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1957: Naval Type Specification 146 by
Marco P.J. Borst
Hello,
Back in 1957 USN's Naval Type Specification 146 was issued to find a
replacement aircraft for the P2V Neptune and P5M Marlin. As you might know
Lockheed's Model 185 (later called P3V-1 Orion and again later P-3A Orion)
was the USN's choice.
Nothing much is known about the other aircraft...
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INS Alignment at Sea by
Gary Watson
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...
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U.S. & ISRAEL SELECTING TARGETS FOR CRUISE MISSILE FIRST-STRIKE ATTACK by
dontcowerfromthetruth
I don't know how credible the following is, but it is concerning if it
is (it would be right in accordance with the 'A Clean Break'/war for
Israel agenda that James Bamford discusses on pages 261-269 of his 'A
Pretext for War' book - scroll down to such...
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February 22nd 10 05:07 PM
by Mike
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Vought F7U Cutlass by
Jim
For those who might be interested the current edition, volume 15, of
International Air Power Review has an indepth analysis of the type.
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CSA Redux? by
sid
Looks like the need for more than single seat fighters is becoming an
issue again. From the April Seapower:
http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/apr_04_16.php
"Boeing's Ted Herman, business development manager for the F-18
program, told Sea Power the Super Hornet tanker helps "extend the
legs" of...
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bushies file illegal flight plan by
JamesF1110
And if this occurred while Clinton was President, he would have been overjoyed
that the press had not discovered his girlfriend(s) on Air Force One.
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Memorable victories by
Pechs1
elmshoot- I know the Traning command put some more restrictions on us like
no Flaps
during the fight, so it was far game to throw them out in the fleet? BRBR
Also I remember that NATOPS prohibited aero braking after landing but when I
got to VC-12 OMARS it was considered normal to Aero...
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by Pechs1
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CNO wants more skilled, efficient Navy workforce by
Otis Willie
CNO wants more skilled, efficient Navy workforce
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=26381
{EXCERPT}, by Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark said he wants
to create a more skilled...
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Book reviews: Two Souls Indivisible, Afterburner: Naval Aviators by
Mike
http://www.washtimes.com/books/20041114-013756-5796r.htm
Vietnam: The war that will not end
Published November 14, 2004
Much more uplifting is Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That
Saved Two POWs in Vietnam by James S. Hirsch (Houghton Mifflin,
ISBN:0618273484 ) Mr. Hirsch is a skilled...
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by Mike
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Small arms locker questions by
Red
"Leadfoot" wrote in message
news:FjRUa.18170$u51.10387@fed1read05...
Type of ship, size of crew? Interested in Subs and Aircraft Carriers as
well
as FFG's and DD's
Size and location of locker?
What type and how many weapons? The more detail the better
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July 30th 03 02:10 PM
by Pechs1
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Question about StrikeFighter Warfare School-Atlantic by
Pechs1
Saw that one of my former JOs in VF-126, "Juice Butler" took over this unit.
But what is it? How related to the Strike school in Fallon? Is it a bonus
command or a twilight tour??
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer
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by s.p.i.
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Marines' new KC-130J begins VX-1 op eval by
Otis Willie
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...
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Canadian FAA Corsairs - August 1945 by
William Burns
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...
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Help us save usenet news for Time-Warner customers by
Usenet user
Time-Warner corporate is dropping usenet news as of June 23, 2008.
Please help by asking them to keep it. The person to call works for the TW president:
Barbara Burroughs
phone 203-351-2281
email:
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
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Side slip by
Jim
For any of you who flew in Keflavik you are aware of the horrendous cross
winds we often had there. Turns out that Airbus used KEF recently to
qualify the A380. Check out the video for details. The video narrative
is in Icelandic but I'm certain you won't need it to judge what is going
on.
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Navy successful hitting satellite with missile by
AirRaid[_2_]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/
Navy missile hits spy satellite
Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning
WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a
dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on
Wednesday, a defense...
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