 bomber was on display at the Tulsa ...

Contest: B-25 “Panchito” Free Plane Ride – WBT
Bringing together the legacy of those brave veterans and the B-25, the Disabled American Veterans has teamed up with Larry Kelley, owner of the B-25 ...

The sky's the limit - Amarillo.com
His favorite is a gray B-25 bomber, which he built from a kit in 2001. Showers, 81, constructed the gray World War II plane - it was made famous by Lt. Col. ...

Museum plan for old landmark - Essex Echo
On display will be newspaper cuttings and photographs from the time, models of military equipment and rare artefacts including parts of two B17 bombers that ...

Bangor was fascinated by flying machines in 1909 - Bangor Daily News
They talked about Bell's latest passion — the aeroplane. Telephones were old hat by now. Their use was expanding rapidly. Even farmers were installing them ...

Wings of Time…# 02…the Avro 504 from AeroHub by admin
“Wings of Time”…# 02…the Avro 504…first of the classic British primary pilot-trainers.

Europe Trip #22: IWM Duxford - 3 - Static Restorations from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney
One of the hangers I wandered in to [yes, it was open to the public] contained a small number of restoration projects in various states of repair. This hanger helped to reinforce to me just how much work they put into their aircraft. The first aircraft is on the way, the second and third looks really good and the fourth and fifth look like they are waiting for someone to get interested :-)

2009 Year in Review from Kings Media by steven@kings-media.com (Steven King)
Since my airshow season has ended, I decided that I wanted to put together an article that will give a little synopsis of how I seen things go this 2009 airshow season. I thought I would start with some facts of my season. Overall I attended 28 shows, including 8 practice shows, at 12 different locations. I drove approximately 4100 miles and traveled through 8 states. Early on, this season was plagued with bad weather. Many shows try to continue to have their shows as rain dates are not a practicality in the airshow industry with how things are scheduled. Despite the bad weather, I really enjoyed each and every show I attended. I seen some old friends in the industry and met some new ones and said goodbye to a few as well…

Exclusive Video: Flying the Zeppelin NT with Airship Ventures from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Pilots who signed up for sightseeing flights over San Francisco in the new Zeppelin NT kept asking the crew if they could take a turn in the front seat. Tired of having to say no, the company created a special day-long program just for pilots. AVweb's Mary Grady tried it out during a session in Long Beach last month, and here is her report.

WhiteKnight Vehicles to Appear at Edwards Air Show at Parabolic Arc by Doug Messier
SCALED COMPOSITES PRESS RELEASE Scaled Composites' White Knight One and White Knight Two aircraft will be making a rare public appearance at the.

This Week In Military/Aviation History 12 - 18 October from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.

United States - California - MCAS Miramar Air Show 2009 - MCAS Miramar, San Diego - 10/02/09 from FenceCheck Forums


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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Indy Transponder 28-MAY-09 2245z


Charlotte air show reaps record income for charities - Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
A record crowd provided the Florida International Air Show with the most profitable weekend in the 29-year history of the event. Air show proceeds are distributed to Charlotte County area charities. This year, 41 charities will receive contributions in ...

Tumbling with the Stars from www.airspacemag.com
Today's airshow performers do it gyroscopically.

Air Force Week to offer high-flying events - Davis County Clipper, UT
Several of the activities will be held in Davis County, including student programs, a symposium, concerts by Air Force bands, and a two-day open house and air show featuring a performance by the Thunderbirds. "It's anticipated that 300000 people are ...

Snowbirds Grounded By Rain - myFM Radio News, Canada
The precision aerobatic team who were to perform in Kingston in celebration of 100 years of powered flight in Canada were kept on the ground because of rain. Some lucky Kingston students did get to see the snowbirds . The planes did a fly by at St. ...

Thunderbirds 're-up' Peterson Airmen on Memorial Day - Pactrick Air Force Base, FL
Greg Thomas, Thunderbird commander, leads Peterson Airmen through the oath of enlistment in a reenlistment ceremony in hanger 119 on Memorial Day. Peterson Airmen and their families had the opportunity to visit face-to-face with Colonel Thomas and the ...

