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THANKS i remember that tower vividly when my dad took me to the flightline for errands/airshows between ages 5-10 he was in a field maintence squadron when he was station there.i am courious, how much of the base is still in use. is base housing still there? (i used to live on thunderchief lane about 1/4 mile away from the bx.) which is probably a 1 1/2 mile to 2 from the flight line. 399849[/snapback] Base housing in use. My wife, sister-in-law, neices and I went to the PX. Golf course was being used. Even a lot of new construction (looked like part of it was EBQ) It was the most active reserve base I've ever seen, even the Burger king is still going strong. One last picture, a B-17

The wind didn't stop the Golden Knights

Then there was a mock attack in the base... Mock Refueling, C-130 with F/A-18s F/A-18 rolling in on the runway (didn't even notice the camo until I got the pictures back yesterday) C-130s preparing to drop paratroops (ended up not happening due to wind) CH-47 dropped them Hummer and then went back in to pick up troops F/A-18s coming into the break over the field after the attack and Finally one lone picture from the F-16 demo

More Picture from Sunday.... First one is for buddhafabio More F/A-18A+ After talking to the Marines flying them, it sounds like one helluva hotrod Super Hornet C-141 (I'm pretty sure, didn't feel bi enough for the C-5, but I get them mixed up) C-130 One Last A-10

Are these taken at was once called Carswell AFB. my dad was stationed there once. 399530[/snapback] Yup, it's now the Fort Worth NAS JRB, and the actual runway and ramp area is known as Carswell Field. Politics I guess. My father-in-law was stationed there too. It's changed a lot since the last time was out there ('99) There's tons of new construction, and a shocker for me lots of on base housing, most of it occupied.

Advesary F-16 from Fallon And my personal favorite from one of the C-130s I'll post more once I get the regular Camera Developed.

F/A-18A+

Super Hornet, Gotta say they are impressive up close Harrier T-45 T-38

Went to the Fort Worth JRB airshow today... First the A-10 Pics A Navy CH-53

Question: Is the only difference between the $599 and $499 PS3s the hard drive size?

Dumb question of the day: Was there any discussion of making the F-15 a two seater (other than the B, D, and E) when deawing up the design requirements for the Eagle?

Quick question, I know that USAF F-4s retained the tailhook, did they also retain the ability to fold the wings? If so, anyone seen a picture of a USAF F-4 with the wings folded or know if the USAF used the ability?

Thought ya'll might enjoy this site. It's profile shots of Navy aircraft.

Heard the P-47 was preferred for ground interdiction because of the air cooled radial engine, over the P-51s inline, liquid cooled engine, apparently the radial could take a ton of punishment and keep on flying.

Knocked down five Germans in one mission.

I'm not sure I would say the Russians are a "friendly" nation.

Jets would probably be too fast and I believe the Prop-engine is more effiecient at the slower speeds a gunship needs to fly.

Nora comes down and straddles him, ready to deliver the death blow, when the 0S lands hard beside her forcing her to retreat rapidly. Then Shin is brought aboard the carrier to train in the 0D. 388403[/snapback] Ok, guess I was in such a hurry I skipped through that scene. The "rescue" was symantics, I was referring to Shin, I was talking about his "rescue" from the island. Nevermind I relaized after looking over the original post again, that I typed Shin when I meant Shin and then typed Shin again when I meant Edgar.

When does he do this? Which episode? I got the impression that you were saying this happened before he flew the D, or do you mean at the end in Ep. 5?

Just flipped though Macross Zero, Shin loses his F-14, then gets rescued and taken aboard the carrier where he has a conversation with Roy about wanting to fly a single seater becuase he feels responsible for Shin's death, then Edgar shows up and he agrees to fly the two seat model, seeming to prove that the two seater is a combat aircraft not a trainer. The fact that the D also has the same head as the A leads me believe this as well.

State your source on this one. Other than the early model P-38s, there was no Allied fighter in the ETO with the range to ecsort the bombers to their destination until the P-51Ds enter service. I'll have to find it, I know a couple of 8th Air Force Generals (Maybe Mitchell) had been qouted as saying that the B-17s were capable of defending themsleves if the bombers flew in a "Box" formation. 387799[/snapback] How about these (they're the first ones I came across) From Here Check out section two of this Adobe. Apparently Mitchell's ideas (as were the doctrine created by his students) were based heavily on (or at least inspired by) the theories and writings of Giulio Douhet.

*whispers* I'm with you on that 387766[/snapback] Maybe we can start a club

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Both the Apache and Cobra can be flown or have weapons employed from either seat, it's just that the front cockpit is optimized for weapons and the rear for flight.

Nied, On the Navy stuff I knew some of the missions/jobs I listed already had frames doing them, I was just putting it down as a place holder. The Marines want the EW aircraft so that they can send in their own strike packages without asking for support from the Navy, as it stands now the Navy will be flying the E/A-18 while the USMC keeps the EA-6 it sounds like a waste to me when both could fly the same aircraft and use the same training facilities. As for the Spec-ops V-22, it's the ability to put a Force Recon team, Seal team or whatever the Marines are calling the guys they've chopped to SOCOM deep behind enemy lines with minimal risk without asking the Air Force or Army for a ride and do it directly from the MEU(SOC). I say minimal risk because they could use one of the basic V-22s but that's not what they're optimized for. As for the F-35B, the Marines want a S/VTOL aircraft that they can deploy to forward areas with minimal construction and aboard the LHA/LHDs with the MEU(SOC) As for the F-15s, I was thinking nothing more complicated than software upgrades. As for the Point Defense Bird, something cheaper than F-15s and F-22s to fly CAP up and down the U.S. coasts and to intercept aircraft coming into U.S. Air Space. As for the Apache 1)They're not designed as scouts 2)They're expensive if you lose them (scouts get knocked down) Scouts are meant to be cheaper aircraft 3)Heavy workload, going from what used to be a 4 man job to a 2 man job without a significant technological leap 4)Those two extra set of eyes in the scout are an advantage (less fratricide) 5)IMO it's important to have a crew specifically trained as scouts