WRT female pilots who fly modern Russian jet fighters, let’s see…

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/31/nation/5968260&sec=nation

Air of excitement for female MiG [sic] pilot

Wednesday March 31, 2010

“KUANTAN: When Mejar Patricia Yapp attended the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix in 2005, she was just a spectator.

This time around, the only female pilot of the MiG 29 aircraft in Asia, will thrill racing fans during the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aerial acrobatic display at the three-day event.”

http://sify.com/news/indian-woman-becomes-world-s-first-to-fly-mig-35-news-national-jegsRNejaha.html

Indian woman becomes world’s first to fly MiG-35

2009-02-15 14:23:07
Last Updated: 2009-02-15 14:43:45

“Bangalore: Suman Sharma, daughter of a retired Indian naval officer and an army colonel’s sister, became the world’s first woman to fly the mighty Russian MiG-35 fighter jet at the Aero India international air show here.”

] first female gripen pilot is born.

So maybe I’m the only Grammar Nazi in this forum. 8D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo#F-CK-1_C.2FD_Hsiang_Sheng

“F-CK-1 C/D Hsiang Sheng”

http://www.aidc.com.tw/news/newsShow.asp?NewID=100

2010/10/13

AIDC official press release. AIDC upgrades 71 Ching Kuo IDF, from 2010 to 2012.
First batch of six: four single-seaters and two double-seaters arrived at AIDC on 21 September 2010. The first upgraded IDF will be delivered by the end of the year.

http://www.saabgroup.com/en/About-Saab/Newsroom/Press-releases–News/2010—10/The-first-female-Gripen-pilot-is-born/

The first female Gripen [sic] pilot is born

10 October 2010, in News

This week, the South African Air Force created aviation history.
One of the four South African Air Force (SAAF) pilots to successfully complete the first Operational Conversion Course (OCC) instructed by local SAAF pilots, is a woman.

(“The first Gripen female pilot”…)

http://tuku.military.china.com/military/html/2010-10-09/153954_1513599.htm

Chicom electro-magnetic catapult?
Seven pages.

IIRC, the C-130 has a civilian version that’s not called “C-130”.

(Later…)

http://pic.feeyo.com/posts/230/2304127.html

http://club.mil.news.sina.com.cn/thread-265144-6-1.html

http://bbs.tiexue.net/post_2575825_1.html