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How one defines "flown correctly" is more dependent on context than doctrine. The majority of F-15 kills have been made by the IAF, and few, if any, of these kills were BVR. Given their success, few would argue that the IAF did not fly their Eagles 'correctly'... As others have already...

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the F6F Hellcat. Most sources usually comment on its docile low speed handling and landing characteristics. Eric Brown certainly liked it. And yeah, I know that he could probably land anything...

I'm not a real fantasy fan, but Donaldson's first two 'Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever', trilogies are superb. His work is a homage to Tolkien and is filled with allusions to many classic works of fantasy and fable. The main reason, IMO, that so many people dislike this series, is due to the...

I finally got the Anti-Christ (My Dodge Dakota 4X4) working right, my outboard started on the first roll, and tomorrow I can head out to the beautiful beaches, sand dunes, and salt marshes of Cape La Have Island to fix up my camp. If the fog lifts...

The vehicle in question was not 'civilian' per se, but was leased by the US Army for JTAC (Joint Tactical Air Control) training usage. The passengers were US Army air controllers...The incident took place at night. Here's the link for the full account: StandardNET/Standard-Examiner JL

Here in Canada, lethal force is legal so long as it meets the definition of 'reasonable force'. IOW, if an old lady starts swinging her handbag at you in the mall, you are required to make every reasonable effort to leave the scene and let law enforcement handle it. OTOH, if someone(s) breaks...

"KEEP ON TOPIC! WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE TOPIC OF THIS THREAD?" And then in keeping in the spirit of your chastising demand, your next post is an ad hominem attack...Is this the role of the moderaters here, to make sure everyone toes the party line? Anyway, since my sardonic...

Here's your reference from the left-wing liberal rag... : http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=new-nukes-are-good-nukes ...and as for 'contracter/government collusion' , being the paranoid fantasy of whacked conspiracy theorists, all I can say is that anyone who has not noticed the...

On the subject of nuclear warheads; the neo-con nuts in the US have joined with their defence contracter bedmates to promote the idea that many of their existing warheads cannot be relied upon and hence it is 'vital to national security'* that the idle weapons developers be given billions to...

Your condescension doesn't bother me much; I'm quite aware that my understanding of aero is trivial compared to your own :) That said, it doesn't follow that you are necessarily a priori correct in your assessment. Re; LeVier: In answer to your queries, all I can answer with are the his own...

I'm somewhat perplexed by your insistance that the dive flap functions primarily as a speed brake given that all the literature states that it works by restoring lift to the wing. I'm certainly no aerodynamicist, but I have some grasp of Newton's 3rd law of motion, and it seems to me that if...

Along with the Manila Bay, the escort carrier Natoma Bay also ferried P-47Ds of the 318th FG. The event above took place in '44 P-47s in the Marianas | Flight Journal | Find Articles at BNET.com

Tony, My comment on your 'British Multi' was not derogatory. I do find it interesting and well-thought out (I like the rest of your site, too) but I'm not convinced that it would work as well on the battlefield as it does on paper. But who knows...On the same topic, what do you think of the...

drgondog, The AoA issue as it relates to the P-38's compressibility problem seems to me to concern the altered flow of air coming off the wing, and it's interaction with the tailplane. I'll try to explain it as I understand (or perhaps, mis-understand) it: In normal flight, the air-flow...

I checked out Tony's website, finding the 'Brit WWII Multi' interesting, but not esp convincing... The less than stellar achievments of the WWII cannon-armed 'tankbusters' is not surprising, given the wildly conflicting demands faced by the a/c designers. Any cannon capable of reliably...