HAFB air show nearly didn't happen - Davis County Clipper, UT
by Tom Busselberg HILL AFB — Between 300000 and 400000 people are expected to swarm to Hill AFB, the weekend of June 6 and 7, for the 2009 Air Show. It is the culminating event in a week of activities that will make up Air Force Week 2009. ...

Air Show Returns to Jones Beach - Farmingdale Observer
While most spectators flocked to Jones Beach to watch the New York Air Show over Memorial Day weekend, local residents lined New Highway and Route 109 in Farmingdale to catch a glimpse of the acrobatic aircraft.

Rain stalls, grounds 2009 Memorial Day Fly-In from www.thetuskegeenews.com
The rain broke for only brief moments during the day on Saturday, May 22, keeping all aircraft on the ground and almost all attending the Fly-In in the hangar.

Exhibition opportunities in the Wales National Airshow - PRLog.Org (press release), TX
The two day event is expected to draw in thousands of people with air displays from the Red Arrows, the Eurofighter Typhoon, Hawk, Royal Navy Black Cats helicopter team and lots more. The site for trade stands will stretch along Swansea Prom from the ...

DUXFORD: How Imperial War Museum will feature Eurofighter Typhoon ... - Cambs 24, UK
It was flown for the first time by an RAF crew in April 1998, and in the same year it flew in formation with the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. In June 2000, it was announced that Typhoon DA4 had completed the first ...

High-flying sponsorship opportunity at the Royal International Air ... - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK
A UNIQUE sponsorship opportunity is being offered at the Royal International Air Tattoo to give businesses a chance to fly alongside some of the world's fastest aircraft. Each year, the world's most accomplished pilots compete at ...

RED ARROWS ACKNOWLEDGE OPPOSITION TO CITY AIR DISPLAY - Galway Bay FM, Ireland
The Royal Airforce has acknowledged local opposition to the flyover by their Red Arrows in the city this Saturday at 11.30am. In a statement to Galway Bay fm News, a spokesperson for the air display team says "that they recognise the right for people ...

Les beaux avions vont à Muret - LaDépêche.fr - Google News
translated: From 17h to 19h: Jumping delayed opening of the 3rd Parachute RMAT; Pitts S2-B; Rotors Patrouille de Portugal (Alouette III), Patrouille de France, etc.. Numerous activities on the ground, from 13h to 19h. Entrance € 5, free for children under ...

Nigel Lamb: Changing Times Brings Added Work from Smoke-On by Tom
How times have changed! When this sport was in its infancy, the onlyaircraft available were standard aerobatic types…Sukhoi, Extra 300and Edge 540. Pilots turned up accompanied by an available engineer to race in their unmodified aerobatic machines. Sure, these were capable but they were inadequate in many ways…

Daredevil pilots soar through county skies - Northampton Chronicle & Echo, UK
The 25th FAI World Aerobatic Championships makes a return to the UK on August 28 and 29 and will feature alongside the eighth round of the MSA British Touring Car Championship series. Pilots will be challenged in technical and freestyle competitions ...

Silverstone to host international air sports event from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn Northamptonshire's Silverstone race circuit is host international air sports event, the 25th FAI World Aerobatic Championships on 28 and 29 August.
The event, organised by Flying Aces in partnership with the British Aerobatic Association will feature along with the eighth round of the MSA British Touring Car Championship series.

2nd Annual Texoma 100 Air Race - KTEN, TX
The second annual Texoma 100 Air Race will take place May 30, 2009 at 10:00 am at the North Texas Regional Airport. Pilots from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah will be flying for Sport Air Racing League ...

For $430, A Ride On Restored World War II Bomber - KETV.com, NE Dubbed Liberty Belle, the restored Boeing B17 plane flew in every theater of operation during the war and was known for its fire power. Between 1935 and 1945, 12732 B17 planes were produced. Of those, 4735 were destroyed in battle. ...

