Air Force fighter pilots train in tactic that scopes out enemy targets, By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Monday, June 7, 2004 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — The U.S. Air Force in South Korea is honing a tactic that sends fighter planes behind enemy lines to find and...

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:46:51 GMT, "jim" wrote this crap: Your not allowed to point out the obivious duplicity of the liberial mindset. You should learn some grammar.

F-15C. Unchallenged combat record. How much combat has the SU-27/37 seen? Call me when they get some actual experience. Just FYI 2 Su 27's from Lipetsk (a Russian "Top gun" school) flew to Langley air force base where they competed against F-15's. If think it was in 1992. but what...

Could somebody please help me in reaching a few manufacturers of Part No. SRU-16/P, Desc. Parachute Pack Survival Kit as per the NSN : 4240-00-741-9713. These are required by Royal air Force of Oman. Sanjeev K. Negi Manager - Defence Division Maathir LLC P.O. Box 1097, Ruwi, Postal Code...

A question for all of the pilots, engineers, and people who are a lot smarter than me. Is there a simple rule of thumb for comparing the amount of thrust or lift you can get from an engine which drives a set of propeller or rotor blades to the amount of thrust you can get from the exhaust of...

I was watching this programme called "flying through time" which this week was about the century series fighters from f-100 to f-106 and it mentioned that the f-104 toted the genie rocket as one of its weapon options . Now this programme usually gives info whilst givin the wrong imagery or both but...

Is it OK to post an aviation-related question in this NG and not mention B*sh or K*rry? The Times published a review last week about a book covering the allied crossing of the Rhine in 1945. The accompanying picture, captioned as being US bombers over said river, showed a formation of B-29s (I...

I have on good source from a knowledgeable aviation enthusiast, info that in the late stages of the Vietnam war for some operations the CIA controlled a limited amount of USAF assets, eg F-4 Phantoms and F-111s Adavarks for attacks in Laos and Cambodia. These aircrafts were painted overall black...

I am going to outline a real situaitoin that occured during WW II. I would like to hear opinions and solutions as to how the situation should be handled. I will give the real solutuion that was imposed during the war after a week or so when many opinions have been offered. There was a large...

"I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well-placed managed to wangle slots in the Army Reserve and National Guard units." -- Colin Powell, My American Journey, 1995 Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...

The X-43A flew this afternoon. 4780 miles per hour. Not bad. -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations.

There's recently been speculation in the media that UK defence cuts ewill result in some or all of Scotland's infantry regiments being disbanded. If Scotland became an independent state, what sort of armed forces should it have -- if you were appointed Scottish minister of defence, what would you...

From: (cave fish) snip The horror of Hiroshima is the sheer indiscrimate nature of the destruction. If atom bomb had been dropped on a Japanese military target it might have been justified. But, to kill like that in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was blind and savage...

I need an air police badge for my collection. Can anyone here point me at a source or does anyone here have one they want to get rid of one? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

I see that no civil discussion can take place here despite the fact that you "adults" claim to cherish military aviation. So why all the fuss about German aircraft, jets or otherwise? I live in America now but don't like the blatant arrogance I see whenever history is talked about in regards to...

100 Miserable Failures of the Bush Administration: 1. Failing to build a real international coalition prior to the Iraq invasion, forcing the US to shoulder the full cost and consequences of the war. 2. Approving the demobilization of the Iraqi Army in May, 2003 – bypassing the Joint Chiefs of...

Oelewapper wrote: GWB: "A government-run health care system is the wrong prescription. By keeping costs under control, expanding access, and helping more Americans afford coverage, we will preserve the system of private medicine that makes America's health care the best in the world." -...

Favor request: Looking for crash footage of the awesome B-52 model. Can someone point me to a URL? Thanks.

Interesting. ANyone care to guess what kind of aircraft were all "bombed-up"? lol. http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=792292003

Tactical Aircraft: Changing Conditions Drive Need for New F/A-22 Business Case. GAO-04-391, March 15 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04391.pdf