Inside the Air Force One F-22A 'virtually' shot down RAPTORS DOMINATE ALLIED AIRCRAFT DURING RED FLAG EXERCISE AT NELLIS Date: March 2, 2007 The F-22A Raptor dominated and frustrated its competition during recent war games at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, despite being out numbered by enemy aircraft,...

I am conversant with commercial INS and old military INS (LN3) and know that the best alignment occurs when the a/c is stationary. Now my question. How is the INS aligned at sea on a carrier that is moving at 30kts? Does the ground crew start an alignment below decks prior to bringing the a/c up...

"The first flight of the U.S. Marine Corps’ heavy lifter CH-53K helicopter has slipped two years to 2013, while its initial operational capability (IOC) has slid three years to 2018, officials have confirmed to AVIATION WEEK. The date slips come as no surprise to the Marines and the CH-53K program...

Please Go to : http://www.angelfire.com/wa/drdan71/ You will find an aerial photo as a tribute by Baker Company of the last Infantry Battalion in Iraq to the victims of 9-11 and the fallen heroes of the US military who died defending US and avenging the deaths of the victims of the twin tower...

Marines' new KC-130J begins VX-1 op eval (EXCERPT) by Bill Swanson SENIOR WRITER Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 and its guest contingent of nearly three dozen Marines from MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., have begun the three-month-long operational test evaluation of the Marines' new KC-130J Hercules...

Nobuyoshi Koremoto, an ex-skipper of JDS Amatsukaze that participated in RIMPAC 1980, wrote in the August 2010 issue of the Ship of the World that in the 1980 exercise a flight of Australian A-4G Skyhawks from HMAS Melbourne playing an 'Orange' force carrier attacked USS Constellation, which was...

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://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,...

Bush denies preparing attack against Iran By Edward Luce in Washington Published: January 26 2007 19:37 | Last updated: January 26 2007 19:37 George W. Bush on Friday sought to deny widespread rumours his administration was preparing some kind of military action against Iran. Mr Bush confirmed a...

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...

I wanted to know if the F-14 Tomcat was used at all in the Vietnam war, even if it was limited, and towards the end of the war ? the Tomcat was designed in the late 1960s, entered service in the early 1970s (correct me if that's not so). The war stretched until what, 1972-1973. but then there...

I am trying to find identify the fuselage "coding" on Lt. Gerald A. Anderson's Corsair IV. All I know for sure is that his aircraft's registration number was "KD546" from HMS Formidable's 1845 Squadron. Lt. Anderson, who came from Trenton Ontario, was killed on August 9, 1945 when he crashed into...

US to attack Iran by end of April: report http://www.indiaenews.com/middle-east/20070404/45848.htm http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=41698 From correspondents in Middle East, 03:00 PM IST

"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...

Neocons Perle, Feith, Libby and others pushed for Iraq War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3XBUbVhNx8&feature=PlayList&p=7E41C0ADDA1EDCDC&index=0&playnext=1 Here is a tiny URL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/63vatl

Limeys, Aussies, Kiwis and Canadians If you are looking for mates from an old unit that you served with then take a minute to check out http://www.ComradesandColleagues.com it's genuinely free to see if your old friends are registered and only takes a minute, so it's worth a look. (Sorry no U.S....

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

Hello All -- You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In (www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com) and catch our ETO Triple Feature of World War II aviation films for free online video viewing. * This month "At the Matinee," we're showing "The Fight for the Sky," an action packed Drive-In...

Howdy all. I found a copy of Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy (Tailhook Navy Series) editted by Barrett Tillman. It seems to be oral histories by three naval aviators - Wally Shirra, Zeke Cormier, and Phil Wood. Has anyone read it and have any comments about the book itself? Thanks in...

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?