A big match... With Terminator governor of California (not Iowa or Montana BUT CALIFORNIA) i can expect everything from United States.

I was discussing with a friend the Gar Alperovitz episode and remarking on how regrettable it was that even in a military-oriented newsgroup visited by people with an interest in Cold War history and whose lives have been directly affected by his views, he is an unknown. And that led us to the...

Was looking at the equipment list for a current overwater survival kit and saw it listed a reverse osmosis unit in place of the old deionizer cartridge. Anyone have any details on the unit and its milspec descriptor? Tried several google searches and got a lot commercial units and the...

http://www.lazygranch.com/images/fg/chopper3.jpg The bottom of this helicopter seems to have a port of sorts. Is this standard, or is this Pavehawk specially equiped?

Nellis Airshow pics from above! Check out the Patriot Aerobatic Team, Sean D. Tucker and a formation flight with the F-14 demo team over the Vegas Strip and the Hoover dam! http://www.tvrphotography.com/nellis03.htm Enjoy, Tyson --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9901-2003Nov24.html Has Boing discovered shame? -HJC

Last week two synagogues in Istanbul,Turkey were bombed. Today(Nov 24,2003) the Washington Post reporter Karl Vick in a front page article states clearly that these suicide bombers were trained in Pakistan. Gokhan Elaltuntas , Azad Ekinci and Mesut Cabuk had all gone to PAKISTAN for training in...

Hello Ed.....I was trying to track down some of the airplanes my dad flew and came upon his log books....He passed 9-15-01 and I am the repository of all his "military" stuff....anyway I was looking for serial numbers and he didn't keep a record of the serial numbers in his log books, oh...

As a result of missile attacks on U. S. helicopters in Iraq, newer countermeasure dispensers are being introduced into the helo fleet. See: http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/fit11263.xml

From what I've read, the LANTIRN pod is made up of AN/AAQ-14 Targeting unit and AN/AAQ-13 Nav unit. Can it perform both functions at the same time?

It might help to note that Arsenal aircraft are almost always forgotten when WW2 aircraft are mentioned. It is little known that the VG 30 attained 500 mph in a dive between 13,125 and 6,260 ft in July 1939*- before the Corsair hit 400 mph in Oct 1940. Arsenal then tried to produce the VG 33...

Well, at least one of the beautiful white birds might be coming home to Manchester: http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/stories/Detail_LinkStory=71207.html I envy those of you who live there. There is speculation that one Concorde might make it to the US, but not any time soon :( DV-D

Has this aircraft actually been commissioned yet? where can i see designs of this aircraft and what difference is there from normal fighter aircraft?

http://www.f16falcon.com/facts/f16_1.html "In order to save weight and complexity, the geometry of the intake was fixed, which limits the maximum speed of the F-16 to below Mach 2." If this is correct, it begs the question: what possible max speed could the F-16 have reached if a movable inlet...

Are any of the forum members connected to Aircraft Maintenance Organisations that deal with ejection seats. If so I'd like to contact them to see if they have lists in there seat bays recording ejections. Do any of the forum members now fly for commercial air companies and were once members of any...

I am looking for the "AMBER" UAV image (photo) made by Leading Systems under a DARPA program in the mid 80's. Can anyone help please ? ZR

http://www.qingyuantech.com/jet/MEDIA/f22.rm

Temp page posted...more soon http://www.tvrphotography.com/edwards03.htm Enjoy, Tyson -- TVR Photography

"The JP-7 burned out before the legend ever did" and a (presumably photoshopped) "LOCKHEED SR-71 1963-1999" plaque like that on Marilyn's tombstone is on the front. The reverse is a high-key picture of the SR from the rear, climbing, gear up and "tiger tails" from the ABs and the "Blackbird" name...

"Hobo" wrote in message ... How much will the Typhoon cost? I have seen some old estimates of $60 million each, is that still the accepted figure? If so, how can the Typhoon cost $60 million each when the inferior, yet...