Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it before. Kenneth Williams

My good friend and I are having a debate over the German Albatros fighter in WW1 and I need some help. Can anyone answer the following: 1) In 1918 which fighters formed the majority of the Imperial German Flying Corps- Albatros or Fokkers? My friend says Fokkers, I disagree. 2) Even though the...

Excuse me please, but what frontline aircraft and weapons do each of these nations possess in the event of another Arab-Israeli war? Do either of them have anything remotely as good as the Israelis? I know Syria has a bunch of different MiGs and Iran has a mix of MiGs and left-over F-4s and...

Several months ago someone mentioned that the Israelis were developing some form of secret craft called the "Seraph". What is this- a stealth aircraft or UCAV? Did Jane's ever cover it? If so, I missed it :( Kenneth Williams

Did the Japanese battleship Yamato ever fire an AA salvo during WW2? A visiting friend of mine in the Navy told me the Japanese had a battery-fired AA weapon that was actually fired in battle. I guess it didn't work as the ship was sunk! Anyone know what this weapon was? I can't find anything...

A friend recently assured me that the mystery stealth aircraft that crashed at Boscome Down was a TR-3B ASTRA (Advanced Stealth Technology Recon Aircraft) which was positively identified as aircraft AV-6, serial number 94-2414, call sign "Blackbuc 11". He also said that Lockheed isn't the most...

In article , says... I'm looking for some general information about Hawk 200 vulnerabilities: I've heard it is a fairly expensive for what it can provide (especially when used in a training role), can anyone confirm...

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:53:39 GMT, BOB wrote: GreyCloud wrote in news:bp6dnQJGbbhhv6_cRVn- : Ray Fischer wrote: John Griffin wrote:

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:30:41 GMT, BOB wrote: Kerry The Liar Loves Waffles Kerry The Liar Loves Waffles wrote in : On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:06:03 -0400, forge wrote: In article...

Just had the priviledge and pleasure- tinged with sadness- of watching Concorde depart Cardiff on a beautiful sunny Autumn day for the last time ever. She looked bloody magnificent- fare thee well white speedbird of the skies. Cheers Kev

"R. David Steele" /OMEGA wrote in message ... Found a great place on the web that allows betting on politics. It is https://www.tradesports.com/ Anyone want to bet on the election or whether the AWB will...

"Michael Wise" wrote in message ... In article , "Kevin Brooks" wrote: I wonder hiw many G's Bush had to withstand on that helo flight? ...

CNN just announced that the DoD is expected to announce this afternoon that the Commanche project will be cancelled. If this pans out as reported, I guess we can expect some sort of expedited effort to pick up an off-the-shelf reconnaissance/light attack helo, or maybe a light utility helo oriented...

"Anonymous" wrote in message ... I noticed in last Wednesdays Washington Post, in the Metro section they had a picture of the New Executive Office Building and showed a permanent installation of anti-aircraft...

"RENABORNEY" wrote in message ... STR reading that a total of two F-102's were lost in combat operations, one of which occured over NVN. l). I have not heard that it was used as an air superiority fighter per se (kind of...

The AP and Reuters are reporting that the Blackhawk that was lost last Thursday was apparently a victim of hostile fire based upon results from a preliminary investigation. Both sources also report that Danish troops have found the first confirmed chemical weapons in Iraq--36 artillery or...

wrote in message ... India has refused to accept a new batch of Russian Sukhoi combat jets because of a high rate of engine failure in earlier batches bought as part of one of the country's largest arms deals, a newspaper...

Mary Shafer wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:01:13 GMT, (Thom) wrote: On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:23:37 +0000, "Paul J. Adam" wrote: It was designed as a...

I was surprised to see this morning that Benjamin Schemmer died this past Sunday at the age of 71. Schemmer was a USMA alumnus and US Army veteran, better known as the longtime publisher of Armed Forces Journal (later Armed Forces Journal International) until his retirement in 1992. He was also the...

According to CNN, the USAF and DOE are investigating the reported find of the notorious Tybee Island Mk 15 that had been jettisoned by a B-47 after its collision with a F-86 in 1958. A retired USAF LTC led the group that has found what is described as a large metallic object with...