Air Force One

Simon Elliott wrote in news:GHaEUAAaFTC$Iwc
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I'm not sure whether they are still in business, but PZL were quite
recently building Mi-2 and Mi-14 helicopters under licence.

PZL is now a part of EADS Socata.

--
John Godwin
Silicon Rallye Inc.

"DALing" daling43[delete]-at-hotmail.com wrote in message
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sorry, coast guard was an arm of the treasury (customs) and responsible
for
interdicting smuggling and attending lighthouses and other duties


What are you sorry for?

So what you're saying is Air Force One has more than two engines whenever
a
USAF aircraft with more than two engines is selected to fly the president,
which is most of the time. No ****.

The question is whether there's a REQUIREMENT for "Air Force One" to have
more than two engines, or is it just an urban legend? If it was a
requirement to have more than two engines then the president could never
be
flown on a twin. Since he is at times flown on a twin it's clear that
it's
an urban legend.

How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride have?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message rthlink.net...

"John Harlow" wrote in message
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How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride have?


I'm not familiar with any event like that.

What do you call that jaunt to the Abraham Lincoln aboard the S-3B?
(which by the way, was a twin).

"John Harlow" wrote
How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride
have?

"Fighter Jet" ???? Do you mean the S-3 Anti-Submarine Warfare
aircraft????

Bob Moore
Former S-2 pilot

Robert Moore wrote:
"John Harlow" wrote

How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride
have?


"Fighter Jet" ???? Do you mean the S-3 Anti-Submarine Warfare
aircraft????

It fights submarines..
Give him a break.
It has weapons, and it is a jet.
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...t/air-s3b.html

It's not like its a P-3.

"Robert Moore" wrote in message . 8...
"John Harlow" wrote
How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride
have?

"Fighter Jet" ???? Do you mean the S-3 Anti-Submarine Warfare
aircraft????

Well the Navy promotes the B model as a reconnaisance and surface
warfare bird as well.

Ron Natalie wrote:
"Robert Moore" wrote in message . 8...

"John Harlow" wrote

How many engines did the fighter jet he used for his PR joyride
have?

"Fighter Jet" ???? Do you mean the S-3 Anti-Submarine Warfare
aircraft????


Well the Navy promotes the B model as a reconnaisance and surface
warfare bird as well.


I think Mr Pedantic was saying it didn't start with F...
Maybe a little jealous since the S-3 does a lot more than the prop S-2
that he flew.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message rthlink.net...
"Tim K" wrote in message
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"Steven P. McNicoll":
Maybe. When the President is aboard a military aircraft, the name of the
military service is stated, followed by the word "One." But is the USCG
truly a military service? While it has the look and feel of the military,
it isn't part of the Department of Defense.

Correct, up to a point: The USCG is part of the Dept. of Homeland
Security, formerly part of the Dept. of Transportation. However it is
a military (i.e. armed forces) service. Coast Guardsmen fought on
D-Day and in Vietnam, many lost their lives.


So what part was not correct?

Actually none of it :-) I just re-read your post (inserted above), you
didn't make a false assertion at all, you just asked a question ("Is
the USCG truly a military service?"). I was arguing that it was, that
the USCG is more than "look and feel" and actually is "truly a
military service".

Tim K

"mrtravel" wrote in message ...


Well the Navy promotes the B model as a reconnaisance and surface
warfare bird as well.


I think Mr Pedantic was saying it didn't start with F...
Maybe a little jealous since the S-3 does a lot more than the prop S-2
that he flew.

Yeah, even with it's "switch army knife" configuration, it still doesn't have much
air-to-air capability you would expect from something termed a fighter.