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GTF also needs to build the hangar space for the Herks as well. They could always come to Malmstrom and reopen the runway.....At least then we wouldn't need WG/CC coord for a transient aircraft to get a PPR.

Just get the Wulfsburg that is on the TH-1s, the RQF, and Eglins birds. Select any freq with one radio. Would help tremendously on SARs or coordinating with other agencies that don't use the standard four freqs.

The HTAWS/TCAS modification "if" it goes as planned will be a great add-on. However they will most likely not integrate it with our FLIR so Geo-Pointing or a HDD capability will be lost. All we'll get is a better GPS and an HSI. I will say that I'm looking forward to doing away with the mini-chems and duct tape

It's in the Powder River MOA between IR473 and IR492. (45º33'15"N, 104º40'55"W) per the TFR

Damn...a toast

Flying from the Black Hole: The B-52 Navigator-Bombardiers of Vietnam

Just like BQZips mom

The crash and SAFIRE report is on SIPR. Pretty cut and dry wrt to the tactics used to down the helo.

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Looks like it ripped his visor right off

This was from the 2011 Mackay Trophy mission https://www.kirtland.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123327691 https://www.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123254042

The only thing that could make the Super Hornet more *lethal would be an FE....or a nav. *edit for spell-foo

The core of the -115Bs is pretty small, the bypass ratio of 9:1. Very small chance of any birds going into the core and the fan chops them up pretty good w/o fragging out.

There is also the Titan IV failure at Vandy in 98. Also there was the two Delta lll failures in 98-99 (one by FTS).

The Russians don't use explosives in their flight termination software. Instead the engines are shut down and the rocket does its thing. On the Proton the software is inhibited during the first 45 seconds of flight to prevent the rocket from potentially falling back on the pad and severely damaging it.

We sometimes throw barf bags out. Cops get airsick a lot.

As the AF crimes article said, it is a move to try and get AFSOC more CV-22s and MC-130Js.

Just go old school and put them under AMC.

Somebody's got a new chair for the man-cave

CBTs

The army wanted them out of the rotary world.

That's what I heard from a buddy who's in the HC-J. ACC is getting the Kings faster than AFSOC is getting the Commandos and they want them. Hell it was AFSOC with their KPP change in CSAR-X that doomed (IMHO) the entire program.

Don't you insult her like that! Read an interesting article in Rotor & Wing comparing this to the Sikorski X2. They mentioned that the X3 may not be able to handle crosswinds as well as a "traditional" compound helo design due to the fuselage blanking out one of the nacelles. Since the props provide the anti-torque in a hover, any null areas caused would significantly reduce performance. I have no idea if it is true or how the X3 performs with a crosswind, I just thought it was interesting.

What are the chances he starts to call in noise complaints for the T-6's on the buzzsaw departure?

I think the other issue is one of what was considered safe separation. If i see an aspect change on the aircraft and i will pass behind/below him, <1k ft is plenty of room especially if he is on final approach/not very maneuverable. To an RJ it might be a little close.