On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:36:13 GMT, "Shchelkunchik" wrote: "Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj" wrote in message ... Scott Ferrin wrote: Heh, heh. Guess that means there' no way in hell Russia will be...

http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1084419.htm The Indonesian air force will buy eight more Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia to add to its existing four. And in response Australia is retiring her F-111s without replacement? Comeon Aussies, join the USA, you've bled enough for...

Suddenly the US is alone. And despite its overwhelming military might, it is beginning to look almost vulnerable. Not yet. Everbody remembers or knows Guernica,but who remembers or knows Bomber Harris' adventures in Iraq?.

Imperial War Museum sets dates for air shows Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) European edition, Sunday, April 11, 2004 DUXFORD, England — A series of air shows has been scheduled by the Imperial War Museum at Duxford for the summer and fall. Each show features a variety of aircraft with a focus on a...

Some airmen struggle with new fitness tests, By Charlie Coon, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) European edition, Sunday, April 11, 2004 AVIAN AIR BASE, Italy — Nearly 30 percent of Europe’s airmen who took the new Air Force fitness test in January and February scored either “poor” or...

Just dropped by for a moment to take a look . Had a bit of aviation news but no sense posting it really. Take care all, Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired For personal email, please replace the z's with e's. dhenriquesATzarthlinkDOTnzt

We have been down this road before. U.S. troops sent to war half a world away. American foreign policy controlled by an arrogant elite, bent on projecting military power around the globe. A public misled into supporting an unconstitutional war founded on deceit and fabrications. As the death toll...

Do you happen to have the URL for the Al Jazeera photos that they took of the dead soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Company that were captured alive and later murdered and mutilated.....you know....the photos showing the dead American male soldiers with their penises cut off and the photos with...

The Second Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is now available from AeroFile. This edition is completely reworked and updated over the 1995 edition, and now features designations from six countries including Canada, United States, Japan, Russia, Germany and Sweden. In all,...

Saturday, 10 Apr 2004 Lots of USCG activity around here today: security patrols, an exercise at Cape Canaveral, several boats in distress. Dept of Homeland Security's Bu of ICE (fmr USCS) prevalent too. Security-sensitive information not included in this posting. CG 1720: HC-130H, CGAS...

Ok, a short one - what is the difference between Mig-20 Janes' at the Controls series and Mig-29 Soviet Superfighter (Osprey, I think). Both are written by Jon Lake. It seems the latter has more pages, so I'm wondering if it only has extra chapters or is it a completely different book?? Thanks.

Further to the question of whether there are "decleration devices" that would enable a crippled aircraft to land safely, this evidently is breaking news: Parachute saves light plane's passengers VANCOUVER/ CKNW (AM980) -- Four people are alive today thanks to a relatively new parachute system for...

There was nice discussion on B2 Split Rudder use during climb earlier. http://www.ammochiefs.com/Diego%20Garcia%204.jpg The discussion made me think concerning B2 yaw control. In general, large rudder input is needed for number of situations. First is the crosswind take off and landing. For...

If your newsreader handles regular expressions (regex) in its killfile setup, set "if "newsgroup" contains" to: (+,){2,} That will kill off any articles crossposted to 3 groups or more. Then it's just a case of picking off the remaining couple of lunatics and life is back to normal. I just...

"Jim Letchworth" wrote: Let me get this straight. I think you said........ 1) "Collateral damage" is necessary and no self-respecting senior British officer would dare openly criticize it. I bet you don't think pictures of "collateral damage" should be...

Sept. 11 crash remains shrouded in mystery, Pennsylvania coroner says TIFFANY CRAWFORD Canadian Press Monday, March 29, 2004 VANCOUVER (CP) - The fate of United Airlines Flight 93, the last of the four hijacked planes to crash on Sept. 11, 2001 remains shrouded in mystery and controversy. The...

are variable geometry intakes on fighter aircraft primarily there to reduce ram drag or to manipulate the shock wave in the nacelle? -- Curiosity killed the cat, and I'm gonna find out why!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon (news - web sites) may have to scrap its premier fighter jet program to help pay for the war in Iraq (news - web sites), Sen. John McCain, an influential member of the Armed Services Committee, said on Sunday. "It's obvious that we're paying a heavy price, I...

Can someone point out a net based source for a design of any tailhook for a carrier aircraft. If you can, can you e-mail it to me? I would check for replis but with all this nonsense in the group, I am afraid I won't see it.

DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty No. 300-04 (EXCERPT) IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 12, 2004 Media Contact: Air Force Public Affairs - (703) 695-0640 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was...