http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4970837/ Exciting stuff! Rutan's SpaceShipOne hit 200,000 feet today over their Mojave test site. Won't be long now I guess.

In article , Dave Eadsforth writes: Good day, good people, I wondered if anyone out there (in all probability, Peter!) could help me understand more fully the process by which the Merlin engine was enabled to use 150...

What are some of the greatest strategic air missions? Some candidates Yamamoto shootdown Hiroshima Paul Doumer bridge LGB Dambusters Tirpitz Norwegian heavy water

"u don't have to know" wrote in message ... What happen to obsolete weapons as AIM-7 Sparrow which have been replaced by AIM-120 ? Destroyed or stored ? Generally they're used up if still useable, scrapped if past...

07 Aug 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go here for more info: http://members.aol.com/militarypeople/e-wcor.htm Parachute-Tampering Marine...

I was wondering at about what point that the United States going to war with the Soviet Union become an almost certain act of mutual destruction. I'm assuming it sometime in 1960's or 70's, since what I've seen of the Soviet nuclear capability before that point doesn't seem to be all...

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I just had to pass this along -- Enjoy. Guy ----------------------------------------------------------- What follows is classic aviation lore. John Lear gave this talk on July 9th, 2004 to a group of fellow pilots in the Las Vegas "Hangar of Quiet Birdmen." John Lear is the son of William Lear,...

My website just passed the 40,000 hit mark. more than I ever dreamt possible, athough Bob McKellar knew it all along. I never thought there was so much interest in that war so long gone and behind us. Thank you all for your constant repeat visits and warm, encouraging E-Mails that come on a daily...

Nuff said. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Airspeed limitation below 10000ft is usually 250kts unless you have been authorized by the Administrator. However I guess it's a bit slow for military fighters. So I am curious how fast military fighters fly in the real world. I guess it's very dangerous military aircraft fly much fast among...

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20031124101509990006&_mpc=news%2e6 Too bad, only wish it would have been the V-22 or F-22 programs. Rob

Hello, from reading in the threads relating to nuclear war in the '80s, they mention "cobalt weapons". Can anyone explain what these are? I very vaguely remember a mention to them a book once but have no real idea. cheers dan

Anyone need an IR target seeker head from a Voodoo for your collection? ;-) Stumbled across this on the web! Just what every military enthusiast needs, eh! Infrared Receiver P/N 463767-110, FSN 12709541589 $ 600.00 US Please visit: www.torontosurplus.com for further details. This unit was used...

How about we fix it so that in case of national emergency the guard goes FIRST before the regular troops. Great idea huh? Think we would still get everyone flocking to the National Guard in that case? I know Bush would have been first in line to join up.. Right? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th...

There has been a bit of a furore over here concerning the new US requirement to airlines to supply air marshals when requested. The concern is mainly over the possible puncture of a pressure cabin. What do readers think is the result of decompression via a bullet hole? Mike -- M.J.Powell

US F86 sabres shot down a lot of Mig 15s in the Korean War. The ratio was around 8 - 1. I recently watched a documentary about the confrontation between these two planes. Apparently they were quite evenly matched with the F86 having a slight overall advantage. In the end the high ratio...

http://www1.iraqwar.ru/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=25162&lang=en Coalition servicemen killed in the war against Iraq: Total announced as of 2nd of November: 433 (377 US, 51 UK, 1 Denmark, 3 Spain, 1 Ukraine) Total casualties after 1st of May: 262 (239 US, 18 UK, 1 Denmark, 3 Spain, 1 Ukraine)

item: In October, a Chinese official report called for greater trade with the EU, and for the EU's arms embrago against China to be lifted. item: German foreign minister Gerhard Schroder recently visited China and said arms embrago should be lifted. item: a spokesman for EADS (large European arms...

We all know that the X-35 won the JSF contest which is now in the strategic development phase as the F-35. At the time the competition winner was announced (LM) I wondered why Boeing would scrap their whole concept rather than push forward with it. For various political reasons Boeing could have...