The things I'd be most interested in a 1. Was the YF-22/YF-23 a fair flyoff or was it a case of Northop designing what the air force asked for and Lockheed giving them what they really wanted? How much of the decision was based on the capabilities of the aircraft and how much on the track...

Not trying to be a smart ass but why should I vote for Kerry? Please leave emotional BS and, "It's not Bush", as an answer. What has he accomplished in 20 years in the senate? I recently retired after 20+ in the AF and I never saw squat from him supporting the military during that time and I...

From the 80th Fighter Squadron Assocation organization head Col Jay Riedel, USAF Ret, on a project to recognize the Enlisted that have kept our squadron going from WWII in the Pacific in P-38s to the present with F-16s. "Thanks for the contact--good to hear from you. No, we don't have a...

Signal jamming a factor in future wars, general says Saddam Hussein's failed attempt to jam U.S. Global Positioning System navigation signals during the Iraq war is an example of the growing danger of space warfare, the Air Force's top space commander said yesterday. at...

http://w3.kill-9.com/rpg-man.mpg There is an mpeg file circulating around the net, showing a guy aiming a rocket launcher at ??? and I was curious if anybody else sees the same things that I do. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe all shots that were fired at this guy were fired from behind.

http://tinyurl.com/2ejag 96 tons of water!!!!!

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...

The facts: I have approx. 1,230 posts logged in the Google archive. Of these only 804 are displayed. Chad claims the MAJORITY of my posts are German-related. Here is an accurate hand-counted tally for 600 posts (there was no need to go to the full 804 because you will see why in the...

"Paul Ely" wrote: "transputer" wrote in message ... WASHINGTON - The Pentagon (news - web sites) is setting up a stock-market style system in which investors would bet on terror attacks,...

Does anyone know which military airport has the most runways and which one has the longest runway? The Rogers Lakebed portion of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California has at least 15 (paved and unpaved) runways, one of which has a paved length of more than 15,000 feet (~4,500 metres) with...

What does it mean nowadays with the introduction of multirole fighters .. Does it mean : (1) An aircraft tasked with destroying other enemy aircraft ie Tornado F.3 (2) An aircraft that is tasked with destroying enemy military hardware including: SAM sites, AA Guns , tanks and other aircraft on...

How many Gs can a pilot withstand before blacking out? If an ejection seat failed, how would one get out of the plane? What's the caliber of an M-16? Do all fighter pilots carry a sidearm? What's the order of rank for pilots?

Anyone have a favorite or favorites Jet warbird(s) they'd like to have? Even if it's only a fantasy? Here's my choices in no order of preference: 1)F-4E 2)A-6E 3)A-4 (any variant) 4)A-7D/E 5)F-14 6)MiG-29

Date line: ROME Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will pit his speed against a supersonic jet fighter screaming down the runway at an Italian airbase next month, Italian Air Force officials told AFP. Schumacher, at the wheel of the Ferrari 2003-GA in which he won the world championship...

Greetings All, I wondered if anyone could provide some comment on the use of the defensive circle in WWII? (Apologies if this was ever covered in detail in the past - if so, I missed it.) It occurs to me that the use of the defensive circle (or Lufbery) might have been somewhat limited as it...

A Russian Tupolev-160 strategic bomber crashed in the Saratov Region on Thursday, the press service of the Russian Air Force has reported. "The fate of the four crewmembers is unknown. A search and rescue operation is underway at the scene. Information about casualties and damage at the crash site...

Anyone got info on what the Red Hats Sqn flying foreign Migs were doing at Groom lake aka Area 51 in the early-late 70s?

If so it shioyld be changed to rec.politics. This is suppose to be about aviation, not politics. If it's to survive it needs a monitor to scan out tyhe non-aviation subjects. If I want to read about politics I'll go to another newsdroup or watch the news or read the paper. Walt -----= Posted...

Bush on JFKerry: "The other day, here in Florida, he claimed some important endorsements, He won't tell us the name of the foreign admirers. That's OK. Either way, I'm not too worried, because I'm going to keep my campaign right here in America."

Somewhat against my better judgment, I got interested in the current Harpoon discussions and, googling about, found http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/missiles/wep-harp.html The Harpoon missile has been integrated on foreign F-16 aircraft and is presently being integrated on foreign...