Part 6 and Part 7 YV-411, airborne SE of Martinique. There is a saying in aviation that if everything seems to be going perfectly, then look out, for something really bad is about happen. These were the thoughts of the Beechcraft’s pilot as the plane was inbound to its illicit rendezvous. Cockpit lights turned so low…
So…what do you get when you combine one errant F6F drone, some USAF F-89 Scorpions and a populated center in Southern California? Mayhem. Or The Battle of Palmdale (1956):
So, MAKS ’07 wrapped up Sunday and what was the final talley? 100,000 visitors daily (new records for the show), but a mere $1.5B US in sales (mlitary and civilian). According to Russia Today (Business) Ilyushin Finance was the biggest winner with $1B in sales, mostly stemming from sales of the mid-range Tupolev Tu-204…
Yep, you read the headiline right — from Reuters: MOSCOW (Reuters) – A wealthy Russian tried to buy a U.S. B-52 bomber from a group of shocked American pilots at an air show near Moscow, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday. The unidentified Russian, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by bodyguards, approached the U.S. delegation and…
Posted for the (junior) scriblet who has one week of freedom left. Sort of, since bandcamp was last week and that season has started – meaning YHS and the missus will have no social life for the next 4 months outside of band…
Say this about the Russians – definitely getting slicker in their marketing than their Soviet forebears… (and it’s in English too) Techie note – have been experimenting with inserting Flash objects this weekend, so if the above just shows up as a blank check your browser settings or if you are on a network…
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…
(Part V here) Steeljaw 602 – airborne 270 nm East of Curacao “Still tracking XO†The report came from the RO (Radar Operator) who sat to the XO’s right in the back of the E-2C. Normally there would be a full complement of three NFO’s in the CIC compartment and all three would be busily engaged…
(Part IV) YV-411, airborne over Venezuela. The sky was growing a deeper shade of blackish-blue as the South American evening crawled slowly along. The shock of having the business end of a 9mm pointed at his head had begun to subside as he went about the business of flying the Beechcraft. Consulting the hand-held GPS that accompanied…
