The Dragon Lady is said to be difficult to fly, but remaining for more than 12 hours in its cockpit must have been an actual ordeal…
U-2 – Strategic reconnaissance a/c
AIR FORCES
Air forces throughout the world
German Stealth bomber made up of wood
Successful AIBORNE LASER missile engagement
8/18/2009 – EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California – The Missile Defense Agency’s
20090810 USAF photo Jim Shryne – YAL-1A Airborne Laser aircraft
Airborne Laser YAL -1A prototype aircraft successfully acquired, tracked, provided atmospheric compensation and simulated the directed energy kill sequence against an instrumented boosting missile target using three onboard low-power lasers on August 10.
US Air Force Link courtesy (www.af.mil)
AIR FORCE ONE with Dave Sconda
Dave SCONDA from English Meeting proposes a superb video about the famous AIR FORCE ONE followed by a quiz game:
ACCENTS, AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, AMERICAN, Boeing-707, Boeing-747, USAF, VH-71.
Student pilots’ shoulder patch: EOPN 2008C
As I have been craving for displaying some badges and patches online, it is high time I started up a new category dedicated to this kind of arts, and it is an honor for the FIRST patch I have added on this purpose comes from student pilots – namely the excellent EOPN 2008C entry, recovering the famous motto « NO BRAIN, NO FEAR! ». Good luck to them all as they are compelled to pass several exams (by the way, a minimum of TOEIC 550 is required) and ratings through a long and demanding curriculum.
