Inside the Air Force - 2/13/2009ý Despite approaching IOC date . . . ý LIMITED NUMBER OF AIRFRAMES DELAYING ýSUSTAINED CV-22 DEPLOYMENTSý Air Force Special Operations Command does not have enough aircraft in its fleet of CV-22 ýOsprey tiltrotors to embark on sustained overseas deployments despite...

Here’s the link to a picture of a Navy NC-121 Super Constellation that I took in 1980. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9632389@N03/2560951879/ The plane was retired a couple of years later, flown to a museum in South Carolina, where it was left uncared for, and now only the forward 53 feet of the...

I see this newsgroup is being overrun by trolls and spammers. This has also happened with most of the other newsgroups. I hope most of the regulars here realize that you can block a sender so their posts do not appear on the list, at least to you. In Outlook Express, click on the message from...

THE CASE FOR LONG-RANGE STRIKE: 21ST CENTURY SCENARIOS. http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/R.20090203.The_Case_for_Long-/R.20090203.The_Case_for_Long-.pdf

On 9/11 random airline passengers were better prepared to defend America than the USAF was. What exactly has changed since? -HJC

Well if more F-35s get built than F-22s, and or the budget for them is cheaper, down the road it stands to reason that Air National Guard units will get F-35s, though F-16s and F-15s will likely be in service stateside for many years to come. If you just want speed for the ANG, one can always...

See: http://www.defpro.com/news/details/5231/

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:32:20 -0800 (PST), Mike wrote: ....By 1997 officials had suggested a "four corners" defense, maintaining alert sites in Massachusetts, Oregon, California, and Florida. By September 11, 2001,only 14 interceptor aircraft were sitting alert in the...

On Jan 31, 7:32*am, Mike wrote: Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace GAO-09-184, January 27, 2009http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09184.pdf This is the accessible text file for GAO report...

The Wright Flyer in Europe....... http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/PY/322/fiche_technique.htm?ID=322

Thought my fellow aviation enthusiasts might be interested in this article and possibly this website. http://www.aviationearth.com/ah-64-apache-on-the-war-path/

Liberty Attacked by Israel: http://tinyurl.com/cdymua Friend (and USS Liberty survivor) Phil Tourney had the earlier C-SPAN 'Washington Journal' viewer call linked via the following URL as well: http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/11/remember-what-israel-did-to-uss-liberty.html

Military history online http://www.patriotfiles.com

so the new pilots with the degrees are doing well now? http://www.defensedaily.com July 8, 2005 Israel Air Force Receives New Breed of Pilots HAZERIM, Israel--Israelis revere their air force (IAF) pilots perhaps more than any other popular figures, and while citizens and officials here last week...

Shots supposedly fired at Israelis by Syrians in Golan Heights: Press TV via streaming video (TV icon) link at top of www.presstv.com reporting that shots supposedly fired at Israelis by Syrians in Golan Heights on Sunday. How convenient as such would be right in accordance with the 'A Clean...

Inside the Navy - 1/12/2009 - Service seeks to quiet F/A-18E/F, EA-18G NAVY IGNORED REQUIREMENT TO CUT HAZARDOUS NOISE IN JET DESIGNS The Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters and new EA-18G Growlers built to fly electronic warfare missions emit very loud noise that is hazardous to sailors’...

video at http://www.navytimes.com/ under multimedia Aviation week and space technology Wraps Come Off U.S. Navy's First Tailless, Stealthy Unmanned Aircraft Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator reveals an unprecedented emphasis on all-aspect stealth for the...

I have not seen any postings here since 12/31/2008. Jack G.

Not a "Which was the best fighter" but a discussion of the strengths - weaknesses of each. Since the Hellcat had limited post WW II use, I would like to limit discussion to the WW II service of each type. I would be especially interested in any comments about the Fleet Air Arm (British) use...

F-22 Fighter: Good for the Economy?. http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1356.shtml F-22 Fighter: Good for the Economy? Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Issue Brief Dec 16, 2008 Print Page On December 10 the New York Times ran a lengthy story by Christopher