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Air Force names best commander, spouse team by
Otis Willie
Air Force names best commander, spouse team
(EXCERPT) 9/22/2003 - BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C. (AFPN) -- The Air
Force’s best wing commander and spouse team was recently named by Air
Force Personnel Center officials at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
The 2003 recipients of the General and Mrs....
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New Air Force guidance issued for frocking by
Otis Willie
New Air Force guidance issued for frocking
(EXCERPT) by Master Sgt. Ron Tull Air Force Personnel Center Public
Affairs
9/23/2003 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force has
issued new guidance on frocking, the practice of pinning on a higher
rank after selection for that grade...
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Two involved in investigation have S.C. ties by
Otis Willie
Two involved in investigation have S.C. ties
(EXCERPT) By JEFF WILKINSON Staff Writer
Two veteran Air Force commanders with close ties to South Carolina are
playing key roles in the investigation of sexual assault charges at
the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Gen. John Jumper, the Air Force chief of...
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Air Force Print News for September 22, 2003 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for September 22, 2003
To the rescue (Stand-alone photo)
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005655
Secretary lauds resourceful approach
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005657
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Why is Israel buying so many 2 seat aircraft? by
Matthew G. Saroff
Hobo wrote:
In the last few years Israel has bought 2 seat versions of the F-15 and
F-16. It appears to me that this represents a significant shift towards
2 seaters on the part of Israel. Is my impression of a shift in
inventory towards 2 seaters correct, and if so, what...
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Terminal velocity of bombs? by
BackToNormal
Was half paying attention to a TV doco on the Dambusters a few mins ago
and thought I heard the narrator say the Earthquake bomb designed by
Barnes Wallis broke the sound barrie on its way down.
Comments anyone?
ronh
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"People do not make decisions on facts, rather,
how they feel about the...
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Humour: CO DATA PAGE TERMINOLOGY CAT:BTN SUB:DES PGE:TRM by
Dave Kearton
CO DATA PAGE TERMINOLOGY CAT:BTN SUB:DES PGE:TRM
As you are all aware, the airlinr industry in which we work has it's own
unique set of terminology. The following are some of the most commonly used
terms and their definitions.
PASSENGER - A herding creature of widely varying intellect, usually...
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IAF jets in Auschwitz by
JJoyce
Hi,
I recently learned that IAF jets made a flyover the Auschwitz concentration
camp. Can anyone of you point me out to where to find pics of this event?
I saw some published in an Israeli newspaper in NY, but I forgot to buy
it...
Thanks.
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Air force chiefs 'ignored rape cases' by
Otis Willie
Air force chiefs 'ignored rape cases'
(EXCERPT) From Elaine Monaghan in Washington
US AIR FORCE cadets have been raping their female classmates at an
elite Colorado academy for years, ignored by their Pentagon masters,
an official report has revealed.
A “chasm of leadership” extending from the...
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Air Force Print News for September 23, 2003 by
Otis Willie
Air Force Print News for September 23, 2003
In the trenches (Stand-alone photo)
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005661
Panel releases academy report
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005659
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PK of Igla vs. airliner? by
Raptor
Little missile, big-ish airplane.
Countermeasures in the commercial fleet seems like an expensive
proposition. One or two "successful" attacks (losses, even) wouldn't
stop me from flying.
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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall
"I'm not proud. We really haven't...
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Gw Bush toy doll in flightgear - now available by
Aerophotos
http://www.kbtoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/2431939/ctid/17?_ts=y&ls=default&_e=3f3b1&_v=3F3B1F382DICa1B1802535B6&_ts=y
just what the kids need for xmas and spread thru out the middle east...
harmony to all.
so far USA has got gamma ray bomb in development, nuclear bunker bomb
and now this doll .....
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Why are delta wing designs reputed to lose speed during turns? by
Air Force Jayhawk
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:21:15 -0700, Hobo wrote:
It is commonly said that delta wing designs lose an above average amount
of speed while turning and that this a deficiency of the design. Is this
true, and if why does this occur? Also, how does this reputed flaw
affect...
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Please ID these two aircraft by
David O
I'm wrapping up my Oshkosh scrapbook for this year and doing some last
minute editing. It's time for some expert help from the warbird
crowd. Please ID these two aircraft.
I called this one a YAK but I'm not positive. If you can positively ID
the plane, what features give it...
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USAF = US Amphetamine Fools by
RT
Following an investigative teev program it appears US military pilots are
unable to stay awake for more than a few minutes after t/o so are regularly
dosed to the eyeballs on speed (Dexadrine/amphetamine).
This has the somewhat embarrassing side effect of giving them the total lack
of...
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F-4 chaff/flare loads by
Bob Martin
Anyone have data on typical chaff/flare loads for F-4's, both in Vietnam and
modern day? Thanks
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"Flying, like the sea, is not inherently dangerous... just extremely
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NOTAMs for non-US space launches? by
Allen Thomson
When the US conducts space launches from Vandenberg and KSC, keep-out
areas where rocket hardware may fall are announced in NOTAMs carried
at https://www.notams.jcs.mil/
Is there somewhere that similar keep-out instructions/NOTAMs
are published for launches from Tanegashima, Kourou,...
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