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Botched Airdrop Sends Humvees Plummeting To Their Doom
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Les Nessman 
» Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:31 am
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Story and video at Popular Mechanics
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Loadmasters have some explaining to do... It's rather a tricky thing preparing these heavy vehicles for an airdrop with weight distribution on the pallets and parachute attachments points, etc etc......
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U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tanker Completes Successful First Flight
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Richard Cranium » Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:53 am
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U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tanker Completes Successful First Flight
Flight paves the way to aerial refueling and Milestone C testing
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015 – The Boeing and U.S. Air Force...
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Since it's based upon a -200, maybe ZS-IJB can serve a better purpose.....
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Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:29 pm
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The best Russian bomber?
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pampa14 » Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:01 pm
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The link below provides a collection of photos, including some rare showing planes captured by the Germans with Finnish markings. Do you agree with the statement that the Petlyakov Pe-2 was the best...
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I know it was regarded as one of the best air to ground attack aircraft during the war, I wonder if the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito model was based upon the Petlyakov Pe-2?
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Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:19 am
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Fri Sep 04, 2015 8:48 am
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The Royal Thai Air Force receives four EC725s
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Richard Cranium » Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:09 am
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The Royal Thai Air Force receives four EC725s
• Delivery of first batch of four completed this month; with another two due next year
• Fleet will be used for combat search & rescue, national...
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Indeed, they will never be able to improve on the Starship Enterprise for instance :D
Sandy will bear me out on that one :burner: :burner: :burner:
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Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:39 pm
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Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:12 am
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Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:43 pm
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Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:01 pm
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Red Devils in Whitehaven Airshow mid-air parachute drama
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Raffles 
» Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:44 am
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A Red Devil parachutist had a lucky escape when his chute failed to open during an airshow - but a team-mate caught him in mid-air.
The Army freefall parachute display team was performing at the...
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Dunno what their protocols are, but IIRC if your main canopy fouls up, you cut away and deploy the reserve.
But WELL DONE anyway I think he owes his buddy more than a couple of beers.
:godloveus:
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Last post by Raffles
Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:20 am
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RAF Hawk jet makes emergency landing at Cardiff Airport
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Kerry R 
» Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:52 pm
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An RAF Hawk jet has made an emergency landing at Cardiff Airport after it hit a bird during a training flight.
The aircraft was diverted to the airport at Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan late on...
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Birdstrike and rice for dinner!
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Last post by Raffles
Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:37 pm
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A-10, more commonly referred to as the “Warthogâ€
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Kerry R 
» Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:49 pm
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Since Desert Storm if the mission involved close air support — especially killing tanks — the A-10 ‘Warthog’ was the jet the infantry loved to see overhead.
It’s lethal, it’s agile, and...
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At Least King Abdulla has balls
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Last post by Kerry R
Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:11 pm
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2 Tuskegee Airmen die in Los Angeles at 91 on the same day
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Kerry R 
» Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:12 pm
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen — the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II — died on the same day. The men, lifelong friends who enlisted together, were 91....
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I saw the movie. Brave men and excellent airmen.
R.I.P.
:RIP:
:utheman: :utheman: :utheman:
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Last post by Raffles
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:25 pm
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Alan Eustace Highest Skydive Jump Record
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Richard Cranium » Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:11 am
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Alan Eustace Highest Skydive Jump Record
Alan Eustace Highest Skydive Jump EVER!! | Google New Record One of Google’s most senior executives has broken Felix Baumgartner's record for the highest...
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OK the above video is a bad copy , the story is here :
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Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:56 pm
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Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:30 pm
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Embraer Rolls Out KC-390 Airlifter
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Richard Cranium » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:41 pm
Embraer Rolls Out KC-390 Airlifter
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » OCTOBER 24, 2014
by CHRIS POCOCK
The first of two KC-390 prototypes was rolled out in Brazil on October 21. (Photo: Embraer)...
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Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:41 pm
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2 Navy Fighter Jets Crash in Western Pacific, Pilot Missing
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Kerry R 
» Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:34 pm
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Two Navy F/A-18 fighter jets from the carrier USS Carl Vinson have crashed in the Western Pacific, officials said. One of the pilots has been rescued, but Navy ships and helicopters continue the...
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Two must have been some kinda mid-air incident. I hope they find the pilot OK.
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Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:16 pm
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