Had our silence – again!- here today (like 11’th of September).

But one problem remains, Spain. You were bombed (by whome?), You pull out of Iraq?

How in H*ll are “we” gonna combat any terrorists from now?

Thank You! See you in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 14’th of May for the Crown Prince wedding.

Thank God HRH Frederik is a Danish Navy SEAL, so he can jump in the harbour with Mary from Tasmania.

(Hey! Al Q. Remember Poland is in Iraq as well.)

Frustrated!

The designation changed in 1977 from VC-9C to C-9C. One C-9A (67-22586) was lost in a mishap at Scott Field 16’th of September 1971.

I read in a magazine that all the C-9’s are retiring. It is also quite noisy with those old JT8’s

Best Regards

The C-9C (3 acquired in 1973) was originally known as VC-9C. Operated from Andrews in blue and white livery.

The C-9A (DC-9-30) was the Nightingale for medevac. There were 21. 20 with a red cross on the tail. The last one was a VIP transport for Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) from Chievres Belgium.

The above mentioned book by R. F. Dorr has many “gems” about the different presidents. Carter had the VC-137 renamed C-137 to be less ostentatious. The colour scheme was also toned down.

Oh yes – the A-1 lifting like a B-17 – on one engine.

Here is a chilling acount of US NAVY Skyraiders:

http://www.danford.net/toss.htm

Carrying a Nuke to Sevastopol
“Like I said, I was a 24-year-old Marine lieutenant at the time, and I wasn’t afraid of anything”–Jay Velie, Dallas, Texas
What should you fear? Well, see how this fits:

(This article began as a study of lofting or tossing nuclear weapons.I became fascinated with the notion of using the prop-driven Skyraider for this purpose, and the story evolved into an account of what it would have been like to drive this WWII-era plane to Sevastopol on the first day of World War III. The article published in Foundation magazine of the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola in its Fall 1999 issue. — Dan Ford)

From the “Virginian Pilot”, (“12 pages in two parts”, “True to the Democratic Party in victory or defeat”, Norfolk Va. Friday December 18, 1803, Three cents per copy):

“Flying machine soars 3 miles in teeth of high wind over sand hills and waves at Kitty Hawk on Carolina Coast.

No balloon attached to aid it.

Three years of hard, secret work by two Ohio brothers crowned with success.

Accomplished what Langley failed at.

With man as passenger huge machine flew like bird under perfect control.

Box kite principle with two propellers.

The problem of aerial navigation without the use of a balloon has been solved at last”.

And what is right here in our backyard:

A company called:
Curtiss Wright (!), (European Division)

Best regards

There were many patent battles, and the story of the Smithsonian backing Langley s Aerodrome. The original Wright then went to London until after the second World War, so disappointed was the Wrights – or was that after one of them died?

Anyway here is a replica of Glen Curtiss pusher D from Old Rhinebeck. He “invented” the ailerons to circumvent the wingwarping patent of Wright. Note that the ailerons are mounted between the wings. (a little hard to see here)
The Wrights also had ailerons, but on the wings.