The first Packard-built engine, designated V-1650-1, first ran in August 1941. This was a developmental engine.

I can’t find when production examples began deliveries.

Photo taken 7 March 2014, out back of the Hill Aerospace museum display buildings, in the “junkyard”.

It had, for company, another T-38 (63-8440), and 3 rather sad-looking T-37s (one in separated pieces).

There were also a RF-4C and a F-4E that had been used by the airframes repair shops for practice, as well as a C-130 with the wings & tail removed and lying in the grass, as well as lots of various piston & jet engines, etc.

And yes, I live a 15-minute drive from the museum, so I can go back and take more pics any time if you want – from all angles, and close-up.

I had to downsize the pics (~3mb each, 4000×2664 pixels) in order to upload them.
If you want the full-sized ones, PM me an e-mail address.

The photo in the upper left of my earlier post is of 145310 in her current “post-restoration” paint scheme – it shows her with the colors of VF101, one of the USN’s conversion-training squadrons.

This would be her post-development trials scheme, and it appears that this is what she will fly as.

Hi Don,
it is deffo a B-58 as you can see here (I couldn’t find the Flight article on it) obviously stripped down and without engines (carrying the prototype B-58 from Fort Worth to Dayton)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b-36+carrying+a+b-58&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4SyEU4uFG4mqPKHIgJgJ&ved=0CDgQ7Ak&biw=1440&bih=750#facrc=_&imgrc=_cvcbf7fEyLNWM%253A%3BJBVWQ6fPHdjJQM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcrimso.msk.ru%252FImages6%252FAI%252FAI57-6%252F1-1.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcrimso.msk.ru%252FSite%252FArts%252FArt6025.htm%3B1210%3B1213

I am not sure if this link will work but if you type into google “B-36 carrying a B-58” it brings up other images.
Keith

Here they are.

The article text is:

Popular Science Article – June 1957
Fastest Bomber gets a ride from the world’s biggest.
The supersonic B-58 Hustler takes the air here under the belly of a B-36 in a remarkable transport operation. Minus its four jet engines and other equipment the delta-winged Hustler was partly tucked into the B-36 bomb bay and flown and flown nonstop from Fort Worth, Texas to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio for extensive tests of air frame strength under extreme temperatures. To make room for the load, inboard propellers were removed and it flew unable to retract landing gear on four piston and four jet engines. Both Convairs, the B-58 has a 55 foot wingspan, the B-36, 230 feet.

It’s a blow for SAAB but it simplifies Gripen E development and production if it is shared between 2 countries rather than 3 (I assume the Brazilian deal will go through).

It will prove to have been a blow for Switzerland as well if a Gripen deal is revived in the next few years but it is too late for the Swiss aviation sector then to benefit to any great degree.

Indeed it is. I think it is also well acknowledged that Saab made a serious effort on the price for the “first Gripen E customer”. Switzerland will most probably buy Gripen in just a few years, but the price tag will be much more expensive without a doubt.

Yes – they will be back (unless they decide for the F-35, which is extremely unlikely) – and they will have to pay full price with no industrial participation whatsoever.

Hopefully they will be able to get some off-sets – but not likely worth more than a symbolic value.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CG(X)

As per your link:

The CG(X) program, also known as the Next Generation Cruiser program, was a United States Navy program to replace its 22 Ticonderoga class cruisers after 2017. Original plans were for 18–19 ships, based on the 14,500 ton Zumwalt class destroyer but providing ballistic missile defense and area air defense for a carrier group. The program was cancelled in 2010; its mission is to be taken by Flight III Arleigh Burke–class destroyers instead.

The question was “what comes after Flight III Arleigh Burke–class destroyers”!

Oh, god that is funny!

JSR believes Iraq should be arming to fight Saudi Arabia or Israel?

Apparently he is unaware that Iraq is no longer a Soviet (sorry, Russian) lackey (sorry, “close ally”).

As long as Iraq doesn’t ally with Iran, then they will continue to have their current full Saudi political and military support.

And yes, I do say that the recent statements by Maliki are political posturing for internal purposes, as the last thing SA (or Qatar) want is for Iraq to break up under a full civil war – as that would allow the Shia-dominated eastern half to be absorbed by Iran.

On the cowling of the Miles M18 Mk II at East Fortune it reads – Ex U-0224 HM545 1946 – 1970. It reverted to the civil registration G-AHKY in 1946 but can anyone tell me what the 1970 relates to?

The year its registration was no longer active?