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leading edge flaps by Arquebus257WeaMag
This questions has been killing me, what is the name of the leading edge flaps that you find on airliners for example. Ive heard the name slats, but I know there is another name for it.
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January 14th 04 05:11 AM
by Tarver Engineering Go to last post
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[OT] Nothing Learned From History by stop spam
From a blog I frequent... interesting parallel, perhaps, especially if you compare the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait with Hitler's pre-1939 maneuvering? If, in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have invaded Germany, captured Hitler, neutralized the Nazi party, and dismantled the...
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September 26th 04 10:43 PM
by Fred the Red Shirt Go to last post
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Dan Rather apologizes by Cub Driver
Somewhat smarmy, but welcome nevertheless: ******************************** After extensive additional interviews, I no longer have the confidence in these documents that would allow us to continue vouching for them journalistically," he said. "I find we have been misled on the key question of how...
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September 26th 04 06:07 PM
by Pete Go to last post
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Area bombing is not a dirty word. by ArtKramr
60 years of hindsight with some revisionism thrown in have obscured the original intent of attacking an enemy from the air. I only flew one (of 50) mission over cloud cover using GEE. We didn't call it area bombing. We didn't call it blind bombing. Those are words are now used to stake out an...
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February 11th 04 03:10 PM
by Drazen Kramaric Go to last post
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Why the Royal Australian Air Force went for Israeli Python-4 AAM's over US AIM-9L's by Urban Fredriksson
In article , JGB wrote: But they didn't. And I think you mean AIM-9X instead of AIM-9L, as RAAF already had AIM-9M. And they didn't choose Python 4 either, but ASRAAM. -- Urban Fredriksson ...
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July 19th 03 03:33 AM
by Peter Stickney Go to last post
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Why didn't Bush fight? by ArtKramr
Anyone have a reasion? Any reason? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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September 21st 04 04:30 AM
by Kevin Brooks Go to last post
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Israel pays the price for buying only Boeing (and not Airbus) by Tarver Engineering
"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message ... (Quant) wrote in message ... This post is specially for brooks. Hebrew: ...
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July 8th 03 12:23 AM
by Tarver Engineering Go to last post
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Kerry didn't join the National Guard to avoid combat. by ArtKramr
Bush did that. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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September 20th 04 05:06 AM
by Tank Fixer Go to last post
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Instructors: is no combat better? by ArtKramr
Since I started this thread on instructors who have have combat experience versus those who have not, 100% of the replies were in favor of instructors who have never been to combat. Many state that they would rather have an instructor who was skilled at instructing suggesting that once you have...
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March 13th 04 10:07 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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fighter pilot hours? by Cub Driver
I fly about 50 hours a year and wish I could do more, just to stay in the groove. Could I have stayed current in a jet fighter, flying about 140 hours a year? Thanks! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)
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September 15th 05 02:39 AM
by firstfleet Go to last post
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About French cowards. by Michael Smith
Damn good post. France actually does help the US - the only non-US planes to drop bombs in Afghanistan were French, and the US now uses a French base in Djibouti. The difference between the french and the Brits is that France offers help on its own terms, while the Brits are basically...
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October 22nd 03 03:15 PM
by George Z. Bush Go to last post
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AIM-54 Phoenix missile by Sujay Vijayendra
Anyone know why the AIM-54 Phoenix is carried only by the F-14?? Why hasnt the air-force developed a long range air to air missile like the phoenix? As far as I know, the AIM-120 is about the longest range modern missile they have in their arsenal.
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November 3rd 03 10:47 PM
by Harry Andreas Go to last post
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16 Aug 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News by Otis Willie
16 Aug 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go here for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/war-correspondents/ Misuse Of Rank Leaves An...
August 17th 04 12:37 AM
by Otis Willie Go to last post
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PROOF THAT NEOCONS ARE STUPID by ArtKramr
The vast majority of university professors and scholars are Democratic liberals. Very few are neocons. The neocons just can't make the cut into higher education. They just aren't smart enough as Bush so eloquently demonstrates. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland,...
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September 19th 04 09:13 PM
by Tank Fixer Go to last post
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Counter rotating propellers by Raoul
I've had a questions I'd like to foist upon the collective knowledge here... I have a few of those "World's Worst Airplane" books and enjoy reading about the creations of those in the old days who were basically working by the seat of their pants. I've noticed that their were many planes during...
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September 21st 04 05:59 AM
by Eunometic Go to last post
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If yiu didn't fight in WW II..... by ArtKramr
If you didn't fight in WW II do you feel as though your had missed something? Do you feel that given your druthers you'd rather have been there than not? Any regrets at having missed it? Anyone? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...
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March 3rd 04 03:40 AM
by Mike Marron Go to last post
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Naval Air Refueling Needs Deferred in Air Force Tanker Plan by Henry J Cobb
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,NL_AFTank_042804,00.html Will the Air Force fulfill the Navy requirement for simultaneous refueling capability and, if so, when? -HJC
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May 22nd 04 03:36 AM
by Guy Alcala Go to last post
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Senior Pilot and Command pilot ratings by Wally Samuelson
What are the requirements for Senior Pilot and Command pilot these days?. USAF that is. Wally
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September 8th 03 11:24 PM
by Phineas Pinkham Go to last post
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Letter from USS Liberty Survivor by Grantland
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/23/world/23LIBE.html Book Says Israel Intended 1967 Attack on U.S. Ship By JAMES RISEN, New York Times April 23, 2001 WASHINGTON, April 22 - Israel's attack in 1967 on the intelligence ship Liberty, which killed 34 American sailors and wounded 171 others, was...
July 17th 03 03:44 PM
by Grantland Go to last post
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Bush flew fighter jets, but never over VIETNAM. by ArtKramr
They had no golf in Vietnam. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
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July 21st 04 02:22 PM
by Jack Go to last post
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