World War II veterans gather for group photo at Yankee Air Museum - MLive.com, MI
The Ann Arbor newsworld War II veterans pose for a group photo for "Detroit: Our Greatest Generation," at the Yankee Air Museum on Thursday. Jim Forshee carried a photograph of himself as a young man ...

Marine served as crew member on B-25 bomber in WWII - StarNewsOnline.com, NC
Darrell Thacker, commanding officer of MCAS New River, with an autographed copy of 'Cram's Rams,' a book encompassing the history of Marine Squadron VMB-612, the unit Owens served with as a B-25 radio/radar/gunner in 1944-45 in the Pacific. ...

New Statue At Boise Airport - Fox12Idaho, Idaho
The art work was sculpted in clay at the Warhawk Air Museum last November and dedicated Monday. "Everybody that was involved in that time period had a sense of patriotism. It shows through to our day and age, and I really enjoyed every second of ...

The Billy Mitchell Court-Martial from www.airspacemag.com
Courtroom sketches from aviation's Trial of the Century.

Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest from Headline News - Canada
Glen Urquhart of Kincardine, Ont., won the Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest for his painting "Solo".

EAA to have special guest speaker - Port Huron Times Herald, MI
He serves as a senior flight surgeon for the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base. Pinnell works with the Department of Defense Human Space Flight Support and frequently works support for space shuttle missions. ...

Airport Day and Fly In event set for this weekend - Winston County Journal, MS
Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1189 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Louisville-Winston County Airport as part of the Airport Day. ...

WhiteKnightTwo to fly at Spaceport America groundbreaking from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust
In his speech at the International Space Development Conference in Orlando this morning, Will Whitehorn confirmed some earlier speculation and said that WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) will make its first long-distance flight on June 19 and put in an appearance over Spaceport America during its groundbreaking ceremony that day. The plan is (weather permitting) that WK2 will take off from Mojave, fly to and over the spaceport, and return to Mojave without stopping. An exact flight plan may be published before the flight to allow people to try and observe it along the way. ...

Plane Pull set for Saturday - Augusta Chronicle, GA
Twenty-four teams will participate Saturday in a Plane Pull to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta. The teams of 20 will compete to see who can pull a FedEx 727 12 feet in the shortest amount of time. Team members are from the Medical ...



Flight Line Internet Radio Has Formed A Collabortive Effort To ... - PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria
Continuing to innovate the ways practical flight training skills are delivered, "The Finer Points of Flying" is now collaborating with Flight Line Internet Radio to broadcast programs via that medium covering the finer points of flight training to a ...

Project VP Officially Begins! Pssst, Wanna Buy A T-Shirt? from Airpigz Blog by Martt Clupper
As this video shows, construction of my updated, modified Volksplane that I call 'Project VP' has begun! I have the pretty crazy goal of actually getting it all built in time for Oshkosh 2009 which begins July 27th.

The Strizhi [Swifts] aerobatic team flying MiG-29 planes - 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Branson Airshow/Photos from the show! from www.bransonairshow.com
Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow 2009 / Photo Gallery from kbvp.com
Cluster monocopter photos from Dick's Rocket Dungeon by Dick
For the love of rockets and robots (RG # 72, plus) from Dick's Rocket Dungeon by Dick


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Friday, May 15, 2009

Indy Transponder 15-MAY-09 0030z


Spectacle in the sky - Annapolis Capital, MD
The US Navy's Blue Angels will perform a variety of high-speed, aerobatic precision-maneuvers above the Severn River next Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the Naval Academy's Commissioning Week. Viewing areas for the show will include Ingram Field, ...

Blue Angels to perform over the Severn River Tuesday and Wednesday - Annapolis Capital, MD
The US Navy's Blue Angels will perform a variety of high-speed, aerobatic precision-maneuvers above the Severn River next Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the Naval Academy's Commissioning Week. Viewing areas for the show will include Ingram Field, ...

