Associate asked interesting question. Is there any kind of listing of "modern" jet aces? And are any of those in service today? I'd guess best bet are the Israelis. Elsewhere some are from Vietnam (US, Vietnam, Russian?) and what else? There was air to air fighting at Eritrean-Etiopian war but...

I stumbled up on an A-26 site earlier & it mentioned that 130 (I think) A-26s had been ordered by the RAF but were later diverted to the Navy or something. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone's ever seen a paint scheme for the Invader B. Mk. 1. Sand & spinach over sky, or what? might look pretty cool.

From: Bob Date: 8/8/2004 2:09 AM Central Daylight Time Message-id: On 08 Aug 2004 03:52:31 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote: Subject: Distribution of armor on a B-52 From: Bob Date: 8/7/2004...

"rb" wrote in message ... Secondly, why wasn't the original JU-87 ever given retractable undercarriage, it must have impinged on performance considerably? Sure, it caused a lot of drag. I'd bet that it helped stabilized the aircraft in...

The US had and still has contingency plans for Taiwan to covertly attack the Three Gorges Dam in the event of a Chinese amphibious invasion of the island. Taiwanese F-16s flying low laden with what was called a few years back the "Dragon's Claw" bomb would be aided by US air assets and Intelligence...

I have seen phased array aircraft radars that look as if they still mechanically sweep the dish. I thought the entire reason for phased arrays was so they wouldn't need to mechanically move. I know how phased arrays work in principle, but that's as far as I go. What am I missing here? Dan, U.S....

Seeing a couple fly over one at a time this weekend leads me to ask: Is there any easy way to tell a plain-old Hornet from a Super-hornet if it's alone in the sky? I know the E/F's are bigger, but, that ain't much help without the other one next to it. Is this one where you just have to really...

Army ends 20-year helicopter program Canceled Comanche program will cost Army at least $10 billion Monday, February 23, 2004 Posted: 1:50 PM EST (1850 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army has decided to cancel its Comanche helicopter program, a multibillion-dollar project to build a new-generation...

There's a report that Osama Bin Laden may have been found. See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8754564%255E401,00.html The report mentions that helicopters (Military Aviation content!) based in Afganistan may be used to go after him.

He went down on this mornings mission. He won't be back. When Paul, Bob and I arrived at the 344th we were assigned to the 494th squadron and given separate quarters along the squadron street. I entered mine and dumped my stuff on the one empty bunk there. I unpacked my B-4 bag, hung up my...

I am glad someone is doing some research in this area as early operations have long been ignored. I think the contribution of P-39's in holding the line early in the war has long been ignored. I am not sure what you want with your question. Obviously the reports are taken from different points of...

On this day in 1944 the Germans began shelling theWirtz-Bastogne crossroad in an attempt to push the 101st Airborne out of the defense of Bastogne. They failed. .Temperature went down to below freezing in the bitter cold of that Belgian winter and the 101st was down to eating K rations. Those...

Data: Dassault SAAB JAS 39 Rafale Gripen Crew: 1 (C/M) 1 2 (B/BM) 2 (B) Engine: 2 SNECMA 1 Volvo Aero M88-2 RM12 16,850 lb 18,100 lb each ...

From: Steve Hix Date: 11/20/2003 1:12 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: In article , (Anders) wrote: Why dont someone point...

Anyone know the name of the company that flys A-4s as agressors near phoenix? Thanks, GMAN

Greetings all, I was lucky enough to meet an ex-RAF rear gunner last week. Couldn't chat for long, but he shared a few memories with me, so I thought I'd pass them on. I suppose he was either lucky or skilled. He was a rear gunner between 1940 and 1946, first Wellingtons, then Lancs, and...

OK, is there such a thing as a "C-5" burger served at Travis AFB?

Looks like one of the thunderbirds crashed today....pilot ejected.....

note: I posted this to sci.military.naval, and then realized it might have more to do with rec.aviation.military! I hope I will get a chance to complete the translation of part of an interesting article over the weekend, here is the gist. I wonder if anyone knows where to get good refs for the...

The problems which have been experienced by the V-22 Osprey are a reminder of one very successful alternative: the Fairey Rotodyne. See: http://www.groenbros.com/tech/FaireyRotodyne.htm This was a large, passenger gyrodyne which had a separate lift rotor and two turboprops mounted on a short wing....