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Pictures from an email post. Subject: FIRST FA22 FIGHTERS DELIVERED TO LANGLEY Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:45:18 -0500 These are great in-flight photos of the F/A-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Va. Langley is to be first Operational for the F/A-22. It is a very Beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton, Va. The Aircraft flying along with the F/A-22 in the last of these photos is F-15,which will be replaced by the F/A-22 which is several times better than the F-15. In Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15, two F/A-22's were able to operate without detection while it went Head to Head against (8) F-15's. The F/A-22's scored Missile Hits (Kills) against all the F-15 Aircraft and the F/A-22's were never Detected by either the F-15's or Ground Based Radar. Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: "The Raptor Operated Against All Adversaries wit...

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, BIG TIME! If the wings could be folded, he could have gone in for a cup of coffee. Talk about a close encounter. Pilot flies Up to back door of a C-130 for Photo Op. He radios, 'how much closer do you want me?' Thanks WZ

Unbelievable Landing at Aspen This Morning (14 Jan 08) So, at about 10:00 am this morning, tower rolls our emergency equipment for a Piper Malibu on an eight mile final with "low oil pressure and a possible oil leak". On short final, I hear the pilot advise the tower that he'll make the runway, but that he has virtually no forward visibility due to oil on the windscreen. All of us looking out of our office windows see the aircraft roll out long on the runway, and notice that the entire prop and spinner are missing, since it all sheared off at the crankshaft, IN FLIGHT, apparently at least eight miles from the airport.

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Russ Ryle sent in this image of the gear that his son is working with in Afghanistan. "this is what our son, John, is flying over in Afghan. It sure beats sticking your head up over the next ridge to see if you get shot at. " Russ

Final approach at Columbus. John Hayes and Carol Shapiro with their new plane. Their partner Rich Frisbee had a prior engagement.

Friends, Thanks for your help!!!! For those of you here for the first time I think you will agree this is a really neat event to participate in, My only complaint is that there wasn't Science Oly when I was in High School! Results are High School Wright Stuff: 1. Oak Ridge HS Tenn. 5,06.0 2. Chugial HS Alaska 4,41.4 3. Grand Haven HS Mich 4,32.6 Middle School Balloon Launch Glider 1. Lake Shore MS Mich 1,51.9 2. Chardon MS Ohio 1,50.0 3. Beardon MS TN 1,25.8 If you got a chance to examine the first place airplane in Wright Stuff, what a work of art! As close to perfection I have seen at this level of competition. Most impressive for our future leaders in America Now down to business, I would like your inputs on things we could have done better, I'm Navy trained with a thick skin and I am more than happy for take your constructive criticisms as I know the spirit it is ...

Friends, Thanks for your help!!!! For those of you here for the first time I think you will agree this is a really neat event to participate in, My only complaint is that there wasn't Science Oly when I was in High School! Results are High School Wright Stuff: 1. Oak Ridge HS Tenn. 5,06.0 2. Chugial HS Alaska 4,41.4 3. Grand Haven HS Mich 4,32.6 Middle School Balloon Launch Glider 1. Lake Shore MS Mich 1,51.9 2. Chardon MS Ohio 1,50.0 3. Beardon MS TN 1,25.8 If you got a chance to examine the first place airplane in Wright Stuff, what a work of art! As close to perfection I have seen at this level of competition. Most impressive for our future leaders in America Now down to business, I would like your inputs on things we could have done better, I'm Navy trained with a thick skin and I am more than happy for take your constructive criticisms as I know the spirit it is intended. Flame ON! Once again Thanks for your help and I will come calling for your help next year. It will be ...

I am pushing this through from the AOPA, the president is visiting. ==> ATTENTION PILOTS <== FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER HIGHLAND HEIGHTS ON FRIDAY AOPA is sending this message to advise pilots in and near Highland Heights, Kentucky, that the FAA has issued a notam restricting flight in the area during President Bush's planned visit on Friday, May 19. There will be a large 30-nautical-mile-radius temporary flight restriction (TFR) centered on the CVG VOR's 089-degree radial at 8.2 miles, extending up to Flight Level 180. It will be in effect from 2:55 p.m. local until 7:15 p.m. local on Friday. Also, there will be multiple smaller 10-nm-radius GA no-fly zones in effect within the larger TFR during that timeframe. See AOPA Online for the full text of the notam along with a graphical depiction ( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#6/7745 ). The affected landing facilities are Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG), Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK...

Aviation ...... Note: For those that don't know, "The Sled" is the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane from the 1960's and still the fastest airplane. In his book, "Sled Driver", SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: "I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back-seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its ground speed."90 knots" Center replied. Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same. "120 knots," Center answered. We weren't the only ones proud of our ground speed that day as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout." There was a slight pause, then the...

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A pic of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the war zone on Monday under its own power . ( Iraq to Edwards AFB in CA) - Not transported via C5 or C17..... Notice the mission paintings on the fuselage. It's actually over 250 missions.... (and I would suppose 25 air medals). That's a long way for a remotely-piloted aircraft. Think of the technology (and the required quality of the data link to fly it remotely). Not only that but the pilot controlled it from a nice warm control panel at Edwards AFB. thanks R. Costello click on picture for larger version

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------------------------------------------------------------------- AOPA ePilot Special Airspace Bulletin March 22, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- A special notice to AOPA members in the central Indiana area ==> ATTENTION PILOTS <== FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER INDIANAPOLIS ON FRIDAY AOPA is sending this message to advise pilots in and near Indianapolis, Indiana, that the FAA has issued a notam restricting flight in the area during President Bush's planned visit on Friday, March 24. There will be a large 30-nautical-mile-radius temporary flight restriction (TFR) centered on the VHP VOR's 108-degree radial at 9.5 miles, extending up to Flight Level 180. It will be in effect from 12:55 p.m. local until 4:10 p.m. local on Friday. Also, there will be multiple smaller 10-nm-radius GA no-fly zones in effect within the larger TFR during that timeframe. See AOPA Online for the full text of the notam along with a graphical depi...

Among professional aviators, there's a well-worn saying : Flying is simply hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. But I don't recall too many periods of boredom during my 30-year career with Lockheed - - most of which was spent as a test pilot.By far, the most memorable flight occurred on Jan. 25, 1966. Jim Zwayer, a Lockheed flight-test specialist, and I were evaluating systems on an SR-71 Blackbird test from Edwards. We also were investigating procedures designed to reduce trim drag and improve high-Mach cruise performance. The latter involved flying with the center-of-gravity (CG) located further aft than normal, reducing the Blackbird's longitudinal stability. We took off from Edwards at 11:20 a.m. and completed the mission's first leg without incident. After refueling from a KC-135 tanker, we turned eastbound, accelerated to a Mach 3.2-cruise speed and climbed to 78,000 ft., our initial cruise-climb altitude. Several mi...

The Marines brought an Osprey KBMG so the folks at Crane could see it. The Osprey is scheduled to go into service in 07. Getting ready to leave on Saturday, the pilot was inside getting his flight plan ready, the crew took the covers off the rotor intakes. The most impressive thing about the plane when you are standing next to it, apart from the rotors, is the size. 24 fully equipped troops can fit inside. The rotors fold up for quick transport anywere in the world.