You'd think it was XMAS. OK, if anyone is still around, can I request a Oshkosh and Duxford flood. Call it your Xmas pressie to me :-) Glenn

A day or two ago the first official report on the Oshkosh Mustang accident was issued, and not surprisingly at this point, it said little. However, the local paper again cited a witness/pilot who put the blame on the pilot who survived. He said that the plane in front should not have touched down...

Just a question from another group... I'm cheating and coming over here to ask. (Don't worry, I'll come clean them :-) Dallas

Hello all. I have done numerous web searches, but can't seem to hit on what I need. I need a pic of 1. A German bomber of any kind in flames or giving off a lot of smoke. 2. A crashed German aircraft, preferably a bomber but not essential-

Ok... I'm not interested in getting into a fight over this yEnc crap. Up front.. I think that those who insist on posting in that format have personal issues beyond what will ever be understood here. With that said... http://www.mutexed.com/code/OeyEnc/ will provided a download for a FREE OE...

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Ah, innocent that I am (and VERY infrequent poster), I was unware that the pointless discussion du jour (or du wahetever) was yEnc. First, I never even open anything in this group that seems too small to be a pic, so I was unaware of the discussion in the first place--that's why Maple 1's comment...

Picture taken 21st May 2008 -- Andrew B (Cheshire, England) "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." (Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)

Anyone know if the P-51D ever appeared in WWII desert camouflage???

-- Cheers Dave Kearton

I took this photo at the Pacific Coast Air Museum annual airshow, August 2005. First time I really saw one up close, and personal.

Anyone have more info on this flying death trap? Bob

I just aquired a RC model of a Pitts Special that needs to be painted and finished and am looking for some ideas for a color scheme. I am thinking of Jim Leroy's Bulldog but as of yet am undecided. TIA -Chris

from 'The Great LIFE Photographers' -- Cheers Dave Kearton

On paper, at least: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0XJFCTQdws Elon Musk said that the cost of producing the current European rocket (Ariane V) would kill it as a commercial entity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK6gZ55VT50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIKOJRNJmI Ariane 6 is scheduled to...

-- Darryl Gibbs Aircraft of Australia Aviation Photography. www.aircraftofaustralia.com Vintage and Warbirds. http://www.vintageandwarbirds.com Information on all aspects of aviation, particularly vintage and warbirds. Home of the CNAPG aircraft recognition quiz's, and the Vintage and Warbird...