Showing posts with label biofuel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biofuel. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Indy Transponder 30-MAR-2011 2127z

Join us at Sun ‘n Fun - Goulian Aerosports | Join us this week in Lakeland, FL at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. We have a great place for you to put your feet up, watch the air show, meet the Whelen and Goulian Aerosports team and have fun!..

Winged Oddities Make Up Part of the Fun at Fly-In - The Ledger | LAKELAND - Michael Solano was sitting near an interesting-looking machine this morning in the GreenSpace area at Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In...

Podcast: Uncontrolled Airspace Episode #229 "A Very Special Blossom" - Uncontrolled Airspace | Recorded on location from the 2011 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in. Guests: James Wyndbrant, Brian Foley, Jaimie Beckett.

VIDEO: Texas Flying Legends, St Barth Bucket Air Show 2011 - I Love Planes | This is some killer video of the Texas Flying Legends in St. Barth. If you like video of low flying planes, then you’ll really enjoy this video...

VIDEO + Pix: Bombardeiro Vulcan XH558 retorna para o antigo lar da V-Force da RAF - Cavok | The last Vulcan aircraft in flight conditions, the XH558, must spend the next six months based on the airfield that once served missions for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) during the time of the Cold War... (translated)

Vulcan bomber needs more cash - Daily Echo | A FRESH fundraising drive has been launched to keep one of the stars of Bournemouth Air Festival flying. The roar of the mighty Vulcan Cold War bomber has attracted thousands to the last two events...


In the Good Old Summertime! - National Air and Space Museum Blog | The Visitor Services Division at the National Air and Space Museum is shaking off the winter doldrums and preparing for another exciting summer season. The National Air and Space Museum consists of two museum locations, the National Mall building in Washington, DC and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport...

About the National Naval Aviation Museum - Splash! | The National Naval Aviation Museum has much more to offer visitors, with nearly 350,000 square feet of displays and is one of the world's largest aviation museums...


Balloons over Waikato 2011 - MRC Aviation | Magic!  That would describe the conditions greeting balloonists and spectators at the 12th annual Balloons over Waikato event staged at Innes Common, Hamilton.  With wispy high cloud, no wind and equally important, no FOG, the balloons commenced lift off just after 7.45am with the...

Fighter jets chicken out on new fuel - FWI | NASA and the US Air Force (USAF) could soon be fuelling their aircraft on jetfuel derived from recycled chicken fat, opening the door to the widespread use of biofuel in aircraft...

Upcoming Airshows and Events in Central Queensland -  C Q Planespotting | The Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour (near Airlie Beach) is celebrating 50 years with the 2011 Grand Airshow to be held on Sunday 1 May. There will be air displays by the RAAF Roulettes, MaxxG Aerobatics, Dwyer Aviation, Skydive Airlie Beach and CHC Helicopters. Local radio station, HOT FM will be broadcasting live. There will also be scenic joyflights available...

VIDEO: New Movie Reenacts Scenes From the First Human Spaceflight - PopSci | Fifty years ago this April, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting the planet once in a 108-minute flight. A new film set to premiere on the anniversary of Vostok 1’s voyage aims to recreate what he saw...

AA Seeks Funding for $5 Million Space Prize - Space.com | SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting funding in the 2012 budget to offer a $5 million prize to encourage the development of projects designed to provide low-cost space transportation...



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Blue Angels highlight annual Sun 'n Fun air show - Sun-Sentinel | Central Florida doesn't get to witness the Navy Blue Angels that often, but the precision air show team headlines the annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland this weekend...

Better Weather Brings Bigger Crowds at Sun 'n Fun - The Ledger | LAKELAND | Aviation enthusiasts filed in with anticipation today, clutching tickets and backpacks, wearing sun hats and grins. The 37th year of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In got its start with no rain, albeit cloudy skies, and plenty of enthusiasm...

Snowbirds roar back into action over Comox Valley - BC News | Spring is finally here and, now, the Snowbirds are, too. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds arrived at 19 Wing Comox Monday afternoon to prepare for the 2011 season with their annual spring training deployment...

Air show announces sponsors and performers - The Guardian | SUMMERSIDE — The Atlantic Canada International Air Show has announced some of the performers coming to Summerside for the Aug. 27-28 event. Confirmed performers now include the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and SkyHawks and the CF-18 Hornet demo...


New formation team joins airshow circuit - AOPA | Four Aero L-39 Albatros aircraft, part of a new jet demonstration team, were ready to take to the skies at Sun `n Fun in Lakeland, Fla., March 28, if only the skies would clear. The airshow team, called Heavy Metal, features the four L-39s, plus a solo Canadair T-33 that had not yet arrived as the other...

SUN ‘n FUN Today available online this week - General Aviation News | Can’t make it to SUN ‘n FUN this year? We have you covered with the digital edition of SUN ‘n FUN Today...

Sun ‘n Fun Radio goes global - General Aviation News | SUN ’n FUN Radio’s coverage of this year’s fly-in will be streamed live over the Internet throughout the six days of the show. The live audio streaming is being made possible by a continuing partnership with LiveATC.net...

Clacton Air Show: Red Arrows to perform on both days of 20th anniversary event - The Kathryn Report | The team has now been officially signed up for the 20th anniversary of the event and will be showing off its daredevil skills over the skies of the town on August 25 and 26...

Vulcan aircraft makes final flight from RAF Lyneham - Small World | The Vulcan was on constant standby to drop the atomic bomb during the Cold War and was decisive during the Falklands conflict. But now there is just the historic XH558 Vulcan left and it left its home at RAF Lyneham, Wilts., yesterday for the last time...

F-22 Raptor Goes Mach 1.5 on 50% Biofuel Blend - Gas 2.0 | A lot of self-proclaimed “patriots” seem to love oil as much as they love America. Maybe the military’s use of biofuels can change some minds, as a F-22 Raptor was able to go Mach 1.5 times on 50% camelina oil blend...


Aviation May Be Biofuels’ Killer App - Investor Place | Lost amid Japan’s tragic events and continuing unrest in the Middle East was news of a significant breakthrough in aviation technology. As Military & Aerospace Electronics reported, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft, “powered by a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel...

Wing Assembly for Larry Tobin's Stearman C3B - Antique Airfield | Larry Tobin's 1927 Stearman C3B will soon be back in the skies near Spokane, WA. Larry says: "Work started the day we got the plane home after the 2008 crash. Fuselage was cut off at the pilot seat and new one built by Matt Burrows who built the Boeing 40...

Vets revive life-saving helicopter - Sunshine Coast Daily | IF THE A2-1022 Iroquois helicopter had not arrived at Long Tan on the evening of August 18, 1966, Laurie Drinkwater said without a doubt he would have been dead at the age of 27...

Fort Worth museum takes flight into history - The Rambler | Anyone interested in aviaton history, World War II history, or flying in general, can experience it firsthand at Fort Worth's Vintage Flying Museum. The museum, located at Meacham Field Airport, has a collection of more than 20 aircraft from the WWII and Korean War eras...

Discovery's Shift to Retirement Begins With a Thorough Breakdown and Cleaning
- PopSci | For some, retirement means moving to Florida. For others, it means winding down one’s professional life and settling into a hobby. And for still others, it means having your forward reaction control system completely removed and...