Anyone know the tail nos for crashed RAF Harriers since '96? I'm doing some research into the area. I know of the following crashes (but not the tail nos), although there must be mo GR7s: Nevada 99 Laarbruch 99 Another Laarbruch (99?)

I have read that the usefulness of the Bell P-39 was greatly decreased by certain decisions made by the USAAF before it went into production in the 1930s. Chief among these was the deletion of the turbosupercharger, but the shortening of the wings also had an effect. The question is, just how much...

I have been wondering why the Air Force doesn't look to buy tanker versions of the 7E7, rather than 767s? From what I've read, the discounted price of a 7E7 to the airlines will be under $100 million, possibly well under. So a 100 of them would cost less than the $10 billion being cited as the...

I saw the TV of the investigation and saw the result when the foam was fired at the left leading edge. The skin around the hole appeared to be rather thin. Perhaps a type of Carbon Fiber? Would anyone know, in simple terms, the Leading edge construction? Does anyone know if tiles are at the...

(Snipped to remove way too many cross-posted groups) Steve Hix wrote: In article , Snubis wrote: Yes, tell me again the stories of the great American military victories in ...

When was the earliest turbine powered helicopter? I khnow that the turbine is far more effective than an IC engine. Also, what was the delay? Was it just a matter of nobody really got around to it, or were there power/reliability issues with the turbines?

We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The USAAC was flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed to be hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne loaded with food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned...

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How long does it take to deploy a new design now? Not just approve it, Not just build a few and test them, but get them into the field and operational squadron operations? The F22 has been going on how many years now? And how about the F35? When do you think we will see operational front line...

Hi, Since apparently both EF-2000 and Rafale have had budgeting troubles, will companies like Dassault and Bae end up developing systems for both planes and sharing the cost of development? This may have already started happening but I don't keep up to date with military economics news. Thanks,

On going discussion we are having....only one black and white picture shows landing and it is suspect. Did this late WWII German fighter fly or was it even built? TIA,

Happy New Year All! I've just completed a long overdue overhaul of the F-84 section and added a bunch of new shots to create walkarounds for the F-84C/E/F and RF-84F/K Check it out at www.cybermodeler.com Respectively, Michael Benolkin

Air Force Print News for Dec. 31, 2003 Today's stories include: Airmen provide humanitarian relief http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006307 DeCA: No beef involved in recall

Hi! I'm trying to clear up an argument about the first military jet aircraft to land in Gander Newfoundland. According to "official history", it would seem that the first jet was an RAF Canberra in 1951 (I remember going to see it as a very young boy!) However I have come across a photo of an...

I have been watching the DVD of Dark Blue World the film about Czech fighter pilots in WW2. In the first scenes of the movie the pilots are training in Czechoslovakia before the German invasion. Several of the aircraft are clearly Bucker Jungmann types but there is another that is different. The...

Hi all, Best wishes for 2004! I've just updated my website to include a full listing of every F-86 type and subtype, with explanations of the differences between each model. I've also included photos of most of these subtypes (NF-86D, EF-86E, JDF-86D etc.). It's...

My hats off to the reserves that performed the flyover for the Houston bowl Tuesday afternoon. While the stadium design allowed only a couple seconds of viewing, the tailgaters got a great show. Nice overlap and a solid symmetrical diamond. John

Boeing announced on 29 Dec that they had received a contract for 210 "Super Hornets". They will also develop the EA18G ECM variant. Good news for Boeing and the Navy. Al Minyard