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EU Heavy Bomber ideas? by
David E. Powell
If the EU is looking for more reach without carriers, how about heavy
bombers? Certainly something on the order of B-1B as far as airframe might
be a goal, or something less radical. It depends on their budget and
requirements, I guess. From bases in Europe they could cover much of Africa,
the...
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F-106 Speed record questions.... by
David E. Powell
OK, now this is really old information, but as a kid I recall reading
somewhere that the F-16 set a record for single-engine production fighters,
with a top speed of Mach 2.32, and that this was (at the time I heard) still
a record for single engine production fighters.
Is this true, or did it set...
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February 25th 04 06:13 AM
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GWB's piloting fun.... by
David E. Powell
http://www.drudgereport.com/rcmu.htm
Excerpt:
On the way to his infamous landing on an aircraft carrier, Bush toyed with
his Secret Service agent by intentionally shaking the plane from side to
side and then nosing downward so sharply they lifted out of their seats.
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AF1 over New Jersey? by
David E. Powell
Looked up around 3:15 PM in Southern New Jersey, after hearing noise from a
plane going overhead. I saw a four engined plane with a blue bottom and what
looked like white trim. Any chance this as Air Force One? Wonder where GWB
was today?
Either way it was kind of low, like the DC-9s that go down...
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747 Cruise Missile/JDAM carrier? by
David E. Powell
So.... if the USAF needed quick bombers, of the heavy kind....
Could this work? Wing racks might be doable.... I am not sure about putting
in a bomb bay, though doing it ahead and aft of the wing and gear cluster
might be doable.
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by Robert
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Anyone remember the B-58 in "SST: DEATH FLIGHT?" by
David E. Powell
OK, I was browsing the Internet Movie Database, checking out disaster
flicks, after seeing "Airport 1975" on American Movie Classics the other
day. (It had some great flying and sequences that stood up well.) So I found
a movie called "SST: Death Flight" that I think I remember seeing some...
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AF pushing for more bombers, especially the FB-22 by
David E. Powell
"R. David Steele" /OMEGA wrote in message
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Bombshell
Air Force officials are accelerating efforts to bring new
long-range strike capabilities into the inventory - a move that
may show, analysts and sources say, the...
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1553 bus on the C-130? by
David Harper
Does the C-130 have two 1553 buses onboard? One for flight control
and one for EW/mission systems?
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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B52s and Utapao by
David Hartung
Does anyone in this group know if Utapao ever had "G" model BUFFs assigned?
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Final Word on Syrian/Iranian A/C by
David Joston
Would you all stop bickering about the Syrian Flankers and Iranian
Frogfoots!
Picking up a copy of the 2002 edition of Jane's aircraft recognition
guide it clearly states that Iran DOES operate the Su-25 and Syria
DOES NOT operate any Su-27 Flankers.
Since Jane's is the world's authority on...
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Why All The German/Nazi Threads? by
David Joston
Is this a World War II newsgroup or what?
Why can't anyone talk about at least modern military aviation?
I, for one, would like to see more discussions on the F-22, F-35,
Eurofighter, Rafale, JAS 39 Gripen, Su-47, MiG MFI, or any other new
aircraft.
My son bought a toy Su-47 today and asked me...
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AFM 66-1 Available? Where? by
David K. Bryant
Anyone know where to get a copy of the AFM 66-1 manual?
Was it replaced with another maintenance program?
I've been able to locate the Navy's Aviation Maintenance
program (OPNAV 4790.2H) and would like to compare it to
the AFM 66-1.
Anyone know what the Army uses for Maintenance Data collection?
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Jet fighter top speed at military power by
David L. Pulver
I am wonderning what the top speed (in mph) a clean F-15C, Mirage
2000, F-16C, and MiG-29 could accelerate to in level flight at optimum
altitude (not just sea level) without afterburner. I usually see the
top clean speed and the top sea level speed (with afternburner?)
quoted, but rarely the top...
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What are Boeing's plans? by
David Lednicer
Here is an interesting question: the USAF KC-767 deal was supposed to keep
the 767 line open, but this deal is dormant. If the USAF doesn't act soon,
they won't be able to buy 767s as the line closes real soon. With this
in mind; how are they going to buy E-10s (767-400ERs) if the line is closed?
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9/11 Pentagon Wreckage by
David Lednicer
Who was the fool claiming that there was no evidence that a plane
(namely a 757-200) crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001?
Take a look at these...
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U.S. offers naval reconnaissance planes to India by
David Lednicer
India had five Il-38s. Two were lost in a mid-air collision. This
leaves three Il-38s and eight Tu-142s to patrol a long coast line. In
addition, the Tu-142 are not very well equipped for maritime patrol.
Despite what the article says, production switched from the P-3B to P-3C
in 1969. Hence,...
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Speaking of moving stupf around by
David Lesher
I was awaiting departure from BWI and glanced up from my place on
the floor in the SWA queue. What first caught my attention was it
was high wing. What REALLY grabbed me away from my book was the
1,2,3,4,5 FIVE bogies on the main gear.
It turned and parked, and we taxied by it 30 minues later. It...
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AF1 range/route/refueling? by
David Lesher
Turkey Dinner Tour
Now, http://gc.kls2.com/ says the Great Circle distance KADW-BGW
is 6200m, and AF1 has a published range of ~~7300 miles.
But Great Circle would have taken them across multiple countries,
including those evil fried potato folks; so I'd assume they did
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Retrieving P3's by
David Lesher
I have another wacko idea, for which this group has the knowledge
to debate.
You might recall that a few years ago we had a minor issue with a
P3's midair collision and emergency landing at a location not
certified as a P3 repair station.
To get it back, We ended up chain-sawing off the wings ...
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