Royal Navy's 800 Squadron page says "Each RN pilot faced the MiG-29 in combat and found the Sea Harrier to be a good match for the MiG. Thanks to the Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier won every time in beyond visual range engagements and also scored some notable successes when converting to the...

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from Navy Times of February 23, 2004 p.32 "Cockpit errors, op tempo cited as air-mishaps cause" Aviation mishaps, 1980-2003. the number of Class A aircraft mishaps - those involving loss of life or more than $1 million in damage - dropped from 1980 to 2001 but spiked over the past two years of the...

Bede is right, hope all RSPWers, RAM/RAMN/SMNers and AFTSers get through this OK and with minimal damages.

While visiting the flightline at NAS Fallon in early September, I photographed a Phantom taking off. On examining the photo today, it appears to be an F-4E from the nose configuration. Also, it's a darker grey than the navy aircraft in other photos. Does anyone have any thoughts on what this...

The cover of current issue of The Hook shows four LSOs, two of whom are using their stopwatches. For what part of the landing are they starting and stopping their watches?

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? -- -Jeff B. zoomie at fastmail fm

This extremely powerful Green Laser Pointer is visible over 2 miles away. Its perfect for pointing at starts and planets. The green beam is actually visible through the air. www.GreenLazer.com

IS the F18 as good a dogfighter as the F14? Will F14 aviators transistion over to the F18? -John Cip

Several aircraft have been built with both a pull (or tractor) propeller and a push (or rear) propeller aligned with each other. Supposedly the arrangment is inefficient, yet the some of the Dornier aircraft were record breakers. Given that some aircraft were ruined or delayed by the problem...

Bob McKellar iterated..... Bob McKellar, who voted for Bob Kerrey for President long ago

The Washington Times June 26, 2008 Thursday Russian flights smack of Cold War; U.S. fighters ID bombers near Alaska BYLINE: By Rowan Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SECTION: PAGE ONE; EXCLUSIVE; A01 Russian bombers have stepped up provocative flight exercises off the

Inside the Navy MARINE CORPS TEAM PREPARES MV-22 OSPREY FOR HARMFUL DUST IN IRAQ Date: June 25, 2007 LE BOURGET, FRANCE -- A team of experts is developing tactics, techniques and procedures to help safeguard the MV-22 Osprey from dust and sand particles when the tiltrotor deploys to Iraq in...

After years of preparation, the USS Oriskany is now under tow from Allegheny Pier at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida to become an underwater reef and paradise for qualified SCUBA divers. See the newspaper articles...

I realize this is probably a large and complicated subject and varied between aircraft and carriers, but just as a gross oversimplification when would naval carrier aircraft typically fold up their wings and unfold them? Obviously, they would have to be unfolded before takeoff :) But would it be...

If the IFR probe won't retract, what's the usual reason, and what other effects will that failure have on other systems, specifically those associated with landing. Got asked that on another forum. Relates to a segment in this video: http://www.big-boys.com/articles/theairforcefun.html Ignore the...

Just curious. In 1958 a friend of mine in Airgroup Nineteen said that some of his VA-195 AD squadron mates had SIOP missions as long as twenty four hours during our WestPac deployment. He claimed to have flown a fifteen hour SIOP training mission. He also said they carried four different types of...

From the AP (via SDiego UT paper): start Aircraft carrier captain relieved of command after crash in Gulf By John J. Lumpkin ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:47 p.m. August 26, 2004 WASHINGTON –– The Navy is relieving the captain of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in connection with a collision...

Does anyone have a sujestion as to what would be a good replacment for Aussie aging F111? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.639 / Virus Database: 408 - Release Date: 22/03/2004

Looks like the need for more than single seat fighters is becoming an issue again. From the April Seapower: http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/apr_04_16.php "Boeing's Ted Herman, business development manager for the F-18 program, told Sea Power the Super Hornet tanker helps "extend the legs" of...