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Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program by Peter Twydell
In article , stopBush writes Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 6:20 pm Article: Bev Harris Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program By Bev Harris* snip
July 10th 03 08:28 AM
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RAF Boulmer to close by Peter Ure
During the latest Defense cuts, it was announced that RAF Boulmer in Northumberland is to close in the near future. The base, which presently houses the School of Fighter Control will re-locate, although the two search and rescue Sea King helicopters will remain to provide SAR coverage over...
April 29th 04 05:03 AM
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Buccaneer Nav. talks about his flying career by Peter Ure
My good friend Andrew Linsley is back in Newcastle on April 7th in order to present an illustrated talk about his flying career in the Royal Navy. Lieutenant Andrew Linsley (Rtd.) once of Newcastle, will be explaining his flying activities as a navigator in the Fleet Air Arm, undertaking...
March 12th 04 04:59 PM
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Douglas Skyray by peter wezeman
The Douglas F4D Skyray had high performance in its day, holding several time-to-climb records that were not broken until the Phantom II was built. Was the Skyray ever flown in simulated air combat maneuvering against other fighters? If so, how well did it perform? Thank you, Peter...
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August 29th 04 07:48 PM
by Peter Stickney Go to last post
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capt. Maurizio Poggiali- Italian Air Force by peter25
Hello, I'm the brother of Maurizio Poggiali, captain italian air Force-died on the 8 August 1997 in an aircraft crash over Lepini Mountains, near Rome (Monte Lupone, Cori - Latina), caused by somebody else negligence. I would like to know if someone knew him: he was in Mather Air Force...
November 25th 03 10:40 AM
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APS-4 Radar unit by Petros
Hi everybody! I translate books about (mostly) WWII planes from Polish to English and sometimes I need some help with phrasing, or to better understand how something works, etc. An example would be about the radar unit (APS-4) used on the F4U-2 night fighter. How was the distance indicated on...
February 13th 04 08:27 AM
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14 years gone by Phantom Blot
On 23rd of february 1990 Northrop filed patent D332,080 claiming the "ornamental design of an aircraft". It was the YF-23. In 2005 the patent rights will expire. Looking at how poorly is behaving the winning contender of the ATF competition, I suggest somebody else takes over this original design...
February 22nd 04 03:29 AM
by Thomas Schoene Go to last post
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New Film: The Need For Speed - Going to war on drugs by Phil Carpenter
The Need For Speed: Going To War On Drugs ARD/acftv/Studio Hamburg Germany: ARD More information at http://www.acftv.com Film trailer at http://www.acftv.com/streaming/real.asp?stream_id=1 When Tom Cruise uttered those famous words in the Hollywood blockbuster, ‘Top Gun': "I feel a need, a need...
July 23rd 03 07:43 AM
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comparing Eurofighter and F-35 by phil hunt
This has probably been covered before, but how do the Eurofighter and the F-35 cxompare as air superiority aircraft? My understanding is the Typhoon has better manouvrability and power-to-weight ratio, while the F-35 has stealth and better avionics. Typhoon also carries more missiles than F-35,...
January 25th 04 04:19 AM
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Armed forces of an independent Scotland by phil hunt
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...
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July 20th 04 03:16 AM
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asymetric warfare by phil hunt
What would be sensible strategies/weapons for a middle-ranking country to employ if it thought it is likely to be involved in a war against the USA or other Western countries, say in the next 10 years? I think one strategy would be to use large numbers of low cost cruise missiles (LCCM). The...
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January 23rd 04 01:31 AM
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Did the MoD waste GBP 800 million on Hawk trainers? by phil hunt
Earlier this year, the British govmt spent GBP 800 million on 20 Hawk Mk 128 trainer aircraft. In a highly unusual step, the MoD's permanent secretary, Sir Kevin Tebbit, refused to sign the contract because he thought it was a waste of money. He only signed when his boss, Defence Secretary Geoff...
December 11th 03 05:37 AM
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China to buy Eurofighters? by phil hunt
item: In October, a Chinese official report called for greater trade with the EU, and for the EU's arms embrago against China to be lifted. item: German foreign minister Gerhard Schroder recently visited China and said arms embrago should be lifted. item: a spokesman for EADS (large European arms...
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December 29th 03 06:16 PM
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Airbus to move further into military AC inc Heavy Bombers by phil hunt
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:49:27 -0000, Mycroft wrote: According to the Financial Times Airbus want to expand further into the military field, they have even done studies on how they could produce bombers based on their civil aircraft. I get an image of someone throwing...
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November 24th 03 10:15 AM
by Keith Willshaw Go to last post
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Cutting the UK armed forces by phil hunt
The Powers That Be appear to have decided to cut thew British armed forces, if this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story/0,11816,1066448,00.html is to be believed. The cuts appear to be GBP 1 billion, mostly in equipment procurement, over the next decade (the article makes...
October 25th 03 05:08 PM
by phil hunt Go to last post
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C-141 detailed Specs by Phil M
Hi all, I have some really difficult specs I need to find out about the C-141 Starlifter. If anyone can answer some or all of these questions, please post them here or email to me (remove NOSPAM)). I know some are very obscure, but I need them for work (ATC). Thanks...
January 27th 04 07:53 AM
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Autogyro Crash - UK by Phil Miller
On 29 Jun 2003 20:17:05 GMT, (IanDTurner) wrote: Local news has it that a pilot has been killed in a "gyrocopter" crash at Shipdam, Norfolk. I know that is where Wing Commander Ken Wallis lives and flies. Can anyone provide more details? Either way a tragedy
June 30th 03 11:55 PM
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Hercules Engines by Phil Miller
Hey Splappy, Do you remember this series of pronouncements; From: "Tarver Engineering" Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military Subject: Do Hercules military aircraft use the same fuel as civilian aircraft? Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 19:19:37 -0800 snip
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January 24th 04 10:02 PM
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support our troops by Philip Spotts
you can receive some support our troops decals by sendig aself addressed and stamped envelpe to the following address: Phil's Patriotic Printing 1706 North Washington Junction City, KS 66441
November 27th 03 10:39 PM
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Calling all aviation enthusiasts – this is your chance to see two classic RAF movies on the big screen (Hull - Yorkshire). by Phillip Rhodes
Calling all aviation enthusiasts – this is your chance to see two classic RAF movies on the big screen. To commemorate Battle Of Britain Week in this the 60th Anniversary Year of D-Day, HULL SCREEN – East Yorkshire's only art house cinema is bringing two classic British films back to the silver...
September 7th 04 01:30 PM
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