C130 on a carrier, landing and take off. Of interest to me, perhaps to others. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNyQvhsQE8&feature=related C-130 takes off and lands on a Carrier USS...

I seem to recall reading somewhere in, I think, "Carrier Observer", that the observer was the aircraft commander and the pilot "merely" the driver. I don't have the volume to hand at the moment. Was this the case? -- Alex

news.google.com Pentagon to test 2nd near-space strike craft Weapon designed for urgent threats Defense Department scientists are set to conduct a second test launch next year of the Falcon HTV-2 experimental superweapon after the first flight this year ended when the autopilot deliberately...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11831207 I do so hope we don't have a repeat of the events that followed the previous Ark's decommissioning... -- Alex

http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/centennial/Documents/vol2iss4.pdf The guy who built the Wright Flyer is a former squadronmate of mine. Cool machine!!!

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/11/14/100mph-winds- stop-hms-monmouth-docking-in-cardiff-91466-27653621/ http://preview.tinyurl.com/283hqps -- Alex

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg5.htm

In 2001 a US reconisance plane fell into Chinese hands for full examination (for fuller background, read the below). If pilot Osburn had tried to fly as far as he could toward an 'authorized' airport and had to 'ditch' in the open ocean, what were the chances of the 24 crew...

Hello , I do free ID help of WW-2 era USMC and USN flying unit emblems, if you have any that you need help with please contact me as I enjoy helping do this if possible, I've been researching USMC/USN/USAAF patches of this era for over 25 years. I'm also an artist of leather flying unit patches of...

"Raytheon has received a boost in the race to develop a successor to two of its most successful missiles - the AIM-120 AMRAAM and the AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM). The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded the company a $21 million deal to start developing the...

The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is now on Facebook. You can search for the museum by looking for "Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum" or going to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/updates.php?id=140330705999632&sent=1&e=0#!/pages/Pueblo-Weisbrod-Aircraft-Museum/140330705999632?v=info You...

hi herb wooden here. wondering if any body out there are into reinacting?

"If you suddenly, inexplicably feel the need for speed, the urge to belt out "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" in a bar... or the strange inkling to play beach volleyball in jeans, there's a reason: Paramount Pictures officially wants to reunite Tom Cruise, director Tony Scott and producer Jerry...

"The US Marine Corps has finally cleared the Bell Helicopter AH-1Z Viper for operations, only a few weeks ahead of a decision to launch full-rate production. Declared "operationally effective and suitable" on 29 September, the AH-1Z programme can close the book on a protracted,...

What does the N in F/A-18C(N) mean? Is it an official USN designation? And if so what is the difference between a C and a C(N)? TIA.

Hi, Can anyone here help? When I first saw the 1968 film "Battle of Britain" I noticed one or two of the He111 bombers had a small cylinder hanging down under the fuselage. Does anyone know what it was, please. It has puzzled me for 40 years. Wombat

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