"F-15.......and instead relies on traditional hydraulics to power its control surfaces." Well so does the F-16. All F-16 flight controls are powered/moved by hydraulic actuators. FBW in this aircraft means the signals are sent over electrical wires to command the hydraulic actuators to move appropriately. There…

You are exactly right OznogSF. But since your post is a little late and questions Tyler's accuracy, then you have been relagated to the 'Pending Approval' bin probably forever as most of my posts are also.

I hate to be kind of anal on the matter of B-52 models, but H's didn't fly combat in Vietnam. In that era, they were configured to drop nukes.

The F-16 weapons delivery computer was leaps and bounds more accurate than the F-4s and better than the A-7 which also had a CCIP (continuously computing impact point depicted on the HUD).

Maybe my tone was a little harsh, but hey I retired flying 747-400s and if you parked a C-5 and and 744 a 100ft apart, you would not notice the difference in size..so like I said go ahead and exaggerate. It's allowed.

"The plane was so gargantuan, it made a 747 look like a Piper Cub by comparison."

The military limits non-pressurized aircraft to 25,000 ft. It's not because of O2, it's because prolonged unpressurized flight above that altitude has been known to cause decompression sickness (the bends). I personally know of two fighter pilots that got the bends (minor symptoms) that decided to fly for a couple…

Not likely since the models that dropped bombs in Vietnam were all D, F, G models and only H models are flying today. The H models were configured for nukes during the Vietnam era. And for DJMi390, I also doubt your uncle serviced them in Vietnam, but maybe in Thailand or Guam. There were no BUFFS stationed in…

Actually a G-suit and almost exact copy of the G-suit our guys wear:

Coctostan is right. The low altitude speed record is still held by a modified F-104 and is barely over mach 1.3. It's extremely difficult to over come the 'Q' factor in dense air not to mention the engine limitations with dense air above mach 1.

Mostly true, although there are a few countries that have modified KC-10s/135s, 707s or 747 that utilize a boom to refuel their old F-4s, F-16's or F-15s (for example: Israel)

There is cult among posters here that idolize the "Sled" and build legends regarding its performance and accomplishments. It's a remarkable aircraft and performed admirably over certain hostile countries with out ever being damaged. However if you read interviews with former pilots (Col Richard Graham for one),…

Guess I'd better dump by Jetblue stock. With loads like that, their earnings will take a nosedive along with the ticker price. :)

Secretaries usually come from the civilian side of the structure and the the top officer, Air Force Chief of Staff, General Welsh, was an instructor pilot in A-10s along with other senior staff in the chain of command.

Props....We don't need no stinking props!

Yup, Tyler managed to move the jet from Brunswick, Main to New Brunswick, Canada in the same story and threw in a reference to Canadian CF-18's to further confuse the issue.

You win the award for the most factual, no bullshit post so far. Congratulations!

Agree with all your points. There were a few UPT students, however, that made no bones about their ultimate goal of being an airline pilot. This was back in the early 70s. The top student in my class chose a C-141 cause he thought that would give him a leg up on that path. Fine with me because it left me with an…

"amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you plan to fly commercially, you can look at the expense as an investment, like a medical degree. Pay a bunch now"

OK. Since my 'hooters' post seems to be stuck in the 'Pending' basket, I'll add my own photo: