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...

This letter came this morning. It makes having a website worthwhile. Dear Art, My name is Cheryl (Monson) Guthrie, Bob's niece. Firstly, I can barely contain myself as I am overwhelmed with emotion finding and reading your website. After he passed away, the War pictures and treasures were found,...

Are there any good books on the Canadian fighter squardrons during WWII and the missions they flew? Also a history of No.6 Bomber Group.

HENRY V We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles...

Hi, guys. An acquaintance has asked me to help decode a bit of Navy pilot jargon his daughter heard at a Poli Sci lecture. The prof is a former Tomcat pilot, and was apparently regaling the class with Tomcat tales. He used the acronym "SBFAFP" (spelled out, not spoken as a word as Navy types are...

Oelewapper wrote: Found this article on alledged human-rights-abuses by the U.S.E.R.F. (the U.S. military Extreme Reaction Force). Interesting stuff, but is it true? Or maybe it's just the tip of the iceberg ... MY HELL IN CAMP X-RAY Mar 12 2004 A BRITISH captive freed from...

Was looking at a reference page for the Yak-9 where it mentioned a model Yak-9DD which had extra fuel tanks installed for a range of up to just under 1400 miles. The stated purpose was for the escort of American bombers attacking Romanian oil fields. While the many raids against Ploesti are well...

I see that F-15 is limited to about 12º rotation on takeoff to avoid scraping the tail or weapons. Is this fairly typicle of modern fighters? Curiosity killed the cat, and I'm gonna find out why!

The Air Staff in the UK were looking at standoff missiles in the late 50s/early 60s. These would have been turbojet or ramjet missiles. They were always objected to on the grounds of 'vulnerability'. Can anyone answer some questions? 1. A ramjet missile travelling Mach 2 to 3 at 70,000ft. (a)...

I drove past the charter terminal at MSP this evening, and happened to see another C-17 at the terminal in UK markings. Looks like the Brits are getting another C-17 delivery. It was too dark to see the tail...

If you'd like to see what I consider a very nice aircraft dedicated site click on my B-58 Hustler Home page URL below. No ads. No politics. There is a clickable URL for a relatively new "More B-58 Pictures Annex" for those of you who haven't visited for a while. -- B-58 Hustler History:...

http://www.miramex.com.pl/jwsoft/1939/image/pzl62_01.JPG A strange old Polish guy sent me a drawing of this basically unknown aircraft and claimed that it would have swept the skies of the German invaders if it were built. He further claimed it would have been superior to the Spitfire. What is...

To have had the ability to end the war and not having done so, would have been the greatest war crime of all. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

I recently acquired a photo of a B-29 named "Georgia Peach." Does anyone know what is the little camels painted below the pilot's window on the B-29 signify? Obviously a mission accomplished, but from where and by what group? I notice on TV that one of the B-29s that wound up in Russia also had...

Say I dropped 1000 tones over a long period of time in a city in the region 50 square kilometers. Does anyone know of any tables or formulas that can tell me how effective in WW2 air bombing of a city would reasonably be? Also any information on the effect of over hitting would be appreciated.

Okay, online flightsim question time. Did the Curtiss or P&W Radial engines rotate on a mount and spin the propellor like their WWI predecessors or were they fixed and drove a propellor shaft? I've seen WWI Era fighters with the engine exposed and the cylinders spin, but all the WWII aircraft the...

Just yesterday a friend asked me if there were stability issues during the design of the Tu-20. This was on account of its extremely long and slender fuselage which obviously presents a huge mmt arm. I though maybe cruise/drag considerations or structure limitations may have been the rationale...

Which country first practised strategic bombing? WDA end

Check out one of the F-102's competitors. This aircraft is truly "out there" when compared to the technology of the time: XF-103 Mock-Up: http://wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f103.jpg XF-103 Cut-Away: http://www.testpilot.ru/usa/republic/xf/103/images/xf103v.gif XF-103 Colors:...

A non flying software engineer friend of mine insistes it is poossible to put devices on a plane to make it safer by impacting the ground at a low velocity after loss of control or catastrophic failure, or to be able to manuever to miss an obstacle when impact is imminent. These devices would...