YO-3: http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/images/yo-3a-PC029-028.jpg QT-2: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/images/x-26b-pic2.jpg Q-Star: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/images/x-26b-q-star2.jpg Rob

From the web site at: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/7885393.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Posted on Thu, Feb. 05, 2004 THOMAS MOORER, EX-JOINT CHIEFS CHAIR DIES Associated Press WASHINGTON - Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, a Pearl Harbor...

1) When were dorsal fins (fillets?) introduced in production P-47D's? I know they've been installed in P-47's as Field Modification Kits but, though I've gone through some books and websites, I can't get to a conclusion about when they started to be fitted to P-47's in the production line. 2)...

* The official figure for the number of Russian soldiers who died in Chechnya between 1999 and mid-2003 is 4,705 - though the Soldiers' Mothers of Russia organisation put the figure at 11,000. * Thousands of Russian troops remain in Chechnya - some 38,000 were entitled to vote in a March...

PILOTS You see them at airport terminals around the world. You see them in the morning early, sometimes at night. They come neatly uniformed and hatted, sleeves striped; they show up looking fresh. There's a brisk, young-old look of efficiency about them. They arrive fresh from home, from hotels,...

Does anyone know of German/French/Polish Aircrew Associations along the lines of the RAFA? We are organising a reunion of WWII RAF pilots and would like to invite former friends and foes from accross europe. --

Aircraft Survivability • Spring 2003 • http://jas.jcs.mil Although susceptibility-reduction measures such as the installation of IRCM systems on airliners would no doubt improve the survivability of those aircraft, experience has shown that vulnerability reduction should not be...

Aircraft performance flight models I'm developing flight models for an upcoming combat flight simulator for next year, to say the leaste it will knock the world back a bit as nothing like this has really been done before. ANY information along the lines of real world flight envelopes for modern...

Is there any info on the web where one can find which AF Tactical Fighter units deployed to Florida for the Cuban Missile Crisis? I know the 4th TFW with F-105s was at Patrick AFB, and there were F-100s at Homestead, but which units? Also, the 12th and 15th TFWs wit F-84Fs were at McDill AFB. But...

http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Whirlygig.htm An interesting looking 'thing' (I found this posted on sci.space.history) Cheers, Richard

Go to my website and see, "DEATH OF A BRIDGE". Look at the two photos carefully. Very carefuly Then read the caption at the bottom of the page. Results like this are the sort of attacks I lived for. Made my day. Bombardiers heaven. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium,...

I was one of the original 12 Naval aviators that received orders in 1951 that led to our flying the first P4M-1Qs to the Pacific Fleet and then conducting electronic reconnaissance along the east coast of Asia. I would like to contact anyone who was involved with the P4M Martin Mercator in any...

I am looking for the name of an Tupolev aircraft, build around 1935, three seat, engine M-58 with 850hp, recon, lowwing, which i found in B Arct book 'All the worlds aircraft 58'. A prototyp of ANT-51? Any clue? andreas

Good day, good people, I wondered if anyone might be able to help with a couple of questions on the Junkers Ju86R-1 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was in service between 1943 and 1944? I have a reference that states that these were operated by a Luftwaffe unit called the...

"Sean Malloy" wrote in message ... John Mullen wrote: provides an interesting data point here. A BAC 1-11 lost its windscreen in flight and the copilot landed it with the captain hanging out the window...

Hi all Can anyone point to a picture where the Eurofighter Typhoon can carry 2x wing fuel tanks and 2x Storm Shadow missiles. All I have seen is little diagrams depicting this setup, but I have my doubts that the 5.2 meter length of the Storm Shadow can be accomodated on the inner wing pylon...

Violence against those who invade a foreign country or someone else's home is acceptable and even desired. Can you imagine losing an arm or leg or getting raped in a meaningless war? The dummies going to Iraq are evil suckers. They use violence against civilians in Iraq when, if they were brave,...

Does anyone know the name of the Air Force logistic or transport squadron, active in the 1960's, whose patch featured an elephant carrying a log with its trunk?

Good article on fighter life on the northern flanks in the 70's. http://www.starfighter.no/web/life331.html Regards...

World War II Flying 'Ace' Salutes Racial Progress, By Gerry J. Gilmore (EXCERPT) American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 * Decorated World War II aviator and "Ace" Lee Andrew Archer Jr., 84, says he dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot at an early age. The Yonkers, N.Y.-born...