I was watching a program on the Canadian Discovery Channel on the American Rocket Program, in particular, when the Bell X-1 broke the "so called" sound barrier in 1947. It stated that ground crews were startled by the "first ever" sonic boom. The first ever perhaps, produced by a manned aircraft,...

Take a look at this 737 belly landing video clips. http://radioscanning.wox.org/Scanner/Sounds/video/737gear.mpeg On a first sequence it appears the pilot is trying to get the gear unjammed by bouncing the aircraft on the good landing gear. The second sequence shows the actual landing. But I am...

BEN GELMAN: WWII BOOK DETAILS AIR CORPS VETERANS' POSTWAR LIVES (EXCERPT) http://www.thesouthern.com/rednews/2003/10/30/build/local/LOC005.html --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

I was surprised to see this morning that Benjamin Schemmer died this past Sunday at the age of 71. Schemmer was a USMA alumnus and US Army veteran, better known as the longtime publisher of Armed Forces Journal (later Armed Forces Journal International) until his retirement in 1992. He was also the...

Former president Bill Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, is under criminal investigation and subject to FBI searches of his home and his office since he was caught - probably by hidden cameras - purloining copies of highly classified terrorism documents and his own handwritten notes...

Imagine an AH-64 Longbow dogfighting with a Lotus. Imagine no longer. http://www.sleepy-fish.com/sleepy/Top_Gear_Exige_lo.wmv I hope this doesn't kill his bandwidth, but it's possibly the coolest Apache footage ever taken.

It takes time to wind up and has a small projectile, so how does the M61 really stack up against, say, the BK27 og Giat 30mm as far as dogfighting is concerned? Even with the PGU28? Is shot density the primary factor to look at? Regards...

Best ground crew job in the Air Force! NCO I/C debriefing, parking, and turn around, on a Patriot or other SAM missile! ;-) Ed (retired-Bomarc tech)

There are several good books around . I read one a few years ago called Viper about an F-16 pilot in the Gulf war (first one). Another great book was IIRC "Danger" or something like that. It was a compilation of many accounts from Approach magazine. There was another such book made by the company...

If you were going to name a couple of the greatest writers about military aviation, who would they be? I want personal recollections, not history. I'd like names that large numbers of people would recognize. Antoine de St Exupery? (Can't stand him, personally, but he seems beloved) Ernest Gahn?...

As the subject says, I'd like to know which is the best modern jet fighter in your opinion??? Personaly, my bet is on Su 27 family-in particular the Su 37 fighter...

Move to Screen Bush File in 90's Is Reported By Ralph Blumenthal The New York Times www.truthout.org www.rememberjohn.com Thursday 12 February 2004 HOUSTON, Feb. 11 — A retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas National Guard complained to a member of the Texas Senate in 1998 that aides to...

i know US jet is much better. how many of best russian jets could one US jet take on at once? i'll bet the best US jet can shoot down at least 5 of russia's best jets before going down.

I'm fantasy shopping for my new warbird or historic aircraft. My requirements are ... - Historic value (rare and interesting aircraft) - Reasonably easy to fly - No turbines and under 12,500 lbs (no type rating needed) - Seats two - Aerobatic - Easy on the eyes

Israel deploys nuclear arms in submarines Peter Beaumont in London and Conal Urquhart in Jerusalem Sunday October 12, 2003 The Observer Israeli and American officials have admitted collaborating to deploy US-supplied Harpoon cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads in Israel's fleet of...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3829967.stm

Compared to Allied forces, what was the max they fielded? My understanding is they lacked heavy bombers. Top Secret

Does anyone know which military airport has the most runways and which one has the longest runway? The Rogers Lakebed portion of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California has at least 15 (paved and unpaved) runways, one of which has a paved length of more than 15,000 feet (~4,500 metres) with...

http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/idr/idr000704_1 _n.shtml Regards...

There's a report that Osama Bin Laden may have been found. See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8754564%255E401,00.html The report mentions that helicopters (Military Aviation content!) based in Afganistan may be used to go after him.