Air Force Print News for Dec. 5, 2003 Officials urge flu virus protection http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006154 PFE changes with feedback http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006155

Local Army major recalls wartime experiences, By DAN MARSH McKinney Courier-Gazette (EXCERPT) Dr. Edward M. Slack Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps major and retired McKinney optometrist, knows he is a man who has led a blessed life. "We've had quite a few blessings," he said on a recent afternoon to his...

In article , "Bill Silvey" wrote: Then there was the fact that the Reds did nothing while Japan massacred hundreds of thousands of Chinese in the '30s. Stalin only declared war on Japan *after* Japan had lost, just...

As of last week, Lockheed Martin and EADS, majority owner of Airbus, were assembling a tanker proposal that would give Lockheed a 50% offset, according to the Air Force official. " clearly will jump on this as an opportunity to compete not only on subsequent buys, but also to take another whack at...

Check em out at Yahoo auctions - look up seller "wings_of_fury_aviation_photos" or just type in "F-22" as a search.

The B2/PR9 Canberra? (FF 1949, entered service 1951, still in service?) Regards...

Some of the latest developments in propeller aircraft has fascinated me. It also brought up an interesting hypothetical question; mostly when reading about modern day warbird replicas. With relatively easily available technology off the shelf (no rail guns or laser cannon please). Lets say a...

We gotta get rid of turbines, they are ruining aviation. We need to go back to big round engines. Anybody can start a turbine, you just need to move a switch from "OFF" to "START," and then remember to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is harder to start. Cranking a round engine requires...

http://www.raravia.com/img/trivia0206.gif Its on the trivia page of that site but not identified. Very strange indeed. The main body and canopy look post WW2... but then there's the fixed gear with twin boom tails on the ground. Pusher engine looks unfamiliar too... Anyone seen this thing...

Does it really take a travel agent to inform you guys that the 747 will be the aircraft long remembered in aviation history? The 747 revolutionized air travel and has moved billions of people around the earth, making flight obtainable to everyone for a reasonable price without the need to become a...

"The Boeing Company is running more than a year behind schedule and billions of dollars over cost on a highly classified program to build the next generation of reconnaissance satellites, forcing the government to shift an estimated $4 billion from other spy programs, senior government officials...

From: c Date: 11/8/2003 9:42 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Don't Mention the Dead When the body of US soldier Artimus Brassfield was flown to the military mortuary at Dover, Delaware, there were no TV pictures of...

I think it's kindof interesting that they've already got mockups of the launcher and the missile. Until the last couple days, publicly at least, it seemed like a paper idea.

I am curious about use of a chopper in the higher altitudes of Afghanistan. The Canadians are in Kabul and the word is our Griffin, a Bell 412 helicopter, can't work in the mountains. Anyone now why..... lack of power at altitude, lack of oxygen ? Allen

Back in the '80s the French tested the concept of armed UltraLights for possible military applications and use by terrorists. To do this they aquired four Zenith Baroudeur ULs and armed them with 89mm rockets, testing them over water in 1984. The results were positive that ULs can be used in both...

Subject: For Fliers Only... Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ...I Shall Fear No Evil ... For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71 operating location Kadena, Japan). You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul F. Crickmore - test pilot)

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 07:33:46 GMT, (Brian Allardice) wrote: In article , says... Hey Albert answer this quick question, does the Iraqi's who opened fire first, on the americans in the center of the city,...

Data: F-22 Eurofighter Su-35 Raptor Typhoon Superflanker Crew: 1 1 1 Engine: 2 P&W 2 Eurojet 2 Saturn F-119 EJ200 ...

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:59:57 -0800, Hobo wrote: I've read that the vertical tail buffeting problem on the F-22 prototype was solved by replacing composites with titanium spars. This makes me wonder why the titanium wasn't used in the first place. Was...

Training starts with aerospace physiology (EXCERPT) by Airman 1st Class Yvonne Clark 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs 12/1/2003 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- While being spun in a chair and parasailing hardly sound like intense pilot training exercises, they are several...