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B-29 Question by
[email protected]
I recently acquired a photo of a B-29 named "Georgia Peach." Does
anyone know what is the little camels painted below the pilot's window
on the B-29 signify? Obviously a mission accomplished, but from where
and by what group? I notice on TV that one of the B-29s that wound up
in Russia also had...
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Radiation hazard? by
Allen Thomson
While looking for something else in the KZLA NOTAM current as
of Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:53:00 GMT, I found this interesting
warning:
FDC 4/5471 - CA.. POINT MUGU NAS, CA. RADIATION HAZARD TO
AIRCRAFT EXISTS WITHIN A 1.5 NM RADIUS OF 340555N/1190700W.
THE AREA IS HOT CONTINIOUSLY FROM SFC TO 8000 FT...
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September 18th 04 12:44 AM
by Denyav
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Civilization and Its Enemies : The Next Stage of History by
Bob Coe
Civilization and Its Enemies : The Next Stage of History
by Lee Harris
"The Enemy is someone who is willing to die in order to kill you.
And while it is true that the Enemy always hates us for a
reason -- it is his reason, and not ours."
Wow! Put this one on your reading list.
" has said a lot...
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Where's my Purple Heart? by
Jack
I had a wound over my eyebrow which required six stitches while serving
in Viet Nam and I didn't get a purple heart.
I think the fact that Kerry's PH was issued in spite of the fact that
his lesser wound resulted from misemployment of his own weapon indicates
that I should have received the PH as...
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B-29 computer guided turrets by
William Anderson
How exactly did they work? Could the turrets be fired independently at
multiple targets? What crew members controlled them? etc? etc?
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P-38 Exhaust by
Stephen Harding
Time to do my share to improve the S/N ratio here at r.a.m,
or at least make a try at it!
It's easy to overlook. No exhaust pipes visible protruding
from the sheet metal around the Allison engines on the P-38.
Given that Lookheed, and Kelly Johnson in particular, paid
a lot of detailed attention...
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B-58 Hustler by
Darrell
If you'd like to see what I consider a very nice aircraft dedicated site
click on my B-58 Hustler Home page URL below.
No ads. No politics. There is a clickable URL for a relatively new "More
B-58 Pictures Annex" for those of you who haven't visited for a while.
--
B-58 Hustler History:...
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February 23rd 04 06:14 PM
by Darrell
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XF-103 Thunderwarrior by
robert arndt
Check out one of the F-102's competitors. This aircraft is truly "out
there" when compared to the technology of the time:
XF-103 Mock-Up: http://wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f103.jpg
XF-103 Cut-Away: http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/republic/xf/103/images/xf103v.gif
XF-103 Colors:...
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Bear question by
Jim Doyle
Just yesterday a friend asked me if there were stability issues during the
design of the Tu-20. This was on account of its extremely long and slender
fuselage which obviously presents a huge mmt arm. I though maybe cruise/drag
considerations or structure limitations may have been the rationale...
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World War Two Era U.S. Radial Engines (Curtiss and Pratt&Whitney) by
Lincoln Brown
Okay, online flightsim question time.
Did the Curtiss or P&W Radial engines rotate on a mount and spin the
propellor like their WWI predecessors or were they fixed and drove a
propellor shaft?
I've seen WWI Era fighters with the engine exposed and the cylinders spin,
but
all the WWII aircraft the...
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Henderson field renamed by
Gernot Hassenpflug
Henderson Field is now renamed to Honiara international airport. But
to many, it will always be Henderson Field.
--
G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan
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PZL 62 Aircraft Claim by
robert arndt
http://www.miramex.com.pl/jwsoft/1939/image/pzl62_01.JPG
A strange old Polish guy sent me a drawing of this basically unknown
aircraft and claimed that it would have swept the skies of the German
invaders if it were built. He further claimed it would have been
superior to the Spitfire.
What is...
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Russian Yula Backpack Helo by
robert arndt
http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/06/11/30172.html
Too bad they got the history wrong. The Germans had it first during
WW2 with Baumgartl's Heliofly III:
http://www.germanvtol.com/baumgartl/baungertl.html
Rob
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Saddam in the bag? by
Cub Driver
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003
Saddam Hussein has been captured, TIME magazine confirmed. "It's
true," said a U.S. intelligence official in Baghdad about the arrest
of the former dictator. The official wouldn't give any more details
except to confirm that the former dictator had been detained the...
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Reuters Cameraman Was Killed For Filming U.S. Graves: Brother by
BUFDRVR
You really are moron if you believe this. The truth doesn't really matter
to you does it?
You really are a small person.
MG
This is nothing new. You obviously forget, or weren't around for the "Great
Serbian Slaughter Cover-up of 99-00" Apparently, hundreds of US pilots were
killed over...
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NASA B-57 pair to film shuttle launches by
Paul Hirose
According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.
"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert...
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"Airman accused of terror spying" by
Mike
Airman accused of terror spying
A U.S. Air Force enlisted man has become the second service member to
be accused of espionage at the U.S. naval base prison in Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, where he translated interrogations of Arabic-speaking
Taliban and al Qaeda terror suspects.
at...
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RNZAF Skyhawk Sale Update by
Errol Cavit
Still nothing final and official but FWIW:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3524348
Skyhawk sale still on, says American company
19.09.2003 10.00 am
The American company negotiating to buy the air force's fleet of
mothballed Skyhawk attack jets says the deal is still going...
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September 21st 03 09:46 AM
by shonen
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C-130 Hercules on a carrier - possible ?? by
Jan Gelbrich
Hi !
I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
ThanX in advance,
Jan
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