Air Force Print News for Feb. 26, 2004 Drop-zone experts ensure success during Balikatan 2004 http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007067 Pilot dies after A-10 crash http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007068

Taiwan to make parts for new Bell military helicopters (EXCERPT) TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two Taiwan companies have signed a US$10 million deal with the Bell Helicopter unit of Textron Inc to make parts used in its latest generation of military helicopters, officials said on Friday. State-run Aerospace...

Final tour (EXCERPT) Story by Bill Jackson The distinctive sound of the UH-1H Huey helicopter was heard by the crowd at Northridge High School on Thursday morning, long before the bird with the jaunty yellow cap with a red feather on its front was seen coming from the east. A couple of minutes...

"John Alger" wrote in message ... "John R Weiss" wrote in message news:S08%b.58709$4o.76896@attbi_s52... "Tarver Engineering" wrote... Since my servers seldom...

I'm a CFI and am looking at going into the AF to fly. What are my chances of getting a jet as opposed to the good old C-130? I'm wondering because I am going into this at a relatively older age than most of the jet guys do. I've heard also if you don't have vision of 20/20 or close too it you...

There's a report that Osama Bin Laden may have been found. See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8754564%255E401,00.html The report mentions that helicopters (Military Aviation content!) based in Afganistan may be used to go after him.

Army ends 20-year helicopter program Canceled Comanche program will cost Army at least $10 billion Monday, February 23, 2004 Posted: 1:50 PM EST (1850 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army has decided to cancel its Comanche helicopter program, a multibillion-dollar project to build a new-generation...

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yes, the years when the RAF absolutely trashed the USAF in the annual SAC bombing and navigation comp', using a combination of the HP victor K2 and some very new Panavia Tornado GR1s of umm, 617 sqn, 9 sqn and 27 sqn over at least two SAC bomb-nav comp's. i recall well the RAF news when the lads...

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I was just reading a article showing a captured ME-262 A-1a/U4 with a 50mm cannon on its nose . Does anyone know what this variant was supposed to be used for Anti-tank or anti-bomber? The only other thing i know is that it was flown by a "Willi Herget"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/15/wus15.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/02/15/ixportaltop.html "'This won't go away. What happened is much nastier than is being reported' By Adrian Blomfeld in Nairobi and Andrew Alderson (Filed: 15/02/2004) Alex Polier, the twenty-four year...

Sheppard AFB review team findings announced (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 0226042 Feb 26, 2004 Sheppard AFB review team findings announced RANDOLPH AFB, Texas - The commander of Air Education and Training

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Not to take anything away from BarnesWallis but why does a simple torpedo not do the same as the boune bomb, detonate against the dam wall at a pre set depth? Thanks in advance H.

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Musings of a helo driver... Anything that screws its way into the sky flies according to unnatural principals. You never want to sneak up behind an old, high-time helicopter pilot and clap your hands. He will instantly dive for cover and most likely whimper...then get up and smack you. There are...

Any Kiowa (or army helo) maintenance persons out there? Having a friend who recently joined the Army, and is off to Basic soon, and me knowing little about Army maintenance and flight ops... His MOS will be 15J (OH-58D Armament/Avionics/Electrical System repair) He's told me his recruiter said...

"I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well-placed managed to wangle slots in the Army Reserve and National Guard units." -- Colin Powell, My American Journey, 1995 Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...