Just to add to my virtual "Binder of Obscure Trivia", I'm wondering. Where could I find data on the runway length needed for land-based operations (for takeoff and landing) for: F-16 F-15 F-14 F/A-22 B-52

I could've sworn that a couple of years ago, I read somewhere of a German rocket powered (don't *think* it was an air breather), possibly radio controlled, air launched (H-111H variant?) anti-shipping missile that saw a *bit* of use toward the end of WWII. I can't, for the life of me, come up with...

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:02:08 -0600, "Montblack" wrote in Message-Id: : While the usual inanity contained in articles posted by Montblack are easily dismissed, this caught my eye: "Styled by the laws of...

Rumsfeld confers at Pentagon with his Chinese counterpart Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld met yesterday with China's defense minister for the first high-level military exchange since the U.S.-China crisis involving a midair collision in April...

a few other interesting tidbits in here as well. notably, the implication that china's recent forays are having a motivating influence on congress. (finally:)) http://www.spacedaily.com/news/beyondleo-03a.html Washington - Oct 29, 2003 A report by Space Lift Washington and published by NASA Watch...

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

Rehoboth man realizes dream to fly restored B-24 (EXCERPT) By Trish Vernon Warren MacDonald of Rehoboth Beach had one of his fondest dreams come true Oct. 10 when he boarded a B-24 Liberator for a half hour flight from the Montgomery County Airport in Maryland with members of his...

Full story he http://www.museumofflight.org/visit/concorde.html Jack

Air Force Print News for Oct. 29, 2003 Sweet 16 (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005910 Wildfire support continues http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005911

"Dave Kearton" wrote: "Autocollimator" wrote in message ... Thousands flew in the air war in WW II. What the hell is the big deal about old man Bush???

Anyone know the ferry flight crew's names? Thx in advance. VL

From inside this city, it looks like a ring of running fires occasionally flaring into a slithering line of impossibly bright orange. The fires block drivers nearly everywhere and for the first time in years, the San Diego sky is almost completely empty of aircraft. I have seen a few helos...

Ran across it while looking for something else: http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histories/NorthAmericanP51/Enforcer.htm Interesting... Rob

First off, why "fox"? "Fire one" - "F- One" - "Foxtrot One"- "Fox one"? Secondly, in "Sea Harrier Over the Falklands" Ward describes Fox 2 as denoting a missile launch from astern the target at one point and a heat seeking missile launch at another (which could presumably be head on with...

On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:58:56 +0200, "Julien ROBIN" wrote: By the way, at the end of september 2001, there was a joke saying "a terrorist try to destroy Tour Monparnasse, we crashed his ultra light airplane on it. Casualities : 1 dead people : the terrorist" We had a...

I have a photo of a dock getting bombed with this date on the reverse. The bombing is localized, although a stick of bombs has set off a tremendous secondary explosion right on the wharf. Does anyone know what targets the RAF hit on the night of Sept 8 1940? I would assume Germany (agfa paper,...

Air Force Print News for Oct. 30, 2003 Four wings help fight wildfires http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005920 Waist size reflects whole health http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005912

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...

Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it before. Kenneth Williams

According to the Edwards AFB newspaper, a B-1B set about 50 world speed records during the October 25 - 26 weekend air show. http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-b1_sets_records.html On the first day the plane was above 330,000 lbs. In that weight class it set 100- and 500-km...