Suppose someone was willing to give a modern air force a bunch of planes from WWII. The Luftwaffe can have several hundred Fw-190s. The US can have a pile of Catalina's (or DC-3s). The British can have as many Mosquitoes as they want. Are there any WWII aircraft that could still be useful in a...

Here's a question-- why does it take so much longer to design and protoytpe a plane today? Between the JSF and F-22 literally decades have gone by. Now, granted, the JSF is orders of magnitude more complex then say an F-4...but on the other hand, CAD/CAM tools exist that give design and...

Military hasn't given up hope on Scott Speicher (EXCERPT) 1/11/2004 3:04 PM, By : Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- It's been 13 years since Scott Speicher's jet was shot down over Iraq in the first Gulf War, but the military isn't giving up hope of learning what happened to...

Army fears skilled helicopter pilots will fly away (EXCERPT) By Eric Rosenberg Hearst Newspapers Web Posted : 01/11/2004 12:00 AM WASHINGTON — Army aviation leaders are concerned some of the service's most experienced helicopter pilots might turn in their wings and leave the military after...

http://www.lazygranch.com/nuq.htm I took a few aerial photos of this federal airfield. The FA18 photo may be of interest to the group.

Apache crews sharpen gunfighting skills (EXCERPT) By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, January 12, 2004 RODRIGUEZ RANGE, South Korea — “Gunfighters” from the 2nd Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion 2nd Aviation Regiment are peppering the Korean Training Area’s Rodriguez Range...

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3169389414 About an adverage WWII Pilot.

Russia is actually much closer to developing an effective anti-ballistic missile defense system than the United States. Russia's latest S-400 surface-to-air missile system is currently in its final stage of testing and is due to enter service in 2001-2002. The S-400 is the only SAM system in the...

http://www.luft46.com/dsart/ds262-1.jpg The dedicated recon Me-262. Although some sources state that they were all unarmed at least one was test fitted with a central MK-108 firing through the nose. Rob

Greetings all, The backlog is diminishing slowly but surely. I've posted photo walkarounds of the P-38, P-40 and P-47 out on www.cybermodeler.com. Check it out! -- Respectively, Michael Benolkin

Air Force getting Fit to Fight (EXCERPT) , By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Saturday, January 10, 2004 KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Kadena’s 18th Wing airmen — and the wing’s commander — sweated through push-ups, crunches and a 1.5-mile run Thursday as they completed their...

Here's a question-- the Germans had several forward swept wing designs in the works during WWII. However, I recall reading that even in the 1980's the strain on the airframe made such a design very difficult to successfully carry off. That being the case, was there any realistic chance that such...

http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh06-e.htm The world's "current" best autoshotgun. Happy? Rob p.s. I also own a Benelli Nova for myself, yet haven't found the time or money to convert it into a tactical...

Hi, Is there an aeroplane that can stand still in mid-air ? I used to think that SU - 30 could do it. Is that true ? I found no evidence on a google web/groups search. Thanks, Chandresh

http://www.luft46.com/dsart/ds262-1.jpg The dedicated recon Me-262. Although some sources state that they were all unarmed at least one was test fitted with a central MK-108 firing through the nose. Rob

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The B-26 Martin Marauder needed power poured on to execute the flareout. If that was not done, the aicraft would not pull up and just plow into the ground. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...

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