Air show to pay tribute to the Longest Day - Business Gazette, MD
Air show attendees look inside the spacious cargo area of the Air Force's C-5A heavy transport aircraft during the 2008 Joint Services Open House at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs. Organizers of the annual ...

Jets to Perform Flyover at Andrews Air Force Base - Washington Post, United States
US Air Force fighter planes will fly over Andrews Air Force Base this afternoon in an aerial demonstration to kick off the 2009 Joint Service Open House Air Show. The red-white-and-blue F-16 Falcons, known as the Thunderbirds, ...

Flash Your Life Top Stories - Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
The Fort Worth-based Trojan Phlyers Air Race and Airshow Team are one of several aerial performers that will showcase their flying talents during the Air Power Demonstration portion of the Armed Forces Day Celebration held at Naval Air Station Joint ...

2009 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show is June 6 - California Democrat, MO
The United States Air Force at Whiteman AFB once again arises to the forefront in entertainment with the "2009 Wings Over Whiteman" air show and open house on Saturday, June 6. The public will once again be treated to many military and civilian ...

Southern Wisconsin Airfest Just Two Weeks Away - WIFR, IL
Beloit/Janesville, WI – Besides featuring the Blue Angels, the ABC Supply Company Southern Wisconsin AirFEST will also have plenty of other thrilling entertainment in the sky, including the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the F-16 Viper East ...

Blue Angels and airshow cancelled - Examiner.com
For those of us looking forward to a summer weekend air show on June 13 & 14 and the rare appearance by the Navy's Blue Angels, this comes as a large disappointment. The following is from a press release on the cancellation of the Front Range Airport ...

Noisy days coming as 148th Fighter Wing trains - Duluth News Tribune, MN
Clouds form on the leading edge of the wings of this F-16 fighter jet from the 148th Fighter Wing during a high-speed pass of the crowd at the 2008 Duluth Airshow at the Duluth International Airport on Saturday. Moisture in the air is compressed ...

DUXFORD: A celebration of the best of British to open air show season - Hunts Post, UK
In addition to this, the Spring Air Show features all three British Red Bull Air Race pilots in an unusual trio of The Matadors' Sukhois and Old Flying Machine Company's P51 Mustang. In addition to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, there will be ...

Public invited to annual Swift Fly-In next week - Daily Post Athenian, TN
The McMinn County Airport will be a busy place next week when the Swift Museum Foundation hosts its annual Swift Fly-In. Scheduled for May 18-23, the event includes opportunities for Swift owners and pilots to meet, compare notes, attend information ...

Nigel Lamb: Still 4th In Championship After San Diego from Smoke-On by Tom
So, 4th place overall after 2 races… still our best start ever. It's not too bad but certainly not where we want to be. The gap is 9 points and that's going to be hard to make up. Still, this is going to be an interesting season and points won't be so easy to come by…Read Full Entry----

Goulian's 2009 San Diego Recap from Mike Goulian Airshows by Karin
A short recap of Michael Goulian's 2009 San Diego Red Bull Air Race results and aircraft modifications between races.

Prestigious Day Air CIAF Returns - denik.cz, Czech Republic (Google Translator)
... An interesting air show, however, it becomes second year of air on International Flying Display (IFD), which will host the 13th Hradecké airport. On Hradecké heaven, according to the preliminary program will present acrobats from eight countries and about six dozen machines. ...

PFP # 45 Sun 'n Fun GAP #1 from The Pilot's Flight PodLog
As part of the Sun 'n Fun 2009 Evening Podcast Series, Sun 'n Fun Radio hosted the first-ever Gathering of Aviation Podcasters, or GAP, on Friday April 24th after the airshow. This event was emceed by Jack Hodgson of the Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast. Will and David, along with members from several other aviation podcasts, all gathered on the deck of Sun 'n Fun radio for a massive hangar flying session. We decided to post the entire broadcast, almost two hours in length, here in the podcast. We had a real blast, and we are really excited about participating again next year. ...

