see http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/03224wna.xml cheers John Cook Any spelling mistakes/grammatic errors are there purely to annoy. All opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them.

According to CNN, the USAF and DOE are investigating the reported find of the notorious Tybee Island Mk 15 that had been jettisoned by a B-47 after its collision with a F-86 in 1958. A retired USAF LTC led the group that has found what is described as a large metallic object with...

Is it OK to post an aviation-related question in this NG and not mention B*sh or K*rry? The Times published a review last week about a book covering the allied crossing of the Rhine in 1945. The accompanying picture, captioned as being US bombers over said river, showed a formation of B-29s (I...

Off & on over the years since turbo prop cropdusters (more politely, ag-aircraft) have been being converted from radial engines to PT-6 or Garret power, I've wondered if anyone has converted an AT-6/SNJ to a turbo prop. Surely some well-to-do (or just eccentric) type has at least considered it....

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/special_reports/iraq/story/978295p-6862352c.html Rob

Can someone comment on the best aircraft for this job? My gut suggests that among the planes a nation might be able to buy the best might be something like a Mig-21 or Q-5 Fantan with western radar or an F-5 (if they are...

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1631/4837686.html

Anyone else have their PC behave strangely after watching the video clip of the RPG shooter being dispatched? Both my PC and someone I sent the original link to are having problems. My PC won't boot properly and his PC is restarting. My antivirus didn't notice any problem. Scott

I've been looking through Shlomo Aloni's Osprey book on Israeli F-4 Phantom aces, and I note that around the time of the '73 war when they want to carry AIM-9s, they either 1. don't carry any A/G stores on that pylon (when carrying two AIM-9D/Gs on the shoulder mounts), or 2. only carry a single...

wrote in message ... Not in any particular order: Oh my. This is a list of misconceptions about FAA Procedures? Let me have a look. Net Kook Maxwell Smart claimed the following when attempting to fulfill a repeated...

I just received the North Island Weekender, newspaper North Vancouver Island, and it contains a story honouring a 82 year young WWII Veteran, former RCAF pilot Ken Moore, recognized for helping sink two German submarines within 22 minutes on June 7, 1944 in a B24 Liberator. He was with 224...

I'm Hit!, I'm Hit! Bob slammed back his copilots seat and threw his hands over his face."I'm hit! I'm hit!" he shouted. I whirled around to see Bob over my right shoulder from my position in the nose. Bob was writhing in pain holding his head. Then Paul came on the intercom, "There's no blood,...

I worked the B-52Gs and Hs from 86-94 and the B-1B until 1998. I served with the Buff out of Fairchild AFB in SAC and then in ACC, and the BONES at Dyess AFB. I pulled many Alert tours and Deployed with the Buff to Diego Garcia for Desert Shield and Storm. Just want to hook up with people with a...

http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/info-su30mki.html Please note photos of rear-firing missile and the statement about "near-zero airspeed" at high AOA. Rob

Bush has already won re-election from http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/04/159216 Meanwhile in Ohio, Diebold Inc. is one of the companies vying to sell electronic voting machines in that state. Diebold and its CEO have strong Republican ties, specifically to the Bush...

I was at a speech last week given by an ex-pilot who talked about how he went supersonic in a Navy jet (their first jet that could break the sound barrier). The aircraft would need to be put into a dive though...approaching MACH 1 the plane would shake like crazy with the helmet banging against the...

From: Mari-Ohm Answers Please, Mr Bush by Michael Moore snip They have donated $2m to your alma mater, Harvard University, snip Ummm, of course Michael Morre must have meant Yale, the alma mater of several generations of...

A rather fascinating view of the Walter HWK booster intended for the Me-262 H.IV http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/ato/me262iv3.htm Looks like its in farly good condition for its age. Ashton Archer III

http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/06/11/30172.html Too bad they got the history wrong. The Germans had it first during WW2 with Baumgartl's Heliofly III: http://www.germanvtol.com/baumgartl/baungertl.html Rob

According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches. "The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert...