A premature withdrawal from Iraq would endanger Israel, John McCain said. "I believe a reckless and premature withdrawal would be a terrible defeat for our security interests and our values," the Arizona senator and putative Republican presidential nominee said Wednesday in a major foreign policy...

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.

I have been trying to find out how many hump=backed A-4Es there were? So far with no results. Any one have an idea. If you check the books about the A-4 there is a complete absence of info about how many A-4Es were fitted with the Avionics hump. Being and old AK, at one time, I would have thought...

Hi, this post is for everyone interested in planes of all sorts. I’ve just acquired a new website (www.aviationearth.com) that is all about aviation news, images, videos, articles and more. The aircraft are both old and new from around the entire world. The database is not complete yet but is...

I logged more P-3s today than I have ever before. I began hearing them before 8 am EST this morning, and I am still hearing them now. At one point there were about four or five of them in the pattern at Patrick AFB AT THE SAME TIME, while a Cherry Point MCAS C-130T and Charleston C-17 was there...

Got a request from Gordon P this afternoon..... Do any of the naval aviation community recall any details of the safety video featuring a line of final checkers who were killed by a loose arrestor cable ? Apparently the last man in line managed to jump at just the right time and avoided...

To our brave men and women that are serving our country and to their families and loved ones, I have composed a poignant contemporary requiem for all the American solders who have gave their lives to bring peace and democracy and fight the evils of terrorism. Our brave men and women of our...

Although off-topic and long, I thought the below interesting enough that this group might enjoy. It is a good illustration of the complexities of operating the large tilting aerodrome (even when not at flight quarters), the value of knowing your stuff, and classy leadership. I do not know...

Many of the recent posts in these NGs remind me of Shakespeare's line in Macbeth about "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" (Act V., Scene 5). (I am fully aware that some of my posts might also be so categorized. g) Personally, I prefer not to waste electrons...

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A WAR FOR ISRAEL?: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14695 Bush threatens to attack Iran to protect Israel: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=14691 JINSA/PNAC Neocons Ready to Expand Iraq War to Syria/Iran:

Anybody know what the max trap of a Spad was? Don't know much about this bird but I walk past one every day. Seems like it would've been a good airplane. -MB

Hello All -- You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In (www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com) and catch our End of Summer September Triple Feature of World War II aviation films for free online video viewing. * This month "At the Matinee," we're featuring the return of an all...

In article , says... It almost sounds like the 30mm Caseless Pods that can be mounted under Fighters making even an A-4 into a tank killer. That died when the A-7 did. Too bad. The A-7E was a superior AC to the A-10 when armed...

Okay, if any of you guys date back as far as the A-4B/C, or maybe the E/F in the Vietnam era, can you tell me what if any arrangements were made for a gun camera? I assume there must have been one (I believe they added a strike camera later, looking to the rear), but I was wondering what if...

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I was wondeirng, given the NZ government having problems with Skyhawks, what made them so put off about them? I know they are older, but the Israelis really modified theirs and they seemed OK with precision weapons. Can the A-4 Skyhawk mount Harpoon missiles? If not I would guess that Penguin or...

I was watching a documentary called "Top Gun" on the Military Channel. They had some footage of some cat launches gone wrong. In one an A-6 took off the waist catapult of a carrier and started losing altitude almost immediately. Then something really big fell off the plane, it started to roll,...

Hello all :) I would appreciate any help in locating the following manuals for the now retired A-6 Intruder aircraft, if anyone is able to help: NAVAIR 01-85ADA-1A (Suppl NATOPS) NAVAIR 01-85ADA-1T (Tactical Manual) NAVAIR 01-85ADA-1T(A) (Suppl Tactical Manual) A-6 Tactical Manual Volume II...