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IMAGINE BOARDING A LUXURIOUS WINGED OCEAN LINER IN MIDAFTERNOON, THEN RELAXING AS IT TAXIS SLOWLY INTO SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Suddenly there's a mighty roar from its four engines and the [...]

THE PROBLEM OF AIRCREWS BEING KILLED BY PREMATURE BOMB DETONATION BEGAN EARLY IN THE VIETNAM WAR. The first known instance occurred on November 12, 1965, when Captain William Miller was [...]

SINCE ITS DEBUT DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, THE U.S. AIR FORCE'S AC-130 GUNSHIP HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, AIR INTERDICTION AND FORCE PROTECTION PROVIDED TO U.S. [...]

CAPTAIN RONALD LOVE, THE U.S. MARINE FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER, SHOUTED OVER THE RADIO, 'SHARKBAIT ZERO-ONE, YOU'RE RECEIVING HEAVY FIRE: PULL OUT! PULL OUT!' The McDonnell F-4 Phantom pilot taking fire, [...]

IN THE SPRING OF 1953, WHILE I WAS A U.S. AIR FORCE PILOT WITH THE 4TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING (FIW) IN SOUTH KOREA, THE NEW AND IMPROVED NORTH AMERICAN F-86F [...]

Captain Ralph S. Parr was a highly skilled fighter pilot during the Korean War, achieving the status of a double jet ace by shooting down five enemy aircraft. He engaged three MiGs in one mission, successfully damaging two of them. In another mission, he shot down a Soviet IL-12 transport plane, which caused controversy as the Soviets claimed it was a civilian airliner. His tenth kill, a Soviet MiG-15, occurred shortly before the armistice was scheduled to take effect. Captain Parr received numerous awards and decorations throughout his career and is highly respected by pilots from both sides of the conflict. [Extracted from the article]

An Air Force F-4D survives a near-miss from a MiG-21's Atoll missile. FEATURES IT WAS MAY 10, 1972, when four Air Force F-4D Phantoms, using their AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, initiated a head-on engagement with a four-ship formation of MiG-21s. Operational History Following deployment to SEA in April 1965, on July 10, two F-4Cs from the 45 TFS got the first Air Force Phantom MiG kills of the war. In fact, between June 1966 and December 1967, the Air Force lost six aircraft due to defects in the aileron actuator cylinder barrels. [Extracted from the article]

On September 21, 1953, North Korean air force fighter pilot Sr. Lt. No Kum-Sok managed to escape North Korea in a new MiG-15bis. Landing at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, [...]

During the Cold War years, Convair's delta-wing F-106A was the fastest and most lethal all-weather interceptor in the U.S. Air Force inventory. The F-106A, when lightly loaded, approached the magic [...]

Starting this month, SLA's new Click University is coming to an Internet connection near you. In fact, to your very own desktop. This new service will enable members to study [...]

The article focuses on proximity-fuzed bombs exploded as he approached a Boeing KC-135 tanker to refuel. It mentions fighter-bomber closed on the tanker, the small radar beam emitted by the fuze on one of the bombs detected the aircraft and detonated. It also mentions Morrissey's subsequent flight tests with the M 188 proximity fuzes immediately identified the problem and safety wire used to restrain the small arming propeller.

FEATURES PICTURE, IF YOU WILL, a Mach-2-capable, all-weather fighter-bomber that flies 1,000 feet above the ground on autopilot, while a Doppler navigation system steers it to a target 300 to 500 nautical miles distant. The pilot is to drop these bombs on a small bridge or road amidst the most intensive antiaircraft defenses in recorded aviation history. The A-4 pilot was to mark the site with his bombs, whereupon the F-105s would destroy the control van and missiles. Like the SAM-missile sites and antiaircraft gun emplacements, enemy military airfields and parked aircraft were forbidden targets by the incumbent Pentagon brain trust. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on AC-130 gunship of U.S. Air Force. It mentions gunship program began in 1964 when U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam were in dire need of night firepower in their fight against localized attacks by Communist insurgents on the fortified hamlets and military outposts. It also mentions C-47 gunship could fly for hours in a counterclockwise orbit over a target area and leadership of Captain Ron W. Terry from Air Force Systems Command.

It was late afternoon on July 27, 1953, the final day of the Korean War. With clouds covering his target along North Korea's border with China, Lockheed RF-80A photoreconnaissance pilot [...]

The article reports on problems with the first Sabre jet fighters. It mentions the Sabre's use in the Korean War, the series of accidents suffered by Sabres on takeoff, and the discovery that the plane's manufacturer North American Aviation was not keeping specifications up to date.

Professional development is a high priority for SLA. It is one of the key sections on the association's website. Look through the Professional Development "tab" and you will see an […]

It has been 90 days since I began my job as Director of Professional Development at SLA, and during that time I have begun to learn about a vibrant, energetic [...]

Serum levels of S-100B were investigated as a marker for infarct volume and response to treatment following acute ischemic stroke in rabbits. Following subselective angiography, rabbits (n=31) were embolized by injection of a 3-day-old blood clot (0.6x4.0-mm) into the internal carotid artery. Treatment began 1-hr post-embolization, groups included: Control (n=8, embolization only), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA, n=12, 0.9mg/kg), and perflutren lipid microbubbles with transcranial ultrasound (MB+US, n=11, MB at 0.16mg/kg, US at 1-MHz pulsed-wave, 0.8 W/cm for 1-hr). Serum S-100B levels were significantly increased (P<0.01) 24-hours following embolization in control (3.1-fold over baseline) and tPA (2.9-fold) groups, while treatment with MB+US resulted in an attenuated, non-significant (P=0.221) increase (1.6-fold). Twenty-four hour infarct volumes averaged 4.76%±1.16% for controls, 2.25%±0.95% for rabbits treated with tPA (P=0.32 vs. control), and 0.79%±0.99% for rabbits treated with MB+US (P=0.04 vs. control). Twenty-four hour concentrations of S-100B were positively correlated with infarct volume (r=0.59, P=0.0004).

The article provides information on the history of the Convair delta-wing F-106A Delta Dart fighter jet that was developed during the Cold War. It discusses how the plan was created from plans dating to 1949 known as Project WS-201A to design a supersonic fighter-interceptor equipped with air-to-air guided missiles. Other topics covered include the aircraft's accident record, ejection seat design, and weapons.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Beached Starship," which focused on space ship owner Burt Rutan; "50 Years of Hercules," which discussed several flying combat missions in the U.S.; "The Rise and Fall and Rise of Iridium," which featured a Web site that provides information on visible passes of Iridium satellites.