U.S. Air Force lands at Moscow air show (EXCERPT) by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs 8/18/2003 - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (AFPN) -- U.S. Air Force aircraft landed at Zhukovsky airfield just south of Moscow Aug. 18 to participate in the Moscow Aviation and Space Show,...

Crash kills Aviano airman (EXCERPT) Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, August 19, 2003 AVIANO, Italy – An airman assigned to Aviano Air Base was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident. Airman Daphne Webb, a vehicle maintenance apprentice with the 31st Logistics...

Thunderbirds members to talk about flight history (EXCERPT) , By Jessica Iñigo, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Three members from the U.S. Air Force’s air demonstration team will travel through Europe to discuss 100 years of flight during an Extreme Summer visit...

Pitch for unmanned flights could come by year's end (EXCERPT) By Greta Wodele, National Journal's Technology Daily Supporters of flying aircraft without pilots in commercial airspace could approach the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by the end of the year with proposed standards and...

Can I ask why..? Just curious as to where this info is heading. Such work has been done, in some cases, in front of me. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Aircrew "Got anything on your radar, SENSO?"

Above the story,in today's Gazette, of a possible recovery of a P-40 from a Chinese lake is the headline "WWII jet will arise from lake". Simple case of someone other than the reporter writing the headline? Hardly! The story starts "BEIJING - Engineers and divers will use high-tech ocean...

I live next door to the US Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio, and for $10.00/hr to cover my expensives and lost time, I do private Research in the Archives, Collections, and displays at the Museum . Believe me when I say that the Material is Extensive! Let me know if you'd like me to spend a few...

Has anyone seen the 1/48 scale die-cast model of Don Gentile's "Shangri-La"? I found out about this model from my local hobby store; however, the owner seemed reluctant to divulge the origins of the model. I have searched the internet to no avail. This is what I know: I think the companies name is...

The RAAF's 35 F-111 warplanes - Australia's front-line strategic strike force - could be retired from service from 2006, a decade earlier than originally planned, if the Government accepts a controversial option put forward by the Defence Department. A key issue is whether early retirement for the...

I read this at newsmax.com "The Russian-made MiG-25 Foxbat being recovered by U.S. Air Force troops in the photos is an advanced reconnaissance version never before seen in the West and is equipped with sophisticated electronic warfare devices." "The recovery of the advanced MiG fighter is...

Look Robert, you can dislike, bash, and offend me until the hell freezes. That will not change anything on the fact that any action of this kind against the reactor at Bushehr is not going to stop the Iranian project - which would be the ultimative target of any Israeli military action. I have...

"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... Where did the German soldier (officer?) stereotypes of the monocle and the dueling scar come from? Was there one guy in WW I or WW II who had them? The stereotype was created by Erich von...

http://www.msnbc.com/news/953981.asp?0cv=TB10&cp1=1 Rob

http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005445

While watching the birds at my feeder today, I noticed that they combine marvelous manueverability with excellent V/STOL characteristics. With modern materials and computer controls, would revisiting the idea of ornithopers make any sense? Obivously, they were beyond the technology of the day...

Can I get some independant confirmation on this bit below ? I don't trust DH as a source. In article , says... "Henrietta K Thomas" wrote in message ...

Bonjour, Je suis à la recherche d'explications (anglais/francais) de briefing/debriefing et missions d'entrainement de la Royal Air Force pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale (WWII) sur Hurricane, Spitfire, Lancaster et autres. Du genre : type de mission, descritpion, armement, manoeuvre,...

Team evaluates combat identification (EXCERPT) by Capt. David Small and Navy Cmdr. Tom Gresback Joint Combat Identification Exercise Public Affairs 8/14/2003 - GULFPORT, Miss. (AFPN) -- Nearly 2,000 people participated in a joint combat-identification exercise at the Combat Readiness Training...

Show makes vets' spirits soar (EXCERPT) Lana Haight The StarPhoenix Monday, August 18, 2003 Scorching temperatures Saturday and unsettled skies on Sunday may have kept many air show enthusiasts from attending the ninth annual PotashCorp Canada Remembers International Air Show but...

I was wondering why the engine wasn't considered for the F-14 or why the Air Force and Navy didn't do a joint thing and use it on both aircraft. Seems like it would have been a no-brainer. Of course with the way the F-100/F401-P-400 went, maybe that's being overly optimistic.