For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=3071869ad4a5ab7c0c2f62b80adb583d;act=ST;f=9;t=21776 MW

http://www.washtimes.com/world/20060213-112135-3422r.htm Marines have new devices, goals By David Axe THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published February 14, 2006 AL ASAD, Iraq -- Marine Corps aviators at this sprawling air base in western Anbar province are adapting Cold War airplanes and...

Can the Navy version of the JSF be configured as a tanker? Say replace the gun pod with a drogue pod and then load up either the bomb bay or the wing hardpoints with fuel tanks until you hit 50,000 pounds. Is this being considered? How much fuel would this provide?

http://www.venik4.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/yak141_17.jpg Rob

Saturday, July 1, 2006 Wallpaper of the month - July, 2006 Desktop Wallpaper - "Heritage Flight over Lady Liberty". A P-51 Mustang, flown by Jim Beasley; an F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by Maj. Dax Cornelius from Hill Air Force Base, Utah; an F-15 Eagle, flown by Capt. Tony Bierenkoven from Eglin...

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In June 2006 Newsletter You are invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In - www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com - and watch this month's World War II aviation features for free online video viewing. "At the Matinee," we're showing nonstop action in "A Day with the A-36s," "Black...

"R. David Steele" wrote: Also why not market the C-17 to the air freight community? This has been mooted, either as is or in a civil variant, at various times. For some of the issues involved you might wish to read "C-17 -- How to Get More for Less": http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA357811

'Time running out for Iran strike' (similar to the pressure Israel put forth to get US to attack Iraq): http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1183980036210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yaakov Katz, THE...

When tested by the USN it was found that the Corsair was not suitable for use on carriers: 1 Long nose obscured sight of the deck 2 oil leaks over cockpit glass 3 undercarriage oleos would bottom out and bounce the aircraft of the landing wire 4 Abrupt stall. The royal Navy overcame 1 via a...

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/20100202.aspx Women Take Command At Sea February 2, 2010: In the mid 1970s, the U.S. Navy began letting women into Annapolis (the Naval Academy) and flight school. Some 35 years later we have women commanding combat aircraft squadrons, cruisers,...

Does anyone have an idea what this string of subject mean? I have seen them on several NGs I visit and for the sake of me cannot decipher them. TIA Ray Austin, TX ===

"Mike Keown" wrote in message ... I know this a naval aviation circle, but can anyone give me a link or a short bio on this cruiser? I never knew there was a capital ship named after my home town (Louisville, Ky) and I feel I have...

This can be a problem. I get calls from friends talking about how the wife or husband tends to be too much into small problems, that why can't they see the "big picture"? Sometimes you do not want all the details when you call back home. The other problem is that when someone dies, the fellows...

http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2004/07/05/daily3.html Gee, if only we had a fighter aircraft with the range, speed and S/VTOL abilities of the V-22 that could deploy from the same ships to replace the Harrier and escort the Osprey. It would be nice if it were stealthy and supersonic...

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - A NASA astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap a romantic rival in a love triangle with another astronaut was allowed to go free on bail Tuesday on the condition that she not contact the alleged...

Navy Times September 11, 2006 More than a wingman: Top Gun founder was a pioneer By Robert F. Dorr When retired Capt. Frank W. Ault died Aug. 20 in Arlington, Va., the Navy lost a pioneer who changed the way we operate in air and space. The nation lost a hero.

Bush's tough tactics are a 'declaration of war' on Iran By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2145136.ece Published: 12 January 2007 American forces stormed Iranian government offices in northern Iraq, hours after President George Bush issued a...

Well, for those of you following what I've been learning about the Mountain Home Viper crash, here's the latest update. I just received an e-mail from a friend.....an ex Thunderbird lead. He tells me that his team used the MSL settings for their shows and NOT the zero set altimeter. He also...

Here'a a picture of a Tomcat breaking the sound barrier: http://pip.rubberfeet.org/desktop_pics/Sonic_boom/Sonic_boom1152x768.jpg :)

Inside the Air Force Officials: Testing should remain on track MANUFACTURING FLAW FOUND IN STOVL JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER LIFT FAN ROTOR Date: January 4, 2008 Program officials have discovered a manufacturing defect in the lift fan rotor of the short take-off vertical landing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...