Robert Rudhall died on 12th December 2003. Yesterday, at Duxford aerodrome, England, his family and friends attended a memorial service to celebrate his life. Robert was well known in the warbird preservation world, in particular during his time as assistant editor of Flypast Magazine. He wrote...

http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1021971&t=Local+News&c=2,1021971 Last Updated: 11:31 pm, Friday, December 19th, 2003 WWII hero Robert Lapham dead at 86 By Thomas Geyer ..

Robot Plane Drops Bomb in Successful Test The Associated Press (EXCERPT) Sunday, April 18, 2004; 9:59 PM LOS ANGELES - A robotic plane deliberately dropped a bomb near a truck at Edwards Air Force Base on Sunday, marking another step forward for technology the U.S. military hopes will one day...

There's a picture of the type of rocket used in the attack on the al-Rashid hotel where Wolfowitz was staying: http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp10-26-03a.jpg Just from the picture you can tell that the length to diameter ratio of the rocket is 11:1. It's known that the...

The Bush administration has outlined the following criteria for a "dangerous state": 1. It has or plans to acquire, weapons of mass destruction. 2. It ignores United Nations directives. 3. It unilaterally abrogates international treaties.

Hope this isn't a dupe, but I didn't see last nights post show up. http://www.lazygranch.com/sa.htm

Here is a description of a roll steering system. We provided the original converters for the STC and still provide converters for their high end conversions. They later were able to substitute their own converter, except where the customer wants a more airliner/corporate like probabilities...

Although I bought the book shortly after it was published (and had Ed autograph it), I just got around to reading it. Outstanding read. I don't know why it took me so long to get started on it, but it sure was hard to put down. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN

Can anyone tell me how similar these engines were to the Merlin? I know they were a derivative but being intended for ground use may be so totally different as to be useless for any aviation application. Why do I ask? An acquaintance has just acquired a complete Meteor engine and is looking to...

Hi, I have several spanners stamped Rolls Royce, each with a part number, which I believe to be aircraft spanners. They also have the WD broad arrow mark. Can anybody identify these - could they be Merlin engine spanners, as I would have said their age is around the 1940's. Sample part numbers are...

Hi all, We just updated our website with a review and pictures from the stunning show at Ronneby in Sweden three weeks ago. Hope you all like them! www.afterburner.nl/ronneby.htm Fred & Maurice.

Room For One More Veteran? (EXCERPT) WASHINGTON, March 16, 2004 (CBS) It is February 1973. The first of the Vietnam POWs are returning home. Most would salute and carry on. Air Force Captain Al Brudno saluted too, but four months later took his own life: the first of the prisoners to die. "It...

The thread above reminded me of a question I have about rotary engines.... Just how was fuel & air admitted into the cylinders????? The only way I can think of is some sort of central machined plate, that has holes in the right positions so that when it turns (along with the cylinders /...

"The Enlightenment" wrote in message ... The attacks were conducted by aircraft that were quite accurate becuase of the level they were opperating at and their natu dive bombers. Ah! Heinkel III dive bombers! Do...

I just had to pass this along -- Enjoy. Guy ----------------------------------------------------------- What follows is classic aviation lore. John Lear gave this talk on July 9th, 2004 to a group of fellow pilots in the Las Vegas "Hangar of Quiet Birdmen." John Lear is the son of William Lear,...

The Royal Aeronautical Society Heathrow Lectures September 2004 till April 2005 Go to:- http://www.geocities.com/spitfiremk9/RAeS.html

Are the following RAF bases under Bomber Command during WWII or some other command? Khormaksar RAF Station, Aden Australia? Ascension Island Bahamas Bermuda Canada? RAF Minneriya, Ceylon

http://w3.kill-9.com/rpg-man.mpg There is an mpeg file circulating around the net, showing a guy aiming a rocket launcher at ??? and I was curious if anybody else sees the same things that I do. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe all shots that were fired at this guy were fired from behind.

Anyone have a photo of the wooden mock-up for the British RR F.T.B. Mustang? This was a mid-engine contra-prop attack aircraft with a RR Griffon engine planned for '44/'45. Rob

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2004/01/15/043.html Air Force Upbeat, Despite Crashes By Lyuba Pronina Staff Writer Despite a series of accidents that culminated in the first crash of a Tu-160 strategic bomber, the air force had a good 2003, and after a long break received a batch of...