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The ejection system didn't fire, or accidently went off. At the top of the seat there is a weighted piece of metal that failed which breaks the canopy open. the momentum of this weight pulled the seat part way through the canopy. The weight was jarred loose over several years of positive and especially negative Gs. A very good job getting it back aboard.

Already to go with my DVR when I saw it last week.

The true story of "Rescue Dawn". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gI_8voezDA Dieter Dengler Born May 22, 1938 . Dengler grew up in the small town of Wildberg in the Black Forest region of Germany. A United States Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. Dengler did not know his father, who was killed while serving in the German army during World War II. After seeing an add in an American magazine expressing a need for pilots, he decided to go to the United States. After a brief enlistment in the US Airforce he attended San Francisco City College and College of San Mateo were he earned his diploma and recieved a NAVCAD position in the USN and entered flight training. Upon his completion of training he was Commisioned an Ensign. In December 1965 he joined VA-145 flying the A-1H Skyraider abored USS Ranger, the carrier set sail for the coast of Vietnam, stationed initially at Dixie Station off South Vietnam, then moving North to Yankee Station for operations against North Vietnam. On February 1, 1966 Dieter was shot down over Laos flying a Top Secret interdiction mission were he was interned in a P.O.W. camp run by the Pathet Lao, were he was tortured and nearly starved to death. On June 29, 1966 Dieter escaped. Dieter was rescued on July 20, 1966. Dieter Died Febuary 7, 2001 of A.L.S. Lou Gehrig disease. He was burried at Arlington National Cemetry.

Grand Prix, Tank, and The Distinguished Gentleman. Just a few more.

Well that makes perfect sense! Why did they never do that, or was their a plan to, just not allowed because of the arm embargos.

Plenty of commercials, but worth the wait. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/708108/2007_rnzaf_red_checkers/

What fun is there in flying that plane?

So the planes are being sold to Iraq? And the people flying them are Russian pilots, sounds like Russia's getting into the mercenary business. Or there up to the old Honchos' game again from Korea and Vietnam just not keeping it secret because they are helping a nation this time. On the other hand its about time Russia takes a stance for the good of this fledgling nation that needs help. The United States can't come to the rescue every time, even though we kind of finished up kind of half assed with a sh!tty exit strategy from our dictator.

Even with the ski jump UK carriers use full flaps and nozzles are vectored down about 1/4 the way towards vertical thrust as your airspeed gets to 150kts you can start to vector to horizontal thrust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKH8NJX51Cg

How are you taking off with the harrier? Are you vectoring the jet's nozzles properly? Try a lighter load.

I wish we had a president as cool as this character from that movie.

City of Mosul falls to breakaway al Qaeda group, more extreme and ruthless than regular al Qaeda. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/iraq-city-of-mosul-falls-into-hands-of-isis-jihadists-after-police-army-abandon-posts/

Interesting watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zB0ZxBurRc

What's the point of stealth if your going to be flashing wings and control surfaces pulling Gs at a possible enemy radar if air or ground based. The F-16 isn't stealthy like the Super Hornet. Your guess of the penalty for the G limit is probably right on along with costs of a wing pod, but if the US Govt. wants them they will pay for them with our money. The point of stealth is to go in at low or no light, poor weather slide in and out super slick drop your load and slide out. With standoff weapons like G.P.S. and laser guided bombs and missiles there should be no need for a plane to whip the ponies in and out of the target area. An F/A-18 E/F, F-22, or an F-35 JSF pulling ACMs will give itself away eventually by flashing control surfaces and creating radar signatures that are not as docile looking on a radar operators screen as a stealth based plane flying straight and level. Stealth makes them harder to find not invisible.

Only a few right?

Tragic. Deadly business the military is, even when training.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDV1NJ_aNCU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicwZUs02EE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8kjzkpR2M

Thank God my wife only knows one.

Not good, our presence will only add to this sh!t storm, the Iraqi people need to stand up for themselves and show they are a proud people to fight for what they have. We need to let a Coalition of Muslim forces from the region rain down on these extremists.

Does anybody know of a link or site that has the creepy Middle Eastern almost like bagpipe music you see in all the games, TV, and movies. Watching BBC America 2nite they aired this episode, my daughter was like what is that music. I was like I don't know. I'll shout out to the peeps @ CA. Anyways the music starts at Streetfire.net. segment 5 @ 2:13. http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-9-episode-3-usa-special_part-1_2382196.htm

275 troops deployed to Iraq, but they where already there.

There was talk a few years back, and I'm afraid that was all just talk. It was a true anti-ship plane though for its day. That plane is so ugly it's pretty.

5 American Special Operations Forces troops killed in Afghanistan in possible friendly-fire incident. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/10/nato-says-5-service-members-killed-in-afghanistan-attack/

Supercharger, turbocharger in my un-mechanical mind they mean the same thing. Have you seen the study on a P-63 with a Packard Merlin engine. I must find it I have about 4 books on the P-39