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Weenie Wednesday 8/29/2012

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 Good weather,, good food, good music.  Scroll to the bottom to hear a sample of what you missed if you did not make it out.

WW II 'Wounded' Bomber

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                                                                               WW II B17 Survival Story     B-17 "All American" (414th Squadron, 97BG) Crew Pilot- Ken Bragg Jr. Copilot- G. Boyd Jr. Navigator- Harry C. Nuessle Bombardier- Ralph Burbridge Engineer-

jeeps can fly

#WWII You know Jeep's could fly? Curtiss-Wright AT-9 "Fledgling's", aka Jeep trainers. Built 1941-43. Military only. flic.kr/p/7ZqBAq

hypersonic test fails

CNN Security Clearance Read it online: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/15/air-force-hypersonic-test-fails/?hpt=hp_t2&utm_source=buffer&buffer_share=43212

Great collection of photos

http://www.avialogs.com/the-hangar/photos/63-benoit/album?albumid=177

NASA Pilots Capture Perseid Meteor Dust at 65,000 Feet | Wired Science | Wired.com

NASA Pilots Capture Perseid Meteor Dust at 65,000 Feet | Wired Science | Wired.com Read it online: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/nasa-perseid-meteor-flights/

Fwd: PILOTS.

Peter Zabriskie EAA470533 Sonerai II-L peter_zabriskie@yahoo.com This is for pilots with a sense of humor From Darius in Granite Bay Pilots: People who drive airplanes for other people who can't fly. Fighter Pilots: Cold, steely eyed, weapons systems managers who kill bad people and break things. However, they can also be very charming and personable. The average Fighter Pilot, despite sometimes having a swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anyone else. Words of Wisdom From Aviators: · Flying is a hard way to earn an easy living. · Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane; the pessimist, the parachute. If helicopters are so safe, how come there are no vintage hel

London to New York in less than an hour: Radical new aircraft that can reach Mach 6 set to be tested | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2187520/London-New-York-hour-Radical-new-aircraft-reach-Mach-6-set-tested.html

Fwd: Book For Would-Be Pilots Now Free

Morning all, Have not read this, yet, myself but it looks interesting and useful.  Another tool to mint some more pilots. Blue skys, Russ Ryle As seen on AERONEWS: ------------------- Sun, Aug 12, 2012 Book For Would-Be Pilots Now Free Read Online Or Download "Learning To Fly An Airplane" At No Cost Author and private pilot Ted Seastrom is now offering, free of charge, his book about learning to fly an airplane from a student perspective. "Learning to Fly an Airplane: Insider information from a student perspective" opens up the private pilot flight training process. Its goal is to help would-be pilots get the most value for their time, money and effort. This is not a book about how to fly. Instead it walks prospective pilots through each stage of the training process. It warns them of the pitfalls and encourages them when facing unexpected challenges. "This is the book I wish I'd read before taking my first flying lesson," Seastrom

Atterbury Visit 8-11-2012

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If you can get past the FOD on the lens, these are some pictures of the EAA 650 members who flew into Camp Atterbury for their Appreciation Day Fly-In.

Airventure video 2012

Read it online: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZrftwEkR36w%26list%3DUUemyfyL61EvaSpR2BKVrqbg%26index%3D0%26feature%3Dplcp&index=0&list=UUemyfyL61EvaSpR2BKVrqbg&feature=plcp&v=ZrftwEkR36w&gl=US

Building P-40 aircraft, Buffalo, 1941 | Retronaut

Building P-40 aircraft, Buffalo, 1941 | Retronaut Read it online: http://www.retronaut.co/2012/08/building-p-40-aircraft-buffalo-1941/

Red Bull Racer Kirby Chambliss - Inside a Head-Scrambling, Upside-Down-Flying Stunt Plane - Popular Mechanics

Red Bull Racer Kirby Chambliss - Inside a Head-Scrambling, Upside-Down-Flying Stunt Plane - Popular Mechanics Read it online: http://www.popularmechanics.com/_mobile/technology/aviation/diy-flying/inside-a-head-scrambling-upside-down-flying-stunt-plane-11512910?src=soc_fcbk

msnbc.com: A closer look at Maryland’s mysterious ‘Beltway UFO’

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/48438439

msnbc.com: Army’s super blimp debuts

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48619901/?ocid=twitter

YouTube video! Airventure 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiU3LJcx0yc&sns=em

The Blue Muse: EAA Oshkosh 2012: Out and about at AirVenture

The Blue Muse: EAA Oshkosh 2012: Out and about at AirVenture Read it online: http://thebluestmuse.blogspot.com/2012/08/eaa-oshkosh-2012-out-and-about-at.html?m=1

Aero-TV: The Nature of Airventure - A Unique Look at the Planes of Oshkosh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svf4RzacdLw&sns=em

Beriev Be-200 watershow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ-Iw_6tW40&sns=em

f35 video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kshe7-BYfWc&sns=em

C17 & wrong airport

http://video.wfla.com/v/59860513/air-force-jet-lands-at-wrong-airport.htm?q=wrong+airpo if the video doesn't work here try: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuqsd_tRHw -- ~~/)

Flickr photostream

Read it online: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/gneil45/7646653026/

How to Defeat the Air Force's Powerful Stealth Fighter | Danger Room | Wired.com

How to Defeat the Air Force's Powerful Stealth Fighter | Danger Room | Wired.com Read it online: http://m.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/f-22-germans/

B-25G 823rd Bomb Squadron 38th Bomb Group USAAF | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peacelovescoobie/5728763429/

Yates Electric Plane record and deadstick landing

Extra footage of record-setting Yates electric plane flight shows power loss, dramatic deadstick landing (video) http://t.co/qIX0cHeP Read it online: http://twitter.com/Ozatwar/status/229049372267134978

Great collection of WW2 photos

www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=14428&finish=15&start=0

Cavok Brasil – Aviação e Fotografia - NOTÍCIAS DE AVIAÇÃO EM PRIMEIRA MÃO

Cavok Brasil – Aviação e Fotografia - NOTÍCIAS DE AVIAÇÃO EM PRIMEIRA MÃO Read it online: http://www.cavok.com.br/blog/?p=52871

Mark Jefferies in the New Extra 330SC -- -- Welcome to Flying displays and airshows by

Mark Jefferies in the New Extra 330SC -- -- Welcome to Flying displays and airshows by Read it online: http://airdisplays.com/

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2012 | Facebook

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2012 | Facebook Read it online: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151294003904815.562597.652949814&type=3&l=ff2afb730e

Farnborough International Airshow 2012 - a set on Flickr

Tweetup Farnborough International Airshow 2012 - a set on Flickr Read it online: http://www.flickr.com/photos/therealdjflux/sets/72157630793874076/

Super Tucano at AirVenture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUYVy_REIU&sns=em

Webpage Chinese EAA Pavilion Opened | Aero-News Network

Chinese EAA Pavilion Opened | Aero-News Network Read it online: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=0A691DB6-E89A-4974-9A4D-46BB6152345A#.UBDFU9i-jjs.twitter