"Matt A.00 01 is Matthew Ackerman" wrote in message ... BTov wrote: (Jack White) wrote in message ... The Eurofighter Typhoon will give the Saudi...

The capture of Saddam Hussein (assuming that he is saddam and not a double or a plant) is a great morale boost for the US and assorted allies in Iraq. Wonder what effect, if any, it will have on continued resistance in Iraq.

How close to the original Wright Flyer is the new replica? Is it also true that the reason it won't fly is that modern flyers can't mimic the Wright brothers art of handling wing warp as good or that the conditions for modern flight HAVE to be better than in 1903? Will the replica attempt to fly...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A $10,000 reward offered by the "Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that U.S. President George W. Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam War has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible evidence yet, the cartoonist said on...

Hiya group. I can't recall if I've asked this before, but does anyone know what the legal status of a privately purchased airframe like, say, a B47 or B36 (or, heaven forbid, a B52 or Tu-95) would be presuming the owner could refurbish the aircraft to operational capability? I think at least the...

Why do we need three different versions of the F-35? What are the service requirements that are driving these three versions? The Air Force's F-35A is the least expensive version and it requires F/A-22s to clear the way so the Air Force needs runways anyway. Because the Air Force always needs...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch has signed a $1 million agreement with Alfred A. Knopf, giving the injured former U.S. Army private the chance to tell her own story, the publisher said on Tuesday. all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the...

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Photo of Kerry with Fonda enrages Vietnam veterans A photograph of John Kerry together with Jane Fonda at an anti-Vietnam War rally in 1970 in Pennsylvania has surfaced on the Internet, angering veterans who say his association with her 34 years ago is a slap in the faces of Vietnam War...

You are on a mission. What is the most frightening thing you can hear over the intercom? Any opinions? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

I know similar scenarios were made into a movie. But, if on Dec 1941 you had two strike eagles. Only two. Your sortie arrived at the Japanese fleet about the time 1/2 of the first wave was launched. Question 1# given the choice of any weaponry available for the F15, (even some that may not be...

I'm no aerodynamicist but I've been running some numbers and noticed some interesting things. The SU-27 is credited with being more manueverable than F-15 and yet F-15 has a higher TTW number (except at gross) and a lower wing loading by a large margin (again except at gross). The SU should...

OK, now this is really old information, but as a kid I recall reading somewhere that the F-16 set a record for single-engine production fighters, with a top speed of Mach 2.32, and that this was (at the time I heard) still a record for single engine production fighters. Is this true, or did it set...

An item on the BBC news.............. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3389957.stm An F-15E from Lakenheath dropped a BDU-33 25lb practice bomb - and made an 18 in crater. Is this what they mean by 'Ground Attack'...

Sgt. Greigo's Flak Jacket Emilio Griego was our engineer/tail gunner. He was short smiley fellow with a shy grin and a shy manner. When you spoke to him he would look at the ground, smiling but always answer you with a snappy "Yes Sir" and get to work with great energy and dedication. He was a...

What are the requirements for Senior Pilot and Command pilot these days?. USAF that is. Wally

What are some of the greatest strategic air missions? Some candidates Yamamoto shootdown Hiroshima Paul Doumer bridge LGB Dambusters Tirpitz Norwegian heavy water

I am going to outline a real situaitoin that occured during WW II. I would like to hear opinions and solutions as to how the situation should be handled. I will give the real solutuion that was imposed during the war after a week or so when many opinions have been offered. There was a large...

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There was a post recently extolling the war-fighting ability of the Germany army. Alas, it's gone from my screen. However, I must point out the whatever the German army adopts in the line of technological wonders, it will remain a joke at its present size and budget. No doubt it could overwhelm...