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Former Navy Seal smashes wingsuit distance record in daring flight by a425couple
Former Navy Seal smashes wingsuit distance record in daring flight http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/11/12/former-navy-seal-smashes-wingsuit-distance-record-in-daring-flight.html?cmpid=NL_SciTech One Navy SEAL, one mission, one wingsuit . and a world record gets smashed at more than 140 mph. An...
November 23rd 15 01:04 AM
by Jim Wilkins[_2_] Go to last post
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Interesting picture Yorktown in reverse, landing plane by a425couple
Here is what is to me an interesting picture, the USS Yorktown is sailing in reverse, the aft end of her flight deck is full, and a airplane is preparing to land, flying in over her bow. http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/021019.jpg Some of the discussion...
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January 29th 15 02:07 PM
by Crowell, Jeff Go to last post
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Current status of carrier landings? by a425couple
In 1972 they were working on automated carrier landings. What is current status? "August 1972 5--A Naval Air Test Center pilot made the first fully automated landing aboard the carrier Ranger in an F-4J Phantom II. The test landing device links the plane's controls with a computer aboard...
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July 7th 14 05:20 AM
by John Weiss[_5_] Go to last post
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HMS Revenge 1916 & aircraft by a425couple
While trying to get a better view of a WWI era British RN BB gun turret, I found: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/HMS_Revenge_%281916%29_profile_drawing.png IMHO a nice set of color line drawings! OK, not that unusual, both the top (front and rear) main gun turrets, have wood...
September 20th 12 04:29 AM
by a425couple Go to last post
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Question on ditching an Orion by a425couple
In 2001 a US reconisance plane fell into Chinese hands for full examination (for fuller background, read the below). If pilot Osburn had tried to fly as far as he could toward an 'authorized' airport and had to 'ditch' in the open ocean, what were the chances of the 24 crew...
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November 11th 10 12:22 AM
by Vsemkoma Go to last post
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Fun in Viet Nam - "Operation Sani-Flush" by a425couple
"HeyBub" wrote in message ... (from an e-mail) Subject: Fw: Do you remember Viet Nam? What the Hell was on 572's right wing ? THE 'SPIRIT' OF THE AVIATOR ! Here's a great one for all history buffs and aviation fans! What the hell was on 572's right wing?' ...
September 20th 10 07:48 PM
by Jack G.[_3_] Go to last post
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CV-13 Franklin "Big Ben" link by a425couple
(A "whitet" posted this below on shwwwii, IMHO it's a very interesting & informative read. Also plenty of pictures and some good diagrams of aircraft carrier & damage.) Sixty-four years ago today CV-13 Franklin was hit by two bombs dropped by a Japanese aircraft while operating off the coast of...
March 22nd 09 01:37 AM
by a425couple Go to last post
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On Topic old tidbit - bummer by a425couple
While looking for something else, reading site: http://www.silent-warriors.com/shootdown_list.html I found this bummer: 25 May 1968 A Soviet Tu-16 Badger buzzed a group of US Navy vessels, including the USS Essex (CVS-9), off the coast of northern Norway. Shortly after passing low over the Essex,...
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December 19th 07 09:35 AM
by Yeff Go to last post
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Additional Information on Fulton Recovery System by a425couple
I normally try to avoid crossposting, but am sending this to three related and relevant newsgroups. (and plan on later sending most of it, to 3 others) Not very long ago on one of these groups, I read an interesting discussion on the Fulton STAR System. Background - the Fulton system was an...
February 7th 07 07:20 PM
by n2uck@verizon period. net Go to last post
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Attn Mike, update on "least likely to succeed" by a425couple
Mike wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- Walter E. Scholz, a retired Navy pilot who was voted "least likely to succeed" by his senior officers during flight training, but managed to earn a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and nine...
February 18th 06 07:07 AM
by WaltBJ Go to last post
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Folded wing tip question by a425couple
I have a old question, maybe someone can refute, or verify? I tend to mistrust 'sea-stories' w.o. cites. Sometimes I think they likely true, probably partly true, or unlikely. But some good ones stick in my mind, from all categories. Making the rounds circa 1972 was that a F4 with folding...
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May 12th 05 11:40 PM
by Guy Alcala Go to last post
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Sarkozy Opens New Front In Israel's Proxy War in the Middle East by [email protected]
New France gets tough with Iran French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has again raised the spectre of a conflict with Tehran, warning the world "to prepare for the worst... and the worst means war". This is one of the strongest indications yet of the new Atlanticist accent to French foreign...
September 18th 07 04:22 PM
by God's Creator! Go to last post
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PHOTOS FROM INSIDE IRAN by [email protected]
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September 23rd 07 08:48 AM
by Jeroen Wenting Go to last post
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Report: Israeli Jet Struck Weapons Depots in Libya by AAI
In article d12f44bd-3789-40d0-a90c- wy wrote: On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 12:38:08 AM UTC-4, Mattb. wrote: Report: Israeli Jet Struck Weapons Depots in Libya http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193647#.VSC5Z9zF_sY ...
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April 7th 15 01:06 PM
by Gunner Asch[_2_] Go to last post
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When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!! ----- hithUOFT8mSo by Aardvark G. Bandersnatch, CPE, RCA, IBM, LSMFT
wrote in message ... When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!! - I think you must know what I'm talking about. Together, a heavy foreign accent, coupled with a lousy phone connection...
April 3rd 04 03:17 AM
by G.R. Patterson III Go to last post
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Stupid Americans! -- Stupid... Stupid... STUPID!!! _____________---_ unakm by Aardvark J. Bandersnatch, MP
wrote in message ... You blithering idiots! You re-elected that imbecile George Bush as your President. He's a complete moron and so are most of you! - Don't you care what the rest of the world thinks of...
December 18th 04 12:37 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Where To Now, Guys, Vietnam? by Aardvark J. Bandersnatch, MP, LP, BLT, ETC.
wrote in message news:1104613784.3970a72b8652dada2ffe68fde5ffab2a@teranews... On 1 Jan 2005 08:29:10 -0800, "Paminifarm CyberArt" wrote: Hello, Look at it this way: we all know that was no "earthquake"; we know the U.S. military...
January 20th 05 04:28 PM
by Paul Elliot Go to last post
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Tailhook blueprints by [email protected]
Does nayone know where I can find on the net close-up drawings, blueprints or such of any tailhook? Thank you.
April 16th 04 03:18 AM
by Mike Kanze Go to last post
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February 7th 04 08:14 AM
by Abdul Go to last post
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VIDEO: 9/11 Witnesses say WTC planes were military tankers by abelard
they were soviet submarines fitted with wings in a sneak attack by israel... -- web site at www.abelard.org - news comment service, logic, economics energy, education, politics, etc 1,552,396 document calls in year...
December 27th 07 06:09 PM
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