Would this arangement have been as useful for WVR dogfighting? I thought the F-22s scheme for the IR missles was supposed to be one of its biggest advantages. I believe it would be fine,the thought being perhaps to get the seeker head on the AIM-9 exposed to an IR source..I'm not sure which...

In article , "Mycroft" david wrote: While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK, France & the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered flight centenary prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft type...

In this month's "Combat Aircraft" there is an article on the F-22 and in it one of the people invloved in flight testing says "Flying at the edge of the envelope pushes this aircraft harder than any operational F/A-22 will ever be pushed." Is that hyperbole? There are instances in the past where...

For those of us who love those NASA F-104's, the current issue of Wings (Feb.2004) has a great spread on them. Lots of color shots of the JF-104A as well as the F-104N's. I recommend picking up a copy, you won't be disappointed. Now, where did I put that Hasegawa kit.... Tony

Well, I uploaded my scanned photos to this forum: http://www.sugoi.com.pe/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=63&t=6824&s=007627278c67a0187350837220353a50 (the ones from the 2003 event commemorating the 100 Years of...

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:14:42 UTC, Col. RJ wrote: On 20 Dec 2003 23:32:03 -0800, (cave fish) First off, **** Japan, they started it, we finished it. Second, Arm chair quarter backing the leaders back then is as stupid today as saying some...

For those of you interested in air shows, both military and civilian, , and whose interest goes WAY beyond the norm and into the very guts of the subject; I'd like to announce that the consummate book on this subject "Zero Error Margin; Airshow Display Flying Analyzed " has just been released...

Greetings all! I've just uploaded the new A6M5 walkaround of the last authentic airworth A6M5 from the Planes of Fame Museum. Check it out at www.cybermodeler.com! Cheers! Michael Benolkin

Dave Smith wrote: Richard Periut wrote: I suppose they could have done it Japanese style, murder all the men by the most barbarous and sadistic means available and then systematically rape and murder all the women. Of course, they would have had to risk who knows how many thousands...

Group Captain Bill Garing was nicknamed "Bull" for his voice, not his size. He was a small powerfully built man, from Corryong, Victoria, whose abilities resulted in his being one of the most highly qualified airmen in the RAAF. Garing won the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in July 1940, when he...

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

In the book "Mig-Pilot" The ghost author writes that Mig's were Scrambled to intercept Sr-71's that flew just outside of Soviet Airspace in the mid 1970's. The Blackbird's allegedly would "scoop up to altitudes that the Mig-25's couldn't reach or dash off at speeds the Mig-25's couldn't match"...

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/Business/810879C56DA8BF2686256E0C00194866?OpenDocument&Headline=Boeing+lands+two+fighter+contracts More Super Hornets and the EA-18G Growler go-ahead... Rob

The things I'd be most interested in a 1. Was the YF-22/YF-23 a fair flyoff or was it a case of Northop designing what the air force asked for and Lockheed giving them what they really wanted? How much of the decision was based on the capabilities of the aircraft and how much on the track...

I'm curious why barrage balloon techniques aren't being utilized to protect against terror attacks from the air. A well-engineered network of modern balloons should improve the likelihood of diverting all but the largest commercial aircraft from U.S. point targets vice an Avenger salvo, and...

For those of you who got money for Christmas, here's something to consider. I'd consider it myself, but it's a C and I want an E. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2451179065&category=26428 You guys did see the aircraft carrier auction, didn't you? Mary --

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/att.htm Rob

Charles Gray wrote: On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 21:24:15 -0600, "Gene Storey" wrote: They didn't get the money - end of story.

http://www.spacewar.com/2004/040108081219.1svbyowk.html Without an airborne SIGINT platform, Taiwan cannot intercept high frequency communication signals from China... Wouldn't the Chinese just ram it? :-( -HJC

This sensible essay appears in today's Wall Street Journal: January 7, 2004 Business World Air Security Lies In Deterrence, Not Nuggets By HOLMAN W. JENKINS JR. That information and intelligence are two different things was amply