When was the earliest turbine powered helicopter? I khnow that the turbine is far more effective than an IC engine. Also, what was the delay? Was it just a matter of nobody really got around to it, or were there power/reliability issues with the turbines?

http://www.lazygranch.com/red_audio.htm New audio is the top link.

In the name of the Destroyer of the those who say the are Jews but are of the synagogue of Satan. The Terror of September 18th

They are still flying A and B model bugs, right? Anyone have the bureau numbers for the 2003 team? TIA for any help. . google can gibe me lots of fancy sites and pics but no in depth info it seems. . or maybe I;m looking in the wrong place! -- -------- Regards Drewe Artificial intelligence is no...

Subject: Last night on 60 minutes: Bush used influence to avoid Nam From: "ian maclure" Date: 9/9/2004 11:55 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:58:10 +0000, ArtKramr wrote: It's all out now. Bush used...

"Cub Driver" wrote in message ... Where did the German soldier (officer?) stereotypes of the monocle and the dueling scar come from? Was there one guy in WW I or WW II who had them? The stereotype was created by Erich von...

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/story.jsp?story=524859 The things Bush didn't mention in his speech The re-writing of Iraqi history is now going on at supersonic speed By Robert Fisk 26 May 2004

Does the airbrake put it's force on the center of gravity of the plane? If not, how does the pilot compensate for the force?

Anyone know where can be found a decent pic of the nose art of Hell's Angel?? TIA

Perhaps this is a sermon to the choir, but I dropped by the UH annex last Monday (MLK Day, off from work) and spent a good couple of hours just wandering around on my own, marveling at the place. It's HUGE...realistically speaking, the curators have probably only filled 2/3 of the floor space...

I used to enjoy reading his Russian aviation articles, and always looked for his postings but I have not seen them for many months. Everytime I log onto this group, I sort the messages by "From" to look for his postings. Anyone know where he went or maybe he's changed his "From" name and I've never...

Do any of you guys know of a good aircraft museum I could take my family to here in California? I live up north and the closest thing I've ever been to is the local AB Museum which is sadly moving since the base was closed years ago. My young son Billy wants to see almost any military aircraft...

U.S. air force has its own space-age plan America intends to take dominant role (EXCERPT) David Pugliese Ottawa Citizen February 20, 2004 OTTAWA -- The U.S. air force has unveiled a plan to put weapons into orbit and destroy other countries' satellites as part of a strategy that views outer...

Oh give me a break... On 19 Feb 2004 19:19:45 -0800, (Julious Cesar) wrote: by Jeff Hook JERUSALEM - The first two of a new fleet of the most advanced F-16 fighter jets landed Thursday at an airbase in southern Israel. The

Marron has been compared to Tarver on this NG. Tarver at his worst is way above Marron in every way. I think all those who compared Mike Marron to Tarver owe Tarver an apology. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...

US halts flights of chopper type that crashed http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200408300253.html {EXCERPT} Asahi Shimbun, Japan - 16 hours ago The incident triggered criticism not only about the risks from having US military bases in Okinawa, but also about the way the crash site was...

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Linda Terrell wrote: On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:26:36 UTC, RogerM wrote: "Col. RJ" wrote: First off, **** you asshole. The women and children who were murdered didn't have **** to with Pearl Harbor.

" ".......... this is a case of where's there's a smell of corruption and special treatment for one company. In terms of its scale, it's become virtual kryptonite for anyone associated with the tanker deal." The inspector general is already investigating several aspects of the tanker deal,...

Not content with the MOAB the USAF is developing the larger Big Ordnance Penetrator (B.O.P.); despite its size, this isn't the largest conventional bomb developed by the USAF (actually USAAF)- the 43,500 lb T-12 Cloudmaker that didn't make it into...