The 2004 Edwards AFB open house and air show has been cancelled. According to the AFFTC commander, Maj. Gen. Pearson, "Our country is currently engaged in a global war on terrorism, and all of our military resources and efforts must go toward supporting that cause... I assure you that the...

The Edwards AFB air show on October 25 and 26 will feature attempts to set numerous world speed records with a B-1B. The speed runs will include low altitude passes over the show area. A release of 84 inert 500-lb bombs in view of the crowd will conclude the B-1 flying on...

Perhaps a bit of a random question for this newsgroup. A while ago, I saw video footage of a bomb being released from a fighter-bomber under test conditions. It was on an aviation documentary. The high speed camera then shows it climb up and destroy the tailplane. I don't think they quite got...

A shameless plug for the named book, which was recently reviewed in Air & Space Power Journal with sentiments strongly akin to mine own. http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/bookrev/rasimus.html "Not much in When Thunder Rolled is new: flying the Thunderchief in combat over North...

In message , bulba writes On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:25:30 +0100, "Paul J. Adam" wrote: If it's a silly analogy, why did you suggest it? And why are you now complaining? No, I mean that there are no...

In message , Hobo writes At http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-15i/F- 15I.html I found this quote: "Among other elements tested were the plane's performance at speeds greater than Mach 2, and at maximum...

http://www.overscan.co.uk/Avionics.html is my page of information on the avionics of Soviet/Russian military aircraft. Its big, so if you are on dialup you might have to wait a while ;) There's some good stuff on the MiG-29's N019 radar in particular. Comments and corrections are...

I have a question about FAC operations in Vietnam. When a USMC got a radio call for help, could he vector in aircraft from all services, or were only USN/USMC aircraft at his disposal? Also, did Army ground troops have the capability to contact any FAC in the sky regardless of what service was...

I have a question about FAC operations in Vietnam. When a USMC got a radio call for help, could he vector in aircraft from all services, or were only USN/USMC aircraft at his disposal? Also, did Army ground troops have the capability to contact any FAC in the sky regardless of what service was...

Hello, I am trying to track down a photo of the following RAAF P-40N, and have a question: http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v168/jwhangen/p-40_raaf.jpg Was there a WWII USAAF squadron that had a lightning bolt insignia on the vertical stabilizer as shown in the above profile? I am trying...

Hello everyone.. I'm new to this newsgroup and im sure glad I found it.. there seems to be a ton of good information here.. My question is to anyone who is a pilot or knows about this field and can help me go in the right direction. My father was in the military as a crewcheif on the C17 and many...

With all the interest in tactical VTOL and airmobility, has anyone seriously considered a Chinook type tandem using Mi-26 rotor/engine combos (or similar scale western versions) at each end? Should be able to achieve at least 40,000 kg lift over 350-400km. With a large cabin, medium armour...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.planecrash/index.html Within 4 minutes of each other. Both took off from Domodedovo Coincidence, or...? Pete ----------------------------------------------- (CNN) -- Two passenger planes have crashed in Russia Tuesday night, Russian officials and...

Any Kiowa (or army helo) maintenance persons out there? Having a friend who recently joined the Army, and is off to Basic soon, and me knowing little about Army maintenance and flight ops... His MOS will be 15J (OH-58D Armament/Avionics/Electrical System repair) He's told me his recruiter said...

10/21/2003 "Russia has lost it's army The armed forces of Russia are in such a condition that we have definitely come off second best. The Russian army needs modern helicopters, Russia Air Force Commander-in-chief Colonel General Vladimir Mikhailov told RIA Novosti Monday. "The number of modern...

In article , says... Will the landing area be at the Pepperell DZ? If so, how much alt. AGL do you expect out of an 8mi straight climb? ...Or will the plane still be able to fly a pattern to get some alt before...

I was in Tucson over the holidays. At the AFB there (Davis-Monthan), they keep a lot of aircraft in storage. At the south end of the base, several recent arrivals were parked near the fence. For some reason, the "U.S. Air Force" markings on the side had been torn up. Does anyone have any idea...

Hi all, I am looking for the tech manual and or T.O. for the AN/GMQ-33 portable cloud height set. Any assistance would be much appreciated! 73, Peter

On or about Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:21:18 +0000, (phil hunt) allegedly uttered: On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:34:22 GMT, Bill wrote: These people actually believe that God is a judgmental homophobic snip Well at least you got one thing correct. ...

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:58:35 +0200, "Peter Glasø" pgglaso @ broadpark.no wrote: Apparently,the austrian politician Anton Gaal has quoted an article in Der Spiegel,saying the eurofighter won't be allowed to take off in conditions f -5 degrees celsius,or in fog.Sounds rather incredible - what...