What are the requirements for Senior Pilot and Command pilot these days?. USAF that is. Wally

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...

Seems to me like all the modern wars I can remember up from Vietnam use mostly ordinary fighters and bombers. I don't understand why such emphasis is put on that stealth stuff when we use the same old planes from previously. I still remember when the F-14 and F-15 came out. Don't we still...

In message , Hobo writes At http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-15i/F- 15I.html I found this quote: "Among other elements tested were the plane's performance at speeds greater than Mach 2, and at maximum...

Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were about 10 kilotons and a B-17 had a normal bomb load of about 3 tons and I have heard of a formation of 1300 B-17's on a bomb run that would equal around 4 kilotons (3 x 1300 = 3900) would the devastation be the same as a small A-bomb? or is there...

WANTED. I am looking for information, Literature and A few parts for the small Lawrance L-5 5 cylinder radial APU engine used in the B-29 WW2 Bomber. The engine I have was put in military storage in 1943 and covered with cosmoline. Part of the govenor assembly is missing. I would like to locate...

We keep bringing up presidents/candidates getting shot at ( "We" includes me, I confess ). But today a related issue popped into my head. After all the discussion of Kerry's VN history, I wondered if we have had any other recent ( last 75 years or so ) presidents or major contenders who have...

A fine example of the quality results of Tarver Engineering work. As singed off by John Tarver with applicable 8130. http://www.aart-jan.net/images/aart_in_vliegtuigwrak.jpg photograph courtesy of Aart-Jan, (its not tarver in the pic, it's Aart's father inspecting the fine work completed by...

The Commandant of the Marines said today, that his troops "will not be able to enter Fallujah, Iraq for years." He said that until that time, they will have to "rely on the Air Force ability to collect airborne intelligence," and try and "plink them into submission." "They have enough weapons and...

by James Ridgeway A New Theory for Bush's Low, Low Profile in the Alabama Guard March 24 - 30, 2004 Mondo Washington this week: Here's a new twist to the George W. Bush AWOL mystery, in which almost no one remembers him fulfilling his duties with the Alabama National Guard. According to an...

Being a relatively new building, and I think built with private funds to the newer building codes, the National Museum of Naval Aviation has initially been reported to have weathered the storm intact which is what was expected (with crossed fingers I presume) from such a structure. Only a one...

From the New York Times, Feb. 4, 2004: **************************************************** "But the documents offer up flashes of detail about Mr. Bush's life in the six years after he finished college, as well as glowing evaluations of him as an officer and as a pilot that could help the White...

Signal jamming a factor in future wars, general says Saddam Hussein's failed attempt to jam U.S. Global Positioning System navigation signals during the Iraq war is an example of the growing danger of space warfare, the Air Force's top space commander said yesterday. at...

Hi, I'm interested in canvassing opinions regarding the inclusion of a gun on future military aircraft. If you listen to some of the blurb out there (government, aircraft manufacturers, hollywood) it would appear that its all going to be BVR (beyond visual range) type stuff with no need for a gun....

Let me try to post an aviation-related message among this rec.aviation.political.ihateyou.military messages that have taken over the board. :-) There's always a discussion among scale modellers regarding the correct colors for IJN Mitsubishi Zeros. One of them is about the existance or not of a...

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:36:13 GMT, "Shchelkunchik" wrote: "Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj" wrote in message ... Scott Ferrin wrote: Heh, heh. Guess that means there' no way in hell Russia will be...

Saw this mentioned several times. Sounds somewhat implausible. A whole lot implausible actually. Was this a common practice, an isolated incident blown out of proportions or a myth? Is there an approximate tally of German heavy armor (Pz IV and up) destroyed by the western allies attack planes?

What will the US use? There is obviously a operational need for an attack helicopter. How about licensed production of the Tigre!! I can't imaging the Apache being current in a very few years, not without major upgrades... Cheers

Today's New York Times: "The extreme reach of the administration's view that a war president is not subject to check by the other branches of government was apparent in the recently disclosed memorandums on torturing prisoners. A Defense Department memo from March 2003 said that "any effort by...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/tu-22m.htm Two part question; first, do you think that China will actually succeed in it's acquisition attempts regarding the Backfire, and if so, how many would they end up with? Second, what does this mean to the the US? Backfires are a viable...