Heard on Fox News: Terrible report about a shooting at a Lockheed Martin facility near Meridian MS. Seven people are reported dead, including the shooter. Several people are also said to be injured. There is no apparent link to terrorism. I will post updates on planenews.com Gil.

The recent thread on "most beautiful things" has brought back many memories. We were flying a maximum effort (56 Marauders) heading East into Germany We were in the number two slot in the high flight flying deputy lead. Way in the distance I saw a tiny spot coming toward us As it came closer I saw...

Clell Harmon wrote in message ... On 10 Nov 2003 04:00:37 -0800, fleeing his large male nurses, (Transition Zone) wrote: "Chris Crandall" wrote... : : "Will" wrote in...

From: Hobo Date: 11/30/2003 10:07 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: Can a tanker aircraft draw on the fuel they carry to refuel other planes, or are they limited to the fuel that model of plane would normally...

It's about time. http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/dec2002/pr122702a.html Ariennya Romani

What was the timetable for British development for their 20 mm cannon ammuniation during WW2? I'm aware that RAF tried to install first cannons to Spit Is but this was initially a failure. Early Spit V models were introduced with 60 round supply to the Hispanos, later with 120 rounds per gun. Some...

With weight ever decreasing, does anyone know if there has been/is a project on something like this: http://members.rogers.com/biglasers/continuous/abl.html ..intended to replace this?

Suppose someone was willing to give a modern air force a bunch of planes from WWII. The Luftwaffe can have several hundred Fw-190s. The US can have a pile of Catalina's (or DC-3s). The British can have as many Mosquitoes as they want. Are there any WWII aircraft that could still be useful in a...

A co-worker has shown me a drawing of a weird Focke Wulf 190 plane from World War II that has falcon wings. It is called a V19? What exactly is a V19? I never heard of that before. I know the Jerrys had V-1 and V-2 rockets, but c'mon a V19? I thought you fellas would know what the hell this is...

During the war Germany operated 16 Coal Gasification Plants that produced synthetic fuel. 85% of German aviation ran off synthetics, as did much of the German war machine in general. The SS Scientific Branch further developed coal-burning powerplants as well as exploring grain alcohol fuels,...

Does anyone have any footage of the last SR-71 Blackbird flight held at Edwards AFB Openhouse in 1998?

US plans 6,000mph bomber to hit rogue regimes from edge of space (EXCERPT) Peter Almond THE Pentagon is drawing up plans for a “hypersonic” bomber able to travel more than 10,000 miles around the globe in about two hours. The Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle (HCV) is designed to fly at a top speed of...

"B2431" wrote in message ... Ed, if he ever shows up and has a discussion with you in person can you provide transcripts? Noone is going to provide you with anything, idiot. Ed gets that you are

I have been doing some research and was amazed at the B-24's accident rate. From April 10, 1944 to August 31,1944, the Replacement Training Unit at Chatham AAF, Savannah, Georgia had 23 accidents. In those accidents, nine of the B-24s were destroyed and there were 54 deaths. The Navy had...

Yesterday I read two articles on laser assisted bombing which were quite satisfying but still managed to leave me wondering about the technology and the possibility of employing countermeasures during weapon delivery. Without giving away any "state secrets" perhaps someone on...

Hi On the Scramble Website you will find everything about the world's Air Arms. All freely accesible, more than 100MB of data, more than 1100 aircraft photos, more then 2000 squadron badges, more then 800 pages....! Yes, it will keep you busy for a while :-)

Been following several threads here in rec.av.mil and rec.av.mil.naval on technology issues. Thanks to all those keeping the signal to noise ratio in a correct balance. Just finished reading Avionics Navaigation Systems by Myron Kayton & Walter Freid. I'd recommend it to anyone who want to know...

Daryl Hunt wrote: "redc1c4" wrote in message ... Daryl Hunt wrote: (snipage occurs, fore and aft) But one has to understand that an A-7 could pick it's own weight up in ordinance. Empty...

Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary From: "Dave Clark" Date: 10/10/03 3:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: "Angels Eight -- Normandy Air War Diary" by David W Clark Many are surprised to learn that...

Do any of you guys know of a good aircraft museum I could take my family to here in California? I live up north and the closest thing I've ever been to is the local AB Museum which is sadly moving since the base was closed years ago. My young son Billy wants to see almost any military aircraft...