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...

Just returned from a visit to the site. I'll be tipping a few back tonight, in memory of them. MSgt Peter Vierps 962 AMU

Navy guns for warplane A rare WWII Corsair recovered by a Minnesotan from its 1944 crash site is the object of a legal dispute. BY DAVID HAWLEY Pioneer Press

I would like to wish all of you, (at least those of you who don't want me killed anyway :-), a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for you and yours in the coming new year. Very best wishes, Dudley Henriques and family.

I'm looking for pictures of KLu F-16's with live bomb's, please mail them. Erik Peter Meijer

Tank Fixer wrote: In article lrlcc.191716$_w.1878798@attbi_s53, on Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:53:05 GMT, Onetree attempted to say ..... Is it just me or has our newsgroup gone to hell? I have been away awhile and now it seems that all it has become is a spam...

I'm looking for the information about events which took place in 1980's. Then during the studies on Stealth (F-117) airplanes US government agencies spreaded disinformation. I'm interested particulary in PJ AFOSI department and its director - Col. Hennessey. It is said that he has been proved to...

D. Strang wrote: If you don't vote, you are part of the problem. If you don't vote it's like letting me vote twice. I like that. Jack

Welcome to a new Swedish military technology website which develops a new software. Tactical Artillery Command and Control Information System, TACCIS, is a functionmodel for an engagement application developed at the Swedish Artillery Regiment in Kristinehamn. The application is supposed to be a...

FORMATIONS, BOMB RUNS AND RADIUS OF ACTION Formation flying burned fuel. Lots of fuel. And the tighter the formation the the more fuel burned. And the further back you were in the formation the more fuel burned. Look at it this way. The lead plane set throttles for the desired IAS and pretty...

The FCC is full speed ahead with its BPL (Broadband over Powerline) rule-making, and the U.S. Air Force is looking to spend billions now on replacement communications systems, as the use of HF radio will no longer be possible. Some studies have even predicted that interference problems will go all...

Not likely. Just came from Nellis and spoke to a Colonel. He said they are pouring tens of millions into expansions, additions and improvements in almost every area. I think Nellis will be around for a while. Arthur Kramer Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/21/nyregion/21plane.html is a report of the maneuvering by both Airbus and American Airlines to get in their 2 cents, pilot training vs inadequate design, in the crash of AA Flt 587 over Queens. Apparently the tail came off because of a violent yaw type of pilot...

I am seeing all kinds of pics comming out of Iraq of the jihadis mulling around in the streets carrying RPG's and AK's. I was just wondering if it would be possible to make a Predator drone with a ..50 caliber sniper rifle in it to pick these guys off. Say, put a magazine with 50 or 100 rounds...

Anyone catch this on the news channels? A contingent of US military experts including heavily armed US Marines landed today at the US Embassy compound helipad in Monrovia, Liberia aboard.....a Russian Mi-8T helicopter. Nice looking ship, hooked up with rescue winch, in blue-white colors. It had...

Oh, BUFF! http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=2382&s HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com

from http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/inring.htm Air National Guard Maj. Harry Schmidt steadfastly has remained silent ever since the Air Force began investigating him in the "friendly fire" deaths of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, Maj. Schmidt is speaking for the first time via a...

In this month's "Combat Aircraft" there is an article on the F-22 and in it one of the people invloved in flight testing says "Flying at the edge of the envelope pushes this aircraft harder than any operational F/A-22 will ever be pushed." Is that hyperbole? There are instances in the past where...

Air Force Print News for Sept. 14, 2004 Bases, aircraft prepare as Hurricane Ivan approaches=A0 http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=3D123008636 'Stop-movement' order expands to Eglin, Keesler=A0 http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=3D123008632

Air Force Print News for Sept. 23, 2004 Top prop (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008744 Some Airmen can carry over 'use or lose' leave http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008748