From: "= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" Friends of Pat are aware of what you said. Be sure to look over your shoulder. It is coming.

What reaction do you have to the size of WWII aircraft versus modern ones, where a "lightweight" fighter such as an F-16 is probably comparable in size to Willie the Wolf -- and a F-15 the size of a B-17. Must be a strange sensation -- I'd like to hear your thoughts.

I am looking for web sites ont he RAF in WWII. One is http://www.rafweb.org/ Are there others? Thanks Mike

Around 1500 people attended this years ceremony held at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery on Monday and more than 118 associations laid wreaths at the beautiful plot on Madingley Road which was gifted to the US by the grateful people and Colleges of Cambridge. Approx 4000 US servicemen of...

How effective are infra-red sensors, such as those on some anti aircraft missiles, at detecting aircraft? Stealth aircraft are, I imagine, harder to detect, but by how much? Also, is there a simple rule-of-thumb relationship between how fast an aircraft is travelling and how much air friction...

With all the interest in tactical VTOL and airmobility, has anyone seriously considered a Chinook type tandem using Mi-26 rotor/engine combos (or similar scale western versions) at each end? Should be able to achieve at least 40,000 kg lift over 350-400km. With a large cabin, medium armour...

Dear newsgroup reader, Today 6th of June 2004 Airshow Action Photo Gallery with a new update: - Berlin Airshow ILA2004 Germany - 90's Airshow action pictures that I took in the 90's (nice pictures taken from tower at Scheveningen beach the Netherlands) - Result vote of the Airshow Action picture...

Vietnam the great American shame where we were beaten an driven out by irregulars. Iraq, the second Ameircan shame. Presidenr Kerry, a true war hero will stop all this crap and restore Ameirca to its past greatness..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cheney Faces Grilling Over Leak as Bush Election Hopes Slump Scandal of naming undercover CIA agent engulfs Vice-President and puts pressure on White House Paul Harris in New York Sunday June 6, 2004 The Observer

I have a photo taken at Hamilton AFB in California in April, 1953. It's of a B-17, probably a "G" because there's a circular plate where the chin turret would have been. The upper surfaces are highly plished, the lower more dull and oxidized. Unfortunately the view is of the nose and wings at a...

Is anyone able to identify the model (and date/year of active service) of the following P51s? (and how do you tell!) http://triptpolers.houseoftucker.com/common/images/zerohour/zh72.jpg They appear towards the end of the Star Trek - Enterprise episode "Zero Hour" - one of the NX01 shuttles are...

F/A-22 to make appearance at U.S. Air Force Academy parade (EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 0601046 Jun 1, 2004 F/A-22 to make appearance at U.S. Air Force Academy parade COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - The F/A-22 Raptor will make a flyby...

Air Force Print News for June 4, 2004 Standard AEF deployment length stretches to 120 days http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007888 ANG crew rescues climber from Nabesna Glacier http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007881

This time in jpg format, plus a lot of pics from 2nd volume. Source: Wonders of Land & Sea (2 volume encyclopedia compiled 1913) -- Sarah H http://www.messybeast.com http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/folder404/firstamendment404.htm USA Patriot Act - First Amendment Not Found

That helicopter egress was a pathetic joke. Pathetic! I'd be amazed if any hostages survive. G

Airmen get training in fighting on the ground, By Jessica Inigo, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) European edition, Thursday, June 3, 2004 CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait — All it takes is some Army weapons, several classes and a group of National Guard soldiers from El Paso, Texas, to teach airmen how to be...

"“We’re way ahead of where people expected us to be,” Secretary Roche said of the Raptor’s initial operational test evaluation trials. The secretary used the results of a recent combat simulation to describe the Raptor’s capabilities. “We had five F-15 Eagles against one Raptor,” he said. “The...

The Burtonwood Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association has lauched its new webpage. The webpage can be found at: http://uk.geocities.com/rafaburtonwood/ Please come and visit us.

"Sarah Hotdesking" wrote in message ... For those who had probs with bmps. -- Sarah H http://www.messybeast.com http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/folder404/firstamendment404.htm USA Patriot Act -...

From this week's AvWeek. Boeing responded to an Air Force RFI against a requirement for improved bombers by suggesting re-engining the B-1 fleet with F-119 engines with the following characteristics: Mach 2 cruise, 3000 mile radius, 60,000 foot ceiling (with a couple of hours loiter). Is this...