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The latest issue of Code One Magazine, which is a quarterly publication of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, contains a collection of photographs of the cockpits of a wide range of military aircraft, from the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning to the PBY Catalina and B-24 Liberator. Pretty nice pics. Find em here: Code One Special Cockpit Issue

New York Times April 10, 2007 Pg. B8 Intrepid To Be Dry-Docked For Repairs To Hull By Patrick McGeehan The aircraft carrier Intrepid, the floating military museum, is scheduled to move again early today, but this short voyage should be much smoother than the ship’s difficult departure from Manhattan last year. The Intrepid, which has been tied up at a cruise-ship mooring in Bayonne, N.J., since December, is bound for a two-month stay in an adjacent dry dock. This will be the first time the 41,000-ton ship has been out of water in 30 years, according to Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. A team of tugboats will push the …

Being election day in the USA I thought it was time to remind everyone that the annual vote for Pooner and Lifetime Pooner is approaching. Voting will begin December 1st. The big news is that this is the 10th Anniversary of the first Pooner vote (Tom Wenck won back in 1996 for his pfedit program). While the details are not in place yet, the 2006 winner will likely get some kind of physical reward and measure of thanks above and beyond the electronic award and thanks of the community. For more details and to view the past winners, visit http://www.harpoonpages.com/poonervote/pooner-Intro.php Please post this message on any forum/list/newsgroup where Harpoon p…

How on topic for my H4 exploits. "Spotlight: Submarine Warfare"

I gotta tell ya, Pete, I had no idea you were a fan ... From Marine Corps Times Conway makes Chuck Norris honorary Marine By Kimberly Johnson - Staff writer Posted : Thursday Mar 29, 2007 20:35:43 EDT So you’ve got a problem with the new tattoo policy? Don’t feel like going on your third deployment? Think your crummy barracks needs renovating? Don’t complain to the commandant. Unless you want a roundhouse kick to the throat from his new friend. On Wednesday night, Commandant Gen. James Conway made legendary martial-arts ninja and action movie star Chuck Norris an “Honorary Marine” during dinner at the commandant’s residence in Washington, D.C. …

From Stratfor The Obstacles to the Capture of Osama bin Laden By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart Al Qaeda's As-Sahab media arm released a video Sept. 11 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Although the 47-minute video features a voice-over introduction by Osama bin Laden, the bulk of it is of Abu Musab Waleed al-Shehri, one of the suicide bombers who crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center's north tower. That recording was made prior to al-Shehri's travel to the United States in the spring of 2001. There is nothing in bin Laden's audio segment to indicate it was recorded recently. The production does include a still…

From The Telegraph Transcript of the 'friendly fire' video Last Updated: 2:42am GMT 07/02/2007 The pilots of the single seat A-10 tankbuster aircraft's call signs are POPOV35 and POPOV36. It is POPOV36 who carries out the two attacks. The main American air controller they liaise with is call sign Manila Hotel. Later, other call signs come speak to relay emergency ceasefire messages. They are Sky Chief, an American jet controlling the overall air battle, and COSTA58, a British pilot nearby. The time code in hours, minutes and seconds is from the digital clock on the pilot's display. The 15-minute video transcript published in the Sun newspaper begins just before t…

I'm doing some cleaning and space consolidation and have some Harpoon items that are on their way out. All items are computer harpoon from the 'classic' series. All are PC compatible. Harpoon Designer's series 3.5" disks and box (no idea if disks are good) Harpoon Designer's series II disks, box, and printed manual (no idea if disks are good) Harpoon Scenario Editor disks, box (no idea if disks are good, no printed manual) Harpoon GE on 3.5" disks and IOPG battleset on 5.25" disks, box, and some inserts (no idea if disks are good, no printed manual) If you hadn't guessed, I acquired these to have the boxes. Holler if you'd like some or all of them. …