The End of an Era! / 1993 to 2009 from Kermit's Blog
The last truckload of all my aircraft parts arrived from Miami, ending over a decade and a half of trucking to Fantasy of Flight. Fantasy of Flight restorer and mechanic Paul Stecewycz was in charge of the effort and hauled most of the almost 200 truckloads. In January, I flew the Grumman TBM Avenger up, which was that last flyable aircraft we had left in Miami at what was the old Weeks Air Museum facility at the Tamiami Airport. One or two other loads were brought up recently leaving only the wing of my Kawasaki Ki-46 Hein Japanese fighter. ...

Korean War ace passes away from Air Force Link Top Stories
As an Air Force pilot, Col. Harold E. Fischer Jr. achieved the designation of ace during the Korean conflict and was a high-profile prisoner of war. Colonel Fischer died April 30 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was 83. Originally from Iowa, he joined the Navy after graduating from high school in 1944. He attended Iowa State University for two years after being discharged, then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He transferred to the Air Force in 1950. Flying the F-86 Sabrejet, Colonel Fischer was credited with 10 kills against MiG-15 aircraft along Korea's famed Mig Alley. more...

A Living History Lesson in Hollister - KIONrightnow.com, CA
Participating in the Collings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR is the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang. This tour gives entuisasts the opportunity ...

World War II vets invited to historic photo session - Mirror, MI
A historical group photo of Michigan's "greatest generation" will be taken on the tarmac of the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport on May 27. The B-17 Yankee Lady bomber will be the backdrop. Veterans are asked to bring with them a 5-inch by ...

A forgotten piece of WW2 history from Bayou Renaissance Man
I was fascinated to read of the long-forgotten exploits of 151 Wing of the Royal Air Force during World War II.
It seems that when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Stalin urgently requested the dispatch of front-line fighter aircraft from Britain to help repulse the onslaught from the Luftwaffe. Churchill could not spare the more advanced Spitfires, but he sent 40 Hurricanes via convoy to North Russia, along with RAF pilots and ground personnel. They would fly and fight their aircraft for four months, while teaching Russian pilots and ground staff how to use and maintain them. ...

Intrepid museum wants space shuttle to land in NYC - Newsday
The operators of New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum already have a Mercury space capsule, a submarine and a Concorde passenger jet. ...

In Search of the Real Wright Flyer from Air and Space Magazine
Building a replica of the first airplane requires a certain resourcefulness. Anybody got any horsehide glue

Stormbirds to complete another new Me 262 from PPRuNe Forums by Kerosene Kraut
The new Messerschmitt Me 262 project at Stormbirds in Seattle got another a/c ready: "Gelbe 5". This one's not airworthy but the one after that will be again. First one goes for 650 k USD, second one for 2,5 million USD.
Stormbirds komplettieren nächste Nachbau-Me 262 - Klassiker der Luftfahrt

Students Stranded When Florida Flight School Closes from Aviation & Aerospace News
Students at Jet University, a flight school at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, showed up on Friday to find the place closed, according to local news reports. Many of the students...

WhiteKnightTwo Exceeds Expectations from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
Tom and Sharon Poberezny, along with a group of EAAers and members of the Scaled Composites team, in front of WhiteKnightTwo, which will make its public debut this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. While in Southern California last week, EAA President/Chairman Tom Poberezny visited Scaled Composites in Mojave where he and a group of EAA members had the opportunity to see WhiteKnightTwo, the "Mothership" that will carry SpaceShipTwo tourists to suborbital space.

Airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet from Air Force Link Top Stories
Most of us hear stories of Airmen saving lives in combat, but an Airman who saves the lives of more than 300 passengers is definitely a story worth hearing.
A fuel leak on a civilian aircraft caught the attention of Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a flight from Chicago to Narita airport, Japan. After alerting the pilots and aircrew, the ranking pilot made the decision to divert the flight to San Francisco.
"I noticed the leak on the left side of the aircraft right behind the wing earlier during take-off," said Sergeant Bachleda.
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Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site from news.bbc.co.uk
The site, which launched in 1996, covered all aspects of flight simulation, although its main focus was on Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
The attack took down the site's two servers and the owners had not established an external backup system.
The site's founder, Tom Allensworth, said that the site would be down for the foreseeable future and was unsure if would ever go back up. ...

