Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Indy Transponder 11-SEP-2013 1030z

2013 Reno Air Races - Tuesday Race Report - LiveAirShowTV | Qualifying continued at the 50th

Reno Air Races. Close call for Strega, and more struggles for other top teams. Get the Inside Story on Tuesday's Race Report. Reminder:  LASTV will be broadcasting the air races live via the internet this year also! So, if you can't make it to Reno, tune in and enjoy the National Championship Air Races! 

National Championship Air Races - Official website

Visit the LASTV FB page for plenty of pictures each day.

National Aviation Heritage Invitational - Visit them on the East ramp at Reno and experience the classic aircraft that have been restored. Preview of the competitors via LASTV.

Air Races to open 50th year with salute to fans - RGJ.com | When the Reno National Championship Air Races kicks off its golden anniversary event Wednesday, it will be with a hat tip to fans and longtime volunteers who have kept the event alive in the Truckee Meadows....

F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 - Washington Post | Late in the morning of the Tuesday that changed everything, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93. The day’s fourth hijacked airliner seemed to be hurtling toward Washington. Penney, one of the first two combat pilots in the air that morning, was told to stop it....

From the archives: Heather's interview with LASTV - 2010 air races

Luscombe Dawn Patrol Video - Antique Airfield | The Luscombe crew were out flying dawn patrols at the 2013 Fly-In. Thanks to Mike Bowen for compiling!

A Century of Women in Aerospace | Saturday, September 14, 2013 | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC | Admission: Free | For over 100 years, women have contributed to technological advances in aviation and space. Meet women who are today’s role models and hear about the historic women who have inspired them. |Timed Events | Join astronaut Kay Hire (STS-90 and STS-130) as she shares her experiences as an astronaut and a naval officer.

Sgt. Hugh Bennett was radio operator on B-24 dubbed: ‘The Hard Way’ in WW II - War Tales | Sgt. Hugh Bennet of Englewood, Fla. had returned from World War II when this picture of him was taken. He was 21 and it was shortly before he was discharged from the Army Air Corps. Photo provided Hugh Bennett of Englewood, Fla. was a radio operator on a B-17 “Liberator” bomber dubbed “The Hard Way.” They were part of the 854th Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group, 14th Wing of the 8th Air Force flying out of a base 90 miles north of London at Mayfield, England....

Two Taiwanese Northrop F-5 Jets, Swapped for an A-26 Invader, Arrive in Oregon - Warbirds News | Two decommissioned Taiwan Air Force warplanes, a Northrup F-5E and an F-5F, sent to the US for display, were recently revealed to the public at the Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon. The pair of airworthy jets were swapped for an airworthy Douglas A-26 Invader in a trade so mired in international red tape, that it required the assistance of the US State Department and the approval of Congress....

Watch this: F-104 Starfighter “missile with a man in it” buzzes people on landing - The Aviationist | The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old subsonic and “forgiving” jets to a multirole bisonic aircraft which called for a much greater concentration on the part of pilots who were often faced with split second decisions....

AOPA Kills Off Future 'Aviation Summits' ...WILL Hold 2013 Summit In TX - Aero-News Network | Organization Will Instead Put "New Focus" On Grassroots Events In 2014

Wanted: Your photos for The Photo Issue · General Aviation News Staff | Airplanes are among the most photogenic beings on — or above — earth. Have you taken a picture you are particularly proud of? Would you like to share it with our 92,000 monthly print readers? If so, send it to Janice Wood with image details by Oct. 14.

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Donates Two Cessna 400 Series Aircraft to Georgia Northwestern Technical College - Aviation.ca News | MCLEAN, Va. – Sept. 10, 2013 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently donated two Cessna 400 Series aircraft for training purposes to the Georgia Northwestern Technical College, continuing the company's commitment to the educational development of future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) engineers....

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