The Simulation-Reality Mismatch By John Michael Loh Manned aircraft will be able to penetrate future advanced defenses. Now somebody tell the simulation gang. Historically, there has been a mismatch between the air combat attrition predictions of analysts’ computer models and the actual attrition experienced in major air campaigns. Simply put, the models have always erred on the pessimistic side. Understanding the sources of this mismatch is important today because many Air Force and Pentagon experts are at it again. This time, they are claiming that even stealthy fifth generation fighters and B-2 bombers cannot penetrate future threat arrays without unaccep…

Many of Matrix Games' titles are on sale for the holidays. HCE and H3ANW are both 30% off during this time, take advantage, buy a spare copy or two. Better yet, put one on your neighbor's front step! Matrix Holiday Sale!

The hassle over E-Mails from the administration, and the attendant attention paid to them by FOX news and others embarasses me as an American. Who among us doesn't empty SPAM from our in-boxes? I've lived in places where those who spoke against the regime simply disappeared. When things get to that point, please warn me. Until then, don't waste my time with nonsense. Buddha

I'm watching a special on Nat'l Geographic about life aboard the Reagan. Good looking female cooks and T-Bones on the chowline? Where was stuff like that when I was on the Midway? I don't begrudge our troops anything that makes their lives easier, but man, I was obviously born too early. Thing is, my Dad was WWII Navy, and no doubt thought the same thing about us during 'Nam. Buddha

Off topic, I realise, but my brother collects old military timepieces, such as chronometers, cockpit clocks, etc. If any of you guys has a source to recommend, I'd appreciate it. Buddha [Moved here from the HCE forum. -CV32]

From National Defense February 2007 Defense Dept. lacks clearinghouse for military videogames, say analysts By Grace Jean As the military begins to rely more on the so-called “serious” games to ready its fighting forces, the vendors selling the high-tech virtual trainers are voicing frustration with the Defense Department’s cumbersome acquisition process. The government’s contracting cycle is so resource-intensive and lengthy that small game developers really have a hard time with it, especially if they don’t understand the acquisition process, said Brian Williams, research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, which conducted a study for the P…

A provocative commentary on Greek economic woes ... From National Post Greece is one giant Ponzi scheme Posted: April 28, 2010, 8:59 PM by NP Editor By Steven R. Earle The problem with much of the opinion surrounding the Greek financial crisis is that few writers actually have any experience in Greece, in dealing with its politicians, its bankers, its systems, its cultural proclivities and its people. I personally have such experience, as between 2003 and 2008 as chief executive of a startup airline we invested €20-million ($26.7-million) in the country to develop seaplane operations between isolated islands. This was an essential service that was import…

For those of you not active on social media, you may not have heard that long time Harpoon community member Byron 'JClark' Audler passed away on 15 April. His notable contributions included being a knowledgeable ship fitter (irl), scenario author, HC2002 program manager, and HULL mailing list moderator, and a Lifetime Pooner award winner. His bio can be found at Ed Ladner's website Dr Who's Harpoon Pages here : https://www.harpoonpages.com/Bios/bio022.htm Fair winds and following seas.

For any of you Mail Call fans, the Gunny has a new show called "Lock 'n' Load" coming on Friday night on the History channel. http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/07/27/lock-n-l...-ermey-history/ Buddha

Long but interesting narrated navy F-14, and A-6 mishap ejection video. Might have been Discovery Channel footage.

Tom McFarland posted this link in a mailing to the HULL: http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/29/nyregion...-talk-love.html Pretty interesting. Buddha

Seeing as I am great at crashing RC airplanes I thought I'd see how much quicker one can crash a helicopter. So far, with simulator time, and two runs thru the battery I've flown and not had any parts break, that will surely change but for now the helo is in tact. E Sky Honey Bee King 2 3D Copter (though I never plan to be a 3D flyer!) Belt driven tail is supposed to be more consistent than a separate tail motor, I should have spent less than half as much money and gone for a fixed pitch/dual motor copter. This one will be good IF I become a capable pilot before I ruin the thing.