WooooooooooooW, Iraqi Heuy II Goes Low Att. on the Heads of Soccer Fans from Defence Talk Forum
This Video is Pictured on Al-Shaab International Soccer Stadium In Baghdad ,, the Video Showes How good is the Pilot and the Fans Saying " GO DOWN MORE !!!! " this is the URL for the Video on the YOUTUBE
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Turkey retires first squadron of F-4 Phantoms from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn
Torrey Pines Glider Port where Charles Lindbergh used to soar in sailplanes by Parrothead Jeff
Heading uphill at St. Augustine from Patty Wagstaff
PHX from FenceCheck Forums (Air Force One)
Branson Air Show 2009 - Branson - 05/08/09 from FenceCheck Forums
This is the last time I fly stand-by by Martt Clupper [photo]

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Don't miss the NASA exhibit at the Indianapolis Air Show

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Brooklyn's Blue Angel - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY
Navy Lieutenant Johannah Valentine, age 30, is the Flight Surgeon of the Blue Angels. She is also a 1996 graduate of Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn Heights, ...

Thousands Honor Doolittle Raiders at the 67th Reunion from American Forces Information Services
Thousands of people, young and old, gathered to honor five of the nine surviving Doolittle Raiders at the 67th Reunion.

2009 Civilian Performer Schedules from FenceCheck Forums
B-17 Sally B - http://www.sallyb.org.uk/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=16
Doug Jardine - http://www.dougjardineairshows.com/v2/site.html

A truly British day out - Easier, UK
With last year's show including displays from a Hawk, Spitfire, Hurricane, Dakota, Jet Provost and exciting stunts from a Chinook helicopter, the acrobatic highlights for 2009 will include the return of the amazingly agile Red Arrows performing their ...

Airshow News UK Mid April 2009 from Gary Watson's Posts
RAF Cosford Latest,
Sally-B flying during show, Hangar 11 'Red-Tail' P-51D Mustang 'JJ' , Hurricane I, loking a nice venue so get there early to avoid traffic. Vulcan is 'listed' also.
RAF Waddington, Dutch 'Connie' TBC, German Atlantic, Sally-B there also. Don't forget friday Arrivals day viewing, toilets, Burger Bar. Just prey for good weather !!.
RNedAF Volkel listing Reds, PdF and RAF Eurofighter for the 19th (friday) Free-shuttle-bus from Oss Railway Station and free-shuttle-bus from Uden. Looking good.

Snowbirds, Hawk One and the Century Hornet to Meet the Public - Aviation.ca (press release), Canada
The Snowbirds will conclude their Spring Training Camp at 19 Wing Comox with an autograph session open to the public on 25 April. With them will be the Hawk One, a refurbished F-86 Sabre commemorating the famous RCAF Golden Hawk, and the Century Hornet ...

14 Wing Greenwood Participates in the Back to Baddeck Relay Flight from www.aviation.ca
... The cross-country relay is a way for CAPA to celebrate 100 years of flight in Canada and the northern part of the relay started at Greenwood, Nova Scotia (N.S.) on March 5, 2009 where the baton was flown to Saint John's, Newfoundland. The baton will eventually make its way to Comox, British Columbia and then back to N.S. for its International Air Show that will be held in Yarmouth in September, 2009. ...

New air show heads to Fort Lauderdale - Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
It's still just a speck on the horizon, but a new air show is on its way. The promoter of Air Lauderdale -- the new name for what was once an annual air and sea tradition at Fort ...

Pilot puts out a distress call - Daily Advertiser, Australia
A DISTRESS call from the pilot of a plane belonging to the RAAF's crack aerobatic display team sent rescue crews rushing to Wagga airport yesterday. Two pilots were on board the PC-9 aircraft, belonging to the Roulettes, when the distress call went out ...

