It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Truly, the accolades written in praise of Douglas’ wonderously rugged and lethal AD Skyraider, affectionately known as the SPAD, exceed the thousands. With roots in the latter days of WW2 (via the XBTD-2), the SPAD saw actrion in Korea, Vietnam and numerous fronts…
Ed: Well, they’re back again folks. Out on good behavior but still on probation, we bring you the Apprentices… -SJS Apprentices: So, Pops– has the VALOUR-IT Challenge started yet? SJS: No – and remember, you’re still on probation…don’t call me Pops… Apprentices: We know that Pops – but why the VALOUR-IT reference if the Challenge hasn’t…
A little something for everyone this week: Old School ops — Whales, Demons, and Coral Maru…yes Virginia, there was a time when Whale ops on a CVA meant more than one A3D…and a Whale barricade for good measure. The next one you have to see it to believe it — how about the ’89 Flogger…
Over at Tailhook’s site, Flightdeck Friday is about a little known hybrid fighter, the FR Fireball. ‘Round these parts Southern Air Pirate has graciously offered to host Flightdeck Friday this week while we continue with the remembrances of shipmates lost on this, the 6th anniversary of 9/11. His topic? Spurred by last week’s story of…
Prologue It began in December, 1943 with the delivery of the 8th and 9th YP-59 Airacomets (s/n 42-108778 and 42-100779) to the Navy for investigation of bringing jets to aircraft carriers. By all accounts, one wouldn’t have been surprised if the Navy had passed on the concept based on initial impressions from these prototypes (also…
OK, more Plane PÑ0n…gonna try something a little different, so look below the fold. Workplace safe, unless you’re on NMCI or related – then you won’t see anything
…or if you prefer – ÐŸÐ¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿Ð°Ð»ÑƒÐ±Ð° в пÑтницу – роÑÑийÑкий ВыпуÑк Today’s edition will actually be a couple of installments, all stemming from news out o f MAKS 2007, the Russian Air Show and Trade Fair underway outside of Moscow this week. First item up – MiG’s UCAV, just revealed yesterday: Video of the…
So it’s like this – the Slavemaster Pops (aka SJS) is out of town this week and left us with a boooring article to post for this Friday (some biplane *bleh*). Frankly, we think he needs to widen his view and we think the Voodoo is a perfect one to start with. Besides, it just…
Hi all – this is the first post the Scribe wanted me to put up for you all. He’s always muttering up us kids and needing to ‘know our roots.’ So when all us apprentices started pulling his beard about being around since Methusela, well, he kinda went all Old Testament on us apprentices and…
A Flightdeck Friday "three-fer" (From a Northrop Grumman press release) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Aug. 3, 2007 — The first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye development aircraft, known as Delta One, built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC),completed its first flight this afternoon. Northrop Grumman Flight Test Pilot Tom Boutin and…
