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Runway needs of F4U and F-4 ???? by
vincent p. norris
Anyone here old enough to know the take-of distance of an F4U under
ordinary circumstances? (i.e., not loaded to the gills with ammo,
drop tanks, bombs, etc) How about landing roll?
(I realize the answers vary by altitude, temperature, wind, etc., but
would like just a "round number"...
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:15 of fame over! by
Vox Populi
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Round Engines by
Voxpopuli
DEDICATED TO ALL WHO FLEW BEHIND ROUND ENGINES
We gotta get rid of those turbines, they're ruining aviation and our
hearing...
A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through
it in a straight line and doesn't pick up any of the pungent fragrance of
engine oil or pilot...
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WWII Japanese Carrier Approach? by
W. D. Allen
What type approach did Japanese pilots use for landing on carriers during
WWII? Have any other countries since WWII used other than paddles or mirror
type approaches? If so what was their technique?
WDA
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An Old Carrier Aircraft Mystery Solved? by
W. D. Allen
On 23 December, 1956, an FJ-3 Fury fighter plane was launched from the U. S.
S. Shangri La while operating south of Japan. The FJ-3 did not follow
normal departure procedures - instead it continued flight with it's landing
gear and flaps still down while slowly banking left as the plane turned...
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Lost Shipmates by
W. D. Allen
On this Memorial Day remembering Naval Aviator shipmates who never returned
from deployment...
Jim Butler
Al Rice
Arnie Wagner
Milt Lucas
Bob Frosch
WDA
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Question For Old Naval Aviators by
W. D. Allen
Just finished Jim Armstrong's book, "From POW to Blue Angel", about
Commander Dusty Rhodes, who introduced the Blue Angels to jets. Interesting
book, especially for old naval aviators.
But, here's a question for tail hookers of half a century ago. On page 282
Armstrong writes, "...a Twin Beech...
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Now We KNow!!! by
W. D. Allen
Have you almost given up waiting for the Democrat plan for winning the war
on terror? Well, here it is now from http://www.democrats.gov/rs.html
THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN (Do they mean the DEMOCRAT PLAN?)
"War on Terror
To Defeat Terrorists and Stop the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction, we...
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The Strategy For Iraq! by
W. D. Allen
For all you faint hearts who can't stand the heat...
George Bush does have a strategy, and it's not just some wimpy liberal war
plan to leave on a date certain regardless of whether the job is finished or
not!
Bush's plan has a set of milestones of critical events, most of which have
already been...
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More On "Strategic" Bombing by
W. D. Allen
Which country designed an intercontinental bomber to attack CONUS during WW
II?
Which country actually did bomb CONUS during WW II, and how did they do it?
WDA
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Strategic Bombing by
W. D. Allen
Do you know the answers to these questions?
1. What country was the first to employ strategic bombing?
2. When did they do it?
3. Who did they bomb?
4. What aircraft did they use?
So tell us!
WDA
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WestPac Deployments by
W. D. Allen
Recently during a discussion about WestPac carrier airgroup deployments the
question came up about how many carrier deployments occurred between the end
of WWII in 1945 and about 1965 when the VN War started. Any one know where
this kind of data might be available?
WDA
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C-130 on Navy Carrier by
W. D. Allen Sr.
Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and
launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s?
WDA
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Twenty Four Hour Spad Missions by
W. D. Allen Sr.
Just curious.
In 1958 a friend of mine in Airgroup Nineteen said that some of his VA-195
AD squadron mates had SIOP missions as long as twenty four hours during our
WestPac deployment. He claimed to have flown a fifteen hour SIOP training
mission. He also said they carried four different types of...
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Humorous Naval Air Flight Experiences by
W. D. Allen Sr.
For what it's worth...
At the Naval Academy in the early 1950s we got fam flights in N3N
floatplanes. It was great fun. The engine flywheel had to be hand cranked to
provide the energy to turn over the engine to get it started. The plane then
pushed off the Severn River bank by white hat crewmen....
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Paddles Passes by
W. D. Allen Sr.
How many on this newsgroup ever made paddles passes to aircraft carrier
landings? How many to straight decks and how many to angled decks? On which
carriers did you make them? How many in this newsgroup even know what
paddles passes were? Let us hear from all you really old, formerly...
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October 9th 04 01:50 AM
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So Who Has More Military Command Experience, Bush Or Kerry? by
W. D. Allen Sr.
Kerry had a total of four months experience commanding a patrol boat as part
of the brown water navy in Vietnam thirty years ago.
Bush has over two and a half years (and counting) experience commanding the
most lethal military force ever seen in the history of man!
So who actually has the most...
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