F-22 smacks into CF-18 on ground at Tyndall - AirForceTimes.com, VA
A taxiing F-22 Raptor ran into a parked Canadian air force CF-18 fighter April 8 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The F-22 had just returned from a training mission when the accident occurred about 9 pm, an Air Force report said. ...

Snow Eagles Air Racing Team from snoweaglesracingteam
Hi, my name is Nicole. This is Classic team 17's blogsite to keep everyone updated on the progress of the race team. Classic 17 is known as the Snow Eagles race team. We are excited to be able to share with you our race experience, and how much fun we are having.
This is Nicole's second race, and Squeege's first race. The race will take us to many parts of the country, with the start being in Denver, Colorado, and the finish in Atlantic, Iowa- near Nicole's town. ...

Think You Know Amelia? from Air & Space Magazine

Jaunt lets 90-year-old breathe rare air - The Wenatchee World Online, WA
... Arnold was an appropriate recipient of the prize, said Arnie Clarke, who piloted the plane for the afternoon flight to Cashmere and back. Arnold flew B-17 and B-29 bombers during World War II and the Korean War. He was part of an Air Force command team during the Vietnam War and retired as a colonel. ...

Italian F-104 versions explained by David Cenciotti

AOPA's Let's Go Flying SR22 flies south - AOPA Pilot
The airplane left several days early to attend a benefit airshow in Jacksonville, Fla., for veteran aerobatic performer and Aeroshell team leader Alan Henley. Henley was severely injured late last year in a home accident that left him paralyzed, ...

AOPA Launches GA Serves America with Harrison Ford from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
... Today, AOPA is launching an all-out campaign, General Aviation Serves America, to spread the news that this is an industry that helps save lives, brings business to smaller communities, and transports goods and services to areas inaccessible by other modes of transportation. ...

8th Annual Aviation Summit and Showcase: Carrying Business Toward the Future from Aviation Across America Blog
The 8th Annual Aviation Summit and Showcase: Carrying Business Toward the Future will take place on on April 29th at the U.S. Chamber of commerce. If you are an Alliance member in the Washington, DC area, you are encouraged to attend!
The annual Summit features the newest ideas and challenges in the industry, discussed and debated by key experts and top speakers. The newly launched Aviation Showcase features the latest innovations and technologies from the commercial, cargo, business, military, and space aviation industries.

Puerto Rico Airshow - US Airforce Thunderbirds! by mmariluh
It was amazing, awe-inspiring and at times, even kind of emotional for me. Every part of the show was amazing. I am probably the dumbest person when it comes to airplanes, I must say. Still, not being able to name (even ONE of the) planes I saw did not deter from my experience. I absolutely loved it. The whole show was artistic, inspiring and definitely worth the hassle of getting there.
My husband (my robot!) took some amazing pictures and put together a video of the experience. Check them out! I LOVE them!

Video: Thunderbirds by psyfurius
Yesterday I said that going to present a video of the Thunderbirds Air Show in Puerto Rico which was held yesterday and luckily I found and edited a video of that event taken and edited by Mariluh. Here we will show: ...

Space-in at Mojave from RLV and Space Transport News
Mojave Air & Space Port's monthly fly-in event became a space-in as well last Saturday. Some of the local companies building rockets brought out their wares for display. ...

WhiteKnightTwo test flight from RLV and Space Transport News
WK2 took off today for its fourth test flight : WhiteKnightTwo - Airborne Today - Space Coalition Blog

Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th [Rockets] from Gizmodo by Sean Fallon
At over 36 feet tall and 1600 pounds, designer Steve Eves hopes his custom-built rocket will blast off into the record books as the biggest scale model in history when it launches on April 25th.

Nice Airshow Slideshow from Technorati
Your Best Vapor Shot! from FenceCheck Forums
Thunder Over Louisville 2009 from FenceCheck Forums
B-17 Flying Fortress from FlightAware
Beale AFB Open House 2009 from FenceCheck Forums

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