While looking for something else in the KZLA NOTAM current as of Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:53:00 GMT, I found this interesting warning: FDC 4/5471 - CA.. POINT MUGU NAS, CA. RADIATION HAZARD TO AIRCRAFT EXISTS WITHIN A 1.5 NM RADIUS OF 340555N/1190700W. THE AREA IS HOT CONTINIOUSLY FROM SFC TO 8000 FT...

looks like the USAF is considering jamming a reactor into one of their UAVS http://popularmechanics.com/science/aviation/2004/5/atomic_wings/index.phtml Think they'll resurect the "glow-in-the-dark" brigade too?

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

I had a wound over my eyebrow which required six stitches while serving in Viet Nam and I didn't get a purple heart. I think the fact that Kerry's PH was issued in spite of the fact that his lesser wound resulted from misemployment of his own weapon indicates that I should have received the PH as...

B2431 wrote: The quadracycle gear is designed to be able to crab like that, it reduces the affect of crosswind. If memory serves the pilot manually dials in the ammount of crab. Have there been (or are there) any other aircraft with this capability? -- Blinky ...

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:54:28 -0700, hobo wrote: The Eurofighter started as a British project and then they brought in other countries, some of whom then left and then some came back and politically it has been a big mess. Would the Brits have been better off doing what became...

Just curious really, wouldn't going from a fast tactical jet transport (c-17) to a slower prop transport be like swapping a stallion for a mule to the RAF?

David Lentz wrote: The memo could have have teen typed on 1970's typewriter. Don't you mean *couldn't*? I haven't heard the "official" word from any "typewriter experts", but most people are saying the superscript in 111th wasn't possible on typewriters of the early 70s.

Civilization and Its Enemies : The Next Stage of History by Lee Harris "The Enemy is someone who is willing to die in order to kill you. And while it is true that the Enemy always hates us for a reason -- it is his reason, and not ours." Wow! Put this one on your reading list. " has said a lot...

I saw the new Thunderbird team at Moffett a couple weeks ago. These guys are good. They are very good. They have a hokey introduction with the "sharp young officer" act being overdone, but what the hell, the purpose is recruitment, so I guess the over-enthuiastic rah-rah is just part of...

Does China have long range bombers at this time that can reach the continental United States? Although they have nuclear bombs, what about the planes to deliver them? I know China had some TU-16 planes years ago, but did they ever develop long range bombers or get any from the former Soviet...

Seems in the news, a USAF C-5 Galaxy was hit by a unkown missile over Baghdad, it then landed due to USAF reasons "was a excessive noise vibrations in a engine" - no mention of missile at all when first published. Some noise vibrations eh?, imagine if it was shot down? USAF PR would describe it...

Time to do my share to improve the S/N ratio here at r.a.m, or at least make a try at it! It's easy to overlook. No exhaust pipes visible protruding from the sheet metal around the Allison engines on the P-38. Given that Lookheed, and Kelly Johnson in particular, paid a lot of detailed attention...

AIM-9X "Integration of the missile on the Lockheed Martin F/A-22, which requires internal carriage of the missile, has been delayed at least until the spiral three (developmental) stage of the program around 2011."

How exactly did they work? Could the turrets be fired independently at multiple targets? What crew members controlled them? etc? etc?

I'm only showing about 6 postings a day though the count says much higher. Anybody else? -- Charlie Springer

the raccoon is spy for bin laden 21 pics. (moraga stars) wrote in message ... "Joseph Thompson" wrote in message ... If it's a nuclear missile silo,...

Is it almost guaranteed if you want to use the air force to get into med. school and to pay for it? As long as you can make it through basic training? How exactly does that work? Basic training? AIT? Why AIT when they just pay your tuition for your choice of university? I hear you owe the air...

Hi all! I've come across the phrase: Bravo Zulu a couple of times in this group, and I'd like to know exactly what the phrase means, and if someone knows the origin of the phrase. My first guess would be that its connected to Adm. Zumwaldt in soe way? cheers, Morten

Such fighters might have been hit, resulting in flashes and perhaps flames or trailing smoke to be observed by the gunner,' I seem to recall that the fuel injection in the Daimler-Benz engine resulted in a puff of smoke when the 109 pilot pushed over, which caused a lot of "confirmed kills" in...